Najib backed by his VPs on Sedition Act

There has been quite a bit of hue and cry about Umno people protesting for the Sedition Act to be maintained.

The latest is Wanita Umno chief DS Shahrizat Abdul Jalil saying that the party's wing will send a petition to urge PM DS Najib Razak not to go on with the plan to have the Act either repealed or amended.

She even said that Wanita Umno will go about collecting one million signatures in the effort to "save" the Sedition Act.

If you want to know her motive, please read A Voice's

Bet some political low life will say Shahrizat getting even for NFC 

Really, I would had done the same....low life or not....

Honestly, I rather wish for Wanita Umno to embark on registering one million Umno supporters as voters in preparation for the next general election instead of trying to pull such a rather silly stunt.

These efforts, supposedly to prevent the Sedition Act from being replaced by another law which could safeguard the country will not come to anything.

Really.

That's how I see it.

Why?

Because the Najib's administration will proceed with the plan to replace the Sedition Act.

There's no stopping it.

Even Shahrizat knows this. What she was doing is just wayang, I'm afraid.

Surely she knows that the top Umno leadership had already decided on this matter.

Read this NST report carefully and try to understand what Umno VP DS Hishammuddin Hussein was trying to convey, especially to Umno people:

Hisham: Umno will not stop championing Islam, Malays

KUALA LUMPUR: Any amendments to the Sedition Act or any law to replace it will not affect the core struggles of Umno, said party vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

In an interview with TV3 during its Soal Jawab programme, Hishammuddin assured members that Umno would continue to uphold Islam, the Malays and the monarchy, amid a spate of recent controversies, including the use of the word “Allah” among non-Muslims.

Detractors of the act had called for it to be repealed after several individuals, including politicians, were charged for making allegedly seditious statements.

The government had pledged to review the act.

Hishammuddin said many had misunderstood the spirit behind the act, which aimed to maintain peace, order, mutual respect and racial harmony, in line with Article 153 of the Federal Constitution.

“Many Malays are afraid that their rights, as enshrined under Article 153, will be affected if there is a change in the act. I want to assure them that Umno will continue to defend Islam, the Malays and the royal institution.

“We have our stand and will not be affected,” he said during the interview last night.

He said some quarters were wary of losing ground following a possible amendment to the act.

“Previously, you didn’t hear of people complaining or voicing concerns.

“But today, there is the Internet. We are living in a borderless world,” he said.

On the party’s move to include a Sunni clause — the term “Sunnah Wal Jamaah” — to replace the word “Islam” in its constitution, Hishammuddin said it was to bolster efforts to promote the image of Islam and to deter misappropriation of Islamic teachings by deviant groups.

He said with the dangers propagated by the Islamic State (IS) on a global scale, Umno was doing its part to curb the spread of deviant teachings in Malaysia.

Hishammuddin said IS had attracted thousands of converts from Western countries to join its cause in the Middle East.

“The world is watching Malaysia and Umno to see our approach in presenting Islam and what can we do to promote moderation.”

Can't you all see that?

Key word: MODERATION

Hishammuddin was telling Umno people that they shouldn't worry if the Sedition Act is to be repealed or amended.

Simple isn't it?

It means that the Act is actually going to be either repealed or amended.

Well, and another Umno VP had actually told me the same too.

Yes, I'm not kidding you.

This Umno VP will come out with a statement similar to Hishammuddin's within the next few days.

The third Umno VP is also expected to do the same before the party's general assembly starts on Nov 25.

It will be a solid support for Najib by his vice-presidents.

Their message to Umno members:

Malaysia has to change with time.

All the draconian laws have to go.

Umno also has to change with time.

Without the changes the country will not be able to move forward.

That's the firm belief of the Najib's administration.

Umno members have to swallow this bitter pill.

Their president wants to take them forward.

That's how I understand it.

Oh, and I think people like Shahrizat is on her way out.

Finally.

Najib has these next three years to fix things which may turn ugly for now.

He is set for his administration to be remembered in history for affecting the necessary changes which will enable the country to achieve it's developed status.

I'm fine with that.

Well, what do you expect me to say?

As if anyone can do anything about it.

Personally, I don't care too much about the Sedition Act.

If the Act is so good, why our race relations became so tense these past few years?

Honestly, I just hope they draft that proposed Harmony Act or whatever it is rather properly if they want it to replace the Sedition Act.

Otherwise, this country can get quite stuck in a really sticky mess instead of going forward as Najib intended.

Whatever it is, I will pray that Najib got it right on this.

I will pray for this country too.

The beautiful Sonmi 451

Feeling nauseous and had been vomiting since yesterday.

Nope, I'm not pregnant.

Haha....

I'm just feeling sickly.

Too weak even to go to a clinic.

Just been drinking a bit of ginger tea.

I'm writing this with one finger....just in case I conk out tonight....haha...

Really, I'm feeling that bad.

By the way, things are bad at my workplace too.

The bosses are telling us that they need some of us to volunteer to quit our job.

If not they are going to retrench some of us.

Never happened before in the long history of the company.

Ya, I guess things are really bad and all those talks that the economy are doing well are all lies.

Anyway, I also learned another thing from this episode.

Loyalty is an overrated virtue.

The company I work for made it clear to me that my loyalty is not appreciated.

They don't even understand what good values are all about.

Nobody seems to appreciate good values anymore these days.

It's all about who have more money...more power...

I am beginning to lose hope for this country....

Okay, maybe I'm just sick.

Need to rest.

Sorry.

Good night.

Putting the bible burning issue in the right context

I have to admit that I never really like Perkasa people even from the inception of the organization as they seem to be quite an abrasive bunch.

The bad press  they have been getting had also to a certain extent influenced my opinion of the Malay rights group.

Ibrahim Ali being their leader further put me off.

I never like the man since back then when he was with Umno due to his rather unpleasant personality.

Due to those factors, I have always wonder why did Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had consented to be the patron of Perkasa.

When Ibrahim became embroiled in the Malay bible issue, due to his alleged call for Muslims to burn the Christians' holy book, I was of the opinion that the guy deserved all the brick bats which came flying his way.

That was until I read this article by veteran journalist Shamsul Akmar of The Malaysian Reserve,

When context is disposable.. 

excerpts:

For context, the issue sparked several months ago when a few individuals reportedly distributed Malay-language Bibles to Muslim students in Penang in what is believed to be an attempt to proselytise them.

The matter was brought up to Perkasa to which Ibrahim said anyone receiving these Malay-language Bibles should burn them.

If that was the context, then the call is specifically for those Malay-language Bibles being distributed for proselytising purposes and not any other Bibles, be it in English, Malay or any other languages.

Then, if such call was specifically made for those ill-intended distributed Bibles are still deemed unacceptable, surely the morally upright detractors should also insist on the original provocateurs be pursued and charged for wrong doings.

But with context dismissed, the issue has now been rendered to be that of an extremist calling for the burning of Malay-language Bibles hence the criticisms on the AG for not charging Ibrahim for sedition.

And given the lack of sophistication in some of Perkasa’s leaders in articulating their views, they contributed further to their already battered image.

And with that, the “original sinners” are ignored and probably laughing away at the success of their venture to cause mischief.

Honestly, I was not aware that the issue started that way.

Otherwise, my opinion of Perkasa would most likely had been less harsh.

A lesson I learned here was that I need to do a more thorough study on the origin of an issue before forming an opinion about it.

Getting things in the right context is indeed crucial.

When a village idiot thinks he is so handsome

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wrote this about Selangor Umno,

UMNO SELANGOR PERLU BERUBAH

It was his comment following what Umno president DS Najib Razak said about Umno in Selangor as quoted by a pro-Pakatan portal,

Najib malu, letih, gesa Umno tawan kembali Selangor 

And this is how Selangor Umno chief DS Noh Omar responded to Dr Mahathir as quoted by the same portal,

“Dia suruh siapa berundur? Umno Selangor tu siapa? Saya hendak komen macam mana kalau tidak ada spesifik. Hendak undur apa? Yang duduk di Umno Selangor itu semua ketua bahagian. Ketua bahagian yang dipilih oleh orang Umno, oleh perhimpunan.

“Hendak kata saya, saya tidak pernah kalah. Majoriti saya meningkat lagi. Siapa yang dimaksudkan secara spesifik?”

“Saya hendak beritahu, kena spesifik. Kita di Selangor terbuka kepada semua orang. Di mana kita sekat jadi ahli?

“Kalau boleh spesifik, ahli Umno mana yang ditolak, kita bolehlah tahu. Setahu kita, kita buka semua,” katanya.

Very garang.

However, this Noh Omar doesn't respond to Najib in such an angry tone.

By right he should have said : "Peduli apa aku engko malu ke, letih ke, Najib. Aku menang apa kat Tanjong Karang. Orang Umno Selangor pun pilih aku jadi ketua. Tak kira la siapa perintah negeri ni. Janji aku masih jadi boss Umno kat sini."

It was like someone who believes that he should be elected as ketua kampung because family members in his house told him that he is very handsome, charming and virile for having two or three wives.

Seriously, just look at Noh Omar's picture above and think whether you want to be led by him.

Do you think the young educated ones want to be led by someone like him?

Honestly, if I'm a voter in Selangor, I will most probably be staying at home watching cartoon on the polling day of next general election.

I don't think I want to waste my time voting in a man such as Noh Omar to be the next chief executive of the State.

Anyway, based on Noh Omar's response to Dr Mahathir, I believe Selangor Umno's fate had been sealed.

There will be no changes. 

The same village idiots will continue to control the party there.

Well, at least Selangorians now have a handsome and well educated MB.

I now believe that Azmin Ali will be a Selangor MB for quite a long time.

Friends, please stop quarreling

I'm not feeling well.

Didn't do much at work yesterday, went home early, took my medication, and knocked off before 10pm.

Woke up just now at about 3am, and can't go back to sleep.

Actually, I don't feel like writing anything for the past few days, because several things are troubling me.

The most worrying is the ongoing quarrel between my friends.

This is an example of it,

British Advisor for the Malaysian Prime Minister ? 

I don't know how it got started but I think such a quarrel is getting a bit too personal and can be very damaging.

I wish my friends can meet and settle their differences.

After all, they are fighting on the same side.

The next general election is just three years away and I don't think much had been done to improve BN's chances of not suffering another poor results.

Seriously, are there anything special being done by BN since GE13?

Membership drive, voters registration drive, better coordination among BN components at grassroots level, etc?

I don't think so.

The only saving grace was that the Pakatan people are quarreling among themselves.

Okay, just look at the BN's cyberwar efforts which were still lagging far away from that of Pakatan's.

Are there any answer to Pakatan's Malaysiakini, Malaysian Insider, Free Malaysia Today, etc?

I don't think so.

What are the top BN people assigned to handle this matter doing?

I'm not sure.

What I know is that there has been no improvement on the ground.

Among others, I didn't see much engagement being done by those big wigs BN media bosses as far as the foot soldiers were concerned.

Let's not even talk about having a proper cyberwar strategy. That will be too much to ask, I think.

Really, and here we are quarreling with each other.

Come on guys, let's pull ourselves together and stop the nonsense.

We can't chop each other off because we only have just these few of us to fight the battle.

Sit down and talk, okay.

I know, there's all these pride and ego to manage, but come on la, we have to do this if BN is to have a better chance at the next general election.

Okay, enough of my pleadings.

I better try to get some more sleep.

I need to go to work later this morning.

The wonderful Book of Life

(Caution: This is strictly a non-political posting)

I had intended to drive very far today.

But the car was not feeling very well.

The steering was vibrating whenever I pushed the speed beyond 100km per hour.

Exited the highway and found a tyre shop.

As I expected, the balancing of the tyres was all wrong. I must had hit a few too many potholes.

It was fixed and to my pleasant surprise the old Chinese lady who is the boss of the workshop charged me only RM20. I was expecting to pay much more than that.

"Ini sikit saja. Tak ada hal la moi," said the old lady.

Well, who said all Chinese are cheaters.

However, my mood for the long drive had been dampened.

It also started to rain.

I ended driving a bit more till the Citta Mall in Subang.

Since I got nothing better to do, I decided to watch a movie there.

The Book of Life.

It's a cartoon movie, but my, it turned out to be such a wonderful one.

Easily the best movie I watched this year.

It's beautifully crafted.

The songs were also delightful.

This is one of them,

This movie is definitely not just for kids.

It's as good as any of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies.

I am not going to spoil it for you by telling you what the story is all about.

If you have the time, do go and watch it in cinema.

I trust you all will enjoy it too.

What could had been a lousy day for me today was turned around by this movie.

Okay, that's all.

Another weekend as life goes on (updated)

It's another Saturday morning, another new month.

Don't feel like getting up.

Not really sure what to write....

Well, everyone seems to be still engrossed with the DS Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy appeal at the Federal Court.

What was supposed to be a two day's hearing is now likely to drag for a week.

Honestly, I don't really care whatever the outcome.

It's not really going to affect my life.

Life is still going to go on.

Masih kena cari makan.

I think the stupid people who gathered in front of the court were beginning to realize that.

The crowd had dwindled as the hearing drags on.

It's mostly about old stuff.

I find it all boring except for the part about tea and karipap daging, which was a bit funny.

And of course that part where Anwar gave Saiful religious advise after humping the boy's backside.

Typical Anwar.

Anyway, I am still of the opinion that BN, in particular Umno shouldn't be too happy about Pakatan's troubles.

Instead, they should be focused at improving themselves.

I wonder if they have done anything to get all of their members and supporters to register as voters.

DAP is still going all out to get theirs to do so despite their huge win in the general election last year.

Pemuda ada buat ka itu kerja? Or all of you sibuk cari project saja?

Wanita apa macam? Masih rajin macam dulu lagi ke? Makcik-makcik semua ada dapat ajak penyokong mendaftar sebagai pengundi ke?

Puteri semua kalau lepas zumba tu pikir-pikir kan lah macam mana nak kasi party kuat dengan menambah ahli dan penyokong sebagai pengundi.

Honestly, I don't see much of this effort being done.

Tak kan nak tunggu sampai besok nak pilihanraya baru nak buat.

Anyway, tired lah wanting to advise Umno ni. 

I'm not even bothered to talk about the other component parties. Buat sakit hati saja.

So, today I'm just going to rest and pamper myself. 

Hopefully someone will call me out later in the afternoon.

Maybe can get him to pay for a massage session, movie and makan.

I need especially the massage.

Body aching all over.

Well, you all have a nice weekend too.

Here's a nice music to go with it,

Cheers.

UPDATES

The guy busy again...as usual. Never mind. I will just go on a long drive on my own. See lah where it will take me.