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