I cannot WAIT to see how the "investigations" into this matter will turn out :-
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/26/nation/20090226192647&sec=nation
After all this involves :-
1) UMNO Youth. Who is the man in charge of it again? The "what do you mean I an racist?" politician.
2) "HATED" MP Karpal who challenged the Sultan of Perak.
3) Opposition member.
I wait and I wait. But we know the outcome. After all, it is not surprising if the Speaker say the Parliament does not condone these kinds of threats, but hey ho if it OUTSIDE of Parliament, there really isn't much we can do. Easy to take the stance of the security guards.
“ We only jaga (look after) inside (Parliament), not outside.”
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
A piece of shit by any other name...
GEORGE TOWN: There is strong evidence to show that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim misused his powers over the maintenance of his personal car and the distribution of 46 cows for slaughter in his Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary constituency.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said the commission had completed its investigations, adding that the matter would be referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action.
....
Ahmad Said was asked on the progress of the case following complaints by Sungai Besar assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo that Khalid had misused state funds to pay for the maintenance of his personal car and purchase of 46 cows worth RM110,400 during the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration.
I never understood the term, a shit by any other name will smell as stinky. (I paraphrased and change some words to the saying,so shoot me)
MACC...ACA. Same shit. Different name. Still UMNO oops, BN's donkey.
When it comes to complaints against BN people, its "we are investigating" OR, "investigations are going on" or "the investigating authorities are mum on the status of the investigations".
If it is taking too long, its because "it is still under investigations". This is what I perceive to be happening in the interview room with BN politicians accused of corruption :-
MACC: Tuan, khabar baik ?
CBN (Corrupted BN): Baikkkk...dah minum? Nah, saya bawa teh tarik untuk you.
MACC: Eh, terima kasih! Jadi Tuan tahu lah kenapa tuan dipanggil untuk ke sini?
CBN: Tahu, itu orang PKR la. Bising bising saya ada ini "korupt". Siapa lah yang tak buat apa yang mereka katakan? Kitorang semua tahu kan. Apa salahnya?
MACC: Ah-ah la tu tuan. Tapi kalau kita tak panggil tuan sini mereka bising bising kita tak siasat. Jadi tuan duduk duduk sekejap la, habiskan kuih kuih ini. Nanti saya datang balik dan tuan boleh balik la yea?
CBN: boleh boleh. Kalau nak buat wayang, mestilah buat elok elok kan??
Then after this scenario (which repeats with all BN men accused of corruption), then this public statement is released " we have forwarded the papers to the AG's chambers for further consideration. "
"What is the result of your investigation??"
"it is no longer in our hands, Let the AG decide."
BUT when it comes to PKR members, it "WE HAVE STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST KHALID(or whoever- just fill in the blanks)"
Dude, wtf man?
Where is your professionalism? Even if you are a hardcore UMNO/BN supporter, dont show your true colours out in public la.
THIS is the man who is going to spearhead the INDEPENDENT commission? As I have said earlier, it is merely a change of name. It is still the same shitty agency. It is still protecting the corrupt and prosecuting the innocent. It is still the federal government's donkey.
And BN can look us in the eye and tell us they are a party for everyone??
So to BN I ask :
"How did you, just how did you become that kind of gov?
To look your rakyat and lie right in their eyes?
PKR told you that aint right, oh now that aint right"
"
[To be sung to Wil. I.AM's heartbreaker song]
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said the commission had completed its investigations, adding that the matter would be referred to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action.
....
Ahmad Said was asked on the progress of the case following complaints by Sungai Besar assemblyman Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo that Khalid had misused state funds to pay for the maintenance of his personal car and purchase of 46 cows worth RM110,400 during the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration.
I never understood the term, a shit by any other name will smell as stinky. (I paraphrased and change some words to the saying,so shoot me)
MACC...ACA. Same shit. Different name. Still UMNO oops, BN's donkey.
When it comes to complaints against BN people, its "we are investigating" OR, "investigations are going on" or "the investigating authorities are mum on the status of the investigations".
If it is taking too long, its because "it is still under investigations". This is what I perceive to be happening in the interview room with BN politicians accused of corruption :-
MACC: Tuan, khabar baik ?
CBN (Corrupted BN): Baikkkk...dah minum? Nah, saya bawa teh tarik untuk you.
MACC: Eh, terima kasih! Jadi Tuan tahu lah kenapa tuan dipanggil untuk ke sini?
CBN: Tahu, itu orang PKR la. Bising bising saya ada ini "korupt". Siapa lah yang tak buat apa yang mereka katakan? Kitorang semua tahu kan. Apa salahnya?
MACC: Ah-ah la tu tuan. Tapi kalau kita tak panggil tuan sini mereka bising bising kita tak siasat. Jadi tuan duduk duduk sekejap la, habiskan kuih kuih ini. Nanti saya datang balik dan tuan boleh balik la yea?
CBN: boleh boleh. Kalau nak buat wayang, mestilah buat elok elok kan??
Then after this scenario (which repeats with all BN men accused of corruption), then this public statement is released " we have forwarded the papers to the AG's chambers for further consideration. "
"What is the result of your investigation??"
"it is no longer in our hands, Let the AG decide."
BUT when it comes to PKR members, it "WE HAVE STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST KHALID(or whoever- just fill in the blanks)"
Dude, wtf man?
Where is your professionalism? Even if you are a hardcore UMNO/BN supporter, dont show your true colours out in public la.
THIS is the man who is going to spearhead the INDEPENDENT commission? As I have said earlier, it is merely a change of name. It is still the same shitty agency. It is still protecting the corrupt and prosecuting the innocent. It is still the federal government's donkey.
And BN can look us in the eye and tell us they are a party for everyone??
So to BN I ask :
"How did you, just how did you become that kind of gov?
To look your rakyat and lie right in their eyes?
PKR told you that aint right, oh now that aint right"
"
[To be sung to Wil. I.AM's heartbreaker song]
Friday, February 20, 2009
Who died and made us guardians of the right and wrong of having nude photos?
- picture courtesy of ohbulan
This is an image of a couple who allegedly got it on in an x ray room in some hospital. Apparently the man works there and he snuck his lady friend into the room to get some action. And they filmed it as a momento of their great escapade.
When I look at this picture, I think tsk tsk, he could have been more discreet with it. Sure, who are we to judge this two hor- I mean, amorous people who want to get it on in a public place? I am sure we have our very own skeletons in our closets. We do not know what people do behind closed doors and we sure as hell do not want people to know what WE do behind closed doors. So, while I tsk tsk his indiscretion, I do not tut-tut his right to do what he did. After all, humans are put on the planet to enjoy the company of each other.
So, this brings me to the main topic of the post. What is up with the big brouhaha with Elizabeth Wong's photos? In the first place, they are merely naked pictures, whether in "compromising" positions or not. People are entitled to take pictures of themselves. Politicians, presidents, neighbours, friends and colleagues alike. They want to take naked pictures of themselves, who are we to stop them? After all, we do not throw a disgusted look at those who cam-whore to the max when it comes to bombarding facebook with pictures of nobody else but themselves (albeit fully or semi clothed- so why should nudity cause such a furore? Its just plus minus some clothes but essentially the same thing)
It does not mean they are any less a good politician, a great friend or a fantastic co-worker. It is just merely a preferance as to what they like to do in their private hours and in their own time. (I have shared my views on this in regards to the Chua Soi Lek episode) Of course if a video or pictures are leaked of say a politician dressed in S&M clothing, holding a whip and spanking a child, then I will say WHOA! Maybe just maybe this piece of information about him or her is a gauge of what type of person and politician he is. Better to get him out!
But harmless naked pictures, hey I am all for their right to do that.
Of course many people have rallied around Elizabeth; supporters and oppositions alike. But there is ALWAYS ONE person/group (hint: Malay Movement Youth something whatchamacallit) who will always have this to say from their alleged high moral platform- that this is immoral, that it is wrong from a religious viewpoint, it is highly disgusting and she has to step down because it is unbecoming and unbefitting of a politician to be caught with his pants down (or panties missing- just fill in the blanks). [This I must say is the same group who want Rihanna banned from Malaysia because it is UNDENIABLE vthat the taxes she pays in America contributes to what has been used to fund the war in Gaza- the logic that these men/women have AMAZES ME!I LOVE IT!]
You know I hate dirty politics. But I especially hate it in THIS country because small things are made into big mountains when it comes to morals and religion. Being naked in your own time and taking pictures of yourself does not make one immoral or any less religious. I do not think the bible, the Koran or any other religious book said "thou shall not take naked pictures of yourself and distribute it on the internet".
Does it? I stand corrected. But until then, I spit on those who have said Elizabeth has been immoral.[Even NIK AZIZ WAVED IT AWAY- come on people. Can any of YOU be more religious that THIS man?]
Friday, February 13, 2009
Perak Tapau?
This whole Perak fiasco, can be summed up in two words. BN BOLEH.
Now, I have had my share of being bombarded with insults and "what type of governance do you subscribe to?" when I said that BN cannot be faulted for everything that happened in Perak. Well, the expression it takes two to tango makes a whole lot of sense to me.
This is how I see it, when Anwar Ibrahim indicated that BN MPs in Sabah were going to do an exodus of crossovers and PKR will then take over as federal government, PKR supporters waited with bated breath for that victory announcement. And when that Bota man crossover to PKR, everyone cheered "TAKE THAT BN!".
However, when the BOTA man and the other two PKR men who were promised their corruption charges were more likely than not be "solved" if they move over to BN, and that Jelapang DAP woman who said "RM20million? I was not offered that money!(but she never said anything about RM19.5 million perhaps but that is another story) DID quit PKR and pledged their allegiance to support BN, all PKR supporters had their panties/boxers and underwear in a big huge knotted bunch.
There were calls of a "revolution", and there was "we will send you BN people to hell in the next GE" and "BN plays dirty, shame shame".
Okay so lets back up a minute, isnt BN doing exactly what Anwar Ibrahim promised to do and applauded when it was done? So why is everybody bombarding me with all these hate messages when I said BN did not let us down and did nothing wrong-ER (I couldnt find a more appropriate word so I invented one) than what they have been doing all these while. Subscribing to dirty politics is a must in BN. So, they are just doing what they are used to. The issue here is PKR let us down. PKR could not keep its members in their party. PKR could not dangle a big enough carrot in front of those three members to keep them in and pledge their support for Nizar. I do not feel that BN has played any more dirty than they usually do. I only feel that PKR perhaps did not work hard enough to ensure their members stayed loyal and steadfast to the PKR manifesto and principles.
That is what I feel. It of course does not help PKR with that Karpal shooting off "Anwar should step down" messages to the media. I guess he has never heard of closing ranks or unity in times of adversity. He of course subscribes to "each man for himself!"
Yes, while I am perturbed by the fact that:-
1) the Kedah Umno Malay something (I forget) has called for the Sultan of Perak to ban Karpal from entering the state,
2)demonstrations by upset Malays outside of Karpal's office (and a threat to continue doing so if he does not withdraw the suit)
3) many angry emails that he should be "dealt with appropriately"
4) threats of "withdraw OR ELSE" (ooohhh...so scary!)
because Karpal has brought the Sultan to court for declaring that PKR were no longer in power and BN was, I Too feel like yelling "SHUT THE F UP KARPAL!"
After all, the whole PKR vehicle is seen to be crumbling, the last thing to do is to question Anwar's power and ability. If you NEED to do it, please do it internally.
But I digress.
So now the whole fiasco is no longer BN vs PKR, it has extended to MALAY vs NON-MALAY by the UMNO people.
Asking for "Malays to unite, whatever party they belong to,to fight against this disrespect to the Sultan" is ridiculous dont you think? I think so.
Right now, I applaud Nizar's determination to fight this to the end. I applaud his tenacity. In fact I applaud the whole PKR team for fighting for us Perak voters who put them there.
But I think in my friend M's words;-
"PERAK TAPAU"
Now, I have had my share of being bombarded with insults and "what type of governance do you subscribe to?" when I said that BN cannot be faulted for everything that happened in Perak. Well, the expression it takes two to tango makes a whole lot of sense to me.
This is how I see it, when Anwar Ibrahim indicated that BN MPs in Sabah were going to do an exodus of crossovers and PKR will then take over as federal government, PKR supporters waited with bated breath for that victory announcement. And when that Bota man crossover to PKR, everyone cheered "TAKE THAT BN!".
However, when the BOTA man and the other two PKR men who were promised their corruption charges were more likely than not be "solved" if they move over to BN, and that Jelapang DAP woman who said "RM20million? I was not offered that money!(but she never said anything about RM19.5 million perhaps but that is another story) DID quit PKR and pledged their allegiance to support BN, all PKR supporters had their panties/boxers and underwear in a big huge knotted bunch.
There were calls of a "revolution", and there was "we will send you BN people to hell in the next GE" and "BN plays dirty, shame shame".
Okay so lets back up a minute, isnt BN doing exactly what Anwar Ibrahim promised to do and applauded when it was done? So why is everybody bombarding me with all these hate messages when I said BN did not let us down and did nothing wrong-ER (I couldnt find a more appropriate word so I invented one) than what they have been doing all these while. Subscribing to dirty politics is a must in BN. So, they are just doing what they are used to. The issue here is PKR let us down. PKR could not keep its members in their party. PKR could not dangle a big enough carrot in front of those three members to keep them in and pledge their support for Nizar. I do not feel that BN has played any more dirty than they usually do. I only feel that PKR perhaps did not work hard enough to ensure their members stayed loyal and steadfast to the PKR manifesto and principles.
That is what I feel. It of course does not help PKR with that Karpal shooting off "Anwar should step down" messages to the media. I guess he has never heard of closing ranks or unity in times of adversity. He of course subscribes to "each man for himself!"
Yes, while I am perturbed by the fact that:-
1) the Kedah Umno Malay something (I forget) has called for the Sultan of Perak to ban Karpal from entering the state,
2)demonstrations by upset Malays outside of Karpal's office (and a threat to continue doing so if he does not withdraw the suit)
3) many angry emails that he should be "dealt with appropriately"
4) threats of "withdraw OR ELSE" (ooohhh...so scary!)
because Karpal has brought the Sultan to court for declaring that PKR were no longer in power and BN was, I Too feel like yelling "SHUT THE F UP KARPAL!"
After all, the whole PKR vehicle is seen to be crumbling, the last thing to do is to question Anwar's power and ability. If you NEED to do it, please do it internally.
But I digress.
So now the whole fiasco is no longer BN vs PKR, it has extended to MALAY vs NON-MALAY by the UMNO people.
Asking for "Malays to unite, whatever party they belong to,to fight against this disrespect to the Sultan" is ridiculous dont you think? I think so.
Right now, I applaud Nizar's determination to fight this to the end. I applaud his tenacity. In fact I applaud the whole PKR team for fighting for us Perak voters who put them there.
But I think in my friend M's words;-
"PERAK TAPAU"
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Fluke victory
Imagine if you were to win a 100m race, competing against 8 of the best sprinters in the world. You claim the gold. You were given the recognition as the best sprinter. Imagine how good it feels to taste that type of victory.
Much like how Rafael Nadal must have felt when he beat Federer for the Australian open. Must have felt pretty damn good to beat one of the best players in the history of tennis.
That type of victory is sweet.
The type of "victory" UMNO has been declaring? Sour and bitter and frankly, really really sad. Not the boohoo type of sad, but the Dude. How SAD ARE YOU? type of sad.
"Both the National Front and the three-party opposition alliance now have 28 seats in Perak's legislature, but Najib said his coalition effectively has control because the three independent lawmakers "will support" the National Front in any vote.
"They have lost confidence in their own party," Najib told a news conference. "We have got the majority to form the (state) government. " - Y!Malaysia
I am pretty sure Najib must have said that with the biggest grin his face could muster.
What type of victory is this? The three lawmakers deserted the party that actually gave them the pass to succeed in the General Election? And now they are supposedly "friendly" with the BN? What type of politician is that? No in fact, what type of human being is that?!
And there the BN is welcoming these sorry excuses for men and wearing their desertion of PKR as proudly as a victory badge?
Seriously, how very SAD is that?
Just as how you UMNO shoved aside the BOTA assembly man because he jumped ship possibly labeling him "disloyal" , here they are welcoming the very same species they have discredited into their own party.
Let us not talk about how these members have "lost faith in their party". These jumpers are not jumping due to the fact that they lost "faith in the party", its more along the lines of how much money they can get in each party. I bet down to the very last sen in my account that BN must have dangled a HUGE CARROT in front of these money minded frogs to leap over.
PKR and BN does not even have similar ideas of development or progress. They have different ides in running the country, spending the rakyat's money. Everything is different. The only similarity is probably that both parties claim to have the rakyat's welfare at heart.
So, how is it possible for a person from PKR to "lose faith in their party" and jump over to a party which does not even have similar ideals or ideas? HOW?
If I am pro choice, how do I suddenly jump over to being pro-life??
It just does not make sense to me.
Then again, I am not a donkey who has a big carrot dangled in front of me. So I would never know.
Much like how Rafael Nadal must have felt when he beat Federer for the Australian open. Must have felt pretty damn good to beat one of the best players in the history of tennis.
That type of victory is sweet.
The type of "victory" UMNO has been declaring? Sour and bitter and frankly, really really sad. Not the boohoo type of sad, but the Dude. How SAD ARE YOU? type of sad.
"Both the National Front and the three-party opposition alliance now have 28 seats in Perak's legislature, but Najib said his coalition effectively has control because the three independent lawmakers "will support" the National Front in any vote.
"They have lost confidence in their own party," Najib told a news conference. "We have got the majority to form the (state) government. " - Y!Malaysia
I am pretty sure Najib must have said that with the biggest grin his face could muster.
What type of victory is this? The three lawmakers deserted the party that actually gave them the pass to succeed in the General Election? And now they are supposedly "friendly" with the BN? What type of politician is that? No in fact, what type of human being is that?!
And there the BN is welcoming these sorry excuses for men and wearing their desertion of PKR as proudly as a victory badge?
Seriously, how very SAD is that?
Just as how you UMNO shoved aside the BOTA assembly man because he jumped ship possibly labeling him "disloyal" , here they are welcoming the very same species they have discredited into their own party.
Let us not talk about how these members have "lost faith in their party". These jumpers are not jumping due to the fact that they lost "faith in the party", its more along the lines of how much money they can get in each party. I bet down to the very last sen in my account that BN must have dangled a HUGE CARROT in front of these money minded frogs to leap over.
PKR and BN does not even have similar ideas of development or progress. They have different ides in running the country, spending the rakyat's money. Everything is different. The only similarity is probably that both parties claim to have the rakyat's welfare at heart.
So, how is it possible for a person from PKR to "lose faith in their party" and jump over to a party which does not even have similar ideals or ideas? HOW?
If I am pro choice, how do I suddenly jump over to being pro-life??
It just does not make sense to me.
Then again, I am not a donkey who has a big carrot dangled in front of me. So I would never know.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Leading the frogs into the river...
If I were a pied pier, pipe piper...pipe..oh you know what I mean..
I would pipe my pipes, blow my pipes? I would play my pipes so that all the jumping leaping PKR BN frogs would follow me and jump right into the sea and drown themselves.
Then us Perak-ians can heave a sigh of relief.
Pain shoots up my spine and squints my eyes whenever I read the same headlines over and over again. "PKR JUMPS SHIP" "WE RESIGN" "WE HAVE NOT RESIGN" "NAJIB OFFERED ME MONEY TO JUMP SHIP" "BN MAN JOINS PKR" .
Seriously. This leaping and jumping is causing the Perak people to tire. We are tired of all these bullshit. Now that the euphoria that is the General Election has died down, we see that BN UMNO MCA DAP GERAKAN PK are all the same shit made from the same shitty mould.
A friend sent me a sms today " Perak State Assembly dissolved".
I replied "SO?"
"Don't you care about the fact that PKR may lose power?"
"No. What difference does it make? While BN was in power, everything in Perak remained in status quo. Now that PKR is in power, its still status quo."
So what difference does it make to all of us? All I see is they are equally unethical and corrupted. Who joins a party, runs under their banner, wins a seat and then jumps party? What type of morally and ethically haywire person does that?
Sure, every once in awhile for show time purposes, some UMNOBN PKR people are charged for corruption cos they apparently were involved in "money politics", so while they publicly condemn these practices, they privately think "thank goodness for some loser went down for it!". Anyway I digress, what I mean is that while they think corruption is wrong cos it clearly is, nobody seems to think jumping parties is a SERIOUS OFFENCE.
You're cheating US the voters. US the one who chose YOU as a BN/PKR/DAP/PK member. Come on, what are the chances of us choosing you as an INDIVIDUAL to represent us. It is your party that you represent. Its ideals, its stand. Not your own! So if you jump, you're nothing but a piece of shit.Okay maybe that is too harsh. You're nothing but a piece of shit. (Yeah, that is all that is coming to my head now)
When will this charade end? When will it ever be our turn to benefit? When?
I would pipe my pipes, blow my pipes? I would play my pipes so that all the jumping leaping PKR BN frogs would follow me and jump right into the sea and drown themselves.
Then us Perak-ians can heave a sigh of relief.
Pain shoots up my spine and squints my eyes whenever I read the same headlines over and over again. "PKR JUMPS SHIP" "WE RESIGN" "WE HAVE NOT RESIGN" "NAJIB OFFERED ME MONEY TO JUMP SHIP" "BN MAN JOINS PKR" .
Seriously. This leaping and jumping is causing the Perak people to tire. We are tired of all these bullshit. Now that the euphoria that is the General Election has died down, we see that BN UMNO MCA DAP GERAKAN PK are all the same shit made from the same shitty mould.
A friend sent me a sms today " Perak State Assembly dissolved".
I replied "SO?"
"Don't you care about the fact that PKR may lose power?"
"No. What difference does it make? While BN was in power, everything in Perak remained in status quo. Now that PKR is in power, its still status quo."
So what difference does it make to all of us? All I see is they are equally unethical and corrupted. Who joins a party, runs under their banner, wins a seat and then jumps party? What type of morally and ethically haywire person does that?
Sure, every once in awhile for show time purposes, some UMNOBN PKR people are charged for corruption cos they apparently were involved in "money politics", so while they publicly condemn these practices, they privately think "thank goodness for some loser went down for it!". Anyway I digress, what I mean is that while they think corruption is wrong cos it clearly is, nobody seems to think jumping parties is a SERIOUS OFFENCE.
You're cheating US the voters. US the one who chose YOU as a BN/PKR/DAP/PK member. Come on, what are the chances of us choosing you as an INDIVIDUAL to represent us. It is your party that you represent. Its ideals, its stand. Not your own! So if you jump, you're nothing but a piece of shit.Okay maybe that is too harsh. You're nothing but a piece of shit. (Yeah, that is all that is coming to my head now)
When will this charade end? When will it ever be our turn to benefit? When?
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Losing another one...
Two weeks ago, on 19th January 2008, at exactly 3.30pm I was told of my cousin's death in a car accident.
That would spell the second death in my extended family in a mere 6 months.
We were fuzzy on the details of the death but was told that he died on the spot of severe head and chest injuries.
To say that we were shocked and saddened is merely skimming the surface of the immense loss we suffered. Death is very permanent. Yes, that is stating the obvious but one does not really understand death until one finishes writhing around the pit of denial.And then it hits you. By then the grief is so insurmountable, it becomes impossible to actually understand why it happened.
Anyway, that is a post for a whole other blog content. This post is about people who make comments,not just any comment but stupid, insensitive, half a bird brain type of comments.
Now if you see a picture of an accident like this:-
WHY THE F would you make a comment such as :-
"Padan muka!Siapa suruh pandu laju laju?"
In the first place, how the heck would you know that he was driving fast? Were you there in the car? Were you at the scene of the accident when it happened? Who died and made you the speedometer that recorded the speed of the car?
"Ish. Mabuk ke dia?"
Okay, just because someone is involved in an accident it automatically means its because he is drunk?!
"Itulah, siapa suruh tak pakai tali keledar"
So now it is proven that wearing a safety belt will definitely keep one safe in an accident? Did you not read about the Singaporean car which crashed on the highway and all were killed except the baby who flew out of the window and survived the accident???? Every accident is different.
Now, all these comments that are posted on the internet are accessible to everybody. Does it not occur to you that perhaps just perhaps the victim's mother or wife and family may read it? Would it not hurt them to read these comments? How would you like it if one of YOUR family members were killed in an accident and I say " Oh he must have been drunk. Well, no loss there. Just another idiot who drove too fast!"
Sure, I am not immune to saying "UGH!These rempits really get to me!That is why so many of them die!!" but I would never ever THINK of passing a scene of an accident or looking at a picture of an accident and saying " Dude, he totally deserved to die."
W(ho)TF says that? WHO?!
I wait for the day that ehoza.com members who commented on the accident to lose somebody. Somebody they truly love. Their only son. Their husband or their father.
I will then gleefuly say " Padan muka"
But then again, I am not as heartless and stupid as the members there are. So maybe I will wait for the day one of them oh I dont know, maybe just lose a limb or two.
I am just counting the days until it happens.
That would spell the second death in my extended family in a mere 6 months.
We were fuzzy on the details of the death but was told that he died on the spot of severe head and chest injuries.
To say that we were shocked and saddened is merely skimming the surface of the immense loss we suffered. Death is very permanent. Yes, that is stating the obvious but one does not really understand death until one finishes writhing around the pit of denial.And then it hits you. By then the grief is so insurmountable, it becomes impossible to actually understand why it happened.
Anyway, that is a post for a whole other blog content. This post is about people who make comments,not just any comment but stupid, insensitive, half a bird brain type of comments.
Now if you see a picture of an accident like this:-
WHY THE F would you make a comment such as :-
"Padan muka!Siapa suruh pandu laju laju?"
In the first place, how the heck would you know that he was driving fast? Were you there in the car? Were you at the scene of the accident when it happened? Who died and made you the speedometer that recorded the speed of the car?
"Ish. Mabuk ke dia?"
Okay, just because someone is involved in an accident it automatically means its because he is drunk?!
"Itulah, siapa suruh tak pakai tali keledar"
So now it is proven that wearing a safety belt will definitely keep one safe in an accident? Did you not read about the Singaporean car which crashed on the highway and all were killed except the baby who flew out of the window and survived the accident???? Every accident is different.
Now, all these comments that are posted on the internet are accessible to everybody. Does it not occur to you that perhaps just perhaps the victim's mother or wife and family may read it? Would it not hurt them to read these comments? How would you like it if one of YOUR family members were killed in an accident and I say " Oh he must have been drunk. Well, no loss there. Just another idiot who drove too fast!"
Sure, I am not immune to saying "UGH!These rempits really get to me!That is why so many of them die!!" but I would never ever THINK of passing a scene of an accident or looking at a picture of an accident and saying " Dude, he totally deserved to die."
W(ho)TF says that? WHO?!
I wait for the day that ehoza.com members who commented on the accident to lose somebody. Somebody they truly love. Their only son. Their husband or their father.
I will then gleefuly say " Padan muka"
But then again, I am not as heartless and stupid as the members there are. So maybe I will wait for the day one of them oh I dont know, maybe just lose a limb or two.
I am just counting the days until it happens.
Friday, January 23, 2009
WTF moments
I dont know about you, but I have read a bunch of things from the newspapers that make me go WTF?
So in no particular order, I have decided to list them down :-
1) PAS youth wing leader wants Rihanna concert banned as it is an insult to Eastern culture.
Altogether now :WTF?
2) Some psycho Muslim accountant wants to sue the Penang State Government for putting up road signs in Chinese as he feels INSULTED by the use of a language which is not the official language of Malaysia.
WTF?
3) Government sends 10,000 policeman to "cover" the elections in Kuala Terengganu.
WTF? (Is there no crime to fight elsewhere?)
4) PAS and DAP fighting like small children in the media. PAS: Islamic State. DAP: No! PKR Prez: No no, misunderstanding. PAS did not say Islamic state. Besides, it wont apply to Non Muslims. Karpal Singh :WTF?
So we too say WTF?
5) We must boycott Coca Cola as a way to show our displeasure with America who is supporting Israel in the war in Gaza. So because Coca Cola is banned, I guess we just have to switch to Pepsi.
WTF?
6)Instead of helping to ease traffic jams along the congested roads in Bukit Bintang or Sultan Ismail, our road traffic police SWUNG INTO ACTION to issue summonses to those who do not wear their rear safety belts when the ruling came into effect.
WTF?
7) The fourth passenger in the car does not need to wear a safety belt. Apparently the ruling which is to make it safer for those in the car should they be in an accident, does not apply to the fourth passenger. He or she can die. Its ok.
WTF?
8)Anwar Ibrahim still talking about toppling the government by doing, nothing. But talk. And more talk.
WTF?
So in no particular order, I have decided to list them down :-
1) PAS youth wing leader wants Rihanna concert banned as it is an insult to Eastern culture.
Altogether now :WTF?
2) Some psycho Muslim accountant wants to sue the Penang State Government for putting up road signs in Chinese as he feels INSULTED by the use of a language which is not the official language of Malaysia.
WTF?
3) Government sends 10,000 policeman to "cover" the elections in Kuala Terengganu.
WTF? (Is there no crime to fight elsewhere?)
4) PAS and DAP fighting like small children in the media. PAS: Islamic State. DAP: No! PKR Prez: No no, misunderstanding. PAS did not say Islamic state. Besides, it wont apply to Non Muslims. Karpal Singh :WTF?
So we too say WTF?
5) We must boycott Coca Cola as a way to show our displeasure with America who is supporting Israel in the war in Gaza. So because Coca Cola is banned, I guess we just have to switch to Pepsi.
WTF?
6)Instead of helping to ease traffic jams along the congested roads in Bukit Bintang or Sultan Ismail, our road traffic police SWUNG INTO ACTION to issue summonses to those who do not wear their rear safety belts when the ruling came into effect.
WTF?
7) The fourth passenger in the car does not need to wear a safety belt. Apparently the ruling which is to make it safer for those in the car should they be in an accident, does not apply to the fourth passenger. He or she can die. Its ok.
WTF?
8)Anwar Ibrahim still talking about toppling the government by doing, nothing. But talk. And more talk.
WTF?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
We need help in Malaysia too!
Every year after the SPM or STPM results are out, one lucky lad will be featured in the front page of the papers as the hero who got 30As, or 6As or whatever amount of As that is considered straight As.
Then a few months down the road this same lad will be featured in the papers again under "Woe is me, I have no scholarship". And this lad will more likely than not be a Non- Muslim/Malay. And he will find that his peers with results which are not as spectacular as him would have gone on to further their education in prestigious universities or be offered fantastic scholarships to further their education.(and half the time, you dont even HAVE to return to Malaysia to work if say you are getting married and you want to wait for your spouse to finish HIS/HER education first before you come back, OR you can do a disappearing job and the authorities will not go after the guarantors because "they have moved"- what do you mean we can use the MYKAD to trace them? IMPOSSIBLE!They have vanished!VANISHED!)
I digress.
SO, every year, there will be a big brouhaha about why the government does not give scholarships to those who truly truly deserve it. So many of our talents move down South to Singapore where their intelligence and their talents will be recognised and appreciated. Many of us Malaysian have felt let down by the blatant discrimination shown by the Government when it comes to offering scholarships. Many of us have been looked over just because we were not of a certain race or creed.
You think that things cannot get ANY more unfair, then I read this today:-
BEIJING: Fifty scholarships will be given to Muslim students in China to further their studies in Malaysia.
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the Al-Bukhary Foundation would be offering the scholarships annually.
The move was to help the poor students gain an education, he said during a lunch hosted by the China Islamic Association at the Muslim Tulufan Restaurant here yesterday.
Ong is leading a political and trade delegation to Beijing to mark 35 years of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations.
There are 22 million Muslims in China and Islam is one of the five major religions in the country.
“We hope the exchanges will help provide Malaysians an opportunity to know the Chinese Muslims,” Ong said.
Firstly, there are poor students HERE in MALAYSIA you sasquatch!
Secondly, why do Malaysians want to know about the Chinese Muslims? They are from China, they are Muslims! Why dont you just invite them to come over to Malaysia as tourists? I can learn about them when they are here as tourists too. For eg:-
Hello. Are you from China?
Yes.
Great.You Muslim?
Yes.
Cool.Enjoy yourself in Malaysia. There are halal food everywhere.
Thank You.
SEE? Makes perfect sense to me! But giving out money to POOR CHINESE MUSLIMS in CHINA to pursue their education here? Come on.
Yes, I know its given by the Al-Bukhary Foundation and not the Government, but dont you think it will make sense for the government to tell Tan Sri Mokhtar Al- Bukhary to "eh, give to Malaysians la. "
And SO WHAT IF HE ALREADY DOES GIVE TO MALAYSIANS? There are STILL poor ones who did not get it!AND WHAT ABOUT NON MUSLIMS WHO LIVE IN CHINA? THEY ARE POOR TOO!How about Malaysians who want to know about Buddhist Chinese? OR Malaysians who want to know about Christian Chinese? Huh?
*irrational anger*
Anyway, these are the type of things that piss me off. These are the type of things that make me wonder whether these people with all the money and the power actually have brains! Or they were just prompted along to riches and wealth with help from certain quarters.
Then a few months down the road this same lad will be featured in the papers again under "Woe is me, I have no scholarship". And this lad will more likely than not be a Non- Muslim/Malay. And he will find that his peers with results which are not as spectacular as him would have gone on to further their education in prestigious universities or be offered fantastic scholarships to further their education.(and half the time, you dont even HAVE to return to Malaysia to work if say you are getting married and you want to wait for your spouse to finish HIS/HER education first before you come back, OR you can do a disappearing job and the authorities will not go after the guarantors because "they have moved"- what do you mean we can use the MYKAD to trace them? IMPOSSIBLE!They have vanished!VANISHED!)
I digress.
SO, every year, there will be a big brouhaha about why the government does not give scholarships to those who truly truly deserve it. So many of our talents move down South to Singapore where their intelligence and their talents will be recognised and appreciated. Many of us Malaysian have felt let down by the blatant discrimination shown by the Government when it comes to offering scholarships. Many of us have been looked over just because we were not of a certain race or creed.
You think that things cannot get ANY more unfair, then I read this today:-
BEIJING: Fifty scholarships will be given to Muslim students in China to further their studies in Malaysia.
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the Al-Bukhary Foundation would be offering the scholarships annually.
The move was to help the poor students gain an education, he said during a lunch hosted by the China Islamic Association at the Muslim Tulufan Restaurant here yesterday.
Ong is leading a political and trade delegation to Beijing to mark 35 years of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations.
There are 22 million Muslims in China and Islam is one of the five major religions in the country.
“We hope the exchanges will help provide Malaysians an opportunity to know the Chinese Muslims,” Ong said.
Firstly, there are poor students HERE in MALAYSIA you sasquatch!
Secondly, why do Malaysians want to know about the Chinese Muslims? They are from China, they are Muslims! Why dont you just invite them to come over to Malaysia as tourists? I can learn about them when they are here as tourists too. For eg:-
Hello. Are you from China?
Yes.
Great.You Muslim?
Yes.
Cool.Enjoy yourself in Malaysia. There are halal food everywhere.
Thank You.
SEE? Makes perfect sense to me! But giving out money to POOR CHINESE MUSLIMS in CHINA to pursue their education here? Come on.
Yes, I know its given by the Al-Bukhary Foundation and not the Government, but dont you think it will make sense for the government to tell Tan Sri Mokhtar Al- Bukhary to "eh, give to Malaysians la. "
And SO WHAT IF HE ALREADY DOES GIVE TO MALAYSIANS? There are STILL poor ones who did not get it!AND WHAT ABOUT NON MUSLIMS WHO LIVE IN CHINA? THEY ARE POOR TOO!How about Malaysians who want to know about Buddhist Chinese? OR Malaysians who want to know about Christian Chinese? Huh?
*irrational anger*
Anyway, these are the type of things that piss me off. These are the type of things that make me wonder whether these people with all the money and the power actually have brains! Or they were just prompted along to riches and wealth with help from certain quarters.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
The true evil is the war, not the countries in it.
HELL YEAH lets boycott Coca Cola!
And Maybelline, and Starbucks and everything that America has a hand in.
This way, America will know that Malaysia CONDEMNS the excessive aggressiveness of Israel in the Gaza strip. So far the death toll has gone up to 500. And in comparison, only 5 (okay maybe now around 10) Israeli's have died. The Horror! Why should there be such violence against the Palestinians when their initial incessant shelling of Israel only caused 5 people to die??! So what they sort of "started" it first? After all, in the words of my friend A "How would YOU like it if someone came into your living room and took posession of it?"
My simple answer? If my family had to die for it, I will gladly give up my living room.
SURE, we CONDEMN the war. The atrocities. The violence. But how many of us have sat down to think, now, why is Israeli retaliating as such? Is it because Hamas have been shelling them every damn day? And the rest of Palestine have plainly refused to recognise Israel? Just as the Palestinians have the right to live, so do the Israelis. Sure, the Israeli's were the unfortunate ones to be plucked out of obscurity and placed right smack in the middle of Islam central hence taking over land belonging to Palestine. How many have thought of how the Israeli's felt? If I were living in Israel I would wish every day that my country will one day LIFT itself and just go somewhere else with no opposition to the creation of that state.
Yes, I may sound biased, but at the end of the day, what I truly feel is that there is NO justification for the war. AND there is NO reason why both sides just cannot see eye to eye. Yes, this is the reality. Israel is there. Unless a big tsunami washes the whole of Israeli away (or my LIFT and go somewhere else theory comes to fruition), it is not going to disappear one day. So, would it not make more sense to just accept the inevitable and then move on from there?
Instead of all these fighting?
And by countries taking SIDES, it just FUELS the war. Malaysia can condemn the WAR, not Israel. Malaysia should condemn the VIOLENCE. NOT Israel. Because why do we support Palestine just because they are an Islamic country? What if it were the other way round? Would we condemn Palestine? Did we do anything to boycott anything Islamic during September 11? Or did many of us secretly thought HAHA, its about time that US feels the wrath of the Muslim world?
I do not agree to the stand that Malaysia has taken. We are supposed to be Non Aligned. And by that it means we DO NOT take sides. And by boycotting America because they are supporting Israel, we are taking sides. Both countries have been aggressors. And they both have to stop. Now its a game of lets see who has more support. And this will never end if we jump into the fray.
CONDEMN THE WAR.
And Maybelline, and Starbucks and everything that America has a hand in.
This way, America will know that Malaysia CONDEMNS the excessive aggressiveness of Israel in the Gaza strip. So far the death toll has gone up to 500. And in comparison, only 5 (okay maybe now around 10) Israeli's have died. The Horror! Why should there be such violence against the Palestinians when their initial incessant shelling of Israel only caused 5 people to die??! So what they sort of "started" it first? After all, in the words of my friend A "How would YOU like it if someone came into your living room and took posession of it?"
My simple answer? If my family had to die for it, I will gladly give up my living room.
SURE, we CONDEMN the war. The atrocities. The violence. But how many of us have sat down to think, now, why is Israeli retaliating as such? Is it because Hamas have been shelling them every damn day? And the rest of Palestine have plainly refused to recognise Israel? Just as the Palestinians have the right to live, so do the Israelis. Sure, the Israeli's were the unfortunate ones to be plucked out of obscurity and placed right smack in the middle of Islam central hence taking over land belonging to Palestine. How many have thought of how the Israeli's felt? If I were living in Israel I would wish every day that my country will one day LIFT itself and just go somewhere else with no opposition to the creation of that state.
Yes, I may sound biased, but at the end of the day, what I truly feel is that there is NO justification for the war. AND there is NO reason why both sides just cannot see eye to eye. Yes, this is the reality. Israel is there. Unless a big tsunami washes the whole of Israeli away (or my LIFT and go somewhere else theory comes to fruition), it is not going to disappear one day. So, would it not make more sense to just accept the inevitable and then move on from there?
Instead of all these fighting?
And by countries taking SIDES, it just FUELS the war. Malaysia can condemn the WAR, not Israel. Malaysia should condemn the VIOLENCE. NOT Israel. Because why do we support Palestine just because they are an Islamic country? What if it were the other way round? Would we condemn Palestine? Did we do anything to boycott anything Islamic during September 11? Or did many of us secretly thought HAHA, its about time that US feels the wrath of the Muslim world?
I do not agree to the stand that Malaysia has taken. We are supposed to be Non Aligned. And by that it means we DO NOT take sides. And by boycotting America because they are supporting Israel, we are taking sides. Both countries have been aggressors. And they both have to stop. Now its a game of lets see who has more support. And this will never end if we jump into the fray.
CONDEMN THE WAR.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Stop the blame game!
Anyone who lives in Bukit Antarabangsa or has/had any relatives who lived there is going to hate me for saying this. But I just HAVE to.
It is NOT always the local authorities who are SOLELY to be blamed. And it is not also the developers who are to blame. Ever heard of if there is DEMAND, there is SUPPLY?
Let us just say, I as a developer, I have this MEGA project at the hillside. I have luxury condo units and I have big ass swimming pools, and all that jazz. Now all these I made it rich and I have to flaunt my money Malaysians will FLOCK to these developments to buy it. So I make big bucks and I think gee, Malaysians LOVE this whole hillside luxury living concept. I think I ought to go look for another one.
So the Highland Towers taught the developers nothing. Even the buyers learnt nothing. You would think us Malaysians will think, we should BOYCOTT these developments. Let us NOT buy into the whole idea. The developers should stop it. And if we do not buy any units, the whole development will go bust and then eventually they will learn that there is no demand. But NO, Malaysians continue FLOCKING to these developments. Buying and buying and buying. So with demand going up, there ought to be supply right? If I were a developer and a businessman, I see the opportunity, I seize it!
So knee jerk reaction. Let us SUE the developers and the local authorities for allowing these developments. They are to blame. They caused the landslides from bad monitoring. They did not do the irrigation well enough. Now my mother/sister/brother/relative is dead and gone. But what have I done to stop these developments? I bought a unit there because it was BIG and Beautiful. I have money, I want a big house! What have I done to curb the demand? nothing. But why should I blame myself as well?Its easier to point a finger at someone else.
Am I being a mean bitch here? Yes I am. But I just think pushing the blame game has to stop. EVERYONE is to be blamed. It is like saying let us stop polluting the environment. Every damn advocate(or 98% of them) of "cleaner environment" campaign drives a car. Hybrid or not. It still emits pollutants right? Whether at 10% or 80%, it STILL Does.So you are STILL polluting the damn environment. Why dont you cycle everwhere? Why do you have air con units in your home? Why do you have electricity? Why dont you switch to solar power? All these contribute to environmental pollution.
So yes, I am being mean here, but I think I just have to say it.
After all, this is MY blog and I have every damn right to.
It is NOT always the local authorities who are SOLELY to be blamed. And it is not also the developers who are to blame. Ever heard of if there is DEMAND, there is SUPPLY?
Let us just say, I as a developer, I have this MEGA project at the hillside. I have luxury condo units and I have big ass swimming pools, and all that jazz. Now all these I made it rich and I have to flaunt my money Malaysians will FLOCK to these developments to buy it. So I make big bucks and I think gee, Malaysians LOVE this whole hillside luxury living concept. I think I ought to go look for another one.
So the Highland Towers taught the developers nothing. Even the buyers learnt nothing. You would think us Malaysians will think, we should BOYCOTT these developments. Let us NOT buy into the whole idea. The developers should stop it. And if we do not buy any units, the whole development will go bust and then eventually they will learn that there is no demand. But NO, Malaysians continue FLOCKING to these developments. Buying and buying and buying. So with demand going up, there ought to be supply right? If I were a developer and a businessman, I see the opportunity, I seize it!
So knee jerk reaction. Let us SUE the developers and the local authorities for allowing these developments. They are to blame. They caused the landslides from bad monitoring. They did not do the irrigation well enough. Now my mother/sister/brother/relative is dead and gone. But what have I done to stop these developments? I bought a unit there because it was BIG and Beautiful. I have money, I want a big house! What have I done to curb the demand? nothing. But why should I blame myself as well?Its easier to point a finger at someone else.
Am I being a mean bitch here? Yes I am. But I just think pushing the blame game has to stop. EVERYONE is to be blamed. It is like saying let us stop polluting the environment. Every damn advocate(or 98% of them) of "cleaner environment" campaign drives a car. Hybrid or not. It still emits pollutants right? Whether at 10% or 80%, it STILL Does.So you are STILL polluting the damn environment. Why dont you cycle everwhere? Why do you have air con units in your home? Why do you have electricity? Why dont you switch to solar power? All these contribute to environmental pollution.
So yes, I am being mean here, but I think I just have to say it.
After all, this is MY blog and I have every damn right to.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
You're fired!
Many donkey years ago, I attended a forum in which Datuk Zaid Ibrahim was the main Speaker for the night. I can no longer recall the topic of discussion but two things Zaid ibrahim said made an impression on me that night.
First: My results were bad but just because I was Malay, I got a scholarship.
Second: I am in UMNO because I believe I can make changes from within.
So in recent months, Zaid has stuck to these two things that he said that night. He questioned the "Ketuanan Melayu" and eventhough he quit his post as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, he remained faithful to UMNO. I mean, how many of us thought to ourselves, Dude, what are you still doing in UMNO? It has turned it back on you!
But now, the heavens are shining on Datuk Zaid. He has been sacked by UMNO. I think it is the best news ever! But before that, let us examine the reason why he has been sacked. Mainly because he has been attending events held by the Opposition. Victory parties, rallies, what not. AND he sat next to the party leaders. (The HORROR!He should have sat at the back, with his face covered) So he got a show cause letter and then finally the PM just said, you're OUT! And no you cannot appeal the decision because it is against the Party Ethics to be SEEN at Opposition events. And UMNO cannot be seen to be practising double standards. We can practise double standards when we act in Government. UMNO members can utter whatever they want in Parliament. But if the Opposition does, we suspend them! UMNO members can build UMNO posts and huts anywhere we want, but if Opposition members try to stop a building from being demolished, we charge them in court! Those type of double standards are NECESSARY in the name of political stability. And well, the fact that you know, since MCA, MIC and Gerakan is stupid enough to stick with us, we are all mighty in terms of numbers.
Take that PAKATAN!
Who cares what he was doing there? Who cares it is actually a good thing for Politicians from different parties to set aside their differences, or even EMBRACE their differences for the sake of political stability? Who cares? UMNO does not. It is all about EGO and SUPREMACY. How can Zaid embarass the party that way? How can be so unethical? This country runs on a few simple basic rules :
UMNO is supreme.
Oh I'm sorry, that is only ONE rule.
And this rule applies across the board. Whether you like it or not.
So I go back to my earlier point about this being the best news I have come across today. Zaid is sacked from UMNO. So now this man, whom I believe has GREAT ETHICS and has a conscience and a functioning brain, will now be free to do the things that he has and had always wanted to. He wanted to make changes from within but all are opposed to change and so if he HAS to make changes from a different party or from a different angle, that is what he has to do. And now, that is what he CAN do without his arms and legs being bound by UMNO's RED TAPE OF ETHICS AND RULES.
I applaud the PM's move.
Datuk Zaid, you make us, okay, I cannot speak for others, but you make ME proud.
First: My results were bad but just because I was Malay, I got a scholarship.
Second: I am in UMNO because I believe I can make changes from within.
So in recent months, Zaid has stuck to these two things that he said that night. He questioned the "Ketuanan Melayu" and eventhough he quit his post as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, he remained faithful to UMNO. I mean, how many of us thought to ourselves, Dude, what are you still doing in UMNO? It has turned it back on you!
But now, the heavens are shining on Datuk Zaid. He has been sacked by UMNO. I think it is the best news ever! But before that, let us examine the reason why he has been sacked. Mainly because he has been attending events held by the Opposition. Victory parties, rallies, what not. AND he sat next to the party leaders. (The HORROR!He should have sat at the back, with his face covered) So he got a show cause letter and then finally the PM just said, you're OUT! And no you cannot appeal the decision because it is against the Party Ethics to be SEEN at Opposition events. And UMNO cannot be seen to be practising double standards. We can practise double standards when we act in Government. UMNO members can utter whatever they want in Parliament. But if the Opposition does, we suspend them! UMNO members can build UMNO posts and huts anywhere we want, but if Opposition members try to stop a building from being demolished, we charge them in court! Those type of double standards are NECESSARY in the name of political stability. And well, the fact that you know, since MCA, MIC and Gerakan is stupid enough to stick with us, we are all mighty in terms of numbers.
Take that PAKATAN!
Who cares what he was doing there? Who cares it is actually a good thing for Politicians from different parties to set aside their differences, or even EMBRACE their differences for the sake of political stability? Who cares? UMNO does not. It is all about EGO and SUPREMACY. How can Zaid embarass the party that way? How can be so unethical? This country runs on a few simple basic rules :
UMNO is supreme.
Oh I'm sorry, that is only ONE rule.
And this rule applies across the board. Whether you like it or not.
So I go back to my earlier point about this being the best news I have come across today. Zaid is sacked from UMNO. So now this man, whom I believe has GREAT ETHICS and has a conscience and a functioning brain, will now be free to do the things that he has and had always wanted to. He wanted to make changes from within but all are opposed to change and so if he HAS to make changes from a different party or from a different angle, that is what he has to do. And now, that is what he CAN do without his arms and legs being bound by UMNO's RED TAPE OF ETHICS AND RULES.
I applaud the PM's move.
Datuk Zaid, you make us, okay, I cannot speak for others, but you make ME proud.
Monday, November 24, 2008
OHM...
Damn. Yoga is no longer in.
Apparently all these while those who were practising it were in danger of "deviating from Islam". Because those who were busy contorting their bodies into different positions in fitness centres around the country were in theory, opening themselves up to Hindu religious teaching. It is preposterous to think that they do it specifically for fitness purposes! LIES!
The National Fatwa Council in their IN DEPTH discussions and research have found that yoga can be traced back to India and is taught for purely RELIGIOUS reasons. So saying "OMMMMMMM" is so going to put you on the DV8 From Islam express bus. Definite No, No.
What do you mean we are so insecure about our own religion that we feel a purely exercise thing will cause our Muslims to deviate from Islam? This comes from research! IN DEPTH research AND discussions! What do you mean none of us practise yoga or know what it consist of? We read up on the history of it! What do you mean we have to find out why people are doing yoga? We traced it back to Hinduism! What do you mean we did not ask those who practise yoga? WE decide. SOMEONE died and made US KING. That is all there is to it!
Just as you cannot wish your fellow Hindus Happy Deepavali, you sure as hell cannot practise yoga!
And who cares if there is a recession? Who cares if there are children whose fathers have refused to pay for their maintenance under Syariah? Who cares if there is still poverty? What do you mean Ayah Pin is still on the loose? Those are not important things! That CANNOT cause Muslims to deviate from the teachings of Islam. Yoga is a dangerous imminent threat. We must advise our fellow Muslims that just because you have to sacrfice your livelihood in the name of upholding Islam it is never a bad thing. So you are out of job. So what? You will still go to heaven right?
That is all that matters.
God have mercy.
Apparently all these while those who were practising it were in danger of "deviating from Islam". Because those who were busy contorting their bodies into different positions in fitness centres around the country were in theory, opening themselves up to Hindu religious teaching. It is preposterous to think that they do it specifically for fitness purposes! LIES!
The National Fatwa Council in their IN DEPTH discussions and research have found that yoga can be traced back to India and is taught for purely RELIGIOUS reasons. So saying "OMMMMMMM" is so going to put you on the DV8 From Islam express bus. Definite No, No.
What do you mean we are so insecure about our own religion that we feel a purely exercise thing will cause our Muslims to deviate from Islam? This comes from research! IN DEPTH research AND discussions! What do you mean none of us practise yoga or know what it consist of? We read up on the history of it! What do you mean we have to find out why people are doing yoga? We traced it back to Hinduism! What do you mean we did not ask those who practise yoga? WE decide. SOMEONE died and made US KING. That is all there is to it!
Just as you cannot wish your fellow Hindus Happy Deepavali, you sure as hell cannot practise yoga!
And who cares if there is a recession? Who cares if there are children whose fathers have refused to pay for their maintenance under Syariah? Who cares if there is still poverty? What do you mean Ayah Pin is still on the loose? Those are not important things! That CANNOT cause Muslims to deviate from the teachings of Islam. Yoga is a dangerous imminent threat. We must advise our fellow Muslims that just because you have to sacrfice your livelihood in the name of upholding Islam it is never a bad thing. So you are out of job. So what? You will still go to heaven right?
That is all that matters.
God have mercy.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
FOREIGNERS NEED NOT APPLY
The whole country (well almost anyway) applauded when Obama was announced as the next President of the USA. Many hailed his success as a big step for the blacks. Even though he never ran his campaign along racial lines, many saw his victory as one for the black community. All post election talk, interviews and whatnots were drenched with "how has this affected the black community?"
Anyway, I digress. So we all hailed the man who was the underdog BLACK man who was up against the war veteran WHITE man. A victory indeed. In fact the PM goes on to say, as mentioned in my previous entry, that ANYBODY CAN BE PM.
So what is the point of today's ranting? The fact that we can recognise and applaud the racial barrier being broken in a far off country of the USA. But in this country we cannot seem to understand the need for such barrier to be taken down. In fact its not uncommon for many of us to subject others to our racial profiling. I myself am guilty of it. If I were to enter a toilet cubicle which is soaking wet, I would think "sure a Malay used it-la" or if I hear of a woman who makes complains about a school not teaching her child well enough "CHINESE RIGHT?", and you get my drift.
But then even I was not prepared for what met my eyes this morning in the Star paper. "Apartment residents in distress" and why so? Because, get this :-
MOST OF THE UNITES ARE OCCUPIED BY FOREIGNERS
So these residents of a block of apartments in Shah Alam have aired their dissatisfaction with the number of foreigners living in their area. According to them they spoil the lifts, they throw rubbish indiscriminately and they scare the resident's children so much that they have refused to play at the playground near the apartments.
Ok, I live in an apartment which has a miniscule number of foreigners and yet I suffer from scribblings on the lifts, and out of 10 drawings, 9 will be one which involves genitalia and will definitely have obscene words which will start with a F and end with a K. And rubbish is thrown out of the apartment balconies too. Malaysians are just not very civic minded people.We have to admit that. We push to get into LRTs and buses,we talk loudly on the mobile when we are in the cinema and we let our children pee in the sink in the loo.
As for ruining facilities in the apartment, it happens everywhere. It is tough not to walk into an apartment block and not see drawings of genitalia in the lift. And rubbish overflowing from the bins because the resident was just too lazy to walk a few more steps to the rubbish dumping area. Was it the job of a foreigner? Or just us Malaysians? It is a very Malaysian thing to be with the "boh chap" (do not care) attitude. AS long as MY home is clean, who cares about yours? So these problems persist everywhere we go.
However for the residents in Shah Alam to be IN DISTRESS that their apartments are swarmed with foreigners which are making the area of their homes a "concrete slum" is definitely uncalled for. Sure its one thing to assume the increase of say crime in an area is due to the foreigners ( ooops, here I go profiling again- but statistics have proven me right!) but its quite another to assume that the foreigners will ruin the very place that they live in. Especially when us Malaysians are guilty of doing the same things!(Yes we are also guilty of being criminals too..but that is a different story altogether.)
And the other question which begs to be answered is, what do the residents suggest? That all foreigners be shipped into an area which they can then live together in their slum and dirt and spoil whatever facilities there are available there? How about putting up signs ala America in some states in those "dark years" - "NO blacks or animals"?
So there should be a sign outside apartments now "NO BANGLADESHI, NO PAKISTANI, NO INDONESIAN,NO VIETNAMESE, NO BURMESE, NO THAI" "ONLY MALAYSIAN".
Yes, my thoughts are everywhere today, but at the end of the day, I am just annoyed to read this. Annoyed to know that we Malaysians can actually think of ourselves so superior to our neighbours that we have do not want to live with them. Such a shame indeed that we see are quick to judge others, but fail to see our own faults.
Anyway, I digress. So we all hailed the man who was the underdog BLACK man who was up against the war veteran WHITE man. A victory indeed. In fact the PM goes on to say, as mentioned in my previous entry, that ANYBODY CAN BE PM.
So what is the point of today's ranting? The fact that we can recognise and applaud the racial barrier being broken in a far off country of the USA. But in this country we cannot seem to understand the need for such barrier to be taken down. In fact its not uncommon for many of us to subject others to our racial profiling. I myself am guilty of it. If I were to enter a toilet cubicle which is soaking wet, I would think "sure a Malay used it-la" or if I hear of a woman who makes complains about a school not teaching her child well enough "CHINESE RIGHT?", and you get my drift.
But then even I was not prepared for what met my eyes this morning in the Star paper. "Apartment residents in distress" and why so? Because, get this :-
MOST OF THE UNITES ARE OCCUPIED BY FOREIGNERS
So these residents of a block of apartments in Shah Alam have aired their dissatisfaction with the number of foreigners living in their area. According to them they spoil the lifts, they throw rubbish indiscriminately and they scare the resident's children so much that they have refused to play at the playground near the apartments.
Ok, I live in an apartment which has a miniscule number of foreigners and yet I suffer from scribblings on the lifts, and out of 10 drawings, 9 will be one which involves genitalia and will definitely have obscene words which will start with a F and end with a K. And rubbish is thrown out of the apartment balconies too. Malaysians are just not very civic minded people.We have to admit that. We push to get into LRTs and buses,we talk loudly on the mobile when we are in the cinema and we let our children pee in the sink in the loo.
As for ruining facilities in the apartment, it happens everywhere. It is tough not to walk into an apartment block and not see drawings of genitalia in the lift. And rubbish overflowing from the bins because the resident was just too lazy to walk a few more steps to the rubbish dumping area. Was it the job of a foreigner? Or just us Malaysians? It is a very Malaysian thing to be with the "boh chap" (do not care) attitude. AS long as MY home is clean, who cares about yours? So these problems persist everywhere we go.
However for the residents in Shah Alam to be IN DISTRESS that their apartments are swarmed with foreigners which are making the area of their homes a "concrete slum" is definitely uncalled for. Sure its one thing to assume the increase of say crime in an area is due to the foreigners ( ooops, here I go profiling again- but statistics have proven me right!) but its quite another to assume that the foreigners will ruin the very place that they live in. Especially when us Malaysians are guilty of doing the same things!(Yes we are also guilty of being criminals too..but that is a different story altogether.)
And the other question which begs to be answered is, what do the residents suggest? That all foreigners be shipped into an area which they can then live together in their slum and dirt and spoil whatever facilities there are available there? How about putting up signs ala America in some states in those "dark years" - "NO blacks or animals"?
So there should be a sign outside apartments now "NO BANGLADESHI, NO PAKISTANI, NO INDONESIAN,NO VIETNAMESE, NO BURMESE, NO THAI" "ONLY MALAYSIAN".
Yes, my thoughts are everywhere today, but at the end of the day, I am just annoyed to read this. Annoyed to know that we Malaysians can actually think of ourselves so superior to our neighbours that we have do not want to live with them. Such a shame indeed that we see are quick to judge others, but fail to see our own faults.
Friday, November 07, 2008
THE joke of the year, no CENTURY!
This has to be THE funniest, rib tickling, floor rolling, tears inducing article I have read in YEARS, I tell you, YEARS!
Bernama - Thursday, November 6
Asked whether Malaysia would also see the emergence of a leader regardless of race as had happened in the United States, Abdullah said that could happen anywhere at all.
"It depends on the people. They will determine that. What happened in the United States was not determined by Washington or any group but by the American people themselves by election through the democratic process and an election practice which has existed in the United States for a long time," he said.
-- BERNAMA
"It depends on the people? They will determine that?"
Let us all be truthful here. BN wins, UMNO president becomes PM. After all the leader of the largest party will always be the candidate for PM. And with shoe polishers in the form of MCA and MIC, BN will forever remain "united" and UMNO will forever be "reigning party" in Malaysia. If you look at the recent election, a LOT of us DID NOT want the current PM to be PM. And even people within UMNO asked him to step down. YET, he still remained PM and the next PM may not be our choice either. So who is he kidding when he said it depends on the people? The people denied BN a 2/3 majority. The people do not agree to the current PM. The people ( and a heck load of them) voted against BN.
Let us not get our hopes up when the soon to retire PM says this to garner favour among the "people". He has said quite a load of things ever since he came into power. Such as there shall be no increase of the cost of petrol. Or I am not stepping down anytime soon. And other whatchamacallits. So, take this with a pinch of salt and a whole dose of laughter.
Still, funny stuff this "It depends on the people" statement.
Bernama - Thursday, November 6
Asked whether Malaysia would also see the emergence of a leader regardless of race as had happened in the United States, Abdullah said that could happen anywhere at all.
"It depends on the people. They will determine that. What happened in the United States was not determined by Washington or any group but by the American people themselves by election through the democratic process and an election practice which has existed in the United States for a long time," he said.
-- BERNAMA
"It depends on the people? They will determine that?"
Let us all be truthful here. BN wins, UMNO president becomes PM. After all the leader of the largest party will always be the candidate for PM. And with shoe polishers in the form of MCA and MIC, BN will forever remain "united" and UMNO will forever be "reigning party" in Malaysia. If you look at the recent election, a LOT of us DID NOT want the current PM to be PM. And even people within UMNO asked him to step down. YET, he still remained PM and the next PM may not be our choice either. So who is he kidding when he said it depends on the people? The people denied BN a 2/3 majority. The people do not agree to the current PM. The people ( and a heck load of them) voted against BN.
Let us not get our hopes up when the soon to retire PM says this to garner favour among the "people". He has said quite a load of things ever since he came into power. Such as there shall be no increase of the cost of petrol. Or I am not stepping down anytime soon. And other whatchamacallits. So, take this with a pinch of salt and a whole dose of laughter.
Still, funny stuff this "It depends on the people" statement.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Snoozefest
I have been missing for quite some time now for a number of reasons.
One being that after my aunt's death in August, I have learnt to stop and smell the roses- and if I were to be stung by a bee while I am at it, I should laugh and remind myself that at least I still have my sense of smell.(you know, one of those, you are lucky to be alive things?)
Two- I have been busy.Well not so busy that I do not have time to read the newspapers and detect the absurdity in the political scene, but busy enough not to be able to sit down and articulate my thoughts.
Three- the most important reason of all- it being that the Malaysian politics is such a snooze fest nowadays.
September 16 came and went. Then October 16th also came and whooshed by. Many of us were waiting in anticipation for a change of government (who cares if academicians say that MPs crossing over will not change the Government, we want DRAMA man, DRAMA!)Then now we sit down and twiddle our fingers waiting for Anwar to give us more (false) hope.Maybe its November, wait no, December? How about January?
"It is not about the date, just remember that it will happen..." *yawn*
Shah Rukh Khan got awarded Datuk-ship. Erm, like SO? Datuk Michelle Yeoh's ug, I mean erm..aesthetic challenged boyfriend also got one didnt he?And what did he do? I think he bought a piece of land in Terengganu. Or was it Langkawi? Who cares?
The whole point is that these Datuk-ships mumbo jumbo are a total waste of time. Lee Chong Wei is a Datuk, Nicole David is a Datuk and the next thing you know, the uncle selling chee cheong fun down the roadside shop is also a Datuk. So I dont see the whole brouhaha over it. In all seriousness, if the artistes in Malaysia are offended that they did not get it, then all they have to do is, acquire some talent and actually use it. Not just sit there and produce Cicakman, or Senario, or other crap movies or take part in Akademi Fantasia and hope to be famous for being well, nothing. (For crying out loud, we have MAWI MANIA- how sad is that?)
Karpal Singh got suspended from Parliament for two days because he is all sensitive now that he is in a wheelchair and automatically is part of the disabled communitys' representative for all things right and fair *thumps chest*.
What was the issue? The fact that Nazri said to Wee Choo Keong "If you do not see the reason why the government sponsored the Bar Council's dinner then you must be blind" to which Karpal demanded an apology for making a sensitive remark about the disabled. And Pandikar Amin did not want to make a ruling on it and bla bla bla, Karpal got suspended. I would think that this did not warrant such a strong reaction and now he has to sit out the debate over the Budget 2009 just because he was all sensitive about something which can only be said to be making a mountain out of a molehill. But Karpal insists he is right. You know, sometimes one can be blind (score!) to their irrational outbursts.
So you see, even in my roundup of what I think are some of the more interesting happenings in Malaysia, it is still yawn worthy. So, here is hoping more interesting things crop up.
For now, I think I shall go lie down for a while. All the changes in the road names in Bukit Bintang is giving me a headache.
One being that after my aunt's death in August, I have learnt to stop and smell the roses- and if I were to be stung by a bee while I am at it, I should laugh and remind myself that at least I still have my sense of smell.(you know, one of those, you are lucky to be alive things?)
Two- I have been busy.Well not so busy that I do not have time to read the newspapers and detect the absurdity in the political scene, but busy enough not to be able to sit down and articulate my thoughts.
Three- the most important reason of all- it being that the Malaysian politics is such a snooze fest nowadays.
September 16 came and went. Then October 16th also came and whooshed by. Many of us were waiting in anticipation for a change of government (who cares if academicians say that MPs crossing over will not change the Government, we want DRAMA man, DRAMA!)Then now we sit down and twiddle our fingers waiting for Anwar to give us more (false) hope.Maybe its November, wait no, December? How about January?
"It is not about the date, just remember that it will happen..." *yawn*
Shah Rukh Khan got awarded Datuk-ship. Erm, like SO? Datuk Michelle Yeoh's ug, I mean erm..aesthetic challenged boyfriend also got one didnt he?And what did he do? I think he bought a piece of land in Terengganu. Or was it Langkawi? Who cares?
The whole point is that these Datuk-ships mumbo jumbo are a total waste of time. Lee Chong Wei is a Datuk, Nicole David is a Datuk and the next thing you know, the uncle selling chee cheong fun down the roadside shop is also a Datuk. So I dont see the whole brouhaha over it. In all seriousness, if the artistes in Malaysia are offended that they did not get it, then all they have to do is, acquire some talent and actually use it. Not just sit there and produce Cicakman, or Senario, or other crap movies or take part in Akademi Fantasia and hope to be famous for being well, nothing. (For crying out loud, we have MAWI MANIA- how sad is that?)
Karpal Singh got suspended from Parliament for two days because he is all sensitive now that he is in a wheelchair and automatically is part of the disabled communitys' representative for all things right and fair *thumps chest*.
What was the issue? The fact that Nazri said to Wee Choo Keong "If you do not see the reason why the government sponsored the Bar Council's dinner then you must be blind" to which Karpal demanded an apology for making a sensitive remark about the disabled. And Pandikar Amin did not want to make a ruling on it and bla bla bla, Karpal got suspended. I would think that this did not warrant such a strong reaction and now he has to sit out the debate over the Budget 2009 just because he was all sensitive about something which can only be said to be making a mountain out of a molehill. But Karpal insists he is right. You know, sometimes one can be blind (score!) to their irrational outbursts.
So you see, even in my roundup of what I think are some of the more interesting happenings in Malaysia, it is still yawn worthy. So, here is hoping more interesting things crop up.
For now, I think I shall go lie down for a while. All the changes in the road names in Bukit Bintang is giving me a headache.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Logic always ranks second
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity and I am not sure about the former."
-Albert Einstein
One would think that if there is a threat of BN MPs in Sabah doing a crossover and the possiblity of Anwar Ibrahim taking over and becoming the new PM, Badawi would tell his Cabinet that arresting Raja Petra, Theresa Kok and the Sin Chew journalist is probably not such a good idea in terms of gaining popularity among the people.
But Uh-uh, this being Malaysia and it being the Malaysian Government,logic always ranks second to stupidity, so they arrest those people under ISA and detain the journalist for one day "for her own safety" and then leave the other two still in detention in undisclosed locations. (And according to Theresa Kok's father, she is brought from one one place to another with a hood over her head- what is this? the Mafia?)
Now, what are the reasons for Petra being arrested? Well, there is a host of them, which I will not go into but what I do want to evaluate is the arrest of Theresa Kok.
It has been alleged that she had joined in a petition for the Azar calls from the mosque to be reduced as it was thought too loud by the residents in Puchong and Kota Damansara. She had vehemently denied this accusation by ex-MB-I-am-so-bitter Khir Toyo. In fact the Mosque authorities in the two constituencies have denied her involvement and have confirmed that she has never said anything to that effect. But you see, according to the Home Minister Syed Albar, she has been detained under ISA because she has threaten to cause racial tensions by "making comments about the Azar."
Now, I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if the mosque authorities have confirmed she did not take part in it, and she herself has said she was not part of it, then it would make sense that they should investigate the matter just a tiny wee bit more to determine the authenticity of ex-MB's claim before they chuck her in the police car and whisk her away to obscurity. And if the investigations reveal that ex-MB made up those words, by all means, whisk HIM away under the ISA. (But apparently if you are an UMNO member, you can say what you want. You can wave keris-es and yell for blood, you can call the Chinese immigrants, you can call Indians kelings, you can threaten to hurt others- its okay. Because only those who report your remarks are the ones who get detained under ISA for "false reporting" or those who did not actually SAY those words but were accused wrongfully of doing so who get arrested).
Now technically, if one were to deduce the Ahmad situation and the Chinese "immigrant" remarks, it would make sense to think that if the DPM apologised on behalf of BN and the UMNO suspended him for 3 years, it means that, he actually DID say those words right? Logically speaking. So if indeed he DID utter it, then why is there FALSE REPORTING by Sin Chew? And why was the journalist detained and why is Sin Chew being issued show cause letters? Show cause of what?
But us being logical beings, unlike the Government, we will never understand what the rationale is behind the actions of the Government. So, perhaps we will have to carry these question marks to our graves. Because the Government is not about to start admitting their failures and accepting the logic of others. No-uh, not in this lifetime. Because anything that MAKES sense but is not in line with the Government stand is always a "perversion of the truth".
-Albert Einstein
One would think that if there is a threat of BN MPs in Sabah doing a crossover and the possiblity of Anwar Ibrahim taking over and becoming the new PM, Badawi would tell his Cabinet that arresting Raja Petra, Theresa Kok and the Sin Chew journalist is probably not such a good idea in terms of gaining popularity among the people.
But Uh-uh, this being Malaysia and it being the Malaysian Government,logic always ranks second to stupidity, so they arrest those people under ISA and detain the journalist for one day "for her own safety" and then leave the other two still in detention in undisclosed locations. (And according to Theresa Kok's father, she is brought from one one place to another with a hood over her head- what is this? the Mafia?)
Now, what are the reasons for Petra being arrested? Well, there is a host of them, which I will not go into but what I do want to evaluate is the arrest of Theresa Kok.
It has been alleged that she had joined in a petition for the Azar calls from the mosque to be reduced as it was thought too loud by the residents in Puchong and Kota Damansara. She had vehemently denied this accusation by ex-MB-I-am-so-bitter Khir Toyo. In fact the Mosque authorities in the two constituencies have denied her involvement and have confirmed that she has never said anything to that effect. But you see, according to the Home Minister Syed Albar, she has been detained under ISA because she has threaten to cause racial tensions by "making comments about the Azar."
Now, I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if the mosque authorities have confirmed she did not take part in it, and she herself has said she was not part of it, then it would make sense that they should investigate the matter just a tiny wee bit more to determine the authenticity of ex-MB's claim before they chuck her in the police car and whisk her away to obscurity. And if the investigations reveal that ex-MB made up those words, by all means, whisk HIM away under the ISA. (But apparently if you are an UMNO member, you can say what you want. You can wave keris-es and yell for blood, you can call the Chinese immigrants, you can call Indians kelings, you can threaten to hurt others- its okay. Because only those who report your remarks are the ones who get detained under ISA for "false reporting" or those who did not actually SAY those words but were accused wrongfully of doing so who get arrested).
Now technically, if one were to deduce the Ahmad situation and the Chinese "immigrant" remarks, it would make sense to think that if the DPM apologised on behalf of BN and the UMNO suspended him for 3 years, it means that, he actually DID say those words right? Logically speaking. So if indeed he DID utter it, then why is there FALSE REPORTING by Sin Chew? And why was the journalist detained and why is Sin Chew being issued show cause letters? Show cause of what?
But us being logical beings, unlike the Government, we will never understand what the rationale is behind the actions of the Government. So, perhaps we will have to carry these question marks to our graves. Because the Government is not about to start admitting their failures and accepting the logic of others. No-uh, not in this lifetime. Because anything that MAKES sense but is not in line with the Government stand is always a "perversion of the truth".
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Politics, how I love it!
Overheard at Barisan Nasional's campaign spot at Permatang Pauh.
"Parti pembangkang menyatakan bahawa isteri kepada DPM kita telah membunuh perempuan Mongolia itu. Manakah lojik? Manakah lojik ISTERI DPM kita, akan masuk ke dalam belukar itu? Orang biasa pun tak akan masuk ke kawasan belukar itu!MANAKAH LOJIK ISTERI DPM akan ke tempat belukar itu untuk melakukan apa yang dikatakan oleh parti pembangkang yang beliau telah buat? TIDAK LOJIK! Oleh itu ianya TIDAK BENAR!"
-some BN(UMNO)politician campaigning for BN candidate
*cue applause*
Now, I am not much of a criminologist but I think, if I intend to kill somebody, or watch somebody's body be blown to tiny little fragments, I would probably, possibly, just maybe, decide to choose a spot that nobody frequents. I mean, that is me-la. Because I am "orang biasa" and not special like DPM's wife. So if you were Rosmah (or whatever her name is) and you decide to kill somebody, it is only logical that you choose a place which a lot of people frequent, say like TTDI, or maybe Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and then while you are (ALLEGEDLY) watching the Mongolian woman being blown to pieces, you can only hope nobody walking nearby can or will 1) hear 2) see or 3) care what is going on in there.
(And it does not matter that being Malaysian, a motorcycle parked at the side of the highway piques everyone's interest enough to cause a massive jam from slowing down just to see what is happening)
I am always, always amazed at the things that come out of the mouths of politicians. They say racists things, they call Indian "kelings" in Parliament, they call Chinese "immigrants" and because they are immigrants it is "impossible for them to be afforded equal rights". And that Malaysia Today's website was not banned, but merely "blocked". But the one that takes the cake are the words that come out of our beloved PM's mouth when asked to comment on racists things said by his fellow party followers. It is always "I am sure he did not mean it that way" and that "we may have misunderstood him".
Oh, then there is the senior politician's "it was reported in the Chinese papers and I do not read Chinese so I do not know whether he actually said what he said." AND if there have been abuse of powers or alleged corruption reported, it is "we will investigate and ask them to explain themselves...but after Raya." [I suppose because the truth will only reveal itself after Raya]
Then there is the thought process that they go through. Such as just because someone swore on the Quran, it automatically means that that person is telling the truth. And that all other people are not to comment on it because you know, "people should not distort the truth".Even though investigations have not completed and the truth is not known yet. But the Government's version of the truth is always the right and logical one. So, if its not in line with the Government version, then its more often that not, NOT the truth but a pack of lies.
Gosh, I love the fact that Anwar Ibrahim won Permatang Pauh. It means that the Government has miraculously found some monies hidden under some persons' bed which can be taken out to subsidise fuel again!First they had enough to reduce petrol price to RM2.55. And now they say maybe after Raya, they may find MORE monies stashed somewhere to further reduce the price!
I love politics!
"Parti pembangkang menyatakan bahawa isteri kepada DPM kita telah membunuh perempuan Mongolia itu. Manakah lojik? Manakah lojik ISTERI DPM kita, akan masuk ke dalam belukar itu? Orang biasa pun tak akan masuk ke kawasan belukar itu!MANAKAH LOJIK ISTERI DPM akan ke tempat belukar itu untuk melakukan apa yang dikatakan oleh parti pembangkang yang beliau telah buat? TIDAK LOJIK! Oleh itu ianya TIDAK BENAR!"
-some BN(UMNO)politician campaigning for BN candidate
*cue applause*
Now, I am not much of a criminologist but I think, if I intend to kill somebody, or watch somebody's body be blown to tiny little fragments, I would probably, possibly, just maybe, decide to choose a spot that nobody frequents. I mean, that is me-la. Because I am "orang biasa" and not special like DPM's wife. So if you were Rosmah (or whatever her name is) and you decide to kill somebody, it is only logical that you choose a place which a lot of people frequent, say like TTDI, or maybe Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and then while you are (ALLEGEDLY) watching the Mongolian woman being blown to pieces, you can only hope nobody walking nearby can or will 1) hear 2) see or 3) care what is going on in there.
(And it does not matter that being Malaysian, a motorcycle parked at the side of the highway piques everyone's interest enough to cause a massive jam from slowing down just to see what is happening)
I am always, always amazed at the things that come out of the mouths of politicians. They say racists things, they call Indian "kelings" in Parliament, they call Chinese "immigrants" and because they are immigrants it is "impossible for them to be afforded equal rights". And that Malaysia Today's website was not banned, but merely "blocked". But the one that takes the cake are the words that come out of our beloved PM's mouth when asked to comment on racists things said by his fellow party followers. It is always "I am sure he did not mean it that way" and that "we may have misunderstood him".
Oh, then there is the senior politician's "it was reported in the Chinese papers and I do not read Chinese so I do not know whether he actually said what he said." AND if there have been abuse of powers or alleged corruption reported, it is "we will investigate and ask them to explain themselves...but after Raya." [I suppose because the truth will only reveal itself after Raya]
Then there is the thought process that they go through. Such as just because someone swore on the Quran, it automatically means that that person is telling the truth. And that all other people are not to comment on it because you know, "people should not distort the truth".Even though investigations have not completed and the truth is not known yet. But the Government's version of the truth is always the right and logical one. So, if its not in line with the Government version, then its more often that not, NOT the truth but a pack of lies.
Gosh, I love the fact that Anwar Ibrahim won Permatang Pauh. It means that the Government has miraculously found some monies hidden under some persons' bed which can be taken out to subsidise fuel again!First they had enough to reduce petrol price to RM2.55. And now they say maybe after Raya, they may find MORE monies stashed somewhere to further reduce the price!
I love politics!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Sing-a-long
I somehow feel this song by Marilyn Manson reflects Anwar Ibrahim's current situation. It ought to be his theme song.
Everything's been said before
There's nothing left to say anymore
When it's all the same
You can ask for it by name
Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
Sex, sex, sex, don't forget the violence
Blah, blah, blah
Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
Stick your stupid slogan in
Everybody sing along
Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
Sex, sex, sex, don't forget the violence
Blah, blah, blah
Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
Stick your stupid slogan in
Everybody sing along
Are you motherf******s ready for the new shit?
Stand up and admit it, tomorrow's never coming
This is the new shit
Stand up and admit it
Do we need it? NO!
Do we want it? YEAH!
This is the new shit
Stand up and admit it
Now it's you-know-who
I've got the you-know-what
I stick it in the you-know-where
You know why, you don't care
- Marilyn Manson, This is The New Shit
(song has been edited due to constraint of space)
Everything's been said before
There's nothing left to say anymore
When it's all the same
You can ask for it by name
Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
Sex, sex, sex, don't forget the violence
Blah, blah, blah
Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
Stick your stupid slogan in
Everybody sing along
Babble, Babble, Bitch, Bitch
Rebel, Rebel, Party, Party
Sex, sex, sex, don't forget the violence
Blah, blah, blah
Got your lovey-dovey sad and lonely
Stick your stupid slogan in
Everybody sing along
Are you motherf******s ready for the new shit?
Stand up and admit it, tomorrow's never coming
This is the new shit
Stand up and admit it
Do we need it? NO!
Do we want it? YEAH!
This is the new shit
Stand up and admit it
Now it's you-know-who
I've got the you-know-what
I stick it in the you-know-where
You know why, you don't care
- Marilyn Manson, This is The New Shit
(song has been edited due to constraint of space)
Monday, August 18, 2008
death came a knocking...I was not prepared
Death is inevitable.
But the grief that accompanies it is so overwhelming and unexpected, its frightening.
Today I do not write about the wrongs of the country or the world, the stupidity of politicians and our elected representatives, the impending battle at Permatang Pauh, or the loss of the Olympic Badminton gold.
On Thursday morning, my blackberry died on me. Again. So I whined and I griped about it. And then I received news about my aunt's death and suddenly everything seemed unimportant. Suddenly all my troubles seem miniscule.
Today, I mourn and grieve the loss of a wonderful woman. A mentor, an aunt, and above all a great human being.
Today I am reminded that sometimes, life is much too short to be concentrating on the things that should not affect us, yet we allow them to.
I am reminded that we should choose to be happy. Always.
I am reminded that just by choosing to see the best in everybody, my aunt was such a joy to be around with. She never criticised, she never judged. She accepted and she embraced us as we all are.
Sometimes, it takes a death to remind us of the things in life that cannot be seen but felt. Joy, Love and Sorrow.
But the grief that accompanies it is so overwhelming and unexpected, its frightening.
Today I do not write about the wrongs of the country or the world, the stupidity of politicians and our elected representatives, the impending battle at Permatang Pauh, or the loss of the Olympic Badminton gold.
On Thursday morning, my blackberry died on me. Again. So I whined and I griped about it. And then I received news about my aunt's death and suddenly everything seemed unimportant. Suddenly all my troubles seem miniscule.
Today, I mourn and grieve the loss of a wonderful woman. A mentor, an aunt, and above all a great human being.
Today I am reminded that sometimes, life is much too short to be concentrating on the things that should not affect us, yet we allow them to.
I am reminded that we should choose to be happy. Always.
I am reminded that just by choosing to see the best in everybody, my aunt was such a joy to be around with. She never criticised, she never judged. She accepted and she embraced us as we all are.
Sometimes, it takes a death to remind us of the things in life that cannot be seen but felt. Joy, Love and Sorrow.
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