This is so very odd.
My cousin voted for the Opposition in last year's general election because she was so fed up with Barisan Nasional.
The face of Khairy Jamaluddin, she said, was one reason she rejected BN because Khairy represented the abuse, the corruption and all that went wrong for the BN under his father-in-law.
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was literally PM-in-absentia.
The Opposition at that time was not Pakatan Rakyat but individual parties. She voted for the DAP and PKR.
She was naturally aghast that Pakatan Rakyat had conducted itslef pretty miserably and betrayed people like her.
For instance, when Pak Lah was stepping down, several Pakatan leaders said, no no, he shouldn't.
"What the F****?" she screamed in her text to me!
Yeah. I'm wondering what's goin' on back home?
What's the deal?
You'd send Malaysia to destruction just so you can take over the country?
No go, man.
Recently, of course, with the new government under Datuk Seri Najib Razak, we hear Pakatan voices defending Khairy and whacking Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
So, ok. We understand your issues with the Tun. But why whack him in defence of Khairy?
WHY?
"I voted for the opposition because I rejected the likes of Khairy and now you are supporting Khairy? What game are you playing-lah?"
Hey. I'd like to know too!
What is your struggle, Pakatan? Stay focus, man. Or you will expose your own lack of direction and a very muddled struggle.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Celebrities and Adopting Poor Third World Kids
Should I laud Madonna for her steadfastness in wanting to adopt a Malawian child?
I remember watching TV and how the TV presenters crucifies the Malawian authorities for making it difficult for Madonna to adopt 4 year-old Mercy James.
This presenter said Madonna was giving Mercy a good life and these stupid authorities were questioning her morality?
Mercy will die of hunger in Malawi, stupid!
Which brings me to this issue about Hollywood celebrities penchant for adopting kids from poor countries.
No doubt they love children. I suppose, on the outset, we could say that they're doing it all for humanity, charity.
We should be happy for these kids, you know. They're better off with these glitzy celebrities to call mommy and daddy.
But, really...I dunno.
Aren't there needy kids where they come from?
I remember watching TV and how the TV presenters crucifies the Malawian authorities for making it difficult for Madonna to adopt 4 year-old Mercy James.
This presenter said Madonna was giving Mercy a good life and these stupid authorities were questioning her morality?
Mercy will die of hunger in Malawi, stupid!
Which brings me to this issue about Hollywood celebrities penchant for adopting kids from poor countries.
No doubt they love children. I suppose, on the outset, we could say that they're doing it all for humanity, charity.
We should be happy for these kids, you know. They're better off with these glitzy celebrities to call mommy and daddy.
But, really...I dunno.
Aren't there needy kids where they come from?
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
May 2009 Bring Us Good Things!
But....aaah. who are we kiddin'!
We're in recession...people get laid off, inflation, war and war.
Don't know whether Obama is any different from his predecessors with regards to handling of Israel in the Mid-east conflict!
Oh well....Have a good new year....
We're in recession...people get laid off, inflation, war and war.
Don't know whether Obama is any different from his predecessors with regards to handling of Israel in the Mid-east conflict!
Oh well....Have a good new year....
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Next Time, I'll Be There..
I have been back in Malaysia for couple of weeks now for a sojourn. One of the things (some) Malaysians or ex-Malaysians abroad have to do.
I was invited by Tok Mommy (Kak Maria) for a bloggers' bash. Actually, it was an invite through another invitation. I was thrilled, yet a little apprehensive.
Truth be told. It was not easy because I'd have to "blow my cover". No more anonymity.
Would people be expecting an "Eva"? Kak Maria told me that a joke was going around the Tuesday Mee Rebus sessions that some people are convinced that I'm a 6-footer Sikh male.
Kak Maria herself asked me about me.I told her I ain't telling. although I gave her BROAD hints.
I'll be honest -- I'm no 6-footer although I am tall. Nor am I male or a Sikh.
To cut a story short -- I missed the bloggers bash at the Curve on Saturday Nov 29 because I was at the other end of the Klang Valley, stuck in a horrendous traffic jam.
Was looking forward to meeting Kak Maria, Nuraina, Kerp, MadSalo, Rocky and the others.
I suppose Somebody else had good reason to not let me be there.
It would have to be "next time"....
So, until the next time in this lifetime....you guys rock!
I was invited by Tok Mommy (Kak Maria) for a bloggers' bash. Actually, it was an invite through another invitation. I was thrilled, yet a little apprehensive.
Truth be told. It was not easy because I'd have to "blow my cover". No more anonymity.
Would people be expecting an "Eva"? Kak Maria told me that a joke was going around the Tuesday Mee Rebus sessions that some people are convinced that I'm a 6-footer Sikh male.
Kak Maria herself asked me about me.I told her I ain't telling. although I gave her BROAD hints.
I'll be honest -- I'm no 6-footer although I am tall. Nor am I male or a Sikh.
To cut a story short -- I missed the bloggers bash at the Curve on Saturday Nov 29 because I was at the other end of the Klang Valley, stuck in a horrendous traffic jam.
Was looking forward to meeting Kak Maria, Nuraina, Kerp, MadSalo, Rocky and the others.
I suppose Somebody else had good reason to not let me be there.
It would have to be "next time"....
So, until the next time in this lifetime....you guys rock!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
State Of Emergency At Bangkok Airports As Rumours Of Coup Abound
People power in Thailand ain't gonna do the country any good. But something just has to be said and done for the long-term good of the country.
That people power is deceptive because the real power in Thailand lies in the military.
These protests are just being allowed because the military is allowing it to a point when it has the government on its knees.
Already there are rumours of a coup.
Just read The New York Times that a a state of emergency has been declared at Bangkok’s two commercial airports today.
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat against whom the protest is made, instructed police to deal with protesters occupying the facilities, Thai media reported.
Of course the people are protesting, Somchai is ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra's brother-in-law.
Read the story here.
And on the coup, here
That people power is deceptive because the real power in Thailand lies in the military.
These protests are just being allowed because the military is allowing it to a point when it has the government on its knees.
Already there are rumours of a coup.
Just read The New York Times that a a state of emergency has been declared at Bangkok’s two commercial airports today.
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat against whom the protest is made, instructed police to deal with protesters occupying the facilities, Thai media reported.
Of course the people are protesting, Somchai is ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra's brother-in-law.
Read the story here.
And on the coup, here
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