Ezam says DAP is Evil

Ezam Mohd Nor went to jail for Anwar Ibrahim. Ezam promised us (the rakyat) boxes of proof of wrongdoings by UMNO leaders. Ezam was a reformasi hero. He represented the younger generation in the fight for justice. Notice all that he was is in the past tense. He is no longer all that. From one of the most vocal voices against UMNO, he has now gone back to the dark side. He is now Senator Ezam. Now he has nothing but good things to say about UMNO. He has truly been turned over.

I just wrote is a whole paragraph of what everyone already know.

Ezam is still always in the news. The most recent is when he warned us of the DAP's cruel intentions. Yes, he knows what the DAP is up to. Ezam knows all. Ezam says DAP will turn Malaysia into Singapore. 

I say hooray to that.

I too want us to be like Singapore. 

I want Malaysia to have an efficient MRT system like Singapore. 

I want Malaysia to have a booming port like Singapore. 

I want Malaysian cities and towns to be clean like Singapore. 

I want our education system to have a good reputation and standing like Singapore's. 

I want our Khazanah to be as big as Singapore's Temasek. 

I want Malaysia airlines to be as profitable as Singapore Airlines. 

I want KLIA to be as popular as Changi. 

I want Malaysia to be a choice destination for investors and tourists just like Singapore is. 

I know Singapore is not perfect. No country is. I still would like us to emulate Singapore, the positives of Singapore. Like the Malay saying "ambil yang jernih ...", just take the good stuff.  

We all know what Ezam meant. He was directing his remarks to the Malays. He is warning us Malays that we will become marginalised like the Malays in Singapore if DAP/PR comes to power.

I disagree.

Firstly, are the Malays in Singapore marginalised? I don't know. 

Secondly, is there an official government policy that gives preference to the Chinese over the Malays in Singapore? I don't think so.

Singaporean Malays forms 15% of the population. Almost two thirds of Malaysians are Malays. 

The Malaysian police and armed forces are almost exclusively Malay. So is the Malaysian civil service.

The Malaysian parliamentary configuration favours the Malays. There is no way DAP can have more seats than PAS or PKR.

Given the statistics and reality, is it even possible for the DAP to dictate terms when PR comes to power? 

Malays would not be in trouble if DAP/PR comes to power. Naughty UMNO members will. 

More Quotes

While I’m still in the movie quotes mood, here’s some more I found:

There's three ways to do things, the right way, the wrong way and the way that I do it.

Robert De Niro in Casino

Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream. That's how I get by.

 Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: To World's End

Sometimes I wish that I had never met you, so I could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone like you out there.

Good Will Hunting

"Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first."

Good Will Hunting

"Don't forget. I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy...asking him to love her."

Julia Roberts in Notting Hill

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

The Notebook

I'd rather fight with you than make love with anyone else

Dermot Mulroney in Wedding Date

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But, you can either run from it or, learn from it."

Rafiki, from The Lion King

You can't lose someone you never had

Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days

Dorothy:  I love him! I love him for the man he wants to be. And I love him for the man he almost is.

Jerry Maguire: I love you. You... you complete me. And I just...

Dorothy: Shut up, just shut up. You had me at "hello".

Jerry Maguire: Show me the money!

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."

Dumbledore, Harry Potter

Do, or do not. There is no 'try'.

Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back

Sometimes it's easier to be mad at the people you trust because you know that they'll always love you no matter what you say.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

"And we are going to last, and you want to know how I know? Because I still wake up every morning and the first thing I want to do is see your face."

P.S. I Love You

I know I have a heart because I feel it breaking.

Wizard of Oz

You're a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.

Buzz Lightyear to Woody in Toy Story

The 207 from Peugeot

For a company that gave us the beautiful 308 and the sexy RCZ, Peugeot really got it wrong with the 207 sedan. From the front one can see the family resemblance but looking at it from the rear makes you feel not want to look. It reminds me of the previous Honda City pre facelift.  

I have nothing against Peugeots; in fact I used to own a 405 back in the early 90s. To me, Peugeots can be somewhat erratic in their designs, in the 70s they gave us the big eyed 504 and 604; not exactly the most beautiful of cars, well there is nothing beautiful about them. The 204 is also not a nice looking car. The 404 is typical of an early 60s design, nothing exceptional. They did no better with the boring and plain 305 and 505 but surprised the market with the 205 which showed the Golf GTi there is room for another hot hatch. The 205 succeeded where the XR3i and the Astra GTE failed; shake the Golf GTi off its perch. The streak continued with the handsome 405 (no, I’m not being biased) and there seem to be no stopping the French carmaker, the 306, 307, 207 (hatch), 208 and now the RCZ. 

But the 207 sedan looks like a hatchback with a badly attached boot. 

Peugeot however is not the only carmaker in my ugly car list. The BMW E36 compact is probably at the top not because it’s ugly (it is) but because it’s a BMW. I’m a BMW lover and it breaks my heart to see them selling cars looking like that. The guys from Munich are also bad at designing SUVs. I won’t waste money buying the X1 or X3 but I would sell everything to buy the X6. Thank god they got the X6 right. 

As ugly cars goes, the 207 sedan sits comfortably next to the Fiat Multipla, Ssangyong Stavich; which are not cars really, they are MPVs, but ugly nonetheless.

Quoting The Godfather

The Godfather trilogy is officially my favourite movie of all time, with Pulp fiction a very close second (fourth?). I list below some of the memorable dialouges from all three Godfather movies. Dialouge from Pulp Fiction if reproduced might turn this blog into an X rated website, so I'll just list the few decent ones.  

The Godfather
"I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see. They talk when they should be listening."

Don Corleone to Sollozzo referring to Sonny


"Some day, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But uh, until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day."

Don Corleone to Bonasera


"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."

Don Corleone to Johnny Fontane about Woltz


"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again."

Don Corleone to Sonny


"Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again. Ever."

Michael to Fredo




The Godfather: Part 2

Michael Corleone: There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.


Michael Corleone: I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies.

 The Godfather: Part 3 
"Times change. These days, we learn from the philanthropists like the Rockefellers. First you rob everybody, then you give to the poor."

Michael to B.J. Harrison


"When they come, they'll come at what you love."

Michael to Vincent


"Don't overestimate the power of forgiveness."

Michael to the Archbishop


"Never hate your enemies -- it effects your judgement."

Michael to Vincent


"Politics and crime -- they're the same thing."

Michael to Tommasino


"The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends."

Altobello to Vincent


"Nephew, from this moment forward, call yourself Vincent Corleone."

Michael transferring his power to Vincent


Don Lucchesi: Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.


Mary Corleone: I'll always love you.

Vincent Mancini-Corleone: Love somebody else.

Real power can't be given. It must be taken.

Pulp Fiction
Mia: That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.


Jules: If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.


Fabienne: Whose motorcycle is this?

Butch: It's a chopper, baby.

Fabienne: Whose chopper is this?

Butch: It's Zed's.

Fabienne: Who's Zed?

Butch: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead

UMNO Thinks They Own The GLCs

Yes they do. UMNO assumes all national assets belongs to them. Khazanah, PNB, EPF, FELDA, Tabung Haji, UDA, the whole lot is theirs. 

These people are so very stupid. 

The Business of Defense

The defense business is probably THE business to be in, at least in Malaysia. I found this report/allegation (depending on your opinion) on the net and it is quite a depressing read.

Earlier this year, Deftech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRB-Hicom, won a contract without an open tender to produce and deliver 237 eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers to the Ministry of Defense. DRB-Hicom is 55 percent owned by Etika Strategi Sdn. Bd., which is wholly owned by billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al Bukairy, one of Mahathir’s targeted bumiputras and a man who is extremely tight with UMNO. Opposition member Tony Pua complained on the floor of Parliament that the average price of RM29.4 million for each unit compared unfavorably with a Portuguese Army purchase of 363 similar vehicles for the equivalent of RM4.4 million each from the Swiss MOWAG CmBH Corp, Malaysia is paying a 6.6-fold increase over the Portguese purchase. Saudi Arabia, he said, bought 724 such vehicles for the equivalent of RM9.9 million from General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, with Malaysia paying almost three times as much Government officials said the contracts don't compare with each other and that the government is getting more equipment, maintenance, etc. for its money.

“Further research has revealed that DRB-Hicom will be acquiring the AWC technology from a Turkish company – FNSS Defence Systems Inc which manufactures the Pars 8x8 AWV models,” Pua said. “With this deal, Malaysia will be its first foreign customer for this vehicle. What is perhaps of greater alarm is the fact that FNSS has announced that they have sold 257 units of Pars 8x8 AWVs to Malaysia for approximately US$600 million or RM1.83 billion or only RM7.1 million per unit,” Pua said in a prepared statement -- considerably different from what the Malaysians said they bought the vehicles for.

Pua also complained about the cost of six offshore patrol vessels from Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd at RM1 billion each in the aftermath of another total fiasco. The Auditor General, in a 2007 report tabled in Parliament, alleged that a contract to build naval vessels given to PSC-Naval Dockyard, a subsidiary of Penang Shipbuilding & Construction Sdn Bhd, which was owned by another UMNO crony, Amin Shah Omar Shah.

SC-Naval Dockyard, which was taken over by Boustead, contracted to deliver six patrol boats for the Malaysian Navy in 2004 and complete the delivery in 2007. Those were supposed to be the first of 27 offshore vessels ultimately to cost RM24 billion plus the right to maintain and repair all of the country's naval craft. But only two of the barely operational patrol boats had been delivered by mid 2006. There were 298 recorded complaints about the two boats, which were also found to have 100 and 383 uncompleted items aboard them respectively.

The original RM5.35 billion contract ballooned to RM6.75 billion by January 2007. The auditor also reported that the ministry had paid out RM4.26 billion to PSC up to December 2006 although only Rm2.87 billion of work had been done, an overpayment of Rm1.39 billion, or 48 percent. In addition, Malaysia’s cabinet waived late penalties of Rm214 million. Between December 1999, according to the Auditor General, 14 “progress payments” amounting to Rm943 million despite the fact that the auditor general could find no payment vouchers or relevant documents dealing with the payments.

The Auditor General attributed the failure to serious financial mismanagement and technical incompetence stemming from the fact that PSC had never built anything but trawlers or police boats before being given the contract. Once called “Malaysia’s Onassis” by Daim Zainuddin, Amin Shah was in trouble almost from the start, according to a report in Singapore’s Business Times in 2005.

Eventually Boustead PSC was born out of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s dockyard facilities which were to provide ship repairs and maintenance services. Under the corporatization program advocated by the Malaysian Government, the dockyard was set up as Limbungan TLDM, a wholly owned government company. It has modern facilities to meet the maintenance requirements of the Royal Malaysian Navy fleet, from hull repairs to major overhauls and from radar refitting to weapon systems refurbishment.

The six patrol boats have now cost five times what the Royal New Zealand Navy paid for its patrol vessels, bought at only RM210 millon each (NZ$90 million) from BAE Systems, the second largest global defense company.

The irrepressible Raja Petra Kamarudin in early November found that the Philippines was buying Hamilton-class patrol ships from the US that would be deployed to the West Philippine Sea area to secure the country’s natural resources. The latest one is to be transferred by the first or second quarter of next year, to guard energy projects in Malampaya off Palawan.

“Malaysia is going to buy six patrol boats at a total cost of RM6 billion or RM1 billion per patrol boat. Of course, Malaysia’s patrol boats are going to be far advanced and more sophisticated than those of the Philippines who paid only RM31.5 million for theirs,” he wrote. “The Philippines’s patrol boats can only patrol the waters. Malaysia’s patrol boats can…well…patrol the waters.”

http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3992&Itemid=178

UMNO General Assembly 2011

This is the time of the year when everyone (except UMNO members, maybe even some UMNO members) avoid the roads around PWTC to avoid being caught in the jam. This is also the time of the year when hotels around PWTC are fully booked. This is the time of the UMNO General Assembly.

This time I saw (probably) the most desperate  general assembly in recent memory. Not that the previous assemblies were any better but this round it is really bad. This assembly was somewhat full of fear. Fear of losing power. That fear was however not countered by positive actions but instead was fought with threats. 

What I saw (through my reading of both mainstream and alternative news sources) was hatred, racism, spite and a whole lot of bull-shit (pun intended).

Shahrizat was of course the star of the show; She and her family's condo living (in Bangsar, no less!), Mercedes driving cows. She still maintains that the cows had nothing to do with her and the issue was raised to weakan Wanita UMNO. The only wanita member benefitting from the cows was Shahrizat so how she linked the cow attacks to the Wanita wing baffles me. Apparently the whole Wanita movement bought her story (apart from maybe a few smart-ish ones) and backed her all the way. Whether the backing was a show or genuine is left to be seen. She also got a strong supporter in the Pemuda chief, through his explanation of the escow account (yes, escow although some people thought he was talking about the escrow account, the Pemuda chief was actually talking about a new type of account, the escow account).

DAP bashing was also rife. UMNO leaders claims that The Malays (read: UMNO members) will be finished, the country will turn into a republic and a Christian PM will be installed if DAP comes to power. Very serious allegations. I dont see how it can happen though. The DAP can never have enough seats to form a government let alone appoint the PM. Getting rid of the Sultans requires more than just amending the constitution and no party with 40 odd seats can do that.

Muhyiddin's opening speech at the assembly was full of opponent bashing. The problem with bashing your opponents is that they will refute the allegations. worse is if they refute the allegation with evidence and arguments that proves you're wrong. Muhyiddin's speech may be greeted with thunderous applause by the chosen delegates but in time it might back fire. 

A general assembly should not be a place to sow hatred, lie and slander. Instead of arrogance maybe UMNO can show a little bit of humility.

I haven't been updating this blog for a while, now I'm not really sure how or what to blog about. running through the postings I've noticed it covers a whole range of topics; from politics to sports to gibberish. Maybe that's why I said I'll write whatever comes to mind. The upside to that is I am free to speak (write) my mind without fear of prosecution (given the caveat) but the downside is my thoughts may not be commercially accepted. Then again, this is not a for-profit -blog so having two loyal readers is not really a concern.

Politics shall be one of the main issues posted here simply because there is so much happening in the political scene now that elections can be called anytime. Plus, when it comes to politics, everyone has something to say.

Sports, particularly football, will also be a regular topic. Non-political Malaysian issues will also be discussed whenever an interesting issue arises. In short, the blog will continue to look the same as it was before the hiatus.

I'm back. I hope

22 October 2011

I woke up on the 22nd October 2011 to a new day severed from my 'previous' life. It was a new beginning for me. I don't remember much about the life I left and was eager to begin the new adventure, to open a new chapter.

Dinner on that Saturday was a wonderful event. Family and friends came to give their support. Advice was abound and love was all around.

Recollection of the past was scarce but hope for the future is overwhelmingly abundant.

And hopefully this blog too will come back to life ...

Selfish Drivers - Empire Subang

Has anyone been to Empire Subang during peak hours? Does anyone notice the many cars illegally and indiscriminately parked by the roadside in front of Empire, taking up a lane on each side of the road, suffocating the traffic? Read this ...

The mayor of Vilnius, in Lithuania, has an aggressive way of cracking down on illegal parking - rather than simply issuing a ticket, the smiling mayor runs it over with a soviet-era armoured personnel carrier.

I do not have a tank but I might just get one if the selfish drivers continue to park their cars along that road.

Maybe I'll start with a sledgehammer ...

Bersih is Clean

I’m sure many read the piece titled “Himpunan Bersih buka ruang penyusupan ideologi Komunis” written by a certain Mohd Ayop Abd Razid. If you hadn’t, it’s here

I’m not sure who his masters are or what his game is but he is obviously misguided when stressing that a gathering of people asking for clean and fair elections is an avenue to spread the communist ideology.

Mohd Ayop Abd Razid is obviously oblivious to the fact that communism is dead. Maybe someone should tell him what happened 20 odd years ago in Europe.

Below are the demands of Bersih, can anyone show me communist elements in them?

Disagree with all 8 demands and you’ll get Perkasa’s stand.

Launch of Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) believes that a working democracy is built upon the foundation of clean, free and fair elections. Therefore, the role of the Election Commission (EC) in conducting elections with integrity and impartiality is crucial in the democratisation of the nation.


The electoral system of this country is marred with irregularities, electoral offences and rampant abuse of powers. As the EC has not made any marked efforts in initiating changes towards a clean and fair electoral system, BERSIH 2.0 has decided to organise a rally to intensify pressure in light of the upcoming 13th General Elections.

Today marks less than three weeks before Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 takes place on 9 July 2011. Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 is intended to promote democracy and call for much needed electoral reform.

These are the 8 immediate demands for Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0:

1. Clean the electoral roll

The electoral roll is marred with irregularities such as deceased persons and multiple persons registered under a single address or non-existent addresses. The electoral roll must be revised and updated to wipe out these ‘phantom voters’. The rakyat have a right to an electoral roll that is an accurate reflection of the voting population.

In the longer term, BERSIH 2.0 also calls for the EC to implement an automated voter registration system upon eligibility to reduce irregularities.


2. Reform postal ballot

The current postal ballot system must be reformed to ensure that all citizens of Malaysia are able to exercise their right to vote. Postal ballot should not only be open for all Malaysian citizens living abroad, but also for those within the country who cannot be physically present in their voting constituency on polling day. Police, military and civil servants too must vote normally like other voters if not on duty on polling day.

The postal ballot system must be transparent. Party agents should be allowed to monitor the entire process of postal voting.

3. Use of indelible ink

Indelible ink must be used in all elections. It is a simple, affordable and effective solution in preventing voter fraud. In 2007, the EC decided to implement the use of indelible ink. However, in the final days leading up to the 12th General Elections, the EC decided to withdraw the use of indelible ink citing legal reasons and rumours of sabotage.

BERSIH 2.0 demands for indelible ink to be used for all the upcoming elections. Failure to do so will lead to the inevitable conclusion that there is an intention to allow voter fraud.

4. Minimum 21 days campaign period

The EC should stipulate a campaign period of not less than 21 days. A longer campaign period would allow voters more time to gather information and deliberate on their choices. It will also allow candidates more time to disseminate information to rural areas. The first national elections in 1955 under the British Colonial Government had a campaign period of 42 days but the campaign period for 12th GE in 2008 was a mere 8 days.

5. Free and fair access to media

It is no secret that the Malaysian mainstream media fails to practice proportionate, fair and objective reporting for political parties of all divide. BERSIH 2.0 calls on the EC to press for all media agencies, especially state-funded media agencies such as Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) and Bernama to allocate proportionate and objective coverage for all potlical parties.

6. Strengthen public institutions

Public institutions must act independently and impartially in upholding the rule of law and democracy. Public institutions such as the Judiciary, Attorney-General, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC), Police and the EC must be reformed to act independently, uphold laws and protect human rights.

In particular, the EC must perform its constitutional duty to act independently and impartially so as to enjoy public confidence. The EC cannot continue to claim that they have no power to act, as the law provides for sufficient powers to institute a credible electoral system.

7. Stop corruption

Corruption is a disease that has infected every aspect of Malaysian life. BERSIH 2.0 and the rakyat demand for an end to all forms of corruption. Current efforts to eradicate corruption are mere tokens to appease public grouses. We demand that serious action is taken against ALL allegations of corruption, including vote buying.

8. Stop dirty politics

Malaysians are tired of dirty politics that has been the main feature of the Malaysian political arena. We demand for all political parties and politicians to put an end to gutter politics. As citizens and voters, we are not interested in gutter politics; we are interested in policies that affect the nation.

England’s Greatest Football Club

I am a Liverpool fan. I have been a supporter since I was 12 when Kenny Dalglish was still a player. I must admit Liverpool was not the first English league team I supported; that honour goes to Tottenham Hotspurs. Supporting Spurs had nothing to do with their playing style, players or history; as a ten year old, the name ‘Spurs’ was kinda cool plus they had a cool looking Steve Archibald playing for them and that was enough reason to be a fan.

The 70s and 80s belonged to Liverpool. Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Everton and Arsenal managed to sneak a title or two in between Liverpool’s run of championships but there was never a single club that constantly challenged the Reds’ dominance.

In 1991, Dalglish left the club. His successors failed where he succeeded the most – winning.

In 1990, Alex Ferguson broke his four year trophy duck. He’s won everything ever since.

Well, almost everything; Dalglish took Blackburn Rovers to the title in 1995 and pushed United all the way with Newcastle a few years later but no other team really bugged United during the 90s. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal won the double in 1998 and a few titles and FA cups in between but other than that, it was all MU.

Then came Roman and Jose. Abramovich’s money and Mourinho’s tactical brilliance gave Ferguson and MU a big fight. Chelsea is now a serious challenger and the noughties is theirs as much as the 90s were United’s. Chelsea however can only claim to be a great team of the moment, they have yet to acquire the right to be in the same group as the greatest team of all time.

I am a hard core Liverpool fan. But I’ll humbly admit that the greatest English football club is no longer the Reds of Merseyside, it is now the Reds of somewhere near Moss Side. It is without doubt Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager of all time in the English league. Shankly, Clough, Busby, Paisley and Robson were great managers but Ferguson brought continuous success to MU, year after year, without major downswings.

All this wouldn’t have happened if the United Board hadn’t given Ferguson time. If there was a good decision, retaining Ferguson despite his horrible record during the first 3 years was definitely the best.

All of MU’s success is attributed to Ferguson. He is ruthless, rude, arrogant, vengeful and scores of other bad things. I can’t think of anything nice about him. He plays football on the field as well in the mind. His confrontations with Keegan and Wenger are well documented. His contempt for match officials is a well known fact. Despite the many negatives, Ferguson knows how to win games. He knows how to buy players. He often gets who he wants (the United brand does play a part too).

I’m still a Liverpool fan and will be for a long time but I’ll take my hats off to Manchester United and Alex Ferguson. They have earned the title of the greatest club in England and the most successful manager ever in English football.

Having said that, King Kenny is back. The glory days are coming back to Merseyside and United’s 20 year reign may soon come to an end.

Please Take Action Against Utusan

I’m disgusted with Utusan’s recent behaviour. They have been so brazen in inciting racial and religious hatred. If the peace and calm in the country is shattered, the party that should take most of the blame has to be Utusan. The recent report on DAP conspiring with Christian leaders wanting to take over Putrajaya and abolish Islam as the country’s official religion is short of being brainless. No, it is brainless! To top it all, it is based on some blog posting. I mean, didn’t they themselves (Utusan, BN leaders) remind us (dumb citzens) not to believe what the bloggers write? Now, their front page news is based on a blog! Stupid or what??!!

Let me stress again (to my 3 loyal, regular blog visitors), there is NO WAY DAP on their own can take over Putrajaya. There is no way DAP or the Christians for that matter can change the constitution on their own. The present electoral structure doesn’t allow the DAP to take over the country on their own. Therefore, the constantly under threat and weak Malays/Muslims (that’s how Perkasa and their ilk portrays us, makes us believe) can be rest assured that no one, let alone the DAP; can take our birth right away.

The thing about Utusan is; I’m guessing their readership is mainly the rural, low income, less informed, less educated masses. These people, not having the right tools and exposure to evaluate, tend to take whatever Utusan says as gospel. When their more educated and exposed children tell them that Utusan is so full of bull, they will bark at the kids and tell them not to be ungrateful because Utusan’s master (UMNO) made them what they are today. By the same logic, Dr Mahathir should thank the British for establishing that kolej in Alor Setar and that University in Singapore for making him a doctor. I agree; we all should be grateful to those who have given us whatever we have now but to what point?

Latest I heard, 9 police reports have been made against Utusan. I however doubt any action would be taken against them. In the mean time, let us not worry about non-issues. Let us instead focus our worries on rising food prices, crime levels, corruption, job security, education opportunities and health services and maybe, love.

No More Osama

Now that the world’s most wanted man (according to the FBI/CIA/MI6) is dead, the US Armed Forces, CIA and probably the US foreign service will from now on have very little to do. I foresee a lot US armed forces personnel losing their jobs unless they find another bogey man to keep them occupied and employed for the next 10 years. We might also have some unemployed journalists as I’m sure Reuters, AFP etc had teams dedicated to reporting anything Osama related. The death of Osama actually causes unemployment to rise! Economics professors take note!

But seriously, I’m guessing, a lot of effort was put into the pursuit of Osama. The multiplier effect must have contributed quite a bit to the US economy. The White House cannot afford to lose that x% factor in the economic growth so they need a new target, a new public enemy. Ladbrokes and William Hill might not be taking any bets yet but odds on to succeed Osama as the most hunted and wanted would probably be Ayman Zawahri, Al Qaeda’s until recently second in command. Gaddafi probably has an outside chance, so does any Iranian leader. Unfortunately Kim Jong il has no chance of getting the kind of attention Osama got; North Korea ain't got no oil dude. Oil is apparently the magnet that attracts US warplanes and warships, which explains the lack of Western military intervention in oil-less, despotic dictator-ruled countries.

Osama is one smooth operator. No one really knows where his HQ is but from where ever he’s based, he can attack locations anywhere in the world! The latest I heard, his main means of communication is via human couriers. Yes, just like back in the good ol’ dark ages! Yet, this man Osama is able to evade the technologically superior Americans and at the same time launch periodic, deadly attacks all over the world.

No, seriously seriously, if Osama contributed to or ordered most of the terrorist attacks during the last 10-15 years, wouldn’t the world be a safer place now that he’s gone? Wouldn’t that be a good enough reason for the foreign forces (read, US) to leave Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Goaheadgostan? The targets for the suicide bombers were mostly places which are either foreigner-related (e.g. embassies) or foreigner-assisted (e.g. army/police camps). Maybe, just maybe, no foreigners will result in no (at least much less) bombings?

1Melayu

Utusan is pressing for a 1Melayu movement to counter the threat of Chinese political dominance.

Perkasa is taking up the responsibility to spearhead the 1Melayu movement to counter the threat of the Chinese taking over the country.

The Chinese in question are (apparently) Malaysians too. As Malaysian as any Malay, Iban, Kadazan, Indian or Negrito. They are not Singaporean Chinese, or Chinese from China. They hold Malaysian passports and blue IC. Yet they are not supposed have political power. Strange!

No, I’m not a Chinese sympathiser or a Chinese political protagonist. I’m merely curious as to why Utusan and Perkasa are so insecure about Malay political power.