Disconnection

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I remember way,way back when,

I said I never wanna see your face again,
Cause you were loving,yes you were loving somebody else,

And I knew,oh yes I knew I couldn't control myself..

And now they bring you back into my life again,

And so I put on a face just like your friends,

But I think you know,oh yes you know whats going on,

Cause the feelings in me,oh yes in me are burning strong..

But I will never be your stepping stone,

Take it all or leave me alone,

I will never be your stepping stone,

I'm standing upright on my own..

You used to call me up from time to time,

And it would be so hard for me not to cross the line..

The words of love lie on my lips just like a curse..

And I knew, oh yes I knew they'd only make it worse,

And now you have the nerve to play along,

Just like the maestro beats in your song..

You got your kicks, you get your kicks from playing me,

And the less you give the more I want, so foolishly..

But I will never be your stepping stone,

Take it all or leave me alone,

I will never be your stepping stone,

I'm standing upright on my own..

....Ownnnn....

Pray for Indonesia

No more assignments,no more things to do,except for waiting for the exams to come..I'm taking a few days off before starting my revisions for the upcoming finals..

Banyak perkara berlaku akhir-akhir ini..Antara yang paling menyedihkan adalah tsunami di Mentawai, dan juga letusan gunung Merapi di Indonesia..Ternyata,kita tidak mampu melawan kuasa yang Maha Besar..Secara tidak langsung,kita diheret mengenang apa yang berlaku di Acheh,few years back...Al-Fatihah..:-(

Kali ini,saya tidak mahu mengkritik..Dan bukan juga mahu mendabik dada..Cuma ada beberapa perkara menarik yang saya rasa patut kita renungkan..Kita bersyukur perkara-perkara seperti ini tidak terjadi di negara kita..We are blessed..dan untuk itu,kita wajib bersyukur..

Bukan mahu mengungkit,tapi cuba renungkan..Samada rakyat Malaysia,atau Indonesia sendiri..Teringat tidak berapa lama dahulu,dan masih berterusan sampai sekarang,tentang beberapa perkara yang memanaskan hubungan antara Malaysia dan Indonesia..Bendera kita dipijak,rakyat kita mahu dihalau,kedutaan kita dilempar najis..Sweeping Malaysia,Ganyang Malaysia..Kita terasa..Sama seperti terasanya rakyat mereka..Cuma bezanya,kita tidak membalas..Which is a good thing..Biarpun ada yang mengatakan kita lemah,tapi kita sebenarnya kuat apabila bersikap lebih matang..

Hari ini,kita melawan slogan 'Sweeping Malaysia','Ganyang Malaysia',dengan slogan 'Pray for Indonesia'.. Kita lawan dengan menghantar pasukan perubatan,bekalan makanan dan sebagainya..Kita berkongsi kesedihan..We don't care about those provocation anymore..Apa yang penting,kita bantu mereka yang dalam kesusahan..Bergaduh tidak akan membawa kita ke mana-mana..Insyallah,kalau kita ikhlas membantu,tiada istilah ganyang mengganyang lagi satu hari nanti..Sampai satu hari semua orang sedar apa yang berlaku, hanyalah salah faham..Sampai satu hari kita faham bahawa blaming anyone would not solve any problem..

Sejak kecil,saya diajar oleh keluarga untuk tidak membalas keburukan dengan keburukan..Biar orang buat jahat dengan kita,jangan kita buat orang..Prinsip ini,mungkin buat kita nampak lemah,dan senang dipijak kepala..Tapi pada hakikatnya,prinsip ini mengajar kita erti kekuatan..Bukan menjadi hak kita untuk menghukum sesama manusia..Semua orang melakukan kesilapan,termasuk kita..Apa yang penting,kita sentiasa memberi peluang untuk seseorang memperbaiki diri..Salah faham tidak perlu hingga membawa kepada kehancuran sebuah perhubungan..

Jadi,inilah peluang kita..peluang kedua-dua pihak..I hope after this,no more Ganyang or what so ever...

And for that...let us all together,PRAY FOR INDONESIA~

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..Skuad Perisik ABCB..

What a good dayyyyyyyyy....wooohoooo...~~~~

Just talked to Mama..and I'm just tooooooo happyyyyyyyyy...Takleh nak describe...Can't wait...Started early today with handing my two bapak major assignment,after two weeks of being a walking zombie..and after that received a very gooooooooooood news from Malaysia..It's has been a longgggg due thing....enough said..

Harini aku nak tulis pasal feeling..lantak laaaa...Mcm blog pompuan pun takpe...huhu...I want this to happen as soon as we can..not just me I guess..semua orang kut...I am gonna cancel all my travel plans this coming holiday..Kalau pegi pun,yang dekat-dekat jer..Cause I can feel the happiness in Mama's voice just now,and I can feel the same vibes from Bah jugak,walaupun tak bercakap tadi...:-)..That's all yang paling penting dalam hidup saya...and obviously, kebahagiaan tuan punya badan..

Harap-harap tunggu lah saya balik nanti yaaa,then everyone in the family shall share this happiness together..

Saya kira setujuuuuuuu jerrrrr...Ibarat kata Rafi,"Terima jer lah pakcik..Senang kerja saya..Senang kerja pakcikkkkk.."..;-)

Let us see one of my favourite movie scenes ever by 'Encik Rafi' (2:30-4:08)..nak meleleh air mata aku..Sempoi enjoy...wakaka!!!..God bless them all...

Hope everything goes well tomorrow bro!I'm happy for ya...

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Traveler's Travel

Lama-lama blog ni dah jadi macam blog politik laa pulakkk..Tak nakkkkk...

Nak tulis puisi kang kene gelak pulak..huhu..

I'm thinking of putting some stories about my travel experience around the world..Tapi banyak gambar semua dalam laptop lama yang dah tak boleh on,ataupun tersimpan kat laci rumah Kuantan..Brrrrr..I just love travelling..I love backpacking..I would love to go to some place without planning..Just spontaneous act..I did it a few times..This year,thinking of going to somewhere I've never been..Maybe Stockholm or Beirut..or maybe Romania..or maybe Slovakia to visit some old friend..Kenya pun ok,but not this time perhaps..Haha, sedapnya aku berangan..but we'll see..Nothing is impossible..Tengok duit dulu camne..Sementara tengah single ni..Kang payah pulak..

So now,time to start planning..One annual family vacation,and one for myself,or with friends..A Swedish girl that I met in Sydney said there's a lot of Muslims in the country..Even her ex-boyfriend was a Muslim,tapi dia,mak aiiiiiiiiii..Nyaris menyebabkan gua jadi Pak Maun aritu...huhu..Nasib baik masih ada iman senipis kulit bawang ini di lubuk hati ini...wakaka..

So,maybe it's time to go and have a look!..Nak tengok betul ke tidakkk..ngehehe..
For a start,there is 20% population of Muslims in Stockholm,and 25% in Malmo..Not bad huh..

 Owh yaaa..Let me share with you my own experience that happen almost everytime,everywhere when I go travel.. People will usually ask you where you from and stuffs...I am not making stories and I am not kidding you,but almost everytime when I answered that I came from Malaysia,the first thing that will definitely be automatic coming from them will be, "Malaysia?..Mahathir??"...especially from those who interested in Muslim world....and I will definitely be proud to answer.."Yess"..:-)..

Not trying to be bias here,but that's the reality people!...in my own experience.. LA,Madrid,Melbourne, London ke,..tak kisah laa mana-mana..Macam-macam jenis orang,with different backgrounds..It was soo much different if you travel abroad 10-15 years ago..Kalau kita cakap datang dari Malaysia,dia pulak tanya kita balik,"where is it?..err,is it near Singapore??"...panassss jerr rasa..Especially in the US..They had noo idea at all...But thank God it has changed nowadays...Last few years,I asked a few Hispanic guys in LA,somewhere near Venice Beach,if they know about us..Diorang siap cakap,"Owhhh,Malaysiaaa..Truly Asiaaa.."..dengan pelat-pelat Mexicano lagiii..heheheh..kira ok laaa tu...tak ler malu sangat dahh..haha..

Hmm..ni satu lagi cerita..Kat Hong Kong,ada orang local ni,mula-mula elok jer layan cakap omputih..Sekali dia tanya,datang dari mana?...Bila gua cakap gua dari Malaysia,alih-alih terussssss jer dia cakap Cina..haha!She thought that Malaysian should be able to speak Chinese..Errr..at first it felt funny when she said that,but somehow,it makes you wonder..(*thinking..haa...dah mula nak politik balikk..huhu..)

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."  ~St. Augustine

"The traveler sees what he sees.  The tourist sees what he has come to see."  ~G.K. Chesterton

Okeh..nanti sambung lagi..Hmm,guess that I am not a tourist,I am a travelerrrrrrrrr..:-p

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Di Atas Runtuhan Kota Melaka ~ Hamka

Sempena berakhirnya persidangan sebuah pertubuhan Melayu,hayatilah bait-bait puisi pengkarya agung Hamka ini..Moga kita berjaya akhirnya dalam usaha mengembalikan kegemilangan tamadun Tanah Melayu..Insyallah..

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Di atas runtuhan Melaka lama
Penyair termenung seorang diri
Ingat Melayu kala jayanya
Pusat kebesaran nenek bahari

Di atas munggu yang ketinggian
Penyair duduk termenung seorang
Jauh pandangku ke pantai sana
Ombak memecah di atas karang

Awan berarak mentilau bernyanyi
Murai berkicau bayu merayu
Kenang melayang ke alam sunyi
Teringat zaman yang lama lalu

Sunyi dan sepi, hening dan lingau
Melambai sukma melenyai tulang
Arwah Hang Tuah rasa menghimbau
Menyeru umat tunduk ke Tuhan

Di sini dahulu alat kebesaran
Adapt resam teguh berdiri
Duduk semayam Yang Dipertuan
Melimpahkan hukum segenap negeri

Di sini dahulu Laksamana Hang Tuah
Satria moyang Melayu jati
Jaya perkasa, gagah dan mewah
‘Tidak Melayu hilang di bumi’

Di sini dahulu paying terkembang
Megah Bendahara Seri Maharaja
Bendahara yang cerdik tumpuan dagang
Lubuk budi laut bicara

Penyair menghadap ke laut lepas
Selat Melaka tenang terbentang
Awan berarak riak menghempas
Mentari turun rembanglah petang

Wahai tuan Selat Melaka
Mengapa tuan berdiam diri?
Tidakkah tahu untung hamba
Hamba musafir datang ke mari

Di mana Daulat Yang Dipertuan
Mana Hang Tuah, mana Hang Jebat
Mana Bendahara johan pahlawan
Bukankah jelas di dalam babad

Namanya tetap jadi sebutan
Bekasnya hilang payah mencari
Sedikit penyair bertemu kesan
Musnah dalam gulungan hari

Mengapa ini bekas yang tinggal
Umat yang lemah terkatung-katung
Hidup menumpang tanah terjual
Larat wahai larat dipukul untung

Adakah ini bekas peninggalan
Belahan diriku umat Melayu
Lemah dan lungai tiada karuan
Laksana bunga terkulai layu

Jauh di darat penyair melihat
Gunung Ledang duduk termangu
Tinggi menjulang hijau dan dahsyat
Hiasan hikayat nenekku dahulu

Di dalam kuasyik merenung gunung
Di dalam kemilau panas kan petang
Tengah khayal dirundung menung
Rasanya ada orang yang datang

Penyair hanya duduk sendiri
Tapi keliling rasanya ramai
Bulu romaku rasa berdiri
Berubah warna alam yang permai

Ada rasanya bisikan sayu
Hembusan angina di Gunung Ledang
Entah puteri datang merayu
Padahal beta bukan meminang

Bukanlah hamba Sultan Melaka
Jambatan emas tak ada padaku
Kekayaanku hanya syair seloka
Hanya nyanyian untuk bangsaku

Justeru terdengar puteri berkata
Suaranya halus masuk ke sukma
Maksudmu tuan sudahlah nyata
Hendak mengenang riwayat yang lama

Bukan kuminta jambatan emas
Tapi nasihat hendak kuberi
Kenang-kenangan zaman yang lepas
Iktibar cucu kemudian hari

Sebelum engkau mengambil simpulan
Sebelum Portugis engkau kutuki
Inggeris Belanda engkau cemarkan
Ketahui dahulu salah sendiri

Sultan Mahmud Shah mula pertama
Meminang diriku ke Gunung Ledang
Segala pintaku baginda terima
Darah semangkuk takut menuang

Adakan cita akan tercapai
Adakan hasil yang diingini
Jika berbalik sebelum sampai
Mengorbankan darah tiada berani

Apalah daya Datuk Bendahara
Jikalau Sultan hanya tualang
Memikir diri seorang sahaja
Tidak mengingat rakyat yang malang

Sultan Ahmad Shah apalah akalnya
Walaupun baginda inginkan syahid
Mualim Makhdum lemah imannya
‘Di sini bukan tempat Tauhid’

Bendahara Tua Paduka Raja
Walaupun ingin mati berjuang
Bersama hilang dengan Melaka
Anak cucunya hendak lari pulang

Berapa pula penjual negeri
Mengharap emas perak bertimba
Untuk keuntungan diri sendiri
Biarlah bangsa menjadi hamba

Ini sebabnya umat akan jatuh
Baik dahulu atau sekarang
Inilah sebab kakinya lumpuh
Menjadi budak belian orang

Sakitnya bangsa bukan di luar
Tetapi terhunjam di dalam nyawa
Walau diubat walau ditawar
Semangat hancur apalah daya

Janjian Tuhan sudah tajalli
Mulialah umat yang teguh iman
Allah tak pernah mungkirkan janji
Tarikh riwayat jadi pedoman

Tidaklah Allah mengubah untung
Suatu kaum dalam dunia
Jika hanya duduk terkatung
Berpeluk lutut berputus asa

Malang dan mujur nasibnya bangsa
Turun dan naik silih berganti
Terhenyak lemah naik perkasa
Bergantung atas usaha sendiri

Riwayat yang lama tutuplah sudah
Apalah guna lama terharu
Baik berhenti bermenung gundah
Sekarang dibuka lembaran baru

Habis sudah madahnya puteri
Ia pun ghaib capal pun hilang
Tinggal penyair seorang diri
Di hadapan cahaya jelas membentang

Pantai Melaka kulihat riang
Nampaklah ombak kejar-mengejar
Bangunlah Tuan belahanku saying
Seluruh Timur sudahlah besar

Bercermin pada sejarah moyang
Kita sekarang mengubah nasib
Di zaman susah atau pun riang
Tolong tetap dari Yang Ghaib

Bangunlah kasih, umat Melayu
Belahan asal satu turunan
Bercampur darah dari dahulu
Persamaan nasib jadi kenangan

Semangat yang lemah dibuang jauh
Jiwa yang kecil kita besarkan
Yakin percaya, iman pun teguh
Zaman hadapan, penuh harapan

Bukanlah kecil golongan tuan
Tujuh puluh juta Indonesia
Bukan sedikit kita berteman
Sudahlah bangun bumi Asia

Kutarik nafas, kukumpul ingatan
Aku pun tegak dari renungku
Jalan yang jauh aku teruskan
Melukis riwayat sifat hidupku

Kota Melaka tinggallah sayang
Beta nak balik ke Pulau Percha
Walau terpisah engkau sekarang
Lambat launnya kembali pula
Walaupun luas watan terbentang
Danau Maninjau terkenang jua

~Prof. Dr Hamka

Malaysia Got Talent

While juggling between this tonnes of assignments,life and others,I tried to squeeze some time for this blog..Quite a lot of things have been experienced in these few weeks..

Last few weeks,I went to Sydney to grab the opportunity to meet our DPM with some familiar faces of Umno Club Australia/NZ..Didn't involved in any of the formal functions though..But I need that kind of environment..To have seen a lot of inspiring young people who cares about their country in kind of therapy for me..It's not all about politics..I've left that kind of scenes for nearly three years,and I need that type of occassion to reinstall the interest in me..Also took the opportunity to meet Deeni and bumped into Alia after so long haven't meet each other..Sydney is always nice as usual..

The way I see the function of Umno Club is quite different..In my opinion,Umno is lacked in terms of youth political development,in a way,compared to the oppositions..We need more people below their 30's to be given some chance to prove their worth in important positions..We need more MPs,or Aduns made out of youngsters who are fresh and full of visions..Not just those already successful in life or some wealthy young businessmen..These young people are still clean and not corrupted in terms of their character..Let them gain and learn from the inside,as how Najib,Mat Taib,Tun Ghafar,Isa Samad,and some few others started their political journey in those golden days of Umno..Perhaps,2 or 3 to become MBs or deputy ministers..Umno Club is not bad place to find some new talents..In current situation,we need more of our own Izzahs,Nik Nazmis,Hannah Yeohs (just examples)..

I've written this article three days ago,and suddenly yesterday,Khairy made the same remarks about Umno Club..I totally agree with him this time..and even with his opening speech in Pemuda..Something new indeed..He looks a bit like a changed person now..Kudos to him..

Believe me,there's a lot of aspiring young talent around,but they never got their chances back home..Some of them even chose to stay back and settle down here..One thing to be cautioned is,don't just let the sons and daughters of Umno elitists to involve..Sometimes,even Umno Club seems to be monopolized by them,so that these clubs can get more attentions or money to be allocated by the headquarter in KL..It's not a wrong thing,but at the same time,we should spread this to other people as well,get them in and get them to know what it is all about..Introduce them to the atmosphere..

Well,it's time to back to my daily things now..Haven't got much time to spend,not even to watch football,but I do managed to sneak around sometimes to see the feedback of the budget and Umno Assembly this year..
Spring has finally come,the weather is getting better..Just can't wait to finish this semester and travel.. Assigments really killing me this time..Anyway,it feels good to blog again..hehe..Adios..

Happy weekend everyone!

Import Export

Malaysian is top law student at Cambridge University

(click the top link)

Oleh sebab saya sendiri tak berapa pandai,saya amatlah berbangga dengan pencapaian Tan Zhong Shan ni..Hmmm..tapi dia memilih untuk berkhidmat di Singapore..Rugi sikit laa rasa...Ibarat kita ada player bola power main kat EPL,tapi pilih main untuk negara lain..

Benda ni boleh dipolitikkan..Nak-nak kalau ikut Kit Siang,semua benda dia nak politikkan..Tapi ia juga sebenarnya perlu dilihat dari segi manusia itu sendiri..Sebab hak memilih adalah hak individu..Kita pulak sekarang berada di zaman globalisasi..Contoh; Zidane dilahirkan di Algeria,tapi memilih untuk mewakili Perancis..Tapi sentiasa bangga dengan tanah asal-usulnya..Michelle Yeoh pun berjaya di luar,tapi tak pernah lupa pada asal-usul..

Gua tunggu player bola jer ni untuk di'produce' oleh negara..Bilaaa lah agaknya..Titus tak menjadi..Mungkin anak gua laa esok kut..huhu..Harap ke Pablo,duduk jer Mexico,main bola tak tau laa reti ke tak..haha..Sori Pablo,I'm kidding..;-)..

Anyway,I hope it will be the same with Tan for the country..All the best bro!!.(huhu..macam kenal jer...)

..A beloved stranger..

Silence always has it's meaning..
On that colourful nights,when you see her leaving..
And the sight of my tears dancing..

Yes,I danced for her..
While everyone was laughing..
When we have become a beloved strangers..

Don't ever come looking..
She's your beloved no more..
 Estranged..

So just leave with your memories..
Laughter and tears..
I am your love..and I am your foe..
I am just different..

Traveled everywhere till the crossroads..
Cause I totally lost my heart..
God knows,where did I lost my heart.
Tell me,what are we destined for..
It's just a strange story..

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Life is always a wonderful journey..
No one knows what tomorrow holds..

And suddenly..
'You' came along with a smile..
Giving me a wonderful dream..
Desire ravaging my heart..
Wondering should I tell you..

God,something is happening..

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Bajet Handsome

Semalam,orang kampung saya berucap membentangkan Bajet 2011..Semalam,ramai yang discuss tentangnya..Masing-masing mengeluarkan pendapat,ibarat seorang ahli ekonomi agung..termasuk laa saya...haha..Padahal tak power pun bab-bab economics..Sikit-sikit boleh laa..

It's nice to see people commenting on it..Lagi best daripada pembentangan Bajet tu sendiri..haha.. Macam-macam ada..Padahal,Bajet diri sendiri pun leburrrr..Contoh,arini jer gua dah spend shopping melebihi pendapatan..Tak pasal-pasal pegi beli baju dan kasut..Kira perbelanjaan defisit jugak laa..haha..

Anyway,I am quite excited about few things..

I like to see mega projects to be implemented..But not toooo mega,like the previous Corridors of Pak Lah..It was toooo ambitious..We just need something practical and obvious..Can't wait to see the MRT and another skycraper..

What I like about Najib this time is that he put our Vision 2020 back in order..Now,we are concentrating back to achieve it..Zaman Pak Lah,Wawasan 2020 ini tidak kedengaran langsung..Negara memerlukan impian seperti ini..Kita perlukan satu matlamat,supaya semua orang berusaha membinanya..Remember I wrote about the need to have a shared dreams among the rakyat to achieve unity?Perlunya semua orang mempunyai impian yang sama?..Sebenarnya kalau diikutkan,kita tidak perlu kepada 1Malaysia..Wawasan 2020 sudah cukup untuk menyatukan rakyat..

Lastly,about all those comments..Ada yang menarik,ada yang tak..Nak komen,biarlah membina..Kalau nak komen pasal trend kerajaan yang selalu belanja lebih dari pendapatan sejak tahun 2000 tu takde hal lah..Memang patut tegur pun..Dan tak kisah laa sokong atau tidak,tetapi jangan buat seolah-olah tiada kebaikan langsung..Ada satu komen daripada kawan saya,tentang Warisan Merdeka..He totally opposed it..Siap menyindir lagi..Hmmm..But maybe he doesn't know..Dia mungkin tak tau yang KLCC,tempat yang sekarang dia bangga-banggakan sebab kerja kat situ,20 tahun dulupun dikatakan sebagai membazir dan sia-sia..Tapi lihat apa hasilnya..Saya percaya tidak ada satu pun rakyat Malaysia yang tidak berbangga dengannya sekarang..termasuklah dia..I hope it will be the same with this Warisan Merdeka..Janji jangan robohkan VI,dan stadium keliling sudah..

God bless Malaysia..

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR, MELBOURNE

By

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

on October 13, 2010 12:15 PM

1. I would like to apologise to the students and others for failing to turn up to give the talk I had agreed to.

2. I would also like to thank those who sent get well messages, fruits and flowers while I was in hospital in Melbourne.

3. Honestly I feel I have lost an opportunity to meet and talk to what may be the future leaders of Malaysia. For this reason I am writing down here what would have been the contents of my talk.

4. The suggested topic for my talk was, "Are we ready for 1 Malaysia: Does Race Still Play a Part?"

5. I will be frank but factual. My only interest is the country we all love. I am past self-interest.

6. First let me refer to the slogan "1 Malaysia".

7. Without the Government spelling out the precise meaning of 1 Malaysia, different people are giving their own interpretations which not only differ from each other but are in conflict with each other.

8. The Malays generally interprete 1 Malaysia to mean real adoption of the national language as the home language by every citizen as happens in other multiracial countries. They also expect the abolition of Chinese and Tamil schools and ensuring the private sector has a fair participation of Malays and other Bumiputeras.

9. The Chinese and Indians interprete 1 Malaysia to mean amendments to the constitution to eliminate provisions for the special treatment of the Malays and their protection by the Rulers, removal of the quota for Malays in the Civil Service, termination of the NEP, termination of the 30 per cent quota for Malays and indigenous people in business, termination of the quota for awards of licences, contracts and Aps. All awards to be on a competitive basis and open to all irrespective of race. They also expect perpetuation and maintenance of Chinese and Indian schools by the Government.

10. These two interpretations of 1 Malaysia admittedly are by the more extreme groups. The more moderate ones from both sides are milder in their expectations but their minimum intetrpretations still provide irreconcilable conflicts. 1 Malaysia clearly means different things to the different races.

11. This is the present position and it is obvious that race still play a very important role.

12. Question: It is now more than 50 years since independence. For how long do the Malays expect to be treated as special and different from the other citizens?

Answer: For as long as the Chinese and Indians prefer to be identified with their countries of origins. For as long as they want to keep their home languages and their schools.

13. Question: The so-called social contract were made a long time ago. We were not involved and we cannot be bound by it forever. When can we ignore the social contract and draw up our own social contract?

Answer: When everyone agrees to throw out the old social contract and replace it with a new one.

This will take a long time. As the new contract will be between races, racial factors would be included. Unless both sides agree to give up their races' own rights as spelt out in the first contract i.e. the preservation of own home languages and schools etc. the rights of the indigenous races to their special position etc must remain a part of the new social contract.

It is not certain that each would not demand for more than what they got under the old contract. It is likely there would be no agreement and no contract. Ths would lead to perpetual conflicts.

14. Question: So there will be no solution. The racial divisions and conflicts will remain.

Answer: In Vision 2020 one of the objectives is to create a bangsa Malaysia.

The belief at that time was that if Malaysia becomes a fully developed country, it would become very prosperous.

This prosperity would be fairly shared between the races. There would be less jealousy between them. There would also be less fear of any race being dominated by any other race.

The political cooperation between the races would also be made more meaningful as loyalty to the country would override other loyalties. In fact non-racial parties would be the trend.

It would take a long time perhaps - depending on fair wealth distribution. But once it takes off the pace will increase.

Malaysians of all races would be so proud of their country and its great achievements that the desire to be linked with other countries would be much diminished if not disappear altogether (as happens in prosperous multi-racial countries like the US - where the German, Eisenhower led the war against Germany. Eisenhower was American first and his country of origin was irrelevant to him).

The Malaysians at that stage would be Bangsa Malaysia first and always. The thing to do now is to ensure prosperity for the country and its fair distribution. Removing current rights of any of the races at this moment will only lead to racial conflicts which would obstruct prosperity.

15. Question: There are Malays in the opposition who condemn the NEP as unfair discrimination.

Answer: There are also Chinese and Indians who appreciate what the Malays have done and support the NEP. They are not so vocal for obvious reasons.

One should look at the Malays who condemn the NEP. If they are politicians or supporters of certain parties their views are motivated by a desire to get Chinese support. They assume that they themselves would lead the nation and enjoy power and opportunities through Chinese support. But there will be a pay-back period. The support is not for free. The Malay leaders will be like Nizar (Jamaluddin) when he was Menteri Besar of Perak - mere puppets.

The non-politically educated Malays feel ashamed that they have to be helped. They would like to be recognised as people who succeeded on their own. If we study these people almost invariably they have benefited from the NEP. They appear to be ashamed of this.

They are ashamed to admit that they were unable to compete with the other races. I am not ashamed to admit that I cannot compete with the Chinese and Indian students when studying medicine. They had much better results than me and the other six Malay students for entry into the Medical College. Even at that time the British promised to the Rulers to help educate the Malays. I had my chance because of the affirmative action then. On pure merit I would not be a doctor today, not because I was not qualified, but my qualification was lower than others.

One has to remember that the Chinese civilisation is more than 4000 years old. No other civilisation has lasted that long. Naturally they have developed a culture better able to survive under all conditions. It is my belief that if the percentage of Chinese in the United Kingdom for example is the same as in Malaysia, UK would be better developed than it is now. It is not surprising that the Chinese excel in developing Malaysia (for which they are amply rewarded).

It is not shameful to lose out against them. Simply to catch up with them we need handicaps. To be given handicaps is to ensure fairness, not discrimination. That is why in golf you have handicaps. That is why in all contests there must be equality between the contestants.

It is selfish if having benefited from the handicaps you want to deny others from having them.

But when all is said and done, those who are given the benefits of handicaps must make honest efforts to use them properly. If they don't then they must forfeit the handicaps in the future. 
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p/s: An honest thinking and answers by Tun.. Bila semua orang dah pandai main golf,dah tak payah pakai handicap lagi..;-)..Yang dah pandai main,atau pro,patut tolong yang tak pandai.. Demokrasi,meritokrasi dan sebagainya adalah ciptaan manusia yang mempunyai kelemahan..Sementara ia penting untuk kemajuan,ia juga perlu digunakan secara sesuai mengikut acuan negara..Negara semakin maju,rakyatnya pula menjadi semakin tamak..Waktu negara tiada apa-apa,semua orang semangat membantu antara satu sama lain..'Equality for all' tidak menjamin kejayaan..Bukankah 'communism' juga timbul daripada idea kesamarataan?..

Malaysia buat masa ini boleh diibaratkan seperti sebuah rumahtangga oleh seorang suami dengan 4 orang isteri yang bermadu...Bini pertama-Bumiputera,kedua-Cina,tiga-India,keempat-others..Kedudukan tidak pernah akan sama,tetapi keadilan perlu diberi kepada semuanya..Rumahtangga akan bergolak jika semuanya tidak bertolak ansur..Juga penting untuk Malaysia mempunyai suami (pemimpin) yang tegas dan adil untuk keharmonian..Jika tidak,yang akan menjadi mangsa,adalah anak-anak (generasi masa depan)..Insyallah everything will change towards the better when the Bumis are not longer living in fear,and the Non-Bumis no longer live in skeptical..Wallahualam..

My Future Hometown (Intro)

This post gonna be my first about the development of Kuantan,as an introduction..One day,if it's not me,perhaps there will be some other people who share the same thoughts and dreams and are able to turn it into reality..It is about how I imagine Kuantan would be in the future..After all,this was the main idea behind this blog when it was set up..It is to be a place where I can jot down my ideas and suggestions..It might be useful for me in the future so that I won't forget when the time comes,simply as my own reference..It's what I want to do if I have the chance..

:-(..What's wrong with this 10?

Semalam,setelah paginya dikejutkan dengan sms dan bbm message,saya dikejutkan oleh satu lagi panggilan telefon dan sms..Kali ini,melibatkan someone who are used to be really closed to me..Which is kinda shocking..I am so worry about it,dan sehingga kini belum lagi mendapat kepastian mengenainya...I don't have her phone number..I had to reactivate my fb account in my quest to find out the truth and confirmation..Tried to watch the repetition of the news online,but it didn't work out for me..It involved a major bus accident in Malaysia last Sunday,which has been reported by all media as their prime news..Hopefully everything is fine,and I pray to God that it wasn't her that has been injured..:-(..She has always been my motivator before,and again when I had a big doubt about people around me and life early this year..

I do not understand why this kind of things can happened..Orang Melayu kalau dulu-dulu,biasanya menganggap ini semua sebagai takdir..Yes,it is takdir..Ajal dan maut di tangan Tuhan..Tapi kalau sampai sebuah bas boleh terbang melayang sehingga tercabut bumbung,hempap dua kereta dan lain-lain,sampai berbelas nyawa melayang,berpuluh-puluh lagi injured,apa ke jadahnya..Ini dah bukan takdir lagi dahhh..This is stupidity and ignorance!!!

I don't know what to say..Driving culture in Australia is totally different..I know,we tried to implement some of it back home,but because of the Third-World mentality that we have,everything failed..Malaysians need to be disciplined by the authorities,no matter what it takes..We are too lenient about this,and corruption has made it even worse...It's really sad and disappointing..I want to talk about it,but maybe next time,till I get the latest news about my friend..Drive safe people,pleaseeeeee..

My prayer also goes to the victims and their families..:-(..Al-Fatihah...

Takziah

Just got surprised by one text message I got early this morning.. Abang Akop,who I used to entertain during one holiday period back in Perth not so long ago,has passed away yesterday evening at 5pm,in Perth Royal Hospital.. I don't really know him that well,that one week holiday was it..He's a chef,came together with the wife and another guy named Rizal..Then I just got a call from Pok Nik for a confirmation..

Also,through bbm messenger,got to know one of my relatives passed away last night in Terengganu..Don't really know who it is..

Salam takziah buat keluarga mereka..
Semoga roh kedua-duanya diberi rahmat oleh Allah s.w.t dan diletakkan di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman~
Al-Fatihah..

World Inside My Head~

"..I might get distracted by this shiny object,but sometimes I look down and I get into this little world of creativity or emotion,and I think that’s where the beauty lies.."

..And during that time he became frustrated by the idea that he felt misunderstood by a lot of people..

.."If you could come in here,inside my head,and see what I see,and how beautiful I see it,or how much potential I see here..I might get distracted by this shiny object,but sometimes I look down and I get into this little world of creativity or emotion or whatever,and I think that's where the beauty lies..And I think a lot of times people just kind of leave you because they don't understand what you're dealing with or what you're going through..And so I just kind of felt like if people could come in and see the way I saw the world and how much beauty and intensity and passion and struggles and triumph,they could get in and they could relate and they could understand..

It's not about words,it's about seeing the world that's in my head,or seeing what's in my heart..Because you can't really put a word,or words,to explain a feeling or an experience..You can try, you can really try,but if you could get inside my head,or I could get inside your head, then maybe I'd get it more..I'd understand it more..And I felt like at that time I was really struggling with a lot of things and feeling like people weren't able to see where I was coming from....and I don't think it does much good to try to be clever just to be clever..It's about being clever in a way where people can plug in.."

"..I don't think it does much good to try to be clever just to be clever..It's about being clever in a way where people can plug in.."

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Shine Baby Shine*

Sometimes I wonder how I'd ever make it through,
Through this world without having you,
I just wouldn't have a clue..

'Cause sometimes it seems like this world's closing in on me,
And there's no way of breaking free,
And then I see you reach for me..

Sometimes I wanna give up,I wanna give in,I wanna quit the fight,
And then I see you baby,and everything's alright,
Everything's alright..

When I see you smile,I can face the world..oh oh,
You know I can do anything,
When I see you smile,I see a ray of light..oh..oh,
I see it shining right through the rain,
When I see you smile,baby when I see you smile at me,
Oh yeah..

Baby there's nothing in this world that could ever do,
What a touch of your hand can do,
It's like nothing that I ever knew..

And when the rain is falling I don't feel it,
'Cause you're here with me now,
And one look at you baby,
Is all I'll ever need,is all I'll ever need..

Chorus

Sometimes I wanna give up,I wanna give in,I wanna quit the fight,
And one look at you baby..and everything's alright,
Everything's alright..

..So right...

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Visitors Alert!!!

Last week, Lim Guan Eng ada datang Adelaide..And currently,Tun Mahathir is in Melbourne..Dua-dua tak sempat jumpa..Aduhhhh..Assignment banyak sangatttt... Dangggg...The Chief Minister of Penang was here to visit Adelaide,which is considered as the twin sister for Penang..In case you never know,while Penang was founded by Francis Light as a British colony back then,Adelaide was founded by guess who,-his son,Colonel William Light..Interesting huh?..So kira nak merapatkan silaturrahim laaa Guan Eng niii..huhu..As long as it is for good interests,I totally support it..Tak kisah laa pembangkang ke,kerajaan ke..Here's the news about his visit..

Idols

Meanwhile,Tun was supposed to give a talk in Melbourne,tapi tak jadi sebab kene lungs infection,so had to be warded for few days in the hospital.. Ingat nak pegi melawat,but he was discharged early afternoon tadi.. He's my mannnn...Syukur alhamdulillah..:-)

Duduk di Australia ni,sebenarnya lagi senang jumpa leaders kalau diikutkan..And they are more lenient and open while abroad..Takde nak ikut pangkat-pangkat sangat..No protocol..which is good..Ikut style Aussie laa..Kalau kat Malaysia belum tentu.. Jadi politician ni patutnya jadi pekerja kepada rakyat,bukan sebaliknya..

I've met with quite a lot of leaders and public figures while here in Aussie..which I think I wouldn't even care to meet back in Malaysia,because of the status culture or protocol..Kita pulak bukan jenis mintak projek,or apa..But anyway I would love the opportunity to have a chat with Tun again,or lepak minum-minum or makan with some of the ministers again,our sportsmen,our musicians,etc just to exchange ideas and stuffs about the country,or just personal.The latest was with Sports Minister,Shabery Chik last July..Walaupun kadang-kadang diorg ni,cakap jer lebih..huhu..

So itulah ceritanya..Selain daripada sebab Guan Eng ada kat sini last week and Tun in Melbourne,sebenarnya tulis ni sebab ada orang ajak pegi Sydney weekend ni...Nak jumpa TPM..Politik lagiiiii,lamaaa dah tak politik...and golf..hehe..