15 candidates vying for 1 spot! That’s a first for Malaysia. Nothing we’ve ever seen before. Election Commision gave some hint that there will be many candidates for Bukit Selambau.
Many came for the forms before the nomination earlier this morning.
The numbers of candidates gave us hope that democracy is alive and kicking in Malaysia. Not that I lose hope to see a fair election but it opens up another window of opportunity for those who think they can serve the country outside the 2 coalition parties.
In the history of this middle aged nation, we’ve never seen as many as 15 candidates offering their service at any state or parliamentary election. I don’t have any problem with this. I don’t care if the whole kampong offering themselves as candidates. It doesn’t matter.
But what matters most is their ability to service to the rakyat. How serious are they? Can they really offer their service effectively without aligning themselves to either Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat?
History has proven that they need a huge machinery to manage their constituents. Yes they can balk the trend but how far can they go and how long can they last?
The single female candidate mentioned the reason for her contesting this by election because there are 60% female voters in this constituency. I have nothing against woman but I think her reason behind it is a bit suspect. Saying that is akin to ignoring the male voters.
Has she done any research on voter’s trend? Did Teresa Kok win because there are more female voters at her constituency? She’s supposed to represent the rakyat not a specific gender. And can she carry the gender torch alone outside 2 coalition parties in fighting for gender equality. I hope she’s not being gender specific in her campaign.
I hope all the candidates won’t use the ‘independence’ ticket as a bargaining tool. We don’t want to see any indie candidates jumps to either PR or BN. Once they decided to fight as an independence, they should always be independent and not align to any camp.
The rakyat in Bukit Selambau should ask the candidates to clarify their stand and pledge loyalty to their indie cause. If the reason for their contest as independent was because they were dropped from their respective parties, the rakyat should reject them. You don’t need a YB who has no sense of loyalty.
Being a YB is not an easy task what more when they’re an independent. They don’t have financial prowess to go against PR and BN. Once they won, another headache waiting for them.
Being an YB need a lot of sacrifice, not only money but also time and family. You need to have your family support behind you. You also need to have a good accountant behind you.
To manage a constituency needs a substantial amount of money. A YB gets an annual expenses for them to spend on their constituency. Mind you, this money amounting between 200k to 500k can disappear within minutes. Almost everyday the YB wiil encounter request for sponsorship. There are also request for new roads, some money for their children’s wedding or request for a new grass cutter. Allthis need money and the allocation given is not enough.
This is unknown territory. Many first time YBs didn’t expect this and they were overwhelmed by it. This cause headache and stress unto them. Many wished they didn’t sign the nomination forms. Many wished they should quit before things gone out of hand.
To the magnificent 13 (minus candidates from BN & PR), have you had a deep thought before you nominate yourself? You are considered a traitor if you take sides. You should be neutral and independent. That was what the rakyat voted for, an independent!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Youth Without Youth
I just saw the latest film from Francis Ford Coppola titled ‘Youth without Youth’. How did I find the story? Well it’s neither like ‘The Godfather’ nor ‘Apocalypse Now’. Infact I didn’t get what he was trying to say. I don’t blame him. I think my mental and physical self wasn’t in the mood to watch something heavy.
I was at the PWTC on Thursday. I think the mental and physical state of some of the Perwakilan needs some flushing with ‘Clorox’. They don’t reflect their age, and I think some of them are worst than Benjamin Button in his teen.
Najib spoke about bringing changes into UMNO and also BN. But look at the current youth, can they bring changes? Some of them are brash, arrogant and rude to the core. I was hoping to see a more civilize contest for the youth position. But unfortunately the supporters never heard the word ‘civilize’.
I don’t agree with the election result for the Youth Chief, but I have to accept it. None from UMNO can complaint about it as they’re part of the system that condones the democratic system in the party. Like Najib said, it’s high time for revamp in election mechanism.
We can’t let the decision to elect party leadership being left in the hands of selected few. They are prone to being bribe and tend to decide for themselves, and not for what the divisions have decided earlier.
Look at the nomination stage. Mukhriz was leading and yet he got the lowest vote. How can that happen? Nominations are signals from the majority members but we unwillingly give opportunity for the Perwakilan to change the grassroots’ choice based on their qualms and fancies. I short, the Perwakilan betrayed what the grassroots’ have decided before hand.
The youth are giving the wrong signal to the general public. They accepted a leader proven guilty for corruption. It looks as if they condone corruption.
Besides than the Perwakilan, I blame the Lembaga Disiplin for this embarrassing result. KJ was found guilty and they let him off the hook with a warning. If you’re guilty then you’re guilty.
There’s no 2 way about it.
I made myself clear on my sentiment on the Youth election. It’s a victory reluctantly accepted by the Youth majority. But life has to go on. And it’s KJ’s responsibility to prove his worth.
Everyone is watching him.
What I would love to see is that the Youth division plays a more active role as a watchdog rather than being a government lap dog. They shouldn’t hold back any criticism towards the government and the leaders in government should accept it positively.
In fact they are the one who should be the first to react to any wrong doings. By being the first to criticize the government, they are not giving room to the opposition to condemn and sensationalize the issue.
A Youth division without its youth spirit is more to a cat than a tiger. I sincerely hope the Youth division won’t turn into a coward feline that forgets how to roars. But please eat more brain food than Nasi Lemak. There are too many ‘fats’ in the brain. The speeches and debates are mere rhetoric and lack of substance.
I was at the PWTC on Thursday. I think the mental and physical state of some of the Perwakilan needs some flushing with ‘Clorox’. They don’t reflect their age, and I think some of them are worst than Benjamin Button in his teen.
Najib spoke about bringing changes into UMNO and also BN. But look at the current youth, can they bring changes? Some of them are brash, arrogant and rude to the core. I was hoping to see a more civilize contest for the youth position. But unfortunately the supporters never heard the word ‘civilize’.
I don’t agree with the election result for the Youth Chief, but I have to accept it. None from UMNO can complaint about it as they’re part of the system that condones the democratic system in the party. Like Najib said, it’s high time for revamp in election mechanism.
We can’t let the decision to elect party leadership being left in the hands of selected few. They are prone to being bribe and tend to decide for themselves, and not for what the divisions have decided earlier.
Look at the nomination stage. Mukhriz was leading and yet he got the lowest vote. How can that happen? Nominations are signals from the majority members but we unwillingly give opportunity for the Perwakilan to change the grassroots’ choice based on their qualms and fancies. I short, the Perwakilan betrayed what the grassroots’ have decided before hand.
The youth are giving the wrong signal to the general public. They accepted a leader proven guilty for corruption. It looks as if they condone corruption.
Besides than the Perwakilan, I blame the Lembaga Disiplin for this embarrassing result. KJ was found guilty and they let him off the hook with a warning. If you’re guilty then you’re guilty.
There’s no 2 way about it.
I made myself clear on my sentiment on the Youth election. It’s a victory reluctantly accepted by the Youth majority. But life has to go on. And it’s KJ’s responsibility to prove his worth.
Everyone is watching him.
What I would love to see is that the Youth division plays a more active role as a watchdog rather than being a government lap dog. They shouldn’t hold back any criticism towards the government and the leaders in government should accept it positively.
In fact they are the one who should be the first to react to any wrong doings. By being the first to criticize the government, they are not giving room to the opposition to condemn and sensationalize the issue.
A Youth division without its youth spirit is more to a cat than a tiger. I sincerely hope the Youth division won’t turn into a coward feline that forgets how to roars. But please eat more brain food than Nasi Lemak. There are too many ‘fats’ in the brain. The speeches and debates are mere rhetoric and lack of substance.
New Election and New Leader
It’s all over. And now it’s back to work. Oops! Not actually. A new kitchen cabinet lineup is in the pipeline. We shall see one in the next few weeks. But first I would like to congratulate those who were elected. To the losers, don’t lose sleep.
Back to the kitchen cabinet, I hope the new lineup will spear head the reforms not only in UMNO but BN as a whole. Despite the current cabinet is only about a year old, it doesn’t mean that it should be left as it is.
In the past year since the last general election we’ve seen many changes within the component parties where the young guns replaced the old guards. But the question now, “Are they prepared for the responsibilities?”
Many will argue that these young guns or new generation of leaders should be given chance to prove their worth and I agree with that. But at the same time, those who propose bringing in new blood should also realize that this is neither the time nor the place for trial and error or experiment. We’re talking about is managing the country not a stable with ‘kuda padi’.
The cabinet ministers should be those who’re experienced enough to handle it. You’re talking about managing people, wealth, resources, foreign relations, and most importantly the country.
You can’t have a first time parliamentarian to lead a ministry.
We shouldn’t create a culture where someone can be fast tracked to a full minister. This is dangerous as we have so many young leaders who always dream big. Many ridiculously dreamt of being the Prime Minister on their first attempt at parliament position.
The current cabinet shows the lack of option for the soon-to-be-former-Prime Minister. I don’t know whether he really have no choice with many casualties at the last general election, or he simply over looked several potentials ministers or he was guided by someone with malicious intention.
But whatever it is, the soon-to-be Prime Minister has an open opportunity to undo the damage.
This is something repair-able. Get the right person in place and it’ll be a good start to reform the government and take this country out of economic catastrophe.
Despite that, there are some ministries that I think should be left in its current form. Let the minister continues with whatever they’re doing. Some of them are conducting reforms within their ministry.
I think the Information Minister and Education Minister should be left alone. I would love to see Norraesah given bigger responsibility. She has the capability to spearhead MITI. And don’t forget that Murugiah guy. He seems to be everywhere and always in immaculate attire under scorching sun. Maybe the soon-to-be Prime Minister should consider rewarding him with more responsibilities.
Last but not least, I would also like to see Ibrahim Ali in the kitchen cabinet too. He’s not a BN MP, but it doesn’t mean he can’t serve the country as a minister. We shall wait n see about this.
Back to the kitchen cabinet, I hope the new lineup will spear head the reforms not only in UMNO but BN as a whole. Despite the current cabinet is only about a year old, it doesn’t mean that it should be left as it is.
In the past year since the last general election we’ve seen many changes within the component parties where the young guns replaced the old guards. But the question now, “Are they prepared for the responsibilities?”
Many will argue that these young guns or new generation of leaders should be given chance to prove their worth and I agree with that. But at the same time, those who propose bringing in new blood should also realize that this is neither the time nor the place for trial and error or experiment. We’re talking about is managing the country not a stable with ‘kuda padi’.
The cabinet ministers should be those who’re experienced enough to handle it. You’re talking about managing people, wealth, resources, foreign relations, and most importantly the country.
You can’t have a first time parliamentarian to lead a ministry.
We shouldn’t create a culture where someone can be fast tracked to a full minister. This is dangerous as we have so many young leaders who always dream big. Many ridiculously dreamt of being the Prime Minister on their first attempt at parliament position.
The current cabinet shows the lack of option for the soon-to-be-former-Prime Minister. I don’t know whether he really have no choice with many casualties at the last general election, or he simply over looked several potentials ministers or he was guided by someone with malicious intention.
But whatever it is, the soon-to-be Prime Minister has an open opportunity to undo the damage.
This is something repair-able. Get the right person in place and it’ll be a good start to reform the government and take this country out of economic catastrophe.
Despite that, there are some ministries that I think should be left in its current form. Let the minister continues with whatever they’re doing. Some of them are conducting reforms within their ministry.
I think the Information Minister and Education Minister should be left alone. I would love to see Norraesah given bigger responsibility. She has the capability to spearhead MITI. And don’t forget that Murugiah guy. He seems to be everywhere and always in immaculate attire under scorching sun. Maybe the soon-to-be Prime Minister should consider rewarding him with more responsibilities.
Last but not least, I would also like to see Ibrahim Ali in the kitchen cabinet too. He’s not a BN MP, but it doesn’t mean he can’t serve the country as a minister. We shall wait n see about this.
Marching Forward After March
by Cikgu Pencen
March is the important to Najib. Coincidentally, his father, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussien was born in Pulau Keladi, Pekan on 11 March 1922.
If Tun Razak is still alive, he will be 87 years old in March 2009.
As the eldest son of the second Prime Minister that is very much respected by the Malays and non-Malays alike, it is an advantage for him in politics.
When the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announcing that he will be retired from UMNO leadership, BN and the government in March, Najib is signalled as the one who is going to replace him.
Before eligible to become a Prime Minister, Najib has to undergo a democracy process first and has to be nominated as the President of UMNO.
The road that is paved for him is wide enough. If God permits, he will write a history to be in the place where his father was earlier.
The process power shifting that witnessing Abdullah not contesting for the post of President in the next UMNO election will open a door for Najib to head the part and the government, also showing the uniqueness of Malays political culture.
In Malay politics, leaders would never, ever be overthrown by any coup de’tat. The leaders leave post respectfully. That what had happened earlier, without fail.
The top leader of UMNO leaving with a grand exit and celebrated honourably.
Abdullah knows that after bad performance of BN after the 12th General Election, he will not be long in his post as UMNO president. He leads on the “borrowed time”.
His ability to bring his government to lead until 2009 after this total chaos is also can be considered as astonishing.
The reason is, UMNO and BN never experienced before, the lost of majority of two-third in the Parliament. UMNO and BN also never ever ‘taste’ the intrigue of politics as crazy as the last seven months, with every week, the opposition playing with their propaganda, to form their own government, and to topple UMNO and BN hegemony.
Those experiences are haunting them; but, it is a forte to any politicians in other countries, that they are facing it everyday. Full of surprises and twists.
UMNO and BN believe whole-heartedly in the magnitude of political stability.
They just don’t have the might to face all these new challenges. These affecting us badly as the nation of multiracial like Malaysia.
Under Abdullah, UMNO and BN tasted both: the best winnings of 2004 and the worst lost in 2008.
Among the first questions asked by reporters during a press conference at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur after BN formed the government at night of 8 March; Will Abdullah resign as to be responsible of the bad results of the election?
That question is haunting him for months to come, becoming a public debate everywhere, spurring more gossips and sparkling the evil of segregation within UMNO and BN.
However, Abdullah finally put the party priority more than anything. He sped up the process of power transition, that was originally in June 2010 to March 2009.
The process that he has been through from March 2008 to March 2009 shows the quality of UMNO’s politics – it has a sheer tolerance and patience in decelerating the conflicts and problems in UMNO. The leaders are willing to sacrifice for the sake of country and party!
With Najib very close as the successor, UMNO will become one again.
The groups that are separating will be united again for the future of party and focussing on how to strengthened the government.
In months to come, UMNO has to win the hearts of Malays in no time, especially the young ones that are divided into either supporting the long life political tradition or the pressure of high cost living.
New, fresh faces should be introduced in the next UMNO division election. It will be the catalyst to produce a brand new and dynamic line of leaders.
The new generation of UMNO leaders are emerging in the political scenario, with Najib celebrating his 55th birthday, last July. Of course we are in dire needs to have the new leaders that are competent and capable, trustworthy, loyal and can get along with the voters.
If the grassroots at UMNO division exercise their rights well, they will give Najib a team of UMNO leaders that can propel UMNO and BN to a esteemed new level.
Based on the trend of voters in the last general election, UMNO with non-malay parties in BN have to work out for strategy to attract the non-malay voters to support BN.
Najib seems doesn’t has any problems to gain the trust of Chinese community. His father’s legacy helps him a lot.
The Chinese community in in this country could never forget Tun Razak’s valiant act of fostering a diplomatic tie with China in 1974, when there was still a negative notion of communism.
The courage of Tun Razak, that enabled the severe relationship, of Malaysian Chinese with the Chinese of mainland to be rekindled again, always be the talking point, of those old timers when they meet Najib.
Reformation in government is also need to be highlighted by UMNO that will get a new leadership. But, always set a limit to it.
The experience of falling of Soviet Union after the glasnost reform and perestroika in 1980s maybe can be used as guidance.
Not all reformation or change is good for the country, and it might be an adverse effect that we have to be careful of.
Abdullah might has his own judgment about transformation, so did Tun Dr. Mahathir. But, whatever they believe in, there should be a working mechanism to unite all the different thoughts and opinion in UMNO, and in the Malays community at large.
Najib has to be the icon or the symbol of the unison.
Measures to neutralize the opposition should be put into action. The Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has already looked startled with Abdullah’s decision of not contesting for UMNO’s election, and to retire early.
Anwar knows that part of the opposition strength is related with the uncertainties in UMNO and BN, especially in this transition period.
UMNO, a 62 years old party that is holding a torch of independence and changing the destiny of the country, now is in the process of changing its leadership, at the time, ehrn the world economy is at its low and into the recession.
To a few, this time is inappropriate to have a drastic political transition. But, to many of the countrymen, whether they are UMNO members or not, this is the time to change for the betterment.
In the meantime, pray hard to God so that Malaysia can sail through this political turmoil and economic hurricane to the ‘beach of wellbeing and tranquillity…’
March is the important to Najib. Coincidentally, his father, the late Tun Abdul Razak Hussien was born in Pulau Keladi, Pekan on 11 March 1922.
If Tun Razak is still alive, he will be 87 years old in March 2009.
As the eldest son of the second Prime Minister that is very much respected by the Malays and non-Malays alike, it is an advantage for him in politics.
When the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announcing that he will be retired from UMNO leadership, BN and the government in March, Najib is signalled as the one who is going to replace him.
Before eligible to become a Prime Minister, Najib has to undergo a democracy process first and has to be nominated as the President of UMNO.
The road that is paved for him is wide enough. If God permits, he will write a history to be in the place where his father was earlier.
The process power shifting that witnessing Abdullah not contesting for the post of President in the next UMNO election will open a door for Najib to head the part and the government, also showing the uniqueness of Malays political culture.
In Malay politics, leaders would never, ever be overthrown by any coup de’tat. The leaders leave post respectfully. That what had happened earlier, without fail.
The top leader of UMNO leaving with a grand exit and celebrated honourably.
Abdullah knows that after bad performance of BN after the 12th General Election, he will not be long in his post as UMNO president. He leads on the “borrowed time”.
His ability to bring his government to lead until 2009 after this total chaos is also can be considered as astonishing.
The reason is, UMNO and BN never experienced before, the lost of majority of two-third in the Parliament. UMNO and BN also never ever ‘taste’ the intrigue of politics as crazy as the last seven months, with every week, the opposition playing with their propaganda, to form their own government, and to topple UMNO and BN hegemony.
Those experiences are haunting them; but, it is a forte to any politicians in other countries, that they are facing it everyday. Full of surprises and twists.
UMNO and BN believe whole-heartedly in the magnitude of political stability.
They just don’t have the might to face all these new challenges. These affecting us badly as the nation of multiracial like Malaysia.
Under Abdullah, UMNO and BN tasted both: the best winnings of 2004 and the worst lost in 2008.
Among the first questions asked by reporters during a press conference at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur after BN formed the government at night of 8 March; Will Abdullah resign as to be responsible of the bad results of the election?
That question is haunting him for months to come, becoming a public debate everywhere, spurring more gossips and sparkling the evil of segregation within UMNO and BN.
However, Abdullah finally put the party priority more than anything. He sped up the process of power transition, that was originally in June 2010 to March 2009.
The process that he has been through from March 2008 to March 2009 shows the quality of UMNO’s politics – it has a sheer tolerance and patience in decelerating the conflicts and problems in UMNO. The leaders are willing to sacrifice for the sake of country and party!
With Najib very close as the successor, UMNO will become one again.
The groups that are separating will be united again for the future of party and focussing on how to strengthened the government.
In months to come, UMNO has to win the hearts of Malays in no time, especially the young ones that are divided into either supporting the long life political tradition or the pressure of high cost living.
New, fresh faces should be introduced in the next UMNO division election. It will be the catalyst to produce a brand new and dynamic line of leaders.
The new generation of UMNO leaders are emerging in the political scenario, with Najib celebrating his 55th birthday, last July. Of course we are in dire needs to have the new leaders that are competent and capable, trustworthy, loyal and can get along with the voters.
If the grassroots at UMNO division exercise their rights well, they will give Najib a team of UMNO leaders that can propel UMNO and BN to a esteemed new level.
Based on the trend of voters in the last general election, UMNO with non-malay parties in BN have to work out for strategy to attract the non-malay voters to support BN.
Najib seems doesn’t has any problems to gain the trust of Chinese community. His father’s legacy helps him a lot.
The Chinese community in in this country could never forget Tun Razak’s valiant act of fostering a diplomatic tie with China in 1974, when there was still a negative notion of communism.
The courage of Tun Razak, that enabled the severe relationship, of Malaysian Chinese with the Chinese of mainland to be rekindled again, always be the talking point, of those old timers when they meet Najib.
Reformation in government is also need to be highlighted by UMNO that will get a new leadership. But, always set a limit to it.
The experience of falling of Soviet Union after the glasnost reform and perestroika in 1980s maybe can be used as guidance.
Not all reformation or change is good for the country, and it might be an adverse effect that we have to be careful of.
Abdullah might has his own judgment about transformation, so did Tun Dr. Mahathir. But, whatever they believe in, there should be a working mechanism to unite all the different thoughts and opinion in UMNO, and in the Malays community at large.
Najib has to be the icon or the symbol of the unison.
Measures to neutralize the opposition should be put into action. The Opposition Leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has already looked startled with Abdullah’s decision of not contesting for UMNO’s election, and to retire early.
Anwar knows that part of the opposition strength is related with the uncertainties in UMNO and BN, especially in this transition period.
UMNO, a 62 years old party that is holding a torch of independence and changing the destiny of the country, now is in the process of changing its leadership, at the time, ehrn the world economy is at its low and into the recession.
To a few, this time is inappropriate to have a drastic political transition. But, to many of the countrymen, whether they are UMNO members or not, this is the time to change for the betterment.
In the meantime, pray hard to God so that Malaysia can sail through this political turmoil and economic hurricane to the ‘beach of wellbeing and tranquillity…’
To Do Or Not To Do
by Cikgu Pencen
It is almost impossible and very complicated if Malaysia has a non-Malay prime minister. Even for non-Malay to become the Deputy Prime minister is also impossible because, Malaysia is actually is a sultanate and the Prime Minister supposed to be Malays.
Furthermore, who is among non-Malays that we know now has the ability to administer an Islamic country like Malaysia? In the situation where most of non-Malays are studying in national type school in primary, how can they know more of Islam and Malays’s culture, to enable them to become the prime minister.
Prime Minister in Malaysia cannot be equivalent with the Prime Minister or President in the other country, that has no task of safeguarding its people and its religion. That is why, Barrack Obama was elected as the president by people of its country, because he has no other mission, only to administer and manage his country.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister has exclusive tasks and he is also an important icon for the Malays in
Malaysia and Islamic countries. This exclusiveness is not possessed by the Prime ministers in the neighbouring countries. That is why, a Chinese can be selected as Prime Minister in Thailand and as the President in Phillipines.
There are other factors that prohibiting the different to happen here. It will be put in the cold storage of fairy tales. But sadly, the changes that give a good time and benefits for the Malays are never touched.
It is like having malays to get a bigger share in the economy, about 80% Malays as the stakeholder and having 20% of the non-Malays as the balance.
Yes, it is not impossible the Malay is holding 80% equity in their own country. It can be done if Malay becomes angry and use their anger wisely to strengthen their economic position, joining hands together, watch each other’s back, just as what the Chinese always do to their counterparts. That is how they managed to do it – by helping each other.
The Malays already has its specialization in many fields. But, the one that we don’t have is the spirit to unite. We have to help our own business. We have to open shops that selling things that we need, so that we can encourage the economic growth in a big scale.
Malays should have their own city centers or towns. Where all the business is managed and owned by Malays, so that we can be independent and do not have to rely on other people.
Why we have to support their business when they already asking for impossibles? When their economic is already strong? We have towns where malays are monopolizing like Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Shah Alam and others that need to be developed and expanded. It should be used as a benchmark.
This can happen, because Malays nowadays are mostly has gotten the new spirit from Obama’s winning recently. And if Obama continues to give the strength to the Malays, of course we can do it, to be independent. And most Malays are now becoming aware of their problems and weaknesses. They are slumbering for a long, wasted time, until the power that they possess is losing from their grips.
Most Malays are encouraged by the winnings of Obama, and they know how to use the power of voters in the upcoming general election
That is why I believe, in the next general election, the states that are under the temporary government of opposition will be seized back.
There is a major possibility, the Malay political power will thrust forward, and all those areas that are forfeited by the non-Malay hands will go back to its original owner. Malays areawakened by Obama’s victory. Is not impossible Malays will become the largest economic power and not only having the 30% as what has been dreaming by our leaders.
Malays are going to do it, wisely and proudly. Malays are going with a new and high-spirited, and a big change will happen on our own soil.
The fact that we have to accept is, the Malays segregation only benefits the non-Malays, when the Malays voters are divided into three: the UMNO, PAS and PKR.
If the separation only involving two parties, the position of parliament and Malay will be firm like previous general election of 2004.
But, when Malays are divided into three like what had happened in 2008, the Malays suffer deeply and deadly…
Time ticks, and waits for no man…
It is almost impossible and very complicated if Malaysia has a non-Malay prime minister. Even for non-Malay to become the Deputy Prime minister is also impossible because, Malaysia is actually is a sultanate and the Prime Minister supposed to be Malays.
Furthermore, who is among non-Malays that we know now has the ability to administer an Islamic country like Malaysia? In the situation where most of non-Malays are studying in national type school in primary, how can they know more of Islam and Malays’s culture, to enable them to become the prime minister.
Prime Minister in Malaysia cannot be equivalent with the Prime Minister or President in the other country, that has no task of safeguarding its people and its religion. That is why, Barrack Obama was elected as the president by people of its country, because he has no other mission, only to administer and manage his country.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister has exclusive tasks and he is also an important icon for the Malays in
Malaysia and Islamic countries. This exclusiveness is not possessed by the Prime ministers in the neighbouring countries. That is why, a Chinese can be selected as Prime Minister in Thailand and as the President in Phillipines.
There are other factors that prohibiting the different to happen here. It will be put in the cold storage of fairy tales. But sadly, the changes that give a good time and benefits for the Malays are never touched.
It is like having malays to get a bigger share in the economy, about 80% Malays as the stakeholder and having 20% of the non-Malays as the balance.
Yes, it is not impossible the Malay is holding 80% equity in their own country. It can be done if Malay becomes angry and use their anger wisely to strengthen their economic position, joining hands together, watch each other’s back, just as what the Chinese always do to their counterparts. That is how they managed to do it – by helping each other.
The Malays already has its specialization in many fields. But, the one that we don’t have is the spirit to unite. We have to help our own business. We have to open shops that selling things that we need, so that we can encourage the economic growth in a big scale.
Malays should have their own city centers or towns. Where all the business is managed and owned by Malays, so that we can be independent and do not have to rely on other people.
Why we have to support their business when they already asking for impossibles? When their economic is already strong? We have towns where malays are monopolizing like Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Shah Alam and others that need to be developed and expanded. It should be used as a benchmark.
This can happen, because Malays nowadays are mostly has gotten the new spirit from Obama’s winning recently. And if Obama continues to give the strength to the Malays, of course we can do it, to be independent. And most Malays are now becoming aware of their problems and weaknesses. They are slumbering for a long, wasted time, until the power that they possess is losing from their grips.
Most Malays are encouraged by the winnings of Obama, and they know how to use the power of voters in the upcoming general election
That is why I believe, in the next general election, the states that are under the temporary government of opposition will be seized back.
There is a major possibility, the Malay political power will thrust forward, and all those areas that are forfeited by the non-Malay hands will go back to its original owner. Malays areawakened by Obama’s victory. Is not impossible Malays will become the largest economic power and not only having the 30% as what has been dreaming by our leaders.
Malays are going to do it, wisely and proudly. Malays are going with a new and high-spirited, and a big change will happen on our own soil.
The fact that we have to accept is, the Malays segregation only benefits the non-Malays, when the Malays voters are divided into three: the UMNO, PAS and PKR.
If the separation only involving two parties, the position of parliament and Malay will be firm like previous general election of 2004.
But, when Malays are divided into three like what had happened in 2008, the Malays suffer deeply and deadly…
Time ticks, and waits for no man…
POLi + TICS = MANY TACTICS
by Cikgu Pencen
The economic recession that is occurring in our country nowadays will be getting worse with the political pandemonium. The effects of this such as the increasing of unemployment rate seems does not bring any influence to the political scenario of Malaysia.
Supposedly, the current economic turmoil should create panic among politicians, that they should do something about it, to ensure the economy of this country to become better, so that their political influence will become stronger.
The political disorder happens when politicians are no longer fighting for the masses. They just try to be in charge, to be in domination of power so that they can blow their own horn. They can never care if their goals will make the public suffer and becoming intolerance of each other.
The trusts that were given to these politicians are used for rhetorical reasons, to condemn their political enemy. Finally, the situation becomes worse and inviting segregation into the community.
This political pandemonium should be handled by leaders with power. Those leaders were given the mandate in the last general election to govern and determine the form of administration they want to have to manage the state and federal government.
Our leaders had done enough to give different ideas and thoughts to ensure the peace and stability of this country. The approach of governing our country that once used by the previous leaders was taken as the benchmark to bring Malaysia, to what it is today.
However, there are still opportunists, either from the right wing party or the opposition, who try to gain something, for their advantage, in this chaotic moment. This kind of leader is always with the people, trying to gain their influence, by pretending to be caring, so that public will be on his side.
This kind of opportunist leader is not fit in to be given a mandate. We want a diplomatic and transparent leader. It is because, our country is built on the ground of collaboration and group effort, not through demonstrations or street riots.
Politics is married to power. They are inseparable. Power can be said as the lubricants of political engine. Hence, many of the politicians know that whatever power they possessed, it should me used wisely.
One of the strategy is to rule out the enemy, to take advantage of their weaknesses or portraying their weak sides to the public. These actions, if going out of control, can give a bad name to politics and its stability in a country. It can become worse if there are leaders that are manipulating the emotions or sentiments of the public to gain influence.
The people should be able to be the judge and have their own yardstick before they jump into the bandwagon, believing whatever claims that are made, by this type of leaders.
Any political leaders that are playing with sentiment and emotion of their supporters should be out of job in this country. Their words have created tension among the people, and should not happen in this country in a first place. Most of their supporters time are wasted for demonstrations after demonstrations.
The masses are actually matured enough with these political games. Besides protest rally, the know what is the best thing to do, in facing the political issues.
The people or rakyat should realize, with this economic downbeat, the times that they have, is to be put into a wise and better use, before the heat of economic recession, burning them like a blazing fire of misery…
The economic recession that is occurring in our country nowadays will be getting worse with the political pandemonium. The effects of this such as the increasing of unemployment rate seems does not bring any influence to the political scenario of Malaysia.
Supposedly, the current economic turmoil should create panic among politicians, that they should do something about it, to ensure the economy of this country to become better, so that their political influence will become stronger.
The political disorder happens when politicians are no longer fighting for the masses. They just try to be in charge, to be in domination of power so that they can blow their own horn. They can never care if their goals will make the public suffer and becoming intolerance of each other.
The trusts that were given to these politicians are used for rhetorical reasons, to condemn their political enemy. Finally, the situation becomes worse and inviting segregation into the community.
This political pandemonium should be handled by leaders with power. Those leaders were given the mandate in the last general election to govern and determine the form of administration they want to have to manage the state and federal government.
Our leaders had done enough to give different ideas and thoughts to ensure the peace and stability of this country. The approach of governing our country that once used by the previous leaders was taken as the benchmark to bring Malaysia, to what it is today.
However, there are still opportunists, either from the right wing party or the opposition, who try to gain something, for their advantage, in this chaotic moment. This kind of leader is always with the people, trying to gain their influence, by pretending to be caring, so that public will be on his side.
This kind of opportunist leader is not fit in to be given a mandate. We want a diplomatic and transparent leader. It is because, our country is built on the ground of collaboration and group effort, not through demonstrations or street riots.
Politics is married to power. They are inseparable. Power can be said as the lubricants of political engine. Hence, many of the politicians know that whatever power they possessed, it should me used wisely.
One of the strategy is to rule out the enemy, to take advantage of their weaknesses or portraying their weak sides to the public. These actions, if going out of control, can give a bad name to politics and its stability in a country. It can become worse if there are leaders that are manipulating the emotions or sentiments of the public to gain influence.
The people should be able to be the judge and have their own yardstick before they jump into the bandwagon, believing whatever claims that are made, by this type of leaders.
Any political leaders that are playing with sentiment and emotion of their supporters should be out of job in this country. Their words have created tension among the people, and should not happen in this country in a first place. Most of their supporters time are wasted for demonstrations after demonstrations.
The masses are actually matured enough with these political games. Besides protest rally, the know what is the best thing to do, in facing the political issues.
The people or rakyat should realize, with this economic downbeat, the times that they have, is to be put into a wise and better use, before the heat of economic recession, burning them like a blazing fire of misery…
We Need More Specialist, Not Doctors/ The Predicamen
by Cikgu Pencen
I have never have an ill intention or becoming prejudice to any parties or organization that want to spread their ideas. But, in the language of ‘fiqh awlawiyyat’ or the understanding of priority, there are many other things that are much better should be the priority in Malaysia.
Supposedly, they have to be taught of Islam clearly, not on the rigid support of certain sect of ideas or rigidly support the sect or ‘mazhab’ of rules and regulations (hukum)
One problem of the religious teacher that graduated from overseas is, they didn’t thoroughly understand the culture of the Malay world. Most of them just copy everything, and translating anything from their guru that came from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt or Riyadh, Qum or Iran.
In the early 70s, ideas of islah or reformation of Islamic movement form outside also were brought here.
That is why we have the teachings and ideas of Hassan al- Banna, Syed Qutub, al-Maududi, Said Hawa, etc. It was a good idea, if it can be filtered from its approach and to be adapted to the climate and environment of Malaysia.
But, those who were trapped with those ideas took the approach of denouncing other people from Islam, after they read the tafsir (translation) Fi Dzilal al-Quran and Ma’alim fi al-Tariq.
I always ask myself, it is denouncing (kafir) hukum or politically denounced from Islam?
Going back to the question above, I call to all the Muslims to go back to the original. The sayings, going back to al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah’ cannot just be understood on its surface only. If we only to take the meaning as it is, why we troubled ourselves to have different sects in religion?
A university student once asked me. I answered, as an analogy, what is the used of pipeline to your home if we have the clean water in the reserved up the hill already?
Sects is still important to comprehend the methods of deriving hukum and understanding from al-Quran and al-Sunnah.
Those who call to al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah, without having a sect (mazhab), is like refusing to go to school or university, but have the intention to obtain a degree. Can everybody do the same?
Ordinarily, everyone needs a school and teachers to be a learned scholar.
What troubles me is, the Muslims in Malaysia is having a leadership crisis, not only in politics, but in the field of intellectuals and knowledge.
It is becoming appalling, if whatever they are learning is halfway all the time, without concordance to its original source of different sects and beliefs.
Those people only learnt from a perspective, and giving the result of groundless ideas and opinion.
There are some that are master in al-hadith (prophet sayings), but lack in understanding of hukum fiqh, there are some who masters in fiqh, but there are ignorant in al-hadith.
There are few who aware of modern ideas, but knows nothing of Arabic. There are also very well versed in all the rules and regulations, but totally lost in technology .
Be them like three blind mice… They only take the understanding base on their own perspective and perception only.
Here, the ulama community and the religious group roles are very important. They should meet more often to discuss these predicaments. The publics need to be told and informed of any solution.
How can we believe the doctor if he himself is getting sick?
I have never have an ill intention or becoming prejudice to any parties or organization that want to spread their ideas. But, in the language of ‘fiqh awlawiyyat’ or the understanding of priority, there are many other things that are much better should be the priority in Malaysia.
Supposedly, they have to be taught of Islam clearly, not on the rigid support of certain sect of ideas or rigidly support the sect or ‘mazhab’ of rules and regulations (hukum)
One problem of the religious teacher that graduated from overseas is, they didn’t thoroughly understand the culture of the Malay world. Most of them just copy everything, and translating anything from their guru that came from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt or Riyadh, Qum or Iran.
In the early 70s, ideas of islah or reformation of Islamic movement form outside also were brought here.
That is why we have the teachings and ideas of Hassan al- Banna, Syed Qutub, al-Maududi, Said Hawa, etc. It was a good idea, if it can be filtered from its approach and to be adapted to the climate and environment of Malaysia.
But, those who were trapped with those ideas took the approach of denouncing other people from Islam, after they read the tafsir (translation) Fi Dzilal al-Quran and Ma’alim fi al-Tariq.
I always ask myself, it is denouncing (kafir) hukum or politically denounced from Islam?
Going back to the question above, I call to all the Muslims to go back to the original. The sayings, going back to al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah’ cannot just be understood on its surface only. If we only to take the meaning as it is, why we troubled ourselves to have different sects in religion?
A university student once asked me. I answered, as an analogy, what is the used of pipeline to your home if we have the clean water in the reserved up the hill already?
Sects is still important to comprehend the methods of deriving hukum and understanding from al-Quran and al-Sunnah.
Those who call to al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah, without having a sect (mazhab), is like refusing to go to school or university, but have the intention to obtain a degree. Can everybody do the same?
Ordinarily, everyone needs a school and teachers to be a learned scholar.
What troubles me is, the Muslims in Malaysia is having a leadership crisis, not only in politics, but in the field of intellectuals and knowledge.
It is becoming appalling, if whatever they are learning is halfway all the time, without concordance to its original source of different sects and beliefs.
Those people only learnt from a perspective, and giving the result of groundless ideas and opinion.
There are some that are master in al-hadith (prophet sayings), but lack in understanding of hukum fiqh, there are some who masters in fiqh, but there are ignorant in al-hadith.
There are few who aware of modern ideas, but knows nothing of Arabic. There are also very well versed in all the rules and regulations, but totally lost in technology .
Be them like three blind mice… They only take the understanding base on their own perspective and perception only.
Here, the ulama community and the religious group roles are very important. They should meet more often to discuss these predicaments. The publics need to be told and informed of any solution.
How can we believe the doctor if he himself is getting sick?
Wake Up Call For Malays
by Cikgu Pencen
The result of 12 General Election has thousands of meaning that need to be pondered deeply by Malays.
We have lost Singapore 43 years ago and within that time, the Malays have been oppressed indirectly without us realising it.
There is no more full quota of Malay ministers, azan (call for prayers) cannot be announce to the public, Malay language became the third language, and Malays are not allowed to hold any higher post in army and police force, they even claim for Pulau Batu Putih as their territory and many other Malay related issues are disappearing from the island of Singapore.
When all is gone, there is no hope for us to take it back.
I believe, in the next time to come, if Malays still unaware that they have lost the political power, the same things will also happen in the states that are under the opposition namely Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kedah.
If Malays are not cautious and conscious, I believe that Penang would be the second Singapore.
The Chief Minister of Pulau Pinang has already mentioned it as PENANG right after his victory in the 12th General Election.
If we look into this deeply, actually, the similar thing will happen to the Penang Malays in no time.
Had we learnt enough from Palestine when, in 1947, Israelis only occupying less than 10 percent of the land of Palestinians.
But, in 2000, 80 percent of Palestinians lands had already fall into Israelis’ hands.
The barbed wire fence were erected around Gaza, that prevented the rights and freedom prevented. Electricity was restricted to certain times. Going for Friday prayer means facing the tip of the rifle, food also was rationed, let alone new clothes.
Those are the reasons why Malays should be alert and awake, cautious and conscious, with their mistakes of giving their votes to the opposition, especially DAP.
Maybe there are some parties will say that this statement is racist but, we did not realize that the banner of DAP carried the message: “Voting MCA means Voting UMNO/Malays”, or, in Chinese newspapers, they wrote, “Vote for the Chinese candidates only”
We Malays are too compromising and too soft-hearted. With all the above campaigns, with strong sentiment of racism, no action is taken!
When we Malays giving the same notion, we are accused of being racist. But sadly, it is their way of degrading us the Malays.
When we harp on the issue of Malays sovereignty and Muslims, have they ever think of our feelings as Muslims?
Do they ever care what is OSA, ISA or Sedition Act?
That is why their newspapers are very bold and daring!
The result of 12 General Election has thousands of meaning that need to be pondered deeply by Malays.
We have lost Singapore 43 years ago and within that time, the Malays have been oppressed indirectly without us realising it.
There is no more full quota of Malay ministers, azan (call for prayers) cannot be announce to the public, Malay language became the third language, and Malays are not allowed to hold any higher post in army and police force, they even claim for Pulau Batu Putih as their territory and many other Malay related issues are disappearing from the island of Singapore.
When all is gone, there is no hope for us to take it back.
I believe, in the next time to come, if Malays still unaware that they have lost the political power, the same things will also happen in the states that are under the opposition namely Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kedah.
If Malays are not cautious and conscious, I believe that Penang would be the second Singapore.
The Chief Minister of Pulau Pinang has already mentioned it as PENANG right after his victory in the 12th General Election.
If we look into this deeply, actually, the similar thing will happen to the Penang Malays in no time.
Had we learnt enough from Palestine when, in 1947, Israelis only occupying less than 10 percent of the land of Palestinians.
But, in 2000, 80 percent of Palestinians lands had already fall into Israelis’ hands.
The barbed wire fence were erected around Gaza, that prevented the rights and freedom prevented. Electricity was restricted to certain times. Going for Friday prayer means facing the tip of the rifle, food also was rationed, let alone new clothes.
Those are the reasons why Malays should be alert and awake, cautious and conscious, with their mistakes of giving their votes to the opposition, especially DAP.
Maybe there are some parties will say that this statement is racist but, we did not realize that the banner of DAP carried the message: “Voting MCA means Voting UMNO/Malays”, or, in Chinese newspapers, they wrote, “Vote for the Chinese candidates only”
We Malays are too compromising and too soft-hearted. With all the above campaigns, with strong sentiment of racism, no action is taken!
When we Malays giving the same notion, we are accused of being racist. But sadly, it is their way of degrading us the Malays.
When we harp on the issue of Malays sovereignty and Muslims, have they ever think of our feelings as Muslims?
Do they ever care what is OSA, ISA or Sedition Act?
That is why their newspapers are very bold and daring!
The PKR is definitely confusing and abusing Bukit Selambau
by C.C Too
After being “water cannoned” by the police last night, 23th March 2009, the PKR was reported to repeat the same illegal action to gather their “makkal sakhti”, “hindraf” and other PKR supporters around Bukit Selambau area. They might be water cannoned again tonight.
It is a shame to make that kind of illegal gathering by the PKR De Facto Leader Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. It shows that PKR have no legal bound in this country. It seems that PKR is “above the laws” in Malaysia.
It gives bad reputation for Malaysia. It denies the law created to protect the harmony of this country. Is that what we expected from Anwar if he will become a prime minister soon?
What is Anwar succeed to become the prime minister of Malaysia and the opposition parties decide the behave the way they are now.
Show no respect for the law and constitution of Malaysia, “attack” the supremacy of the royal highness DYMM Sultans of Malaysia or at least performing a riot, just the way they did and still doing right now?
Will the oppositions be water cannoned too? And who is to blame?
It seems they are out of their mind. 18 names had been submitted to be the candidate of PKR. Most of them are Indians? And most of them play an important roles for “makkal sakhti”, an illegal organisation.
Is it fair for Bukit Selambau residents to have an DUN assemblyman from an illegal organisation?
It is believe that is the main reason of “Money”kumar was ellected by the first place.
The “hindraf” also wanted to take their part in the Bukit Selambau by-election. Most of the name presented to be interviewed by the PKR are “hindraf” big supporters.
They are very “vocal” about releasing their “leaders” who had been detained under ISA. They being rough and mind abusive. They had give bad influences to the Bukit Selambau Indian residents and give them no choice but to accept the “hindraf” ideology. Communisme and Hindrafisme are just the same.
Racist and try to go beyond the law of Malaysia. No wonder why were they being water cannoned last night!
There comes the “Money”kumar. Who is he? No one knows him before and they are still asking the same question “who he is?”. Even the “makkal sakhti” leaders of Bukit Selambau do not know him.
The “hindraf” also have the same idea. He is definitely an outsiders which been elected by the De Facto of PKR, Anwar Ibrahim. How could Anwar elected an outsiders? Any business “behind the scene”?
Or Anwar purposely wants the PKR to loose this election? Only the result will answer that. But me myself is still asking, who is “Money”kumar? No one knows him!
After being “water cannoned” by the police last night, 23th March 2009, the PKR was reported to repeat the same illegal action to gather their “makkal sakhti”, “hindraf” and other PKR supporters around Bukit Selambau area. They might be water cannoned again tonight.
It is a shame to make that kind of illegal gathering by the PKR De Facto Leader Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. It shows that PKR have no legal bound in this country. It seems that PKR is “above the laws” in Malaysia.
It gives bad reputation for Malaysia. It denies the law created to protect the harmony of this country. Is that what we expected from Anwar if he will become a prime minister soon?
What is Anwar succeed to become the prime minister of Malaysia and the opposition parties decide the behave the way they are now.
Show no respect for the law and constitution of Malaysia, “attack” the supremacy of the royal highness DYMM Sultans of Malaysia or at least performing a riot, just the way they did and still doing right now?
Will the oppositions be water cannoned too? And who is to blame?
It seems they are out of their mind. 18 names had been submitted to be the candidate of PKR. Most of them are Indians? And most of them play an important roles for “makkal sakhti”, an illegal organisation.
Is it fair for Bukit Selambau residents to have an DUN assemblyman from an illegal organisation?
It is believe that is the main reason of “Money”kumar was ellected by the first place.
The “hindraf” also wanted to take their part in the Bukit Selambau by-election. Most of the name presented to be interviewed by the PKR are “hindraf” big supporters.
They are very “vocal” about releasing their “leaders” who had been detained under ISA. They being rough and mind abusive. They had give bad influences to the Bukit Selambau Indian residents and give them no choice but to accept the “hindraf” ideology. Communisme and Hindrafisme are just the same.
Racist and try to go beyond the law of Malaysia. No wonder why were they being water cannoned last night!
There comes the “Money”kumar. Who is he? No one knows him before and they are still asking the same question “who he is?”. Even the “makkal sakhti” leaders of Bukit Selambau do not know him.
The “hindraf” also have the same idea. He is definitely an outsiders which been elected by the De Facto of PKR, Anwar Ibrahim. How could Anwar elected an outsiders? Any business “behind the scene”?
Or Anwar purposely wants the PKR to loose this election? Only the result will answer that. But me myself is still asking, who is “Money”kumar? No one knows him!
Weird
by Invisiblewriter001
Weird itself is a weird word, nothing weirder than a weirdo uttering “weird” to a weird looking man. But what we’re experiencing is nothing weird except it comes every 3 years.
Soon there will be a change in UMNO that will give me a weird feeling. Weird in a way that it’ll present itself in a new manner and form like never before. There’ll be change of guard. New leaders representing a new generation will be taking over. The old retired guards from Mahathir’s era will be joined by the-not-so-old-guards from Pak Lah’s short lived era. It’ll be interesting to see how they compliment each other. But for the sake of Malay unity there won’t be any shoving for seats.
It’ll be a weird feeling. I’m getting a new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. It’ll be much weirder if Ali Rustam were to win the Deputy President-ship. I can’t see myself having him as the Deputy Prime Minister.
We have a few candidates vying for the post of Laksamana Do Re Mi. They’ll be the Laksamana fighting alongside the ‘sultan’ and the ‘bendahara’. Actually I would love to see Ahmad Ismail the infamous Pendatang vie for this post. During division meeting, Bukit Bendera division sees fit to accord him pahlawan status. They should elevate him to Laksamana status. This is the time to show his ‘kepahlawanan’.
It’s weird that I have 3 candidates contesting the Youth Chief position. Actually the only weird thing is that how a candidate proven guilty for money politics was given a warning and allowed to contest.
In my opinion if someone is guilty, then he’s guilty. There’s no two way about it. But the weird thing, there were 3 different punishments for the same offence.
Anyway it’s their party. They have every right to manage in whatever way they see fit. But they have to remember, whatever decision they make will have dire consequences not only to the party but also to the Malays and the nation as a whole. Everyone is watching them.
Soon we might see a new Wanita chief. We’re so used to Rafidah and suddenly someone might take over from her. And we already got our self a new Deputy Wanita Chief. If the choice is with me, I would’ve chosen Rafidah. At this moment no one come close to her where Wanita is concern. She’s one from Mahathir’s era that I believe can serve for another 10 years. If Najib were t o bring her into the cabinet, please return her to MITI. In this trying time, old hands like her will come in handy.
As for the girls in pink, I don’t know any of them except for Ida Rahayu. She’s the total opposite from any of the candidates. I’ve never seen her in pink. And she’s someone with the most labuh of a tudung (I thought she’s a PAS who entered the wrong hall). And she doesn’t want any minister or deputy minister post. Her only concern is to serve the pink brigade. How can you fought tooth and nail against other candidates, and later refuse a cabinet post. Pretty weird huh?
What about other post like Deputy Youth Chief and Deputy Pink Brigade Chief and Supreme Council? Nope, I’m not interested. They’re the pawns in the higher echelon. They’re important but least significant. I might remember their name but forget who they’re after a few rounds of teh tarik.
Come to think of it. I think I can handle this upcoming weird feeling, as long as it doesn’t come with any nauseating feeling.
Weird itself is a weird word, nothing weirder than a weirdo uttering “weird” to a weird looking man. But what we’re experiencing is nothing weird except it comes every 3 years.
Soon there will be a change in UMNO that will give me a weird feeling. Weird in a way that it’ll present itself in a new manner and form like never before. There’ll be change of guard. New leaders representing a new generation will be taking over. The old retired guards from Mahathir’s era will be joined by the-not-so-old-guards from Pak Lah’s short lived era. It’ll be interesting to see how they compliment each other. But for the sake of Malay unity there won’t be any shoving for seats.
It’ll be a weird feeling. I’m getting a new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. It’ll be much weirder if Ali Rustam were to win the Deputy President-ship. I can’t see myself having him as the Deputy Prime Minister.
We have a few candidates vying for the post of Laksamana Do Re Mi. They’ll be the Laksamana fighting alongside the ‘sultan’ and the ‘bendahara’. Actually I would love to see Ahmad Ismail the infamous Pendatang vie for this post. During division meeting, Bukit Bendera division sees fit to accord him pahlawan status. They should elevate him to Laksamana status. This is the time to show his ‘kepahlawanan’.
It’s weird that I have 3 candidates contesting the Youth Chief position. Actually the only weird thing is that how a candidate proven guilty for money politics was given a warning and allowed to contest.
In my opinion if someone is guilty, then he’s guilty. There’s no two way about it. But the weird thing, there were 3 different punishments for the same offence.
Anyway it’s their party. They have every right to manage in whatever way they see fit. But they have to remember, whatever decision they make will have dire consequences not only to the party but also to the Malays and the nation as a whole. Everyone is watching them.
Soon we might see a new Wanita chief. We’re so used to Rafidah and suddenly someone might take over from her. And we already got our self a new Deputy Wanita Chief. If the choice is with me, I would’ve chosen Rafidah. At this moment no one come close to her where Wanita is concern. She’s one from Mahathir’s era that I believe can serve for another 10 years. If Najib were t o bring her into the cabinet, please return her to MITI. In this trying time, old hands like her will come in handy.
As for the girls in pink, I don’t know any of them except for Ida Rahayu. She’s the total opposite from any of the candidates. I’ve never seen her in pink. And she’s someone with the most labuh of a tudung (I thought she’s a PAS who entered the wrong hall). And she doesn’t want any minister or deputy minister post. Her only concern is to serve the pink brigade. How can you fought tooth and nail against other candidates, and later refuse a cabinet post. Pretty weird huh?
What about other post like Deputy Youth Chief and Deputy Pink Brigade Chief and Supreme Council? Nope, I’m not interested. They’re the pawns in the higher echelon. They’re important but least significant. I might remember their name but forget who they’re after a few rounds of teh tarik.
Come to think of it. I think I can handle this upcoming weird feeling, as long as it doesn’t come with any nauseating feeling.
Monday, March 23, 2009
MIC WILL DRAG BN TO THE OCEAN FLOOR IF THERE’S NO CHANGE IN THEIR LEADERSHIP
Disgust, that’s what I felt right now. I think it’s unfair for the Indians and also to other Barisan Nasional’s component party. What I saw yesterday is someone trying to overstay his expiry date, or probably someone who didn’t realize that he has expiry date too.
Samy Vellu was unofficially elected for the 1th term as no one will be challenging him for the presidency post come next party election.
I’m quite surprised by this. I found the Indians were very vocal at the last general election.
Their dissatisfaction was expressed through the ballot box. Though their numbers are small, no one can dismiss how important their votes were.
During the last general election they protested by voting against BN. This caused many MIC candidates lost their battle against Pakatan Rakyat. In some constituency where their small number can make or break a candidate, their votes were used to the full advantage.
Many Indians believe that MIC is an elitist Indian party. They ignored the Indians predicaments. They couldn’t care less about the problems faced by the Indians.
If MIC claimed to have given their very best to represent the Indians, I guess their very best is not good enough. The ballot box has proven that the Indians are not satisfied with their leaders.
One of the victims of their own undoing is their very own President, Samy Vellu who lost at his strong hold in Sg Siput. Tell me. Are they signaling that they like him? I don’t think so. Is he dumb enough to think that the Indians still love him?
At this point of time, I guess MIC is the only BN’s component party who has learnt from the recent general election is MIC. This is an opportunity for them to rebrand their party. They need to bring back the Indian votes that they’ve lost.
The old guards in MIC have to vacate their post and this includes Samy Vellu. They need to introduce new leaders as soon as possible. They can’t wait till the next general election. Re-branding and re-thinking their direction should take place now, not tomorrow.
Samy Vellu overstaying his welcome will eventually drag down BN to the bottom of the ocean.
Whats the point UMNO, MCA and GERAKAN electing new leaders when another major component party refuse to change. Like I said earlier, this selfish act will eventually bring them down.
What I’m seeing today is like another cliché Tamil movies where the local warlords refuse to give in to the demand of the local peasants. Later a young hero was introduced to save these peasants and over throw the savage warlords.
What the Indians in MIC need is a Rajinikanth to get rid of Samy Vellu and other selfish and power hungry warlords.
If nothing being done soon, MIC will play an important role in turning BN into a MICkey Mouse Club. I hope Najib will persuade Samy Vellu to step down. He won’t improve the situation. He leaving the party post is not for BN, only but for Indians as a whole. They need younger and more down to earth leaders, not another local samseng disguising themselves as politicians.
Samy Vellu was unofficially elected for the 1th term as no one will be challenging him for the presidency post come next party election.
I’m quite surprised by this. I found the Indians were very vocal at the last general election.
Their dissatisfaction was expressed through the ballot box. Though their numbers are small, no one can dismiss how important their votes were.
During the last general election they protested by voting against BN. This caused many MIC candidates lost their battle against Pakatan Rakyat. In some constituency where their small number can make or break a candidate, their votes were used to the full advantage.
Many Indians believe that MIC is an elitist Indian party. They ignored the Indians predicaments. They couldn’t care less about the problems faced by the Indians.
If MIC claimed to have given their very best to represent the Indians, I guess their very best is not good enough. The ballot box has proven that the Indians are not satisfied with their leaders.
One of the victims of their own undoing is their very own President, Samy Vellu who lost at his strong hold in Sg Siput. Tell me. Are they signaling that they like him? I don’t think so. Is he dumb enough to think that the Indians still love him?
At this point of time, I guess MIC is the only BN’s component party who has learnt from the recent general election is MIC. This is an opportunity for them to rebrand their party. They need to bring back the Indian votes that they’ve lost.
The old guards in MIC have to vacate their post and this includes Samy Vellu. They need to introduce new leaders as soon as possible. They can’t wait till the next general election. Re-branding and re-thinking their direction should take place now, not tomorrow.
Samy Vellu overstaying his welcome will eventually drag down BN to the bottom of the ocean.
Whats the point UMNO, MCA and GERAKAN electing new leaders when another major component party refuse to change. Like I said earlier, this selfish act will eventually bring them down.
What I’m seeing today is like another cliché Tamil movies where the local warlords refuse to give in to the demand of the local peasants. Later a young hero was introduced to save these peasants and over throw the savage warlords.
What the Indians in MIC need is a Rajinikanth to get rid of Samy Vellu and other selfish and power hungry warlords.
If nothing being done soon, MIC will play an important role in turning BN into a MICkey Mouse Club. I hope Najib will persuade Samy Vellu to step down. He won’t improve the situation. He leaving the party post is not for BN, only but for Indians as a whole. They need younger and more down to earth leaders, not another local samseng disguising themselves as politicians.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Pak Lah Was Wide Awake And Signed The Papers, But Still Got It All Wrong.
I thought he’ll be wide awake since his exit is drawing closer. How wrong I was. It seems the sleeping beauty continues sleeping and will only wake up a few nano-seconds before he leaves.
What happened in Brunei a few days ago was a case of too much sleep. Pak Lah was in Brunei for a Letter of Exchange (LoE) ceremony on the demarcation of land boundaries. At the end of the ceremony he gave a press conference where he stated that Brunei has dropped claims over Limbang.
Finally this long standing territorial claim has been resolved. Everybody in Malaysia was very happy with the outcome and this includes the Chief Minister of Sarawak. With this LoE, everyone thought we’ve settled this issue with Brunei and we can go to sleep with the notion that we don’t have to be dragged to The Hague and stand to lose another territory. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be.
Like a lame Jack Ryan movie, there’s another twist to the plot. Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Datuk Seri Lim Jock Seng stated that Limbang was never discussed during the meeting between Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Pak Lah.
Wait a minute! Which is which? Did the press misquote Pak Lah? Maybe Pak Lah conveniently falls asleep during the discussion or he went off to have a round of golf and sent a body double for the meeting?
This claim is false and misleading. What happened here? I don’t know what was in his mind. Did he really paid attention on the discussion or his mind was on his Son In Law? This is embarrassing. Please bear in mind that this claim came from the Prime Minister and not from some half past six Foreign Ministry officer.
Someone from the Foreign Ministry should have corrected it during the press conference but embarrassingly we were conveniently correct by someone from Brunei. It seems the Bruneians knew what they were doing.
I can’t comprehend the notion that my Prime Minister was ‘asleep’ during the discussion. And I can’t further comprehend that we didn’t realized about the mistake until the next day.
I think the Foreign Ministry should check the papers again. Make sure he signed the correct papers and signed on the agreed terms. Who knows he might be half asleep while signing the papers and gave the country away when he put pen to paper!
Lucky he’s leaving soon. If not, we’ll be having sleepless nights with this sleepy beauty roaming around signing papers. What we’ve learnt today is that someone needs to stand next to Pak Lah with a stun gun. Just to make sure he’s awake and in the thick of things.
What happened in Brunei a few days ago was a case of too much sleep. Pak Lah was in Brunei for a Letter of Exchange (LoE) ceremony on the demarcation of land boundaries. At the end of the ceremony he gave a press conference where he stated that Brunei has dropped claims over Limbang.
Finally this long standing territorial claim has been resolved. Everybody in Malaysia was very happy with the outcome and this includes the Chief Minister of Sarawak. With this LoE, everyone thought we’ve settled this issue with Brunei and we can go to sleep with the notion that we don’t have to be dragged to The Hague and stand to lose another territory. Unfortunately that wasn’t to be.
Like a lame Jack Ryan movie, there’s another twist to the plot. Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Datuk Seri Lim Jock Seng stated that Limbang was never discussed during the meeting between Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Pak Lah.
Wait a minute! Which is which? Did the press misquote Pak Lah? Maybe Pak Lah conveniently falls asleep during the discussion or he went off to have a round of golf and sent a body double for the meeting?
This claim is false and misleading. What happened here? I don’t know what was in his mind. Did he really paid attention on the discussion or his mind was on his Son In Law? This is embarrassing. Please bear in mind that this claim came from the Prime Minister and not from some half past six Foreign Ministry officer.
Someone from the Foreign Ministry should have corrected it during the press conference but embarrassingly we were conveniently correct by someone from Brunei. It seems the Bruneians knew what they were doing.
I can’t comprehend the notion that my Prime Minister was ‘asleep’ during the discussion. And I can’t further comprehend that we didn’t realized about the mistake until the next day.
I think the Foreign Ministry should check the papers again. Make sure he signed the correct papers and signed on the agreed terms. Who knows he might be half asleep while signing the papers and gave the country away when he put pen to paper!
Lucky he’s leaving soon. If not, we’ll be having sleepless nights with this sleepy beauty roaming around signing papers. What we’ve learnt today is that someone needs to stand next to Pak Lah with a stun gun. Just to make sure he’s awake and in the thick of things.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Last King Of Malacca
Who was then the last King of Melaka? ‘None’ is the exact answer. Melaka never had a King.
It was Sultan then. Sultan Mahmud Shah was the last Sultan. So who is the last King of Melaka when they don’t even have one?
Actually Melaka do have one. Call him King Ali! He’s a true sport of a politician. None can match his PR skill. He’s there whenever you need him and he’s there when you don’t need him too. At this point of time Malaysia don’t need him.
Up till yesterday Malaysia has the envious opportunity that no other country wants, to position our self as a circus nation. How on earth you put someone who honored Shah Rukh Khan with Datuk-ship(I have nothing against SRK) to be a Deputy Prime Minister.
I’m sorry. I can’t see myself having King Ali as my DPM. I’m not surprised that one day he might honor Bozo the Clown with a Datuk-ship for amusing all the children at A Formosa Resort.
At the rate he’s climbing to the top, he surely has a turbocharger at his feet. This turbocharger was powered with an additive called Vitamin M.
This sudden rise to the top is not healthy to a party with a plan to re-invent (or has plan to re-invent). It undermines all efforts to clean up the party.
I have a problem with UMNO’s election process. There’s nothing bad about it actually but unfortunately it opens up possibilities for opportunist to seize power. Yes, most of them are elected Member of Parliament or ADUNS. But those who lost in election can manipulate the system and return to political limelight. And the G7 who voted doesn’t represent the voices of the grass roots.
Imagine someone who lost at the General Election was given a ‘talian hayat’ and was nominated to vie for the position of Deputy President. To us the rakyats, he lost the election because we don’t want him to represent us in Parliament or DUN. Unfortunately for us he has another plan, using UMNO’s election as a vehicle to get back into politics and turn his dream into reality.
To make sure that ‘the banana doesn’t berbuah 2 kali’ he starts using money to canvass for votes during UMNO’s election? He contested the Deputy President position and won. Despite not being an MP or ADUN, he has the right to claim his position as a Deputy Prime Minister but unfortunately the rakyats don’t believe in him. Just because a group of perwakilans adores and voted for him, the rest of the rakyats have to suffer.
The fate of the rakyats is in the hand of the G7 group. Like what we see today, the G7 can be bought. The system has its flaws. Don’t put the fate of the nation into the hands of G7. At least let the majority of UMNO members vote for their leaders which in turn will make them lead this nation.
Rumour has it that King Ali was leading in terms of popularity, to win the Deputy President post.
You know that money politics is involved. By hook or by crook, this has to stop. We’re considered lucky that the disciplinary board managed to prove him guilty. But what about tomorrow? They definitely will try to improve their invisibility in money politics come next UMNO election. When this day comes, I’m not surprised if Pak Mail the Ambulance driver won the position of Deputy President. With money you can buy any position.
King Ali’s supporters may cry foul for the decision to ban him from contesting. I salute the Disciplinary board for taking such action. But I was hoping more severe action taken against King Ali. Let him be an example for everyone in UMNO. Unfortunately I don’t see his punishment will be a deterrent for UMNO hopefuls in the future. It’s too light.
I don’t understand how the ‘punishment’ mechanism works in UMNO. It seems there are 3 sets of punishment when it comes to money politics. You’ll either be given a warning, didn’t allow to contest or banned for a few years. I don’t think the first two punishments will curb money politics. It will ‘encourage’ the future money politicians to find a way to circumnavigate the ruling to avoid being caught for money politics.
For me there should either be guilty or not guilty. And there should only be 1 punishment for this offence, sack them! You don’t need them in the party. They’re the one who’re destroying the Bumiputeras. This is what I call Leadership by Example!
Believe it or not, the future of this nation is in UMNO’s hand. Vote wisely and Insyallah we’ll be OK. But if UMNOs are being blinded by money, I hope we the Rakyats can see in the dark as the roads ahead are not as bright as it used to be.
It was Sultan then. Sultan Mahmud Shah was the last Sultan. So who is the last King of Melaka when they don’t even have one?
Actually Melaka do have one. Call him King Ali! He’s a true sport of a politician. None can match his PR skill. He’s there whenever you need him and he’s there when you don’t need him too. At this point of time Malaysia don’t need him.
Up till yesterday Malaysia has the envious opportunity that no other country wants, to position our self as a circus nation. How on earth you put someone who honored Shah Rukh Khan with Datuk-ship(I have nothing against SRK) to be a Deputy Prime Minister.
I’m sorry. I can’t see myself having King Ali as my DPM. I’m not surprised that one day he might honor Bozo the Clown with a Datuk-ship for amusing all the children at A Formosa Resort.
At the rate he’s climbing to the top, he surely has a turbocharger at his feet. This turbocharger was powered with an additive called Vitamin M.
This sudden rise to the top is not healthy to a party with a plan to re-invent (or has plan to re-invent). It undermines all efforts to clean up the party.
I have a problem with UMNO’s election process. There’s nothing bad about it actually but unfortunately it opens up possibilities for opportunist to seize power. Yes, most of them are elected Member of Parliament or ADUNS. But those who lost in election can manipulate the system and return to political limelight. And the G7 who voted doesn’t represent the voices of the grass roots.
Imagine someone who lost at the General Election was given a ‘talian hayat’ and was nominated to vie for the position of Deputy President. To us the rakyats, he lost the election because we don’t want him to represent us in Parliament or DUN. Unfortunately for us he has another plan, using UMNO’s election as a vehicle to get back into politics and turn his dream into reality.
To make sure that ‘the banana doesn’t berbuah 2 kali’ he starts using money to canvass for votes during UMNO’s election? He contested the Deputy President position and won. Despite not being an MP or ADUN, he has the right to claim his position as a Deputy Prime Minister but unfortunately the rakyats don’t believe in him. Just because a group of perwakilans adores and voted for him, the rest of the rakyats have to suffer.
The fate of the rakyats is in the hand of the G7 group. Like what we see today, the G7 can be bought. The system has its flaws. Don’t put the fate of the nation into the hands of G7. At least let the majority of UMNO members vote for their leaders which in turn will make them lead this nation.
Rumour has it that King Ali was leading in terms of popularity, to win the Deputy President post.
You know that money politics is involved. By hook or by crook, this has to stop. We’re considered lucky that the disciplinary board managed to prove him guilty. But what about tomorrow? They definitely will try to improve their invisibility in money politics come next UMNO election. When this day comes, I’m not surprised if Pak Mail the Ambulance driver won the position of Deputy President. With money you can buy any position.
King Ali’s supporters may cry foul for the decision to ban him from contesting. I salute the Disciplinary board for taking such action. But I was hoping more severe action taken against King Ali. Let him be an example for everyone in UMNO. Unfortunately I don’t see his punishment will be a deterrent for UMNO hopefuls in the future. It’s too light.
I don’t understand how the ‘punishment’ mechanism works in UMNO. It seems there are 3 sets of punishment when it comes to money politics. You’ll either be given a warning, didn’t allow to contest or banned for a few years. I don’t think the first two punishments will curb money politics. It will ‘encourage’ the future money politicians to find a way to circumnavigate the ruling to avoid being caught for money politics.
For me there should either be guilty or not guilty. And there should only be 1 punishment for this offence, sack them! You don’t need them in the party. They’re the one who’re destroying the Bumiputeras. This is what I call Leadership by Example!
Believe it or not, the future of this nation is in UMNO’s hand. Vote wisely and Insyallah we’ll be OK. But if UMNOs are being blinded by money, I hope we the Rakyats can see in the dark as the roads ahead are not as bright as it used to be.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Subtext In Pak Lah's Speech
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Pak Lah yesterday spoke about how many GLC changed their policies the moment there were changes in the engine room. What he was trying to imply, new management shouldn’t change policies and direction that have been set or agreed by the previous management.
What he was also suggesting is that changes in the engine room mustn’t necessary translate into changes in GLCs policies. Smart eh?
Was he hinting something? Was he suggesting that Najib shouldn’t change any policies that already been agreed or signed by him? Or to continue leading the country towards the course that already been set by him?
If that what he was trying to imply, I believe he’s having Amnesia. Remember Tun Dr.Mahathir’s crooked bridge? Among the first thing he did was to cancel the crooked bridge. Talk about “cakap tak serupa bikin!”
Is he trying to protect the GLCs and their policies from their overzealous new management? Or he’s actually trying to protect his cronies from changes of policies and direction when new leadership takes over early April?
Lately I see subtext and underlying messages in Pak Lah’s speeches. It shows that he’s maturing and leaving his boring and monotonous speech behind. He got smarter and add cynical remarks and sarcasm tone in his speech. But unfortunately the sudden bombardments of subtext and semiotics in his speech are a bit too late. His leaving in leststhan a month.
What he must remember, the changes in company’s or the nation’s policies and direction is not for ‘us’ former Prime Minister to decide. It’s the new Prime Minister to decide. Honestly he can do whatever he wants. Of course there must be a reason behind any action, but in this case it’s Najib’s prerogative to decide on the new course of action.
I hope the GLCs and Najib won’t “termakan umpan” Pak Lah’s. Najib should consider what’s best for the country. If he needs to discard Pak Lah’s policies, by all means please do so. If the new CEO suddenly decides to get a new Camry and discard old Perdana, let him do it. He has every right to do it. If you don’t agree with his decision, suggest the board vote to him out.
For as long as the changes are good for the country and GLCs, feel free to make changes. Think what’s best for the country and the GLCs. Right now it seems Pak Lah’s backroom staffs are being ‘assigned’ to various government agencies and GLC’s. What are they doing there? Spying? ‘Sabo’? Or to function as Pak Lah’s invisible hands there?
Be wise, be smart and be alert. The spies are out there to find mistakes by the new regime. And one day, new evidence will surface and everybody will be caught unprepared.
Pak Lah yesterday spoke about how many GLC changed their policies the moment there were changes in the engine room. What he was trying to imply, new management shouldn’t change policies and direction that have been set or agreed by the previous management.
What he was also suggesting is that changes in the engine room mustn’t necessary translate into changes in GLCs policies. Smart eh?
Was he hinting something? Was he suggesting that Najib shouldn’t change any policies that already been agreed or signed by him? Or to continue leading the country towards the course that already been set by him?
If that what he was trying to imply, I believe he’s having Amnesia. Remember Tun Dr.Mahathir’s crooked bridge? Among the first thing he did was to cancel the crooked bridge. Talk about “cakap tak serupa bikin!”
Is he trying to protect the GLCs and their policies from their overzealous new management? Or he’s actually trying to protect his cronies from changes of policies and direction when new leadership takes over early April?
Lately I see subtext and underlying messages in Pak Lah’s speeches. It shows that he’s maturing and leaving his boring and monotonous speech behind. He got smarter and add cynical remarks and sarcasm tone in his speech. But unfortunately the sudden bombardments of subtext and semiotics in his speech are a bit too late. His leaving in leststhan a month.
What he must remember, the changes in company’s or the nation’s policies and direction is not for ‘us’ former Prime Minister to decide. It’s the new Prime Minister to decide. Honestly he can do whatever he wants. Of course there must be a reason behind any action, but in this case it’s Najib’s prerogative to decide on the new course of action.
I hope the GLCs and Najib won’t “termakan umpan” Pak Lah’s. Najib should consider what’s best for the country. If he needs to discard Pak Lah’s policies, by all means please do so. If the new CEO suddenly decides to get a new Camry and discard old Perdana, let him do it. He has every right to do it. If you don’t agree with his decision, suggest the board vote to him out.
For as long as the changes are good for the country and GLCs, feel free to make changes. Think what’s best for the country and the GLCs. Right now it seems Pak Lah’s backroom staffs are being ‘assigned’ to various government agencies and GLC’s. What are they doing there? Spying? ‘Sabo’? Or to function as Pak Lah’s invisible hands there?
Be wise, be smart and be alert. The spies are out there to find mistakes by the new regime. And one day, new evidence will surface and everybody will be caught unprepared.
A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES
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Who are our heroes? Do we have Superman, Batman or Spiderman watching out for us? Who do we call for when trouble lurking behind us?
We used to have heroes. They come undisguised as ‘leaders’. These are the people that we look out for their wisdom. These are the people we look for guidance. They come in many ranks.
They are the Prime Ministers, Teachers, Ministers, Penghulus, Imams, Religious Teachers and Trade Union Leaders etc.
But these are leaders of yester years, except for the PM or Ministers who are still very much the heart of the nation, are on the brink of extinction. Whenever problems arise, we look for new hero. These breed of heroes have been around for ages but recently they’ve got new power
BOOST in the form of Vitamin M.
They’ve using Vitamin M to garner support and trust from the common public. Unfortunately new problem popped-out. Sudden increase in consumption of Vitamin M caused over-dose to our beloved new breed of heroes.
The situation today seems bleak for them. Many have succumbed to temptation. Vitamin M caused them to lose touch with reality. They’ve lost the plot. The powers generated from Vitamin M were used to generate more Vitamin M. But unfortunately this Vitamin M was for personal use, not to serve the general public.
With the demise of these so called boosted up heroes, what the future holds for us mere mortals?
Is the future promise uncertainty for us? This is the time for us mortals to rise and shape our own future. We don’t need any regular heroes. What we need is a total re-branding. We don’t need mere heroes. What we need is a bunch of SUPER-HEROES.
We need to shape them and tell what we expect of them. Don’t make the same mistake as the previous heroes. We should be blamed too for their wrong doings. Our silence has caused evil to rein control.
What we need now is a total re-branding. The new super heroes need to garner support from the fence sitter. They’re the younglings of this nation. The future leaders who will one day take the throne from current super-heroes.
The new super-heroes should be a role model for the younglings should one day they too become a super-hero. It’s up to the current super-heroes to undo all the wrong doings, to get rid of all cancerous mindset. Show to everyone that it’s not easy to be a super-hero, but if taken seriously and with full responsibility, no problem can’t be solved.
I just saw The Watchman. It’s not a typical super hero movie. Read between the lines and the subtext. This is one of the most both politically correct and incorrect super hero movie ever made, depends on which side you’re watching from.
We need heroes. We need someone we can count on. Someone that will come to the rescue, not someone we have to beg to bring us to safety. A world without heroes is like a world without sun.
You can’t look up to anything or anyone because there’s nothing to look up to.
Who are our heroes? Do we have Superman, Batman or Spiderman watching out for us? Who do we call for when trouble lurking behind us?
We used to have heroes. They come undisguised as ‘leaders’. These are the people that we look out for their wisdom. These are the people we look for guidance. They come in many ranks.
They are the Prime Ministers, Teachers, Ministers, Penghulus, Imams, Religious Teachers and Trade Union Leaders etc.
But these are leaders of yester years, except for the PM or Ministers who are still very much the heart of the nation, are on the brink of extinction. Whenever problems arise, we look for new hero. These breed of heroes have been around for ages but recently they’ve got new power
BOOST in the form of Vitamin M.
They’ve using Vitamin M to garner support and trust from the common public. Unfortunately new problem popped-out. Sudden increase in consumption of Vitamin M caused over-dose to our beloved new breed of heroes.
The situation today seems bleak for them. Many have succumbed to temptation. Vitamin M caused them to lose touch with reality. They’ve lost the plot. The powers generated from Vitamin M were used to generate more Vitamin M. But unfortunately this Vitamin M was for personal use, not to serve the general public.
With the demise of these so called boosted up heroes, what the future holds for us mere mortals?
Is the future promise uncertainty for us? This is the time for us mortals to rise and shape our own future. We don’t need any regular heroes. What we need is a total re-branding. We don’t need mere heroes. What we need is a bunch of SUPER-HEROES.
We need to shape them and tell what we expect of them. Don’t make the same mistake as the previous heroes. We should be blamed too for their wrong doings. Our silence has caused evil to rein control.
What we need now is a total re-branding. The new super heroes need to garner support from the fence sitter. They’re the younglings of this nation. The future leaders who will one day take the throne from current super-heroes.
The new super-heroes should be a role model for the younglings should one day they too become a super-hero. It’s up to the current super-heroes to undo all the wrong doings, to get rid of all cancerous mindset. Show to everyone that it’s not easy to be a super-hero, but if taken seriously and with full responsibility, no problem can’t be solved.
I just saw The Watchman. It’s not a typical super hero movie. Read between the lines and the subtext. This is one of the most both politically correct and incorrect super hero movie ever made, depends on which side you’re watching from.
We need heroes. We need someone we can count on. Someone that will come to the rescue, not someone we have to beg to bring us to safety. A world without heroes is like a world without sun.
You can’t look up to anything or anyone because there’s nothing to look up to.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
MONEY POLITICS, IT CAN PUSH YOU UP BUT WILL BRING YOU DOWN BEFORE REACHING THE TOP.
I’ve never seen anything like this before. Are they flushing out slime using the most potent chemical ever to grace the face of this earth? Something is brewing out there. Something hot and ‘kow’ than Hai Peng coffee in Kemaman. Specifically in one of the suffocating air conditioned rooms in Menara Dato’ Onn where UMNO Diciplinary Board resides. It’s hot in there and they’re brewing hot coffee.
UMNO Disciplinary Board is brewing the hottest and kow-est coffee mixed with the most potent cleansing chemical to be distributed among a few privileged UMNO’s higher echelons. This seldom served special coffee will come together with a letter.
I love coffee. But I never like coffee that comes with an accompanying letter, let alone one from disciplinary board. In the not-very-far- but-very-soon-future, UMNO Disciplinary Board will recommend to suspend the membership of Ali Rustam, Khir Toyo and Khairy Jamaludin.
This suspension will take effect before the coming UMNO election, which means all three gentlemen will be prohibited from taking part in the coming UMNO election.
The suspension of these three fine gentlemen was due to money politics, something many of you would have guessed correctly.
This news came as a shock but at the same time I’m not surprised considering the rate money have been thrown around lately before the UMNO election.
This action is something that we should applaud when many have been questioning the integrity of UMNO Disciplinary Board. I see this action as not only an active decision to stop the rot within UMNO but also serve as a warning to other aspirants today and in the future that UMNO Disciplinary Board members are not tooth-less benchwarmers. They mean business and they see the future of UMNO and its integrity something that need solid protection. This is what I meant by ‘old guard’. Veteran Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen might be, tooth-less he aint one. This I salute you!
Before I forget, there’s a twist to this story. Khairy Jamaludin is working hard lobbying his father in law to save him from this debacle. I’m not sure how much of help can Pak Lah do as the Disciplinary Board has threatened to quit en-bloc if no action taken against this 3 stooges!
What say you Pak Lah? Save your son in law and sacrifice UMNO’s integrity? The choice is his. He can be a Hero or Zero before he bows out. For the last time he can show the world that he is fair and impartial before he bows out. He surely don’t want to be seen as his son in law’s lap dog, as it further proves that he is Khairy’s puppet.
There’s another twist to this story. This is more twisting than M.Night Shyamalan’s films. Apparently Ali Rustam or famously known as Datuk Shah Rukh Khan biggest fan (yes, the ‘kipas’ type), has threatened to quit from UMNO if action taken against him.
I don’t see this as a big threat. He and his supporters can leave the party. UMNO don’t need someone like him. If the Opposition accepts him, it shows how stupid and desperate they’re to welcome a corrupt leader. Isa Samad has tasted suspension before. Why not a colleague from a neighboring state gets the taste of his own money? See how much can MONEY can do to you. It can push you up but will bring you down before reaching the top. A very ‘sweet’ victory indeed.
I haven’t heard anything about Khir Toyo making any threat. But I’m not surprised if he threatens to send more cows or stop distribution of tempe nationwide. We’ll wait for his reaction.
This story is definitely hotter than tonight’s match between MU and Liverpool. Whatever the outcome from this match, in my eyes it’ll be UMNO Disciplinary Board’s victory against Money Politics, 3-0 and the 3 stooges scored a goal each into their own net.
The onus is on Pak Lah now. He has to decide and can’t leave the burden into Najib’s hands as he is still the President of UMNO. If action were to be taken against these 3 stooges, it’s a job well done. I will consider this as his single best contribution to this country while he’s in power.
Despite this best contribution comes a bit late, its better late than never.
But if he decides otherwise, someone and I hope Najib will expose this wrong doing. This shouldn’t be swept under the carpet. These 3 stooges are leaders of the Malay community. We can’t have these corrupt leaders to lead the Malays into the future. The rots have to stop now.
Pak Lah has to take action or risk being boo-ed out of the office if these indiscipline acts exposed.
And one more thing, this is a true story indeed. Not fictionalized storytelling of the RPK kind!
Tak percaya? You guys wait and see.
UMNO Disciplinary Board is brewing the hottest and kow-est coffee mixed with the most potent cleansing chemical to be distributed among a few privileged UMNO’s higher echelons. This seldom served special coffee will come together with a letter.
I love coffee. But I never like coffee that comes with an accompanying letter, let alone one from disciplinary board. In the not-very-far- but-very-soon-future, UMNO Disciplinary Board will recommend to suspend the membership of Ali Rustam, Khir Toyo and Khairy Jamaludin.
This suspension will take effect before the coming UMNO election, which means all three gentlemen will be prohibited from taking part in the coming UMNO election.
The suspension of these three fine gentlemen was due to money politics, something many of you would have guessed correctly.
This news came as a shock but at the same time I’m not surprised considering the rate money have been thrown around lately before the UMNO election.
This action is something that we should applaud when many have been questioning the integrity of UMNO Disciplinary Board. I see this action as not only an active decision to stop the rot within UMNO but also serve as a warning to other aspirants today and in the future that UMNO Disciplinary Board members are not tooth-less benchwarmers. They mean business and they see the future of UMNO and its integrity something that need solid protection. This is what I meant by ‘old guard’. Veteran Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen might be, tooth-less he aint one. This I salute you!
Before I forget, there’s a twist to this story. Khairy Jamaludin is working hard lobbying his father in law to save him from this debacle. I’m not sure how much of help can Pak Lah do as the Disciplinary Board has threatened to quit en-bloc if no action taken against this 3 stooges!
What say you Pak Lah? Save your son in law and sacrifice UMNO’s integrity? The choice is his. He can be a Hero or Zero before he bows out. For the last time he can show the world that he is fair and impartial before he bows out. He surely don’t want to be seen as his son in law’s lap dog, as it further proves that he is Khairy’s puppet.
There’s another twist to this story. This is more twisting than M.Night Shyamalan’s films. Apparently Ali Rustam or famously known as Datuk Shah Rukh Khan biggest fan (yes, the ‘kipas’ type), has threatened to quit from UMNO if action taken against him.
I don’t see this as a big threat. He and his supporters can leave the party. UMNO don’t need someone like him. If the Opposition accepts him, it shows how stupid and desperate they’re to welcome a corrupt leader. Isa Samad has tasted suspension before. Why not a colleague from a neighboring state gets the taste of his own money? See how much can MONEY can do to you. It can push you up but will bring you down before reaching the top. A very ‘sweet’ victory indeed.
I haven’t heard anything about Khir Toyo making any threat. But I’m not surprised if he threatens to send more cows or stop distribution of tempe nationwide. We’ll wait for his reaction.
This story is definitely hotter than tonight’s match between MU and Liverpool. Whatever the outcome from this match, in my eyes it’ll be UMNO Disciplinary Board’s victory against Money Politics, 3-0 and the 3 stooges scored a goal each into their own net.
The onus is on Pak Lah now. He has to decide and can’t leave the burden into Najib’s hands as he is still the President of UMNO. If action were to be taken against these 3 stooges, it’s a job well done. I will consider this as his single best contribution to this country while he’s in power.
Despite this best contribution comes a bit late, its better late than never.
But if he decides otherwise, someone and I hope Najib will expose this wrong doing. This shouldn’t be swept under the carpet. These 3 stooges are leaders of the Malay community. We can’t have these corrupt leaders to lead the Malays into the future. The rots have to stop now.
Pak Lah has to take action or risk being boo-ed out of the office if these indiscipline acts exposed.
And one more thing, this is a true story indeed. Not fictionalized storytelling of the RPK kind!
Tak percaya? You guys wait and see.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
3rd APRIL 2009. THE DAY FLIP-FLOPPING STOPS.
by INVISIBLEWRITER001
I like flip-flops. I like flip-flops over sandals. They’re much more comfortable. I’ll put it on my feet when I’m at the beach. I’ll wear it to the ‘jamban’ too. If possible, I’ll wear it to parliament. I’m quite flabbergasted as to why I can’t wear it to parliament when I can wear my worst pair of flip-flop to surau?
I remember when I was a kid; I threw a flip-flop at Ah Seng’s dog that was chasing me. The reason being, I was holding a bunch of rambutan taken illegally (I’m not stealing) from Ah Seng’s compound.
Flip-flop is one helluva versatile device. You can use it anywhere and everywhere. Salih Yaacob once tried to make ‘sup selipar’. The best flip-flop is the one that elevates you an inch above ground; try Tat Seng for that matter. And the worst flip-flop is the one that can’t decide whether to stay or move on?
Come 3rd April 2009, it’ll be the end of service of one of the biggest flip-flop ever to grace this nation. I was duly informed that on the 3rd of April 2009, Pak Lah will hand over the Prime Minister-ship to Najib. But one question kept flip-flopping in mind, “will this hand-over come to reality or merely fantasy?”
At the rate things are going, I ‘m not surprised many Malaysians have doubt whether Pak Lah will step down. I don’t blame them. The signals are there showing that Pak Lah is not stepping down. Yes, he has said on numerous occasions that he’ll step down but at the rate he’s flip-flopping, I’m not surprised if he decides otherwise.
The last few months we’ve seen sudden surge of suitors trying to get Pak Lah’s signature for projects and endorsement. These are people with interest. If possible they, including the 4th floor boys don’t want Pak Lah to step down. They have many plans with Pak Lah in power. They’re one of the most visionary Malaysian, with plans right up till ‘Rancangan Malaysia ke 50’, even more visionary than Mahathir.
They can’t afford to have their cash cow to hand over power to someone else. What will happen to their luxury cars, bungalows and 4 wives?
Like I said earlier, this is a time where files, A4 papers and ink jet printers are one of the best selling items. Organizations and business entities are churning out proposal for Pak Lah’s signature as if they’re proposing paper work to take over Israel. Most of them are related to the 4th floor boys.
We’ve seen how Sime Darby proposed 2 bids in matter of 2 months. We’ve seen Eurocopter being shot down. We’ve seen Pak Lah suggesting a bridge over to Labuan when he earlier flip-flopped on crooked bridge and ‘nowhere to be seen’ 2nd Penang Bridge. I’m not surprised to see some individuals trying to get his endorsement to build a flip-flop factory. Come to think of it, his flip-flop decisions can fill a warehouse the size of Stadium Negara.
I hope Pak Lah will proceed with his plan to hand over the Prime Minister-ship to Najib. I hope he won’t fall into traps laid out by smooth talking 4th floor boys and other lobbyist. This is not the time to back track from his earlier decision to step down. Any change of mind will further solidify his place on the flip-flop throne.
Come hell or high water, he has to step down. The country will turn upside down if he decides to stay. The opposition might state their preference for him to stay. But Pak Lah have to realize, their preference was not because he is a capable leader but more of him being the weakest leader ever to lead Malaysia. With Pak Lah staying, it’ll further improve their chances to wrest control this country come next election. With Pak Lah staying, it’ll set the demise of UMNO and Barisan Nasional.
If Pak Lah decide to stay, 3rd of April 2009 will mark the day Malaysia stood still. We stood still in awe at a shameless selfish act from someone who overstayed his welcome. If this ever to happen, many Malaysians might consider leaving!
I like flip-flops. I like flip-flops over sandals. They’re much more comfortable. I’ll put it on my feet when I’m at the beach. I’ll wear it to the ‘jamban’ too. If possible, I’ll wear it to parliament. I’m quite flabbergasted as to why I can’t wear it to parliament when I can wear my worst pair of flip-flop to surau?
I remember when I was a kid; I threw a flip-flop at Ah Seng’s dog that was chasing me. The reason being, I was holding a bunch of rambutan taken illegally (I’m not stealing) from Ah Seng’s compound.
Flip-flop is one helluva versatile device. You can use it anywhere and everywhere. Salih Yaacob once tried to make ‘sup selipar’. The best flip-flop is the one that elevates you an inch above ground; try Tat Seng for that matter. And the worst flip-flop is the one that can’t decide whether to stay or move on?
Come 3rd April 2009, it’ll be the end of service of one of the biggest flip-flop ever to grace this nation. I was duly informed that on the 3rd of April 2009, Pak Lah will hand over the Prime Minister-ship to Najib. But one question kept flip-flopping in mind, “will this hand-over come to reality or merely fantasy?”
At the rate things are going, I ‘m not surprised many Malaysians have doubt whether Pak Lah will step down. I don’t blame them. The signals are there showing that Pak Lah is not stepping down. Yes, he has said on numerous occasions that he’ll step down but at the rate he’s flip-flopping, I’m not surprised if he decides otherwise.
The last few months we’ve seen sudden surge of suitors trying to get Pak Lah’s signature for projects and endorsement. These are people with interest. If possible they, including the 4th floor boys don’t want Pak Lah to step down. They have many plans with Pak Lah in power. They’re one of the most visionary Malaysian, with plans right up till ‘Rancangan Malaysia ke 50’, even more visionary than Mahathir.
They can’t afford to have their cash cow to hand over power to someone else. What will happen to their luxury cars, bungalows and 4 wives?
Like I said earlier, this is a time where files, A4 papers and ink jet printers are one of the best selling items. Organizations and business entities are churning out proposal for Pak Lah’s signature as if they’re proposing paper work to take over Israel. Most of them are related to the 4th floor boys.
We’ve seen how Sime Darby proposed 2 bids in matter of 2 months. We’ve seen Eurocopter being shot down. We’ve seen Pak Lah suggesting a bridge over to Labuan when he earlier flip-flopped on crooked bridge and ‘nowhere to be seen’ 2nd Penang Bridge. I’m not surprised to see some individuals trying to get his endorsement to build a flip-flop factory. Come to think of it, his flip-flop decisions can fill a warehouse the size of Stadium Negara.
I hope Pak Lah will proceed with his plan to hand over the Prime Minister-ship to Najib. I hope he won’t fall into traps laid out by smooth talking 4th floor boys and other lobbyist. This is not the time to back track from his earlier decision to step down. Any change of mind will further solidify his place on the flip-flop throne.
Come hell or high water, he has to step down. The country will turn upside down if he decides to stay. The opposition might state their preference for him to stay. But Pak Lah have to realize, their preference was not because he is a capable leader but more of him being the weakest leader ever to lead Malaysia. With Pak Lah staying, it’ll further improve their chances to wrest control this country come next election. With Pak Lah staying, it’ll set the demise of UMNO and Barisan Nasional.
If Pak Lah decide to stay, 3rd of April 2009 will mark the day Malaysia stood still. We stood still in awe at a shameless selfish act from someone who overstayed his welcome. If this ever to happen, many Malaysians might consider leaving!
Five Ministries One Industry
by InvisibleWriter001
How many ministry one has to go to in order to get things done? These things can be as simple as setting up a nuclear reactor or as difficult as getting a permit to import piranhas.
It is about red tape or whatever color you might want to call it. And mind you this red tape scenario not only exists in Malaysia but everywhere else, but for this discussion let’s confines ourselves to Malaysia.
I bet everyone have experienced this. It’s frustrating when we were given the run around. This usually happens whenever we tried to get things done at the government agencies.
We understand the predicaments, sometimes it’s not the fault of government servants but policy makers and those who came up with the procedures.
We’re dumbfounded with some procedures. We can’t grasp the rationale behind some irrational regulations. It’ll be good if the relevant government agencies could at least brief their staffs the motives behind any procedures, rules or regulations. At least it’ll save their staff from cliché ignorant answers such as “Saya tak tahu lah Encik” or “Maaf Encik, saya tak boleh buat apa sebab prosedur dah macam tu.”
Sometimes we need to know the reason in order for us to understand the situation better and not to repeat the same mistake.
Another ancient problem that has not been resolved till today is overlapping of jurisdiction between several ministries. Any misinterpretation of rules, regulations or procedures will cause confusion. Let’s take media as an example. This lively industry falls under the jurisdiction of a few ministries. The publishing media has to report to Ministry of Home Affairs, FINAS is under Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage etc. All in all we have 5 ministries monitoring the media industry.
I agree with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim’s suggestion to group everything under media and broadcasting under one single ministry. It’ll cause less headache and better efficiency.
And this suggestion might soon pave the way for the establishment of a new ministry.
Numerous difficulties encountered whenever one has to produce a tv commercial. The producer has to get approval from 3 different ministries before a finished product goes on air and add in 2 more ministries if you need to utilize foreign talents or manpower. Now you’ll understand the hassle a producer has to go through.
Media industry is growing very fast. Technology in this industry grows at a rate that will cause breathing difficulty if we try to catch up. But unfortunately our red tape is slowing down our progress. We have local talents that can cater the worldwide market. We have up to date technology. But why aren’t foreign media practitioners coming here? Why are they going to Singapore and Thailand? One of the main reasons is what I’ve written here today. There are too many overlapping jurisdiction between different ministries. These have caused red tape that made us drooling over lost of potential investment.
The government has to act now before more potential investment and income opportunity by pass us or red tapes ‘induced’ some individuals to undergo heart bypass. These are unnecessary time consuming, energy sapping, patient killing and money wasting procedures.
Overlapping equals inefficiency and it reflects badly on us.
How many ministry one has to go to in order to get things done? These things can be as simple as setting up a nuclear reactor or as difficult as getting a permit to import piranhas.
It is about red tape or whatever color you might want to call it. And mind you this red tape scenario not only exists in Malaysia but everywhere else, but for this discussion let’s confines ourselves to Malaysia.
I bet everyone have experienced this. It’s frustrating when we were given the run around. This usually happens whenever we tried to get things done at the government agencies.
We understand the predicaments, sometimes it’s not the fault of government servants but policy makers and those who came up with the procedures.
We’re dumbfounded with some procedures. We can’t grasp the rationale behind some irrational regulations. It’ll be good if the relevant government agencies could at least brief their staffs the motives behind any procedures, rules or regulations. At least it’ll save their staff from cliché ignorant answers such as “Saya tak tahu lah Encik” or “Maaf Encik, saya tak boleh buat apa sebab prosedur dah macam tu.”
Sometimes we need to know the reason in order for us to understand the situation better and not to repeat the same mistake.
Another ancient problem that has not been resolved till today is overlapping of jurisdiction between several ministries. Any misinterpretation of rules, regulations or procedures will cause confusion. Let’s take media as an example. This lively industry falls under the jurisdiction of a few ministries. The publishing media has to report to Ministry of Home Affairs, FINAS is under Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage etc. All in all we have 5 ministries monitoring the media industry.
I agree with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim’s suggestion to group everything under media and broadcasting under one single ministry. It’ll cause less headache and better efficiency.
And this suggestion might soon pave the way for the establishment of a new ministry.
Numerous difficulties encountered whenever one has to produce a tv commercial. The producer has to get approval from 3 different ministries before a finished product goes on air and add in 2 more ministries if you need to utilize foreign talents or manpower. Now you’ll understand the hassle a producer has to go through.
Media industry is growing very fast. Technology in this industry grows at a rate that will cause breathing difficulty if we try to catch up. But unfortunately our red tape is slowing down our progress. We have local talents that can cater the worldwide market. We have up to date technology. But why aren’t foreign media practitioners coming here? Why are they going to Singapore and Thailand? One of the main reasons is what I’ve written here today. There are too many overlapping jurisdiction between different ministries. These have caused red tape that made us drooling over lost of potential investment.
The government has to act now before more potential investment and income opportunity by pass us or red tapes ‘induced’ some individuals to undergo heart bypass. These are unnecessary time consuming, energy sapping, patient killing and money wasting procedures.
Overlapping equals inefficiency and it reflects badly on us.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
" Pak Lah, Working Cohorts With Anwar Wont Bring You Glory!"
by INVISIBLEWRITER001
Today I can clearly put Pak Lah on the same level as M Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan is famous for his twisted storyline especially the ending. And like Shyamalan too, Pak Lah have something absurdly twisted political storyline for us. Something before he bows out later this month.
What’s funny, this twisted storyline is getting more confusing and absurd that makes us wonder “what the hell is Pak Lah trying to say? Is he leaving or not?”
If you’re at a lost, let me highlight something, the soon to be former Prime Minister was reported having lunch with Anwar Ibrahim in Hulu Langat. The lunch and short meeting was held at Madrasah Nurul Iman.
Some might question, “So what? It’s just a lunch?” I don’t see this lunch as any regular lunch attended by leaders from opposing end. In fact I can’t recall any reported lunch attended by both of them outside parliament or festive celebrations.
The question is what was the lunch all about? Why now? Is there a plan to stop Najib succession to the Prime Minister-ship?
This meeting opens the door of opportunity and disunity, opportunity for saboteur to sabotage smooth leadership transfer and also create disunity within UMNO. It will create uncertainty within UMNO whether they should stick their support for Pak Lah or look for new political patron within UMNO for them to support.
Pak Lah might give reason such as he was invited and didn’t know Anwar was there or it’s an invitation from someone he can’t decline. But whatever reason it may be, he should have consider it wisely. If he were to decline the invitation, the host will accept it as he already knew current political scenario.
Any move to bring Anwar closer to Pak Lah, vice versa will be seen as an attempt to deny Najib his prime minister-ship. If Pak Lah does not intend to step down, he should tell UMNO from the very beginning and faces their wrath. Doing this right now (not stepping down and working with opposition party) is an act of cowardice and akin to back stabbing. Any move to ditch that intention will further solidify his flip-flop persona.
What we will further see is collapse of democratic process. UMNO members decided to have change in leadership. But what we’re seeing now is Pak Lah last ditch attempt to overstay his welcome. He seems to be desperate to stay. Or is this another sinister plan from the 4th floor boys?
Whatever it is, only time will tell whether Pak Lah will sincerely step down. Many damages have been done unto UMNO and this nation. It’s time for someone else to lead UMNO and this country. If he fails too, let UMNO and the rakyat decide on his fate. But first, let him prove his worth.
As for Pak Lah, please move on. Working in cohorts with Anwar won’t bring you glory. This will put you in much worst position than Tun Dr. Mahathir. At least he never secretly had lunch with his political enemy while in power. He quits when he disagreed and Pak Lah should do so if he thinks he was forced to leave. And if Pak Lah has sinister plan with Anwar, he should re-consider his loyalty and membership with UMNO.
Whatever it is, only both of them knew what happened there. He can claim what we’re saying here is mere speculation but he has to remember, his action opens to lots of speculation. And I believe he’s matured enough to know that any move he makes will expose him to speculation.
You don’t need a rocket scientist to figure out that a move like this was meant by the perpetrator to shake up local political scene.
And like Shyamalan too, people are bored with his twisted storyline anymore. It’s getting predictable and no more a joy to watch. Shyamalan’s latest offering, ‘The Happening’ is not ‘happening’. Same like Pak Lah, his motto “Work with me. Not for me” is no more a ‘happening’ battle cry but more of a ‘pening’ statement from a sleeping leader.
Today I can clearly put Pak Lah on the same level as M Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan is famous for his twisted storyline especially the ending. And like Shyamalan too, Pak Lah have something absurdly twisted political storyline for us. Something before he bows out later this month.
What’s funny, this twisted storyline is getting more confusing and absurd that makes us wonder “what the hell is Pak Lah trying to say? Is he leaving or not?”
If you’re at a lost, let me highlight something, the soon to be former Prime Minister was reported having lunch with Anwar Ibrahim in Hulu Langat. The lunch and short meeting was held at Madrasah Nurul Iman.
Some might question, “So what? It’s just a lunch?” I don’t see this lunch as any regular lunch attended by leaders from opposing end. In fact I can’t recall any reported lunch attended by both of them outside parliament or festive celebrations.
The question is what was the lunch all about? Why now? Is there a plan to stop Najib succession to the Prime Minister-ship?
This meeting opens the door of opportunity and disunity, opportunity for saboteur to sabotage smooth leadership transfer and also create disunity within UMNO. It will create uncertainty within UMNO whether they should stick their support for Pak Lah or look for new political patron within UMNO for them to support.
Pak Lah might give reason such as he was invited and didn’t know Anwar was there or it’s an invitation from someone he can’t decline. But whatever reason it may be, he should have consider it wisely. If he were to decline the invitation, the host will accept it as he already knew current political scenario.
Any move to bring Anwar closer to Pak Lah, vice versa will be seen as an attempt to deny Najib his prime minister-ship. If Pak Lah does not intend to step down, he should tell UMNO from the very beginning and faces their wrath. Doing this right now (not stepping down and working with opposition party) is an act of cowardice and akin to back stabbing. Any move to ditch that intention will further solidify his flip-flop persona.
What we will further see is collapse of democratic process. UMNO members decided to have change in leadership. But what we’re seeing now is Pak Lah last ditch attempt to overstay his welcome. He seems to be desperate to stay. Or is this another sinister plan from the 4th floor boys?
Whatever it is, only time will tell whether Pak Lah will sincerely step down. Many damages have been done unto UMNO and this nation. It’s time for someone else to lead UMNO and this country. If he fails too, let UMNO and the rakyat decide on his fate. But first, let him prove his worth.
As for Pak Lah, please move on. Working in cohorts with Anwar won’t bring you glory. This will put you in much worst position than Tun Dr. Mahathir. At least he never secretly had lunch with his political enemy while in power. He quits when he disagreed and Pak Lah should do so if he thinks he was forced to leave. And if Pak Lah has sinister plan with Anwar, he should re-consider his loyalty and membership with UMNO.
Whatever it is, only both of them knew what happened there. He can claim what we’re saying here is mere speculation but he has to remember, his action opens to lots of speculation. And I believe he’s matured enough to know that any move he makes will expose him to speculation.
You don’t need a rocket scientist to figure out that a move like this was meant by the perpetrator to shake up local political scene.
And like Shyamalan too, people are bored with his twisted storyline anymore. It’s getting predictable and no more a joy to watch. Shyamalan’s latest offering, ‘The Happening’ is not ‘happening’. Same like Pak Lah, his motto “Work with me. Not for me” is no more a ‘happening’ battle cry but more of a ‘pening’ statement from a sleeping leader.
The Bukit Selambau : PART 2
by C.C Too
The Bukit Selambau by-election continuously in the rhythm. The drums, trumpets and clarinets are playing the chaos melody. The political melody, which makes the Bukit Selambau residents in “dilemma”.
“Who’s the hell he or she is?”, “I never see him or her before” and “he/she is an opportunist!”.
These kinds of phrases seem familiar now among Bukit Selambau residents.
KIMMA had announced to contest the by-election. The announcement had been made in a press conference. Could they win? There could be a chance for them to get the majority? Who is their candidate? Again? I can hardly hear that name!
I heard that Dato’ Tajul was disappointed after knowing that his name was not listed among the candidate to contest the Bukit Selambau by-election. I was told that he uses “bad words” and “amok” all his followers saying that they were “not enough” doing their job to make sure that he is selected. The “AJKs” are the victims! However, some of the listed UMNO candidates were called to be interviewed.
Can you believe that more than 30 opportunist candidates from PKR are working hard to get selected representing Pakatan Rakyat? I was reported that more than 30 candidates had made their efforts to see PKR divisional leader. Lobbying their opportunity to be the next “YB” of Bukit Selambau. The most shocking is they are all Indians!
That makes the Malays from PKR start to choose a candidate among them. The rumors said that another Dr. Zamry was one of the favorites. I was told that he is the surprising candidate selected by Dato’ Seri Anwar. Dr. Zamry is well known among Bukit Selambau residents and has a good reputation. I heard that he was selected by Pak Lah to be a senator, is that true? How could it be?
The chaos has colored competition among PKR candidates to win as PR candidate. Will PAS just wait and see the fiesta? I don’t think so. I was told that Kedah’s PAS worried about the “switching” party among the PKR assemblyman.
The rumors winding so strong that make PAS worried that several PKR and DAP assemblyman lost their trust on the state government or Ustaz Azizan. I was told that PAS also have their “back up” plan for Bukit Selambau. A “bebas” candidate of course!
How about the residents’ of Bukit Selambau views? I’ve been there. Have my journey from small town to another. The Malays demand local Malay to represent their DUN. They are complaining about Indian who represented the DUN for four years while they are the majority, and their last Indian assemblyman was “caught” by low moral values!
The Indians still holding their position. They still want the “post” to be filled by their representatives. This is where the “opportunists” rise among them. The Indian sentiment is so strong among them. They have to be wise or they will break their chances. They have their advantage as Bukit Selambau was compromised to be given to Indian quota.
How about the Chinese? They just keep in silent! Watching the fiesta though. No comment.
Holding their tongue tightly. Never say ‘no” or “yes”. Maybe not yet. They are studying. That is what I thought. Their more likely to mind their own business and make the “final call” at the end of the game. The rumors said that they are waiting “the call” from their “leaders” to cast their vote! Who are their leaders? That what we have to find out!
The Bukit Selambau by-election continuously in the rhythm. The drums, trumpets and clarinets are playing the chaos melody. The political melody, which makes the Bukit Selambau residents in “dilemma”.
“Who’s the hell he or she is?”, “I never see him or her before” and “he/she is an opportunist!”.
These kinds of phrases seem familiar now among Bukit Selambau residents.
KIMMA had announced to contest the by-election. The announcement had been made in a press conference. Could they win? There could be a chance for them to get the majority? Who is their candidate? Again? I can hardly hear that name!
I heard that Dato’ Tajul was disappointed after knowing that his name was not listed among the candidate to contest the Bukit Selambau by-election. I was told that he uses “bad words” and “amok” all his followers saying that they were “not enough” doing their job to make sure that he is selected. The “AJKs” are the victims! However, some of the listed UMNO candidates were called to be interviewed.
Can you believe that more than 30 opportunist candidates from PKR are working hard to get selected representing Pakatan Rakyat? I was reported that more than 30 candidates had made their efforts to see PKR divisional leader. Lobbying their opportunity to be the next “YB” of Bukit Selambau. The most shocking is they are all Indians!
That makes the Malays from PKR start to choose a candidate among them. The rumors said that another Dr. Zamry was one of the favorites. I was told that he is the surprising candidate selected by Dato’ Seri Anwar. Dr. Zamry is well known among Bukit Selambau residents and has a good reputation. I heard that he was selected by Pak Lah to be a senator, is that true? How could it be?
The chaos has colored competition among PKR candidates to win as PR candidate. Will PAS just wait and see the fiesta? I don’t think so. I was told that Kedah’s PAS worried about the “switching” party among the PKR assemblyman.
The rumors winding so strong that make PAS worried that several PKR and DAP assemblyman lost their trust on the state government or Ustaz Azizan. I was told that PAS also have their “back up” plan for Bukit Selambau. A “bebas” candidate of course!
How about the residents’ of Bukit Selambau views? I’ve been there. Have my journey from small town to another. The Malays demand local Malay to represent their DUN. They are complaining about Indian who represented the DUN for four years while they are the majority, and their last Indian assemblyman was “caught” by low moral values!
The Indians still holding their position. They still want the “post” to be filled by their representatives. This is where the “opportunists” rise among them. The Indian sentiment is so strong among them. They have to be wise or they will break their chances. They have their advantage as Bukit Selambau was compromised to be given to Indian quota.
How about the Chinese? They just keep in silent! Watching the fiesta though. No comment.
Holding their tongue tightly. Never say ‘no” or “yes”. Maybe not yet. They are studying. That is what I thought. Their more likely to mind their own business and make the “final call” at the end of the game. The rumors said that they are waiting “the call” from their “leaders” to cast their vote! Who are their leaders? That what we have to find out!
A Brigde Too Far
by INVISIBLEWRITER001
The Prime Minister mentioned today that the government is considering building a bridge from Kota Kinabalu to Labuan. This bridge hopefully would help to spur the economy in Labuan.
Unfortunately a few days ago, the same government did say that they don’t have enough allocation to build new hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
Many Sabahan would have known how congested Queen Elizabeth Hospital is right now. The situation was made worsen when the main block was discovered to be structurally unsafe.
I think the government should look into this matter again. Hospital is one of the basic necessities that should be provided by the ruling government, and so does bridge. In this case, the ruling government has a difficult task to decide which is best for the rakyat, which I don’t think it is such a difficult decision to make.
I think the government should build a new hospital to deal with congestion at the QE Hospital.
The rakyats well being should be foremost in the government’s mind. Well, you cannot deny the fact that the state’s economy is also important.
At this point of time, I don’t think Labuan deserves a bridge. The island doesn’t have the volume, capacity or robust industry to merit a bridge. How many cars you think would cross over to the island everyday?
Labuan is nothing like Penang where the island itself is an economy on its own. Penang should be another bridge (3rd) to choke the traffic on the island. But that’s another story to tell.
What needed to be done is to boost the economy on Labuan. Once the growth on the island surpasses certain mark, then a bridge should be considered.
At the parliament last week, one of the MPs from Sabah was asking about the promised royalty from Oil & Gas business for the people of Sabah. He was wondering whether all these promises are merely gula-gula to sweeten the mind of Sabahan? Sabahan don’t need gula-gula. What they need is the real deal. I think a new hospital would be able to show to the Sabahan that the Federal Government is really serious about their well being.
I’m not sure about the halal hub in Labuan. I’m not trying to be skeptical but I have reservation about the workability of the said halal hub. I’m trying to figure out the rational to locate it in Labuan. Its mind boggling.
The government should consider establishing it in Kota Kinabalu. There are more demands there and if they decided to turn it into a regional halal hub, there are more international flights there. They won’t have problem with manpower if it is in Kota Kinabalu. Whatever it is, I hope it won’t turn into another useless ‘wheel hub’.
A hospital could well win the hearts of Sabahan. A bridge to Labuan may not be something that they really need right now. Come to think of it, only the federal government can turn this into reality. Even with enough money, I don’t think the state government can pull this off. They’re to disunite. There’re too many parties ruling the state.
I strongly believe the Sabahan deserves a new hospital. The time is now, while the ruling government still has support from Sabah. And remember, Sabah holds the key to BNs future in parliament. They Sabahan might play their trump card well this time around. There are some dissident voices among Sabahan MPs in the ruling party. It’s high time for us to listen to their predicaments, more than before.
The Prime Minister mentioned today that the government is considering building a bridge from Kota Kinabalu to Labuan. This bridge hopefully would help to spur the economy in Labuan.
Unfortunately a few days ago, the same government did say that they don’t have enough allocation to build new hospital in Kota Kinabalu.
Many Sabahan would have known how congested Queen Elizabeth Hospital is right now. The situation was made worsen when the main block was discovered to be structurally unsafe.
I think the government should look into this matter again. Hospital is one of the basic necessities that should be provided by the ruling government, and so does bridge. In this case, the ruling government has a difficult task to decide which is best for the rakyat, which I don’t think it is such a difficult decision to make.
I think the government should build a new hospital to deal with congestion at the QE Hospital.
The rakyats well being should be foremost in the government’s mind. Well, you cannot deny the fact that the state’s economy is also important.
At this point of time, I don’t think Labuan deserves a bridge. The island doesn’t have the volume, capacity or robust industry to merit a bridge. How many cars you think would cross over to the island everyday?
Labuan is nothing like Penang where the island itself is an economy on its own. Penang should be another bridge (3rd) to choke the traffic on the island. But that’s another story to tell.
What needed to be done is to boost the economy on Labuan. Once the growth on the island surpasses certain mark, then a bridge should be considered.
At the parliament last week, one of the MPs from Sabah was asking about the promised royalty from Oil & Gas business for the people of Sabah. He was wondering whether all these promises are merely gula-gula to sweeten the mind of Sabahan? Sabahan don’t need gula-gula. What they need is the real deal. I think a new hospital would be able to show to the Sabahan that the Federal Government is really serious about their well being.
I’m not sure about the halal hub in Labuan. I’m not trying to be skeptical but I have reservation about the workability of the said halal hub. I’m trying to figure out the rational to locate it in Labuan. Its mind boggling.
The government should consider establishing it in Kota Kinabalu. There are more demands there and if they decided to turn it into a regional halal hub, there are more international flights there. They won’t have problem with manpower if it is in Kota Kinabalu. Whatever it is, I hope it won’t turn into another useless ‘wheel hub’.
A hospital could well win the hearts of Sabahan. A bridge to Labuan may not be something that they really need right now. Come to think of it, only the federal government can turn this into reality. Even with enough money, I don’t think the state government can pull this off. They’re to disunite. There’re too many parties ruling the state.
I strongly believe the Sabahan deserves a new hospital. The time is now, while the ruling government still has support from Sabah. And remember, Sabah holds the key to BNs future in parliament. They Sabahan might play their trump card well this time around. There are some dissident voices among Sabahan MPs in the ruling party. It’s high time for us to listen to their predicaments, more than before.
Malaysian Healthcare
by INVISIBLEWRITER001
How far have we progressed?
Do you think we have progressed enough to be in the same league as other progressed nation?I’m actually 2 hearted in this issue. In a way we can consider ourselves as being progressed but there are other aspects that further need development.
The world can’t deny what we’ve achieved. But I realized there are a few things that we can do better.We know what need to be done and we know how to do it. But how serious are we in doing that? Many might wonder what
I’m talking about? Well…I’m talking about our healthcare. Where are we when it comes to healthcare?A millionaire once told me. If one day I were to jumped into the business realm, do consider some fool proof business provided I manage it well of course.
Healthcare is one of the businesses mentioned, for the reason people will get sick at least once in their lifestyle. In healthcare, the whole world is your market.I find a bit odd and ‘zalim’ to capitalize on someone else misery.
I don’t have the heart to ask for payment from someone who’s sick or just lost a family member.
But then again that’s the nature of healthcare business.But isn’t it healthcare supposed to be part of national agenda to provide the best healthcare at affordable price? ‘Yes’ to “provide the best healthcare” and ‘No’ to “at affordable price”. The government can provide the best healthcare at affordable price.
But unfortunately they can’t do this everywhere. The government has it owns limitation. One is financial resources. They have to priorities in other things for the rakyat. If they still need to provide this, we have to pay more on taxes.What we see today is the rakyat have to pay big sum of money for healthcare.
The arguments being, you have to pay for best service. I agree, but my argument being “at what price?” It’s pretty subjective whenever this matter comes into argument. It’ll be a never ending story. In order to settle this dispute rather amicably, the solution is to get you a health policy.But even today, health policy isn’t paying for everything.
Those days, you pay an X amount of money to get X amount of health benefits including treatment, medication and surgery. But today, with the same X amount of money you’re getting less and it’ll get lesser tomorrow.
So, at the end of the day or in the near future, X amount of money may only cover your cough drops. It’ll worth nothing and you still have to fork out a lot of money for your healthcare.So, what choice do we have?
What can the rakyat do to get the best healthcare at affordable price without putting too much burden on the government’s shoulder?
The answer is simple, take care of your health. Eat right and exercise regularly. That’s easier said for some.
But what about someone who’re not eating right and don’t exercise? Unfortunately they don’t have much choice. But one of the limited choices that we still have is to get the government to re-look into the National Health Policy, if we really do have one.
The government need to make Health Policy a compulsory. We’ll have a standard policy for everyone. In a way the healthy once are paying for the sick. But what about hospitals? This policy will have the private hospital as the main ‘benefactors’.
Since the private hospitals can’t charge a lot, the government should look into giving subsidies to them private hospitals to maintain their profit margins.There should only be one body providing this policy and it’s being monitored by an independent body.
In this situation we don’t need competition as this might lead to cartel and price increase like we see today.
There are lotsa things when we talk about healthcare. At this moment there are lotsa things that need improvement. But we can’t put everything on to government’s shoulder. The very least we can do is eat right and exercise regularly.
How far have we progressed?
Do you think we have progressed enough to be in the same league as other progressed nation?I’m actually 2 hearted in this issue. In a way we can consider ourselves as being progressed but there are other aspects that further need development.
The world can’t deny what we’ve achieved. But I realized there are a few things that we can do better.We know what need to be done and we know how to do it. But how serious are we in doing that? Many might wonder what
I’m talking about? Well…I’m talking about our healthcare. Where are we when it comes to healthcare?A millionaire once told me. If one day I were to jumped into the business realm, do consider some fool proof business provided I manage it well of course.
Healthcare is one of the businesses mentioned, for the reason people will get sick at least once in their lifestyle. In healthcare, the whole world is your market.I find a bit odd and ‘zalim’ to capitalize on someone else misery.
I don’t have the heart to ask for payment from someone who’s sick or just lost a family member.
But then again that’s the nature of healthcare business.But isn’t it healthcare supposed to be part of national agenda to provide the best healthcare at affordable price? ‘Yes’ to “provide the best healthcare” and ‘No’ to “at affordable price”. The government can provide the best healthcare at affordable price.
But unfortunately they can’t do this everywhere. The government has it owns limitation. One is financial resources. They have to priorities in other things for the rakyat. If they still need to provide this, we have to pay more on taxes.What we see today is the rakyat have to pay big sum of money for healthcare.
The arguments being, you have to pay for best service. I agree, but my argument being “at what price?” It’s pretty subjective whenever this matter comes into argument. It’ll be a never ending story. In order to settle this dispute rather amicably, the solution is to get you a health policy.But even today, health policy isn’t paying for everything.
Those days, you pay an X amount of money to get X amount of health benefits including treatment, medication and surgery. But today, with the same X amount of money you’re getting less and it’ll get lesser tomorrow.
So, at the end of the day or in the near future, X amount of money may only cover your cough drops. It’ll worth nothing and you still have to fork out a lot of money for your healthcare.So, what choice do we have?
What can the rakyat do to get the best healthcare at affordable price without putting too much burden on the government’s shoulder?
The answer is simple, take care of your health. Eat right and exercise regularly. That’s easier said for some.
But what about someone who’re not eating right and don’t exercise? Unfortunately they don’t have much choice. But one of the limited choices that we still have is to get the government to re-look into the National Health Policy, if we really do have one.
The government need to make Health Policy a compulsory. We’ll have a standard policy for everyone. In a way the healthy once are paying for the sick. But what about hospitals? This policy will have the private hospital as the main ‘benefactors’.
Since the private hospitals can’t charge a lot, the government should look into giving subsidies to them private hospitals to maintain their profit margins.There should only be one body providing this policy and it’s being monitored by an independent body.
In this situation we don’t need competition as this might lead to cartel and price increase like we see today.
There are lotsa things when we talk about healthcare. At this moment there are lotsa things that need improvement. But we can’t put everything on to government’s shoulder. The very least we can do is eat right and exercise regularly.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Coffeeshop Assembly
by INVISIBLEWRITER001
Today we see numerous Kopitiam being established. From the famous Kluang Station right up to Benta. I’m not surprised in a few years time every town in this country will have their very own Kopitiam franchise mushrooming nationwide. As u can see, coffee has been part of our culture since I can’t remember when. Like cigarettes, coffee basically puts aside ranks and beliefs.
Everyone basically enjoys the same black aromatic beverage called coffee like they enjoy a puff of smoke.In Malaysia we have our very own side walk cafes. Like those in France, they also serve coffee but instead of pastries or cakes, they serve traditional Malay and Nyonya kuihs.
Unlike Paris where you can probably see couples showing their affection towards each other publicly, here in Malaysia, what you’ll probably see are rakyats showing their affection for political party.
Like any couple hotly in love, things can get very hot in our local cafes or commonly known as ‘warung’.Warung is a hotbed for budding politicians. This is where they sharpen their oratory skill and PR. And here is where rumor mongers and small town lobbyist roam. And also a place where rakyats exchange and discuss latest gossips.Not to be outdone, the Chinese also has something similar where you have your daily dose of coffee and gossips.
Kopitiams are mushrooming throughout the country. Soon you’ll have Kopitiams from every town in the country. I’m not surprised if one fine day you’ll see Kopitiam Gua Musang, Kopitiam Sungai Siput, Kopitiam Cherok Tok Kun, Kopitiam Parit Sontor and even Kopitiam Batang Berjuntai!
Soon coffee shop, warung or kopitiam will have additional service on their ‘menu’. In not very distant future, all local coffee establishments will provide venue for the exco or State Assembly to conduct their meetings. This package will include free flow coffees served in ‘Cawan Retak Seribu’, assortments of kuih and Roti Kaya.
The former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Nizar can have his emergency meeting at any warung including, Warung Mak Limah.It seems he don’t mind any warung or coffeshop for the state assembly sitting since the state authority don’t allow them assemblymen to enter state secretariat building.
The political scenario in Perak is in shamble. The Speaker is wielding his power on every single matter. I think he’s the most powerful person in the state, more powerful than the Sultan. He should consider sacking the Sultan too.
But he must remember, he’s elected by the rakyats and rakyats never forgets. Rakyats in Perak are getting sick with these squabbles. The state is progressing nowhere. Things are getting bad economically and here we are looking at adults getting at each other’s nerves. These are supposed to be our leader.I suggest that everyone and anyone to let the Menteri Besar get on with his work in peace.
Let us rakyat be the judge. If he didn’t perform, the solution is simple, change the government come next election. If he performs and gets the support from the rakyats, it shows Perakians are sick and disgusted with the opposition’s childish act. And they should consider opening a Warung or Kopitiam to further improve their political survival.
Today we see numerous Kopitiam being established. From the famous Kluang Station right up to Benta. I’m not surprised in a few years time every town in this country will have their very own Kopitiam franchise mushrooming nationwide. As u can see, coffee has been part of our culture since I can’t remember when. Like cigarettes, coffee basically puts aside ranks and beliefs.
Everyone basically enjoys the same black aromatic beverage called coffee like they enjoy a puff of smoke.In Malaysia we have our very own side walk cafes. Like those in France, they also serve coffee but instead of pastries or cakes, they serve traditional Malay and Nyonya kuihs.
Unlike Paris where you can probably see couples showing their affection towards each other publicly, here in Malaysia, what you’ll probably see are rakyats showing their affection for political party.
Like any couple hotly in love, things can get very hot in our local cafes or commonly known as ‘warung’.Warung is a hotbed for budding politicians. This is where they sharpen their oratory skill and PR. And here is where rumor mongers and small town lobbyist roam. And also a place where rakyats exchange and discuss latest gossips.Not to be outdone, the Chinese also has something similar where you have your daily dose of coffee and gossips.
Kopitiams are mushrooming throughout the country. Soon you’ll have Kopitiams from every town in the country. I’m not surprised if one fine day you’ll see Kopitiam Gua Musang, Kopitiam Sungai Siput, Kopitiam Cherok Tok Kun, Kopitiam Parit Sontor and even Kopitiam Batang Berjuntai!
Soon coffee shop, warung or kopitiam will have additional service on their ‘menu’. In not very distant future, all local coffee establishments will provide venue for the exco or State Assembly to conduct their meetings. This package will include free flow coffees served in ‘Cawan Retak Seribu’, assortments of kuih and Roti Kaya.
The former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Nizar can have his emergency meeting at any warung including, Warung Mak Limah.It seems he don’t mind any warung or coffeshop for the state assembly sitting since the state authority don’t allow them assemblymen to enter state secretariat building.
The political scenario in Perak is in shamble. The Speaker is wielding his power on every single matter. I think he’s the most powerful person in the state, more powerful than the Sultan. He should consider sacking the Sultan too.
But he must remember, he’s elected by the rakyats and rakyats never forgets. Rakyats in Perak are getting sick with these squabbles. The state is progressing nowhere. Things are getting bad economically and here we are looking at adults getting at each other’s nerves. These are supposed to be our leader.I suggest that everyone and anyone to let the Menteri Besar get on with his work in peace.
Let us rakyat be the judge. If he didn’t perform, the solution is simple, change the government come next election. If he performs and gets the support from the rakyats, it shows Perakians are sick and disgusted with the opposition’s childish act. And they should consider opening a Warung or Kopitiam to further improve their political survival.
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