Last Saturday, I have came across a news in a newspaper that made me wondering why some people are so "cold blooded".
The case happened in Penang. A girl (around 10 years old) had fallen off from the 13th floor of the building where she lived (the reason why she fallen off is still unknown). The little girl's mother had cried for help from the people around her to help her to send her daughter to the hospital, but seems that no one was willing to help. When the ambulance finally came and rushed the girl to the hospital, the life of that little girl could not be saved. The hospital doctor mentioned that if the little girl could be sent to the hospital half an hour earlier, she could probably be still alive....
A life had gone because people were not willing to offer their help...they would rather to stand there and watch the whole incident...What if all this happen to all their own family and friends?? How would they feel?...
*sigh* What is really happening to the "heart" of people nowadays??
Why.....
on Monday, March 31, 2008My Favourite Songs
on Friday, March 28, 2008Found a few of my favourite songs on you tube today. Hope others will like it.. :).
These songs are special songs and have special meaning inside them...
1. 让爱传出去。
2.一家人
3.牵手
4. 人间有爱
快乐天堂
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008一首很久的歌。。但却是一首很有意义的歌。。希望所有听到的人，都能把你们的烦恼忧愁给忘掉。:)
A nice song that I have always like to hear...especially the music....
我思
on Monday, March 24, 2008"做到有煩惱，就要自我檢討"。。 是的！ 該是時候我檢討我的人生方向。 雖然不知道該如何從那里下手，但自覺也算是個開始吧！ 但愿我的新方向，能為我下一半人生的旅途更有意義。 加油吧！
凝望天空的繁星點點
等待另一個晨曦浮現
那是我們擁有的
幸福的畫面
多少歲月的容顏改變
多少聚散的故事重演
擁抱我們的你
依然在身邊
草山的風 是劃過天際的彩虹
撒下了一片花海 綻放在心中
草山的風 伴隨著我們甜甜的暖暖的夢
喚醒了青翠山林 緊緊守候
KLCI Up and Down
on Thursday, March 13, 2008The Malaysian stock exchange has been up and down this few days. After the announcement of the result of 12th general election, the KLCI dropped by the more than 100 points on Monday. This will be best time to grab some good stocks but due to lack of "Vitamin M", I cannot do anything..*sigh*.
The market bounced back during Tuesday and Wednesday. Today, the KLCI again dropped more than 30 points because affected by the US market.
*Sigh*.... Will the market bounce back or drop somemore tomorrow?? I have no idea. The market is really unpredicatable just like the result of the 12th general election.. :P
Waking up to new politics
on Tuesday, March 11, 2008This is an article from The Star.....
ANALYSIS BY WONG CHUN WAI
LET’S get used to some things. The likelihood is that the DAP secretary-general will soon be known as Yang Amat Berhormat Lim Guan Eng and in Selangor, possibly his Parti Keadilan Rakyat counterpart will be known as Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
In Selangor, Perak and Kedah, the former state government heads – Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali and Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid – will be opposition leaders in the state legislative assemblies.
That needs a lot of getting used to for the political establishment but it is the result of the political tsunami that hit Malaysia on Saturday. (A tsunami without earthquake signal)
And 24 hours later, as Malaysians still recover from the shock, the players are still trying to make sense of the results.
Still coming to terms with the worst electoral results for the Barisan Nasional, the top leaders huddled at the 39th floor of the Putra World Trade Centre in the early hours yesterday and appeared briefly for a press conference.
There was really not much to talk about for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
In a rather ironic situation, the media asked Pak Lah to pose for photographs by raising Najib’s hand when Barisan achieved a simple majority to form the federal government. But there was nothing to celebrate. (No celebration for the BN but is sure a celebration for the opposition parties)
It was a close call and, until the winds of change stopped blowing, no one dared to even predict the final outcome.
Yesterday, there was unusual silence on the political front. The opposition victors wisely stayed away from any celebrations, so as not to create unnecessary misunderstanding.
Clearly, even the opposition politicians could not believe that they had landed the two jewels of Malaysia – Penang and Selangor – while winning Perak and Kedah and retaining Kelantan.
Winning elections is one thing but now comes the more difficult part – running a government, with the Barisan still holding on to the federal government.
There is the complexity of the government structure, from the state secretariat to state-owned agencies and government-linked companies to the many city and district councils.
Many of these people involved in the machineries are Barisan personalities, or more precisely, Umno members.
No doubt, it would be a challenge to make the new state governments function smoothly.
That’s not all. The business community, long used to dealing with the mentris besar or chief ministers, would have to start all over again. The judgment will be at the Bursa Malaysia. (The Bursa showed the respond yesterday by dropping more than 100 points due to non-confidence of foreign investors and also the economic slowdown pressure of US. Luckily, it goes up today)
With Penang and Selangor as the most industrialised states, the economic implications will be enormous, especially with the Trade and Industry Ministry is still under the Barisan federal government.
There are more implications in the tsunami’s aftermath. Clearly, all eyes will now be on Abdullah and his next step.
The Barisan now has to take a serious review of itself. The Old Politics is over, that is a fact. (Yeap..the Old Politics is over and now would be the time to do some renewal)
The Opposition, especially PKR, has managed to offer a more multi-racial outlook, with younger candidates. As a product, it worked, and its appeal seemed to reach across to all races.
Even with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim openly saying that he would do away with affirmative action for bumiputras, the party continued to get the Malay votes. Issues on economic opportunities and education have always been sore points with non-bumiputras and it needs to be addressed. (These two issues had long been existed. Just the BN party leaders did not pay much attention to them)
A new Barisan Nasional, possibly even a one-party multi-racial organisation, is an option for the leadership to consider.
Old parties, all over the world, have always faced such identity problems, and Umno, the MCA and the MIC will be no exceptions.
In the years to come, convincing younger voters to support a party purely on communal grounds will become tougher, even as Barisan has advocated multi-racialism as a coalition.
In the age of Barack Obama, who is only 47, the Barisan component parties need fresh faces to appeal to the young voters of the coming years.
Barisan needs to reinvent, rebrand and re-examine itself to stay relevant. It has to be bold enough to admit its mistakes if it wishes to be accepted by the people.
The next round will be even tougher for Barisan.
The opposition parties, with Penang and Selangor under their control, will have stronger financial muscles for the next fight.
A two-party system seems likely to evolve from the outcome of this general election. The first page of the new Malaysian political era opens today. Certainly, the elections may have ended but the drama has only just started. Stay tuned.
It's Finally Over
on Monday, March 10, 2008The 12th Malaysia General election is over. The opposition parties have denied the 2/3 majority of BN in the parliamen. They even won five states in West Malaysia from BN. Well done and congratulations to the opposition parties. Hope they can perform their jobs well and do the best for the people in their states.
For BN leaders, I think now it is the time for them to think what they have done wrong and what the people in this country really need.
For the Sarawak BN, although they had only lost one seat which is the Kuching Parliamentary seat, they should not have satisfied and happy with the result. The opposing voice of the people is rising. If they do not exam and correct themselves, they may as well lost Sarawak to the opposing parties in the next State election.
8th March 2008
on Saturday, March 8, 2008 8th March 2008 is an important day for all Malaysian citizens. A day for Malaysians to decide who will be ruling this country for the next five years. 
This is the third time I am voting but it is the first time I am voting for the Miri Parliamentary seat. The previous two voting were for the Sarawak State elections. And so, I have crossed my choice this morning...
Well, no matter who you choose, just don't make your vote into a spoilt vote.
The results of the election will be released out starting from 7pm tonight. So, stay tune at the local TV and radio stations if you are anxious to know the results.
Something To Be Pondered By Our To Be MPs
on Friday, March 7, 2008 According to a news article in Sin Chew, a professor from UiTM has mentioned that for 50 years, the quality of our Parliament did not improve because of the quality of its members. He has also mentioned that the debate in our Parliament is just like political show, a show for the parties' leaders and also the public. Probably this should be something to be pondered by our To Be MPs and also public....
For those who know how to read chinese, you can read the news article at here:
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Education and Politic
on Wednesday, March 5, 2008Does education really need to be linked with politic? During this election campaign, certain businessman has promised to build college if the ruling party wins the election at that area. Well, what if the party fails to win that constituency? Then, no college will be built. Isn't education should be provided no matter who win?Well, if the businessman is really keen on developing education in that area, he should have built the college no matter who is going to be the next MP. And if the government is truly a people caring government, it should provide all these basic necessities no matter which party the next MP is coming from. No win, no development is more a threat than a reminder.
Since the day one starting of election campaign, there is a lot of media coverage on it. However, you can find most of the stories are on BN and seldom on the opposition. The BN even have advertised in the newspaper everyday..Wonder how much they spend on it? Mind you, they are colored advertisement. The following is an email receive from a friend on a complain by a reader on The Star.....
To :
> Manager,
> Editors
> and staff of the
> Star Publications (M) Bhd
>
> C:C to all Contacts.
> 28/2/08
>
>
> IS STAR PUBLICATION A SHARE HOLDER OF BARISAN NASIONAL?
>
> Dear publisher,
>
> With much regret and disappointment over the star publication i am writing
> this letter.
> I strongly condemn and object all your articles in the star the pass few
> days. Very clearly i can see that your articles on the coming general
> election is giving a one sight report and supporting the barisan Nasional
> Government. I view this as something not healthy and a threat to the future
> of the the media.
>
> You use the caption MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 in your General election report.
> How to decide when you don't even give a report on the opposition party.
> Lim kit siang, Anwar Ibrahim and other oppositions gave many ceramah`s in
> penang, But i don't see any detail or article on that events. and even if i
> had see, It would be a negative report on that party. What kind of practice
> is this in a democratic country ? We as the rakyat and reader of the star
> expects and demand equal coverage and news on all parties in the general
> election. Yes it`s good to tell the nation what the barisan has done for
> it`s people and the development it has brought to this country, at the same
> time it is also important to hear from the opposition their views and
> vision for the country. Whether they are giving empty promises, or lying,
> it is for the rakyat to decide. Not for the government or for your
> publication to decide or come to an conclusion.
>
> In your publication today 28/2/07 page N 11, there is an advertisement from
> MIC. What kind of advertisement is that. Is MIC trying to instill fear in
> the nation and getting votes by threatening us. It say`s IF YOU DON'T VOTE
> FOR MIC THEN BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE.... What the hell does MIC mean
> by that. That statement has already breach the election campaign law which
> prohibits nominee's from threatening the voters. I see only Barisan
> Nasional `s advertisement in the star.. Aren`t there any other parties
> contesting in this coming general election? Every single day i see so many
> full page BN advertisement, Have they not yet exceeded the campaign budget
> limit approved by the election commission for all parties. I know how many
> thousands it cost for a single page advertisement in the star. Or is the
> star sponsoring the pages for BN... If yes, then why is the star not
> sponsoring also for DAP, KEADILAN and PAS. There are also readers whom
> support the opposition as much as the readers whom supports BN. This is
> such and insult to all readers of the Star. We give you business and you
> pay us back in this way ?
>
> When reporting on news which refers to Dato seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and
> Datuk seri Najib Tun Razak, your publication refers them as the Prime
> Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Has your editors forget
> that the Parliament has been dissolved. What right do you all have then to
> officially call both this people current ministers of Malaysia. Aren't` you
> all then giving false information to the readers.
>
> I send this email as and warning to the Star Publication to give and equal
> coverage to all parties on the General Election. It`s is also a call from
> the Election Commission President of Malaysia to give and equal and fair
> coverage to all parties. If your company were to still publish report on a
> one sight view after reading this email, I am going to launch a boycott on
> the star publication and urge penang people not to buy the Star. I will go
> all out for it using my contacts and influences and make sure people do not
> buy the Star. There are alternative paper like the SUN which provides equal
> news to the nation. Why then spent more to buy news which is not fair and
> equal to all. I hope this is the start for a change in the way your reports
> are being published. Let the Nation decide, and dont fool your readers.
>
> Sudhagaran Stanley,
> Coordinator,
> Islanders Tamil Youth Network.
Well, this does not happen only to The Star but almost every local media except a few. These media actually should play a neutral role in the election campaign. They should have covered stories on both the BN and opposition just like what the US media are doing during their presidential campaign. Sadly, this is not what happening here....
Who-To-Vote-Election Decision Generator
on Tuesday, March 4, 2008Taken a test on the Who-To-Vote-Election Decision generator and this is the result...
