1. They ask me why am I so concerned about what happens in this country, Malaysia.
2. Meaning why don’t I just retire gracefully. I am old. Leave things to younger people.
3. My answer is why should I not be concerned.
4. I am a Malaysian.
5. I am a Malay.
6. This is my country.
7. I was born here.
8. I grew up here.
9. And I had benefited much from this country.
10. I would be most ungrateful if I do not care for a country which had given me a safe and secure life.
11. This is a great country.
12. It has the best climate.
13. It is fertile.
14. It is rich with minerals.
15. It offers so much to me.
16. And largely it has delivered.
17. It can deliver more.
18. If we know how.
19. This is my country.
20. I don’t have anywhere else to go.
21. So I love this country.
22. And I will love it to my last breath.
23. That is the answer.
24. That is why I show concern actively to the well-being of Malaysia, my country.
P.S. I shall never forget that there are people in this world who have no
country, no land that they can call their own.
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COLLAPSE OF CIVILISATION
1. Something has gone wrong with the world, with human civilisation. For centuries we have been ridding ourselves of barbarism in human society, of injustices, of the oppression of men by men.
2. We have been promoting more human values, the sanctity of life, honour and respect for institutions, protecting the weak against the strong.
3. We have designed laws to ensure justice for all, abolished absolute monarchies and dictatorship, and all kinds of abuses of power.
4. We promoted the Rule of Law not only in nations but also between nations.
5. We pride ourselves in the high moral values we uphold.
6. We consider ourselves civilised, being creatures of high moral values. We are more human and humane.
7. But can we say we are still civilise now? Over the last three decades especially, we have destroyed most of the ethical values that we had built up.
8. Now we are seeing an orgy of killing. We are seeing genocide being perpetrated before our own eyes. Worse still, the genocide is actually being promoted and defended.
9. Everyday men, women, children and babies are being killed. Even the sick and the wounded are not safe. Bombs and rockets target them, killing them, wounding them, burying them in the rubble of the hospital they had hoped for protection.
10. We see boys and girls having their limbs torn off. The lucky one get artificial limbs. The unlucky totally helpless, not even able to scratch if they feel itchy. Their lives have become a permanent torture.
11. And all these have been perpetrated by the so-called great leaders of our civilisation, by a great nation, the United States of America.
12. I feel ashame. We should feel ashame in the eyes of the animals we consider to be wild. We are worse than them.
13. Will we stop?
14. No. We cannot.
15. Because the very people who preached the rights of humanity are the ones to destroy our hard-fought civilisation.
16. I hide my face
17. I am ashamed.
18. Civilisation is no more the norm.
2. We have been promoting more human values, the sanctity of life, honour and respect for institutions, protecting the weak against the strong.
3. We have designed laws to ensure justice for all, abolished absolute monarchies and dictatorship, and all kinds of abuses of power.
4. We promoted the Rule of Law not only in nations but also between nations.
5. We pride ourselves in the high moral values we uphold.
6. We consider ourselves civilised, being creatures of high moral values. We are more human and humane.
7. But can we say we are still civilise now? Over the last three decades especially, we have destroyed most of the ethical values that we had built up.
8. Now we are seeing an orgy of killing. We are seeing genocide being perpetrated before our own eyes. Worse still, the genocide is actually being promoted and defended.
9. Everyday men, women, children and babies are being killed. Even the sick and the wounded are not safe. Bombs and rockets target them, killing them, wounding them, burying them in the rubble of the hospital they had hoped for protection.
10. We see boys and girls having their limbs torn off. The lucky one get artificial limbs. The unlucky totally helpless, not even able to scratch if they feel itchy. Their lives have become a permanent torture.
11. And all these have been perpetrated by the so-called great leaders of our civilisation, by a great nation, the United States of America.
12. I feel ashame. We should feel ashame in the eyes of the animals we consider to be wild. We are worse than them.
13. Will we stop?
14. No. We cannot.
15. Because the very people who preached the rights of humanity are the ones to destroy our hard-fought civilisation.
16. I hide my face
17. I am ashamed.
18. Civilisation is no more the norm.
BAPA FDI
1. Hooray.
2. Now Italy “is set to invest RM8.13 billion in Malaysia”. Great!
3. Wait for France and Brazil? More billions.
4. “Bapa FDI” is at it again.
5. Already RM680 bil. (BILLION) has come.
6. You cannot see it because the factories are invisible.
7. In the meantime Mahakaya have to pay tax. Not the Mahamiskin.
8. Somehow indirectly the miskin suffers.
9. We want more visit to foreign countries so that more invisible FDI will come.
2. Now Italy “is set to invest RM8.13 billion in Malaysia”. Great!
3. Wait for France and Brazil? More billions.
4. “Bapa FDI” is at it again.
5. Already RM680 bil. (BILLION) has come.
6. You cannot see it because the factories are invisible.
7. In the meantime Mahakaya have to pay tax. Not the Mahamiskin.
8. Somehow indirectly the miskin suffers.
9. We want more visit to foreign countries so that more invisible FDI will come.
CONSTITUTION vs TRADITION
1. Malaya and then Malaysia chose to have a written constitution to guide the administration. Our laws, policies and action must conform with the basic laws embedded in the constitution.
2. But the Malays have a strong attachment to their traditions, their adat.
3. It is expected that the laws would prevail over the traditions. But of late we are seeing adat being advocated which are not in conformity with law. The rulers are now asked to settle political problems.
4. Once the laws are breached by adat, the constitution becomes irrelevant. There will be no rule of law. We will be back to square one.
5. That is Malaysia’s choice.
2. But the Malays have a strong attachment to their traditions, their adat.
3. It is expected that the laws would prevail over the traditions. But of late we are seeing adat being advocated which are not in conformity with law. The rulers are now asked to settle political problems.
4. Once the laws are breached by adat, the constitution becomes irrelevant. There will be no rule of law. We will be back to square one.
5. That is Malaysia’s choice.
SAY NO MORE
1. Hooray.
2. Now we know who is fighting whom in the Middle East.
3. We know who is attacking Iran and who is defending Israel.
4. Need we say more.
2. Now we know who is fighting whom in the Middle East.
3. We know who is attacking Iran and who is defending Israel.
4. Need we say more.
BUS DRIVER DAN ACCIDENT
1. Ramai driver bas dikatakan guna dadah.
2. Apa kata kalau sebelum memandu bas untuk lebih dari 2 jam, mereka diuji sama ada telah guna dadah atau tidak.
3. Jika ada kesan kegunaan dadah, tidak dibenar memandu. Gaji tidak dibayar.
4. Kalau marah-marah kerana diuji, juga tidak dibenar memandu.
5. Tetapi akan timbul bermacam masalah. Tidak cukup pemandu bas. Bas tidak berjalan.
6. Semua ini boleh diatasi.
IMMUNITY
1. Dato’ Seri Anwar cuba elak dari dihadapkan ke mahkamah dengan dakwaan bahawa Perlembagaan memperuntukkan immunity (kekebalan) bagi Perdana Menteri.
2. Kenapa cuba elak dari dibicara di mahkamah?
3. Kerana Dato’ Seri Anwar tahu dirinya akan didapati bersalah.
4. Kalau tetap menang tentulah lebih baik jika mahkamah mendapati dirinya tidak bersalah.
5. Kalau diberi immunity berkenaan satu kes, tak akan kes lain tidak immune. Tentu immune punya. Jadi Perdana Menteri boleh bunuh orang pun okaylah.
6. Di Malaysia pelaksanaan undang-undang pilih bulu. Bagi satu orang yang mahkamah tinggi sudah hukum salah, hukuman tidak dilaksana kerana konon menunggu keputusan rayuan (appeal). Apabila appeal court juga mendapati ia salah, masih juga hukuman tidak dilaksana.
7. Bagi orang lain sebelum pun dibicara di mahkamah, hanya semasa siasatan, mereka akan dimasuk dalam tahanan berbulan-bulan, harta dirampas, keluarga ditekan. Pendek kata sebelum pun didapati bersalah sudah dihukum, didera. Itu bagi orang lain.
8. Jelaslah walaupun tertakluk kepada undang-undang yang sama tetapi pelaksanaan tidak sama. Memang benar dalam kes seperti membunuh atau mengedar dadah, yang dituduh boleh dimasuk dalam tahanan sementara siasatan dibuat. Tetapi kerap juga kes yang tidak serius, dimasuk dalam tahanan juga. Kemudian dibebas tanpa sebab.
9. Inilah reformasi yang dilaung, dijanji.
10. Jelaslah siapa kaki bohong.
2. Kenapa cuba elak dari dibicara di mahkamah?
3. Kerana Dato’ Seri Anwar tahu dirinya akan didapati bersalah.
4. Kalau tetap menang tentulah lebih baik jika mahkamah mendapati dirinya tidak bersalah.
5. Kalau diberi immunity berkenaan satu kes, tak akan kes lain tidak immune. Tentu immune punya. Jadi Perdana Menteri boleh bunuh orang pun okaylah.
6. Di Malaysia pelaksanaan undang-undang pilih bulu. Bagi satu orang yang mahkamah tinggi sudah hukum salah, hukuman tidak dilaksana kerana konon menunggu keputusan rayuan (appeal). Apabila appeal court juga mendapati ia salah, masih juga hukuman tidak dilaksana.
7. Bagi orang lain sebelum pun dibicara di mahkamah, hanya semasa siasatan, mereka akan dimasuk dalam tahanan berbulan-bulan, harta dirampas, keluarga ditekan. Pendek kata sebelum pun didapati bersalah sudah dihukum, didera. Itu bagi orang lain.
8. Jelaslah walaupun tertakluk kepada undang-undang yang sama tetapi pelaksanaan tidak sama. Memang benar dalam kes seperti membunuh atau mengedar dadah, yang dituduh boleh dimasuk dalam tahanan sementara siasatan dibuat. Tetapi kerap juga kes yang tidak serius, dimasuk dalam tahanan juga. Kemudian dibebas tanpa sebab.
9. Inilah reformasi yang dilaung, dijanji.
10. Jelaslah siapa kaki bohong.
TWISTED LOGIC
1. The Genocide in Gaza is giving birth to new interpretation of what we can call normal understanding of words.
2. Thus, Israel talks about its right to defend itself, to achieve security.
3. This is achieved by killing more than 80,000 Gazans who are defenseless.
4. It seems that the Gazans must accept its insecurity to ensure Israeli’s security. So Israel has a right to kill tens of thousands of Gaza Palestinians.
5. Now two Israelis have been killed in America. This is terrorism, antisemitism. Killing thousands of Palestinians is not terrorism. Committing genocide is justified because criticism against Israel is antisemitic.
2. Thus, Israel talks about its right to defend itself, to achieve security.
3. This is achieved by killing more than 80,000 Gazans who are defenseless.
4. It seems that the Gazans must accept its insecurity to ensure Israeli’s security. So Israel has a right to kill tens of thousands of Gaza Palestinians.
5. Now two Israelis have been killed in America. This is terrorism, antisemitism. Killing thousands of Palestinians is not terrorism. Committing genocide is justified because criticism against Israel is antisemitic.
LIMA – THE LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL MARITIME AND AEROSPACE SHOW
1. When LIMA was first held in 1991, the participants were all foreigners. There were practically no Malaysian companies in the aerospace industry.
2. I was at LIMA and I found a large percentage of the exhibitors are Malaysian companies.
3. We have truly made great progress in this field. Malaysian companies are exhibiting all kinds of products produced by Malaysia. We find them producing and servicing many high tech products. They have been certified by the manufacturers of all kinds of aircrafts. In fact, they are capable of designing and producing all kinds of aerospace components and products.
4. These companies employ qualified engineers by the hundreds. In fact, many of their engineers have been enticed to work with foreign companies. Government policy allow for foreigners to set up engineering companies in Malaysia manned by engineers from local companies.
5. Truly LIMA has come a long way in the aerospace and maritime industries. If the Government is supportive, we can go even further.
6. Malaysia’s industrialisation has succeeded. In the past 80% of out exports consisted of raw materials like rubber, palm oil and tin. Today, if I am not mistaken 80% of our exports is made up of manufactured goods.
7. Actually we can do better. We have tremendous resources. But we are not making full use of these resources.
8. The New Economic Policy is not a failure. It is lack of ideas and policies that prevented Malaysia from becoming a developed country by 2020.
9. It is a pity.
2. I was at LIMA and I found a large percentage of the exhibitors are Malaysian companies.
3. We have truly made great progress in this field. Malaysian companies are exhibiting all kinds of products produced by Malaysia. We find them producing and servicing many high tech products. They have been certified by the manufacturers of all kinds of aircrafts. In fact, they are capable of designing and producing all kinds of aerospace components and products.
4. These companies employ qualified engineers by the hundreds. In fact, many of their engineers have been enticed to work with foreign companies. Government policy allow for foreigners to set up engineering companies in Malaysia manned by engineers from local companies.
5. Truly LIMA has come a long way in the aerospace and maritime industries. If the Government is supportive, we can go even further.
6. Malaysia’s industrialisation has succeeded. In the past 80% of out exports consisted of raw materials like rubber, palm oil and tin. Today, if I am not mistaken 80% of our exports is made up of manufactured goods.
7. Actually we can do better. We have tremendous resources. But we are not making full use of these resources.
8. The New Economic Policy is not a failure. It is lack of ideas and policies that prevented Malaysia from becoming a developed country by 2020.
9. It is a pity.
PERLEMBAGAAN (THE CONSTITUTION)
1. Malaysia mempunyai perlembagaan tertulis. Apa dianya perlembagaan.
2. Perlembagaan adalah undang-undang asas. Bagi sesuatu negara perlembagaan menentukan had (limit) apa sahaja yang boleh dilakukan. Ini termasuk undang-undang dan dasar yang boleh diterima oleh negara.
3. Mengada had ini amat penting. Ini disebabkan undang-undang dan dasar yang boleh dibuat mungkin bertentangan dengan asas-asas dan ideologi negara. Jika ini berlaku pentadbiran negara boleh mencetuskan huru-hara dan rakyat menghadapi keadaan yang tidak menentu.
4. Untuk menentukan sama ada undang-undang dan dasar tidak mematuhi peruntukan perlembagaan, mahkamah berhak semak sama ada mematuhi perlembagaan atau tidak.
5. Keputusan yang dibuat oleh mahkamah hendaklah dihormati. Ini juga diperuntuk dalam perlembagaan.
6. Tidak ada sesiapa yang berkecuali dalam mematuhi perlembagaan. Tidak ada individu, institusi, bahkan Kerajaan yang terkecuali dari mematuhi perlembagaan. Segala pencabulan peruntukan undang-undang atau percubaan melulus undang-undang yang bertentangan dengan perlembagaan boleh didakwa dan disaman oleh sesiapa sahaja.
7. Yang jelas ialah perlembagaan menentukan kesejahteraan dan keselamatan negara bangsa. Ia adalah asas kepada segala tindakan oleh semua pihak. Siapa sahaja boleh dakwa bahawa pihak tertentu sudah menentang perlembagaan. Dan menjadi tanggungjawab mahkamah membicara tuduhan yang dibuat dan memberi hukuman.
8. Inilah cara demokrasi dan inilah yang perlu diamal oleh semua pihak yang dikehendaki menerima perlembagaan sebagai asas negara.
2. Perlembagaan adalah undang-undang asas. Bagi sesuatu negara perlembagaan menentukan had (limit) apa sahaja yang boleh dilakukan. Ini termasuk undang-undang dan dasar yang boleh diterima oleh negara.
3. Mengada had ini amat penting. Ini disebabkan undang-undang dan dasar yang boleh dibuat mungkin bertentangan dengan asas-asas dan ideologi negara. Jika ini berlaku pentadbiran negara boleh mencetuskan huru-hara dan rakyat menghadapi keadaan yang tidak menentu.
4. Untuk menentukan sama ada undang-undang dan dasar tidak mematuhi peruntukan perlembagaan, mahkamah berhak semak sama ada mematuhi perlembagaan atau tidak.
5. Keputusan yang dibuat oleh mahkamah hendaklah dihormati. Ini juga diperuntuk dalam perlembagaan.
6. Tidak ada sesiapa yang berkecuali dalam mematuhi perlembagaan. Tidak ada individu, institusi, bahkan Kerajaan yang terkecuali dari mematuhi perlembagaan. Segala pencabulan peruntukan undang-undang atau percubaan melulus undang-undang yang bertentangan dengan perlembagaan boleh didakwa dan disaman oleh sesiapa sahaja.
7. Yang jelas ialah perlembagaan menentukan kesejahteraan dan keselamatan negara bangsa. Ia adalah asas kepada segala tindakan oleh semua pihak. Siapa sahaja boleh dakwa bahawa pihak tertentu sudah menentang perlembagaan. Dan menjadi tanggungjawab mahkamah membicara tuduhan yang dibuat dan memberi hukuman.
8. Inilah cara demokrasi dan inilah yang perlu diamal oleh semua pihak yang dikehendaki menerima perlembagaan sebagai asas negara.