Tax to all Malaysians!

It seems that we have been paying tax to Government – all of us (at least those who purchase fuel for our transportation needs) since a few weeks back. Instead of receiving subsidy (if I’m not mistaken, a 30 cents subsidy was mentioned as the minimum that the Government will provide), we are now paying tax to Government as the 'actual' price of fuel is below the price at the pumps. Effectively, we have been ‘subsidising’ the government. The RM625 subsidy is now just ‘chicken feed’ to Government as they must have collected quite a handsome amount by now.

I hope our Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs can provide us a ‘true’ picture about this – and ‘effectively’ play his part in taking care of ‘consumer affairs’…

Ending soon... 'Perjuangan Hampir Selesai'

Very, very soon I can finally remove the poster (thanks to Sheikh Kickdefella) on the top right hand corner of this blog... Can't wait for that to happen.

Hope that someone can tell me why the piece was written by 'Kali' in the NSTP today (10 Oct 2008). In one go, he insulted almost everyone in UMNO - the piece on 'KORO' written by Datuk AKJ comes to mind. It pointed out that nobody dares to do anything since Dr M (now Tun) resigned... iskh iskh iskh. That includes all members of 'EMP''TY' UMNO, two of whom will soon be our PM and DPM.

What can we look forward to, in the era after Pak 'Flip Flop' Lah? Maybe an upgrade to 'Crocs' instead. I'm betting that things would be same, only with different players. Hmmmm, can I be one of the 'advisers'?

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir Batin

l would like to take this opportunity to wish all Moslems 'Eid Mubarak' and to ask for forgiveness. May this blessed Syawal brings joy to all of us Malaysian!

And to those in power, please take a moment to ponder on the plight of a typical Malaysian and may you make a wise decision...

Switching Portfolios OR Bigger Commission?

Our DPM is now Finance Minister while PM is Defence Minister.

After the recent budget speech, where improvement to public transportation was one of the key agenda – together with dishing out transportation-related contracts (buses, new EMU, etc.), the focus now shifted to Defence Ministry – could it be that ‘ada kontrak besaq’ nak keluar ke?

Just wondering…

Serving the Constituents… Just resign!

I would like to make a call to all our elected Member of Parliaments! If you really want to serve your constituents to the best of your ability – just RESIGN! Follow the footsteps of ex-YB Wan Azizah. By resigning, she has brought so many improvements & MONEY to Permatang Pauh. All mosques and ‘suraus’ will have access to funds that they can only dream of before - which might be extended to all places of worship. The festive atmosphere in Permatang Pauh is better than all the promos being carried out in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year – bringing actual business to small traders and warung owners Permatang Pauh.

All Malaysians have also benefitted – petrol price is now RM2.55!

However, please schedule your resignations accordingly – so that we will have two by-elections every month.

Then, it doesn’t matter if you want to re-contest – just make a pact with another MP to switch ‘kawasan’. If you do win, you can repeat this over and over again. Or if you lose, you still have your MP’s pension to live on.

Rather than acting like clowns in Parliament, I think the best thing that all Member of Parliaments can do at the moment is… RESIGN!!!

Together... Apart

School holidays are coming and along with it, a lot of wedding invitations. These invitations start to pour in from office colleagues, friends and family – near and far. Some came in through the snail mail, some through a phone call but a number were personally delivered. I salute those who still maintain this traditional way of inviting family and friends to a wedding. First of all, it brings family and friend closer together and secondly, it would be very difficult to say no and not attend the wedding!

Nonetheless, these wedding invitations always make me think about friends whose marriages are on the rocks or … they are now divorced. It seems so easy to be divorced nowadays. Being married for more than ten years with two / three kids won’t stop couple from drifting away. I wonder what went on their minds when these couples decided to go apart. Do they think about their vows, about all the times they spent together or about their kids? It’s sad to see that, at the end, the victims will always be the kids…

Lively Debate

Lively debate tonight???!! And the winner is ... Sdr An-WAR, She-Biri-Biri, Naj'C4'ib, A'ZZZ'AB, ... Who cares!

The loser would still be - ALL MALAYSIANS!

Let's all vote for independent candidates next GE

I'm so sick with the overall situation in Malaysia at the moment - economically & politically.

Politicians will always be politicians. The Y(kurang)B from Perak should have said 'If you see a politician and a snake, let the snake go but %#@... (please fill in whatever you like here) the politician!' There so much at stake for the Rakyat, but focus is more on 'drama' & 'wayang'. When can all these elected politicians (government & opposition alike) start to think and work seriously to resolve all the issues facing the Rakyat - higher cost of living, better education for all, etc. Even those Pakatan Rakyat government in Selangor is beginning to look and act like ole' Barisan Nasinal government. Maybe Y(kini bukan MB)B Khir Toyo should perform his 'broom' trick...

What can we do? I propose that for the next GE, we all should just vote for independent candidates - but not the Y(kuat melompat)B from Pasir Mas. But, wait - who will become the big boss should we all vote for independent candidates? These independent candidates can then vote among themselves on who will become the big boss, deputy big boss and so on.

Anyone with me on this?

Just go away, please...

Pak Lah,
Can you just do the honorable thing and resign? We're just so tired looking at your 'tired' & 'sleepy' face, plus your annoying 'tak masuk akal' comments & reasonings.

Never before somebody in your own BN coalition stated bluntly that they have lost confidence in you - as PM & head of BN coalition.

'Tak paham-paham lagi ke?'

SMS

I’m sure you have received SMS that makes you want to share it with others. I received this one recently:

When I got home today, my wife demanded that I took her out somewhere expensive…
I did - we went to nearest petrol station!

Poorer by the day!

Just like any other ordinary Malaysians, I’m starting to feel the pinch – everything is up, except the salary. Monthly school bus fare for the kids has gone up by RM10 each, filling up at the nearest Petronas station now cost almost RM100 each time, price of Jasmine Super Special 5% has almost double & taking the family out for dinner or holidays seems like a distance memory.

But, wait… at least the present Cabinet Ministers are also sharing the burden. They have agreed to cut their entertainment allowance by 10% and reduce their ‘paid holidays’ to one week and within ASEAN only.

Talk about changing lifestyle! We should unite and instead change the entire Cabinet Ministers!

Update!
I just read this article from an email that was forwarded to my wife (the article is from Utusan Online, Sunday, 8th June 2008). Please read it but it's in Bahasa Malaysia.

Excerpt:
"Juga diriwayatkan bahawa suatu hari pada tahun berkenaan disembelih unta lalu dimasak dan dibahagikan kepada orang ramai. Lalu dicedok masakan itu untuk dihidangkan juga buat ‘Umar. Tiba-tiba yang dicedok itu bahagian belakang unta dan hatinya. Lalu ‘Umar bertanya: “Dari mana diperoleh ini?”. Daripada unta yang kita sembelih hari ini. Kata ‘Umar: “Oh! Alangkah buruknya aku ini sebagai pemimpin, jika aku memakan bahagiannya yang baik lalu aku berikan rakyat makan yang sisa” (Ibn Sa‘d, al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, 3/312, Beirut: Dar Sadir). Maka alangkah buruknya seorang presiden, atau sultan, atau raja, atau perdana menteri, atau menteri besar, atau menteri yang makan dengan mewah daripada peruntukan harta negara atau negeri sedangkan rakyatnya dalam kesusahan. Ketika rakyat membilang butiran beras, helaian ringgit untuk persekolahan anak, keperitan membayar sewa rumah, api dan air, sementara mereka yang berkuasa ini pula menghadiri jamuan negara dan negeri itu dan ini. Bermewahan dengan pertunjukan dan hiburan dari peruntukan wang negara. Kemudian bercuti rehat, tanpa rakyat ketahui apakah kepenatannya untuk rakyat. Kos cuti itu pula ditanggung oleh negara tanpa sebarang pulangan keuntungan buat rakyat. Alangkah zalim! Alangkah keji sikap yang sedemikian rupa.

Dr. Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin, Mufti Perlis."

Thank you Malaysia!

Malaysia Boleh and Thank you Malaysia!

It was an uplifting feeling to experience that true power stays with the Rakyat! Malaysians has spoken and by denying BN its two-third majority in Dewan Rakyat, we are sending a clear signal that someone must take full responsibility and do the right thing!

Again, thank you Malaysia!