Dr M : Pak Lah, THINK !

Pak Lah is willing to accept anybody who wants to join Umno. That is Umno's policy. Tun Dr Mahathir said : The two PKR reps Jamaludin Radzi and Osman Jailu are guys with problems because they are involved in corruption cases. (Jamaludin and Osman are charged with accepting bribes and sexual favors for approving a RM180 million housing project in Sri Iskandar,Perak Tengah. At the time, Jamaludin and Osman were state exco members). The trial begins 10th February. Is Umno so desperate that it cannot wait for the court's decision on the two accused, before accepting them as Umno members ? If they are accepted now, and should they get acquitted by the courts, you know what people are going to say ? They are going to say that the government ( led by Umno) influenced the courts. Whether justified or not, is not the question. The people's perception will not change. This will have an impact on the next general elections (GE13). Umno is already assumed to be deep in corruption, always breaking promises, and favoring the PM's cronies in Terengganu. (Yeah, Dr M's cronies lost out). If that is not enough, you want to bring in people accused of bribery and sexual favors, to soil further Umno's already tarnished image. So, Pak Lah think properly before you eagerly accept such people.

Gitmo to be closed

US President Obama ordered the closure of the notorious Guatanemo Prison within one year. He also ordered other secret prisons to be closed. What has ex-president George W Bush gotta say about that ?

44th US President

Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the USA at 11.00 am 20/1/09 US time (our time 1.00 am 21/1/09). I watched the event on the Internet. RTM was broadcasting live, but there were too much chatter from the RTM presenter and his guests. The Internet broadcast was slower by 5 minutes, I think. Great speech by Obama, and lots of promises which we hope he can keep.

KT voters reject BN

The voters of Kuala Terengganu gave the parliament seat to PAS man A.Wahid Endut. Even though the BN with DPM Najib had dished out lots of goodies to the KT folks, they still rejected BN's man Wan Farid, by more than 2,000 votes. Najib and other federal BN leaders left town early as if they had known they were going to lose. Syabas YB Wahid and PAS.

Sime Darby, keep your filthy paws off IJN !

I'm glad that the govt has agreed to postpone the privatisation of Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) (National heart Institute) by Sime Darby. The IJN has given excellent service to many Malaysian heart patients, rich and poor. If it was privatised (diswastakan) , many poor patients will not be able to be treated . Privatised institutions are notorious for raising fees beyond the means of low-income earners. Sime Darby has no good reason to take over the IJN, other than to make money from people's miseries and to fill the wallets of its cronies. Finance minister and in-coming PM Najib, the postponement is to enable the govt and Sime Darby to further study the matter. That is all bullshit, you know and I know and Najib also knows, this privatisation will become an issue at the coming Kuala Terengganu by-elections, and the BN will lose a lot of votes as well as the seat, if the govt goes thru with it. Even the doctors at IJN are against it. No decent Malaysian wants it. So, Sime Darby and cronies keep your filthy paws off IJN.

Ketuanan Melayu

Ketuanan Melayu or Malay Supremacy or Malays Must Be the Boss and other races just shut up or get arrested for sedition. Every day, the press and TV stations keep on highlighting this topic. Who's for, who's against, who's got a point of view. I'm telling you Malaysians, this ketuanan thing is already established. The Agung is a Malay, the PM and DPM are Malays, the Chief Justice is Malay, the Armed Forces chief is Malay, the Inspector General of Police is Malay, the Attorney General is Malay, the top civil servant is a Malay, most of the GLC 's CEOs are Malay or Bumiputra. Wonder why the Malays are so worked up about this Malay supremacy thingy ? The Malaysian Chinese, Indians and other races are not trying to take over those positions. Its all in the minds of simple minded Malays, brain-washed by desperate unsuccessful Malay politicians and businessmen. What the non-Malays want is fairness, due justice and equal opportunities. If a non-Malay is better qualified , let him or her have that chance. Do'nt pick a second rater just because he or she is a Malay/bumiputra. I'm a 'certified' Malay (just like Dr Mahathir, Hussein Onn, Pak Lah). My roots stretch out everywhere from Turkey, India, Sri Lanka, China and the Nusantara islands. To me, this Ketuanan Melayu is just political crap.

Islam disapproves tomboys and yoga

Muslim women who are masculine in manner and dressing are decreed un-Islamic by the National Fatwa Council. The council enforcers don't give a shit about the psyche or emotional condition of these 'un-women'. My advise to the 'tomboys' is to keep out of the public eye with your girlfriends. You are safe ,in a private place. And the council cannot arrest you for khalwat (close proximity) since both of you are biological females. Yesterday, the Fatwa council announced that Muslims must not practise the ancient Indian exercise of Yoga. It is feared that Muslims will be led astray from Islam, by following some of the yoga rituals. Many Muslims that I know of, have been practising yoga as a physical exercise for several years but they have'nt strayed from Islam. Whatever it is, I really hope that no over-zealous Religious Dept enforcers, would go snooping in people's private homes or grounds to nab so called offenders. Another fatwa should be created to declare that unwarranted spying on people is illegal.

Are We Ready For CHANGE ?

Barack Hussein Obama will become the next president of the United States. Americans , thank you for not bothering about his race and origins. You just picked a person who you think can be a good leader, better than George W Bush. In congratulating Obama, PM Pak Lah said, we could be like America where every race can get a chance to be PM. Its easy for him to say that, after all he is part-Chinese. I cannot imagine if a Chinese or Indian would dare to have such ambitions. Don't think that the Umno or PAS Malays are gonna keep quiet and allow that to happen. They are already quarrelling with the Selangor govt for appointing a Chinese officer (who is very experienced and qualified )to act as PKNS general manager. Sad to say, meritocracy is worthless in Malaysia. Only Malay officers, no matter how useless, are supposed to be Pengarahs and Pengerusis of govt agencies. Americans have voted for CHANGE but we, Malaysians are not ready for that, because the Umno and PAS Malays don't want to CHANGE. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Barack Hussein Obama terpilih sebagai bakal presiden Amerika Syarikat. Terima kasih kepada rakyat Amerika kerana tak hirau kaum dan asal-usul Barack tu. Hampa memilih orang yang boleh jadi pemimpin yang baik, lebih baik dari Bush tu. PM kita Pak Lah ucap tahniah kepada Obama. Pak Lah kata, kita boleh jadi macam Amerika, di mana semua bangsa boleh dapat peluang nak jadi PM. Senang dia cakap, dia tak pah lah, dia dah ada sikit darah Cina. Aku tak boleh bayangkan ada orang Cina atau India yang ada cita-cita lagu tu. Hang ingat orang Melayu Umno dan PAS nak dok diam dan biak benda ni jadi. ? La ni depa dok bara dengan k'jaan negeri Selangor pasai melantik pegawai bangsa Cina ( yang memang layak dan berpengalaman) untuk memangku jawatan pengurus (GM) PKNS. Dukacita nak kata, meritokrasi tak laku di Malaysia. Hanya pegawai Melayu, walaupun ada jenis yang haprak, saja yang boleh jadi pengarah atau pengerusi agensi-agensi kerajaan. Rakyat Amerika dah pilih PERUBAHAN (Change) tapi kita rakyat Malaysia tak sedia lagi pasai orang Melayu Umno dan PAS tak mau BERUBAH.

Charged with ISA

Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, DAP MP & Selangor senior exco Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng, are a threat to national security and public order, so said Home minister Syed Hamid Albar, so they were arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA ). Raja Petra, allegedly, insulted Islam and Muslims in his blog. If one had the brains to understand his writings, it was more about his criticising the hypocratic ways of the Muslim Malays. The insulting was by his blog commentators. So, the authorities (govt & police) afraid to face him in a court trial, chose to charge him under the ISA. Which means to imprison without trial. Seputeh MP Teresa Kok was arrested for, allegedly, trying to cause inter-racial and inter-religious tension between Muslims and non-Muslims. She was accused by Dr.Khir Toyo (ex-MB of Selangor) and reported by Utusan Malaysia, for her involvement in a residents' petition against the calling of 'azan' at a Puchong mosque. She has denied the allegation and has demanded an apology from Dr Khir and Utusan. Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng was arrested for reporting Umno Bt Bendera division chief Ahmad Ismail's racist remarks during the Ptg Pauh by-election campaign. This is very weird, the racist gets let off with a three-year suspension, but is still unapologetic about his seditious remarks against the Malaysian Chinese, and the reporter got arrested under the ISA. The latest news is that reporter Tan has been released. Albar said she was taken by the cops, for her own safety. Really weird. Generally speaking, I do not see any 'tension' among the races in my town or anywhere else. Don't believe the NST, Utusan, Berita Harian, RTM or TV3 news. Its only the Govt and BN (especially Umno) who are uneasy, and are trying to cause all the misunderstandings, so that they can continue to rule the country without opposition. And 3 newspapers were given 'show cause' letters for going against publication guidelines. The Sun for manipulating and highlighting sensitive issues. Sin Chew Daily for reporting racially sensitive contoversial statement involving Penang Umno former Bt Bendera chief Ahmad Ismail. Suara Keadilan for reporting that IGP Musa Hassan has been paralysed after undergoing coronary bypass surgery.

Merdeka 51 Years. Malaysia 45 Years

Tomorrow is 31st August, 51st anniversary of our country's independence. 51 years ago, our country was called Malaya. We had 11 states, and our population was about 7 million. The ruling political party was the Alliance Party, a combination of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malayan Indians Congress (MIC). The prime minister was the then Umno leader Tunku Abdul Rahman. The Alliance also formed the 11 state governments. 51 years later, now in 2008, our country is now called Malaysia. Malaysia was formed on September 16th 1963, when the former British colonies of North Borneo (now called Sabah) and Sarawak (also in Borneo) and Singapore joined Malaya. Singapore was expelled in 1965. Now Malaysia has 13 states, 3 Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan island near Sabah). And our population has grown to 27 million. The ruling party is now called the National Front (consisting of 14 component political parties, including the original Alliance members) at the federal level. Umno is still the premier party, and present leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the PM. But in the March 2008 GE, the voters of Penang, Kedah, Kelantan ,Perak, Selangor and the federal territory of KL rejected the National Front as their state governments .The NF also lost its two-third majority in parliament. A month ago, the parliament opposition leader Wan Azizah of PKR, vacated her seat of Ptg Pauh, so that it will be recontested by her husband, one time DPM Anwar Ibrahim which he won convincingly on the 26th of August 2008. Anwar is now the parliament opposition leader. Tomorrow we will celebrate our 51st Merdeka, but I can't help noticing the lack of enthusiasm among our national and state leaders. Worrying about their political future, I suppose. The rakyat is not so happy too. What with the rising costs of foodstuffs and transportation. Abdullah's budget did not help most of us, only the civil servants, lowly paid pensioners and transport providers (meaning Scomi ). What I thought was funny about this budget was how do you consume RM20 of electricity in this day and age ? And why are the smokers punished and not the drinkers and gamblers ? Happy Merdeka day and selamat berpuasa. Versi Bahasa Melayu (macam Che'Det lah) ......................................................................... Esok 31 Ogos, ulangtahun ke-51 kemerdekaan negara kita. 51 tahun dahulu, negara kita nama Malaya. Ada 11 negeri dan bilangan penduduk lebih kurang 7 juta orang. Diperintah oleh parti Perikatan ,gabungan Umno, MCA dan MIC. Masa tu Perdana menteri ialah ketua Umno Tunku Abdul Rahman. Semua 11 negeri pun diperintah oleh Perikatan. Selepas 51 tahun, la ni 2008, negara kita dah bernama Malaysia. Malaysia ditubuh pada 16hb September 1963, apabila negeri-negeri jajahan British di pulau Borneo (Kalimantan) iaitu North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak (dari Borneo jugak) dan Singapura bergabung dengan Malaya. Singapura telah disingkir pada tahun 1965. La ni Malaysia ada 13 negeri, 3 wilayah persekutuan (KL, Putrajaya dan Pulau Labuan dekat Sabah). Bilangan penduduk dah naik 27 juta orang. Parti yang perintah dinama Barisan Nasional (gabungan 14 parti, termasuk yang asal dari Perikatan). Umno parti utama dalam BN dan ketua Umno Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pegang jawatan PM. Pada Pilihanraya Umum Mac 2008, negeri-negeri Kelantan, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Selangor tolak kerajaan BN. BN juga hilang kelebihan dua-pertiga di parlimen.

Bulan lepas, Ketua pembangkang di parlimen, Dr Wan Azizah dari PKR, kosongkan kerusi parlimennya di Ptg Pauh, untuk membolehkan suaminya, bekas DPM Anwar Ibrahim, bertanding dalam p/raya kecil, dan Anwar telah menang kerusi tu dengan cemerlang pada 26hb Ogos 2008.

Anwar kini dilantik Ketua Pembangkang di parlimen.

Esok kita sambut Hari Merdeka yang ke51. Tapi saya nampak macam tak bersemangat saja pemimpin-pemimpin negara dan negeri. Dok pikiaq pasai masa depan politik depa kot ?Rakyat pun tak berapa seronok jugak. Harga barang, makanan semua dok naik, duit tambang pun dok naik.

Bajet Pak Lah tak membantu sangat. Yang untung - orang kerajaan, pesara pensyen rendah dan pembuat pengangkutan (Scomi kot ?).

Antara janji yang pelek Pak Lah ialah pengecualian bayar bil letrik kurang dari RM20. Di zaman dan masa la ni, boleh kah guna letrik banyak tu ?

Awat nak tambah cukai kepada rokok tapi tak naik pun cukai arak dan judi ?

Selamat Hari Merdeka dan selamat berpuasa.

Permatang Pauh Prelude

Opposition leader Wan Azizah Ismail vacated her Ptg Pauh parliament seat, to enable her husband ex-DPM Anwar Ibrahim to contest for her seat. There were all kinds of reaction and comments. Ex PM Dr Che' Det remarked that its an act of a loving wife as expected. His wife (Dr Hasmah) would have done the same and was babbling some nonsense about running fast or slow. And the stupid reporters, wanting to humor him, laughed along like idiots. Were they laughing with him or at him, I wonder. It's common knowledge that this old man can't stand this Anwar or anyone close to Anwar getting the limelight. That was a pathetic sight. Home minister Albotak commented its all for her love for her husband. Again the idiot reporters laughed. Does your wife love you or not, Albotak ? This time I think the reporters laughed at him for sure. Who can forget how he made KL a traffic nightmare by closing several roads, because of a rumor. He wanted to sound Mahathir-ish but he flopped big time. Che'Lah PM's son-in-law Khairy wanting to show his machoness said Anwar is afraid to lose so Anwar is taking an `easy ride' and is running for a safe seat. This young upstart forgets that he too, had an 'easy ride' to the Umno Youth No.2, and had also contested a safe seat, Rembau in the elections. But Che'Gubard did provide some 'bumps' on the way. Did he remember the 'lashing' he got from Wan Azizah in parliament, for trying to be a smart-ass. Melaka CM (Umno VP) Ali Bhai said Anwar 'sacrificed' his wife for his own political interest. Education minister Hisham said Anwar is distracting people from the police report against him. Wanita MCA leader Yen-yen said, Wan Azizah played out her voters and has made a mockery of the parliament. Secretly, Wan Azizah is Yen-Yen's role model.She is going for one of the MCA vice-president's chair.The first ever MCA woman to do so. DPM Najib admits that the BN has got a big fight in hand. Kelantan's Annuar Musa, suggests that BN boycott the by-election . That's one big coward. Che'Lah PM said the BN is not scared of Anwar, but the law will take its course. Meaning that Anwar can go ahead and run for elections but he can still get arrested for any 'crime' reported against him. Such bravado from a man who just discovered that only 42% of Malaysians thinks he's doing a good job as PM. Recently, in an attempt to win back some popularity, Che' Lah PM promised to bring down petrol prices by September. And September 16 is Pakatan Rakyat's target to take over the Malaysian govt. So, lets wait for the EC to announce the nomination and election day this coming Wednesday. This is gonna be a big bang of an election.

Man overboard !

I just want to add my few sens worth about Tun Dr Mahathir quitting Umno. I don't know if that's a wise decision or some kind of strategy on Tun M's part. Tun, if you don't like the captain, you should'nt jump overboard first, just throw the captain (Pak Lah) overboard without a lifeboat. That is, if you really love your ship and shipmates.

Monorail derailed

On Tuesday (22/4/08) Pak Lah told Penangites that the 32 Km Second Penang Bridge project will be delayed for another nine months due to problems in buying land (land acquisition), design and the rising cost of building materials. (Pak Lah should be consulting the ex-DCM Rashid about the land part.He was the wheeler-dealer on land matters with the previous state govt.) Any developer knows that land acquisition should be cleared up first before planning any project. micro or mega. Land-owners are smarter now, not like their grandpas in the old days. Hope that our bridge contractor from China is not hopping mad for being made to wait to start work. Original estimated cost RM3.6 billion, now shot up to RM4.3 billion.In nine months time RM 10 billion ? (I say, if you can't get the site or you don't have the money, drop the project, or move it to a shorter route.) On Saturday (26/4/08) MOF2 Nor Mohamed, told the state Federal Action Council meeting that some proposed mega-works in Penang have not been approved yet, namely the mono-rail and Penang Outer Ring Road. (I hope the islanders can live without these projects. I'd be very glad if both these projects are dumped.) On Sunday (27/4/08) Ex-CM Tsu Koon clarified that he had stated that federal projects commited to before elections will go on. Today, Nor Mohamed came down off his high horse and said the Federal govt is sincere about working with the Penang-PR govt and has no intention of cancelling projects under the 9th Malaysia Plan. He said the purpose of the Penang FAC meeting was to call for more cooperation from the state govt. (Well now, who's the next minister to come and punish Penangites for voting PR ?)

No Petronas money for Second Bridge

At his first official 'one to one' meeting with the PM , Penang CM Lim Guan Eng's request to use Petronas money to finance the Second Penang Bridge project was refused by Pak Lah. Pak Lah's reason ,Petronas does not finance infra-structure projects. Wonder if Petronas helped finance the annual T'ganu Monsoon Cup show, or the Crystal Mosque or the T'ganu Islamic village, or the development of luxury houses and resorts on T'ganu's islands ? Pak Lah setting an example for his ministers to follow, bully the PR governments.

Tun Dr M lost faith in Najib.

Ex-PM Tun Dr Mahathir, has lost faith in DPM Najib Tun Razak. Now he says he is not supporting Najib to take over from PM Abdullah. It looks like Muhyiddin Yassin has caught his eye. Muhyiddin is quite 'vocal' these last few days, disagreeing with most of Pak Lah's and Pak Lah's latest 'apple polisher ' MM Taib's views. That's MM Taib's way of showing his gratitude to his benefactor.

Pakatan Rakyat

PKR (KeADILan),DAP and PAS leaders proposed to consolidate the co-operation among the three parties under the name 'Pakatan Rakyat' ( People's Alliance). Their pledge is to uphold the rights and interests of all Malaysians no matter what race or religion. The state govts of Kelantan,Kedah,Penang,Perak and Selangor will be known as Pakatan Rakyat governments (not PAS govt,DAP govt,PKR govt, not PKR-DAP-PAS govt). Anyway, this name is a little better than Barisan Rakyat or Barisan Alternative. Why not ' Rakyat Muafakat' ? RM more value than PR.

Umno protests

Those Penang Umno chaps are such sore losers. They sabotaged their own party candidates, because their chiefs were not selected. They lost Balik Pulau and Nibong Tebal and of course, Permatang Pauh and seven state seats. Gerakan and MCA lost all their seats (parliament and state) and accepted their losses like ladies and gentlemen. The out-going CM Koh Tsu Koon was even present at the swearing-in of new CM Lim Guan Eng of DAP. Umno reps stayed away. Just after being sworn-in the new CM Guan Eng said that among his agenda was to skip the NEP (New Economic Policy/Dasar Ekonomi Baru) especially the selective tendering of projects to favored contractors ( Umnoputeras). Open tender will be practised. Yesterday, the new opposition leader Azahar Ibrahim (he was slated to be the DCM but BN lost) threatened the people of Penang that he will ask the federal gov't to pull back all the mega- projects promised for Penang (the second Penang bridge is one of them). As for me, they can take it all back, we Penangites do not need more developments, all we want is clean air, less traffic hassle,a safer environment and cheaper consumer products. Today, about 1000 some say actually about 500 (the rest are passers-by and shoppers) Umno members, led by Azahar gathered at Komtar, where the state gov't office is situated. They were shouting and screaming like crazy nuts protesting against the DAP-PKR joint gov't's uncompromising stand against the NEP. (This New Economic Policy/DEB is already 37 years old). Banners declaring Hidup Melayu (Long live the Malays), Melayu Pulau Pinang menyokong kepimpinan Pak Lah (the Penang Malays support Pak Lah's leadership), Anwar Ibrahim pengkhianat bangsa (Anwar, traitor of the Malay race), Tak akan Melayu hilang di Pulau Pinang ( Malays will not be sidelined in Penang) ,Kepimpinan DAP dibantah oleh Melayu Pulau Pinang ( Penang Malays against the DAP led gov't) and Jangan hapuskan DEB (Don't terminate the NEP). Take note that it is the Umnoputeras who are stirring disturbances. Because they are the big losers, when the NEP is taken away. The police and FRU were there, but nobody was arrested or charged for unlawful assembly. No water cannons were used. Well, different rules for different FOOLS.

The people's choice

The people have decided on March 8 2008. Denied the 2/3rd majority to the ruling BN gov't in Parliament. There'll be new state governments for Penang (my home state), Kedah, Perak (unexpected) and Selangor (totally unexpected). And the people of Kelantan chose to be ruled by PAS again. Those elected must remember who put them in parliament and the state assemblies. You must not fail the rakyat who trusted and voted for you. Congrats to the winners and to the unelected, don't lose heart, try again next time. I salute blogger Chegubard for giving a good fight to that BN boy in Rembau. Although you didn't win , I bet you scared him out of his socks. His 'reinforcements' were more powerful than yours. Hoping for an 'improved' government.

12GE 2008

12th General Elections 8/3/08 ------------------------------- After BN won simple majority at 2.30am - Pak Lah : I'm not resigning.I'm not under pressure. At 2.42am - BN lost its 2/3rd majority in parliament and 4 state governments (Penang,Kedah,Perak and Selangor.) PAS retains Kelantan. Pak Lah : We've lost, we've lost. Party chiefs Samy Vellu (MIC),Koh Tsu Koon (Gerakan) and Kayveas (PPP) lost their federal seats. Minister Shahrizat lost to newcomer Nurul Izzah Anwar in Lembah Pantai. MCA president Ong Ka Ting : We never expected this could happen. (MCA won only 15 federal seats out of the 40 contested.) On the oppositions victory in 5 states : PKR adviser Anwar Ibrahim : A defining moment in Malaysian history and the opening of a new chapter. Koh Tsu Koon : I take full responsibility for BN's loss in Penang. (Gerakan lost all state and federal seats in Penang.) DAP & PKR will form Penang state govt with Lim Guan Eng as CM.

EC breaks promise

Will we be seeing 'ghosts' on March 8. ? Election Commissioner TS Rashid decided, with the agreement of the IGP and AG, that indelible ink won't be used to mark 'voters'. Some RM2.4 million was allocated to buy the ink from India. Turning around on his earlier announcement after parliament was dissolved. Reason was, as he bullshitted, that some jokers had bought the inks from a neighboring country and were planning to mark the fingers of several 'simpletons' from remote villages, making them believe that it was required prior to voting . When actually it would 'disqualify' them from voting. Fingers are supposed to be marked after voting. There might be some 'troubles' in the polling centers when these people are prevented from voting. Man, I was so eager to get my finger painted to show that I voted. So now, its possible for ' phantom voters' to siege the polling centers of the 'hot' seats in their chartered busses. Remember, the police have warned opposition party supporters not to hijack or stop those busses from ferrying the 'ghostly' voters to the polling centers. Is the ruling party so scared to lose that it had to enlist the '3 Stooges' to put up obstacles on the election path ? What next ?