Friday, May 25, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
A HYPOCRITE CALLED TUNKU
AZIZ
What a hypocrite Tunku
Aziz has turned out to be. When it dawned on him that he neither had the guts
nor the gumption to face Lim Guan Eng or for the matter the DAP CEC and further
knowing that his Senatorship was not going to be renewed, he could have quietly
and dignifiedly walked away from DAP. Instead, this ingrate not only left DAP
in a haste but like many unprincipled politician he suddenly turns and makes an
impassioned plea for all to support Najib Tun Razak.
This from the same man who
had ridiculed Najib Tun Razak in his article “Najib Does Not Disapoint.” Here
is the article :
| Najib does not disappoint |
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10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak does not disappoint. He is true to his
values whatever they might be. He upholds his principles with messianic
zeal. His principles are of indeterminate provenance, but Najib is not
known to worry himself to distraction over such small matters. He has
made many of us happy. It has nothing to do with his 1 Malaysia vision
that he seems incapable of articulating to save his life, let alone
convincing Malaysians who have decided that half a century of untruths
and specious, convoluted political and social arguments should be more
than enough for even the most sanguine of them.
Najib has made us happy not because in a fit of mental aberration or misplaced exuberance he has added to his fantasy world the even a more preposterous 1 World vision that flashed across his mind. I bet it was a very brief moment in time. Najib has made us deliriously happy because he has just done something blatantly cynical to confirm what we have known all along about his attitude to corruption. Najib does not disappoint. His choice of Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad as the BN candidate for the Bagan Pinang by-election has left absolutely no doubt in our minds about Najib’s real attitude to corruption. He, ever the pragmatic, suave man about town leader of a country already systematically mired in corruption, sees it as nothing more that a necessary evil. If you cannot fight it, join it.
His matter of fact response that “Even
those convicted by the courts get another chance” must surely single
him out, like a sore thumb even among the corrupt leaders of 1 Malaysia,
as someone totally devoid of ethical values. It also points to a
complete lack of the political will to curb corrupt practices in our
country. The gap between his rhetoric and constructive action against
corruption is growing ever wider under Najib. Just in case he forgets,
the Kuala Lumpur-based diplomatic corps and the wider international
community are watching this development with some concern. Najib does
not disappoint.
Bagan Pinang is a little backwater of a community on the Negri Sembilan coast. However, the choice of a candidate that even Umno, the party that sits well with corruption and takes it in its stride, was constrained to discipline marks a low point indeed. The much detested and reviled corruption-tainted and Isa has now been declared perfectly “kosher” to represent the country’s ruling coalition. Politics is indeed the art of the possible. Can we trust a government that is prepared to trade integrity? And for a rural state assembly seat which, the winning or losing of which, is not going to have a material effect on the political fate of BN in overall terms? I, unlike Najib, do not subscribe to the second chance dispensation because political corruption will ravage national values and systems. Are we blind to the fact that it was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s special brand of corrupt political stewardship, now still in place unfortunately, that has stifled our potential for dynamic growth, and kept us, in spite of the resources at our disposal, at the wrong end of the global competitiveness league table? Political corruption if not dealt with decisively will destroy our nation because the national decision-making processes will be distorted and manipulated. “State capture” by corrupt elements will be the end result. We cannot allow the country’s future to be hijacked by unprincipled politicians, by default. Fighting corruption is our individual and collective responsibility as citizens. It cannot be left to the tender mercies of the corrupt in the corridors of power. Now that Najib has dropped all pretence of queasiness about bedding down with corruption, he could do us all a big favour and save taxpayers a lot of money by closing down the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the National Institute of Integrity and all the other related agencies because he has made his position on corruption so clear. They are of no use to man or beast. And while we are about it, Najib may want to propose a general amnesty for all who have been convicted of corruption as well as those who have committed corrupt acts, but lucky enough not to be caught. This is totally consistent with his belief that the corrupt deserve a second chance, an official passport to Najib’s 1 Malaysia where anything goes and the devil looks after his own. Najib does not disappoint. Malaysians are now being treated to a display of arrogance unprecedented in the history of BN administration, and the choice of Isa, in all the circumstances, flies in the face of what little is left that is decent and honourable in our national life, worth preserving. Even by Umno’s and, by extension, Najib’s own standards, this is a very low point, and that is putting it charitably. Najib does not disappoint. Little Bagan Pinang will without a doubt deliver the seat that Najib so devoutly yearns to have. He needs it to prop his shaky leadership. Bagan Pinang will in the end be remembered in history as the place where Umno lost its moral bearing, credibility and legitimacy to lead the Malays. Umno’s ugly nakedness in surrendering ethical values and principles to political expediency is here for all to see: it will be its undoing. Najib does not disappoint. He never does! |
Thank God, Lim Guan Eng
saw the real Tunku Aziz. Well done, Sir,.
Friday, April 20, 2012
YOUR BAGGAGE IS NOT SAFE AT THE AIRPORT - (VIDEO)
Folks, apparently all the locks
we put on our travel bags when we travel is of no use. This video shows that
just armed with a pen, our bag zippers can be opened and then closed neatly.
Now, I understand why some passengers usually cleanwrap their baggage. I
usually to smile at them thinking what kiasu fellas they were.
I have a few zipper travel bags for quick fire sale. Anyone interested ?
IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL ON MAS ?
Investigators investigating a
technical defect ( ie aircraft engine fire) on a MAS flight on Tuesday which
was bound for London should not rule out sabotage
as a likely cause so said the
aviation and aerospace industry officials.
Now this is really… really
worrying !
I ( and other MAS passengers)
could just about be flying in a flying coffin if what has been alleged is true.
Hope the management of MAS will quickly clarify and allay our fears. Until
then, it shall be Emirates for long haul, Air Asia, Fire Fly and Tiger Airways.
Anyways here is the news which
appeared on NST April 19.
CHRISTIANS CAN NO LONGER BE APOLITICAL AND INDIFFERENT.
Christians and Christianity in Malaysia is fast becoming an enemy of the state. Christians have for far too long been apolitical and indifferent. It must now dawn on the Christians that they and their faith are under attack. Christians must now be more conscious and assetive in protecting and defending their faith.
Christians form 9.2% of Malaysia’s 28.3 million population. According to the Official Catholic Directory 2012, the number of Catholics as at 2010 stands at 1,007,643 and some 70% of the Catholics reside in Sabah and Sarawak. Further it is estimated that there are approximately 50,000 migrants and itenerants of Catholic faith in the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese.
While for the majority of Muslims and Christians in Malaysia live ( and wish to) in harmony and tolerance respecting each other, there is now a segment of vociferous Muslims bordering on extremism who has taken upon themselves to speak for the moderate Muslims who seem to have been cowed to silence to the extent they have become be apathetic. These groups have become evermore brazen in putting their views across. Christians and Christianity has become the Muslim’s boogeyman in Malaysia.
Take the latest incident. Last month the Johor Education Department organized a seminar for some 55 primary and secondary schools in the Johor Bahru district “Pemantapan Aqidah, Bahaya Liberalisme dan Pluaralism serta Ancaman Kristianisasi Terhadap Umat islam. Apa Peranan Guru.” (Strengthening faith, dangers of Liberalism and Pluralism and the threat of Christianity towards Muslims. What is the Role of Teachers ?). Imagine, a religious body joining hands with a government agency whose salaries are paid by tax-payers and Christians included, to organize a seminar with the objective of scaremongering and to cultivate fear and bigotry.
Although after adverse publicity and much criticism , the organizers dropped the words “Ancaman Kristianisasi” ( Threat of Christianity), it cannot be denied that the whole purpose of the course was to brainwash and instill in the teachers the dangers of Christians and Christianity. Worst, the fact that that the seminar was sanctioned and allowed to continue means that Barisan Nasional government and perhaps the party you may have voted had approved the seminar. It is to these teachers who have been inculcated with prejudicial and bigoted values, you Christian parents are entrusting your children’s education to. Any wonder why Chinese parents have completely bypassed the national schools as a medium of education for their children.
Catholics still remember when on November 2006 about 1000 Muslim protestors besieged Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ipoh after the Mufti of Perak Harussani Zakaria send an SMS claiming that 600 Muslim students of Ungku Omar Polytechnic were to be baptized by the national mariner Azhar Mansor. Investigations revealed that the Mufti of Perak, Datuk Harussani had sent an SMS after a Malay lady met and informed him of the ‘impending” event. No attempt was made by the Mufti to verify the authensity of report. The Mufti out to have realized that, one does not become a Catholic by a mere handshake or the Church will allows any individual let alone a Muslim to conduct baptism but unlike other faith, applicants interested in the Catholic faith must first undergo a rigorous course of study before voluntarily accepting the Catholic faith.
The same Mufti was again mischief making when in February 2006 made a sensational claim that some 250,000 Muslims have apostasised while 100,000 Muslims have submitted application to renounce their religion. When demands were made for the Mufti to substantiate his claim, he could not do since his allegation was a lie from the start. In both the incidents no action was taken against the Mufti ( or even against the woman).
In truth, Dr Mohd Azam Mohd Adil, a law professor at UITM, in his research found that the National Registration Department recorded only 750 applications beween 1999 and 2003 to July 2003 to change names from Muslims to non Muslims in the identity card and of these only 220 were granted and even then most of the applicants were converts to Islam. Even more startling were the revealation that the actual numbers of applicants who filed an application to leave Islam for the period between 1994 and 2003 was a mere 100. No wonder former Mufti of Perlis, Dr Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin poured scorn about the Mufti of Perak’s preposterous claim.
In 2009, Catholics were mortified to read about two Muslim journalist who went undercover to investigate the going on in a Catholic church. The two journalist not only participated in the ceremony but also consumed the holy wafer, spat out the remains and photographed it and published the picture in an article in the May 2009 edition of al- Islam entitled “Tinjauan al-Islam Dalam Gereja: Mencari Kesahihan Remaja Murtad”. Despite this sacrilegious act of desecrating the white wafer which is sacred and of utmost reverence to Catholics, no action was ever taken against the journalist nor against the publication.
Since the political tsunami of March 8, 2008, attacks and insults against Christians and Christinianity has intensified. A segment of Muslims in Malaysia encouraged by the fact that no action is taking by the authorities against them have grown more brazen and assertive to spew unsubstantiated accusations and are on a relentless witchhunt against Christians and Christianity.
Hardly a month passes by when some individual, group or blogs raise the temperature by alleging that Christians are covertly attempting to convert Muslims and or have converted Muslims.
At the forefront in spooking the Muslims has to be Dato Hassan Ali the former Selangor State Exco for Islamic Affairs who with a religious zeal regularly makes spurious and preposterious allegations which hightens tension and driving a wedge between the Muslims and Christians. Using the cover of his NGO, JATI, he has in recent months alleged that Christian missionaries have been using solar-powered talking bibles to spread Christianity to Muslims. Add to that, he has also alleged that Christians have set up welfare groups to extend financial and other forms of assistance to single mothers, the poor and the elderly and also have have alleged that Christian preachers were slowly spreading their belief among school-going Muslim children by way of free tuition classes. Then there were the allegations of Christians sending or distributing Christian pamphlets and literature in public places, homes, universities. If all that is not enough, there was also allegation of a conversion ceremony where the participants were made to drink holy water. Unlike other faith, Catholics do not drink holy water. Perhaps he got mixed up with zam-zam water which Muslims do.
If all these are not enough, Utusan Malaysia sensationalises preposterious allegations obtained from internet sites and questionable blogs to the extents it frontpaged a preposterios allegation obtained from a blog and without any attempt to verify, that Christians are plotting to make Christianity the official religion in Malaysia with a Christian Prime Minister. As if on cue, PERKASA and other Muslim NGO’s immediately went on a hissy fit lodging police reports nationwide. In truth, it was a dinner organized by the National Evangelical Fellowship, Global Day of Prayer, Marketplace Penang and Penang Pastors Fellowship which incidentally had the attendance of the Chief Minister of Penang. The Home Minister expressed his grave concern and lo and behold ordered a police investigation not against the blog or the newspaper but to investigate the allegation if there were any truth about Christians wanting to make Christianity the official religion and a Christian as the Prime Minister. As usual no action was taken against the newspaper for the baseless and provocative report nor against the blogger for the unsubstantiated and seditious posting. Can’t a national leader attend a Christian event ?
Christians must realize their mistake thus far. Christians and particularly Catholics have for far too long remained apolitical and apathetic. Christians must realize, it is their indifference which have embolden a segment of the Muslims population in Malaysia to commence a withhunt against Christians and Christianity to the extent that Christians and Christianity has become an enemy of the state. Christians and particularly Catholics must be conscious of what is happening to their faith and must take a stand. Your vote must reflect the stand.
Younger generation Christians have paid the price for the mistakes of our elders indifference and apathy. Let us not make the same mistake. Let us not endow such a nation to our children. Take heed and vote wisely. Christians have a choice.
NORMAN FERNANDEZ
via email
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
BUSY WEEK COMING UP FOR NASRUDDIN HASSAN AND HIS ILLKS.
The month of February is usually the time when Nasruddin Hassan, the Ketua Pemuda PAS gets into a hissy fit. What gets up his goat is the February 14 Valentine’s day celebration which in his warped brain is apparently a day for illicit sex and orgies. So each year, we get to hear his pre-Valentine’s day pronouncements and also the public notice of his anti-vice and moral patrols. Tuesday’s STAR already carried his Youth Wing’s first statement which calls the government to take immediate steps to curb the Valentine’s day celebration. Expect more updates and especially from Nasty Nas as time nears though its rather strange that Nasty Nas is keeping quiet.
If only this arsehole know that for most people especially the young at heart the Valentine day has no religious significance whatsoever. It is celebrated just the way Mother’s day or Teacher’s day is celebrated. It is special day to appreciate someone special in their life. What usually happen is giving a bouquet flowers, little gift or going out to dinner. It is not a day for sex and orgies as thought of by Nasty Nas. But for Nasty Nas, it is a day for sex. Fullstop. If you want to have a good laugh you should have a read about Nasty Nas research equating Valentine’s day and New Year’s eve celebration for the increase in illegitimate births later in the year.
Still you can be assured that there will be no stopping Nasty Nas and his merry men. Expect them to make “turun padang memberi nasihat dan teguran” But yang pelik, turun padang berdiri luar 7-11 tegur orang Melayu beli rokok, that they won’t do. Pi cari suami-suami yang liat tak bayar nafkah… itu kerja susah. Buat kajian kenapa di pantai timur, ada highest incidence kes-kes HIV… ini nak guna kepala. Buat kajian kenapa incident rogol anak and sumbang mahram is higher among the Malay community… ini kajian ilmiah, nak pakai otak.
But Valentine’s day…. Fu Yoh….Berbuih di mulut.
Also next week is going to turn out to be a really busy week. Add to Valentine’s Day, Avril Lavigne is in coming to town. Yes, the Canadian singer is back for a one day concert on 18th February in Kuala Lumpur. In 2008, PAS Youth tried to get the government to ban the concert. According to them “bukan contoh terbaik untuk orang muda”. Thank god, good sense prevailed and the concert with on. So far, no update from Nasty Nas as to what they plan to do. Maybe stand outside the stadium and hand out risalah?
With a week to go to both the events expect Nasty Nas to be in the limelight.
The month of February is usually the time when Nasruddin Hassan, the Ketua Pemuda PAS gets into a hissy fit. What gets up his goat is the February 14 Valentine’s day celebration which in his warped brain is apparently a day for illicit sex and orgies. So each year, we get to hear his pre-Valentine’s day pronouncements and also the public notice of his anti-vice and moral patrols. Tuesday’s STAR already carried his Youth Wing’s first statement which calls the government to take immediate steps to curb the Valentine’s day celebration. Expect more updates and especially from Nasty Nas as time nears though its rather strange that Nasty Nas is keeping quiet.
If only this arsehole know that for most people especially the young at heart the Valentine day has no religious significance whatsoever. It is celebrated just the way Mother’s day or Teacher’s day is celebrated. It is special day to appreciate someone special in their life. What usually happen is giving a bouquet flowers, little gift or going out to dinner. It is not a day for sex and orgies as thought of by Nasty Nas. But for Nasty Nas, it is a day for sex. Fullstop. If you want to have a good laugh you should have a read about Nasty Nas research equating Valentine’s day and New Year’s eve celebration for the increase in illegitimate births later in the year.
Still you can be assured that there will be no stopping Nasty Nas and his merry men. Expect them to make “turun padang memberi nasihat dan teguran” But yang pelik, turun padang berdiri luar 7-11 tegur orang Melayu beli rokok, that they won’t do. Pi cari suami-suami yang liat tak bayar nafkah… itu kerja susah. Buat kajian kenapa di pantai timur, ada highest incidence kes-kes HIV… ini nak guna kepala. Buat kajian kenapa incident rogol anak and sumbang mahram is higher among the Malay community… ini kajian ilmiah, nak pakai otak.
But Valentine’s day…. Fu Yoh….Berbuih di mulut.
Also next week is going to turn out to be a really busy week. Add to Valentine’s Day, Avril Lavigne is in coming to town. Yes, the Canadian singer is back for a one day concert on 18th February in Kuala Lumpur. In 2008, PAS Youth tried to get the government to ban the concert. According to them “bukan contoh terbaik untuk orang muda”. Thank god, good sense prevailed and the concert with on. So far, no update from Nasty Nas as to what they plan to do. Maybe stand outside the stadium and hand out risalah?
With a week to go to both the events expect Nasty Nas to be in the limelight.
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