Racing Against Time.

Come April 2-4, we will be able to see our lads in action! Let's look on the bright side. Lotus is a remarkable car. Only some thought otherwise! Let's combat public ignorance and prejudice. Keep the momentum and hopefully we will witness Lotus's miracle of modern technology.

Lotus had been totally misconceived by some of our very own people! Grossly misrepresented as a "born loser"! But make no mistake about it. After two races, Lotus is seen as the "new kid on the block"! A modest improvement so far, nothing sort of prodigious achievement. Realistically, Lotus is still not with the "big boys" yet! This is unlikely to happen quickly. Slowly but surely Lotus would realize this dream.

Ignore strictures. Ignore the prophets of doom. Lotus needs to prove many critics wrong. In order to do that, Lotus has to "get closer" to the leaders with every race! Debunk the "greenhorn" myth! Burn some tyres along the way. And who knows, a miracle might just come along!

Kiss, Kiss, Kiss.

Now that the MCA election is over, it is time to make peace. It is time to bury the hatchet! It is not the time to bury your opponents who lost! Now, all must kiss and make up, not kiss and tell!

This new linchpin must not flex his political muscles. He must not forget that he DID NOT have a complete stranglehold on the delegates, not even a majority! 1411 delegates did not choose him! Going by any standard, this is a "weak" win! Anyway, a win is still a win.

The President said he's all for collective leadership. He has to "distribute his spoils" fairly and to see that no one sees red! This distribution might just put him a dilemma. It is not easy to please everyone. So whatever decision he makes, or whoever he chooses, everyone must abide by his decision. There must not be any attempt to discredit him!

Any whoever is caught with a machiavellian motive, he must be given the boot immediately! No one must achieve promotion through nepotism! The package deal must be accepted by all and whoever disagrees, the only option is to kiss and say goodbye!

From Kathmandu With Love.

Yes, we do have a problem here! 'Doctor from Kathmandu' Isn't that sickening? And what have the local authorities got to say about that! Of course, there'll be many excuses from them! If only our authorities are doing their work with honesty and integrity, we would not encounter these problems.

We have authorities that have eyes that do not see, ears that do not hear and mouth that do not speak! The prophetic warnings from the rakyat often go unheeded!

Most of the time, the rakyat faced "red tapes" with the authorities! Many of us are trying to earn an honest penny and ironically, there would be obstacles in our path! To even start a "kacang putih" stall, we need to get a number of approvals from the authorities. And that is no "kacang putih" at all! It's a real puzzler!

The Star had even highlighted about the Nepalese in Kuala Lumpur. They are "robbing" us of our rice bowls. But sadly, that is not the only case. We can see many other foreigners doing businesses in so many places in OUR country! Countless! And there are some of our people who are deliberately making money out of our miseries!

If the authorities have our interest at heart, then they need to do what's necessary. I'm sure they know there are many foreigners who have shops, stolen our businesses and are within our midst. Our authorities are just a bunch of hypocrites! They lack courage and determination! Can we blame them? After all, they're just '9 to 5' civil servants! Yeah, why push?

The locals feel intimidated by these foreigners most of the time! The lackadaisical approach to counter these foreigners by the authorities is like trying to nudge us into accepting their (the foreigners) presence. The ones that need to be nudge now and then are the authorities themselves! There's no sense of urgency at all on their part. Why kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

We've been led up the garden path for far too long! It's time we put a stop to their disgraceful ways! Let's start by teaching the authorities on how to discriminate between right and wrong.

The 'Swingers'.

Many countries have many different cultures and we are no different here! We have, in Malaysia, the "SPs" culture. SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, SELECTED PERSECUTION, SELECTED PRIORITY and even the "SWING" POLITICIANS!

Just take a look at some of them. And what bull when some say they have "SOKONGAN PENUH" of the rakyat when their "political" life hung by the thread! With these clowns do you honestly think they can be of any assistance to us? They can go hang for all I care! They're not worth our votes! I'm hanged if I'm going to vote for them in the next GE!

They have to do SOME PENANCE of sort to atone for their "sins". They need to SHOW PENITENCE or else Hell is the only "SAFE PLACE" for them! The rakyat would eventually reject them and Earth would no longer be Heaven for them! For SACRIFICING PRINCIPLES, they will eventually pay a heavy price.

A simple and straight-forward piece of advice. Pause for a moment and think! It'll do you good! Don't forget, only monkeys swing from tree to tree! Your despicable actions do not go down well with the rakyat. You would hear nothing but snide comments from us, the very people who voted you in and, eventually, out!

You might be very good at sniping others to SCORE POINTS for yourself but many of us are simply not interested in what you can say. You score when you deliver! You must SOLDIER PATIENTLY and not bask in your SILLY PRIDE!

T T T T T

Resigned? Rift? Or probably a rumour? Whatever! Saw that piece of "rift" news in one "reliable" paper! I wondered how that piece of information was 'leaked out" and the DAP adviser, Lim Kit Siang urged the Prime Minister to do something about that!

Of course both the Home Minister (HM) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) gave the news the brush-off! The HM stressed that there was no conflict and all of us must respect their respective positions. The HM gave a very defensive answer! Why?

Many of us know that the IGP cannot be promoted any higher but not the HM. He could still notched up! It would be very unlikely now as the 'top spot" is not vacated yet! So, they cannot simply resign at their whims and fancies! That would be foolhardy.

They have no choice but must "look good" in public for their own good! After all, they're professionals! The stakes are high. And many of us know that we would not be able to demystify the workings of the government. The only thing we need to do now is to wait "till they tell the truth!".

Male Or Female?

I'm sorry to hear that Ganes, a lorry driver was a figure of fun when he was accidentally listed as "female" in his passport. This blunder by the Johore Immigration Department was something out of the ordinary! But this "female" can take consolation as his passport has a "short shelf life". On the next renewal, I'm sure this oversight will not recur.

The deprecatory remarks, the "harassment" by a personnel of the ID as alleged by Ganes and if that is true, some form of action must be taken! NO civil servant has the right to push, threaten or bully ANY MALAYSIAN as he/she so desires! Even NON-MALAYSIANS are not to be treated that way! But many of us know that there are a lot of them around! It is impossible to put a figure on the number of these people!

Make no mistake, we are practically facing cock-ups in a number of government departments. You figure out which are those! It would be a very demoralizing experience if we happen to pay them a visit. To counter this, we drop a hint and then tell them to drop dead!

On His Majesty's Secret Service.

For the first time, after ascending the throne in November 2001, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has appointed five people as Justices of the Peace (JPs). His Majesty wants them to be the "no nonsense" JPs.

All these JPs would be expected to work as a team and "doing their own thing" is strictly a no no! No self interest but must serve in the best interests of the people. Serve with the best of intentions! And also, their professional integrity must be well integrated at all times when dealing with the people! Their reputation must be intact.

They must also stay on the right side of the law. When carrying out their duties, the rightness of their decisions have to be all paramount! And to a certain extent, the people would be enormously grateful, enormously thankful. Self-discipline is the only way to earn the respect of the people! Think about that!

Be men of honour and you would then be able to avoid listening to a few home truths, if there's any, about yourselves! You would then have no qualms sleeping tight every night!

Stage A Comeback!

I don't understand why some politicians cannot get over with it when everything is over for them! Take a look at our immediate neighbour, Thailand. The former prime minister, Thaksin Shinrawatra who was ousted by the military in 2006 has not given up yet! He still has his die-hard supporters, the "men in red", carrying out the "bloody" job for him! He can still count on their loyalty! How many of us can do that?

And talking of a comeback, we have one such in our own backyard! I'm talking about the former president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), staging a comeback, albeit on a "smaller scale". He said he's the saviour of MCA. How true is that, nobody really knows. How do we measure the loyalty of his supporters? Are they going to don red? Or spill blood?

It's true, everyone has his democratic rights. Rightly or otherwise, if one has "taken a backseat" and why, out of the blue, wants to be in the driver's seat again? He was able to explain with admirable lucidity the rationale of his decision! He could be pushing his luck a little too far!

If MCA is on "shaky ground", can he move heaven and earth to "stabilize" it? It would be better to let the present leaders handle the problems that have besieged MCA for sometime now! The only logical thing for him to do now is to STAY DOWN and STAY OUT!

Dive For Your Gold!

Another sports sensation! This time it is Pandelela Rinong, a teenage diving star from Sarawak! She had qualified for two events at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) which will be held in Singapore from Aug 14-26. The 3m springboard and the 10m platform.

She has made quite a splash in the two individual disciplines recently. If she maintains her form, she would be going places! She has to 'dive' for the golds in the coming YOG. She has to thrust deeper into her reserves to make "waves"! There are many good divers around and she needs to give her best!

'Flat Broke' For A Flat!

It was a piece of good news that single mother, Maureen Lee would be getting a flat soon. She would be reunited with her son. A fairy tale ending for her but for many others throughout the country, that would not be likely! Many poor are still homeless! The allocations of many flats were not done according to regulations. In fact, many of the local councils are not doing their work responsibly!

Many "poor" flat owners are living beyond their means. Some have "transformed" their flats into "banglows". Some of us live in terrace houses and we pay 'cukai pintu' accordingly but these "poor" banglow owners pay "rumah pangsa" fee! The same applies to the payment for IWK. RM96.00 for terrace houses and RM24 for these "poor" banglow owners!

It's about time all local councils need to radically rethink and find solutions immediately! The majority of these councils had screwed up from day one! Please do not tell me all the local councils have only a rudimentary understanding of the laws and by-laws! The time has come for action.

The report of "unfair allocations" puts the onus of allocating without bias for all firmly on all local councils! They must be simply fair! Do not put yourselves into any invidious position. Many people would not like that because we are not morons. You bet, many of us out there are acute observers! You're being watched! Simple as that!

Why The Jittery?

Don't get all agitated Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Please do not throw tantrums like a child! It was not a big deal if some media or someone from the 'underground' had said you've resigned.

If you've resigned as speculated, so be it! And if you haven't, all of us know of your impending retirement. I don't get it! You said Malaysia was heading for disaster if the 'underground' could manipulate the IGP's post. What kind of disaster are you talking about? You even said you "felt sorry" for this country for the false information. Sorry for what?

It seemed that you are adamantly defending your post and surprisingly, the Home Minister (HM) had taken sides. The HM said China Press will be heavily penalised if that information was not true! Jumping to the wrong conclusion is not a very wise thing to do. You guys should know better!

I'll Be Damned!

This is another classic case of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council(MPSJ)enforcement officers being damned if they do not ask for a bribe. Two owners of a tuition centre in Serdang Perdana, Seri Kembangan were harassed and intimidated by six of them on March 2. Or were they?

But Datuk Adnan Md Ikhsan, the council president said there were instances where many impersonators were 'making their rounds". This could very well be true! Whether that's true or not, that is a different story!

Many of us must have encountered enforcement officers from different authorities in our daily lives. Each of us have a different story to tell. But all the endings are almost similar. Whenever one is 'cornered', the easiest way out is to 'cut corners'. It is a "win win" situation! We save some money and save a lot of time! That is a deliberate way to settle things. Whom do we fault then?

Let's Beat Them!

Get ready your steering locks, your hockey sticks or your baseball bats! We're going to beat our disabled fellow Malaysians! Let's behave like the two Australians teens, aged 15 and 16 who viciously attacked a disabled Canadian tourist at a Sydney suburban train station!

Is this the way we're going to treat our fellow Malaysians? To 'take care' of them? It was extremely disturbing to read in the media that a KTMB driver assaulted and verbally abused one on March 4. That was simply an unwarranted action on his part! Till now, the police had not taken any action for reason best known to them!

There will be many 'genuine' excuses and moreover, this assault might not be a priority! But you can always find them in many 'easy spots' to...you know what! There goes my hard earned money! Gotmoneyberes!

Many of us are outraged by this incident. It shouldn't have happened in the first place! Our fellow Malaysians here are not a downtrodden minority! They are to be assisted in whatever ways possible. We cannot raise our hands on them! We can only lend a helping hand. Is that too much to ask?

Of Past And Present Chinese

I'm Chinese but I can barely comprehend the Chinese. In ancient China, during the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty(1122BC-256BC), the feudal lords constantly fought each other for supremacy until most of them proclaimed themselves the title of 'Wang'(King).

The Chinese secret societies, the Ghee Hin and the Hai San took their warfare from their motherland to Malaya(The Larut Wars) that started in 1861 and ended with the signing of the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.

Then we saw the costly full-scale civil war between the China Communist Party(CCP) and the Nationalist Party(Kuomintang)that was ended in 1949 by the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong.

Now we have a 'war' looming. The Malaysian Chinese Association(MCA) has seen the majority of their office bearers resigned. Come March 28, there will be winners and there will be losers. In the meantime, preparation for this upcoming battle would 'draw blood' The situation is going to be tense. We will see all the candidates 'sharpening their weapons' and to use them when the time is right!

I hope there would not be any backstabbing! And no aiming or shooting at the Achilles' heel! No offence meant to the President of MCA. Many of us want to see an end to this war that shouldn't have started in the first place! So, what is done,is done! It cannot be undone. Battle it out fairly or you would earn the wrath of many! But let me jolt you a little, lest you have forgotten! You have MCA- Make Chinese Angry.

That Sinking Feeling!

Do we need sailors who quickly abandoned their ship when everything is not going their way? Sailors who are self-centred, self-contradictory and worse, selfish! I'm talking about our YBs who quit their parties and are proud about that! And please wipe that smirk off your faces! You should be ashamed of yourselves.

I'm not aligned to any party but I say we need to re-educate these clowns and they need to re-examine their beliefs and values from time to time lest we replace them the next round! To those guilty YBs, you're real experts at 'smokescreening' your ulterior motives! You clowns have minds like sieves! You forget easily!

Respect must be earned. The rakyat expect help and support from you but you've let the side down! The rakyat would eventually make short work of you!

Exactly, are these sailors waiting for the 'other ships' to pick them up when they had decided to 'walk the plank'? The only wise thing for the rakyat to do is to 'drown' these renegades! Even better yet! We feed them to the sharks! They're not a great loss anyway. Good riddance! It's better this way because at least we would not be short-changed!

No More Tiger Show!

Tiger Woods has lost his 'tee(th)'. The tigers in a zoo in the southern part of Peninsula Malaysia would soon lose theirs too! Starprobe revealed that the 'lion king' of the said zoo was up to his monkey tricks due to a lack of enforcement! Because of its special permit, this zoo has been breeding and selling tiger cups to interested parties.

This lion king must be a sly old fox! Besides disposing of the cups, they were rented out and were even photographed for a fee. He might be getting the lion's share! He seemed to be playing a cat and mouse game with the authorities when Starprobe let the cat out of the bag!

Like a snake in the grass, he would cleverly slither out of harm's way! "This zoo needs the money to feed the animals",he said. Feed the animals or feed himself? Like a snake sloughing its skin, he is also trying to slough off the zoo's public negative image! An exceptionally smart ass. Shall we give him a friendly bear-hug? Not everyone is a moron, right?