Ban on sale of beer and condom in convenience store

As long as I have a cup of coffee in one hand and the other is holding a bar of chocolate, life is perfect. It doesn't matter if I have another interview tomorrow, or the facts that I'm fat and bored, nothing else matters, the world is finally peaceful and then.. I find this:

The Star Newspaper - Zulkifli Noordin, known for his firebrand politics, has been lambasted for calling for a ban on sale of beer and condom in convenience stores. -Malaysia-Today

It's official, some people needs a time machine to go right back with the dinosaurs. They would so fit in. This is such a funny country, can we finally set some kind of qualification on those who wants to be politicians with religious study not being counted.

Edited: WTF, he's a lawyer by profession. Oops, I better go edit out all my vulgar words. Don't wanna receive any 'love' letters telling me he wants to see me in court and bring a large stack of money. I'll probably end up bring along a large stack of Hell Money (used during Hungry Ghost Month) since that's all I can afford. I'm poor. Still a lawyer who studied in New Zealand and saying this shit?!

Picture taken from Pennylicious
What? You're suing me for a Million? Here's a Trillion (sorry, I lost count after the 9th digit),
Keep the change!

If they are not trying to ban yoga *snort*, they are trying to ban beer and condoms from convenience stores. What's next? Oh I know, Hello Kitty since it's worshiped by females all around Malaysia. Yes yes, HK is definitely next and rightfully so.. take that you...Cat!

I could probably understand the beer part but condoms?

Malaysian AIDS Council executive director Bakhtiar Talhah said condoms had proven effective in curbing HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

“Convenience is the key in encouraging condom use,” he said.

-Malaysia-Today

Exactly! If it's not the convenience store then where should we buy condoms from?
Only at supermarkets?

But..but..they close at 10pm!

Hospitals?

I doubt it, they doctors are too busy with injured, sick and dead bodies to want to deal with a bunch of bored, horny people.

Police stations?

Right, photostat your I.C (Identification Card) fill in your name, your partner's name, where and when, possible time limit and positions you might be trying out. How many packets taken and when you're done, kindly return to the police station to return the remaining unused packets to get some sort of refund. Sign here and have fun.

Oh, you might probably want to bring along your marriage certificate. Just in case.

Yup, that sounds about right since I sometimes get the impression that the policemen in the station seems a little free and bored. This might give them something to be busy about. Yup, this is getting thumbs up from me.

*rolls eyes and opens the world atlas to find a nice place to migrate to*

Why do I get the strange feeling that he's probably a closet bukkake fan... Nahhhh!!

Edit 2: This is actually months old news but I learnt about it yesterday and I'm still hopping mad about it

PAS: Stop teaching Science and Maths in English

Had a good day in the office today since a certain 'someone' was in a super good mood, awww, he's so cute when he's in a good mood *melts*

That aside, was taking a crap when I decided to "entertain" my self by reading the newspaper today and it totally spoilt my mood. The kind of bullshit some people can spill out is amazing.

Mind you, I'm not much of a supporter of the government nor am I of the opposition. I'm a fence sitter. You do good, I pat you on the back, you do bad, I bash you on my blog (can't bash them anywhere else anyway) . My life is really simple that way. But this one deserve a good bashing and an ass kicking.

What put me into a hissy pissy mood? Read this;

PAS: Stop teaching Science and Maths in English

The 55th PAS muktamar that ended yesterday passed a motion urging the Government to immediately abolish the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI).

Rembau delegate Taufik Abdul Ghani, who tabled the motion, said the party objected to the Education Ministry’s move to delay scrapping the PPSMI.

“We also call for PPSMI to be abolished immediately and for the return of the old policy, thus uplifting the national language,” said Taufik.

- The Star Newspaper

Name:
Delano [origins: French]
Meaning:
From the place of nut trees

-Name your baby by Lareina Rule

Name:
Taufik Abdul Ghani [origins: Malaysian]
Meaning:
The nutcase that doesn't fall far from the the nut trees

- What NOT to name your baby by Ashley Tan [not published yet]

I've never much agreed with out Malaysian way of education. They are very fickle minded. One minute it's this way, the next it would be another. They keep playing ping pong with our education and our future. During my time, I learn both Science and Maths in Bahasa Malaysia and I had it bad, Both my parents learn theirs in English and was never really able to help me when I'm in a fix. Nor could my online friends because I didn't not know then Persamaan Linear was actually Linear Equation.

When I think about it, what was the use of learning something as important as Science in Bahasa Malaysia? Aren't we losing out when we learn Science in Bahasa Malaysia since we cannot understand the English counterparts? Take a look at the stuffs we buy, the shampoo we uses and the cosmetics and whatever else, aren't they in English? Why is it that the politicians wants us all to be ignorant fools and become the world's laughing stock?

National language is one thing, to be a stupid fool is another. I am proud to be Malaysian (minus all monkey dramas) and I respect the national language which is Bahasa Malaysia. But just as well, I do not believe in making a fool out of my self because of some people's blind faith and need to be more "Malaysian" than others. Just because I don't eat with chopsticks, does that make me any less yellow, slitty eyes and Chinese? [Not insulting anyone here, it's just that I am yellow toned and I have slitty eyes]

The standard of English has dropped tremendously since our parent's time. Imagine back then everyone regardless of races spoke good English. English that we can be proud off and even impress the Mat Sallehs. The kids nowadays can't even string together a proper sentence and yet, the government is not doing much to improve the situation and out pops a bunch of idiots that wants us all to be stop learning Science and Maths in English. Soon, we'll be learning English in Bahasa Malaysia!! Sheesh!

I have a feeling that the person who even suggested something like that probably lives on a tree top over looking his durian and rambutan plantation. Basically a frog in a well. A frog who thinks that the well he's in is the world itself, a frog that has never come out of the well and thus never seen the real world. Oblivious in his dark, damp hole. And probably someone who failed his Maths, Science and English BADLY. I'm so super sure he failed his English exams. I'm so sure of it!

I'm seriously getting sick of all the bullshit that's happening and all the funky things that does not passed through the brain being said. Are they all high on something? Seriously, please share and pass whatever shit you're smoking around, maybe then I can understand your way of thinking.

Dear sir,
Go and die. Go directly to your grave and die. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

I know it sounds mean but when you're messing with Malaysia's future to compete with the world, that's the nicest thing I can say to you. Do us all a favour. Thanks.

If possible, I want everyone to read this. It's been a while since I have found such a wonderfully written article that speaks for everyone. It says the things that I have always longed to say and this man has gone and done it!

Hell, if he ever campaigned to be Malaysia's Prime Minister, I would have gave me my FULL support. We are desperately in need of more people like this, people who can speak their mind with intelligence and without bias. Someone who's two feet is on the ground and can tell the difference between what's right and wrong. This man has earned my respect. I salute him!

Malay rights
By Shaik Rizal Sulaiman

The Malays are 'technically' in power governing the country but it is also this same controlling group that demands the right to correct economic imbalances and disparities for its own race.

What does this say about the 'majority governing' Malay race for the last 50 years? I dare say that most Malaysians (regardless of race) below the age of 40 would like to see all opportunities be spread amongst those who deserve it on meritocracy.

We do not need the keris anymore to tell others to be careful of what they say and do because in the survival of the fittest, the keris is of very little relevance!

If we continue to hide under the 'bumiputera' tempurung as most Malays have been in the last 50 years or more, the catch-up game will just get harder and the gap wider.

If we continue to expect without earning it, we will never learn how to be a race that succeeds on merit. There is NO substitute for merit. The Malay politicians continue to shout about Malay rights and bumiputera rights because the very nature of our local politics is sadly racially biased.

In this day and age, a great nation is built upon joint success stories, meritocracy and the combined hard work of its people WITHOUT any fear or favour of racial biased politics governing our daily policies. Sadly, the Malay politicians have ended up completely corrupt, racialists, twisted religious fanatics.

I am below 40 and as much as I love the 'idea' that Malaysia is tanah tumpahnya darah orang Melayu, I can't help but also feel that this country is for ALL Malaysians alike including the Chongs, the Kumars, the Xaviers, the Singhs & Kaurs etc who were born on the same day in the same hospital as me here in Malaysia.

If we feel that WE (the Malays) deserve this country more than THEM , then WE (the Malays) should have shown them a long time ago that we deserve the 'control all' status.

We have to earn it. The policies FAILED because the very concept of Malay rights or the NEP/DEB is like a double-edged sword. On one hand, it aims to eradicate wealth disparity but on the other, it has made the Malays oblivious of what reality is. Our (Malays) success is only reflected in the 'perceived' political power which today can collapse in a matter of minutes. I would also like to see my children succeed in their country, Malaysia, for reasons that true success should be based upon, which are merit and hard work and NOT because they are Malays or bumiputeras.
For as long as the Malays don't see this, there is very little point in fighting for Malay rights..

It just makes us look more ridiculous. We have taken this notion of being privileged a bit too literally in that it now simply means we want this country and its fruits all for ourselves without accepting the responsibilities that come with it. I blame the MALAY politicians for this because we want to only fight the cause without strategising for the true substance and need of the cause. We have been given fish all the while without being taught how to fish.

It's funny how two different generations can be so diverse in their thinking and the recent elections proved just that... We are no longer concerned with racial problems but more so the never-ending Malay agenda issues. The rakyat has spoken and the landscape has drastically changed. Is this change welcomed? Is it good?

The answer is 'NO'. Because we,the Malays, have been caught with our pants down - we are not ready to compete on any level playing field (we can't even compete on advantageous grounds!). Even with three or five more continuing policies for Malay rights or bumiputera privileges over the next 50 years, we will still be in exactly the same position as we are in today.

The truth hurts and the truth will always prevail. And the truth of what's to come will NOT go away. I am cynical perhaps because I feel that Malay rights is NOT relevant anymore.
The right to be safe, to be treated fairly, to have a world-class healthcare and education, to enjoy equal prosperity, to have good governance, to live in a clean environment and to be war-free is what I want for my Malaysia. NOT for MY race to be artificially powerful.

If we want the Malays to fail, then by all means continue the fight for Malay rights. Go and polish your keris..

Shaik Rizal Sulaiman
Posted by Malaysian
Unplug

ps
In recent months we have seen the Syariah Courts allowing quite a few Malays to exercise their rights to a third or fourth wife. Fair, the guy may be able to provide for the financial & conjugal needs of his wives. However, question here is when he has a dozen kids, will he be able to provide a decent education and life to his kids or will he demand for his 'Rights' for subsidy and aid and be a burden to the govt and society.

Yoga Banned?

I wasn't too sure whether to laugh or what when I read today's (a few days ago by the time I typed this down) newspaper on 'Yoga Ban'

"The national Fatwa council has declared that yoga is 'Haram' (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practicing it." - The Star Newspaper

I found this while issue hilarious! We are are born humans. Free! Not prisoners of a religion that some Mr. smarty-pants decided themselves that that is what God wanted. I ended up getting that someone is obviously trying to play God here. Some people with a BIG head and an enormous ego with a holier-than-thou attitude. Oh I forgot, some people who lack of common sense and probably didn't pass any subject except religious study. Not that it is a bad thing but people should always remember moderation sometimes.

In my little head, the translation for all religions in the world is about is to be a better human being, to respect everything and everyone and basically to do good.

I have nothing againts Islam or Muslims as I found the religion and in so many ways beautiful. The untainted one and not the one that has been 'tokok tambah' (in other words, 'added') like the one we have right here in Malaysia. It has become downright stupid. It's like giving a bunch of idiots Godlike powers and see the hilariousness that ensures as they abuse their power to suit their own stupid needs.

Exercise is exercise, no matter what, Yoga is not going to convert me into being a Hindu or something. D'oh. Does that mean that if I don't eat with chopsticks I'm no longer a Chinese? Does that also mean that if I eat too much nasi kandar, I'll suddenly get the inspiration to be a Mamak? And frankly, I don't think my Malay friends feels like becoming Buddhist just because they like to eat Char Koay Teow.

Then again, I shouldn't worry as I'm not banned from practicing yoga.

But lately, Malaysia has been becoming pretty stupid lately. Another thing that they happily came out with a couple of months ago stating that they'll pay married men RM1000 to marry single mothers. Sounds good from some angles but to encourage men to be polygamy?! And furthermore, to marry because they want the money and NOT because they are in love.

Polygamy;
the fact or custom of being married to more than one person at the same time
-Cambridge online dictionary

Quotes the Highlander: There can only be ONEEEE!

They should realize that not all single mothers are 'dying' to get remarried, sheesh, being married to one ass was enough, what on earth made others thinks that they can't wait to jump right back into the marriage scene. And to encourage them to marry yet again all for the sake of RM1000? Why not use the much needed money as a loan to single mothers so they can start their own small scale business.

So that's encouraged and to be healthy by doing yoga isn't. I don't know about you guys but I'm having a good laugh while slapping myself on the forehead.

Interesting info: Muslims in the Middle East doesn't even have this crazed yoga ban and yet we do. What are we trying to prove here? That we're either more religious and thus making us better than them or crazier than them?

As of 26 November 2008

Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday waded into a row over a ban on yoga for Muslims, saying they could practise the exercise as long as it had no spiritual elements.

Malaysia's highest Islamic body, the National Fatwa Council, on Saturday banned yoga for Muslims, saying it could erode their faith.

Malaysia's population is dominated by Muslim Malays, and the ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities are becoming concerned over rising "Islamisation" of the multicultural country

Read the entire article here

Contesting Malayness

If you have the time, please please do read the article below. It was sent to me through email and I found it wonderfully interesting. To all Malaysians, we should all know our history - the RIGHT one of course and not mere figments of imaginations of sick people that wants to merely wants to make their "race" superior to others.

Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:20:37 +0800
It's been interesting to read such free-flowing comments on an all 'Malaysian' free for all. While we are on the subject, how many of you have read the book entitled Contesting Malayness'? Written by a Professor of National University of Singapore. Cost S$32 (about). It reflects the Anthropologists' views that there is no such race as the 'Malays' to begin with.

If we follow the original migration of the Southern Chinese of 6,000 yrs ago, they moved into Taiwan, (now the Alisan), then into the Phillipines (now the Aeta) and moved into Borneo (4,500 yrs ago) (Dayak).

They also split into Sulawesi and progressed into Jawa, and Sumatera. The final migration was to the Malayan Peninsular 3,000 yrs ago. A sub-group from Borneo also moved to Champa in Cambodia at 4,500 yrs ago.

Interestingly, the Champa deviant group moved back to present day Kelantan. There are also traces of the Dong Song and HoaBinh migration from Vietnam and Cambodia. To confuse the issue, there was also the Southern Thai migration, from what we know as Pattani today. (See also 'Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsular'.)

Of course, we also have the Minangkabau(s) who come from the descendants of Alexander the Great and a West Indian Princess. (Sejarah Melayu page 1-3.)

So the million Dollar Question: Is there really a race called the 'Malays'? All anthropologists DO NOT SEEM TO THINK SO.

Neither do the 'Malays' who live on the West Coast of Johor. They'd rather be called Javanese. What about the west coast Kedah inhabitants who prefer to be known as 'Achenese'? Or the Ibans who simply want to be known as IBANS. Try calling a Kelabit a 'Malay' and see what response you get. You'll be so glad that their Head-Hunting days are over.

The definition of 'Malay' is therefore simply a collection of peoples who speak a similar type language. With what is meant by a similar type language does not mean that the words are similar. Linguists call this the 'Lego-type' language, where words are added on to the root word to make meaning and give tenses and such. Somehow, the Indonesians disagree with this classification. They refuse to be called Malay. Anyhow you may define it. Watch 'Malays in Africa' - a Museum Negara produced DVD. Also, the 'Champa Malays' by the same.

With this classification, they MUST also include the Phillipinos, the Papua New Guineans, the Australian Aboriginies, as well as the Polynesian Aboriginies. These are of the Australo Melanesians who migrated out of Africa 60,000 yrs ago.

Getting interesting? Read on.

'Malay' should also include the Taiwanese singer 'Ah Mei' who is Alisan, as her tribe are the ancestors of the 'Malays'. And finally, you will need to define the Southern Chinese (Funan Province) as Malay also, since they are from the same stock 6,000 yrs ago.

Try calling the Bugis a 'Malay'. Interestingly, the Bugis, who predominantly live on Sulawesi are not even Indonesians. Neither do they fall into the same group as the migrating Southern Chinese of 6,000 yrs ago, nor the Australo Melanesian group from Africa.

Ready for this?

The Bugis are the cross-breed between the Chinese and the Arabs. (FYI, a runaway Ming Dynasty official whom Cheng Ho was sent to hunt down.) Interestingly, the Bugis were career Pirates in the Johor-Riau Island areas. Now the nephew of Daeng Kemboja was appointed the First Sultan of Selangor. That makes the entire Selangor Sultanate part Arab, part Chinese!

Try talking to the Bugis Museum curator near Kukup in Johor. Kukup is located near the most south-western tip of Johor. (Due south of Pontian Kechil.)

Let's not even get into the Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekiu, and Hang Lekir, who shared the same family last name as the other super famous 'Hang' family member, Hang Li Poh. And who was she? The princess of a Ming Dynasty Emperor who was sent to marry the Sultan of Malacca. Won't that make the entire Malacca Sultanate downline 'Baba'?

Since the older son of the collapsed Malaccan Sultanate got killed in Johor, (the current Sultanate is the downline of the then, Bendahara) the only other son became the Sultan of Perak. Do we see any Chinese-ness in Raja Azlan? Is he the descendant of Hang Li Poh?

Next question. If the Babas are part Malay, why have they been marginalized by NOT BEING BUMIPUTERA? Which part of 'Malay' are they not? Whatever the answer, why then are the Portuguese of Malacca NOT BUMIPUTERA? Did they not come 100 yrs AFTER the arrival of the first Babas? Parameswara founded Malacca in 1411. The Portugese came in 1511, and the Dutch in the 1600's. Strangely, the Babas were in fact once classified Bumiputera, but discovered that they were strangely 'declassified' in the 1960s. WHY?

The Sultan of Kelantan had similar roots to the Pattani Kingdom making him of Thai origin. And what is this 'coffee table book' by the Sultan of Perlis claiming to be the direct descendant of the prophet Muhammed? Somehow we see Prof Khoo Khay Khim's signature name on the book. I'll pay good money to own a copy of it myself. Anyone has a spare?

So, how many of you have met with orang Asli(s)? The more northern you go, the more African they look. Why are they called Negrito(s)? It is a Spanish word, from which directly translates 'mini Negros'. The more southern you go, the more 'Indonesian' they look. And the ones who live at Cameron Highlands kinda look 50-50. You can see the Batek at Taman Negara, who really looks like Eddie Murphy to a certain degree. Or the Negritos who live at the Thai border near Temenggor Lake (north Perak). The Mah Meri
in Carrie Island looks almost like the Jakuns in Endau Rompin. Half African, half Indonesian.

By definition, (this is super eye-opening) there was a Hindu Malay Empire in Kedah. Yes, I said it right. The Malays were Hindu. It was, by the old name Langkasuka. Today known as Lembah Bujang. This Hindu Malay Empire was 2,000 yrs old, pre-dating Borrobudor AND Angkor Watt, who came about around 500-600 yrs later. Lembah Bujang was THE mighty trading empire, and its biggest influence was by the Indians who were here to help start it. By definition, this should make the Indians BUMIPUTERAS too since they were here 2,000 yrs ago! Why are they marginalized?

So, in a nutshell, the 'Malays' (anthropologists will disagree with this 'race' definition) are TRULY ASIA!!! (Main continent and West Asia included)

Here are some comments from Michael in answer to some Malays who have attacked him for penning this commentary.

Greetings. This is Michael Chick. Unlike others who hide behind 'anonymous synonyms' I came clear with my real name. The post which I put up was not a figment of my imagination but the end result of 3 years extensive research. As such, the facts presented are clear-cut, straightforward and unassuming. Perhaps you would all like to chat with any anthropologist at UM before sending-off any flaming sparks in my direction again. These Professors should be as Malaysian as any of you.

The subject matter is fact-based. To Bayi, 'Contesting Malayness' is available at Kinokuniya at Takashimaya 4th floor, Orchard road. At a cost of S$32. It is also available at National University of Singapore. Why? 'Coz it's their textbook. Let me repeat -'Contesting Malayness' is an NUS textbook, published by NUS Press, written by Professor Tony Milner.

To Achmad Sudarsono, calling the Malays a 'race' is akin to calling the Hokkiens or the Javanese a 'race'. Please do not confuse the term 'orang' with 'Bangsa'. What do I mean? The term 'orang' is used by Malays to describe Orang Bugis, Orang Acheh, Orang Laut, Orang India, Orang Melayu. And here is where the confusion was. Orang Melayu merely refers to the residents of Kampung Melayu near Jambi, near Palembang. Please use Google Earth to find its exact location.

Unless you can say that all 'Orang Melayu' are descendants of that village, you simply cannot be called Orang Melayu. In fact the name 'Malay' has been traced to Lembah Bujang, where the Indian traders used to call the locals 'Malai' (in Tamil) to describe the locals. The locals were animistic pagans at that time, and readily adopted Hindu practices and Indian customs. 'Raja' and 'Sultan' are Indian titles. The adat bersanding with the pelamin are of Indian origin. Even the 'gifts-bearing' walk by the groom has its Indian roots. Please attend an Indian Wedding before flaming me again. Or have a chat with Prof Nik Hassan who is in charge of the Lembah Bujang archaeological excavations.

Malaya, was therefore a derivative from Himalaya. 'Sejarah Melayu' therefore was describing the Kampong Melayu origins. But here is where, from pages 1-3, it will tell you that Kampong Melayu are descendants of Iskandar Zulkarnain (Alexander the Great) through the bloodline of a West Indian Princess. This came from Sejarah Melayu. This book is cheap. You can buy it at the University Malaya Bookstore for a mere RM35. It is published by MBRAS (Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society). Its patron member is Tun Hanif (ex-IGP).

Please speak with Datuk Prof Zuraina Majid, who excavated 'Perak Man'. She will tell you that Perak Man is a descendant of the Australo-Melanesian stock. African National Museum of the Phillipines will verify that they came from Taiwan. And National University of Indonesia will confirm that they came from the Phillipines.

Nik Aziz (PAS leader from Kelantan) will tell you that his grandfather came from Champa. To all Kelantanese, please explain the newly changed name of a Kampong near Bachok (close to the Pengkalan Chepa airport) to 'Kampung Champa' to our friends here.

Please also visit Museum Negara to see the exhibits on the 'Dong Song' brass drums and Gua Cha in Kelantan near Gua Musang to see the Hoabinhian Caves. Dong Song and Hoabinh are in Indochina. And therefore, the locals are descendants from that region. The entire Northern States also have their roots from the Pattani Kingdom; which today we call Thailand. In fact, please visit the Kelantan WWII museum to see the article on how Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu was part of Thailand from 1943-1945. Then walk over to the Kelantan State Museum to see the exhibit on Gua Cha to read their explanations of the Hoabinhian Cultures of Early Kelantan settlers.

Malaysian Archaeologists call the early settlers Proto Malay. And the current settlers Deutero Malay. The scientific term is actually, Australo Melanesian (African) and Austranesian (Chinese, or Mongoloid). This is a DNA and bone structure classification. Even the term Negrito transalates from Spanish to mean 'mini Negro'.

I hope that I've made myself comprehensible enough. Feel free to ask any further questions to help clear the air. The 'Malays' are NOT a race. I'm so sorry that you are only hearing this now. The rest of the Academic World has known it for years.

By: Michael Chick on May 30th, 2007 At 2:44 am
To address Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Li Poh. They were all related by the family name of 'Hang'.

Please visit their graves in Malacca. Their graves are clear-cut Hindu. This was during the 'Great Malacca Empire' when Parameswara was supposed to have converted to Islam. Why are the graves of the 'Legendary Defenders of the States' Hindu? They do not have the spiral headstones or the Batu Acheh type headstones - instead, they are solid concrete blocks with triangular holes for incense and oil-lamp burning.

Hang Tuah's grave (Kampong Keling) is another 'conspiracy'. Please read the inscriptions on the side: 'they found a large stone marking a grave, and therefore it must be Hang Tuah...'. This grave was merely designed to be a tourist destination. Note that there are no names engraved anywhere. Just a big non-descript stone marking that a human body lies underneath it. Lastly, why is a Muslim buried in Kampong Keling - 'Keling' meaning Indian?

The subsequent question is why is Hang Tuah removed from current school history textbooks?

One of two suggestions comes to mind. He was pure fiction (please read Hikayat Hang Tuah before flaming me again), or as the Bugis Museum Curator in Johor will insist, that Hang Tuah was Chinese. So were the rest of his 'blood brothers'. They were all Chinese; and related to Hang Li Poh.

Let me pose a simple question to you: Why is it, that when you visit Malacca to see the great historical Malaysian City/State, you see the Portugese 'A Famosa' gateway, or the Red Dutch buildings like Christchurch, or even St. Paul's Church on St. Paul's Hill? Where is the evidence of 'The Great Malaccan Empire'?

Let me help you with that answer. Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in a publication called 'Melayu Journal' in 2005 - '...we had to look for an icon by which the Malays would be proud of...' Since Majapahit, Acheh, Lembah Bujang (Langkasuka) were either Hindu, on Indonesian soil, or both, Malacca was the only location left. The great Parameswara is, by the way buried on Fort Canning Hill downtown Singapore, for those of you who want to visit it. They call it the 'Keramat' and it's immediately behind the National Musuem of Singapore.

Please enlighten me by showing me ONE single piece of evidence of 'The Great Malaccan Empire'. Even Dewan Bahasa couldn't. Perhaps any one of you could. Evidence, and not mere gut-feeling please.

Also, please consult Prof Khoo Khay Khim before flaming me again; Thank you.

Maxyn Forest

Monkey with BIG mouth

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matter concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning power are not above the monkey's"

- Mark Twain

Oh Mr Twain, I cannot express to you how much I agree with your statement. If you were still alive dear sir, I would humbly request for you to rule *ahem* govern our poor beloved confused and for some strange reason going backwards country.

Does it hurt everytime an idiot open his mouth and removes all doubt that he's an idiot? Yes, it does hurt, growing up in Malaysia and studying in a Convent, I had lots of Malays friends whom I still love dearly. Growing up, the government then promoted racial harmony and I happily boasted to all my pen-pals around the world how calm and peaceful Malaysia is with all races working together and not having any racial tension. Fast forward to 2008, I take back all my words and hide in shame. We seem to have forgotten how hard Tun Abdul Rahman and Dr.M's work towards one race, one country, one Malaysia dream. It's all now about Ketuanan Melayu. The dates moved forward for time wait for no man, but unfortunately man himself seems to be going backwards.

And to Mr. Ahmad Ismail,

&^%$#@!! *&^%$#@*&^%$#@!! Thank you.

I calmly translate the above statement:

Kindly remove your head from your ass and see the light. Thank you.

Time and time again, racial issues in Malaysia has been bought up again by the BN (Ruling Coalition) and this time, Mr. Monkey above mentions that 'the Chinese (in Malaysia) has NO rights to claim as they were only squatters in Malaysia.' and promptly refused to apologize and then claims the newspapers have blown up the issue and his statement has been misinterpretated.

It's only in Malaysia that one can come up and say 'It looks like me, sounds like me but is not me." and pretty much get away with it.

Our wonderful Prime Minister Pak Lah has finally stood up and asked the newspaper, bloggers and to stop SMS nonsense and not to blow up sensitive issues.

Right. Then kindly send your MPs (Monkey Parade) or your UMNO chairmans (something or another), to classes to learn about mannerism, etiquette and use our tax money into good use by giving these people a brain to begin with instead of sending people into space. Its really 'funny' when you hear about the ruling coalition being the ones who are racist. Tsk tsk, shame on you!

Pak Lah mentions that issues regarding race, religion and social contract could lead to anger and racial disharmony.

Like DUH. It's expected, tell Mr. Monkey that being a VIP (Very idiotic Person in this case) he is in the public's eyes and everything he say will be recorded, so mind what you say. Don't want racial disharmony? Easy, don't let the Mr. Monkey open his mouth.

Oh wow, I'm so smart, I ought to be in the parliament. *Pets herself on the back*

Taken from my old journal regarding the then upcoming General Elections 2008

*Don't bother reading if you're not Malaysian, It's a long, boring and probably and most likely confusing unless you're into International Politics. But this is a personal rant. Kindly note the 'personal.'

Vote for AH MENG for an important post in the upcoming Malaysian General Election 2008!

You will not be forgotten. R.I.P Ah Meng

Ah dang, I forgot...
Number One: Ah Meng's a Singaporean.
Number Two: Ah Meng just recent went to where all Orang Utan all goes when they kick the bucket.

But worry not, there's still hell alotta monkeys here in Malaysia for you to vote for. THE ROYAL 'MALAYSIAN' CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!! March 8 2008. Come one, come all!

I know that politics is a sensitive subjects but I really can't help sometimes. I'm beginning to see Malaysia as nothing more than a big circus. With the "Oh-So-Important' VIPs as ringmaster and trapeze artist and clowns. Don't forget the clowns for all circus needs clown. The ordinary Malaysian are nothing more than the circus animals. Held in small cages depending on species, we do all the work, get whipped if complain and get paid peanuts.

Kidding! I don't wanna be put into jail under ISA (Internal security Act), I want my mommy!! It'll be torturous enough if they take my poor laptop away or cut my internet connection *ahem*

The ISA is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. It allows for the arrest of any person without the need for trial in certain defined circumstances. Primarily to combat the armed insurgency of the Malayan Communist Party

A person detained under the ISA during the first 60 days is held incommunicado, with no access to the outside world.
Furthermore, lawyers and family members are not allowed access to the detainee during this initial period. - wikipedia.

If you note the "primarily to combat the armed insurgency of the Malayan Communist Party" then you would have realized that Hey! We don't need ISA anymore since our country have long gone finish their war with the communist.
Meaning: Communist = kaput
Meaning: Communist = Packed up and gone else where

But we still have the ISA around.
Question: What ever for?
Answer : If you say something nasty about the government. We'll have the right to say that you're citing racial disharmony and basically a pain in the ass and therefore we're going to lock you up in a 'special' cell. HAHA

Oh well.

I love my country, but I must be truthful, I'm not entirely sure if my country loves me back. I'm not even sure if they want me actually but even so, guess I'll stick around and see what happens next. That should be interesting.

I know that if there's anyone even reading this, probably one of their first initial thoughts are "Hey if you hate it that much, MOVE OUT!"
Hell, I'm Malaysian too. I'm born, raised and WILL die (peacefully I hope) in my country. My little patch of soil. MY little patch of soil. MY!! And I will take my right and make my thoughts be known!

But there are some *ahem* people in the government that irks me. Namely, Pak Lah's (our Prime Minister) son-in-law, Khairy J. I'm not gonna mention about his personal stuffs but having a background in journalism and investment banking, I'm not entirely sure what the hell was he thinking when he supports the illegal racing. Is this guy right in the head or does he has a screw lose?

"Another controversy that created a stir among Malaysians was the unsuccessful attempt by Khairy Jamaluddin and Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim to rebrand "Mat Rempits" as "Mat Cemerlang". "Mat Rempit" is a derogatory term used to refer to youths who aim to win drugs, prostitutes and cash in illegal racings using illegally-modified motorcycles. The suggestion by Khairy that "Mat Rempits" should become the "Eyes and Ears" for the Malaysian Police Force has sparked anger among former victims of "Mat Rempits", who previously had their vehicles smashed by "Mat Rempits".

Eyes and Ears? Does Khairy have eyes and ears?!? If he did, he'll be seeing us giving him "the" finger and cursing his name.
Mat Rempits are the ones that causes trouble on the road. They ride their bikes in numbers of HUNDREDS and some think that it's okay to ride on the opposite side of traffic without the lights on. If we were to crash into one, I strongly suggest making a run for it. Head to the nearest police station at all cost and do not alight from the car.

These 'rempits' nearly cause Devon and me an accident since they rode on the wrong side of traffic to avoid a road block!

These "eyes and ears" are more often snatch thieves and robbers who prey on women drivers. How many of us women has fallen victim to them and to suggest them to be eyes and ears for the Police Force is so stupid I wonder if Khairy's brains is up in his ass. Guess he stores them there when he's not using them, which is most of the time if not all.

Khairy created further controversies by claiming that the Chinese Communities in Malaysia will take advantage of the Malays if UMNO is weak.
Editted my nasty comment in fear of the ISA.

I'm not extremist nor am I racist, it just breaks my heart whenever I see that people are judged, awarded and looked down upon just because of the color of our skin. I thought we've pass that.

We were all born here, live here and we're all proud to be called Malaysians. Why do you rejects us so and insist and treat us all differently?
I would die for Malaysia. I'm patriotic. But what's the use of that is I died for a country that didn't appreciate my death.

Khairy, who once said he wanted to be Prime Minister before turning 40.
Take note, fellow Malaysians. If Khairy ever has a chance to become the PM, I'm migrating despite the promise to myself to die in my own homeland. I'm moving out!
I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh babe, I hate to goooooooooooo~
@Dream, I hope Canada's nice.

Another MORON that makes me wanna load my shotgun and put it into good use is Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein. He is the current Malaysian Education Minister and also the Chairman of the Youth Wing of UMNO. I acknowledge that to some he may be a hero, but to me he's nothing more that a pest. An extremist trouble making racist!

Talk about bull shitting, this guys wins hands down.
In 2005, Hishammuddin became infamous for waving the keris (traditional Malay dagger) at the UMNO Annual General Meeting. Commentators perceived this action as meant to defend Malay supremacy and to threaten those who opposed the Malay special rights as set out in Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia and in the social contract.

Can I wave my kitchen knife around next time when I'm making a public speech?

Then there's the May 13 1969 incident. May 13 marks a black day in the Malaysian history and a day when the Malays and Chinese fought. Correct term : A day when the Malays beat the Chinese. LOL!
May 13 incident
We chinese bowed our head in shame thinking that it was indeed all our fault that the riots started only to find out later that;

In 2007, a book — May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969 by academic, former Democratic Action Party member and former Member of Parliament Kua Kia Soong — was published by Suaram. Based on newly declassified documents at the Public Records Office in London, the book alleged that contrary to the official account which had blamed the violence on opposition parties, the riot had been intentionally started by the "ascendent state capitalist class" in UMNO as a coup d'etat to topple the PM from power.

Let me guess, the two chineses guys that beat up a malay that sparked the entire riot were fiction from some sick person's imagination. *&^%$#@ to you, sir!!

In other words, we were scrapegoats. Gee, thanks!

That being said and done. In every country, there is the good, bad and ugly. As I said before, I support the government but some people should just sit at home, grow old and die.

This is my longest post. Wow!!!
I sincerely hope that the Government will not find my post and knock on my door and drag me away under ISA.

If you note that I have not log in for over a year, it means I have been taken away by the little men in white coats or whatever they are wearing at that point of time.

Pak Lah and his cronies screwed us again!

Got this in my email box today. Don't exactly know what to say but then again, what can I say?
It's nice to know that the government is that good in making a quick buck outta all of us. I really have no intention of landing myself in prison and charged with ISA. Thought the communist is long gone, the ISA is still happily around so considering that I'm no where near royalty or being as popular as Raja Petra. I'll keep my mouth shut.

But it doesn't hurt to post this up and educated the public right? So there you go, read it, pass it around, debate about it at your local mamak, write in your memos somewhere not to vote for the government in the next election, whatever.


> ECM Libra FInancial Group Berhad has a stake in Pos Malaysia Berhad (PMB) through it's acquisition of Avenue Capital Resources in 2006. That deal left a bitter taste in the mouths of those knowledgeable in the
> financial world as it was a clear case of insider's trading.
>
> Note that Khairy Jamaluddin was a Director of Investment in ECM Libra in
> 2004 before he tendered his resignation after this infamous debacle.
> However, Pak Lah's closest crony, Dato' Seri Kalimullah is currently the
> Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ECM Libra.
>
> Recently, PMB was given the job of giving out the cash rebates to replace of fuel subsidy. It is quite odd on why JPJ was not given this
> role but instead it was given to a postal service company. Instead of the more efficient and more relevant job function of the JPJ, these cash handouts responsibility were thrusted into the already mountainous variety of services PMB had to handle. The only defence that Pak Lah might see the
> appropriateness of this move is the many branches of post offices nationwide which the public can easily have access.
>
> But now, let's see how Pak Lah and his cronies get extra money out of this purportedly 'for the rakyat' act of selflessness.

> For every transaction, PMB will get 10 sen commission on every RM10 of that RM625 and RM150 (for cars and motorcycles respectively).
> That means, for every transaction, PMB will get RM6.25 for cars and RM1.50 for motorcycles in the form of transaction fees.
>
> There is about 11 million cars and 8 million motorcycles in this country at the moment. Let's do the math :
>
> RM6.25 x 11 millions = RM68.8 million (for cars)
>
> RM1.50 x 8 millions = RM12 million (for motorcycles)
>
> A cool total of RM81 million for the whole exercise per year. Even if we use pareto principle and apply the 80/20 ratio, RM65 million
> (80% out of RM82 million) would still fall in their hands. And this does not include the commission from RM200 subsidy to be given to each fishermen in the country!
>

> With RM117 million already paid out during the first day, I wonder how much PMB will collect by March 2009. This role was given to PMB
> and not JPJ because PMB is a public listed company (read: profit
> oriented) while JPJ is government owned entity (read : no cost to public).
>
> It's even funnier that those who own cars 2,000cc and above were told to
> claim their RM200 rebate from the JPJ, not PMB. Why is this? Well, there are not many people with cars above 2,000cc in Malaysia anyway.
> And JPJ do not impose any fees.
>
> This cunning way of trying to 'help' the poor while at the same time
> enriching one self is very much prevalent in Pak Lah's administration.
> What's worse, they are emptying the nation's coffers (from the Treasury) in the form of cash rebates and transfer a percentage of it into their own
> pockets (through fees paid into PMB and ultimately into ECM's bank
> accounts).
>
> And that my friends is how the poor get screwed to help the rich get even richer! (Orang kaya menjadi bertambah kaya kerana orang miskin).
>
> These poor people did not realize that they had helped finance Pak Lah's
> cronies indirectly
>
> Make the most of what you can do on your PC and the Web, just the way you want.

Just a quick note: I cannot stand KJ! I loathe him and I loathe the day he was born. Sounds extreme? I just don't have an ounce of respect for that idiot.
Despite his background in journalism and investment banking, and his university education at Oxford University and University College London in the UK, (perhaps he left his brains there, considering how rich he is, someone please convince him to courier his brains back to Malaysia) he just had to opened his BIG mouth and spew shit by claiming that the Chinese communities in Malaysia will take advantage of the Malays if UMNO is weak.

The most laughable of his stupidity was when he wanted to rebrand Mat Rempits as Mat Cermerlang. I suppose considering that KJ probably has police escorts everywhere he goes, he doesn't get heckled by the Mat Rempits on the street like us normal people. We are all aware that it's the Mat Rempits that causes us trouble on the street. There are countless of News papers articles of Mat Rempits smashing windows and robbing and raping female drivers are common and this idiot wants them to be the Eyes and Ears for the Malaysian Police Force? What was he thinking, oh wait, was he even thinking? Does KJ even have eyes to read the papers and ears to hear the complaints. Damn, the idiot needs a brain. A working one that is.

"Mat Rempit" is a derogatory term used to refer to Malay youths involved in illegal racing with the aim of winning drugs, prostitutes and/or cash using (illegally) modified motorcycles. Some analysts believe that UMNO Youth was trying to cash in on the large numbers of "Mat Rempits" in Malaysia as preparation for the upcoming elections. The suggestion by Khairy that "Mat Rempits" should become the "Eyes and Ears" for the Malaysian Police Force has sparked anger among former victims of "Mat Rempits", who previously had their vehicles smashed by "Mat Rempits" - wikipedia

Mr KJ suffers from foot in the mouth syndrome, over-ambition, ruthlessness in getting what he wants, lack of respect for other races. He needs to get off his high horse, grow a brain (if it's not too late) and learn to respect others (something that apparently wasn't taught in the university he attended or was he fast asleep or fooling around in class)