Malaysia - A Bloodless Coup

PRAYERS ANSWERED

Truly, God has been very kind to Malaysia and Malaysian. When all other nations had to shed some blood if not a lot to gain independence, Malaya got hers by agreement of the then colonial masters, the British.

CONGRATULATIONS ALL MALAYSIANS - YOU HAVE SPOKEN!




JOYS OF SUCCESS

Once again, the Malaysian people had gained what they had been yearning for so long - the right to heard the right way! Had they not tell the ruling government then that they (the Government) was veering off-course and that the protection of they cronies and mis-behaved ministers, parliamentarians and officers were a bit too much!



PLEASE ... LISTEN!!

The people asked, pleaded, begged even cried but to no avail. Apparently, 'they' were on-top and you little people are just 'dust' on their shoes. Those arrogant 'elected' representative took advantage of the privilege to serve the ordinary man only to serve himself and his kind. While the people suffered their own these 'big-heads' made tons of money, built majestic castles, drove expensive cars and basically laughed at the stupid people who voted them.


What goes round comes around! HA,HA,HA - who has the laugh now? I promise you, they should never ever again get any support from us the people - those lying, thieving bunch of opportunists. What we must now do is further reduce their strength and finally just shut them down!



THOSE WHO VOTED

Never underestimate the people's power - especially not those who had been victimised by one way or another. God will surely grant the prayers who had been wronged! And what a huge number that was - really! Malaysia is a rich country with so many natural resources and reserves and yet why has so little been given to the masses?

March 8, 2008 is the day of the bloodless coup - the day the ordinary people of all races voted to deny 2/3 majority to the next BN federal government - a warning that next time the people can deny even more than that!

What the people ask is so simple - just be fair to us - the RAKYAT!
PLEASE don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal and finally don't be cruel!



MY BEAUTIFUL MALAYSIA

GAZA - The New Holocaust

The sufferings of the Palestinian People particularly those in Gaza is not some fairy-tale in some far away land. The injustice and oppression they are shouldering is not mere arab propaganda versus zionist politics. Ordinary people just you and I, just like of us all - human beings - are dying, maimed or traumatised by the daily incidences of 'no-peace' and 'no-safety'.

But on reflection, we know deep down in our hearts that those people in Gaza are not ordinary people like us really. They are much more stronger, braver and spiritually better than us because we could never bear the pain, losses and sufferings that they carry. How we would cower low if a huge fully armed tank came rolling down our path? These people instead stand and throw pebbles or stones at that tanks. Imagine how we would tremble if a loaded automatic rifle was pointed at our heads. The children of Gaza just look back at the soldiers pointing those rifles! How shattered we would be if we lost all our family members to an air strike or artillery shelling? These people bury their dead and carry on living their pitiful life.

Bette Midler sang "God is watching us..." but I wonder how many of us really care. But someday, God with all His Might will rain down His Fury upon, not only on the State of Israel, but also on all of us for letting the brutality, cruelty and inhumane actions take place in our lifetime in front of our eyes! Everything we do on this earth has impact on the rest of us. That is the way things are - kill a butterfly here and some earthquake happens somewhere. Do a good deed there and good things come to you here. Laugh if you want - disbelieve in the mysterious way God moves and the way He has ordained things to be. But the new holocaust is here - in Gaza!

To the struggle of the oppressed and the dominated, the following pictures speak louder than words. Hopefully, those who see them will reflect and ponder how we all had let the atrocities happened?

THE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES & INFRASTRUCTURE









KILLING THE INNOCENT











HARMING CHILDREN & CIVILIANS





USING EXCESSIVE FORCE








APATHY FROM ALL






Numbers don’t lie



“The majority of these [Palestinian] children were killed and injured while going about normal daily activities, such as going to school, playing, shopping, or simply being in their homes. Sixty-four percent of children killed during the first six months of 2003 died as a result of Israeli air and ground attacks, or from indiscriminate fire from Israeli soldiers.”
- Catherine Cook

Kosovo, Cuba, Pakistan... what about Malaysia?

Today's news are quite interesting. Three countries at different places on this earth - each having their own implications and repercussions. Three different men whose fate are intermingled with the history of their countrymen and country. That is life really - change after change but change there must be. It may take a few months or years or even centuries but change will someday occur!

Kosovo declared her independence - Hashim Thaci, a former guerrilla leader is now prime minister of a new state - much to the dismay of Serbia and Russia. Well, I do hope Serbia won't lash out (again) as it did against Bosnia and Croatia. I do hope they have learnt not to be cruel again.




Fidel Castro has finally resigned as President of Cuba. Years of rhetoric, assassination attempts and bitter words from the United States did not waver this man's resolve in his beliefs. But at last, the 'old enemy' is really getting old and is no longer able to fight the 'oppressors'. Regardless of what the West might say, I think Castro will be remembered for standing up against the imperialist West, not only by socialists and communists but ordinary people whose countries are now 'killing fields' compliments of the greatest democracy in the world!

Over to you Chavez ...!





Pakistan long awaited election closed their polling stations today and the opposition is set to form a government. There's still deals to be made though but nonetheless, a change is expected not only by Pakistanis but also by the rest of the World! Pevez Musharaf will face a tough time hanging on but who knows what will happen. You can never read the minds of the politicians - power and compromise are not two separate things in politics. Once again, there will be changes - one way or another!




And what about Malaysia? ... first of all, where is Malaysia? For those who never had any geography in their school curriculum or thought south-east asia is Vietnam, please see map below. You can get there easily - really!



Well, March 8, 2008 will see the 12th General Election for Malaysia. The 'people' are itching for some changes. Will that ever happen? We shall see that on the nite of March 8. You see, itching is one thing but going all out to scratch the itch is another. Some will say don't scratch because it will only spread the germs. Others will say scratching will break the skin and cause infection. And so some people will not scratch an itch but instead they will put some medicated cream and hope the itch will disappear. Some say, the election is a foregone conclusion, the election day is just to rubber-stamp an already ready cabinet. But who will be the next Prime Minister - well lets pretend we don't know!

Elections - Changing America, Maintaining Malaysia

This year is interesting for the Americans because it is election year. At last, those who had to bear the 'gung-ho','awe and shock' style of Mr.Bush will see him go by default. A new President is sure to take his place. So far, it seems Mr.Obama will have to face Mr.McCain (yes, I'm leaning towards Mr.Obama because he's talking of change - No offence Mdm.Hillary but you're from the old school!)



The American election is an event - it's long and hard. The candidates face an arduous journey After all it is a big country and it does have impacts not only on the Americans but also the rest of the world. So I suppose the election process do need to be longdrawn as it is.

This year Malaysian will also go to the polls. It is a short affair. Bing, Bang Wham - it'll all be over in 2 weeks! Before the opposition can even say 'WAIT!' Barisan Nasional, the ruling party will be back in Parliment plotting out 'Billion Ringgits' projects to dispense for the 'people'. No, the ordinary people who's only concern is to survive but the 'people' who gave support and pledges to maintain the status quo of the Nation - where the richer gets richer and the poor, well, they can do what they can with the crumbs that fall along the way.






Once again, the transparency of the election will not be compromised either in America or in Malaysia. Whilst the Americans still 'hide' the ballot papers, Malaysian will be able to see the ballot papers through the new 'transparent' (literally) ballot boxes. And so the people (this time, I mean the simple village folks) will be proud that their electable government have been very transparent! After all, how much more transparent can you get - please don't expect the election commission workers to go about only in their undies to prove transparency. Nor should the PM and this ministers be 'naked' just to prove to the nation or the world that they have nothing to hide!



After all, transparency is not always good you see. Take for example, the waste bins. would you really want to see the stuff that goes in there (see picture below). You'll agree that sometimes, things are better hidden than seen. The same goes for governmental policies - the public wouldn't want to see all the dirty linen and wrangling that goes into making policy or law - just leave it to those who'll keep your interest (2%) in mind while they bare the consequences (98%) of their actions.



The Parliment house is a sanctuary for vested interest and greedy people - in the name of race, religion, culture, social and whatever else, rules, regulations, statutes and laws are passed! The future there only last for 5 years or less. Nothing else matters really - they say they're doing their best and why shouldn't we believe them. After all, how much massing of wealth can they do in 5 years? They're doing their best! Really!





And so, this is election year. There will be tears - of sadness and joy - maybe of equal amount. Those who yearn for change will see the same coming back. And those who wants to keep things as it is will probably see a change in how things are done. Who are you voting? All the best to you and I mean it!