Spinning Muhyiddin

Yesterday Muhyiddin said We have convinced Dr M on English policy

To be sure he was not misquoted, I find the same here:Muhyiddin: Mahathir accepts the decision


Today we read that Dr M claims his opinions on language switch ignored

Basically Che Dead said …his recommendations were not taken into consideration when deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Education Minister, met him over the policy first introduced in 2003.

What does he mean “his recommendations were not taken into consideration”?
Me thinks he meant that he did not get his way on this issue.


One spins while the other is a mamak who speaks with forked tongue.
Both totally untrustworthy.


Crap!

Courtesy of Malaysianinsider

Watch me spin!

Poll Crap

Najib’s approval rating is up: 65%


Hurray!


But wait – the poll is based on 1060 people?
What about those in East Malaysia (the ones who are asking “Who’s Najib?”)


Do you trust a poll from Merdeka Centre?

Read this:

The survey was jointly commissioned by Merdeka Centre and a research house

What research house? The RRC (Rosmah Research Centre)?


To me, it sounds incredulous – seeing that there has been very little progress since Najib took over.
So, what has changed since his 42% rating when he took over?


Crap!

Mohan Singh or Mohan Abdullah?

The Shah Alam High Court has declared that Mr. Mohan Singh was a Muslim when he died.

Read:

Punjabi man declared Muslim after conversion row

If you are objective enough, you’ll have to admit that the court cannot but, based on evidence tendered, arrive at this judgment.

There are procedures to follow if Mr. Mohan had wanted to be classified under another religion. He did not take the trouble to do it. His fault is his family’s sorrow.


Having said the above, my perception about the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) is that it seems to consist of shallow, narrow, semi-intelligent people.

Let me explain.


If Mohan is a genuine Muslim, his soul is with the Almighty (of the Muslim religion). Burying him as a Muslim or a Sikh will not change that fact one iota.

If Mohan is not a genuine Muslim (as attested to by his family), burying him as a Muslim will not bring him any closer to the Almighty (of the Muslim religion).

So, what has MAIS achieved with its “victory”?
It has stirred up resentment of the sikh community against Islam and Muslims in general.

Yes, this is now more than just an issue of religion now. It is perceived as an issue of MAIS or the Muslim majority running roughshod over minority groups.

Every body-snatching that had occurred (or will occur), did little except to inflame or incite the particular minority group against Islam. Making them totally resistant to any teaching about Islam.

So far, there has been body-snatching involving the Chinese, Indians and the Sikhs. Consider the grounds of bad-will it has invoked.

So, MAIS, is it worth it?

Remember: people sees Islam by the way its devotees walk, not the way they talk.


Now excuse me while I go check my IC to make sure I have not been MAISed-converted…

Crap!

Waynamoorthy’s Bollywood

What Hindraf had done the last few days are within its right in a democratic society.


Waynamoorthy has:
It accused the Chief Minister of Penang of lying.
It accused DAp of misleading the villagers (on the eviction issue).


While I abhor the ‘Bollywood’ ‘no-takers’ approach that has come to be associated with Hindraf, I fully support Hindraf in its effort to obtain help for the marginalised Indians in Kampung Buah Pala.

(Hindraf tends to adopt “pushy” Bollywood style -no quarters given)

At the same time, I sympathise with the CM – he is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. The problem is not his creation. Yet at the same time he needs to help these Indians. And as the new kid in the block who will need every vote in the next GE, he cannot afford to take Waynamoorthy to court for Waynamoorthy ’s ‘lies’

By the way, did you notice how much more space there is for protest in Penang? I could not imagine Hindraf having the gall to burn the effigy of Dr. M, Najib or Pak Lah. Here in Penang they threatened to burn the effigy of the CM.


Like it or not, Hindraf does not adhere itself to BN or PR. Which is good as it keeps itself free politically.


Unfortunately many of us are now tired of Hindraf’s antics (irrespective of whether we support BN or PR).

I have come to realise that Hindraf (or is it just Waynamoorthy’s imagination?) has started to believe that it is the fifth column in Malaysian politics. A kingmaker.
It has started to believe in the hype that the tsunami that is GE12 is due to Hindraf.


In all fairness to Hindraf, we should just let Hindraf continue huffing and puffing (to borrow KTEMOC’s headline). It certainly helps to keep the CM in check.

And if Hindraf is able to cause PR to lose Penang in GE13, so be it – it is simply democracy at work. The government of the day must be elected by the majority.

Whether Hindraf is a real or imagined political force will only be known in the next GE (assuming they play an active and loud part). Let them find their own level.


UPDATE: Ganapathi Rao came out unexpectedly to defend Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the Kampung Buah Pala demolition issue

Read it here

Clueless Crap

Olinda Brazil (a Singaporean) wrote to Malaysiakini to complain about life in Singapore. You can read it here: I curse the day I was born a Singaporean


Her letter reminds me of a recent complaint I heard from a cab driver in Singapore:

The Government doesn’t care about us poor people. I invested my money in some financial package and when the subprime crisis hit, I lost money. I expect the government to force the banks to repay us but it did not…


I was taken aback. Here was a “poor” cab driver but with enough surplus money to invest (this itself speaks volumes about the wealth of Singaporeans). He wanted to “work” his money. By his own choice he invested in a financial deal. Had it not been for the subprime crisis, he would have made some money – which no doubt he will keep to himself.

Yet at the end of the day, like every other handout addicts I have met, they expect the government to bail them out of every black day they experience. They expect handouts even when it is not deserved.


Back to Brazil’s gripe:

In brief, Brazil complains about life as a citizen in Singapore.

Let’s see:

Let me provide an insight on how it is like to be a Singaporean. I must first stress that new immigrants or Permanent Residents (PRs) from Malaysia (like my parents) will not experience any disadvantages. It is the children of these people (like me) or new PRs’ children (who will be Singaporean) who will feel the disadvantages most sorely, and curse the fact they were born in Singapore

Waitaminit – why is it that the parents can make it but not the children? What has changed since? LKY was around then. He is still around today. So what is stopping Brazil from achieving the success of the parents?

My thoughts:

Immigrants (or newcomers) are known to be hardworking. Very competitive. However some “next generation” just want to live off the fruit of their parents. Has Brazil fallen into that trap? Or does Brazil expect blessings to simply fall down from the sky?

The typical Singaporeans that I know are hardworking. Yes there are those under-performers too but by and large, the population works hard – very hard. I know – a relative of mine gave up working in Singapore because, in her own words “you have to really work and not ‘bluff’ your way through”.


Brazil next says:

However, Singapore has problems at present because its development model is outdated

And we are supposed to take Brazil’s word for it…

The media prints only propaganda, the courts will always find the government blameless as the government runs 70% of the economy

Strong words but ones without basis or support. “Always”, “70%” without citing data.

As far as I tell from my research, the government had pursued its right in both domestic and international courts. It was the only opening for the government to correct perceptions. Like Tengku Razaleigh himself had or would have done (see here). The key issue is whether you can substantiate your assertion with facts.

…the common people are scared to death of arbitrary arrest

Here you can see Brazil’s obvious deep seated prejudice, to the extent of making a sweeping statement. The common people fearing arbitrary arrest?

This common cab driver apparently have utmost confidence in the Singapore Police Force. Relating the story of Manoha Pinot escape:

“We were worried that the police might not help us. So we asked the taxi driver how the police here worked,” said Asih.

“He told us that the police would definitely protect us regardless of who we were, whether we were foreigners or locals, whether we were rich or poor.”


I will not go further. To me Brazil’s piece is just a rant.
Probably from someone who could not make it to the top echelon. For whatever reason…


I sympathise with Brazil. But my advice to Brazil is – do some soul searching. Find your own lack and rectify it. Make yourself more marketable.

Unless, of course, you think that you will find a better place in Malaysia with whatever attitudes you currently carry with you. Though I am not sure Malaysia welcomes someone with excess baggage like yourself.


By the way, the money a Singapore Minister makes is much less than what he can pull if he had remained in the private sector. This group of high performers comprised of prominent economist, lawyers, doctors, etc.

The current law minister is an example – one of the top and well known lawyer taking a pay cut, just so that he can make a difference in the Justice Ministry.


Crap!