31st August 2009

Muhyiddin - Malaysians' Greatest Nightmare? (Updated)

Since last night I've been debating with myself whether to write this. I didn't want to be seen attacking a particular individual in my blog. If I go ahead this would be the third time I'll be writing about him within a month. But he is really becoming intolerable. Alright, this will be last time I'll be writing about him, at least for this month. He may become even more intolerable and sink even lower in the days to come. Nothing about him surprises me anymore.

Here's what I picked up from Malaysian Insider that caused me to write.

Muhyiddin, who is in charge of Umno/BN’s campaign, has been particularly embarrassed.

Asked by reporters today about reports Rohaizat had been the subject of numerous complaints and how he had been fined twice by the Bar Council, the DPM likened the fines to parking tickets.

He said the Umno campaign was considering having Rohaizat put out a statutory declaration to clear the air on the controversy.

“But whatever it is the voters will decide and I believe they understand the development BN brings,” said Muhyiddin

Have we, the Malaysians voters sunk to his level, in wanting development at the expense of everything else?

I'm beginning to wonder whether he is being asked to be the fall guy for the Najib's administration given his propensity and consistency in spewing rubbish and nonsense from his mouth these days. If not, God help us if he ever become the PM.

Update: Just read this a while ago.

"I don't think Asians only want development. They want fairness, justice, equal opportunity just like Americans and Europeans." (Kim DaeJung, 1924 - 2009)

Read the tribute from DSAI here.

The solution for UMNO's tainted candidate

UMNO is going on the defensive to prove the innocence of its candidate for Permatang Pasir. He was a lawyer who was disbarred from the Malaysian Bar for mishandling client's money. He was a 'victim of circumstances' so it seemed. But they conveniently failed to mention that the HighCourt has rejected his appeal against the Advocates and Solicitor's Disciplinary Board 5 days before nomination day.

Well, the solution is simple if the High Court's decision is appealable. Just filed in an appeal today. Get the Court of Appeal to convene and hear the matter tomorrow. The Court of Apppeal will there and then hold that he is not guilty and overturned the decision of the High Court. If the Court of Appeal can hear Nizar v Zambry case within the same day the appeal was filed by Zambry, I don't see there will be any difference here.

A Dumb DPM

I mentioned before that if our present DPM were to takeover as PM, I'll consider migrating because, we'll be doomed with such a character leading our country. The more he opens his mouth the more it confirms his unsuitability to lead a nation.

His latest attack against Tok Guru Nik Aziz shows that he doesn't know what a rhetorical device is. (For the background of this attack see here. What TGNA was essentially saying was take care of the log that is in your eyes before you condemn the speck that is in the eyes of others). Of course, his only consolation is that he is not alone. The chairman of the Kelantan Umno Veterans Council seems to jump eagerly on to the bandwagon as well in condemning TGNA. Well, at least this is more forgivable for a bunch of senile old men. But not for someone who may takeover the rein of a nation.

Of course there is a possibility that he knows but choose to gain political mileage by condemning TGNA. If that is true, then he is a low class politician. Not someone who can lead a nation to greater heights.

Update: Read here on Zaid Ibrahim's take on this DPM fella. How he is revealing his true character now.

A nation that has lost its soul

At the end of this month we will be celebrating 52 years of nationhood. Instead of celebrating, we should be mourning. We should be mourning that in 52 years we have become a failed state. A failed state according to my definition is one where the institutions of law and governance including the media have become instruments and tools to keep the ruling elite in power and to silence and oppress those who oppose its hegemony.

We should be mourning not only because we have become a failed state but also our nation has lost its soul. The soul of a nation manifested itself in the vibrant social interaction among its people, celebrating and respecting each other differences whether in terms of culture and religion. Somewhere along the road beginning in the 70's our soul began to be impoverished by the constant refrain by the politicians of the need to defend the rights and religion of a certain race.

The soul has become so sick and departed. But I believe the majority of us still yearn for its revival and return. My belief is based on the responses to Art Harun's beautiful piece, 1Malaysia Dalam Kenangan. For those who are older or the same age as Art, it brings back memories of a time where truly we were 1Malaysia. For those who are younger and are recipients of some of those venomous racist policies and pronouncements, could only wish we were born earlier.

But instead of turning the clock back which is impossible, both the groups can and should channel all their energy towards bringing back the soul of our nation. It begins with me. I will begin to interact with another Malaysian as a Anak Bangsa Malaysia and not as a Malay, Chinese, Indian or dll. I will repent of my prejudices against those who are of a different race or religion.

The soul of our nation is lost but will be found.

Thank you Art Harun for causing me to begin this search.

And to all those who still want to divide us based on our race and religion, I can only say, "F*** Off!". You don't belong in this beautiful land, Malaysia.

Here they go again .......

Just before Teoh Beng Hock was killed, the civil war within Pakatan Rakyat threatened to undo this new political coalition. DAP threatened to pull out from the PAS led Kedah Govt. Penang's PKR were councillors were unhappy with the appointment of MPSP council president and boycott his swearing in and DAP retalilate by sacking the ringleader from the council. In Selangor, PKR's Azmin Ali condemned his on Exco and thought certain Exco members should go. Then, we have Wee Choo Keong making allegations about DAP's underworld connections. Kit Siang said PR was facing a crisis of confidence.

Then Teoh Beng Hock was found dead at the MACC building. Immediately the 3 component parties within PR closed ranks and started their offensive against the Govt. YeS, TBH's death was politicized and rightly so because politics caused his death. If he was not the political aide to Ean Yong, we wouldn't have been called by the MACC. He wouldn't be called if MACC didn;t practise selective prosecution. The investigations by MACC against some of the Selangor PR's ADUNs is nothing more than political persecution. TBH wouldn't have died if not for this blatant political persecution. (Yes, there are people who thinks his boss killed him so as to stop him from implicating him. If I were his boss and I think he was going to implicate me, I would have made sure he doesn't even reach the MACC building alive).

Hardly one month has passed since TBH's death, we have PAS' Hasan Ali calling for Ronnie Liu to go and fly kite over the beer issue. Immediately, Tony Pua issued a press statement condemning Hasan Ali. I think I've mentioned before, all these open squabbles will eventually led to mistrust and ill-will to the point there is no turning back. Do you see any DAP MPs and ADUNs besides Lim Kit Siang present on the streets on 1 August during the anti ISA rally? Maybe I've missed them, but they were not as prominent as during the Bersih rally. And we know that it was PAS that mobilized its members for this rally.

Kit Siang being the veteran politician warned again that PR may just last one term if they keep on fighting openly. And from some of the comments left in some blogs, PR is really in trouble if these commentors follow up with what they said and didn't just said it at the spur of the moment. There are people who condemned PAS and said they will not vote PAS again. Then there are people who condemned DAP and said they will not vote for DAP again.

Sigh. What choice do we have now? PKR? Well, PKR is the only party who can claim to be multi-racial and it carry almost no baggages unlike PAS and DAP. But for it to move forward it need to be more disciplined and get tough with the likes of Zulkifli Nordin. But it's going to be tough winning over the diehards from PAS and DAP.

Short of a miracle, BN will still be in power after the 13th GE. Sarawak is almost impregnable. And we have these jokers here trying to kill each other. Do we have a 3rd choice? Parti Anak Bangsa Malaysia? Led by Haris Ibrahim and Raja Petra in exile?

I hope Najib will not die in office like his father

It's not that I like him or think that he is a great leader. Much to the contrary. He will never be forgiven for what he did in Perak. It just that the one who will probably succeed him if he dies in office is much horrible. Yes, I'm talking about Muhyiddin Yassin, the Deputy PM. It just unthinkable for such person to lead Malaysia.

In response to Utusan's highly seditious article, he said that “It is the media’s right to do so, maybe because other parties have started challenging Malay supremacy, Malay rights, Malay rulers, and things that have already been enshrined in the Constitution, definitely the various statements made by those parties cannot be forgotten, and they are more dangerous, the media only responded to the situation,”. And he went on to say he wasn't commenting specifically on the article. I felt like vomiting and stuffing my vomit into his mouth.

I will consider migrating if he ever become the PM.

(If I remember correctly, he was one of the few who thinks a RCI is unnecessary to investigate into the death of Teoh Beng Hock because the police can do the investigations)

Terimakasih Makcik

Photo taken from http://sagaladoola.blogspot.com/2009/08/bernama-news-on-losses-due-to-anti-isa.html

I'm sure I can run faster than her. Felt even more ashamed.

The quest for justice truly transcends race, religion and age.

There is yet hope for this beautiful land.

I am sorry .....

I was not down at the streets yesterday. You can say I sort of 'chicken out' the last minute. It was an event which I looked forward to for a long time. Ever since attending those Anti-Isa candlelight vigils in PJ in a small group and often harassed by the police, I had wished that we would have a massive gathering on the scale of Bersih to tell the Govt that ISA has to go. I stopped attending the vigils after a while because I felt we were not making any impact being hidden in some corner of MBPJ out of the public sight.

So I was glad when GMI announced that they will have a massive gathering at the beginning of the year. It was supposed to be held in March/Apr but was postponed to 1 Aug. And when Pakatan said they would support it I knew it was going to be a success. I trust those guys from PAS Unit Amal to maintain order and ensure the safety of the participants. So I began to encourage some of the people I know to go.

Then, this Pro-Isa group announced that they are also going to gather and march at the same time. And from some of the statements they or their supporters made, got me worried. They seem to be a very irrational lot. No rational people would connect the ISA with race and religion. To me they are either calling a bluff or they are serious and bent on creating havoc and chaos on that day. I know our numbers can overwhelmed them but it doesn't take many to create trouble. It was then that I had second thoughts about going.

As the day approaches, it also dawned on me that I have become very unfit physically. For nearly 2 years I have stopped exercising on a regular basis. I have became obese. More than 35kg above my optimum weight. I don't think I can even run 50 m without collapsing. I can't imagine how I'm going to run when the tear gas and water cannons start to rain. I may be a liability to those who go with me. So after struggling for the whole week, I made a final decision on Saturday morning, not to go.

Reading the news and hearing from my friends who went, I can't help feeling sad for not being part of history. I regret for being unable to share the suffering of being tear gassed with my fellow Malaysians. I feel ashamed for not standing together with thousands of patriotic and brave Malaysians shouting for the abolition of ISA. I salute those senior citizens who may be just as physically unfit like me, and yet was there. They made me feel even more ashamed.

I want to say a big thank you for all those who were there yesterday. You made me proud to be a Malaysian. Btw, in one of the videos I saw a Malay couple each holding a poster of Tan Beng Hock. This is 1Malaysia for me. Not the fake version propogated by Najib.

The ISA will continue to remain as part of our laws as long as BN remains in power. To remove ISA, we need to remove the BN first. So let us start working together towards this end.

Hidup! Hidup! Hidup Rakyat!

Hancur! Hancur! Hancur BN!

Mansuh! Mansuh! Mansuh ISA!