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• 1. kiasu andrew  |  October 13th, 2007 at 7:38 am

  :)

• 2. WristBandMan  |  October 13th, 2007 at 8:04 am

  Selamat Hairy Raya to you too.

  I’m of age to vote. =)

• 3. Eve  |  October 13th, 2007 at 8:20 am

  well said.

• 4. zen  |  October 13th, 2007 at 8:26 am

  why do you think i’m out here? i just cant stand the fucking irresponsible government we have.half of the taxes we pay are used to feed these irresponsible lazy bums. The more I read about Malaysian politics, the angrier I get.
  we have to ‘thank’ the government for wat Malaysia is up to these 50 yrs. we could be better than singapore or hong kong if we dun have such crappy government in our country.
  the judiciary system is not the only thing. the malaysian government is so dark dat u dun wana look at it anymore.
  BN will only start working when the general election is around the corner. they jz wana fish votes, thats it!
  do you think they will rlly look into this judiciary thing? panel my foot. they love setting up panels to investigate unnecessary matters and they will take like years to investigate when the result is so obvious. the only thing they are good at is putting the blame on others. in this case, the person who took the video is wrong. another example, i spoke to a singaporean fren of mine jz now n she told me that the malaysian government is blaming singapore on the issue of brain drain. look at this. i mean what nonsense in this? they dun appreciate the intellects they have, they wana protect their own ppl and at the end of the day, they jz blame others wen it’s their own fault.
  conclusion, an unfair judiciary system = no justice in the country

• 5. sigh  |  October 13th, 2007 at 8:29 am

  i have the same opinion as zen. the more i read about malaysia politics, the angier i get!!!

  honestly, i feel ashame to tell people im Malay-sians!!!

• 6. heartless-usagi  |  October 13th, 2007 at 8:52 am

  very well said.me too,the more i read the more disgusted i feel.especially about the guy going to space thing.what’s all the hoohaa?they only let us tagged along because we bought their submarines which i heard werent working in the 1st place.

  Selamat Hari Raya by the way.

• 7. Bernard  |  October 13th, 2007 at 9:12 am

  so… which party are you voting? i myself am too lazy to read all that shite load, just put it at the back of my head to vote for some other party. KEEP BLOGGING su ann. we’re all behind you :)

• 8. freddyteo  |  October 13th, 2007 at 10:46 am

  Very well-written. I share your sentiment.

• 9. thegeekinpink  |  October 13th, 2007 at 10:59 am

  powerful! i myself when reading about the news of the video, kept wondering what’s with all that bullshit of the need to officiate the authenticity of the video. very powerful we’ll help spread the word!!!

• 10. fern  |  October 13th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

  blogging can’t be enough. it only reaches out to the minority of citizens who have the technology and time to read blogs and check websites. the government feels safe because they know the majority of voters would only be bothered by news from their daily newspaper, which is still front paging kidnap cases. i bet my parents or next door neighbours wouldn’t know about this judiciary issue

  but thanks for being brave enough to highlight this case. i myself didn’t know. and selamat hari raya :)

• 11. povege  |  October 13th, 2007 at 12:31 pm

  From what I’ve heard and seen, many are actually aware of this issue but as pointed, how long will we remember it, that’s the question. The Bar Council has organized a walk of justice, many lawyers participated. But most of them were merely caught up with their own work and not bothered with it because they think that nothing will change and it’s just a waste of time. Some also believe that the Bar Council itself is not as upright as we thought it is, but I shall not bring this further. Feeling helpless and mainly not bothered is why our government could go on with these corruption. I am embarrassed of myself because I paid the guy to pass my driving test and given the chance to do it again, I will definitely not do the same. Change our attitude from the very trivial matters ie don’t bribe the policeman. I finally have the power to vote beginning of this year and it’s just the BEGINNING.
  Happy Raya.
  ps: Those of age, do vote.

• 12. Hishy  |  October 13th, 2007 at 12:32 pm

  Sigh that’s exactly how I feel. People will stop caring if the powers-that-be hide/stall/delay the issue long enough, and the whole angkasawan thing and Hari Raya are just in time to provide the killing blow to an issue already in its death throes among the apathetic Malaysian public.

  I have to say, the person behind the video timed the release rather badly… barely some time before certain ‘major’ events/celebrations.

• 13. k0k  |  October 13th, 2007 at 2:15 pm

  I can vote!

  You, missy, got a couple more years to grow into.

  Anyway, this is the first time I’ve heard of this… err… travesty? That comes from studying overseas. I’ve kind of accepted that all politicians are as crooked as a banged-up slinky, and Malaysian ones are just lousier at covering their tracks.

  If you’re ever planning to head into politics, you got my vote, Su Ann.

• 14. Lawrence L  |  October 13th, 2007 at 4:13 pm

  Quote : “The government can do anything. (The protection is) actually in various Acts, the government can provide protection. It doesn’t have to be in any other Act.”.

  Actually there is no such act according to the law (if it’s still exist). When the person who recorded this video show up, i bet that most likely he/she will spend SOME time under ISA being “grilled” by the “so-called-investigators”.

  Btw, forget about that case. We have a “Malaysia angkasawan” a.k.a flight participant in the space. Cheers ! Work hard folks, and pay up the taxes so we can buy more sukhois and can send more flight participants into the space. And they are looking for young female “angkasawan”. So, pinkpau, gogogo… Got free ride, dun wan meh ?

• 15. madeline k.  |  October 13th, 2007 at 4:49 pm

  ya su ann i dont get it…wassup with all d hoohaa abt d angkasawan msia?HE”S JUST ANOTHER BLOODY MAN WHICH WAS LUCKY TO BE CHOSEN TO GO TO SPACE! thanks to all d tax payer’s money of course.

• 16. HK  |  October 13th, 2007 at 5:26 pm

  On the contrary, the government will definitely sweep this under the carpet until CJ Fairuz’s upcoming retirement. Then they’ll say no case the CJ is not here anyway.

  Look here, firstly the panel has been grilled by Najib recently for asking questions about something that is not under their jurisdiction. Wtf? This was supposed to be an independent panel for heaven’s sake.

  Secondly, ACA was supposed to be handling the interrogation of Fairuz and Lingam. But wtf, they’ve stayed on such low profile. Nothing has been made accountable to the public yet, due to laws that protect the identity of the accused.

  Thirdly, we can ascertain that the video is true. 1, No open denials. 2, The government’s insistency on wanting the whistle blower to come up or else no case. Nazri bedol creating the non-existent Witness Protection Act.

  Everything single piece of news is about the whistle-blower, not CJ / Lingam or VincentTan.

  I tell you the recent clampdown on whistle blowers such as in PDRM will cause success rates in solving cases to plummet. Dumb-ass gmen.

  You go Pinkpau, at least this means we love our country. Bloggers are probably one of the most patriotic bunches there ever is, not those idiots who tie flagposts to their lorries.

• 17. steph  |  October 13th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

  and indeed we call ourselves a democratic nation. your sentiments are heard and i certainly appreciate the enlightenment (didnt hear anything about this being down under)

  being a reader of the law, it troubles me that should i ever return to practice in my home country, such an ardous and allegdly corrupt judiciary has to be put up with. that our so-called democratic nation has been compelled to question the very fundamentals of the rule of law and the separation of powers curtails any development of the Malaysian jurisdiction. what of the magna carta? this corruption case today bespeaks how far we have fallen from the glory days of justice and liberalism.

• 18. Michelle  |  October 13th, 2007 at 9:01 pm

  Malaysia’s version of Mean Girls. Sigh. Clique A on the left. Clique B on the right. How fun! Whee!

  Talking about the Atlantuya case, the column just gets smaller and smaller. Becomes more confusing. Impeachments. Careless DNA tests. Wrong info on wrong reports. Covered faces.

  Politics in Malaysia is just another terrible road to travel. If you try to be fair and just, people push you down. You lose support. That’s why this sort of brouhaha happens. Shit happens if no interests are involved. And the only answer to their situation would be money. Thus, corruption occurs. You think those ministers get their votes and supports for free?

  As the saying goes, nothing is free in this world. That’s why. This sort of shit befalls on us people. We suffer the consequences. Lousy system makes unhappy people.

  Apa nak buat? Saya pun tak tau. And they also tak tau cause their mouths are stuffed with money. Of course buat tak tau.

• 19. Yappy  |  October 13th, 2007 at 9:07 pm

  After reading stuff like these, a Malaysian would usually say: My goodness, this country is so terrible, the system is so corrupted, etc etc etc. But deep down I still love this country because where else would we find mamak food la, bruder?

  Lolzz… notice how most Malaysian can only point to food when they speak of their passion for this country. This is what we have achieved after 50 years of independence.

  Asking Malaysians to care is really an uphill task, the ‘don’t care’ attitude is deeply ingrained in them. After seeing so many absurd things the gov does, corruption running rampant, unsolved cases, justice not served, many Malaysians just decide that the easy way out is to be oblivious to all this. What’s the point of voicing out when no one cares? What’s the point of lodging a police report for a crime when the police themselves don’t give a shit? Gasp, if we voice out, we might be haul off by the ISA or something might happen to our family! This ‘i dun care coz no one cares’ attitude becomes a vicious cycle and we become the silent majority.

  This is the docility that the gov wants from us and most of us willingly give it to them. You go, Su Ann! Keep blogging! We must speak out and be heard!

  And the angkasawan thingy is a big joke. Some billionaires paid millions to get the once in a lifetime trip to space. This expensive trip is happily sponsored by our gov to a lucky chap, using our money. My historical knowledge is not very good, but I don’t recall governments in any other countries sponsoring a trip for their citizen to have a short tour in space. Quick, quick, record this in the Malaysian Book of Records, we are the first! No wait, make it the Guiness Book of World Records!! :p

  Very well written as usual.. You are brilliant. :)

• 20. Aimee  |  October 13th, 2007 at 9:11 pm

  -kneels down and worships pink pau-

  honestly. i love it when you write entries like this. it relegates the newspapers to ‘bungkus orange peel’ level. here you are, two years short of the voting age, and yet spewing more sense in these several paragraphs than ANYBODY in the cabinet has for the past 50 years. have you ever considered being a politician? you know i will have my voting rights in the next election right?

• 21. Jessie  |  October 13th, 2007 at 9:14 pm

  Zakaria’s case, to add on to the list of nothing-happened at last.

• 22. angry woman  |  October 13th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

  omg, speaking of tht damn astronaut! like, so wht if he can go to space? wht do we get from tht? he’s just wasting the tax payer’s money!!!!! we have to pay the germans to fly! the germans get the money. we? we get absofuckinglutely nothing! great!

• 23. entwined  |  October 14th, 2007 at 1:03 am

  “Of course, we are serious…”HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  RIGHT YOU ARE. when i first heard that they have to authenticate the video before proceding with investigations, i was in disbelief. the government REALLY think we’re THAT STUPID to buy that excuse.

  and i echo jessie - zakaria’s mansion has been paraded to the whole of malaysia! woo he’s such a loving and kind man to allow 11 underprivileged kids to stay there and the best part is, it’s going to be an annual thing! wow such a magnanimous person! let’s all forgive him (that is, if anyone still remembers WHY his mansion is so infamous)

  digusting. and really, i just love the food here. unless we kick out those lazy bastards siphoning taxpayers money, nothing will change. everyone i spoke to so far has nothing but disgust for the current government and we all know who we’re voting for this coming election.

• 24. entwined  |  October 14th, 2007 at 1:04 am

  oh yes, first it was the merdeka post, then the hari raya post….next deepavali post?! :D

• 25. Michael  |  October 14th, 2007 at 2:15 am

  only when one day our petroleum no more, petronas gone, government bankrupt, no contracts to give, malays angry, yeah, then we can have a reform. the only way to fix it, is when its completely unfixable. Or, should i request the whole malaysians to show their fury? Maybe, it havent reached the breaking point of some (or 90%?) to make them really want a change. Read china history, the dynasty falls when no one is fed.

  P.S : lets wait 21. vote and show something. miss rendang beef. yeah. i just can think of food.

• 26. Jeff from LA  |  October 14th, 2007 at 2:46 am

  Su Ann, I am really proud of you for taking a stand against this corrupt judiciary. The judiciary’s responsibility is to provide a check against the corruption and injustice perpetrated by the other branches of government, and that is simply impossible when the judges receive their positions through the same type of corruption they are supposed to prevent.

  I think the sad thing though is that from reading the comments, everyone feels so disenfranchised by the system that they don’t feel as if they can really do anything. On the other hand, I am super proud of you for not giving into apathy.

• 27. Anonymous  |  October 14th, 2007 at 2:59 am

  Assuming the video is real, and your predictions are true.

  Consider this, if the No.1 guy managed to get his ‘men’ to take over his place before he resigned, this replacement might not be really worthy of that position because he was chosen based on his ‘contacts’. He would be chosen due to influence of No.1.

  The case now is that the No.3 guy got the prize also by ‘contacts’ and influencing much more powerful people. Either way it is still the same thing. No one bothers to assess their true abilities, just which powerful people they know.

  My opinion, at least the PM and The King thinks that No.3 is a good candidate for the job. So if No.3 does anything wrong, blame PM and The King for poor judgement. Whereas, the other guy will only have a resigned ex-No.1 to fall back on. If I get to pick either one, I’d pick No.3. Obviously these powerful men wouldn’t make a decision bad enough to ruin their own reputation, because at the end of the day, they are still doing it for themselves.

  I don’t know why we’re making a big fuss out of this. It will just end up one wrong way or the other. We don’t even know if the press was paid to manipulate us too. What made us think that everything on print is true?

• 28. sheon  |  October 14th, 2007 at 3:11 am

  delay and forget tactic is the favorite and fail-safe method likened by politicians (government). remember how many cases were brushed under the carpet and be forever forgotten? the mainstream media plays a crucial role for this tactic to work. when some government agency/minister/politician/GLC screwed up big time…too big for the media to ignore, they have no choice but to report it on the news…..however, all mainstream media (the star/sin chew/nst..etc) being politically linked, they have to create something to divert the attention away from the scandal….and when this happens…the news column for the said scandal will become smaller…smaller .. smaller….and *pooof*……gone…. and the politician gets to live another term.

  ACA cleared the sultan of klang from all corruption charges…. *wtf?! when somebody as corrupt as datuk Z can be cleared from corruption charges….what else can you say about the integrity of the government?

  p/s: pinkpau…this is a very strong article you wrote, your thoughts are aligned to many learned citizens of this country. i fully agree and support your views on this matter. however, tread this path carefully….you dont want to step on somebody’s sensitive toes. :)

  http://www.malaysia-today.net

• 29. wombok  |  October 14th, 2007 at 4:16 am

  You certainly articulate your thoughts in writing very well.

  Reading law by any chance?

• 30. blue  |  October 14th, 2007 at 7:11 am

  HI, thanks pinkpau for the brilliant post. It rings true like a patriotic valedictorian speech. Fine, the point is made, but in recoiling from your anger, like trying to retrieve an embedded arrow from the wound, which causes even more hurt, I sensed a deep level of cynicism of all things Malaysians. Is this the right response, I wonder? Do we lose all hope because someone screwed up. So who will be the pillars of the country in the future generation. Isn’t that what we so proudly write about in our school examination essays. How will younger generation of today uphold the country in the future, when all these corrupt leaders are on their wheelchairs? Who are we blaming next? Well, it is easy to hate Americans because of President George Bush. But is America all about George Bush. What about the people, and what that they care and stand for, and who are they being. Ultimately it is goodness that defeats evil, and without good, there is no hope… why do you like Star Wars, because of Darth Vader? No you enjoy the company of the flimsy robots, the beaten millennium falcon, and the vulnerale characters who are not afraid to be humans. IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO MAKES THE COUNTRY, God damm it! So BE the people the country can be proud ot! Remember Robert Kennedy’s speech: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for you country?” It may be an overused quote, but it does ring a bell if you listen closely, and like Rocky said:”it is not about how hard you hit, but it is about how hard you can hit and move forward, that’s how WINNING IS DONE!” If you and I are NOT proud that our Angkasawan made it to space, then our soul is dead. Then you better quit whatever you are doing, because you are going to self-sabotage your future as well. If you let some damn politicians screw up your brain, and make you cynical and influence others to be cynical. Then there is no hope for the country. Because you and I made up the country.. Well, the national anthem is still N-E-G-A-R-A K-U …

• 31. Jeff from LA  |  October 14th, 2007 at 8:05 am

  Man, that post by blue is really impressive in its “diversity” of references. I really would not have expected to hear about “Star Wars,” “Rocky,” a quote from John F. Kennedy (he refers to RFK instead, but it was actually JFK who made the statement in his 1961 inaugural address), George W. Bush, and Malaysian politicians in one paragraph.

  Blue, I’m guessing you must be a Malaysian studying and/or working in the U.S.?

• 32. Jeff from LA  |  October 14th, 2007 at 8:11 am

  Referring to your comment about it being wrong to hate Americans solely because of Bush, sadly that it is a really common occurrence in the world today.

  While traveling in Asia, I don’t know how many times people would become enraged when they found out I was American and tell me that I should talk with “my Mr. Bush” about this and that.

  I always thought it was funny that people thought that simply because I was American, I shared all of the same beliefs as our president. There is a reason why President Bush has a 28% approval rating in America. Its because 72% of Americans hate him.

• 33. yaoming  |  October 14th, 2007 at 1:49 pm

  I like the kidnapping part, that’s hilarious… hahaha…

  ok, this is how boleh-land works thing out, whenever there is someone in the government involves in crime, they will do whatever it takes to “protect” them instead of prosecute them… I’m so freaking sick of this boleh-land, totally hopeless…

  kawan, it’s time to vote this bunch of sick people out in the next election!!!

• 34. susun  |  October 14th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

  besides the The Judiciary Issue, there is this Dato Sri Syed Hamid interview by BBC hard talk,

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlQWNib2Tcw

  this guy lied the shit out of his mind all the way from the begining to the end, I’m totally disgusted by what he said in the interview… this country is hopeless, hopeless and hopeless….

• 35. justakid  |  October 14th, 2007 at 5:35 pm

  i saw that clip abt the angkasawan thing. and me and my boyf were joking abt how the rocket might burst into flames b4 reaching outer space, and save all the petrol and gas so the angkasawan can go back to merempit activities. lol :P well it was jz a joke .. selamat hari raya :) and ur an awesome blogger

• 36. Fu Han  |  October 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm

  You really want it to not be forgotten?

  Set the date of the post as 13th of Oct 2008, and yes, it’ll always be the first thing read by your fellow subscribers everytime they click on that cute URL of yours.

  Way to go!

• 37. michellesy  |  October 14th, 2007 at 10:05 pm

  Goddamit - another one, then another, then another. It’ll never end.

  I turn aside with cold eyes. And a colder heart.

  You go babe! Because you’re stronger than I’ll ever be. And more persevering when it comes to this place that purports to be tanahair for us.

• 38. kiddywiddy  |  October 15th, 2007 at 12:01 am

  Amazing post! Don’t massage their egos and let corruption rule the country. Keep that flame in your heart going and blogt! Why be afraid to stand up? Be not afraid to be right. You go, pinkpau!
  I expect, the government will probably try to hide these issues and stay in denial. Blame blame blame. Thats all they can do?
  Its a shame, they hold such high posts, have tons and tons of cash in their banks but have such a corrupt mind.

  Thanks for the post, pinkpau. You’ve brought all of us to a new light and inspired us all. =)

• 39. mike  |  October 15th, 2007 at 1:33 am

  pinkpao, you have my respect!! way to go babe, keep posting blog like this, keep the flame, we are all behind you!!

  and yes, let’s vote the corrupted stinky government out! ya!

• 40. Random Surfer  |  October 15th, 2007 at 4:16 am

  Goddamn, that’s some righteous indignation right there! You go girl.

• 41. ccc  |  October 15th, 2007 at 6:15 am

  pikpao, i have been reading your blog everyday, and this the best.. you got the attitude that all MAlaysian need -ie- to do something, and not just complaining and running away from this country…

• 42. This is my stand. «&hellip  |  October 15th, 2007 at 11:23 am

  [...] Su Ann wrote a very well written entry about the judiciary fixing that was recently exposed through a video clip via Malaysiakini here. [...]

• 43. lishun  |  October 15th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

  do something…do something…

  i, like many other malaysians, am just fuming in my seat because i don’t know what to do. what can we do? write letters? blogs? talk about it over teh tarik? make sure everyone remembers what’s going on? point out the underlying issues and how disgusting this all really is?

  well…i want to do MORE. i can vote at the next general elections and i will make sure that i do. but i want to know…how on earth is my vote going to make a difference? do i vote for the opposition eventhough i am not convinced that they will be any better than the ruling alliance? just because i am heartbroken at the appalling state this country is in? we’re talking about voting for the people who will be making all the decisions for the next couple of years. it’s no small matter.

  either way, i feel almost helpless because it’s a no-win situation. until something radical is done about the way the leadership of this country works, no real change is going to happen. perhaps we should…take to the streets, like the lawyers have done. was that loud enough, by the way? or…or…we should be less fearful of “the system” and start a revolution in our school, university, workplace. return to the times when students were politicians and the youth made a difference.

  do forums even work anymore? are they staged to show “hey we still talk to the people about serious issues, we care what our [warning: cliche!] future generation thinks”?

  i don’t know. it seems like we have moved beyond the “let’s talk things out” stage, especially since our leaders can’t seem to maintain a decent conversation and argue things out without withdrawing into a defensive stance and dodging the questions that really matter.

  viva revolution?

• 44. Lalita  |  October 15th, 2007 at 3:22 pm

  It was disgusting when I first read about it, and it is even more disgusting now!!! There is absolutely no check and balance in the government and they can do what they like with no one questioning them. Hah!!! And they have the cheek to point fingers at other countries when your own laundry is dirtier than a longkang!!! I feel physically sick - it seems to be getting worse and worse. And you know, if that poor person who took that video owns up, he will probably “conveniently disappear”!!!

• 45. rockengi  |  October 15th, 2007 at 5:55 pm

  can u send me the link , i wanna vote too ;)

• 46. Invisible man  |  October 15th, 2007 at 6:43 pm

  Dear fellow Malaysian,

  If you all have been following the judiciary
  rot in Malaysia since 1988. I would like you to go to this website and read the petition to the His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agung to ask for the establishment of a Royal Commission to look into and stop the rot in the judiciary and to return the judiciary back to the rakyat, http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/
  To sign up in support of this petition, please send your name and i.c. number to :
  savethejudiciary@gmail.com

  Please forward to as many Malaysian that you have on your email list. Thank you.

• 47. Angeline  |  October 15th, 2007 at 8:42 pm

  If a professor says something, i’m not not just a few will listen. I’d say that most academians i met are not self-serving ppl. Perhaps you can get the attention of some profs to write. Or interview them and blog it out with their permission.

  Perhaps there are some ppl out there who has a voice but no channel too, coz public press is refrained from doing so. Blogs can. The more ppl blog, the more it is ‘out of control’ coz charging outspoken bloggers (which will then be too many) will open the floodgates.

  Can i ask u guys something. How can we know which leaders to vote. i am of voting age but i don’t follow political/sociological happenings much. opposition might not be always better.

  Next time a traffic police hints, take down his name and ask him to please give you the ticket. Same for a contractor / student / teacher / parents / tender.

  A person doesn’t think far enough if he wants a bigger share of the pie but decreasing the size of the total pie (economics). Corruption does that.

  Can someone write a paper/thesis on effects of corruption. It need not touch on certain govt / parties. If it doesn’t refer to particular bodies then i’m sure you can try to get it published even. Other good topics - perhaps organizational behaviour of governmets, psychology of desensitization / helplessness abt this.. what not

• 48. Kean from Selangor  |  October 15th, 2007 at 8:43 pm

  Behold our new Sultan Zakaria and his gorgeous “Istana” in Klang. So now we have 2 Sultan in Selangor, WOW!! What a lovely ‘boleh’ land where anyone can become a Sultan if you know how to bootlick in UMNO.

  So to our fellow Malay friends, you don’t need to study and work so hard. Just ‘JOIN UMNO’ and your future is secure! You might even become the 3rd Sultan of Selangor just like Sultan Zakaria, from a railgate ‘jaga’ to a new Sultan status. Bravo!

  As for our ‘Bolehland Angkasawan’, he will remain as our country ‘1st Space Tourist’ in my personal history book, wasting tons of our taxpayer money. I will NEVER EVER acknowledge him as our 1st Astronaut and I will do the same with my next generation by telling them the truth.

  If my children is force to answer question in UPSR, PMR or SPM about our country 1st Angkasawan, I rather see them screwing it up then being brain wash by UMNO’s propaganda.

• 49. sheon  |  October 15th, 2007 at 9:19 pm

  angeline: the political scenario now is very different from the previous ones that we had. the last election gave us a good idea of how a monopoly in power does to a country. if holding 90+% seats in the parliament is not monopoly, i dont know what is. please understand that in order for democracy to run its course for the better, there MUST be a check and balance mechanism in the system. just look closely at our political system, is there check and balance? ONE party holds the executive power, the same party controls the judiciary (judiciary should be an independent entity!), the same party controls the armed forces, the same party controls the Yang Di-Pertua seats, the same party controls the media, the same party controls the banks, the GLCs….it goes on and on and on…….. ask yourself this, ” is this a fair and just system?”…

  if you ask me the question ” which party should i vote for this time?” .. my answer is this ” any party, as long as its NOT barisan! for there must be CHECK AND BALANCE in our country!!!”

• 50. kennysia  |  October 15th, 2007 at 9:49 pm

  Eh! You left out my favourite quote from our favourite de facto law minister.

  When asked to comment on the lawyers and Malaysian Bar Council’s march to protest this issue, Mr Nazri said “Why is the Bar Council behaving like The Opposition?”

• 51. smartypants  |  October 15th, 2007 at 11:54 pm

  feeling blue and feelings for pink….

  It rings true like a patriotic valedictorian speech – opening sarcasm

  I sensed a deep level of cynicism of all things Malaysians – the blue label of ‘cynicism’ being thrust upon pink.

  Do we lose all hope – who did?

  If you and I are NOT proud that our Angkasawan made it to space, then our soul is dead. – speak for ourselves

  If you let some damn politicians screw up your brain, and make you cynical and influence others to be cynical. Then there is no hope for the country. – there is still me! me ! and me!

  Well, the national anthem is still N-E-G-A-R-A K-U … - who is doubting this?

  “You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” - Malcolm X

  “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” - Mark Twain

• 52. Reniv  |  October 16th, 2007 at 5:48 am

  All these rot in the judiciary we have one man to blame,
  Dr. Mahathir, This will be his legacy,i will tell you all in a story/analogy: There was this time in the jungle of Malaysia, where there was the King of monkeys who sat at the highest point of a huge tree and all the little monkeys were sitting below him and plucking fruits feeding themself. Each time the King of monkeys look down all activity will stop and all these little monkeys will froze and look up. It has been going for some time. DO U KNOW WHAT THE LITTLE MONKEY SAW WHEN THEY LOOK UP?

  They all saw an Asshole! i hope Dr. Mahathir will come out and say. Yes, he mess up, am sorry let’s fix it!

• 53. hw  |  October 16th, 2007 at 5:51 am

  I think the angkasawan shit is all overhyped nonsense. Money spent on that damn program should’ve been spent on the country’s economy instead, or at least put into something worthwhile other than boosting the country’s ego..

  Now if Malaysia built its own rocket and has it’s own space program then I’d be proud, but anyone form any country with enough money and who’s fit enough can just buy a damn ticket and hitch a ride on someone else’s rocket.

• 54. angkasawan  |  October 16th, 2007 at 11:33 am

  angkasawan = flight participant

  clap clap

• 55. AIRD  |  October 16th, 2007 at 12:26 pm

  what Malaysians? with the amount of illegals and foreign workers coming into this country and the amount of educated CHINESE migrating/ working their asses off in other countries…pretty soon this country will be filled with migrant uneducated low wage doofuses….then let the MALAYS rule over them and bring this nation to the DOGS!!!

• 56. Anonymous  |  October 16th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

  Lol ! You ‘ve go me tickled pink at your jabbing and sarcasm and at such a young age too. You will make a great leader in the near future. Better equip yourself with humility and love for people as wit can only get you in the fray but humility and love will keep you aloft and during stormy seas. My kids are spunky too but the bite is still lacking. Hope they will meet someone like you to spur them on. Like you they are also angry with the government. Keep on tickling!

• 57. blue  |  October 16th, 2007 at 9:36 pm

  There is a way of being that gets attention, and there others that arouse disdain. Rosa Parks refused to give up her chair in the bus which sparked the equality rights movements for blacks in America. Her action needs no words and yet it is a powerful demonstration of courage and truth which changed history.

  Excerpt from WIKIPEDIA:
  “On December 1, 1955, Parks became famous for refusing to obey bus driver James Blake’s order that she give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. This action of civil disobedience started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which is one of the largest movements against racial segregation. In addition, this launched Martin Luther King, Jr., who was involved with the boycott, to prominence in the civil rights movement. She has had a lasting legacy worldwide.”

  And here we are jumping up and down like a bunch of hooligans outside the fence, “oh, yeah, let’s bring the house down,” with harsh words, sarcasm, finger pointing but strangely the world is not listening. I wonder why?

• 58. Dan-yel  |  October 16th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

  Hey there, good job! I find your words very powerful. Way to go gal! May I have your permission to copy paste this article and put it in my blog and send it to my friends with courtesy of Pinkpau?

• 59. martian  |  October 16th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

  money have turned our ministers into imbeciles.

• 60. Dan-yel  |  October 16th, 2007 at 10:19 pm

  Should you hav trouble reaching me, just drop a comment in my blog, I will notice that.

• 61. nis  |  October 17th, 2007 at 2:22 am

  supposed when the government tries harder to cover-up, the more ppl would want to know. ever since the government tries to control the bloggers, more n more ppl turning to internet and blogs for news. local papers are not reliable anymore..whenever i read the local news on the papers, i feel that there’s always conspiracy. no more freedom of speech, no more democracy, hitler-style…who to blame?malaysians itself. majority are afraid of change, afraid of new government…even though msia is a democratic country, i don’t feel so deep down.
  i’m not against anyone…i just hope more people will realise. i am exposing myself to things i never knew before. i thought msian government were perfect! with perfect clean PM and little corruption. ACA proved me wrong. Lingham told me i’m dreaming.
  New generation has come. as long as the current government don’t clean up their act, more educated ppl will realise this. we will want a change. it’s just a matter of time for this to come.
  young msians! get ready for a change. v r the future leader. let’s prove the ‘adults’ that we the ‘youngs’ can do better.

• 62. twisted biatch  |  October 18th, 2007 at 3:38 pm

  one of your best posts ever.

• 63. chris  |  October 18th, 2007 at 11:13 pm

  Can’t help but notice the nationalitic passion heavily laced around your words in this little informal article of yours. Will definitely be one of the hot “gossip” topics during the Merdeka Statement Discussion happening in London next week in LKW ;)

• 64. Chong Zhemin  |  October 20th, 2007 at 8:54 am

  cool. I love your blog and this post is simply great. couldn’t believe that you are only 18! Keep up….

• 65. Areo  |  October 20th, 2007 at 9:37 am

  Hi Pinkpau, We are with you. Me and my friends also thinks that is really stupid to sent a space participants up there and be elated with it. Bloody waste of public funds which could be used for improving public transport or to help cushion any inflation prices.

  Only way to stop this rot is to exercise your right to vote and vote wisely. You are not alone.

• 66. yun  |  October 20th, 2007 at 10:13 am

  tahap kemarahan saya pun sama ngan awak. bagus dapat tau umur 18 pun blog pasal krisis nie. teruskan.

• 67. eevet  |  October 20th, 2007 at 10:23 am

  if you don’t mind I would like to link this post on my blog.
  Am really impressed by your mature thoughts.
  Keep it up, Pinkpau

• 68. Yuen-Chi Lian  |  October 20th, 2007 at 11:27 am

  No one ever likes Nazri, one who is known for having a mouth full of crap. But NOT this time.

  It is the fault of Malaysians:

  * It is the fault of the people to vote for the government.
  * It is the fault of so many youngsters out there to not care about this issue and the recent issues.
  * It is the fault of the government to keep doing what they have been doing.
  * It is not just the fault.. it is a real shame that the politicians are claiming all they have been doing are for the country.
  * It is the fault of the people to believe the press and all the lies.
  * It is the fault of the people to uphold the “tidak apa”, “malaysia boleh”, and all other attitudes and chauvinistic beliefs.

  yc

• 69. boleh  |  October 20th, 2007 at 11:56 am

  Thank god for you and others, there’s a glimmer of hope for Malai -siah !

  We hv to open our eyes and ears all the time and be informed of the things thats happening around us (good and bad).

  Dont let ourselves get screwed over and over again!

  Know your rights and defend them! To those eligible to vote in the next GE, pls votes wisely.

  God bless you.

  God pls also save the country of my birth!

• 70. John  |  October 20th, 2007 at 11:57 am

  ………………..UTTER AND COMPLETE INEPTITUDE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.

  ————————————————————
  So what you expect the govt to do? To expose the whole scandal so that it can shoot itself in the foot?
  The implications of the scandal is very damaging to the Malaysian govt. The govt can be made a laughing stock of the world, scare off foreign investors and lose support of the people. They will be losers every which way they turn. As such they are only doing what any crooked govt, could possibly do, try to divert attention and hope everybody will forget it ever happened.

• 71. ShadowFox  |  October 20th, 2007 at 11:57 am

  I’ve given up trying to educate friends on all these issues.

  I’ll simply get slapped with the negative label and spoil their mood and happy state (which is in fact, delusional)

  I think i’ll just stick to what I do best and do what I can do.
  I’ve already signed up the petition and will try to see if I can make it to the november 10 dataran merdeka walk/march 3pm for a free and clean election.

• 72. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar  |  October 20th, 2007 at 12:21 pm

  Thank you for your posting. It is extremely powerful, not only for what and how you’ve written in but also for the fact that you felt strongly enough to write it. I could feel your anger and was glad for that. Malaysians need to feel angry about what is going on around them.

  Young Malaysians need to start realising that it is not enough to be angry about what’s golng on. That anger has to be constructively channeled, the way you did. For them to do that, they must first recognise that they are stakeholders in the country. The future is theirs.

  The reality however is that many are not committed to the idea of a better country and have taken no steps, small or big, to make a difference the way you have. In not doing anything, they are willing conspirators in the throwing away of our collective future.

  Thank you again for the spirit and commitment you’ve shown. Thank you for not having acted like an accidental tourist in transit to a better world elsewhere.

  Malik Imtiaz Sarwar

• 73. will  |  October 20th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

  people should not be afraid of their government, governments should be afraid of their people

  something is stirring in the hearts of young malaysians … more and more of us are speaking up

  slowly but surely, we will rise

• 74. Nicholas  |  October 20th, 2007 at 2:23 pm

  the government’s idea of suppressing the views and voices of the malaysian people is despicable. WE call ourselves a democratic country and yet we are not able to get the government to do what the people wants. their self-rightous thought that the suppression is to ensure the stability of the country is nothing more of a double edged blade. suppression of views and ideas of the people will not only cause instability but also instill a sense of false security. “never judge a book by its cover”. Even the best looking and sumptous looking fruits may be bad inside. good post pink pau!

• 75. teohsf  |  October 20th, 2007 at 3:03 pm

  trying to give a dissenting argument from the others.
  it is just my point of view, The head of judiciary system is chosen by the discretion of the PM. and the PM is clearly not the person who go to court and get to know who are the best lawyer or judge available to be the chief of justice.

  So basically if the video is real what is wrong if someone who are a senior lawyer and try to suggest a person he think fit to be in that position, in the end of the day the choice is still in the PM’s hand. plus if its really is datuk ahmad fairuz what is wrong with that. he is not any tom and dick on the street who are appointed. he is one of the famous person in the judiciary system. In uk itself the lord chancellor is chosen by the UK PM but do you really think the PM know how good he is???
  hahaha.
  no offend to anyone

• 76. Joshua Ong  |  October 20th, 2007 at 3:36 pm

  Well said.
  With all the rot in the whole Malaysian authority, packing our bags and migrating might no longer be an option but as the only option in due time. I still love Malaysia but it is extremely disheartening to see Malaysia’s CEO and co running the country like a cowboy-land. Just in different setting and different eras.

  For the sake of Malaysia’s future, please register as a voter if you are eligible and please vote with conscience and not promises that never come true. I am 21 this year and i have did registered as a voter.

  Just look at the scandals that are rocking our nation … PKFZ, Atlantuya, Rising Son-in-Law, Patick Badawi, the OKOKOK video clip… sedih … sedih..

  How is our nation building supposed to progress with al these scandals? A majority of our Rakyat is living through tough times with much higher living cost and with the rocketing oil price, few ppl in Malaysia will continue to reap its benefits while the rest of the nation suffers.

  Lets fight for our nation. Ponder on this,

  WAWASAN 2020 OR TRAGEDI 2020?

  I hope more young Malaysians will stop living in their own artificial world when our nations is looking at a seeming bleak future.

• 77. syed  |  October 20th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

  I love it!True true.

• 78. Anonymous  |  October 20th, 2007 at 5:45 pm

  bangsat!!cina babi

• 79. Francis Foo  |  October 20th, 2007 at 6:01 pm

  wow,it’s so amazing to find out a person who is same age as me who really care about what’s happening in this soon-to-be pariah country. I found your blog from jeff’s blog and I’ve been screenshot’s reader for the past 2 years.. Gosh,so sick of this judiciary issue and I happened to be studying law. The pathetic state of the goverment leaves us with nothing other than anger and disappointment. Looks like the future for us is bleak in this sad great Bolehland nation. Sigh. Choose to migrate or what?
  God Bless Bolehland…

• 80. Dave  |  October 20th, 2007 at 6:38 pm

  Hear Hear! Well said.

  No our future is not bleak… not yet. As long as we have people who care. People who would dare to stick their necks out for the common good. Young people like you and me.

• 81. puzzled  |  October 20th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

  anybody knows how the vk video was taken? it was in 2002 and camera phones were no way near that level yet. camcorders were not that common too and were still in rather big ass sizes.

• 82. bolehbug  |  October 20th, 2007 at 8:00 pm

  Another day in paradise
  another display of whole-hearted concern and linguistic prowness
  another series of posts and comments in agreement
  another occasions for some to appear dissenting
  another repetition of some patenalistic patronistic posts

  what to do, malaysiaboleh - boleh buat apa orang lain terlampau malu mau buat

  everyday, i see displays of negligent incompetence, but not by the MElayu, they are just mainly incompetent breastfed from cradle to grave.
  nope, the negligence is from the sycophantic indians and the corrupting chinese - their silence is deafening

  who keeps the BN in power, not the MElayu, but the MCA of chinese towkays and the MIC of Sams & Veils

  want to remove the legitimaticy of the BN gomen, vote out the MIC and MCA, and in doing so remove the BN’s claim as the only avenue to represent all malaysians

  the MElayu will already have the choice to vote for other parties and have been exercising that choice over the years

  will this happen next time round, NO. the chinese businesses/towkays will rally round the MCA to maintain the alternate unofficial economy ehich the BN gomen implicitly facilitates - e.g. hand over (not award) the RM1.2Billion project to an UMNO crony who will then sell it to an MCA crony who will then subcontract everything out to their cronies etc. thats why overall the institutionalised corruption functions unfettered to a minimum of 30% margin and the end result is just all F***KED up.

  Then we play the game of blame the sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub contractor who will never be unVeiled because $$$ already changed hands.

  the pseudoeducated chinese and indians will vote for the other racial based opposition groups who will win a few votes here and there to make some noise in our DECEMBER parliament then get insulted by some çlose-one-eye or bocor MP etc

  the indians = more or less the same

  and for my soul and the space tourist = please don’t invite insults, the first malaysian in space is a halfbaked medical officer traineee in orthopaedics who benefited from the special privileges. This incompetent gomen servant has broken several perintah am by involving himself in business while in the employ of the gomen, who has missed a significant part of his orthopedic ‘training’ holidaying in Baikanour/Russia. This BRILLIANT SCIENTIST will conduct MALAYSIAN experiments for a HIV vaccine, well if you can swallow all that methane producing bovine excreta, doesnt really matter whether your soul is touched or not. But remember his name, because he will be allowed to sit for his sarjana ortopedik exams despite going absent from the training and he will pass out as an incompetent but qualified ortopedik surgeon.

  BTW, any body remember about an Indian actress/model etc who died mysteriously in Sentul and had a “postmortem” by an indian Dr in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang while there is a forensic pathologist in much nearer hospital KL. Remember the Veil references to the involved party

  Cynical yeah maintains sanity in Bolehland

  ps. sorry for the long windedness, too much gas

• 83. -allan-  |  October 20th, 2007 at 9:05 pm

  :)
  Good Post.
  Fortunately I’m able to vote for a change.
  After this, as much as I love my country, I’m moving my family out of Malaysia. I want a place where my kids will be able to accept and learn the truth in life.
  50years is a long time, we have grown so much, compare our ancestors 2000years ago, where we learn something new and apply it as the way to live..

• 84. Malaysia Baru  |  October 20th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

  Dear Pinkie-Pau , I’m really glad to know right-thinking teenagers like you whom must make every parent very proud of you. Way to go, gal! It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you another brilliant young man - John Lee Ming Keong, a 17-year-old teenager living in a suburb of the Klang Valley in Selangor, Malaysia.

  Website - http://www.infernalramblings.com/articles/Malaysian_Politics/606/

  The Judiciary in Malaysia was never it’s former-self after the sacking of Lord President Tun Salleh Abbas in 1988. The Executive usurped all the powers of the Judiciary and in the process the Judiciary lost it’s Independence and it’s now answerable to the Executive. In 1998 was the sacking of Deputy Prime Minister DSAI. The Rakyat must unite to sign a National Petition to abolish the draconian and oppressive ISA & OSA. Until now when Malaysia Today was launched just a few years ago , everything was swept under the carpet and covered-up. GOD Bless DSAI & All the Saviours of Malaysia! for exposing all the illegal wrong-doings and corruption scandals of high-level officials & politicians. Needless to say the law must come down hard on the Datuk’s and Tan Sri’s and not just the “ikan billis”. Looks like right now what we have is one set of laws for the rich & the powerful , and oneset for the ordinary citizens. Dear Pinkie Girlie, what are your views when UMNO was declared an illegal party in 1987? That was around that time when KuLi and MH nearly took over the reigns in toppling TDM. But that was not meant to be and the Rakyat had to endure 22 years of tyrannical and dictatorial rule under TDM. Would Malaysia have become an Asian-Dragon Economy success story if history was re-written?

  Website - http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/holds.php

• 85. Thomas  |  October 20th, 2007 at 9:17 pm

  Wa caya sama lu, Keep up !!!!!

• 86. Blabarella  |  October 20th, 2007 at 9:46 pm

  I can only echo the other 85 people here in saying that I am extremely proud to know that there are members of Malaysia’s youth who are deeply interested and concerned about what is going on in the country. it’s very refreshing, and comforting at the same time. Keep it up, dear girl, we old(er) fogeys cheer you on!!

• 87. zorro  |  October 21st, 2007 at 2:56 am

  Pinky, insightful and impactful from an 18 year old. Have visited your blog couple of times but left no comment. Have you signed the petition at savethejudiciary@gmail.com initiated by Haris Ibrahim of People’s Parliament. Do it and get your readers to do likewise. More power to you Su Ann.

  Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the 1947 Hartal. Watch the video at http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com

• 88. zorro  |  October 21st, 2007 at 2:57 am

  You said, “Once again, I am angry.” Sue An, I am incensed. Check it out at my blog.

• 89. ant  |  October 21st, 2007 at 4:06 am

  Actually blog is very powerful and the government knows that. I double your age but I only get to know the truth these two years, ever since I had installed my broadband. Before that, the news papers were my main sources of info, the TV had been potraying the oppositions as violent people, so I voted BN. The wind has changed direction now, at least for me and my wife. However I still believe 95% of malaysians are still not aware how corrupt our government is, cases like the judiciary fix up, because broadband penetration of the country is mere 5%, I can see why the government does not want to grow the penetration rate. But, they cannot hide the news forever, somehow I knew, other people will know eventually, and yeah you are right, they are trying to delay and gain time, you either forgot about it or they get extra time to “fix up” other things. I gave them too many chances to improve, and I was so stupid to believe they could improve, that’s it, I have stopped believing in their sweet promises, they promised us economy stability, they gave us “corridors”, but they thought we are so stupid and cannot think how the money is going to come from to build these trillion dollars “corridors”. Damn it, I’m as angry as you are, Sue. And I will excercise my voting power, however they want to play the election game next. Fuck them to hell! Thank you!

• 90. rekkin  |  October 21st, 2007 at 2:51 pm

  Su Ann you have got balls. I tabek (salute) you. Now lets see if the rest of the Nuffnang posse would jump on this. Blessed Be - Mike

• 91. Alan Tan  |  October 21st, 2007 at 3:09 pm

  Beautiful write up !!!! Wat to do. We live in Boleh land mar. Got money got power.

• 92. terence  |  October 21st, 2007 at 4:43 pm

  I see hope in our younger generation.

  I see light at the end of this tunnel…For love, justice and humankind, we shall prevail!

  The future is ours to make.

• 93. pinkpau  |  October 21st, 2007 at 4:46 pm

  thanks all for such great feedback :)

  as most of you may know, there was a landmark case last week where a former ISA detainee, Malek Hussin, won his suit against the police and govt of malaysia for assault and torture during detainment. this is really great news.

  but it also allows our ministers to say things like these :

  Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow described the decision as “timely” and should serve as a “reminder” to the authorities. “The decision by the court pertaining to the case has two important bearings. One, it goes to show that our country’s judiciary is independent…” he said after attending the Umno Kuantan division open house here yesterday.
  Source : The Star

  timely indeed. so what are we to think of this case - is it true justice or a convenient tool? let’s hope it’s the former, and that such victories will not only arise when there is a panicked need to readjust public confidence.

• 94. boleh  |  October 21st, 2007 at 6:20 pm

  A great judgement but im just thinking if its a way to placate the public by implying the courts are really independent. Why? Well if you consider the CJ scandal is still fresh in the minds of the people plus the impending GE and other unsolved problems? Feel good already? Im not totally convinced.

• 95. LC_Teh  |  October 21st, 2007 at 8:03 pm

  I had the idea that it was more than meets the eye, but I changed my perspective after referring to this particular judge’s track record. Whatever ministers say now will not change my mind about the current situation concerning the Judiciary. It still stinks somewhere in the head. Individual judges or leaders still have to earn our respect and gain back our trust. Datuk Fu, I’m not convinced, especially from where you made that statement. Don’t use somebody else’s guts to gain face for yourself. He sticks his neck out, you hide behind someone’s sarong.

• 96. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar  |  October 21st, 2007 at 11:55 pm

  Su-Ann and the others. I have blogged about the observation/declaration by the Deputy Minister on Disquiet, my blog. The Judge concerned is a man of principle before whom I have appeared on numerous occasions. He is an independent judge. However, his independence appears to have cost him. Despite his track record, he has not been promoted and other less challenging judges have, over him. That, to me, is not the hallmark of an independent judiciary. I would be happy to hear your comments.

  MIS

• 97. ant  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 12:32 am

  Minister Datuk Fu ah, about the 2.5 million dollars suit, is it really justice when the criminal or harraser got away scot free while, we the tax payers pay for the 2.5 million dollars? You tell me! That ain’t gonna change my mind in the next election.

  Think about who was paying for the 2.5 million dollars! Did the bad police pay for it? Did they go to jail? Are they punished? The government pay for it, and whose money is that? Are they any lesson for the offender? So what is the morale story here?

• 98. PPP  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 12:57 am

  Dear Pink Pau,
  As a 18 yrs old, u have said it very well .
  I am surprise by your maturity and anlytical skill you have.
  If we have more Malaysians like you, we will have a brighter future for Malaysia.
  Pls keep up up your godd work and mayb somday you will be a well known politician.
  Best of Luck

  PPP

• 99. ant  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 1:29 am

  Sue An, the only good news is Malek Hussin won. But, the offender did not loose either. Who lost? It is me, your dad and the rest of the tax payers! Why? Because they use our money to pay for the suit! The bad police? He is still walking on the street. So what “reminder” is Datuk Fu talking about? Is the judiary really independent? If they are really independent, why they did not jailed the police? It is a serious case. If you are a normal government employer and you are sued for something, you lost, you pay the sum. The government don’t pay for you! Why in this case, the court order the government to pay the 2.5 million and not the offender? If he can’t pay, he should go to jail. My guess is, he was instructed by the top government to beat up the detainee. You know, you have done something for the government, they will cover your ass lah.

• 100. Nemesis  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 2:06 am

  I was linked here by another site and pinkpau, I must say that was a very well written post. But then again, what would signing petitions and blogging about the injustice and corruption achieve when even a clear, right-in-the-face video evidence couldn’t make them budge from their corrupted as*es? And voting powers mean nothing in the pseudo-democracy of Malaysia. If the government were to lose, do you actually believe that the racially divided opposition can prevent the country from spiraling towards widespread racial riots and chaos? People power amounts to nothing except spending a few years in Kamunting.

  It’s such an irony when the government thinks the brain drain today is due to financial aspects only and lack of patriotism.

• 101. Rayfire  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 7:40 am

  Well said, maam
  For a person of your age, you have surpassed the level of capability to pass criticism at issues of importance to the nation.
  Hope to see more youth like you to ensure positive development of our beloved nation.
  Keep up the good work!
  Please visit http://www.bangkit.net to see important events that would shape the future of our nation.
  God bless you :D

• 102. Michael Chan  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 10:58 am

  Su Ann

  I’ve been following the issue since the 3rd day of the release of the video clip. Most of my source of the news are from blogs listed on the http://www.sopo-sentral.blogspot.com/ . But to have read your piece I’ve to admit that I’m overwhelmed to the effect of having tears of joy in my eyes. Malaysia is not without hope with emergence of politically aware youth like yourself.

  It is also heartwarming to see bigwig like Jeff Ooi linking you and most of all Malik Imtiaz Sarwar to comment on your piece.

  Pink Power!

• 103. Leave Malaysia  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 3:30 pm

  Leave Malaysia guys .. Just leave it !

  To everyone studying overseas, try to get a job. Don’t go back to Malaysia..

  If they low standard of living doesn’t get to you…

  You may someday walk on the streets and get stabbed at the back just because someone wants to steal your wallet from you.

  So to all leave Malaysia now.

• 104. lms  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 4:51 pm

  good write up…Cheers!

  PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim was slapped with an ACA notice today compelling him to hand in the original Lingam video clip or risk going to jail.

  let’s see wat happen next…..

• 105. Francis Foo  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 7:43 pm

  Age is not a factor….As long as we have brain…and free of goverment’s indoctrination, we’ll be able to think critically….17-21 years old is the best time to nurture the leaders of the future…..19 years old and talk about judiciary..so what???Time has changed brother…..maybe last time you guys don’t have the necessary tool the voice out..and perhaps it’s due to you guys who don’t dare to voice out in your time that led to such a pathetic state of bolehland…hehe…

• 106. carol  |  October 22nd, 2007 at 10:23 pm

  true that! excellent blog!

  if only more msians were aware of these issues… or if they are, if only they would take action… well, that would be a perfect-ish world no?

  unfortunately, most of us are procrastinators who complain and whinge about the system and then we go back to our own lives… and i’m not saying i am not among these procrastinators, but it is time for those who are aware to DO SOMETHING about it!

  thank you for the enlightening read! will spread the word!

  cheers!

• 107. mingkee  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 am

  i’m supporting u 100%. Malaysia Gov ONLY do things when its near election. ONLY.

• 108. Malaysian Politics »&hellip  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 8:23 am

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• 109. David Liu  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 10:07 am

  You have spoken exactly what is in the hearts of Malaysians who care for their country. People who do not want to see this country rot from corruption, and being ruled with an iron fist. The truth will eventually come out.

  Allow me to link your blog k, I think its time Malaysians stop being ignorant and act on it (not in a violent way, but diplomatically).

• 110. Kenny Gomes  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 pm

  Rest assured this panel was created only to delay the whole issue until the retirement of the CJ. Then the whole matter will be merely academic.

  Firstly if we want change, we must make sure that the Election Commission is transparent and not a puppet of the executive. If not they’ll just used postal votes and ghost votes to win. That is definite. All of us should join the Bersih Mass Rally on November 10. This is one of the few times that we as citizens can make ourselves heard. More details at http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/letters.php?itemid=9320

  Every law student clearly remembers the theory of seperation of powers. Even Nazri which usually spews garbage understands this from his interview. But where was his brains when he said he is the minister to the CJ? As usual the ACA will say they have completed their investigation and awaiting the feedback of the panel and AG’s chambers.

  The government has mastered the tactic of delay and filling our minds with fantasies of grandiose like space (the final frontier). There are more pressing issues at hand. What has happened to the PKFZ scandal? Why hasnt our balding transport minister resign? Particularly after the ferry incident. Alas, they have chosen two scapegoats to take the fall… while this guy still floods the newspapers which his face. Our cabinet lacks accountability and responsibility.

  For those of you who have reached 18, remember to register to vote. EVERY VOTE COUNTS! (unless u’re a BN supporter). Everyone rejects change because it makes you uncomfortable. Some may prefer to remain in their comfort zone and plead the case of stability. I would like to hear their opinion on that after Petronas runs out of oil. So to all of you, vote for your future and that of the future generation. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

  Peace.

• 111. abe  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 12:51 pm

  came across your blog by another link. chins up to you for having the raging balls of fire to write this long entry.

  very well done!

• 112. Shoveling Smoke  |  October 23rd, 2007 at 6:25 pm

  I normally don’t leave any comments on any blogs but what you’ve just wrote really warranted one and here’s mine:

  I love you and so wanna make out with you right now!

• 113. Anti-BN  |  October 24th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

  STILL WANTING TO VOTE FOR BN…..SOON U WOULD BE WITH NO MORE RIGHTS TO DO THINGS…..

  The World already knows NEP = Never Ending Policy. The usual politics. We just have to learn to “work” with it!
  I was completely disillusioned on Monday night watching PM Badawi’s threats to Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik not to “kacau” or face the serious “consequences”.

  Keng Yaik questioned why after 36 years, Bumi equity ownership was still at 18.9%. (It as 20% in 1990) Clearly stating that he accepted the figure, he merely wanted to know the methodology used to arrive at the figure.

  Badawi’s reaction is blatantly dishonest. In 2004, Morgan Stanley issued a report that estimated that over 100Billion US Dollars (360 Billion Ringgit) had been lost to Malay patronage in the 20 years preceding 2003. (1984 to 2003) One economist estimates that in the 36 years of its’ existence, the NEP has been used to channel over ONE TRILLION RINGGIT to the Malay community through ASN, ASB and other related Govt policies.

  Since 1970, the Govt has used the NEP to divert education, employment and every other conceivable benefit to the Malays. These measures have largely been successful with all the top posts in GLCs, Government, Universities, Public listed companies and practically every single area that the Govt has any control over being reserved for one race. No company may be listed with a lower than 30% Bumi equity but there is absolutely no problem if it is otherwise. Some industries have a mandatory 51% Bumi ownership and some industries are reserved exclusively for them. Petronas for example only employs Malays for it’s top managerial and executive positions and awards contracts only to Malays.

  ALL Govt and Municipal contracts are reserved to class “F” Bumi contractors. All the proposed projects under the 9th Malaysia Plan thus far are reserved for 100% Bumi owned companies. Even open tender projects are awarded to Malays even if their prices are higher with blatantly inferior materials. Micro business loans, business licenses, discounts on property purchases, new Govt employment, EVEN LICENSES FOR HAWKER STALLS are reserved for one race. The list goes on and on but the summary is that the Malays now believes undoubtedly that he is racially privileged and it is their right ASLI’s figures of 45% are opposed to the Govt’s 18.9% because, firstly, equity value is calculated at par value. For example, if you hold 1,000 Maxis shares of RM 5/- market value each, the Govt says that it is only worth RM 250.00 as these shares have a par value of 25 cents each. If you owned a company with a paid up value of RM 2/- but conducted business worth millions of Ringgit worth of transactions, the Govt values that company at RM 2/-.

  The chief setbacks of the abuses of the NEP are rampant corruption and > cronyism, worsening racial polarization, unrelenting brain drains, warped educational system, thwarted economic competitiveness, ineffectual bureaucracy, retarded economic growth and perverted social values. Such anachronistic and regressive policy has no place in the present globalizing world, and for that matter, in any civilized society.

  PM Badawi recently intensified the imprint of the perverted NEP philosophy by prohibiting inter-religious and inter-racial discourse which would otherwise have contributed to greater understanding and harmony among the races. Consider the hegemony this has created……..

  The Jasin MP’s saga of cheating millions from Customs over timber imports went unpunished. APs are reserved for Bumis only and despite the millions that each of them make year after year, a senator’s son has the audacity to clone the APs several times and the whole thing gets swept under the carpet. A Port Klang councilor buys a 43,000 sq ft plot of land set aside for low cost housing valued at 1.8 million Ringgit for 180k and builds a palace without any approval. He gets fined RM 5,000 and still has 30 days from today to submit his building plans. Yesterday, despite all the bad press this issue got, the Selangor state Govt confirms his position and that of his son and daughter in law as councilors. The message is clear. Power has shifted from the people to the executive.

  The whole issue of Bumi chauvinism started at last year’s UMNO assembly when the very very vocal UMNO Youth leaders stated in short that “It’s our turn to be rich.” This greed is not going to end. We as a nation of loyal citizens have to put a dent into this rubbish for the sake of our children. We need a stronger opposition. By sending a threat to Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik, Badawi has betrayed us all. Remember this at the next general election.

  We don’t need a change in Govt. We need a stronger opposition. We need to send a message to the powers that be that we will not accept second class status for our children.

  Colin Nathan

• 114. zewt  |  October 24th, 2007 at 10:12 pm

  i linked your merdeka disappointment post and i must say… this is another one worth linking.

• 115. Edwin  |  October 28th, 2007 at 3:32 pm

  Yeah. But’s what is the alternative? We have a weak opposition who harps on things that are good but are white belts in politics compared to those black belt holders in the current Govt. I mean…if the opposition can do something substantive, strategise their attack on govt and not waste time bringing up issue that ultimately are covered up…then things would have worked out nicely.

• 116. Kelvin  |  October 29th, 2007 at 3:08 am

  Are you so naive as to believe that corruption will never occur in any consolidated power system? Ah, the satisfying self-righteous anger of the enlightened and liberal youth. Perhaps you can design a better system?

  What would happen if the so-called special rights were dropped NOW? Equality? Sure. If you are a non-bumi. We all would be equal. And the starving native zombies would blame the now Equal and E-malay-cipated Citizen. And start to feed.

  Although I agree this special rights crap is, well, crap. But the cold turkey alternative is a tad unfair to the uneducated and SOME lazy natives.

  What I don’t understand is the hatred, prejudice and racism directed towards Malays. You can hardly blame the average man on the street for government policies.

  This unequal treatment is a drug. And if you take away the drug from the junkie, you either make things worse, or you are liable to make them act violently. Very violently. Never underestimate the stupidity of an addict. There would be no Non-bumi’s left if we proceed cold turkey.

  What is more realistic is to weed ‘em off.

  Slowly.

  Starting today.

  Let’s not show how racist we non-malays are. Coz we are. Most of us. An Indian with his Indian stats and woes of the Indian community and the Chinese with his stats and woes as well.

  We are SO Malaysian that we forget the majority of the country. Truth is we WANT to hate em. Coz that’s what we have been thought, and that makes us no better than what we claim others are.

  I admit it. I’m a blatant racist. There is NO race I like. Nor do I like being part of any group. Nobody plays fair. Unless you all do, ALL of you. We are all the same. Malaysia Boleh.

• 117. zaty  |  October 31st, 2007 at 12:50 am

  this is some powerful piece of writing, i can almost imagine you giving a fiery speech with all the rhetorics and whatnot!

  nazri aziz’s statements are so ridiculous it’s dumbfounding. it’s SO obvious he’s covering something. not just ‘tutup sebelah mata’, tutup telinga and mulut sekali.

• 118. narrowband  |  October 31st, 2007 at 2:16 pm

  I love this piece.

• 119. too tired  |  November 2nd, 2007 at 2:39 am

  talking about this angkasawan, i guess his brother is tha true achiever.. he went up w/o anyone’s help no mara, no felda no plp’s tax money.. he went staright up n neva return.. bravo…

• 120. slvrsrfr  |  November 20th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

  Malaysia’s astronaut is spelt with ‘NOT’ - as in astroNOT.

  Or astroNOUGHT.

• 121. Vinnie  |  March 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 pm

  omg..you are a superb writer…

• 122. ليبيا  |  May 20th, 2008 at 6:25 am

  Great Point Thank you Man … i Like Your Blog !

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