The Malaysian Insider - Guan Eng washes his hands off Buah Pala after residents reject homes
Lim GE has given up hope for reason from the villagers of Kg Buah Pala when the residents rejected what the DAP government had worked out for them regarding their land problem, compensation in terms of a double-storey terrace house for each family.
Instead they asked for a whooping RM3.5 million each. Looks like whoever has advised them to demand this unrealistic Godzilla amount has virtually ensured the villagers would lose all in the end.
But I suppose the villagers' loss and the consequential frustration and anger may ensure their future protest votes will go to the sh*t-stirrer posing as an ethnic warrior. Déjà vu formula?
Sadly, the Kg Buah Pala protest also saw two disturbing incidents:
(1) A few Hindraf leaders taking on a racial stand by accusing the State of helping to destroy what they claim was an 'Indian' heritage area.
Hey, if it’s about heritage area, then say ‘heritage area’ – why described it as an ‘Indian heritage’ area, where by doing so, they had attributed the State with racist motives, an example being the shameful under-the-belt accusation of the DAP government being more concerned about pigs than Indians?
(2) The pathetic dog-in-the-manger attitude of some Hindraf leaders boasting it had made an appeal to UNESCO to revoke Georgetown’s heritage city status for allowing Kampung Buah Pala to be destroyed and re-developed.
We should be concerned with their childish spoilt-brat destructive mentality.
Now, Waythamoorthy in Malaysia-Today has the ill-manner (biadap-ness) to describe Professor Ramasamy in derogatory fashion as a mandore of Lim GE. How terrible!
Waythamoorthy's parents would be and indeed should be appalled by his crude, rude and boorish behaviour.
In The Malaysian Insider Lim GE lamented of the poor villagers being misled by certain sh*t-stirrers. He stated:
... he believed the Penang public was angry at the latest development in the controversy since the villagers had rejected the offer from the developer.
“Don’t forget we’re trying to offer you a house."
“Now we even have people from Selangor speaking on behalf of the residents. Maybe they can fight for them and demand for a RM3.5mil house."
“Those outsiders, they have their own houses to go back to. Even some of the residents’ association members have other houses.”
Yeah, that so-called leader's 'go for broke' is okay for him as he's not the one losing it all - as Lim GE said, he has his own house to go back to, but alas, not the villagers. Maybe he can provide a roof for them?
I feel sad for those poor villagers as by rejecting the compensation they will lose everything with nothing in the end to show as compensation, thanks to the vicious instigations of those by-far-too-clever outsiders from KL.
These people have attempted to present Lim GE as a betrayer of the people of Kg Buah Pala, but Penangites know those batu-api 'outsiders' have been the real betrayers.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
Beer, betrayal and bullsh*t
The Malaysian Insider - DAP claims good ties with PAS, blames Hassan Ali for beer dispute.
Tony Pua of the DAP lamented: “What I’m talking about is what everyone is talking about. Everyone knows he has ambitions!”
And who’s that bloke “who has ambitions”?
PAS Hassan Ali!
He's the man who (1) supported an illegal seizure by the Shah Alam town council’s enforcement officers of a trader’s goods, and (2) demanded DAP Ronnie Liu stepped down as State exco member for local councils when Liu moved in to correct that abuse of power by the MBSA.
In regards to (2) above, The Malaysian Insider reported: Despite the fact that the Shah Alam mayor had acknowledged the seizures were unlawful, Hassan had used the seizures to call for Liu's removal ...
So Hassan Ali performed a double jeopardy, namely, (1) supported an illegal act, an abuse by State authority of power (shades of BN), and (2) attempted to silence a man who remedied that abuse of power (further shades of BN). I’ll come back to these 2 points shortly.
The issue of not selling beer in Muslim-majority areas is understandable and even acceptable to most reasonable and tolerant non Muslims, but that's not the issue. It's Hassan Ali's double jeopardy we need to be concerned with - those are dangerous behaviour for a politician.Hassan Ali’s ambitions are alleged to be related to his secret ‘Malay unity talks’ with former (UMNO) MB Khir Toyo.
Pua said today in response to Hassan’s outrageous demand for Ronnie Liu to step down: Dr Hassan’s reckless actions, which were taken without any consultation with either the state executive council or the state Pakatan Rakyat leadership, firmly begs the question of his hidden agenda.
Yes, we sure would like to know his secret agenda.
It should be noted that both federal and state PAS leaders have distanced themselves from Hassan Ali.
Many believe he has been (consciously or unwittingly) peddling the work of UMNO. Let's face it, Hassan has never felt comfy working with the DAP and even non-Malay members of PKR. And it’s hardly surprising that the only people who supported him have been UMNO …oh, and of course the Kulim Wonder who is acknowledged by his PKR colleagues as an embarrassing aberration in their party.
Perhaps UMNO is where Hassan belongs; and perhaps that’s where he will eventually end up in.
But what of those two issues I mentioned coming back to, namely Hassan Ali's dangerous double jeopardy, where he:
(1) supported an illegal act, an abuse by State authority of power, and
(2) attempted to silence a man who remedied that abuse of power.
As I mentioned, and I reiterate, these are very dangerous behaviours for a politician. What if one day he assumes a position of high political power?
If he can support an illegal seizure of goods, what other non-constitutional non-legal policies or actions will he condone, support or even promote when he is, say, the MB of Selangor or worse, the PM of Malaysia?
And of course, if anyone were to question or challenge or remedy these non-constitutional illegalities, would you be surprised if he were to silence that person as he tried to do with Ronnie Liu?
Déjà vu ISA?
Tony Pua of the DAP lamented: “What I’m talking about is what everyone is talking about. Everyone knows he has ambitions!”
And who’s that bloke “who has ambitions”?
PAS Hassan Ali!
He's the man who (1) supported an illegal seizure by the Shah Alam town council’s enforcement officers of a trader’s goods, and (2) demanded DAP Ronnie Liu stepped down as State exco member for local councils when Liu moved in to correct that abuse of power by the MBSA.
In regards to (2) above, The Malaysian Insider reported: Despite the fact that the Shah Alam mayor had acknowledged the seizures were unlawful, Hassan had used the seizures to call for Liu's removal ...
So Hassan Ali performed a double jeopardy, namely, (1) supported an illegal act, an abuse by State authority of power (shades of BN), and (2) attempted to silence a man who remedied that abuse of power (further shades of BN). I’ll come back to these 2 points shortly.
The issue of not selling beer in Muslim-majority areas is understandable and even acceptable to most reasonable and tolerant non Muslims, but that's not the issue. It's Hassan Ali's double jeopardy we need to be concerned with - those are dangerous behaviour for a politician.Hassan Ali’s ambitions are alleged to be related to his secret ‘Malay unity talks’ with former (UMNO) MB Khir Toyo.
Pua said today in response to Hassan’s outrageous demand for Ronnie Liu to step down: Dr Hassan’s reckless actions, which were taken without any consultation with either the state executive council or the state Pakatan Rakyat leadership, firmly begs the question of his hidden agenda.
Yes, we sure would like to know his secret agenda.
It should be noted that both federal and state PAS leaders have distanced themselves from Hassan Ali.
Many believe he has been (consciously or unwittingly) peddling the work of UMNO. Let's face it, Hassan has never felt comfy working with the DAP and even non-Malay members of PKR. And it’s hardly surprising that the only people who supported him have been UMNO …oh, and of course the Kulim Wonder who is acknowledged by his PKR colleagues as an embarrassing aberration in their party.
Perhaps UMNO is where Hassan belongs; and perhaps that’s where he will eventually end up in.
But what of those two issues I mentioned coming back to, namely Hassan Ali's dangerous double jeopardy, where he:
(1) supported an illegal act, an abuse by State authority of power, and
(2) attempted to silence a man who remedied that abuse of power.
As I mentioned, and I reiterate, these are very dangerous behaviours for a politician. What if one day he assumes a position of high political power?
If he can support an illegal seizure of goods, what other non-constitutional non-legal policies or actions will he condone, support or even promote when he is, say, the MB of Selangor or worse, the PM of Malaysia?
And of course, if anyone were to question or challenge or remedy these non-constitutional illegalities, would you be surprised if he were to silence that person as he tried to do with Ronnie Liu?
Déjà vu ISA?
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Net censorship - UMNO's hyper hypocrisy
Extracts from Malaysiakini Gov't mulls China-style Net censorship:
A senior official with the National Security Council (NSC) confirmed reports that the coalition government was considering imposing controls - effectively scrapping a 1996 guarantee that it would not censor the Internet.
"It is to keep out pornographic materials and bloggers who inflame racial sentiments. We need to maintain racial harmony. We cannot have full-blown democracy like in the United States," he told AFP.
Godzilla bullsh*t ... because the UMNO mainstream mouthpieces have been publishing racially inciting articles, seditiously demanding of the Malays as to whether they have the balls to stand up to the 'nons', and that the DAP has been on a Malay bashing campaign to 'belittle Malay leaders and Malay institutions' (such as the police and MACC).
If anyone inflaming racial sentiments is to be kept, it should be the UMNO mouthpieces like Utusan, NST and Berita Harian .
A senior official with the National Security Council (NSC) confirmed reports that the coalition government was considering imposing controls - effectively scrapping a 1996 guarantee that it would not censor the Internet.
"It is to keep out pornographic materials and bloggers who inflame racial sentiments. We need to maintain racial harmony. We cannot have full-blown democracy like in the United States," he told AFP.
Godzilla bullsh*t ... because the UMNO mainstream mouthpieces have been publishing racially inciting articles, seditiously demanding of the Malays as to whether they have the balls to stand up to the 'nons', and that the DAP has been on a Malay bashing campaign to 'belittle Malay leaders and Malay institutions' (such as the police and MACC).
If anyone inflaming racial sentiments is to be kept, it should be the UMNO mouthpieces like Utusan, NST and Berita Harian .
Malay language mainstream media's racist game - will Najib ever speak up?
Sim Kwang Yang wrote a fine article in Malaysiakini titled The Umno dilemma.
He talked about PM Najib being aware of the new mood of the electorate, and of the Pakatan offering the rakyat the Ketuanan Rakyat as a far more attractive and inclusive alternative to UMNO’s Ketuanan Melayu.
Najib, as Sim observed, attempted to meet the new mood by making and managing the required change to his advantage, in offering a new political ideology to win back the middle ground.
As Sim said: Najib immediately announced plans for Umno's reform. The top party leadership was to be elected directly by the grass-root members in future, to eradicate money politics during party election, a measure that was first mooted by Ku Li.
He then proposed a series of 'liberalisations', and created the new old 1Malaysia slogan. Sloganeering is part and parcel of Malaysian politics, and gullible middle-ground Malaysians with a tendency for wishful-thinking are particularly susceptible to it.
For a while, it looked like the new Najib administration did have a fresh new mask to change the public perception of Umno.
But alas, as Sim noticed: Usually, when the Umno ... boss comes up with a new slogan, you hear it being echoed ad infinitum down the line by leaders at various levels like loyal parrots.
He talked about PM Najib being aware of the new mood of the electorate, and of the Pakatan offering the rakyat the Ketuanan Rakyat as a far more attractive and inclusive alternative to UMNO’s Ketuanan Melayu.
Najib, as Sim observed, attempted to meet the new mood by making and managing the required change to his advantage, in offering a new political ideology to win back the middle ground.
As Sim said: Najib immediately announced plans for Umno's reform. The top party leadership was to be elected directly by the grass-root members in future, to eradicate money politics during party election, a measure that was first mooted by Ku Li.
He then proposed a series of 'liberalisations', and created the new old 1Malaysia slogan. Sloganeering is part and parcel of Malaysian politics, and gullible middle-ground Malaysians with a tendency for wishful-thinking are particularly susceptible to it.
For a while, it looked like the new Najib administration did have a fresh new mask to change the public perception of Umno.
But alas, as Sim noticed: Usually, when the Umno ... boss comes up with a new slogan, you hear it being echoed ad infinitum down the line by leaders at various levels like loyal parrots.
This time though, the various proposals by the new PM were welcome by a deafening silence from his own people.
The only voice was the stinging remark by the former PM Dr Mahathir Mohaham, reiterating Umno's communal ideology, as if to rebuke Najib's 1Malaysia policy.
This is significant. Utusan Malaysia, the bastion of Umno propaganda machinery and official organ of Umno ideology, was seen soon after to make every political issue into racial one, from Teoh Beng Hock's death, to the anti-ISA mass rally on Aug 8.
So, it shouldn’t be surprising to see provocative pieces coming out from the UMNO (perhaps no longer Najib's) controlled media, such as the recent sh*t-stirring invocation to Malays to have a bit of balls and stand up to those arrogant rapacious ‘nons’.
That such seditious incitement of the 'Malays are cowards' article was permitted to be published without a peep from Najib would point to either his complicity in or his helplessness against the insidious untuk bangsa clarion call, the latter case notwithstanding his claim to be a warlord of UMNO.
UMNO die-hards believe that the ethno-centric clarion call could re-marshal the faithful and perhaps more back its keris-ed banner. The by-election results in both Bukit Gantang and Manek Urai seem to support this belief.
Today, another of those seditious incitements published in Berita Harian, was picked up by The Malaysian Insider, titled Kaitan demonstrasi, kempen hentam Melayu — Abdul Rahman Sulaiman
It said: Sesiapa saja yang mengikuti gelagat politik DAP akhir-akhir ini akan dapat mengesan satu pola yang lebih mirip atau menjurus ke arah satu kempen atau gerakan terancang memburukkan kepemimpinan atau institusi Melayu.
This is significant. Utusan Malaysia, the bastion of Umno propaganda machinery and official organ of Umno ideology, was seen soon after to make every political issue into racial one, from Teoh Beng Hock's death, to the anti-ISA mass rally on Aug 8.
So, it shouldn’t be surprising to see provocative pieces coming out from the UMNO (perhaps no longer Najib's) controlled media, such as the recent sh*t-stirring invocation to Malays to have a bit of balls and stand up to those arrogant rapacious ‘nons’.
That such seditious incitement of the 'Malays are cowards' article was permitted to be published without a peep from Najib would point to either his complicity in or his helplessness against the insidious untuk bangsa clarion call, the latter case notwithstanding his claim to be a warlord of UMNO.
UMNO die-hards believe that the ethno-centric clarion call could re-marshal the faithful and perhaps more back its keris-ed banner. The by-election results in both Bukit Gantang and Manek Urai seem to support this belief.
Today, another of those seditious incitements published in Berita Harian, was picked up by The Malaysian Insider, titled Kaitan demonstrasi, kempen hentam Melayu — Abdul Rahman Sulaiman
It said: Sesiapa saja yang mengikuti gelagat politik DAP akhir-akhir ini akan dapat mengesan satu pola yang lebih mirip atau menjurus ke arah satu kempen atau gerakan terancang memburukkan kepemimpinan atau institusi Melayu.
Quick tranlation: Observers of DAP would have seen in its politics a pattern of campaigning to belittle Malay leaders and institutions.
Yes, we've heard that one before when the demands for MACC to account for a death in custody.
I need only paste here the article's last three paragraphs for you to see what the article has inflammatorily argued as the DAP's Malay bashing campaign, a swift escalation of the earlier ‘Malays are cowards’ instigation:
I need only paste here the article's last three paragraphs for you to see what the article has inflammatorily argued as the DAP's Malay bashing campaign, a swift escalation of the earlier ‘Malays are cowards’ instigation:
Adalah dipercayai bahawa pembabitan dalam demonstrasi menentang ISA pada Sabtu lalu juga sebahagian daripada kempen menghentam Melayu itu dalam erti kata kerajaan yang dijadikan sasaran dianggap sebagai kerajaan Melayu.
Malangnya, strategi berkenaan nyata meleset apabila sebahagian besar pembabitan terdiri daripada orang Melayu sehingga ada di kalangan mereka berasa diperbodohkan penganjur.
Sampai bila kempen menghentam Melayu ini akan diteruskan? Apakah Melayu sanggup membiarkan persepsi bahawa yang malas itu Melayu, yang rasuah itu Melayu dan yang bodoh itu Melayu berterusan tanpa penyudah?
Expect Najib to remain silent on this racist incitement.
Obviously UMNO believes in pursuing its untuk bangsa strategy, which has been why DPM Muhyiddin had described Anwar Ibrahim as a traitor to the Malay race, while the UMNO mouthpieces like Utusan has termed PAS as a tool of the DAP to divide and rule the Malays.
But alas, despite that insult to PAS, people like Dr Hassan Ali and the Kulim Wonder have one way or another convinced UMNO it’s on the right (racist) path.
Sim termed his article The UMNO Dilemma because (as he wrote):
... the racial tirade is also revealing. It shows the inability of Umno to create a new narrative to meet the changing reality of Malaysia. When provoked into action, their reflex reaction is to revert back to the tired, archaic, irrelevant, fossilised and outdated, discourse of their past.
In effect, their racial discourse can only please the believers, but will do nothing to win over converts from the non-believers. It will alienate the Chinese and the Indians even more, thereby negating all BN effort to win back the middle ground.
It all goes to show how hard it is for an old political party that is used to enjoying political hegemony to reform itself when it is on the decline. Simply put, Umno is full of too many warlords with too much political baggage and too much vested interests. It has become like a dinosaur with a small head and a huge body, that finds it simply too sluggish to move anywhere, metaphorically.
Well fine, but where’s the dilemma?
Sim also wrote:
They see the various races as monolithic entities going at one another's throat. Apparently, they are stuck in the time capsule of the 1960s. In reality, there are no such monolithic racial entities. The social economic changes in the country in the past decades have allowed the various ethnic entities to evolve into very complex, diverse, and multi-layered organisms.
I looked at dramatic images of the mostly Malay police force beating down on the mostly Malay anti-ISA protestors, and I see the deep wound inflicted by Umno on the Malay soul. Such a scene was unthinkable mere decades ago!
But alas, despite that insult to PAS, people like Dr Hassan Ali and the Kulim Wonder have one way or another convinced UMNO it’s on the right (racist) path.
Sim termed his article The UMNO Dilemma because (as he wrote):
... the racial tirade is also revealing. It shows the inability of Umno to create a new narrative to meet the changing reality of Malaysia. When provoked into action, their reflex reaction is to revert back to the tired, archaic, irrelevant, fossilised and outdated, discourse of their past.
In effect, their racial discourse can only please the believers, but will do nothing to win over converts from the non-believers. It will alienate the Chinese and the Indians even more, thereby negating all BN effort to win back the middle ground.
It all goes to show how hard it is for an old political party that is used to enjoying political hegemony to reform itself when it is on the decline. Simply put, Umno is full of too many warlords with too much political baggage and too much vested interests. It has become like a dinosaur with a small head and a huge body, that finds it simply too sluggish to move anywhere, metaphorically.
Well fine, but where’s the dilemma?
Sim also wrote:
They see the various races as monolithic entities going at one another's throat. Apparently, they are stuck in the time capsule of the 1960s. In reality, there are no such monolithic racial entities. The social economic changes in the country in the past decades have allowed the various ethnic entities to evolve into very complex, diverse, and multi-layered organisms.
I looked at dramatic images of the mostly Malay police force beating down on the mostly Malay anti-ISA protestors, and I see the deep wound inflicted by Umno on the Malay soul. Such a scene was unthinkable mere decades ago!
malaysiakini photo
In short, political propaganda must fit some of the reality of lived experience. The chief worry of the Malay men and women, especially those in the urban centres of Malaysia, is the task of keeping or seeking a good job, rising price hikes in all things necessary for basic daily living, avoiding criminals, and the children's education.
In this struggle for survival, many see the government as the culprit of their sufferings, and not the Chinese or the Indians, who suffer alongside them.
I'll be kind to Najib and give him the benefit of the doubt and say, maybe he sees what Sim has said, that in this struggle for survival, many see the government as the culprit of their sufferings, and not the Chinese or the Indians, who suffer alongside them, but alas, obviously not Muhyiddin Yassin and many other top UMNO leaders.
And what do those mutes stung by hornets, namely MCA, Gerakan, MIC, and PPP, have to say?
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Selangor PAS - perverted delight in being lil' Napoleons?
Malaysiakini - Now a rift in Selangor Pakatan?
Why I believe Hassan Ali should be ashamed of his conduct for defending the Shah MBSA’s seizure of beer from a 7-11 shop in Selangor’s capital and demanding the removal of Ronnie Liu from the latter’s position as the exco member for local government:
(1) There’s no such law to support the illegal confiscation - shame on him!
(2) If Hassan Ali is concerned about sales of beer in a Malay-majority area, why not inform or advise 7-11 to stop the sales, instead of SEIZING the goods?
Why must people like Hassan Ali find it necessary to resort to such draconian tactics?
I recall those asshole lil’ Napoleons illegally barging into the hotel room of an elderly American couple in Langkawai and frightening the sh*t out of the poor dear. She flew straight back to America, no doubt with many a tale of scary Malaysian Talibans to tell her friends - and in Malaysia's Tourism Year too!
Then there was the sad case of the religious police forcing Muslim females apprehended at Zouk to urinate in front of those perverts? Sickening Sheiks of Syiok-Sendiri!
Those wonders seem to revel in disgusting depraved delight in their bullying, threatening and harassing of people. Does those illegal and dictatorial acts titillate the wanking wonders’ weenies?
(3) Who the f* is Hassan Ali to criticise Ronnie Liu when the latter had been standing up for the fundamental and legal rights of 7-11? Double shame on Hassan!
In fact Hassan Ali should be the one expelled from the exco for condoning illegal seizures of trader's goods and criticising (Ronnie’s) correct redress of the abuse by MBSA.
Why I believe Hassan Ali should be ashamed of his conduct for defending the Shah MBSA’s seizure of beer from a 7-11 shop in Selangor’s capital and demanding the removal of Ronnie Liu from the latter’s position as the exco member for local government:
(1) There’s no such law to support the illegal confiscation - shame on him!
(2) If Hassan Ali is concerned about sales of beer in a Malay-majority area, why not inform or advise 7-11 to stop the sales, instead of SEIZING the goods?
Why must people like Hassan Ali find it necessary to resort to such draconian tactics?
I recall those asshole lil’ Napoleons illegally barging into the hotel room of an elderly American couple in Langkawai and frightening the sh*t out of the poor dear. She flew straight back to America, no doubt with many a tale of scary Malaysian Talibans to tell her friends - and in Malaysia's Tourism Year too!
Then there was the sad case of the religious police forcing Muslim females apprehended at Zouk to urinate in front of those perverts? Sickening Sheiks of Syiok-Sendiri!
Those wonders seem to revel in disgusting depraved delight in their bullying, threatening and harassing of people. Does those illegal and dictatorial acts titillate the wanking wonders’ weenies?
(3) Who the f* is Hassan Ali to criticise Ronnie Liu when the latter had been standing up for the fundamental and legal rights of 7-11? Double shame on Hassan!
In fact Hassan Ali should be the one expelled from the exco for condoning illegal seizures of trader's goods and criticising (Ronnie’s) correct redress of the abuse by MBSA.
Grade A non-biodegradable bovine poo
The Malaysian Insider reported in MACC chief gets death threat linked to Teoh’s death
Top anti-graft buster Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan was threatened with being shot to death in a letter received on July 24 from unknown persons seeking revenge for the mysterious death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said yesterday.
Yeah right, and I'm the Shahanshah of Shambala. The MACC basically wants to replace Teoh Hock Beng with this bloke as the Victim.
Top anti-graft buster Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan was threatened with being shot to death in a letter received on July 24 from unknown persons seeking revenge for the mysterious death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said yesterday.
Yeah right, and I'm the Shahanshah of Shambala. The MACC basically wants to replace Teoh Hock Beng with this bloke as the Victim.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
PAS Selangor - musuh dalam selimut?
Some years ago I was with a group tour in France. There was a Pakistani man in our group of mainly Malaysians, Sings, Japanese, British and Aussies and Americans.
For convenience of reference, I’m going to give him a name in this post – let’s call him Hassan.
Whenever we stopped for breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner, Hassan would whinge and whine about him being a Muslim being forced to eat non-halal food, even when the dish was just a poulet roti (roast chook) with salad.
Many Malaysians including the non Muslims defended him, explaining to the ang-mor that halal or kosher food wasn’t just about no-pork, but involved the Muslim ritual slaughter and preparation, etc.
Midway through the tour, his non-stop complaints about violations against his religious diet had already assumed legendary dimension, though we noted his appetite didn't suffer.
Many acknowledged and respected his rights to do so (complained about the food). One way or other, we all kowtow-ed to his religious piety …..
… until we came to the Moulin Rouge.
Good olde Hassan showed his appreciation of the can-can sweeties as much as kaytee did; in fact, he was far more vociferous in his admiration of those delectable’s than shy me.
But what was far more interesting (or revealing about Hassan) was his Thor-ish quaffing of champagne.
Needless to say, the Malaysians pointed out his Islamic inconsistency to him. Hassan just ignored us and continued being Thor as challenged by King Utgardaloki.
The point of this recall is not just about Hassan's hypocrisy but that one can’t force people to do this or that. The best restraint or discipline would be one that comes from within oneself …..
… which brings us to Selangor PAS commissioner Hassan Ali who wants
Ban alcohol in Muslim areas in Selangor.
While many non-Muslims would argue about his insensitive infringements on the rights of non-Muslim, what galls me has been his utter bullsh*t that: “It has been decided at the MBSA full board meeting that the selling of alcohol in Muslim areas should not be happening, and the decision is unanimous”.
“It means, it can act on whatever it has decided. The guidelines have been passed and unless the state government steps in and amends it it should be adhered to.”
However, Ronnie Liu backed by Shah Alam Mayor Mazalan Mohd Noor told him to porrah.
Liu confirmed that there was no full board meeting ever held to approve the ban on alcohol by local authorities.
Malaysiakini reported:
According to Shah Alam Mayor Mazalan Mohd Noor who was with Liu, the full board meeting referred to by Hasan were ‘merely discussions’.
Mazalan stressed that Liu had acted within his powers when he asked the enforcement officers regarding the seizure of alco
Mazalan also said the local authority did not have the jurisdiction to seize alcohol from convenience stores unless they are found selling it to Muslims and minors.
Incidentally, Selangor PAS commissioner Hassan Ali has been the man who held ‘unity talks’ with the Raja of the RM24 million Bali Hai. Now, that's hypocrisy!
For convenience of reference, I’m going to give him a name in this post – let’s call him Hassan.
Whenever we stopped for breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner, Hassan would whinge and whine about him being a Muslim being forced to eat non-halal food, even when the dish was just a poulet roti (roast chook) with salad.
Many Malaysians including the non Muslims defended him, explaining to the ang-mor that halal or kosher food wasn’t just about no-pork, but involved the Muslim ritual slaughter and preparation, etc.
Midway through the tour, his non-stop complaints about violations against his religious diet had already assumed legendary dimension, though we noted his appetite didn't suffer.
Many acknowledged and respected his rights to do so (complained about the food). One way or other, we all kowtow-ed to his religious piety …..
… until we came to the Moulin Rouge.
Good olde Hassan showed his appreciation of the can-can sweeties as much as kaytee did; in fact, he was far more vociferous in his admiration of those delectable’s than shy me.
But what was far more interesting (or revealing about Hassan) was his Thor-ish quaffing of champagne.
Needless to say, the Malaysians pointed out his Islamic inconsistency to him. Hassan just ignored us and continued being Thor as challenged by King Utgardaloki.
The point of this recall is not just about Hassan's hypocrisy but that one can’t force people to do this or that. The best restraint or discipline would be one that comes from within oneself …..
… which brings us to Selangor PAS commissioner Hassan Ali who wants
Ban alcohol in Muslim areas in Selangor.
While many non-Muslims would argue about his insensitive infringements on the rights of non-Muslim, what galls me has been his utter bullsh*t that: “It has been decided at the MBSA full board meeting that the selling of alcohol in Muslim areas should not be happening, and the decision is unanimous”.
“It means, it can act on whatever it has decided. The guidelines have been passed and unless the state government steps in and amends it it should be adhered to.”
However, Ronnie Liu backed by Shah Alam Mayor Mazalan Mohd Noor told him to porrah.
Liu confirmed that there was no full board meeting ever held to approve the ban on alcohol by local authorities.
Malaysiakini reported:
According to Shah Alam Mayor Mazalan Mohd Noor who was with Liu, the full board meeting referred to by Hasan were ‘merely discussions’.
Mazalan stressed that Liu had acted within his powers when he asked the enforcement officers regarding the seizure of alco
Mazalan also said the local authority did not have the jurisdiction to seize alcohol from convenience stores unless they are found selling it to Muslims and minors.
Incidentally, Selangor PAS commissioner Hassan Ali has been the man who held ‘unity talks’ with the Raja of the RM24 million Bali Hai. Now, that's hypocrisy!
Monday, August 03, 2009
Healing the nation's wounds - a letter to the PM
Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb Solutions
8888, Jalan Barnjee
Taman Hor Beh Thart
Pulau Pinang
Kepada:
Yang Amat Berhormat
Datuk Nar Jee Razy
My dear dear Yang Sangat Amat Berhormat Datuk,
I cannot tell you how much I admire your outstanding, firm and assertive stand as the No 1 political leader of our beloved nation when I see the following headlines in Malaysiakini:
(1) Snap polls in Perak by year end?
(2) Don't expect Umno to abolish ISA
Datuk, you are definitely in charge – no two ways about it! You have made your point that you are certainly helming ;-) the nation.
But alas, and I hope you will not consider me imprudent in this comment, that it has been achieved at great cost. But we know great leaders are always prepared to make sacrifices, especially of others and even our own expendable fools.
However, if I may be so bold as to offer my advice, the usual quality stuff typifying the strategic thinking of Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions, the time has arrived for healing of the nation’s wounds, yes those emotional injuries wrought by the divisive acrimonious below-the-belt politicking over the past few months, aggravated in no small part by unprofessional partisan lil' Napoleons of whom your predecessor had warned us.
As a Malaysian I know of two things that can heal wounds. The first is the most muhibbah activity known to Malaysians, which is still unsurpassed in its amazing ability to unite our richly diverse ethnic groups.
I am of course referring to the joy of ‘empat ekor-ing’, our national and most favourite sporting activity.
Participation in this activity transcends race, age, gender, social status and sexual proclivity. No other activity sees such a healthy social political ethnic mix of enthusiasts.
Even the alleged corrupt traffic cops (and needless to say, how unfair these allegations have been) have shown remarkable restraint and respect for the usually unlawful double and triple parking outside the agencies managing this activity.
The general duty police and the FRU have equally demonstrated incredible tolerance for the massive noisy illegal assemblies at these locations. And it is guaranteed that no one will be arrested for wearing black, if that person is so prepared to wear a taboo-ed (sial) colour in the field of 'empat ekor-ing'.
Such muhibbah interactions by the public and police could provide the necessary training experience to infuse the men in blue with the patience and forbearance to deal with other forms of assemblies, even those of politics.
It will be a classic win-win-win situation, except (literally) of course for those who pick the wrong numbers. But then, very few see such losses as a setback – au contraire, failures to win seem to motivate the participants to greater efforts. What a fantastic form of character building for our society.
‘Empat ekor-ing’ is the most culturally, socially and politically healthy sporting pursuit, which you, my dear Datuk, should stimulate, encourage, spread and sponsor. Majulah sukan untuk negara is far more preferable than demi bangsa dan agama.
Additionally, total immersion in the sport's mathematical permutation, its science of probability and the psychological benefits of daily motivation does not require making the unnecessary and politically embarrassing choice of English or Bahasa as a medium of participation. Any ethnic language would do. Another win for your govenment in supporting the use of mother tongue languages.
I could go on and on listing its multiple benefits to our nation and society, and naturally, your government. But suffice to say, Datuk, Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions is hot to trot (excuse the deliberate pun) in offering wider opportunities and greater access for our rakyat to participate. I eagerly await your instruction for me to contribute to this nation building activity.
The second nation binding item may have one slight disadvantage, where unlike ‘empat ekor-ing’, the gentler gender may not be too receptive. But worry not, Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions has formulated a solution for this deficiency.
I draw Datuk’s attention to a news item on the Star Online which headlined the relevant issue as Ex-topless newscasters left penniless by firm. It reported:
Newscaster of Naked News Korea — the first online news in Korean featuring topless female anchors — are demanding for their salaries after their company abruptly suspended operations.
The women, who would strip while reading news, claimed they had gone through a lot of suffering as a result of the suspension.
According to Nanyang Siang Pau, the subscribers to the service got angry when there was no change in the news content, forcing the website to stop its operations on July 24. The women said that when the website failed to live up to its initial targeted hits, the company’s top officials ran off without paying its workers.
It is as if heaven realizes our national need at this crucial period in our glorious history, and duly presents to us the availability of such trained and delectable services.
If we recruit those Korean ‘newscasters’ in a new news service called, say, Bogel Berita Bolehland (BBB), we would eliminate inter-ethnic acrimony, rivalry and suspicion as the usual proponents (including our 4-D punters and non punters) would be mesmerized, subdued and left tongue-hanging by the engaging international and domestic news. As a bonus we will have a better informed rakyat.
We could even have the news delivered in the Korean language, it being a known fact that Malaysian men have always wanted to study Korean (if delivered by these 'engaging' newscasters).
To remedy the gender bias, we adopt an equal opportunity policy, where we alternate female newscasters hourly with male staff recruited from Africa. Naturally a recruiting physical-medical examination is vital, purely to ensure that the H1N1 virus is not inadvertently imported.
And this news service may even put paid to the viability of other news media, friendly or otherwise, as no one then will bother to pay attention to other than Bogel Berita Bolehland which we keep firmly under the Info-Min’s control.
With its inception, you will bring about a new sophisticated but quiet dynamic leadership in Asian politics precisely at a time when it is needed in the wake of the global economic depression.
With such a concept, politicking including illegal assemblies or rallies will diminish to virtually zero, with a whole new Malaysian society united by 4-D activities, and informed by televised news where the Info-Min could sublimely insert your political message, for the good of the nation of course.
The icing on top of this amazing muhibbah cake, if Lotto and Lotteries are included, and 4-D goes 5 or even 6-D, will be the realization of popular public expectation (and hopes) of several Malaysian millionaires per week being created, where soon these millionaires may even outnumber those with Datukships, a formidable but still attainable target which Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions stands ready to bring about in its support of Datuk’s anticipated affirmation of its inception. What amazing prosperity for the Malaysian rakyat!
I need to state my confidence that with this strategy by Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions you will be the greatest Prime Minister of this great nation of ours, bringing upon this land peace, harmony and prosperity, and an informed society (through televised news and information).
I want to put on record my utmost loyalty to your esteemed leadership. Majulah sukan untuk negara.
Yang běnar,
Dodgee Dimsum
************************
The Yum-Cha Chronicles:
(1) Apology - A letter to the minister
(2) Bloggers - A letter to the ministry
(3) Drama queens & kings wanted
(4) May 13 Book - a letter to the minister
(5) Appreciation - a letter to the minister
(6) Goblok to Golek - a letter to the minister
(7) MGR-ish makeover - a letter to a minister
(8) Bahasa Mělayu - a letter to Yang Běrhormat
(9) 'Convincibility' - A letter to Yang Amat Berhormat
(10) Political defections - a letter to a future PM
8888, Jalan Barnjee
Taman Hor Beh Thart
Pulau Pinang
Kepada:
Yang Amat Berhormat
Datuk Nar Jee Razy
My dear dear Yang Sangat Amat Berhormat Datuk,
I cannot tell you how much I admire your outstanding, firm and assertive stand as the No 1 political leader of our beloved nation when I see the following headlines in Malaysiakini:
(1) Snap polls in Perak by year end?
(2) Don't expect Umno to abolish ISA
Datuk, you are definitely in charge – no two ways about it! You have made your point that you are certainly helming ;-) the nation.
But alas, and I hope you will not consider me imprudent in this comment, that it has been achieved at great cost. But we know great leaders are always prepared to make sacrifices, especially of others and even our own expendable fools.
However, if I may be so bold as to offer my advice, the usual quality stuff typifying the strategic thinking of Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions, the time has arrived for healing of the nation’s wounds, yes those emotional injuries wrought by the divisive acrimonious below-the-belt politicking over the past few months, aggravated in no small part by unprofessional partisan lil' Napoleons of whom your predecessor had warned us.
As a Malaysian I know of two things that can heal wounds. The first is the most muhibbah activity known to Malaysians, which is still unsurpassed in its amazing ability to unite our richly diverse ethnic groups.
I am of course referring to the joy of ‘empat ekor-ing’, our national and most favourite sporting activity.
Participation in this activity transcends race, age, gender, social status and sexual proclivity. No other activity sees such a healthy social political ethnic mix of enthusiasts.
Even the alleged corrupt traffic cops (and needless to say, how unfair these allegations have been) have shown remarkable restraint and respect for the usually unlawful double and triple parking outside the agencies managing this activity.
The general duty police and the FRU have equally demonstrated incredible tolerance for the massive noisy illegal assemblies at these locations. And it is guaranteed that no one will be arrested for wearing black, if that person is so prepared to wear a taboo-ed (sial) colour in the field of 'empat ekor-ing'.
Such muhibbah interactions by the public and police could provide the necessary training experience to infuse the men in blue with the patience and forbearance to deal with other forms of assemblies, even those of politics.
It will be a classic win-win-win situation, except (literally) of course for those who pick the wrong numbers. But then, very few see such losses as a setback – au contraire, failures to win seem to motivate the participants to greater efforts. What a fantastic form of character building for our society.
‘Empat ekor-ing’ is the most culturally, socially and politically healthy sporting pursuit, which you, my dear Datuk, should stimulate, encourage, spread and sponsor. Majulah sukan untuk negara is far more preferable than demi bangsa dan agama.
Additionally, total immersion in the sport's mathematical permutation, its science of probability and the psychological benefits of daily motivation does not require making the unnecessary and politically embarrassing choice of English or Bahasa as a medium of participation. Any ethnic language would do. Another win for your govenment in supporting the use of mother tongue languages.
I could go on and on listing its multiple benefits to our nation and society, and naturally, your government. But suffice to say, Datuk, Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions is hot to trot (excuse the deliberate pun) in offering wider opportunities and greater access for our rakyat to participate. I eagerly await your instruction for me to contribute to this nation building activity.
The second nation binding item may have one slight disadvantage, where unlike ‘empat ekor-ing’, the gentler gender may not be too receptive. But worry not, Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions has formulated a solution for this deficiency.
I draw Datuk’s attention to a news item on the Star Online which headlined the relevant issue as Ex-topless newscasters left penniless by firm. It reported:
Newscaster of Naked News Korea — the first online news in Korean featuring topless female anchors — are demanding for their salaries after their company abruptly suspended operations.
The women, who would strip while reading news, claimed they had gone through a lot of suffering as a result of the suspension.
According to Nanyang Siang Pau, the subscribers to the service got angry when there was no change in the news content, forcing the website to stop its operations on July 24. The women said that when the website failed to live up to its initial targeted hits, the company’s top officials ran off without paying its workers.
It is as if heaven realizes our national need at this crucial period in our glorious history, and duly presents to us the availability of such trained and delectable services.
If we recruit those Korean ‘newscasters’ in a new news service called, say, Bogel Berita Bolehland (BBB), we would eliminate inter-ethnic acrimony, rivalry and suspicion as the usual proponents (including our 4-D punters and non punters) would be mesmerized, subdued and left tongue-hanging by the engaging international and domestic news. As a bonus we will have a better informed rakyat.
We could even have the news delivered in the Korean language, it being a known fact that Malaysian men have always wanted to study Korean (if delivered by these 'engaging' newscasters).
To remedy the gender bias, we adopt an equal opportunity policy, where we alternate female newscasters hourly with male staff recruited from Africa. Naturally a recruiting physical-medical examination is vital, purely to ensure that the H1N1 virus is not inadvertently imported.
And this news service may even put paid to the viability of other news media, friendly or otherwise, as no one then will bother to pay attention to other than Bogel Berita Bolehland which we keep firmly under the Info-Min’s control.
With its inception, you will bring about a new sophisticated but quiet dynamic leadership in Asian politics precisely at a time when it is needed in the wake of the global economic depression.
With such a concept, politicking including illegal assemblies or rallies will diminish to virtually zero, with a whole new Malaysian society united by 4-D activities, and informed by televised news where the Info-Min could sublimely insert your political message, for the good of the nation of course.
The icing on top of this amazing muhibbah cake, if Lotto and Lotteries are included, and 4-D goes 5 or even 6-D, will be the realization of popular public expectation (and hopes) of several Malaysian millionaires per week being created, where soon these millionaires may even outnumber those with Datukships, a formidable but still attainable target which Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions stands ready to bring about in its support of Datuk’s anticipated affirmation of its inception. What amazing prosperity for the Malaysian rakyat!
I need to state my confidence that with this strategy by Dodgee Con-Sultan Macc-Numb-Solutions you will be the greatest Prime Minister of this great nation of ours, bringing upon this land peace, harmony and prosperity, and an informed society (through televised news and information).
I want to put on record my utmost loyalty to your esteemed leadership. Majulah sukan untuk negara.
Yang běnar,
Dodgee Dimsum
************************
The Yum-Cha Chronicles:
(1) Apology - A letter to the minister
(2) Bloggers - A letter to the ministry
(3) Drama queens & kings wanted
(4) May 13 Book - a letter to the minister
(5) Appreciation - a letter to the minister
(6) Goblok to Golek - a letter to the minister
(7) MGR-ish makeover - a letter to a minister
(8) Bahasa Mělayu - a letter to Yang Běrhormat
(9) 'Convincibility' - A letter to Yang Amat Berhormat
(10) Political defections - a letter to a future PM
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Police remand kids, but allow criminals to roam our streets
I know I shouldn’t say “I told you so” but have a read of my yesterday’s post Anti-ISA protests magnified by FRU suppressions where I voiced my personal suspicion that the government’s seemingly mindless suppression of a peaceful protest rally was at the advice (or as I suspect, instigation) of the Police. I wrote:
Sometimes I wonder how stupid the relevant ministers had been to adopt such a counter-productive (for them) tactic - but more often than that, I wonder whether the Police had sinisterly, sinuously and successfully sold those dumbos the hardline approach ... obviously to enhance their own (police) importance and to suck the (so-called) political masters (or more likely, pundee morons) into total dependence on the men in blue.
And of course the IGP gets another highly undeserved extension to his contract.
Well, today, The Malaysian Insider published Kit Siang claims IGP out to get him, Pakatan leaders which read: DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has charged that the police are looking for him and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders in connection with yesterday’s anti-ISA rally in Kuala Lumpur because it is part of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan's personal vendetta.
"Musa Hassan is wreaking personal vengeance against me and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders for the Parliamentary Roundtable last week calling for a new IGP to create a safe Malaysia," Lim said at a Kuantan DAP branch dinner last night.
Malaysiakini reported that PKR VP Sivarasa plus the wife and son of an ISA detainee, and to other children were also in custody.
Isn't it a shocking shame that teenagers have been remanded for days (presumably because they’re threats to ‘national security’?), whilst criminals are allowed to roam the streets, thanks to the incompetence of the IGP, whose contract was unfortunately extended for two years thanks to the incompetence of AAB.
In The Malaysian Insider’s Guan Eng says cops should remand criminals and not juveniles where we read of the DAP accusing the IGP for excessive, unwarranted and inhumane police action in crushing yesterday’s anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) rally.
Lim Guan Eng urged the BN government to disassociate itself from Musa and the harsh police action.
I say again what I had blogged yesterday, the Police under this awful IGP had, and continues to sinisterly, sinuously and successfully sold those dumbos the hardline approach ... obviously to enhance their own (police) importance and to suck the (so-called) political masters (or more likely, pundee morons) into total dependence on the men in blue.
Najib should consider sacking the IGP immediately or he'll be just as incompetent as AAB.
OK, maybe I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for the sacking ... but Najib should do us all a good turn (and unlike AAB, show his competence) by not extending the IGP's contract.
Sometimes I wonder how stupid the relevant ministers had been to adopt such a counter-productive (for them) tactic - but more often than that, I wonder whether the Police had sinisterly, sinuously and successfully sold those dumbos the hardline approach ... obviously to enhance their own (police) importance and to suck the (so-called) political masters (or more likely, pundee morons) into total dependence on the men in blue.
And of course the IGP gets another highly undeserved extension to his contract.
Well, today, The Malaysian Insider published Kit Siang claims IGP out to get him, Pakatan leaders which read: DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has charged that the police are looking for him and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders in connection with yesterday’s anti-ISA rally in Kuala Lumpur because it is part of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan's personal vendetta.
"Musa Hassan is wreaking personal vengeance against me and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders for the Parliamentary Roundtable last week calling for a new IGP to create a safe Malaysia," Lim said at a Kuantan DAP branch dinner last night.
Malaysiakini reported that PKR VP Sivarasa plus the wife and son of an ISA detainee, and to other children were also in custody.
Isn't it a shocking shame that teenagers have been remanded for days (presumably because they’re threats to ‘national security’?), whilst criminals are allowed to roam the streets, thanks to the incompetence of the IGP, whose contract was unfortunately extended for two years thanks to the incompetence of AAB.
In The Malaysian Insider’s Guan Eng says cops should remand criminals and not juveniles where we read of the DAP accusing the IGP for excessive, unwarranted and inhumane police action in crushing yesterday’s anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) rally.
Lim Guan Eng urged the BN government to disassociate itself from Musa and the harsh police action.
I say again what I had blogged yesterday, the Police under this awful IGP had, and continues to sinisterly, sinuously and successfully sold those dumbos the hardline approach ... obviously to enhance their own (police) importance and to suck the (so-called) political masters (or more likely, pundee morons) into total dependence on the men in blue.
Najib should consider sacking the IGP immediately or he'll be just as incompetent as AAB.
OK, maybe I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for the sacking ... but Najib should do us all a good turn (and unlike AAB, show his competence) by not extending the IGP's contract.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Anti-ISA protests magnified by FRU suppressions
photos from The Malaysian Insider and Malaysakini
Very stressful, hasn't it been in today's march against the ISA? Stressful for both the government and the protestors.
However, the organizers of the protest have assessed today's anti-ISA staged rallies as a success, and they are right. They have successfully captured the nation's and international attention that the Malaysian people are against the government's misuse of the ISA.
And the ar$eluck for the governmet is that this would be the general impression even if only 25% of the people supported the anti-ISA movement.
However, the organizers of the protest have assessed today's anti-ISA staged rallies as a success, and they are right. They have successfully captured the nation's and international attention that the Malaysian people are against the government's misuse of the ISA.
And the ar$eluck for the governmet is that this would be the general impression even if only 25% of the people supported the anti-ISA movement.
Worse, the attempted police suppression of the protesors has only martyr-ised each and every one of the participants ... exactly the outcome the Pakatan leaders would have wanted.
The government might have wished the protest rallies hadn't ocurred but alas, it did. In my opinion, the ministers (PM, Home and Information) handled the protests abysmally.
The government might have wished the protest rallies hadn't ocurred but alas, it did. In my opinion, the ministers (PM, Home and Information) handled the protests abysmally.
Visualize an alternative scenario - what if the government had allowed the peaceful protest to proceed unimpeded?
Yes, there would still be a protest march and ..... [consider an absence of the FRU with all its attention grabbing characteristics like chemical spraying machines, tear gas and praetorian guards and their baton charges] ..... then what???
The political effect would be very much, indeed significantly, reduced.
So why has the government chosen the option that could only aggravate and magnify the public dramas and political consequences of the anti-ISA rallies, unwittingly lending the Pakatan-led protestors far greater attention than would have been the case if there was no police/FRU interference.Sometimes I wonder how stupid the relevant ministers had been to adopt such a counter-productive (for them) tactic - but more often that that, I wonder whether the Police had sinisterly, sinuously and successfully sold those dumbos the hardline approach ... obviously to enhance their own (police) importance and to suck the (so-called) political masters (or more likely, pundee morons) into total dependence on the men in blue.
And of course the IGP gets another highly undeserved extension to his contract.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Ng Yen Yen's 700 year-old Chinese temple - who was the bumiputera?
Today the New Straits Times in its news article 700-year-old Gua Musang temple to become tourist site reported (extracts):
The oldest Chinese temple in the country, located in Kampung Pulai here, will be promoted as a new tourist destination through the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia campaign.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said it was high time for the 700-year-old temple to be promoted to the world and thus lure more tourists to the place.
But … but … but … didn't Parameswara (or Iskandar Shah) only come to Malacca around 1400 CE to form the first Malay sultanate of Malacca, just a mere 600 years ago?
I wonder whether Ng Yen Yen has been hinting that the Chinese were the earlier ‘bumiputeras’, by at least 100 years before Parameswara and his descendants and followers set foot here in Malaya?
The oldest Chinese temple in the country, located in Kampung Pulai here, will be promoted as a new tourist destination through the Cuti-Cuti Malaysia campaign.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said it was high time for the 700-year-old temple to be promoted to the world and thus lure more tourists to the place.
But … but … but … didn't Parameswara (or Iskandar Shah) only come to Malacca around 1400 CE to form the first Malay sultanate of Malacca, just a mere 600 years ago?
I wonder whether Ng Yen Yen has been hinting that the Chinese were the earlier ‘bumiputeras’, by at least 100 years before Parameswara and his descendants and followers set foot here in Malaya?
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Yasmin Ahmad, I Lup Chew
This is the second time I have come across an article or letter in a newspaper that have moved me very much, so much so I want to share it with you.
The first was a letter written by Yeo Yang Poh of Petaling Jaya to Sin Chew titled I dreamt of Beng Hock (translated from Mandarin).
This 2nd time, again in Sin Chew, and presumably translated from Mandarin too, is an article written by Zhang Su Li titled Yasmin Ahmad, I Lup Chew*.
* a Malaysian light hearted play on a Chinese mispronunciation of “I love you” but in this case, with no diminished affection whatsoever, au contraire.
Read on and reminiscent with Zhang his affection for Yasmin Ahmad, for whom we (except known assh*les) have the greatest admiration, respect and love.
********
The first time I set foot in Ogilvy & Mather, I was young and stupid. I sat meekly at the reception, waiting for the person who was going to interview me, and gaped open-mouthed at all the awards covering one wall, from floor to ceiling.
One person’s name dominated the wall. My heart fluttered at the thought that I was about to meet this person. And then it thumped hard against my chest at the thought that this person might be my prospective boss.
The roof was leaking. Or so I thought. I looked up at the ceiling and at the air-conditioner, but I couldn’t see where the drops of water were coming from. Another few drops landed on my head. Just then, through the corner of my eye, I noticed a shadow of someone creeping along the corridor. When I turned to look, she dropped onto the floor, rolled a couple of times, aimed a bright yellow plastic pistol at me and squirted a long stream of water.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” It was the loudest laugh I’d ever heard.
She came towards me and introduced herself politely. For a couple of minutes I was speechless and rather stunned. I mean, this person was my prospective boss. I remember she was talking to me, but I didn’t register exactly what she was saying. I was too busy staring at the green combat design men’s underwear that she was wearing over her jeans.
To laugh would’ve been rude, but to continue ignoring them was getting a little uncomfortable. She led me into her room and showed me some of her work. For the entire half hour, my attention wasn’t on what she was showing me. Instead, I was trying to decide how to react to the combat underwear that was still on her. And once in a while, I nodded stupidly at what she was saying.
By the time our ‘interview’ was over, I was completely in love with this strange and wonderful woman. So I took the job even though she said they weren’t actually hiring anybody at that point in time. And if I could accept that they weren’t going to pay me, she’d make it up by teaching me, and promised that we’d have a lot of fun.
For my first ever print ad, I wrote 100 headlines. I spent days and nights crafting them until I was sure she would scream out loud to everyone how brilliant I was. I skipped into her room and showed them to her. After nodding thoughtfully, she mumbled, “Hmmm... nice headlines. Very nice indeed...” My heart skipped a beat. There was a short pause.
“NOW GO CRAFT THEM!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!” My heart broke into a thousand pieces. “Oh... ok,” I mumbled. As I stumbled out of her room in a daze, she said to me, “But I still lup chew.” I spent the next 18 years crafting.
When her body was taken out of the mosque, covered in a green cloth, I saw the outline of it. How small her feet were, I thought to myself. I could see the shape of her head, and her arms that were crossed over her chest, and I was absolutely certain that she would suddenly flip the cover over, point a water pistol at us and laugh. But nothing happened. She just lay there completely still, and silent. My heart broke into a thousand pieces.
She taught me integrity and love, to fill each day with fun, to see goodness in everything, and to find reasons, no matter how small, to celebrate life. She instilled the professional values that I still hold dearly and stubbornly. She taught me to craft my work over and over again. She gave my heart a good work-out, because she made it thump, flutter, sink, float, skip, break and mend itself.
Oh, how wonderful it would be if she would look over my shoulder right now and say, “Nice headline... NOW GO CRAFT IT! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
But this time, I’d reply that I really didn’t know how else to say it, except, Yasmin, I lup chew.
Vale Yasmin, requiscat in pace. Kami tahu sayang tong kim tee tnee teng!
The first was a letter written by Yeo Yang Poh of Petaling Jaya to Sin Chew titled I dreamt of Beng Hock (translated from Mandarin).
This 2nd time, again in Sin Chew, and presumably translated from Mandarin too, is an article written by Zhang Su Li titled Yasmin Ahmad, I Lup Chew*.
* a Malaysian light hearted play on a Chinese mispronunciation of “I love you” but in this case, with no diminished affection whatsoever, au contraire.
Read on and reminiscent with Zhang his affection for Yasmin Ahmad, for whom we (except known assh*les) have the greatest admiration, respect and love.
********
Sin Chew photo
The first time I set foot in Ogilvy & Mather, I was young and stupid. I sat meekly at the reception, waiting for the person who was going to interview me, and gaped open-mouthed at all the awards covering one wall, from floor to ceiling.
One person’s name dominated the wall. My heart fluttered at the thought that I was about to meet this person. And then it thumped hard against my chest at the thought that this person might be my prospective boss.
The roof was leaking. Or so I thought. I looked up at the ceiling and at the air-conditioner, but I couldn’t see where the drops of water were coming from. Another few drops landed on my head. Just then, through the corner of my eye, I noticed a shadow of someone creeping along the corridor. When I turned to look, she dropped onto the floor, rolled a couple of times, aimed a bright yellow plastic pistol at me and squirted a long stream of water.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” It was the loudest laugh I’d ever heard.
She came towards me and introduced herself politely. For a couple of minutes I was speechless and rather stunned. I mean, this person was my prospective boss. I remember she was talking to me, but I didn’t register exactly what she was saying. I was too busy staring at the green combat design men’s underwear that she was wearing over her jeans.
To laugh would’ve been rude, but to continue ignoring them was getting a little uncomfortable. She led me into her room and showed me some of her work. For the entire half hour, my attention wasn’t on what she was showing me. Instead, I was trying to decide how to react to the combat underwear that was still on her. And once in a while, I nodded stupidly at what she was saying.
By the time our ‘interview’ was over, I was completely in love with this strange and wonderful woman. So I took the job even though she said they weren’t actually hiring anybody at that point in time. And if I could accept that they weren’t going to pay me, she’d make it up by teaching me, and promised that we’d have a lot of fun.
For my first ever print ad, I wrote 100 headlines. I spent days and nights crafting them until I was sure she would scream out loud to everyone how brilliant I was. I skipped into her room and showed them to her. After nodding thoughtfully, she mumbled, “Hmmm... nice headlines. Very nice indeed...” My heart skipped a beat. There was a short pause.
“NOW GO CRAFT THEM!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!” My heart broke into a thousand pieces. “Oh... ok,” I mumbled. As I stumbled out of her room in a daze, she said to me, “But I still lup chew.” I spent the next 18 years crafting.
When her body was taken out of the mosque, covered in a green cloth, I saw the outline of it. How small her feet were, I thought to myself. I could see the shape of her head, and her arms that were crossed over her chest, and I was absolutely certain that she would suddenly flip the cover over, point a water pistol at us and laugh. But nothing happened. She just lay there completely still, and silent. My heart broke into a thousand pieces.
She taught me integrity and love, to fill each day with fun, to see goodness in everything, and to find reasons, no matter how small, to celebrate life. She instilled the professional values that I still hold dearly and stubbornly. She taught me to craft my work over and over again. She gave my heart a good work-out, because she made it thump, flutter, sink, float, skip, break and mend itself.
Oh, how wonderful it would be if she would look over my shoulder right now and say, “Nice headline... NOW GO CRAFT IT! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
But this time, I’d reply that I really didn’t know how else to say it, except, Yasmin, I lup chew.
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Vale Yasmin, requiscat in pace. Kami tahu sayang tong kim tee tnee teng!
Uthayakumar: Pakatan gave land to only Chinese but not Indians
Looks like Uthayakumar knows something or is doing something that we are still unaware of. I’m referring to his continuous attacks against DAP, from the Kg Buah Pala issue to now Perak.
A Sivanesan, vice-chairman of Perak DAP and the party's national labour bureau chief has been right royally pissed off with Uthayakumar for making allegations against him at the Kallumalai Kaliaman Temple in Chemor recently - see Malaysiakini DAP: Pakatan has done its bit for Indians.
The three Tamil dailies, probably owned by MIC, must have had a field day reporting Uthayakumar’s condemnations of the DAP leaders.
Sivanesan reminded Uthayakumar that the Perak PR government had in their brief 10-months rule approved 13 applications for Hindu temples and cemeteries for all non-Muslims, unlike the BN state government which had ruled for 50 years but done f*-all much for Perak Indians.
Siva was also pissed off with Uthayakumar for playing the racial game, when the latter stated that Pakatan only gave land to the Chinese and not to the Indians. That's lowdown racial nastiness - dei Uthayakumar, where did you learn that from? C'mon, tell lah!
Siva moaned in frustration: "He (Uthayakumar) should get his facts right and not mislead the public with his wild allegations. 8% of the population of the Chinese new villages in the state are Indians who number about 5,000. They (Indians) too enjoy the benefit of the land approval and land applications by Indians had not been rejected by Pakatan."
"We have also approved state land for five Tamil schools in the which are situated in Pangkor, Gunong Rapat , Ladang Changat Kinding, Lenggong and Grik."
Siva added that 13% of the state population comprises Indians and more jobs and study opportunities have been created for them when compared to BN's rule for the past 52 years, asserting that the Pakatan state government had made it compulsory for all civil service vacancies, study opportunities and state or federal scholarships for further studies to be advertised in all four languages including Tamil.
Like most of us, Siva has been puzzled by Uthayakumar’s sole targeting of DAP leaders like him and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng BUT not the BN leaders who had not done much for the welfare of the Indian community.
Siva reminded Uthayakumar: "The Kampung Buah Pala land issue in Penang was triggered by the BN in 2007 and Uthayakumar instead of criticising BN leaders is now targeting Guan Eng which is very unfair.”
Then he posed a question which I too would love for Utahyakumar to answer: "Is Hindraf meant only for Hindus or for all Indians who are also Christians and Muslims . Uthayakumar must clarify this."
Indeed I have a few more questions for Uthayakumar, namely:
(1) Are you Uthayakumar attacking DAP leaders for BN?
(2) If not, please explain why you Uthayakumar have been specially targeting DAP leaders, BUT not BN leaders?
(3) Have you forgotten that it was DAP who fought for you when you were behind barbed wire and bars?
(4) Is Hindraf a Hindu only NGO or political party (quite frankly I’ve lost track, given the bloody intrigues)?
(5) Have you Uthayakumar commented yet on the strange death in custody of Teoh Beng Hock? Or is that a Chinese problem?
(6) Are you Uthayakumar aware that a large block of your supporters have been non-Indians (yes, I use the ‘non’ word in an Indian context here for you)?
A Sivanesan, vice-chairman of Perak DAP and the party's national labour bureau chief has been right royally pissed off with Uthayakumar for making allegations against him at the Kallumalai Kaliaman Temple in Chemor recently - see Malaysiakini DAP: Pakatan has done its bit for Indians.
The three Tamil dailies, probably owned by MIC, must have had a field day reporting Uthayakumar’s condemnations of the DAP leaders.
Sivanesan reminded Uthayakumar that the Perak PR government had in their brief 10-months rule approved 13 applications for Hindu temples and cemeteries for all non-Muslims, unlike the BN state government which had ruled for 50 years but done f*-all much for Perak Indians.
Siva was also pissed off with Uthayakumar for playing the racial game, when the latter stated that Pakatan only gave land to the Chinese and not to the Indians. That's lowdown racial nastiness - dei Uthayakumar, where did you learn that from? C'mon, tell lah!
Siva moaned in frustration: "He (Uthayakumar) should get his facts right and not mislead the public with his wild allegations. 8% of the population of the Chinese new villages in the state are Indians who number about 5,000. They (Indians) too enjoy the benefit of the land approval and land applications by Indians had not been rejected by Pakatan."
"We have also approved state land for five Tamil schools in the which are situated in Pangkor, Gunong Rapat , Ladang Changat Kinding, Lenggong and Grik."
Siva added that 13% of the state population comprises Indians and more jobs and study opportunities have been created for them when compared to BN's rule for the past 52 years, asserting that the Pakatan state government had made it compulsory for all civil service vacancies, study opportunities and state or federal scholarships for further studies to be advertised in all four languages including Tamil.
Like most of us, Siva has been puzzled by Uthayakumar’s sole targeting of DAP leaders like him and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng BUT not the BN leaders who had not done much for the welfare of the Indian community.
Siva reminded Uthayakumar: "The Kampung Buah Pala land issue in Penang was triggered by the BN in 2007 and Uthayakumar instead of criticising BN leaders is now targeting Guan Eng which is very unfair.”
Then he posed a question which I too would love for Utahyakumar to answer: "Is Hindraf meant only for Hindus or for all Indians who are also Christians and Muslims . Uthayakumar must clarify this."
Indeed I have a few more questions for Uthayakumar, namely:
(1) Are you Uthayakumar attacking DAP leaders for BN?
(2) If not, please explain why you Uthayakumar have been specially targeting DAP leaders, BUT not BN leaders?
(3) Have you forgotten that it was DAP who fought for you when you were behind barbed wire and bars?
(4) Is Hindraf a Hindu only NGO or political party (quite frankly I’ve lost track, given the bloody intrigues)?
(5) Have you Uthayakumar commented yet on the strange death in custody of Teoh Beng Hock? Or is that a Chinese problem?
(6) Are you Uthayakumar aware that a large block of your supporters have been non-Indians (yes, I use the ‘non’ word in an Indian context here for you)?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Batman - Malaysia Boleh
The Star Online Man hangs like a bat in khalwat raid reported:
Struck by fear and panic during a raid by religious department officials, a man wrapped himself in a sarong and hung like a bat from a toilet door to avoid detection, reported Harian Metro.
However, the 27-year-old man failed in his attempt to deceive officials and was nabbed for khalwat (close proximity), the report said.
Langkawi district religious department enforcer Aswad Kasa said a team raided the house in Kampung Nyior Cabang at about 3am on Sunday, after receiving a tip-off on immoral activities there.
He said the house looked empty on initial inspection, with the front door padlocked. When they knocked on the back door, a 25-year-old woman, clad only in a batik cloth, opened the door.
“The woman claimed she was staying alone in the house after separating from her husband. However, on inspection, we found a man in the toilet. He was hanging behind the door like a bat, fearing of being caught for khalwat,” he said, adding that the couple failed to prove that they were husband and wife.
Hmmm, as they say, 'necessity is the mother of invention'.
But I wonder whether Batman also did it 17 times like this bloke?
Struck by fear and panic during a raid by religious department officials, a man wrapped himself in a sarong and hung like a bat from a toilet door to avoid detection, reported Harian Metro.
However, the 27-year-old man failed in his attempt to deceive officials and was nabbed for khalwat (close proximity), the report said.
Langkawi district religious department enforcer Aswad Kasa said a team raided the house in Kampung Nyior Cabang at about 3am on Sunday, after receiving a tip-off on immoral activities there.
He said the house looked empty on initial inspection, with the front door padlocked. When they knocked on the back door, a 25-year-old woman, clad only in a batik cloth, opened the door.
“The woman claimed she was staying alone in the house after separating from her husband. However, on inspection, we found a man in the toilet. He was hanging behind the door like a bat, fearing of being caught for khalwat,” he said, adding that the couple failed to prove that they were husband and wife.
Hmmm, as they say, 'necessity is the mother of invention'.
But I wonder whether Batman also did it 17 times like this bloke?
Monday, July 27, 2009
Political pasembur 2
Star Online Poll: Most citizens concerned over high crime rate reported:
According to the Home Ministry’s website, as at 6 pm yesterday, 97% of 6,678 respondents to its poll said they did not feel safe due to the high crime rate.
More than half of the respondents formed this opinion because they or their family members were victims of crime while 36% of the respondents were influenced by news about crime.
… which is why the IGP must go. He’s utterly useless as a police chief.
Sin Chew Government targets to cut street crimes by 20%.
See my comments above on who should be sacked. Only then would we be able to talk about crime rate reduction.
Then the Star also reported Death threats against MACC's lead investigator which tells us:
The lead investigator probing alleged abuse of constituency funds by Selangor assemblymen has been reassigned after receiving threats. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission head Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said: “As there was a threat on his life, we took him off the case and reassigned him elsewhere. We are doing this for his own security.”
Bullshit – stop posing the MACC as a victim. We all remember Teoh Beng Hock was killed while in their custody.
Star Online Women file for divorce over hubbies’ unusual sex drive reported:
… he had sex with her 17 times on their wedding night. The wife did not suspect anything then as she thought he was merely performing his duty as a husband.
17 TIMES!!! Merely performing his duty as a husband???
… in another case, Perubatan Islam Mustajab specialist Nazri Md Isa said an 18-year-old woman had filed for fasakh after her husband asked her for sex more than 10 times a day.
More than 10 TIMES a day!!!
F* hell (sorry, pun not intended) those blokes have made me …….. develop an inferiority complex.
But fortunately my self-esteem was restored somewhat when Star also reported:
Religious leader Datuk Abu Hasan Din Al-Hafiz claimed that it was not impossible for a man to have sex many times in one night if he was “friendly with the devil”.
“It is not impossible for the devil to have carnal intercourse with the man’s wife.
“This happens because the devil can appear to look like the husband,” he said.
Phew (for me), and boo for their wives.
… and I am beginning to understand why the Indians, under MIC, have lagged so far behind when I read the Star’s Security guard ‘slapped’ by ghosts at housing area.
Apparently S. Albert, a 32-year old Indian, a security guard in Port Dickson was said to have been slapped by ghosts.
Alamak, tambi, people are having multiple shags with the help of the devil, and you were slapped instead. You're a born loser, aren't you.
Bloody poor MIC leadership wakakaka.
According to the Home Ministry’s website, as at 6 pm yesterday, 97% of 6,678 respondents to its poll said they did not feel safe due to the high crime rate.
More than half of the respondents formed this opinion because they or their family members were victims of crime while 36% of the respondents were influenced by news about crime.
… which is why the IGP must go. He’s utterly useless as a police chief.
Sin Chew Government targets to cut street crimes by 20%.
See my comments above on who should be sacked. Only then would we be able to talk about crime rate reduction.
Then the Star also reported Death threats against MACC's lead investigator which tells us:
The lead investigator probing alleged abuse of constituency funds by Selangor assemblymen has been reassigned after receiving threats. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission head Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said: “As there was a threat on his life, we took him off the case and reassigned him elsewhere. We are doing this for his own security.”
Bullshit – stop posing the MACC as a victim. We all remember Teoh Beng Hock was killed while in their custody.
Star Online Women file for divorce over hubbies’ unusual sex drive reported:
… he had sex with her 17 times on their wedding night. The wife did not suspect anything then as she thought he was merely performing his duty as a husband.
17 TIMES!!! Merely performing his duty as a husband???
… in another case, Perubatan Islam Mustajab specialist Nazri Md Isa said an 18-year-old woman had filed for fasakh after her husband asked her for sex more than 10 times a day.
More than 10 TIMES a day!!!
F* hell (sorry, pun not intended) those blokes have made me …….. develop an inferiority complex.
But fortunately my self-esteem was restored somewhat when Star also reported:
Religious leader Datuk Abu Hasan Din Al-Hafiz claimed that it was not impossible for a man to have sex many times in one night if he was “friendly with the devil”.
“It is not impossible for the devil to have carnal intercourse with the man’s wife.
“This happens because the devil can appear to look like the husband,” he said.
Phew (for me), and boo for their wives.
… and I am beginning to understand why the Indians, under MIC, have lagged so far behind when I read the Star’s Security guard ‘slapped’ by ghosts at housing area.
Apparently S. Albert, a 32-year old Indian, a security guard in Port Dickson was said to have been slapped by ghosts.
Alamak, tambi, people are having multiple shags with the help of the devil, and you were slapped instead. You're a born loser, aren't you.
Bloody poor MIC leadership wakakaka.
Friday, July 24, 2009
MIC Youth purchasing land for Kg Buah Pala?
Malaysiakini Kg Buah Pala: Make offer to right party, MIC told
I am so happy that MIC Youth has taken up the cudgel for the poor villagers of Kampung Buah Pala. They might just swing it where DAP couldn’t – afterall they have great karmcheng with Koh Tsu Koon, the former (wakakaka) CM of Penang – BN buddies.
None other than towkay punya son Vellpaari and MIC Youth national coordinator, T Mohan (as reported by MIKINI) … visited the villagers last night and assured them that MIC would not let up on its efforts to buy the land for the villagers.
The village residents' association secretary J Stephen Draviam said the villagers gave the MIC entourage a rousing welcome to the village.
"We are happy that MIC leaders have come forward to support our cause and buy the land for us. We will work with anyone who wants to help us.
I say yay to MIC Youth.
But alas, they went to the wrong bloke, Penang CM Lim GE, to purchase the land.
Ng Wei Aik, the Penang DAP socialist youth secretary, suggests to MIC to go-starn sedikit and seek the current land owner Koperasi Pegawai Pegawai Kanan Kerajaan Pulau Pinang.
Good on Vellpaari – he might even aircon the entire village. Afterall he did that for his dog’s accommodation.
I am so happy that MIC Youth has taken up the cudgel for the poor villagers of Kampung Buah Pala. They might just swing it where DAP couldn’t – afterall they have great karmcheng with Koh Tsu Koon, the former (wakakaka) CM of Penang – BN buddies.
None other than towkay punya son Vellpaari and MIC Youth national coordinator, T Mohan (as reported by MIKINI) … visited the villagers last night and assured them that MIC would not let up on its efforts to buy the land for the villagers.
The village residents' association secretary J Stephen Draviam said the villagers gave the MIC entourage a rousing welcome to the village.
"We are happy that MIC leaders have come forward to support our cause and buy the land for us. We will work with anyone who wants to help us.
I say yay to MIC Youth.
But alas, they went to the wrong bloke, Penang CM Lim GE, to purchase the land.
Ng Wei Aik, the Penang DAP socialist youth secretary, suggests to MIC to go-starn sedikit and seek the current land owner Koperasi Pegawai Pegawai Kanan Kerajaan Pulau Pinang.
Good on Vellpaari – he might even aircon the entire village. Afterall he did that for his dog’s accommodation.
Deceitful disgraceful disinformation
According to Wikipedia:
Disinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. It is synonymous with and sometimes called Black propaganda. It may include the distribution of forged documents, manuscripts, and photographs, or spreading malicious rumors and fabricated intelligence. Disinformation should not be confused with misinformation, information that is unintentionally false. […]
In politics, disinformation is the deliberate attempt to deflect voter support of an opponent, disseminating false statements of innuendo based on the candidates vulnerabilities as revealed by opposition research. In both cases, it also includes the distortion of true information in such a way as to render it useless. […]
Unlike traditional propaganda and Big Lie techniques designed to engage emotional support, disinformation is designed to manipulate the audience at the rational level by either discrediting conflicting information or supporting false conclusions.
There’s a lot of that coming from the UMNO blog, including a so-called Big One. Some 'claimed' they were merely quoting another blog.
The Star Online has published one such case in Fresh twist in Teoh’s death case (Update)
The sinister aim of the disinformaion is to show that the DAP ADUNs in Selangor are corrupt and that Teoh Beng Hock could have been a victim of their corrupt practice.
According to the logic of the disinformation, Teoh must have been murdered for RM2,400 while a certain UMNO person is laughing away in his own RM24 million created ‘Bali Hai’, and I am not referring to the late Deros of Klang,also of UMNO.
Disinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately. It is synonymous with and sometimes called Black propaganda. It may include the distribution of forged documents, manuscripts, and photographs, or spreading malicious rumors and fabricated intelligence. Disinformation should not be confused with misinformation, information that is unintentionally false. […]
In politics, disinformation is the deliberate attempt to deflect voter support of an opponent, disseminating false statements of innuendo based on the candidates vulnerabilities as revealed by opposition research. In both cases, it also includes the distortion of true information in such a way as to render it useless. […]
Unlike traditional propaganda and Big Lie techniques designed to engage emotional support, disinformation is designed to manipulate the audience at the rational level by either discrediting conflicting information or supporting false conclusions.
There’s a lot of that coming from the UMNO blog, including a so-called Big One. Some 'claimed' they were merely quoting another blog.
The Star Online has published one such case in Fresh twist in Teoh’s death case (Update)
The sinister aim of the disinformaion is to show that the DAP ADUNs in Selangor are corrupt and that Teoh Beng Hock could have been a victim of their corrupt practice.
According to the logic of the disinformation, Teoh must have been murdered for RM2,400 while a certain UMNO person is laughing away in his own RM24 million created ‘Bali Hai’, and I am not referring to the late Deros of Klang,also of UMNO.
The attempted metamorphosis of MACC
Some points in the mysterious death of Teoh Beng Hock while in MACC’s custody need to be reviewed at this stage.
(1) Teoh was probably not a mere witness called in for evidence but rather detained to provide ‘evidence’ on the DAP’s alleged misuse of RM2,400. His unnecessary and illegal detention overnight, and MACC having possession of his phone, etc point to this probability.
(2) Teoh had probably been badly treated like Tan Boon Hwa, another so-called ‘witness’ who made police reports (was threatened by police into making a second one) about, and provided information on MACC’s interrogation techniques involving torture (standing still for 4 hours with water or food) and racist abuses (Cina bodoh) and psychological intimidation (threats against Tan's wife and family). Another witness, Dariff Din collaborated Tan’s report.
(3) MACC claimed they released Teoh at 3:45 am but he was seen by Tan Boon Hwa at 6 am still in the building. Commonsense tells us if Teoh had been released he would have scooted off home (his car was parked at the MACC building) or at least phoned home. He did neither, which points to the likelihood he was NOT released as claimed.
(4) Something terrified MACC at around 1:30 pm, when it was claimed that a janitor discovered Teoh’s body. Kim Quek wrote in Malaysiakini’s Teoh's death: Mysteries abound (extracts):
… Why was the outer timber door of the MACC office unprecedentedly closed for some half an hour at the time when some one discovered Teoh's body?
The Chinese section of Malaysiakini reported on July 17 that its reporter Rahmah Ghazali observed an inexplicable happening at the MACC office at the 14th floor, where the outer timber door was mysteriously shut between 1.15pm and 1.35pm, and re-opened shortly before 1.50pm on July 16.
Rahmah explained that she first arrived at the MACC's 14th floor office at 1.15 to attend a press conference to be given by assemblyman Lau Weng San. Seeing that no one was around, she went down to the 4th floor to wait at the reception hall.
When other reporters arrived at 1.30, she followed them to the 14th floor again, but was surprised to find the outer timber door of the MACC office closed; it was then about 1.35.
Thinking that the staff could have closed the door to go for lunch, she and other reporters went down for food. She then called Lau who expressed disbelief that the timber door was closed, as MACC was supposed to operate around the clock.
Knowing that Lau was already on the way, she decided to skip lunch and went back to 14th floor, and found the timber door re-opened this time; the time was about 1.50. Lau arrived at 2pm. After talking to reporters for about 20 minutes outside the MACC office, he went in to make a report. Of course, none of them knew that Teoh was already dead then.
1.30 was the time when some one discovered Teoh's body. Why did MACC take the unprecedented step to shut down the office briefly, closing the door between 1.15 and 1.35, and re-opening the door at shortly before 1.50?
What did the staff do behind that timber door at that crucial moment that they would not want outsiders to see? The mystery seems to deepen.
What had caused that ‘sealing’ of the building at that crucial time? Was it the discovery of Teoh’s body? Or was it an interrogation technique that had gone horribly wrong? At this juncture, around 1:30 pm, it should be noted that Tan Boon Hwa was then released.
Kim Quek also wrote:
What happened between 1.30pm and 5pm?
Though Teoh's body was discovered at 1.30, it was not until after 5pm that MACC disclosed the news to assemblymen Ean Yong and Ronnie Liu who had been waiting for over an hour in the MACC office insisting to meet Teoh. Why should MACC have hidden the news for so long unless there were compelling reasons which in all probability might not be guilt-free?
(5) There was initially an attempt to suggest/insinuate Teoh must have committed suicide, but who would believe a man who was to have married the next day would commit suicide, least of all his friend who was reminded by Teoh (on the day before he was hauled in by MACC) that he was to be the best man at Teoh’s wedding.
(6) The the insinuation shifted to Teoh’s assassination by the underworld, or Teoh’s suicide for fear of this ‘underworld’. The insinuators’ logic would have us believe that this was an ‘underworld’ which dabbled in sums of RM2,400 unlike another above-world which boldly, blatantly and brazenly displayed a trophy of RM24 million.
The police was also heard to announce they were looking into any ‘underworld’ connections with the death of Teoh. Ho-hum!
Questions they had asked of Teoh’s family included whether he was a smoker (went out of MACC building to smoke then jumped or fell over the safety wall? With our police, anything could be possible), and whether he had complained about work before he died, and tried to make a connection with his work and the possibility that he may taken his own life as a result (the old suicide hope again).
From all these, can anyone blame us for believing that Teoh was hard done by the MACC interrogators, and his death was not a result of suicide or any BS underworld involvement – though I wait breathlessly for the police finding on its investigation, which seemed thus far to be slanted towards a suicide (or even underworld assassination), which would then absolve MACC of any culpability.
Apart from alluding nonsensically to Teoh's suicide or/and a sinister 'underworld' connection with DAP, the authority’s aim thus far has been its use of its mainstream mouthpieces and its bloggers, to imbue MACC with the bangsa Teflon coating, and turn any criticisms of MACC into a racist attack on the Malays or Malay leadership.
The MACC is to be projected as a victim of non-Malay vicious assault on the Malays.
As I have stated in Carpe diem Najib I wait to see whether Najib will use the golden opportunity of a RCI into the tragedy of Teoh to completely shear off an evil baggage he has inherited.
Purge the system once and for all of lil Napoleons, Mat Rempits and Bocorites.
(1) Teoh was probably not a mere witness called in for evidence but rather detained to provide ‘evidence’ on the DAP’s alleged misuse of RM2,400. His unnecessary and illegal detention overnight, and MACC having possession of his phone, etc point to this probability.
(2) Teoh had probably been badly treated like Tan Boon Hwa, another so-called ‘witness’ who made police reports (was threatened by police into making a second one) about, and provided information on MACC’s interrogation techniques involving torture (standing still for 4 hours with water or food) and racist abuses (Cina bodoh) and psychological intimidation (threats against Tan's wife and family). Another witness, Dariff Din collaborated Tan’s report.
(3) MACC claimed they released Teoh at 3:45 am but he was seen by Tan Boon Hwa at 6 am still in the building. Commonsense tells us if Teoh had been released he would have scooted off home (his car was parked at the MACC building) or at least phoned home. He did neither, which points to the likelihood he was NOT released as claimed.
(4) Something terrified MACC at around 1:30 pm, when it was claimed that a janitor discovered Teoh’s body. Kim Quek wrote in Malaysiakini’s Teoh's death: Mysteries abound (extracts):
… Why was the outer timber door of the MACC office unprecedentedly closed for some half an hour at the time when some one discovered Teoh's body?
The Chinese section of Malaysiakini reported on July 17 that its reporter Rahmah Ghazali observed an inexplicable happening at the MACC office at the 14th floor, where the outer timber door was mysteriously shut between 1.15pm and 1.35pm, and re-opened shortly before 1.50pm on July 16.
Rahmah explained that she first arrived at the MACC's 14th floor office at 1.15 to attend a press conference to be given by assemblyman Lau Weng San. Seeing that no one was around, she went down to the 4th floor to wait at the reception hall.
When other reporters arrived at 1.30, she followed them to the 14th floor again, but was surprised to find the outer timber door of the MACC office closed; it was then about 1.35.
Thinking that the staff could have closed the door to go for lunch, she and other reporters went down for food. She then called Lau who expressed disbelief that the timber door was closed, as MACC was supposed to operate around the clock.
Knowing that Lau was already on the way, she decided to skip lunch and went back to 14th floor, and found the timber door re-opened this time; the time was about 1.50. Lau arrived at 2pm. After talking to reporters for about 20 minutes outside the MACC office, he went in to make a report. Of course, none of them knew that Teoh was already dead then.
1.30 was the time when some one discovered Teoh's body. Why did MACC take the unprecedented step to shut down the office briefly, closing the door between 1.15 and 1.35, and re-opening the door at shortly before 1.50?
What did the staff do behind that timber door at that crucial moment that they would not want outsiders to see? The mystery seems to deepen.
What had caused that ‘sealing’ of the building at that crucial time? Was it the discovery of Teoh’s body? Or was it an interrogation technique that had gone horribly wrong? At this juncture, around 1:30 pm, it should be noted that Tan Boon Hwa was then released.
Kim Quek also wrote:
What happened between 1.30pm and 5pm?
Though Teoh's body was discovered at 1.30, it was not until after 5pm that MACC disclosed the news to assemblymen Ean Yong and Ronnie Liu who had been waiting for over an hour in the MACC office insisting to meet Teoh. Why should MACC have hidden the news for so long unless there were compelling reasons which in all probability might not be guilt-free?
(5) There was initially an attempt to suggest/insinuate Teoh must have committed suicide, but who would believe a man who was to have married the next day would commit suicide, least of all his friend who was reminded by Teoh (on the day before he was hauled in by MACC) that he was to be the best man at Teoh’s wedding.
(6) The the insinuation shifted to Teoh’s assassination by the underworld, or Teoh’s suicide for fear of this ‘underworld’. The insinuators’ logic would have us believe that this was an ‘underworld’ which dabbled in sums of RM2,400 unlike another above-world which boldly, blatantly and brazenly displayed a trophy of RM24 million.
The police was also heard to announce they were looking into any ‘underworld’ connections with the death of Teoh. Ho-hum!
Questions they had asked of Teoh’s family included whether he was a smoker (went out of MACC building to smoke then jumped or fell over the safety wall? With our police, anything could be possible), and whether he had complained about work before he died, and tried to make a connection with his work and the possibility that he may taken his own life as a result (the old suicide hope again).
From all these, can anyone blame us for believing that Teoh was hard done by the MACC interrogators, and his death was not a result of suicide or any BS underworld involvement – though I wait breathlessly for the police finding on its investigation, which seemed thus far to be slanted towards a suicide (or even underworld assassination), which would then absolve MACC of any culpability.
Apart from alluding nonsensically to Teoh's suicide or/and a sinister 'underworld' connection with DAP, the authority’s aim thus far has been its use of its mainstream mouthpieces and its bloggers, to imbue MACC with the bangsa Teflon coating, and turn any criticisms of MACC into a racist attack on the Malays or Malay leadership.
The MACC is to be projected as a victim of non-Malay vicious assault on the Malays.
As I have stated in Carpe diem Najib I wait to see whether Najib will use the golden opportunity of a RCI into the tragedy of Teoh to completely shear off an evil baggage he has inherited.
Purge the system once and for all of lil Napoleons, Mat Rempits and Bocorites.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Distorters of truth
An article by Tay Tiam Yan (translated from Mandarin by Dominic Loh) in Sin Chew Daily on 23 July 2009
Let me start with a story:
Once upon a time, there was this scholar hired by a rich man to be his family teacher.
In order to retain his job, the scholar tried all means to please his boss.
One day, an idea suddenly struck the rich man's mind. He wanted to know the progress his child had made in study, so he came to the class and posed a couplet question: "Umbrella."
The child was cracking his head but could not come up with a right answer. Suddenly, he saw a crab crawling at the corner of the room and mutterd, "Crab."
The rich man was stunned. Standing on one side, the scholar bursted out, "Excellent!"
Perplexed, the rich man asked, "How on earth could an umbrella match with a crab?"
The scholar explained, "The umbrella stands upright, and the crab walks sideways. Aren't 'upright' and 'sideways' perfect match?"
The scholar was not really knowledgeable, but he excelled in making up stories and "turning things sideways."
This reminds me of how some of the Malay newspapers have interpreted the tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock in recent days.
The NSTP group managing editor Zainul Ariffin Mohammed Isa lashed out at the criticisms aimed at the MACC in Berita Harian.
He said, "The accusation against MACC by non-Malays is a blatant act of challenging a Malay institution."
As for the criticisms against MACC by Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, he questioned, "Why as a Malay should Khalid question the capability of people his own race?"
Oh Lord! The death of a young man could be twisted this way into a racial thing! And a national organ could be depicted as an institution of one specific ethnic group!
I'm really puzzled how someone with this kind of brain and conscience could be offered such an important post.
Utusan Malaysia is not to be outdone as well. The newspaper objected to the forming of a royal commission to probe Teoh's death, saying it was unnecessary.
It cited an example. There was a Malay undergraduate falling to his death from the hostel, and no one said anything. But Teoh's incident has incited such widespread protest among the public simply because he was not a Malay.
Oh my God! How could anyone compare a student falling from the hostel with a young man under investigation falling from the building housing the MACC office?
Utusan senior editor Zaini Hassan (the same guy who accused Teresa Kok of banning the use of speakers at mosques, resulting in the latter's detention under ISA), meanwhile, said when Beng Hock was under investigation, and his notebook was being switched on, he appeared to be "grossly uneasy."
Good Heavens! Even such details could be observed by Encik Zaini. Was he standing by Beng Hock's side when the MACC people stormed in? Such an important clue and witness must be summoned by the police to facilitate the investigation!
Otherwise, he could be the person "making wild guesses whom the police will deal with under the appropriate law," as in the words of IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan.
Of course, Zaini's motive has been to smear the reputation of Teoh Beng Hock.
But then why should anyone make such malicious accusations against a dead person unable to open his mouth and defend?
Perhaps, that is the mentality of the scholar in the story, but ten thousand times more destructive!
Related:
Nazri Aziz ignores racism, & attacks calls of justice for Teoh BH
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Let me start with a story:
Once upon a time, there was this scholar hired by a rich man to be his family teacher.
In order to retain his job, the scholar tried all means to please his boss.
One day, an idea suddenly struck the rich man's mind. He wanted to know the progress his child had made in study, so he came to the class and posed a couplet question: "Umbrella."
The child was cracking his head but could not come up with a right answer. Suddenly, he saw a crab crawling at the corner of the room and mutterd, "Crab."
The rich man was stunned. Standing on one side, the scholar bursted out, "Excellent!"
Perplexed, the rich man asked, "How on earth could an umbrella match with a crab?"
The scholar explained, "The umbrella stands upright, and the crab walks sideways. Aren't 'upright' and 'sideways' perfect match?"
The scholar was not really knowledgeable, but he excelled in making up stories and "turning things sideways."
This reminds me of how some of the Malay newspapers have interpreted the tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock in recent days.
The NSTP group managing editor Zainul Ariffin Mohammed Isa lashed out at the criticisms aimed at the MACC in Berita Harian.
He said, "The accusation against MACC by non-Malays is a blatant act of challenging a Malay institution."
As for the criticisms against MACC by Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, he questioned, "Why as a Malay should Khalid question the capability of people his own race?"
Oh Lord! The death of a young man could be twisted this way into a racial thing! And a national organ could be depicted as an institution of one specific ethnic group!
I'm really puzzled how someone with this kind of brain and conscience could be offered such an important post.
Utusan Malaysia is not to be outdone as well. The newspaper objected to the forming of a royal commission to probe Teoh's death, saying it was unnecessary.
It cited an example. There was a Malay undergraduate falling to his death from the hostel, and no one said anything. But Teoh's incident has incited such widespread protest among the public simply because he was not a Malay.
Oh my God! How could anyone compare a student falling from the hostel with a young man under investigation falling from the building housing the MACC office?
Utusan senior editor Zaini Hassan (the same guy who accused Teresa Kok of banning the use of speakers at mosques, resulting in the latter's detention under ISA), meanwhile, said when Beng Hock was under investigation, and his notebook was being switched on, he appeared to be "grossly uneasy."
Good Heavens! Even such details could be observed by Encik Zaini. Was he standing by Beng Hock's side when the MACC people stormed in? Such an important clue and witness must be summoned by the police to facilitate the investigation!
Otherwise, he could be the person "making wild guesses whom the police will deal with under the appropriate law," as in the words of IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan.
Of course, Zaini's motive has been to smear the reputation of Teoh Beng Hock.
But then why should anyone make such malicious accusations against a dead person unable to open his mouth and defend?
Perhaps, that is the mentality of the scholar in the story, but ten thousand times more destructive!
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Related:
Nazri Aziz ignores racism, & attacks calls of justice for Teoh BH
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Carpe diem Najib?
The Malaysian Insider - Royal Commission to probe MACC
PUTRAJAYA, July 22 — The Cabinet today took the only option available and agreed to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock.
It also ordered the lead investigator of the graft probe against Selangor Pakatan Rakyat (PR) executive councilors reassigned, in what is an effective suspension of duties.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the commission would look into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation procedures and whether Teoh Beng Hock’s human rights were violated, giving in to the tremendous public outcry.
Speaking at a press conference here, Datuk Seri Najib Razak also said that an inquest to be presided over by a magistrate will begin next week to investigate Teoh’s death.
He also pledged that the outcome of the ongoing police probe would be announced to the public.
“I will inform Teoh’s family of the outcome of the investigations,” said Najib.
Najib Razak will be a hero if he becomes the first national leader to 'solve' a death in custody, ensure justice for the ordinary citizen is possible and purge the rot in the public system.
It's his call.
In everyone's life time, an opportunity may arise that, if seized, may make a sea change, even though this one for Najib has been as a result of a senseless tragedy. Be that as it may, I hope he takes it gratefully.
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow.
PUTRAJAYA, July 22 — The Cabinet today took the only option available and agreed to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock.
It also ordered the lead investigator of the graft probe against Selangor Pakatan Rakyat (PR) executive councilors reassigned, in what is an effective suspension of duties.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the commission would look into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation procedures and whether Teoh Beng Hock’s human rights were violated, giving in to the tremendous public outcry.
Speaking at a press conference here, Datuk Seri Najib Razak also said that an inquest to be presided over by a magistrate will begin next week to investigate Teoh’s death.
He also pledged that the outcome of the ongoing police probe would be announced to the public.
“I will inform Teoh’s family of the outcome of the investigations,” said Najib.
Najib Razak will be a hero if he becomes the first national leader to 'solve' a death in custody, ensure justice for the ordinary citizen is possible and purge the rot in the public system.
It's his call.
In everyone's life time, an opportunity may arise that, if seized, may make a sea change, even though this one for Najib has been as a result of a senseless tragedy. Be that as it may, I hope he takes it gratefully.
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.
Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow.
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