Hi folks, I am back after a week off blogging due to the Chinese New Year plus some pressing family matters. The family is fine, happy and healthy. Few days ago and about three months living with us, our auntie evie moved into an Old Folks Home and we received calls from her that she is happy there! Whew! we too are happy that things work out fine after all. All in all this is the best for her since she's single, unable to work and even taking care of herself for the matter.
The only sad and terrible thing that happened since the Chinese New Year was the 'Canning Of Three Muslim Women' which caught international interest as well as in our blogosphere. Most people were shocked by the canning and many had voiced out their objection on the basis of Civil Law which prohibits the canning of women. However as expected, our Islamic NGO's came out defending the canning and they were angry at those opposing the issue sighting 'insult to Islam' and these people has no right to comment since they 'do not understand Islam' it seems.
In Malaysia, nobody can comment anything Islamic on the same grounds that non-Muslims are ignorant of Islam. I also noticed that these Islamic NGO's seem to get angry very easily! All it takes are some negative comments about Islam or more appropriately 'the practice of certain Muslims' they come out shouting, spewing fire and threathen to turn violent as well! I wonder how much of these 'anger shouting' are really a form of blackmail to shut-out any healthy discussions. I gather that 'discussions or dialogue' are not welcome observing how things are run in Malaysia. Remember the recent issue of the Christians using the word "Allah" in their publications?
Everyone knows that Islam as a religion teaches about peace and good but the issue is not Islam per se but more of 'Muslims practicing Islam' that caused so many controversies in Malaysia or in our World for the matter. I guess Religion is a very sensitive thing and many Wars were Religious Wars and if we believe that only Muslims can understand Islam, Christians only can understand Christianity; Hindus only can understand Hinduism etc then there is no place for any discourse and many people having genuine questions on these religions will not be able to have an open discourse. It seems that any Religion in its Fundamental Form is quite a scary thing!
Malaysia seems to be making International Headlines for all the wrong reasons lately and who knows what else will happen with our Government growing more and more powerless to stop these free running NGO's spewing racist and bigotries. I suspect that these NGO's are just the voice for the Government who want to look good to the people but in reality racist and religious bigots. How else could these NGO's get away with all the poison they spew out whereas any criticisms from the Opposition were investigated for sedition or causing racial tension?
I just read a very angry post by Malaysia's popular Blogger Art Harun on what I mentioned above. You can read what Art said Here!
Ever since the taking over of Five States by the Opposition Coalition, a lot of strange, mysterious events had happened and listed below are just a few of these:-
The death of Teoh Beng Hock who was hauled in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption as a witness for questioning. Mr. Teoh's death was shrouded in mystery because he was found dead the next morning after a long night of interrogation and apparantly committed suicide! It was strange because Mr. Teoh was supposed to get married the next day. The case is still on-going. By the way Mr. Teoh was a political aide to an Opposition MP and was being investigated for a mere RM $2,500.00 corruption case for buying our National Flags for our Independence Day Celebration! Yet the former UMNO Selangor Chief Minster's personal mansion costing RM $25 Million was not investigated as thoroughly or with such passion! Surprise! Surprise!
Citizens were arrested and harassed by the police for holding peaceful candle-light vigil. Even the lawyers who turned up at the police station to provide legal assistance to those who were arrested were detained too! Totally baffling as to why it happened this way.
The huge 10,000 strong protests by the citizens to call for the abolishment of the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) were treated with acid-water spray and arrests by the Police. All the protestors intended was to submit a Memorandum calling for the abolishment of the ISA to our King but were prevented from doing so. Strange!
Mr. Balasubramaniam, a private investigator who made a Statutory Declaration implicating our Prime Minister's involvement in the murder and blowing-up of Mongolian Model Altantuya Shaaribu, went missing for months after the SD. Our Police are unable to trace him it seems!
In the current Anwar Ibrahim, the Opposition Leader's sodomy trial, the medical doctor who did the medical examination also disappeared and till today no one knows where he went. This doctor confirmed that the so call 'victim' of this sodomy trial did not have any traces of such acts done to him. Puzzling! Where he went to and why did he disappear or went into hiding? Beats me!
Two Air-force Jet Engines were stolen from our Military Base by just a low ranking officer and an outside business man is the most amazing crime of the century! How did these two carted away two jet engines without anyone knowing about it until around 2 years later!!! Mysterious!
The protestors of the infamous 'Cow-Head Debacle' was able to do what they did with the Police on stand-by and doing nothing to stop such shameful, racist acts never failed to astound me. The Police could stop a 10,00 strong protest but unable to stop a group of about 12 people seems totally baffling!
In January this year, certain Islamic Groups protested against Christians for using the word 'Allah' in Christian internal mpublications. After the usual Friday Prayers, these protestors chanting racial and religious hatred statements and yet again, the Government in the person of the Prime Minster and the Minister of Home Affairs said that they were "powerless to stop such protests!". Well, because of what these two irresponsible Ministers said, some emotional protestors went on a spree of fire bombing 10 Churches, a Sikh Temple and desecreation of Mosques. Currently the race and religious tension is still high and look rather explosive. Politicians must be sensitive and avoid using racist and religious sensitive statements to cause further erosion.
Recently some Islamic NGO's and the Malay Consumer Association of Penang, again protested and accusing the Penang State Government of discriminatory demolition of Malay illegal hawker stalls! Once again the Police said they could not stop the protests!
From all the above incidents, it seems to me that the Police are practicing double standards in their operations. If protests are from the Opposition, even a 10,000 strong group they can handle with ease and with lightning speed! If the protests are from Government quarters, Islamic groups or Malay groups then they are powerless to do anything! Please give me some good reasons to convince me otherwise.
In the unlikely event of any racial conflict, I seriously cannot trust the Police or the Government to be fair and just! All these are indications that Malaysia is becoming a Failed State like Zimbabwe! Tell me please that I am just getting paranoid!!!!
Firstly, I am from Shun Tak located in Southern China Guanzhou and specifically Canton or Kong Tong in Cantonese. Well Shun Tak men are not that well known or should I say stand-out but the Shun Tak Women especially a group that Dedicated their lives towards the silk industry are rather well known.
I came across two books titled "Down Memory Lane in Clogs" and "Lotus From The Mud" very good reading material if one is to know who are these amazing women from Shun Tak! Below is an excerpt of the books.
I am rather taken aback when my daughter decided to do a play on the "Amahs" or "Majie" in Malaysia. Well, she managed to interviewed one 93 year old majie living in Kuala Lumpur! This reminded me of my own journey back into finding my "roots" which took me back to Shun Tak in 1999 where i met my uncle who was 93 then!
This coming 4th February to 9th Feburary, dawn's play Women Of Silk River will be on and the whole family will be turning up in support of her debut performance! For more information please visit the link below! thanks!
Women Of Silk River
Chinese are rather superstitious people. They have many taboos and it takes hundreds of pages to list all of them. I guess every particular culture has its own taboos too!
Just a few days into the New Year 2010, already the local media is abuzz with some not too great news. For one, the leader of the the Government Coalition UMNO, its big huge sign on top of its HQ had Two of its Four letters fallen off and the remaining letter made a rather negative meaning word! Take a look at the photo below and you'll see what I meant.
Some said that this is bad omen for UMNO! Let's wait and see how true this is. Already the "RAHMAN" prophecy if it is true then, Najib will be the last PM as well as the end of history for UMNO! For more details please read the Related Post at the bottom of this post.
Another big Hoo-Hah is the issue of the Catholic Church in Malaysia using the word "Allah" in it's Christian Publications. Our Home Ministry is objecting to the usage and the matter went to Court!
The outcome of the court case was just announced by a brave female High Court Judge, Lau Bee Lan, giving the Catholic Herald newspaper the right to use the word Allah to represent God in its Malay-language edition. We need Judges like her to bring back some credibility to our Judiciary! Truly without fear or favour!
Now there are strong protests by certain Islamic Organizations (aligned with UMNO) and some UMNO Youth Wings came out protesting and the Home Ministry is going to appeal the case again!
Well, what a start to the New Year and if these two incidents are anything to go by, then we can expect a very exciting, turbulent year ahead. After all as the saying goes, "A dying man will clutch at straws"! I am sure there are plenty of juicy news coming in 2010! Also not forgetting the exciting drama of Tom and Jerry between RPK (Raja Petra Kamaruddin) and the Inspector of Police!
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