More than one month has passed. People are still doing analysis after analysis. Bitching about why they failed and the successful still patting themselves on the back.
More than a few commentators have vented their frustration at such a situation, including the dour New Straits Times (surprise!). Late, of course.
We all know what the electorate has said. All the commentaries say the same thing, more or less. So, BN, PR, time to go fulfill our expectations.
The list of undelivered promises is long. May we simply list them down on a huge wall in your respective operations room and go, "You there, you are responsible of point number one". "You, point number two", and so on and so on. 3 or 6 months down the road, then, we do a progress report card. RPK is good at this. So, let's ask him, kindly, to publish a Rakyat's list of jobs to be done and every 3 or 6 months, we will help him assess this list of things-to-be-done for Malaysia.
Then, we know for sure who is doing a better job - BN or PR. Then, in about 4/5 years time, we will bless one and condemn the other at the ballot box.
Sounds easy, eh? The devil is in the details!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Malaysia's favourite couple - Marina & RPK
So. Anwar held a huge celebration on April 14, while RPK & Marina celebrated their wedding anniversary at the same venue.
My best wishes were sent to Marina & RPK. Theirs was a true celebration. A celebration of consistency and dedication to each other, no matter what life threw at them. 35 years plus 5 is humanly a very long time. My warmest congratulations to them.
I do believe that the majority of the 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 or 30,000 people who were at the Club were there to congratulate this loving couple and wish them many more happy years together. Of course, if there happen to be another well-known personality there to draw their attention, what's the harm?
Will the authorities get similarly agitated and concerned if Siti Nurhaliza were to invite people to her announcement that she is finally on the family way? Would a gathering of more than FIVE fans cause such a police presence? Then, followed by an invitation to Bukit Aman? I think not.
The surprising thing was that the people responsible for distracting the crowd from Marina & RPK's celebration were asked to answer for the turnout! What a strange way to investigate a complaint.
They seemed to have got their facts all mixed up.
Now, I understand why the people served with an invitation to the police station were confused and had to seek legal advice before the interview with the police. I can imagine their utter confusion,
"Yes, we had a small party to celebrate Anwar's return to active politics".
"No, we don't know why the crowd turned up. The dinner was only catered for a few invited guests".
"We heard that RPK invited people to celebrate his 35th anniversary at the Club, too".
"Well, Anwar knows him so went up to congratulate him & Marina. But you know lah, Anwar was encouraged to speak more when he sees a crowd, so he did. That's all".
"Is it wrong to congratulate someone's 35 years of blissful marriage"?
"Is the crowd wrong to do that"?
"For some reason, RPK is loved by this many people. More fans than Siti Nurhaliza? Ha, ha, ha".
"I really cannot understand. He is not even half as handsome as Siti is pretty"!
My best wishes were sent to Marina & RPK. Theirs was a true celebration. A celebration of consistency and dedication to each other, no matter what life threw at them. 35 years plus 5 is humanly a very long time. My warmest congratulations to them.
I do believe that the majority of the 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 or 30,000 people who were at the Club were there to congratulate this loving couple and wish them many more happy years together. Of course, if there happen to be another well-known personality there to draw their attention, what's the harm?
Will the authorities get similarly agitated and concerned if Siti Nurhaliza were to invite people to her announcement that she is finally on the family way? Would a gathering of more than FIVE fans cause such a police presence? Then, followed by an invitation to Bukit Aman? I think not.
The surprising thing was that the people responsible for distracting the crowd from Marina & RPK's celebration were asked to answer for the turnout! What a strange way to investigate a complaint.
They seemed to have got their facts all mixed up.
Now, I understand why the people served with an invitation to the police station were confused and had to seek legal advice before the interview with the police. I can imagine their utter confusion,
"Yes, we had a small party to celebrate Anwar's return to active politics".
"No, we don't know why the crowd turned up. The dinner was only catered for a few invited guests".
"We heard that RPK invited people to celebrate his 35th anniversary at the Club, too".
"Well, Anwar knows him so went up to congratulate him & Marina. But you know lah, Anwar was encouraged to speak more when he sees a crowd, so he did. That's all".
"Is it wrong to congratulate someone's 35 years of blissful marriage"?
"Is the crowd wrong to do that"?
"For some reason, RPK is loved by this many people. More fans than Siti Nurhaliza? Ha, ha, ha".
"I really cannot understand. He is not even half as handsome as Siti is pretty"!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Enough already! Let's get down to work.
Our Parliament begins sitting from end-April. That's not much time to prepare for the work at-hand.
Other than, YB Tony Pua, through his website, none of the other MPs seem settled down to ask their electorate for proposals and/or bills that should be presented in Parliament. I do hope that this is being done by both sides - PR and BN, but not being uploaded onto their websites.
This is simply because there is plenty to do over the next 4/5 years. A great deal of filth to clean up. Since more had be added under the previous watch. After cleaning out the rubbish, there is the re-decoration and reinforcement that needs to be done, so that our house, our country is new and strong again.
As RPK pointed out, a thunderstorm has gathered at the door. USA is undergoing a crisis of financial excesses. Europe is changing and reforming. China is an overgrown adolescent aiming to be an adult. India has awoken from slumber and taking its rightful place in the world. What are the consequences of all this? Rising commodity prices for one. Our favourite rice is in short supply and prices are rising. So are soya beans, cooking oil, fuel and gas among others.
All this spells challenges for Malaysia. As a relatively small country, we have to find our niche in the world. This is not easy. So both BN and PR must work together on it. Not by political bickering and laying blame on all and sundry.
Enough!
There can be no 100-day honeymoon as the storm is battering down the door. If BN pulls one way and PR drags another, Malaysia is in deep shit. Worse if PAS, PKR and DAP begin to pull in different directions and airing their outdated insecurities in public. This serves no purpose except to distract from the job at hand.
Just to remind all the YBs. You were elected to serve the people as best you can. We believed or are willing to take your word for it. We don't really care if you are BN or PR. Get on with the JOB!
Same thing at local state level. At least, there are some positive noises and news coming out. As far as we know, the Penang, Perak and Selangor governments have had their meetings and the machinery is beginning to crank up. Good plans are good so long as they can be efficiently financed with adequate income. Withholding Federal funds from the elected state governments is a really bad NO, NO. Not co-operating and ensuring funding from Federal to State will not just bring down the state but the WHOLE BLEEDING COUNTRY. Specially when the states are the key lynchpins of the whole economy of Malaysia. What are you trying to prove? That you can bring down the whole country by your own self serving blinkered eyes? The word T_E_S_N comes to mind. I think we still hang people like that. Unfortunately, during the last clean up, we managed to allow some dirt to remain. Sigh!
Alright all, finish with all the rhetoric and rantings. Time for celebratory congratulations are over. You were elected to a job, not selected to receive a prize. Get the documentary proof if you have something to prove and present it in ONE meeting. Not "Come back another time, ah?" Forcefully plant the files and documentary proof on the table at the first meeting, next time, okay? No second and third meetings. That's for evaluating the results of the 1st meeting.
Then, move on to the next agenda.
All the very best, YBs, you have a big job ahead.
Other than, YB Tony Pua, through his website, none of the other MPs seem settled down to ask their electorate for proposals and/or bills that should be presented in Parliament. I do hope that this is being done by both sides - PR and BN, but not being uploaded onto their websites.
This is simply because there is plenty to do over the next 4/5 years. A great deal of filth to clean up. Since more had be added under the previous watch. After cleaning out the rubbish, there is the re-decoration and reinforcement that needs to be done, so that our house, our country is new and strong again.
As RPK pointed out, a thunderstorm has gathered at the door. USA is undergoing a crisis of financial excesses. Europe is changing and reforming. China is an overgrown adolescent aiming to be an adult. India has awoken from slumber and taking its rightful place in the world. What are the consequences of all this? Rising commodity prices for one. Our favourite rice is in short supply and prices are rising. So are soya beans, cooking oil, fuel and gas among others.
All this spells challenges for Malaysia. As a relatively small country, we have to find our niche in the world. This is not easy. So both BN and PR must work together on it. Not by political bickering and laying blame on all and sundry.
Enough!
There can be no 100-day honeymoon as the storm is battering down the door. If BN pulls one way and PR drags another, Malaysia is in deep shit. Worse if PAS, PKR and DAP begin to pull in different directions and airing their outdated insecurities in public. This serves no purpose except to distract from the job at hand.
Just to remind all the YBs. You were elected to serve the people as best you can. We believed or are willing to take your word for it. We don't really care if you are BN or PR. Get on with the JOB!
Same thing at local state level. At least, there are some positive noises and news coming out. As far as we know, the Penang, Perak and Selangor governments have had their meetings and the machinery is beginning to crank up. Good plans are good so long as they can be efficiently financed with adequate income. Withholding Federal funds from the elected state governments is a really bad NO, NO. Not co-operating and ensuring funding from Federal to State will not just bring down the state but the WHOLE BLEEDING COUNTRY. Specially when the states are the key lynchpins of the whole economy of Malaysia. What are you trying to prove? That you can bring down the whole country by your own self serving blinkered eyes? The word T_E_S_N comes to mind. I think we still hang people like that. Unfortunately, during the last clean up, we managed to allow some dirt to remain. Sigh!
Alright all, finish with all the rhetoric and rantings. Time for celebratory congratulations are over. You were elected to a job, not selected to receive a prize. Get the documentary proof if you have something to prove and present it in ONE meeting. Not "Come back another time, ah?" Forcefully plant the files and documentary proof on the table at the first meeting, next time, okay? No second and third meetings. That's for evaluating the results of the 1st meeting.
Then, move on to the next agenda.
All the very best, YBs, you have a big job ahead.
Should Pakatan Rakyat accept cross overs?
But of course ............ but not at this time. Not yet, anyway.
This is not the time to accept elected persons from BN wanting to crossover to PR.
These people were elected for various reasons by the rakyat and some respect should be given to the electorate's choice. By crossing over these people could be viewed as opportunists with self interest rather than the interest of the rakyat at heart.
These people must prove to the rakyat and PR that they are sincere to serve the people and not shifting with the wind. To do this, they must speak out during debates, argue for what is right and vote, accordingly, with or without the Whip. These people can do as much good on the BN side as on the PR side of the benches.
When a good and worthy bill is presented by PR, they should support it and finally vote for it. However, if it is a poor proposal, they should help shoot it down. Whether it comes from PR or BN.
These people can work on the side of New Malaysia without politically aligned to PR. They should vote for the people, for the good of the people, no matter which side of the political divide they are from.
Only when they have proved their sincerity and walked the talk, may they be considered to officially join PR ................. at the next election. Sooner, if by their actions they are sacked by their own party and a by-election is called. If they did right for the rakyat, be sure that they will convincingly win any by-election.
For ordinary rakyat like myself, it will be a good thing to see who actually works for the people who put them there. No matter their political affiliations.
It is time that our elected representatives actually represent us, the rakyat's interest NOT the dictates of their political party's leaders. We elected them, they should represent us. Period.
There is no BN is bad and PR is good. Who is so naive that the political situation is simply black and white and no shades of grey in between?
I say, let the status quo remain. Elected representatives, prove that you are the right person elected and be ensured that you will be elected, the next time around.
This is not the time to accept elected persons from BN wanting to crossover to PR.
These people were elected for various reasons by the rakyat and some respect should be given to the electorate's choice. By crossing over these people could be viewed as opportunists with self interest rather than the interest of the rakyat at heart.
These people must prove to the rakyat and PR that they are sincere to serve the people and not shifting with the wind. To do this, they must speak out during debates, argue for what is right and vote, accordingly, with or without the Whip. These people can do as much good on the BN side as on the PR side of the benches.
When a good and worthy bill is presented by PR, they should support it and finally vote for it. However, if it is a poor proposal, they should help shoot it down. Whether it comes from PR or BN.
These people can work on the side of New Malaysia without politically aligned to PR. They should vote for the people, for the good of the people, no matter which side of the political divide they are from.
Only when they have proved their sincerity and walked the talk, may they be considered to officially join PR ................. at the next election. Sooner, if by their actions they are sacked by their own party and a by-election is called. If they did right for the rakyat, be sure that they will convincingly win any by-election.
For ordinary rakyat like myself, it will be a good thing to see who actually works for the people who put them there. No matter their political affiliations.
It is time that our elected representatives actually represent us, the rakyat's interest NOT the dictates of their political party's leaders. We elected them, they should represent us. Period.
There is no BN is bad and PR is good. Who is so naive that the political situation is simply black and white and no shades of grey in between?
I say, let the status quo remain. Elected representatives, prove that you are the right person elected and be ensured that you will be elected, the next time around.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Pakatan Raayat
The 3 opposition parties have taken the next logical step by forming Pakatan Raayat. Now, let us give them the opportunity to show that they are a true alternative political grouping to Barisan Nasional.
At the moment, it is cats, dogs and pigs of Animal Farm thrown in together heading towards a several common goals. These are goals that will take time to achieve and continue to implement. So long as they do not act separately as cats, dogs or pigs but as equal animals in the Farm, they should do well. And for the sake of our beloved country, we hope they do.
This is crucial as it appears that the other side has yet to come to terms with the changed environment. Their crony media are still acting as if nothing has changed. Government servants are yet to come to grips that there are new bosses in town. The rules at some states have changed and will continue to change ............ for the better, we hope.
A honeymoon of 100 days is optimistic to change ways that have existed for 38 years. The new brooms need to be sturdy and strong to sweep away all the filth & stench built up over the years. Maybe it is time for a new National Service callup. We have installed all those new brooms. These brooms cannot work on their own. Citizens with specialised expertise are needed to direct these brooms into the right nooks and cranies to clean out the rubbish.
Start with the 5 states. Declare a general callup for capable men & women to offer part of their time or all of it to help clean up the mess. Now, not only to clean the mess but redecorate so that foreign visitors may find us welcoming and are willing to invest and stay in our 'new' house. We will need nubile candidates who would go out and entice the world to our door.
Despite all her faults, YB Rafidah Aziz did a fine job. Emmulate her good points or even invite her to advise the marketing team. After all, she has gone back to be grandmother and have time on her hands. There is no shame is selecting the best talents we have, where ever or whoever they may be. So long as they are truly committed to a successful Malaysia.
At the moment, it is cats, dogs and pigs of Animal Farm thrown in together heading towards a several common goals. These are goals that will take time to achieve and continue to implement. So long as they do not act separately as cats, dogs or pigs but as equal animals in the Farm, they should do well. And for the sake of our beloved country, we hope they do.
This is crucial as it appears that the other side has yet to come to terms with the changed environment. Their crony media are still acting as if nothing has changed. Government servants are yet to come to grips that there are new bosses in town. The rules at some states have changed and will continue to change ............ for the better, we hope.
A honeymoon of 100 days is optimistic to change ways that have existed for 38 years. The new brooms need to be sturdy and strong to sweep away all the filth & stench built up over the years. Maybe it is time for a new National Service callup. We have installed all those new brooms. These brooms cannot work on their own. Citizens with specialised expertise are needed to direct these brooms into the right nooks and cranies to clean out the rubbish.
Start with the 5 states. Declare a general callup for capable men & women to offer part of their time or all of it to help clean up the mess. Now, not only to clean the mess but redecorate so that foreign visitors may find us welcoming and are willing to invest and stay in our 'new' house. We will need nubile candidates who would go out and entice the world to our door.
Despite all her faults, YB Rafidah Aziz did a fine job. Emmulate her good points or even invite her to advise the marketing team. After all, she has gone back to be grandmother and have time on her hands. There is no shame is selecting the best talents we have, where ever or whoever they may be. So long as they are truly committed to a successful Malaysia.
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