Temptations & Ambitions

It's been a really long time since I've made fun of politics, but the recent (or rather not recent) comparison of 1Malaysia and One Israel got me laughing at the idiocy of the people against 1Malaysia.


Oh well, just like some paranoid opposition leader who had no credentials left to criticize, there he goes like a barking dog. But what amuses me is that even professionals (and also my fellow coursemates) who would shut off their mind because of the so-called 1Malaysia paranoia. Or does anyone have a brain to think rationally to begin with?


I'm not asking anyone to go all out to support 1Malaysia. Blind loyalty is not my faith and religion either. I mean, give it a chance if it's good, and reject it if what has been implemented is poorly done. And not just because it sounds like "One Israel" or sort of.


The recent Apco is another hoo-haas by idiots of sentimental creatures. Even a slight association with the Jews must deem for a boycott. The evergrowing paranoia and psychosis has been accepted as a norm, because the majority forms the norm. Remember the stupid boycott propaganda against McDonalds because it's a US company and it was claimed that McD funded the war against Middle East? Or the Tesco brand because it was claimed that Tesco funded Israel? Funny how evolution has split humans into 2 species altogether, the ones with functional brains and another one with the primitive ones?

• "The One Israel concept slogan is People First, while 1Malaysia is People First, Performance Now." Someone insignificant claimed.

And it's a sin to use anything near there, even if the main objective was unity. We must create more racial tension, sexual tension, exam tension and whatever tension so that we do not go along the path of people first. Let our government be the one and only autocratic power.

• “Among the One Israel initiatives was to increase medical benefits; in Malaysia, 1Malaysia clinics were formed.” He claimed again.

And so we must neglect our healthcare and medical benefits and let people to suffer because we are to go against Israel's policy. We must deny Malaysians of any medical health care benefits. Then, the opposition would give a thumbs up to the government for going against Israel.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that the Jews eat too. So, for those against Israel, you may start fasting the whole year round and refuse to drink water or stop breathing the oxygen in the air as well. Try breathing nitrogen for a change. Now, I'll salute such patriotism. I really do. :P

Such stereotyping is common, but not justifiable. An individual remains an individual, and not to be hated collectively. Must we hate every single Jew because of their country? Must we hate all the Americans because their country's beguiled "anti-terrorism" aka bullying act? Must we hate all men for the small group of male rapists, murderers and thieves? Or do we ban all concert because we are paranoid, and claim all artists to be too sexy and underclothed (including Avril Lavigne)? Or should we just ban car usage for the number of accidents they can cause? The list can go on, but I'll let you ponder, and start putting your brains back into your skull. (Don't forget to switch it on too).

P.S: The author is trying to promote the use of brain and rationality which are severely lacking across the nation. But oh well, it may be a pro-Israel movement because the Jews use their brains too. So maybe that's why we shouldn't use ours as well.

I'm sure many of us would know about the recent DBKL's demolishing of permanent structures for hawkers in Desa Setapak, Wangsa Maju. All the corner end-lot areas of Wangsa Maju no longer house all the hawker stalls, which led to the outrage of the citizens there. This would lead to the food starvation issue among TAR College and UTAR students who stay near that area. I would have given my due respect as the food stalls there open almost 24/7, unlike the Cheras area which I'm staying in the hostel which have hawker stalls which work at proper meal hours only.

Plus, I must praise the Wangsa Maju Hawkers for their efficiency in preparing their meals, making them on par with fast food's speed. Of course, I have to endure the slow speed in Cheras hawkers who work as if the world revolves around them and time will wait for them.

As I wasn't around in Wangsa Maju when the demolishing happen, what I had managed to witness was the graffitti response to the DBKL's action recently. Below are the creative art that I'm sure many would appreciate and agree with.



So, what do u think about it? n_n"

As most Malaysians readers would have known, the incident May 13th 1969 happened on a Friday. A Black Friday it would seem. A disaster that had befallen Malaysia on such an inauspicious day. A coincident? Maybe not. Whatever it was, the true tale was never been told. Official reports claimed only a few hundred casualties, but truth be told, the large number of 'missing people' reported speaks its truth. Fingers were pointing around, blaming this and that, and the fault played like a ping pong ball from one side to the other. What had aggravated it worse was that the incident was forbidded to be mentioned by anyone, otherwise they would fear of the repercussions. Well, if there is a He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named in Harry Potter, there ought to be Malaysia's version of It-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Mentioned.

If you had heard stories around, you would hear how cruel were one race to the others. Recent newspapers reports mentioned how biased or ruthless(I don't know which) were the police who fired at anyone in sight in the housing area, of who they had dislike. Of course, not all of them were like that, otherwise the military forces from other states would not been prevented to enter KL as reinforcements for aggravation of such maniac killing spree.

And yet, it was actually this incident that knock us awake of our situation. How weakly were our unity despite 12 years of independence. The initial Alliance was merely superficial, towards a unified goal of independence, which crumbled as soon as the goal was achieved. And also were at such times, touching stories of true racial unity was never been told. Not all were irrational and desperate as the polarity became obvious. It was never a binomial system of racial issues, but a spectrum of which most people who have missed. Neighbors from different races offered shelters to their neighbors in need of help. And yet, all people remembered most was the cruelty as such, because we tend to remember what hurts us the most.

I was in the Kem Bina Negara in Ulu Kenas, Kuala Kangsar for my PPD camp for 4days. The second day had a compulsory lecture by Biro Tatanegara, unavoidable since we rented their place. The lecture was full of political agenda for 3 hours, trying to brainwash us, and how to be grateful to the government, labeling the youngsters as ungrateful and had always been complaining and forgotten about our history. They branded the opposition as unqualified and those who voted for the opposition are such an ungrateful bunch. They demand us to not to be involved in politics (So that the government won't be opposed by the youngsters?) and this is what intrigued me the most. I'm sure no medical students would have such a free time to do such things since we were so busy. And any such hobby would send the student out of med school due to their academic performances. He should have been doing his homework, and not using ancient events and behaved like an alpha male, instigating sexual discrimination. Much to my dissatisfaction, that was the worst activity in the camp.

Back to my life, my May 13 incident. I had found out that I'd lost my wallet on the last May 13th (2008). Such a disaster made me unable to join the bus to the PPD camp. I'd to drive home from HUKM without a driving license. Of course, the police officer in Wangsa Maju was very friendly and aided me to make a swift lost report. Mind you, we STILL have to make a police report if you'd lost your wallet. The government service was very commendable as they work efficiently and I'd done my IC (paid Rm10 + RM100 penalty) and driving license quickly. Maybank Wangsa Maju Seksyen 1 provided an excellent quality service which they replaced my ATM card immediately, though I needed my temporary IC as an identification. The staff were friendly and helpful too. Though this couldn't be commended for the customer service of Public Bank in Wangsa Maju.

But still, I thank my parents for helping me and fetching me all the way to Kuala Kangsar. And my dearie dear for being with me and worrying bout me too. Thanks!! n_n

The Enemy of my Enemy is NOT My Friend

The Menteri Besar has been decided earlier today, with Perak PAS secretary Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin being appointed by the Sultan of Perak. With this, PAS, which have the smallest number of state seats in Perak of the coalition party, shall set to rule the state. The DAP central executive committee (CEC) is very unhappy over it, thus boycotting the swearing-in ceremony for Perak Mentri Besar scheduled tomorrow(13 March 2008).
Source: The STAR Online <--Click here to read


There's been turmoil during this post-election state where the individual parties in the coalition DAP-PKR-PAS Barisan Rakyat try to wrestle for power and dominance. How could such thing happen?

There are also other dissatisfaction such as:
1. Anwar mentioned that Mentri Besar of Perak should be a Malay. Yes, it's true, but he had promised that it would be a democratic ruling under them, so shouldn't DAP rep be the MB? DAP has the most state seats in Perak, so they should be able to rule. But then, I'm not complaining either cos I'm not from Perak, and the PAS candidate is the most qualified. What I am stressing here is that Anwar was just a sweet talker. Everyone knows that, just that we hate the government so much that we decided to give them a big slap.

2. DAP is not joining the Kedah state government in the coalition. The sole DAP rep was invited to join as a state EXCO initially by PAS, but PKR objected against it. They say they'll put a Chinses rep from PKR instead if they want a Chinese rep in Kedah. Isn't this a power crazy act again? Kudos to PAS though for the invitation.

3. DAP's Teresa Kok voiced her doubts and wary over a PAS-led government in Perak. DAP has mentioned that they are wary of PAS publicly, making the loose coalition looser than ever.

With this, the outcome of the 2008 12th General Election is getting more exciting. This is the year of Change. Can Lim Guan Eng carry his duty as Chief Minister well? Will the 5 states under the opposition bloom well? Will BN repent and buck up to serve the people and not hoping the people to serve them? Only time shall tell. The wind of Change always has its setback, but it shows that our democracy is maturing. We could only hope for a better future for Malaysia, for Malaysians. The bright future may not be here in 5 years time, or perhaps 10. But in the long run, we shall mature soon enough to dare to voice out and have our say.

Until then....

We hope for a better Malaysia to live in.

My One Vote Does Counts Afterall.

With the recent election results out, my Parliament area has been won by Wee Choo Keong by a majority of 150 votes. With such a small margin of victory, it made me felt guilty for not being able to vote. If, and only if, I really did my part along with perhaps 150 more people like me, we could overturn the results. *Sigh*

But then again, even if we had voted for BN, it was a vote for Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting for his part in MCA, which could not be denied. The ex-MP, YB Yew Teong Look does not deserve this place since he never worked for the people. His only manifesto for Wangsa Maju was: "New Chinese Primary School is coming soon!" What a racist, as if there's only Chinese voters in my area. And everyone knows these are all the efforts of Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, not him. And our current PM wasn't that likeable as before, with his "soft" approach that can't even get rid of pests.

With this, I'll have to congratulate Wee Choo Keong for winning the Parliament seat in Wangsa Maju. The people has spoken, and may you appreciate this second chance since your "exile" from Bukit Bintang for your past deeds. Learn wisely from your past mistakes, and build a better future. Who knows, if you have done a good job, your victory margin may be bigger. All the best, and do not forget the people who vote for you. They can carry you up to the sky, and they can also throw you down from the skies.

And that is the message to Pak Lah from most Malaysians after all.

Nuffnang for election?

This is the area where I stay.



Remember, a vote for Nuffnang is a vote for bloggers. Bloggers shall rule the world!! Erm, Malaysia...

*Note: This is just a fiction. No alarm please. X'D

Indelible Ink? Or just Fountain Pen Ink?



With the 12th General Election coming tomorrow, 8th March 2008, the use of the indelible ink has been scraped off a few days ago. The EC had given excuses that it is against the right of a voter to disallow him/her to vote even if they have the ink mark on their fingernails or if they refused to be marked.

If that is the case, wouldn't they thought of it earlier?

Plus, the EC reported that there are certain people who allegedly purchased the ink from abroad to create chaos and confusion.

Hadn't they thought of that too?

Well, guess the EC is not infallible after all. Although I would like to blame the opposition on it, but this just sounds too fishy. So, I'd thought of a conspiracy in the EC.

First, they buy boxes of fountain pen ink and transported them into the warehouse and let the press take photos of it. Then they keep it there for a while, spending only maybe RM10, 000 -20,000 on it. So, when the election comes, they blame it on the "irresponsible quarters" for the scraping off the project. Then, the rest of the RM 2 million that were allocated for the purchase will be pocketed. And there goes the EC being happy and RM 2 million richer.

Damn the government.

Oh wait, isn't the EC supposed to be an independent body?

Damn the EC!

I'm not 100% for government, but I'm 100% against the current opposition party. With no credentials and full of dynasties, I'll just vote for the government party next time perhaps. PERHAPS. Because I couldn't vote this time. And the recent increment in the salary + allowances of post-housemanship to at least RM 6,000 just tip the balance of the scale to the other side. I'm not complaining, but it's a bit to far to think of that. I have 5 more years to go to reach there. IF I manage to reach there.

For you readers who are able to vote, HAPPY VOTING!

Barisan Nasional go for online advertisement!

I'm not sure if anyone realised it, especially Malaysian bloggers. I was checking my Windows Live Mail when I saw this on the leaderboard size ad.


As I hover over the ad, this is what that came out from the familiar blue ad.


Seems that the election campaign is getting creative. I wonder if I'll ever get to see online ads by PAS, PKR, DAP as well (opposition parties). Then again, who doesn't know that the government's party would always be the richer side?

For Malaysian readers, remember to exercise your rights as voters. It doesn't matter which party you choose as long as you cast your vote, because we are all Malaysians. Opinions do differ, but do not let it strain our the ties among us. Peace be with you.

(The author is currently 21+ and is age-eligible for voting. However, he would not be voting as he had not registered yet as a voter. "Well, there's another one in 4-5 years time. It'll never be to0 late to vote by then," the author consoling himself as he was told that electors have to register by October last year to qualify as voter.)

compared to many developing countries. I am indeed thankful. The fact that I am going to serve almost my entire life here does not hamper me, for I know the idealism of people who had the thoughts of migration are no better. I had an aunt who worked as a stock broker in Singapore. She claimed that Singapore is not good enough for her, so she brought her family with her to New Zealand, rather tending on the cows and work in a coffee shop, or sometimes feeding on the unemployment benefits from the government. She boasted it as a good life. Is it really that good, if all these while she had been spendthrift in Singapore? Or perhaps, a lot of old folks came back to Malaysia after emigrating for years, from Canada, Australia, and even England? I have countless stories to share, but I'll just let it be here. However, the politics here is definitely commendable. I mean, the opposition. I am not really pro-government, but the opposition definitely amuse me every time. They bark for the sake of barking?

system. I myself would not deny that I am not, but I am just stating the fact. But let's try picturing this: In US, there are lobbying efforts done to gain favoritism from the government and policy-makers. This is actually, what they call official corruption. In fact, lobbyists are present in all levels of government, in most countries especially the European Union and US, in order to differentiate themselves from being branded corrupted. As a matter of opinion, I just think that they are just high-class corrupted countries. Without corruption, there is no 'extra push' given to move the country.

man was caught speeding on a country road. He 'bribed' the officer to let him go and the police officer consented to it. I'm sure this would cause uproar among citizens of Malaysia as usual, while if they themselves are involved, they would be dying to pay the bribe rather than the summonses. This is seen as unethical conduct and opposed for the sake of morality and the so-called safety of the public. While this is true, is this the absolute judgment of what is right and wrong? On another perspective, let's look at the scenario again. The police officer is being underpaid for his work, and the government is too poor to pay them more. Even if the summonses are monetary contributions to the government, I doubt if the police officer will gain any extra income from there. So, this "bribery" acted as an extra income for them, and the traffic offender pay a lower fees for his offense. Plus, if you think the offender really paid less, think again. An offender receiving a summonses rarely settle it. I know of many youngsters keeping a stash of the tickets as their trophies of honor. So, what the police officer really did was to make sure that the offender paid for his offenses! And here's a disclaimer: I am not advising you readers to commit more traffic offenses, but I'm just trying to let you see from another perspective. In life, it is different from textbooks. There is no absolute right or wrong. All solutions always seem possible.

country's opposition party is still lacking. They point fingers and blame the government for everything, but it is also the opposition's job to give positive criticism to propel the government to move forward, and not instead, just trying to bring down the government's credibility by pointing fingers. The opposition could barely see through the problems in the government's administration. Perhaps, there is also a need to reform the opposition and not dominated by the old-timers and their spoiled children. Regarding to the post on Lim Kit Siang's blog querying the inability of the government to make any arrests on any senior police officers who are claimed to be corrupted. Since there are around 40% of them, any attempt to arrest all of them will cause a vacuum in the police organization and the there will definitely be a security threat due to lack of manpower. And what makes you think that there are definitely better replacements? This is indeed a tricky problem which if I could find the solution, I would be rising up the ranks in MCA perhaps. Let's look at another perspective again. These senior officers, apart from accepting 'bribes', are very able to handle other security matters very efficiently. Being capable and having so much experience, arrresting or firing them will lead to more problems and everything crumples.

not help. Although Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy was 'blamed' for pointing fingers at everyone but himself, the best thing to be done was to find a solution to all these problems, not by pointing the fingers at the government to take better care of the administration of the roads. Specific details and solutions would have to come up. General ideas like the one posted in the blog can be raised by a 12 year old kid in his UPSR exams. Then the blames can be put on both sides, the government and the opposition if we have to. But of course, a solution is needed, and research needed to be done. If the opposition is really that capable, they could form their own research team into this matter and present it to the government. This would bring better credibility to the opposition. But of course, the equally-as-selfish opposition would not do such time and money-wasting effort because "it is the government's job".

And the best part was, the post on how to emulate
the effort done by China. Being totally different, we would not be able to do such things. Plus, he has not made any research on the economic policy of China. The true cause and effect of China's economic policy and trend is not really as promising as it was thought. Cultural values, family ties and moral ethics had been left out in the development sense. The new generation of China's city folks had been so far mostly branded spoiled brats, indulging in expensive brands and had an exquisite taste for anything..expensive. Being a big country, it would not fall that easily (hopefully), but one have to foresee what that will happen through the course of time. So, we would not want to simply emulate any feat done by other countries without studying them beforehand.

as a whole. I would not say that it is a totally-waste-of-time blog, but rather some idea-generating blog for youngsters and oldsters (whatever you wanna call them) alike. The best part was the one complaining about how his car was being clamped for parking at unsuitable places. He did not blame himself, but instead, cause a furore on the rights on a certain company to clamp his car. Now, would this be so government-like as commented by the opposition? *Wink* In the end, it's just the pot calling the kettle black. So, no fret. Go on with life. Reformation has to be done in both parties, at least, that one day we would have an official opposition just like the one in UK, the Conservative Party against the Labour Party.