tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24951292729964579812024-02-21T08:17:32.506-08:00ASJournalAmde Sidik's Journal- Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaAmde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-80238582502968861802008-04-20T10:24:00.000-07:002008-04-20T20:35:19.512-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTOVk9BvOvt5fOWKqtlEdaBP81TRx5aJUtwa8Hz1LyaDbEMZLjgg7rVdx7H_qj5YburEegXp4bm7o56qT1IkaYUnGo7UqL6EoGUFV89CBqHDG3M8Aitd6toG7CqkwiacT6vnpZJhO6JLT/s1600-h/mainpix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191393488368017762" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 133px; cursor: pointer; height: 105px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTOVk9BvOvt5fOWKqtlEdaBP81TRx5aJUtwa8Hz1LyaDbEMZLjgg7rVdx7H_qj5YburEegXp4bm7o56qT1IkaYUnGo7UqL6EoGUFV89CBqHDG3M8Aitd6toG7CqkwiacT6vnpZJhO6JLT/s200/mainpix.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Tunga;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Restoring faith in judicial system</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>Amde Sidik</i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">I am no judge nor practicing lawyer at the moment. But I read law and I lecture law to students. And I am prompted to write this article as soon as I finished reading a sms from a friend asking about my views. His statement is this “Its Pak Lah who now reformed judiciary system back to be more dignified” </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">He was referring to the front page article in our national paper of the day which reads “ Trust and justice” Its about the present government efforts to heal the wound of the country's judicial system which was smeared in the aftermath of the sacking of five Supreme Court judges in 1988.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">The fives judges were sacked because they didn't dance to the tune of the chief executive of the country of the day. That was the impression of the majority of learned or less learned people in the country. But only handful would made it known openly to general public by virtue of our cultural habit or because of fear of repercussion from the </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>above</i></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">I know many wouldn't agree including the former chief executive I mentioned, after all the later already denied several times that he was not responsible in the sacking the judges. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Could this mean that others recommended to him, in turned, as matter of academic he advised the Agong. We all know constitutionally how Agong must come into the limelight. . </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">I must say that persons or group of persons making recommendation must be naive and with motives at the back of their mind because as far as I knew any body reads law knows where the defining boundary is. There is an inherent convention in applying natural justice. There is no rocky foundation but rather has an established procedures to achieve justice at least in the crudest sense of the word. I am referring to the process of seeking justice in Common Law scenario.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">To date, I have not read any brilliant new ideas which can be more acceptable than what we already knew. In other words, those involved in the Inquiry such as this surely had broken the cardinal rules, they knew of what proper procedures are all about in establishing what fair and just as to why they did as they did. Only they can answer.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">My assumption is there are those who needed most of the outcome of Inquiry for wrongly or rightly. The answer is the later which is obvious and must therefore favored of the government of the day? </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i>Legalistically</i>, in my view, to be seen fair and just, it would have been better to leave it to the natural process of the law- as natural as possible. Let it done in accordance with the conventional wisdom not creating a mockery to the highest level for profession which many consider noble. Because of this incident we were nearly called to be just a little less than applying law of the jungle.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">This is a portion of long article. I wouldn't like to bore my readers, as this article is to appear in full in printed media-I wrote a few already, after the dismissal of the said judges, they turned out to be a near correct perceptions <span style="font-style: italic;">by majority</span>- Thank you</span></p><p face="arial" style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" align="justify">See response:</p><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Currently, Pak Lah is menggelabah~ing as a result of the tsunami. He seemed to be trying to appease the majority who had abandoned him to make them come back to him. While others are taking this opportunity to undo the past events that had been most unpopular especially during the Mahathir Era. He is running out of time, December seems to be the date for him to retire. As a "good" man he tried to potray himself, he is getting nowhere...Mahathir factor, Anwar factor, Agong Factor, Raja Perlis Factor, Samy Factor, UMNO factor, am No factor, Max Factor (ooops)...all seem to put him against the wall. </span></div> <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Can he do it? Seems a vertical climb. For example, can he appease all the demands of BN components in Sabah when he came here? JPPS, Illegals, petroleum % etc etc.... no way.</span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;font-family:arial;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-2479475788978687012008-04-19T09:27:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:24:47.185-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKQ30vpSbqtlg5quC2aszclJi_uE2cgqlCmkgu39ojrqKUAvba1eKcD54pN-3esd5UXkXGSDIjs1LirESFt5RIBNiqCzjLZnqLOLonIfZ9d3xb7lwZjqPn6SdJAWoHZodwjcmQKfxbmL7/s1600-h/i.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190994279747789122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKQ30vpSbqtlg5quC2aszclJi_uE2cgqlCmkgu39ojrqKUAvba1eKcD54pN-3esd5UXkXGSDIjs1LirESFt5RIBNiqCzjLZnqLOLonIfZ9d3xb7lwZjqPn6SdJAWoHZodwjcmQKfxbmL7/s200/i.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-family:Arial;" >See what you don’t see…</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial;">I was in the midst of writing this article when I received captions below sent by-friend- gmail group- I shall continue writing <span style="font-size:+0;"></span>later in meantime this is the portion, just to let you know that I share the view…</span></span><span style="color:blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I say-</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">If the country is really heading for democracy, which means going for social equality we cried for, the present government <span style="font-size:+0;"></span>has to recognise that public media institutions, namely RTM and the rest of the public media agencies are by definition belonged to you and I- <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">public</span>, regardless who we voted for during the country’s General Election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The bosses - officers and the employees who managed and employed in these institutions must at the same time realised, at least in their in mind that there is a dual carriage ways outside there. A few possibilities, one, assuming <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">you </span>don't like changes taking place in your working environment-where democratization is in the making. Its up to you to get out of the system, may be you think you can't live with the <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">new system</span> of administration. Because you were too used to work like you were for the last say, 40 years. Second, if you think you are not yet in full grasp of what democracy meant, don't worry there is still time to learn, if by then you wouldn't enjoy it, may be its just wise to hang on to it till you reach retirement age, or you may work elsewhere. But I can assure you, your next generation will appreciate for your tolerance and patient. They would understand better what democracy meant-because by then they would have read more books since you ask them to do so anyway-if you are the parents. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The gist is this, so long as RTM and public media agencies behave as they are now, we wouldn't expect democracy to be fully grown at a speed we want. People are fed with information only as much as the ruling party wanted it to be seen and read. I say, if the ruling party thinks these media agencies are theirs, why don't they allow the opposition party to have their own TVs and Radio Stations on their own, only then we could say the act is just and fair...<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >amde</span></span><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></p></span></span></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-family:Arial;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">You do not see these pictures in our local newspapers.</span><br />Our public media controlled by BN government won’t show photos or news, so let it be our responsibility to spread<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>and share those touching pictures with all our beloved Malaysians, Chinese, Indian and Malays alike- <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" align="justify"><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-family:Arial;" >Idrus al Haj</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify">THESE ARE THE PICTURES THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED MEDIA WILL NEVER SHOW YOU IN THEIR PAPERS <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,153);font-size:78%;" >(See top and bottom picture)</span>. An explosive<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>occurred on the 17<sup>th</sup> March 2008 at the Malayan Flour Mills premises at Lumut killing 3 persons and on the 18<sup>th</sup> March the new MB Ir Nizar and the DAP state Assemblyman Ngeh Koo Ham visited the family of the victims. Here are the pictures that will bring tears to your eyes!</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><o:p></o:p>MB Ir Nizar bersama<span style="font-size:+0;"> </span>ADUN DAP Ngeh Koo Ham melawat keluarga mangsa letupan kilang tepung Malayan Flour Mills di Manjung pada 18 March 2008.</p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify">Gambar MB Ir Nizar ketika meluangkan masa dirumah seorang dari 3 mangsa yang terbunuh, Lok Lai Keat, 51, dari Sitiawan, MB Ir Nizar yang boleh bertutur dalam dialek Mandarin, Hokkiien dan Cantonses turut memujuk anak mangsa Lok Min Yee, 10 yang meratapi kehilangan bapanya. 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//--> </script></span><b><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-42383694628813313602008-04-17T22:55:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:25:09.836-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw915NmKnEnLbXzCUKWh9MbUEIhOYPJR-qMG8sxqLeIhOBTRnjegVW66tF6oaAtx0TIKoawWpeIwM9s-PgntuGpppQhf2fHqDfYWVHjf5PoM66ISVXappfB8zYwgzuTrrTq0HLOeQ0Byc9/s1600-h/IMGP0772.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190463058817619154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 78px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 94px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw915NmKnEnLbXzCUKWh9MbUEIhOYPJR-qMG8sxqLeIhOBTRnjegVW66tF6oaAtx0TIKoawWpeIwM9s-PgntuGpppQhf2fHqDfYWVHjf5PoM66ISVXappfB8zYwgzuTrrTq0HLOeQ0Byc9/s200/IMGP0772.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-size:180%;" >Punching Opposition YB alright?</span><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It’s incredible, the guy who punched YB is one of those ‘the organisers’ of the Regatta Lepa Motorcycle Convoy?</span><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>According to the report, Jimmy was just doing his duty to meeting Tawau Municipal Council officials with regard to complaint of parking space and closure of the road, when the big man lost patient and punched him on the chest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Jimmy Wong is <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> sole opposition Assemblyman from Sri Tanjung DAP, that doesn’t deserve him to be punched by this man linked to a big bike convoy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Jimmy should have reported to the police for record at least. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;">Every citizen should respect the law it doesn’t matter who he is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>According to sms I got from Jimmy the guy is a “BN sponsored”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>I look at this is very serious matter. This is not an isolated case, we come across time and time again when one is associated or close friend with one in the authority he thinks the world is belonging to him alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Doesn’t this guy realise punching and injuring other fellow human is an offence. We have enough law to protect us; I think enforcing authority must not close their eyes just because the event is organized by the Government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Our society should be thought more to respect the law of the country</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-50109888768504019982008-04-16T08:21:00.000-07:002008-04-20T19:25:29.160-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Derision on oil money hooh!<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sabahans do get very emotional with their oil. They feel the 5% royalty they have been getting from KL is pittance, they feel they deserve more.<br /><br />At the recent gathering to celebrate his exile from politics, Anwar Ibrahim said if Pakatan Rakyat forms the Federal Government, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> would get up to 20% of royalties from oil and gas and timber. More schools would be built and help would be given to the poor here.<br /><br />This got us drooling, right? Who wouldn't? This guy is a good fisherman; he really knows how to catch fish.<br /><br />Anwar struck the right chord. Many of us want to know how is that an oil producing state now becomes one of the poorest in the country? Give back more of our money lah.<br /><br />The next question we must ask, does it really matter whether it is 5%, 20%, or 80%?<br /><br />Anwar can't simply pluck the figure from thin air, can he? In order to be generous, he needs to take it from somewhere. If you play the stock market, they tell you for every winner there is a loser.<br /><br />My accountant friend told me when you prepare a budget, a balanced would make you sleep well at night, a surplus is just fantastic, and a deficit is one you'd try to avoid at all cost.<o:p></o:p><br /></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">In a simple language this is how I understand it, say, we get RM 5 for our oil, now we have been promised RM 20, so extra RM 15 has to appear from somewhere.<br /><br />Is budget allocation in Selangor going to be raided? Very unlikely. <st1:place st="on">Penang</st1:place>? Same answer.<br /><br />Chances are whoever is responsible will have to do some creative work with <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>'s own allocation budget. He will probably have to reduce other items so that he can come up with RM15. This means instead of 5 schools, we would probably have only 2. If you insist on 5, you have to come up with your own development funds; your oil royalty becomes a trump card. You get my drift? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>This 20% of gross revenue? Too good to be true. After deducting all costs and profit sharing with subcontractors, PETRONAS has little to show for. Of course they will not agree. What about Sarawak and Trengganu? Petronas must as well close shop.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The above scenario is probably what Anwar needs to do if he wants to fulfill his promise<br /></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It doesn't make any difference does it?<br /><br />Then, is it really wise to push the extra money to our local politicians? I suppose it's okay if every sen can be accounted for. Otherwise, just let people in KL handle it.<br /><br />Anwar is also saying there is only "Ketuanan Rakyat". Makkal Saktii, People's Power now. About time someone reminded us this. Power cannot belong to one class of people in this multi-ethnic society of ours. It's yours and mine together.<br /><br />I am from <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, can someone tell me why must some one else tells me how much royalty I should get for an asset which is mine and not theirs?<br /><br />I think I should be consulted first, that will be real "Ketuanan Rakyat", don’t you think?<br /><br />Then, was it Socrates who said there will always be the rulers and those who are ruled?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,0);font-family:Arial;" ><o:p></o:p></span><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,0)">Awang Buntak for ASJournal</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="justify"><br /></p><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,102,0)"></span><o:p></o:p></span></i>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-42469488899357830372008-04-13T00:23:00.000-07:002008-04-14T03:27:39.380-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Any silver lining yet?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:100%;">By this week end our national political affairs is less foggy than the last weekend</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">or</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">nothing has really</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> changed?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>What do<span style=""> </span>I mean by this?<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>I am saying, if few important issues that ought to be clarified or solved by the Prime Minister are done with, or at least<span style=""> </span>seen to be solved in order to make some concerned citizens<span style=""> </span>feel comfortable sitting and watching their favorite program over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Excuse me, I shouldn't be too generalise on this because not everyone behaves like what I say, I myself don't watch TVs, assuming <i>lah</i> we all do!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Its about our Prime Minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">You see, everything he says has bearing on the way the country is governed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Political stability<span style=""> </span>detects economic environment, it can either induce or chase out luck. Can we not see what has happened in Zimbabwe so far only Tun Dr Mahathir is inviting Robert Mugabe come to Malaysia (as a friend )<span style=""> </span>should the former chooses to go for exile.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>To digress a bit, I honestly admire Mugabe<span style=""> </span>in my younger days as student, with a few other friends, we<span style=""> </span>thronged to LSE,<span style=""> </span>Conference Hall, in London to listen to talk<span style=""> </span>by anyone like him, including Mahathir's bashing <i>mat salleh </i>for his look east policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Over the last few weeks people have been watching Datuk Abdullah Badawi<span style=""> </span>very closely even the movement his lips and eyes<span style=""> </span>were scrutinized. But unfortunate<span style=""> </span>none of our country's experts dare enough to say (behavioral experts) if Abdullah Badawi's body language indicates anything- If he is about to giving<span style=""> </span>up<span style=""> </span>his Priministership or if he is as stubborn as ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>I say now, PM Datuk Abdullah Badawi isn't quiting!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Which also means Abdullah has to go on fighting against Mahathir. At the some time Mahathir's followers are going to accelerate their campaign, as Mohd Khir Toyo (former Menteri Besar of Selangor) puts it, Abdullah <i>tak faham kiasan-</i>metaphorical talk which Malays are very good at it, and Abdullah doesn't understand?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>That would leave Abdullah in a very defensive mode. Directing ACA to investigate Mahathir wrong doings in past<span style=""> </span>didn't seem to be working, no hard evidence, said Ghani Patail, Mahathir chosen man for the country's AG during his tenure<span style=""> </span>of office to disguise Anwar Ibrahim, former DPM-bringing sleeping mattress to the court of justice, in the middle of the day under the hot sun for any sign of sodomy had taken place.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>Perhaps as one international onlooker said, Abdullah should initiate an international investigation into Mahathir, and say let justice takes its course. I think may be like what the Lebanon's<span style=""> </span>Government did on the killing of their former President.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p>The Government will not apologise to Tun Salleh Abbas, according the PM, I have the feeling this decision is not going to make life easier for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="">A call by Raja Muda of Perak Dr Nazrin Shah on judicial reform perhaps a kick start i.e, by recognising country's judical core mistake in the past- the sacking of Former Lord President,Tun Salleh Abbas, should serve to remind judges and lawyers to stick to what they knew about just and fair in law-not about getting job promotion and excessive materials gained-tokens given for being yes man</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Kadayan Monitor for ASJournal</span></span><br /></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-30851027839157266042008-04-08T07:21:00.000-07:002008-04-09T00:53:44.011-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOvyx3IBT3CHXjWOjcsj1khA1Y-Ljwz8Ezwt46JvG15EyuPzck9KV4BEXrCmls5EyHZ01TpqvJjwxA1C962NL9ZAWbBDKqWVLU0P_5hATUXGAggiiUbihFcUn399KB1o1nqAZS7ecz3oM/s1600-h/IMGP0826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOvyx3IBT3CHXjWOjcsj1khA1Y-Ljwz8Ezwt46JvG15EyuPzck9KV4BEXrCmls5EyHZ01TpqvJjwxA1C962NL9ZAWbBDKqWVLU0P_5hATUXGAggiiUbihFcUn399KB1o1nqAZS7ecz3oM/s200/IMGP0826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186884570337649986" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:20;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >PM: Well done Chief Minister...<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >What more can we say, PM has met Sabah<span style=""> </span>BN leaders yesterday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>But I 'm curious why did they conduct the meetings in dubious fashion. They talked to PM separately-<span style=""> </span>one political party after another, a closed door like, as if Sabah leaders can't sit down together and can't see eye to eye. My God, where are we heading from here?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Anyway, I have briefly scanned some of the<span style=""> </span>statements made by the PM in our local papers (...)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>But just to digress a bit; many people have said, they were not sure if that meetings meant anything let alone<span style=""> </span>comforting to them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>But Sabah leaders<span style=""> </span>may have<span style=""> </span>different interpretations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>To general public, all those issues aren't new nor are the answers crystal clear.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Let me pick some key phrases<span style=""> </span>to remind ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >Not in chronological order of priority, wonder<span style=""> </span>if that's what the local papers also meant.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>JPPS -The State Federal development department must be closed. Did PM say that?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >Sabahans want it to be closed, it's just duplication of works- waste of public money to mend the department. Sabah is now under the rule of BN government, there isn't a need any more.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >Money from Federal now should go direct to Sabah Ministry of Finance.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >PM said ,<span style=""> </span>we review lah!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Illegal immigrants ever red hot issue, how to resolve it?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >PM sees it this way, we need<span style=""> </span>more detention centers<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>the current centers are overcrowded</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">He has directed new Minister of Home Affairs to look into this.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> It means he really know it-done in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>But don't they already have a committee? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" >Ya, one, called Special Cabinet committee headed by Deputy PM.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>DPM <b><i>has</i></b> made recommendation. But no one sees?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Sabah BN leaders want the number of<span style=""> </span>Borneo officers be increased in Federal Departments and Federal Government Agencies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Yes, PM thinks they want.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Sabah leaders want to revive Minister<span style=""> </span>Sabah Affairs as was during USNO time. PM<span style=""> </span>replied that he would look into it. It means no need lah!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>SAPP raised the issues on illegal immigrants, abuse of mykad, Street Children , Sabah Development Corridor, and proposed bridge<span style=""> </span>Sabah Labuan.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Only SAPP said it not PM</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>What are missing? Many have thought to be in the discussion like, the number of Ministers that would be given, increase petroleum royalty (no let opposition do it)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>The meeting as cordial although there were some <i>pedas</i> from Sabah UMNO'. It must be from Bung Moktar</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Absent in the meeting<span style=""> </span>with Sabah UMNO were<span style=""> </span>Datuk Shafie and Datuk Ghapur, wonder where did they go? May be they were<span style=""> </span>in Australia checking their kids.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>To sum up the meeting, don't you PM resign, <b>we sokong</b>, hidup BN,<span style=""> </span>or UMNO first in the order.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Kadayan Monitor for ASJournal</span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 150%;font-size:20;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-80516229609041089732008-04-07T02:55:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:59:00.653-07:00<table class="mhc" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" class="hv hw"><br /></td><td class="cbrn"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="cbln"><br /></td><td colspan="2" class="hn"><br /></td><td class="hp"><br /></td><td style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" colspan="4" class="hv hw"><span style="font-size:180%;">BN still in denial, Sabah to “Prison Break”</span></td><td class="cbrn"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="cbln"><br /></td><td colspan="2" class="hn"><br /></td><td class="hp"><br /></td><td colspan="4" class="hv hw"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Gmail group</span><br /><br /></td><td class="cbrn"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="cbln"><br /></td><td class="cbrn"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><em>National Front still in denial, Sabah to "Prison Break"</em></span><br /><br /></strong>MCA and MIC is still adopting denial syndrome while Gerakan was rumored to be considering bitter medicine to ensure their relevance, probably pull out from the National Front. UMNO is falling apart and the only thing that Badawi can do now it to delay the dying process but it depends very much on how he could convince the Eastern Malaysia (particularly Sabah) from crossing over to Anwar's side. Nevertheless I think Badawi needs to do more than sweet-talk or to just give another one or two minister-ship to Sabahan.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="Sabahan Prison Break" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHryHTJHVqUcBKYa3h-fM1XJZ1DIpYeRzLP-dqsq8IjXhD6fnn2epRd3kjjefZaUlYQRAJb9uWcNgdR7mGvodd1P5C9y7UmwZ3tBdpHXJMMjYrSfLlL8Y_rpl9vW6Yo-wkOUXa0qKUZMw/s400/Prison_Break_Sabahan.PNG" border="0" />The reality is Sabahan has been taken for a fool for many years with its vast resources in <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">timber, palm-oil, crude oil and gas etc being sucked up</span></strong> without a fair re-distribution back to the Sabahan. What better time to show the card now and yell in front of the Prime Minister's face to fly kite? It's like television series <strong>"Prison Break"</strong> with Anwar as Michael Scofield who is providing the venue for Sabah to break free from their imprisonment (by UMNO). There's reason why Anwar is so relax and calm now – maybe he already got more than 30 defectors and it's only a matter of time before the "big day".Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-68911521406184668162008-04-05T05:31:00.000-07:002008-04-06T00:25:09.096-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pak Lah, give us what's due</span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">When Pak Lah comes a calling on Monday, many want to know what extra goodies he will present to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> for giving him the 24 Parliamentary seats in the just concluded elections.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">He has not been grateful to us, like our seats have meant nothing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Our sources are saying that the Speaker post might go to Tan Sri Pandikar Amin. Now, if this is true, well and good. Pandikar is capable and experienced, with a boisterous Parliament expected, and with the likes of Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh, Hadi Awang and many other great debaters in the house, Parliament needs someone of Pandikar's calibre to bring some kind of order.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Should we be satisfied with this? Remember, Pak Lah comes here with his sight firmly focused on the UMNO December elections assuming he will still be around when Parliament convenes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"> Giving out goodies is part of the game. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Does Musa Aman have a firm control of Sabah UMNO?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">The recent visit to Putrajaya by six Sabah UMNO leaders has started tongues wagging of Musa's control. These six UMNO leaders are known not to see eye-- to eye with him. Rahim Ismail has been dropped from the state cabinet, thus denying the influential <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Brunei</st1:country-region></st1:place> community representation in the state political affairs. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Stories also abound that Lajim Ukin is also upset with Musa, he is said to be flirting with Ku Li's camp, and so is Rizalman Abdullah.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">If Musa cannot deliver all the 25 divisions to Pak Lah come December, who can? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>December is still a long way, anything can happen meanwhile.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Come Monday, we expect the usual cries of "Hidup this!" and "Hidup that!". Like the recent visit to <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place>, at the end of the day, everybody will declare they are with the Prime Minister.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Edii diih si awang ani.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">...</span>as we say here, can't our politicians show a bit of spunk for a change? Just tell him what the grassroots here want you to say.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Pak Lah might not like it, but, aren't you people supposed to be the people's representatives?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">We want the aliens to be sent home, we want equal economic opportunities; we want the Borneonisation of the civil service, more oil royalty etc. The list is long, say it loud and clear, we have never been in a stronger position to demand.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Stop the polishing apples act for once; stop thinking about your positions, your projects, and all the selfish things. Shoot with all your guns blazing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB">Do what's good for the people and future generations. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>If you don't speak your minds and demand, don't expect us to be kind to you next time around.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Awang Buntak for ASJournal</span></span><br /></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-59815460518061922222008-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:002008-04-03T00:51:08.378-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Chaotic time for politicians</span></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><i><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Kadayan Monitor</span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>What a chaotic time for politicians in the <st1:place st="on">Peninsula</st1:place>, no matter how the mainstream media including the TVs want to play it down, the internet media is giving shoot after shoot.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">This can’t be dismissed outright for reason only news mongering, after all, it has proven to certain degree of truth.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>For example, it is true that Tun Dr Mahathir wants Datuk Abdullah Badawi to resign. The former is also not in favour of Datuk Najib Tun Abd Rajak to become the next Prime Minister either.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Reading between the lines he, Tun Mahathir doesn’t mind Tengku Razaligh or Datuk Muhiddin Yassin.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Whilst others argued, or even accused that Tun Mahathir is senile, if not snide, when it was him who appointed Abdullah Badawi to be his successor, now Tun Mahathir is sounding like a hyena. It doesn’t sound right for a country which has been very conscious of its Asian's culture, perceived on high moral and religious conscientiousness.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Must there be other views? Ahaa!... if you don’t care, then this kind of news item shouldn’t bother anyone anymore but proceed, because life must go on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Another truth, even UMNO members want the Prime Minster to resign and as indicated by hanging banners. I saw these were done not by opposition party members but by UMNO members. I also saw a spray painted graffiti “<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Pak Lah you resign</span>” on the wall, PM's home ground, visible by the road side in <st1:place st="on">Penang</st1:place> on the way to Bayan Lepas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Now let say what happen across the South China Sea, Borneo <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>, I said earlier it has been quiet, as if Taib Mahmud and Musa Aman are <span style="font-style: italic;">karaokeeing</span> in comfortable zones. Are the two in full control of the ships? Won’t there be any one wants to disturb the hornet’s nest? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Are you sure, thereby live the two darlings, happily ever after and good night after watching Manhester United's match in a flat screen, or do they?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Only today <span style=""> </span>MP from Kinabatangan, Bung Moktar Radin slammed Yahya Hussin, the Sabah UMNO Liasion Secretary and said, “Who is Yahya anyway? And why is he worried”<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>This was Bung Moktar response to a reporter who asked him about their meeting with the Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on the 29<sup>th</sup> March at PM office in Putrajaya.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Six of Sabah politicians including former CM Datuk Salleh Tun Said Keruak, MP Ghapur Salleh, State Assemblyman- Datuk Rahim Ismail, Tan Sri Pendikar Amin and former Deputy Speaker of Parliament Datuk Dr Yussof Yacob,and MP Bung Moktar visited PM.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">They said they were invited by the PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>The issue out of the visit was if they, the six of Sabah UMNO heavy weight were representing UMNO Sabah? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Yahya Hussin said no, they are not.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>The six of them also said, no they are not, they did it as personal capacity. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>It doesn’t sound complicated, does it?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>My view is, if you people want to make something happen you must keep doing it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Below is what some UMNO leaders were saying in Peninsula with regard to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> quote</span><span lang="EN-GB">:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><i><span lang="EN-GB">If BN does not act, they stand to lose not just the support of urbanites who are unhappy with the way the NEP is being administered, but also supporters in its stronghold, <st1:place st="on">East Malaysia</st1:place>.<br /><br />Said Mr Tawfik: "The people in Sabah and <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> have not been brought into the mainstream as far as economic development is concerned. There seems to be a lot of displaced people in the tribes of <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>"BN must take a close look at these people or they might vote for the opposition the next time."<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-43045060929214208942008-04-01T03:10:00.000-07:002008-04-01T10:19:32.486-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEtIDlUMu8HjhMvBOv65sLgc7G6BK7KiXuzs_gXuURkFLu-Zx9W1XBLNUNinTN1g_nTwKc79KkhoWK5YtkgWlfnsmfpppj53T7Vv2mTXb0mHwlESGA4K9EhBYSwQixNiiAvN_ILBjjT0c/s1600-h/PAKLAH+UNDUR2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEtIDlUMu8HjhMvBOv65sLgc7G6BK7KiXuzs_gXuURkFLu-Zx9W1XBLNUNinTN1g_nTwKc79KkhoWK5YtkgWlfnsmfpppj53T7Vv2mTXb0mHwlESGA4K9EhBYSwQixNiiAvN_ILBjjT0c/s200/PAKLAH+UNDUR2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184293592661632290" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:20;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Democracy in the making<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Kadayan Monitor</span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:20;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:100%;">No matter what now, one thing is for sure, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> political landscape is about to change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Thank you Pa Lah, whether all what has happened and what is happening now was or is by designed or coincidental. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>If it is coincidental, Pa Lah has no say. He is going to be remembered in Malaysian history book as a lame duck Prime Minister ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Now look at the brighter side of the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, everyone must know regardless what political party one is inclined to or indoctrinated by, majority of Malaysians wouldn’t be affected materially by who ever in power. Whilst some of us (group) may feel like a balloon has busted, the hot air is released. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Again if this happening is as result of Pa Lah inability to manage the country, we are in a situation which many would call it a blessing and disguise.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>The paradox of lessing is because it turns out to be for a good thing, while a disguise was left only as impression.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p>Assuming Mahathir is still in control of the government will we be as we are now, or are we not browbeaten to death again by a macho pedigree of that sort?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Let make use of this opportunity to make Malaysia as democratic country that we have been dreaming of for the last 50 years.</span><br /></span></p>see also http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/5330/1/<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-39908335982714051172008-03-29T00:27:00.000-07:002008-03-30T05:17:50.427-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoX_nOnzLbCuPv5ikoyZW2U4HQ-1nQZi5zvmXjMMVLwPxdbdBKt90TRTQNp0fMl8YZDYRxI2MQmpXRTAleA6IS0wRcklPPAJlnKPPE-PVS7o-eYsrItLWeSIRF5m3hRFu_zChYCdl5ait/s1600-h/Masidi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoX_nOnzLbCuPv5ikoyZW2U4HQ-1nQZi5zvmXjMMVLwPxdbdBKt90TRTQNp0fMl8YZDYRxI2MQmpXRTAleA6IS0wRcklPPAJlnKPPE-PVS7o-eYsrItLWeSIRF5m3hRFu_zChYCdl5ait/s200/Masidi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183062736638977282" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">PM wants views</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >By <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kadayan</span> Monitor</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">If I were to have any faith in our <st1:place st="on"><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span></st1:place>’s leaders that will say what they have said they will to <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Abdullah</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Badawi</span>- the Prime Minister, when they meet, it must only be very few of them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">First in my list that I would like to believe are <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Masidi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Manjun</span>,<span style=""> </span>who is also <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span> UMNO Deputy Secretary and Bernard <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Dompok</span>, President of <span class="blsp-spelling-error">UPKO</span>, this is off hand, I have to sit down nicely to think of another names.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Bernard <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Dompok</span> did munch a few words in the past but perhaps coming from small component of <span class="blsp-spelling-error">BN</span>, his voice was easily brushed aside, a kind of do as you like response.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">So I come back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Masidi</span> because he has already said something the last few days that <st1:place st="on"><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span></st1:place> is unfairly treated, he said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">How and what to say in front of A<span class="blsp-spelling-error">bdullah</span> the PM?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Well, may be he needs to be given a background in case he forgets, depends on what time of the day the meeting is taking place.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">The background is something like this first; say, <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span> has contributed and sacrificed quite substantially, both in the economy and political front of the nation, more so now <st1:place st="on"><span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span></st1:place> can be considered as an anchor to <span class="blsp-spelling-error">BN</span> survival.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Sabah</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"> performed exceptionally well in the last GE, lost only one MP and one <span class="blsp-spelling-error">ADUN</span> to opposition, many have guessed differently-luckily it was wrong guessed, <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span> people in the past were<span style=""> </span>quite naughty. With that, I think PM must take cognition very seriously if he wants to be remembered before he says <span class="blsp-spelling-error">sayonara</span>!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">It <span class="blsp-spelling-error">isn</span>’t just about ministerial posts. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">If <span class="blsp-spelling-error">Sabah</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error">BN</span> were to repeat its performance next time round, perhaps worth <span class="blsp-spelling-error">reminding</span> him Sabah deserves to be given other national post in Public Sectors and convince him to approve be approved within the shortest possible time, and don’t wait for too long, in case next time round is just around the corner, or this time sailing is no longer a smooth sailing as in the past.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Don’t forget before PM picks anyone for ministerial posts from those remaining <span class="blsp-spelling-error">MPs,</span> he must be reminded to ask from those in the know, because in time like this everyone (the eager ones) would look innocent and sulky. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Don’t just pick base on paper qualification, and also don’t pick the guys that produced nothing, especially if they have been as <span class="blsp-spelling-error">YBs for the past few terms</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">One more thing, pick from those who can speak English or may be if they can write as well, otherwise they would never understand what people wrote in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error">internet.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Say to PM it wasn’t the internet the caused of BN down fall in the five States, it’s the voters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;">Last but not the least we must know, in <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place> people speak English and don’t bring so much cash to avoid answering questions in English.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:14;" ><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-825001288646818122008-03-27T18:18:00.001-07:002008-03-28T20:20:28.500-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv08jN-PW2SFrJ9vnETvG6EmX57tGOUOhAb5LBmxzF7qUdHOmRq_J_mqnEshZjOBpHxbeWJSpCyPj2bVETcTH6mnWsI1Xcecl03h9CVZfx1XjnO42HmoeGdJudUq7erM4i8TEcpqA1Zb9m/s1600-h/ROck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv08jN-PW2SFrJ9vnETvG6EmX57tGOUOhAb5LBmxzF7qUdHOmRq_J_mqnEshZjOBpHxbeWJSpCyPj2bVETcTH6mnWsI1Xcecl03h9CVZfx1XjnO42HmoeGdJudUq7erM4i8TEcpqA1Zb9m/s200/ROck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182736744326243570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Who 's next?</span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Is he or is he not?</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Politics is about connection, here is the connection and another...<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Rumours are flying back and forth that another Federal minister may quit his post soon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">One will ask how true is it? Well, its rumours, but in our experience a 'not true' statement is always the other way around.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">These few days can either mean so much or nothing for politicians, that's how I view it anyway.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Because now is an acceptable period of denial, as truth is yet to be proven.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This is not really like a story who moves my cheese but rather its everyone interests to make a move but whose moves is credible enough to crack the wall? Otherwise one will be left alone in the cold or even in the drain. That depends on what kind of a leader one is.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Yesterday, was the truth, MP for Kalabakan, Ghapur Salleh, tendered his resignation citing "I want to do my own things” as his reason.<br /><br />Strange! After taking his oath as Federal Deputy Minister, he suddenly remembered that he needed to visit his many children who are overseas studying.<br /><br />We understand a politician's job is very stressful, hope he is not senile before his time.<br /><br />Our friend, I-Spy, tells us many of our political warlords are in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Melbourne</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>, currently.<br /><br />They must be visiting their children who are studying there.<br /><br />Very thoughtful of them despite their busy schedules.<br /><br />I-Spy also tells us that the minister in question is from <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>.<br /><br />Do we have a name here? Be patient for the announcement.<br /><br /><st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> boleh, bah...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-78399016103198751332008-03-27T02:55:00.000-07:002008-03-27T19:15:17.984-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDGv-r0pdRhaVUeTjmHAggKEoA-M0qNrQ60HFn5aLjpVuwlT982YweX6P7sYJz5Fgk-60g3a4GCIhgqOB-T18W_4bKCknmDuDarCM7HK8FOAWCrqprfAlQ3u3STERZ8f_Fn7Hge1DEXg4/s1600-h/LGENG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDGv-r0pdRhaVUeTjmHAggKEoA-M0qNrQ60HFn5aLjpVuwlT982YweX6P7sYJz5Fgk-60g3a4GCIhgqOB-T18W_4bKCknmDuDarCM7HK8FOAWCrqprfAlQ3u3STERZ8f_Fn7Hge1DEXg4/s200/LGENG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182375808159589570" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;" >New Prime Minister?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Lim says soon we have new Prime Minister</span><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:18;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>As of now 36 MPs from Sabah and <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> are willing to jump to Opposition, no kidding! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>That is the number requires turning country's political scenario upside down. For Opposition Coalition to form a government now , it only needs 30, not counting the willing MPs from Peninsula yet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>If the calculation is right 16 MPs from Sabah and 20 MPs from <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> are already rehearsing their mind on what to expect sailing in uncharted waters. I am sure this is going to be a long-long day for politicians.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>For <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, what I can say at the moment is to include senior Minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Lim Guan Eng said, soon we will see our Prime Minister Datuk Anwar Ibrahim. Who doesn’t believe him? The number of MP gathered now is attainable. It is just a matter of timing!<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The timing must be after 14<sup>th</sup> of April.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I could only be suspicious if the date falls on 1st of April, but this one is way passed the fool day.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>We need no clairvoyant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Because it is so intense, every YBs is tight lips, everybody is not saying anything. I am too not going to write more in order not to loss the luster of being suspense.</span></p><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"As a Sabahan, I do feel that Sabah deserves better representation (in the federal cabinet) and that the ministers from Sabah should also be given (appropriate) portfolios. I believe this needs to be looked at," </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sabah Umno secretary Datuk Masidi Manjun</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-25064124689642485902008-03-26T22:30:00.000-07:002008-03-26T23:21:52.489-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N3eXHSAbgXjm42DWBtlEDUj7DmSlkGTCmnzx2uhIuuOGOESd2waHwSPrTmRDdXk4hQnIY-0rytVCIHtjo7ZJCEcavHTI53rhMxwpE_wrZNV_bUxZRvdv76qMj6E0MGThWQKeNXnDe_SJ/s1600-h/GHAPUR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N3eXHSAbgXjm42DWBtlEDUj7DmSlkGTCmnzx2uhIuuOGOESd2waHwSPrTmRDdXk4hQnIY-0rytVCIHtjo7ZJCEcavHTI53rhMxwpE_wrZNV_bUxZRvdv76qMj6E0MGThWQKeNXnDe_SJ/s200/GHAPUR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182296681977095346" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > How far to go...</span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">By Kadayan Monitor</span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="">All political happenings these days are in Peninsula <st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region>, nothing is heard from Borneo <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. But everyone knows BN anchored solidly in these two states, make no mistake (Sabah UMNO second only Johore) - saying it politically. The rest God knows.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Oops! Comes the news, I was informed last night but I didn’t bother to write otherwise this blog would be the first to highlight. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>BN (UMNO) is cracking, Datuk Abd Ghapur; MP for Kalabakan, Tawau has resigned from his post Deputy Minister Portfolio, while earlier on Anifah Aman declined the offer of another Deputy Minister post.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Why?<span style=""> </span>May be they already have enough jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>About this treatment by Federal Leaders towards Borneo Malaysia States that what I would like to stress, I was just posting this topic to somewhere last night highlighting of how badly are Borneo Malaysia treated by the current government, or I can even called it unfriendly Federal leaders, especially when talking about the immense contributions and sacrifices from and by Sabah and Sarawak for the sake of national development.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Now, just watch on the distribution of Federal ministerial posts. Aha … no wonder the two Sabahans, one resigned and other declined the offer, you read what I mean?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Now let me say this- this is exactly what people (Sabahans) on the ground are saying. I think if that is what people want the leaders to do, they (leaders) should take cognition, after all under the pretext of that that they were elected now become YB.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Are Sabah YBs worried the PM will <i>murka</i> you’ll get sacked from UMNO or BN membership and marked black dot on the foreheads?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>What I said above is actually what people on the ground are saying, I am just conveying it. You don’t believe what I say, go the Gaya Street Tamu on Sunday, look around for kedai kopi, I am sure you will meet the like minded people I talked to you about<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span><st1:place st="on"><span style="">Sabah</span></st1:place><span style=""> is so being lenient, revenue contribution from oil in return for peanut, if it doesn’t sound fair what do we do, keep waiting until it dried out. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>That is why many Sabahans want opposition to win. But Sabahan are betrayed by their leaders. <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> opposition leaders only know how to count chicks long before they even hatched or another saying is <i>angan-agan Mat Jinin</i> will fall down headlong.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Another Sabahans problem is because the party representative’s chief like UMNO is appointed not elected. UNMO should change its constitution in order to allow the Chief of Sabah’s UMNO be elected by members that would be more people oriented to avoid this hand picking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>Hand packed leader wouldn’t produce anything new but <i>bodek </i>at the highest level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-5243469979656867782008-03-26T10:38:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:37:42.659-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Rocky Malaysia</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span><i><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">By Kadayan Monitor</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>A professor asked me this afternoon of what I think about the current political situation in the country. But just before I was about to give the answer he gave me his. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p></o:p>I thought of not answering at all, but I did.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>The aftermath of the country’s 12<sup>th</sup> General Election which resulted BN ever biggest disaster is here to stay and to be felt, according to the Professor. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>“I don’t think the Government Ministers and the YBs feel comfortable sitting on their chairs, I think anything can happen these days” he said.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>I concurred with him. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>On my part, I’d better believe my instinct.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Let me say this, talk all over the place, high and low about<span style=""> </span>the country is having leadership crisis- this is general public impression surely this view is different from the cabinet’s or even the new YBs' who are just voted in.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>You see a few days ago, there was a little hope, that is, before the members of cabinet were announced. In other words, people were hoping that new line up of leaders would be able to rescue and restore the image it had (BN), therefore, expected leaders retained and promoted and newly appointed are those with credible oomph. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>But it fell short, it became a sort of anti climax, just as what the PM did in his 2004 cabinet <span style="font-style: italic;">reshuffled.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Now reading from people's reactions I met on the street. (Don't ask me how I read it? I just followed my instinct)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style=""></span>People's hope dashed, moment they knew the line up. Many asked who was or who were advising PM?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Now I have another imagination, it looks people have more faith in the appointment of Menteri Besar and their Exco members in the five States controlled are by the Opposition than those controlled by the winner, BN.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Can we not think and imagine again, the difficulty in choosing MB in the two states controlled by BN Government- Parlis and Trengganu.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>The cardinal mistake is repeated again here. Rakyat want someone of their own choice to become the MB, someone who they think can lead the country to prosper not to bankruptcy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>There was a collision between the people's choice and the choice of the institutionalised political leaders.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Just ponder for a moment, whose choice is correct, the rakyat or the leaders? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Well, since that Professor wants to know my view, and my view is this, the cabinet minister line up doesn't look credible enough to change the image of rotten BN.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">That PM should resign.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Appointing Ministers from back door when there isn't a need because others are available from front door, this wouldn’t support the logic on the question of trimming the number of cabinet for the purpose of reducing cost.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Big mistake, Sabah and Sarawak the anchor of BN survival deserved to be given intention – any one noticed? Most Government Ministers are from Johore. Johore probably didn't ask for it, but wise decision usually comes from wise person only.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>Attention to opposition political parties, BN is going to be the next opposition party, after the next General Election so long as you people play your card right, walk the talk, learn quickly and don't be crazy; you are heading in a right direction. Good Luck.</span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-59851731335581590282008-03-17T19:21:00.000-07:002008-03-17T19:34:10.811-07:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yours Truly,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BN</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >loyalist</span><br /><br />There was a tsunami in Peninsular Malaysia; this is what everyone called, referring to the result of our country’s 12th General Election last week.<br /><br />But that tsunami didn’t reach the shore of Borneo Malaysia-Sabah and Sarawak.<br /><br />Many have asked me why?<br /><br />Surely question like this needs answer, and what I do here is just to highlight the obvious as I see it.<br /><br />Before I dwell into it, let me first say this, there are disparities between the two lands.<br /><br />The obvious one is physical geography; second, there was a kind of information black out in Sabah. There people not knowing what happening in Peninsula, and third, the opposition leaders in Sabah are inward looking or even crazy.<br /><br />That physical distance between Borneo Island and Malay Peninsula is something no one can change it, a distance of more than a thousand miles apart. It can only be made closer with the application of new communication technology in which so far Sabah and Sarawak are still lag behind partly because of their sheer sizes.<br /><br />Longer distance makes contact slower, massages distorted and becoming less reliable by the time it’s finally reaches its final destination; it also involves cost, which only a few can afford.<br /><br />Compare with country’s scenario in the past 40 years ago though, today we are better off but likewise, the phase of development (referring to communication technology) is slower by any standard of developed countries. The question is if we could do faster why do we have to wait?<br /><br />My friend who is an experts in information technology said to me, the stake holders in Malaysia Telekom wouldn’t jump for any new idea, for example, changing the current circuit switch system to packet switch technology, and in as far as Telekom Malaysia is concerned they would say it damned expensive to change to new system. In actual fact is not the real reason, but rather they fear of loosing grip with the present vendor locking system, For example Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung and named it wouldn’t be playing a major role again in Malaysia Telekom should the packet switch system is used. Likewise the present stake holders may not have a chance to make money any more in a selfish way I called.<br /><br />According to experts the packet switch system is far greater capacity than Malaysia present system, and in a long run it cost far less because other neighbouring countries can also hire from us should we now start with it.<br /><br />This where Sabah and Sarawak are at a disadvantage, take for example in Sabah, say in Long Pa Sia - somewhere southern most of Sipitang District near to the border between Sabah in Kalimantan none of the present networking system works, whilst if we pick any kampong in Peninsula most likely it would be covered by at least one system.<br /><br />Television for example like Astro, in Sabah only covered small portion of the state, the urban areas, whilst RTM1, 2, and TV3 are only slightly bigger coverage than Astro.<br /><br />I would imagine if facilities are available to the people in Sabah, i.e., rural people are as informed as those people in Penang, Kedah, Perak and Selangor, rest assured that the result of this recent general election could be different.<br /><br />In Sabah, most kampong folks didn’t know much what’s going on in the country. Their only source of information is RTM. Their ability to evaluate left, right and centre is therefore limited.<br /><br />The only political party they hear every now and then is the BN, unfortunately BN party workers didn't realize their shock wave campaign style in many places (threatening and browbeating) rural people, do as told kind, old people living on receiving old age allowance were threatened , if they do not vote BN their old allowance would be withdrawn. The poor souls have little idea. But I reckon if they do this next time around, they will become opposition in Parliament.<br /><br />Rural Sabahans are caught up between the devil and the deep blue sea, There isn’t choice.<br /><br />To me, by looking at the result of the general election, there is no more denial now, that the internet media plays a major role in providing information- an alternative to printed media and TV.<br /><br />This is because some Malaysians considered some of the program shown in our RTM was and is so revolting especially during the political campaign period. There isn't any fairness was shown to any other parties other than BN. The tone and the presentation was something like the world was coming to an end without BN.<br /><br />My early thought about internet was rather misleading take the Ijok by-election as an example, as an internet addict, reading from thousands and thousands of material posted in the web page was clearly indicated that PKR candidate could win at that time. The result was upsetting, all prediction by major blogs was wrong.<br /><br />This time around, general public refuse to budge and reinforce the belief, and ignore the Ijok debacle.<br /><br />Here I say internet it also meant to cover, blogs, tubes, video, SMS, ipods, Yahoogroup and all sort of web pages.<br /><br />Bloggers effortlessly continued their blogging, still, the most popular websites were Malaysiakini, Raja Petra-Malaysia Today and Harakah gave countdown, updated every hour and on the hour of what people want to hear as well as see.<br /><br />It doesn’t mean UMNO and other BN component parties have no websites, except that their websites are duplicate to what is already found in main stream media, and people ignored them completely as they want to see and hear the opposite of the Government propaganda. Worst was when RTM the mouthpiece of the government non stop telling the obvious and grossly lying, making up exaggerating stories. The most pathetic ritual was about members from such and such political parties now joined BN, so on and so forth.<br /><br />In Kelantan, because UMNO wanted so badly, there was a picture portraying the grand reception of welcoming members in a five star hotel spearheaded by Datuk Dr Awang Adek Menteri Besar designate. In another, just below was a small picture of Tok Guru praying in a mosque alone with background of shining white and light green tiles, it meant to say we are all small nothing is grandiose, that was melancholically enough to make one thinks which is morally right and morally wrong.<br /><br />In Sabah there is this discrimination if not prejudices against younger generation. One can also called there is a generation gap between the older and younger generation, those whose age around 21 and below 30, were very much neglected, sidelined by older generation who claimed they have followers, which in actual fact not so, for them money matter most.<br /><br />The young become thoughtless, they didn’t know what the fuss about in politics, so in Sabah BN was considered lucky so to speak, since opposition has not managed yet to convert them as in the five states won by the opposition.<br /><br />The biggest hindrance for opposition of not winning more seats a part from one ADUN and one MP was that they lack of mutual aspiration. That means the PKR and DAP in Sabah unlike their counter part in Peninsula was not synchronized. When I asked Karpal Singh the DAP Chairman recently, he admitted that leaders in Sabah have not managed to iron out things in a cordial way.<br /><br />Mind boggling, (Sabah’s opposition leaders) are these people really struggling for the people or purely for self interest?<br /><br />From now if opposition leaders are truly patriotic and want to make Malaysia truly practices democratic government, I would think leaders at the top level must be prepared to give way and take stock comes a defining moment.<br /><br />It is quite clear now in Sabah; independent candidates are people’s last choice, some would rather go to tabasan-mending their sawah padi than voting a bunch of idiots. This was seen as performed by Sabah local based political parties like PASOK and SETIA none of them pulled thousand votes. I could sum up; Sabahans themselves have no faith on them.Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-59937228373280567762008-03-16T23:38:00.000-07:002008-03-17T18:54:16.838-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Padan Muka !</span></span></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Serve You Right !</span></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:99.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:99.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\User\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">By Awang Buntak</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>When I got up Sunday after staying up whole night watching the election results, the Malay expression "Padan Muka"(Serve You Right) kept playing in my head.<br /><br />You use this expression to show your disappointment with someone. It's like telling someone don't climb the tree, despite the good advice, the person still refuses to listen and if he falls from the tree later, you say "padan muka".<br /><br />With the changed political landscape, who do you think I am going to say "padan muka" to? UMNO led Barisan? You think I should?<br /><br />I don't think so; everybody is saying that throughout the country. So, why repeat myself?<br /><br />I will shoot straight now; I’ll say "padan muka" to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> opposition parties. They had the chance to win some good seats in the just concluded elections; they ended up winning only one state seat and one parliament seat.<br /><br />Our opposition politicians are really greedy, immature and a bunch of selfish nitwits. If they had sacrificed their egos for the sake of the people, can you imagine the political scenario of the country now?<br /><br />Look at some of the urban seats; if you add up the opposition votes, they definitely whacked the BN winners. It does not take a genius to figure out that if the opposition votes get split, BN will win.<br /><br />Even in some seats the BN winners just scrapped by. People in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> wanted change like other parts of the country, they wanted to wake up the arrogant government who never listened to them, they wanted to get rid of the illegal, they wanted better security, the people wanted corruption curbed, and they wanted their fair share of economic pie instead of it going to the well connected only.<br /><br />They screamed loud and clear , we are all Malaysians, please help deserving cases regardless of their racial background, prices are going up, we are suffering they moaned. They wanted all these and more and what did the opposition do? They blew the chance away by being selfish and plain stupid.<br /><br />From now in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> we need to stop complaining about illegal, corruption, nepotism, and cronyism, arrogance of power, the poor delivery system and all that. We'd better switch off and watch the new season of Akademi Fantasia.<br /><br />I personally don't want to know about all the political stuff anymore.<br /><br />Padan muka.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br /><span style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Ya la aku pun…I don’t know what are these people up to? They said they wanted to change the government. If it’s the case, then they should look at <i>himself</i> first in the mirror. No mantras require. But he may say this aloud. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >By myself can I do it? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" >Someone can do it? Or <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">By combining the efforts we can make it… which is which?</span></span></p>No la these people are gila kuasa<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:11;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-55948230256521767592008-02-26T08:39:00.000-08:002008-02-26T08:48:16.122-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">ASJournal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">About blogger heh! Talks about this subject many people still feel uneasy if not fearful. Because it sounds technical, because its mind blogging no wonder ‘they’ called it</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <span lang="EN-GB">blogger</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">-unless you have the latest edition of English dictionary, otherwise you wouldn’t find definition of blog. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>My miserable story began when I was student doing Masters Degree in Strategic Planning in <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Birmingham</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> way in 1983 , and this subject was made compulsory, I've never thought it develops that fast.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>I hated the subject on computer so much I used to sleep at the back of Lecture Theater whenever there were computer lectures. In those days computer lecture was combined with Statistics-I meant in that university. I didn’t see it then as I see it now, that the two subjects are actually closely related, having the same foundation that is called <i>logic</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It also meant not very long time ago I was one of those people who were tormented by what I heard and saw. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Not until I was indoctrinated for several weeks at the ANU, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where I did my bar training. There each student was given one set of computer to mock around with.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>But blogging to me only came very recently, and since its computer related activity without having basic knowledge of it there is no way I can do blogging <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>Computer has changed my perception and even life style to a point. The ugly beast turns beauty, very often the urge creeps on like a cave spider whenever I have nothing better to do.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I created this <i><span style="color:teal;">AS Journal</span></i> June last year (2007), after messing up with a few. <span style=""> </span>A lady friend helped me to put up the clock to see a rough idea of my visitors last January and up to February 2<sup>nd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p>On the 2<sup>nd</sup> February I posted an articles title <i>We are Sabahans before Malaysians</i> followed by two more articles related to it. In less than two weeks the numbers jumped from 200 to four 4,000, even Sabah Development Corridor was by passed within days. I was astounded- a friend said we’d better slow it down. Meaning (we) now found a way to get visited, next in mind perhaps is to prepare for any upsurge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-34237660820595441002008-02-15T09:31:00.000-08:002008-02-15T09:56:28.271-08:00<pre style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Obama & “Orang </span><st1:place style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" st="on">Malaya</st1:place><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">”</span></span></pre><pre style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >By Awang Buntak</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></pre><pre style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Allow me to give my two sen worth on this very interesting debate<br />on "Orang Malaya” which you have started.</span><o:p></o:p></span></pre><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A.G. Mustakim </span>has stirred the proverbial hornet's nest when he talked about Orang Malaya. To me, he is doing everybody a favour by being openly honest about the undercurrents in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>. There is a method in his madness. I salute him for bringing into the open how Sabahans feel about certain things. Look at his number of hits your blog has been getting to show how spot on he's been.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />He clearly stated that he is not against Orang Malaya per se; I can't imagine him or other right thinking Sabahans going against the poor souls in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> who appear on TV3's "Bersamamu" programme. He's pissed off and rightly so with Orang Malaya who are sent to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> thinking they are above everybody else and they can rip off the place as they please. You know the "Ketuanan Melayu" mindset and all that.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Let's get real. There are many Sabahans who have inter-state marriages in the family. So, this is not what he is talking about. There are also many from Malaya who have settled here way back before <st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region>, some can even trace their family history back to <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brunei </st1:place></st1:country-region>rule, so, this is not the issue here.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">These people are as Sabahans as anyone else, they came here on their own merit...<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Sabah is the most accommodating state in the country, look at the Chinamen from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> who married local women, their off-springs are automatically given Bumi status and accepted as such by the people.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />How open and tolerant we are, somehow, things changed with the arrival of new Orang Malaya after Malaysia, things are made worse with the coming of UMNO .We are now a mere state instead of an equal partner in the federation.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />We have lost control of our political direction in our own land. The Chief Minister has to be approved by KL, even though our state constitution says otherwise. He has to dance to the tune played by KL, even if it's against local realities or interests. Like Mustakim said, the greed of these people is insatiable. They have taken 95% of our oil, now; they want our body and soul.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />So, what upsets the average Sabahans about Orang Malaya?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Basically, their political culture is not in tandem with ours. Sabahans are well integrated, regardless of ethnicity or religion. So, the orang Malaya mantras of <st1:city st="on">Melayu</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">China</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> are alien to all of us here, or for that matter untuk "Bangsa, Ugama dan Negara". When you have Muslims, Christians and Buddhists in the same family, you tend to accept people as you find them, and religion is very much a personal matter.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> use religion as a political weapon to screw up the country. It's" them and us”, in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> we tend to be more inclusive.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Personally, I have problem with the way Orang Malaya talk Malay, I don't like "I" and "You" business. If you think these speakers could string a proper English sentence, well, think again.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> doesn’t know their own geography and history.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Ask them where <st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region> is, the answer is "between <st1:country-region st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Singapore</st1:place></st1:country-region>". Ask them when <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> came into being, the answer is 1957!<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Muslim as I am, I detest the way they practice Islam. Around them, they don't make you feel comfortable with your own belief unless it's approved by them. By doing so, your passage to Heaven is guaranteed!<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />They can be so intolerant, what's justice and fairness to them?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I don't want to talk about those with skullcaps, when they come here they think they are God's gift to our more liberated local women.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />On top of that many Orang Malaya get confused between being "Muslim" and being "Arab".</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">To many of them being Muslim is to forget your own culture and try to be as much an Arab as you can. Even the Arabs don't want to know. For goodness sake, 10% of the Arabs are Christians. Tell these Arab Christians not to use the word ” Allah".<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />There is one Orang Malaya female singer, an Arab wannabe, who was supposed to have got engaged to an Arab guy, but she was not accepted by his family. This is Arab racism at work. Talk to the KL taxi drivers about these people.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Yet, the Orang Malaya prefers "Khinzir" to the real and original Malay word of "Babi".<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I admire the Jews for what they have achieved for themselves after the Holocaust. Have they blown up any German in a restaurant? They march on with their knowledge; it's something we all can learn from when faced with adversity.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Between being practical to the ways of the world which bring success and primitive emotionalism, I know which one I prefer.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I don't like Putrajaya, maybe it reminds me too much of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Karachi</st1:place></st1:city>. What's Mughul domes got to do with <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>? The Chinese Muslims in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> show creativity with the architecture of their mosques, at least they stay true to their own cultural heritage.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I don't want to talk about UMS, SESB, and the Police et al because I am sure Mustakim is better informed than me. Let me say this, the so-called federal setups run by them, are they any better or are they better managed than some of the institutions run by Sabahans? Or, are they just as sloppy or as inefficient?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />To me, the biggest trick played by Orang Malaya on the country is the switching of English to Malay in schools.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I accept we have to learn Malay, but, why at the expense of English? Who is suffering now in terms of global competitiveness?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />The hypocrisy of the politics of language in schools irks me tremendously, while the Keris waving Minister sends his daughter to study in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the bulk of our people here get their university education in Malay and end up as cashiers in the supermarkets. Or, if they are smart enough, they become drug couriers!<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />My strange relative said this to me the other day, ” I know what I'll do, I'll vote for Obama. I want to vote for change. I don't know about you".<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />A Malaysian voting for Obama? Go figure.</span><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-13093245828704929722008-02-15T07:51:00.000-08:002008-02-15T09:02:25.866-08:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">How wise is </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Vote Wisely </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">this time?<br /><br /></span></span></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmQcZAcGFOUpvnFcLtHBKcSyVdIXxqvaNHpGE00yw3NGNLa5O2NKwaHs3NLSsHvsAhGSZHkz9O7tQVgiZlJb9_8gXq5MdgrZPoZogIXWA8U2KRY-lQePcAgFffpOt8tNzn1V5RULFaCJx/s1600-h/GetAttachment.aspx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmQcZAcGFOUpvnFcLtHBKcSyVdIXxqvaNHpGE00yw3NGNLa5O2NKwaHs3NLSsHvsAhGSZHkz9O7tQVgiZlJb9_8gXq5MdgrZPoZogIXWA8U2KRY-lQePcAgFffpOt8tNzn1V5RULFaCJx/s200/GetAttachment.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167241125283576290" border="0" /></a><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:14;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Click the picture to see clearly</span></span></b><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A.G.Mustakim<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">“Opposition parties may raise a lot of issues but they are unable to come out with adequate solutions”, he said “they are long on promises, but short on delivery unlike Barisan that delivers what it promises”.</span><o:p></o:p></p><i style=""></i> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="">Deputy Prime Minister at the award ceremony of world affiliates and world prize winners of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant – January 27, 2008<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The opposition is not obliged to come-up with any solutions.<span style=""> </span>By all counts, it is the duties and responsibilities and the trust that they people have given the incumbents to seek the most appropriate solution.<span style=""> </span>The opposition has their duties and responsibilities to point out where the incumbents have gone wrong.<span style=""> </span>In this context, the government needs to be transparent so that all the stakeholders (the opposition included) can assist the government to deliver its promises to the people.<span style=""> </span>Unless, the government has something to hide then it becomes opaque.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">However, most often than not transparency and accountability is a rare virtue.<span style=""> </span>Hiding facts from shareholders become the norm.<span style=""> </span>After all without information all stakeholders are blind and the one-eye jack is king of the hill.<span style=""> </span>The opposition being industrious will use all means in their disposal to extract the facts from the government.<span style=""> </span>This often led to tensions between the two opposing parties.<span style=""> </span>On party may say it is facts whilst the other may insist that it is just speculations, heresy and rumors.<span style=""> </span>Is it not obvious for everyone’s sake that the government should come clean and let all facts be known?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After all after 44 years of independence how do we really judge whether the people have been short changed or not?<span style=""> </span>If Malaysian wants to use Singapore as a yardstick then is it obvious that Malaysian have really been short changed.<span style=""> </span>At the very least we could be at par.<span style=""> </span>I really could not believe that because of the NEP, Malaysians could not progress to be at the same league as Singapore.<span style=""> </span>This is a blatant excuse for all the inefficiencies, ineffectiveness, mistakes, wastages that we have made.<span style=""> </span>Why can’t we come clean and admit to all these? Why do we insist on living in delusions, cheating ourselves on what we could have achieved?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Whether the opposition believes that there are short comings or inconsistencies between what the government is claiming and what is in reality.<span style=""> </span>It is the duty and responsibilities of the opposition to highlight these issues.<span style=""> </span>It is for the sake of the country and welfare of the people rather than just to score points.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">As an alternative, it is the right of the opposition to tell the people what they can do when they form the government.<span style=""> </span>The incumbents often respond to these criticisms as empty promises that the opposition cannot keep.<span style=""> </span>But without giving the opposition a chance to govern, how will we the people ever know?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">It is actually a choice between going forward with the devil that you know and the devil that you don’t know.<span style=""> </span>If you choose the devil that you know then you can anticipate the type of life and future for your children that you are going to get.<span style=""> </span>The question is, can you live with that, or will there be always a question in your mind that things could have been better.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If there is always a doubt, why not make a change now.<span style=""> </span>After 44 years, it’s a long time to still have doubts in your mind.<span style=""> </span>It’s high time that there should not be anymore regrets.<span style=""> </span>After all choosing the opposition does not mean that the world is going to end in a clap of thunder when you make your choice.<span style=""> </span>That is in the movie, in real life mistakes will take time to manifest itself.<span style=""> </span>There is still opportunity for you to make adjustments.<span style=""> </span>But 44 years of mistakes and adjustments is way too long, it is therefore high time real change should take place and the people play their part to make it happen.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Take a good look at the United States, between the Republican and the Democrats.<span style=""> </span>Take a good look at the United Kingdom, between the Labor Party and the Conservatives.<span style=""> </span>I have not seen these countries reverted to the stone ages when changes were made.<span style=""> </span>In fact they make changes when the policies of each of them are not acceptable to the people anymore.<span style=""> </span>In this way, they manage to maintain their competitiveness and their standing in global matters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Fear of failure is not an option, if we want to progress further in this highly competitive world.<span style=""> </span>It is the same as falling in love with a girl from a distance.<span style=""> </span>You will never know if she feels the same way as you do unless you have the courage to approach and talk to her.<span style=""> </span>Imagine living all your life regretting that you should have spoken her when you had the opportunity.<span style=""> </span>Yet you did not because you fear of being snub or turned down.<span style=""> </span>These are unfounded fears, even if she did snub and turn you down; you are not going to drop dead in front of her because of that.<span style=""> </span>A little embarrassed may be but you won’t die.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps it may make you a better and a stronger person.<span style=""> </span>I can assure you after a while the embarrassment can turn to humor and life is worth living after all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After living for 44 years with the devil you know, obviously you know what to expect when you make your choice.<span style=""> </span>Do they really deliver what they promise? Can your life be better? Have we been short changed or they are also giving you empty promises over and over again?<span style=""> </span>The choice is yours VOTE WISELY.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><br /><o:p></o:p></b></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-82121391256036386862008-02-11T09:22:00.000-08:002008-02-15T08:54:42.042-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjg2gigJDBdv72udicDFc3MWNorSUhQnI3fR5Rqroc1KLjliySiIK8HipjrJgVcQSCejBiftzJ0UvVuBCOlQebcE3Igxcuqv1WlfOC5nQ7jgaV4OcMUOZ-Sd7yuVHeXo_lSm6d_b0lVBD/s1600-h/paklah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjg2gigJDBdv72udicDFc3MWNorSUhQnI3fR5Rqroc1KLjliySiIK8HipjrJgVcQSCejBiftzJ0UvVuBCOlQebcE3Igxcuqv1WlfOC5nQ7jgaV4OcMUOZ-Sd7yuVHeXo_lSm6d_b0lVBD/s200/paklah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165802392843794882" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;">Mr. Prime Minister Sir, I beg to differ.</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In response to the maiden speech made in Johore during the launching of Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandariah on 13</span><sup style="font-family: times new roman;">th</sup><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> June 2007</span></i></p><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">By A.G. Mustakim<br /><br /></span></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">“Let me stress that <b style="">this is my idea.<span style=""> </span>It did not come from anyone else.</b><span style=""> </span>It is my own vision & plans to create this super corridor in <st1:place st="on">South Johore</st1:place> to make it the nation’s premier growth centre”.<span style=""> </span>Mr. Prime Minister Sir, I beg to differ.<span style=""> </span>No matter what your advisors or backroom boys have told you.<span style=""> </span>You did not do anything new; the Development Corridor Concept has been in our five year national plan since 1970.<span style=""> </span>As the saying goes “plagiarism is the highest form of flattery”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Perhaps all your advisors or boys did not read or understand the history of this country; after all they are mostly <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oxford</st1:place></st1:city> trained.<span style=""> </span>Talking about history lets rewind this story back to the 1970’s.<span style=""> </span>It was right after the 13<sup>th</sup> May incident and the Malaysian Premiership has just been taken over by Tun Abdul Razak Hussein from Tengku Abdul Rahman.<span style=""> </span>This is the period of the first Outline Perspective Plan (OPP 1970 – 1990), a development goal for <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> to achieve in 20 years.<span style=""> </span>Yes, no point in guessing, this is the birth of the New Economic Policy (NEP).<span style=""> </span>As caveat, the Sabahans and the Sarawakians did not enjoy any special preference during the NEP period.<span style=""> </span>Even when our rights are protected in the Malaysian Constitution, the reality is that enforcing the Constitution is subject to the whims of the delivery system.<span style=""> </span>Sabah and <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> were marginalized from the national main stream development right from the start.<span style=""> </span>In order for us to get any Federal funded projects and programs we have to give concessions to <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">I have a whole lecture series on these issues, so I will not waste yours or my time to dwell on these issues at this point in time.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The first OPP long term plan have 2 main objectives, firstly to eradicate poverty irrespective of race and <b style=""><i style="">geographical location</i></b> (this is where the Regional Development Concept were to play its part) and secondly, to restructure societies such that they will not be identified by economic function.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The first five year plan within the OPP was the 2<sup>nd</sup> Malaysia Plan or RMK2.<span style=""> </span>If anyone cares to read this plan, Regional Development Planning Concept (RDPC) was introduced.<span style=""> </span>This should not be confused with the the Regional Development Authorities (RDAs) that is found mostly in the East Coast States of <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>The RDAs were formed as part of the industrial dispersal strategy and New Land Development strategy.<span style=""> </span>The idea of RDPC covers an area larger than RDAs.<span style=""> </span>All together there exist 6 Development Regions, supposedly to address economic imbalance in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p><ul><li>Southern Region which is made up of Johore only;</li></ul> <ul><li>The Central Region made up of Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor;</li></ul> <ul><li>The Eastern Region made up of Trengganu, Pahang and Kelantan;</li></ul> <ul><li>Northern Region made up of Perlis, Kedah, <st1:place st="on">Penang</st1:place> and Perak;</li></ul> <ul><li>Sabah Region covers the whole of <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>;</li></ul> <ul><li>Sarawak Region covers the whole of <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place>.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwH9fQDNz8pcuG-0KnGKIEttf4PE6qQo6CziJ051t3QKBllB2u3CaYdzbseME6DU2lFfbUrwp0Ij5PeXPq0U-Ls6c5P1-5B8NNvcVWw3jeDZCyPwz_wzu3TDl6Bnr9i1-ID30-Hf5c_lm/s1600-h/IMG_2100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwH9fQDNz8pcuG-0KnGKIEttf4PE6qQo6CziJ051t3QKBllB2u3CaYdzbseME6DU2lFfbUrwp0Ij5PeXPq0U-Ls6c5P1-5B8NNvcVWw3jeDZCyPwz_wzu3TDl6Bnr9i1-ID30-Hf5c_lm/s200/IMG_2100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165799639769758114" border="0" /></a><br />At a glance we see a lot of similarities between the Regional Development Region and the current Corridor Development.<span style=""> </span>Therefore, is the Corridor development a new thing or just old wine in new bottle? So who is copying who? Therefore Mr. Prime Minister Sir, I beg to differ at your claim that the Corridor Development is <b style="">your idea or that it did not come from anyone else</b>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf5xQVcvLq0gurb3DC8rWE1Ch3B17PMxPlUZJJdzHrb9Vgmmus7sOPO5DJMX_AF-O3rl0Nd3CIxI3gHCchNre_0GzptW_XTToe3h9N96oyPS7ZjuNakjPNpc7gO0Vf5cUmt9bGrx8tCYr/s1600-h/IMG_2099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXf5xQVcvLq0gurb3DC8rWE1Ch3B17PMxPlUZJJdzHrb9Vgmmus7sOPO5DJMX_AF-O3rl0Nd3CIxI3gHCchNre_0GzptW_XTToe3h9N96oyPS7ZjuNakjPNpc7gO0Vf5cUmt9bGrx8tCYr/s200/IMG_2099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165800253950081458" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Now, if these plans have existed since 1970, why was it not been properly implemented? What difference does it make then and now? Or is it your intention just to create the feel good mood which will only last until the election is over, and then everything is back to business as usual.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31345"></a></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31453"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Lim Lim, February 10, 2008 | 21:01:52 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">ask any right minded malaysian,this suck is where he is today not becos he posesses any righteous charisma of a top gun or stateman,it is becos he has poked his head into the right.....!! (u name it for him) </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31733"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by asguard, February 11, 2008 | 12:11:51 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Well... the monkey should be staying in forest rather than giving comments about state affairs of <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>... since he has monkey brains.. should remained in the jungle ...</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">MR Prime </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Now, if these plans have existed since 1970, why was it not been properly implemented? What difference does it make then and now? Or is it your intention just to create the feel good mood which will only last until the election is over, and then everything is back to business as usual.<br />……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… …………………<br />Ini corridor thing action saja! It is part of the RMK5 thing. Kalau RMK5 lain, corridor lain, <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region></st1:place> mana ada wang?<br /><br />Dollah is interested only to show the development mock-up replica placed on the table for the feast of the haprak TV1 and TV3. Bila rakyat tengok dalam TV, “Huh! Dollah terror le, dia punya project ada keretapi roda getah, masuk laut, keluar atas gunung!”<br />Ini serupa cerita itu Mamak Kutty bila dilancar itu Cyberjaya dulu. Sekarang pergi tengok apa ada? Lalang penuh tepi jalan banyak la!<br />Begitu juga itu WETLAND Dengkil – Floridan everglade of the east!. Puh! Tapin apa ada? Buaya kurus tak cukup makan ada la! </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-32319"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by oknyua, February 12, 2008 | 14:54:22 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I can only guest that his boys found the "corridor" papers all dust-covered and got excited over it - after all they were not born then. Then they put the papers into "power-point" to make it impressive - not forgetting getting a consultant firm to do it, paying them a few million.<br /><br />What is obvious now, if the papers were presented in 1970, found (re-discovered) in 2008, it will take another 38 years before someone dig it up again because I don't have the slightest belief that AAB is capable of implementing it. If Tun Razak can't do it, what makes AAB better? </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-32425"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Flex Tan, February 12, 2008 | 17:22:43 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">"..... THE DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR CONCEPT has been in our five year NATIONAL PLANS SINCE 1970S. As the saying goes “PLAGIARISM (COPYING)IS THE HIGHEST FROM OF FLATTERY (CHEATS/ LIE TO ONESELF)”.<br /><br />AAB'S ANSWER: ERR ... LET ME LOOK INTO MY NOTES.<br /><br />THEN HE ANSWERED BACK: WHO IS YOUR PM NOW ??<br /><br />HAHAHAHAH </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-32463"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Debbie, February 12, 2008 | 18:52:56 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">nobody is going to waste this guys time...coz he is always snooozing...siesta time every 20 mins..so dont bother yrselves </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-32537"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Nonama Nomane, February 12, 2008 | 22:53:03 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“plagiarism is the highest form of flattery”<br />Bukan plagiarism tapi revised and update version.<br />Sebab author dah tak ada, so AAB pun claim stake lah. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-32606"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Badaksumbu, February 13, 2008 | 01:02:12 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Bukan revised or updated version, tapi hijack which can amount to stealing dia kena permission dulu from the author before allow to revise or update.Shortly means these people don't read or if they read they can't remember, that is why they forget everything easily after general election.</span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-81474898436268585132008-02-10T07:52:00.000-08:002008-02-11T11:37:14.040-08:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Who are <span style="font-style: italic;">Orang Malaya?</span></span></span><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Dear Anonymous</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Thank you for your comment and your protest is well taken.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Actually it is not a broad swipe at orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>I have stated that I have nothing against orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> per se.<span style=""> </span>You see when a Chinese from Malaya comes to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, we call them Chinese.<span style=""> </span>When an Indian comes to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> we call them Indian.<span style=""> </span>As you can see there is no reference to Chinese or Indian Malaya.<span style=""> </span>Therefore orang Malaya refers to orang Melayu from <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">All orang Malaya be they Melayu, Chinese or Indians see <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> as a land of opportunity.<span style=""> </span>Unlike the Melayu, the Chinese and the Indians genuinely comes to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> to work and prosper.<span style=""> </span>Through hard work they get their rewards.<span style=""> </span>It’s different with the Melayu orang Malaya, they come to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> with a preset mind that they have a right over everything.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps this is because of the Eugenic philosophy of “Ketuanan Melayu” that the leaders from Malay have been drumming into their head.<span style=""> </span>Even the Melayu in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> are not treated as equal, to them we are of a lower class Melayu.<span style=""> </span>In terms of religion, they try very hard to make us believe their religious belief is even better than the Arabs.<span style=""> </span>If we practice it with them, it is a sure ticket straight to haven.<span style=""> </span>But we see it as religious zealotry and it does not fit into our society or the way of life that we have been practicing all these while.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">They said they come to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> because they want to help and save us from our leaders’ excesses.<span style=""> </span>Yet most projects are given to “KL company” while our locals are marginalized, even the local leaders are often by-passed.<span style=""> </span>Some Sabahans are lucky to be just a by-stander; those unlucky ones are given sub-sub-contract from “KL company” end-up they often get their fingers burnt.<span style=""> </span>It is very unfortunate the Director of JPPS in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> has more authority over federal funded projects than our own YBs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Almost all of the teachers from <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> are put in the urban areas, while local teachers are pushed out into the rural areas.<span style=""> </span>Teachers from <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> are given housing allowance, while the local teachers send to the rural areas are not even given decent housing.<span style=""> </span>There was an incident where a female local teacher has to share a Kongsi (labour lines) with mainly male immigrants because there are no teacher’s quarters.<span style=""> </span>No thank you to our Kris waving Minister of Education.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Often time when these orang Malaya arrive in Kota Kinabalu you can hear them saying “oh, I have just come from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>”.<span style=""> </span>Excuse me but without Sabah and Sarawak there is no <st1:country-region st="on">Malaysia</st1:country-region>, only <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>The rest of orang Melayu Malaya is staying back in Malaya ensuring and helping the elite orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> to stay in office all because of the Eugenic philosophy of “Ketuanan Melayu” which I believe similar to Hitler’s “Master Race”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">So my dear friend do you honestly think that I have made a broad swipe at orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="font-style: italic;">A.G.Mustakim</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-59168725575415248842008-02-09T05:44:00.000-08:002008-02-15T08:56:11.339-08:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><b style="">A National Leader or only fit to be a Penghulu</b></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje48UD262sIAPkUip2kwTNEfyJkAT0RwZD9gx_WKI8iUfweYnzTOs_0DoTf6MKsn3nTvzlxlz3A7HplM1Rp17nero8oBPNhh0SJA4WdgpOR85_OONMFKdVzY1y7fm31HOjYPKh9qfNfYAE/s1600-h/biut5arak20071225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje48UD262sIAPkUip2kwTNEfyJkAT0RwZD9gx_WKI8iUfweYnzTOs_0DoTf6MKsn3nTvzlxlz3A7HplM1Rp17nero8oBPNhh0SJA4WdgpOR85_OONMFKdVzY1y7fm31HOjYPKh9qfNfYAE/s200/biut5arak20071225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164980233024125186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >By A.G.Mustakim</span></span></span></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><!--[if !supportLists]--> </p> <p class="ListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><i style=""> T <span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >This is a response from a Sabahan to Khairy Jamaluddin’s press statement on the 6<sup>th</sup> February 2008 distributed by BERNAMA.</span></i></p> <p class="ListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />“The <b style="">issue raised by the opposition</b> for instance, about <b style="">Sabah for Sabahans</b> and oil royalty for Sabah only and <b style="">not sharing with others</b> ……. This can <b style="">incite emotion of parochialism</b>, which at one time, pose a <b style="">threat to national security</b>” (bold added).<span style=""> </span>This is part of the press statement made in Kuala Lumpur another orang Malaya young upstart. <span style=""> </span>In one sentence such as this, he made so many blunders that instead of appeasing the voters in Sabah; he may well have created discontent and discord.<span style=""> </span>Is this the best candidate with the potential to lead Malaysia by the age of 40?<span style=""> </span>To be a Penghulu in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan may be but to lead Malaysia there must be a better choice from amongst the 15 million people in Malaya than this.<span style=""> </span>Otherwise if there is no one better suited, why not give a Sabahan a chance?<span style=""> </span>Allow me to elaborate on his blunders:<br /><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="">1.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">Issues raised by the opposition</span></b></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Arial;">:<br />this should be as clear as day that the incumbents have not been listening to the people.<span style=""> </span>The incumbents must have lost touch with the heart and minds of the people.<span style=""> </span>This is the reason the opposition picked these issue up.<span style=""> </span>Do you honestly think the opposition is so desperate that they simply want to pick-up just any issues from thin air or just because they overhear someone talking in coffee-shops.<span style=""> </span>They are also garnering for popularity which means popular vote which also means bringing up issues closer to the heart of the people.<span style=""> </span>If the incumbents have been doing their work at the grassroot level as they often claimed, how they could possibly missed this dangerous under-current?<span style=""> </span>This is the result of widespread hypocrisy.<span style=""> </span>In order to please, the incumbents tend to hide the truth simply because they failed in their duties and responsibilities.<span style=""> </span>They prefer to give good tidings and will always say “everything is okay” and their favorite word is “everything is under control”.<span style=""> </span>When the final tally is done, the same people will create a thousand and one excuses why they failed. <span style=""> </span>Worse still if they claim they did not fail, it’s the people that failed them.<br /><span style="">2.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Sabah for Sabahans & oil royalty is for Sabahans only</span></b></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Arial;">:<span style=""> </span>As a true blooded Sabahans, we are not as selfish as those elites that can be found in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>In <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> we are use to sharing, we brought our identities, traditions, culture and system of values from the longhouses into this modern world.<span style=""> </span>However, do not take our kindness to share as our weakness that those from <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> tend to forget their place and start taking everything.<span style=""> </span>In the end you may be surprise what a Sabahan can do.<span style=""> </span>After 44 years of sharing our resources and wealth with Malaya, why is it that a resource rich Sabah and <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> is still poverty stricken? How much more do you want us to share? After 44 years of taking from us is this not enough? What does it take to satisfy you? Is it possible for Sabahans or for that matter ordinary people of <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> to support a leader with rapacious and insatiable appetite?<span style=""> </span>Think before you speak!<br />By nature a Sabahan is reticent, he/she will not argue with you.<span style=""> </span>Instead if there is any discord or discontent he/ she will normally keep quiet.<span style=""> </span>The ability to read body language and facial expression is an asset here.<span style=""> </span>Its better when they are loud and boisterous.<span style=""> </span>But when they suddenly grow quiet, something must have gone wrong.<span style=""> </span>They may be clapping at your every word, but who knows they may be imagining slapping your face to pulp.<br /><span style="">3.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Incite emotion of parochialism</span></b></span><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Arial;">: In this I beg to differ.<span style=""> </span>This is the word used by Mahathir to classify the nature of politics in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Like so many other orang Malaya, Mahathir was wrong in his diagnosis of <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> politics.<span style=""> </span>During 22 years of Mahathirism he did everything to create more problems in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> which became our legacy today.<span style=""> </span>He had the audacity to rescind his promise “to sink and swim” and when going get tougher his friend sinks into political oblivion while he swims away happily ever after.<span style=""> </span>A typical elitist Malayan attitude, they get what they want they throw you away like soiled cloth.<span style=""> </span>Therefore do not use Mahathir words unless you are of the same breed or aspiring to be one.<br />Actually to use the word parochialism in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is a misnomer.<span style=""> </span>This is because Sabahans are not narrow minded, close minded, provincial, insular or unsophisticated.<span style=""> </span>In reality, Sabahans are really the opposite of all these.<span style=""> </span>That is why orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> can never understand us Sabahans.<span style=""> </span>Racism or religious zealotry has never been an issue in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Sabahans have live harmoniously ever since we can remember.<span style=""> </span>Inter-marriages are so common that people in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> do not think along racial or religious divide anymore.<span style=""> </span>There are elements which have tried to take advantage of this perceived “social cleavage” but failed miserably.<span style=""> </span>Just take a good look at the obituaries in the local papers and observe the social cohesion is not based on race or religion but based on kinship through inter-marriages.<span style=""> </span>So orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> should have a care when talking along racial or religious lines.<span style=""> </span>If in the company of Malays, belittling the non-Muslims or another race may offend the Malays in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> as well.<span style=""> </span>This is because you may be talking bad about their grand-parents, parents, uncles, aunties, cousins, in-laws or even their brothers and sisters.<br />It is for this reason; racial and religious politics that orang Malaya has been trying to preach in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> can never work.<span style=""> </span>Therefore it is wrong to categorize <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> politics is based on parochialism.<span style=""> </span>Social cohesion in Sabah in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is based on kinship which transcends race and religion for generations.<span style=""> </span>So how do you think you can apply the concept of divide and rule to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>?<span style=""> </span>Unfortunately, you have to be a true Sabahan in order to even grasp the meaning of a Sabahan’s kinship.<br /><span style="">4.<span style=""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Last but not least, <b style="">parochialism poses a threat to national security</b>: this is the type of hype that the Americans used.<span style=""> </span>With politics of fear that Bush had successfully implanted in the minds of his people they have the excuse to invade <st1:country-region st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps in order for the ruse to it to work, he had to blow up 2 towering landmark in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>.<span style=""> </span>So what does this young upstart wants to blow up in KL in order to get his politics of fear going? Street demonstration did not create fear in people, demonstrations only make people angrier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">As I have explained parochialism in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is a misnomer so how can a <b style="">wrong word</b> be a threat to national security?<span style=""> </span>Far from it, the street demonstrations and bombing in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> in 1985 and 1986 was not a typical Sabahans handiwork.<span style=""> </span>These were perhaps imported design, purposely instigated to create misunderstanding and eventually spilling over into the streets.<span style=""> </span>It is unfortunate; our local leaders from both sides then were blind to conspiracy theories.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps the best person to elaborate on this is Tun Musa Hitam, it happened conveniently during his watch.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">If parochialism is a threat to national security then racism is even worse.<span style=""> </span>A province can be isolated and the threat eliminated, but racism is everywhere.<span style=""> </span>Based on this logic, it means that in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> a political party should not be created along racial lines rather based on ideology.<span style=""> </span>Why then should <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> condone ethnic based party then creating a mediocre multi ethnic party as an umbrella and using consensus as an excuse to allow its existence?<span style=""> </span>If this is not hypocrisy of the highest order, then I am an “Orang Utan’s Uncle”.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Following this line of thought, then it is obvious kinship is also a threat to national security. <span style=""> </span>Do the leaders in Malaya now want to issue a decree that all inter-marriages are now taboo in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> too? And as part of their final solution will all the products of inter-marriages be eliminated as well? Well then all these elitist orang Malaya can shout about and wave their little keris all they want, compared to our Kelewang (Gayang) the keris is nothing, ours have real human hair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj9qINcLRgEqs2AjmFABbagWQEbFwfQZ9wmdZSHntWNzlGVH11hdl0yHSU4JS-Y8fvbYGhb8dTOlydoP7iqhVgUMRbLA9QQVjBGG_gUxR8R9UaF2SZadTq7Kjg_1NCajGHsGR5a83nQD2/s1600-h/logo_pdrm.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj9qINcLRgEqs2AjmFABbagWQEbFwfQZ9wmdZSHntWNzlGVH11hdl0yHSU4JS-Y8fvbYGhb8dTOlydoP7iqhVgUMRbLA9QQVjBGG_gUxR8R9UaF2SZadTq7Kjg_1NCajGHsGR5a83nQD2/s200/logo_pdrm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164978691130865890" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="small"><span lang="EN-GB">written by malsia1206, February 10, 2008 | 14:27:52 </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">WHO is this chap Khairy IF NOT for the person who stand behind by relationship? Before the PM assumes office 4 years ago (because he was initially chosen by the former PM) not many happen to have heard this name. Now his name appears to be buzzing around like there's honey in Putrajaya. Is he a bird? Is he a plane? He's definitely NOT Superman.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><b style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by oknyua, February 10, 2008 | 17:20:04 </span></span> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I like this article; it indicative that Sabahans are now starting to wake up.<br /><br />KJ was just a baby, probably just weaned from milk when Pairin woke up Kadazan-Dusun patriotism. When Pairin became the CM, many Kadazan changed their names, throwing off their Westernised names to that of original Kadazan. That is the atmosphere like nowadays; the more KJ criticised the Sabahan, the greater is their awareness of cutting themselves off from “<st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>”. If <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> is represented by UMNO, this KJ should be thanked for putting the last nail of UMNO’s coffin with his remark. That shows what a young upstart could achieve.<br /><br />Who is KJ to gain such prominence and notoriety? He may be worshipped in <st1:place st="on">W Malaysia</st1:place>, but to Sabahan and Sarawakian, he is living off the name and position of his inept father-in-law. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31266"></a><b style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by <a href="http://mrsmith2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mr Smith</a>, February 10, 2008 | 14:46:03 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span lang="EN-GB">Malaysia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span lang="EN-GB"> was formed with four equal entities. That was why Lee Kuan Yew continued to be Prime Minister of Singapore and the Tengku, the PM of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<br />Of course <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Singapore</st1:country-region></st1:place> did not want to be pushed around by the Big Brothers in KL and they left or rather, was kicked out.<br />Sabah and Sarawak leaders, unlike Singapore's had no pride, and allowed themselves to be slavish to KL in exchange for political power and of course riches. They allowed <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and Sawarak to become a state just like Perlis.<br />So equal entities have now become non entities.<br />By right the Chief Minister of <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> must be equal in statues to his counterpart in KL. Now he is even lower than the Mentri Besar of Perlis. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31285"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Tompios, February 10, 2008 | 15:27:46 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">That's true Mr. Smith,<br /><br />As Sabahan or Sarawakian, we shouldn't call our states as 'Malaysian's state' but <st1:placetype st="on">republic</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Sabah</st1:placename> or <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> nation. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31286"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Flex Tan, February 10, 2008 | 15:29:07 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">KHAIRY JUST CREATED A WAR WITH AMAN (OF COURSE THROUGH THE OPPOSITION)... </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31287"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by hakunamatata, February 10, 2008 | 15:29:14 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Nobody bothers about Khairy except those in UMNO.<br />It is time everyone wakes up from their slumber and change the government before it does more damage. Because of a selfish few, the whole nation has to suffer.<br />If we let this be, we are just BN's accomplice. The future generation will blame us for the damage as well.<br />Malaysians of all walks of life, please think of the future of the country where corruption,injustice,unfairness will be the norm IF it is not CHECKED NOW. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31303"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by The dragonheart, February 10, 2008 | 15:48:54 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">UMNO looks at KJ like son of God... He graduated from a University from a far far land, never deal with the local people, go to private school, live in and elite family, now wants to lead a country where almost 1/3 are in poverty...<br /><br />I suggest he go and live like Mathama Gandhi or Lord Buddha first before he wants to talk about leading the masses...<br /><br />KJ if put in power would destroy the nation because he only understands the plight of the masses on paper only... </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31309"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by krising1, February 10, 2008 | 16:04:58 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear Sabahan,<br /><br />I only take issue with you in one matter. Your quarrel should be with the UMNOputeras and not orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>. We are equally the victims here. The UMNOputeras have been robbing all and sundry.<br /><br />Otherwise I agree with all that you say. And this KJ is a boy still wet behind his ears. All the UMNOputeras lick his butt because he is the PM's son-in-law. Othewise is he kosong upstairs - his <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Oxford</st1:place></st1:city> education nothwithstanding.<br /><br />If he every dares to set foot in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, pelt him with rotten eggs. I will share the cost of the eggs. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31332"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by hiro, February 10, 2008 | 16:58:35 </span></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">That's what happens when the boss is not diligent and is not checking on what his ministers are doing and saying. It's so true that there must be leadership by example. The boss not only has to work the hardest, but also the smartest. It's a wonder how our Cabinet has regressed to this level, when a taxi minister can end up becoming a law minister, and a law minister is demoted to a cultural minister. UMNO has really lost its bearings and the rakyat must help reclaim what is right and just for Malays by supporting the opposition. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);" class="MsoNormal"><a name="comment-31333"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB">...</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /><span class="small">written by Flex Tan, February 10, 2008 | 17:02:12 </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">TELL THAT TO THE REMBAU FOLKS... HE IS NOT THE SON OF GOD.</span> </span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-19978985014575549222008-02-05T07:59:00.001-08:002008-02-05T10:27:41.565-08:00We are Sabahans before Malaysians<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b style="">We are Sabahans before Malaysians</b></span></p><b style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">By A.G.Mustakim<br /></span><br /></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Anak Keningau tries to be a Sabahan but failed miserably, the reason is because he is not from <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, perhaps from Negeri Sembilan.<span style=""> </span>I am a Sabahan first before I am Malaysian.<span style=""> </span>No one can dispute this; Sabah was an independent sovereign state before we decided to form <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style=""> </span>This is the reason Sabah and Sarawak are unlike the states in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> and should be treated as such. <span style=""> </span>History should not be written for their convenience of a few but for the good of all Malaysians.<span style=""> </span>This is the basis of our existence from my father to me and from me to my children and probably beyond that.<span style=""> </span>We will keep on preaching until someone realizes that truth is more powerful than lies or hypocrisy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Yayasan Sabah sent me to study in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> when I was only 12 years old.<span style=""> </span>I have even spent some years working there.<span style=""> </span>Personally, I have nothing against orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> per se.<span style=""> </span>But I am against the injustice, unfairness, discrimination and condescending manner that they have shown to Sabah and Sarawak ever since the formation of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> 44 years ago. <span style=""> </span>It appears that these people are willing to change history, for their own convenience, every year they insist on celebrating 50 years of <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> independence rather than 44 years of Malaysian independence.<span style=""> </span>As the saying goes “history is written by the victors”, but since when Sabah was vanquished that we have to accept the version written by <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>? They even made this into exam questions in schools a wrong answer will render a Sabahan to lose a mark.<span style=""> </span>An innocent thing to provide the “right” answer but unconsciously preconditioning our children to accept <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is a defeated state.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Anak Keningau is a typical orang Malaya; coming to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> trying to help Sabahans in a condescending manner but do we really need their help? Orang Malaya may give the wrong impression that without development fund from the central government, progress and development in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> may be retarded.<span style=""> </span>This may be true but then where is the money in central government coffer coming from? <span style=""> </span>I am sure without the contributions from Sabah and Sarawak, industrialization in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> may remain a pipe dream.<span style=""> </span>Orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> may still be tapping rubber and panning for tin.<span style=""> </span>Yet we see states such as Negeri Sembilan and Melaka without any resource other than a few depilated stone fortresses and muddy beaches is categorized as developed states while resource rich Sabah and <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place> as a less developed state.<span style=""> </span>To top it all, <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> records the highest incidence of hardcore poverty to boot.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Therefore development fund from the central government is our right not a privilege bestowed upon us just because there is close relationship between the leaders in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and the central government.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps they want to show <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and Sabahans as beggars rather than partners.<span style=""> </span>In fact <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> has more right to these development funds than states such as Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Perak Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Anak Keningau is right in saying that all these will be decided by the rakyat and not by our politicians.<span style=""> </span>The rakyat in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> made their choices known before, and has thrown out 3 governments.<span style=""> </span>Never discard the possibility, the existing one may face the same fate.<span style=""> </span>It is also naïve for Anak Keningau to advise Sabahans by going through the right channel and voicing our grievances’ through the elected rep.<span style=""> </span>Doesn’t Anak Keningau know that all elected rep is selected and approved by the centre? This means that those elected rep that does not toe the line or does not work for the benefit of the centre will not be selected as candidates in the first place? Is it not possible for the centre to do this?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Remember who put the rotation of “our CM” in the first place at the expense of disregarding our <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> constitution, the TYT and the state legislative assembly? It is obvious, when orang Malaya wants something, they will be your best buddies but when they got what they want, they will throw you away like some soiled cloth.<span style=""> </span>They have done this many times to our late Tun Datu Mustapha, perhaps they will do the same thing to the present leaders when they are no longer useful.<span style=""> </span>Just wait and see how many present elected reps are dropped in the next election.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">This is why, in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> today “the people have the right to vote but not the right to choose”.<span style=""> </span>Our right to choose has been taken by leaders in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>In this context, leaders in Sabah may destroy and depleted its richness and resources for the benefit of those in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Otherwise their term in office is over.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Why the need to impose sales tax on palm oil Fresh Fruit Bunch by MPOB in Sabah when there is not enough cooking oil in <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Why penalize <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and Sabahans such as levies on foreign laborers and fomema.<span style=""> </span>Why do a ringgit spent in Kuala Lumpur gives one ringgit of value but a ringgit spent in Kota Kinabalu is only valued at seventy cent? Why does the price of chicken goes up one ringgit in Malaya, the whole world knows about it but when the price of chicken rises five ringgit in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> nobody cares.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">If the majority of students, police officers, civil servants, armed forces, plantation investors or tourism operators from other parts of Malaya refuse to come to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, it will not make any difference.<span style=""> </span>Just take a good look at <st1:place st="on">Sarawak</st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> can become a much better place to live in.<span style=""> </span>Racism was unheard of in Sabah until orang Malaya came; disunity, hypocrisy, corruption is unknown in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> until it was introduced.<span style=""> </span>If the central government stops people from Malaya coming to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, they will definitely save a lot of money from unnecessary expenses.<span style=""> </span>Imagine the cost of transfer allowance from Malaya to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, the housing subsidies and regional allowances that is paid to them.<span style=""> </span>Instead of creating closer rapport and cohesion these actions creates discrimination and discontent amongst the locals.<span style=""> </span>Are Sabahans so undependable that even office boy and drivers have to be imported from <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place>?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Students from Malaya or for that matter from all over the world will flock to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> to study if the university is academically excellent and teaching staffs are credible and academically prominent.<span style=""> </span>Just ask some parents why do they want to pay so much money sending their children overseas to study?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Is it not a police officer that is now in trouble within the force for having huge tract of land in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>? When we have to buy or fight to own a piece of our land.<span style=""> </span>Is this his payment to rid of all the squatters in Pulau Gaya and hide them in Talipok? With all the police officers and Arm forces in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>, how is it that our borders are still porous? Does Sabah need to give up more land to more orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> to ensure our border is impenetrable?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Look at what “plantation investors” has done to <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place>? Are they really helping Sabah to progress or are they doing the same thing as what European plantation investors did to <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> during the British rule?<span style=""> </span>If this is the extent of their sincerity in helping Sabah progress, if this is their perception of one country, one nation but in the process treating Sabahans worse than step brothers and sisters, then sad to say <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and Sabahans do not need them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">As Anak Keningau admitted, to get the VC position is all a matter of playing good political game rather than being an outstanding and credible academic.<span style=""> </span>A Sabahan will always be passed over not because he is unqualified but because a true Sabahan will not grovel nor become a hypocrite just to gain a position. <span style=""> </span>It’s a small wonder in the world ranking all Malaysian Universities are below the 200 position.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps it is because all Universities in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> are headed by aspiring politicians who knows how to grovel and “kow tow” but missing a lot of grey matters.<span style=""> </span>In this, my sympathies to all parents who cannot afford to send their children overseas yet still have to pay expensive Universities fee and to their children for attending substandard institutions of higher learning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Perhaps in order for a university in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> to excel, we need a committed Sabahan to lead this fine institution.<span style=""> </span>Orang Malaya in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is not dedicated or committed to improve the university.<span style=""> </span>Their sole purpose in <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> is only to enjoy the privileges, perks and get a Datukship.<span style=""> </span>It is appropriate since <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> and Sabahans had invested a lot of land, money and efforts to ensure this university was established.<span style=""> </span>Twice a Sabahan was by-passed as VC yet until today the university has not shown academic excellence or become an outstanding institution of higher learning in the country or in the region.<span style=""> </span>If Malaya is really sincere in ensuring <st1:place st="on">Sabah</st1:place> can achieve excellent academic progress, then give a Sabahan a chance to lead the university.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps orang <st1:place st="on">Malaya</st1:place> cannot stand it when a Sabahan succeed where they failed miserably.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><b style=""><br /><o:p></o:p></b></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495129272996457981.post-57849597829813786442008-02-04T18:13:00.000-08:002008-02-04T18:17:52.668-08:00What Islamic Thinking Thinkers Thought<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Islamic thinking thinkers thought...</span><br /></span><br /></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;" align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">This is not a specific reply to the accusation level against me with reference to my articles Happy Maal Hijrah 1429 & Happy New 2008 posted in AS Journal on 13 January, 2008 as I have not spared much time reading the details of it (the accusation). But rather just as the earlier response, as I scanned through, I cognised something was not well understood. The refined reply will take sometime as I have to be away most of the time from my blog-<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">amde</span></span></em></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;" align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">_____________________________________<br /></span></em></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-style: normal;">That article of mine -<strong>Happy Maal Hijrah 1429 & Happy New 2008</strong> posted on 13 January, 2008 in <strong>AS Journal</strong> was found to be controversial by one person, so far one person only. (Circulated among the Gmail subscribers). According this one person, he consulted three Islamic religious experts to verify my writing. After reading ten times, he came out open, which is to me, falling short to declaring me as ... So, shall I say, four of them </span>lah<span style="font-style: normal;">! </span></span></span> </p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;">My question is what to verify? I still failed to see. Is it about the idea in that article? The way I presented? Badly constructed materials? The phrases I used? My English is so horrible? Or a person like me is not competent to write religious matter especially on Islam. </span></span></span> </p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;">A kind of ..."Amde this isn't your territory, keep away you! This is religious subject. Writing about Islam is only meant for Muslim with sound religious record, had formal education in Islamic religion, had memorized the Quran numerously, understanding of it is not included if it is from English translation. It is only writings from Arab prominent Universities, notably from the Al Azhar University (I am not insinuating the University)"</span></span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">To back track, the jest of my article is, how do we answer questions on Islam global image in general sense -just see and hear around the world, and the second part, what do we know of the image/s in our country? I have not provided answers, not even a suggestion, because the article is going be extended. For those who have not read, it is hardly a paragraph touches the core of Islam or religion per se. I know it would take me bigger space to have a real debate. It wasn’t intended to be.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;">Because it’s hardly a paragraph on Islamic religion, I now ask, is it worthwhile jumping into conclusion that the writer knew nothing about the subject or which part of it gives indication that he is betraying his own religion? </span></span></span> </p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I remember not that long ago, a highly educated in Islamic religious graduate from our own home grown UII plus Al Azhar University, and this is not the only one, not to mention the rest in order not to be too personal. This religious expert/s I noted did not give us good impression about the prudence of good Islamic religious education. The media say … </span>murtad</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Or Amde needs to be nailed anyway, because he is as he is? Poor me! I really don't know.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I don’t intend to be boastful, but I have to introduce myself no matter how unethical it sounds to some, because for me, to reach this stage was a long journey. A journey with candle light to start with.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Three writers inspire me to read Islam and religion continuously, namely Feisal Abd Rauf, a Kuwaiti of an Egyptian ancestry, educated in Egypt, England, Malaysia, and USA; he is now Imam of Masjid al Farah New York City Mosque. He has written numerous books on Islam and Islam in connection with Physic among others.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Dr Zaiuddin Sadr a friend in England, international best seller special writer in mathematic and Islam, a technical designer he who helped design water system- Zam-Zam in Mecca, coincidently happened to be Datuk Seri Anwar adviser on Islam at one time. He used to say about himself an ulamak without beard!</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;">(Hajj) Michael Wolfe, his father a Jew and mother devote Christian, and he is a devoted Muslim, a travel writer, notably -Thousand Roads to Mecca 1997. One can still watch him every Hajj season at CNN, sometime BBC, giving views on Islam-I haven't heard of him being banned to visit Muslim countries unlike Osama Bin Ladin who has price tag on his head any where at any time by President Bush </span></span></span> </p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">That would give inkling, how I view religion, and how I view Islam. The rest of the views I got are all mine, mine alone, and I hope to progress with it. Insyallh. See if I can contribute something one day in a way of thinking about religion even if is not specifically Islam</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Call any Ustaz who wants to have a debate with me on that topic, views on religion and views on Islam against global background. I am prepared.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I don't have big name like Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, David Yalopp or the </span>infamous <span style="font-style: normal;">Shalman Rashdi sort of. But I am fortunate enough that media in Sabah are generous to me to make me as I am now, especially Daily Express. So what do I do?</span></span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I tell you something, writing is not something one can resign when one is pressured, especially if one is innocent. It is not as simple as what David Blanket did or in our local scene as Dr Chua Soi Leck did recently.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I can write more on this, but if I continue, we are surely going to miss the point again, i.e., the original contention I want to tell my readers are. See, I am a writer. I am not a reporter nor I am journalist-may be sometime what I wrote are rubbish, only Daily Express , Gulf News, Canberra Times or South Morning Post take up those rubbish from me.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;">Let me give a simple methodology when I do my writing, but again just let me first explain the word methodology, the first time I heard about the word methodology was when I did my Masters of Science Degree in University of Birmingham way in 1983. What it means simply is how do you do it or how do you investigate it? What do you use to prove or to substantiate your findings, are your findings significant enough? Hear these words? They don't tell you exactly what they want to mean, all are waffled and blurred if not dubious. If it happens in science what about it in art and any other fields, later in life I did my Law degree, this discipline helps me to understand two things: when facing with large and messy materials, one should deduce it. If the materials is too little one should induce it; this may not tell my readers a lot, even practicing lawyers are still missing the point.</span></span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I hate academic stuff! Tell me in real world, who would want to read academic stuff? Not even 5% of those from the house of universities read by general public. Because of this reason many people start writing heavy stuff into a very simple and less elaborative manner –read Feynman on Physic. It doesn't mean the writers are stupid who can't present succinctly. To some, I supposed, when people find attraction or something blogging their heads while reading, they would come back to the phrases, and start paying attention or asking question. Tell me how many those read Quran bother to knock someone's house asking for something about what blogging his or her mind? I supposed very few unless you are students, only when asked by their lecturers to do so.</span></span></p><div align="justify"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Batang,Kozuka Gothic Pro B;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Many would be asking Amde is a graduate in writing, its rubbish! I couldn't even speak English when I was in form three- a few of my teachers are still alive and kicking, ask them- Mr. Thanda, Chin Hock Yen, Liew Syn Chong or Liaw Ben Teck., how stupid, how poor and how ugly I was. I was and still am so bad in language even today, when I concentrate my Malay I forget my English, if I concentrate in English I forget my Malay, except one dialect, my Kadayan dialect. I hold it intact, but some sometime I pretend not to know it, especially, in front of boastful Kadayans who say they know a lot about Kadayan. You see, by my pretending not to know it they start telling me what they know of it but actually ninety percent of what they said I already knew. For me you would only be master of it until you write a book. I did my part. The catch is; people appreciate if you asked something from them by first putting him or her superior or above you are. That is why even in Islam used to emphasize to be humble, but sadly many misconstrued into thinking that being humble, quiet, look stupid are the real manifestation of stupidity. You watch this when confronting with civil servants in Malaysia, say, you are asking for application form for something related to government department; you are chicken dead, especially if you are just wearing </span>salipar jepun<span style="font-style: normal;"> and torn T shirt in front of them. Or you do that when meeting with a </span>tau keh<span style="font-style: normal;"> start bargaining the price to buy hardware, the </span>tau keh<span style="font-style: normal;"> would just close his eyes, you are not there. You start speaking in English with him, he will jump to you. Does this mean your ten ringgit isn't equivalent to </span>YBs<span style="font-style: normal;"> ten ringgit? I want to hear from Islamic religious thinking thinkers thought about this -I am in fact hinting to those who dispute my understanding of my faith. <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">http://</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">www.kadayanuniverse.com</span></span></span></span></span></p>Amde Sidikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11506974774307105442noreply@blogger.com1