Tuesday, 4 December 2007

The truth is out there

Someone is jealous of the comments made by others. Afterall, they have been pulling headlines and getting a lot of attention of late. That, that, that, that, that information minister managed to stutter himself to stardom by issuing attention grabbing statements while the defacto law minister launched its usual tirade of name calling with the latest penyangak statement.

Not to be outdone by a stutterer and a name caller, now the desensitised minister decided to demonstrate his wit and detective skills by expounding his view on the recent rallies and demonstrations. We read today in The Star Online under the article entitled, "Someone planned recent rallies and street demos" that apparently there must be a link between the rallies and street demos. If he stopped there, we would have been left wondering is he, the lone voice from UMNO, that finally acknowledges that the people are basically disenchanted with this lackadaisical government? Well, sorry to blow the bubbles but he is actually theorised that there must be somebody planning from behind the scenes reminiscent to the days where the empress dowager of China ruled behind the curtain. I find it shocking if it is true. Really a mastermind? Someone who somehow managed to make 70,000-80,000 people brave arrests, threats and not forgetting rain (not forgetting thousands more who got stuck in the traffic jams due to the paranoia and anxiety attacks afflicting those in power and decided to do an overkill of police appearance on the roads) to assemble peacefully in public to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed rights per Article 10 of the Malaysian Constitution?


Now who can do such things? What utterly inconceivable intelligence who played to the hearts of thousands and motivated them, without enticement of money (though this of course is disputed by the powers-that-be as according to them, thugs are there only for the money) and at the pain of arrests and imprisonment to demand changes from the government. Helpless and somewhat lost, the keris wielder indirectly conceded and appealed to whoever this slim shady is to please stand up. Yes, slim shady, please stand up indeed.

I am not sure if desensitised keris wielder has a candidate in mind but I am rooting for the Bigfoot. Afterall, he should have been left alone and not to be disturbed. Perhaps this is the wrath of the Bigfoot to tell us that we should very well keep out of his habitat? We did send researchers and park rangers to bug the living daylight out of him right?

But then again, if our minister did attend university, he will probably learn about Occam's Razor. But we can't discount that he might not be paying attention in class. We will never know. What's this Occam's Razor? Well, in simplicity, all things being equal, the simplest solution is the best or to put it in another manner, if you are trying to explain a phenomenon, try doing it with the least possible assumptions.

If thousands turn up and willing to testify in the media that they are disenchanted and unhappy with how things are being churned out by the powers-that-be, can't the powers-that-be just accept that? And having exhausted all means to get proper redress and dissatisfied yet stifled by the official channels, perhaps, just maybe, they decided to take to the streets by put away their inhibitions and make statements hoping others will take note of their plights? Now, if you get a few oppositions unhappy with electoral system here, a few dissatisfied people with the bread and butter issues there, some agitated people who seen their temples destroyed indiscriminately and not too far some who are upset that the judiciary being turned into a kangaroo system all fed up with four years of empty promises like "Work with me, not for me", "I have been fair, I am always fair and I will always be fair" and "Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang", it is not too hard for these people to decide to band together and voice their dissatisfaction by appearing on streets en mass.

Perhaps keris wielder has a point. He must have alluded to something we all know it all along but he can't admit. The real perpetrators aren't some mystical creatures with lots of hair but rather, those who sit in ivory towers that dictate who gets a piece of the pie and who doesn't. In their orgy, wanton acts of favouring few to the dissatisfaction of many, they unwittingly sowed the seeds of discord in the hearts of ordinary men and women. Seeing the vines of their sins now creeping towards them, perhaps a bogeyman may distract the attention of the masses. Are we seeing the cries of despair from a false brave face? Who really knows?

I am still rooting for the Bigfoot though. It must be his fault. Afterall, who else can we be blame for all these senseless acts?

Monday, 3 December 2007

To move or not to move?

I wonder if it is ideal to stay in my home with my parents once I am married. As the only son and raised in a somewhat confused family (at times my parents can be liberal and at other times, they are very conservative), it is important to accompany and take care of my parents since they will be very lonely. Yes, they have a golden retriever and a maid but it is different.

Anyway, I know my dad loves my sister more. It has always been the case. Which is why I resigned to the fact that if there is anything that involves her interests (despite how it is more important to me), I can forget about it. She is the firstborn in every sense of the word and because of this, I have problems communicating with my dad. Everything seems superficial nowadays when I talk to him and I learn to give in after years of rebellion and defiance. I can only bear in silence and ask for patience and tolerance while similarly asking Him to teach me how to love my father as how the Father in heaven loves me. I can only hope someday I can the love message of Christ to him. Which is why it is crucial for me to stay and work on my relationship with him.

As for my mom, I know she loves me but she is a very faithful and submissive wife. I guess my dad is a very lucky man to have married mom because she loves him unconditionally. Which is why as a son, at times I know I cannot count on mom to support my views when it touches on the struggle between sis and me.

On economics perspective, having my parents around would be good when I start a family. They can assist us to look after the young ones when both my future wife and I are working but somehow, I doubt my parents will be ready with this added responsibility. Mom has worked all her life and I doubt she is prepared to settle for taking care of grandchildren.

The thing is, I have a chance to move out now. If I move out, I can have my own privacy away from my parents with my future wife. Besides that, the house I bought is in the city whereas where my parents house is, it is very far away from Kuala Lumpur. Just in case you wonder why I don't disclose it, my dad is one of those conservatives type that don't believe in disclosing private information in public and made me vowed to not do so. I agreed... for now.

I guess life is never really simple. If only I have the answers. But since relationships are never easy, I just have to learn to handle it come what may. Sigh...

Monday, 26 November 2007

I wish to believe

I wish to believe. I seriously do. To trust in something is so important that whether one would derive real or false sense of security hinges on this very trust. For instant, if you entrust your beloved daughter/sister/mother/niece/auntie to a stranger, you are actually leaving their fates to someone who may or may not bring untold harm to them. This act could potentially change lives if you neglect so much as ensuring that the person you entrusted is trustworthy.

So what comes into your mind when you read the following excerpt from the Star Online today under the title, Batu Caves temple property damaged, 69 protesters held?

"Musa said no tear gas or water cannons were used at the demonstrators during the incident."

So which incident is this? It is none other than the Batu Caves incident which Musa described as police having to act on a police report raised by the Batu Caves temple committee to disperse about 1,000 Hindraf protesters gathering there at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Before I proceed, take a hard look at the pictures (or more pics from here) below:


Source: Screenshots

I wonder if the smoke is caused by fireworks and the water is an attempt of police putting out the possible fire caused by the same fireworks. Afterall, the IGP himself claimed no tear gas or water cannons were used.

On the New Straits Times Online today it was reported under the article, IGP: They'd no intent to give memo, we read that:

"We exercised restraint and only used water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd. There was no body contact from my men," Musa stressed.

He further added that police picked up 240 people for investigations. I wonder how do they pick them up without any body contact? I guess zorro-unmasked has an answer.



I am at a lost. To whom should I seek for an honest account of the event? A high ranking official of this Government, our daily newspapers or bloggers?