40,000 thumbs up for BERSIH

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

Guy Fawke's Day rhyme

Remember, remember the Tenth of November,
The Peoples' March and the colour Yellow,
know of no reason
Why the Peoples' March Should ever be forgot.
Clean Voting, Clean Judiciary, t'was our intent
To clean Elections and Parli'ment.
Four thousand-scores of head held high
To prove old Malaysia's overthrow;
By God's providence the memorandum was sent
With an order and brave People.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

Malaysia's 10th of Nov rhyme

I think most of you are familiar with the movie, V for Vendetta, where he keeps saying this, "Remember, remember the 5th of November" Well.. the movie itself was based on a true historical incident. I wonder if anyone here in Malaysia will do something like that or better still commemorate the day when the People stood for what they believe. My visitors who believe otherwise, you are free to your own opinion but I beg you to reflect on what is going on right now not only in our lives as citizens of this "paradise" called Malaysia.

10th November, the day Malaysian stood side by side regardless of race and religion, uniting against a cause many hold close to their heart. Continue to do so regardless of the time. We need that. In fact, by being united and not segregated that we got our Independence and our "freedom"

I think a number of people will call me an online activist; talk only but no action. However, does action need to be seen in actual statistics in the current world?? The existence of so many a statistics, did it do the world any difference?? I'd say, statistics are just numbers!! What role does it play to bring peace to the nation?? I'd prefer educated people!!! I am not meaning the university educated folks but rather those who have attended the school of hard knocks. The school that educated us about the life. I think most of us have walked here with different results.
So, what result did you surface from?? Can you answer me??

THIS IS MOST UNHEARD OF !!

Well now... What is all this nonsense that University personnel has the power to confiscate personal belongings??? Don't laptops, MP4 player, pen drive, mobile phone and personal documents come under the category of private belongings????? If you ask me, I think it is wrong for them to withhold the belongings of Yee Yang Yang. By confiscating his belongings, it's a breech of personal space and freedom. If we can say the house we stay in and all comes under private property, don't laptops, MP4 player, pendrive, mobile phone and personal documents come under the category of private belongings come under that same category???? Speaking of which, who owns the laptop in the first place??? UPM or the STUDENT???

MalaysiaKini today reported by Syed Jaymal Zahiid on Sep 20, 07 at 12:26pm.

An Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student activist whose laptop and other belongings were confiscated by university authorities has described the charges against him as being baseless.

In a memorandum to the Bar Council human rights committee yesterday, student Yee Yang Yang outlined several contradictions in the accusations made by UPM vice-chancellor Nik Mustapha R Abdullah.

Accompanying Yee was UPM Progressive Students’ Movement (GMM) external coordinator Lee Song Yong.

Lee said the accusation that pornographic material were found in Yee’s laptop was "baseless" since the laptop, which was confiscated by UPM security personnel, cannot be accessed without his password.

“On Sept 17, when Yee met UPM’s security director, the latter had demanded the password from Yee.

“Without the password, one cannot access the laptop and if you can't access it, how do you know there is pornographic material in there?” he asked.

Two days before the meeting with the security director, Lee alleged that a security officer had warned Yee to stop making a fuss or he will be penalised for being in possession of pornographic material.

On Tuesday, Nik Mustapha said UPM’s security personnel had also found leaflets produced by an unregistered organisation in Yee’s room.

He said the university authorities had acted according to procedure and dismissed Yee’s claim that he was being targeted because of his ‘political leaning’.

Disturbing manner

Meanwhile, Lee also disagreed with the VC’s statement that Yee had consented to having his belonging taken for investigation.

According to him, Yee had asked for his belongings to be returned immediately but this was denied.

Lee also disputed the allegation that security personnel had conducted a room-to-room search because of a complaint regarding a spate of laptop thefts.

He claimed that Yee was only grilled on the leaflets and not once was the theft of laptops mentioned.

As for being accused of ‘lying’ about his university ID matrix card, Lee said the student activist did lose the card.

Upon receiving the memorandum, Bar Council human rights committee chairperson Edmund Bon said the university had acted in a ‘disturbing manner’.

Bon said the excuse to confiscate Yee’s laptop “seemed like a pretext to something deeper.”

“We have reasons to believe that this case is collateral as it is obvious that the case is not of laptop theft but of other reasons,” he explained.

The committee’s deputy chairperson Amer Hamzah Arshad criticized the VC for making a premature and biased statement.

“As a VC, you must take a neutral stand and not take sides. This is in our view an underhand tactic to curtail freedom of expression which is becoming a dangerous trend in all public varsities” he said.

He then assured that the committee will study the memorandum and take the appropriate action.

Present at the press conference were other student groups such as the Malaysian Federation of Islamic Students (Gamis) and Student and Youth Democratic Action Group (Dema).

Caught on tape

Yee's effort on Saturday to retrieved his items from the university was recorded in a nine-minute video by one of his friends.

It included a tense stand-off between the students and Zamali Samsi, the head of the university's Special Task Unit, a student-monitoring outfit which is part of the campus security.

The students stood in front and the back of the vehicle carrying Zamali to stop him from leaving until they got their letter of acknowledgment [see video].

Yee had previously claimed that the university authorities had acted against him because of his involvement in the ‘opposition’ camp.

Rival students groups - known as anti-establishment and pro-government factions - are already in the midst of campaign preparations for the soon-to-be held campus polls.

Last year, the anti-establishment group - who are generally regarded to be pro-opposition - had boycotted the election.

For those of you who have have a MalaysiaKini account, do check it out.

Students,

Are you going to sit quiet knowing that your personal belonging does not really belong to you??? Or does it?? Especially after this. Let me ask you this. Who bought the laptop for you and who paid for it?? Did your university purchased and provided it for you or it was bought with your parent's hard-earned money??? So, if they wanna confiscate your personal belongings, NEVER EVER let it go. It's yours to begin with, not theirs; so that does not give them the right to confiscate it at all.

As for the allegations about porn in the laptop, I want to ask the guys, ok... Which guy does not have porn in their laptop or pc??? Okay.... It's generalizing but my point is, which guy does not watch porn??? If you ask me, porn's been around all through the ages but why are we the ones making a fuss about it?? In ancient times, porn was viewed as a form of Art!!! If you see paintings by great masters, aren't they painting naked people and also all sorts of sexual positions?? If they didn't how in the world did we progress to what we are now?? Can you answer me on that??? How on earth did the various names for positions is known to mankind??? Frown all you want on this post but it's the truth or would you like to go against history???

Speaking of which, how long do they want to impose AUKU on the students??? When will they ever wake up??? The advertisements on the media are going on and on about the young being the future leaders of the country but are we treated that way??? Anyone wanna answer that???

Check the video of the incident, people....

Do you know me well??

Here are the rules:

1. Each blogger must post these rules up first.
2. Each blogger starts with eight things about them that they think people don’t really know
3. Bloggers that are tagged need to respond to the tag through their own blog. At the end of your post, you need to choose eight people to be tagged.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged, and read your blog.

8 Things That I Think You Don’t Really Know About Me

I went for National Service and I miss it!!

Yeap.. I went for National Service and I was one of the pioneer batch. The first of the first. Yeah, most of the stuff we got was new and all but not all the infrastructure was ready yet. The obstacle course was not ready yet when my batch went there. I met so many new friends and also not to mention great people during the program. The trainers were friendly and great people. I remember that time, one of the trainer saw my name tag, which was given to us for the Kenegaraan or Patriotism session of the National Service. He commented on the brightness that was in the tag and requested that I decorated it for him. I still have those pictures and I still recall him. We all called him, Cikgu Aziz. We learnt a lot during that time and also had a lot of fun. 2 weeks before we were supposed to return home, the Army came and took over the camp. Things got stricter but we didn't mind at all. Their strictness is, "Don't ask any questions. Ask and you suffer the consequences of being yelled at." This was what has happened in my camp, Kem Damai Park and UiTM Merbok in Kedah.

It's a nice place, the Damai Park Resort Kem. You can go there for holidays too especially you wanna experience a village like environment. For more details, you can contact them at 604-4573340 or 019-4474598. The fax number of this resort is, 604-4573341. Alternatively you can email them at DPRYQT@tm.net.my.

I love researching on things like places and people

I am a bookish person who loves to read a lot. A lot can be covered by me in matter of hours. The weird thing is.... my study life sucks!!! I can remember a lot of things from research and history books but never my other subjects that required studying... Why I wonder.... Currently I'm out of books to read and not only that, Dad made me promise not to buy books for the time being because there is no place for me to store them now AND he said it's not worth it to buy books for me because I read the too fast; finishing a thick book in matter of hours. I don't look like someone who loves to read but I am. Hahaha... Looks can be deceiving, okay??

I hate to be emotional, and annoyed

Tell me anyone who likes that??? I dislike these the most. Why?? When I get emotional and annoyed, I am scary. Let's just say, my voice gets deeper and I tend to look fierce. My friends have learnt not to rub me on the wrong side or woe betide.

I'm a HUGE Chihuahua Lover

Like who wouldn't??? They are such cute little things... No, it's not Paris Hilton influence but I had a Chihuahua before when I was younger. The lil fellas' name was Skippy. Sadly in my Secondary school time, he died. I remember the times I spent with him and also celebrating his birthday every year. Wanna know when he was born?? He was born on the 31 of August and we would always buy a small piece of cake for him. Yeap.. Skippy was a very pampered lil Chihuahua but he was a loyal and protective of the family. Mom and Dad loved him to bits. How to know?? Mom usually will NOT give any of our dogs, yeah we had a few, chocolate but mom would share hers with him. I miss him and also the time we spent together.

I'm a hopeless romantic

I don't look like it but I'd love if someone would do something sweet for me. Sometimes, I do wish someone would bring me flowers and such but who am I kidding now?? I am single and I do not intend to be in a relationship for a long time. I do like someone at the moment but it's not wise for me to take any action now. I'm pining for someone who I do not know if the feeling's mutual but I'm keeping busy and am doing things that I like. Yeah, I know I am on a losing end but one can always have HOPE. It's good enough if the person will remember me and not forget me as time flies by.

I want to travel the world before I leave it

I wanna see the world. The beauty of God's people and creation. It's such a big and wonderful place. There is a lot of places I wanna go and also, I wanna try all the diverse food we have in this world. The colors of the world and even though I am not allowed to enter Israel, I hope I WILL step in there to visit the place where My Lord was born.

I hate seafood

I hate it, I hate it... Okay okay... It's not all the seafood in the world but more on mussels and shellfish or basically anything that has an outer shell. I find the taste disgusting and tummy churning. No offense to you seafood lovers but this is me. I cannot stomach all those and please, you are not allowed to make me eat them. I seriously hate it to the max!!

I'm a Gemini

Gemini is the third sign of the Zodiac and associated with youth and versatility. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a sociable, fun-loving, versatile, lively, communicative, liberal, mentally active and friendly character. The Gemini person is logical, inquisitive, clever,
whimsical, nimble, quick-witted, articulate, lively, active, curious, capable of multi-tasking, talkative, sociable and mercurial. A less developed Gemini is prone to moodiness, inconsistency, superficiality, restlessness and gossip.
Among medieval astrologers, Gemini was thought of as a fortunate sign, and its subjects were considered to possess the qualities of intense devotion, genius, largeness of mind, goodness, and liberality.
In love the Gemini person tends to be serious, demanding and giving. When the less developed Gemini attempts a relationship they are light-hearted, oblivious, fickle, coolly affectionate, flirtatious, and may occasionally have 'a second string to their bow'. They need to be mentally stimulated in a relationship as well as emotionally and sexually.
Suitable occupations are where intellect is used to the full and where constant variety and/or travel are guaranteed; such as lawyer, commercial traveler, writer, journalist, clerk, teacher, printing and publishing.
Physically, individuals born under the sign of Gemini supposedly tend to have a straight and narrow nose, long limbs, a well-proportioned chin, large ears, high cheekbones, a wide mouth, a roundish head, coarsely-textured hair, large hands, and long fingers. They are thought to usually be curvy and wider in build and of average height.

I hope all these information about Gemini to keep you happy because most of it is me. I was astonished myself but this is only for our knowledge.

The people who I wanna tag is Hor ny Ang Moh, Lance, Calvin, Clair, Heidi, mC, Jimmy and Monty

Enjoy~

Something To Be Pondered Upon

This is something I wanna share with my dear readers. This is my comment to Kata Tak Nak's blog post on Apostasy in Islam. I have added some things in here that is missing from the comment. What is written in there might offend some people but some people will agree with me. That is the part and parcel of life today which I have resigned myself to live with. There is a touch about Lina Joy's case in here. I think it is wise to learn from what has already happened. Read it up and do give me some feedbacks about the topic.

Love,
Spring Fairy

Hi, Kata Tak Nak…

I’m just an observer of this post and some of your reader’s comments caught my attention. As no one actually pointed out these, please allow me to do so. I’m not here to give theological debate but I am going to point things out with common sense. My Muslim friends told me this before, “God gave us a brain to think, to be able to judge the good and the bad in this world.” So, why don’t we analyst these comments with openness and common sense, okay???

Syabas this is the best commentary that I have read so far on the Lina Joy issue. I am surprised that the non-Muslims and even some muslim commentators have said that the decision of the court is wrong and there is no justice. This is a clear constitutional issue, the JPN have no right to determine a person's faith, if someone wants to leave Islam he or she must go to the Syariah courts. So why have not Lina Joy followed procedures? Lina Joy has become too arrogant to want to challenge the constitution and wants to openly declare that she is christian. If she is sincere she should have followed procedure and approached the Syariah court to accept her Murtad. Instead she opted for seven years of court battle in the civil court. We should also not forget to thank Allahyarham Tan Sri Prof Ahmad Ibrahim who through his efforts in the 90s have made the Syariah court strong and at par with the civil courts. Al-fatehah to him and may Allah reward him for what he has done for Islamic law in this country. Anyway too much have been said, commented and reported about Lina Joy. Let's stop giving her and christianity any more publicity. That is what the enemies of Islam wants. Instead we should all try to strengthen our iman and educate the people around us - our brothers, sisters, children etc, so that there will not be another Lina Joy. Insha Allah. Ameen.

- Mr. X (01 June 2007 21:17)-

Mr. X,

I’m not here to be biased or whatever you might think (sorry if I’m defensive but I need to make myself VERY clear that I am not here for a fight) You said too much has been said, commented and reported about the Lina Joy case; and wish to stop giving her and Christianity anymore publicity because you alleged that it is what the enemies of Islam wants. However, ARE you sure whether or not that is what the enemies want??

What do you mean that she didn't follow procedures??? She did follow the procedures! If you have forgotten, she has lawyers to advise her on such matter. This is not a trifling matter that we are talking about here that her lawyers would omit to tell her about the most important of things to do. She has already been declared a murtad the first time. This time her application is only to have the word "Islam" dropped from her Identification Card. So, if she is already a murtad, then why not drop it ?? Also, as she is already considered a murtad, she is no longer obliged to obey the Syariah Court, which is the Court for anything Muslim. Isn't she already a murtad so why to the Syariah Court? It is the civil court that should make this decision instead of pushing it to the Syariah Court. Don't you think so???

I would like to point out that by having people to comment and report about the Lina Joy case, it is a good and constructive way for people to voice their opinions about the Constitutional Law that we have been using for the past 50:44 years since our Independence, as we never got a chance to actually sit down and think about the current Constitutional Law that we have been using for the past 50:44 years. I’m not spreading propaganda here but my honest opinion about it. Why 50:44?? 50 years for the Peninsular and 44 years for Sabah and Sarawak. I want to ask you also, do you think Lina Joy and the Christian community wish to be in the public spotlight in the first place??? They are peace-loving people too and will only rise to the occasion if they are challenged. By chance, you comment can spark that because you have indirectly called them enemies of Islam and ARE THEY??? Look at your comment carefully and put yourself into another person’s shoe. We want to maintain a society that is sensitive to another’s religion; therefore, that is not a correct conduct. Instead of trying to strengthen your Iman which will be for your own benefit, why don’t YOU give them a more proper understanding of Islam to the people? You can’t avoid another Lina Joy case unless you can do that.

very politic of lina joy

first she committed murtad and escaped punishments

second, she dares enough to chellange the authority that guards the souverignity of islam

third counts, she manipulated sympathy on the ground of human right and made islam looked bad and rigid

in the actual fact, we all know that lina is liable for punishments for all the wrongdoings and kurangajarness she committed.

- ahm(01 June 2007 23:07)-

Ahm,

What do YOU mean that it is very politic of Lina Joy that she committed murtad and escaped punishment?? I don’t see any political connections between wanting to convert. Also, punishment for wanting to convert?! Don’t you think that is too much?? To convert is one thing but to punish a person for converting IS against the grounds of Human Rights because it is stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in article 18; where by

Everyone has the RIGHT to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, which includes freedom to change his/her religion of belief, and freedom, either alone or in a community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

If you want to punish someone for converting, you would have already committed a crime in the PEOPLES eyes and in God’s eyes! Why am I bringing in God? This is because you and I believe that God is a loving God who loves all His Children and I don’t think God would want us to hurt each other. Your accusation that she made Islam look bad and rigid.. Well.. I beg to differ because the talks of wanting to punish her and all IS the main contributing factor on WHY Islam is looked upon with a bad light and is considered rigid by people. So, instead of accusing her of making Islam look bad, don’t you think you should reflect on it yourself first? Therefore, in actual fact, Lina is NOT to be held liable for punishments for the “wrongdoings” and “kurangajarness” you alleged she committed instead it is the PEOPLE who judge people based on their actions whichL goes against the norm; who are supposed to be held liable. Don’t you think so??

Dear anonymous.

Having said that, the post-marital problems of marrying someone who is not of your own religion, as you have stated, might in the future cause hassles that are related to custody, burial, and even school registration for her future children.

First of all, looking at the situation in Malaysia, she must have been utterly naive by thinking that challenging a matter of her religion status would be fruitful. When you are going against the flow, do you expect the current of the flow to be reversed to make things easy for you to get through? You should know better not to. The problems that might arise are predictable, but to expect something like that to be allowed freely in this country where the majority of citizens are Muslims who, clearly, from the start, would not have allowed her to be recognized as a Christian Malay, what made she think it could happen?

She knew the outcome right from the start. People have died to fight for what they believe in. And out there, there are Muslims who have been discriminated against just to practice what they believe in. As example, in France, 'tudung' is not allowed to be worn in public school by Muslim girls. But, is it the smartest thing to do to bring the matter to court so that you can practice what you believe in easily? And would a set of rules restrict you?

A true Islam believer would still wear the Tudung, and be ready to face the consequences. If a girl decides to wear the 'tudung' despite the rules, she would be thrown out of school. But the question is, would that be a hindrance for her to be educated? The answer is no. That's what alternatives are for. Despite anything, you believe in what you believe in. Why did she limit her imagination by thinking of only the hardships and why would that hinder her?

Don’t speak of rights and justice if you don’t have the gall to face hardships. If you have the audacity to face the court, you should have the audacity to face the fact that you’ve failed. You choose to go against the flow, then don’t expect the flow to go your direction. And furthermore, the Syariah law is only liable to Muslims. After this case, all she has to do is show her IC to any Pegawai Pencegah Maksiat and would you think that knowing she is ‘Norazlina Jelani’ who has converted to Christian and make that public; she would still be prosecuted for ‘khalwat’?

Then you’re just being afraid of nonexistent things. Islam is understanding and is not as narrow as the non-muslims would make it.

Thanks for giving me the chance to make my say.

-Chocobo (03 June 2007 13:55)-

Chocobo,

When you said that she was afraid of nonexistent things; do you think she, being already made aware that her struggles will be a tough one, not be afraid? There are a lot of things to be put into thoughts. I.e. her family, her friends and all will shun her for her daring act. Did she falter?? No! So, instead of condemning her, she should be praised because she is doing something she believes is right in her context. As to the understanding of Islam by the non-Muslims, we all know that Islam is an understanding religion and we are not narrow as you make it. We all grew up in Malaysia, my friend, with friends from all the races and religions. Don’t you think we would have perfect understanding of Islam by now?? Not forgetting also that we have the Education System (History) to learn about Islam?? It may be a basic one but it is enough to know that Islam is an understanding religion. If you think that people’s understanding is wrong, then instead of sitting down and commenting about it, maybe you can reach out to people so that they will have a proper understanding. Why not, I am thinking…While you think about that, I wish to return to your example about the usage of the '"tudung" or veil in France. When the ban came about, what do you think have CAUSED it??? It came into action in 2002. What do YOU think HAPPENED the year before?? If I may remind you, September 11 happened in New York. The act of terrorism by who??? ISLAMIC EXTREMIST.. Now, I am NOT calling you or any Muslim that so, please don't pin me with it. I am stating a mere fact and it was taken from Wikipedia. The veil was banned in France was not because it was an act of racism but it was for national security. If you put your shoes into the teachers there, don't you think you would do the same thing??? The people there are not being racist but rather they are concerned for their safety and their loved ones.

You are sooo right in what you say chocobo! Saya dah rasa tak tahan bila orang bukan Islam sewenang-wenangnya mencaci-maki agama Islam. Bukan kebebasan beragama yang dicari oleh Lina Joy dan kumpulan penyokongnya-ada niat busuk disebaliknya. Orang-orang Islam mesti sedar,jangan ikut emosi nak bunuh sana-sini,Islam adalah rahmatan lil-alamin,ajaranya bukanlah untuk mementingkan(ego) diri sendiri,golongan sendiri,ajarannya adalah untuk mencurahkan kasih-sayang,keselamatan dan kedamaian kepada seisi alam semesta.Lina Joy sudah pun murtad dan ramai yang mempergunakan dia untuk kepentingan dan agenda yang lebih besar.Mereka cuba mencabar Islam sebenarnya dan sejak zaman rasulullah s.a.w. lagi perkara begini telah berlaku.

- safia tajul alam (13 June 2007 23:38)-

Safia,

This is one fact you have to accept whether you like it or not, that THERE will always be people looking at another religion in a bad light. It’s a sad fact that we cannot avoid. I have to point out that is VERY bad conduct to speculate that what Lina Joy and her supporters have bad intentions when all they say is, let her change the religion that is stated in her Identification Card. It is good that you are saying not to simply kill but speculating that her group has another agenda is not nice because you will sow seeds that might cause mistrust among the religion. They are not challenging Islam actually but simply saying, “Let her change her identity.” As simple as that because it is NOT her identity as she is no longer a Muslim. So, why let the Islam be left in her Identification Card??? Do I make sense to you?? I hope I do because the Non- Muslims are not taking sides with anyone based on religion but we see things based on logical reasoning. You said there that Islam is to bring love, security and peace to the whole world but by speculating, are you helping to bring peace to the world or sowing seeds of distend among the people of Malaysia???

Kata Tak Nak, Safia, Chocobo, Ahm and Mr. X,

I don’t mean to sound preachy or whatever but these is my 2 cents worth. If you disagree with my points, which you have every right to, please feel free to voice your opinion. However, I would hope that next time if there are comments to be made, the religious believes of the other readers should be taken care of. It’s a 2 way thing. You respect other people’s religion, we will respect yours back. I know you guys are wise enough to know that because I believe you all to be VERY, VERY, VERY much older than me and therefore should be the shining example to the youngsters today. So, why don't we work to make that happen instead of squabbling on who is right and who is wrong. Don't you think so??

Let's spread peace and harmony among one another instead of causing havoc. Love is what makes the world go round, in my opinion. If you beg to differ, then it is your opinion which I have no say unless it goes beyond logical reasoning.

Musings of the country; The Why Why of Malaysia

When some things happens to you, then you will jump. However, why should we be jumping??? Shouldn't be prepared to face anything ?? Why is our education system today not preparing the people about handling emergencies??? Why is it only the people involved in the Caring sector are trained to be ready for anything? When you come to think of it, the reality reflects itself that many of us are not prepared to face it but I believe should ways in instilling this VERY important quality in the minds of people. If everyone have that kind of critical thoughts, what a place this nation will be.

It's already 50 years since our "beloved" nation gained it's independence. However, do those people up there know what the people are truly saying now in their hearts ??? What happened to the voices of the people?? What happened to the promises made during the election? Have it all disappeared from the face of this world??? During the struggle for the Independence, the people were all hyped and were very verbal and critical on the ongoings that was happening. Now, we do not hear anything anymore. What happened to the voice that once rang out in the National Stadium when it was declared, "Merdeka!!!" 7 times in a row??? The powerful voice that moved the people in the country into the painful awareness that they have been colonized for hundred of years and it is time for us to rule our own country. What happened to that spirit??? It is sadly lacking now in every citizen that I see. If everyone has lost it, we might as well continue to let ourselves be colonized again and be ruled by others!! The people need to wake up! The alarm has been sounding for so long but how many people have heeded it??

Right now, we have prominent leaders coming up in the little people now born. These little people are not little anymore but are old enough to think for themselves. The post Merdeka babies are currently the leaders of in their own right but are they in the political world just to benefit from the people or to benefit the people?? Right now as we speak, there are prominent student leaders that are coming up but there are forced to comply to the University and University College Act 1971 (AUKU), hence in other words, telling the student leaders to shut up and know their place in society. Are they (the people up there) afraid that the student movements can jeopardize their power play in the country?? We are still living in a society that is stubbornly holding on to the old way and not spread their wings to newer ways, WHY??? We want to be a modern country, so then modernize your mind! If we keeps sticking to the old way, then how are we going to be modernized?? We are said to be a fast growing nation but if you ask me, I see development in the infrastructure that is provided, i.e buildings, roads and stuff but have they forgotten about the people?? I see people having to struggle to earn their keep but why isn't the Government aiding them?? Heck, even the REAL people of this nation have to wrestle with the Government what that is rightfully theirs. What the heck??

The Government is still keeping the Internal Securities Act 1960 (revised 1972) that was set up in 1960. If you have no idea what the Internal Securities Act 1960 (revised 1972) is; this is the relevant law legistration passed according to Article 149 in the Constitution of Malaysia.

Section 73(1) Internal Security Act 1960: "Any police officer may without warrant arrest and detain pending inquiries any person in respect of whom he has reason to believe that there are grounds which would justify his detention under section 8; and that he has acted or is about to act or is likely to act in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to maintenance of essential services therein or to the economic life thereof."

Sect 8. Power to order detention or restriction of persons. "(i) If the Minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to the maintenance of essential services therein or the economic life thereof, he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that that person be detained for any period not exceeding two years."

~Source from Wikipedia~

Why is there a need for such a law here??The rational of the Government is because they don't want troubles that can jeopardize the "unity" of the nation. However, is there really TRUE unity at all here??? If we say people to be cliquish, then what can I call the race that are cliquish towards their own race only?? If you wanna say a united nation, why are inter-racial and inter-religious marriages frowned upon by society?? Refer to the words that have been bold. Police officer, Minister and he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that that person be detained for any period not exceeding two years... When you look carefully, you will see that any Minister can call for a detention order. So, let's say if a Minister or a police officer has a vendetta against you, then it's over for you. Why so ??? Refer to Sect 72(1) Internal Security Act 1960 and Sect 8, and then you will know why.

We are always referred to as a democratic country but how democratic are we??? Or are we a capitalist country hiding behind the veil of a democratic country?? I see terror in the eyes of people nowadays instead of real happiness. There isn't a space that is really safe for the people to dialog with those people up there. If there is a day when those people up there visits the people, how often they ACTUALLY take note of the problems that the people are facing?? The people, do they really have a voice in the Parliament? Or is the voice slowly but surely being silenced by those people up there?? Why are we not allowed to listen in to the Parliament when it is in session ??? Why hide when they are just human beings, the same as you and me?? Even if we actually do get a chance to listen in, which not many people are aware of the opportunity, we are still terrorized by Official Secrets Act 1972 (OSA) Why are we not allowed to debate about it???

This is my musing on the 50 years since our Independence. So, you people out there, either you change your perspective or we are going to "NOT" be the rulers of our nation instead be a nation ruled by idiots who are in power and think for their own benefit. Cheers!!

Happy 50th Merdeka!!!

Why do I support Komas

I have meant to write about this for quite sometime already but it just keeps slipping out of my mind... You see me trying to promote Komas's Freedom Film Festival 2007; you'd be wondering why I am doing so.... I am doing this because I support their cause, as in what they are actively trying to create awareness of, which is

Empowerment with the poor and marginalized community towards the attainment of human rights in Malaysia, through popular communication approaches.

When we talk about the poor and the marginalized people, what usually comes into your mind??? These are some feedback when I asked some people.

Usually you think of the poor people in Malaysia as well as the people who are being downtrodden by society. I used to have that kind of thinking, but actually the poor and marginalized people are much more than that. There are the original people of this land but they are not fully given the rights they fully deserve. What more, in our daily life, we label people or should I say, classified them into different categories and hence creating a rift between the different races. Mind... When I was growing up, I recall very well my OWN mom telling me that I shouldn't mix much with the Malays and the Indian people. The reason, Malays are lazy people and the Indians are thieves No serious offense, my Malay and Indian friends... I never though of those AT ALL!!! I just want to show one of the many examples of how people think and WE, as the children have been brought up hearing all this and been imbued with THIS kind of thinking. Since it has been told to us since we were young, we actually tend to follow it. How many of us will actually stop and ponder whether all these are true???? I dare say that only a small handful will actually stop and smell the roses; to know what the real reality of things is. Have YOU stopped and smell the roses of reality???

We acknowledge the Malays as the "bumiputra" of Malaysia, as in the original settlers in Malaysia but what about the indigenous people??? THEY are the real original settlers of Malaysia. Yes, yes... I know you are going to tell me that they are also acknowledged as "bumiputra" but are they really getting the benefits they rightly deserve??? If there are, why are there such issues as Land Rights??? If it belongs to them, give them. It's their right as well; it IS their ancestral land after all. Why are we denying them that right??? I know... For the sake of development, we got to make sacrifices and stuff. HOWEVER! Are you sure that you want to sacrifice their WAY OF LIFE?? The forest is their source of life.

Download, watch this video and tell me, ARE WE TREATING THEM RIGHT???
Ponder on that

Food for Thought

When I was younger, I used to wonder about the people around me. Why were there poverty and also the special treatment that my parents used to talk about. Why were there also people who work so hard just to get what they want. I was a child then, so forgive my wondering and questioning mind. I recall very vividly that my aunt called me a cross breed between a television and a radio! Why so, you will ask.. Well... It's because I talk too much. I had too many things to talk about; hence the many questions and things I talk about.

As I grew up, I was caught in the politics of being in a uniformed body. I was a St. John member then back in my school. I noticed that only those who are close to the out going president are the people who usually rose in ranks. I did try it and actually, it proved my theory right. It did happen and I recall vividly that my commander in the marching troop mentioned to me that I am the kind of person who can raise in ranks just because of the connection. Sorry to say I am not like that but more or less, testing my theory which proved correct. More or less, I think I enjoyed myself a lot and gained a lot in the process and also played the role of answering to the officers when things go wrong in school activities or when we fail to be active in the Area. The thing is, we are students and we gotta focus on our studies, hence we can't afford to be very active. Yeaps... Others can do, so why not you people?? Lemme tell you this. We do try our best but we just can't and our teacher advisers wanted us to focus more on our studies as well.

Now, I am a University student who has a mind of her own. Thanks to the experiences that I have gained via National Service; yup, I was one of the lucky people who were chosen for it and was the first of the first, the guinea pigs as they label us but I beg to differ. The trainers in charge knows what they are doing and I sadly miss those days. Besides that, I had my experiences as an exco in a uniformed body, learning from my peers as well as learning from my surroundings and also not to mention in my own private life.

In my heart, I wonder what is right in the world now. Everywhere I see, there are politics all around me. Sometimes in playing with those politics, we hurt our own friends around us. Are you sure that is what you want??? I have hurt my friends before and I really rue it. The thing about joining the society in the University is because you want your resume to look good. Why look for a good resume when you are hurting your friends??? I'd rather not. Call me what you want but I believe in my own words.

I might not even want to go out and work, but my mom will kill me, I guess, I wanna work for the better good of the people and also the better of the world. People say, start small, okay.. I will and I make it good. Is this maybe the kind of stuff I should be doing instead of getting an office job??

Fraility of Life

There were 2 waves of earthquake in Sumatra. The tremors was felt even until Singapore and Malaysia. 70 lives were lost so far and still counting but not forgotten by their loved ones. Even though we know them not, let us pray for them who have departed. At times like this that we actually think about the fragility of our lives. We chase after the materialistic things in the world but have we come to realize what is more important in life???

To me, living a good life is better than any materialistic things that you can get out there. The most precious thing is the Love that we all share and give without asking anything in return. Is it possible to actually love people who you do not know, some would ask.. This is my answer to you. It is possible. actually, nothing is impossible in this world. If you have God, nothing is. You know deep in your heart there is faith. With faith, anything is possible. You don't have to know a person for you to sympathize with them. You don't need to touch a rose to know it is a rose.

All the people in this world are brothers and sisters, whether we like it or not. We all look the same. One nose, 2 eyes,one mouth and a pair of ears. Not forgetting also arms and legs. We were not given those to use them simply. We were given that to serve one another, not only God but also those who needs us. Don't tell me no one needs you or you don't need somebody in your life. You will need one also eventually because we are normal human beings with normal body functions and also feelings. We have emotions that allow us to feel pain and anguish, love and joy and the many emotions that we possess as humans. Let's serve one another as long as we can. Not by money, but by caring. The first step of loving someone, is by caring for the person.

My dear fellow readers, I hope you all would pray for those people who you do not know. The people in Indonesia, the place where so many lives were lost not only through earthquakes and Tsunami but also of the airplane crash and the capsized boat. Pray that their souls may rest in peace without having to care anymore about what is going on in this world. Free of their worldly suffering to enjoy the life together with God in His arms. They have gone to their rest, May God Grant them repose in Him. Amen

~ In Memory of the Earthquake Victims who has returned home ~

Let's Do Something...

~If We Hold on Forever~
(Diana Ross)

Don't lose your way
With each passing day
You've come so far
Don't throw it away
Live believing
Dreams are for weaving
Wonders are waiting to start
Live your story
Faith, hope & glory
Hold to the truth in your heart

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I

Souls in the wind
Must learn how to bend
Seek out a star
Hold on to the end
Valley, mountain
There is a fountain
Washes our tears all away
Words are swaying
Somebody is praying
Please let us come home to stay

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
Where clouds roll by
For you and I

When we are out there in the dark
We'll dream about the sun
In the dark we'll feel the light
Warm our hearts, everyone

If we hold on together
I know our dreams will never die
Dreams see us through to forever
As high as souls can fly
The clouds roll by
For you and I

Never let go of your dreams, hopes, love, the small and little things that you hold dear. They are the most important things in your life. Never EVER let it go!


Dream on, my dear friends.. It' s the thing that makes the world go round. The joy of realizing the dream is so good that it actually encourages you to keep on achieving your dream.

I dream a lot and it is the thing that keeps me going in my life. When things go wrong, remembering the things that is still unfinished and unfulfilled makes me wanna keep working to making them a reality. Even the pains and the harsh words that I have receives just washes over me and calms me.

I have a lot of things that I care for, things to do, life to lead, many many of them... There are ups and downs in my life but these are also the memories and the lessons that I need to go through life. My teachers about the day... These are your real teachers. Books can only bring this much but experiencing life can be a breathe of fresh air. You will be inspired by what you have seen and learn that you want to do something back.