Is there too much to gain from politics?

In the old days, being involved in politics is like a sacrifice. It is a way of contributing to the society without expecting to get something back in return; but for the satisfaction that the society that houses you is being taken care of.

Nowadays that’s not the case and everyone knows it. You gain so much from politics that to enter into politics is to enter into the world of the elitists..

That is not good for the country. It is not just a problem in Malaysia , we hear things like Palin abusing her power to do this and that, or that McCain has a lot of properties, or the corruptions in Indonesia and Thailand and the disparaging social gap between the political elite and the mass commoners in Turkey .

However, focusing in on Malaysia, the stakes are quite high. The gains blind these political animals which results to an undesired racial tension and social ignorance.

Malaysians are smart enough to know and avoid any racial disparities. However these politicians play upon it like it is the crux of the whole nation, disregarding the issues of economy and social well being.

Comes the question, is there too much to gain from politics? Shouldn’t we change that?

The answer to both questions is, yes.

There is too much to gain from politics. What blinds these political animals is the fact that remaining in politics would ensure their luxurious lifestyle, feed their political ideologies (hardly any true ideologies but the idea of cash in pocket), and determine their control over the commoners and so on so forth.

If it is not due to these gains, petty issues like the signboards, UiTM quota and the appointment of a Chinese as the acting GM of PKNS (or some high ranking post - note I highlighted ‘acting’) would not be blown out of proportions. Same goes for the Azan issue, the dog food issue, the pig farm and those that are within the same time frame (sama waktu dengannya).

Why would it matter much if the signboards are in Malay, Chinese, Indian, Jawi and what not? If living in Malaysia for 51 years does not enable you to speak and read Malay then that is the more disturbing problem. Then again DAP are telling us that the signboards are to accommodate the tourists - so they say (understandably so, because it is already a world heritage site). But I can’t help but feel that there is also a political mileage in extracting those signboards and also for those opposing it.

In the case of PKNS, the appointment made by Tan Sri Khalid is only temporary in nature. I’ve known of Tan Sri Khalid since his days in PNB and Kontena Nasional; he won’t do things just for the heck of it. He thinks through everything and studies every course of action. What is the issue here anyway? What does the dictionaries define ‘temporary’ again?

So, if we Malay (read: UMNO) cannot accept a Chinese taking care of the welfare of the Malays, even though they have been forced to accept us taking care of theirs, is that fair? I’m not propagating that they should, Malays are still the majority so it is only all and well if Malays are still at the top, but why get so riled up for something that is temporary?

After living in this country for 51 years, I am quite appalled by our inability to trust and accept each other in a mutual and respectful manner.

I come to the conclusion that it is because everything in Malaysia is politicable (my own word). Everything can be politicized to maintain their political mileage and political livelihood, in the expense of the people themselves.

Some falls prey by the acts of these political animals too! They get sucked in and act in accordance with the reactions that these politicians (read: UMNO) expect and promote. Hence, the UiTM students, the Malays in rural areas and even PAS! Their main line of attack is the media (read: Utusan).

Because there is so much to gain politically, every issue is blown up to show solidarity from among their supporters, or would be supporters (or I’d rather call them, those who are blindly cheated) of their hate crime. In the end, they would get back onto their posh horse and ride off to the sunset while the people behind them kill each other for no reason at all.

They are happy with what their doing, but are we? Are we a willing victim in this hate crime? Are we mere chauffeurs of their luxury cars? (A metaphor: we are mere drivers for their political gain).

I think we should make the politicians fall back to their root. Politicians serve the people. Servants are not supposed to be better off than their masters. We, the people of a democratic state, are the masters. Politicians are not supposed to stand to gain so much from being servants of the people.

I’m sure if everyone knows where they actually stand, then there won’t be much corruption and there won’t be so much fire in a small kitchen (again a lousy metaphor: small issues turned big). But that’s only wishful thinking isn’t it?

Peace :)

Malaysia Is A Country With No Citizenship...Right?

Life is great when we have the chance to eat a lot of stuff for free. Since Saturday, I’ve been to no less than 5 open houses. The last being today, during lunch, which was probably the most different and though not big at all (as it was intended for the host’s office mates, me included) it offers the best culinary cuisine.

It was a Deepavali small gathering which serves Indian food, at its best. I’m so full right now that the best thing I can hope for right now is a bed and pillows, turn on the fan directly to me, a blanket and I would be somewhere between heaven and earth.

It’s great to live in Malaysia with so many diverse cultures and all; I get a taste of everything from Ketupat to Tandoori. Without having to pay expensively for it!

This shows one point; racial tension? Blaaah! Where got one. Hindraf can do what they want and fight whatever they want to for, for all I care, but in the end it’s their right. Why ban it? If we can rally to have the US not to get involved in this country and create tensions with other countries, then what is Hindraf’s fault?

Social contract is another issue worth mentioning when we’re talking about multi-cultures. I have always seen this social contract as something which is known. I thought everyone knew it as well. I don’t know what the real fundamentals of such contract are, but as a layperson, I would say it is fairness.

However, the contract which unifies the people 50 years ago might not be relevant at all nowadays. I’m not saying it does not exist, it does. It is perfect then, that the contract was made in a way to accommodate the needs of each race.

The Indian and Chinese were brought to Malaya by the Brits, and end up staying here for good as they probably didn’t have anywhere else to go then.

The Malays were the hosts (though arguably the orang asli are the real hosts) and as we do not have certain expertise, we somewhat relied on the Chinese and Indians for their know-how. Thus this great nation is born.

I don’t think anyone nowadays questions whether or not anyone deserves the right to be here (because if it is so, then the orang asli has probably the greatest argument). Everyone born after 1957 is a Malaysian. Most of us nowadays are the ones who were born after 1957. Do we not have citizenship?

A colleague brought to my attention a comment made on some website that Malaysia is a great country where our government does not recognize our own citizenship. When we fight as Malaysians we are worryingly faulted. No such thing as Malaysians they say. It is Malay, Chinese or Indian. Malaysian it seems is not a recognized entity.

If it recognized, then why the hell are we branded as insults when we fight for a Malaysian Malaysia? Why are certain quarters deemed immigrants ('pendatang')?

This brings me back to the open house I just went to. It is not written in any contract that when I go to an Indian house I should expect to eat Indian food. When I go to a Malay house, I should expect to eat Malay food. However, I know that when I go to an open house, I can expect food.. I don’t care if the Malay cooks Indian food or the Indian cooks Malay food. Food is food which we can enjoy regardless.

Similarly, when I live in Malaysia, I don’t expect my Chinese friends to give me special treatment because I’m Malay, or that I should treat my Chinese friends better because they are the minority. I work for myself and my family, and some portion of it goes to the society. The same goes for my Chinese friend I suppose.

Malaysians are Malaysians. After 51 years of independence I would expect nothing less from everyone in Malaysia. I cannot argue that my fore fathers are direct descendants of this country because my Grandma is Chinese at birth (however she was taken care of by Malays since she was a tot). However, I just accept that I am a Malaysian and that’s all I care. I know my Chinese friend is Malaysian and that’s all I care. Same goes to my Indian friends.

I want Malays to succeed but not in the colonial style where we rob others of their rights as well. Yes, Malays are the fore bearers of this country, we were here first (again orang asli has a big say on this), we fought off many colonial powers (not really, we didn’t have a real grip on this land until 1957) and we ‘give’ the others their share of the land.

But those ‘others’ were also the ones that built KLCC, the North-South Highway, Sepang International Circuit, KLIA and all. That’s the Malaysia I see now. Not the swampy, wooden housed, forestry Malaysia of old.

I’m not fond of fighting for a race--Religion is of course another matter (and that’s why I still have a soft spot for YB Zul Nordin!). If Malays can learn to be more like the Chinese I’m sure we’d be better off financially. If Chinese would learn to be more like Malays I’m sure they’d be more eloquent (I admit, Malays can really talk - that’s why this country is full of speakers and not many doers). So if we are Malaysian, we might well be a bunch of eloquent better off individuals.

Just a thought.

Peace :)

Of Eurocopters, Empty Promises & Salaries the Malaysiakini

There's some good news in recent weeks. The Eurocopter deal has been ditched. Good. Ridiculous isn't it, buying 12 Eurocopters for $2billion when Brazil bought much more for much less - the same brand helicopter too!

Of course the reason given was that it was too expensive for times like this. The economy doesn't look good and we don't have $2billion to squander. Or another way to look at it is: the deal have been so highly scrutinized that it's not worth the abundance of 'commission' money - the premiership is far more important.

I'm not blaming anyone of being anything (corrupt, thieving, inconsiderate, greedy), it's just that I'm not that blind either. Why can Brazil buy it cheaper for more? Why don't they consider other tenders first? Why make a deal so sudden that the ink probably haven't even dried yet.

These are merely logical and legitimate questions right?

Apart from that the government has already announced that the price of goods will be reduced, with the hypermarkets getting the ball rolling. However the price of petrol, despite the global price going down to as much as a measly $62 per barrel last week would only go down not more than 15cent.

To that I believe we have been duped. Shahrir had explicitly said that if the price go down to $72, the petrol price might go down to RM1.90 like before. The word 'might' would suggest, probability. But with the price going way down than the extimated amount, the word 'might' sounds more like should have! Hmmmm...Now he says the price can't go down too much as it may surprise some and the petrol stations would suffer unbearable losses.

Wow, so heartfelt and kind. Such act of kindness and care deserves to be in the Book of World's Most Undoubted Dumbass. As a government body, his words and act seems to suggest that pleasing the money making machine that is the petrol stations are far more important than pleasing the people that elected them. When the petrol price "had" to be increased, the people were not considered. Now that it is experiencing the inevitable reduction, still we are not considered.



Pengguna bijak. Faedahnya banyak. Tapi if menteri kurang bijak tak guna gak! - my words



We don't want everything cheap, if it is not deserved. But it is highly deserved because the global price is getting cheaper! Government logic - Global price high, local price must be high, global price cheap, local price should please money makers (but not the consumers).

We the people are not earning a lot of money. But the government doesn't help with such corporate pleasing, people ignorant policies. They should find a balance between the two. Their acts are quite the contrary.

Before, I wrote something about Petronas and their likely end of year bonus. One commentor said something, to which I agree with (even though the comment is rather off of what I wrote about).

So anyway, here's the part I meant: "The question is what else people want from PETRONAS. PETRONAS belongs to government and at same time need to compete with other Oil & Gas giant. You know how much other Oil and Gas company (Shell, Exxon Mobil, CoP) income......So PETRONAS staff doing highly technical work and still paid less compared to the rest."

The last part which says that the staff are less paid compared to the rest. Yes, we Malaysians are under paid. A fresh degree graduate in the middle east could fetch as much as $7,000 monthly salary (An Arab friend who was previously attached at my work place told me). Here, that's the salary of a manager who have worked his socks off for 8 years. Why waste 8 years of your life trying to reach that point when you can get it at the middle east for 7 years less? Imagine what they can get after 8 years!



Nothing beats war torn middle eastern countries full of oil mongering sheihks that pays good money does it?



That's the problem I believe. The government is trying to lure the foreign investors into Malaysia with good enough employee expertise and cheap labour but costing Malaysians to suffer from lower income. We don't need to even wonder why we are losing talents. Even Dr.M said something about this before, saying that the government strategy is not working and that local talents are loss.

Everyday I hear either my relative or friend (family friend and so on) getting job offers in the Middle East, and not many of them are rejecting! I never question their loyalty to Malaysia, but I question the government's loyalty to the Malaysians. These people are merely doing what's best for their family, and Malaysia doesn't provide the best of opportunities.

What's hapening is that we are losing expertise and talents. That much we know, with the oil & gas industry more lucrative in the middle east, the legal fraternity less constraining and paying more in the UK, and also our medical practitioners getting more satisfaction for their hard work in terms of income in other parts of the world, again mostly in UK.

Now, not only are we losing expertise, but the outflow of foreign investors are also quite disturbing. The government announced that the inflow this year is quite impressive, but they also said the outflow is of record high. So we are losing investors and talents? Where's the gain?

Remember how the government said our economic fundamentals are strong and we will ultimately ride off the global economic crisis? Well, then they said that the Eurocopter deal should not follow through because of the tough economic situation, the outflow of investors are high, the oil & gas industries are suffering, not to mention that the share market are below the safe and secure 1,000 point index. Hmm, are we that secure? And these are merely the ones we have knowledge of!

All in all, the next election looks good for the opposition if they keep working hard in their already acquired states and the government keep up their horrible, money oriented, people ignorant ways. If only the government actually realises this and change their ways. I don't need to hate them as much.

Peace :)

Where Are Your Focus Mr.Ministers?

Our economy is on the edge of a cliff. It is neither falling nor standing strong. It is teetering towards the fall though. Simply because we are export based nation, and our biggest business partners are in the verge of recession - this is worrying.

Now the crude oil prices are dropping and also our best export which is crude palm oil. Both are dropping like flies. In the case of crude palm oil, it has already dropped by 100% in price - these are our main sources of income.

Where do we get our money from then?

We are also wasting our money in terms of reserve energy. It seems we have 40% reserve, whilst country like Japan only has a single digit percentage. So that’s why TNB are paying more to the IPPs. This, of course, is according to the Minister’s report.

Furthermore with so many mega projects and billion dollars worth of development projects, we are scraping for funds from an empty (or emptying) barrel.

At times like this, I hate to admit, but I agree with Dr.M. He has a point when he says the Malaysian economy might well get caught in the global economic crisis eventually. We’re not there yet.. We don’t even understand what’s going on, so we don’t actually know what to expect.

However, our government and Ministers are too busy bickering over little stuffs like the party election, about strengthening the party, about Ministerial positions and party positions, they forgot about the people. Race is an issue that could disunite; economy is matter that could make us suffer a slow and painful death.

Our opposition parties are too busy defending themselves against accusations, discussing the detentions and media freedom/ responsibility and all. It is not that these are all bad things, but the focus and priority should be determined. The economy strikes the chord of all the people in the nation, while the rests are minor.

Pakatan yesterday released their thoughts in a 20 page report, not as an alternative to the current outdated budget, but as an opinion on how it could be further enhanced to meet with current economic developments.

What the government can do is study the report, discuss with the opposition in a bi-partisan manner and tweak what needs to be tweaked.

I’m sure budget 2009 has its pros, but it cannot be free from any cons. Budget 2009 was made a couple of months ago before the economic crisis really sets in to the global arena. It was made before the US really felt the pinch of bad debts and the European countries' meddling in the banking sector.

Where does that leave Budget 2009? Is it wrong to consider it outdated? When it was released, our oil export was priced at about $100. Now it is a meager $70. A drop of $30 per barrel which would leave our income to drop by $30 for every 1 of the 250,000 that we export daily (I can’t quite remember the figure - correct me if I’m wrong).

Let’s say if that figure is correct, then where’s the balance fund for the 2009 budget? How do they compensate for the balance which was not calculated prior to the drop in oil prices?

I personally, would like the government to get past this phase of wanting to ascertain who is the premier, when and how. I would like Tan Sri Muhyiddin to just remain quite for awhile and let the premier do his job, while he is at it. I want Najib to explain the real situation instead of letting the ego rule the day. Since Abdullah is bad with the economy anyway, let him focus on the impossible reforms. At least he’s not idly swinging his feet on the high chair reminiscing his days as the premier.

As for the rest of the Ministers, focus on the task at hand. Shabery, stop talking and start re-branding RTM, it’s horrible. Shahrir, you should go back to basics on the economy and not panic every time prices go up or down. When you say you want to do things for the people, act like it. Syed Hamid, you’re a lost cause - arresting a 6 year old child, shameful, utterly shameful. Mohd Mohd Taib, what is he doing?

Peace :)

Me, Being Cranky on Reports

Using my EPF money to generate whatever the hell you want to do? No!!!!!! RM5billion may not sound a lot to an American or European nation, but it's a hell lot of money for Malaysia.

Touch that money now and we can expect more 'using the EPF to save our economy' policy in the years to come. In fact, they'll use it to bail out certain 'important' companies, in other words, "my son's failed company and his uncle's nephews failed project". --this is just a prediction but hopefully it's not the case.

Now on another issue. Petrol price. It's been going down like a dead squirrel on a tree shot down by a hunter. But our petrol price have been going down like a fallen leave in fall. Why?

That's why, you don't raise petrol price like crazy during a time when the economists weren't sure why the petrol price was rising like hell. Now you get prices of other stuffs on a high and the suppliers refuse to bring it down. Shahrir said, it will take 3-4 months for prices to go down --but then it took 1 week for it to rise.

This only proves one thing, this guy is not smart enough to be the Minister. He panicked, we suffer.

On a related note. One Deputy Minister was asked why the food in LCCT was high going by the complaint by some people. He answered, "it's cheap! You can get RM1 for roti canai and RM1.20 for teh tarik. Where else can you get that kind of price?". What? Have you been to any normal kedai kopi? That's not that cheap...dumbass.

Yup going by reports only. No analysis or anything. Just spiteful comments.

Moving on.

It seems there's a war of words between Dr.M and Abdullah. You know why there's such a thing? Because both are too old!

That's why we shouldn't have too old of an individual at the top. They'll be like, "those parliamentarians are running around parliament after hearing bells. Back in my time, we walked with dignity and head held high. No running-running...That lady is wearing to bright a color. During my time, all ladies wore plain and calm colors. Kids these days...uhuk uhuk!"

Americans, if you don't want things like this to happen to your country, elect Obama. McCain is like 72. He'll be cranky as hell (Chedet) and he's going to sleep a lot (Abdullah). You don't want your no.1 man sleeping in official functions and be cranky and yelling at everyone when things doesn't go his way. Believe me, you don't.

Shah Rukh Khan will be coming to Malaysia to receive his reward by the way. That soothes our discontent doesn't it? Nope! Dumbasses giving awards to actors from another country - supposedly for boosting our tourism.

Then you should give thanks to the director and the whole crew of that movie as well! While you're at it, I heard Rani Mukherjee's coming to film a movie. Expect another pile of Datukship to be thrown around.

It also seems to me that every other issue that grabs headlines and incurs the wrath of the public are unimportant issues to be discussed in parliament. Every motion gets struck off by the speaker. There's the HINDRAF ban, the use of ISA, the appointment of Zaki...none are deemed important enough. What is?

Haih Malaysia ku tercinta...fun duduk sini, but tak fun tengok berita.

This is the most stupidest move by Syed Hamid as reported by The Star: "On whether Malaysiakini’s apology was enough, Syed Hamid replied: “They put in a false report and then apologise for it, that’s not good." Tahniah! finally he gets what we've been saying. Dumbass.

Peace :)

In Support of Teresa in the Name of Ethics

I'm writing because throughout this blogging world, views could go one way or the other. For example, Rocky wants fair governance - I know he is a very neutral blogger and only wants what's good for the country. He puts his support for the opposition but won't mind attacking them once in a while if they've done wrong. I respect that as I am also trying to do that (but I've focused on the government's faults - as there are too much of it!)

Also, because he likes things to be fair, he supports Utusan and opposes Teresa in the suit - in the name of freedom of the press. He also supports Cheras UMNO for their fund raising. To both of these, I have to disagree (respectfully).

It is not that I don't believe in freedom of the press. I do. I disagree with some of the DAP leaders that says, there should freedom of press but with limitations. 'Limitations' is not a good word to use in this instance because freedom means, freedom.

As the opposition on so many occasions rally for the freedom of press, that statement alone shows their inability to digest things when things don't go their way. But I think on this occasion, it is not the truth that hurts, it is the lies.

So on that note, I believe that there should freedom of press, but it should remain ethical. Ethical writing leads to a better governance. If it is freedom without any ethical standards, then that's just wrong. Like giving your child some freedom, but does not set a standard of ethics for him/her to follow. You get a spoilt, immoral child. Same goes with the press.

Though generally I do not want members of the press to be sued and brought to court for their writing, I similarly do not want the members of the press to cause other people to suffer that very fate. They should be responsible in their writing and be bold enough to suffer the consequences.

Are these media bunch a privileged bunch? I believe they are, but with limitations (yes restriction here would be appropriate). In Rocky's blog, he posted a letter by Mansor Bin Puteh, questioning DAP's action. One of his argument is that if members of parliament are given privilege in parliament then why not the same 'immunity' be given to others 'since they are also in the business, just to be fair and liberal'.

First of all, the immunity of the parliamentarians are prescribed by law. Like any country in the world, we are subjected to the rule of laws. Those parliamentarians are given the benefit of immunity in order to encourage better debate and to rid themselves of any doubt in performing their duty. Without that immunity, they would not be able to do their job well. They know who they are, and who they are speaking to, there should not be any problem.

Unlike press or the public itself, we can do without immunity because we must always hold ourself responsible. If immunity is given, things would flare up without anyone knowing who is responsible for what. End up, the rule of law which we support would be neglected and redundant.

I support the civil suit against Utusan because it is a cause for defence. It is not an offensive use of a civil suit. Everyone also has the right to defend themselves, much like every reporter and member of the press have the freedom to write.

If Teresa does not defend herself many things would be left dead. She has already suffered as a result of such unintelligible writing. 7 days under ISA, suffering mental hardship and physical constraint is a lot to bear. Sure some have suffered more, but why shoud anyone suffer such fate in the first place?

It is a form of detterant for other members of the press to be more ethical and responsible in their writing. Are we supporting rumours? Even in Islam, rumours such as Zaini Hassan's writing would not be permissable. Rasulullah s.a.w. does not condone rumour even in the slightest form. Those who accuse a women of zina would suffer the punishment of hudud. Though no zina occured here, the keyword here is 'accuse'.

Teresa would be smart to ask for exemplary damages so that her stand is made known, and others would be smart to learn. Much like we do not want other people to steal, we punish those who do heavily. We do not support accusations to fester in the public domain to the point that no life is safe from accusations. Considering that our government acts upon media reports, whether true or untrue, we could be forgiven to think that other such baseless accusations from the media could cause another individual to suffer the undesired fate as Teresa's.

I read in the same letter to Rocky, that Utusan has already apologised. Sure apology goes a long way to make someone feel better. But what about the hardship that has already been endured and the hardship she would suffer later?

They are already attacking her mercilessly as it is. What if because of this, she doesn't win the next election? Her political career goes down the drain. If her mother who is already old, would become distressed. Or that Teresa herself would suffer mentally. It is good thing that Teresa is as strong as she is, but what if it happens to other individuals who are less of a character? Allowing the press to continue with it's freedom unchecked, unethical and immoral would be like allowing a disease to spread.

That is not what media freedom is all about.

I'm all for media freedom. I'm all for the media to be balanced and unbiased. But I'm also all for the media to be ethical and responsible. Report on what they know, in which they have a good reliable source and evidence to prove. Not things that are based on hearsay.

I respect Rocky and his view, and also the view of some of the others which he mentioned, however I cannot agree this time. Lately I've been seen as an ardent supporter of Teresa, but it is not because I am, it is because I would like to support the truth and oppose the lies.

I am taught of the principle of 'amr maa'ruf nahi mungkar - propogate the right and oppose the evil. The suit may not be a form of propogation of the right, but it goes a long way to teach others to do just that.

Peace :)

*I think RM30million is quite excessive. I'm also against over zealous suing much like Teresa's.

Of Chamil Wariya, Utusan and Bigfoot the Malaysiakini

Chamil Wariya. I've read his book before. His biography of Najib; on Najib's rise in politics from the tender age of 22 till now.

Chamil Wariya, indeed from reading that book alone I can summarise: he is one ass kisser of the powers that be. I'm not surprised if he had written that short story depicting a certain chinese politician. Apparently in the story, this "pro-chinese" politician got shot in the end and it was done for the sake of social harmony.

Now since when is killing an unarmed person in public an act of heroism? Have the Utusan people lost it's mind? That's an act of cowardice because that murderer did the killing discreetly and that person only gave his stand after his death (through that little note he carried).

Let's not look at the short story as one that carries thinly veiled threat towards Teresa Kok (this will be dealt with later). Let's look at it as a short story.

"fiction is not my strongest point. I'd rather do suck up biography...it's easier and less controversial" - not his actual words.

I'm not a fan of Utusan. I don't read Utusan. I know for a fact that Utusan's
writing is extremely bias and are quite boring. Simply dull I might say. So I, without reading the short story, know that it is boring. Much like the book I read written by the same author.

First of all, whose the hero in that story? If it is that murderer, then sadly the short story was so very poorly written. No character build-up, nothing. The hero suddenly appears out of nowhere and died a hero.

Now murder; an act of heroism? Since when? Utusan is no longer safe for children to read. In magazine stalls, it should be kept under the counter together with Playboy magazine. In MPH it can be arranged at the science fiction for adult section. It's rating should be 18SG - not suitable for kids.

In fact the story kind of justifies the Columbine killing (the mass murder in Columbine High School in the US). That killing was done by 2 weak high school kids who are apparently constantly bullied. They killed in order to teach bullies a lesson. A just cause in their own mind. Much like the murderer in Chamil Wariya's short story.

Now without making reference to Teresa, is the article a good article to publish in a national media? Any third grade book editor knows that the story does not cut it. In fact, the publishing of this article seems to suggest that banning other articles, movies, books, stories which contradicts the normal ideologies of human belief are not justifiable.

Why? Simply because, killing an MP to assure societal harmonization contradicts normal ideologies of human belief. It is an act of a terrorism. Terrorism which this country so profoundly opposes. Thus, other books that suggest certain things which goes against our belief, which promotes immorality and extreme ideologies are permissible - is it?

Now does the short story intend to depict a human being? Is it that fictional? Those who argue it is, and that it should be seen only as so, is either too blind to see or to stupid to deduce.

Is the writer that innocent? Why was the short story published? Easy, the publisher is the spin doctor of the current domineering government, and the writer is a major ass kisser of that same entity. Put two and two together and you cannot but reason out that the article depicts Teresa Kok.

With the multi million ringgit lawsuit brought against them. With the racist issue hot on the lips of so many of their pay master. With the public perception so low against them, but for the hardcore unintellectual some who just simply ignore current developments and undeniable rasicm played out by some of those in power.

Are we at fault to link the two? The Kinabatangan MP may think that it is only a fictional story which does not concern real life. But what if we start drawing a bigfoot, place that bigfoot somewhere in Kinabatangan and then draw the bigfoot getting shot in the head. Put that "fictional" comic in one of the mainstream newspaper and let's see his response.

"Yes, I know him. That MP is my brother's uncle nephew pakcik sebelah isteri punya nenek punya ayah belah cucu kedua..." - this Bigfoot may have actually said this fictionally.





Not only is this hostile attitude towards Teresa Kok is getting out of hand, it is getting stupid. She won the most majority in all of the country. She must be doing something right in her constituency. She retained that seat so easily. That majority doesn't just come from the non-Malays, I'm sure of this.

Teresa Kok has been defended by those associated with her 'scandals', the apparent targets of her supposed pro-Chinese, anti-Islam acts -- the mosques, the people in the Puchong area, the Minister that reviewed the jail food. But again, Utusan and some in UMNO fails to understand. Cheras UMNO for one is being quite condescending with their fund raising. To name it tabung azan too.

As a Malay and a practising Muslim, I can say that all these acts goes against the principle of being a good Muslim. The act of patronizing persons of other ethnicity does not bode well with the religion of Islam. It's shameful in fact.

Yes I do not know Teresa personally. DAP sometimes do certain acts which I refuse to condone. I do want to protect my own race. But I refuse to be as overzealously neglectful and as unashamed as these so-called Malay protector.

Peace :)

I'm Not Ready To Have Them As Leaders

First of all, Najib is full of flaws. He has some unanswered questions about himself, and these questions are really scary considering he is our would-be Prime Minister-Provided he doesn't suddenly die within the next 6 months. Hoping that doesn't happen (hey I'm a human being and I still believe that everyone has a chance to redeem himself and repent if needed).

What are the flaws? Aplenty!!

I don't really need to state them really because I think everyone knows about them, but that would make my entry very short, so I would highlight the ones I remember anyway (Haha).

The biggest would be the Mongolian model murder issue. Yes, no direct evidences are available to implicate him with the murder. However there are other overwhelming evidences which needs clarification. The latest would be the SMS between him and Dato' Shafi'e.

He reminds me of 2 highly influential individual. But not on their good sides.

President Clinton was a man that brought many promises-indeed he was a good President. But every man undoubtedly has their own flaws. With Clinton it's either the bombing in Iraq, which was uncalled for and also the Monica Lewinsky scandal in which he vehemently denied only to admit to it later on.

Okay, with Najib, though there are no direct evidence of him being involved with the bombing of the Mongolian model, his name cannot be that far away from the controversy.

The guy on trial is his former political secretary and also the two associates are his former aide de camp. How can he not be in the realm of suspicion? Maybe he's not involved. Hoping he's not because, with him looking to become our next PM, we don't want anyone scandalous now do we?

But he has to answer these suspicions with facts, numbers (if need be) and the legal defense. Simply swearing gets you nowhere.

His reply on the SMS issue is raising further doubt. He says, it does not matter, as long as it does not prove abuse of power so what's the issue. Owh really? Owwhhhh Rrreeaaalllyyy?

So that explains a lot. You can do something wrong, maneuver around the legal impediments and voila! You get a right out of a wrong. That's why our leaders get away with a lot of things.

You can buy submarines and tag the excessive payment as 'commission' and you get a valid income. You can appoint someone as your underline, he do bad for your benefit (without you being involved directly) and that's legal. If you benefit without abusing your power (but a closer look reveals that you are abusing), it's okay.

At least with Clinton he admitted to his scandal. Then not long after he resigns. With Najib, if you didn't do it, defend yourself in the most proper manner. We won't be grilling you as hard as this if you can prove yourself. How can it be brushed off so easily?

Another similarity is with George W. Bush. George Bush is and has always had a shady background. He is involved in so many oil scandals before and after his presidency that his ability to retain his Presidency in 2004 is nothing short of magical. And now the Americans regret having him as a President. We don't want a Bush in Malaysia now do we? Come clean or be gone. America is in a sad state of affairs because of guys like that.

It's not fair equating Najib to two US President. But the similarities are there. Not talking in terms of their leadership skills of course. Najib is still unproven on that point. But the scandalous aspect is there to be seen. It's either a sad end for him (like Clinton) or a sad outcome for Malaysia (like Bush).

Moving on to Muhyiddin. All these that's going on in Malaysia this past few months seems to prove that Muhyiddin is nothing but an opportunist and a highly devious character. After the election he asked Abdullah to step down, fair game, everbody else was doing it.

Then there was no response and he started finding alternatives. He got to talking with Mahathir and Tengku. Speculations are rife with regards to his association. Abdullah submits and quicken his transition and delays the party election. Only then Muhyiddin came to his defense sensing that Abdullah will step down.

Later Najib announce his stand to become the PM, and Muhyiddin announced his deputy presidency stand. Muhyiddin I guess was waiting on the sides, ruffled a few feathers, played with the mind of his boss and later came out from behind the trees and played his winning hand. He gunned down both Ku Li and Abdullah.

Scary, the thought that these guys would do anything to get what they want.

On another sour idiotic note, those vying for the vice presidency and deputy presidency who are just no making the cut are appealing to the divisions to let the game be fair. They want the divisions to nominate all of them to the point of eligibility so that the party election would be fair and competitive.

Months ago when Ku Li suggested that they do away with the nomination quota no one backed him up (except of course Muhyiddin and Rais Yatim). Now, even the likes of Mohd Mohd Taib is appealing along the same line, but not actually suggesting that the quota be struck off.

If you appeal that the election be more competitive that the people nominate them not because they believe you are eligible but more because it should be competitive and fair, might as well they ask the quota system to be strucked off. I think these people are just going for the big post because they saw an opportunity but didn't ponder the result. Sad really. Dumbasses.

If these are our future leaders, then I'm afraid. I'm very afraid.

Peace :)

Of Mahathir and his Crazy Endorsement Scheme the Malaysiakini

Mahathirsm is back! Healthier than ever. This man epitomises dictatorship and politicking. Seriously how grand a plan he has to make happen whatever he wants.

First there's the history: PAS demolition, sodomy 1, judiciary intervention by executive in a supposedly democratic (hence separation of powers) country, tight hold on a Anti-Corruption Agency which is supposed to eradicate corruption on whomsoever is found to be corrupt and the media unindependentness (not a word) and biasness.

Now, even with seemingly limited influence and no power in the administration of the government, he has single handedly brought down his hand-picked successor just as he brought down his Deputy in 1998. Bravo old man, you still have it in you.

First he thought Abdullah is the right man for the job; this thought-to-be innocent government worker for life, who before this was over looked for the fact that he was the Home Minister that used the ISA to detained many Malaysians involved in anti-establishment acts.

Then Mahathir regrets. He regrets hand-picking this man because he saw his influence wane somewhat. He saw his projects falter and his vision of Mahathir-Malaysia going down the drain. He saw, reforms being 'planned'. Reform is a slap on this guy's face because reforms indicates, his perfect legacy of success in Malaysia is not perfect after all.

In fact he knew it wasn't perfect. People have told him many times before: You breed cronyism, you corrupt the judiciary, you intervene in institutions you are not supposed to intervene, you are sacrificing the education to raise zombies and yes mans, you ignore the rural folks, you do this and that (negative). These comments bleeds his ears thus he shuts these critics up.

The harshes critic which he failed to shut is Abdullah, but that only happened later. Through the promise of reforms, Mahathir is seen to be corrupt in the public eye. If not him then it is his skidmarks. What he left behind, his legacy.

At the time he planned his retirement, Mahathir had no one to choose from. His best worker was jailed by his own doing. The only other person is Najib who was young and had not done anything during his tenure in the many posts he held. So he had to go with Abdullah.

Then Najib turns his back on Mahathir. Ignoring his pleas to step up his own efforts to bring down Abdullah. Najib as usual, followed his superior,not wanting to take risks so as not to jeopardise his slow but sure rise in government.

Mahathir began his freaking crazy and non-sensical endorsement scheme. He endorses everyone who even says a word of discontent towards Abdullah. Muhyiddin was his pick, Rais Yatim and also Ku Li his former nemesis turned pawn. Heck if Tsu Koon were Malay and in UMNO Mahathir would have endorsed him.

His efforts and endorse crazy attitude, though at first seemed like a senile old grumpy man trying to shoot like crazy, was in fact a plan to destablize the mentality and loyalty of Najib. With Mahathir having a big influence in UMNO still, Najib knows it is Mahathir whom he has to please.

The only problem with Mahathir endorsing the other candidates is that the other candidates were too afraid to challenge for the top post. Najib does not feel threatened. But with Mahathir openly endorsing the Ku Li-Muhyiddin team at one point in time, Najib knows a challenge is at hand. Ku Li have always stated his intention to fight for the top post. Najib felt threatened.

Najib talked to Pak Lah, and now Pak Lah wants to retire. Probably he knows that with Najib not backing him up, or unable to back him up, his days are numbered..

Mahathir won.

Now he endorses Najib and Muhyiddin as the top two in the country. Just months ago he said Najib was not fit to be the Prime Minister. Even saying Rais Yatim is the better candidate. Just months ago he said Muhyiddin is the best, and now he only puts him second best. He endorsed Ku Li before, and now doesn't even consider his existence. Sorry Ku Li, you've been punk'd!

Mahathir have always vacated that seat for Najib after all. It is Abdullah's reform that side tracked him a little. His grand plan of Mahathir-Malaysia might still be on track. With Najib at the helm, expect the same. When was the last time Najib spoke about reforms? He speaks Mahathir. He walks Mahathir. He plans Mahathir.

Now Mahathir says, “There are several former MPs and experts whose advice he should seek to run the country”.. Translation: I'll gladly be your adviser (behind the door dominator) should you get the chance to run the country.

With Mukhriz looking set to land the top youth post, expect the same Malaysia for another 30 years.

However, Abdullah's delay in retiring from his post is good because it gives ample time for Anwar to complete his promised toppling. Here's hoping it happens.

Peace :)

* This blog post was inspired by this article by Zulkifli Sulong

New Wave of Irrelevancy 2

Khairy, Mukhriz, Khairy!!! GOAL!!! Irrelevant United 1, Irrelevant FC 0…

Alahaii….bosan.

One is a proxy of Mahathir, and the other is the dominator of Abdullah. Hmmm…the future looks bright. Does it?

Now we have an outgoing Prime Minister that looks thoroughly flabbergasted by his declining popularity. He probably wasn’t expecting people to cry over his retirement, but the fact that people are jostling for power even before he announced his retirement? Utter rudeness.

Where is the respect Abdullah deserves? Okay, fair enough not that much is deserved. But you guys made it seemed to him that he deserved a lot more when he was the premier, you vultures. You know he takes notice only of what he sees and nothing else.

So now we have a Mahathir bred prime minister-in-waiting (no not that other bloke who seems to be lost in his conflicts). This guy is probably the worst nightmare for those who were hoping that change would happen.

We have people like Mat Taib, an English illiterate who was acquitted in a foreign court on technical grounds, an old PM-aspiring-but-never-gonna-get-it man (Muhyiddin), Mr. Hopeful from Pulai and that guy (lack of media attention so no use looking at him as a candidate - Ali Rustam). These are the back ups?

Of all these people, none even comes close to looking as good as Sarah Palin, and we know how unqualified she is. The best quote comes from one UMNO guy (I forgot who - I think it’s Muhyiddin or Najib) that said, people say we lack leaders, look at those who aspired to fight for the Deputy’s post.

"Uuuu...jangan tinggalkan saya ayahanda! jangan tinggalkan saya Kalimullah! ! sedih tau..."- not his actual words.

Fighting for the Deputy’s post shows leadership? It shows that people from UMNO are mere vultures. They didn’t even wait for the Premier to announce his stand. Now the problem is too many leaders laaa is it?

Okay it’s not fair that I also argued that UMNO lacks democracy. This does show democracy. But seriously, the way they conduct themselves doesn’t show their leadership so don’t get me wrong with my previous messages.

So now back to the youth. Mahathir proxy or Abdullah dominator?

Mahathir proxy we get Mahathir-like government in the future. Tight grip on the media, improper use of power (ISA and sodomy 1 as proof), sky high buildings but no water and electricity in rural schools, racial tension, FRU beating up people on the street, corrupted and manipulated judiciary and so on.

Abdullah dominator, we basically get what we have now (logically speaking, as he is the dominant figure behind Abdullah now, that means what we see now is partly his doing - so we’d

get the same showing if he is PM).

"Hee orang-orang Khairy dah tinggalkan dia sorang, orang aku pulak nak masuk balik - sayang bapak. Cerah peluang aku ni" - not his actual words.

Now if we look at it in another point of view. We are about to see who has the bigger influence in UMNO, Abdullah or Mahathir. If Khairy wins then the former and vice versa. Wait, does it really show that? People in UMNO are opportunists. However grand

Mahathir was during his tenure, UMNO people treat him like shit anyway.

I take back my words. Whoever wins it is because that guy can bring more benefit (either financially or power) to the UMNO people. Less about influence from their fathers (be it in-law or actual). It may not reflect the grassroots stand, because even the grassroot doesn't seem to benefit a lot from the UMNO leaders. But it's those division heads and federal leaders that are manipulative.

So the future rests either upon 'the now' people who are Mahathir bred people in the form of Najib, Muhyiddin, Mohamed Rahmat’s son (Jazlan), Mat Taib, Ali Rustam…the list goes on. Or in the form of his proxy (ok laaa his son)

Mukhriz, Khairy (the current state of the nation is partly due to him), Khir Toyo (another Mahathir guy and an annoyyingly boastful and ignorant person). Okay some others are also in the list, but because they lack the media coverage no use covering them as well

(the likes of Zahid Hamidi and Hishamuddein).

"Serius pening kepala pikir apa tah UMNO buat ni. Macam-macam gaya dah orang-orang ni, camne aku nak amek alih kerajaan gini gaya?" - not his actual words.

My goodness me how I hope the Monday parliamentary proceeding bears fruit for Anwar. I really doubt it would, in the form of change of government. It may come in the form of defeating the government on their budget (at least in public perception). Thus a minor victory - a victory nonetheless.

Seriously Anwar, get your act together. Come clean on the situation and if you are truthful then this Monday is your chance to redeem yourself. I am convinced people are always going to support you because of the change you represent, but people are easily swayed. I myself would support you regardless - except of course if you totally back out from everything or turn evil.

Peace :)

of Ku Li and Mission Impossible the Malaysiakini

Ku Li really does not get it. All his passionate speeches and all his ideas of reform is good. I have a new found respect for this little man who seems to always lose out at the very last hurdle. Make no mistake, this man have tried to instill his own belief before but failed. Credit to him, at the age of 71, he still has that urge for change and to lead.

However, all that passion and all that raw emotion is not substantiated with wit. He just does not seem to get the game. It's like he is a brute rugby player in a football match. You may be athletic and strong, but you will struggle in the beautiful game.

It's like you are Rambo going against the Spartans. It's like you are a scientist going against a mathematician in a chess game. It's like you are Mozart in a punk rock band. Get the drift?


"....if only I am Rambo" - not his actual thought.




He really has that desire to change UMNO. I mean, if you've read his reaction to the by-election you'll realise how deep his sentiment is. If you've read the reports of him challenging the UMNO system you will know he has the right frame of mind. If you see the way he plays his game in this foul match (where the referee has already been paid handsomely) you will realise his valor.

But where would that bring him? Nowhere as usual.

I do not know if he realises his position or if he actually knows how the system works, but his conduct really shows that he is clueless.

First of all, right after PRU-12 he challenged Abdullah. It's okay because many others were gunning Abdullah down as well. That's all good. Now we know what he wants. He wants the premiership and states his claim admirably.

Several months gone by and he elects to go about his ways valiantly by preaching to the UMNO grassroots all over the country alone. Preaching goodwill and the need for change. That's commendable in the eyes of everyone else in Malaysia, but not the top party in UMNO definitely...Change? You want us to lose millions of Ringgit worth in projects? You have got to be losing your mind old man.

Then he went and proceed with his call for change by meeting with the bloggers. That's fine and dandy and I personally support his move - trying to know more about what the bloggers think and feel. But that does not go well with top leadership from the very party he wants to change. They hate bloggers - hence Raja Petra, Sheih Kickdefella and many others under intense scrutiny.

The latest meeting is him meeting the top leaders in Pakatan to discuss a whole load of change. The kind that brought UMNO, MIC and MCA together. The kind that shaped the whole nation into what it has become today. The kind which the top UMNO leadership would view as tilting their hold on power to the very people that they do not want to be associated with.

He is proposing a total revamp of the current political landscape which would see the biggest egos of the biggest heads clash in mega proportion which can only be matched by the clash of the planets in the universe. Exaggerating it a little but it's called a metaphor anyway.

That's his proposal to the Pakatan people. (Malaysian Insider reports) Of course if Pakatan holds power and UMNO loses, we might well see this happening provided that the Pakatan people wants the same thing. By that time UMNO would be so desperate that they would agree to anything. I believe.

Now his proposal upon getting the President's post in UMNO is, to unite all those under BN under one single entity. That's worst then the first idea. Why? Because those who are going to elect him (or nominate him, whatever) are from that very party that does not know the definition of the word "change", "unity" or even "reform" even though these words have been thrown all over the place in recent months.

"I know my good looks could have won the heart of UMNO (in 1987) if not for the better looking Mahathir. If only I'm as good looking now, I would surely win their hearts this time (Najib? Cett! tak handsome langsung)" - not his actual words.



With such a proposal does he really think that he can win the most coveted post? With such a proposal, can he win the heart of the grassroots? Sure he won the heart of everyone but the UMNO people, he may have even won the heart of half of the UMNO grassroots, but can he convince the UMNO warlords? The 191 division heads that's going to nominate him, and later the more focused bunch that's going to elect?

His proposals are wayward as far as that bunch is concerned. It's against their belief. The country is theirs and theirs alone. You want to share their wealth and their power? My goodness me, you might as well propose that they put UMNO up for sale. Ridiculous.

I admire his straight forward attitude and belief. I think he sincerely wants to change UMNO by forcing the people that's going to elect him, elect him for his principles and beliefs. He wants to start as President of the most illustrious and powerful party in Malaysia on the basis that people follow his doctrine for change. Admirable but naive.

Whatever he is proposing and doing are scaring the UMNO people. In these hard times they would not be willing to change anything. If they do, they'll lose. At least that's what they're showing. So, sufficed to say, Ku Li's going nowhere in UMNO. Again, he'll lose out. With the transition sure to proceed, the UMNO people have already envisioned their future being secured under the controversial Najib - apparently.

Added to the fuel of failure, Ku Li's vision and proposals. These are not the kind of things the UMNO people wants to hear. Sure he means well, but seriously, after 71 years in the game, he should have mastered their ways right? Even if Mahathir states his support for him, the top leaders have already made their decision I'm sure of it. With Ku Li running the ground alone with no support and not naming his running mate (with 3 days to go before divisional meeting!) he is definitely doomed.

I cannot see him securing what he wants, period. I admire him, I support him but I pity him for his shortcomings. A man in a mission impossible (minus the fancy gadget and good looks of Mr. Tom).

Peace :)

Media Sucks!!

What is the matter with our mainstream media? We are made to suffer the condition that a single big-gigantic-enormous important issue would be substantiated by minor irrelevant issues that would hog all the limelight in the media.

Yes, this is the way our media hides the real issue at hand. If it were not for alternative channels like blogs and internet news portal, Malaysians would indomitably be made to forget the crème de la crème of rising issues in this nation. I’m not saying blogs are wholly reliable and upholds only the truth, but at least the issue lives on.

The mainstream media, it seems, would rather make us look stupid in order to curtail the seriousness of certain news and protect their paymasters. The real news is being treated as mere appetizers (to borrow a 3 course meal term). I believe this has always been the case since 51 years ago anyway - which goes to show the slow progress of our media and the tight-grip the government has on them.

Several issues left lots to be desired and have yet to be concluded. What about the ISA detention?

Why is the conduct of the Home Minister not scrutinized to the core of its negligence? The mainstream media would rather not focus on the inevitable conclusion that the detentions are dumb and would rather follow up the releases (showing the dumbness) with issues such as “Teresa Kok likens jail food to dog food” or “Teresa Kok has no respect for mosques by wearing skirts”. In fact both are mere exaggeration.

Let’s focus on, how can the Home Minister detain 2 innocent individual and let live the highly racist UMNO man from Penang - in fact the whole UMNO divisions in Penang. What’s the follow up on that? We hear constant hounding of Teresa Kok, but none of the bigot Ahmad or power mongering Syed Hamid.

Several other issues are also being left idle at the most pivotal moment like the Lingam case, the Bala (Mr. PI for Razak Baginda) issue, the illegal immigrants’ problem in East Malaysia, the Puspakom arrests and whose to blame and so on so forth.

Several issues which follows up important issues include, the dog food and the skirt wearing (what has that got to do with anything??), the visit to the PM’s “open house” (owh c’mon MIC, if you cannot do anything to release the HINDRAF 5 just admit it and stop blaming others), Gerakan wanting to stay or not (okay this is just a cheap shot, but Gerakan to me is irrelevant - this issue is just prolonging recklessly), and recently, the Anwar big photo issue likening it to being an idol (berhala) - freak. It’s going down after its permit expires and it’s not like we are stupid enough to go there and worship it!

Real news should be: the ISA - Home Minister should apologize and pester him until he does. The HINDRAF 5 - MIC cannot do anything admit it and hound them until they are willing to work with HINDRAF to convince the government. Gerakan - a side note, Tsu Koon is as confused as a dog in a Pig’s barn, let him be. Anwar photo - instead of putting huge photos of yourself, explain the government takeover plan and the relevant update.

Then they should have more coverage on Ministers’ scandals which are left unanswered. What about the oil for food issue? What about the Eurocopter -where are the details on that? What about the failed projects in Penang and East Malaysia (I’ve not heard about that for quite some time)? If you can provide us with proof through the mass media maybe you don’t need to sue bloggers or detain them as an alternative.

If the media doesn’t push for the closure of all these issues then the government won’t even bother. I thoroughly believe the high-powered individual in the government only read the mass media for information and to understand the people’s sentiment; evident from their ignorant perspective of everyday lives of the people and their confidence in retaining 2/3 majority in the last general election and also their belief of winning the recent by-election -- thanks to the unreliable media perception again and again.

If you follow closely the US Presidential election, you would notice how free their media are. I’m not saying they are not subjected to any constrained or biasness, but the way they probe into every nooks and crannies are scary. If any of our ministers get that close of a zoom then we can expect more reporters detained for sure.

Certain things are being put out of focus nowadays and the media, the conveyor of everyday news to everyday people are not doing their job. I have half a mind to campaign on boycotting mainstream media, but that has already been done by Pakatan anyway. At least to the media that disgusts (Utusan and Berita Harian). Plus I hardly read them (except for Star - everyone must have a balanced outlook albeit through an imbalanced standpoint).

I know you media people realise the true situation, why not have some guts and relay the truth and not be perturbed by pressures from above (not God but the government). Yes they are your owners but we end up paying you people.

Peace :)

Of Zahid, Vellu and Karpal the Malaysiakini

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, once the blue eyed boy of Mr.Anwar has stepped up on the plate to give the no.2 job in the illustrious UMNO party a go. Ah well, someone's bound to go for it anyway right? With the President making way it seems, albeit a little bit delayed, everyone else might as well throw their hats in the ring. No harm done.

Really?

Well now that Zahid has stated his intention, Ali Rustam has also declared his (Malaysiakini). He is also going for the no.2 and we might see Muhyiddin going for it as well. Unless of course his UMNO mentality refuses to change, and afraid to lose face for fear of defeat, I can see him not going for it.



"Aku ni memang suka nak cepat. Nak duk bawah lama-lama buat apa? Dulu Mahathir pun aku berani lawan, ni setakat Muhyiddin. Cett!" - not his actual words.





Congratulations Abdullah, you have really changed UMNO. The fact that the old UMNO ways are being pushed aside for a more open-contest UMNO, it makes things rather exciting. Now we are seing less of the "taat membabi buta bagai lalang dengan angin" (okay this is my own proverb - I'm not well versed in proverbs) and more of the "aku dah tua baik aku naik sekarang" attitude.

After all, who can blame them? Seeing as how Najib after becoming the no.2 gains so much in such a short space of time, heck go for it people. Think about it, all the commissions from military deals, the access to explosives and all the overseas shopping you can support your wife with so that you don't have to hear the contant nagging of "Tengok tu, kenapa Dato' Seri ....(fill in any Minister's name)... boleh beli tu kita tak mampu? I nak jugak bang".

Expect dirty tactics and corrupt politics to surface these next few months. It will be very exciting indeed.



"Mak ai ramai nye orang HINDRAF!. Alahai HINDRAF. You people bukan don't know I ni tengah busy negotiate. Yang you people sibuk nak makan free kat rumah PM tu buat apa? Penat tau. Kene start balik" - not his actual words.



Malaysiakini reports that Vellu said the Hindraf people's act of going to the open house of the PM as disrupting their (MIC's) effort to release the detainees. First of all, it is an open house. It is Raya. If Pak Lah doesn't want them to attend, then make it by invitation only laa.

Plus, why should they, by going to that open house, ruffled a few feathers (of course I blame the other people who were there as being closed minded people) and probably scared a few Ministers, be deemed as undermining the effort? It's not easy for them to meet the PM. It's not like they are Saiful Bukhari who can easily meet anyone he likes. These people need to show that they are good people and mean no harm to the nation.

MIC negotiating to release the HINDRAF 5? Making me laugh. Seriously MIC, you are as insignificant as a broken condom. If Mr. Zaid, a minister, an UMNO boy brought in especially for reforms and what not and from his Senator-ship at that, can't change the situation, what makes you think you can? Negotiating? Hahahahahahaah!!!



"Someone up there, tolonglah jangan bagi Najib naik. Saya bukan apa, bukan la takut sangat, tapi gerun jugak la prospect Najib jadi PM." - not his actual words.




Karpal says no one should pressure Abdullah to quit (The Star). It's not in our culture to ask people to quit. Basically he is saying all these things because he doesn't want Najib to become PM. It's scary because the Mahathir way would be emulated by Najib. He was once detained under ISA during the Mahathir era so who can blame him?

But seriously Karpal, watch what you say. He said, "Umno should not write off Abdullah as he received the people’s majority". Heh and what about Pakatan's bid to topple the government? Okay not that similar but still the same.

Plus UMNO is a democratic party (or claims to be) so when people pressure him to step down, it just means that, they won't nominate you for the top post so you better not contest. It doesn't mean he is pressured to quit. It is the democratic way to let people contest for posts. If people have hinted that you're useless and we don't want you, then don't contest. It doen't mean he is quitting, it means he is not contesting.

Karpal, Karpal, your hatred towards Mahathir and Najib (Mahathir's blue eyed boy) sometimes cloud your judgment. How long must we endure weak leadership under Abdullah - with so many things failing. Let people in UMNO contest and see what happens. If need be, pressure every damn one of them so that work are done better. Plus Abdullah being pressured to quit is mostly the work of the general masses, not just UMNO. If people don't like him then UMNO feel their superiority threatened. So it's the people who should not pressure Abdullah to quit - meaning the people should keep their mouth shut now is it Karpal?

Maybe we should change our ways. Instead of "...It is not in our culture to pressure anyone into submission", maybe we should pressure everyone into submission and see who comes out on top. It could make for a better leader and sift out the bad ones anyway.

Peace :)

The New Hero? He Wishes...

So Nazri Aziz is working hard to bring reform to the judiciary. Is he? The Star reports that he has been meeting members of the BAR, he has been meeting the A-G, the Chief Justice and perhaps all the other whose who of the judiciary.

Is he trying to do a Zaid Ibrahim? I doubt he has as strong a principle as Zaid. But hei, if the judiciary does pan out well then, I'm all for it dude!

However, he won't be too hasty with the reform. The Star reported him saying that now there's nothing he can do because he's just been on the job and needs time. So the new CJ would be picked the conventional way. Yes, so the previous proposal by Messieure Zaid won't be taken into consideration and he would be doing things his way. Okay give him the benefit of the doubt.

However, isn't he the person who had 4 years since 2004-2008 to reform the judiciary, which in the end came to a dead end. Or I'd rather view it as: didn't even warm the engine. Do not forget, he is also the one who said that the government never meant to give SUHAKAM any teeth (you know, no bite. i.e. irrelevant).

So what can we expect from this once de facto law minister, turned parliamentary minister (in the PM's department), turned de facto law minister again? I would predict, pretty much the same as before. But that's just my prediction. He might have something else to say about that.



"Pii laaa Zaid! Reform pun tak pandai. Tengok aku buat. 4 tahun lepas punya cerita toksah kira ar. Ni Nazri baru, Nazri hero punya" - Not his actual words.

Owh and, he still hold grudges with chedet. In The Star report he said, “To me, in the past, there was a prime minister who abused the system. I agree that we must restore public confidence in the judiciary”. This guy doesn't get it. That "PM" who abused the system does it in the benefit of you and your friends. Because that particular "abusal" allows your particular party to survive till this day.

If he wants to have a snipe at Chedet, blame your current leaders as well, as they all benefited from le abuse (made up French word). Especially Mr. DPM. AND, if he really thinks that that particular "abusal" should not have been made and should be rectified, better do the reform now. Read Zaid's reports, his proposals, his meetings and whatever the hell he did. It would speed things up. Talk the talk and walk the walk.

If you fail to reform as promised (even as promised 4 years ago), then do the right thing and write an open letter to the PM - okay that's just following the exact hero-ship of Zaid, but his way is more dramatic and movie-like anyway.

Peace :)

Of Temples and Petrol the Malaysiakini

It's been like 5 days (!!) since i last posted an entry. 5 days is long time, however as there have not been that many issue going around, it's hard to keep this blog updated. Sure there are happenings everywhere in the political arena, but nothing new. Transition, ISA and of course Hari Raya greetings from the ministers and so on.

Probably the most interesting issue is the temple demolition. The story goes, the temple was demolished by the municipal without permission from the state government. All is not well because it is the same problem faced by the previous Selangor.

However, there is a slight change in fact, which is that the demolition done by the previous government was the directive of the Selangor MB, then. Now, it is done behind the back of the MB. Yes people try to draw comparisons between the two, but the fact remains it is vastly different except for the fact that a temple got demolished.

Now what I don't understand is the MP, Manickavasagam. Why does he feel the need to burst an outcry when the government itself have explained the situation? He is part of their establishment too! So okay, no worries, emotions flair and temper erupt, no big deal, it happens. But think rationally first.

The government cannot bring back the temple which they did not know was demolished in the first place. Okay MPAJ is wrong in doing what they did without directives and without prior permission. But, if we follow the rule of law (by the book) the temple is also wrong because it is not built at a given land area.

Something must be done to explain the situation and to rectify the mishaps. Perhaps the Indian people should also not be so rash as to think that they are being victimised and all. Remember, the MPAJ workers are personnel from the previous government, it cannot change overnight. Their bosses might be different, but their mentality may still be the same. Not all, but some.

Okay that's that issue. Not much going ons lately. Just have to wait for the Parliament to re-convene and see whose face is pelted with yoke. I hope it is not Anwar's, but as circumstances persist, it might be.

I heard the Petronas workers are getting 7 months bonus this year. Hmm, wonder why? Is it because the organisation is making loads of money? Perhaps so. A manager whose salary is 10k might get 70k for the year-end bonus. Interesting indeed. While the workload might be the same, the company's income increase 10 fold. Simple conclusion is because of the global oil price increase.

For me, I think, as the income of the very fortunate Petrol company increases due to the uprising of the petrol price as a result of the speculative market, the money is therefore a kind of blessing - not for the company, but for the people of Malaysia.

When the Petrol price goes up, the income increases. Is the raise in price due to extra effort of Petronas? As I've mentioned earlier, speculative market did the job. Therefore the income does not reflect extra effort. If they argue their overseas venture increased their income, then I need concrete proof. Because as far as my eyes can see, the rise in petrol price is quite apparent and logical.

Remember, Petronas is a company that is given the task of guiding and guarding our treasure (Petrol). Therefore the resultant income should go back to the people. I'm not saying the workers in Petronas should not be given bonus, but as times are hard, the bonus should reflect not only their income but also the plight of the people. Balance of interest - especially in favor of the people. So is 7 months excessive? I believe so.

Now, with petrol price going back down to reasonable height, why is our petrol price not decreased as reasonably? Okay, I don't blame the increase anymore. What I blame is the explanation. Why are we paying more for what we produce? A logical explanation has yet to be given.

When the petrol price went up to dizzying heights, the PM explained that the increase is inevitable as the global price has increased. Okay, we the people argued that as the global price increases, the income of our beloved Petronas increase as well. Why don't we get some? But this argument was brushed off, however not so convincingly. Idiotic is the better word.

Now that the global petrol price is at a comfortable price, the PM explained that, as the global price goes down, so does the income of Petronas...what the hell? When it went up the same logic could not be applied. Now that it's down, the logic applies. Why do you take us as complete fools? You apply logic the UMNO way perhaps? Then it's idiotic.

I just want to say Selamat Hari Raya to all the Petronas, UMNO, Pakatan people who have made life for Malaysians very exciting albeit rather stupid. I have no grudges against Petronas, but be reasonable in giving back to the people that employs you (yes the people of the nation). That national treasure of ours is really precious in times like this.

Peace :)