Stories of nut case

Today I'm going to just stay at home and have a thorough rest.

Yesterday, despite my intention of taking a rest, I ended up doing quite a bit of work. Came back late last night too tired and fell asleep in the living room.

Now, just woke up. It's quite late.

Checked and saw some messages on my phone, one of which was from NST alert about a sister of enslave Maoist activist Siti Aisyah Abdul Wahab coming back from visiting her in UK police custody.

I do wonder what turned Siti Aisyah into a nut case like that. Something like those loony anarchists Hishammudin Rais and PKR's Tian Chua.

She was after all a brilliant student who won a scholarship to go to UK. Instead of coming home with knowledge to serve the nation, she got stuck there being a slave to someone called Comrade Bala.

There were actually many more cases like Aisyah. Her case reminds me of all those university students who choose to abandon their studies and family to be second, third or fourth wife of Al Arqam people. The deviationist group which gain prominence in the 70s and 80s was shut down by the BN government after it became clear that their teachings consist a threat to the country.

Earlier than that, there was the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)which recruit mostly impressionable young Chinese into their rank. They brainwashed these recruits and forced them not to think for themselves, the same as how Siti Aisyah was made into a slave. In fact the CPM's ideology was Maoist too. It's an ideology which regulate the life of its followers in total.

The leaders such as the late Chin Peng has even the right to decide who should marry whom among his people. This is the type of people the Pakatan people wanted to bring back into the country and elevate as national heroes.

Leaders may be good and admired but they shouldn't be worshipped as if they were gods.

For instance, a leader shouldn't be regarded as a tokong.

Lim Guan Eng is just a man whose father is a leader of a political party.

That's how he became the secretary general of DAP.

He is not even very smart, charismatic, visionary or even handsome.

As the chief minister of Penang, what were the brilliant things he had achieved for the State so far?

How about this story,

Penang budget - four years of deficit, nary a surplus

Not so brilliant, isn't he?

And if we hang around people like Guan Eng for a little more while, we will realize that he also eat, sleep and shit like we do. Guys like Guan Eng also have desire and urges like us all, okay. Seriously, you think Guan Eng is godly that he is not susceptible to like pretty girls....or pretty boys like some other people?

The same applies to the likes of Anwar Ibrahim, Azmin, Nik Aziz, Hadi and of course Mat Sabu.

Anyone worshipped Mat Sabu out there? Anyone?

Well, that would be a real nut case, if any....of course, he is the deputy president of a party whose members were promised with paradise....most divine, isn't it?

Of party elections screwed ups and a bit of love

It's saturday again...another weekend.

I'm taking my weekend off days this time.

Need to rest before the big project next week.

After this I will have to work almost round the clock.

Without proper rest, I think I'm bound to make mistakes, and in my line of work I can't afford to make even the smallest mistakes.

As for politics, today is MIC election day. Honestly, I'm not very well versed in Indian community affairs. So, I rather not comment on it.

Just hope they don't throw chairs, like what the PKR people did during their last election, or screwed up their maths (innocently or intentionally) when counting the ballots like what DAP did, or totally got the wrong ballot papers which Pas did last weekends.

I'm sure the Election Commission people had a good laugh when they read about those bo bo by the people who accused them of incompetency and hanky panky.

Handle less than 2,000 ballots of own party election also cannot, but still want to accuse EC of these and that. You all Pakatan people have no shame ka?

Ambiga, go get your friends to protest the Pakatan elections la. You said you want true democracy aren't you? PKR democratic ka? DAP how? Guan Eng and daddy are democrats are they, when running the party like their own public property? Pas country bumpkin's silly incompetence, good for democracy in this country is it?

Umno and its friends may not be angels, but at least they hold true to the principles of democracy.

We have indeed been democratic for half a century. And those people being accused of dictatorship by people like Anwar Ibrahim, Kit Siang and Haji Hadi whose parties can't even handle comparatively simple party elections, were the ones who have been keeping this country that way all these years.

By the way, next week will be Umno's general assembly again.
Monday will be some international forum.
Tuesday start of wings' meetings.
Wednesday still wings affairs.
Thursday, start of general assembly proper.
Friday debates.
Saturday closing.

Well, I can't think of anything interesting to write about Umno at the moment, especially after their party election last month. But I think this general assembly should likely be all about Umno reasserting its agenda on Melayu and Islam.

Of course, the liberals don't have to worry too much, Umno still have KJ, and Nazri Aziz had just been appointed to the supreme council. Not bad, and still quite liberal, isn't it?

Wondered if Regina will accompany KJ at PWTC....she is after all his press secretary. I think they look nice together....as minister and his press secretary, of course.

Okay, I better get up now. Been writing this on my bed. Maybe will go out later and do some shopping and even maybe watch a movie.

Cheers everyone. Let's have a pleasant weekend.

Going to Paradise

It's past midnight and I just reached home.

Winding down but too tired to think hard for anything substantive to write.

Actually, there were a few things I would like to write such as the Selangor's big salaried politicians and Pas living up to DAP and PKR in term of screwing up their party elections and not giving a shit to democracy within their party.

But, then I'm too tired tonight.

Tomorrow, I have to wake up early again for work. Got to prepare for a big job next week.

Really, I do have a job and I do give my best at it. The pay was quite decent that I can write this blog without financial motivation from any quarter.

But honestly, if given the choice, I rather marry someone I love, who can afford to provide for me so that I can stay at home and watch Korean drama serials all day long.

No such luck.

Well, good also lah, most of them husbands turned out to be bastards in the end, anyway.

Seriously, even the pious ustaz type and guaranteed by Pas will go to paradise for being a card carrying life member could turn out to be assholes who think women are to be married just to serve them.

"Isteri mesti taat perintah suami," they said.

Why would I want to be obedient to anyone, eh. Wasting time and energy only. It should instead be mutual respect, okay.

Well, at least that's how I see it....maybe that's why my life is like this.

Anyway, what do you all think will this Pas deputy president do once he enters the paradise in the afterlife?

Really, Mat Sabu will have a place in Paradise.

He is after all officially the second most powerful person in the supposedly Islamic party. What's the point of joining an Islamic party if it's deputy president was not guaranteed with a place in paradise.

Eh, I'm too tired and really sleepy.

Really need to shut down.

I leave you all with this song, okay.

Good night

Our time in this world is limited

Had late dinner with someone cute last night.

Told that someone I know is losing her husband due to an illness.

Feel very sad for her.

People had accused her of being a gold digger as her husband is rich and much older than her, but I think she genuinely love him.

Something like Siti Nurhaliza.

I pray that she remains strong.

Told myself that I better appreciate and not take for granted those who love me, as they may be gone tomorrow.

On my part, I really need to find out what is really causing this chest pains I'm having. It has become a consistent feature, especially when I wake up in the morning like this. My heart beats were not consistent too.

Anyway, I reached home and shut down quite late. But I woke up just before 4am.

Now I can't go back to sleep.

Three hours of sleep is definitely not good enough.

I believe that I'm going to suffer today....for lack of sleep.

Thought of writing another Johor article, but decided to hold back a bit.

Let those about the Ramsar sites sink in first.

Those involved need to be made known that we are watching their moves. They need to know that they can't simply do whatever they want just because they control Kota Iskandar.

Just because I support the current establishment, doesn't mean that I'm okay if those few who are in control think it's their birthright to rob and fool the people of Johor.

The way they behave....sometimes I wonder whether these powerful crooks realize that they only have limited time in this world.

Don't they realize that when they died, they will be judged and punished in the afterlife by God for what they had done?

And bear in mind that they can't bring all those riches they rob to their grave.

Please check the UEM and Ascendas project in Nusajaya

Since I have been going around the past two days writing about the Johor's Ramsar sites being slotted to be bulldozed for "development", let me tell you all a bit about an industrial park to be built at Gerbang Nusajaya, which is not far from  those protected areas.

The industrial area is a joint venture between UEM Land Bhd and Singapore's Ascendas Group.

Total cost of the project on a land area of 207.6ha is about RM3.7 billion. It's dubbed as an "integrated technology park".

Ascendas have a controlling 60 per cent stake in the project while UEM, which provides the land have the remainder of the shares.

Now, this industrial area is just next door to the Ramsar sites I mentioned in my previous two postings,
PM Najib, please save the Ramsar sites in Johor
and
Will Johor government protect Ramsar sites?

It is also to be located not far from all those posh places built in Nusajaya, including Legoland, EduCity, Medini, Puteri Harbour etc.

This industrial area was described by the developers as being very environmentally friendly that you can probably live next door to its factories and be fine about it.  

The thing is, being a Johorean, I never really trust the Singaporeans when they say they are coming in and be environmentally friendly about it. There are too many dirty Singaporean factories in Johor which employ totally foreign labour.

Upon checking, I was told by reliable people that the whole project had failed to gain favorable review as it was not going to be in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

The main reason being it's too near the Ramsar sites.

The Ramsar site of Sungai Pulai is in dark green while the industrial area is in the circled puple colored area.

I would like suggest for the Department of Environment to stand up and do something to prevent the so-called environmentally friendly industrial area from being turned into another place in Johor where Singapore industrialists dumped their polluting assets which can't pass the strict environmental laws in their country.

Not only these polluting factories could potentially cause environmental nightmare in the Ramsar site, Nusajaya and its surrounding area, they are also labour intensive which needs thousands of foreign workers to be brought in and consequently caused Johor to incur serious social costs.

Well, I'm hoping I'm wrong, but the authorities need to check on this matter.

I think bosses of the enforcement agencies in KL should go on the ground and check on whether their people are doing their job or were they actually in cahoot with the crooks.

How I wish PM DS Najib Razak could go down to JB and thoroughly check and prevent his subordinates down there from being turned into budak-budak suruhan (servants) by the crooks as they rape and plunder Johor.

Will Johor government protect Ramsar sites?

In my last posting PM Najib, please save the Ramsar sites in Johor, I had pointed out that there is a plan by powerful people in Johor to "develop" a huge chunk of area designated as protected Ramsar sites.

This plan is not a very well kept secret. Almost everyone in Kota Iskandar knows about it. Yes, even MB DS Khaled Nordin knows about it.

How I wish a Johor-based journalist could ask Khaled whether his administration is  committed to preserve the Ramsar sites and that he will never allow anyone to destroy the place in the name of development.

I would suggest for that brave journalist, whomever he/she is, to ask those questions to Khaled in front of Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief executive DATUK Ismail Ibrahim. 

How I wish I could be there when they try to answer those questions. Well, I actually just want to see their face turned purple. That would have been fun.

If Khaled says his administration will defend the Ramsar sites and not allow ANYONE to destroy them, I will put it on record as bahan bukti (evidence). If later on Khaled's administration allows those sites to be destroyed, I will throw back his words at him. 

Well, anyway, for those who are chronically lazy to even google, Ramsar sites in Johor consist of three areas : 

1. Pulau Kukup (647 ha)
Uninhabited mangrove island located 1 km from the southwestern tip of the Malaysian peninsula, one of the few intact sites of this type left in southeast Asia. The wetland supports such species as the Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus, Smooth Otter Lutra perspicillata, Bearded Pig Sus barbatus, Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis, all listed as threatened, vulnerable or near-threatened.

2. Sungai Pulai (9,126 ha)
The largest riverine mangrove system in Johor State, located at the estuary of the Sungai Pulai river. With its associated seagrass beds, intertidal mudflats and inland freshwater riverine forest the site represents one of the best examples of a lowland tropical river basin, supporting a rich biodiversity dependent on mangrove. It is home for the rare and endemic small tree Avicennia lanata, animals such as near-threatened and vulnerable Long-tailed Macaque, Smooth Otter and rare Flat-headed Cat and threatened birds species as Mangrove Pitta and Mangrove Blue Flycatcher.

3. Tanjong Piai (526 ha)
The site consists of coastal mangroves and intertidal mudflats located at the southernmost tip of continental Asia, especially important for protection from sea-water intrusion and coastal erosion. Tanjung Piai supports many threatened and vulnerable wetland-dependent species such as Pig-tailed Macaque and Long-tailed Macaque, birds like Mangrove Pitta, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Mangrove Whistler. Globally vulnerable Lesser Adjutant may be observed in the vicinity of the site. The Scaly Anteater, Common Porcupine, Smooth Otter and Bearded Pig are classified as vulnerable or near threatened.

For more details on how important it is to preserve the Ramsar sites and prevent some greedy people from destroying them in the name of development, please read at Ramsar sites in Johor

To appreciate the beauty of those mangrove swamps, here are some pictures of the place I picked up from google images,

The last picture is my favorite. It's the pathway along the beautiful mangrove of Pulau Kukup. I once walked along there with someone I love. It's a long time ago but seems just as if yesterday.

It's so heart breaking....that is if the place is to be destroyed.

PM Najib, please save the Ramsar sites in Johor

I'm actually not well and not in the mood to write these past few days.

But I just found out something which is really not right brewing in Johor, my beloved home state.

That's why I'm forcing myself to write this in the hope that someone could forward it to PM DS Najib Razak, so that he could do something about it.

To tell you all the truth, I had actually given up on Johor when the new MB DS Mohd Khaled Nordin, through his political secretary ordered just weeks after becoming menteri besar to get rid from Kota Iskandar people who used to work for his predecessor Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.

Well, when Umno people started being so cruel to fellow Umno people, then that's a clear sign that they are doomed. That's what happened in places such as Selangor, and at one time in Kedah and Terengganu.

Then, I also started hearing all sorts of nonsense from Johor.

KPRJ now has a Big Boss. Guess, how much is his salary? I'm not going to tell. You check for yourself. Otherwise you would think that I'm jealous and trying to smear his name. Bear in mind that this is KPRJ, which was set-up to take care of development in rural Johor. Now it is acting as if it's some big corporation, paying humongous salaries to those who were politically connected.

A few weeks ago, senior pro-Umno Johorean blogger A Voice in his posting A stone throw could hit a Datok wrote the following

In our posting on the stripping of Datokship here, blogger Life of Annie left a note to remind that there is always two side to a story.

Although the posting was just us rambling our thought and not definitive like journalist reports, we appreciate the reminder.

It would have been great had she shared what she knew. If we had made up our mind, at least for the benefit of readers. Other sources did came to tell us more stories on the stripping of Datokship.

It is not that I do not want to reveal everything that I know, but what is the point of me doing so? Honestly, it's one fight that I definitely cannot win as I will be up against very powerful men. Even A Voice actually knows about this.

I was told that the person involved in the Johor's sekolah agama (religious schools) project as pointed in the earlier posting by A Voice doesn't want to be defended.

So, I'm letting it goes as that.

But for those who are still curious about the sekolah agama Johor project, please check with people at Kuwait Finance who were involved in managing the loan for the project or those from Jabatan Agama Islam Johor if you are really interested to know the truth about it. I don't want to be the one who reveal it here as I don't want to be accused of these and that. This involve sekolah agama after all.

As for the latest on the project, my sources in Johor told me that the brave people at the Economic Planning Unit and Jabatan Agama Islam Johor had defended it and the project will proceed under the original developer appointed by the former administration with 90 schools already under construction.

The remainder of about  30 schools will be built by contractors appointed by the new gang in control of Kota Iskandar. Let's see who will get the contract, how it's going to be financed and most importantly whether it will be di Ali Baba kan.

Now, as for the latest nonsense in Johor which really worries me, some clever people have the bright idea that they should develop the area now covered with mangrove forest designated as Ramsar site at the edge of Iskandar Malaysia.

To know about Ramsar sites, please go to the

Ramsar Sites Information Service

The whole thing is yet to be set in motion but I know that many decent people at Kota Iskandar were having a head ache on how to stop it from happening.

If even the Ramsar site could be bulldozed for profit, just imagine what will happen next. They will claim that it's for development, but the truth is, the whole thing was just for these people to enrich themselves. These are the orang-orang yang khufur nikmat.

Yes, I know they haven't even started yet, but what's the point on us making noise after the whole thing already started and the damage already done.

For me, only PM DS Najib Razak can put a stop to all these nonsense in Johor. He need to do something about it. Otherwise BN can say goodbye to Johor, the third richest state in Malaysia, after the Pakatan-ruled Selangor and Penang.

p.s To Khaled's boys, please be a bit more discreet when you all ask for direct nego contracts from the authorities. People are angry and talking.