They all cannot, we all can

Sarkas1: Hoi, you heard or not about that Kugan fellow ka? His case now very hot la.

Sarkas2: Kugan? Which Kugan? Samy Vellu got son name Kugan ka?

Sarkas1: No la, that suspected car-thief who died in police custody?

Sarkas2: Hmmm, yes, yes, oh his name Kugan ka? So what, what's so important?

Sarkas1: They all making a lot of noise about his death la. They say he was tortured to death la.

Sarkas2: This is the problem with us Malaysians la, when some one die in police lockup they are quick to blame the police. What did the police say he die of?

Sarkas1: They say it was due to fluid in the lungs.

Sarkas2: Sure la, this kind of common thief where got sleep at night, they all merayau and ronda everywhere at night so surely to get the embun la. That one also they all cannot see ka? So quick to blame the police one.

Sarkas1: Yes la, but when his family burst into the morgue they took pictures of his body, got wound marks all over la.

Sarkas2: Yes la, when they all do the autopsy sometimes the body fall or the family did it themselves just to make stories.

Sarkas1: I don't think so la. I think something is wrong la.

Sarkas2: You also just like them la. Our law enforcement people are very professional la, they don't do such things la. I know la. This is Malaysia, we are very fair la.

Sarkas1: The second autopsy report stated that he could have drowned to death la.

Sarkas2: Yes la, when there is fluid in the lungs you drown la, simple what?

Sarkas1: But many people outside there say that there is foul play what?

Sarkas2: They all surely opposition people la. You know la our opposition people always want to find fault with the government one.

Sarkas3: Hoi what are you all talking about?

Sarkas2: This fellow here la, he think that Sundram fellow's death is because of police brutality.

Sarkas3: Sundram? Where got Sundram, Kugan la.

Sarkas2: Ha, Kugan, alaah, not important la, Sundram or Kugan or Samy, he is a car thief la. Our people ha, their head screw up one la, a thief like that also they want to defend ka?

Sarkas3:Talking about this ha, you know or not about one of our people, that youth wing division head you met last week? Ha, that one, he made a report that the anti corruption people tortured him during interrogation la.

Sarkas2: What? They torture him? Alamak, he is my good friend la. You sure ka?

sarkas3: Here I got a copy of the report.

Sarkas2: Where, where? Celaka punya anti corruption people, who they think they are? I tell you ah, our law enforcement people are too much la. I know they like to torture people one. Bloody basketball they all. Why keep quiet? We all must demonstrate la like this. We must condemn this act. they all same la, BPR, Police, Immigration and that RELA also same la.

Sarkas1: Just now in Kugan's case, you said, our law enforcers are professional?

SarKas2: This one different, this one our people, a leader somemore. Kugan is a thief.

Sarkas1: Not proven yet what. Even if he is a thief I don't think he desreved to be tortured to death la. Even if he is a thief, he steals only from a few people la but that friend of yours is also a thief what, and he steals from all the people.

Sarkas2: What do you mean he is a thief?

Sarkas1: You tell me one division leader who doesn't steal the people's money.

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Mr. MB, how could you be so cruel?

Quick take out your dictionaries and look up the meaning of the word corruption. Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia has this to say about corruption:

Corruption is essentially termed as an "impairment of
integrity, virtue or moral principle; depravity, decay, and/or an
inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means, a departure from the
original or from what is pure or correct, and/or an agency or influence
that corrupts."^[1]

Corruption, when applied as a technical term, is a general
concept describing any organized, interdependent system in which part
of the system is either not performing duties it was originally
intended to, or performing them in an improper way, to the detriment of
the system's original purpose.

Its terminological usage possesses connotations of evil, malignance, sickness, and loss of innocence or purity.

Hmm, very interesting indeed because for some reason some people has given it a new twist.

A Gerak somebody has made a report about the corrupt act of the MB of Selangor. Bravo, I applaud anyone brave enough to make reports about high up officials being corrupt. Now what did the corrupt fellow do?

Let me see, did he take state money and pocket it? No, the report is not about that. Did he allow his friend who has since died to acquire state land and without approved plans build a very expensive mansion and after that he got the relevant people to approve the plan? No the report is not about that too.

Did he give projects to build kampung roads at the cost of modern highways to a company that is friendly to him? No that is not so too.

Did he turn a blind eye to  hillslope developements that very clearly went against the law? No, the report is not about that.

Well if the report is not about any of the above what is it about? You really want to know? The report is about a most despicable act, the worst act any human being could do to another human being.

How could the Selangor MB ever do this. How could he use state money to buy 40 cattles and slaughter them and gave the meat to the poor? How could he ever be so cruel? Oh those poor bulls.

Didn't the MB know that state money is for the Excos to take their spouses overseas for study tours?

Didn't the MB know that state funds are actually the government bigshot officials' entertainment allowance?

Didn't he know that state funds are for organising partys for the wives of the YBs so that they could occupy their times talking about the latest botox and boobjob treatments? They could opt for tempe, it is a revolutionary new facelift skin whitening treatment.

Thank you so much Mr. Gerak somebody. You have taught us something new. Now I know that slaughtering animals to feed the poor is a despicable corrupt act.

Yes, you are right, the MB could use the money for something more beneficial like renovating the MB's residence or building more clubhouses for the state elected representatives or buying new brooms to hand out as awards.

Er, by the way Mr gerak somebody, that name GERAK does ring a bell you know. Wasn't it initiated by somebody by the name of Zam, Zam something? Ah, what's wrong with me, I can't remember his name, but he has been in the news lately, what's the name of that insignificant fellow?

Hit The Road Jack (George)

It has been 8 long years. Americans are lucky, we got one who went 22. Anyway, George old boy, this video is for you. Oh one more thing, one last favour please. On your way out, please
close the door and don't you come back no more.

It started in 99

First of all I would like to congratulate the Pakatan Rakyat for the magnificent job that they have done in the epic battle in KT. Despite facing an opponent with all the resources in the world they were still able to to not only snatch victory, but to do it in style.

Their 2600+ majority is indeed a surprise though not unexpected. As PAS and PR celebrate the other side will pack up or have already packed up and go home like a stunned wounded limping dog.

Then the blame game starts. Someone has to be blamed for this. A scapegoat has to be found and slaughtered.

A blogger has fired the first salvo by insinuating that its all Pak Lah's fault which I beg to differ. Najib would say that it is not a rejection of his imminent helming of the country and all of UMNO would sing in unison that the result is not a rejection of UMNO and BN while MCA and MIC and the rest in the ruling coalition would be saying "Where do we go from here"?

Okay lets start with Pak Lah. I said I don't think it is so much a rejection of Pak Lah as it is a rejection of UMNO and BN. The folks in KT already know that the old man is going away in about 2 month's time and why punish the party if the loved UMNO so much? If they loved UMNO so much, they would want a stronger UMNO now that their 'so-called' hated leader is going away and you don't take a seat away to make the party stronger.

As for Najib, I would say he is inconsequential. He lost in Permatang Pauh and loses again here despite campaigning throughout the constituency and splashing millions. There is just no charisma in that man.

Actually the rot started with the then PM, Mugabe's best friend, Tun Mahathir. He lost Terengganu to PAS in 99. The hatred and distrust towards UMNO started then not only now.

It was actually Pak Lah who managed to temporarily stop the slide with his promise of a very unMahathir government but when the people saw that it was merely rhetorical, sweet to hear but zilch in substance and that Mahathirism is still alive and kicking, they switched back into reverse gear.

Yes, I would say that it is a rejection of UMNO and BN as a whole that got PAS this resounding victory.

I know some would disagree to my short unsubstantiated analysis but then who cares.

New Old Boy In Town

Min 1: Is KT always this dull at night? I mean what is there to do if one wants to unwind?

MB: Its quite dull at night, I have to admit, you know la, the people here are mainly Malays and we are in the East Coast, its different from the West Coast la, but we do have entertainment you know.

Min 1: You have entertainment? What is it?

MB: We go to the beach for fresh air, we karaoke. Do you karaoke Datuk?

Min 1: What karaoke? Do you call that entertainment? I mean really good entertainment for the men folks la, you know what I mean?

MB: That one you have to go to Golok la Datuk. It's not that I don't like all that but if we allow it, this will be the last term we rule Terengganu la Datuk.

Min 2: Aiya! Boring la like this, want to go ceramah, so few people turn up, want to go back to KL, the old man will scream, want to bring my wife here, she tak boleh pakai one, what to do ah?

MB: I am sorry la Datuks, you all didn't tell me what you all want otherwise I could make arrangements for you all to go to Kuantan or Golok but I heard you brought along an entertainer with you what?

Min 1: Got ah Min 2? Who did we bring? Inul ka?

Min 2: Where got, want to die ka bring Inul here.

MB: Got la, you all brought a clown what. he will do your every wish what.

Min 1: What? "He" jantan ka? What for jantan?

MB: At least got entertainment la Datuk then sitting around here looking at each other's old faces.

Min 1: Who? Who is the clown that you said we brought?

MB: Ala, the new old boy in town la. Your new Khadam.

Min 2 : Don't play around la, who is it?

MB: That Zam la, who else? He will do everything you ask what, even his old boss also he will taroh what. They say, if the price is right his father also he will sell la.

Min 1: Yes, la, why didn't I think of it. Call him here, ask him to dance for us. What else is he good for?

MB: Datuk ah, if we win you want to take that Zam fellow as your Private Secretary ka? He can entertain you what.

Min 1: What? You gila ka? If he can do that to his old boss you think he won't do that to me later on ka? That kind of idiot, we make full use and throw away la, where can trust one. I'll make him National Clown la, nothing else.

It should not be so and must not be so.

I read in the TheStarOnline about a factory facing the possibility of being taken to court for retrenching its workers. It did not give enough time for those retrenched to seek employment elsewhere. Then the reports goes that, the labour Office, the party that intends to pursue the legal action mentioned earlier, also said that they heard that the company intends to further retrench more than 200 operators, all locals, at the end of january, which again is another breach of the rules because they have to terminate their foreigners first, then only the locals.

Do you know what the penalty for the first and second offence is? A fucking paltry 10K for each offence. No wonder the company dared do what it did and would most probably do what it intends to do end of this month.

A fucking 10K fine is not even a slap on the wrist, its a wink of the eye, saying, 'thank you gomen people for helping us out here'.

Why can't the fine be within a certain region, something like minimum of 100K and maximum of 10 million?

A small factory would think twice if it faces the possibility of being fined 100K and 10 million would surely hurt a big company.

The authorities should realise that the punishments that we have waiting for errant companies should act as a deterent not encouragement. When they know that the amount they face is pittance, they would be encouraged to go ahead with their devious plans.

In the case of the locals who are facing the possibility of retrenchment, after the company pays the 10K pocket change fine, what is there to guarantee that they would be re-employed or would be employed elsewhere?

If it is taken to court, how long would it take for those retrenched to get re-employed? 1 month? I don't think so, we have never been that efficient, ever. 6 months? Still too early. 1 year? Maybe, but in the mean time what are these locals going to eat? Are they to serve roti canais at the restaurants that their foreign counterparts frequent? That would be nice.

When these laws were written by the relevent party or parties, were the workers welfare paramount in their minds? I know, we have to be fair to the employers also but does the amount of fines mentioned earlier really show this? What I could see is that the welfare of employers is the most important concern when these laws were formulated.

Why is this so? This should not be so and must not be so.