The Youth of Today...Both Actual and the 40 Year Olds

Are Malaysian youths starting to act like hooligans? Well not all of course but some are. The recent case of a high school student getting beaten by 24 other students, which later on caused his death is definitely absurd. I mean that guy is just one kid, why are these other 24 so afraid of confronting him without being in a group? Surely that one kid can't be that big or that strong right?

According to what I heard, it happened because of a girl (if I'm wrong, correct me). Yes, the age old story of two guys and a girl. But can this girl really be that hot? If indeed she is -- because you know 25 guys involved for that one girl -- we should really consider sending this girl to some talent contest. Imagine this young kid being confronted by 24 other kids because of one girl.

Then we have an elderly man, crippled to add to it, being confronted by more than one individual in Parliament, just so these "youths" can get a retraction from this handicapped man, who is and has always been a disgruntled old man anyway who talks a lot.

What can they achieve by confronting him? Of course nothing. They didn't really think this man is going to retract or say he is sorry now did they? I know for a fact that they know he won't. The funny thing is, they said they did not plan on going there and confronting the crippled old man. But it just so happen they came at the same time - really...?

Also, they said they did not plan, but later on said, they waited for the crippled old man to arrive. How grand a plan does fate have for these lucky "youths" that this unplanned confrontation came about so perfectly.

It's like these two "youths" woke up one morning, and simultaneously said in their own home, "Hmm I feel like going to the Parliament to confront that guy, alone. Honey, I'm out to confront a handicap, alone!" "Okay don't forget to buy the detergent, we're out!" The wives replied. "No problem!" They then drove their car to the Parliament, alone with no plan whatsoever and fortunate enough to get green lights on every traffic light stop so they don't have to stop at all and reached the Parliament gate at the same time, almost colliding with each other due to the uncanny similarity of their morning events.

So anyway...

The sanctity of school, a place where education is first and foremost and where new generation of leaders and professionals are bred in order to shape our nation's future towards greater heights are being tarnished by student gangs and rogue youths who goes to school for the sole purpose of claiming their authority first before adulthood catch up and all they can do is wait for the weight of the world to bring them down. Unless of course, they go into politics, get rich very fast and then act the same way in Parliament.

Man that presents themselves as "youth" should know better than to act in such manner in Parliament. They are, like it or not, role models for the younger generation whom they represent and in one way or another influence. Talking and acting as if they are the most powerful people in the world and not subjected to any criticism does not help the cause of promoting a better generation of youths.

We are rocked by so many cases of problematic youths like free sex, self-abortion, gangsterism, amateur porn, rempit and many other form of societal problems that it would be very unfortunate to have the other version of "youth" act in more or less the same way.

To say that they represent the Malay and are protecting the sanctity of the Malay Rulers is just wrong. I'm sure no Ruler would want your protectors to be rogues, unless of course you are the Devil. In fact, it's funny how every aspect of their grouse seems to relate to protecting the Malays and the Malay rulers. I imagine if they go to McDonalds and ordered porridge but have to wait 20 minutes to get their order, they would be like, "I cannot take this. In the name of all that is Malay this is a disgrace. My Malay grandmother can cook a good healthy Malay porridge in 5 minutes. Why on earth do I have to wait 20 minutes for your delicious porridge? This is an insult to me, the Malay community and the Ruler! You are a liar if you do not have proof that you must take 20 minutes to cook porridge!". (That last bit was akin to KJ's remarks with regards to Karpal saying that UMNO youth is behind the mailing of bullets).

To add to the disappointment, our police force seems to think that they do not have power in certain premises like Parliament. If indeed they do not have the authority, is it wrong for them to go in and break any sort of scuffle? The Chief of Police said, the police had no authority or jurisdiction to enter or intervene during the fracas. He might well go on and say, "...in fact, there was another incident that time where a man was holding a samurai sword and was slashing his way towards the Parliament entry but we cannot do anything. The Sergeant-at-Arms were supposed to handle it but I guess they were out for lunch or something. Believe me, the moment that man step out of the Parliament's premise we'll be the first to nab him and bring him to justice".

Imagine such rationale. If it happens in school, where the authority is of course the disciplinary teacher and the head master -- wouldn't the police stop it? Or would the conversation be more like this: "Look sergeant a fight. That kid is getting beaten really bad. Should we go in?" Then the sergeant would say, "Nope, wait for the disciplinary teacher. He'll be coming along any minute now. Any minute...okay I think...nope that's the cleaner. Ah well we've no authori...o look a kitten stuck on a tree. Let's go there!"

To understand the mess that we're in, in terms of crime and gangsterism, we first have to understand our police force and politicians. From what I can gather, both are not doing their jobs properly.

Furthermore, "youths" at 40? you people are really over compensating yourself.

Peace :)

Sacrificing Values for "Standards"

Recently there was a research done in UK on their education system, the changes brought by the previous PM, Tony, the effect it has on students and the future implications. Basically what the report says is that the education system in England is becoming narrower and that would affect the creativity of the students and therefore restrict the future generation from "opportunities" (well that's kinda what it's saying...)

The "narrowing" education system stems upon the very fact that the UK system has turned their attention to two core subjects with other subjects being "squeezed out". These two core subjects are: mathematics and English.

At the end of this report, the researcher recommends that there must be a need "...to emphasise the intrinsic value of exciting children's imagination". To do so it was suggested that there must be more to learning than just reading, writing and arithmetic, other subjects such as history, science and arts could "excite" the child's imagination.

This system which promised entitlement to a broad, balanced and rich curriculum has been sacrificed in pursuit of a narrowly conceived 'standards' agenda.

Hmm sounds very familiar.

Having been a product of our own education system here in Malaysia, I've come to realise that this very report touches on issues and situations which are a lot closer to home.

The very fact that our education focuses upon the same core subjects (English and maths) and bears the same 'standards' agenda really is uncanny and therefore it would be interesting to have a closer look at this report, made in the UK.

It's weird that our government would like to force English (well not really force more like push by saying, "if you don't learn English now, you cannot succeed in the future, so it's your choice") on students and give them the hardest subjects for them to start with. It's like saying, "we know our standards of English is not that great, but to improve you must start with the most ridiculous ones first then you'll find the easier ones, well, easy...hopefully".

I'm not against teaching anything in English, but doing so in maths and science...really? Isn't that asking too much when you know the basis of teaching English is to improve the student's English so that they can speak in proper English.

Now instead of being able to speak a proper sentence of English, students are made to speak in an English that no reasonable man could understand. Let's say later in life a graduate goes for an interview in a telecommunications company. He came in a little bit late. The interviewer asks, "...and why are you late?". In my mind the answer would go something like this, "well the linear plain that links my domicile to your administrative center was packed so I had to reroute my bearings which I later hypothesized to be a bit more protracted than I first visualized". Ridiculous ain't it? (of course this is only in my mind).

This focus on maths and English (and also science) leads to the unmistakable conclusion that we are prioritizing 'standards' rather than 'improvements'. It would be easier to improve a student's English by simply making history or religious/moral subject, a subject that is to be taught in English since those subjects uses more daily words than maths and science right? It is a fact that our government seems to value maths and science a lot more than other subjects.

When I was in high school, I was made to believe that students in the science class are of a far more superior standards than the ones in arts. The smartest students in school are made to believe that their life would be much better if they studied science. I am of course an arts student and I for a fact believed that my standard in school is inferior.

There was not much freedom and we were not given or made known of an option. Some of those who are in the science class didn't even like science. When I entered university as a law student, I was surprised by the volume of science students who opted for law. Why the hell would you have taken science in high school for 2 years, at least, and decided that you want to pursue career that's totally in the opposite direction? It doesn't make much sense...at first.

But then I realised that we are not robots and we do have options in life. I seriously thought that after high school I would have to do something that has got to do with economics because that's the only subject in my curriculum that make sense to build a career upon.

The focus on maths and science doesn't really make students explore other possiblities in life. Of course everyday we see successful people in sports, music, business, architecture, literature and many others, but is our mind set upon giving our children the space to find out what their passion is for? Wouldn't we want our children to be in the smartest class in school and learn with the smartest students? Well in Malaysia, that means, like it or not, your child would probably have to take the science class.

What I want now is the government to really educate students that education should be coupled with passion. Do what you love, love what you do. If we are made to believe something, and that something later turns out to be insignificant, there would be nothing but regret later. Surely our lives would be much different if it hadn't been for the pursuit of "standards".

The problem is, who says that "standards" lies upon our students being good in maths and science? If we really think about it, a person who does something which he/she likes and really polish his/her skill in that one thing, then that person would raise whatever "standards" our government is hoping for.

But then again, this is not something that would change for quite some time. Our government is still blinded by "standards" and it is this very "standards" that are bringing our values down. It is because of a narrow education system that really, students are not able to excite their imaginations and therefore lack the quality to think outside the box. I'm sure everyone is familiar with, "memorizing", "spoon-feeding", "recalling"...that is what our students are doing and living on.

Instead students are supposed to be able to explore and learn to think critically. Pushing them to study undesired difficult subjects in a foreign language wouldn't be the answer now would it?

Then again, maybe the government doesn't want us to think critically?

Peace :)

Khir, The Poor Man's Raja Petra

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the blurry line of morality, victimization and a desperate politician trying to win himself a point just so he can have a post somewhere instead of a lowly opposition member of the state assembly.

This is nothing short of a scandal -- trying to denigrate a female politician on a point which is so distinct from past political scandals to which a particular politician put into similarity, that it only baffles oneself as to how he was able to hold a high political position in the first place? O Right, he is not a rocket scientist; obviously it takes more than a sleazy dentist (not even a real doctor - no offence to other dentists out there).

This scandal comes alight during a time when we are struck by some of the most outrages morality issues not only in this country but also other countries as well. In UK we have a 13 year old (who by the way looks like he is 9!) fathering a child with his 15 year old girlfriend. Even if he is 21, fathering a child out of wedlock would be immoral. But to do it when you’re 13 (and looking very much like a 9 year old!) is just something else. Even the people there are starting to question their own moral standings.

Then in Malaysia, high school kids in Klang, aged 14 or so, molesting their female peers during school hours (okay this ‘school hours’ part has nothing to do with anything). There are also other issues such as amateur porn of school kids caught on 3gp video being circulated all over the country, newborns being thrown away as if they are nothing more than garbage, Rempit beating up cops and so on so forth. What is happening to this country?

(okay I just felt like touching on those issues since we’re on the point of ‘morality’ but I would try to relate it to the political stupidity that is being brought about by desperate politicians and also, try to make sense of it)

To think that with such hazardous issues going about this country clearly defining what is moral and immoral, we have one desperate politician trying compare them to sleeping in one’s own bed, in one’s own house, without clothes (but that is that person’s liberty if she chooses to do so since she is not a Muslim anyway) and without consent to top it all off. Does he even know what he’s saying?

Okay I think the points are all clear and has been pointed out by many political analysts out there: it is her right, it is within the confinement of her own privacy, it is not consented, she is the victim here, it is NOT AT ALL the same as the Chua Soi Lek’s case and it is not impermissible by her beliefs (to be single and sleep without clothes on in one’s own house) - it is not even against the law!

What I don't get is, how can one man cause waves of controversies, unsubstantiated by evidence and are totally ridiculous, and think that people would actually believe one of the things he said? It's like the boy who cried wolf and then when an actual wolf eats one of his limbs, he lies again!

This is definitely why, Khir Toyo is the poor man's Raja Petra. He brings out all these allegations, without concrete proof and evidence and expect us to believe it and listen to him without objections? At least RPK gives out some things for us to read and ponder (but still not quite enough).

Of course if UMNO really wants to survive the next general election, this type of politician is the one they need to get rid off. It is highly embarassing to have him lead a whole state. If he does win the position of UMNO youth head, then we can expect more sleazy UMNO scandals. In fact, UMNO needs to get rid off many more, but just to start things out, he will do fine.

Peace :)

Typically Forgetful Politicians

Karpal Singh’s rantings…normal. It’s not like he’s never done it before. True what he said, Anwar needs to be accountable for what happened in Perak. Even though no one can really pin-point any one person for the happenings in Perak, but in the end, the leader must take the blame eventually.

However I do not agree with some of the things he said, especially his unwavering position again on the Hudud issue. Sure it’s something you don’t want, but you don’t need to bring everything back on the same issue. Heck, PAS wants Hudud but it doesn’t go and threaten to quit the alliance if they don’t get it. Doesn’t that show who the bigger man here is? Then again, it’s only typical Karpal. Like Azizan the MB of Kedah said, it’s Karpal, he likes to pick a fight.

Also, what it shows here is that there are always frictions in any alliance, but the way one does it is and go about it is the more important aspect to be looked at. This is a democratic country, therefore you would aspect frictions. It’s not like communism or dictatorship where the leader has the say on all says.

But for UMNO (especially Muhyiddin) to play it like there’s a huge hole in Pakatan’s alliance just shows, what we all know about politicians, i.e.: (a) how a simple system like democracy can be so vague when politicians try to explain them (b) how short the memory span of a politician is.

“a” does not need any lengthy explanation because democracy works that way and regardless how cohesive a party seems to be, there’s always going to be cracks in it. It’s a bit disappointing that Karpal chose to vent out his frustration in that manner but it does not mean the alliance is going to fall apart just because. The fact that there’s a disagreement among members of an alliance does not mean it’s all over.

Also, democracy works because of the people. If you have the blessing of all the people you are the rightly appointed democratic government. Had PR toppled the federal government then surely it’s not democratic on the face of it. However, if it so happens there’s a vote of no-confidence and whatsoever then there’s a different twist to democracy (the complicated aspect of democracy), because the people’s elected representatives had acted, according to his belief, what is best for the people of his constituent. Fact is, no such thing (vote of no confidence) happened in Perak so that is where the line starts to become even more blurry. In this case both sides may have an element of truth to their contentions (that is also why experts are divided on this matter).

In Anwar’s case also, there are no secrets. Things are done in the open so if people do have a beef with him, there can be a formal debate and discussion on the matter. People were prepared for the outcome had it or had it not come. BN however lied and swept the rug from under our feet. Democracy requires transparency even if it is extravagant (like Anwar’s constant declaration which came to naught).

“b” doesn’t require lengthy explanation either. Let’s look back at March ’08, the month was rife with the new election coming up. Everyone was extremely excited and as and believe it or not, were conceding the fact that come PRU-12 election result, we would be seeing the same outcome as previous elections would suggest - a comprehensive win for BN.

However, after the election people were caught by surprise. No one would’ve thought that their vote would be as important as it was. No one could’ve imagined that their vote for the opposition would coincide with that of their neighbor’s. This spells defeat for the longest serving government in the world, even though they still won majority.

Someone has to take the blame and like it or not it must be the head of the pack, Abdullah.

Karpal’s outburst might seem amusing to Muhyiddin now, but 8 months ago, his own calls for Abdullah to step down seems like a distant thing of the past to him - something which he had nothing to do with. He is in fact commenting on his own doings and should therefore be amused by his own past rantings. But just like any other UMNO politician (or in fact any other politicians) their memory and principle leaves much to be desired.

Just for fun (even though I’m sure every political commentator have discussed these examples) let’s look at some other funny individuals;

Khairy called for the 2 former Perak excos who were charged for corruption to be suspended pending trial. Now with UMNO’s election only a few weeks away, he has given his blessing to the toppling of the Perak government via, the hopping of the same 2 Perak excos he himself denounced.

Pairin Kitingan vehemently proposed for an anti-hopping law as did some other BN politicians but no one is making a sound now. The usually eloquent Rais Yatim could not provide any words of wisdom on the hopping that he once opposed. I guess no one wants to sound stupid, as if they were duped by Najib. No wonder it’s so easy for Najib to climb the ladders in UMNO and subsequently the government itself, everyone around him seems clueless and dumber.

Also, just to clear things up with regards to the “sue the Sultan” issue. I understand the negative sentiments from the people, but seriously it’s just a question of law. It’s not like anyone’s proposing the Sultan step down from power (or whatever authority he has) or anything. The question is, did he act beyond his own power? If Sultans cannot be touched, why then does the law allow such proceedings?

It has happened before and people have questioned the Rulers before. We need not go back too far because last year alone several cases cropped up all over the place (Terengganu, Perlis, Selangor) and also courts have also dealt with cases where Regents were sued (Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Pahang).

Remember, the law which allowed the Rulers to be brought to court required an amendment of the Federal Constitution. This was done by Mahathir during his reign as the Premier. To amend requires the majority of the Parliament by 2/3 vote. 2/3 of the MPs during that time belong to the ruling coalition, i.e. BN. Majority of BN is UMNO itself. The UMNO and BN people we have now aren’t new faces. These are old faces which I’m sure at least a few of them voted for the amendment to the Federal Constitution allowing the challenging of the Rulers. Are you telling me that if Karpal or anyone from the opposition brings the Sultan to court, they are treacherous? Why allow the law to act in such a manner in the first place? To have the answer to that question, I think the right people to ask are the UMNO and BN people who voted for the law back then. I’m sure at least Abdullah, Najib, Rais, Muhyiddin and some others are a part of those people. Who is treacherous now?

Peace :)

Pointing Out The Obvious in Malaysia's Political Ruckus

My commentary this time would just be to point out the obvious. We have in recent weeks, seen events unfold in the most hectic of manners and as a result we have also been treated to the most ridiculous commentaries and actions that this country could produce.

The first one would be the act of Sultan Perak consulting both the BN reps and the PR reps but not consulting the rakyat. I feel, with all due respect, the rakyat should be the utmost priority and therefore it would better to not just look at the letter of the law without looking at those who are affected by it, especially the innocent rakyat who are not privy to the conundrum of these political ill-wills. What’s obvious here is, the Sultan should not have failed the rakyat especially because just two days before, Raja Nizar was saying something like rulers should not be partisan. If the landscape changes again in a couple of months (maybe with court rulings and all) then wouldn’t it create a fresh batch of problem not only for the royals but also the rakyat?

Then there’s also the Pakatan members who are so fond on others jumping to their side but cannot accept the fact that their people could also exercise the same thing. However, as I cannot be neutral (ever!), I do believe that the way one party does it and the way the other party does it is very much different. One party is more ethical than the other (who can argue that it is at all ethical this party hopping thing?) in the sense that, certain events are fishier than others. Also, the fact that PR wasn’t able to finish off any toppling shows that everything was probably tried to be done cleanly whilst the manner in which BN was able to entice and topple is just…no words to describe. What’s obvious here is that, Pakatan people should learn from their own mistakes and not be too biased (I can because I’m no one).

Moving on to Abdullah’s reaction: The fact that he is able to boldly say the PR people should just accept the result of the Perak circus act like BN accepted PRU-12 is just crazy talk. Let’s see how they accepted PRU-12 first shall we? They ordered the jailing of one MP, they ISA’d RPK, the government’s worst nightmare, they canceled all agreements on tourism with opposition held states (let’s see how Azalina revive the agreement with Perak), they held road blocks all over the place to stop people from doing whatever we are supposed to do daily, they canceled big government-backed projects in Penang…hmm accepting the result kindly is it?

That’s just on the surface of ‘accepting’. To ask PR to accept the lost as they ‘accepted’ the result of PRU-12 just do not make any sense because the situation and the facts are totally dissimilar. It’s like comparing oranges with Eurocopter…hmm. PRU-12 is the people’s choice whilst whatever the hell happened in Perak is just ugly politics. PRU-12 is endorsed by the people (at least 49% of the popular vote) whilst I don’t think you can find 50% of the people in Perak agreeing to what had happened. It’s not the same Abdullah, do you even realize what you’re saying? What’s obvious here is that, Abdullah do not think before he talks.

Now Khir Toyo, the master of crap. To accuse Khalid Ibrahim of unlawfully using public money to buy a luxury car is one of the stupidest thing you could ever do. He was a CEO of a big corporation and also a Director to many others. He bought the car way before even being elected as an MP or an assemblyman. Can anyone honestly deny the fact that he is able to purchase that car using his own money? Then Khir’s defence was, I am only doing my job as an opposition. Talking out of your ass without providing any evidence and facts is ‘doing the opposition’s job’? I would be embarrassed to even be mentioned in the same light as him (what more to be on the same party and working under him).

Then he continued by saying something like, watch out or Selangor will face the same consequence as in Perak if they fail to correct any weaknesses. I think he forgot the fact that they failed to retain Selangor because of his own weaknesses. That, by the way, is the act of the people and not some disloyal members of a political party. Khalid has done way more good things to Selangor in 9 months then he ever did in 5 years. The obvious thing here is that, people should not speak out of their asses to show superiority when all you have is a broom and some tempe.

Peace :)

The Najib Effect/ What The Hell Is Happening Here?

What a ruckus. All that’s been going on in Perak is more than what some people would call a ‘circus’, it is a circus within a circus.

All of what’s been happening is as a result of the Najib effect. Najib effect, what is it? It is a term I conjured up in reference to the political effect that would ultimately take place when the name ‘Najib’ appears at its foreground.

Let’s look at the previous ‘Najib effects’ that have taken place: There’s the Bala situation, where he retracts his previous statutory declaration (unconvincingly retracts by the way), the Saiful Bukhari sodomy issue whereby the doctor who examined Saiful disappeared for awhile, the Eurocopter deal that got stalled and now the Bota man jumping around like he is in a mosh-pit at some mediocre punk rock concert.

With regards to the Bota man, I seriously doubt this is a pre-meditated plan by UMNO because of the fact that Tajol Rosli actually quit as Perak UMNO head to take the blame for the Bota man’s jumping. Therefore that reinforces the belief that it somehow has got something to do with Najib being the head there. His answer when questioned by reporters is “the situation has changed (in UMNO and probably Perak)”. The situation changed greatly in 1 week and that convinced him to jump back to the other side.

Heck, I admit to supporting him when he jumped to PKR, probably because I somehow believed his sincerity and also I am a supporter of the opposition (government in Perak) so I tend to be bias - but I try to have a neutral point of view if possible. I gave him the benefit of the doubt. My mistake.

The thing is, the situation in Perak is probably expected. Both parties were so confident of toppling the other, any one of them is bound to be toppled, especially since the majority there is hardly great. It is therefore foreseeable, but not in such a comical manner.

What has UMNO got to gain from all of these? Right now, it is their ability to form a state government in Perak. But after that, what do they have to gain? All I can say is this; they have managed to get back 1 person who is not at all loyal and also by the looks of it, power hungry. They have got 2 persons who are charged with corruption (an UMNO trait all over it) with one of them admitting to taking sex service as a ‘charity’ (bravo!). Also they have got 1 bitter Chinese lady whom I have no beef with except that she lied.

In 4 years time, who can guarantee that because of this, the people’s belief in UMNO has not at all eroded? In 4 years time the societal landscape would have changed and the ‘young people’ to whom UMNO have not been able to attract would therefore see this as another classic UMNO move and thus underline what they have always believed, that UMNO is dirty. It would be detrimental to UMNO and their chances to retain the federal government.

Of course I’m not pinpointing anything and I’m not making any assumptions (ehem ehem) but to the naked eye, all of these uncertainties could lead the young ones, with the far more critical mindset, to such conclusion. How can one person jump ship so fast (less than a week) by giving the reason, the situation has changed…in a week! The only thing that changed was Tajol Rosli quitting as head. He therefore quit because he doesn’t like Tajol and not because he is sincere in wanting to help his constituent. He is not a good leader.

The two others who jumped has a history (and one of them actually admitted to doing vice) which has not yet been cleared. I hate to agree with Mahathir, but he is right in saying, what would people say if those 2 are left scot-free of any charges? If they are convicted then wouldn’t that be a problem for them also? The conclusion could only be, they’ve managed to attract two corrupt assemblymen, or that they had a hand in their acquittal. Remember, they were really adamant that those two were dealing in corrupt practises. PR people were adamant that they weren’t also, but now whatever happens to them I don’t think they would care.

Also the Chinese lady, she quit because she didn’t like some of the people in her party. She lied by saying she is not quitting. That’s all I have.

So now the most prudent thing to do if I were the one who has the power in hand to decide the outcome is, to have an election. No one can guarantee that more people wouldn’t do the hopping (now a very popular move among politicians; it’s like dance dance revolution or karaoke - when it’s the hype everyone wants to do it). If indeed people do hop from one side to another in a couple months ahead, then no one can have the actual believe that their assemblymen are at all sincere in taking care of them. Thus we need to set the record straight and appoint those who are sincere only. This can only happen through another election process which would draw the line among these politicians (and hopefully one party would have a commanding majority).

I know for a fact that Sultan Perak is the smartest and most knowledgeable of all the head of states and I trust he would make a wise decision on this matter. If he decides not to have an election, then he must have his reasons. I don’t think he can be bought (I have this naïve belief and trust of everyone).

Peace :)

* Okay after what the Sultan have decided, I would like to express my disappointment (though it won't matter much anyway) because even though I initially thought that the Sultan would do the right thing (the obvious thing) but I guess I was too naive with my thoughts. This is definitely the wrong decision. If the people does not agree to it then what is his position as the ruler of the people? Is he not the people's ruler? I'm very-very disappointed and believe me, what Ku Li and Mahathir said was true - this would only pour scorn on the already open wound of UMNO and BN.