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Bersih Cekap Amanah Or Something Like That Lah

December 8th, 2007

i want to relay an incident that happened to me recently. it was about 2 a.m, and i’d just finished watching a midnight movie with my brothers at Mid Valley. as usual, the ‘midnight charge’ touter cabbies were already parked at the South Court, grouping together for a smoke while waiting for people to rip-off.

my brothers and i take cabs ALL the time, and we’ve seen our fair share of rip-off cabbies who charge you a fare that’s triple of what it would usually cost to get you home, so we don’t deign to contribute to the pocket money of such touts. so we walked out to the street to hail a cab as we normally do, while ignoring the touts who were hollering ‘pergi mana? pergi mana?’ (where are you going?) at us.

but one of them actually approached us to ask where we wanted to go, and when we told him where, he quoted us an exorbitant price of RM 40. we shook our heads and said we would only take his cab if he used the meter.

and he said OKAY.

pleasantly surprised, we got into the cab and he drove us off. Tall Brother started telling us in Cantonese that this guy must be up to no good, because he was way too eager to use the meter, which would normally come up to only RM 12. i replied back that he must have rigged his meter, but even so, the price difference probably wouldn’t be too big.

but guess what? by the time we were halfway home, the meter already read RM 30. keep in mind that after midnight, there is an extra 50% charge on whatever is on the meter. we were just watching the meter go up and up and up with raised eyebrows. finally, my brother said, ‘hey bro, why your meter like that?’ and the cabbie gave some stupid reply like his meter was working perfectly well.

then i said, ‘you’re a cheat’.

and that sparked off a HUGE argument between me and the cabbie. we were just YELLING at each other the whole time. he actually had pretty decent english, so it wasnt like we couldn’t communicate. i kept asserting that we KNOW how much it costs because we go home from MV all the time, and it’s never more than RM 15. he had absolutely no defense for himself, so he started attacking us personally, saying things like - ‘you’re rich kids anyway, what’s the fuss over an extra ten bucks here and there? just ask your daddy for the money lah’. and that really got me riled up because this cabbie knows NOTHING about us, but saw it fit to make dumb comments like that when he was blatantly making a living from conning others. so we argued argued and argued and exchanged many vicious remarks, until he finally said -

“okay, if you want to keep accusing me of rigging my meter, let’s bring this to the police station”.

i said, okay let’s go. we will take no shit from conman cabbies who are a disgrace to the entire service industry of the country.

and then guess what he said to me? he LAUGHED, and he said, “think properly before you make such a decision, girl. if we went to the police station, who do you think the police will help? you or me? you ni orang cina saja; aku siapa tau tak?. (you’re only chinese, do you know who i am?)”

i just sat back and said, ‘just drive to the police station’, but deep down inside i knew what he said was true. he would bring us to the station, and then what? was i to lodge a report? i knew without a doubt that we would be put through some nonsense paperwork, and then get jeered at, and then be told to walk home. all this while the cabbie gets a manly round of handshakes and pats on the back from the cops at the station. my report will go nowhere, and that disgusting cabbie will go on to rip off and take advantage of many, many more people.

because the cops let him do it.

so yes, this is not a blog about the scores of rip-off cab drivers in our city that choose to make a dishonest living. this is a blog about the police force of our country, and how they are a no-good, corrupt, unprincipled and lazy force that have SO MUCH to do before they can start calling rightfully calling themselves the keepers of law and peace.

the cabbie eventually didn’t bring us to the police station (*rolls eyes*) because he claimed he didnt want to embarrass us. if he had actually brought us there, the experience wouldnt have been embarrassing, but INFURIATING. i know i only made an assumption on what would happen, but believe me when i say that i’ve witnessed how the cops can be extremely racist and lazy when people go in to make reports, and how oftentimes they help the people on the wrong side without so much as batting an eyelid.

my mother, who was MUGGED a few years back, was laughed at when she went in to make a report. she was told by the police that she had it coming, because it was her fault for carrying so much money around. exact words - “auntie… you punya pasal lah… kenapa nak bawa duit banyak banyak?”. this obviously made my mother very angry, and she told them that as law enforcers, they should be out there trying to prevent more crime cases from happening instead of telling victims of muggers that ‘it’s their fault and that they had it coming’. and then you know what they told her?

they told her to ‘balik tongsan’. (go back to china)

my aunt who was robbed by a cab driver, and another aunt and another cousin who were victims of snatch theft received similar treatment when they went in to lodge a report. i’m sure many of you have faced the same things too. and it’s not just the chinese and indians and dan lain lains who’re affected by the inefficiencies of our police, but even malays who go in to lodge reports are treated with laziness and pure indifference. so this is something that’s beyond racism. it is simply a total lack of concern and sense of duty.

i truly and wholly believe that the duty and responsibility of the police is to take care of the people of Malaysia. that means everyone from the top brass right down to the commoners on the streets. but what happens in a corrupt and insecure government regime is that even the law enforcers (along with the judiciary!) are crafted out to be on their side, even if this means going against the people and harming them if necessary. case in point - Hindraf rallies and all subsequent police vs people events. i was so nauseated when i saw videos of the police dragging and beating innocent people up, and then later on in the newspapers read how some oh-so-valiant cop sustained some minor arm and head injury in the line of duty while ‘attempting to disperse illegal and violent rioters’. and not to mention the Hindraf supporters who are currently being charged for attempted murder against a cop.

PLEASE LAH OKAY. what is it about the PDRM badge and some fancy uniform that gives them the right to attack civilians - who are merely VOICING THEIR RIGHTS - and injure them, and then get off scot free for it? i think our police seriously need to start thinking about the principles behind their job and to reassess who they really should be protecting.

even on the social scale, i will be completely honest in saying that i dont trust our police officers at all. they dont make me feel safe, and i dont feel like they will help me in a situation of danger or need. and i’m very VERY sure i’m not alone in saying this. how many of you have been stopped by cops on the road and then asked for bribes? (i have a lovely story of a friend who was driving a couple of indian friends in the car : they were all stopped at a roadblock on the day of the huge Hindraf rally, and were ASKED FOR A BRIBE if they ‘didnt want any trouble’. wtf?? they were just going to Bangsar for banana leaf rice for goodness’ sake!!!) how many of you have lodged a report only to have your situation made light of by the very people who are supposed to be taking your case seriously and trying their very best to solve it? how many of you would worry that our cops would punch you in the face if you tried to argue with them? how many of you girls have had your legs leered at lecherously by male cops from the windows of their patrol cars?

i’ll tell you what my very worst experience with the cops are. someone very, very close to me was detained for 10 days in the lock-up two years ago in a huge mix-up. we visited her almost every day at Pudu Jail, bringing food and toiletries because omg you CANNOT IMAGINE what the conditions of the lock-ups are like. but we weren’t allowed to bring her the food and other stuff unless we bribed the wardens and the cops stationed there. and that is a HUGE amount of money if everyone there wants RM 50 minimum. a few times we actually did give them the money out of desperation, but we later found out that the stuff never reached her. they just fucking threw it away because they couldnt be bothered to send someone to search for her cell and pass her the stuff.

because we cant be parting with thousands of dollars just to see our friend every day, we later formulated a better idea. we brought buckets of KFC to the lock-up as bribe, just so long as they passed a few pieces to our friend during mealtimes. oh but of course they neglected to do this. when we confronted them the next day, they flatly told us there simply wasnt enough KFC to go around. they also said that there’s nothing that we can do anyway if they didnt pass on the food, because OOH, it is ILLEGAL for outsiders to pass things to people inside the lock-up! wow suddenly all this concern with the law eh.

this episode really opened my eyes to the blatant corruption that takes place in our police force. even when we went to Bukit Aman to try to sort out the paperwork, we were met with inquiry after inquiry as to ‘what we were willing to do’ to get our friend out of the lock-up. it was disgusting, it really was. when our friend was finally released from the lock-up after the whole mess was sorted out, i quietly told the rudest cop there that i would report everything that he and the other officers had said and done. he laughed and said, ‘report only lah. who would you report to?’ and it’s true. who do i report to? the cops? the ACA? no wonder he laughed.

more and more of my friends are studying abroad and never coming back. why? i ask them, and they tell me it’s because they can’t stand Malaysia anymore. they’re all going to Singapore and Australia. i remember one time in Melbourne when i was about eight years old and walking around St Kilda’s alone, a lovely police officer came up to me and asked if i was lost, where my parents were, if i had come out alone, what my name was. when i went back to my parents, the first thing i said was, ‘why in Malaysia dont have police wan?’

i suppose they’re all just too busy with their long tea breaks and going around to illegal businesses collecting handsome bribes from the taikors, to be seen out on the streets preventing crime and righting wrongs. after all, why work up a sweat catching criminals when you can have karipap, eh?

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201 Comments Add your own

1. Alfred | December 8th, 2007 at 9:39 am

I can’t agree more with you. However, no matter how much we feel disgusted, no matter how many times we feel disgusted, there is nothing much we can do about it too… Too bad
2. Shon Yap | December 8th, 2007 at 10:17 am

Nice post girl. Always a supporter of u..
3. vvens | December 8th, 2007 at 10:19 am

this is so true!!!! not only policemen, the government servants. omg i hate them like shit. i always have arguement with them one. the last one was just last week man.

i had it when i use English and they reply back in Malay. hahahahaha.
4. Swee Ping | December 8th, 2007 at 10:39 am

Bureaucracy.. sigh.. it’s just sad that we can’t do anything much about it… and things is just getting more tensions lately, even me who always oppose to my friends decision to becoming PR of another country begin to have second thought.
5. Cloudy Rainbows | December 8th, 2007 at 10:57 am

How very true. Isn’t it odd that most civilians that do join the police force join the traffic control for obvious reason?
6. Sarah | December 8th, 2007 at 11:10 am

That’s just so sad isn’t it? There is absolutely no sense of security or whatsoever back home when it comes to anything to do with the cops. I am living in Australia now and let me relate a story to you. I had a friend who was robbed at her house and she lost a couple of things including a laptop. We made a report, they came almost immediately to take the finger prints etc. And then, 2 days later the inspector called her and told her to come and pick her laptop up cos it has been found! The best part is, 4 months later that guy was charged for robbery.

I was so amazed that they actually found the laptop and then charged the person!! But that’s only because we come from Malaysia and this will NEVER happen there. No effort will be put in and if they EVER find the laptop, it will never be returned to you. After reports are made, I doubt they even look at it anymore. They’re probably just filed up and end of story.
7. Wong | December 8th, 2007 at 11:26 am

We are using camera phone these days. Learn the fastest way to turn into video recording mode. Record everything and upload to the internet. Politicians will then do their jobs…
8. vainjupiter | December 8th, 2007 at 11:27 am

Totally agree.. I experienced that years ago when i was at my hairdresser’s in Puchong. Three indian men with parang came in and robbed (2 weeks b4 CNY). There were 8 of us in that shop and we were all tied up by them. When the three robbers left, we called the police and waited long enough to be brought to the police station to lodge a report. The police officers felt so annoyed and made the remarks that we had troubled them to do the extra paper work!! I only wanted to lodge a report so that i could get my ic and driver’s license done. if not, i just cant be bother, even though my mobile, car key, LV & rolex were gone!

The funniest part was, one of the officers got my mobile number from the report and called me a few times after the incident to ask for ‘ang-pow’ and ‘limau’, reason being he had helped me to do a police report!
9. michelleg | December 8th, 2007 at 11:34 am

good post. malaysia is becoming worse everyday. *shakes head*
10. anonymous | December 8th, 2007 at 11:35 am

‘more and more of my friends are studying abroad and never coming back. why? i ask them, and they tell me it’s because they can’t stand Malaysia anymore. they’re all going to Singapore and Australia.’

its all very tempting to ‘run away’ from the problems that we face here in Malaysia.

but i believe, we shouldn’t give in. we should all do our part and help fight these ills that are so prevalent in our society.

hey, they want a rm 50 bribe?take the rm300 ticket instead.
digs a deeper hole in our pockets for sure, but fight fire with fire.
hopefully, it’ll all work out for the better.

keep up the good work pinkpau.
11. caryn | December 8th, 2007 at 11:40 am

aiz. makes me feel like leaving, but where to?
12. Anonymous | December 8th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

I cannot agree more with anon @11.35am.
YES, we all can make a change.
Pinkpau, I see you make changes too by blogging. In fact, I think you can even do better.
Keep it up girl.
13. Jeff from LA | December 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

Man, that story just infuriated me. The incredible corruption and racism you describe just amazed and sickened me. For a cab driver to be so confident that the police would either A) do nothing or B) side with him just because you’re Chinese really made my blood boil. It sounds like the only thing the police force is good for is beating peaceful protesters and taking bribes.

I’ve always thought that we had a problem with racism here in the US, but clearly, there are many worse places for Chinese people to be than here.
14. lynndhia | December 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

excellent post my dear girl.
you should too, go off for your studies and never come back, this country doesnt deserve someone like you.
15. Jeff from LA | December 8th, 2007 at 12:19 pm

Oh and please, please don’t give up. Get an education that will allow you to go back and be a force in your country. Be a lawyer, a politician, whatever profession that will force them to listen to you. Please don’t give up!
16. pinkshirtz | December 8th, 2007 at 12:28 pm

I agree … corruptions going haywire in this country! Cops are going dirty cheap nowadays … my friend just bribed one with Rm 10 for traffic samans.

anonymous is right …just swallow the saman and pay la … if not .. whats the point in having the laws to remind us what is right or wrong.

malaysian police … standards are so low … There was once …. in penang … they had tourism police then. These officers can’t even speak simple english when asked about directions. Amazing.

Pink pau .. i found it! bought the swimwear already! and she likes it! thanks ya!
17. heartless-usagi | December 8th, 2007 at 12:30 pm

nice post =)

i’ve never had those kinda experience with the cops except that they were a lazy bunch who pretends they were busy.but i heard a lot from my bestfriends.about how a cop tried to molest her once she tried to lodge a report, how a couple of friends of hers were caught pak to-ing in the middle of the night, the cops started to touch the girl and threatened the guy, and there was nothing the guy could do but bribe the cops.i think he had to bribe the cops around rm600 just to let them go.

sigh.the people who were supposed to protect us were the ones doing this kinda thing.
18. sheon | December 8th, 2007 at 12:35 pm

the hell with pdrm! nothing more than a licensed mafia.
19. fern | December 8th, 2007 at 12:42 pm

oh my god, i feel so angry right now that steam might just come out of my ears!

crime cases have been happening more often right in front of my own house, once to me when i was with 2 of my malay buddies. we didn’t even bother going to the police station which was a 2 minute drive away because we had NO faith with the police at all. we didn’t expect them to do anything. maybe that’s why they are so horrid. no one expects them to do anything! they are lazy and corrupt because doing so doesn’t really affect their achievement level so far eh?
20. Sv | December 8th, 2007 at 12:47 pm

what u said is so true. i couldnt agree more. your post is eye opening and encouraging to many. keep it up.
21. redriot | December 8th, 2007 at 12:47 pm

do we blame the system that offer them dirt wages or do we blame them personally because of their attitude. to me, i really just think that they are gangsters in uniform, they are not much different from gangsters. “pao-ing” people and spending time setting up road blocks to take rm50 because u don’t wear your seatbelt instead of resolving crime and actually helping citizens. and yeh, there is a vast difference between authorities overseas and here. there was this one time, i was stopped by the police on the roadside in australia, just for a random routine check, and when they saw that i was from malaysia, they’d actually asked me, hey, how’s your corrupted executive system? well, we’re not like that, don’t worry. LOL. true story
22. AndrewNg | December 8th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

For the conman cabbies,take down their number plate and report to the main office of the cab company.At least screw them upside down inside out for such cab drivers.tht’s what my friend did lah.I used to donate so much of money to those conman cabbies also,but not after I got my license.As for the police,all i can say is..Malaysia.ohwell.Don’t you just love the country? =)

a very nice post btw!
23. AndrewNg | December 8th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

to redriot! i give you my biggest juiciest LOL for tht true story!hahahahaha.real good.
24. sieutheng | December 8th, 2007 at 1:30 pm

FURIOUS.
25. bulat | December 8th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

i remembered the last time my dad went to make a report, he had to give money just to have the report done. “banyak tenaga untuk tulis”-_- was the reason.

There was also this time when my brother had a minor car accident with a malay lady, although the lady was wrong, the policemen still sided the lady and blamed it all on my brother saying he is too young(just got his license for around 6 months) and a whole lot of silly reasons and of course asked for money, unless he wants to get into trouble. my brother ….according to him ‘”i just screw them upside downlarh, what kind of police is that!?”
26. lynndhia | December 8th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

redriot reminded me of my own personal experience with the police once on kesas highway.
i was speeding lah, 130km/h cos it was late at night, just finished a house party in cheras, heading home to usj. turned a corner and, alamak, roadblock la. scene proceeds as follows:

me: *winds down window*
mafia: ah-moi! 127 wor! banyak laju lu pandu
me: sorry la tuan, nak terkencing la ni *puts on a pity face*
mafia: *scans my road tax and sees my RSGC members sticker* (at this point you can literally see $$$ in his eyes) Belakang sana tadi ada petrol station, lu tak tau pergi kencing sana? macam mana lu mau sekarang?
me: saya satu orang lu ingat saya berani mau pergi kencing malam malam kat petrol station? nanti saya kena rogol macam mana? polis semua sibuk tangkap orang speeding, takda tangkap perogol. macam mana saya mau sekarang?????
mafia: … *waves me off*
27. foreverjas | December 8th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

ya. i’m really really angry with malaysia. arrgh. why lidat one. u’re a better leader pink pau. hehe.
28. Nick | December 8th, 2007 at 2:14 pm

I can relate to the palm greasing process. A close relative of mine was quite the rascal and ended up in the lockup for something he didn’t do. A friend of his, charged with same, left within three days when his family coughed up the dough. My relative ended up in for a week because we didn’t want to do that initially, but relented eventually because there are simply no other ways. Proper legit channels were all exhausted. Blatant signals were given to us every time we were there, pay up or suck it up.

It’s no wonder everyone capable or at least want a better life for their kids leave this god-forsaken country. The very people mandated to protect us are actually the ones we should fear for they wield the power but lack the civility and morality to use them for good.
29. wenc | December 8th, 2007 at 2:26 pm

i’ve been reading ur blog for months but never write any comment before. I feel sooo sick after reading this.
This is the reason why I never plan to go back to KL(now living in HK). The police are the major robber in our country. Crime rate keep rising and the government is doing nothing! Where are the justice? How can we feel safe living there?
I’m really really sad because I used to love my country very much.
btw, why don’t u drive? I’m very afraid to ride a cab in KL. Is not safe.
30. thegeekinpink | December 8th, 2007 at 2:37 pm

you’re so right! last year when i reported my house theft at the police station, the police instead of trying to help, they just scolded me for being out late at night and leaving the house empty. and then when they came to my house to do their inspections, i was already in tears surveying all the mess and all the losses (precious cameras and etc) they chided me for the uncut grass saying “cari pasal lah tidak potong rumput. tengok pun rumah tidak ada orang”. they didnt take fingerprints or anything, and i know that they were never going to find the people who broke into my house. and it’s true, they never did.

:( i hate all the police in malaysia. instead of helping problems, they add problems.
31. Di | December 8th, 2007 at 2:48 pm

I am furious. I love malaysia very much, the place, the food and the people but the policemen, government ugh. what will this place ever be?
32. pinksterz | December 8th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

my mom was in the same situation before. a van crashed into her car but she was the one kena accused for being careless when the van was obviously speeding like mad and my mum was parking by the street.

turned out the tauke of the company is a buddy with the head officer. grrrrr………!!!!!!
33. Sam | December 8th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

this is one post where i must say that i admire ur guts and despite all that fury u managed to compose urself a wholesome true story with style. bravo su ann.
34. tara | December 8th, 2007 at 3:01 pm

this post rings so true. there is nothing worse than living in a country so rife with rape, murder and kidnap cases and on top of that having a police force that not only refuses to do anything about it, but has been known to partake in such heinous crimes themselves.

many a time i have actually felt just as scared seeing full police vans drive by when i am out alone as i feel when i see a van full of rowdy men. why? because they leer and they whistle and they laugh. the first thought that enters my mind is always “i need to get out of here”.

how terrible is it that we actually feel THREATENED by people who are supposed to be authority figures? people who are supposed to protect us? malaysia can blather on about supposed nilai-nilai moral and it’s lack of racism etc but it is SO blatant and rampant that i can’t even imagine how the people up there can attempt to delude themselves and the people any longer.

this is a country with so much potential. and yet time and time again this potential is trounced by the backward minds and insecurity of some of its people. and they dare to urge its best and brightest to come back. if that’s what they want, then they have to provide a REAL home for people to return to. a place with integrity. a place that walks its talk.

keep it up, su ann.
35. Dan-yel | December 8th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

Your story came up in Jeff 4 Malaysia.

This is a country that has seriously gone wrong.

Look at what happened to the Bar Council. After that Zam made a bit of noise, the police went on to pressure the Bar Council to get a police permit, permit to act on your inalienable right, the right to walk, movement and peaceful assembly. And to make matters worse, they also demanded for permit for their event at the Central Market, and tomorrow the Bar had to move all the Festival of Rights celebration indoor. Can you see how ridiculous this is? Clearly they’re teasing the Bar around until they had to cower to their own building.

This week, the worst being the charging of the 31 protesters of murder, and worse deny them the bail. The trial would only start next yr, and God knows how long the trial would finish. Look at Altantuya. We all must remember some of these individuals were caught for having happened to be there, they may not be taking part in the rally, and then to charge them with attempted murder? Can anybody tell us how different we are from dictator states? Isn’t this supposed to be a democracy? Well I guess not.

But the real question is will Malaysians make a stand? Against this travesty of justice? I dunno, maybe not, I hope I’m wrong. But only recently I came across a comment that said the opposition is no better. What a DEFEATIST bloody mind they got there. Are they saying they’ll vote the gov’t despite what has happened recently? How bleak is Malaysia’s future. I feel that we have nobody but ourselves to cast that protest vote because the mainstream media is well within their grip and a hell lot of gullible Malaysians actually take that for a word.

Going back to my classmates, my friends around me, everybody within my vicinity, virtually none of them had a clue, well they knew a bit what happened, but they couldn’t even form an opinion of whether what the govt did was wrong or not. They couldn’t judge themselves. They just like err…..or hehehe… Rock your boat people! Plato said “one of the penalties for not taking part in politics is that you’ll be ruled by your inferiors”. I came across this proverb from watchman, how true it is for Malaysia.

“Truth be told. If you’re looking for the guilty, you only need to look in the mirror..”

Forgive me for my rant.. :)
36. Fu Han | December 8th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

I see your point. But is running away from the country you have been brought up for years the solution?

I see no reason why you shouldn’t take that cabby issue thing further. Write to The Star or something and I’m pretty sure you would be taken pretty seriously.

And that’s if they do publish your article.
37. Rachel | December 8th, 2007 at 3:16 pm

The whole situation is very infuriating indeed. Sigh. And the worst part is.. Malaysia has all the potential to be successful…
Not even sure what to say anymore. Sigh.
Amazing blog btw! Keep at it! XD
38. zzzyun | December 8th, 2007 at 3:36 pm

so true..!! this post makes my blood boil..coz i know how disgustingly true all this can be.. *sigh*
39. SzeWei | December 8th, 2007 at 4:07 pm

No doubt our country has its non-democratic facets that they ‘obviously hide’ just to make us people angry helplessly.
Hopeless unmotivated bunch of pretenders. They’re so famous for it, but still proud of staying the way they are.

It’s really impressive of you going against the cabbie uncle that way. Really courageous.
But please do be careful :) some of them can be really ruthless.

*boils*
40. jimmy | December 8th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

would it anything change if their peanut wage was upgraded?
41. thegeekinpink | December 8th, 2007 at 4:23 pm

eee! read it second time and then got all riled up! i must go eat salmon to cool down… ANGRYYY. this also reminded me of that time when my friend wanna be a cop, and i’ve been having emotional conflicts with myself about asking him to NOT do it. i told him “how can i respect you if you do?” because i know he said it’s a way to earn easy money… and I know he’s such a good person, and he was mildly joking about it but it’s scary to know that being cops can change a person, to the worse because of the job pressure and the social pressure within the force. among the bad cops, it’s guilty to be a good cop.

… huu…
42. melanie | December 8th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

All i can say is..I SO TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU babe!This so-called tanah tumpahnya darahku is becoming more and more rigid and i really wanna leave this place a.s.a.p.Maybe leaving for good.

Talking about police,the dawn before the Bersih rally,a close friend,her mum and two friends were at a petrol station,pumping petrol at 3a.m. and two policemen came up to them.One of them kept flirting with my friend’s mum and said,”Woah,macam pelakon Bollywood!Buat apa sini?” Stupid idiots were pretty blind to notice that they were obviously there to pump petrol.

The idiot kept flirting and asking all sorts of annoying questions till he let them off.He was also suspicious with the two friends sitting behind the car and asked who were they.Luckily,my friend’s mum lied to him that they were her niece and nephew because both of them were dark-skinned.In the end,he warned them to leave and head back home quickly.

One thing I can’t stand is those ignorant and hamsap policemen eying us females with a one kind look and continuously flirt with us.Trying to be some Casanova..pffffttt…
43. a_guy_who_loves_his_country | December 8th, 2007 at 5:31 pm

“i remember one time in Melbourne when i was about eight years old and walking around St Kilda’s alone, a lovely police officer came up to me and asked if i was lost, where my parents were, if i had come out alone, what my name was. when i went back to my parents, the first thing i said was, ‘why in Malaysia dont have police wan?’”
My eyes actually got wet when I read this part. Ya… ‘WHY MALAYSIA DON’T HAVE POLICE WAN!!?’

Seeing 40plus comments being written almost every few minutes with this post barely past 24 hours - all agreeing with you - tells us something is seriously wrong.

All we can do is pray for Malaysia…I guess.

I got here through http://parliament.jeffooi.com/ btw.
44. Dan-yel | December 8th, 2007 at 5:32 pm

(Being a good boy reading for my exam next week, but can’t help it, so here it goes…)

WHAT THE F***..?! to melanie’s comment

Those a******s really have nothing to do huh?!

Wow, I guess my already-tainted opinion of the police force is still too mild. What a revelation?!
45. lishun | December 8th, 2007 at 6:00 pm

i refuse to believe this country is beyond hope, but that’s cuz i’m stupid that way. dunnola. somehow, i believe in “let me find 10 righteous men, just spare this nation”, but it gets harder and harder to hang onto that belief every day.
46. kez | December 8th, 2007 at 6:26 pm

and then guess what he said to me? he LAUGHED, and he said, “think properly before you make such a decision, girl. if we went to the police station, who do you think the police will help? you or me? you ni orang cina saja; aku siapa tau tak?. (you’re only chinese, do you know who i am?)”

we jz hv to admit that in the eyes of the police who are mostly malays, Malaysia belongs to only Malays. Wat special treatment r u expecting from them isnce u r a “foreigner” in the country. why stay in msia wen u r being treated as a 2nd lvl citizen wen u r rlly the citizen of Malaysia? conclusion : the earlier u leave the country, the better you will be.
47. Dan-yel | December 8th, 2007 at 6:27 pm

Lishun, count me, thegeekinpink, melanie, Su Ann, and the other commentors here. Well well well, what you’d know, you just got yourself more than 10 RIGHTEOUS MEN!

Pssst… thegeekinpink I just replied your comment in my blog.
48. Kevin | December 8th, 2007 at 6:45 pm

Government not so corrupted from the start.
Got more money to distribute as pay, civil servants get more money.
If more money in pocket, probably don’t have that much tendency to take bribes.
But then again, they’r malays…no comment.
49. LimCZ | December 8th, 2007 at 6:52 pm

I am totally agree….
Bek when i was form 4…my house was being broken in…lost wallet,phone,watch,money, n a PS!!!!!
Made the report….police came,took the finger print,n no news from them till now….alrd 5 yrs…
And guess wat,now i am studying in Russia…last few weeks…my fren house being broken in,lost 3 laptop,up-to-thousand of money.They did the report.Police came at around 2p.m, left at 4…..N at 6p.m they received a call from police station tat they found their laptop!!!!!!Fuyoyo….tat was like only 2 hours after they left….
I am reli impressed by the way how the police works here.They reli do their job,not like those lazy fat ass malaysian police,wat they know is to take KOPI DUIT.
If i have chance,i wont be staying in Malaysia.Malaysia is jz too unfair for those who r not bumiputera.
N wat the politician do is not to figure out the way to improve the country,but to find out ways to keep those bumiputera alive(hope u all understand wat i mean).i wonder how the malays will end up if they no longer have the government to take care of their ass…..
50. Dan-yel | December 8th, 2007 at 6:57 pm

To kez,

Here’s a story;

Once there’s a village where there’s a heavy dark cloud looming the whole area. The villagers had many problems and were sad.

One day, a stranger came. And he asked the villagers what’s wrong. They replied they couldn’t solve their problem.

The stranger had an idea, he made them put their own problems into their own respective bags. And then hanged them along a line. Tomorrow they were going to run and grab the bag they wanted. Each of them had planned of taking another person’s bag for they assumed the other person’s problems would be less problematic.

The next day, all the villagers lined up. They waited for the whistle to blow, so they can run after the bag they want. Some of them were surprised to find the other person’s bag heavier and larger, they assumed they were better off.

When the whistle finally blowed, none of them had even made a move. The stranger asked them why the hesitation, they replied that they weren’t sure if they could handle the other person’s problems. They were afraid that the problem would be too strange for them, and they would not have the experience or skill to deal with it.

So each of them took back their own bags of problems. Moral of the story? :)
heard from Miss Ambiga, the Bar Council President
51. kei | December 8th, 2007 at 7:23 pm

you’re so right!!and it gets worse because the bloody cops know that nothing is gonna happen to them no matter what. cuz noone takes action on it. so yeah gets worse and worse
52. songjun | December 8th, 2007 at 7:40 pm

the cabbie was just trying to do a ‘bluff’. He ‘all in’ you haha but truth be told , ur cabbie would NOT have prevailed if ur dad had some ‘connections’ ;) He just tried to scare you and use the racial card.

But admitingly, most of the rest is sadly true. Thats why instead of rallying for ‘free and fair’ elections.. rally for independant ACA and free judicial system. Elections wont change anything within the police sadly. The police union is strong and even if a new government came to power and tried to revamp the police, the police can just ‘protest’ en masse ; ie dont go to work. This has been.. sadly… threatend before by union representatives. And thanks to strong ties within the system.. aih. Its just going to be very very difficult to reform the police. We will need youthful idealists to join the force and work their way up to enact real change.
53. songjun | December 8th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

and technically, fraud is not really up the police’s alley. U have to report to the taxi commission about that dude.
54. songjun | December 8th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

dan yel: uh.. whats the moral of the story? that we take our own problems and deal with our own problems?
55. entwined | December 8th, 2007 at 8:12 pm

pinkpau for PM! :P you’re my heroine!

my friend related a true story to me once. she was driving back home at night after supper with her bf and her brother back in her hometown in Kedah. she did somethng wrong (i can’t remember what) and the police stopped her. he asked her for a RM 300 (!!!!) bribe straight out. when she said that they just spent all their money on supper, he asked them to show him their wallets and give him EVERYTHING they have, down to the last cent. luckily, my fried resisted and said sorry la, no money, just give me the summons. and so she got summoned and paid the fine.

i agree with anonymous at 11.35. the only way to get back at those fuckers is to show that we’re not their milking cows and we can’t be that easily pushed around. if you made a mistake, own up and pay for it. don’t perpetuate this neverending cycle of bribery and then complain about it.
56. Dan-yel | December 8th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

Song Jun, you’re right about the cabbie, You back out and managed to see the whole picture.

Why rally for elections? ’cause that’s one of the things that we need to stand up for. If you’re going to organise a rally for cleaner ACA and police force, God-willing, by all means, go ahead. I’m sure a lot more will join the rally. We could do with some more demo to show the PM who’s the boss.

Moral of the story? It’s always greener on the other side of the fence to mean “let us stick where our arse is, and don’t think about migrating too soon” ;)
57. Miracle | December 8th, 2007 at 8:43 pm

Sigh, another reason why I’m here. I’ll take the lousier, more healthy food over the shit that happens in KL.

Thing about them is that they need the Chinese, Indians dan lain-lains for economic progress.

And we’re all Bangsa Malaysia 2 months before elections. Other than that, we might as well hold foreigner IDs.
58. Anonymous | December 8th, 2007 at 8:56 pm

Pinkpau, you are absolutely right! I am so proud that you have the guts to put this up in your blog- bravo!!!
I thought of migrating for the 1st time in my 39 years of life after seeing the Hindraf rally people being treated. Sad………..
59. ashley | December 8th, 2007 at 8:58 pm

my dad said you know the “ANTI-RASUAH” badge they wear?
it’s missing an “N”.
it should be
‘ SAYA NANTI-RASUAH’
hahahahahahhh!!!

anyway u encountered one incident myself.
my boyfriend was just sending me home from cineleisure.
it was just another 5 mins to my condo when *gasp*
a police car stopped us.
we had our seatbelts on,
we were perfectly sober,
so we weren’t at all afraid.

but when they stopped us they raided our cars as well as my handbag and that’s beside asking for our ic’s.
i knew that they weren’t supposed to do that if we weren’t alleged any wrong.
so i asked ‘apa kesalahan kami?’
dirty cop replied ‘tak de tak de, ini biasa saja’

the next day i asked my law lecturer whether
they’re allowed do raid our personal stuff
as part of their ‘routine check ups’,
my lecturer said OF COURSE NO!

what’s worse is that when they couldn’t find any wrong doings even though they desperately wanted to,
they jotted down our details in a BUKU LATIHAN!
passerby’s were looking in such disdain,
like we really did something wrong.

i was so pissed about that incident!
but what could we do?
perhaps form another rally?
conjure up another demonstration?

meh.
60. JD | December 8th, 2007 at 9:07 pm

I’m furious also!!

Know what are the little things we can do?

1) Pay as little tax as possible - income tax, stamp duty, land tax, road tax. Take every tax deduction possible, invest money overseas (very easy, open a unit trust account in Singapore, buy China shares, get foreign currency FDs), buy smaller-engined cars. All our tax money goes to these stupid fagfuck polis, and RM600 million palaces and RM95 million space freakin participants.

2) Stand in line and vote. A little hot sun? Well, it’s to put a dent in the corrupt government for the next four (or five) freakin years. Every vote really counts. Even if they win, their margin is reduced. Show them what’s up!

3) Keep your money overseas, especially not with racist Maybank. Open an account in China. In Singapore. Reduce your consumption here. Buy all your iPods, electronics and clothes in Bangkok, Singapore or Jakarta - cheaper there anyway.

4) Don’t pump petrol at Petronas - they rarely let other races get a franchise petrol station, and their employee hiring is biased - words from a Bumi friend.

5) Forward emails and spread the word about idiocy of politicians, eg Hishamudin (your Education minister), saying he will de-sensitize other races to the keris, Rafidah saying Hindu temples were not destroyed unfairly, Lingam tape, prosecutors charging 31 Hindraf members for 1 instance of attempted murder, denial of the basic democratic right to peacefully assemble, etc etc etc etc etc etc x 100
61. k0k | December 8th, 2007 at 9:27 pm

When I was ganged up by two Malay men, beaten, and had my stuff taken from me back in my Taylor’s College days - I didn’t even bother to make a police report (especially since my IC wasn’t taken). I guess it’s just deeply ingrained in my mind just how impotent the police force is in Malaysia.

Further back when my house was broken into, we had Malacca’s finest over to check out the crime scene. My mom’s watch - a rather expensive bit of anniversary gift from me ol’ Dad - was quietly pocketed by one of the coppers when we weren’t looking. And it couldn’t have been the breaker-inners because my Mom only took it off when she returned to find the house looted!

And s’not like they managed to catch the burglars and restore our stuff anyway. We were better off before we called the police. That watch nearly cost as much as what the burglars took in the first place.

I’ve never bribed a police officer before though - because I’m just that heckuva careful :p
62. adamthe | December 8th, 2007 at 9:28 pm

I agree with the person who said we shouldn’t run. We stay and fight. We are Malaysian, we own the land, not the politicians. We have a right to live in harmony.

Our father, grandfathers and great-grandfathers contributed so much to this land’s development. We paid so much taxes.

DON’T LET THEM FORCE US OUT. We stay and fight with our votes and our noise! So all races can progress together, not just several people of one race.
63. Kaiba | December 8th, 2007 at 9:49 pm

Well, isn’t it improper to mark all the PDRM as those minority who are racist. Though I sympathize what happened to you but I did happen to know some incidents which in those cases, those law enforces really did a great favour. Maybe just like Pak Lah said, there is some black sheep in the team doesn’t mean that we should totally give up hope on them. Hmm, what can I say? since we are born here and in this particular era where some of the ethnics accused themselves to be the greatest but in fact they are not. Just bare with them all I can say.
64. Yappy | December 8th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

You write bravely and you write well, very well.. Another great post! :)

Lke vainjupiter, I was a victim of robbery years ago too and it happened at my parents’ shop. 4 guys with parangs came in and started shouting and waving their weapons like mad. One of them even hit a worker on the head with a 5L can of paint, resulting in serious head injuries that required 8 stiches. I was made a hostage of sorts, they held a parang to my neck while kept demanding more money from my parents. Thank goodness they didn’t do anything to me in the end. They left with some valuables and all the money in the shop. Except the worker, none of us were hurt.

Now, how did the police handle this? They actually got a call from our neighbour while the robbers were still in our shop because our neighbour suspected something was amiss. But for the next 30 mins the robbers were there, no sight of the police at all. The police knew a robbery is happening but they were too chicken to come and confront the robbers! After the whole ordeal, my mom called the police and around 15 minutes later, a lone policeman came, riding a motorbike. And he dared to asked, “Mana mereka pergi? Oh, sana? Okok, saya pergi kejar” Yaa… as if the robbers are gonna hang around waiting for this lone policeman on motorsikal to catch them..

Later, we heard that the owner and a few workers of another shop in the same area were killed by robbers. Same robbers or not, we don’t know. Of coz, till this day no one was caught. I never trusted the police force after that incident.
65. songjun | December 8th, 2007 at 11:06 pm

danyel : lol some how that story doesnt seem to convey that message at all.

however, u are right that the grass is greener everywhere. I am very cynical so therefore no country out there is as good as anyone claims it to be. Except maybe switzerland. haha.

in anycase,

JD: your thought is very flawed. You are attacking the country, instead, further pushing our country away from economical surplus, thus making EVERYONE suffer. You’re only as bad as them when u resort to revenge type thinking. You’re akin to the people who attack ‘american interest franchises’ like mcdonalds or starbucks because they think attacking and looting and demanding they close down = attacking the american economy. In actual fact, those franchises are owned by locals, run by locals, provide jobs for locals, buy from local producers and source everything locally. The only thing that is foreign is the concept and the brand.

Pushing all our money out of the country and propping up other countries will do what to us? Do you think China will be happy to accept u in? Maybe singapore will if you have a good degree, proven brains and such. But whats the point u invest ur money out there when ur home is malaysia. Effect change and invest in ur home.

I know su ann has gone thru some tough times with the police, as i was with her during her friend’s lock up incident, and it was very distressing.

But Somehow, my encounters with police have always been a good experience.

My house was broken into while i was asleep. Then when we found out the house was broken into, we called the police and they were here in 5mins. The Investigations unit came within an hour or so. Though they didnt know who did it (i assume they were either chinese or indons.. because they knew how to steal the good wine or liquer but left the nonsense behind), the experience with them was not unpleasant and they didnt pull all that ‘lazy police’ thing. The inspector attached to our case was also very accomodating as my parents kept going to see him to revise the report for claims. No request for bribe. Dad even commented how stressed he looked.

Another time was when some malay student from a not so good school tried to extort money from me (rm1 omg -.- and i was in form 1) and i refused. So i got beaten up in front of the school. Police report ensued. They found out who it was, and even asked me and my dad how they wanted to proceed… either roughen him up and put him in a lockup for a day.. or just give him a warning. My dad chose to just let him off with a warning and so they did.

My friend who was drunk was parked by the side of the road on the federal highway to take a nap. Police came and knocked on his window asked what he was doing here, explained he wanted to nap an hour or 2 before going back. Police said ok, got into car and friend just fell asleep. He woke up later to find the police car still behind him waiting for him to wake up and go home. Whether he was waiting to see if he was lying or watching for his protection, or using that as an excuse for a break, we dont know. But he was there waiting behind him the whole time.

I callled the police once because i saw people and a car suspiciously hanging about outside my house at 4am in a dark corner. They came with lights flashing again within 5 - 10 mins to check it out. (Turns out it was my neighbour pak toh-ing hahahaha :P this was after the robbery mind u so i was paranoid :P) And once the motorbiker police managed to catch a suspicious dude behind some dumpsters near my house cos someone reported it.

Few bad experienes were mild, including getting caught for playing firecrackers. They came, found we had in possession, fire crackers and they saw one go off near us so caught in the act. However they acted all coy and wanted to bring us to the ‘balai’ and said it was a seriuos offense. (mind u we knew that it was only a serious offense to sell fire crackers and not play. Playing just gets u a fine of rm 150 or so) to get bribes from us. Got out of that because friend’s dad knew the head of dang wangi and came over with a phone direct from the head to talk to the police. However, his dad called the head again later to report that he tried to get a bribe. The rest is just usual traffic police but those were always my fault for speeding anyway.

Maybe cos its from the brickfields and dang wangi station thats why lol.
66. Michael | December 8th, 2007 at 11:31 pm

uber nice post.

and then. they treat ppl differently. if u are rich and powerful with atas connections, the polis are your private tools. If not, police is just mere thugs in uniforms. Just giving a very simple example, similar to what Su Ann gives.

I feel safe when i saw the hk policemen.
what can i say bout the PDRM? u think of it.

P.S: my hk frens are persuading me to work and live in hk after graduating. they say that whats the point of going back to a place that tells u “balik tongsan”.
67. tomatoinc | December 8th, 2007 at 11:39 pm

not all cops are bad cops. out of 10 encounters, 8 of them have been bad for me though. I think i have had enough materials to publish a short book on it.

sigh.

what do we do?
68. Joanne Khoo | December 9th, 2007 at 12:00 am

Dear Pinkpau,

My sentiments exactly. This is a very well written entry. Keep up the good work!

Keep the entries coming. You put thoughts on paper when most ppl darent speak out.
69. aimee | December 9th, 2007 at 12:39 am

uh huh. we hear you loud and clear, girl

this was powerful
70. Christine | December 9th, 2007 at 12:56 am

this is sooo sad. Malaysia o malaysia. No, Malaysia’s police aaa!!! What are they thinking? What sort of activities they have during their trainings? Practising of rasuah? Or they just rasuah the officers so they can bloody pass the test to become a police and then keep on asking for more tribes from the public?!
THIS IS HUMILIATING!!! If this continues, i am sure one day, no one is going to admit they ARE a Malaysia…Embarassing…
I really really hope something good will happen, some miracle.
Why Malaysia’s police cant make it while the Singapore’s police are doing such a great joB? I am not being a traitor or whatsoever pengkhianat….just that, it is a fact. WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!??? CAN ANYONE TELL ME!!!?? I THOUGHT EVERY RACE IS SUPPOSE TO BE EQUAL & FAIR!!!!!
71. caryn | December 9th, 2007 at 12:58 am

just thought of something that happened quite long ago. when i was in the national service program, the officers i knew there were from the army and also the bomba. the way we saluted during kawad was the tentera/bomba way, with the palm facing inwards, as if it was a tent protecting the eye.

one of the ex-firefighters told us it was because their jobs were to shield and protect. the way the police saluted, he said, was with the palm facing upwards. he asked us why, but none of us got the joke, until he demonstrated that it was easier to take whatever we had to give.

the officer who related the story was a malay man by the way. i miss the days in national service… especially in the jungles. when we were one team, everyone was there for one another, no matter what race or religion you are. the team was not “one” before we had our first jungle trip. it made me realize that we do need to face some hardships before we learn that unity is strength. but now, i wonder, if hard times do arrive, what will happen to this place which we’re supposed to shed our blood for. will they ask us to balik tongsan then.

personally i like this place. but just, it’s the things lately that make me have second thoughts about whether the grass is really greener on the other side.
72. sweat | December 9th, 2007 at 1:01 am

dunno what to comment but die die wanna comment cause i read the whole thing wtf.
this is well-written blabla i’m sure all 71 comments above me said that. but yeah, this is so well-written that i feel like showing it to my american friends and go MY friend wrote this! wtf
73. sweat | December 9th, 2007 at 1:01 am

actually right what am i thinking, i don’t even have american friends wtf.
74. Namewee1 | December 9th, 2007 at 1:22 am

我們的警察叫做MATA 因為他們的眼睛很亮
新年一到他們就很努力拿住筆可是很會少跟你開單
因為他們口很渴需要喝茶還有kopi O要不要加糖
如果加糖他嘴巴會甜甜跟你微笑
你要離開的時候他還會跟你tata (tata)

Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku,
Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju…

http://namewee1.blogspot.com/
75. johnleemk | December 9th, 2007 at 1:27 am

I surprisingly have not had much experience with Malaysian cops - most of what I know is hearsay. With cabbies though, I’m so used to rigged meters - I don’t think I’ve ever sat in a Malaysian taxi that doesn’t have a rigged meter. After a friend (who was on holiday from studying in Singapore) bitched about being fleeced, I did a bit of simple arithmetic and was horrified to find how much money I’ve been giving up to corrupt cabbies.
76. Malaysia Suckz | December 9th, 2007 at 1:40 am

Nice post you have there.. Cant agree more… Malaysia Jz Suckx!! Migrate to other countries if you have the chance!! bring ur family along.
77. Jeff from LA | December 9th, 2007 at 1:45 am

I was reading Jeff Ooi’s blog when I saw that he posted a link to a Time article talking about Malaysia’s identity crisis. This paragraph from article is so sad because it shows just how powerless many feel in Malaysia:

“At the same time, a nation that once prided itself on its robust institutions is finding these foundations eroding. Little wonder, then, that up to a million Malaysians, mostly the white-collar talent needed to keep the economy humming, have simply abandoned the country since independence; by the government’s own estimate, 70,000 Malaysians, the majority ethnic Chinese, have renounced their citizenship over the past two decades, although far more have emigrated without officially giving up their nationality. Many local companies are leaving, too, investing so much offshore that as much money now leaves Malaysia as is attracted to it.”

A million Malaysians leaving? That’s a shocking number. You would think that the gov’t would realize that that many people leaving the country is probably a sign that the current government is not working. On the other hand, maybe they do realize it, but they couldn’t care less.
78. jared | December 9th, 2007 at 1:58 am

I couldn’t agree with you more, Su Ann. Great post and do keep up with the good working spreading the truth! :)
79. jirwan | December 9th, 2007 at 3:08 am

seriously pinky i really agree with every word u say i suddenly feel ashamed and angry to be in the cor police cadet . i always thought that it was one of the proudest things that i had in my life but now its become a side of me that i never wanna get involved in . police now days have no self pride at all the only reason why they take the job is cause even tough they dont do shit allday and just sit in there patrol cars all day they get paid . why ?? “go-men *govt* bagi mah !! ” and also bribes from people who they self claim to be mat-rempits when actually they are poor people who need the money that they gave to the police as bribes to feed a family of 4 . taxi drivers will always remain failures in life thats why they are taxi drivers not all of them but most of them just are hopeless bum depending on con jobs . this post has really open my eyes up to see what is really going on with the people who we “USED” to depend on taking care and protecting us . now the people are feared of polive officers the first thing they see when they see the badge is “holy shit i dont have enough money to give him how la ? ” .
Anywayas thx alot pinky . miss u much much much

_jirwan_
80. Kim | December 9th, 2007 at 3:13 am

seriously, this shit is so true it isnt funny anymore..
our country is soooooo going down the drain.
see , even the rest of the world knows this and dont want to come anymore, thats why they have to extend Visit Malaysia Year which is really the stupidest campaign of all time anyway.
*shakes head*
whats become of this country?
81. DolphyN | December 9th, 2007 at 4:45 am

is our country really that bad? reading all these stories above seem to say that it rly IS that bad…but sumhow i cant bring myself to believe our country’s that bad. sigh. its so sad to see Msia going backwards….all that shyt about Vision 2020 will probably never see light (or if it does then pfffft, its probably just a lie by the government wtf)…

i’ve been thinking of going to SG to work too, after i finish my degree here in uk….instead of going back to malaysia. i honestly feel im gonna miss home (Penangite all the way… =p )….cuz i was brought up on the island and i just love it despite all its faults. I mean, where else can u find the best laksa and char koay teow and rojak and hokkien mee etc etc but in good old penang??? and the relaxing pace of life on the island (compared to KL of cuz)…but thinking about the atrocities happening in the country definitely tips the scale towards leaving for another place where there is at least SOME form of democracy.

Cuz Msia is NOT a democratic country no matter wat they say and i believe it now super big sigh.
82. Furkids in Hong Kong | December 9th, 2007 at 6:17 am

Hi Su Ann, first time posting here. Saw you once many months ago in Soho (where I reside) but refrained from saying Hi as I was worried you’d think I was some madman :)

Anyways, though I have a few blog friends from Malaysia - whom are mostly Chinese - I’d never heard anything this appalling! Truly worrisome and has certainly given me second thoughts (for now at least) on visiting Malaysia.

And all of this happening in 2007! This, as you know, would be unimaginable here in HK - though before the formation of the Independant Commission Against Corruption, HK was pretty much the same - pre 1970.

Sigh, I can only say that your Government has done a ‘good’ job at concealing all of this. What with the twin towers, Visit Malaysia Year etc. Your countrymen are fortunate to have people like you who speak the truth and allow people from not only Malaysia, but also from other parts of the world, to know what really is happening in your country.

Gosh, I can imagine a possible scenario when and if I’m there with my wife. Get off plane. Walk out to take cab to Hotel. Get in cab with rigged metre. Meet roadblock along the way. Get fined for whatever reason they see fit whilst they grope my wife. Finally reach Hotel only to be ripped off from cab driver. Go out a few hours later for dinner. Get robbed at knifepoint and have head split open. Police arrive. Get blamed for touring there. Gropes wife again. Told to ‘Go back to China’.

How anyone would want to visit Malaysia is beyond me.

Keep up the good work. Fight the good fight. There are undoubtedly other good people like you who can and will one day make Malaysia the wonderful place it should be.

My biggest respects to you. Will be one of your many frequent readers.

Take care.

Pete
83. foreverjas | December 9th, 2007 at 9:14 am

i’m just sad of malaysia. sad. sad.
84. Jd | December 9th, 2007 at 9:46 am

YAPPY:

I beg to greatly differ. You have drawn an incorrect parallel too quickly.

Opponents of McDonalds and Starbucks do so on nationalistic grounds and this is entirely a differing scenario.

The correct parallel is - let your money and votes do the talking. When a restaurant bullies you, serves you unhygienic food - do you still continue to patronize them? No, you make your opinion known, and you make it known that you will take your money elsewhere.

Supporting the growth of a country that marginalizes, abuses and lies to its people is illogical. Revolution and change does not happen when everyone is comfortable. The status quo will remain - the polticos will say, and have said - “Look everyone is happy and we are fair, otherwise how is the economy is doing well?” It happens when the bottom line gets hit, people feel the pinch.

Your tax money is going to support more corruption, injustice and waste.

Please reconsider.
85. Jd | December 9th, 2007 at 9:57 am

We must not be the chicken shit Chinese or Indians people have accused us of, only concerned with money and ourselves, too damn scared to “rock the boat”.

It has been said, there must be a sudden pain of change, or there will be neverending pain.

One would have to be delusional not to see that some immigrants get treated better than non-Bumis - access to schooling, medical care, use of infrastructure, land and resources without paying much taxes.

I say let the doctors leave, let the entrepreneurs leave, let the geniuses leave, let the locals and the foreigners take their money out of Malaysia. For those that can’t leave physically, just put as much money as possible elsewhere. Hit them where it hurts instead of sitting idly by, crowing about affecting change on a blog, but going on with life like a hamster in a wheel while your contributions are unacknowledged and abused.

China and Ireland are two countries that have in the past 10 years woken up to their talented citizens and money going away in droves, and this has become a catalyst for progressive policy changes.

Please, read more before you simplify and nitpick and whine without suggesting any concrete actions like I have suggested.
86. Jd | December 9th, 2007 at 10:02 am

Not patronizing a restaurant does not mean negatively hating them. It means not patronizing them, until they change. Likewise, civil disobedience or milder actions does not mean not being patriotic or hating your country. It means doing something, taking action such as showing low confidence and not contributing, until the government changes.
87. Fu Han | December 9th, 2007 at 10:38 am

furkids in hong kong, that groping thing is so “CRASH”!
88. Ryan | December 9th, 2007 at 10:39 am

The picture is crystal clear even for the blinds now.
All there is to do now is to pack up and leave.

Nuff said.
89. tw | December 9th, 2007 at 11:18 am

I would be really happy to see when all the chinese and indians pack up and leave Malaysia lor..

I wanna see how the government could feed their own kind without the taxes they collected from us.

Great post pink pau. You’ve voiced out many people’s thinking towards malaysia’s government.
90. Allan1 | December 9th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

i have enough of M’sia, the situation will never change, currently applying for Aussie PR, will uproot my whole family over there once and for all ! i only live 1 life !
91. S | December 9th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

i agree with you whole-heartedly except i have to say that malaysia is doing a little better in the corruption dept. take the narcotics for example, 3 stations in kl has IOs who refused to take bribes. in fact they’d say “tak buat salah dik, mengaku saja”. i know because i often have friends who are caught with drugs or high on drugs so yeah 3 stations is a huge improvement! (although sadly that means a life sentence on one of my friends) anyway, rome wasn’t built in a day..all that jazz hehe.

so yeah, just a silver lining :)
92. S | December 9th, 2007 at 1:08 pm

TYPO: oops i meant, “dah buat salah,” not “tak buat salah” heh
93. PhooiSze | December 9th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

you ni orang cina saja; aku siapa tau tak?

MWHAHAH u should say ‘you tahu bapa i siapa tak!’ thts called the power or err…scaring?! XD
94. Malaysian | December 9th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

To be honest and truthful, i do agree with you 100%. However, if we were to take a step back to understand the situation. We would realize that this issue goes way deeper than police being lazy and corrupt. How many of us when we were young wrote being a policeman as part of our ambition or goal? How can we get rid of corruption when the officers are drawing minimum wage? The whole system is screwed. Hence to fix the system, we need to fix the society…to fix the society..we must understand our country’s social history…
95. sweat | December 9th, 2007 at 2:04 pm

hahahha have fun replying comments! wtf itulah akibat popular wtf
96. chm | December 9th, 2007 at 3:15 pm

haihz.. i jus luv dis country… my fren’s fren gt sent 2 bukit aman on suspicion of sellin pirated laptops… no phonecalls no lawyer no ntin… he was released 3 weeks l8r… his parents n frens tot he went missin or kidnapped or killed or sumthin n lodged a police report….. police told his parents tak jumpa
97. yee | December 9th, 2007 at 4:25 pm

“how many of you girls have had your legs leered at lecherously by male cops from the windows of their patrol cars?”

so damn bloody true.

i once saw cops driving and throwing rubbish(food wrappers duhh) and tissue papers, littering right out of their patrol car windows flying straight at my car.

i once saw a patrol car reaching the traffic light at red, turned on their siren, sped off and turned it off the moment they made the turning. gosh why bother, man?
98. carol | December 9th, 2007 at 4:44 pm

agree with you totally. omg, i hate the police in malaysia..
and the bloody racism. useless bunch of lazy turds.
just reading this post, haih, hate them.

but oh well, what can we do..we’re the minority.
99. defiance | December 9th, 2007 at 4:52 pm

with regards to the police, i know many countries who have maybe worse, or similar police systems.

i’ve been in KL/m’sia a few times these past months. and i completely agree with you on everything you have said. but like, most of the comments that have been said, this goes far deeper than the police.

it is quite sad actually. i am currently *based* as such in singapore for a couple of months or so. and its amazing to see the difference. when i see m’sia i see a country full of potential and also the vast resources that the country has. but the fall down? the split of 1st class and 2nd class citizens. i can’t believe the govt are so ignorant. it is unbelievable. i think singapore, must be damn happy that they gained independence and got kicked out by malaysia, and malaysia has to be weeping to lose a top class country. in singapore i see equality, in malaysian i see stupidity.

i have family back in m’sia and most of them are trying to save up to 1, either get out of the damn country 2, send their kids away for education for a better, safe and more equal life.

i was in the OUG area in KL once, and bought a burger from a burger stall, and the guy serving me must have been around my age, 23 or so. and i was amazed that he could speak good english, and we got chatting. and he told me he went to university in malaysia, he said he didn’t even want to go the go, but the govt gave him a scholarship and paid. he said, he just wants to run his burger stall. i couldn’t believe it. i know so many family members who literally work their asses of to get to uni, and yet they get no support or even the choice of class. its a shame.

the over protectionism in m’sia will be its downfall.
100. loopie | December 9th, 2007 at 6:29 pm

didnt read much of the post

skipped almost all of the comments

I’m lazy liddat!

but hey, you know, one day on my way to the office, i reported a really rude cab driver who asked me for extra charge (his argument was, traffic jam, must charge extra, stupid!), smoked in the cab, ignored my request to turn on the aircond (it was so frigging hot, and he had finished smoking his rokok keretek), to LPKP (1800 88 9600).

After i gave the operator all of the cab drivers information, which i got from his dashboard, i made the operator repeat them again, his IC, license no, cab no, his name, and address, and stuff.

Just to make sure the operator really did her job.

I did all this in front of the cab driver.

And of course, the operator did her job well, was really helpful and she even gave me the direct number to the director of LPKP. So i could get the update of the case.

since ill be meeting you this tuesday, ill tell you the whole story, and perhaps, if you still have the cab drivers info, let me know if i could help you with the report yeah
101. miss p | December 9th, 2007 at 6:50 pm

good post and so very true. i am never coming back to malaysia!! or even if i am, i’ll come back for the food and family. the police force, the government and their ass wipers are all despicable.
102. Yappy | December 9th, 2007 at 8:16 pm

JD: I think you refer to the comment below mine right? Haha…
103. smartypants | December 9th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

it’s a rare find, for one at your tender age to be so politically conscious and socially aware. this is an awesome indication of early awakening and powerful potential in you. wish you all the best. i’d like to recommend barack obama’s “the audacity of hope” and jared diamond’s “ guns, germs, and steel” as a good read of politics, government and fates of human societies.
104. edwin masripan | December 9th, 2007 at 8:46 pm

just get a car. forget about police, they are idiots. only lodge a police report to claim insurance or something. for crime, that would be stupid.. we dont have anyone to rely to.
105. Sureindran Raja Silvam | December 9th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

I agree with you. I am almost numb with our police’s working style. Many complaints, ugly comments, newspapers report all these years, but things are still the same with them.
106. vincent | December 9th, 2007 at 9:18 pm

For every crooked cop out there, there are others doing their job. It is sad that your experiences with them have not turned out well.

I used to feel the way you did, until one day I nearly got into deep shit for trying to bribe a cop. Not to sound corny, but that incident really changed me forever. Not to whore my blog, but I would love if you would read about it here:

http://vbglau.blogspot.com/2006/05/first-and-last.html
107. smartypants | December 9th, 2007 at 9:40 pm

vincent:-
for ur info, cops who work in genting are by far and large a little diff from the regular. they are under intense srutiny and absolutely nothing escapes the ‘eyes’ of genting. another thing is their benefits and working conditions are better. these may be the reasons for the difference?
108. songjun | December 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm

jd : what are u talking about? China before mao was replaced did not allow people leaving, and prior to that everything was kept internalised. People moving out of china? Dont be stupid. They couldnt even move from state to state back then. Now, They look for jobs overseas with the intention of going back ultimately because these business will send them back. Dont know about ireland though.

No, your suggestions about sending your money outside, investing overseas because ur government isnt good is a reactive way of doing things. A restaurant and a country is two totally different things. You cant demand a restaurant to change its way of running things because its not YOURS to change. A COUNTRY can be demanded to change because it is OURS. Sending your investment overseas will just perpetuate the problem.

Yea, so attacking ‘,mcdonalds’ and ’starbucks’ is nationalistic but sending investments overseas isnt the same? What nonsense is the logic in that. They were attacked during riots in indonesia because they stood for ‘america’ and ‘globalisation’. And again, you assume that to everyone in the country, this ‘injustice’ is felt by everyone. What about those who dont feel it? Those who do not support acts like yours because its REACTIVE and not INTUITIVE. People who are comfortable with their lives because it is sufficent. The prolateriats and the majority who live day by day working and living comfortably within their means. The middle class chinese, those who work hard and beat the system and instead of WHINE WHINE WHINE. The middle class malays who appreciate their new found wealth. The execs who have comfortable jobs, living with the system.

yes there are those who are marginalised. There are those who suffer. But to call people who sit back and complain about the traffic jam caused by BERSIH unpatriotic/ignorant is the same as the government calling BERSIH ralliers heretics of the government. Im not saying that u say that, but yes, i am speaking for those who do not speak, who are fine with what Malaysia has done, who are proud of what Mahathir has left us. It is not THE best place in the world to live, but to me, and a majority fo them, it is home. And there is no place like home.

Until the day i see there is WIDE OPEN OPPRESSION, blatant 1984-isque tactics used to run the country, i am still proud of it. We could use with a LOT of fixing, but to abandon our homeland ? Scum. Leave if u think u have better oppurtunities. The reason why there are chinese people to the ends of the earth (quoted even in the quran) , is because we go where oppurtunity is. When ppl say dont like it, leave? Do it if u think u can fare better. No qualms. But to abandon it because u think its being unfair is stupid.
109. Jd | December 9th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

What are YOU talking about? Before Mao? Mao DIED in September 9, 1976.

You totally ignored the restaurant analogy that you yourself brought up. Right - so as long as the food sucks, but does not kill you, you keep paying the restaurant. That seems to be your take. You also ignored the Ireland scenario..

What nonsense? That description seems to be more characteristic of your point. Publicized reactions to McDonalds & Starbucks involve forcing them out of the country. It’s obvious you don’t know what nationalistic means, check the dictionary. This is diffierent from taking your money to some other outlet if they do not improve their service. There is still expectation for them to change their ways, while nationalistic reactions against McDonald’s & Starbucks leave no such room. However, consumer reactions against McDonald’s trans-fat usage have succeeded in making them introduce healthier menus. This is the path we are taking by making our money and our votes talk.

If you are really interested in presenting a coherent argument, I suggest you do more research and have both a dictionary and calendar on hand.

Beyond that, yeah pay as much taxes as possible and contribute to the corruption waste. We are not thanking you.
110. vvens | December 9th, 2007 at 10:55 pm

pau, you’ll have a hard time reading and replying all these comments! muahahahaha.
111. Jamie | December 9th, 2007 at 11:20 pm

You know what we can do?

We can start a revolution.

Not a march.

Not a protest or a riot.

But a fight for freedom: go watch Vendetta. Are we oppressed enough to want that?
112. Francis Foo | December 9th, 2007 at 11:22 pm

Malaysia has no hope…leave this place at your own will..
113. songjun | December 9th, 2007 at 11:28 pm

JD : Yes and when did China begin to open up? Only recently did they allow people to travel out of their country, so what are you talking about when u say they have realised their brain drain? They dont have one.

And i didnt ignore Ireland, i dont know anything about ireland’s issue. Care to elaborate thank you.

No, if its a restaurant you’re talking about, you go and dont come back. A country does not work like a ‘restaurant’. If it dies, it dies. Its just an investment. A business. A country is an eco-system of lives. Once it goes, everyone goes. And it takes years and decades to recover. Did the HK-nese leave during their high corruption anti-corruption commision? They could have just gone somewhere else. No, they stuck to it, fixed it and prospered. Singapore is the same. China is tightening up not because people are leaving, its because foreign investments WILL NOT invest if it was still corrupt. The chinese dont pack up en masse and take their money to taiwan do they. During the Katrina incident, did the african americans pack up their whole state and leave when their government failed them? Did the indonesian chinese leave when the majority rioted, raped and looted them? No, they are still there doing business.

What kind of person are you if you suggest that you run away from a problem. A wimp? Coward? Stick to your guns and fight for it to change. The sicilians did when the mafia was basically running sicily and central government Italy was so inefficient that the police sometimes even protected the mafia. They stood their ground and demanded change.

And honestly? As a malaysian, im glad that you leave :) We dont need gutless people around anyway. I will gladly pay my taxes on one hand, and demand for it to be used properly.

If you think running a country is as simple as : Hey, no money coming in, no taxes, no internal spending, i think we have to change.. will result them in changing? Things will just become tighter, as the state will then want to control more and more, because they ‘own’ them. If countries like australia, and companies like Boeing are refusing to invest in our country due to.. not corruption, but due to racial discrimatory policies, did malaysia back down and say ” whoa whoa.. ok ok we’ll reverse on that” NO. They said mind your own business, we dont need you.

Russia is corrupted to the core with oglioarchs and state control yet people still invest in them. The state controls are so tight that even if u farted, mr president will know. Yet, do we see outflow of capital? No.
114. Resident of Cheras | December 9th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

Strangely my experience with the police have always turned out well.

Once my mum was slashed by two Malay robbers who wanted to steal her car. But she managed to get away from them without giving them her car keys. Anyway when she went to the police station to make a report, the police were courteous towards her. There was none of the racism the rest of you encountered.

Then there was another time where my father suspected the house at the back was being robbed. He called the police, they came within 15 minutes and confronted the ‘robbers’. Turns out it was a misunderstanding. The police explained everything to my father and even commended him for being a good neighbour.

Both these incidents happened in an opposition stronghold (and very Chinese) called Cheras.
115. nen | December 9th, 2007 at 11:47 pm

hey there. erm, not to butt in, but if u hv the taxi license plate number and or traxi driver details along with the details of when the incident occurred, cud u email them to me…

…. cnt say i can do anything much… but i can try.

ps: no, im not a geek nor busybody. just someone who deals a lot with complaints of cabbies. eheh. =)
116. Ida | December 9th, 2007 at 11:58 pm

Hi pinkpau. I’m not from My. Am from Sg. Been reading ur blog since Kenny Sia had wrote about you and this, by far, is the best post I’d ever read from you.

Like I said, am not from My but I’d heard so much about the corrupted officers in the Force. I had just came back from Genting today and had stopped by KL yesterday. While my bf & I were cabbing down to KL, we got into talking with the cabbie and he was actually voicing out his views about the My govt and we cldn’t agree more. He was saying something like ‘lu takda rasuah, lu tak boleh buat apa2 sini. Sini orang tak ikut tu undang2′.

My Police has a long way to go before becoming a proactive country with a non-corrupted Force. How do you expect cabbies to earn a decent living when the ones who are suppose to uphold the law and set the standard are the ones who starts the indecent living first?
117. Waifon | December 10th, 2007 at 12:00 am

pau u brought this upon yourself wtf so many comments how to reply!!! got work no time to reply but good job as always hahaha. eh i damn like ur mismatched socks idea la. Best :) and ur pants damn nice also T__________T ok la lots of work to doooo have fun replying these comments! kacau u on msn err when ure online and when i hv drama to share wtf.
118. skyler | December 10th, 2007 at 12:04 am

Oh I love this post so much!

*hops around and claps
119. adelaide-ian | December 10th, 2007 at 12:04 am

excellent post! It is a true reflection of the rotten police force of the country….lazy bums who are feeding off taxpayer’s money.
120. 3zeroes | December 10th, 2007 at 12:16 am

okay, sounds like we really gotto balik tongsan
121. CF | December 10th, 2007 at 12:42 am

Very well said, Su Ann.
You made all the points so true.
122. Liz | December 10th, 2007 at 12:56 am

yeah I HATE it when they leer at your legs or go ‘amoi amoi, nak gi mane?’. god, is actually DOING THEIR JOB so damned hard?

anyway, I got robbed last year, and yes the police were very unhelpful. i believe everything i have to say has already been stated, though!

and oh, I ADMIRE how you are courageous enough to blog about ’sensitive’ issues like this, and the bersih walk. in our country there’s always the possibility of getting into trouble for speaking our mind, but you do it nevertheless … and you do it very well, I must say. :D
123. Jin | December 10th, 2007 at 1:10 am

and they always talk about how malaysia is a multi-racial peaceful country. it’s disgusting, really. Zzzz..pathetic.
124. Asyraf Lee | December 10th, 2007 at 3:42 am

Aih, I’m really sad when racism happens =[
125. pau | December 10th, 2007 at 5:01 am

blatant corruption/injustice/racism .. sigh =((

this is why you need the personal # of that sweet cabbie that went home for his wifey hehe
126. zthon | December 10th, 2007 at 6:29 am

nice post.
i still believe malaysia is doomed. i seriously hate all those police. bribes and bribes and nothing else.
when i see police i get scared. i don’t feel safe at all.
i remember walking home with my girlfriends after shopping. and we were followed by a police car with some policemen inside. we didn’t know what they want. we just kept walking without looking at them. those stupid policemen were saying something to us and were laughing. but we just can’t really understand. and the car was following us for quite some time. i still don’t think they were trying to protect us. i don’t think we need this kind of special protection. i really don’t know what they were up to. luckily they left us at some point. so scary.
127. chris | December 10th, 2007 at 7:47 am

Real experience, real thoughts, raw feelings, all flowed flawlessly into this piece of emotional article. What can I say, you always had the knack of puting the right words in the right places to express yourself in a very vivid manner.

I believe everyone can relate to your experience. If only we had a proper functioning civil rights group that will be able to look into this matter, at least stories like these won’t go unheard of.

Though it’s another matter for the complaints to be listen to. Nevertheless, right now creation of awareness is of utmost importance, and that your blog brings in readers of all backgrounds, race and status will definitely help in spreading it.

Let’s all blog about our own experiences, and hopefully we’ll create a tidal wave that will expose the incompetencies of our upholders of justice. After all, with more and more criminal offense like open-air kidnapping happening around us, how are we supposed to feel safe in our country we dearly call home?
128. Michelle | December 10th, 2007 at 8:45 am

Everyone seems to have their own experiences here. And I’m not afraid to say that I have mine too.

Well, like the usual, it relates back to the police force. They are very inefficient and if you actually make a report via the telephone. The first thing they ask is: “Apa bangsa you?”

And remember the budi bahasa budaya kita shitty advert? Makes me wanna scream “In your face” everytime I see it.
129. ashleighhhh | December 10th, 2007 at 10:19 am

you go girl!
130. Can I celebrate also? Ple&hellip | December 10th, 2007 at 10:33 am

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131. angie | December 10th, 2007 at 11:15 am

“harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi”

When ppl told me to stay around and fight, I keep on thinking, “Fight for how long?”

Our security system is so screwed from the inside out tat one needs to be in the system to make a diff, but how does one do that when the current “management” level has been dominating for years and shows no sign of improving?

Sure we got hp cams and all, but with the current management levels being the culprit of all these issues, it will only be time before the proofs are erased like the many oreo-cookie-cases we see everyday.

Many times robberies and other snatch thieves happen to us, we’d never go to the police station for report cos they solve nothing and do nothing. So, how correct is the statistic of the current crime figures when they mentioned that the crime rate has dropped?

So, too many holes for the current country to swallow that the neighbouring countries are starting to use our daily news as the butt of their jokes.

Summary; young ppl, vote right.
132. gurl | December 10th, 2007 at 11:31 am

ha ha ha. this is malaysia! polis raja di malaysia.. not polis diraja malaysia :(
133. TB Soh | December 10th, 2007 at 11:44 am

First of all, I am 49 years old and I have 5 kids. I have told them to live a simple life. Not to wander in the middle of the night as most of the youngster did. My first question to you is : Why midnight movie? What you want to do at that time of night to take taxi when you know very well what he is doing! YOU ARE HEADING TOWARDS TROUBLE! SO STUPID OF YOU AND YOUR BROTHER!
Being a mature person, think wisely and do better planing and spend your time and money to change the situation of this country.
134. regina | December 10th, 2007 at 11:55 am

so agree with what u’ve mentioned.recently,my sis’s place in Puchong was broken into and we went to lodge a police report. police officers bombarded my sis with crappy qs which r nt even related to the break-in such as “kamu datang dari mana?” and “kamu student lim kok wing kan?bapa kamu tauke balak kah?”.i was there witnessing all tat.all they did when they reached her place was draw a plan of d house,take note of wad was stolen n TAT’S IT yet they cud’ve taken finger prints or wadever that was obviously left bhind by d thief.one of the officers even asked my sis y on earth did she run away when she shud’ve stayed there n get sum1 else (tat’s me) 2 gt d guards as they really wanted 2 catch the thief after receving numerous theft cases at the same place.hw is it possible 4 police officers to say stuffs lidat?will they even take d responsibility shud my sis get killed,raped or taken as hostage?i bliv this is d main reason 4 many ppl 2 b more daring 2 commit crime nwadays.government shud might as well fire all police officers and use the salary of d officers 2 help d needy(which i doubt they will). hw can Malaysia evr improve?*shakes head*
135. regina | December 10th, 2007 at 11:58 am

i 4gt 2 add tis.1 of the police officers cudnt even spell d word diamond 4 gudness sake!
136. Jason | December 10th, 2007 at 12:20 pm

Yeah damn right i agree with you too. I have heard people who mirgrated because of that,and i was one of the people who thought “Malaysia is our country,no matter how bad it is,we have to stay and improve it,dont abandon our country” but now,it seems that we have no other choice…. Right?
137. fireangel | December 10th, 2007 at 12:26 pm

With this post, I think you’ve practically summed up the entire nation’s (minus law enforcers) thoughts on our police force. Thank you.
138. Cher Wee | December 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pm

my mum was robbed on last Thursday. So we went to lodge police report at the nearest police station.

As usual the police asked the incident in ‘ detail’ then finally he asked what is my mum’d occupation, cz’ she doesnt understand bahasa quite well, I then answered for her said:” she is a clerk”.

Then this policeman still asking, ‘ apa perkerjaan dia? ‘ i answer again, ‘ clerk ‘. I hv repeated at least 4 times only i realised he doesnt understand the word ” CLERK”. Finally, I said:” KERANI”/

This is our Msia police quality.
139. bgunited | December 10th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

Su Ann

u r incredible, not only what u said and experienced were truth and are actually happening every hour, u write it so well that it will one day bring the impact it intended to.

read this month’s TIME magazine (Vol. 170, Nov 23 2007 issue), page 29 ASIA. The title is Identity Crisis, the Header reads “Racial and religious tensions are forcing Malaysia to grapple with a vexing question: What kind of country does it want to be?”

go get a copy and read it.

anyway, well done and thx.
140. Francis Pang | December 10th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

So true…. Malaysia is really going to …… I have so many case with those barbarian, i was rob and they ask me got money to treat them eat Nasi Kandar or not only will help me check for finger print on my car. Where the hell i got money after being rob and also they tell me the finger print powder too expensive… T___T really sad case. Another case a few indian rob a group of us and when we went to report, we was treated like criminal instead. The robber treaten us saying they have parang sword and when i overhead the police use the intercom to notify the other police, he told them armless. T__T
141. Mel | December 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

That bugger TB Soh! people like that are hopeless….instead of focusing on the wrongdoings of the said cab drivers…the police and so forth..he turned it around and put the blame on you and your brothers…or in general cases….police blaming those who supposedly make reports because they were the victims,….
142. nice gigi | December 10th, 2007 at 3:46 pm

it is so sad to see how the policemen treat those victims of robbery. =(

back to the issue of bribery, i always hear that many of the cases come from the police traffic,when they saman us.

i have an experience, about three month ago. i was crossing a single-lane, one-way road, and suddenly a speeding car came from behind and almost hit me. To my suprised when i turned back to see the car which had almost cost my life, i couldn’t believe it when i saw the car driver, a middle age woman, was cursing to me !!! it was not my fault because i was at the housing area, and the driver should give priority to the pedestrian like me. i forgave her although it was not my fault =( because i thought maybe she is the only one who drives like ‘tak ada otak’. however, few days later, when i went back to the small shophousing area again, i was shocked, once again, to see most of the drivers that using the road were speeding !!!

i still remember, what my parents told me about their experience when they studied at USA.
they said the citizens there are very helpful and not selfish, unlike the citizens of malaysia. and it is true when we always see drivers in malaysia alway brake the rule like not wearing seatbelt and helmet, disobeying the the traffic light and SPEEDING !!!

moral of the story:
how DARE we say police are corrupted, when we, at the first place are ‘morally and mentally’ corrupted too? like few of the comments above, not all of the police are bad, some of them really did a good job. however, the rest of ’stupid’ police only waiting the chance (which indirectly caused by us) to get ‘duit kopi’.

part of the problem lies inside of us. that’s why i totally agree with songjun, those who opt to run away from the country are COWARD and nothing better that the corrupted police.
143. Angeline | December 10th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

i agree with songjun.
malaysia is my home, my childhood memories are all in Malaysia. i do not want m’sia to fall.

only humans who are not really humans inside will be ignorant for counterparts who cannot get out. so what if i have nothing to do with the middle class in m’sia who will certainly be affected if resources are flowing out of it? they are still fellow countrymates

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it’s very hard to get a head confess that things have been done wrong and apologize. not unless he’s a leader. the heads in our countries are probably religious ppl, they are just ignorant about some things. u know how like if you see this garbage dump on the road you pass everyday it’ll just be as if it’s invisible after a while. if we keep blaming they will get more defensive. i know i might. i just don’t think the whole trying-to-find-who-is-wrong strategy works a lot now. for discipline purposes. yes. but for development purposes. it’s just that they get it so much that they’re kinda immune to it.

i grew up having malay friends, all neighbours were malays and they do things differently. i reckon someone need to research on the psychology and sociology of them. eg they do not take initiatives very much, and sometimes a little push is just what’s needed. the trick is that little push, which marketing specialists are experts in. and when comfortable they wouldn’t wanna move in any way, and i’m thinking in this case that an appeal for them to do something is not gonna work, but it you say that ‘with you approval we will do it’ they might just approve it.

last i’ve heard the ppl-in-charge in china govt now are engineers who does not embarrass each other with one-liners, but are ppl who really examine the system and know what’s not going to work and what will

imhos
144. ionStorm | December 10th, 2007 at 6:41 pm

*sighhhhhhhhh*
145. tom | December 10th, 2007 at 7:16 pm

WHY LEAVE MALAYSIA?

I find it no reason to leave Malaysia for good. But to gain a better education? Yes, that maybe.

I’ve always believed that we should not leave because of these matters that intimidate us to leave. NO. We as Malaysians, NOT Chinese, Indian or Malay should leave for a better living. We Malaysians can make a difference and it all starts from the very basic = EDUCATION.

Everyone needs to be educated, be it educated to write, educated to be a good policemen, educated in their own field of studies with quality or anything else. Education sparks a new generation of life and thinking. What we all need now and today is a look towards a country where it sees no colour but wealth.

Wealth being a society with robust thinking and politicians with good governance. I feel we all should do our part, firstly to make a change and be the change.

Why do you want to leave when you are already raised and grown up in this beautiful country? Just kick the bad apples out! It takes time, but it will make a change for good.

Su Ann, nice post ;) Always an avid reader.
146. michellesy | December 10th, 2007 at 7:36 pm

Babe, my thoughts exactly, on the police, the state of our nation and why I am not coming back. Ever.

ps: Perhaps TB Soh should get a reality check. Are we to cower in our houses because the police are incompetent at their jobs? Isn’t that equivalent to saying that a rape victim is at fault because she ‘asked for it’? Or that someone deserved to get mugged and murdered because they were in the ‘wr