His Way not Your Way

Once you had it all. You ruled the land. Some loved you.Some hated you. Some shook in their pants when you glowered. You could not tolerate dissent.You could not take criticism. To say No to you is a no-no.Only Yes Sir. But you had great vision.Wonderful ideas. You made us feel proud that you lead us. We were envied by others.Copied too. And then you wanted to call it a day. There's someone new to lead us. His way was not your way.Made you furious. Things did not turn out as you planned. You turned to old foes to ridicule him. But he respects you still . He keeps quiet. But a man can take just so much beating. Be wary when he loses his patience.

Ulu Klang Landslide

At 4.45pm yesterday,during a heavy downpour, 3 blocks of longhouses in Kg Pasir,Ulu Klang,Selangor were buried under a landslide. Four lives were lost. Only recently I mentioned that Man will inflict disaster upon his own kind because of disrespect to Nature and because of his own greed. That's exactly what I feared would happen.It was proven yesterday in Ulu Klang. Ulu Klang used to be a nice cool place back in the old days.Lots of hills and trees and streams. There was once a waterfall there too. Look at the price we paid for development. Selangor MB Khir Toyo was very angry with the developer of an adjoining project on the hill.This developer was supposed to erect a retaining wall at the hill slope.He just completed construction (of the retaining wall) one week ago. The rain water must have accumulated in the voids behind the wall. The back filling was not compacted properly I'm sure.The soil would have been soggy and too dense for the new wall to retain and the wall collapsed. Bringing down the rocks and earth on to the poor settlers at the foothill. The people who provided those houses at the foothill are also responsible for the tragedy.That's the only place they can afford probably. Developers in Ulu Klang are only interested to sell those million ringgit bungalows on the hill.Who cares about the poor people living on the foot of the hill. The Ulu Klang Highland Towers lesson has not been learned.

Disasters

Disasters. Why do they pounce on us so suddenly ? Catch us unawares.Hit us when we are sleeping.When we are having a good time.When we are living peacefully. Some say it is God's `wake up call'. Some say it is God's retribution. Why not just hit the bad evil guys,not those innocent kids and good guys. Think of it like this.If you are still standing,that means you have been given another chance to fullfill your `mission' in this world. Those who have perished,God loves them more,or maybe they have completed their `tasks' on Earth. Mankind have devised so many ways to predict and warn us about impending natural disasters.But they can never predict `when'. All humankind can do is just be prepared. Sometimes we are just asking for disasters to happen.Look at how we abuse the hills.rivers and seas and even the air that we breathe. Don't ever say it is the Act of God when something bad happens. We asked for it. Powerful nations can bring disaster to your doorstep.All it takes is for one small country to defy them.Next thing you know,the country that you love becomes Hell on earth. What would you do,if your town or village is suddenly hit by an earthquake,landslide,erupting volcano,building high tidal waves. Save your own family first,naturally. How about your neighbor ? I cannot answer that truthfully.

Win or Lose

BN just won the Sarawak state elections.62 out of 71 seats. Even got 2 free on Nomination Day. But I see the CM Tok Taib does not seem happy with this victory. Because he lost 9 seats,thats why. In all his 20 over years as state CEO, he never lost that many seats. Fingers of blame seems to be pointed at a certain coalition partner. The lost seats were allocated to them. Tok Taib and his partners should ask themselves `how come ?' Sarawak is a rich state.Quite developed. Ironically,the bulk of the lost seats (and lost votes) were from the urban areas. Out of the 9 seats gained by the Opposition, the Rocket people won 6. The Eye,Snap and Independent won one each. It's pathetic to see them celebrate this `little' victory. Being such a `frust' lot,they act like they won big. Go ahead and dream.It doesn't hurt.

Mothers Day

I want a mum that lasts forever I want a mum forever and ever That's the song Chucky sang as he looked out of the airplane window.The clouds formed a fluffy and soft image of Chucky in his late mom's arms. We all would like our mums to be here forever and ever,Chucky. How we miss our mums when they are not here anymore. Mums are taken for granted,taken advantage of.You take away their sons and daughters from their arms to start your own families. Mums ,and dads too,find it heart wrenching to let go of their kids to another's family.Most of us have felt that sadness when your child leaves your nest.Deep inside,we hope and pray that your child will get all the loving and care she was used to. Have you ever been disobedient or rude to your mum ? She hurts but you don't see the pain in her heart.Mums are very good at covering up.She is not vindictive,she is very forgiving . Your food is always on the table,whether you deserve it or not. You should be remorseful for treating her bad. Dad does't give you what you want.Or you are scared to ask him anyway. Your middle-woman,mum can soft talk your dad and you might get something,maybe not what you expect to get.At least you got something. Aah.. mum's cooking ,you just can't help thinking about it.Especially when you are on your own,living on instant noodles and msg (ajinomoto) tainted warong food. Every one thinks his/her mum is the best cook. Those of you who still have your mums, mum in laws,do take good care of them.Cherish them,love them with all your hearts.Don't hurt them and don't discard them.Make their remaining years beautiful and peaceful. You will miss them a lot when they are gone.Don't make you life regretful. `Ya Allah,ampunkan dosa-dosa ibu-ibu kami.Cucurilah Rahmat ke atas roh-roh mereka.Kasihanlah mereka sepertimana mereka kasihankan kami.Masukkan mereka dalam golongan orang-orang yang beriman.Amin.' God bless you mums of yesterday,today and tomorrow.

The New Umno

This May 11,UMNO is celebrating its 60th annivesary. But is it really 60 years old or 18 years old. I just picked up this story from an alternative news site Malaysia Today. The original UMNO as we know was founded in 1946 by Datok Onn and his friends.It was a combination of several Malay interest groups in that era. Its rallying call was for the upliftment and defending the dignity of the race,religion and country. The writer also says that Umno did not fight for independence as some claimed.The fight for independence were by other groups and individuals.Most were jailed by the British or died fighting. Umno's only fight was against the Malayan Union. When the British could not handle the Communist threat in Malaya,they started discussing with Umno about independence. And Umno had to include the Chinese and Indian parties as a package to get Malaya's independence. That was the Umno our fathers and grandfathers were part of. Umno was deregistered in 1988,that means it died in 1988. The writer says that the old Umno was `purposely' deregistered so that the PM (Mahathir) could get rid of some rivals. The late Tunku,Ku Li and Musa Hitam tried to revive Umno as Umno Malaysia as soon as it was deregistered.Their attempt was in vain. Reason,The `Umno' name was already taken and was unable to register. One week after Umno Malaysia's application was rejected by the Registrar of Societies,Umno Baru's application was approved. Umno Baru was born in February 1988.Umno Baru had to make a fresh application to join Barisan Nasional in Feb.88.MCA was the acting chairman during Umno's absence. The late Tunku and the late Tun Hussein Onn(both former PMs) never became members of this Umno Baru . So now,when we talk about Umno,its not the original Umno of 1946 but the Umno of 1988.

Pakshah's First Year

How Time does fly. Some time this month,my blog will be a year old. My first anniversary as a blogger. At first,I wanted to try current affairs.You need to have a lot of `informers' and data for these reports.And you have to be `politically established' to get into this zone.Being a `armchair commentator' is not good enough if you don't have what it takes. There are so many of them already. How about specialising, I thought.Such a variety of subjects to pick. Needs lots of researching and references.Not much time for that. So I decided to start a `syok sendiri' blog. A personal blog. Many `famous and popular' bloggers look down on blogs like this. Of course,they have resources and kaki here and there. I say to them : Shut the . . . . . up.This is my blog and I love it. And that's haow it will stay. Happy Anniversary Pakshah.Blogspot.Com.

Home Improvement

My home's been kinda cramped these last few weeks. It looks like a refugee camp.There we were all huddled and bundled from room to room.Food ,at the mercy of the nearest warungs. Doing a little home improvement ,you see.Barely have time to update this blog. Anyway,its almost complete.Next task,dusting,mopping and putting things back in place. And the garden needs to be revitalised.Most of the plants looked shocked and unkempt. In a few days,hopefully,everything will be spick and span.