The Reason Of Been Keeping Quiet Lately.

I had accepted a job offer but had to be posted outstation and now on a few days break for the holiday. I'm stationed at the Ranau-Telupid area which is quite secluded and deprived of the Internet connection thus been unable to follow up with my blog as usual.

I had to forget about going on my own for the time being and under the present economic situation and with the gloom predictions by the authorities, my present job and posting will have to do. Have to remember to bring along my camera when I return next time as some of the scenery are just quite breath taking.

For the others who are feeling the present pinch as I did - stay calm, remain strong willed and be patient. Peace.

Met Mukhriz At Masjid Bandaraya.

Having finished performing my Friday prayer yesterday at the Masjid Bandaraya and was making my way towards the exit, when much to my surprise I bumped into Datuk Mukhriz who also happened to be performing his prayer there.

There he was standing in front of me smiling and extending his hand for the obligatory handshake. I accepted his hand gladly and based on my quick appraisal, he strikes me as a very down to earth person unlike most of the other politicians I had the opportunity to meet before. Either that, or he is adept at concealing his true-self. Oh and one more thing that I noticed is his Cartier pen. Must be his favourite brand.

Then again it is not everyday that you get to meet a West Malaysian politician face to face. Wonder what he is doing here anyway. No news yet on the mainstream media about his visit or maybe I missed it.

Still it was nice to have the opportunity to meet him.

Happy Harvest Festival.

"WISHING A "KOTOBIAN DO TADAU TAGAZO KA'AMATAN"OR "HAPPY HARVEST FESTIVAL" TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND THOSE WHO ARE CELEBRATING THIS FESTIVAL.

DO ENJOY YOURSELVES BUT REMEMBER NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE. :)

From Mat Rempit, Now It's Samseng Jalanan.

Below is an article from the Berita Harian today which caught my attention:

KUALA LUMPUR: Berkuat kuasa serta-merta istilah mat rempit ditukar kepada samseng jalanan, kata Ketua Trafik Polis Bukit Aman, Datuk Abd Aziz Yusof. - Berita Harian Online.

Well, first of all, I am not here to defend the Mat Rempit (motorcycle gangs). Actually I detest and abhor them very much. Sabah is thankfully spared from this type of menace thus far.

However, with the present economic crunch where the direct end result to that is the cost of living getting higher and coupled with the lousy public transport system in the State, opting for motorbike as the alternative transport will the sound option - economically that is. So therefore, slowly but surely, the number of motorbike users in the State is growing exponentially by the day. Who knows one day Sabah would just might have it's own version of Mat Rempit as that of the ones in Peninsula.

These Mat Rempit had became well known in this country due to several reasons. One would be the daily report of their exploits by the media and also a best selling movie about them. Latest news is that another movie will be out soon and would also involves Mat Rempit. Wonder how this new classification by the police will affect the ticket sales. However, nothing beats the famous event involving Mat Rempit as the one organized by the Putera UMNO culminating with the Skydiving Expedition to the North Pole.

But being known as Samseng Jalanan (road thugs), this has greatly downgraded their status from the much popular and notorious Mat Rempit. As Mat Rempit, it had somewhat popularised them so much that they became almost cult-like. Numerous action and efforts by the police so far to curb their menace doesn't seem to produce the desired results. Therefore, I guess as a last resort, the police had no other choice but to classified them no more than ordinary road thugs which should be the case in the first place.

Nonetheless, with the majority of this group are comprised of Malay boys, I just wonder how all this will go down to some quarters. Will they be able to accept this new 'name' or otherwise. Will there be outcry by some unhappy parties? Will this issue be politicised? Will this new classification of the group reduces and put an end to this menace? Or will it make them more violent than before as to comensurate with their new name? Only time may tell.

It must be remembered however that not all of these boys are thugs per se. Some are just the rebellious souls whom are trying to find a release to vent their frustration and energy albeit in a negative way. Of course this may subsequently leads to other negative elements such as drugs and gang rape.

Therefore, to refer them as road thugs may be the right thing to do after all . Hopefully, the police response will be in accordance in their dealings with thugs.

Hope SESB Keep Their Word This Time.

I hope this is not one of the many pledges and promises given by SESB which in the end turns out to be just as empty and meaningless of words.

I had bought some fresh sea produce from Tuaran last Saturday afternoon and upon reaching home at Likas, there was already a power blackout which continued on for another 2 hours. Then sometime later after midnight, there was another power breakdown and which this time had dragged on until 9 a.m. the next morning.

By then, most of the sea produce was spoilt and had to be thrown away. The power breakdown had rendered them bangas (stale or spoilt) which is what SESB services should also be aptly referred to.

I am not asking for a 100% perfect services from them but if they can reduced significantly the frequent incidents of power blackout, say maybe 60%, is already a fair request from us the consumers.

Then again I have not been keeping track on the number of blackouts lately as I had given up counting after having lost count several times in the past.

The Signs Of Bad Time?

One of the many “blank” signboards around KK. This particular signboards is located directly opposite to the UMNO building.

If you are to drive around the City, you will come across several giant sized billboards erected at strategic locations around the City in the condition such as above. Most are empty and void of advertisement.

Maybe it is because of the economic slowdown that business operators are tightening up their belts whereby advertisements put up on large billboards are not feasible for the time being.

Well, whatever the reason maybe the City is left with several eyesores strategically located around our City. Hope the DBKK will do some something positive to settle this matter soon.

Pukul Sakit Angin???

Click on photo to enlarge.

I was driving through Gaya Street the other day when this particular placard caught my attention. This is a classic example of translating directly from one language to another.

I know it is one of those traditional medical treatments for ridding “bad wind” but at least a more appropriate name should be given. My guess is that the operator of that premise had literally translated it direct from Chinese.

If you are to translate Pukul Sakit Angin into English, it may sound like this – Beat Pain Wind. Ha,ha,ha,…

Sabah As “OfShore Accounts” To Peninsula Based Political Parties?

Is Sabah becoming a sort of "offshore banks" to most Peninsula-based political parties? As if by establishing their presence here would guarantee their continue existence should something goes awry or awfully wrong at their home base?

Almost all the big national parties are here in Sabah. You name it. UMNO, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, PKR, PAS and DAP.

With the exception of MIC, PKR and PAS which are without any Federal Parliamentary or State Parliamentary seat, they rest of the pack had more or less established themselves in the State with seats shared among them.

Today will see another Peninsula based party making its presence felt in Sabah's political scene. A party that did not contest in the General recent election here in Sabah but still manage to obtain a seat or two because of one man.

That party is of course Gerakan, while the man responsible to make it a reality here is Datuk Raymond Tan the ex-SAPP man and also the present Deputy Chief Minister.

Hello! Did I hear that correctly? Gerakan? The Gerakan that was all - but nearly wiped out in the recent 12th GE? Now many thanks to this man, they will now have two more States seats.

Although it was once rumoured that he might be joining PBS, and as most recently, there was this MCA’s open invitation for him to join them. Alas! All that is history now when it was announced and made it known that he will be joining GERAKAN.

Wow! Now this is really something. A feat that most political party were not able to do. What more can a black-eyed political party, scrambling to make a comeback could ever ask for?

I mean getting State Parliamentary seats election free and delivered on a silver platter is nothing short, in a manner of speaking - a miracle.

Yes, getting free State Parliamentary seats and followed by what must be at least a State’s Cabinet Ministerial Post. Sigh, Sabahan politicians.

We had anticipated that he would do a more honourable thing such as relinquishing his Ministerial post but continue remaining as an Independent BN assemblyman. People can still accept that but for his most recent action? Well, only time will tell. Only the next election will tell.

For the silent majority, his action is nothing short but as an easy way out in maintaining his status quo in the Cabinet line-up and also for his own political survival. He had however, in their eyes, betrayed his constituency by resorting to such action.

Then again, the other State's Bn parties are also to be blamed for pushing him into a corner over the months.

A Strange Memo.

Hello there folks! Been busy these few days and just to let you know I that have not forgotten about this favorite blog of mine, enjoy this joke.

Memo to all employees

In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our program of SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (S.H.I.T.)

We are trying to give our employees more S.H.I.T. than anyone else. If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T., please see your supervisor. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list, and our supervisors are especially skilled at seeing you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle.

DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROGRAM (D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T.)
Those who fail to take D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T. seriously will have to go to EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE TRAINING (E.A.T.S.H.I.T.)

Since our supervisors took S.H.I.T. before they were promoted, they don't have to take S.H.I.T. anymore, and are all -full of S.H.I.T. already. If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be interested in a job teaching others. We can add your name to our BASIC UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP LIST ( B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.)

Thank You,

BOSS IN GENERAL, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (B.I.G. S.H.I.T.)

P.S. Now send this S.H.I.T. to 5 people who need S.H.I.T. in their life, not just the same person who sent you this S.H.I.T. They have already had their fill of S.H.I.T.

Source: A Forwarded E-mail.