I remembered back in the early 90’s and it was in KK, I used to see a smart looking guy, with a smart looking mustache and smartly dressed too, who normally walks around with a pair of dark glasses on.
He always had a” tai-ko-tai” on one hand and a small black bag carried under the armpit on the other, and drove around in a Nissan Cefiro car.
What really had caught my attention back then about this particular man was the “tai-ko-tai” or hand phone he carried around with him.
Back then it was very stylish and also a very big deal to own and carry a "tai-ko-tai" around. Needless to say that it was a very expensive equipment and not many could afford to own one.
It is the generally accepted assumption then that hand phones, or cell phones are luxurious items and only the well-to-do or executives can really afford them.
And because it was expensive, ownerships are almost certainly exclusive. Maybe it was for that reason why people call it “tai-ko-tai”, for only a “tai-ko” can afford to “tai” it around.
So naturally I thought this guy was a "taiko" or some big shot of sort and I had this feeling of intrigue about him.
Over the course of time I managed to find out that his name was Datu Mohd. Akjan and that he's a businessman, had his mustache removed (pity he look presentable with one) then there was that news about him being detained under the ISA and then I just totally lost all interest about him.
I left for Sarawak in the mid 90's to work for a few years and had totally forgotten about him.
Then after my return to Sabah a few years ago, I heard about him again and this time with regard to his company over a certain project in Kinarut.
On and off again he was in the news but I didn't really take any notice until a few days ago. I couldn't help noticing the news because it was all over the Net and the local main stream media too.
Well, I shall reserve my comment about that as everyone else had vented their own fair share already and leave it to the Malaysian Government to decide over this issue.
