Post Penang N11 : Pembelaan Rohaizat...(translated : in defense of Rohaizat )

Untuk Rohaizat - anda tidak mengenali saya sebagaimana saya tidak pernah bertemu anda. Pesanan saya, bersabarlah...dalam masa dan ketika inilah anda akan tahu siapa kawan yang sebenar dan siapa kawan plastik.

1. Walau apapun yang telah berlaku, kita adalah bangsa Malaysia. Dan adalah menjadi adat bertanding, ada yang menang dan pasti ada yang kalah.
2. Dan bak kata orang tua-tua "Biduk berlalu, kiambang bertaut". Itu seharusnya yang berlaku selepas 25hb Ogos 2009.
3. Tetapi malang bagi saudara Rohaizat. Keadaan beliau kini seolah-olah "sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga". Mengapa? "Rumah siap, pahat berbunyi" jawabnya.
4. Secara ikhlas, saya terkejut dengan kenyataan Abdul Jalil Abd Majid merangkap Ketua Bahgian UMNO Permatang Pauh. Beliau memberi gambaran bahwa :-
   • belaiu tidak tahu calun BN mempunyai masaalah;
   • calun BN tidak memberitahu UMNO bahgian tentang masaalah beliau;
   • calun BN tidak jujur;
   • calun BN meletakkan UMNO dan BN dalam keadaan tertekan;
   • sekiranya beliau tahu tentang masaalah calun BN, beliau akan menolak pencalunan calun;
   • Bahgian UMNO Permatang Pauh tidak boleh dipersalahkan keatas kekalahan BN tempoh hari;
   • beliau akan mengkaji kedudukan calun BN sebagai setiausaha bahgian;
5. Inilah yang dikatakan kawan makan kawan. Inikah sifat seorang ketua mithali? Inikah apa yang dikatakan setiakawan UMNO? Inikah sikap General UMNO?
   
6. Seharusnya didalam keadaan sekarang, keseluruhan jentera bahgian UMNO Permatang Pauh bersama calun BN untuk sama-sama timbul atau tengelam dalam saf perjuangan. Dalam keadaan sekarang, Rohaizat perlu diberi sokongan moral, bukannya dihenyak sebegitu rupa oleh sesama UMNO.
7. Apakah Abd Jalil tidak mengetahui bahwa masaalah ini telah diketengahkan kepada kepimpinan UMNO pada 15hb Ogos 2009? Tidak percaya? Sila baca apa yang telah ditulis oleh Datuk Shamsuddin Nawawi (DSN).
8. Secara ringkasnya, DSN mendakwa bahwa :-
   • beliau menerima message melalui facebook tentang isu calun BN pada pagi 15hb Ogos 2009;
   • beliau telah memanjangkan maklumat tersebut kepada MB Pahang yang membawanya ke pengetahuan Muhyiddein pada hari yang sama;
   • Muhyiddein telah meminta pandangan lawyer UMNO;
   • Lawyer UMNO menasihatkan calun BN tersebut layak bertanding dan tidak akan ditolak pencalunan beliau oleh SPR;
   • beliau membayangkan bahwa yang patut dipersalahkan ialah lawyer UMNO dan ketua perhubungan UMNO Pulau Pinang;
9. Nah, sekarang siapa yang benar-benar bersalah? Kenapa calun BN yang dijadikan kambing hitam? Apakah pihak kepimpinan UMNO ingin menafikan bahwa mereka mendapat maklumat tersebut pada 15 hb Ogos 2009, dua hari sebelum penamaan calun di PRK Permatang Pasir?
10. Apakah kepimpinan UMNO tidak berhubung dengan ketua bahgian UMNO Permatang Pauh dalam masa dua hari tersebut untuk menyampaikan maklumat baru itu? Bukankah dalam zaman serba moden dan canggih, perhubungan antara kepimpinan dan bahgian dapat dilaksanakan dengan pantas?
    
11. Masaalah sebenar ialah kegagalan UMNO untuk menangani isu. Itu bukan masalah calun BN. Masaalah yang ketara ialah keegoan UMNO. Apakah UMNO mempunyai pemimpin berkepala besar yang tidak mendengar kata? Apakah mereka fikir hanya keputusan mereka yang terbaik? Hanya strategi mereka yang mengena? Hanya cakap mereka yang perlu dipatuhi?
    
12. Walaupun saya mempunyai pandangan yang berbedza dengan UMNO, saya secara peribadi akan berada disamping Rohaizat untuk memberi sokongan moral ketika ini.
13. Bagi saya, kesilapan yang dilakukan oleh Rohaizat adalah kesilapan yang terbit dari semangat setiakawan beliau terhadap teman. Malangnya dalam semangat beliau untuk membantu teman, diri sendiri terperangkap akibat tindakan teman tersebut. Inilah yang dikatakan "melepaskan anjing tersepit".
14. Kesilapan kedua beliau ialah membabitkan bekas rakankongsi beliau. Seharusnya, pakar strategi UMNO memberi cara yang lebih baik. Adalah lebih baik bagi Rohaizat mengaku kesilapan beliau dan apa yang telah dilakukan oleh firma guaman beliau untuk memulihkan keadaan. Kenapa perlu mengheret pihak ketiga yang merupakan teman rapat calun yang sama-sama belajar di gedung ilmu yang sama kedalam isu tersebut?
    
15. Dan yang paling sensitif ialah mengenai status beliau. Sebagai seorang Muslim, beliau dibolehkan bernikah lebih dari satu. Tetapi dalam masa yang sama, beliau mungkin terperangkap dengan undang-undang buatan manusia yang menyukarkan beliau mendaftarkan pernikahan tersebut. Wallahualam.
16. Mungkin beliau bernar-benar bernikah, mungkin tidak. Apapun yang terjadi, isu ini pasti melukai hati isteri beliau. Saya bersimpati. Isu ini boleh diselesaikan dengan baik. Bak kata orang. : "umpama menarik rambut dari tepung, rambut ditarik, tepung tak rosak".
17. Saya melihat ada unsur-unsur sabotaj dilakukan terhadap saudara Rohaizat. Sebaik-baiknya, Rohaizat disimpan untuk perlawanan GE 13. Tetapi kerana ada unsur-unsur tertentu yang ingin melihat Rohaizat kecundang awal, beliau diketengahkan untuk PRK Permatang Pasir. Maka berkuburlah impian Rohaizat...berkubur jugalah harapan BN untuk mengemukakan seorang calun berwibawa dalam GE 13...
18. Dengan apa yang berlaku terhadap Rohaizat sekarang, maka lenyaplah impian beliau untuk berkhidmat kepada agama, bangsa dan tanahair dari segi politik. Maka bergembiralah para pensabotaj yang berkemungkinan besar terdiri dari ahli-ahli UMNO dalam bahgian Permatang Pauh sendiri kerana peluang terbuka untuk mereka pula melangkah kedalam gelanggang politik GE 13.
    
19. Lebih dari itu, kini Rohaizat berhadapan dengan dilema lain yang tak perlu dibahaskan disini. Yang pasti, dua insan berilmu tinggi kini terluka. Tanpa disedari, dua insan berbakat dan mempunyai masa depan yang cerah kini berada dipersimpangan dilemma.
20. Untuk UMNO - dalam keadaan tertekan saperti sekarang, terserlahlah sifat buruk pihak kepimpinan yang begitu gemar menunding jari pada pihak lain sekiranya kalah bertanding. Juga terbuktilah bahwa ada ahli-ahli UMNO yang begitu sinonim dengan "baling batu sembunyi tangan" sehingga tersungkurnya calun BN sebelum bertanding.
21. Apakah ada tangan-tangan ghaib yang memainkan peranan supaya calun BN dibuat sebegitu rupa sebagai alasan bahwa golongan muda dalam UMNO bermasaalah dan tidak layak dijadikan calun? Apakah ada unsur-unsur mencatas secara halus untuk menangani kebangkitan gelombang baru UMNO dibawah kelolaan KJ?
22. Tidak mungkin UMNO dengan jenteranya yang hebat dibantu oleh SB dan MI boleh terlepas pandang akan masaalah calun. Ini semua adalah pergerakan licik dan operasi bawah tanah untuk menjatuhkan Rohaizat didepan umum. Sememangnya ia berjaya menjatuhkan Rohaizat dan beliau terpaksa membayarnya dengan harga yang terlalu tinggi.
23. Sekiranya ada sekelumit kebenaran dalam pandangan ini, maka sahlah UMNO sudah tengelam punca dan mengikut resam "ketam didalam bakul" masing-masing berlumba untuk untuk keluar dengan saling jatuh menjatuhkan antara satu sama lain. Ternyata juga bahwa UMNO makin jauh dari pegangan agama yang mengutarakan sifat ukhwah antara jemaah.
    
24. Untuk Rohaizat - anda tidak mengenali saya sebagaimana saya tidak pernah bertemu anda. Pesanan saya, bersabarlah...dalam masa dan ketika inilah anda akan tahu siapa kawan yang sebenar dan siapa kawan plastik.

Hingga ketemu lagi...selamat malam M'sia...dimana jua anda berada...

TRANSLATION

1. Whatever happen, we are Malaysians. And it has been a fact that in any competition, there will be a winner and losers.
2. As wise men say "when the boat pass, the lotus will enjoined". That should have happened after 25th August 2009.
3. Unfortunately for Rohaizat. For the time being he is as per "after slipping, the ladder falls on him". Why? "The house is ready but the chisel is still chiselling".
4. Honestly, I am caught surprised with statements from Abdul Jalil Abd Majid cum the Permatang Pauh UMNO division chief. He painted that :-
   • he did not know that the BN candidate has problems;
   • the candidate did not tell UMNO division of his problems;
   • BN candidate is not honest;
   • BN candidate puts UMNO and BN in an awkward situation;
   • if he were to know of the candidate's problems, he would have rejected the candidate nomination;
   • Permatang Pauh UMNO division should not be penalised for the recent BN loss;
   • he will study the position of BN candidate who is the division secretary;
5. This is what they say friends betraying friends. Is this an example of ideal leader? Is this what is known as UMNO's comradeship? Is this the action of UMNO general?
   
6. What should have happened in his situation is for the whole Permatang Pauh division machinery to stay together with BN candidate through thick and thin. In the current position, Rohaizat should be given moral support and not the thrashing amongst UMNO members.
7. Didn't Abd jalil knew that the problems has been forwarded to UMNO leadership on 15th August 2009? Don't believe? Please read what was written by Datuk Shamsuddin Nawawi (DSN).
8. Briefly, DSN implied that :-
   • he received a facebook message on the candidate issue on 15th August 2009 morning;
   • he has forwarded the information to Pahang MB who brings it to the attention of Muhyiddein on the same day;
   • Muhyiddein request UMNO lawyer's comments;
   • UMNO lawyer advised that the BN candidate is eligible to contest;
   • he indicated that the UMNO lawyer and Penang UMNO liason chief should be at fault;
9. So, who is really at fault? Why must BN candidate be the scapegoat? Is the UMNO leadership denying that they receive the information on 15th August 2009, 2 days before the nomination day in Permatang Pasir?
10. Did UMNO leadership in contact with Permatang Paug division chief within the 2 days to pass the new information? Is it in this modern age, communication between the two parties can be done instantly?
    
11. The real problem is UMNO's failure to handle the issue. This is not about the BN candidate. The sticking problem is UMNO's ego. Do UMNO has thick-headed leaders? Do they think that only their decision is the best? Only their strategies work? Only their instructions to be followed?
    
12. Although I have different stand fromRohaizat, personally I will stand by his side to provide moral support.
13. To me, the mistakes done by Rohaizat derived from his comradeship towards his friends. Unfortunately, in helping his friends, he himself were caught by his friends' actions. This is what known as "letting go a trapped dog".
14. His second mistake is to drag in his ex-partner. By right, UMNO strategists should offer a better approach. It is better for Rohaizat to admit his mistakes and what his firm has done to solve the problems. Why must a third party be dragged in who happens to be his close friend and University mate?
    
15. And the most sensitive is his status. As a Muslim, he is allowed to practise polygamy. But at the same time, maybe he is caught by man-made laws which makes it diffcult for him to register the marriage. Wallahualam.
16. Maybe he is really a polygamist, maybe not. Whatever it is, the issue will definitely hurt his wife. I symphatise with her. This issue can be amicably solved if all parties sit down and discuss.
17. I see elements of sabotage against Rohaizat. The best is to keep Rohaizat for GE 13 but there are elements who likes to see Rohaizat falls now. With this issue, Rohaizat can say goodbye to his political dreams,,,and BN can kiss goodbye to a potential candidate for GE 13.
18. With what's happening to Rohaizat now, his dreams of politically serving his religion, the nation and the country is gone. So for those saboteurs, be happy for the chances are there for them to take their turn to enter GE 13.
    
19. More than that, Rohaizat is now facing other dilemmas which need not be debated here. What is sure, 2 highly educated person has been hurt. Without knowing, 2 talented person is now at a crossroad.
20. For UMNO - in this situation, the poor leadership qualities are exposed, accussing others on the loss. And it has been synonymous for UMNO to "hide behind their evil deeds" leading to their candidate's loss.
21. Are there hidden hands playing a role to ensure taht the youth in BN who are not qualified to be candidates? Is there a hidden attempt to check KJ's rising star?
22. It is impossible for UMNO with the backing of SB and MI overlook the problems. This is a well choreographed underground mobvement to make sure Rohaizat fall and he has paid that with a big price.
23. For Rohaizat - you do not know me as I have never met you. My advise, be patient...at this time and moment you will know who is your real froends and who are the plastic friends.

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Penang N11: Dihujung perjalanan (translation provided : The end of a journey)

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Sekiranya tiada aral melintang, PAS akan bertakbir lagi pada 25hb Ogos meraikan kemenangan mereka di Permatang Pasir. Majoriti? Sahabat maya menganggarkan 1969 tetapi saya merasakan dengan keadaan sekarang, majoritinya sekitar 3,000.

Barring unexpected changes, PAS will once again "Takbir" this 25th August 2009 to celebrate their victory in Permatang Pasir. Majority? A cyber friend estimated 1969 but with the prevailing condition, a majority within 3,000 is not impossible.

1. Setiap yang bermula ada akhirnya. Sama juga dengan perjalanan. Dihujung perjalanan ada destinasinya. Dan perjalanan PRK Permatang Pasir sudah tiba kepenghujungnya.
2. Walaupun pada mulanya dianggarkan 3 percalunan akan diterima tetapi yang pasti 2 calun akan berentap pada 25hb Ogos 2009.
3. Lain dari yang lain, Permatang Pasir membuktikan BN bukan lagi satu gergasi politik yang mempunyai banyak pilihan calun. Kali ini BN telah membuktikan kegagalan mereka ketika proses saringan dalaman yang menentukan calun BN.
4. Dari mula lagi BN berada didalam keadaan tertekan dan defensif akibat kecuaian mereka memilih calun. Sehingga kini, calun BN merupakan calun yang bermasaalah kerana :-
   • keputusan Majlis Peguam mengeluarkan beliau dari senarai peguam atas kesalahan salahlaku;
   • menuding jari kepada bekas rakankongsi, yang juga merupakan rakan seuniversiti beliau sebagai orang yang bertanggungjawab atas kesalahan salahlaku yang mana tindakan telah diambil oleh Majlis Peguam;
   • bekas rakankongsi beliau telah menolak tuduhan calun dan telah mengemukakan fakta yang menunjukkan bahwa calun BN adalah orang yang bertanggungjawab terhadap kesalahan tingkahlaku itu;
   • menyalahgunakan wang yang diamanahkan oleh pelanggan dengan membuat pinjaman kepada teman beliau untuk menyelesaikan masalah teman sehingga tidak dapat memulangkan kembali wang amanah tersebut sehingga beberapa tahun;
   • tidak mengaku mempunyai isteri kedua walhal perkara ini telah disahkan oleh bapa mertua beliau sendiri;
   • telah secara tidak sedar menjatuhkan maruah dan martabat graduan UIAM dengan tingkahlaku beliau;
     

5. Kesilapan pemilihan calun ini harus dipikul oleh Muhyiddein dan Zahid Hamidi. Persoalannya - adakah mereka mengetahui bahwa calun BN mempunyai masalaah demikian? Sekiranya ya, bilakah mereka mengetahuinya? Seandainya mereka mengetahui masaalah tersebut sebelum hari penamaan calun, maka BN telah memperbodohkan pengundi dengan meletakkan calun tersebut.
6. Zahid Hamidi yang pernah menjawat jawatan menteri yang bertanggungjawab terhadap agama Islam harus peka dengan ini. Beliau sebagai ketua perhubungan negeri Pulau Pinang semestinya menghidu masaalah calun tersebut. Apatah lagi dengan kedudukan beliau sebagai Menteri Pertahanan, beliau mempunyai bantuan kepakaran untuk menyelidik latarbelakang calun.
7. BN telah hilang punca dan ini memberi laluan agak mudah bagi PAS mempertahankan Permatang Pasir. Mungkin PAS tidak akan mendapat majoriti sebagaimana yang mereka dapati dalam tahun 2008 tetapi kemenangan masih kemenangan walaupun dengan majoriti yang merosot.
8. Walaupun BN cuba bermain dengan angka apabila memberi ganbaran seolah-olah calun PAS juga menyeleweng wang tetapi BN gagal untuk membawa bukti selain dari menurunkan jumlah wang yang dikatakan diseleweng dari RM 60K kepada RM 6K.
9. Gagal dalam cubaan itu, BN telah memainkan sentimen agama dan bangsa tetapi umpan BN masih belum menjadi. Mungkin bulan Ramadan membawa rahmat kepada PAS. Siapa tahu?
   
10. Perlu diingat sekiranya PAS berjaya menaikkan majoriti, ini memberi satu lagi tamparan hebat kepada BN terutamanya kepada Najib yang sedang mempromosikan konsep "1Malaysia".
11. BN mungkin boleh berlapang dada apabila Mohd Radzhi bertindak keluar dari PKR semalam. Ini mungkin memberi ruang bagi BN memasukkan jarum memacing undi. Tetapi dalam masa yang sama, lawan BN di Permatang Pasir ialah PAS dan bukannya PKR.
    
12. Dalam masa yang sama, BN juga mempunyai masaalahnya yang tersendiri apabila Tiong mendakwa menyumbang sebanyak RM 10J kepada Ong TK untuk dana politik MCA.
13. Sekiranya tiada aral melintang, PAS akan bertakbir lagi pada 25hb Ogos meraikan kemenangan mereka di Permatang Pasir. Majoriti? Sahabat maya menganggarkan 1969 tetapi saya merasakan dengan keadaan sekarang, majoritinya sekitar 3,000.
14. Apapun, marilah sama-sama berdoa agar PRK Permatang Pasir berjalan lancar tanpa gangguan dan kekecohan. Hari baik, bulan baik adalah lebih baik bagi penyokong kedua-dua belah pihak memperbanyakkan zikir dari menghambur kata-kata kesat.
    

Hingga ketemu lagi...selamat malam M'sia...dimana jua anda berada...

Translation

1. Every beginning has its end. The same with journeys. At the end of each journey is its destination. And for Permatang Pasir by-election, its journey is coming to an end.
2. Although initially it is expected that 3 nomination papers will be filed but it seems that 2 candidates will go on one to one this 25th August 2009.
3. The difference this time is Permatang Pasir proved that BN is no longer a political giant with many potential candidates. This time BN exposed their failure to internally screen potential candidates.
4. From the onset of the campaign period, BN is in defensive and pressured by its own failure in choosing a candidate. To this day, BN's candidate is becoming a problematic candidate due to :-
   • the Bar council decision to strike off his name for his misconduct offenses;
   • pointed that it is his ex-partner who happens to be his univeristy mate as the person responsible for the misconduct which leads the candidate being taken action by the Bar council;
   • his ex-partner has surfaced to refute the candidate's accusations and has presented his side of the story pointing that the candidate is the one who is responsible for the problem;
     
   • misuse a client's funds by giving loan to his friend to solve his problems but the friend fail to repay the money leading to the candidate failing to refund the client's money for several years;
   • deny having a second wife although this has been admitted by his in laws;
   • unconsciously affect the morals and the good name of UIA graduates with his actions;
     

5. The candidate selection fiasco is the joint fault of both Muhyiddein and Zahid Hamidi. The question - do they realise that the BN candidate has the problem? If yes, when did they come to know about it? If they know it before the nomination day, then it is obvious that BN is making fools out of the voters by nominating him as the candidate.
6. Zahid Hamidi who used to be the minister in charge of Islamic affairs should be sensitive to this. As Penang UMNO liason chief, he must be able to sniff the problem. What more in his capacity as the Defense minister, he has the intelligence support to carry out a thorough background check on the candidate.
7. BN has lost track and giving an easy passage for PAS to defend Permatang Pasir. Maybe PAS will not get its 2008 majority but a win is still a win even with reduced majority.
8. Although BN is trying to play with numbers by giving hints that PAS candidate is also invlved in fund misappropriation but BN failed to provide the proof and on top of that reduce the numbers from RM 60 K to RM 6K.
9. failing in that area, BN is resorting to religous and race sentiments but BN's stragey is not working. Maybe the month of Ramadan is bringing blessings to PAS. Who knows?
   
10. It should be noted that if PAS managed to increase its majority, this will be a major setback to BN especially to Najib who is promoting his "1Malaysia" concept.
11. BN may be relieved when Mohd Radzhi left PKR yesterday. This may give some space for BN to win some votes. But at the same time, it must be made clear that BN's opponent in Permatang Pasir is PAS and not PKR.
    
12. At the same time, BN has its own internal problem when Tiong claimed to donate RM 10M to Ong TK for MCA's political funds.
13. Barring unexpected changes, PAS will once again "Takbir" this 25th August 2009 to celebrate their victory in Permatang Pasir. Majority? A cyber friend estimated 1969 but with the prevailing condition, a majority within 3,000 is not impossible.
14. Whatever it is, let us all pray that Permatang Pasir by-election will proceed smoothly without disturbance or violence. In this goodmonth of Ramadan al Mubarak, it is better for supporters from both camps to chants praise to the al-Mighty than resorting to abusive words...
    

Till then...G'nite M'sia...wherever u are...
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Penang N11 : Jawab BN, jangan tak jawab. (Translation provided : Answer this, BN)

Ini hargadiri peribadi. Tepuk dada, tanya selera. Berat mana mata memandang, berat lagi bahu memikul.Menjelang bulan Ramadan al Mubarak, adalah lebih baik bagi yang berkenaan menarik diri dari pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pasir...Itulah yang terbaik, seandainya ada yang masih ingin mendengar.

This is about self esteem. How heavy the responsibility, it is the burden to be carried by the trustee. As we are going to welcome Ramadan al Mubarak, it is better for the person to withdraw from Permatang Pasir's by-election...That is the best, if there is somebody still willing to listen.

Ketua penerangan UMNO, Ahmad Maslan, boleh belajar dari sini. "Punching bag" kalau ditumbuk atau ditendang tidak akan melawan. Mungkin ia akan berayun dan kalau penumbuk tidak cermat, dia akan tersungkur kerana ayunan balik "punching bag".

Itu punching bag. Tapi apabila UMNO terus menerus mensasarkan tuduhan terhadap bekas rakan kongsi yang dikatakan terbabit dengan salah laku, bekas rakankongsi tersebut perlu mempertahankan diri dan membersihkan nama beliau yang terconteng. Maka, berlakulah sidang akhbar 20hb Ogos 2009.

Yusri Isahak, rakan kongsi yang dinamakan telah membuat persidangan akhbar untuk membersihkan nama beliau. Didalam persidangan tersebut, beliau menerangkan :-

1. Yusri telah menandatangani cek bernilai RM 100,000 untuk kegunaan koperasi untuk mengambangkan perniagaan mereka. Bakinya ada RM 220,000 dalam akaun;
2. Firma guaman tersebut telah bersetuju memberi pinjaman sebanyak RM 100,000 kepada teman Rohaizat. Duit itu diambil dari akaun Koperasi;
3. Apabila teman beliau tidak dapat membayar pinjaman, firma telah mengambilalih tanah yang dibeli melalu pinjaman tersebut dan menjualnya. Firma gagal untuk mendapat kembali jumlah RM 100,000 yang digunakan dari akaun koperasi;
4. Sebahgian dari baki yang selebihnya digunakan untuk memberi pinjaman kepada seorang pengarah syarikat perumahan yang juga rakan Rohaizat;
5. Yusri kemudiannya menguruskan cawangan firma guaman mereka di Ipoh dan tidak lagi memantau akaun pelanggan Butterworth selepas itu;
6. Rohaizat mengetahui apa yang berlaku;
   

Apa dah jadi? Sememangnya Yusri berhak mempertahankan nama baik beliau dan keluarga beliau. Itu sudah pasti.

Secara keseluruhannya, sekali lagi Rohaizat perlu bermuhasabah diri sempena bulan Ramadan ini samada masih ingin terus menjadi calun atau mengundurkan diri. Inilah yang paling baik kerana sebagai graduan UIAM yang seharusnya mengutamakan Islam sebagai panduan hidup, Rohaizat perlu jujur pada diri sendiri samada beliau amanah dalam menguruskan wang pelanggan. Apakah pelanggan reda dengan penggunaan wang mereka?

Ini bukan lagi hargadiri BN atau UMNO. Ini hargadiri peribadi. Tepuk dada, tanya selera. Berat mana mata memandang, berat lagi bahu memikul.Menjelang bulan Ramadan al Mubarak, adalah lebih baik bagi yang berkenaan menarik diri dari pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pasir...Itulah yang terbaik, seandainya ada yang masih ingin mendengar.

Sehingga ketemu lagi...selamat malam M'sia...dimana jua anda berada...

Translation

UMNO information chief, Ahmad Maslan, can learn something here. You can box and kick a punching bag and it will never retaliate. Maybe it will swing and if you are not careful, you may be knockdown by the returning punch bag.

That is for punching bag. When UMNO continuously targetted the ex-partner who is said to be involved in misconduct, the ex-partner has to defend his good name and reputation. Such is the aim of a press conference held on 20th August 2009.

Yusri Isahak, the ex-partner who was named held a press conference to clear his name. In the press conference, he explained :-

1. He signed a cheque of RM 100,000 for the client's use to expand their business. There is a balance of RM 220,000 in the account;
2. The firm agreed to loan out RM 100,000 to Rohaizat's friend. The money is taken from the client's account;
3. When the friend did not repay, the firm took over the landed property and sold it. The firm failed to recover the RM 100,000 used from the client's account;
4. Part of the balance was given out as loan to a director of a housing company which is also a friend of Rohaizat;
5. Yusri then manage Ipoh's branch office and no longer oversee the client's account in Butterworth;
6. All the while Rohaizat is a party to what transpired;
   

What happened? Yusri has the rights to defend his and his family reputation and good name. That is for sure.

As a whole, it is again hope that Rohaizat carry out self-evaluation in conjunction to Ramadan whether he still want to pursue being a candidate or withdraw. This is the best approach as being a graduate of UIAM which place Islam as the guidance in life. Rohaizat needs to be honest to himself whether he is amanah when managing the client's account and money. Did the client reda (agree wholeheartedly) for othe firm to use their money?

This is no longer about the integrity of BN or UMNO. This is about self esteem. How heavy the responsibility, it is the burden to be carried by the trustee. As we are going to welcome Ramadan al Mubarak, it is better for the person to withdraw from Permatang Pasir's by-election...That is the best, if there is somebody still willing to listen.

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Penang N11: Yang terluka dan berparut (Translated version available : The wounds and the scarred)

Semestinya ada yang terluka dari episod ini. Walaupun duit telah dipulangkan namun episod ini telah meninggalkan parut yang masih belum sembuh. Parut itu kini menghantui Rohaizat.

It is no coincidence that there will be people hurt in this episode. Eventhough the money has been refunded, the episode has left a scar. That scar is currently haunting Rohaizat.

Ahmad Maslan, ketua penerangan UMNO mengatakan semua OK. Buktinya? Surat dari Koperasi Pekebun Getah Negeri Pulau Pinang Berhad bertarikh 28hb Mac 2008 menarik balik aduan dan melepaskan Rohaizat dari semua aduan.

Sebelum itu, setiausaha Majlis Peguam George Varughese menegaskan bahwa Rohaizat telah dikeluarkan dari senarai peguam pada 7hb March 2008 atas kesalahan salahlaku. Mahkamah tinggi pula menolak permohonan Rohaizat pada 12hb Ogos. Urutan cerita boleh diikuti dalam blog OBE.

Siapa betul, siapa salah tidak lagi penting. Pengajaran dan teladan dari episod ini perlu dijadikan pedoman dan panduan dimasa depan. Secara ringkasnya :-

1. Rohaizat, lulusan UIAM, berjaya menjadi rakankongsi pada umur 32 tahun. Ini membuktikan bahwa umur bukan menjadi ukuran untuk berjaya dalam kehidupan;
2. Kenapakah pihak koperasi pekebun getah negeri Pulau Pinang hanya mengeluarkan surat menarik aduan pada 28hb Mac 2008 setelah majlis peguam membuat keputusan pada 7hb Mac 2008?
3. Apakah perlu majlis peguam untuk mengeluarkan kenyataan pada ketika ini? Tidakkah ini memberi gambaran seolah-olah majlis peguam bertindak bagi pihak parti lawan?
4. Apakah Rohaizat menulis kerjaya beliau sebagai peguam? Sekiranya tidak, dimana relevannya mengheret isu ini ke tengah?
5. Apakah Ahmad Maslan telah membuat perkiraan politik tentang kenyataan dan pendedahan terbaru ini? Mungkinkah pendedahan ini akan menutup terus peluan calun UMNO untuk menang di Permatang Pasir?
   

Semestinya ada yang terluka dari episod ini. Walaupun duit telah dipulangkan namun rakankongsi yang bertanggungjawab telah meninggalkan parut yang masih belum sembuh. Parut itu kini menghantui Rohaizat.

Berlatarbelakangkan lulusan UIAM, Rohaizat mungkin tidak mempunyai peranan ketika salah seorang rakankongsi firma beliau melakukan pecah amanah. Walaupun demikian, beliau perlu bertanggungjawab atas kesalahan tersebut, apatah lagi apabila koperasi terbabit menamakan beliau sebagai responden. Ini adalah pengajaran yang berharga untuk Rohaizat supaya lebih cermat dalam menangani kes yang melibatkan wang umum.

Secara ikhlas, adalah lebih baik untuk Rohaizat menarik diri dan menyiapkan diri untuk masa depan. Ini adalah lebih baik bagi beliau serta tindakan tersebut akan mempopularkan beliau sebagai tokoh yang bermaruah dan bermoral. Biarlah kesan parut benar-benar pulih sebelum masuk ke gelanggang politik. Dalam keadaan sekarang, Rohaizat berada dalam keadaan tersepit. Sekiranya beliau terus bertanding, beliau akan menjadi sasaran terbuka kepada PR dan terus dilanyak oleh rakan taulan UMNO sekiranya tewas nanti.

Andaikata beliau menang sekalipun, kedudukan beliau akan sentiasa dipersoal dan musuh dalam selimut akan mengambil segala peluang untuk menjatuhkan beliau. Untuk itu, Rohaizat perlu merenung sedalam-dalamnya dan mencari kata hati...tanpa dipengaruhi keadaan sekeliling. Ikut hati- mati, ikut kata - merana. Fikir-fikirkanlah...

Hingga ketemu lagi...selamat malam M'sia...dimana jua anda berada...

Translation

Ahmad Maslan, UMNO information chief says everything is OK. Proof? The letter from Koperasi Pekebun Getah Negeri Pulau Pinang Berhad dated 28hb Mac 2008 withdrawing the charges and release Rohaizat from all complaints.

Pior to this, the secretary of the Bar council George Varughese confirmed that Rohaizat has been struck off from the list of lawyers on 7hb March 2008 because he is found guilty of misconduct. The high court has rejected his suit on 12th August. More on this can be read in OBE.

Who is right and who is wrong is no longer important. Lessons learnt from this episode shall be use as future guidance. Briefly :-

1. Rohaizat, a UIAM graduate, succeeds to be a partner at 32 years of age. This proves that age is not a measurement to be successful in life;
2. Why did koperasi pekebun getah negeri Pulau Pinang issue the withdrawal letter on 28th Mar 2008 after the Bar council has make a decision on 7th Mar 2008?
3. Is it necessary for the Bar council to issue a statement now? Doesn't this gives an expression that the Bar council is acting on the opposing side?
4. Did Rohaizat entered his profession as a lawyer? If not, what is the relevance of pursuing the issue ?
5. Has Ahmad Maslan did his political calculation on the recent statements and latest expossure? Is it possible for this expossure to backfire and diminish whatever chances UMNO has to win Permatang Pasir?
   

It is no coincidence that there will be people hurt in this episode. Eventhough the money has been refunded, the episode has left a scar. That scar is currently haunting Rohaizat.

With his background as a UIAM graduate, Rohaizat may not have any role when one of his partners commit the mis-conduct. However, he has to take the responsibility for the offense, whatmore when the koperasi named him as the respondent. This is a very valuable lesson for Rohaizat to be more vigilant in handling public's trust.

Honestly, it is better for Rohaizat to withdraw his candidacy and prepare for the future. This will be better as his withdrawal will popularise him as a person with integrity and high moral. Let the scar really healed before entering the political arena. In the current situation, Rohaizat is trapped. If he chooses to continue, he will be an open target to PR and at the same time he will be ridiculed by his political friends when he lose.

Even if he wins, his position will be vulnurable and the enemy within his own party will jump at chances to step on him. For that, Rohaizat should look deep within himself and seek his inner feelings...without external influence. It is better to be sorry now. Think about it...

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Penang N11: Lain yang yang dikata, lain yang dilapur...(translation provided)

UMNO dah pening agaknya. Pening dengan kelemahan sendiri sehinggakan akhbar mereka, Utusan Malaysia melapurkan apa yang tidak dinyatakan.

Kes terbaru ialah mengenai kenyataan TG Nik Aziz. Utusan Malaysia pada 17 hb Ogos 2009 beriya-iya benar melapurkan "Nik Aziz kata ahli UMNO tak akan masuk syurga". Maka berpestalah para juak UMNO keliling kampung mendendangkan lagu sumbang sehingga ada yang meminta majlis Ulama mengeluarkan fatwa, ada yang mempersoalkan TG Nik Aziz dan sebagainya.

Malangnya, lapuran Utusan Malaysia tidak menzahirkan apa yang sebenarnya diungkapkan oleh TG Nik Aziz. Dan ini bukan kali pertama perkara ini berlaku atas tubuh badan TG Nik Aziz. Sebelum ini akhbar sama telah mengeluarkan kenyataan mohon maaf kerana melapurkan perkara salah. Apakah akhbar ini tak belajar dari kesilapan? Atau kerana terlalu asyik nak mengena orang hingga gagal memenuhi etika kewartawanan? Atau adakah pemberita terbabit tidak faham Bahasa Malaysia?

Seandainya pemberita dari kumpulan Utusan Malaysia tak faham perkataan "ultra vires" sebagaimana yang dilapurkan dalam pebicaraan Karpal Singh, adakah pemberita ini pula tidak memahami konsep Imam dan Islam? Atau mungkinkah pemberita Utusan tidak mengenali TG Nik Aziz sebagaimana pemberita RTM tidak mengetahui Karpal Singh dari parti mana? Apakah ini piawaian pemberita Malaysia?

Walaupun UMNO bukan Utusan dan Utusan bukan UMNO tetapi hakikatnya Utusan sentiasa memertabatkan UMNO dan pada pandangan Utusan Malaysia apa yang dilakukan UMNO benar belaka. Apakah itu realiti atau bayangan? Dulu, sebahgian besar rakyat merujuk kepadsa Utusan Malaysia sebagai sumber berita. Itu dulu, kini rakyat lebih percaya kepada media alternatif kerana sifat Utusan Malaysia yang lebih panggang dari api.

Akhirnya, Utusan Malaysia merudum dan tidak dipercayai lagi. Akhirnya UMNO juga yang akan rugi...bukan saja rugi dari segi penjualan akhbar Uusan Malaysia tetapi rugi dari segi memenangi minda rakyat. Kini semakin jelas bahwa UMNO akan menempuhi satu lagi kegagalan di Permatang Pasir, hasil kerja Utusan Malaysia...aduh....mungkin selepas ini berduyung-duyunglah pemimpin UMNO akan melepas lenguh badan di Bentong atau Padang Besar. Hai..untung besarlah towkay rumah urut Padang Besar/Bentong hasil kujungan "muhibbah" pemimpin UMNO.

Hingga ketemu lagi...selamat malam M'sia...dimana jua anda berada...

Translation

Guess UMNO must be having a headache now. Not only they are facing their own weaknesses but UMNO-owned newspaper, Utusan Malaysia have been reporting what is not uttered.

The latest case concerns TG Nik Aziz's statement. Utusan Malaysia datelined 17th August 2009 went all over town reporting that "Nik Aziz said UMNO members will not enter paradise" or "Nik Aziz kata ahli UMNO tak akan masuk syurga". This prompted UMNO members to go round singing the same mis-tune with some requesting the Ulama council to come out with an edict whilst some questions TG Nik Aziz statement and so forth.

Unfortunately, Utusan Malaysia failed to express what is really said by TG Nik Aziz. And this is not the first time this thing happens on Tg Nik Aziz. Prior to this, the same newspaper has issued an apology for reporting wrongly. Didn't the newspaper learn from its mistakes? Or are they too obsessed to corner someone until they failed to fulfil journalism ethics? Or is the said reporter did not understand Bahasa Malaysia?

If another reporter from Utusan Malaysia group did not understand the word "ultra vires" as reported in Karpal Singh's seditous trial, does this reporter failed to understand the concept of Imam and Islam? Or is it possible that Utusan Malaysia's reporter did not know who is TG Nik Aziz as what RTM's reporter pemberita RTM did not know Karpal Singh is from which party ? Is this the standard of Malaysian journalism?

Although UMNO is not Utusan Malaysia and Utusan Malaysia is not UMNO but the fact is Utusan Malaysia will always uphold UMNO and to Utusan Malaysia's views what is done by UMNO is totally correct at all times. Is this reality or virtual realism? In the past, majority of the masses refer to Utusan Malaysia as their source for news. That was then and now the masses prefer to believe alternative media more due to Utusan Malaysia's tendency to be more UMNO tahn UMNO itself.

Finally, Utusan Malaysia drop in sales and were not trusted anymore. In the end, UMNO is the one who pay the price...not only interms of poor sales but also failed to win the hearts and minds of the masses. It is getting clearer now that UMNO is going to meet with another failure in Permatang Pasir, thanks to Utusan Malaysia...alas...maybe after this UMNO leaders will head to Bentong or Padang Besar to recover from their beatings. And the Towkays of massage parlours in Padang Besar/Bentong will be having a profitable field day receiving the "muhibbah" trips of UMNO leaders.


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Penang N11 : What's happening to UMNO? (Terjemahan disediakan)

It seems that all is not well in UMNO, at least not in Permatang Pasir.

It has something to do with BN's candidate, Rohaizat Othman. What's happening to UMNO? Muhyiddein and Zahid Hamidi has a lot of explaining to do regarding :-

• UMNO's method in shortlisting the candidate. Did Muhyiddein and Zahid has satisfactorily exhausted in finding the best candidate for UMNO?
• UMNO's background check. UMNO as the backbone party of BN should have a foolproof system to screen potential candidates. What went wrong? Is there any oversight in UMNO? Is there "system malfunctions" that results in Rohaizat passing the screen?
• why Rohaizat? It is said that Rohaizat who is Permatang Pauh UMNO division secretary is the rising young star. Is Rohaizat chosen because of his youth? Because of his close link with Pemuda UMNO?
• Zahid's defense of Rohaizat. Granted that Rohaizat can still practise syariah law but the issue is with his civil law practise. Practising syariah law does not hide the issue that Rohaizat could not practise civil law. So why the merry go around? Why the excuses?

First UMNO did not dance to the tune and now UMNO is pushing the wrong man for the job. Is UMNO getting desperate? UMNO may want to feel that they are in the driver seat but the way it goes, UMNO is going down the drains again...in Permatang Pasir.

Till then...G'nite M'sia...wherever u are...

Terjemahan (lebih kurang)

Nampaknya ada yang tidak lancar dalam UMNO, sekurang-kurangnya di Permatang Pasir.
Ia ada kena mengena dengan calun BN, Rohaizat Othman. Apa dah jadi pada UMNO? Muhyiddein dan Zahid Hamidi perlu menjelaskan :-

• Cara UMNO menyenaraipendek calun. Apakah Muhyiddin dan Zahid berpuashati bahwa mereka telah mencari calun terbaik untuk UMNO?
• menyelidik latarbelakang cara UMNO. UMNO sebagai tulang belakang parti BN seharusnya mempunyai sistem terbaik untuk menyaring calun. Dimana silapnya? Adakah ini terlepas pandang UMNO? Adakah ini merupakan "kesilapan sistem" yang menyebabkan Rohaizat melepasi saringan tersebut?
• mengapa Rohaizat? Dikatakan bahwa Rohaizat yang juga setiausaha UMNO bahgian Permatang Pauh adalah bintang baru yang bersinar. Apakah Rohaizat dipilih kerana usianya? Adakah kerana hubungan rapat beliau dengan Pemuda UMNO?
• Pembelaan Zahid terhadap Rohaizat. Benar bahwa Rohaizat masih boleh menjadi pengamal undang-undang syariah tetapi isu sebenar ialah mengenai pengamal undang-undang sivil. Menagamal undang-undang syariah tidak menutup hakikat bahwa beliau tidak lagi boleh mengamal kes sivil. Jadi kenapa bersembunyi disebalik fakta? Kenapa perlu memberi alasan?

Tambahan :

Rohaizat juga perlu tampil memberi penjelasan ikhlas kepada UMNO dan penyokong UMNO dari segi :-

• adakah Rohaizat mendedahkan perkara sebenar kepada Muhyidein dan Zahid? Bila pendedahan ini dibuat?
• adakah Rohaizat mengharapkan mahkamah tinggi memberi keputusan yang menyebelahi beliau ketika membuat rayuan terhadap keputusan majlis peguam? Adakah Rohaizat bercadang untuk mengemukakan rayuan ke mahkamah yang lebih tinggi selepas ini?
• bila Rohaizat mendapat kepercayaan untuk menjadi calun BN? Adakah ianya berlaku sebelum keputusan mahkamah tinggi?
• apakah Rohaizat bercadang untuk menyaman majlis peguam kerana mempertikaikan peribadi beliau sehingga di keluarkan dari senarai peguam sivil?
  

Dari permulaan lagi UMNO tidak menari mengikut rentak dan kini UMNO didapati mengujurkan calun yang salah sebagai calun ADUN. Adakah UMNO begitu terdesak? UMNO mungkin merasakan mereka masih mengawal keadaan tetapi dengan cara yang ini, UMNO menuju kepada kehampaan sekali lagi...di Permatang Pasir.

Apakah akan ada satu lagi precedent di Malaysia dengan kemungkinan calun yang memenangi Permatang Pasir (sekiranya dari pihak BN - UMNO) menarik diri dan sebaliknya wakil calun akan menggantikan tempat beliau? Adakah ini dibenarkan dari segi undang-undang?

Memang benarlah nasihat orang tua - terlajak perahu boleh diundur, terlanjak perbuatan buruk padahnya...semuga UMNO mengambil iktibar dari kesilapan ini dan bersedialah menerima kekalahan di Permatang Pasir dengan tangan terbuka dan berlapang dada.

Sehubungan dengan ini, mungkin ramalan sahabat saya bahwa BN akan kalah dengan majoriti 1969 kurang tepat. Majoriti 2500 mungkin menjadi realiti...

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Penang N11: Langkah sumbang UMNO...

Gendang perang berbunyi lagi. Kali ini di DUN N11 Permatang Pasir. Saperti yang dijangkakan, kali ini pertandingan satu lawan satu antara PAS mewakili PR dan UMNO mewakili BN. Untuk kali pertamanya, Kamrul Ramizu "pakar" payung tidak bertanding sebagai bebas. Adakah kerana cuaca yang tidak menyebelahi beliau atau kerana fulus yang tidak mencukupi?

Malaysian Insider menwar-warkan bahwa UMNO memainkan lagu perkauman. Kalau benarlah berita ini, maka terkedulah Najib kerana konsep 1Malaysia beliau telah diketepikan Muhyiddein Yassin. Lebih penting, apakah penjelasan Muhyiddein kepada Najib nanti? Atau apakah lagu ini dimainkan oleh KJ, pemuda dari Rembau?

Apapun, isu pengharaman penjualan arak di Selangor seharusnya tidak dipolitikkan oleh UMNO. Isu itu telah mencapai kata sepakat dan pihak penjual terbabit telah menjalankan "self-regulation" untuk mengatasi masaalah tersebut. Setelah 50 tahun berkuasa dan gagal membendung masaalah arak, UMNO perlu berterima kasih kepada PAS dan PR kerana telah mengambil jalan penyeleasaian terhadap isu penjualan arak dikawasan majoriti Melayu.

KJ pula telah "curi ayam" apabila mendakwa terdapat pengundi hantu di Permatang Pasir. SPR telah meminta KJ membuktikan dakwaan beliau dengan memberi senrai pengundi hantu. SPR seterusnya berpendapat bahwa kemungkinan pengundi hantu tipis dan hanya berlaku dalam tahun 2002.

Walhasilnya...pi mai pi mai...UMNO dah nampak riak kecundang lagi sekali.....

UMNO...UMNO.....agaknya ayam jantan UMNO hanya tahu berkokok saja....yang lain...haprak.....

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EC's asking - rare, medium or well done?

50 foot tall replica - will it still be standing after 25th August 2009?

Finally, EC's chairman announced that the nomination day for Penang N11, Permatang Pasir shall be on 17th August 2009 and if there is contest, the polling day shall be held on 25th August 2009.

The telling clue is in a small byline, MStar datelined 10th August 2009, reportedly mentioned that EC had discussed Permatang Pasir's by-election date on 5th August 2009 in Kuching, Sarawak. So what has that got to do with rare, medium or well done?

1. By virtue that EC normally set by-election date after their meeting, this scribe suspected that EC determine the nomination date and polling day as 12th and 19th August respectively, thus avoiding the hassle of having polling day in the holy month of Ramadan. That's rare because it will not give any advantage to the ruling BN to set up their strategy.
2. As EC has already informed that they will be making their announcement on 10th August and true to form EC decided that the nomination and polling day shall be held on 17th and 25th August 2009. To me, that can be regarded as medium cooked dish. BN has an advantage of 5 days advanced info (I am not accusing here) and has already capitalising on Kg Buah Pala and beer ban sales in Muslims (Malays) majority areas in Selangor.
3. Given that the seat fell vacant on 1st August and EC has 60 days to call for by-election, the last date for by-election shall be on 30th September which is barely a week after Eid. This can be considered as a "well done" dish as everybody can expect it to happen since the law has stated the requirements.
   

Where do we go from here? Najib is desperate for a win. And how sweet it will be for him if the victory comes in the form of Permatang Pasir. To do that, Najib wooed the Hindus by becoming the first PM to visit Batu Caves since the past 30 years. Garlanded and with an almost 50 feet high replica, Najib stands tall in Batu Caves. Will he still stand as tall on 25th August 2009?

PAS needs the win badly too. In part to prove that they are still a force to be reckon with. PAS has to prove that the "so-called" split in PAS is just another political propaganda.

Being a state by-election, local issues will hog the limelight. For Penang, it will be :-

1. Jeff Ooi's statement which has been construed as bunching JIM as an extremist group. Although Jeff has apologised for any misunderstandings caused by his statement and brush it off as a minor hiccup, UMNO and BN will naturally use it to belittle DAP and PR;
2. Kg Buah Pala will be an issue with the Indian voters. MIC may use the issue to gain some symphathy votes for BN whilst PR will use the issue to prove that it is a caring government;
3. H1N1 may be an issue if the Health ministry is not seen to take any concrete efforts to educate the masses and to contain the health threat;
4. PR will be looking forward to list out their uccess story whilst BN will be looking into PR's failures. Another issue that may be brought up by BN shall be the local councillor's appointment. BN is banking on personal grudges to catch PR off guard;
   

Enough for now. EC has choose to cook Permatang Pasir as medium-cooked dish. Let BN and PR offer the available sauces whilst the voters will choose whether they want to stick with PR or BN.

As I see it, Permatang Pasir will not be as hot as Manek Urai and the cool Ramadan nights will melt angry and militant souls...Will Najib pray Terawih side by side with Anwar? Will Muhyiddin "moreh" together with Hadi and Nik Aziz? The answer will be in Permatang Pasir...

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On board...next stop, Permatang Pasir

Is there anymore brave "crystal ball" gazing ronins willing to spend time in Permatang Pasir wooing voters to vote BN?

Election Commission shall be deciding on 10th August 2009 the nomination day for Penang's N11 Permatang Pasir and if there is contest, the polling day date.

UMNO , boasts Muhyiddein, is confident of certain strategies to win the hearts of Permatang Pasir's voters. Zahid Hamidi announced that they had shortlisted 5 names from a list of 2o for selection as BN candidate. In or out, Abd Jalil, the UMNO chief of Permatang Pauh has openly decline to be BN's candidate.

Wait a minute! Before we go any further, let's digest some of the info from the various quoted news reports :-

1. Is Muhyiddein confident that his "Manek Urai" approach will win him Permatang Pasir? Another "bridge" inducement? Another "golden adopted constituency"? How many golden adopted constituencies will be created? Mind you that Muhyiddein's record stands at 1 win - 3 losses since becoming DPM;
2. Zahid Hamidi, Penang's UMNO chief, wants to prove to Najib that he is able to deliver Permatang Pasir to UMNO when Mustapha Mohamed failed in Kelantan;
3. Abd Jalil has openly declined to be BN's candidate. Is he one of the 5 shortlisted names or is he one of the 15 who failed to be shortlisted? Is this a face-saving move?
4. Why is UMNO so cock sure that one of their members will be the candidate for Permatang Pasir? Has they got the consent from other BN component parties? Or is this one of their typical bulldoze ways of doing things, bullying Gerakan and MCA into accepting UMNO-nominated candidate as BN's candidate?

Briefly, Permatang Pasir has 20,350 voters with 72 % Malays, 25 % Chinese, 2 % Indians. Without going into details and assuming that the Malay votes are split 55:45 in favour of PR, that means PR will have an advantage of approximately 1,466 Malay votes. If BN were to choose a candidate from Gerakan or MCA (who are both hungry for a win to prove that they are still a factor in Malaysian politics), there is possibility that the Chinese 5,087 votes will swing to BN.

As for the 407 Indian votes, this is the time for P Uthayakumar to prove that he still has the Indians' support by placing a candidate from his newly formed Human Rights Party (HRP). If P Uthayakumar can get 407 solid Indian votes here then his HRP may survive, if not we can start saying good bye to his HRP...

With that scenario in place, is BN creative and bold enough to place a Gerakan candidate to stand in Permatang Pasir? Why Gerakan and not MCA? Gerakan's internal problems are related to the now-suspended Gerakan's VP, CG Huan. If Gerakan is given the mandate to placed their candidate there, it will be a barometer to gauge the Chinese support to Gerakan's decision to suspend CG Huan for 3 years. Any failure to get the solid backing of Chinese voters means that Gerakan is rejected in Penang and at the same time indicates that the Chinese objected to Gerakan's decision to uphold CG Huan's suspension.

There are many ifs', buts and possibilities for BN in approaching Permatang Pasir. The question is - will BN be matured enough to work on 1Malaysia approach as per repeatedly called and promoted by Najib? Or is 1 Malaysia a lip-service and not a heartfelt slogan? BN's ball is at UMNO's foot, will they shoot or will they pass?

On the other side, since PAS previously held the seat, PR is expected to maintain the status quo and let PAS work out who their candidate shall be. Speculations are rifed that PAS may named Mohamad Sabu as their candidate. After all, PAS has only 1 single state seat in Penang.

As for the independents, the only possible candidate coming to mind now is the "umbrella" man who previously stood in Bukit Gantang and Penanti. Will he make another entry to push for his yet to be party PIS? Or has he run out of funds to match the big boys?

As for the former PKR Penang woman chief who contested as independent in Penanti, this seat is not her fight. Her grudge is against PKR and it is best for her to sit out Permatang Pasir by-election.

Whatever it is, as train porters like to say....."On board....next stop, Permatang Pasir".

Me? With BN failing to live up to its expectation to wrest Manek Urai from PR, I am waiting to see if there is anymore brave "crystal ball" gazing ronin willing to spend time in Permatang Pasir wooing voters to vote BN. Any takers?

Till then...G'nite M'sia...wherever u are... Read More