We Need a Change of Government

TRUE People’s Party to Govern the Country

It is extremely heart warming to see so many Rakyat of various ethnics from different parties and organisations poured into the streets, soaking in the rain and facing threats by the authorities just to send an appeal to his Royal Highness calling for a fair election.

We, the Rakyat of Malaysia have seen enough after five decades being governed by the Barisan National. Instead of being a developed country, Malaysia is now a laughing stock of our neighbours and the International community. Malaysia is now perceived to be a highly corrupted country controlled by certain political leaders, their families and their cronies. Worst, these leaders are incapable, crude, rude, and arrogant and above the law. Our natural wealth is being exploited for the personal benefits of these powerful people while the nation potential is being slowly but surely flushed down the drain. These leaders called themselves the true representative of the nation culture, race and religion and will protect all Malaysian from the threat and the influence of the Western World but yet all of these same leaders ensure that their children are all Western educated and park their ill gained wealth in these Western Nation. They will continue to play the racial card and instil fear by creating suspicion and distrust among the various ethnic groups in Malaysia to divide and rule. Indeed, Malaysia’s greatest threats are from this same group of politicians that continuously fanning and exploiting the emotions of nation’s ethnic group.

I cannot see how Malaysia will progress forward if we continue to be lead by these political parties who have being given the mandate to lead for five decades and yet failed to even generate a Nation we can all be proud off. I feared the future when after five decades of being ruled by Barisan National, what we achieved are “Pakciks” riding motorbike, “Towkays” driving Mercedes while another ethnic group controls media distribution. In reality, that Western educated pea brain failed to mention that my father, that Ah Pek who served the Rakyat and the nation all his life rides a bike, our neighbour, Hussein rides a bike and our newspaper deliveryman Samy also rides a bike. On the other hand, there is this former railway gatekeeper now a “Dato Towkay” who lives in a 16 rooms with 21 toilets, a private swimming pool on a 40,000 sg meter Istana and drives a (maybe some) Mercedes. Sadly, this is an example of the “whom” that “make it” but not addressed. The Rakyat must realise that Malaysia is a potentially prosperous nation with more than enough for all. The Country’s wealth and potential is the envy of many but what we are lacking is a true Rakyat elected party working for the Rakyat as a whole.

I applaud “Bersih” for sending a clear message to the present government that the Rakyat wants change so that the nation can truly move forward. The coming together of “Bersih” alone is clear and present message that Malaysia’s multi ethnic group will come together as one to protect the rights of ALL Malaysians from continuously being exploited and manipulated.

We need a new government to deliver for all and not for some. We must reinstate our true Malaysian value and let the world know that the majority of Malaysians are not incapable, crude, rude, and arrogant.

Sales Guru in Action

Extracts from Malaysiakini: 7 November 2007: PM defends keris at Umno assembly

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today lashed out at those who had criticised Umno for the brandishing of the keris at its annual general assembly.

Opening the annual Umno meet at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur this morning, Abdullah, who is also party boss, claimed such criticism was done to spread fears among the non-Malays. "The act of unsheathing and kissing a keris is part of our cultural heritage but its meaning has been twisted to spread fear among non-Malays, and the image of Umno and Malaysia has been smeared overseas," Abdullah, clad in a traditional bright orange baju melayu, said. "Keris is a weapon, but it is a weapon to protect yourself and your friends," he said to a round of thunderous applause from more than 2,500 delegates who turned up this morning.

Extracts from Malaysiakini: 8 November 2007: Khairy: Only the needy should enjoy subsidies

In all, the government had to foot RM35 billion, or 25 percent of government income, lamented Khairy during the debate on economy and education at the Umno assembly today.
He said the present situation would cause wastages as subsidies have made certain commodities too cheap.

“Imagine: A pakcik on a motorbike pays RM1.92 for a litre of petrol. A towkay in a Mercedes-Benz pays the same price. Why? Why must we subsidise those who are already rich?” asked Khairy. He said continuing government subsidy efforts would be a burden on the country’s finance in the long run and ways must be found for equitable distribution of subsidies.

On Malay entrepreneurs, Khairy said the Malays lack control of the supply chain and this explains their poor standing in various industries. “Today is the first time the Umno president's speech is not being read by the masses because a particular ethnic group controls the distribution line of newspapers and they are on holiday,” he said.

Khairy was referring to 'no publication' day of almost all the major newspapers in Peninsular Malaysia as it was the Deepavali holiday. Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had yesterday delivered his annual presidential address yesterday but it was only carried in Utusan Malaysia, Kosmo and Oriental Daily today.

He was using this as an example of how the Malays are often at the bottom of the supply chain. "If you look at the distribution network, all is control by a certain race. We have always allow this distribution network to be controlled by one race. Only today, we know the implication. This is because we did not control the distribution network."

Dean Kuok writes:

I attended my first sales motivation seminar fresh from School 25 years ago on “Achieving Greatness in Sales” by a re known “Sales Guru” in Malaysia. The highlight of the seminar was when the famous speaker asked all 400 of us in the auditorium to close our eyes, picture the face of our parent and listen only to his voice. He then went through a series of highly emotional description of how our parents suffered to bring us to this world and how much they want us to succeed. At the end of the session, I could see most of the participants crying their heart out publicly. I swore never to attend any seminar by this “sales guru” again because what he did really achieved was to make us pay RM300 per person and exploited our inner emotions but failed to touch on how to “Achieve Greatness in Sales”.

During the last UMNO general assembly, UMNO youth leader Hishamuddin Hussein act of brandishing and kissing the keris followed by some strong remarks by some delegates was subsequently interpreted by many non-Malays Malaysian as clear warning to the non-Malay Malaysians that UMNO is willing to risk lives and bathe in blood in defence of the Malay race and religion. Despite the huge controversial caused by his action, he has chosen to repeat this famous act again and in the future. Then, the PM defended his action by proclaiming that the act is to protect yourself and your friends.

Hishamuddin act is a reflection of the exploitation of UNMO member’s emotion. On close analysis, one can clearly see that his act is actually a finely packaged act of defiance, arrogance and disrespect for the Rakyat, commonly associated with politician or leaders bankrupted of ideas but clinging on desperately. His act is simply a desperate attempt to garner support by exploiting the emotions of the Malays at the expense of other Malaysian. He is simply brandishing a double-edged "Keris" at the pretext of protecting the Malays and the religion.

Maybe Mr Gordon Brown can learn from Hishamuddin and start brandishing the British Sword during the labour’s assembly, or George Bush brandishing the Yankee Sword during the Democratic assembly. I cannot imagine if the local non-UMNO parties start brandishing their Swords, Spears, Bow and Arrows during their respective assembly. Better yet, Hishamuddin should introduce this act to all the ASEAN leaders as a mark to defend Malaysia and our ASEAN friends. I cannot see how Hishamuddin can lead the Malays and Malaysian forward.

PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi further explained that the "Keris" is to protect yourself and your friends. Unfortunately, PM fall short on clarifying whom the real enemies he is referring to? To me, all these acts is a reflection of the “sales guru” exploiting the UMNO member’s emotions on the pretext of the Malay Race and Islam being threaten.

I fail to neither understand nor see the threat on the Malay Race and Islam in Malaysia but I can see the threat on how the wealth of the country is surely and rapidly falling into the wrong hand. How are the Malay Race and Islam being threaten in Malaysia considering all the privileges and rights being accorded to the Malays under the New Economic Policy and the management of the country’s wealth being managed by this same group of people?

Maybe this is because in Malaysia, “Pakciks” ride motorbike, “Towkays” drive Mercedes while that ethnic group controls media distribution resulting in the Rakyat being deprived of the speech by the PM? If that is his argument, then sadly, the Malay Race and Islam are indeed being severely threatened. Threaten by the very same group that govern this country since independence. Yes, do UNMO members actually realised that this Country that is being governed by their very own UMNO Malays since its independence thus resulting in all “Pakciks” riding the motorbikes, “Towkays” driving the Mercedes and that ethnic group controlling the distribution of the media. Is this not a clear enough indication that Barisan National lead by UMNO failed miserably to protect the interest of Malays or for that matter, every Malaysian? That’s the reality because that Western educated pea brain failed to mentioned that my father is an Ah Pek who served the Rakyat and the nation all his life and proudly rides a bike, our neighbour, Hussein rides a bike and our newspaper deliveryman Samy also rides a bike. On the other hand, he conveniently forgot to mention that a former railway gatekeeper now a “Dato Towkay” lives in an 18 room Istana and drives a (maybe some) Mercedes. Surely UMNO boleh but I am not sure about Malaysia Boleh.

If the Malays are worst off today as they perceived to be, then maybe the Malays should re-look at how Colonial European and some Chinese Capitalist exploited opium to cripple and control millions of their own fellow Chinese countrymen in Shanghai during the 19th century resulted in continued suppression by these foreign powers. Maybe this country is being run the same way?