a black merdeka

it’s gonna be 31st August in a few hours time  *glances at the time on the taskbar*

hmmm…. but i don’t think its got lots of meaning for us Malaysians anymore

if one were to ask why, i’ve got one question to ask : Do you like the recent turn of events that had made a name for themselves in the local media?

well, the answer is for you yourself to know and i need not elaborate more

however, one thing i gotta say here is that we aren’t in any sense of the word ‘merdeka’ to be truly merdeka

physically, to the world, malaysia’s free from the invasion of any outside power and for 52 years we rule ourselves

this is a fact, and we all know this– but if we will ourselves to look deeper and see the bigger picture, the signs of still not being a truly independent country are everywhere

please don’t think that merdeka is all about races putting aside their differences and being one

yeah, and this year especially, wherever we go, all we hear is that we should all stay united as one, the 1Malaysia concept, bla bla….  on a rather over- emphasizing basis

this is by some sort a way of distracting the rakyat from what is the actual thing that we ought to be concerned of

so people, what color should us all be rockin this merdeka/ independence day?

if you’re still havin problems deciding (though i bet you wouldn’t), watch this…

if you think democracy is dead in our country, there could only be one color for Aug31: BLACK. that’s the color it gonna be…

a message from 1BLACK Malaysia group:

The 1BLACKMalaysia group is having a campaign urging Malaysians to wear BLACK on Merdeka Day to speak up against the various injustices by the government after 52 years of “independence”.

don’t worry, i’ll be one of dem people =K

however, i’ll most likely be struttin my black tee around the confines of my house since i’m gonna be studyin for my college tests and i’ve shopped enough during this holiday (and gotten somewhat bored with it. LOL)

what bout you?

“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”

James Bryce

history repeats

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it

-George Santayana-

many seem to misinterpret Santayana’s advice, and initially i got the completely opposite meaning

but then i realized that what Santayana had wanted to say was that those who committed terrible acts are condemned to repeat them if they do not remember that they committed them before

if they fail to recognize that an act of theirs was in error

people learn from history and their past mistakes

but in Malaysia, it’s the exact opposite

recently we see history repeating itself again…

the case that made Anwar a homosexual in 2000 and now, Anwar’s sodomy allegation by Saiful Bukhari

WTH!

the leaders do learn from the past, but they just like repeating the same thing again

at least have some originality

Malaysians are smart, not dope the same thing happening twice, come on…

even the world’s most stupid person wouldn’t let anyone catch them in committing the same wrongdoing twice, TWICE

we’re not gullible to such un-wise dirty tactics by the corrupted people

ILLOGICAL! How can a healthy young man can be sodomised so easily?

Do any of you think a 61 year-old man will want to have such a relationship with his 23 year-old aide (or should i say a mole) when he’s already married with grown up kids and all?

utter nonsense. such things only puts Malaysia on the Wall of Shame or maybe something even worst

those accusing him are really DESPISCABLE, making a Deputy Prime Minister into a major criminal and public enemy

obviously, those that planned this lame show are really determined to end the political comeback of this de facto PKR leader

Raja Petra bailed

Raja Petra is bailed , courtesy of Marina Lee Abdullah

finally he decided to post bail after his wife uttered these four words ” I want you home”

i guess it is all thanks to the power of love

i suppose any man that hear his wife saying such things will feel somehow guilty for making his wife unhappy by not agreeing to post bail in the first place when there are many of us out here ready to contribute

or perhaps it’s part of a plan he had all along?

we’re all furious with BN for charging Raja Petra under the Sedition Act when what he had said wasn’t wrong or even seditious

” the Government has always been liberal towards bloggers and has no plans to clamp them down on them” Najib said

do you call sending someone that has done no wrong to prison, as being liberal ?? wtf

but his wife would probably be the only one person most affected by this incident

read this blog post from Susan Loone’s blog

so far RM 44 000 had been collected via a specially set up CIMB bank account through an online campaign

despite declining prison food for a day, Raja Petra was still fine except for having a backache

Raja Petra’s got a lot of willpower for he resolved to refuse all meals, if it was me i suppose i’ve died already

after he was released, Raja Petra told reporters that he met with Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri (accused in Alatantuya’s murder)

last night, another candlelight vigil was held at Dataran Merdeka which was an oppurtinity for those who were unable to attend the vigil on Thursday

on Thursday, our fellow Malaysians held a candlelight vigil for Raja Petra outside the Sungai Buloh prison

seems like about 100 or more people were standing brave here

ended at 11pm

that’s the true spirit of a Malaysian!!

=)

Raja Petra charged

Raja Petra, editor of Malaysia Today was charged under the Sedition Act at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court

at Dang Wangi police station with wife, Marina Lee Abdullah

BECAUSE OF THIS…… Raja Petra said (in his article) “Let’s send Altantuya’s murderers to hell”. and also for his recent article on Altantuya’s murder

this is a really lame excuse wtf

charging him for saying something petty like this, IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE AT ALL!

does this mean that he should have said it the other way round :-S

he claimed trial to the charge which was under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act

Raja Petra was granted a bail of RM 5 000 but he refused to post

instead, he decided to remain in custody until the hearing date, 6 October 2008

now, he is being remanded at the Sungai Buloh prison

if found guilty, Raja Petra could be jailed for a max of three years and/or face a fine of up to RM 5 000

an innocent man fears nothing

“I am happy. I want to challenge the government. We bloggers have declared war on the government. We are not scared of the government. The government should be scared of us,” he told reporters before going into the court.

“Is it seditious to influence people against corrupt leaders? There is nothing seditious,” he said. “Do you think I do not have evidence?” (Associated Press)

Raja Petra

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nordin Hassan is prosecuting while Raja Petra was represented by a team of six lawyers led by Karpal Singh

-criticized DPM Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor for “abusing the laws” in allegedly getting Raja Petra to be charged for sedition. And urged both husband and wife to use other legal means to deal with him (Malaysiakini)-

Lim Kit Siang

-a duty for everyone to come and show their support for Raja Petra-

” especially since Malaysia Today was the primary source if unearthing scandals especially corrupt practices of the leadership and the government”

Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar

Raja Petra had been the voice of the Rakyat; advocates for transparency, accountability and justice in the Malaysian political system; denounces money politics, corruption and ethnic polarisation

now is the time for us to assist him during his difficult times

come on, let’s contribute

i’ll certainly contribute for this cause

unfortunately, the campaign was CALLED OFF 20 minutes ago, 5.30pm

even though Raja Petra doesn’t want to post bail but the ” One Ringgit One Person” campaign SHOULD still go on to show that Malaysians give full support to Raja Petra

“This is a statement he wants to make. He feels that he has done nothing wrong and we don’t have the funds.”

Marina Lee Abdullah

everyone out there wouldn’t mind to donate, right??

it’s only RM 1, a small amount of money but i couldn’t deny the fact that, we can buy one bottle of mineral water (but not in my school) or maybe a packet of chewing gum, at least

then, the money collected might perhaps be donated to charity

on another occasion, Syed Akbar Ali was charged for allegedly posting seditious comments on Malays and Islam on Raja Petra’s article “Malaysia’s organized crime syndicate; All roads lead to Putrajaya“.

he, however posted a bail of RM3000

12th general election

as far i could remember, i weren’t really into the election spirit

but this year’s election really had me interested

yesterday 1o pm, i was already sitting eagerly in front of the tv as soon as i came back from shopping, waiting for the results of the election

the results???

the results shocked us but its not altogether surprising for all of us

the opposition won lots of seats this year which i think is a piece of good news while BN lost terribly

the Opposition gained significantly with PKR winning 36 parliamentary seats and DAP and PAS got 16 seats each

on the contrary, BN only managed to secure a 36% representation in Parliament, compared to its 91% achievement in the previous elections

at first i thought that BN might win in the election this time around because they were advertising like hell while the Opposition did not even advertise

BN will now have to put up with increasingly heated debates on Bills, the Constitution, budget and national level affairs

but its not fair for the opposing party because BN had the money to advertise since they’re the government and that’s OUR money!

ever since the election fever started 2 weeks ago, BN had lots of commercials in the tv and radio

in the papers, many advertisements by MIC and BN could also be seen, asking the citizens to vote them and telling the public about what they had done for the community

on the other hand, Micheal Chong of the MCA was informing the public about how they had helped those in need and seeked justice for them, so those people ought to vote for them

“vote for malaysia. vote Barisan Nasional”

this phrase really annoyed me when i’m listening to the radio, it seems like they advertised every 5 minutes

~back to the results~

calls of change resounded across the country with the states such as Kedah, Kelantan, Perak ,Penang and Selangor being taken over by the Opposition

and BN lost two-thirds of the majority at parliament level

for a change, the Opposition should rule

rising prices, increasing crime rates, the rise in inter- ethnic and inter- religious tension and corruption has led to the perception that the government was not doing its job

in addition, the PM exacerbated these problems with his style of leadership which i suppose most Malaysians will agree

its no surprise that the PM won a second term in the 12th general election with a simple majority

BN will now have to put up with increasingly heated debates on Bills, the Constitution, budget and national level affairs

no matter its PKR, DAP or PAS- at least its the Opposition that’s the one in power, we’re now finally be able to see real democracy at work

this change in government gives us a chance to compare governance and also allows the Opposition to investigate those government Datuk’s which are suspected of doing hanky- panky

but i never expected that either Sharizat or Koh Tsu Koon would lose this time since they seemed to be liked by the people of their respective areas ie. Lembah Pantai and Batu Kawan

when the results of the polls in Perak were being announced, my mom and me was like hoping that Samy Vellu will lose the election this time

true to what we had hoped, they announced that Samy had lost in the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat

congrats to Dr Micheal Jayakumar for defeating Samy in Sungai Siput

let’s hope that this central committee member of Parti Sosialis Malaysia is tons better than old Samy…

YAY! i bet that everyone out there really think its time for him to retire from politics

Samy’s legacy was finally over..

every one of us wanted him to lose for many reasons, but….

i bet the main reason he lost this time was because the Indian community were probably very furious with him regarding the Hindraf issue in which a few lawyers were jailed by the ISA – the main reason he lost in Sungai Siput

as the president of MIC, he should be able to do something, right??

somehow, i find this whole general election very amusing

i don’t think the campaigning during election in other countries is like the one we had this year

with the election in Malaysia over, i’ll be anticipating the election in the States

i’m supporting Barrack Obama of the Democrats