Happy Malaysia Day!

HAPPY MALAYSIA DAY TO ALL MALAYSIANS 16-09-09

MAY WE HAVE MORE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION IN OUR HEARTS. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE MALAYSIA GREAT. LET US BE BLIND TO THE COLOUR OF OUR SKINS, OUR "RACE", RELIGION AND CREED. LET US UNITE SIMPLY AS MALAYSIANS FIRST. TOGETHER WE CAN!

CHEERS EVERYONE!

MV NATHAN

You kid me right? Formula 1 you say?

Why do I fear that the 1Malaysian Formula 1 team is just another excuse to burn money?

Is it just me or did you also go...what? Formula 1? Haven't they learnt their lessons yet? What is with these people any way? What is with the craze for the "biggest, tallest, first" and what other what have you not. Incredible I say.

At a time when the giants in the motor industry having pulled out like Honda and even BMW which is scheduled to withdraw at the end of the present race season, the decision by Malaysia seems simply incredulous to me. Absurd even. It is one thing to host a formula one race but to compete in one? Didn't we learn anything from the past? Remember Alex Choong, Petronas/Sauber and Magnum?

Anyway the other thing that really got my undies in a twist was the fact that the former MB from Selangor was supposedly "grilled" for a few hours by the MACC. I say big deal. My immediate thoughts were why didn't they question him during the hours of 7pm till lets say 3.45 am? Did they take away his handphone away? Did they say no lawyers allowed?

Anyway why the lack of "urgency" as in some other cases investigated by the MACC? Maybe the MACC will say here "this one different lah". The other case that person was a witness, here this person is a suspect. Don't ask me the difference and who makes the distinction and what procedures are put in place to determine "urgency".

On the issue of garlanding anyone with shoes or slippers.....I say if the shoe fits then wear it!

M V Nathan

Why have I not been writing?

Sick to my bones....that's why!

I have to confess that I have been feeling rather lazy these days. There have been many times where I had switched on my PC and logged on to this blog....just to go on doing something else instead! There had been many times in the past where I had the passionate urge to write a post on this blog but then decided otherwise for some strange reason. Just so weird!

Maybe it is a kind of sickness? I don't know. Just very strange! An example....I was compelled to write about how I felt when the "cow head" incident happened...yet I didn't. So weird...I wonder why?

Then i realised the problem. I was just getting sick and tired of the shenanigans that go on daily in this country. I am so sick these days that I just don't feel like writing any more. The powers that be are not listening."They" couldn't care less. In fact I fear that "they" are genuinely not interested in wanting to see a better Malaysia come about.

So what's the point in writing? Hmmm..................

M V Nathan

Wah! RM10 million you say?

Yes ....! Me got money....Yes.....! RM 10 Million....yes!

It appears that there is a major storm brewing in the BN camp. Not only the PR fellas are going bonkers these days but our chaps from the BN are also going nuts. There is this chap who happens to be the backbenchers' club president saying he gave one minister and current MCA president RM10 Million. Wah.....! Money cash... woh! 3 payments woh! So how now?

In Selangor allocations of about RM 2,000 can bring the MACC to investigate you. Now got allegations of RMN10 million how? Got MACC probe or not? Why the MACC so quiet one ah?

Aiyah.....we wait and seelah what the future holds!

M V Nathan

Watch our Selangor!

Mr 1 Malaysia says Selangor I want you!

Oh dear...why do i fear that the state of Selangor is soon going down the way Perak did? Maybe because it is due to the statements our beloved PM 1 Malaysia made recently that Selangor is coveted by him.

Remember how the PM was grinning from ear to ear when the 3 frogs were playing musical chairs in Perak? Is this too the fate of Selangor in the near future? Hmmm.....I wonder!

Anyway I am concerned about the issue of selling beer in Selangor that is blowing out of proportion these days. Didn't the previous BN state government also allow the sale of beer in Selangor before? I don't recall a fuss being kicked about as a result of this. It is so weird! I would have thought that the "people that always care" for others would want to eradicate the abuse of drugs and incest/rape in Selangor first. But no ....it appears that beer is public enemy number one in Selangor for now.

Anyway......what do i know rite ?

M V Nathan

Oh Utusan....why?

The new 1 Malaysia brand of journalism?

I have not been writing for a while now. I am caught up with so many things that the juices don't quite flow to spur me to write. Maybe growing old also lah!

Anyway I just had to write about the UMNO owned newspaper known to all as Utusan Malaysia. It is simply amazing how this newspaper is still being allowed to publish. The vile and venom it publishes is pure rubbish in the plural Malaysian society context. The style of "journalism" promoted by this newspaper smacks nothing more than being mere racist. It is a racist paper. Its editors and journalists responsible for producing the garbage that it calls "social commentaries" are nothing more than racists.

I quote an example of its brand of journalism " Orang Melayu, Raja-Raja Melayu dan Kumpulan Utusan Melayu yang selama ini sangat bersabar dan sentiasa sangat berhati-hati menjaga hati orang Cina dan India, sudah tidak boleh tahan lagi."

Another example would be "Akan tetapi semua seruan dan amaran hanya tinggal dalam lipatan akhbar Utusan Malaysia sahaja. Orang Melayu tidak bangun bangun juga. Pertubuhan Melayu - yang lama dan baru - hanya sekadar mengeluarkan kenyataan marah-marah dan membuat laporan polis sahaja. GAPENA yang menganjurkan Kongres Perpaduan Melayu yang sangat besar dan penuh bersemangat pun, sampai sekarang tidak nampak sebarang tindakan. Pemimpin Umno, termasuk Pemuda pun sekadar mengeluarkan kenyataan dan amaran sahaja.

I am not putting any more examples here. Its so repulsive.

Maybe this is what our PM Najib is talking about when he goes around saying "1 Malaysia". I call it a JOKE!

M V Nathan

Wont you ever Shut Up?

Why cant he just shut up?

At a time when there are certain quarters trying to make the Teoh's death a racial issue it doesn't help when a certain ex PM makes ludicrous statements to make matters worse. Who am I talking about? Yalah That old man Mahathir lah...who else?

Now he seems to be of the opinion that the Non Malays are the "true masters" of this country. This man appears to have some strange fixation on "race" matters. He appears to think that only the Malays are still lagging far behind in the economic pie of the country. He says by opening the market the Malays would be lagging even further behind. He goes on and on in a logic so warped that it appears to make sense only to him.

Boss....if you dont know already...poverty and hunger knows not how to discriminate. It affects all "races". I say government aid must be given to all "races". Aid and assistance should never be given purely on one's so called race.

My dear sir I think it would be better if you go to India and study "ancestry and lineage".

M V Nathan

So silly me thinks!

He was with us for a while only. How I know later he want to jump? Not my fault what!

Isn't it just weird? A Royal Commission of inquiry to enquire MACC's investigative procedures stemming from Teoh Beng Hock's death and at the same time have a death inquest into the political aide's death. I tell you why its so weird.

1) The terms of reference for the RC do not make any sense for it only is only going to be looking at the investigative procedures of the MACC.

2) Whilst the death inquest set up for next week is to inquire into how and why Teoh died.

Wouldn't it be easier for all parties if the RC to be set up incorporates the death of Teoh as part of its terms of reference? The witnesses would all be the same wouldn't they? Documents chances are would be the same and even the investigations into the case certainly must be the same...so why the duplicity? Wouldn't it also be saving precious time and costs if just one party i.e just the RC conducts the inquiry?

The inquest is also not a very good idea because chances are the magistrate sitting as a coroner in the inquest would be a junior officer with only a few years experience. Would the intense public interest generated by the inquest be too much for such a junior officer to handle? Would he/she be overwhelmed by the occasion and the personalities that are to appear before him/her? Would there be undue pressure to "toe the line"?

I don't know about you but I am certainly convinced that this latest measure by the government is the wrong way to resolve this most delicate matter. Public confidence in the institutions of government is at an all time low. To me the measures taken by the government is just not going to make matters any better.

Anyway since when is the RC of any real use anyways? Remember what happened after a RC was set to inquire into the police force? Yup....nothing happened. The recommendations of the RC then was shelved by the government. What happened after the RC inquiring into the Lingam tapes? Yup....Nothing again.

So what guarantee do we Malaysians have that things would be different this time around?

M V Nathan

Is it about race?

Who is being racist here?

I read that a certain newspaper had written these remarks in its daily. I am also reliably informed that the newspaper concerned belongs to UMNO. In fact it is said that the newspaper is the mouthpiece of the said party.

The said newspaper wrote “Bukan orang Cina atau penyokong Pakatan Rakyat saja yang tahu marah dan mahukan keadilan”.

“Kenapa Menteri Besar Selangor, seorang Melayu, meragui kebolehan orang sebangsanya bertindak dengan tulus dan adil?
Bukankah banyak pegawai agensi atau institusi kerajaan orang Melayu? Adakah polis, hakim, guru, penyiasat, doktor, pensyarah Melayu semuanya tidak boleh dipercayai?”

Our good friend, Minister Nazri has been telling everyone to stop making "racist" remarks with regards Teoh's death in the MACC building. Would he now tell the newspaper that belongs to UMNO to shut up as well?

Idiots! This is about a Malaysian citizen who died. Period! There is nothing racial about it at all. We all demand the truth. We all demand to know what happened to Teoh. For if a mere witness like Teoh can be interrogated until the wee hours of the morning and end up dead, don't we all need to be worried?

M V Nathan

Royal commission you say?

Royal commission a waste of time?

I have been reading about how many quarters are clamouring for the setting of a Royal Commission of enquiry to enquire into the death of Teoh Beng Hock. The politicians from both sets of the divide have been asking for it. The family of the deceased and even the average Ah Seng, Raju and Ali is asking for such an enquiry to be set up.

I have to say that I am of the view that such an enquiry would be simply a waste of time. Now you must be thinking that I have gone off my rockers right? The simple truth is this, past events had shown us in clear and no uncertain terms that such an enquiry conducted by a Royal Commission is pure hog wash and a waste of time. Nothing comes out of it. Don't believe me? Let me explain then.

I recall how all we lawyers were up in arms and took to the streets of Putrajaya trying to push for the setting of such a Royal Commission into the Lingam "correct, correct, correct" tapes. In fact on that day in the month of September I remember shouting my voice hoarse demanding for such an enquiry to be set up by the BN government. My friends and I must have shouted/screamed a tad too loud for even mother was moved to let loose on that day. She quite literally poured down her "tears" on that historic day. But that didn't dampen our spirits, in fact it strengthened our resolve to persevere in our demands for such a Royal enquiry to be initiated. And how we were elated when later the government acceded to the demands and decided to call for such an enquiry.

Alas! After all the hype and publicity the Royal Commission generated whilst the enquiry was going on (we were genuinely hopeful that there would be some form of honest closure to the sordid affair) it was rather sad to note that to date there has been no genuine effort taken by the BN government to ensure all those implicated in the "Lingam tapes" affair would be brought to book. In fact to date there has been not a single prosecution instituted against any individual with regards this matter despite the findings of the Royal Commission.

So....at this juncture I ask...What is the point? What guarantee do we Malaysians have that justice would be upheld after such an enquiry is held into Teoh's death? What guarantee does the family of the deceased have that the guilty (if any) would be held accountable after such an enquiry?

M V Nathan

Just why is he a minister?

Just why is he a minister?

The learned minister pictured above is reported to have said the following regarding the untimely and mysterious death of Teoh Beng Hock.

"Mengulas lanjut, Nazri berkata: "Saya dapat laporan awal dari SPRM mengatakan dia dah dilepaskan selesai soal siasat semalam. "Jadi, dia patut balik rumah. Kita pun tak tahu dia nak terjun bangunan tu...," kata Nazri ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini."Kita kena tunggu dulu siasatan tu macam mana. Jangan terus membuat kesimpulan," tambahnya."

I ask again; just why is this man still a minister?

M V Nathan

I am angry and sad today.

Teoh on the phone


Teoh later.WHY?

I am totally numbed by anger and disbelief at yet another case of suspicious death in the hands of the authorities. If normally it is the boys in blue that stands accused of having a hand in such suspicious deaths, today it is the MACC.

The MACC is the re branded/refurbished version of the old ACA. This re branding exercise was to have instilled confidence and belief in the people that corruption would finally be eradicated in the land of Boleh. Sadly recent events gives the impression that the powers in the MACC are only to be used against certain individuals/parties that do not belong to the BN government. The recent investigations into how the disbursements of state allocations in Selangor are conducted is one such example. The public impression is that the MACC only investigates officials from the opposition led states. How then does one explain the lack of such intitiatives in the states of Perak , Melaka and Sarawak?

How then can one explain the case of one former Menteri Besar who despite having publicly admitted to having an opulent and lavish house not being treated the same way it had been treating people who do not belong to the BN coalition? I also recall how a certain state assemblyman having spent RM500,000.00 of state allocations in a few weeks did not have the same treatment as well? What about the recent UMNO elections wherein despite the said party's disciplinary board finding certain individuals guilty of money politics were also not given the same treatment? What about our DPM promising the people of Manek Urai a brand new bridge if they voted for the BN in the recent by elections there? Surely that cant be seen as not being tantamount to corrupt practices? Despite there being reports made to the MACC, did they even bother to investigate?

Supposing the MACC did investigate...did the MACC call the people mentioned above to come to the MACC offices at about 5 pm in the evening for their statements to be taken down? Did the MACC then continue taking "statements" from these people until say 3.45 AM? For as the MACC says it has to complete taking down statements within 24 hours! Would the MACC also deny these people "who are very important witnesses" the right to have legal representation during questioning?

Why would someone in the prime of his youth, looking forward to his marriage in two days time would even want to consider jumping off a building? I don't know about you, but the moment I am told that I can leave, I would surely leave. I would also be making frantic calls to my loved ones that I am coming home to allay any unnecessary worry. The last thing I would want to do would be to request the MACC for accommodation for the night i.e on the eve of my wedding day!

Something in this story just doesn't add up. I also don't like the way the police is saying that there is no foul play at this moment. The cops say that at the moment that there are" no suspicious circumstances" into the death to believe otherwise!

I am just lost for words at this point. I shed tears for this country. What is happening to us?

M V Nathan

Crooks you say?

Me a crook? Sure or not? Where your proof?.................Emmmmm........Can I buy it?

It is amazing! The Minister in the PM's office ie. one Datuk Seri Nazri has called the former PM , former AG and IGP.....all crooks! Yes you read that correctly! The learned Minister has labelled these people as nothing more than "crooks" who had forgotten that they used to serve and defend the administration. Read all about it in the NST at page 13.

"Now these are all crooks" Minister Nazri says.

The former AG got it really bad I think of the lot from Nazri. He says this of the former AG "As a former AG , he had prosecuted people in the past and he is one person who should know the law". He commented that elections should be called. It is none of his business especially at a time when the court was trying to decide on this." Minister Nazri was responding to remarks made by the former AG regarding the Perak constitutional crisis.

I like this Minister Nazri. He is a genius!

M V Nathan

100 days of what?

Sorry I dont like the new........ermmmmm..... can change ah? Got refund ah?

The past few days the main stream media were like sharks circling a potential prey. It was simply relentless. Everyday 100 days of this and 100 glorious days of that. I don't get it lah! What is with this 100 days crap? What has been so wonderful the past 100 days that I have to jump with joy and say thank god I have that "person" in office helming the nation?

I don't get it! It is absolute hog wash I tell you.

To me after !00 days I see the following:

a) The Altantuya murder still classified as an unsolved mystery in my books;

b) The PKFZ fiasco that caused billions of tax dollars- still no one responsible brought to book;

c) The "Now BM, change to English, then back to BM" education policy;

d) The cases of dead bodies being "snatched" from bereaving families on the grounds of religion;

e) "It is not our problem..we cant set a precedent" remarks made in the Kampung Buah Pala land fiasco ;

f) The Perak constitutional crisis. Just cant forget how the pictures of the "independent" frogs all so happy posing for the media with you know who.

I want to write some more but I am just so repulsed at the moment. The list is quite long actually. So go on, beat your drums and thump your chests. Shout "100 wonderful days" for all I care.

As far as I am concerned .........big deal....la da dee la da du!

M V Nathan

Shocking ( 3 )

What another U turn? What you speaka no the english?

It is simply shocking! The cabinet decision making a U turn on English being used to teach Maths and Science is absurd. I really feel for the kids,parents and their teachers. It is going to be very confusing yet again in Bolehland.

I must confess that I was very happy when English was chosen to be the medium in all schools for the two subjects. This is one policy by the former PM Mahathir that I truly supported. Face it, without a strong command of the English language we are going to be left far behind. The world is developing at such a "formula one" pace that it would be virtually impossible if we are going to now retreat under our coconut shells! The new age is here. Speed is everything. And the fact is almostl everything is in English. How are we going to cope if we are not going to be well versed in the language that is the de facto lingua franca of the world?

The new Education Minister said that the old man Mahathir was consulted and gave his blessings. Strangely the old man says he is flabbergasted by the U turn made. I wonder if the parents, teachers and students were really consulted before this U turn was made?

Anyway all I know is that there are definitely some people who are very pleased with the decision. Think about how much money the people who supply books, teaching materials, computers and the like are going to make from this reversal in policy! I think the figure would be in the billions! Teachers have to be retrained and in fact just about everything has to be revamped. At the end of the day it is all a question of dollars and cents. Hard earned tax dollars wasted the last few years and more hard earned tax money to waste with this reversal.

You say I am upset? No lah..........I am pissed mad!

M V Nathan

Shocking (2)

The state of the English language in the country?

Please read the following:-

4h UiTM INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FIESTA19 – 23 November 2009 FUTSAL-RUGBY 7- TENPIN BOWLING-BADMINTON Dear Sport Friends,Regarding about the global issue H1N1 happens around the world, sadly to be informing that our UiTM International Sports Fiesta will be postponing to 19-23 November 2009.For all teams which have been confirm to participate in our events, we have to say sorry for this announcements and our Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Health also advise to us to change the date for this current situation.By the date have been confirm incoming this November hopefully your teams still can participate in our event and don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.And again, we would like to say sorry about the date change for the sake of our health among us.See you in this November at UiTM Malaysia!!Regards,
Mr. Mustaza AhmadDirectorSports CentreUniversiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia

Is this true? Did this notice actually go out? Can somebody please verify.... Where is my panadol?

M V Nathan

Shocking!

Compassion......where art thee?

This morning I had to go the University Hospital to serve a subpoena and talk to the witness concerned. The witness is a doctor in the said hospital and worked in the psychiatric department. Getting to the hospital was not a problem. But parking the car in the hospital grounds was a total nightmare. After about some 45 minutes I finally got to park my car on the 6th floor. To those who dont know this is the highest floor at the car park. The car park was filled to the brim with people parking hap hazardly everywhere.

After asking for some directions, my friend and I made way to the psychiatric clinic located at the first floor. To go up we took the lift located near some out patient clinic. The place was also packed like sardines. When the lift door rang, I was elated thinking I would be escaping the chaotic situation. All that elation disappeared into thin air when I saw the lift. It was so small at most it would be able to accommodate 4 persons. I was glad that the only other person waiting for the lift was a disabled person in a battery powered wheel chair.

The door closed and I was only too glad to make my way out when the lift stopped at the first floor. You could say I even made a slight dash to escape the lift. My friend followed behind. Then we saw that the guy in the wheelchair was stuck. He had entered the lift in reverse and therefore had difficulty reversing out! My friend Patrick the kind soul he is, quickly assisted by pulling the wheelchair out. There was only so much room in that lift that the wheel chair was stuck in trying to get out!

When we finally reached the psychiatric clinic....I almost fainted! There were so any people there. The clinic was practically filled to the brim. You can say that it was totally opposite as to what I had anticipated. How on earth any patient is going to get better in that environment? What kind of mental care can the doctors give to patients in an environment like this? I was there only for 15 minutes and already I had felt so stressed up!

Surely the powers that be cant be blind and ignorant as to the conditions at the hospital?

Oh dear.....I cant help but feeling very sorry for all those people there. I was counting my blessings that I need not have to go there for treatment.

I cant imagine that a country like ours,that boasts Formula one races and the twin towers cannot build a hospital that can accommodate the needs of a growing nation! Simply shocking!

M V Nathan

Whose problem is it?

Sometimes we lose our way! Good directions are hard to come be these days!

The ongoing land issues highlighted in the media regarding the Kampung Buah Pala in Penang is distressful indeed. Here the plight of the residents are obvious. They claim that they have been staying on the land for generations. They also claim that they had toiled in the past, contributing to make Penang to what it is today. The residents also claim that there is significant cultural heritage in the land itself albeit being the first Indian settlement on Penang island.

Sad isn't it? The land that they had known as home for generations is taken away in the name of "progress". The residents had lost their court battles and are now appealing to the powers that be to help them. The state government says it cant help because it hasn't got the financial resources to compulsorily acquire the land. They say it is the fault of the previous BN government that was to blame for having done shady deals regarding the land. The previous state government has lot to explain in this matter I think. This what the Ex CM said on this issue......“When they (the current Penang state government) can’t do something, they will blame either the previous state or Federal Government. That is the trick of their trade”, Tsu Koon said.

Maybe Tsu Koon should try stand up comedy.....u very funnylah!

The Federal Government under the able stewardship of the PM One Malaysia Najib says "Emm.....sorry boys and girls. Ain't my problem. It is a state problem. We cant help because it will set a bad precedent! "

So how now? The courts no more hope. The State says no money. The Federal government says sorry not my problem mate!

Hmmm....How will it ever end?

Did local council issue all Nusmetro's planning and building approvals BEFORE land premium paid & land title transferred? - True or false?

M V Nathan

* Progress in Malaysia is defined as having more high rise condos in resort living settlements where only the rich and super rich can live in. Preferably done on hill tops and the steeper the hill the better.

Bye Mike!

Thanks for the songs Mike!

I have to confess that I had outgrown MJ's music a long time ago. In fact to be honest, I cant bother to listen to his songs these days. Maybe I was disturbed with all the controversies surrounding him in his later years...I don't knowlah. Anyway the other day my wife bought a DVD of MJ's live concert. She said that the boys need to see how great MJ was as a performer. I just laughed and scoffed at her. As a matter of fact I couldn't even bear sitting through the DVD. Mind you this was just a few weeks before the news of MJ's death.

Now upon reflection....... I believe that I owe you Mike. You gave me a lot of "musical pleasure" when I was growing up. Your songs from the album "thriller" was a real killer man. Your songs and dance moves had somewhat inspired me then. Ha-ha! I remember trying to get the signals from the Singapore radio channel on my small transistor radio so that I could listen to your songs. Back then no money to buy your albumlah! Ha-ha!!! (I later got a RM3 copy from the pasar malam)

Anyway Mike... Thanks from the bottom of my heart. May you find peace and happiness wherever you are now.

M V Nathan

He confirms it!

What else can i say?

The learned Minister in the PM's Department is reported to have said this.

"But Nazri, in his winding-up speech on the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (Siap) which is the substitute to the IPCMC, obviously thought otherwise.“Studies have shown that the IPCMC would have too much power as the investigator, the prosecutor, the judge and the executioner,” he said.“This concept is against the Federal Constitution and existing laws,” he added.Nazri added that the powers given to the IPCMC would have violated the civil liberties of an individual.“With the IPCMC, an individual can be condemned even before the complaints against him or her have been proven. He is worse off compared to an accused in a court of law,” said the minister.

Need I say more? Intelligence is becoming a very rare commodity these days! Arghhh.....

M V Nathan

Illegal U turn made!

Told you politicians ain't to be trusted!

The other day I posted about how the newly minted Home Minister talked about "revisiting" the Royal Commission's 125 recommendations on the police. Well now it appears that the Minister concerned has gotten cold feet and has been reported to have said "Tak payahlah.... No need to only penalise them boys in blue"! Read about what the minister said here http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/30298-home-minister-backtracks-on-revisiting-royal-commission-report-on-police

Politicians.... go figure! Maybe when politicians "dilahirkan" they got forked tongues?

M V Nathan

One say "revisit" the other say "already implemented"!

Weird isn't it? Maybe that is why they are politicians!

The newly minted Home Minister thinks that he should "revisit" and "retrace the steps" to see if the recommendations by the Royal Commission on the boys in blue had been carried out; and if yes, did it have an impact?

But guess what... our no.2 in the boys in blue has said this in response " All implemented what! All ok. Now no problem. Semua settled what!". This is how I have interpreted his response as reported in the papers today, to the comment by the learned Minister.



I say enough of the pussyfooting! It is time the Independent Commission (IPCMC) is set up without any more excuses. The need is undeniable and and most warranted. Enough of the abuses and the excesses.

M V Nathan

Mere shadow?

Sorrylah....you are just a shadow of the man.

The past few days the mainstream media was on a blitz on Najib's trip to China. To me ....big deal lah! What is in it for us Malaysians anyway? I don't get it lah....! Maybe I am naive and not so learned in the ways of the world. What do I know right?

Anyway this is my take on this whole China "trip" business.

1) What's with the "my father this, my father that"? Be your own man and earn your own stripes lah!

2) What is the trip got to do with us Malaysians? Are the Malaysian Chinese more inclined to vote for the BN now that we have made this "historic" visit to China i.e the "Motherland"?

3) Did the Chinese government give up its communist roots now that our PM has visited the nation?

4) If not would Chin Peng be allowed to come "home"? ......Since we are so friendly with the world's largest communist country?

5) Maybe there is trip in the pipeline to "motherland India"....and there is the same media treatment again?

Anyway like I said...what do I know?

M V Nathan

Only the roof fall what! Nobody die ok what!

Me in the morning.......after reading the papers!

"Only the roof fall down what! Nobody die okloh!". This is how I felt the papers had reported the stadium collapse in Terengganu. Where was the outrage? Where were the reactions from the people condemning the collapse? Where were the calls for someone to be accountable? Why were the contractors not named in the reports? Who were the architects? Why no police report made by the MB of Terengganu to investigate the fiasco? Why the PWD didnt do anything for a year? Why no CF?

So many questions.......ah.... but this is Malaysia what! All those things not important. What is important according to the MB of Terengganu, is for a "study" to be conducted into why the roof collapsed. He was also reported to have said that foreign experts must be called in for a "second opinion" on the collapse. He is reported to have said " This way we can compare the findings of the foreign experts with that of the consultants hired by the PWD, to ensure the findings are consistent and ironclad". What a load of bollocks! Just more excuses to spend money I think.

The Deputy Higher Education is reported to have said " When I saw the damage on TV, I was shocked as this was where I was supposed to have been". Dear god........What is wrong with these people?

I don't knowlah....we Malaysians have gotten used to things falling apart I think. We are just so immune that to think otherwise would be considered abnormal. After all its just an empty stadium that collapsed...not like people died or anything right? Not like people go holding candles in the night right? That one cannotlah! This one "cari makan" what? Why you so busy body one?

Hmmmmm................

M V Nathan

Go join PPP or MIC or whatever?

I cant stomach swimming with sharks now. Sorrylah! Them sharks are reputed to be ruthless!

HT said...
why dont you go join PPP, MIC or which ever parties and serve the ppl instead?
May 28, 2009 9:32 PM

The above comment was left by a reader yesterday. Thank you HT. I think I have to respond to HT by posting this.

When you go watch a movie you have the anticipation and hope that the movie leaves you satisfied in the end. If you are happy at the end of the movie you probably would be muttering to yourself that it was money well spent. Supposing you leave the movie hall feeling cheated, disgusted and annoyed that you had wasted your time and precious money in watching the movie; Do you then go out to make a movie yourself? Do you go out to become a director or an actor just to prove a point?


The " point" I am making is this. At this moment I just want to be part of the "audience" in the movie hall. I will speak my mind when I disagree/annoyed with someone in public office. Just because I disagree or am annoyed does not mean I have to be involved/participate in any political party. Cant I just disagree and state my disagreement without the need to actually join the political fray? Sorrylah I cant brave the waters now! The waters are reputed to be very deep and infested even with sharks!


The other thing is this. I am of the firm opinion that politics in this country revolves too much around "race" presently. Almost every politician tries to be the champion of his "race". I think there are no political party out there really championing "Malaysians". Until the day I think there exists a political party that champions us Malaysians....... I shall just be commenting from the sidelines.



Cheers,


M V Nathan

Semua tak boleh!

You are not alone pussy cat.....many in the same boat as you!

It appears that our beloved country has a new motto. Since the new administration has taken over there HAS been changes.

Last time Malaysia semua Boleh now SEMUA TAK BOLEH! The following are examples of SEMUA TAK BOLEH! I have also tried to explain the new policiy as best as I can.

1) Wear clothing in the colour of "opposite white". Gives the impression that Malaysians have no other clothes to wear!

2) Lawyers cannot attend to their clients at the police station. If still insist, get arrested for unlawful assemblylah! You fellas nothing to do is it, go and support crimminals?

3) Hold peaceful vigils. Candles are the new weapons of choice for terrorists and therefore must be outlawed!

4) Have fasts within your own compound. How can? Malaysia is land of abundant food what! What will the world think of us Malaysians?

5) Have opinions that differ from that of the powers that be. Sorry who are you to think otherwise anyway? We know best what!You people just follow what we say.

6) Have any say as to how you want country to be run. Cannot what! How can? We politicians can think for you. You people just follow the "law"!

7) Opposition news must be banned. Only exception is when it is bad for them. Why should we give them good publicity? Want... go buy TV station or newspaper company lah!

8) Cannot mention that "murder case". No publicity for this ok. She is dead so no need to highlight her anymore ok! The problem has been solved!

9) Cannot say Judiciary not free and independent. Nothing to investigate ok. The ACA ,police and the AG all ok what! What those lawyers know anyway?

10) Cannot say police corrupt/abusive/incompetent ok. See how many people they arrested for standing at night with candles. How to do anything else? The law breakers must be arrested ASAP. It is for the good of the Rakyat what. It is for the Rakyat's security what!

Cheers,

M V Nathan

The PPP disease!

The disease I call "What's in it for me?" affects most politicians in Bolehland!

The political party PPP of the BN is reduced to nothing more than a sad and sick joke! It is absolutely ludicrous I say! To think that these people claim that they have the interests of the rakyat in everything that they do is just so sick. The bottom line I think, is that most politicians clamour for public office for nothing more than its privileges and perks!

The following is a quote from one of the presidents of PPP " I had around 100 agents who monitored the EGM and reported to me like James Bond". Say what? Did I get that correct? James Bond?Hello..... Too many Gin Tonics or stout is it?

Another quote I read had me simply rolling on the floor I tell you. " He should check in Tanjung Rambutan hospital. You cannot simply hold a meeting and elect a new president. This is not Miss World where the winner wears a sash and a crown".

It appears that the other President is keeping "mum" for now and has been quoted as saying "They can say anything they want".

A joke is what this is. Simply a joke. These politicians are so caught up with their own egos and championing their own causes. It is a disease I tell you. The disease is diagnosed as "what's in it for me mate". Don't worry the disease apparently is only contagious amongst politicians. Not too long ago it was the same in the MCA, UMNO and even the lovable MIC. It appears that the illness does not go away and makes an appearance from time to time!

One independent candidate for Penanti is also no better. Why is it that these people always claim to have some "dirt" on certain people just prior to any bye elections? Before this all hunky dory!Just amazing! Dulu tak da cakap apa-apa.... suddenly now got evidence of alleged wrong doing against certain people! Why wait until now?

Itulah Malaysia kita ini.....macam-macam ada!

M V Nathan

Whose decision is it?

I am a Malaysian politician what! You apa tanya?

I spent the past few days in Ipoh for some work related matters. Being there, I happened to ask people in Ipoh how they felt about the political situation there. I think what I gathered can be summarised by the following three words " betrayal, disappointment and amazement". By and large I would say that this is the general feeling in Ipoh.

The court of appeal is set to make a decision on who the people of Perak would be having as the MB today. Amazing isn't it? I always thought that this choice was one for the Rakyat to make. Anyway, I am not holding my breath on this one. In fact I have been saying "fresh elections" so many times that I am guilty of being a parrot somewhat. The only way this political impasse is going to be resolved is by having fresh elections. Period.

There was one comment that someone made in Ipoh that made me write this post. On the day of the DUN sitting, the police had cordoned of the area. Only state assemblymen were allowed in. Even the MP's and people with invitation letters from the Speaker were turned away! Security was that tight. No one other than the elected assemblymen were allowed in. If that was to be the case....what was Ganesan doing in the Dewan? He is not an elected assemblyman. Why did the police allow Mr Ganesan into the house? Strangely and rather conveniently this stranger to the house gets elected to be the new Speaker in place of the existing legitimate one. Before one can say "behold and presto" the new not so legitimate Speaker "orders" the police to remove the legitimate sitting Speaker! I must say that the role of the police in this sordid episode had clearly shown that the police had taken sides with the BN. Shame on you boys in blue for taking sides!

Speaking of the boys in blue, the arrests of the 5 legal aid lawyers outside the Brickfields police station recently is to be condemned. Clearly the OCPD of the said station does not know the provisions of the CPC or if knows chose to ignore it. The police arrests of the 5 and their subsequent treatment whilst in detention clearly amplifies the need for an urgent review of the laws and powers governing the police. It is a question of who is policing the police? The police cannot be allowed to be a law unto themselves! Watch this video http://www.malaysiakini.tv/video/17034 The police must be held accountable and held responsible for their wrongdoings against the 5. What made matters worse is the fact that government ministers had their usual words of utter nonsense to say when asked to comment about the incident. I am always amazed how these so called "learned" people are incapable of speaking intelligently nor rationally time and again. Their scant disregard for clear provisions of the law make me believe that there is a precondition attached to their letters of appointment....."STUPIDITY REQUIRED AND ENCOURAGED".

M V Nathan