It seems that Fish Wong was still in business ... I heard it over the radio the other day ... But still he ended up selling old newspaper. Reason? The Pizza Company somehow or rather still being "insensitive" in their advertisement etiquette ... welcome to the "free market" and capitalist world ... I am really waiting in eager how low the advertisement could go ... in mocking the "small fry" like Fishy Wong and the like ...
Talking about advertisement ... I really missed Yasmin Ahmad's adverts - our Merdeka Day & Hari Raya et al adverts would not be the same again without Yasmin around. Watching Yasmin Ahmad's advert would make you feel happy, sad, melancholic and nostalgic - all at the same time... Shame on you Pizza Company!!!
Let's move on to another topic ... For the past few weeks, anybody who did not talk/touch on football (read the World Cup) would be "accused" not being in trend - directly or indirectly. So, make sure that for this 1 whole month or so, you talk about football or at least touch on the vuvuzela & its controversy ... better still talk about Kaka (Note: Aishah, my wife said he's so cute!!! Lucky her for I do not play football otherwise Kaka's legs - better still the face - would be my "victim"!!!).
There's nothing wrong being in trend ... Just like barely a month ago it was in trend if we talk/touch about Palestine, Michelle Corrie or it's even better if you participated in the demonstrations worldwide against the Israel regime ... But now? There were demonstration at least in 2 states in Africa due to power outage during the World Cup and by university students in Dhaka re: their demand for day off from lectures during World Cup matches ...
At least we still demonstrating ... this time not against the Israel regime!!! All because of want to be in trend? I have no answer to this ... Let's wait until the World Cup is over then what? ....
Till we meet again .....
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Lost and ... Found (?) ... Is it?
Before I proceed with my entry, let's look at the dictionary meaning of "lost" i.e. amongst others "unable to be found or recovered" ... What about "found"? which obviously a past tense of "find" i.e. amongst others "to meet with or discover by chance" or " to discover or obtain esp. by search or effort".
Consider this word, "missing" in the dictionary [Term of reference @ Collins Concise Dictionary Plus @ 1989]means amongst others "not present; absent or lost". the extension of this is the phrase "go missing" which means "to become lost or disappear".
Some of you might be wondering why the sudden interest in the meaning of those words/phrase? well it has everything to do with us & with our society/country ...
Yesterday, it was reported in NST/STAR that the handcuff used in Kugan's case (when he was detained) could not be found... In other words, it's missing/could not be traced/to become lost or disappear!!! No comment on the case as it is still impending anyway...
My comment/observation on what is reported in the newspaper is this .... I am not surprised at all.
Why? What is a handcuff - so small in size if you, Malaysians would care to compare with the following "missing" incidences - amongst others (this is based on what was reported in the media):
1. Loss of thousands of designer drugs (pil kuda or something) from the Evidence Room. It was only realised/revealed when the Prosecution wanted to adduce them as an evidence/exhibit in Court!;
2. The missing of a jet engine - obviously bigger than a handcuff! [Note: By the way, has it being found? I believe it had been found after much effort & search!!!!]
So the lost of a handcuff is so "insignificant" if compared to the two examples given above. My only sincere hope is that all efforts would be carried out in order to discover the lost of those reported to be missing!!!!
Till we meet again .....
Consider this word, "missing" in the dictionary [Term of reference @ Collins Concise Dictionary Plus @ 1989]means amongst others "not present; absent or lost". the extension of this is the phrase "go missing" which means "to become lost or disappear".
Some of you might be wondering why the sudden interest in the meaning of those words/phrase? well it has everything to do with us & with our society/country ...
Yesterday, it was reported in NST/STAR that the handcuff used in Kugan's case (when he was detained) could not be found... In other words, it's missing/could not be traced/to become lost or disappear!!! No comment on the case as it is still impending anyway...
My comment/observation on what is reported in the newspaper is this .... I am not surprised at all.
Why? What is a handcuff - so small in size if you, Malaysians would care to compare with the following "missing" incidences - amongst others (this is based on what was reported in the media):
1. Loss of thousands of designer drugs (pil kuda or something) from the Evidence Room. It was only realised/revealed when the Prosecution wanted to adduce them as an evidence/exhibit in Court!;
2. The missing of a jet engine - obviously bigger than a handcuff! [Note: By the way, has it being found? I believe it had been found after much effort & search!!!!]
So the lost of a handcuff is so "insignificant" if compared to the two examples given above. My only sincere hope is that all efforts would be carried out in order to discover the lost of those reported to be missing!!!!
Till we meet again .....
Monday, June 7, 2010
Baby Hatch - Have We Really Go Down That Low?
It was reported in the newspaper (NST at least) that Dato Sri Sharizat Abdul Jalil shed tears when she launched the 1st Baby Hatch Programme by OrphanCARE... I couldn't blame her for shedding tears as I would most probably be in the same boat ... wondering has our society become so "decay" that we have to launch the said Baby Hatch Programme.
It is set up with the main intention of discouraging/avoiding from newly born (& unwanted) babies being abandoned at improper, isolated places where the chances of the babies surviving would be low. This is a direct response to the recent abundance incidences of newly born babies being abandoned all over the country.
As at to date, there were pros and contras views on the said programme. Those who opposed such a programme argue that "it is ridiculous & absurd as it may being interpreted as condoning to the act of abandoning the babies itself and of course condoning/encouraging sexual relationship out of wedlock and so on ... "
I am not going to be a moral guardian on this issue but to state that the cases of newly born (& unwanted)abandoned babies for the last 5 months - at least - are very alarming. It is such a pity sight.... and not to mention the anger every time we read/hear such news over the media... At least, the programme could solve the issue at hand and ensure those babies are safe & sound ... That's my view but it's a conditional view ....
Conditional as we, Malaysians should:
1. Ensure that there would be no more Baby Hatch to be set up elsewhere after this;
2. In relation to 1, we have to ensure no more babies being abandoned in the future;
3. To ensure 1 & 2, let us - Malaysians - ensure we instill and inculcate good moral values to ourselves & our children.
Unless and until we do the above, there would be more & more Baby Hatches being set up and each one of them would bring tears in our eyes as it would confirmed the state of decay of our society .... It would only confirmed that we have gone so low in our humane feelings/emotion...
Till we meet again .....
It is set up with the main intention of discouraging/avoiding from newly born (& unwanted) babies being abandoned at improper, isolated places where the chances of the babies surviving would be low. This is a direct response to the recent abundance incidences of newly born babies being abandoned all over the country.
As at to date, there were pros and contras views on the said programme. Those who opposed such a programme argue that "it is ridiculous & absurd as it may being interpreted as condoning to the act of abandoning the babies itself and of course condoning/encouraging sexual relationship out of wedlock and so on ... "
I am not going to be a moral guardian on this issue but to state that the cases of newly born (& unwanted)abandoned babies for the last 5 months - at least - are very alarming. It is such a pity sight.... and not to mention the anger every time we read/hear such news over the media... At least, the programme could solve the issue at hand and ensure those babies are safe & sound ... That's my view but it's a conditional view ....
Conditional as we, Malaysians should:
1. Ensure that there would be no more Baby Hatch to be set up elsewhere after this;
2. In relation to 1, we have to ensure no more babies being abandoned in the future;
3. To ensure 1 & 2, let us - Malaysians - ensure we instill and inculcate good moral values to ourselves & our children.
Unless and until we do the above, there would be more & more Baby Hatches being set up and each one of them would bring tears in our eyes as it would confirmed the state of decay of our society .... It would only confirmed that we have gone so low in our humane feelings/emotion...
Till we meet again .....
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Tribute to the Passing Activists
This entry serves as a tribute to all activists who I came across and read about ... They were special in their own class.
Of course this tribute would start with the passing of 9 activists aboard the hijacked & attacked ship en route to Gaza. One of them was a 19 year old dual citizens @ States & Turkish, Furkan Dogan... He was so young and yet contribute significantly to peace and humanity.
He reminds me of another young activist, a student - about his age - one Kamal Bamadhaj who was also a duel citizens @ New Zealander & Malaysian, who died in the massacre of Santa Cruz on 12 November 1991 @ Timor Leste. He was a political science student and an activist based in Australia.
In 2004, an Indonesian activist Munir Shaid passed away on a Garuda flight en route to Amsterdam suspected of being killed by arsenic ....
There were many of them - activists who sacrificed their lives for peace & humanity, amongst others Chut Nyak Dhien, an Achenes Lady Warrior who fought the Dutch colonial in Indonesia, Rachel Corrie the Irish Student who was killed by the Israel soldiers during the protest against the Israel illegal settlements' in Palestine ... There were a lot more actually especially those "unnamed activists" whose passing may not be "captured" by the mainstream media ...
My point is the struggle for peace & humanity cuts across boundaries - it's not an issue confined to one particular religion/race, it's our common struggle... Let's not limit/confine ourselves to a narrow & shallow struggle which inclined to a particular cause based on religion/race ....
So let's stand up & be counted in contributing in our own way - be it small as it may seem ...
Of course this tribute would start with the passing of 9 activists aboard the hijacked & attacked ship en route to Gaza. One of them was a 19 year old dual citizens @ States & Turkish, Furkan Dogan... He was so young and yet contribute significantly to peace and humanity.
He reminds me of another young activist, a student - about his age - one Kamal Bamadhaj who was also a duel citizens @ New Zealander & Malaysian, who died in the massacre of Santa Cruz on 12 November 1991 @ Timor Leste. He was a political science student and an activist based in Australia.
In 2004, an Indonesian activist Munir Shaid passed away on a Garuda flight en route to Amsterdam suspected of being killed by arsenic ....
There were many of them - activists who sacrificed their lives for peace & humanity, amongst others Chut Nyak Dhien, an Achenes Lady Warrior who fought the Dutch colonial in Indonesia, Rachel Corrie the Irish Student who was killed by the Israel soldiers during the protest against the Israel illegal settlements' in Palestine ... There were a lot more actually especially those "unnamed activists" whose passing may not be "captured" by the mainstream media ...
My point is the struggle for peace & humanity cuts across boundaries - it's not an issue confined to one particular religion/race, it's our common struggle... Let's not limit/confine ourselves to a narrow & shallow struggle which inclined to a particular cause based on religion/race ....
So let's stand up & be counted in contributing in our own way - be it small as it may seem ...
Damage Controlled Via The Media? Unless I am Wrong...
After days of protests & demonstrations world wide in an angry response to the unprovoked attack on the "Freedom Flotilla" the other day, I can't help but notice a certain Food Chain Giant scrambled in defensive? .... Or is it a coincidence? Judge it yourself ...
There were calls for a boycott of anything to do/"inclined"/"related" with Israel - to quote Starbucks, McDonald's (Mc D) and warts all ... And there you are today (Saturday @ 5 June 2010) @ Metro Newspaper, Mc D produced 4 full pages of advertisements - yes!!! 4 full pages (black & white) of advertisements ... Again, what a coincidence as I am very sure it's not printed to coincide with today's Agong's Hari Keputeraan!
In general, it's a good advertisements anyway ... the way they were produced and inter related with each other. The 1st page is quite nice - I really like the concept - there were faces of all races from all walks of life (another cliche depiction of "1 Malaysia"?) with the big logo of Mc D being superimposed on those faces (yup! there's no "1 Malaysia" logo this time around. Thank God!!!). The caption states how Mc D has "served" 10 millions Malaysians over the years, providing jobs to Malaysians, contributing to charities and of course participate in the economic development of Malaysia by providing jobs, business via franchise system and to the food/raw materials supplier. All these were "captured" in prints in the next 3 full pages of advertisements....
I am not going to delve into the details of whether it's practical to boycott etc .... I just want to note below the coincidences & few trivia:
Coincidences/Non Coincidences:
1. The advertisements were printed after the brouhaha of boycotting of Israel "related products" as mentioned above;
2. The advertisements are not in coincidence with the Agong's Hari Keputeraan. Simply put, it's not a tribute to the Agong's Hari Keputeraan;
3. Unless I may have missed reading other newspapers - I only read NST & Metro today - the advertisements were only printed in a Malay Metro and NOT in NST!!! The big question is WHY??? On this point, you tell me and be the judge ... I have my own inference on this and my inference would be right if the same advertisements were printed in most if not all the Malay newspapers ...
I will post an entry on this issue later . As for me, it's very simple as consumers, we have the right to choose what to buy/eat and vise versa ....
Good nite & pray for peace & freedom on this earth which we borrowed from our children!!!!
There were calls for a boycott of anything to do/"inclined"/"related" with Israel - to quote Starbucks, McDonald's (Mc D) and warts all ... And there you are today (Saturday @ 5 June 2010) @ Metro Newspaper, Mc D produced 4 full pages of advertisements - yes!!! 4 full pages (black & white) of advertisements ... Again, what a coincidence as I am very sure it's not printed to coincide with today's Agong's Hari Keputeraan!
In general, it's a good advertisements anyway ... the way they were produced and inter related with each other. The 1st page is quite nice - I really like the concept - there were faces of all races from all walks of life (another cliche depiction of "1 Malaysia"?) with the big logo of Mc D being superimposed on those faces (yup! there's no "1 Malaysia" logo this time around. Thank God!!!). The caption states how Mc D has "served" 10 millions Malaysians over the years, providing jobs to Malaysians, contributing to charities and of course participate in the economic development of Malaysia by providing jobs, business via franchise system and to the food/raw materials supplier. All these were "captured" in prints in the next 3 full pages of advertisements....
I am not going to delve into the details of whether it's practical to boycott etc .... I just want to note below the coincidences & few trivia:
Coincidences/Non Coincidences:
1. The advertisements were printed after the brouhaha of boycotting of Israel "related products" as mentioned above;
2. The advertisements are not in coincidence with the Agong's Hari Keputeraan. Simply put, it's not a tribute to the Agong's Hari Keputeraan;
3. Unless I may have missed reading other newspapers - I only read NST & Metro today - the advertisements were only printed in a Malay Metro and NOT in NST!!! The big question is WHY??? On this point, you tell me and be the judge ... I have my own inference on this and my inference would be right if the same advertisements were printed in most if not all the Malay newspapers ...
I will post an entry on this issue later . As for me, it's very simple as consumers, we have the right to choose what to buy/eat and vise versa ....
Good nite & pray for peace & freedom on this earth which we borrowed from our children!!!!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
A Tragic Death - Allahyarham Nor Hashimah
I know almost every body's attention is focused on the Israel's unprovoked attack of the "Freedom Flotilla" @ Gaza Humanitarian Aid. This I will deal with in my later posting ...
I couldn't but have to post my entry on the recent tragic death of Allahyarham Nor Hashimah who underwent training ala Commando organised by the PSD. She was a 30 year old mother of a 2 year old daughter and also survived by her beloved husband. It was reported that she had to undergo training ala Commando for several months. It must have been a tough one - the word "ala Commando" literally sent shivers through my spine!
I do not want to comment on the actual cause of death but to express my dismay at the remark (as reported in the NST the other day) by one Tan Sri - yes!! you are right a Tan Sri - who is also happen to be the DG of the PSD.
He said something like this in a nutshell - "This training had been carried out since 1970s and thousands have successfully went through well & fine...."
I felt nauseatic at the statement really - so insensitive & at the border of being almost inhumane - though the Tan Sri may not meant it, I hope!!!.
Look here Tan Sri, we are not talking about those "thousands" who had undergone and passed the said training without incident. We are talking about one (1) life - a mother of a 2 year old daughter, a wife and a daughter to her survived parents not to mention the siblings, in laws and warts all.
It's very sad that we tend to be very defensive and in the course of doing so, we tend to forgo sensitivitieshout having regard the feeling of the grieving family. Unless I read the news wrong!!!!
On the positive note it is good to hear that the PSD is looking into the possibility of reviewing the training module - unless they really want our PTD Officers to be as tough as Commando!!!!
What I am afraid of is this ... The statement may be one of those rhetoric statements and ended as being a cliche ... Proof? Just look back at how many statements of reviewing "this and that", stopping "this and that" every time there were casualties due to landslides or death at the railway crossing. Any positive/concrete action being carried out? No!!! Worst still an ex Minister - guess who - dare to blame it on God as he always said " We cannot do anything about it as it is an act of God!"
I leave it to you to be the judge & to Allahyarham Nor Hashimah my Al Fatihah to you. To the family my sincere condolence ... Al Fatihah.
Till we meet again .....
I couldn't but have to post my entry on the recent tragic death of Allahyarham Nor Hashimah who underwent training ala Commando organised by the PSD. She was a 30 year old mother of a 2 year old daughter and also survived by her beloved husband. It was reported that she had to undergo training ala Commando for several months. It must have been a tough one - the word "ala Commando" literally sent shivers through my spine!
I do not want to comment on the actual cause of death but to express my dismay at the remark (as reported in the NST the other day) by one Tan Sri - yes!! you are right a Tan Sri - who is also happen to be the DG of the PSD.
He said something like this in a nutshell - "This training had been carried out since 1970s and thousands have successfully went through well & fine...."
I felt nauseatic at the statement really - so insensitive & at the border of being almost inhumane - though the Tan Sri may not meant it, I hope!!!.
Look here Tan Sri, we are not talking about those "thousands" who had undergone and passed the said training without incident. We are talking about one (1) life - a mother of a 2 year old daughter, a wife and a daughter to her survived parents not to mention the siblings, in laws and warts all.
It's very sad that we tend to be very defensive and in the course of doing so, we tend to forgo sensitivitieshout having regard the feeling of the grieving family. Unless I read the news wrong!!!!
On the positive note it is good to hear that the PSD is looking into the possibility of reviewing the training module - unless they really want our PTD Officers to be as tough as Commando!!!!
What I am afraid of is this ... The statement may be one of those rhetoric statements and ended as being a cliche ... Proof? Just look back at how many statements of reviewing "this and that", stopping "this and that" every time there were casualties due to landslides or death at the railway crossing. Any positive/concrete action being carried out? No!!! Worst still an ex Minister - guess who - dare to blame it on God as he always said " We cannot do anything about it as it is an act of God!"
I leave it to you to be the judge & to Allahyarham Nor Hashimah my Al Fatihah to you. To the family my sincere condolence ... Al Fatihah.
Till we meet again .....
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