Politics

Students Grilled the Government during MSLS2008

Saturday, 2nd August is a day where future leaders of Malaysia made their voice heard.

It was the first day of 2nd Annual Malaysian Student Leaders Summit 2008 and the heat was intense between the government and the students. MSLS is a summit where students from many different universities, be it local or international, coming together to be part of the agent of change for the better of their future here in Malaysia.

Started off with the officiating speech by YB Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin whose topic was “Student Activism as an Element of Human Capital Development“. I attended halfway of his speech partly because I was not keen and interested with the topic. I don’t know why.

Next in line is a forum on “Malaysian National Unity: Organic or Manufactured?” by two panelist, Royal Prof. Ungku Abdul Aziz (former VC of UM) and Khoo Kay Peng (political analyst). Some of the key points delivered during this forum was from Prof. Ungku who said that we need to strengthen our Malay Language to unite Malaysian. Also what was said that we Malaysian lack in communication and understanding between each other and we need to improve on that. It was also said that we need to forge national unity back in the school itself as it was pretty much dysfunctional in the sense of cultivating national unity.

I skipped the next topic, “Reconciling Religion and Genger: The Malaysian Context” as I had some urgency to attend to and party, this was not one of my favourite topic amongs all. Therefore, nothing to say about it then.

A break for lunch and then, it was Ministerial Address by our Education Minister, YB Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin on the topic “The National Education Blueprint: Addressing Racial Polarization adn Sustainable Economic Development“. Gosh! The kind of topic being thrown out!

This was pretty much interested only at the Q&A session, but during his speech, I was not really paying much of an attention, but I manage to capture some of the points that I think worth to write down. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin said that racial polarization was a matter of history whereby it was nothing new.

The National Education Blueprint (NEB) which in its time frame (2006-2010) is to relook into the ways of teaching, which is currently too academic. Some of the things that were being mentioned was to reassess UPSR and class base examination.

To enhance governence in school, the MOE has appointed 60 schools’ head of administrator to attend courses overseas and come back to run the school independently. Giving more space and authority to these heads to run the school without getting authority time and time again from the MOE.

Another interesting topic brought up was the Moral Subject. Fellow student Andrew Loh gave his question on the relevency of Moral Studies in SPM and he mentioned that it is one of the few subject being reviewed in the NEB. Other questions also covers the perception of parents about the islamization of the school because of the teachings and custom and regulations. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin’s reply was pointing to the non-muslim saying its being islamized while the muslim saying its too secular. Two different interest, too hard to please. Oh wells…

It was rather an interesting forum and I still think, we should have been allocated more time for the Q&A with Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin. Then, after this, it was the session many was waiting for.

It was a session with our beloved Prime Minister.

Pak Lah’s Keynote Address was “Holistic Development and The Role of Government“. Before his speech, he showed up a notes and commented how thick the notes was and thus went on giving his own speech, moving away from the intended keynote address topic. Some topics said was about how much we love our country, the need to strive together, the willingness to respect all races, no hatred, talked about “perpaduan” (unity), then about the petrol prices that affected the increase in commodity price increased as well and how much it has also affected government’s budget, and that we should challenge ourselves to be better to even winning gold in olympics. How irrelevent?

Malaysiakini reported it on their website about this…

Following this, Abdullah sought a clarification from the student who posed the question, apparently oblivious that the topic for his keynote address listed in the event’s itinerary was Holistic Development and the role of the Government.

“Holistic apa?… Where did I say so in my speech? Are you looking at it? Oh, you are (referring) to the title of my speech!” exclaimed Abdullah, leading to laughter, applause and then loud murmurs from the 500-odd participants.

He did not touch on the intended topic during his keynote address but instead delivered a 40-minute off-the-cuff address to the students on a wide range of topics.

I couldn’t believe actually what had happened. Maybe he was so busy that no proper speech was prepared. Who’s fault here is not at stake. Just how much proper communication should be taken an importance before delivering speech to students, whom Pak Lah regards as “future leaders”.

It was then Q&A after his speech and some of the questions asked were:

- In achieving 2020, are we on schedule?

- I wish to join the civil service, but the civil service doesn’t seem to be colour blind. What will be done to redeem the image of the civil service?

- Will there be more public debates between the cabinet members and the opposition on government policies?

- What is the role of the government in holistic development?

_ You have called yourself colour blind, but what is your view on our quota system? It is still more racial rather than community- based. Secondly, what is your views on protecting minorities rather than majorities?

- I want to know how do you feel about promises that you have not kept. I don’t want to know what you’re going to do, but I want to know how you feel, towards us, the people you are responsible for. (Su Ann asked this! Fuiyoh!! haha)

It was interesting to see how Pak Lah handle all the questions, and again, I do seriously think that PakLah should have spent more time with the students!

The day ends with the Industry and Corporate Forum “Malaysia’s Corporate Sector: Where do Malaysia’s Youth Fit In?“. I was looking forward to this forum as well… I’m in the corporate sector! -_-
The three panelist for this forum was Tengku Zafrul Aziz (CEO, Tune Money), Ahmad Shanizam (Director, Khazanah Nasional), Ruben Gnanalingam (Exec. Director, Westport Malaysia).

This forum was moderated and some of the questions put forth were
- How do you find the qualities in a person?
- How have it been for them in their corporate years?
- Any words to those who wants to get into the corporate world?

Ahmad’s view was to look for someone who work smart, work hard, with heart. Which was a view borrowed from the Finance Minister II, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop. Ahmad added that, those who wants to be successful has to be someone who has good intention in what he does. To be different also, that person must make a change!

Tengku Zafrul’s view was similar as Ahmad’s, work hard and smart, believe in the company and believe that he can make a chage. More towards how much can you contribute to the company rather than how much can the company pays you. Look for the after-rewards once an achievement is made.

Ruben presses on that person should have passion in what they do with the right attitude. Also, to be successfull, that person has to be expert in a certain field before diversifying into different jobs.

Among other topics were about networking and all three panelist agrees that networking is the way forward, pretty much like who you know. Ahmad said that not necessary who you know, but what you know also counts. They said in the corporate world, we need to expand our network beyond our comfort zone and to know the people out there. Learn from them and more importantly, to know your peers first.

Agree very much on the networking part and pretty much reflected on me. Heh…

That wraps up the first day of MSLS 2008 and coming up soon is the debate of YB Khairy, YB Tony Pua and YB Nik Nazmi!

Change We Can Believe In.

I was spending time watching YouTube and I watched the end of United States’ Election Primary few days ago. It was the end of the nomination days for The Democratic Party in the United States. Both the Democrats who is running for the nomination for the top seat of the country in the oval office have their speech.

I am inspired in a way as a citizen of another country of their speech.
Just watch to and see for yourself.. Like their speech. Especially Obama’s of course.

This is Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech…

and here is Barack Obama’s Democratic Presidential Nomination speech…

If the change can also have its effect towards the world. I really wish a great change then.
I would be shouting “Yes, We Can” all the way from Malaysia as many of our leaders worship them like God. What? Yes, that’s a fact that how much we as a nation depends also on them in terms of economy. We don’t rely 100% but well in a way, we do in some certain percentage.

Barack Obama! You have my support from Malaysia! Woot!

“Chor” means Salah

and “salah” means wrong.. so

Chor means wrong in cantonese…

I’m writing about this joker who happens to be our Deputy Home Minister who commented on the previous incident of police whack 21 year old youth.

Now, who is this joker I’m talking about? wait.. lemme show you his picture…


yong sui mou? (f-ugly or not?)
Deputy Home Minister, Chor Chee Heung (BN-Alor Star) 

Picture from:Deputy home minister justifies police action at BMC clash

There was a press conference and this is one of his many words…

“All they could do was to issue warnings and told the crowd to disperse. In the confusion, residents were beaten up by unidentified thugs and they decided to use more force by using a car to knock police officers over.”

All I care is police beats people.. especially FRU and you sit there tok “ayam”…

“Those who were said to have been beaten up by the police, I urge you all to come forward and lodge a police report,” he said.

One is in Intensive Care Unit.. how to report? You go tell him lah!!

“The police are professional enough and I am confident that they can investigate properly into this. Don’t just base all your accusations on Malaysiakini.

I wonder how professional can the police get when there is people such like you who can just sit back and talk but do nothing and harbour their work. The police are one bunch of professional daylight robbers! They rob money from people like us. Proudly wears a “Saya Anti Rasuah” badge and still take rasuah jugak… Not all but certain few are like that…

Tell me u don’t agree and I got a many a bunch of Malaysians to agree on this issue.

and why am I angry with those words?

No… not yet.. these are the real words that made me angry about him…

“Based on the report given to me from the police, two police officers were hurt – one on the hand and one on the thigh from falling down after being knocked by the said car,” he said.

I did not receive any news or report about police using too much force but I assure you that the police will always act in accordance with the law,” he summed up.

Ptuuii!!!! I nearly spit onto my computer screen!!

WHAT THE FXCK are you talking about no news or report about police using too much force? That’s so wrong!! U mean, Malaysiakini created the police beats youth video using some engine and trick us who sees the video to believe that it is the police who is beating the student up?

Sigh… God Save Malaysia!!!!

BUZZ OFF! Don’t touch us – BLOGGERS!

You think we so easy let you play around ah!

First you say you will use ISA against us, bloggers. Now you want to make peace.
How can you make a girl pregnant and don’t admit that’s your doing?

Please! Enough of your nonsense! You want to make peace with bloggers?
Let me tell you how? ABOLISH I.S.A.! and then we talk!
I hate I.S.A. more than I hate you government people!
It stink more than you government people!

We will still keep your words of saying that we, bloggers, are nuisance and if you
think you were wrong, why said it earlier and use harsh words against us!

With the (ala-ka)Zam fella being voted out and you being selected in, please la, we
don’t need these kind of consolation words from you after all damage has been done!

We, some bloggers are a bunch of niche few who will do whatever it takes to make
sure things are in correct order, and from what I see with the ruling government,
it disgust me even more when your own people have some problem in north east
region while when there is a problem over here at western region you bash them
till kingdom come! Tolong tengok muka you sendiri dulu lah..

We want world class representative while we want to RID OFF ‘act’ world class ones.
That is why the result of last 12th General Election was a ’shocking’ one eh?
Not shocking I can tell you. IT IS A LESSON BETTER WELL LEARNED!

Please change your ruling government policies which we all Malaysians dislike..

Else, before you even come and make peace with us, bloggers, please read all the
blogs on all the pleas and all the ‘problems’ we have been blogging about on our
country and RECTIFY them!

Do all these and come and strike a good relationship with us.
Cause, if not, we will still go on bashing you guys, practically anyone and we do not
want to be bad-mouthed later on just because you shake our hands and we all must
write everything beautiful about you! NO WAY!

This is in reply to what I have read about how our new Information Minister want
to make love peace with us, bloggers.

Newly appointed Information Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said he is keen to meet bloggers.

“I am trying to build a bridge between the government and the people so that we can have a two-way dialogue — and bloggers are a key part of this,” he told AFP.

“I am planning on meeting them soon,” he said.

I began to wonder, what took them so long to think we, bloggers, are a credential lot?

I as a blogger “PANTANG DICABAR”.

A big SLAP! from BN

*gonna be at Colbie Callait showcase at Laundry, The Curve tonight*

I read in disgust of comment from UMNO, a party component of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Reported by TheSun,

Penaga assemblymen Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, who is now opposition leader, said he will apply to the federal government to stop all mega projects such as the Penang second bridge, Monorail Transit System, Penang Outer Ring Road and to leave Penang out of the Northern Corridor Economic Region scheme. He told a press conference the Barisan Nasional government had promised all these to the people but yet they rejected the BN government by voting for DAP and PKR. “Let them see what DAP and PKR can do for them”, he said

Now, this is ridiculous. What kinda thinking is that!? Please look back at the mirror why Penang voted BN out! It is because of your bloody thick skin face and un-selfless leader they voted you out! They don’t want you to just give them Mega Projects, they want transparency, they want justice, they want fairness, they want better quality of life, they want more but you can’t deliver it to them. You don’t understand their problem but only yours!

You don’t need years to decide if Penang needs a second bridge or not. NO! Everyday! Every freaking single day the traffic report in the radio over a year has been echoing that Penang need 2nd bridge BADLY! Are you deft or what? Oh wait, sorry… you all use police outrider to literally shout “Fxck Off! Fxck Off!” to the drivers blocking your road. Oh no! I forget, you guys rather fly with your newly bought ‘government’ jet.

You see, these are the problems needs rectification. 5 years is a very long period and for 5 freaking years you never listen carefully what the people is saying. You rather go to the parliament and laugh at the opposition and jeer them of monthly leaking! Now, who is laughing at whom now and I bet you leak yourself that very night of 8th March or maybe you are shit bricks till your face turns purple?

The people want a change for good la… Malaysians don’t just vote the then opposition for nothing. If we eventually do, we are the one shitting bricks so why you care so much? Care about your own mega projects elsewhere la. Don’t come and cry like an ‘arse’ because the people don’t vote you in, you don’t give them the previously promised Mega Projects.

Hmmm.. I’m thinking this has to do with PGCC. Datuk, you got some cut from there ah?
I think so lah… maybe because Mr. Lim Guan Eng pending your project your cut got stuck ah? I don’t know lah.. am guessing only.. You tell me please..

If I were you, I would just shut up and keep my cool. Keep the project running and tell them “Satu Lagi Project Barisan Nasional – di negeri DAP” and buy their vote for 13th General Election in 4-5 years’ time.

See people you still want to vote for BN in the future or not!!??

MAKKAL SAKTI!!

I rushed back just to keep in touch with the news.

Screw the Malaysian local television news… which is not up to date. They can’t beat the internet!!

I’m pressing F5 at www.malaysiakini.com now to see what are the the election.

Of course I am concern about who is going to win to make sure that I actually made the right disapproval choice.

What I am reading is Penang! Penang! Penang!

With 17 seats reported being on the hands of DAP, they only need another 4 seats to run
Penang and lead Penang to a greater heights! COME ONE DAP!!

I would really like to see a change in our country’s political affair.
We need some challenge la.
Always BN BN BN like quite boring right.. Just like F1, Ferrari is over-rated.
Go for underdog teams like Williams BMW or Sauber Petronas…

One fine example

P46

Batu Kawan

Dr Koh Tsu Koon (Gerakan) vs Dr P. Ramasamy (DAP)

DAP wins by 3000

Not only in Penang, but other locations around Malaysia the opposition has been gaining
victory as reported by malaysiakini.com

MAKKAL SAKTI! MAKKAL SAKTI! MAKKAL SAKTI!

www.malaysiakini.com is giving LIVE NEWS LOGGING of the election vote counting result.

SAD number of YOUTH registered

Woke up at around 8.30am today. Usually I just sleep over till quite late.

My natural alarm clock urged me to get up to vote and be heard in this general election.

I first tune to www.malaysiakini.com to catch up on election news. A final decision
making before I walk outside and disapprove (X) on a particular party.

Malaysiakini reported that it is a day for voters to decide their future and

“there are a total of 10,922,139 registered voters, of which 1,409,395 are first-time voters.”

Which I do think that my year falls on the first-time voters category. Well, many other
age range falls into the same category but given it a benefit of a doubt that most new
voters are like me in their early 80s and eager to vote.

In the same article I read, AAB’s word to Malaysians in a live TV3 broadcast reads

“Don’t be emotional… consider what the candidates contesting in the election can do. Think of our future… our children and grandchildren,”

How can we not be emotional eh? We are humans and we have out instinct. Today
I used my instinct to tell me that the party that I put my disapproval (X) on their logo
is going to be Malaysian’s hope.

So, I went to the poling station. It was rather a quite morning.


can see my house?:P

The atmosphere was sombre…


despite this notice, some joker’s phone was ringing like his mother stroke lottery!

The turnout was not too bad. Met Uncle Edgar while walking towards to the school.
We had the same similar thoughts on who to vote.
He read my mind or I read his? or shall I say “Great Minds Think Alike”?


Jun! they using your classroom?

Voting is as easy as 1-2-3. Like how Simon Seow described in his Pacmee.


when you are in the room, check your name first.

Then put your vote count into the transparent ballot box.


Just Change It?

Then you walk out…

It was rather hard to decide who to vote earlier, but I made my choice.

It will be much easier if we have an independent candidate for my district like
Maimun Yusuf @ Tok Mun. I really like her courage. She is an example of a rep
whom we all should vote to represent us, as she is just an ordinary person like all of us.

What I find rather sad is that, when I check my registration with SPR before going
to the classroom, I found that there is not more than 20 young voters in their 80s
like me registered. A fact that must be rectified and YOUTHS should and must be
encouraged to vote!

Because you are the voice of the future. Why our state and country affair is non of
your business? I tell you why! Because YOU let it rot just like that without even
taking knowledge of what election is all about and sit behind and shake your leg.

Well, I couldn’t interfere with your own personal agenda but I do encourage you all
to vote. I saw my fellow Primary Schoolmate in the list when I check with SPR.
Immediately I called him and he says he will be going to vote! For who? I don’t care.
As long as he vote! It is a duty my dear fellow Malaysians!

Well, if you are not registered.. GE13 maybe?
If I am standing for election, YOU BETTER VOTE FOR ME!

You’ve got another 5 hours more to vote! Make your vote count!

It takes no longer than 1 hour, depending on the crowd.

meanwhile, eh.. vote for my happy moments la..tq tq..