The Bodyguards.

The simple truth is; whatever excuses or reasons given by the chairman of the Selangor Local Government Committee, the ratepayers would not be too happy about them! It would be ridiculous to swallow them whole!

If indeed the president of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) was “threatened” in any way, then the police should be informed and let them handle that, not the enforcement officers, whose task are primarily to “issue summons” to the “poor and defenceless” rakyat!

What about the safety of the enforcement officers? What would they do if they were confronted by thugs or hired killers?

The more I read (in today’s papers), the more confused I became. What has the aggressive efforts by the council to crack down on illegal trading, gambling and entertainment activities got to do with the president? Was he the only one who decided on everything? What about the committee, don’t they have any say at all?

The MPSJ assistant public relations director, in coming to the president’s defence, said the move to have enforcement officers stationed nightly at the president’s house was cost effective.

And another councillor who sits in the finance committee confirmed that the move (to protect the president), was approved in September 2008. She said it was only a temporary measure until the situation goes back to normal!

I’m much more confused now! Only from May (presumably this year) they introduced the enforcement master plan, they claimed, caused dissatisfaction among the parties involved in illegal activities. But the protection for the president started in December 2008!

If you care to remember, Bukit Beruntung was not densely populated two to three years ago and was in a “hulu” area! Now I think I know the “real” reason, do you?

Kickamania.

Permit me to kick-start right away!

Remember the Assistant Superintendent of Police who got his kicks from drugs? Is he still alive and kicking? Everything seemed so quiet now!

What about the halfwit from PERKASA who kicked a fuss or two recently about the Chinese voters in the recently concluded by-elections? Has he finally kicked the habit of kicking people around with his blunt words and actions? Or has this halfwit realised that it would be useless to kick against “the rule of democracy”.

And strangely enough, this halfwit remained silent when someone was kicking and screaming, accusing another component party of interfering with another component party’s internal problems!

Do you know that we often kick our heels while waiting for our turn to be served in the government offices? Is that the norm, I wander. I still do! It’s time we kick some butts!

How would the government intend to tackle the issue of kickbacks given to civil servants in the course of their work? While waiting for the government to kick some ideas around, let’s wait and not kick up a storm, okay?

In the days to come, there’ll be many unpaid leave, emergency leave and more “sick leave” because many are eagerly anticipating another kick-off! Place your bets and good luck! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Give It Up! No Way!

The truth is, I don’t see anything wrong with some civil servants in the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) owning one low-cost flat each. Even with their household incomes at more than RM2500.00 per month, many are still “poor”. I can safely say many do have problems like anyone of us.

The rising cost of living would have taken a sizeable chunk out of their salaries! Some have aged parents to look after, siblings to take care of and the monthly bills to settle and instalments for the little luxuries that many of us cannot live without!

Only the pretty low types, the “them and us” kind ought to be ashamed of themselves for purchasing those low-cost units meant for others! The excuses they gave were pretty low-down and were cleverly disguised too! Please don’t conceal the truth and I would also find it hard to swallow the truth, if there was any at all! Please don’t lower yourselves, your dignity and lose the respect of colleagues, friends and the public!

For those who had abused their positions like the two senior MBPJ officers, the only way to set things right is to call the MACC (Malaysian Anti Corruption Council) to investigate! And the MACC must not take a low- key approach to these blatant abuses of authority!

It would be a futile attempt to ask them to give up their units voluntarily because that would only come to “dead-ends”! Everything was “signed, sealed and delivered” legally! It was definitely a mistake made by the previous administrators and there’s nothing anybody can do about that now!

I deplore the fact that there are some people in top jobs who stoop so low and misused their positions dishonestly! Such dishonourable motives! Or could that be greed?

For The Future!

I’d read some of the comments on the third amnesty that is soon to be given to the illegals. To tell the truth, I simply do not understand why you guys picked on the Indonesians only! There are so many illegals of different nationalities right now in our country!

Let’s not leap to the wrong conclusion and again, don’t make any unfair judgement on these illegals yet! Of course, the majority are from Indonesia. Everyone knows that!

You guys do not seem to agree on the “money thing”. Of course the money is OUR MONEY but what choice does our government has? We are the “Good Samaritan” and we had helped so many unfortunate people in so many countries before.

Let’s now take those illegal Indonesians as an example. Those caught without proper papers would first be sent to the detention camps. They might be there for sometime and it would only be fair to “treat them right”, right?

Who knows, one day we might find ourselves invaded by another country and we might want to call upon the Indonesians for assistance. One good turn deserves another and they might be our brothers-in-arms. And you tell me our country has no vision! Ha! Ha! Ha!

'High' Cop.

Highlighting another bad cop would earn me a broadside with some of our fellow bloggers again! The simple truth is- I have no enmity whatsoever with good, honest cops. Only the bad ones remained a complete enigma to me! That is the truth!

A 40 something cop, an Assistant Superintendent attached to the Sungai Buloh air unit was arrested in a pub, sometime ago, together with some of his friends, for allegedly “high on drugs” and he even unbuttoned his jacket and revealed the gun tucked near his hip! His stupid and blunted action would probably land him in hot soup.

That deplorable incident at the pub would tarnish the image of the police! It’s high time the appropriate authorities put an end to his shameful conduct, his shameless behaviour! The Deputy Public Prosecutor must decide after the submission of the investigation papers by the police!

And make no mistake about that! Do we tolerate such bad behaviour in the force? The authorities must stop at nothing to stop the rot! A stern warning must be sent to this halfwit! After all, wasn’t he digging his own grave in the first place? Has this halfwit forgotten his pledge, oath and honour?

I’m sure many of us must have come across in the media about the crimes committed by some cops in the force. They are simply an effing nuisance in society! When will they ever learn? They simply do not fear the Almighty! Or are they the “all mighty”?

Sleepless Nights In Sibu.

Some people would have sleepless nights in Sibu! The result of the by-election gave many a nasty jolt! Many seemed serenely unaware that anything had gone wrong until now!

It's rather late in the day to say you're sorry- the harm's done now. The folks of Sibu had spoken! Their woes should have been taken care of a long long time ago! The irredeemable mistakes had cost some people dearly. It was irresponsible of them to leave the Sibu folks behind. The delay in solving their problems or none at all had made everybody strained and irritable!

Their sudden irruption into Sibu did not make the folks there any happier! And now, who's having the last laugh? They must also learn that it's no use blaming other people for their own mistakes!

Evading everyday issues, evading resposibilities would only widen the rift! Eventually, the confidence in them would evaporate into thin air. If they do not arrest this situation now, I'd say they got a less than even chance to survive the next round!

Don't Mess With This Dragon!

Congratulations to the Chinese team for their triumphant outing by winning the prestigious Cup for a fourth consecutive time and their eighth since they made their entry in the series in 1982. They deserved that win albeit receiving brickbats from some people.

Lin Dan, with a formidable combination of intelligence and determination, was not his "usual self" after he won his matches, hands down (against Taufik Hidayat)and that was a "real disapointment". And China's first doubles, Cai Yun-Haifeng showed their superiority and clinched the "all important" second point after a thrilling three matches! And Chen Jin, China's second singles, sealed the fate of the once mighty Indonesians after an initial scare!

Ater China's victory, there was a "wall of silence" in the Indonesian camp and their very vociferous countrymen fell into a dead silence. Clearly, the writing is on the wall! The Chinese shuttlers are supreme! This dragon breathes out fire! And who will be the next dragon slayer?

Bridesmaid No More!

Congratulations to the Korean Uber Cup players for their historic 3-1 win over defending champion, China. Those gritty ladies deserved that win, hands down! That was one long wait worth waitng for!

The Koreans would remember that victory for a long, long time to come and that "nightmare" would forever haunt the Chinese. In sports, one cannot win all the time.

Indubitably, it was their indomitable courage, will and spirit that brought the Great Wall crumbling down! It was a sheer delight to watch them play against the "invincible" ladies of China. Long rallies, lops, beautifully executed drop shots and the sharp smashes. Were the Chinese women gradually losing their grip?

It was better to lose one's grip on the game rather than losing one's head! It was very unsporting by one of our sports commentator (TV 1) who was intolerably rude when he took a swipe at the Chinese team with his pointed remarks after they lost. In common decency, a good commentator does not do that!

Doing a running commentary in any event, one does not take side! Please run your commentary in a professional way and learn to control your emotion! Can you do that for the men's final today? It's the Chinese against the Indonesians! Good luck to both teams and we hope to see top flight action!

Mayday! Mayday! May 13.

I heaved a sigh of relief when the purported May 13 rally was called off! Whether held in an indoor stadium or "just a peaceful gathering" by the roadside would make a lot of people uneasy!

The government had taken almost half a century to conciliate public opinion on that "historic" day and yet there were some halfwits who tried to "honour that day"! If the organizers thought that all Malaysians were for that rally, then they had got another think coming! How thoughtless were those halfwits!

Calling off that rally was the most sensible thing to do because it was not readily accepted by most Malaysians! Organizing a rally with "just one race" participating in it is simply an unjustifiable risk! Don't take unnecessary risk and then suffer unnecessary pain later!

We're living in a very unique country and it is unquestionably the best! Our pluralist society is the envy of many countries in the world. To a considerable extent, we're still doing okay, expect for some minor hiccups here and there! The government can still make further improvements to the laws on racial discrimination! Let's improve on that and move on!

And can we live together in political, national and economic unity? If we can all do that, then it would be a remarkable achievement!

'Ni Hau Ma?'

In the near future, we would be greeted in Chinese at the MACC offices throughout the country! More than 400 applied for the 40 vacancies as investigating officers and junior investigating officers.

That was indeed a break-through! A break with tradition! It was good that the MACC had broken away from the traditionalist attitudes that so many of the government institutions still hold on to! Let's hope that was done in the best interest of the nation.It would also be interesting to see how it goes from there.

Besides getting the Chinese "involved" in this institution, they should also involve the Chinese more in decision-making! The Chinese must also be "personally involved". It would be a "useless existence" for the Chinese if they were to remain as pawns or what we Malaysians love to say- "ikan bilis", "small fry", whatever!

I deplore the fact that there are so few Chinese in top jobs! Truly, many Chinese were denied the opportunity but let's now give those deserving ones the "lost" opportunity. Let's end the "policy of desegregation" among the races! And just how do we relate to "mixed marriages" when this policy still exists?

We can if we have the courage and dogged determination to look beyond "colour of the skin". Discard outdated beliefs that only Chinese are business people and the rest of our fellow brethrens are "kakitangan kerajaan"! This widespread racial discrimination has to stop immediately in order for us to move forward! Many of us are becoming increasingly disenchanted today. The feeling of disenchantment with the present government is sadly true!

The deep, growing disillusionment with the government's policies must be addressed without delay. The government must be scrupulously fair to all as promised and it still got a fair bit to do! All we want is to see fair play! So, please no foul-ups with foul plays.

We need to collaborate fruitfully with all in order to make a success of this country! We have to make substantive changes and everyone has a part to play. Let's not waste our breath talking nonsense and doing nothing like some halfwits who have been doing all these at every other day!

Not Clear About Nuclear.

Let's be clear about one thing. Do we need a nuclear plant? And what guarantee do we have on it? This piece of news must has sent shock waves rippling throughout the country. This morning, I read in the paper of a fellow Malaysian who highlighted the pros of this energy. He might be right to a certain extent but why take the risk?

There are still other areas to source and harness for this energy. We mustn't rush into this and moreover, the construction of this plant would cost a whopping RM20billion! The DG of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board said at least 2.6sq-km of land (about the size of 314 football pitches)is needed for the plant and its buffer zone. I'm not ridiculing the government in any way, but let's be true to ourself. This is a "skyhigh" expectation!

We had hospital which became "patient" itself. It needed patches here and there. Stadium roofs that collapsed under their weights and bridges that gave way! Do you truly think we can manage a nuclear plant? Everything looks good in the book but in reality, I think we're not ready for that yet!

It would be a grave mistake if we're dying to get into the "nuclear race"! We shouldn't be too hasty in deciding to built it. We don't want the government to apologise yet again for another "accidental" disaster!

The government must not be stubborn or have an intransigent attitude when the lives of our fellow Malaysians could be at risk! This is one calculated risk not worth risking! We could very well be digging graves later.

One Shot...One Apology.

I was a little hesistant to write on this! One or two of our fellow bloggers who recently said I hated the entire police force might want to shoot me down! Truth will prevail, eventually! Ha! Ha! Ha!

That 3.30am incident in Gemencheh where a 17 year old youth was shot for taunting the police (true or not?) was in fact an "armless" and harmless youth. A shot in the dark and no eye witness! Easy for cover-ups just in case!

The state police chief, SAC 1 Datuk Osman Salleh was quick to defend his trigger-happy police personnel! That halfwit fired a warning shot and the bullet "strayed' and hit the victim's hip! Shouldn't a warning shot be fired into the air? And when would the police ever learn to "shoot straight"?

Luckily for this unlucky youth, he survived through this harrowing "shooting" experience! But when the time comes, he would eventually have to "shoot it out" with the police again! But this time it would be in court!

An apology would be insufficient. A young, innocent life could have been lost! In would not be wrong to say many of us have lost faith in the police! I'm not here to discredit the force! But if incidences of this nature keeps cropping up, many would be extremely depressed with the police. The police must not be negligent of their duties and responsibilities!

We're not a diseased society and the police must, at all times, act with considerable discretion. Discretion is the better part of valour. With this in mind, I'm sure the "shooting satistics" would be drastically reduced!

Police are not tyrants or despots. But they still have to toe the line when they carry out their duties. Stay out of trouble and things would work out fine.

Vote Me...Or Else...

For the last few days, I was pondering over the uncalled-for, half-witted outburst, by a halfwit from Perkasa, accusing the "other Malaysian" (om) for their diminishing support for the Barisan candidate at the just concluded Hulu Selangor by-election!

If one cannot stand the heat, do not stand near the fire! I believed that by-election was "truly" democratic and there should be no doubt about that! The folks there had picked their choice and the winner would stay, the loser, just walked away!

After the "disappointed" win, that halfwit,instead of thanking the folks there, blamed the om for their treacherous actions and asked the government to rethink about helping them. But let's not be too unhappy about that! It was a mere bagatelle on that halfwit's part! We need to ignore his moralistic attitude as there was really nothing to that! That halfwit was intolerably rude that's all!

We can change the government anytime through democratic process. This is the right of the rakyat! But that halfwit did not seem to think so. His outburst might even jeopardize the chances of Barisan in the coming by-election in Sibu.

Would the support of the om diminish in Sibu this time, knowing that the om throughout the country were understandably annoyed? If "second best is the best" in Sibu, we would know who to blame, right? If that is true, then, by this time, everyone knows all the ballyhoo of that halfwit had not gone down well with the om from day one!

This would not be seen as a political fallout but some sort of "counter measure" against a veiled attack by that halfwit! May that be a bitter lesson for anyone with a loose tongue! Bad mouthing is not good nor appropiate! So shut your mouth and mend your wayward ways!

A Deadly Weapon.

True to form,it was so easy to shift the blame to anyone but yourself! The police were quick to accuse Aminulrasyid Amzah (the teenager who was fatally shot by the police)as a criminal and on that fateful day, there was a "deadly" weapon, a parang, in his car! What is the rationale behind this accusation?

If the parang was a weapon, then there would be many more deadly weapons in the car! The steering lock, the jack, the screw driver and even the hockey stick! So does anyone need permits to carry all these "weapons"?

Now, the only weapon left would only be the "truth" of Azamuddin Omar, 15, the friend of the deceased. He's only 15, a minor, and would his "truth" carry any weight? Would we be hearing the truth out of him? Would the moment of truth come? So,please tell us truly what happened on that fateful night!