PAS's torn between two lovers (or is it suitors?)...

I believe PAS will come out stronger after 28th October 2009...and beyond that UMNO will know that their Queen bee is bringing them down...the only thing is UMNO refuse to rid the Queen bee who is reigning supreme in Putrajaya...by the way, is she a queen bee or the black widow?

1. The morning after the shocking results that trembled BN on 8th March 2008, I chanced on a strong BN supporter who looked as if the whole weight of the world is on his back. After the usual pleasantries, I asked him how he felt and he poured his heart out lambasting that the Malays had deserted UMNO/BN and he felt that DAP will be running the show from then on.
2. My answer to him is short and simple "It is not that the Malays (or for that matter the Rakyat) abandoned UMNO/BN but it is UMNO/BN who has shunned the Malays (and the rakyats) by failing o hear the cries for justice, equality and transperancy".
3. In that consoling moments, it has also been told to him that as long as PAS stands by its principle of universal justice and embracing Islam as their "way of life", then UMNO, DAP, PKR should not have any worries, Malaysia should be in safe and steady hands...
4. PAS, as a party is not borne in palatial house nor is it considered as the "golden son" of the palaces. PAS is borne out of the inspiration of Muslims in Malaysia to see Malaysia ruled under the guidance of Islam (as it is also the official religion of Malaysia).
5. And Islam, as a religion is no different from other religions in that they stressed their followers to be morally good and spiritually healthy. Then, there are of course those who discard religions and calls for humanity, equality but their humanity and equality is measured in humanistic values which may be different and out-of-synch from religous point of view.
6. Back to PAS, although 8th March 2008 marked the first time BN failed to control 2/3 of the parliament, it is a party with the least number of parliamentary seats in the loose PR coalition. Even back then, I am not a believer of PR but more of Barisan Rakyat supporter. Alas...PKR/DAP/PAS chose PR over BR...
7. After 8th March 2008, PAS came under the limelight when their leaders ar being wooed and charmed by BN with promises of "power sharing" to the extent that BN is willing to let PAS became MBs in Selangor, Perak. Even the "yellow bloods" were hesistant to recognise this new political powers of PR thus the delays in MB swearing-in ceremony in Selangor and Perak.
8. All in a sudden, PAS became the bride of the year. PKR/DAP wants PAS to remain in PR whilst UMNO/BN tried their best to thaw PAS away from PR. PAS, through to the idealogy, stick to PR and they say that the rest is history. Not for long...though.
9. In the 50 years of Malaysia, UMNO became the backbone of the government of the day with their tentacles gripping all...and UMNO use all their hidden powers to apply pressure to the new-born PR and PR-governed states. Apart from that, UMNO is also using their rare resources in prompting their "sleepers" in PAS to raise mischeavous issues amongst PR.
10. Why do I call them "sleepers"? For UMNO, PAS is their sworn enemies. To UMNO, anything except PAS is OK. The sleepers are planted because UMNO understand that the day will come when the rakyats will rise against them. In preparation of that, UMNO also realised that for the Malays and the Muslims, the alternative is PAS and if UMNO can contain PAS's influence, then UMNO will retain their grip on Malaysia.
11. PAS, in their continual evolution to become a better and acceptable party to all Malaysians accepted professionals in their ranks. Although the professionals are "naive" in the fiqh, their commitment towards Islam and PAS idealogy is beyond question. With the combination of tech-savvy professionals with theologist, PAS manage to draw Muslim and non-Muslim supports from both the rural and urban areas. Something that UMNO failed to do....
12. However, due to the fact that Malaysian government scholars comes from different background, there are those who are "torn between two lovers". Their hearts are with PAS but their logical minds leaned towards UMNO. March 8 phenomenom scared these group who bought the idea of PR going to be DAP-ised and thus changes in the basic tenets of the constitution may occur ie will PR declare Islam as the official religion of Malaysia? Will Bumis lost their soecial priviledges? etc...
13. Slowly, these sleepers subconciously take stands against the agreed principle of a just and fair society of PR. And these issues is inteliggently used bu UMNO to create a wedge between PKR/DAP and PAS. Not only that, UMNO/PR used all the media instruments available to hype these differences and create discord amongst the top leaders of PAS.
14. Fortunately, old and wise Nik Aziz see through the trap laid by UMNO. Using his creative ways, Nik Aziz issued statements proposing for PAS EGM. And UMNO/BN is quick to jump to Nik Aziz's bait.
15. What happens on 28th October 2009 will be another milestone for PAS. If PAS agree to stick to PR, then UMNO will have tough days ahead. It is time for PAS leaders to consolidate their strength, their expertise to blend both the professionals and the theologicians.
16. What UMNO failed to see is the mutual respect both thses groups have towards each other in PAS. Even PR coalition partners failed to see this. For non-PAS members and supporters, they see the picture painted by UMNO/BN which is the erdogan versus the old school. A simple question should lay this issue to rest - Is there any such thing as Erdogan PAS? The answer is no...there is no such thing. Only UMNO wanted to paint PAS professionals as erdogans so that they can link Kamal Attarturk to PAS. Don't UMNO realise that PAS hated Kalamal Attarturk? And the only person this scribe knows of going overboard in praising Kamal Attarturk is Mahathir Mohamed.....
17. PAS see the evil of Kamal Attarturk surpasses his good deeds...
18. I believe PAS will come out stronger after 28th October 2009...and beyond that UMNO will know that their Queen bee is bringing them down...the only thing is UMNO refuse to rid the Queen bee who is reigning supreme in Putrajaya...by the way, is she a queen bee or the black widow?
    

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Zahid Hamidi; Apa dah jadi...?

1. Tak perlulah kita bermukadimah panjang-panjang. Ayuh, terus ke isinya...
2. Apa dah jadi dengan ATM? Bukan ATM - Automatic Teller Machine tetapi ATM - Angkatan Tentera Malaysia?
3. Tak perlulah pergi jauh hauh ke belakang. Kita mulai dengan kebakaran KD Sri Inderapura.
4. Kapal pengangkut terbesar TLDM terbakar pada 8hb Oktober 2009. Bukan sekali terbakar tetapi dua kali dan kebakaran kali kedua berlaku keesokan harinya iaitu pada 9hb Oktober 2009.
5. Pihak Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) mempercayai bahwa kebakaran bermula dari tempat simpanan tangki (tank stowage area).
6. Pada 22hb Oktober 2009, dewan Wisma Perwira di kem Pulada pula terbakar.
7. Apa dah jadi ni? Zahid Hamidi sebagai Menteri yang dipertanggungjawabkan dengan pertahanan negara perlu lebih peka.
8. Apakah kita mulai lalai dengan aspek-aspek keselamatan dan membuat kerja secara endah tak endah hingga boleh mengakibatkan kerugian harta benda? Apatah lagi harta benda yang melibatkan pertahanan negara?
9. Sekiranya kita tidak melengkapkan anggota ATM dengan sifat-sifat kerja yang tinggi, maka kepekaan anggota terhadap keadaan sekeliling menjadi lemah dan boleh mengundang bahaya.
10. 2 kebakaran dalam masa sebulan bukanlah satu perkara yang boleh dipandang ringan. Bukan soal gantian kepada harta yang hilang tetapi yang lebih penting ia mungkin menggambarkan tahap kesedian anggota ATM terhadap ancaman negara.
11. Zahid perlu bertindak sekarang dan sebagai menteri yang bertanggungjawab, Zahid perlu menyiasat punca sebenar kebakaran tersebut. Harap-harapnya sifat kerja sambil lewa bukanlah punca kebakaran tersebut.
    

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1M school, multiple teaching mediums?

An opinion poll in 7 schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur shows that 97 % of the parents (respondents) wanted the schools to continue teaching Mathematics and Science in English. 97 % is almost a unanimous decision. So how are you going to react, Mr Minister of Education, sir?

1. 24 hours is a long way to go. Why worry about 1M PM6 Najib's budget presentation when his deputy Muhyiddein is getting mixed reaction on PPSMI (Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematiks dalam Bahasa Inggeris).
2. An opinion poll in 7 schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur shows that 97 % of the parents (respondents) wanted the schools to continue teaching Mathematics and Science in English. 97 % is almost a unanimous decision. So how are you going to react, Mr Minister of Education, sir?
   
3. Parents action group for education wants all national schools to be given the option to continue PPSMI.
4. In August 2009, the education DG warned teachers to continue adapting PPSMI until 2012. Summarily, it means that the ministry is serious in discarding PPSMI policy.
5. On 20th October 2009, Muhyiddein stated that his ministry is looking into the possibility of scrapping PPSMI in 2011, a year ahead of schedule.
6. 2 days later, the opinion poll result is released to the public. What gives? How is the government going to react to this opinion poll?
7. Granted that the poll is taken in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor where parents are more adaptable towards English as a teaching and learning tools. But the question posed to Muhyiddein - can we go on with PPSMI and offer that as an option in selective schools, especially in urban areas?
8. The government has spent millions to train teachers in preparation of PPSMI. Are we going to lost that millions by abandoning PPSMI?
9. Muhyiddein has been quick in coining the words "memertabatkan Bahasa Kebangsaan dan memperkasakan Bahasa Inggeris". So what now? Are we going to offer the options to urban schools?Only urban schools? What about rural schools? Are we going to abandon rural schools and will not offer them the option to continue PPSMI?
10. 1M PM6 has been gunning for 1Malaysia, 1 Nation, 1this and 1that. Is he going for 1wife too? If we were to take the opinion poll at face value, maybe 1school system may not work...
11. Instead, will it be probable for 1M school to be converted to 1M multiple medium schools? I mean will we be reverting back to the early Merdeka years when parents (and students) were given the option to study in English or Malay medium. Maybe we can expand that further to English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil medium? Or will we be expanding it further to include the Jawa, Bidayuh, Penan medium as well?
12. It was a noble idea to abolish PPSMI for Bahasa Malaysia. Now, it seems that the parents (in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor) is sending a strong signal for the government to offer alternatives and options to their children.
13. If the government has the peoples' welfare at heart, the following can be an alternative to please the majority of the parents with school-going children :-
    • Parents has the option to send their children either to National schools or to English medium schools at primary school levels;
    • Those who opt to go for English medium schools may need to go for entry test (if the demand is higher than the seats available);
    • At UPSR level, the children will sit for the exam in either Bahasa Malaysia or English;
    • Those who excel will be selected to attend boarding schools - with National schools students placed in MRSMs', SMSs' whilst the English medium students placed in MCKK, TKC, STAR, SDAR;
    • From Form One onwards, a new subject will be introduced ie Technical Malay or Technical English. If a student is in National schools, he will be taught Technical English whilst Technical Malay will be taught in non-National schools. The aim of the subject is to prepare students for higher learning class where National school students may be sent to overseas (UK, USA, Australia, NZ where English is the medium for learning) or when non-National school leavers enter local colleges and Universities (where Bahasa malaysia is the medium for learning);
    • Technical Malay and Technical English is a compulsory subject where Science students need to get good grades for entry to tertiary education;
      

14. Of course, the proposal is still in raw condition and can be refined further. I believed that this is a better solution and a win-win solution to all parties involved. The question is - will the government listen?
    
15. AAB used to say that he listen to the peoples voice. 1M PM6 Najib thrive on his ability to feel the peoples pulse. Is he feeling the peoples pulse now? If he does, what is his next action? Continue to abandon PPSMI? Will he nudge Muhyiddein to consider 1M multiple teaching medium?
16. Muhyiddein cannot afford to suggest that the 97% of the parents from these 7 schools to send their children abroad if they prefer to study in English. That is not the solution. Will Muhyidden able to rise and meet this simple challenge from 95% parents from these 7 schools? Actually, it is not even a challenge. It is just a request for an option. Is it too much to ask?
17. Muhyiddein can sleep on this, if he wants to...but I am looking anxiously at what 1M PM6 Najib may be tabling tomorrow...
    

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Of news : Good, bad and ...

Maybe from now on, we have to be extra cautious with issues raised and issues "purposely" downplayed....for that we need more "eyes" to keep track of what's going on in big momma's head...

UPDATED : Mohamed Nor Yaakob, Minister in charge of EPU, clarified this afternoon (22nd October 2009) and picked up by RTM 2 news that there is no proposal of IJN takeover. He further stressed that the government will not privatise IJN. This should be good news to RAKYAT MALAYSIA. Thks big dog and Rocky for highlighting the possibility of IJN takeover part 2 which leads to Mohamed Nor's denials.

1. Everytime the Auditor General released his yearly report, we are exposed to the many puzzling expenditures, purchases, business ventures undertaken by the states, the public sectors including various ministries.
2. The Ministry of Education (as an example) purchase overpriced trees. The Ministry paid four to eight times more than the prevailing market price. For the record, Muhyiddein, our DPM is also the Minister of Education.
3. Still on education, MARA paid RM 84,640 for 2 laptops whose market price is RM 9,000. Apart from that, MARA bought RM 350,000 teaching manuals which were never used.
4. Pahang state government goes one up when their proton perdanas were recorded to fill up their tank by RM 113 and barely a minute later recorded another filling up of RM 112. Either the Perdanas has massive leakage or it has double tank like those Jags.
5. Pempena, the subsidiary of Tourism Malaysia, did not escape the Auditor General's observation either. A quick glance revealed that Pempena is in RM 41M mess involving failed ventures and losses.
6. Penang government is quick in inviting the Auditors to visit the state and discuss issues on how to improve the performances of government officials. So far, the Auditor General had raised about the frequent tyre changes of three Penang state owned vehicles.
7. As for Selangor, the Auditor General is prompting the state government to allocate enough funds to gazette the sources of raw water.
8. If Pahang and Penang were implicated with questionable practises of fuel fill up and tyre replacements, Terengganu goes big. Terengganu purchase 26 buses costing RM 10M which were grounded due to objections from existing operators. All because the state failed to carry out comprehensive study before implementing projects.
9. In terms of poor forest management, the states of Kelantan, Pahang, Johor and Sarawak caused river pollution, erosion, landslides and destruction of flora and fauna ecological system.
10. These are bad news for most of us as it shows that there are still bad practices by both the policy makers (politicians) as well as administrators (government officials). At the same time, the Auditor General's report is good news for suppliers and vendors as they see that there is nothing much the Auditor General can do with the report. They also know that the usual "noises" from parliaments will die down in time.
11. For now, DAP is urging 1M PM6 Najib to take concrete actions against those behind reckless expenditure. Maybe 1M PM6 will reply affirmative in the parliament but no actions will be taken...believe me.
12. The Auditor General's report will soon be overcast by the looming budget 2010. 1M PM6 is expected to table a feel good budget 2010. And TVs' and MSM will be singing praises for BN and Najib's leadership style comes Friday, 23rd October 2010.
13. How good is the feel good budget? One thing for sure, it may make the smokers happy. I just chanced on 30 sen increase for a packet of cigarettes effective just after Eid Fitri. (Being a non-smoker, I was not aware of this) By 23rd October, the smokers will forget about the "minor" burn-hole in their pockets.
14. Not only that, I also expect the feel good budget will somehow cause massive amnesia to those who fight against IJN privatisation. It may feel good but blogger bigdog highlighted the IJN disembowment in his posting. And yes, I understand that some of you hated Rockybru and consider him to cross over to the "dark side" but at least he still has some "force" left to highlight the IJN issue, again. Collectively, it is time to rise and fight off IJN's takeover attempt - part II. When I write collectively means that we all have to rise and make known our stand that IJN should not be privatised !
    
15. In the end, there is always good news for some bad bad news for the rest. Those who receive financial gains will say that all these are good news. For the majority who will be suffering from those few reckless rascals who siphoned off our monies, it will be bad news. Heck! we may be made to pay extra for their blunders. Is it fair?
16. 1M PM6 talks about people first, performance now. So far, the people first slogan is not biting. It is more of the "selected few first". Of course, to dress up 1M PM6's "concern" for the people, there will always be some "window dressing" like MACC arresting "millionaire" director or some low-rank police charged with CBT. So what? Is that the best they can do? Where are the sharks? Are we forever resign to catch bilis with our legal nets? What about "millionaire" politicians - when will MACC take action against them?
    
17. 1M PM6 Najib has 3 good mentors. One is Mahathir Mohamed who knows how to tackle the masses. The other is AAB who "grabs" whilst sleeping and the third is Anwar who is brilliant in diverting attention. Combined all the 3 and you have 1M PM6 Najib.
18. Mind you that 1M PM6 has something more than his previous 3 mentors combined - he has big momma beside him (or is it leading him?)
    
19. Maybe from now on, we have to be extra cautious with issues raised and issues "purposely" downplayed....for that we need more "eyes" to keep track of what's going on in big momma's head...
    

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Of special deals : Time, acceptance, hot item and...

There you have it, the special deals for the month of October. And comes 24th October 2009, there might be some icing on the cake for public servants, as well...Beware of these handouts as are mere baits to get us all hooked up...again.

1. Now that UMNO circus has left the KL scene, some form of tranquility has returned to this financial hub of Malaysia. However, the calmness is only at the surface whilst there is still major underground movements ready to explode the surface. Time? Unknown. Venue? All over the place. The same as seismologists could not predict exactly the time and the location of the next "big one".
   
2. Let's start with time. MACC chief effectively says that the people needs more time to judge its effectiveness. Essentially, MACC chief said :-
   • MACC wanted to be more professional in its work to gain the peoples' trust;
   • MACC are aware of the public's reduced confidence in the system;
   • Arrest of individuals from the ruling party does not get printed in the media because the ruling party members are media shy and does not want to publicise the matter;
   • MACC (then-ACA) arrested 3 BN members compared to 2 opposition members in 2008;
     
   • MACC arrested 7 BN members compared to none from opposition members in 2009;

3. Reciprocating what MACC chief said, consider these :-
   • MACC should not only issue the statement that they want to be professional but they must also act professionally in dispensing their duties;
   • Being aware of public's reduce confidence is not the answer. MACC must also take radical steps to gain the public's confidence in the system;
   • MACC must take the necessary steps to hold PCs' revealing those prosecuted MACC to both MSM and alternative media as well as publish and update the names of those arrested in their official web-page;
   • It is not that the ruling party members are media shy. Has MACC thinks of the possibility of "intentional news black-out" so that those ruling party members names were not exposed?
   • On the numbers of BN members caught in 2008 and 2009, did the arrest take place during the party election? Is this not a method to "eliminate" those seeking better positions in the ruling party?
   • Is this another subtle way for the MACC chief to ask for "extension" of service?
     

4. Next comes acceptance. No...it is not directly connected to MACC's request for more time to prove their worth. This is something to do with the coming Halloween galore in Perak's assembly sitting. After giving a rousing speech to the more than 2,000 delegates in UMNO's AGM, 1MPM6 Najib focussed Perak.
5. Malaysian Insider carried a newsreport regarding some who claimed that they were paid to attend 1Malaysia launch in Ipoh, Perak. Even if we assume that 60 % of the 30,000 spectators (as counted by MSM) were paid RM 30 per head to attend the launch, it has already comes up to RM 540,000. That's a lot of money to maintain an already swelling ego. But 1MPM6 Najib's trip to Perak is not solely on 1Malaysia launching...his main agenda is to boost Zambry's fortunes in Perak and to prepare BN for the coming 28th October state budget sitting.
6. In defending BN Perak, 1MPM6 Najib start the offense moving when he said :-
   • BN (Perak) have already formed the state government and this has been sanctioned by the law although certain processes are still incomplete;
     
   • The laws must be respected;
   • No reason for disturbances or conduct that should otherwise create a wrong impression about politics in Perak;
   • BN will follow the rules and conduct the sitting according to the law;
   • Whatever action taken will be within the ambit of the law;
   • BN will not do anything that is against the provisions of the law;
   • Najib claimed that the starting point is when they (PR) stole one of our assemblymen;
     

7. As they say it "Offense is the best option of defense". That's what 1MPM6 did to defend Perak's BN's government. However, "there's always the other side of the coin" such as :-
   • Granted that BN has already formed the government, but isn't it also a fact that PR has formed Perak state government prior to this? Isn't PR's Perak state government sanctioned by the law too?
   • Najib admitted that certain processes of the law are still incomplete - if this is so, will it be better for both BN and PR to let the court decides and let all processes of the law be complete? In fact 1MPM6 Najib can help to accelerate the processes of the law by getting the courts to sit and issue final judgements with respect to Perak's rightfil government of the day;
   • There is a distinct separation between judiciary and legislative. It is common belief that the legislative reigns supreme within the assembly. Why wasn't this respected by 1MPM6 Najib? Or is Najib only interested and binding to laws that benefitted him?
   • If both parties strive to resolve the problems in Perak then I am sure that undue disturbances and misconducts will not surface in the assembly sitting. The question is - can both parties put aside their egos for the benefit of Perakians?
   • Since when did BN follow the rule and conduct of the sitting? Isn't BN the one who started the ruckus in May when the "legitimate" speaker was forcibly removed from his chair? And when did the "other speaker" sworn in? Which rule is BN following?;
   • Action taken within the ambit of the law? In May when PR speaker was conducting the assembly sitting, why didn't the assembly bentara follow his instructions? Whose instructions is he following?
   • 1MPM6 talked about starting point. When did PR stole BN's assembly man from Perak? Isn't it the other way round? The BN assemblyman declare that he left BN for PR. On the point of who stole who, isnt it another fact that both Behrang and Changkat assemblymen from PR "kept" in Pekan? Isn't that "stealing"? Or is it "turning over";
   • Why repeat the same defensive statement of "I did it because he did it first"? Or is it a syndrome? If it is, two wrongs does not make a right...
   • since this is currently on Perak, is there any truth in MT's claim on "concessions" given to the Yussuf Izzuddin's lineage? If there is a grain of truth, then the Perak fiasco happens not because BN has the law on their side but BN has a chokehold on a royal household. I am not saying that it's tru nor do I say it's false. You know that 2 plus 2 equals 4, so figure it out...
     

8. 1M PM6 Najib uses BN's "charming ways" to first "pursuade" the royal lineage to accept BN as the "rightful" government of the day for Perak. Then, BN use the courts as tools to continuously frustrates PR in lengthy legal battles that is surprisingly slow in disposing cases involving interpreting Perak constitution. At the same time, BN is using its powerful machineries and MSM to paint the picture that everything is OK in Perak.
9. Thus far, 1M PM6 did not walk the talk in Perak. He may hide behind the throne and he may pass the baton to Zambry but the best option to resolve Perak's case is to return to the rakyat to decide. That means dissolving the state assembly, something that PR has been calling for, something that BN is not willing (although they have openly declared that the rakyat has return to BN's fold).
   
10. It would not be complete if Sabah or Sarawak is left out of the picture. It is not enough when 1M PM6 Najib announced that 16th September will be a public holiday from 2010 henceforth. Whilst some claimed that Sabah's PKR is having differences in opinion, Zaid Ibrahim's sabbatical leave should not be taken at face value. Malaysian Mirror's scoop should be given some weight because :-
    • Sarawak PKR leader, Gabriel Adit, is said to be ready to abandon PKR;
    • Adit is ready to launch a new party;
    • 1MPM6 Najib is said to be dealing directly with Adit who is facing personal problems and financial debts;
    • Adit is given a good offer to return to BN with promises of help that benefits Adit;
    • Adit may bring with him 12,000 supporters to cross over to BN;
    • If Adit did cross over, BN can safely call for state election and bury PR in Sarawak for years to come;
      

11. Credit should be given where it is due. If Malaysian Mirror is correct, then 1M PM6 Najib has finally wear down his former mentor Anwar and in the process expose Anwar to his weaknesses. On that note, PR is bruising deep and the internal injuries may be too much for PR to absorb the continuous blows from 1M PM6.
12. If Adit will really return to BN, then PR can say goodbye to their dreams of wresting Sarawak from BN. Pure and simple.
    
13. There you have it, the special deals for the month of October. And comes 24th October 2009, there might be some icing on the cake for public servants, as well...Beware of these handouts as are mere baits to get us all hooked up...again.
    

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UMNO's 60th AGM - Winning support...?

1. After the big win in Bagan Pinang, UMNO is on the roll. In fact, it is now a juggernaut passing the 7 UMNO constitution amendments in record time of barely 1.5 hours.
2. Najib's maiden policy speech in UMNO's 60th AGM to UMNO's delegates is refreshing. Although he touched on many subjects, the one that grabs my attention is his honest observation on :-
   • delegates expecting to be housed in 5 star accomodation;
   • the loss of "voluntarism and service-oriented" in UMNO;
   • party members expecting project hand-outs from the government;
     
3. If Najib can change the perception and expectation of delegates, it will be a major achievement. UMNO delegates, especially during the UMNO election assemblies, will be offered 5 star accompdation, 5 star lunches and dinners, 5 star entertainment and what nots. That is why, being a delegate is taken so seriously now. Everyone in UMNO wants to be a delegate as that is one of the short cut to projects.
4. The same goes for "voluntarism and service-oriented". Today, those who volunteered are considered fools when there are money waiting to be scoop up. Najib may know it or he may choose to turn blind on that phenomenom. And that is why professionals spurn UMNO.
5. As for project hand-outs, what Najib says is sweeteners to non-UMNO members. Just go to any of those delegates and they will tell so and so gets which projects.
   
6. This posting is not about Najib's maiden speech. This posting should be more on the constitutional amendments.
7. This is UMNO's house and they can choose whatever they want to do with their house. However, since what happen in the house has a direct impact on Malaysia (for now), UMNO shoud be aware of the following that may happen due to the constitutional amendments :-
   • If the number of delegates voting base for the party's leaders are increased, how will UMNO control the formation of branches? Some smart alex will do that to increase his chances of getting voted by creating more branches;
   • the person who controls the media (media prima, NST RTM) will have the best chance of getting voted. The reason is simple - through creative media coverage, these people will make full use of the media (and blogs) to promote themselves in time for UMNO election. Those who have no access to the media world will be at a disadvantage;
   • the abolition of annual membership may be good. The bigger question is - how do UMNO fund themselves if they are only collecting life membership fee? Isn't this expose UMNO to allegations of "making" money from various projects? Either through "political donations" or "commissions"?
     

8. There will be more to observe later. For the time being, suffice to say that UMNO is fighting hard to regain the trust which they lost during the last GE 12.
9. I will also concur with blogger Sakmongkol that Najib's approach (if he walks the talk of his speech) shows that he is a leader in making. That also means Anwar should get down and seriously strategise to hold PR's pact as well as get PKR back on track if he wants to stay relevant.
10. Hey! That does not mean that I have mellowed. It just mean that Najib seems to be the best person to leads Malaysia for now. There are some unanswered issues that Najib has to answer before the rakyat starts feeding from his hand.
    
11. In my previous postings, it has been suggested that Najib should take the bull by its horns and that means najib has to confront the issue regarding the model who was murdered.
12. At the same time, as a leader, Najib must be seen to have a supportive wife (not a controlling QC). So far, he has not indicated that he is running the show fully. There have been accusations on his wife's treatment towards her relatives. When will Najib ended this issue?
13. What about the unnecessary deaths in detention (as well as interogations/interviews). As the leader of Malaysia, Najib must answer to these and take firm steps to stop the unnecesary deaths.
14. And most of all, if Najib wants to win the hearts of Malaysia, he has to win the hearts of Perakians first. When will Perak crisis will ends? Beating around the bush is a no go. Why not whack the issue smack on the head? Can Najib do that?
15. To the delegates who will be making their way home today - have a safe journey. Remember that rhetorics is just rhetorics if it is not followed up by actions....
    

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Coming soon : Halloween thriller in Perak...(again)

Trick or treat - I won't know. Come 28th October, who will sit on the speaker's chair? Will the 2 assembly seating held at the same venue, at the same time? If not, who will declare open the state assembly and whose assembly will the Sultan attend?

1. When things look calm, get ready for another roller coaster ride in Perak. Yes, both BN and PR decided to rumble again this coming 28th October 2009.
2. BN's Ganesan issued the notices yesterday with PR's Sivakumar issued his today. The only difference on the notice is that Ganesan issued the notice to all 59 elected reps whilst Sivakumar issued the notice to only 49 reps. The reason? Pakatan's-controlled Rights and Priviledges committee suspended 10 BN state reps early this year.
3. This time around, the seating will be about budget tabling and any disruption will cause a financial paralysis of the state's administration. That's how important this seating is...
4. Before we go further, let's backtracked a few days and pored through the court sitting of Osman Jailu and Jamaluddin Radzi, both charged of accepting RM 100,000 bribe. On 13th October 2009, the court was told of the sting operation to nab the former PKR-duo. Amongst others :-
   • Businessman Mohamad Imran acted as agent provocateur for the then-ACA;
   • ACA agent, Norliza Mokhtar, acted as Imran's girlfriend;
   • Imran testified that he push a briefcase containing RM 100,000 towards Osman but Osman directed Imran to push it towards Usaili (another co-defendant);
   • On another occasion Imran pushed RM 5000 to Osman but he gestured that the money to be given to Usaili;
   • Imran stated that it was Usaili who asked for more money (up to RM 50,000);
   • Imran prompted for Osman to put a sum for a project to be approved (by Osman);
   • Imran mentioned that Osman requested him to deal with Usaili on the project approval;
   • Imran also mentioned that he arranged for a crate of beer and three foreign nationals to accompany three men through the night in Penang;
     

5. The court will hear more on this later. To me, the sting operation is a deliberate and careful planning to trapped Osman and Jamaluddin Radzi. I am not saying that they are innocent but why such elaborate plans to nab the duo?
6. Looking at it, there is high possibility that both Osman and Jamaluddin will walk out of court as free men.
7. Osman and Jamaluddin should have read through the script by now and should realise that their "turn over" is pre-planned. It might be too late for them to make a complete u-turn but at least, I hope, they can make decisions based on their conscience at least for 1 last time to return Perak to the people. And the people has chose PR to govern Perak! It might be too much to ask but I feel that that is the only option available to bring Perak back on track, out of political and legal fire pan...
8. Whilst touching on the legal fire pan, BN should at least wait until the federal court sitting on 5th November which will decide on who is the legal MB of Perak. Once the federal court has decided, then MB's legality will no longer be questioned.
9. My question - why should BN and PR keep on cogging on the wheels of justice? When will this drama ends? Too many whys, no conclusive decision.
10. If Germany is known for Octoberfest, America is known to celebrate halloween . Both happens in October. And being a "naive" person, I always take it that Halloween is celebrated every last Wedneday of October and this time around it falls on 28th October 2009.
11. Trick or treat - I won't know. Come 28th October, who will sit on the speaker's chair? Will the 2 assembly seating held at the same venue, at the same time? If not, who will declare open the state assembly and whose assembly will the Sultan attend?
12. 2 weeks to go...maybe by then a clearer picture will emerge.
    

Footnote : Ahhh...and you think that's the only Halloween in town?...Nah...there is another Halloween. Let' s call it the Royal Halloween...and you can read it here. It is up to your perception whether to accept the "hearsays" as presented or to dismiss it as "malicous lies". That choice is yours.

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