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  Welcome to the city of Venice!          Ooops, for some reason, I forgot that this is indeed the city of Kuala Lumpur where I have grown up as a child, and now, mourn over its gradual demise as a liveable city.           Here, skyscrapers rise to the sky to fulfill the ambitions of politicians who want to leave a legacy for themselves (in the process the cronies have their pockets filled with cash), but the city has become another eyesore to the world.           Tourists would not want to visit Malaysia during the monsoon season. When tourists do not turn up at our doorsteps, businesses will suffer.           We know that there is only one thing certain whenever it rains: we have to get ready our gondolas and manouvre our way through the rivers of Venice.            Knowing Malaysians with their driving habits, there will be massiv...

  I sent this video to a Malay friend of mine and surprisingly, his response was: "No BN. Enough is enough."           My response to him was:  " We want Malays who are progressive so that we can progress as a nation and (together, with out combined skills and talents) compete with the rest of the world. Someone like Syed Saddiq gets the thumbs up because he represents the progressive Malays.  "In the past, Umno used to equate the Chinese with DAP, babi or communists. Now the narrative no longer works. Even May 13 has not been successful as we all know now who were the gang of three who created the tragedy and why they did that to achieve their own political agenda." Just to recap some of the things you may have heard or read in the past: (1) In the past, a number of narratives have been pitched against DAP and the Chinese. None of these narratives are being played up again, especially after the Malays begin to realise that it was nothing but...

  Malaysia is in danger of a backlash by the return of the Decepticons.           But the question is: Can we afford the return of Umno and its current batch of leaders?           What if they were just the red herrings -- Najib Abdul Razak or Zahid Hamidi will after not become the Prime Minister; instead, another Umno leader such as former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Mohamad Hasan or former Minister of Higher Education, Mustapha Mohamad?          Well, the question is: would they survive? Or would they end up being slaughtered just like Abdullah A. Badawi? After all, the good moderate politicians can hardly survive in Umno politics, where the warlords are many.          The country is already going through a tough time. In March this year, Finance Minister, Tengku Zafrul Aziz said that the country still needs  another RM17 billionto repay 1MDB’s total outst...

GE15, who will win the general election?           I have been saying time again that the state elections are not a gauge of the upcoming GE15.           That's why I never even bothered to follow the state elections, but of course, BN cybertroopers ---- and there are now many planted in all social media -- used it to try to swing back PH supporters back to BN.           This was what the big boss of a newspaper told me before GE14: that the Chinese and Indian votes have swung back to BN. I laughed.           GE15 cannot be gauged by the results in the state elections. In the midst of the pandemic, most "ordinary" voters like me would not bother to go all out, either to return from oveerseas or even Singapore to vote.          The Johor election, for example, was carried out during the pandemic. If I recall correctly, the borders were still clo...

  While discussing about the Anwar vs Najib debate, someone made a remark, " Sometimes I could help but to think these politicians were putting up some stage play and behind the scenes, they happily minum teh tarik & laughing at the rakyat's gullibility."           My reply, of course, is: "Why not?"           In fact, I have been saying this since pictures showing Jibbi and Anwar having coffee together in the lounge.           Again, my qeustion is: "Why not?"          Why not? Do you want our politicians to wield their axes at each other in parliament outside? That kind of thuggish behaviours would turn the country into an anarchy.           These are supposed to be lawmakers. They are supposed to fight out in the august house before a law is passed. This is so that when a law is passed, the Hansard would at least put on record that ...

  Citing a video clip, a friend said: "If the anti-hopping law is not passed, no point in going out to vote!"         My answer:  No, to vote is OUR duty as citizens. If we choose to vote, we are choosing to give the country to the pirates of the Caribbeans. By hook or by crook, we have to throw Captain Crook off the deck into the big ocean.          My point of argument : Well, at  least the chances are better that we will be able to put the country back on track by having the right people, than totally losing this country into the hands of the kleptokrats again.         Would Anti-Hopping Law be Passed?  Who made you think that the anti-hopping law would be passed? When Pakatan signed the MOU with Ismail Sabri Yaakob, they know that the Anti-hopping law would not be passed. It was just a gentleman's way to show the rakyat that PH wants the anti-hopping law to be passed, and at the end o...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. Something is desperately very wrong when you have a leader who has been convicted, yet you can shout, "Apa Malu, Bosku!" as though he is a celebrity in your midst.           Just  ask some of your friends from overseas if they know who the US Department of Justice was referring to as Official No 1 in the 1MDB scandal, they will just smile.           News has flashed across the world that the DOJ was referring to Najib Abdul Razak.           When people can shout, "Apa Malu, Bosku!" (what is there to be ashamed, my Boss), it makes feel uncomfortable when their political party can win the coming general election.           A party that runs the country when it has lost its moral compass will only lead the country to both moral and financial bankruptcy. ...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. To be honest, I have always wondered why "Pakatan Harapan supporters" (better known as BN Cybertroopers) criticise PH for all its failure, but stop short of criticising Barisan Nasional.           They will tell you that PH is weak, and will not be able to win the General Election because it is split and diunited.           To these people I always say, "It's a chicken and egg situation. Look, PH (or BN, for the matter) is like a balloon. You pump Helium gas into it. It gets inflated, and you will see it take off into the air."           If no air is blown into it, the balloon will remain just flat. Therefore, to criticise that PH is weak, it is just a reflection of one's own lack of commitment to go for change.          Because you choose not to give PH your suppo...

  I read this in a Whatsapp chat group but please scroll down to read what is glaringly missing from the message. The politician replied: "Well, just give me my money back then." The seller  said: "Can’t do that. I’ve already spent it." The politician said: "OK, then, just bring me the dead horse. The farmer asked: "What are you going to do with it?" The politician said: "I’m going to raffle it off to the people as a speed horse that can win the race" The seller  responded: "You can’t raffle a dead horse." Politician replied: "Sure, I can. Just watch me. You don't know the people, l will post wonderful pictures of a horse, I just won’t tell anybody it's dead. I will market it with propaganda and present him as capable of chasing criminals away" A month later, the seller met up with politician and asked: "What happened with that dead horse?" Politician replied: "I raffled it off. I sold 1million tick...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. It is interesting that when Bella's case came to light, everyone, including the glamourous daughter of a former deputy prime minister denied knowing her.           In an earlier report I read, they were supposed to be shopping kaki together.           Siti Bainun is apparently someone well known within the Umno circle. I won't comment what I do not know, but there are several questions that I would like to ask:          Why did people in Umno immediately deny knowing her now that Bella's case has come to broad daylight? For once, there is a feeling of being ashamed of a fellow Umno member. That's sanity to say the least.          But, why suddenly so ashamed being associated with Siti Bainun when the court has yet to decide her case, but not ashamed to be associated with...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. Recently, the case of Bella, a Down Syndrome child, caught us by surprise. A child of her age was supposed to be under the care of responsible adults; instead, she suffered from the way how the adults at the centre treated her.           This even caught the attention of the Tengku Mahkota of Johor. His Excellency had made a remark which I think is worth quoting:  " I don’t even have 10 lawyers. Whatever it is, this is just the beginning. Bella is a real hero, and I will help Bella as best I can. I will ensure that every child in the country is protected. The Malaysian government must amend the law to protect children.“           I have no way to verify this from the TMJ but at least, this is what appeared in a chat message.           Let's think back. Why would Siti Bainun need 10 la...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media I always find it amusing that the blame is always on Pakatan Harapan, when something happens which is not necessary in the favour of PH.          When a bunch of politicians betrayed the rakyat, PH was blamed for trusting Dr Mahathir Mohamad too much or for taking in Mahiaddin Yasin into the fold.           As someone has rightly put it, " Politics is the art of the possible. No permanent friends. Nor enemies," in politics, your worst enemies may become your allies, and your best friends for now, may become your worst of enemies.           Most of us who are watching the politics of the day know that something was already brewing in PKR with the so-called Azmin gang. People were already expecting them to exit PKR, but not sure when.           Such politicians ha...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. I woke up this morning reading a news report which appears more like a propaganda to me.            A bunch of university lecturers or so-called 'Analysts' claimed that PH 2.0 will be a flop. All the reasons were given, except one.           PH is at the moment going through a negotiation process. Before the goose lays the golden egg, it is obvious that Barisan Nasional would want to kill the goose first.           Whether Anwar will team up with other Opposition parties for now, I do not know. Whether political parties such as Warisan or Muda can be trusted or not, I cannot tell. As someone has put it, " Politics is the art of the possible. No permanent friends. Nor enemies."          But, at least let the goose lay the egg first. There is no reason why BN can...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. In a game of chess, the strategy is to bring down the King. Once you checkmate the king, the game is over.           Likewise, in the game of politics, the main target is always the leader. In Pakaran Harapan, for the past 25 years, Anwar Ibrahim has always been the key leader to fight for Reformasi and Keadilan.           It is not surprising therefore, the opponents will try to bring down Anwar. When Rafizi was once rising, he too was attacked. They attacked Kit Siang when he was helming the DAP, but when Guan Eng took over, Guan Eng was the focus of attacks.         How do they attack Anwar? They have used all sorts of strategies, including putting him behind bars. Anwar spent 10 years in jail. This was to limit his activities, but realising that his popularity grew during that period, they...

  I feel compelled to write a series of short articles based on all my observations in the social media. What do you expect a regime that has been ousted in the last General Election? Of course, it will fight back. With plenty of money still there to splash, every attempt is, of course, to spend on winning the next general election. After all, what is the use of the stolen money if these people go to jail? Every attempt to sway the rakyat’s support from PH to BN would be done – and one of it is to penetrate the social media with cyber troopers. Hence, the civil society who are unaware can bet now that in every chat group there will be a number of cyber troopers. Some will stay there quietly and waiting for an opportunity to pounce the moment they see a weakness in PH. How do we know there are cyber troopers? BN once controlled the major print media in the country. Since no one really reads the newspapers these days, where do you think they would put their cyber troopers ...

           Very seldom does it happen, but since all the jigsaw puzzles can be put together in this past one week, I will state the obvious.          There was news in the media that the judge who sentenced the convict, Najib Abdul Razak to 12 years jail, was suddenly investigated by the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission.          Its commissioner, Azam Baki said this was a “standard procedure” since police reports have been lodged against the said trial judge, Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, who presided over the court case involving the former prime minister, for misappropriation of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds.            If this is true, then, many of us who have lodged police reports against certain government officials would have to ask MACC why no action was done to even investigate the allegations.  ...