Malaysia Merdeka

Malaysia Tanah Airku

Engkau Tanah Air pemilik perut yang bebudi

Penampung hujan, penyedut sinar Matahari

Lahirlah anak-anakmu dari semaian-semain petani

Engkau, ibu murni dengan jasa abadi

Berdetik di denyut darah kami

kerana kaita adalah satu dan sama di punyai

Telah kau rasa segala seperti kami

Dalam kengerian perang dadamu dibongkat besi

Di mama-mam wajahmu tidak pernah mati

Tapi begitu sejarah hidup zaman-berzaman

Yang pernah merangkul pahlawan kemerdekaan

Malaysia Tanah Air ku

This poem is for Malaysia . This is the place where we were born and brought up. There's no other place in the world like Malaysia. Regardless of whether you are PKR , UMNO, DAP, PAS or MCA members this is your country. You can support any political parties that you desire. You can have any personal orientation or preference. This is your hinterland. We don't need Sang Saka Malaya. We only need our "Jalur Gemilang".  We are here united by our love for the country. Malaysia our country. 

Welcome to the Republic of Malaysia?

In southern Thailand recently ,the insurgents probably PULO fighters fighting for religious freedom had proudly raised  the Malaysian flag. They  wanted parts of southern Thailand especially around Yala and Nakhon Sri Thammart to be the provinces of Malaysia. Thousands of Thai Malay Muslims have lost their lives fighting to have their own schools and speak their own language and practice their own religion . The Malaysian flag is the symbol of their struggle to be Malaysians and to be part of Malaysia and to be free like Malaysians . In the process, thousand of have of innocent  lives have been lost in this this ongoing struggle. Not too long ago, dozens of  civilian  Muslim Thais who were praying   at a mosque were slaughtered by the Thai army  masquerading as PULO fighters in Southern Thailand.

Indian lawyer and DAP assemblyman

But here in peaceful Malaysia some historically blind  and culturally stupid "idiots" like Serigala Selatan  are trying to replace the Malaysian flag with the flag called "Sang Saka Malaya". They however claimed that there were just having fun with the flag .But I doubt it. It looks like the opposition parties like DAP and PKR  are encouraging and condoning the acts of these people at their gatherings. They did not stop the some of the youths from raising the flag at the  " Janji BERSIH" gathering instead they seemed to 'approve' of them.The "Sang Saka Merah or Sang Saka Malaya" flag looks very much like the Singapore flag with its white and red hues. For your information, Singapore is a republic. There is no Sultan as the head of state of that country. You only have a China man by the name of Lee Kuan Yew and his Lee's Dynasty. Those idiots  are implying that the "Jalur Gemilang " should be replaced with the red and white colored flag. What they  are doing is a seditious action encouraging and promoting Malaysia as a republic just like Singapore. Dear Malaysians especially Malays  please ponder the intention of these members of the opposition particularly  the racist  DAP and Chinese supported  PKR. This is not a joke or a small matter. Please come to your sense. 

Proudly displaying the "Sang Saka Merah"

Singapore like flag?

The worst part is that  the DAP assemblyman of Indian origin Manoharan whose forefathers probably from the state of Kerala who represents the  Kota Alam Shah constituent proudly said in his facebook that once the  Pakatan takes over Putrajaya  "Jalur Gemilang" will be replaced with another flag. I supposed the flag that will replace the "Jalur Gemilang" is the Red and White " flag" pretty much like the Singapore flag. Damn you Manoharan for having said that. You have no love for Malaysia . I suggest that you just migrate back to India or Singapore. Don't ever come back to Malaysia. Please voluntarily renounce your citizenship. We don't need you.You don't deserve to be a Malaysian .But the 'best part' is that some historically blind and culturally distorted young neo- liberal Malays like "Serigala Selatan" are supporting this racist idiot. The non Malays especially some of  the disgruntled DAP members of course will be happy with the new "Sang Saka Malaya" flag.

Our "Jalur Gemilang" is the symbol of the peoples of Malaysia. Regardless of your political parties this is the flag that we should raise and respect. Although it seems to look like the American flag, we will  not get confused our flag with that of the American flag. We know the design of our flag by heart and we love our country . Only racist people like Manoharan and some DAP and PKR members who who refuse to accept Malays and Islam as the pillars of Malaysia are proposing to change of the flag. We should get rid of these kind of people as they don't deserve to be Malaysians.

I hope that Malaysians especially the Malays realize the evil intention of some members  of our misinformed community whose grandiose and evil  plan is to change Malaysia into a republic. We have to stop this madness. We need to get rid of people like Manoharan and the some of the racist DAP party members. Get rid of  "Manoharam" politically by not voting him for  the Kota Shah Alam constituent.  Also,  those people people who attempt to change the constitution and mock the sacred "Jalur Gemilang" should be charged under Section 4 (1) (a) of the sedition Act for doing , attempting or conspiring to do an act of seditious tendency.We should protect our sacred institutions the Constitution and our "Jalur Gemilang" . 

Acronyms-NKRA / UMNO / DAP / PTD / Rosmah

In life you can't always be serious all the time. You need to take a break- sometimes. If you are serious and good all the time , you will die soon as illustrated by Billy Joel's song that "Good people die young ". I mean good and too serious people will die young. I notice that people who do not smile and stern looking  often look really old when they reach their 50s. But some people especially the go- lucky ones look young and energetic. They don't look their age (50s) they look more like people in their late 30s. Yours truly has a fried who is almost 60 but he looks like he's in his mid 30s except for the obvious white hair. And this guy smiles a lot and always cracks jokes especially when he's around people. Today I'm being naughty, I want to share with you some lite and interesting acronyms and abbreviations.

AIDS = Another Idiot Dying Story.This acronym is really cruel. I don't think we should  stigmatize AIDS sufferers with this kind of funny acronym. But it's really funny.

BN     =  Barang Naik and not Barisan Nasional. This is an important issue in this coming election. The prices of food items are getting more expensive. The poor and the pensioners are the ones that will suffer the most. Even government servants are feeling the pinch. This issue might decide whether BN remains in power.

C4     =  Carrefour. It's actually pronounced as "ka fu". This C4 is not related to Altantuya.

FAM = Football Akan Merana.  This is really true. We have been suffering far too long since the glory  days of Mokthar Dahari and   Santokh Singh. We have not won against the Koreans and the Japanese of late. I think the sufferrings  will  continue in the near future.

DAP  = Donkeys and Assholes Party. Wow!  This is a  funny acronym and it's also very true. The racist   party is full of assholes. They recently appointed council members who can't even read and write in Bahasa Malaysia. Thanks to anti Malay and anti Islam Comrade Ronnie Liu

JAIS  = Jangan Asyik Ingat Sex. LOL (Laugh out Loud). They always think of sex and nothing else. They should be propagating Islam but their main focus is to get those  people who commit close proximity.

NKRA= Najib Kerja Rosmah Arah. This is the funniest of all and it's reflective of the current political situation . Rosmah is the real power. She even replaced Najib to meet Clinton when he was hospitalized.  Where was the Deputy Prime Minister? Mind you she has all Najib's schedule and appointments. Everything goes through her  first.

UMNO = yoU Must Not Object. This is an accurate description of the main political party in Malaysia.    Most of the members are apple polishers. They will only 'bodek' their political leaders. Their main  aim in   UMNO is not to hel;p the Malays but getting the fat contracts and the important posts in the party.

PTD  = Pegawai Tak Diplomatik. This is how the PTD  administrators  should be described. They are so  arrogant and disrespectful of their subordinates who are more experienced and more qualified  academically who were not promoted because of the different schemes (DH and DS). Just go to MOHE (Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia) and you will see many of these young administrators who are "Pengarahs" and they just know how to   "tunjuk"  and "arah". They never contribute anything but still  hold all the important posts.

LOL

Pendekata = Literally means -in short. This is not an acronym but an abbreviation. This is a taboo word. No ministries in Malaysia would use the word- Pendekata which now refers to what "Rosmah says". Pendek means Rosmah and "kata" means says. You will not hear the word used in the 2013 budget announcement on the 28th of September by Najib. If Najib uses the word we know that it's Rosmah who says/orders it.

That's all that I have for today. Just take it easy in life. Set your priorities right. We don't live forever. If one is already 50s  just ponder how much more time do we have to live. Be happy. 

Harga Ikan mahal/ Boikot ikan

During the leisure time especially during the weekends I would devote some of my time to cook for the family. Cooking has been in my blood. My mom was  a good cook and I learned informally from her how to cook nice dishes . She was frequently invited by women's groups in Kedah and Pulau Pinang to teach them how to cook traditional Malay dishes. Her specialty was the unique "acar buah" which I regret for not learning how to make it. But my hobby in cooking is now adversely  affected by the high prices of food items especially fish in Bandar Baru Bangi. The prices are now sky-rocketing. 

RM 25 a kilo

The price of fish has gone up uncontrollably. Someone is actually making so much money. I don't understand why the prices have gone up too much. The petrol and diesel are subsidized by the government. The deck hands on the fishing boats are mostly foreigners which means that the salary is not very high. But why are the prices of fish so expensive? It's even more expensive than in Singapore because the fish sold in Singapore are of good quality.Ikan Merah is now almost RM 30 ringgit a kilo. Ikan Jenahak RM 30 per kilo. The so called rich man "Ikan Bawal Hitam " fortunately hovers around RM 20 ringgit per kilo. Even the farmed bred ikan Siakap is RM 20 a kilo. It seems that the price of fish is nothing less than RM 20 a kilo. I really hope that Dato Saberi Chik who is the minister responsible for consumer items would find a solution to this really big problem,. It must be solved immediately and I believe that  it's now becoming a liability to the BN government.

It's just not fish that has seen the price going upwards. Even shrimp prices have seen an upward trend. It is now sold for RM 20-25  a kilo. Even the smallest shrimp that looks very much like "udang karai"  is sold for almost RM 12 a kilo. The small shrimp is not even fit to make" cucur udang" (shrimp fritters).Squid prices in Bandar Baru Bangi are sold for around RM 22 a kilo.  Five medium size squid would weigh more than a kilo. The dried squid is almost RM 50 a kilo. If your nasi lemak man is rather stingy with his sambal sotong it's because the crazy prices of these items.My favourite dish "ketam masak gulai"  Kedah style - with "tumis darat"-is now a less frequent main dish served to my family because a kilo of that crustacean sets you back RM 26 and that is just for 2 medium size crabs. Definitely its not enough for my small family. My big son son who is studying at Asis would need more than a crab to satisfy his cravings. To prepare the dish I need at least 2 kilos which means RM 52  just for the "ketam".

RM 9.90 a tray of 30s

If fish is expensive and seafood is also beyond reach what do we have for lunch and dinner? I suggest that you buy "Telor ayam". Even the eggs have not escaped the price increase. A tray of grade "C" eggs that was sold for RM 7.90 a few months ago is now sold at RM 9.90 and those are only available at the hypermarket. Your typical tray of 10 eggs will cost you almost RM 4.50 at your Speedmart store or Indian own sundry shops. But the prices of eggs are still bearable. I suggest that you cook " sambal telor" "kurma telor", "telor kicap", "telor masak lemak", "telor masak tomato", "telor goreng"," telor rebus salad" to beat the price increase of fish and other types of seafood. However, you must be warned that too much " telor" is bad for you.

RM 6 a kilo

The price of food items have gone up. we can't just sit idle and do nothing about it. We have to play our role as consumers. We need to beat those middle men  and those who hoard the items. I believe that one effective way to stem the price increase is not to buy the items that are too expensive. My suggestion is to boycott the expensive fish. Use more of the eggs. If you still need to buy fish get the cheaper ones like "ikan Kedera", "Ikan Keli", or" Ikan Tilapia". The prices of those types of fish are less than RM 10 a kilo. Those whose hobbies are cooking and dining try to change your menu to more of dairy based.I mean you should use more of the ubiquitous eggs.

Hari Raya open house

The invitation

The holy month of Ramadhan has just  recently passed and more than a billion Muslims in Malaysia and other parts of the world are still celebrating Eid Mubarak or in this country it's more popularly known as "Aidil Fitri". As usual after Ramadan, Muslims in Malaysia will be competing amongst each other to find the most suitable dates to have their open houses. Normally ,the open houses are celebrated during the weekends.Yours truly have a number of open houses to attend this weekend. Today , there is one open house invited by Prof. Rujhan in PutraJaya after 2.00 pm.  Yesterday, it was an open house by our young, esteemed and car crazy  Ustad somewhere in Kajang Utama. Next week, there are also more open houses to attend. Basically, for the weekends my other half just does not  have to worry about preparing lunches. This is not to say that she cooks everyday.

One thing that I notice about open houses is that it's getting more formal and more elaborate with more  variety of dishes churned out or  ordered from the best caterer. The open house yesterday was reasonably elaborate with "Kambing bakar golek" or the  whole lamb skewered and barbecued. Guests at the open house were lining up to have the tender lamb served together with garlic bread and mushroom soup. The sauce that was served with the lamb slices was slightly tangy and hot but suits nicely with the Malaysian taste buds. It was not just the barbecued lamb but  "Otak-otak", "Soto", "Bihun soup', "Ketupat"," Lemang" and 'Rendang" were also served. Last year, at the same house the host was only serving satay and the usual traditional Malay dishes. One would say that the types of dishes served have improved by leaps and bounds. Yours truly also attended another open house last week in Bandar Baru Bangi and the host served the long grain "Nasi Arab". It's the real nasi Arab.  It's so unusual for the host to serve "Nasi Arab" during the Raya open house.My children of course would savour the main dish until they were really full like a food laden python.

I also notice that the open house practiced today has become more of the "touch- n -go" thing meaning the guest would come in and give  salam to the host and would just find a place  to sit and and later immediately lining up to get the best tasting dishes. After having the dishes the guest would do a survey of the buffet spread again and get more food to consume. After having an almost full stomach as usual he or she will find excuses to leave the open house. The whole process will be completed in just 20-25 minutes. There is  no exchage of greetings among the guests and no long chats beteween the hosts and the guests. The host would just move around for that " touch and go greetings". The open house has become a " hi and bye bye thing"

Open house is almost like a wedding ceremony?

I also noticed that the open houses that I attended recently all are getting more elaborate in terms off their preparations especially in terms of the "Khemah" or the canopies. All the two open  houses that I went to were planned  with 2-3 giant "khemahs". It's also prepared like a wedding occasion but minus the bride and  groom. Everything else was much like a wedding ceremony. I think even the food served at the open house is even better than a "kenduri" ( wedding feast). Eating the "kenduri" dishes is like a chore and very mundane. Hosts of the open houses normally spend around RM 5000 to have that supposedly "simple" occassion. The dishes at the open house are getting better. How  time has changed.

Nowadays, the open house is actually a "closed" system. Previously, an open house is minus the special  invitation but the open house of today comes with a proper invitation very much also like a wedding ceremony. To attend  an open house you need to be invited using a very formal invitation card but not the thick card that looks more like a book  that you order from Indonesia or Thailand. This is not really open in the real sense. Previously, when I had an open house I would just make a open and general invitation and people would just come. Sometimes there were people at the open house that you have not met before. This is a true meaning of an open house. The one that we have at present is not an open one except for  the one celebrated and organized by the royalty  and the government ministers. The open house today is not truly open. It's sad.

I think we should go back to basics and celebrate "Aidl Fitri" in its true sense. Have open houses but make it truly open where people can come and chat and strengthen their friendships. This tradition should be continued. Yours truly home in Bandar Baru Bangi is always open. Please come as you don't need a formal invitation. "Selamat Hari Raya".

Damned with Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia

A dying language?

Bahasa Melayu or politically correct Bahasa Malaysia is the official language of Malaysia but  its use is very limited in Malaysia and mostly in private contexts. The standard Bahasa Melayu now is becoming an extinct language amongst the very top echelons and those in power . Very few people including the Malays are using the language in its natural and proper form.Sad but true. It is now only used by writers and lovers of the language. Most people who use the language are the low and low middle class  and less fortunate people- a linguistic notion that is perplexing but true.The non-Malays of course would be happy if the Malay language is not used at all. To them the language is just an official language and that's about it. No motivation, no intention and no urgency to learn the language. They can more than survive in this country without using it.What is most important in learning Bahasa Malaysia is just to pass it in high stake examinations and nothing else. Additionally, if the Malay language is used among the non-Malays it will be the "rojak" Malay or I would called it the "Tom Yam" form or the pidgin Malay . What has caused this deterioration and bastardization of the national language of Malaysia? Below are some of the reasons for the the diminishing role of Bahasa Melayu amongst the so called  the Malay elite.

Only slogans

1. I believe one of the reasons for the limited use of Bahasa Malaysia as a premier language in the country is because it has lost it stature as the language of the rich and powerful. The rich and famous in Malaysia will not use the language as they would be more comfortable in using English. It's the language that they have been  using since they were a child. Even the Malaysian Prime Minister was only using English when he was young and had to be taught again Bahasa Melayu by  teacher  . The elite would claim that they would be more expressive in using English than Malay. To them the former satisfies their linguistic and communicative needs. They will only use Bahasa  Malaysia when the situation requires it especially when visiting their constituents. Even at home the political elite would use English . Which language would your expect Najib to communicate with his brother  Jack?

The beauty of Bahasa Melayu

2. Secondly, the beginning of the extinction of the language is because the Malay people are not using the language. The Indo European Sanskrit language died together with the people. If a language is not used it will die. I'm not surprised that Bahasa Melayu in its true form will die  a slow death. The language is now being corrupted by the use of thousands of English words amongst the ordinary young  language users. Look at the blogs and face book users they all use English with some Malay words in between. Nowadays, nobody uses Malay to express their feelings in blogs and face books. I feel that the Malays themselves have to be blamed. Don't blame the Chinese. Don't blame the Indians. Don't blame English You must blame yourselves. You are responsible for the decay and the eventual demise of the Malay language.

3. I believe another factor for that causes the slow death of Bahasa Melayu is the attitude of the Malays themselves. The Malays are too accommodating to the outsiders. They welcome the outsiders with open arms. They never make make it a point to insist on the "pedatangs" to actually learn and  speak the language  in its proper form and manner. They make it easy for  those newcomers to use pidgin or "Tom yam" Malay in order for them to easily adapt their lives in the country. Damn you Malays . You are responsible for the demise of your language. Look at the Chinese in Indonesia they speak like the native Indonesians. The Benggalis in Norwich speak like the Queen of England. The Chinese in Australia speak very much like the native Aussies. The Americans in Tokyo are becoming  like the Japanese. You don't survive in France without the French language. You can't be in Korea without learning Korean. You can't live in Bali devoid of Bahasa Indonesia.

4. They are very few role models amongst the elite who can speak proper Malay. In the BN cabinet the only person who speaks proper Bahasa Melayu and insists on using the language all the time  is just Dr. Rais Yatim. He should be given a nationalistic medal for that. Even the elder statesman Dr Mahathir uses English. Najib is a gone case. We lack good models of people in power who insist on using proper Bahasa Melayu. We had the controversial Samy Velu who can't even speak proper Malay but he was the Indian political  leader for more than 20 years. Damn you Samy. Veteran politician Kit Siang will not even use the language . So does his son the eccentric and Malay hater Lim Guan Eng. The DAP politicians even appointed local council members who can't even read and write in Bahasa Malaysia. Damn you racist DAP.

Bahasa Melayu will soon suffer the fate of the Sanskrit language. I'm not surprised that in 20 years time young Malays will feel "malu" (shy) in using the language. Now, we even have Malay yuppies whose children don't even know how to speak the language.We need to protect and propagate the use of the language.  The future of Bahasa Melayu depends on the Malays and only the Malays". DBP is just useless and all their  moves and actions are merely political. 

Post 13th General election

The election is coming soon (I think in the month of November after Hari Raya Haji) and the opposition parties are brimming with confidence of winning the general election. Their prediction is not far off judging from the feedback that I got from the people- Malays and non-Malays alike. The Barisan Nasional  ship is seemingly sinking. The young people and the disgruntled Chinese are determined to boot out the BN government. They just need a simple majority to form a government. Once in control of Putrajaya the new Pakatan administration will institute a new order  Below are some of the likely ramifications if Pakatan wins the 13th general election.

Nice colors

1. Malaysia will have two/three separate education systems and more money for Independent Chinese schools. The Pakatan government will recognise all the Chinese education certificates in the country. The students in Malaysia will be communicating in two or three different languages-Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Tamil separately.  Students from the Chinese education system will not have to take and pass Bahasa Malaysia. They can continue their studies in governement run universities after completing their Chinese education. In addition,  Chinese schools will be given millions of dollars to expand and renovate their already  huge and nice buildings as compared to the dilapidated "Sekolah Agama " (Religious schools) and  Kebangsaan (national schools). Even the private Chinese schools will get government money to fund their Chinese education and build new buildings. The Pakatan government will also recognise most of universities from China and Taiwan without any restrictions imposed just to please the Chinese voters.

Damned with Bahasa Melayu

2. Bahasa Malaysia will be a foreign language in Malaysia. All the signage in the country will mostly be in Mandarin and Tamil. The importance of the language will be arranged as such as such -first English, second Mandarin, third Malay and fourth Tamil. If you don't believe me just look at how Indian owned Astro arranges the language over the channels. Astro continues to give English prominence although most of ASTRO's two million customers are Malays and yet when it comes to arrangement of languages Bahasa Malaysia is less important than English.  Also look at the language used to promote  movies over ASTRO's channels, its mostly in English. They even have subtitles in English and Mandarin.With Pakatan government ,English will again be the first language in Malaysia. I believe racist DAP members will promote the use of English as the main language of Malaysia . Even today they have been using the language and heavily promoting it.

3. The Pakatan government will take actions to libralize the auto policies in Malaysia. The new NAP will be implemented and  because of the policy they will  close PROTON and as such thousands of Malays would lose their jobs at Proton and also  thousands more who are  working for proton vendors will be redundant. 

Chinese only policies

Look at the size of the Chinese school

4. The New Economic policy and other affirmative actions will be disbanded altogether or given less prominence. All Bumiputera agencies under the present government will be closed. Fundings for Bumiputeras under special  funds will be stopped.

NEP is down and out

5. Pakatan Rakyat governement will also open up UITM because of the pressure from the DAP and non-Malay members of PKR. Intake into universities in Malaysia will be revised. It will not be based on quotas.Less Malay students will be in the university because of this new ruling. Less places for Malay and Bumiputeras students  in critical courses like Medicine, Law, Engineering, Dentistry and Pharmacy because of the so called meritocracy based system.VCs will be mostly non-Bumiputeras. 

6. Important ministries like Education,Interior,  Finance and Trade will go to  non -Bumipureas especially the Chinese. Muslim Malays will be given less important ministries like Women's ministry, Culture, Tourism etc.

These are some of the scenarios that will happen once the Pakatan Pembangkang takes over Putrajaya. The neo-liberals and the Islamists will not be unhappy with the new arrangements. The future of the Malays looks really bleak. We need more time in order to be able to compete economically with the non-Malays. At the moment the playing field is not level. We still need the crutches  but the affirmative actions should not be in perpetuity as it needs to be stopped at a certain point but now is not the time yet. But if the Malays voters feel otherwise those are some of the ramifications as a result of  our foolishness for voting non-Malay based parties and PAS. Happy voting in this coming election and have fun.

Ah Jib Gor Chinese Pandering

The Malays

Malaysian Chinese these days seem to have woken up from their dormant political sleep and now are putting their electoral bet onto the Pakatan ship. They believe that Pakatan will be a viable alternative to Barisan Nasional (The National Front of many race based parties)  that has been taking care of them for 50 years. The BN  seems to be pushing very hard to get the Chinese votes but so far with not much of a success. Many of my Chinese friends are still not convinced with what has been done by the Barisan Nasional  government which they say is merely slogans. In the previous election, almost 60 % of the Malaysian Chinese voters had voted for the opposition. Hence, these days in view of the coming general election ,  the Barisan government  has been pandering the Chinese all out to  regain their trusts. The pillars of these changes are the 1 Malaysia concept and the New Economic Model with less emphasis on the affirmative actions for the Bumiputeras. However, I  believe that  the steps taken by Najib will not work out  to his expectations .

The Chinese ; Block voting?

Ah Jib Gor will not get the Chinese votes because  they have already decided on voting the Pakatan, the alternative ship. Whatever reforms that are being implemented will not be trusted by the Malaysian Chinese. They  already have decided who they would like to vote for. This is especially true of the Chinese in urban areas like in those in the states of Penang, Selangor and Perak. However, in  the mainly Malay states most of the Chinese would stay with their BN cousins. For the other Chinese voters ,  it is very much like block voting. Their ultimate intent is to get rid of the present Constitution that states explicitly the privileges accorded to the Bumiputeras. These special articles in the Consitution are in consideration of the Malays  accepting more than a million  Chinese from China who resided in Tanah Melayu as Malaysian citizens. 

Malaysia

Ah Jib Gor will not get the Chinese  votes because their Chinese cousins in the Barisan Nasional are actually hibernating and not doing their work. These Chinese who were elected in the Malay majority areas  in the Barisan are enjoying their lives as ministers with all the fringe benefits and  milking them like some of the UMNO members who are ministers in the cabinet. By right, these Chinese in the government should have explained the government's policies and the benefits that the Chinese have been  getting. Instead of helping the other Chinese to understand the affirmative policies of the government and the Constitution,  they are joining the opposition propaganda by attacking the Malay rights and privileges that are enshrined in the Constitution. I really hope that the Chinese in Barisan Nasional will keep to their promises that they  will not hold any Minister's  posts they don't get the votes from their Chinese voters.

Most of the Chinese  will not vote for BN because they have been indoctrinated with elements of "Chineseness" via their Chinese schools and their Chinese newspapers.  All these medium are fighting all out for so called Chinese survival in all things that they do in Malaysia. All reportings, analyses , educational perspectives would be looked upon from the Chinese perspective in the sense of how it affects the Chinese community. They will never look through using the frame of the 1 Malaysia concept.  They will never see themselves from the Malaysian angle/prism. That's how bad the polarization is  in Malaysia. This polarization is aggravated and propagated by the racist Chinese parties especially the DAP which is known for  its anti Malay and anti Islam stance. This party is continually inciting and sowing  Chinese hatred towards the Barisan Nasional government and the Malays.

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Ah Jib Gor will not get the vote because the Chinese  have no love for Malays and everything that is related to the Malays. To them a Malay  run party is not worth voting for . They will only vote for a party that is run or at least controlled by them from behind the scene. It is their culture . They don't trust other people. Just look at their education agenda. They only send their children to Chinese schools that are run and totally controlled by the Chinese. They don't trust their children from being taught by the Malays. They only buy from  Chinese companies. Some of my Malay friend shop owners once told me that in two decades of selling things they have only come into contact with  a handful Chinese customers. The Chinese only keep their monies in Chinese banks and in Chinese dominated Singapore especially OCBC which is managed by the Chinese . They don't buy Gardenia breads because the floor is sold by a Malay entrepreneur. They only buy breads from Chinese bread companies. They don't buy Protons because its enginered by Malays and  most of the vendors are Malays. In short, they will only buy from  the Chinese. Just consider the economic  implications to the Chinese businessman if the Malays decide that they only  buy from the Malays. Now tell me who is more racist?

In short, my suggestion to Ah Jib Gor and his cronies is to consider pandering  the Chinese because they will not give the votes that you want. What you have done is to actually make your political base angry at you for neglecting them. The Malays now are at a loss. They have lost their protectors. They now look upon at Perkasa to protect them but unfortunately  is headed by a clown. If BN were to lose this coming election, it is not because the Chinese did not give the votes but  the BN has lost the Malay votes.