Twins

Can you see the similarities between these two personalities? Both are representing power of the day but unfortunately both are rumoured to be the pawn of yet another power, more powerful than theirs.

It is sad to be seen with power but are powerless against their master however strong they deny that they are their own man but looking and analysing their conduct, it is clear that both are just following or acting out the scripts prepared by other poweful director.

To Bung, look at your own constituency, which is consideredc as one of the outbacks in Malaysia although you belong to the party which control the government. Stop short of criticising others since you yourself are not much of a defender of your own people. At least, your look alike has the power to do something since he's heading the government, BUT YOU?

"Lu Fikirlah Sendiri"

Our Dearest TDM

Well,well,well...while there are many out there who are bent on criticising TDM, there are still who are looking at him as if he's above all more like a Demi God. During his 22 year old tenure as the one and only Big Boss, none never dared to look up to him and deny his orders to his face since he has ruled the country effectively through intimidation and threats. That is why back then this nation looked peaceful unlike today when the AAB is accused of being a softie.

If he is truly a democratic leader who's willing to listen to differences then again why there was Operasi Lallang? Was it because those opposition leaders had done something dangerously fatal to our security or they had actually been doing the same as today? If it was the latter then totally he was as democratic as he claimed to be when he's in power. While he attacked DSAI of being friendly to Jews he up until today is still courting despots like Mugabe.

Building the new Seri Perdana while the King is still living in a small bungalow was just one examples of his mega project which failed to improve the economy. Watching the King at his small palace where everything was held at the cluttered Balairong Seri is indeed a sad event since a mere PM is having his time at his 'Palace', for sure not all the rooms at Seri Perdana are fully utilised since AAB and his predecessor has grown up children who are living separately as compared to the present Agong.

The Petronas twin tower is another of his way of grandising his tenure but today are they local or bumiputera entrepreneurs making money by conducting their business there? Zilch! The rent they have to pay is much higher than the income they make. Yet another contribution of the Tun.

Why was he having many deputies with the second last was unceremoniously sent to Sungai Buluh? For a rational thinking people, such is an indication that he could not tolerate differences of opinions. Indeed, the late Ghaffar himself was another of his sacrificial lamb since he could not find someone whom he could order around. So far he managed to deplete the nation's coffer but little of it were put into improving the nation's poorest state which by the way is one of the three oil producing states. During his long but unfair administration, the only place where mega projects and vivid changes were visible was the Klang Valley whereas his own state did not received similar treatments.

AAB is not the best but again our thanks to him, we are having a much better freedom a far cry during TDM's time. The freedom we are enjoying right now may be due to AAB's weaknesses but what is important is Malaysians are beginning to live like those in the developed nations at least in respect of freedom of speech. I can't really fathom what will happen if TDM is still in power. He has the audacity of telling us that His Lordship Salleh Abas was sacked because of his letter complaining about the noise from the works done at the Istana. Ironically, the Agong that time was the Sultan of Johor whose attitude TDM argued to erode some of the Rulers power in the 1980's Constitutional Amendments. Now, about 30 years later he hid behind the Rulers for cover. Well, indeed he is a very good leader, won't we agree?

Being human, nobody is above criticism since we are not perfect in anyway thus he should be able to accept criticism since he himself admitted at least during his prayers that he has committed mistakes.

Hopefully, we learn from history of how the Malacca Sultanate was destroyed due to the act of a very opportunistic individual.

"Once I was an admirer of TDM"

Worrying Trend

The shocking exposure by the infamous RPK about the involvement of Rosmah Mansor,wife of DPM Najib is something that anyone cannot really digest since the allegation is serious involving the second man of the ruling government.

Nonetheles, as shocking and unbelievable as it is the emergence of AAB and in particular KJ's name at least clears some of the smoke since we know that they are interested parties to the survival of Najib himself. Honestly I believe such revelation is politically motivated since those names are hot items nowadays.

We may not know RPK real intention other than what he claims but this makes me wonder if he is one of many puppets assigned to create state of fear and instability within the country. Indeed the recent political scenes are the most interesting episode of our more or less 50 years history since independence.

As I see it, there are at least three major divisions nowadays - one is supporting AAB, the other one is DSAI's camp and the last but certainly not the least influential is TDM's followers. The later two seem obsessed with overthrowing AAB but DSAI seems to have a soft spot for AAB & Co. We'll see that happen next but pray to God, Malaysia won't see her last day as a free, peaceful and prosperous nation.

" Its worrisome to see our leaders having a go at each others"

Double Standard

I am thrilled to see Teck Lee speak up against his boss and everyone who is just clinging to their political survival are fast to offer their 'full' support and simulraneously lambast Teck Lee for his unruly behaviour.

Nonetheless, politicians will always be politicians and we cannot believe their words since they are snakes having split tongues. They will say something while doing totally different thing since that is their way of earning money by telling lie after lie to make sure the people support them while sowing hatred and disunity among the people.

Another interesting point is that our brothers and fellow Malaysians on the other part of our nation seem to be insulted when someone from the East said something that they have no guts and balls to say to Pak Lah's face. All they manage to say is just telling the Prime Minister to quit but they including those in the Opposition never dared to do as what Teck Lee has done. And now they are angry with Teck Lee as he's not one of them since they are the only one who can criticise and villify their own brethren, is it?

Being Sabahans mean we will always be second to others since our own leaders are bent to support the injustice we have endured for a very long time. The CM said it is impossible to grant everything that we have asked for and he has the guts to say that Sabah is given the lion's shares under the Ninth Malaysian Plan, but dear Pak Musa, what about the previous eight Malaysian Plans? What we have gained since 4o years or so of independence? And who is 'we' in your statement? 'We' in the statement really means the leaders who have been deceiving the commoners for years.

As an equal partner of the Federation certainly we deserve better than what we are getting but again whatever we have are misused and misappropriated by those so called representatives of the people. Since when they are concerned about the well being of the people, well maybe since they see openings when BN is seriously weakened after the 12th GE.

Our brothers from the other side should not misunderstand our intention since we are only asking what we really deserved. While you can vilify and degrade your own people by saying and accusing the PM with unimaginable slanders, others from this side cannot since we are not one of you although we are only asking again what are rightfully ours. You want him to step down but when someone from here ask something to be returned, you tarnished him with your dirty jokes:

PS. Heard about this one? A bunch of prostitutes in Sabah were not making enough money and the pimp said be more innovative or else, so one prostitute decided to have a quiz. That is if her customers can correctly guess what her private looks like will get a discount. Many customers got a discount that year since they all guessed correctly, they all said : "Macam muka Yong Teckk Lee!?".

Now, the BN Supreme Council in their three long hours meeting decided not to take action by expelling SAPP not because they are giving the party benefit of the doubt but more to the fear of losing the illegally attained power. If they expel SAPP, they will be left with only 138 seats compared to 82 by the PR! The people can lo longer be fooled and whatever you do, we know what really are your 'indecent ' intentions.

"Don't trust the politicians or else you will lose everything particularly your dignity"

Untimely Passing

Today or to be exact this morning, I began my day with a sorrow note. It was the news of the day well, at least among my colleagues. I was informed that a young comrade of ours lost her life in a freak accident yesterday near Pekan Nabalu. She's just 25 and just started her stint as a teacher at SMA Mohd Ali.

Sure, I do not know her and only heard of her existence and demise at the same time this morning. Imagine starting your day with news as grim as that one but again we must move on but at he same time should realised that ours isn't far away.

One of them said, she's just got engaged and embraced Islam and if it true therefore the best gift for her is Al - Fatihah and as everyone like to say may her soul rest in peace, eternal peace and a blissful life thereafter. Being new to Islam and I believe she's just learning about her new faith and indeed she's lucky to be there in SMA Mohd Ali where the ambiance and surrounding provide support and solace for her 'infant' soul.

This is only the second time I've written about some one's passing and hopefully I will learn something from their untimely passing at least to become a better servant to Him while living under His mercy, Insya Allah.

"Life is just a borrowed phase for an eternal stage Thereafter"

Funny yet full of emotion

I have always enjoy watching funny sitcoms like Friends, My Wife and Kids and now I'm hooked to 8 Simple Rules. The latter particularly gains my attention after watching the episode when Paul Hennesy (sic) died. At first, I thought it was merely acting but looking at the scenes and how the actors reacted, I somehow realised that he really died and immediately after the show I went surfing and voila! there it was, Paul Hennesy a.k.a John Ritter actually died in 2003.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that although those sitcoms are funny but they are great in the sense that they are able to manipulate the audience's emotion, well personally I was touched watching the Kerry, Bridget and the rest mourning the passing of their beloved dad. It was really sad watching them and before that episode I never realised that funny stories could sometimes turned into something totally different from what they used to be.

Laughing and suddenly crying that is the X factor that Western sitcoms have as compared to our locally produced sitcoms like Dunia Anita, Puteri and the like. I never watch those except when I did my channel hopping due to irritating adverts on my fav channel; 711. Watching their over reactions, overacting and petty as well pity acting, I wonder if anybody truly enjoy those thrash.

Once when I was watching the last episode of Friends, I could actually felt their sadness and emotion although they were usually funny - who could resist Joey and Phoebe? While they were laughing and naturally made others laugh with their jokes and naivety, they could actually made others cried at the same time unlike again our locally made sitcoms, which I was force to laugh at their efforts to make people laugh, or were they?

Just now, I was watching 8 Simple Rules where Bridget got to be Anne Frank, the courageous Nazi victim and here I am surfing the net looking for the book or to be exact Anne's Diary! I guess watching sitcoms can really be educational and entertaining at the same time. My advice to you out there, funny things can also be a starting point for emotional things but certainly not for our lowly rated sitcoms...

"Thinking of buying Anne Frank's Diary online."

Untouchables

Today I went to a new class although I was late 20 minutes as I misprinted my timetable and there I was seeing around 60 eyes looking nervously at me and later I discovered that none passed their just concluded exam and the usual question popped up, why and whose blame was it?

Nobody should be blamed for this since it was actually a shared responsibility borne by everyone including and especially those students. Out of the lot less than five were able to read correctly and my heart sort of pounded. Nonetheless, I welcome such challenge since it is my obligation to at least see some of them are able to read properly or at least pass their exam without my 'help'.

When I asked them whether they have a disliking of English none answered in the positive, again I give them the benefit of the doubts as they might want to impress me or they are afraid of sharing the truth but the results speak for themselves and I am prepared to borne the responsibility of teaching these 'untouchables'.

Hopefully, by the end of the academic year, I'll be able to share the joy of them passing their examination. Insya Allah..

Scumbags

Today we have a 'free' tailoring session for all uniform bodies advisers and it was indeed a very stressful event since the assigned tailors did not bring their basic tool - the measuring tape since according to our Supervisor they actually intend to do the measuring session on Monday but alas, being a tailor she should have brought along her basic but most useful tool! I can't foresee a tailor without a measuring tape. Therefore, we have to spend few hours just to wait for her to search for the tape and finally at around two she brought along a tailor, nah ambik kau, tukang jahit!

Everyone was busy and eager including some who were not involved and what irritated me was that those 'bosses' too got their free uniforms. Being the boss, they should not have such privilege since they seldom and probably would not wear such uniform and fortunately none was to join or at least have my association's uniform. If not, they would only be the bugging pain in my ass!

Some free gift lovers i.e those chipsmore students came rushing to me telling that their opportunist names weren't in the list. I laughed at their so called innocent faces. These kinds of people made the country went bonkers. They were there to receive but never to give. They were like flies, they'll be where the shit was. Pardon me but I really those kind, those ungrateful lots. They acted as if they were the best but in my eyes they were the filthiest of scumbags. They never attended any meetings and yet when there was something to gain free of charge they were there. Scumbags!

Money shouldn't be spent on these filth even though they were poor since those incentives would not be utilised for its intended purpose. They might even wear those free uniform to go to the town rather than wearing them to any meetings. To them, I just want to say....GO TO HELL YOU FILTH!

"They are poor yet they act like they are the Lords, they are ignorant yet they act like they are the Wise Men."

Justice Behold!

The disclosure by Justice Ian Chin adds another blow to TDM or is it? Being in power for so long, such might not dent his already thick skin. Furthermore, such revelation at a time where and when people already know about the sorry condition of the Judiciary, may be suspect to ulterior motive although His Honour gives the reason behind his 'shocking' revelation.

If what His Honour said is true then it adds another blow to the already tainted image of the Judiciary as being below the standard and status which it supposed to occupy. Long gone is the era when Malaysian Judiciary is looked upon for unbiased justice, without fear or favour. Being a no nonsense judge Justice Ian is indeed a mere mortal who has fear but most importantly he in his position has shown that when it comes to justice, nobody should interfere with intimidation whatsoever in dispersing justice to those deserving it.

Such disclosure though as I mentioned above is suspect since it is a non issue as nobody will know about them except for those involved and none has come forward so far to share those alleged misconduct by the highest authority. Why now? Why not exposing those misconduct during the time of the then Premier? If what Justice Ian said is truer than he should utter those while TDM is still in power just like what Justice Kamil Awang and the late Justice Harun Hashim did when he declared UMNO as illegal. If his is based on the fear of being sidelined or brought to the tribunal and that nobody would listen since it involved the PM, then he is no different from the rest since what he has done tantamount to obstructing justice.

History will judge those who try to uphold justice though not in their life time. Once Tok Janggut, Datuk Bahaman and Paduka Mat Salleh were branded as traitors by the British but today they are heroes of the people. Let the people be the judge of such disclosure and if one is being sincere sooner if not later justice itself will prevail just like what happened to Tun Salleh Abas, Datuk George Seah, Tan Sri Sulaiman and the rest.

Being the persons given the authority and heavy responsibility to uphold justice, those Justices should not hold anything back and keep to themselves damning evidences of gross misconduct and abuse of power by the executive or others. The people deserve to know and protected by those malpractices. What Justice Ian has done is of course commendable but personally I would say that it is a bit too late and serves no evident purpose other than corrupting his own impeccable stature.

P/s: So far TDM has refrained to comment on such disclosure, but being the true politician Iam sure he'll be affected by such.

"With authority comes responsibility and and with it comes obligation."

Politik + Tikus

Oleh itu, atas cadangan Tun Dr Mahathir, saya telah dilantik menjadi presiden UIA kira-kira lapan tahun yang lalu. Pada waktu itu UIA dianggap oleh kerajaan Malaysia sebagai pusat kegiatan anti-kerajaan.Malahan kerajaan pada waktu itu ingin menyerahkan UIA kepada Pertubuhan Persidangan Islam (OIC) dan menempatkan pelajar-pelajar Malaysia di universiti yang baru ditubuhkan yang dinamakan Kolej Universiti Islam, pada waktu itu.

Tun Dr Mahathir telah memberi tempoh enam bulan untuk saya menjadikan UIA bebas daripada politik kepartian.Alhamdulillah usaha membebaskan UIA daripada kegiatan politik kepartian telah dapat dijayakan sebelum [tempoh] enam bulan berlalu. Kembalilah UIA seperti sedia kala dan tidak jadi diserah kepada OIC.

Demikian sedutan temuramah dengan Presiden UIAM, Tan Sri Sanusi Junid mengenai ura - ura kerajaan ingin menamatkan perkhidmatannya sekiranya beliau didapati menggunakan kedudukannya untuk tujuan politik peribadi. Satu kenyataan yang melampau bahana kemelut politik masakini.

Tuduhan UIAM pernah menjadi pusat gerakan anti kerajaan amat tidak bertanggungjawab semata - mata untuk mendapat publisiti murahan bagi kuda tua yang sudah tempang. Sekiranya dalam AUKU, para pelajar dilarang sama sekali terlibat dengan politik kepartian maka sewajarnya sesuatu institusi agung juga wajar bebas daripada menjadi kuda tunggangan poltikus murahan.

Saya sedar UIAM tidak tertakluk di bawah AUKU namun sebagai institusi pendidikan tertinggi dan diiktiraf sebagai sebuah universiti amam terbaik di negara ini, tindakan mana - mana pihak waima Presiden sekalipun untuk menyeret UIAM ke kancah pertelingkahan amat tidak adil dan wajar.

Siapa beliau ini sebenarnya, beliau pernah terlibat dalam kontroversi menyerang kakitangan awam di lapangan terbang suatu ketika dahulu. Beliau mendakwa ingin bersara daripada politik kerana rasa bertanggugjawab terhadap kekalhan BN dalam pilihan raya beberapa tahun lalu. Adakah itu benar, atau kenyataan seorang yang ingin meraih simpati?

Tuduhan UIAM sebagai pernah menjadi pusat gerakan anti kerajaan amat tidak adil dan tidak pernah dibuktikan. Sekiranya tuduhan itu benar dan kerajaan yang dimaksudkan itu kerajaan yang sewenang - wenangnya menindas rakyat dengan menaikkan harga minyak walhal negara adalah pengeluar minyak dan menutup mata membiarkan harga barangan naik, maka tidak wajarkah para mahasiswa yang dekat dengan rakyat menentang kezaliman? Salahkan kita menentang kezaliman dan ketidakadilan? Salahkah berbeza pendapat lantas dituduh anti kerajaan? Apakah kita harus sentiasa mengiyakan tindakan pemerintah yang tidak adil?

Walaupun tidak dinyatakan, beliau sebenarnya merujuk kepada peristiwa 1998 di mana mantan Presiden UIAM dilucut jawatan dan dihumban ke penjara atas tuduhan salahguna kuasa, rasuah dan pelbagai tuduhan yang hingga kini telah dibuktikan dan terbukti tidak benar. Salahkah warga UIAM ketika itu mempertahankan salah seorang mantan ahli keluarga yang dianiaya? Kiranya mempertahankan maruah dan kehormatan seseorang yang pernah berjasa dianggap anti kerajaan maka sahlah Malaysia sedang bergerak ke arah kehancuran, Nau'uzubillahi min zalik.

Bahana politik negara yang kian kelam kabut habis segalanya terlibat kalau dahulu SIC diheret kerana Pengerusinya bukan ahli parti memerintah kini sebuah institusi pendidikan ulung turut terheret sama dan yang menyedihkan Presiden ini mengaku berjaya meneutralkan UIAM dalam tempoh enam bulan selepas perlantikannya, benarkah begitu?

Sabah, Oil, Life Style, People and Leaders

Medan Kikeh yang merupakan medan telaga minyak laut dalam pertama negara terletak di luar pesisir Sabah yang memiliki kedalaman kira-kira 1,300 meter dan medan Gemusut di luar pesisir Sabah yang sedang diterokai memiliki kedalaman kira-kira 1,800 meter,

The mention of Sabah twice in the above excerpt really irritates me. I actually intend to write on something else but when I see Sabah being mentioned in a new venture by Petronas to seek and explore new oil sources I decides to pour my heart out on this issue.

The news report is actually on the increase of Petronas' cost to RM200 millions to explore new oil sources around the world. The President said nobody care about Petronas' predicaments instead everyone are clamouring over the new price hike announced two days ago. Who gives a damn about Petronas which has been making billions of excess profits particularly since the oil price started to escalate few years back. Being one of oil producer nation

And now they said they are actively involve in exploring new oil sources off Sabah. Don't the people of Sabah have a share in this new discoveries? Logically we should as they found them within Sabah territory. One more thing, they said they incur 200 millions in cost but they forget that it is in fact their core business, so get on with it but let me remind all of us some who may have forgotten or ignorant about the Petronas Philharmonic Orchestra which costs around 1 million ringgit to maintain. 1 million is a lot of greens. By reducing such cost or disbanding the orchestra which itself brings no benefit to the commoner like us we will certainly benefit by having lower oil price.

While the rich continue to enjoy the rich and famous life style, the ministers included, these bunch of arrogant and inconsiderate people have the audacity to tell the not so wealthy to start changing their life style which of course is prudent but they should at first walk the talk and do not just tell others to change the wasteful life style at the expense of the people the tax paying workers of this nation. They could for instance slash their own salaries, allowances and other itineraries. Instead of letting the government pay for their expenses, they should start paying by themselves.

But sadly this is Malaysia where the people are full of courtesy thus everything will go as usual in a few days time and the wasteful life styles of the people in power at the expense of the poor will continue. While the people in power enjoy their meals in air- conditioned 5-star hotel, the commoner starts to bring their meals from home, start to use the mismanaged public transport while the people in power continue going about their business in oil guzzling vehicles.

Life is not about fairness and justice but the people in power should emphatise by trying or leading simpler life styles instead of showing off since they are actually enjoying the people's money most of the time doing something personal.

" Malaysians will continue to suffer if the leaders continue to waste the people's money"

Terima kasih...

Sedih dan sebak membaca komen saudara - saudara senegara sebab saya pun salah seorang daripada saudara -saudara yang bakal terbeban dengan kenaikan harga minyak. Namun apakah yang boleh dilakukan selain mengkaji semula perbelanjaan peribadi, setakat itulah yang kita mampu buat. Kuasa bukan di tangan kita, nak demo...buat apa? Masuk lokap lepas tu melopong juga, minyak kekal harga tapi masa dah terbuang di jalanan dan lebih teruk bermalam di kandang besi.

Apa yang PR boleh buat? Manifesto pilihanraya masih banyak yang tak tertunai waima di Selangor sendiri.Ya Allah, sesungguhnya inilah ujianMu yang kami harus terima namun perkenankanlah du'a hambaMu yang teraniaya bahana ketidakadilan sedang orang - orang besar Pak - Pak Menteri berkereta besar ke sana ke mari bermain golf, pergi bercuti tanpa membayar sesen pun minyak marhaen di bawah dikerah menanggung segalanya.

Kenaikan harga minyak berlaku di mana - mana, hakikat pahit yang terpaksa kita telan.Indonesia pengeluar minyak pun telah lebih dahulu mengisytiharkan kenaikan minyak. Apa yang PR/PKR boleh buat kalaupun tegak menjadi kerajaan? Janji - janji pilihanraya memang sekadar janji yang tak mampu ditunaikan walaupun niat memang ingin ditunaikan.

Kalaupun diizinkan DSAI jadi PM, apa yang mampu dibuat? Bukan mudah mentadbir negara. Kalaupun DSAI masuk UMNO, biarlah mungkin perjuangan perlu ubah haluan sekali lagi setelah anak didik Ezam membuka jalan. Dalam politik semua boleh terjadi dan tiada istilah berpatah arang berkerat rotan atau mustahil. Semua boleh berlaku dan kita perlu sedar hakikat itu walau DSAI berjanji hari ini tidak akan masuk UMNO semula tetapi kalau sudah ketentuan Yang Esa, siapa boleh menghalang tetapi bagi yang masih dalam PKR/PR perjuangan bukan kerana individu, individu boleh datang dan pergi namun initipati perjuangan sama sekali tidak boleh ditukar ganti.

Hari ini DSAI bersama PKR/PR mungkin esok TDM, Najib dan AAB pula berada dalam PKR. Biarlah, biarkan..redhakan semuanya asal perjuangan yang didukung tidak berubah demi kemaslahatan dan reformasi. Rasanya tak perlu DSAI isytihar tak keluar PKR/PR nanti janji dan sumpah memakan diri. Selagi berpegang pada matlamat perjuangan yang dipercayai selama ini teruskan...

Akhir kalam...terima kasih Pak Lah ....terima kasih BN.

Sekadar keluhan dan luahan rasa Sang Marhaen yang kerdil, tak punya apa-apa

Learning From Criticism

Unfair for him to be vilified like this

Sometimes but not all the times I pity our leaders who are being vilified and mocked because of what have happened. Look at what happened to TDM and AAB and remember how the late Tunku too suffered the same when he was trying to speak up against TDM?

It is indeed a very sad occasion to see and experience this as I am also involved in the same but again we must remember this as a learning process. Surely, in our short life there were instances when we were the victims of those action and how hurt we felt. In TDM's case I think he should remember clearly his shortcomings when he was still in power. His decisions were never questioned like when he started the Proton project in 1985 and the reintroduction of English for teaching Mathematics and Science. Indeed, I am not questioning his accomplishments and what he has done for us during his 22 years in office as I once admired him for his deeds and 'charismatic' leadership.

I am not sure about the late Tun Hussein but as far as I remember he never criticised TDM's actions while he was in power, maybe that was also TDM's doings we never know but looking at his style I am pretty sure that it was the case. I remember the first ever national political based newspaper - Watan but it ceased publication shortly afterwards. In fact during his crisis with Anwar, nobody dare to oppose him and how miserable the Prosecutor's case against the former DPM. Long before the correct, correct, correct saga we had the pleasure of listening to the irrelevant judge.

Anyhow, what I am trying to say is we are free to voice out our displeasure in Malaysia at least through the net and the government's pledge not to block such is indeed welcomed and UMNO VP Mahyuddin himself said that freedom of speech should not be curtailed in the party and Zaid Ibrahim echoed his opinion when he said in Dewan Negara recently that we need to admit that we have done something wrong. Indeed, listening to criticism and admitting our shortcomings should be the core of good governance.

Once, only the oppositions were given the license to criticise the government but the people was not accorded with the same but today we should be grateful l that we are free to say or at least write something different from what our leaders are saying. To TDM, you should be ashamed of yourself as during your tenure you ruled with an iron fist just like your colleague in Zimbabwe. No wonder you support him since you too practised the same during your tenure.

I may be naive and green but again being naive or green does not bar me from voicing my opinion and you are free to agree or disagree as I am sure we already agree to disagree in this democratic nation of ours.

YANG BERANI aka YB

Possible petition to British gov't from Sabahans
A Sabah group is taking a page from Hindraf's book - it is seriously considering petitioning the British government on the situation of illegal migrants in the state.Having seen their proposal for a royal commission to probe the issue of illegal immigrants in the state rebuffed by BN lawmakers, they are exploring the possibility of filing a petition to Britain through the Commonwealth office.

The word rebuffed ignites disappointments, anger and sadness since many of those BN backbenchers are Sabahans who of late have been very vocal in voicing out the mistreatment of the Federal government towards the State, yet they rejected such motion to thoroughly look into the problem only because it originated from the Opposition.

Then, if they care for Sabah and its legal occupants then why in the first instance they themselves do not table such motion in the august House? Why are they so afraid of doing something that will save their land and if popularity and fame are things they are seeking for then by tabling such motion, they will become heroes and statesmen altogether among fellow Sabahans. If they table the motion and later rejected by the House then the people they represent will realise that they are the true heroes and we will know our exact status within the Federation. Are we the bastard sons or not?

Appealing to the British government though a good intention but it will never serve the purpose they are intending it to be since Malaysia is a sovereign country at least since 1963 thus Britain hasd no jurisdiction over matters concerning Malaysia as international law goes. Such desperate action will only complicates the already bizarre scenario. Britain being a former colonial power should never be trusted since they will always have ulterior motives which at the end make Sabah and Sabahans losers. What happened to Palestine when Britain sanctioned the foundation and establishment of a Zionist nation in Israel in 1948.

Since they do not have any direct control over Sabah after it's independence in 1963 then they will have no interest and the necessary compassion over the plights beleaguering the people and the end result will be something that we are not expecting for instance they may say that since those illegals come from a place which once had the sovereignty over Sabah then they are not illegals and the Sabahans are themselves illegals. Such observation may be short sighted and ridiculous but it can happen and will happen if those people proceed with their intention.

What needs to be done is actually very clear and simple - Sabahans need to be united irrespective of their races, faiths or political beliefs. Saying that Sabah is being marginalised but doing the opposite will not help to solve our problem. For the YBs walk the talk and be brave to stand up for our rights as equal partner in this beloved nation of ours. Anifah Aman, Ghapur Salleh and especially Big Brother Bung be true leaders of the people and again walk the talk!

Yang Berani not Yang Bacul- YB