tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post4911344297309629017..comments2024-02-02T18:26:56.123+08:00Comments on The Scribe A Kadir Jasin: A KADIR JASINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865106109792000636noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-61937617789227229592008-04-28T23:41:00.000+08:002008-04-28T23:41:00.000+08:00Assalaimualaikum Dato,Saya sangat berharap Tun Mah...Assalaimualaikum Dato,<BR/>Saya sangat berharap Tun Mahathir dapat kembali kepada arena politik dan menjadi Presiden Umno semula agar Tun dapat memperbaiki kepincangan yang sangat berat.Saya rasa rancangan ini tidak mustahilRoslihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954463674330943397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-17069694292942287962007-06-01T13:40:00.000+08:002007-06-01T13:40:00.000+08:00Salaam, Dato'Please be informed, in case that you ...Salaam, Dato'<BR/><BR/>Please be informed, in case that you don't already know, that Janadas Devan (the son of a late former President of Singapore) has written a stinging op-ed piece ("The paranoia of suspicious minds") which is published in the Spore Straits Times today, June 1.<BR/><BR/>He has postulated the thesis that the root of Spore's bilateral problems with Malaysia and Indonesia is caused by a disconnect between the thinking of Msian and Indonesian leaders (such as Pak Lah and SBY) and what a large segment of their population feels.<BR/><BR/>And, Dato', he has specifically criticised you in his commentary. I quote:<BR/><BR/>"It is impossible to believe that educated Malaysians do not know that a 'consultative' body cannot possibly have executive powers. After all, Malaysia itself has had consultative bodies before - including the famous National Consultative Council (NCC). That was formed in January 1970, in the aftermath of the 1969 race riots, to involve various groups, including opposition parties, in the effort to find 'permanent solutions to our racial problems', as a contemporary report put it.<BR/><BR/>"Everyone, including opposition politicians, knew the NCC had no executive powers. That was vested in the National Operations Council, led by then-deputy prime minister Tun Abdul Razak. He was prepared to consult all and sundry, but nobody doubted that his willingness to do so did not imply his ceding control over 'operations'. No Malaysian, not even the non-English speaking ones, confused the National Consultative Council with the National Operations Council.<BR/><BR/>"So how is it possible for someone like Mr A. Kadir Jassin, a former group editor-in-chief of Malaysia's New Straits Times Press, to suggest that the Malaysia-Singapore JMC (Joint Ministerial Committee) may affect Malaysia's sovereignty? It cannot possibly be because he thinks Mr Lee's (Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong) use of the word 'consultative' means that the JMC will be a bilateral 'operations council'. Mr Kadir, a crisp writer in English, is too smart to believe such nonsense.<BR/><BR/>"But he, like many other in Malaysia, have raised this canard because, one, it carries a political percentage on the ground, and two, because they genuinely fear globalisation. The ridiculous fuss over the JMC's purpose is a stand-in for a generalised fear tht the policies that must be put in place to ensure the IDR's success will threaten entrenched privileged domestic groups......<BR/><BR/>"Prime Minister Abdullah and his senior colleagues understand what is at stake. They know that China and India are breathing down Asean's neck. They have a clear-sighted vision of how the IDR should succeed. But that understanding, knowledge and vision run counter to what plays on the ground. This is a contradiction that Singapore cannot possibly resolve, no matter how much goodwill it manifests. The IDR, if it thrives, will benefit both countries, but only Malaysians can ensure its success......"<BR/><BR/>Well, Dato' - can we expect a suitable riposte from you? Something that will be published unedited and unexpurgated in the Spore Straits Times?<BR/><BR/>And, for the record, do you "genuinely fear globalisation"? Maybe this is another canard which you should forcefully rebut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-9293285466992644822007-05-31T17:18:00.000+08:002007-05-31T17:18:00.000+08:00Datuk Abdul Kadir jasinSalaamThe posting(see below...Datuk Abdul Kadir jasin<BR/>Salaam<BR/><BR/>The posting(see below) was based largely from materials from <BR/><BR/>The Project Gutenberg EBook of Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side<BR/><BR/>This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with<BR/>almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or<BR/>re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included<BR/>with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net<BR/><BR/><BR/>Title: Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side<BR/><BR/>Translator: Abdullah Yusuf Ali<BR/><BR/>Translator: Marmaduke Pickthall<BR/><BR/>Translator: Mohammad Habib Shakir<BR/><BR/>Release Date: October 27, 2005 [EBook #16955]<BR/><BR/>Language: English<BR/><BR/>Character set encoding: ASCII<BR/><BR/>*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TRANSLATIONS OF THE KORAN *** <BR/><BR/><BR/>A Most Wonderful Song: Al-Kahfi<BR/>(for Me, My Friends, Lee Kuan Yew, Teadrinker And his Ilks)<BR/><BR/>018.032<BR/>And set forth to them a parable <BR/>of two men <BR/>for one of them We made two gardens of grape vines <BR/>and We surrounded them both with palms <BR/>and in the midst of them We made cornfields<BR/><BR/>018.033<BR/>Both these gardens yielded their fruits<BR/>and failed not aught thereof<BR/>and We caused a river to gush forth in their midst<BR/><BR/>018.034<BR/>And he possessed much wealth<BR/>so he said to his companion<BR/>while he disputed with him: <BR/>I have greater wealth than you, and am mightier in followers<BR/><BR/>018.035<BR/>And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself<BR/>He said: I do not think that this will ever perish<BR/><BR/>018.036<BR/>And I do not think the hour will come <BR/>and even if I am returned to my Lord I will most certainly find <BR/>a returning place better than this<BR/><BR/>018.037<BR/>His companion said to him while disputing with him: <BR/>Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust<BR/>then from a small seed<BR/>then He made you a perfect man?<BR/><BR/>018.038<BR/>But as for me: He - Allah - is my Lord<BR/>and I do not associate anyone<BR/>with my Lord<BR/><BR/>018.039<BR/>And wherefore did you not say when you entered your garden: <BR/>It is as Allah has pleased<BR/>there is no power save in Allah? If you consider me to be inferior to you <BR/>in wealth and children<BR/><BR/>018.040<BR/>Then maybe my Lord will give me<BR/>what is better than your garden<BR/>and send on it <BR/>a thunderbolt from heaven <BR/>so that it shall become<BR/>even ground without plant<BR/><BR/>018.041<BR/>Or its waters should sink down<BR/>into the ground so that <BR/>you are unable to find it<BR/><BR/>018.042<BR/>And his wealth was destroyed<BR/>so he began to wring his hands <BR/>for what he had spent on it<BR/>while it lay having fallen down<BR/>upon its roofs and he said: <BR/>Ah me! <BR/>would that I had not associated anyone <BR/>with my Lord<BR/><BR/>018.043<BR/>And he had no host to help him<BR/>besides Allah <BR/>nor could he defend himself<BR/><BR/>018.044<BR/>Here is protection <BR/>only Allah's the True One<BR/>He is best <BR/>in reward and best in requiting.<BR/><BR/>018.045<BR/>Set forth to them the similitude<BR/>of the life of this world:<BR/>It is like the rain <BR/>which we send down from the skies:<BR/>the earth's vegetation absorbs it<BR/>but soon it becomes dry stubble<BR/>which the winds do scatter:<BR/>it is Allah who prevails <BR/>over all things<BR/><BR/><BR/>most true is Allahul-Azeem<BR/>and His Rasuul <BR/><BR/>1:08 PM <BR/><BR/>I have based it on that of Translator: Mohammad Habib Shakir<BR/>with some changes. You could say the credit goes to him.<BR/>My apologies to Mohammad Habib Shakir and all those who read it.<BR/><BR/>Salaam<BR/><BR/>Red84Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-49899742304760773172007-05-31T13:50:00.000+08:002007-05-31T13:50:00.000+08:00Orang Kampung,The long and short of it all? Malays...Orang Kampung,<BR/><BR/>The long and short of it all? Malays are the only race I know that does these feats (swimming, climbing or whatever) on the name of their race. Then they shout loud "Melayu boleh".<BR/><BR/>Boleh apa?<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that we shouldnot depend on the government for everything. My problem? If the basic stuff that they must give society (like safety etc) pun tak boleh nak harap, buat apa nak harap benda lain.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!rebornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284928735388423582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-56042960608486460922007-05-30T20:38:00.000+08:002007-05-30T20:38:00.000+08:00rb amero,I'm sorry..I don't speak/read dialect.Can...rb amero,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry..I don't speak/read dialect.Can you translate that into English or Spanish or German or Arabic? :))<BR/><BR/>Truth be told, we shoud stop whining.Just do your bit..wake up and change whatever you can.It could be giving a ride to your poor neighbour's child or making it a habit to feed the poor, etc.Why must the government do all? We never voted for it anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-33642280187537621442007-05-30T05:02:00.000+08:002007-05-30T05:02:00.000+08:00OrangKampung,No the world did not start or will en...OrangKampung,<BR/><BR/>No the world did not start or will end in English; and if I sounded like it is the be all and end all, my apologies.<BR/><BR/>My point was many people are against the mastery of English here, on the pretext that the national language will be forgotten. Another case perhaps of misplaced fear. Those that propogate this only give more fodder for those keris-yielding politicians.<BR/><BR/>No, don't stop at English; my 2 daughters and I in fact agreed only last week to take up Spanish during the year end break. Si habla Inglais?<BR/><BR/>Never too did I say that I am, or my race is the only one victimised. I didn't even use the word victim because I don't see it that way. I see it as unfairness, that the superior race of UMNOPUTRA gets the pick of the pie. Certainly not victimised; only people who think the land owes them a living think that. Perhaps its time to look at the three fingers pointing back?<BR/><BR/>In this multi-racist... ooppss... multi-racial country of ours, I am an equal-ooportunity racist: I will be racist against my own race if necessary.<BR/><BR/>Dah bagi berpuluh tahun pun tahu ambil saja; suruh berdiri sendiri terhoyong-hayang, lopeh tu nak dicanang ko soluroh dunio yang kito ni buleh itu, buleh ini.<BR/><BR/>Hampeh yo... mongabihkan boreh yo.<BR/><BR/>Tak ado bangso lain dalam dunio ni la, kok dapek de naik ko puncak Gunung Everes tu, di canang canang yang "orang kito buleh, bangso kito buleh". Co ekau pikerkan. Ado tak? <BR/><BR/>Bangso ni ajo yang camtu. Sobab ae? <BR/><BR/>Ongputeh kato "inferiority complex" la. <BR/><BR/>Yang takdo kaki naik Everes tu ontok yo de. Yang pompuan, yang umo sotahun jagung boronang English Channel tu tak lak tokinjo kinjo molompek kato, "eden dah buek dah, eden buleh".<BR/><BR/>Dio buek, dio sonang, dio banggo. Sobab ae? Hari hari orang lain dok buek yang samo, buek apo den nak topokik pokik?rebornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284928735388423582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-41278607134792629832007-05-30T03:10:00.000+08:002007-05-30T03:10:00.000+08:00Are you a singaporean, yob?Are you a singaporean, yob?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-53947831507407311322007-05-29T12:49:00.000+08:002007-05-29T12:49:00.000+08:00Dear red84Your point being what, precisely?A perpe...Dear red84<BR/><BR/>Your point being what, precisely?<BR/><BR/>A perpetually paranoid Singapore vs a semua ok Malaysia?<BR/><BR/>Like they say, you pays your money and you take your chances.<BR/><BR/>Only, in this case, more people (and companies) seem to prefer to pays their money and take their chances in Singapore.<BR/><BR/>I wonder why that is? Perhaps it is some fundamental truth that my feeble intellect hasn't grasped!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-30187686115314319042007-05-29T10:19:00.000+08:002007-05-29T10:19:00.000+08:00rb amero,the world did not begin with English and ...rb amero,<BR/><BR/>the world did not begin with English and will definitely NOT end with English.Globalisation also did not and will not end with English.You are talking like it is the be all or end all while most of the affluent world have 3-4 languages to do business with, you are happy to be stuck with one language (English).In fact inilah mentality kita rakyat Malaysia.And o one said don't study English.Most open-minded people say don't stop at English.<BR/><BR/>On being treated bad in your own country: it's an ongoing propaganda.Why do you think only YOU are victimised in this country?<BR/>Who are you comparing yourself with? Which Malays? What yardstick you use?<BR/><BR/>Ask yourself if it's a class problem or a race one.<BR/><BR/>Is this racial prejudice passed on? It takes two to tango and coins have two sides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-9254181137779019632007-05-29T00:59:00.000+08:002007-05-29T00:59:00.000+08:00DatukSalaamYup and a yippy yi-yea!but by your leav...Datuk<BR/>Salaam<BR/><BR/>Yup and a yippy yi-yea!<BR/>but by your leave, Senor Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin.<BR/><BR/>I thought of claiming spot no.77 - but hey! You win some, you lose some; that's life. If you win more than you lose, be thankful.<BR/><BR/>Time To Go! (On A Holiday!)<BR/>(and it is not without pleasure having read all those comment postings and especial are Teadrinker's and Singaporean Parrots')<BR/><BR/>So these couple of songs as adieu from - and to - me to you. For those of you that are driving: Drive Safely!)<BR/><BR/>Wish You Were Here <BR/>(Waters, Gilmour) 5:17 <BR/>(For Thegreatteadrinkerdownsouth)<BR/><BR/>So, so you think you can tell <BR/>Heaven from Hell, <BR/>Blue skys from pain. <BR/>Can you tell a green field <BR/>From a cold steel rail? <BR/>A smile from a veil? <BR/>Do you think you can tell? <BR/><BR/>And did they get you to trade <BR/>Your heros for ghosts? <BR/>Hot ashes for trees? <BR/>Hot air for a cool breeze? <BR/>Cold comfort for change? <BR/>And did you exchange <BR/>A walk on part in the war <BR/>For a lead role in a cage? <BR/><BR/>How I wish, how I wish you were here. <BR/>We're just two lost souls <BR/>Swimming in a fish bowl, <BR/>Year after year, <BR/>Running over the same old ground. <BR/>What have we found? <BR/>The same old fears. <BR/>Wish you were here. <BR/><BR/>http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/wish-you-were-here-wish-lyrics.html<BR/>Reminding me of Hostel Perindu 2, Shah Alam)<BR/><BR/>En voor mij:<BR/><BR/>Comfortably Numb <BR/>(Gilmour, Waters) 6:49 <BR/><BR/>Hello?<BR/>Is there anybody in there?<BR/>Just nod if you can hear me.<BR/>Is there anyone at home?<BR/>Come on, now,<BR/>I hear you're feeling down.<BR/>Well I can ease your pain<BR/>Get you on your feet again.<BR/>Relax.<BR/>I'll need some information first.<BR/>Just the basic facts.<BR/>Can you show me where it hurts?<BR/><BR/>There is no pain you are receding<BR/>A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.<BR/>You are only coming through in waves.<BR/>Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.<BR/>When I was a child I had a fever<BR/>My hands felt just like two balloons.<BR/>Now I've got that feeling once again<BR/>I can't explain you would not understand<BR/>This is not how I am.<BR/>I have become comfortably numb.<BR/><BR/>O.K.<BR/>Just a little pinprick.<BR/>There'll be no more aaaaaaaaah!<BR/>But you may feel a little sick.<BR/>Can you stand up?<BR/>I do believe it's working, good.<BR/>That'll keep you going through the show<BR/>Come on it's time to go.<BR/><BR/>There is no pain you are receding<BR/>A distant ship, smoke on the horizon.<BR/>You are only coming through in waves.<BR/>Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.<BR/>When I was a child <BR/>I caught a fleeting glimpse<BR/>Out of the corner of my eye.<BR/>I turned to look but it was gone<BR/>I cannot put my finger on it now<BR/>The child is grown, <BR/>The dream is gone.<BR/>I have become comfortably numb.<BR/><BR/>http://www.pink-floyd-lyrics.com/html/comfortably-numb-wall-lyrics.html<BR/><BR/>(Remembering college days(Rue Midi), the white snow and the winter cold.<BR/>Ahh, Spring and Autumn and Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad Yusuff - Mann, who is in Switzerland)<BR/><BR/>Thank you and salaamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-68601410060835882612007-05-28T21:37:00.000+08:002007-05-28T21:37:00.000+08:00"What the KL conference should discuss is why Isla..."What the KL conference should discuss is why Islamic countries are lagging so badly in terms of international competitiveness."<BR/><BR/>wish you were here, teadrinker.<BR/><BR/>thank you, teadrinker.<BR/>man, you're one hard working dude: meaning: gotta massage my brains with stones some more, Datuk.<BR/><BR/>halaassss!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-39729798247234612322007-05-28T15:45:00.000+08:002007-05-28T15:45:00.000+08:00Salaam, Dato'I am reminded that a conference calle...Salaam, Dato'<BR/><BR/>I am reminded that a conference called the "World Islamic Economic Forum" is currently being held in KL.<BR/><BR/>The objective of this conference, as I understand it, is to discuss ways of promoting economic co-operation between Islamic (Muslim) countries.<BR/><BR/>Never mind that the title of the KL conference closely resembles the "World Economic Forum" conferences that are held in Davos, Switzerland annually.<BR/><BR/>What the KL conference should discuss is why Islamic countries are lagging so badly in terms of international competitiveness.<BR/><BR/>Look at the World Competitiveness Yearbook Competitiveness Scoreboard 2007 which ranks 55 economies in terms of competitiveness, using a detailed set of criteria.<BR/><BR/>The top 10 countries/economies are:<BR/><BR/>1. USA<BR/>2. Singapore<BR/>3. Hong Kong<BR/>4. Luxembourg<BR/>5. Denmark<BR/>6. Switzerland<BR/>7. Iceland<BR/>8. Netherlands<BR/>9. Sweden<BR/>10.Canada<BR/><BR/>For members of the OIC, Malaysia is ranked 23rd, Jordan 37th and Indonesia 54th. No other member of the OIC makes it to the list of 55.<BR/><BR/>Sad, isn't it? When are the OIC member countries going to walk the talk on increasing their international competitiveness?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and by the way, Australia is ranked 12th, Mainland China 15th and Israel 21st.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-35536052618665622792007-05-28T13:01:00.000+08:002007-05-28T13:01:00.000+08:00A comment said that Malaysians are jealous of Sing...A comment said that Malaysians are jealous of Singapore (although I remember reading somwhere that some study or poll found the opposite; we don't know the sample though).<BR/><BR/>Of course we are jealous. Siapa tak nak tahap keberkesanan dan dengan izin, efficiency yang agak ketara di Singapura? Siapa yang akan menolak sistem pengangkutan awam yang bersih, telus dan moden? Siapa yang akan memilih untuk senantiasa berjaga-jaga apabila berjalan waktu malam ataupun siang berbanding keselamatan yang boleh dilihat dan dinikmati?<BR/><BR/>Apa orang ada yang lebih bak kita mesti mahu punya; ini naluri mausia lah!<BR/><BR/>But a friend of mine succintly described the Malaysia - Singapore anomaly:<BR/><BR/>Foreigners are the biggest group of people confused about the difference between the two countries, especially given their proximity.<BR/><BR/>The moment they cross over Tambak Johor either by bus, train or other land based transport, the difference is too damning! From the clean, efficient, organised and structured environs of Singapore, within minutes they are transported back in time.<BR/><BR/>Malaysia it seems, never matured. Dirty, inefficient, chaotic and unstructured in its approach to many things (and some of this we sell as the Truly Asia feel!) Gasp!<BR/><BR/>Jangan salah faham. Dalam saya memuji Singapura ianya bukanlah sebuah negara yang, dengan izin, perfect. Lawatan saya kali terakhir awal bulan ini menunjukkan saya mengenai bebeapa kelemahan mereka.<BR/><BR/>Tetapi yang pasti (a phrase made famous by Malaysian journalists especiall in broadcast), keburukan mereka kurang berbanding kekuatan; kekurangan mereka sering diatasi berbanding dilindungi; kekuatan mereka amat kukuh dan mempunyai nilai ekonomi.<BR/><BR/>Kalau setakay Malaysia nak melaungkan Cemerlang, Gemilang & Terbilang sahaja, baik jangan membazir masa. Polisi bertandan tandan, guna-pakai tidak kesampaian.<BR/><BR/>Someone commented that we are afraid of our own shadows; spot on. When we go out to buy foreign companies, we kick-ass! We shout loud!<BR/><BR/>But when people buy or want to buy our companies, we become suspicious.<BR/><BR/>Kalau nak menerima globalisasi, terimalah sebulat-bulatnya. Kalau nak membentuk hala-tuju globalisasi, jadi pembentuk, bukan pengikut.<BR/><BR/>Isu bahasa? Tak salah menguasai bahasa Inggeris. Kalau pun di Arab Saudi, Sepanyol, Perancis dan Jepun bahasa Inggeris tiada nilai dominasi, ia tidak bererti menguasai bahasa Inggeris tidak penting.<BR/><BR/>If your mastery of English got you nowhere in those countries, one, one will have to assume you spoke zilch there or they spoke a common language with you other than Englis , and two, in business then how would you conduct the transaction if you didn't have the common language? Unless you aspika de languayj no, eet ees deefeecolt yes?<BR/><BR/>Before anyone says, "Well mate, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen", i.e. migrate, why not?<BR/><BR/>Then others will say, "Ya, migrate lah. Then you get treated like second class citizens in a foreign country that don't truly accept you".<BR/><BR/>My mom made the point:<BR/><BR/>"I'd rather be treated badly in a foreign country where I am a pendatang, than be treated as a pendatang in the country where I am a citizen of birth".<BR/><BR/>Think about that.rebornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284928735388423582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-15152928784132451282007-05-28T10:13:00.000+08:002007-05-28T10:13:00.000+08:00what is Vision 2020? Hey mutt!(?)If I may ask?that...what is Vision 2020? <BR/>Hey mutt!(?)<BR/>If I may ask?<BR/>that you say<BR/>we are too late<BR/>oh me, oh my<BR/><BR/>and what a game we play<BR/>moving the finishing line away<BR/>from 66 to 69 - haaah the <BR/>bloody soggy frenchy fry me joke<BR/>what! again?<BR/>another parrot on the loose<BR/>flew in from across <BR/>the old causeway<BR/>shoooh!<BR/><BR/>where is that hud-hud!<BR/>where is that hud-hud!<BR/>where's my glasses, dude!<BR/>Quick!!!!<BR/><BR/>where's your heart, dude?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-39331946083305905472007-05-28T07:10:00.000+08:002007-05-28T07:10:00.000+08:00Use a binocular to look at others and use a micros...Use a binocular to look at others and use a microscope to look at ourselves.<BR/>The fact remains clear that there PAP are doing all the right things and our BN are doing all the wrong things. Dream on vision 2020…..is too late!<BR/>From a always late Mat Rampet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-57726658517672887952007-05-27T21:35:00.000+08:002007-05-27T21:35:00.000+08:00To PJ, From my point of view, we have to look at a...To PJ, <BR/><BR/>From my point of view, we have to look at all angles in the crooked bridge fiasco. The causeway needs to be replaced by a bridge to cope with ever increasing traffic and allow better water flow in the straits, among other reasons. A bridge will smoothen Singaporeans' entry into Malaysia, making the idea of shopping/vacationing in Malaysia more attractive. Malaysia (esp. Tanjung Pelepas Port) will also benefit greatly with the crooked bridge because ships can cut through Tebrau Straits instead of circumventing around Singapore, and save 6 hours of sailing time. But we all know that Singapore is not going to agree over this. What did they do? They meddle. <BR/>Is it wrong to do something that's beneficial to Malaysia in our own territory? The bridge would've driven Johor's economy through the roof, I don't think IDR is necessary :). So, you can't just simplify this problem into "building a bridge has to be agreed upon by both countries" problem. And don't even let me get started on the water agreement.<BR/> <BR/>Please recheck your facts regarding Malaysia-Singapore's history and relations. During the uprising of the communist, PAP or more specifically LKY needed the support of Malaysia to suppress it because they had no power to stop it. Now, Malaysia didn't even want Singapore in the first place, but the British wasn't going to let a communist island formed just across the straits. So, with cunning tactics, LKY got Singapore into Malaysia and Malaysia helped greatly to quash communism and maintain the power in PAP's hands. But guess who started to play the racial card, and created major unrest bordering to chaos that Tunku had no choice but to separate Singapore to maintain peace? That's right people, LKY!<BR/><BR/>(I like to think that being rejected by Malaysia still play into their psyche and made them kiasu :)<BR/><BR/>Since even before Malaysia took Singapore in, Singapore was a sovereign country so there's no argument that Singapore was "kicked out of Malaysia to fend for itself". Furthermore, could you claim that after what LKY had done? This is something Malaysians will remember for a long long time. <BR/><BR/>Lastly, I believe our government is not taking us into the right direction. I thank you Datuk for speaking from the rakyat's point of view before it's too late, or is it?<BR/><BR/>-Redzuan Rahim-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-59241646868802933862007-05-27T16:51:00.000+08:002007-05-27T16:51:00.000+08:00Dato'Jika kita halusi sebagai jiran kita di kepula...Dato'<BR/><BR/>Jika kita halusi sebagai jiran kita di kepulauan yang telah kehabisan bumi itu, mungkin projek perbandaran mega ini adalah peluang terbaik untuk survival Negara bandaraya ini. Ia boleh memprojekkan kedaulatannya menyeberang selat - agaknya ini adalah neo-kolonisma melinea baru. Majulah Singapura akan dapat diperkasakan setelah hampir terancam oleh Jabatan Bengkok tempoh hari.<BR/><BR/>Kita pula mempunyai peluang untuk berbangga dengan kejayaan kita membangunkan perbandaran yang terancang. Seperti kata Dato', jika kita tidak berwaspada kita akan tewas tanpa disedari sepertimana uang digambarkan oleh orang tua kita dulu melalui kerektor Pak Pandir yang "menang sorak, kampung terhadai". Cuma kali ini kampung yang tergadai adalah jauh lebih besar!<BR/><BR/>Teruskan perjuangan dengan pena Dato' walaupun tersentuh atau menyentuh Pembesar-pembesar kita maupun yang bergelar atau tidak.drealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828783260900792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-19251098583310445092007-05-27T13:08:00.000+08:002007-05-27T13:08:00.000+08:00Datuk Abdul Kadir JasinSalaamDengan IzinA Most Won...Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin<BR/>Salaam<BR/><BR/>Dengan Izin<BR/><BR/>A Most Wonderful Song: Al-Kahfi<BR/>(for Me, My Friends, Lee Kuan Yew, Teadrinker And his Ilks)<BR/><BR/>018.032<BR/>And set forth to them a parable <BR/>of two men <BR/>for one of them We made two gardens of grape vines <BR/>and We surrounded them both with palms <BR/>and in the midst of them We made cornfields<BR/><BR/>018.033<BR/>Both these gardens yielded their fruits<BR/>and failed not aught thereof<BR/>and We caused a river to gush forth in their midst<BR/><BR/>018.034<BR/>And he possessed much wealth<BR/>so he said to his companion<BR/>while he disputed with him: <BR/>I have greater wealth than you, and am mightier in followers<BR/><BR/>018.035<BR/>And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself<BR/>He said: I do not think that this will ever perish<BR/><BR/>018.036<BR/>And I do not think the hour will come <BR/>and even if I am returned to my Lord I will most certainly find <BR/>a returning place better than this<BR/><BR/>018.037<BR/>His companion said to him while disputing with him: <BR/>Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you from dust<BR/>then from a small seed<BR/>then He made you a perfect man?<BR/><BR/>018.038<BR/>But as for me: He - Allah - is my Lord<BR/>and I do not associate anyone<BR/>with my Lord<BR/><BR/>018.039<BR/>And wherefore did you not say when you entered your garden: <BR/>It is as Allah has pleased<BR/>there is no power save in Allah? If you consider me to be inferior to you <BR/>in wealth and children<BR/><BR/>018.040<BR/>Then maybe my Lord will give me<BR/>what is better than your garden<BR/>and send on it <BR/>a thunderbolt from heaven <BR/>so that it shall become<BR/>even ground without plant<BR/><BR/>018.041<BR/>Or its waters should sink down<BR/>into the ground so that <BR/>you are unable to find it<BR/><BR/>018.042<BR/>And his wealth was destroyed<BR/>so he began to wring his hands <BR/>for what he had spent on it<BR/>while it lay having fallen down<BR/>upon its roofs and he said: <BR/>Ah me! <BR/>would that I had not associated anyone <BR/>with my Lord<BR/><BR/>018.043<BR/>And he had no host to help him<BR/>besides Allah <BR/>nor could he defend himself<BR/><BR/>018.044<BR/>Here is protection <BR/>only Allah's the True One<BR/>He is best <BR/>in reward and best in requiting.<BR/><BR/>018.045<BR/>Set forth to them the similitude<BR/>of the life of this world:<BR/>It is like the rain <BR/>which we send down from the skies:<BR/>the earth's vegetation absorbs it<BR/>but soon it becomes dry stubble<BR/>which the winds do scatter:<BR/>it is Allah who prevails <BR/>over all things<BR/><BR/><BR/>most true is Allahul-Azeem<BR/>and His RasuulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-89436680449310448812007-05-26T14:41:00.000+08:002007-05-26T14:41:00.000+08:00You are so naive teadrinker not to know the real r...You are so naive teadrinker not to know the real reason why the meeting is held in s'pore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-49284458685637448512007-05-26T13:17:00.000+08:002007-05-26T13:17:00.000+08:00Datuk and fellow debaters, thank you for respondin...Datuk and fellow debaters, thank you for responding to my “ranting”. I respect your views and your stance. I know some of you are congenital Singapore and LKY lovers. You’re born to love the Singapore town and LKY!<BR/><BR/>I am not because I read the Singapore Story. Too many people are sold on LKY’s greatness, but not the Chinese. I mean the Chinese as the citizens of China.<BR/><BR/>They kicked Singapore out their country after LKY failed to recreate mini Singapore in China. Singapore’s mini Jurong failed. The Chinese could not stand LKY’s holier-than-thou lecturing of the world. In China, Dr Mahathir is the hero not LKY.<BR/><BR/>If Najib want to go Singapore, I have no problem. I know some ministers and junior politicians went to Singapore for R&R. But if DPM wants to go there to work, I have no problem with it.<BR/><BR/>If ECM Libra Avenue wants to arrange the visit I have no problem also. After making the easy buck by acquiring Avenue Asset cheaply from the Malaysian people, it’s time for Mr Kali and the gang to pay back. I hope they are not charging Najib or the Government for organizing the trip. Tengku Sharifuddin can you check on this?<BR/><BR/>But can ECM Libra Avenue accept fact if Najib does better than his boss in convincing the investors. I hope the trip is not meant to “trap” Najib or for ECM Libra to make quick money. Maybe Mr Kali will take the opportunity to consult his Singapore doctors on the condition of his spinal column.<BR/><BR/>Yes Red84, in the eyes of God, we are sons and daughters of our mothers. We can only be truly sure of the women who bore us.<BR/><BR/>Have a great tea-drinking weekend and pray that Bursa Malaysia recovers next week so that the PM can continue to enjoy the feel-good syndrome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-79775001685767675732007-05-26T04:46:00.000+08:002007-05-26T04:46:00.000+08:00Datuk, SalaamAmpun!!!Dan dengan izinDedicated to M...Datuk, <BR/>Salaam<BR/><BR/>Ampun!!!<BR/>Dan dengan izin<BR/><BR/>Dedicated to Mohd Najib bin Toh Puan Rahah; <BR/><BR/>Mother <BR/><BR/>Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb? <BR/>Mother do you think they'll like this song? <BR/>Mother do you think they'll try to break my balls?<BR/>Mother should I build the wall?<BR/>Mother should I run for president?<BR/>Mother should I trust the government?<BR/>Mother will they put me in the firing line?<BR/>Mother am I really dying?<BR/><BR/>Hush now baby, baby, dont you cry.<BR/>Mother's gonna make all your nightmares come true.<BR/>Mother's gonna put all her fears into you.<BR/>Mother's gonna keep you right here under her wing.<BR/>She wont let you fly, but she might let you sing.<BR/>Mama will keep baby cozy and warm.<BR/>Ooooh baby ooooh baby oooooh baby,<BR/>Of course mama'll help to build the wall.<BR/><BR/>Mother do you think she's good enough -- to me?<BR/>Mother do you think she's dangerous -- to me?<BR/>Mother will she tear your little boy apart?<BR/>Mother will she break my heart?<BR/><BR/>Hush now baby, baby dont you cry.<BR/>Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you.<BR/>Mama wont let anyone dirty get through.<BR/>Mama's gonna wait up until you get in.<BR/>Mama will always find out where you've been.<BR/>Mama's gonna keep baby healthy and clean.<BR/>Ooooh baby oooh baby oooh baby,<BR/>You'll always be baby to me.<BR/><BR/>Mother, did it need to be so high?<BR/><BR/>(PINK-FLOYD-LYRICS.COM)<BR/><BR/>I can't keep it in me any longer, Datuk. Maybe it will be the best for me should Najib becomes the President of UMNO that I leave the country.<BR/><BR/>If he says that the grassroot of UMNO is for him and yet he is so afraid that the grassroots won't fight for him and he still wants the president's chair then I know he is not worth it. Thus, Datuk, my 'illogic displeasure with him bordering on hatred' and that is not healthy. The country is not big enough for the both Najib and I but the world is. <BR/><BR/>Tun Mahathir was banished for what he believed.<BR/><BR/>I have said my say; and so I have nothing further to say. Hey, I have done what is needed and the good thing is it's my ticket to freedom.<BR/><BR/>Thank you and wassalaamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-45686565008826965502007-05-25T22:37:00.000+08:002007-05-25T22:37:00.000+08:00Thank you Thegreatteadrinkersownsouth,for your com...Thank you Thegreatteadrinkersownsouth,<BR/>for your comments and bringing these things to my attention.<BR/><BR/>Alor, Datuk et mes amis!<BR/><BR/>In Malaysia we will say that<BR/>'Najib Has Done It Again'<BR/><BR/>This piece of news is not that unpalatable to a Malaysian as neither is the news of <BR/>"Singapore's state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings is under investigation in Indonesia for alleged monopoly practices in the telecoms industry"<BR/>http://au.biz.yahoo.com/070524/33/p/18xmp.html<BR/><BR/>nor that of <BR/>"Lee compared the relationship between Southeast Asia and India to Turkey's bid to join the European Union, to which new French President Nicolas Sarkozy is staunchly opposed because most of its territory is in Asia."<BR/>http://au.biz.yahoo.com/070524/33/p/18y78.html<BR/><BR/>and neither, too, is that fact that a Singo-phile is proud of Singapura.<BR/><BR/>What is unpalatable to me is shoving everything-singapura-does-we-must-follow and singapura-knows best-what-is-good-for-Malaysia<BR/>down my throat<BR/>and <BR/>that Najib will be President of UMNO.<BR/><BR/>Regardez-vousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-58325558136107026152007-05-25T18:29:00.000+08:002007-05-25T18:29:00.000+08:00Dato'"Najib leads roadshow to raise Malaysia's pro...Dato'<BR/><BR/>"Najib leads roadshow to raise Malaysia's profile".<BR/><BR/>Imagine my surprise when I read this headline in the Spore Straits Times today.<BR/><BR/>It appears that the DPM will lead a high-level delegation to Spore next week to raise Msia's international profile.<BR/><BR/>The report said that the DPM will meet about 50 top-tier fund managers. He will also dine with 7 or 8 heads of Spore's top GLCs, including Temasek Holdings and the Govt of Spore Investment Corp (GIC).<BR/><BR/>The DPM's team will include 2nd Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Bank Negara deputy governor Ooi Sang Kuang and Datuk Azman Mokhtar, managing director of Khazanah.<BR/><BR/>The roadshow in Spore will be sponsored by investment banks ECM Libra Avenue and Credit Suisse.<BR/><BR/>The 50 top-tier fund managers will come from Hong Kong and the US, amongst other countries, and are reported to control about half of the world's investment and hedge funds.<BR/><BR/>It is understood that the DPM will use the roadshow in Spore to highlight the IDR as well as the soon-to-be launched northern and eastern economic corridors in Msia.<BR/><BR/>Note to the coffeeshop economist: Why is the DPM having to go to Spore to meet these top fund managers? Surely they can come meet him in KL?<BR/><BR/>The simple answer is that most of these hedge funds, private equity funds and investment banks have their regional offices in Spore. Not in KL. Which shows how far behind Msia is in the race to be a regional financial and banking hub.<BR/><BR/>And why is the DPM meeting privately with the heads of Spore's top GLCs, including Temasek and GIC. Again, the simple answer is that they have substantial funds to invest in the likes of the IDR. And if they choose to invest in the IDR, then it is an imprimatur or green light to the rest of the foreign investment community that the IDR is worthy of serious consideration.<BR/><BR/>See, that is what is meant by "economic clout". Something that Spore has in ample measure.<BR/><BR/>And that is something that is unpalatable to a lot of people in Msia, because it leaves a sour taste in their mouths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-58431619112369632172007-05-25T16:26:00.000+08:002007-05-25T16:26:00.000+08:00Datuk Dengan Izin:Buat Sdr Orang Kampung - satu la...Datuk <BR/><BR/>Dengan Izin:<BR/>Buat Sdr Orang Kampung - satu lagu<BR/><BR/>Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd (Lyrics and Chords)<BR/>ARTIST: Pink Floyd<BR/>TITLE: Learning to Fly<BR/>Lyrics and Chords<BR/><BR/><BR/>Into the distance, a ribbon of black<BR/>Stretched to the point of no turning back<BR/>A flight of fancy on a windswept field<BR/>Standing alone my senses reel<BR/>A fatal attraction is holding me fast<BR/>How can I escape this irresistible grasp<BR/><BR/>/ G - - - / Em - - EmD / :<BR/><BR/>{Refrain}<BR/>Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies<BR/>Tongue-tied and twisted<BR/>Just an earth-bound misfit, I<BR/><BR/>/ C - Am - / F - / C D G - - - /<BR/><BR/>Ice is forming on the tips of my wings<BR/>Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything<BR/>No navigator to find my way home<BR/>Unladen, empty and turned to stone<BR/><BR/>A soul in tension that's learning to fly<BR/>Condition grounded but determined to try<BR/><BR/>/ C - Am - / F - C - /<BR/><BR/>{Refrain}<BR/><BR/>Above the planet on a wing and a prayer<BR/>My grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air<BR/>Across the clouds I see my shadow fly<BR/>Out of the corner of my watering eye<BR/>A dream unthreatened by the morning light<BR/>Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night<BR/><BR/>There's no sensation to compare with this<BR/>Suspended animation, a state of bliss<BR/><BR/>{Refrain}<BR/><BR/><BR/>Note:<BR/><BR/>Red84: <BR/>Tongue-tied and twisted<BR/>Just an earth-bound misfit, IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22873867.post-18890659884340977792007-05-25T11:45:00.000+08:002007-05-25T11:45:00.000+08:00Invitation To A Go-Piss(Buat Orang Kampong)Rombu b...Invitation To A Go-Piss<BR/>(Buat Orang Kampong)<BR/><BR/>Rombu bergaram<BR/>Rombu rambo<BR/>testosterone pun ada<BR/><BR/>Sdr Orang Kampung<BR/>gue susun jari sepuluh<BR/>sama lu<BR/><BR/>gue ini bukan lah pandai<BR/>sangat <BR/>cerdik sedikit<BR/>mabuk tuak samsu<BR/>kepala batas<BR/>bukan kacip fatimah<BR/><BR/>mana ubinya, bu?<BR/>bawah go-piss tu!<BR/><BR/>gua gendong lu, bu?<BR/>mahu?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com