Najib - A Man's Word is His Bond

A phrase attributed to Miguel de Cervantes is: “An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.” 
But sad to say our Prime Minister, Najib,  fails miserably to live up to such honourable quality. He is neither honest, especially to his people, and his words were just empty gongs designed to hood-wink his own  rakyat.
It is also said that reputation is what men see, but character is what God sees. But here again, Najib has again failed miserably. Men sees no reputation in him and as for character, well I'll let God decide.
What reputation do you see in a man  when his flip-flopping policies have become his trademark. His flip-flop antics are not mere accusations but were widely reported in the BN-owned media.   
His latest was"I did not say we want to abolish quotas, but I said we cannot be too reliant on them. Bumiputra entrepreneurs must be independent, willing to work hard to compete with others so we are better respected.  I absolutely did not say that quotas will be abolished," 
However this was in contrast to what he said earlier, quote " "We want to do away with quotas, but we will support bumiputera entrepreneurs to grow. If we give quotas, they will rest on their laurels and not gain expertise to manage their businesses,"
A lot of folks nowadays wouldn't know what was meant by "his bond", but one would expect, a Prime Minister who is also a well-known leader to know the impact of he utters.
President Obama once said "The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable and the way to hold it accountable is to make it transparent so that the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they are being made and whether their interests are being well-served." Substitute American for Malaysian. 
I would further add that Najib spend sometime, nay, lots of time, to meditate on " a man's word is his bond"
And in the meantime, I'll take whatever goodies to be offered by Najib with a ton of salt.

Another Blow to our Judicial Image

First there was this lawyer trying to strangle himself to show how a person can strangle himself to death with his own hands. He then had the cheek to question the credibility of an international renown pathologist. Now, in the trial of Anwar sodomy trial, we have another lawyer, also putting in his feeble attempt to discredit a top scientist, whose field of expertise is in the field of DNA. He slammed the defence foreign expert witness, Dr Mcdonald for not having undergone any formal training in forensic DNA testing. The Solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden, also said that Dr Brian McDonald's qualification obtained in 1992 was obsolete because the field of DNA had undergone big developments since 2002.  So by his own reasoning, no one should consult doctors who qualified in 1992 as the field of medicine had undergone great development since then. Infact all professionasl who qualified years ago should not be allowed to carry out their profession now. By the way, Mohd. Yusof, when did you get your law degree? Are you sure you have kept abreast with the latest development in law?  
For goodness sake, our international image has sucken so badly that it is an embarrassment to say we are Malaysians when we are in foreign land. 

Prof. Khoo -It's YOU who are distorting our History!

Speaking at a forum in Ipoh (the Star, 10 Sept. '11)  Prof. Khoo Kay Khim claimed that that " the British never ruled the country, but had merely taken over the administration of our country". He maybe a historian but he definitely is no English language expect.  He blamed the week education system for teachers as well as students for not understanding the "proper terms used in the study of history". I suppose it is also because of the week education system that has resulted in his poor understanding of the English language. "Never ruled",  but had the power to ban - please explain the contradictions.
So the British came and took over the administration of the country and the Sultans meekly allowed them to do so. Hello ! Where are you UMNOs? Where are you Ibrahim Ali and Mahathir? You gonna allow this to go down in history? that the Malays did nothing and simply allowed the British to walk over them? Then how come the British could ban the many Malay movements such as PKMM, API, AWAS and Hizbul Muslimin as they were considered  communist movements? So Prof, the British never ruled, but they can ban. So we can similarly say that the present government, that is BN, does not  
rule but just administer the country, right? So as a  learned professor, do you think umno is just administering the country now? By your own reasoning, I suppose you should say "yes", but in reality we are practically a police state. And yes, one more thing, if we were not under British rule, than who are we celebrating 'Merdeka" from? It's YOU who are distorting our History. For goodness sake, have a spine and tell it as it is. 

The Future of Malaysia is in OUR hands NOW!!!

By now, all right thinking Malaysisians (I mean RIGHT THINKING ones) should know that our beloved country is no more what it was once used to be. The BN goons and their apple polishers could not be bothered what our country has become, torn and tattered by racial and religious harmony. So many articles have been written about the good old days where we once lived together, colour-blind to the colour of our skin and the sound of our names. But to say that those who are responsible (especially the UMNOS)  for the present state of affairs, are not aware of the situation, is not true either. Unless they are empty up in their heads, they are totally and fully aware of what is happening. But after 54 years of clinging to power, and having ingrained in their minds that their power is guaranteed, they will resort to any means to retain this power, as amplified by the PM's warning of " crush bodies & lives lost". The accumulation of documents on the dirt and corruption must be a cause for concern  as they are going to scramble to buy extra shredded machines and find time to destroy these documents should Pakatan take over after 13 GE. What happened in Selangor after the 12 GE is going to happen on a big scale, this time round.
Iskandar Dzulkanain (bless this man) has written a  piece as to what would happen if Pakatan takes over. You can read this here. Let us all pray that it is not just a dream , but the light at the end of the tunnel. God Bless Malaysia!!

UMNO - Remove the plank from your eyes first before you go after Mat Sabu

Amazing, really amazing! Like hungry vultures swooping down on Mat Sabu for his statement on the Kepong incident. One by one, the umno ministers have attacked Mat Sabu, and the latest to join in the fray were the Home Minister, and ,not to be left out, the man himself, MM. Now Mahathir is saying that PAS idolises the communists, but then a few months back, it was the Socialist Party of Malaysia. So to borrow a phrase from YB Lim Guan Eng, make up your mind. Who is supporting/idiolising the communists, PAS or SPM?  
Then we have the Home Minster accusing Mat Sabu of provocating, but "its clearly not working". Not working? How many ministers, including the past and present PM have shot their venoms at Mat Sabu, and by now there should have been more than 50 police reports made against him. "clearly not working?"

Next we have Utusan accusing Mat Sabtu of wanting to rewrite history. Well, that has not been done yet. But what has already been done is the story of Hang Tuah and his gang. I studied it in my history in the 60s, but now my grandchildren dont know who these people are. Now who is rewriting history. Look at the plank in front of your eyes first lah, before you try to see the speck in someone's

I do not dispute the fact that those who fought against the communist at B.Kepong are national heroes, and they "must be given due credit by all quarters for their courage and sacrifice", so said Karpal Singh. But what I do dispute is the speed and velocity of attack, even before the facts are verified.  

Compare Mat Sabu's statement with the following,

- Najib rang warning bells when he threatened “crushed bodies”, “lost lives” and “ethnic cleansing” at an UMNO assembly.

- Perkasa would hold a demonstration to counter the planned Bersih 2.0 street rally on July 9, had called on the Chinese 

  to stock up on food.

 Now you tell me, which is more omnimous? but where are the voices of condemnation? Yes, J. Khairy has publicly condemned Ibrahim for his seditious statement and has urged that "Action should be taken against him as his statement is a clear threat,"

So has any action been taken? And now the IGP is going to haul up Mat Sabu to question him on his statement. But Mat Sabu had denied all the allegations, saying that Utusan had fabricated "the quote" and that he would be suing the papers. I hope he does, and sue the police as well, for putting him through all the inconveniences.

WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING ?????

Police brutality as evidenced in the Bersih rally,
Racial rhetorics as expounded by Ibrahim Ali and Utusan,
Threatening words by our own PM, like "crushed bones and dead bodies, and his flip-flop policies,
Judiciary decisions that disregard the law,
MACC foul-up and cover-ups,
Death in police custody,
Christian bashing,
Umno's unrelentless programme to whittle down the number of non-Malays,
and the list goes on.......
I dont know how you people out there feel, but I am just not in the mood to celebrate. Yes we are in the 54th year of Merdeka, but the racial harmony and integration sucks. Yes, there will be official celebrations in all the states, but these are planned by the government and attendance is compulsory for civil servants and even teachers and students. Take a drive round and see if you can feel the spirit of Merdeka. Count the number of Jagur Gemilang flown on cars and even in houses. Where is the spirit?
Had it not for the Hari Raya which falls on the same day, the Merdeka celebrations would have been a tame affair.
But I doubt there will be much visitations during this Hari Raya, especially for the non-muslims. You see, to add to the already deteriorating racial split, Jakim has now come out with guidelines as what non-muslims must do when muslims are invited to their celebrations. Read here . We must remove whatever religious symbols that offend the muslim faith, etc. I suppose the same will also apply to non-muslims who wish to visit their Muslim friends. So if I am wearing a cross, I have to remove it before
I enter a muslim house, isit? And if a muslim visits my house, I have to remove the cross which hangs on the front door, isit? No way will this happen in my house. So the best solution? you stay put and I'll stay put.
So after 54 years , this is the state we have come to!!! And all these is because of umno's desire to cling to power, and the inabilty of the MCA, MIC and Gerakan to wake up from their deep slumber. Sad. very sad. 1 Malaysia, People First and what not are hollow words uttered by a man who has no principles, no scruples about saying one thing but doing the opposite. Racial harmony is dead. We are like zombies walking on the roads and bypassing each other suspiciously.
So, WHAT ARE WE CELEBRATING????

Who is pointing the gun at whose head?

The EC Chairman, Abdul Aziz has cautioned Bersih 2 not to put a gun to his head when discussing Electoral reforms. Does the chairman know what is putting a gun to someone's head? Most probably he doesn't. So I would advise him to look at the  Armed Forces chief General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin's outburst as a typical example of putting a gun to someone head's head, in this case the rakyat's head. Zulkifeli’s rhetorical question “How can we be loyal to you if you are disloyal to us” is not only a threat but an ultimatum. In the first place, what disloyalty was he talking about? How can exposing a fraud or hanky-panky be termed as disloyal?He further warned that it was "treachery" for staff to blow the whistle on their bosses. So does that mean, soldiers cannot blow whistles on officers who are treacherous? What the four ex-servicemen, Major (Rtd) Risman Mastor, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim, Mohamed Nasir Ahmad and Mohd Kamil Omar did has only confirmed that such electoral malpractices with regard to postal ballots is an open secret for decades. The traitors should be the commanding officers who gave the orders officers to mark postal votes from hundreds and thousands of personnel who were out of the field in three separate general elections between 1978 and 1999 s. Such shallow thinking is not befitting of a general who is tasked to protect the people and country. Hey General. where have you been? Haven't you read of all the electoral frauds and discrepancies that are being exposed on a daily basis? And when proofs are presented, excuses after excuses are offered. So you still "denied that there is any manipulation as claimed. The voting process carried out by the Armed Forces is clean, transparent and professional without any interference by all levels of the Armed Forces' leadership,” So far 5 patriotic ex-army officers who have nothing to gain except loyalty to King and country, have exposed the manipulation in the army postal votes, and you have called them traitors. I have not doubt more will come forward and this time with concrete proofs. I shall be waiting with bated breath to hear of your excuses.