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Racial Game Again!

The Vice Chancellor of MARA (Ibrahim Abu Shah), I think does not deserve to be in that post. He is the education field. He should be promoting and supporting Abdul Khalid’s suggestion. He should encourage the move as it allows more people to gain knowledge and educate themselves. He should have stood up to the idea that an individuals’ race should not be the determinant as to whether he or she will be able to pursue their studies in the institution of their choice.

However, he chose to give a lame excuse. He said that UITM is a public university which was reserved for bumiputras, as a majority of students in leading fields of study in higher-learning institutions in Malaysia were non-Bumis. This is absolute crap. What is he talking about? Does he have the statistics? Go and look it up before making such comments. It is a well known fact that there are more bumiputra’s in the public universities. The non-bumi’s might have filled the so called non-existent quota but the courses they get are not something that they opt for or are in demand.

I thought after 51 years of Merdeka, the Malaysian spirit is already instilled in us. However, it is so sad to see that we have not moved forward since 1957. Instead we have moved so much to the back that I think it will take a whole new generation to change the existing attitudes and to be able to say “I am a Malaysian” and truly mean it. We are no longer as close as we were about 50 years back. In 1957, I could be of any ethnic origin. I was allowed to pursue my education if my performance in school was good. I did not have to belong to a particular group or nationality to further my studies. Now, that is what should be the scene now. Even better, we should have already been giving free education at university levels for all our students. Our students are our assets. There is no wastage of public funds when the funds are actually utilized for educating the people of the country.

However, It is sad that we have chose to say that we are separate although we are citizens of the same country. It is sad to say that we have separate institutions for different races so that we can each try to out do the other race. It is sad to say that we are Malaysians but we have three different types of education systems! It is sad to see our students in the university, who are suppose to be forward looking and open minded being so lost in their own tiny world.

Why should they protest if non-bumis are allowed to study with them? Are the non-bumis a threat to them? Of course not! No one is a threat to anyone. Everyone should be given equal opportunity. I have just one thing to ask the guys from MARA who joined the rally on Tuesday. Just imagine what your reaction will be if you were in a country which you call home and be told that you can’t study in this institution because you are not of a specific race. Or your parents tell you that they won’t finance your education because you are not worth it! Just take a minute and ponder upon it. I am sure you will realize the hurt the non-malays go through everyday in our present Malaysia which we call home.

You guys got to understand one thing, we are not telling you that you should not pursue your studies. We are just saying that everyone should have equal opportunity. We are not a threat. We just want to be accepted. We are born in the same land. There is nothing different in us. We breathe the same air. Lets change and live as one big family. Stop trying to identify yourselves as a race. Start thinking like a Malaysian and not a Bumiputra. Be like Abdul Khalid. He has not betrayed his race. He has just proved that he is a true Malaysian!

Boy, am I glad to see Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as Selangor’s MB. He is really carrying out his duties as promised. It takes a courageous person and a man of values to make such a suggestion as you made especially in today’s political arena where the racial card is the one most played with. Hat’s off to you Sir! You really have the Malaysian spirit!

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M Saravanan Online

Political blogs are coming in thin and fast lately. Get onto the web and you’ll find easily about 50% of all Malaysian politicians with a website or a blog. Out of those 50% the Pakatan Rakyat politicians probably have about 45% and 5% may be from BN.

I have enjoyed most Pakatan Rakyat politicians blogs. They contain real information which the people can visit and learn about. Hannah Yeoh, Nik Azmi, S Manikavasagam, Teresa Kok, Jeff Ooi, Tian Chua have got superb blogs to name a few. They contain real information. It can be either for their respective constituencies or simply personal blogs.Most of the time it is updated by the politicians themselves with maybe some help in setting it up in the first place.

I haven’t found 1 GOOD got blog/website that belongs to a BN politician.

I came across this one today. The blog of the Federal Territory deputy minister M Saravanan. When you land on this website the intro is like your going onto a awesome website that will blow you away. Then when the flash intro ends and you click the enter button. The school kid website opens up.

Its a poor school project like website with some hideous buttons scattered all over the place that contain nothing but air .Take away all the flash and glamour and just stare at the content, its something that could have been a very boring blogspot blog. Look at it this way, it would have been absolutely free to carry the info that is in there now and the so called “web presence” would have been established probably like now, nobody would be visiting the site because it was that boring.Things like my fav blogs/news/civil soceity/local authority is not something you can acheive with free services like blinklist or del.icio.us.

The FAQ is a interesting read! His role model is Samy Vellu… hmmm….

Have a look at the image below. Its another glamorous picture of him and boss…your notebook’s off la!

He has a blog which is at http://msaravanan68.blogspot.com/ which does have updates from time to time. What is msaravanan.com for then?? Curious…. YB Saravanan, you should really speak to the dude who help draw up your website because it is truly sad. If reputation is something to go by, i think its time to re-vamp this NEW website. I think blogers and blogging is on a maturity stage where people look at the content together with the look and feel, they go hand in hand!

Time may be a factor for a politician to blog or maintain one but seriously…dont you guys have helpers?

Let me quote the grandfather of spider-man(or was it his grandmother?) “With great power comes great responsibility” Expectations are high and eyes are watching

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Political Assasination

A video by ABC about the whole Anwar case and some interesting facts you probably never knew. A good watch.

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Pak Lah, a good Prime Minister?

Since 3/8, many people have argued that Pak Lah has to step down as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. After the defeat suffered by his party, Pak Lah still took a courageous step forward and decided to be the PM for Malaysia for another term. I am proud of him. I am also happy because I don’t know what would have happened if Najib or anyone else in BN would have been the PM.

I was happy when Pak Lah was first elected as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. I am of the opinion that he is a good man and a cleaner politician compared to the others in his team. He is the only one left in BN that is capable of being the PM. The others have too much dirt in their hands and heads and thus cannot run this country.

Yes, he has made a few costly mistakes and the most costly one was to listen to his BN alliance instead of the Rakyat themselves. If only he would have taken the time to hear the HINDRAF leaders out, I think BN would have won the 2/3 majority. He chose to listen to Samy Vellu and subsequently he had to pay a very costly price. I also hope that he stops sleeping during functions. That’s an embarrassment!!!

If we had anyone else as the PM, I don’t think we would have had an election like this. There would have been more foul play, dirty tricks, chaos and etc. I am not saying that we had a clean election but it was just better than if anyone else from BN would have been the leader. Thank GOD!

I heard Pak Lah addressing the Rakyat a few days ago. After so long, this was the first time I heard him speak so freely. I hope he continues to speak up and stop taking the blame and carry the burden of others on his shoulders. Everyone has to face the consequences of their action. Right from the beginning Pak Lah has given his ministers the freedom to deal with issues and make decisions. Unfortunately, the ministers he had were useless and thus the massive misuse of power. Pak Lah should now let his ministers carry on to be free to make decisions but he has to have a leash tied to them. When they get a bit out of hand, he has to pull them back and warn them instead of letting them run loose.

However, with the strong Barisan Rakyat present today, I am sure they won’t be able to run too far away. The Barisan Rakyat will be there to ensure that the ministers perform their job.

Pak Lah, sorry to say this, I think you have a bunch of useless people around you. Some of your guys have still not learnt their lesson and are still trying to play the racial game. A good example would be Khir Toyo. Are they out of their mind? Come on, its time to grow up. Ask them to start behaving professionally if they want to gain the support of the Rakyat back in the next election.

However, no offence to you Pak Lah, I think this would be your last term as PM. The next election the Barisan Rakyat will take over. They have already started to prove that they are what they say they are. I think they will continue to progress and the the people will be supporting them. Kami bukan Melayu, Cina atau India. Kami Bangsa Malaysia!!!!

Popularity: 35% [?]

“Saya tak tau”!!!

The Chairman of the Election Commission has just declared that BN has won 127 Parliamentary seats and simply said “Tak Tau” to how many seats were won by opposition. Look at Koh Tsu Koon, perfect gentleman. He is a true leader who accepted defeat with grace. Tan Sri Abdul Rashid, the government went all out to keep you in office and even thought it necessary to amend the Federal Constitution just to keep you in office and all you could afford to do in return is to say “tak tau”. Job well done Sir!!!!

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Two Party System?

Looking at the election results, looks like we are going to have a two-party system. I am sure this will be good. A lot of matters are going to go through a lot of scrutiny before being passed in Parliament. BN is not going to be free to pass anything and everything they want anymore. The opposition has finally got a voice in Parliament. I will give my support and be prepared to make all the changes necessary to make this work. Lets start to get it working!!!!!!!!!

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PAS creates History in Wilayah!

Congrats Dr. Lo’Lo’. You made history. PAS for the first time won a Parliamentary seat in Wilayah. This has never happened before. Many said that PAS will not support women in politics. You proved that they were all wrong and revealed the true and changing PAS. Really proud of is changing its identity and is appealing to non-muslims and is changing its previous image which was a party for Muslims. Just for the records, my whole family, and by the way we are non-Muslims voted for you. This shows that PAS has started to get the support of non-muslims. This is a very proud day for me.

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A Good Start!!!!

Wow!!! I can’t believe what I am seeing. This is the best thing that has happened in Malaysia in the past 50 years. DAP has taken over Penang and PAS has taken over Kedah and has continued their hold over Kelantan. This is really good news. Samy Vellu, Sharizat, Ong Ka Ting and Rafidah Aziz out. Sammy, what a great 72nd Birthday present for you!!! Malaysians have finally united to fight for our rights. We are no longer going be to taken for a ride. I am proud to be a Malaysian voter. Its was my first time voting and what a great experience. A real good start for opposition to start proving that they are better than BN and that they deliver what they promise. Lets get started!!!

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Unrest caused by HINDRAF?

Many people are of the view that HINDRAF is causing a threat to our peaceful country. I would like to highlight that it is very wrong from them to say so. What HINDRAF did was actually to bring up one of the many issues ie. marginalization of Indians in Malaysia. They, or for the matter anybody else has not brought up the other issues that have been troubling the rest of the rakyat for the past 50 years.

Everyone has been tolerating the nonsense just because no one wanted to cause instability in the country. If the country was so peaceful for these many years, we should be thankful to all those people who were and are still suffering silently so that they do not disrupt the peaceful lives of the others in this country. It is not the government that we have to thank for all theses years of peace and happiness.

Today, thanks to HINDRAF, the rest of the rakyat have decided to stop their suffering, be it Malays, Chinese, Kadazans Sikhs and many others. They are prepared to come out and make the change. They want to send the message to the government that they have not been happy all these years.

It took the people of Kelantan 20 over years to realize that BN was not good. They made the change in 1990 and had stood by it till today. PAS still has a stronghold over the state. It has many non-Muslims supporting them. These are the people who really understand what the opposition can do for them. I believe that by denying BN the 2/3 majority, we would also be able to enjoy the peace and happiness as the people in Kelantan do.

This 8th of March 2008 would be a very important date in Malaysian history. It is a day when the 50 years of silence would be broken. It is the day when the 50 years of being fooled will be ended. It would be a great weight lifted off the shoulders of these silent sufferers.

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Vote for Opposition!

I have heard that many Christian around Malaysia are not too happy with the BN led government. They are opting to vote for the opposition this coming election.

The question arises, why vote for opposition? BN says everyone is happy except for these group of Indians who are “emotional murderers” and “thugs”. Only HINDRAF is unhappy and is causing problems in Malaysia and have ties to the Tamil Tigers. Very interesting indeed.

Well, the Christian community knows that they are going to face the same plight as the Hindus did. Hindu temples were demolished and was either said to be on private land, government land or not gazetted. As for Christians, the permits issued to build or renovate churches have been limited. End of the day, our places of worship is systematically being reduced. Now, perhaps this is what Uthaya Kumar meant when he said there is ethnic cleansing in Malaysia.

The government has had too much of power and that said power has been abused. Now is a good time for a check to be done. This 8th of March 2008 would be a deciding day.

People should think before they vote. If you are happy with the present conditions, then vote for BN. However, for those of you who are not too happy, please vote for opposition. Please do not spoil your vote. I was previously of the view that if I didn’t like the candidates, I was going to spoil my vote. However, today, I just want to deny BN the 2/3 majority and the only way I can do so is by voting for the opposition. No harm worst than that caused by BN could happen to us. Let’s get together and give the opposition a chance. Kelantan has been happy with the opposition since 1990. They were previously governed by BN but they decided to have a change and never regretted for the change they made. Let’s make the same move as them.

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