KULAI STUDENT

A student of Kulai Primary school name Chong San was named best student of Sejarah for his sound knowledge of local history. Despite gross assumption by many of the racialist minded spectrum of the society, Chong San was a true blue 1M at heart. His hero is PM Najib Tun Razak of whom he held in high regard. However Chong San had at first difficulty in adusting to the new environment of his school being freshly transfered from his home town of Melaka, and from the Baba heritage.

His best friend is Tan Hong Ming who has a crutch to a certain Malay girl named Umi Kazrina. Both were sore thumbs to some sector who sees befriending and socialising with the etnic malays as loosing their roots. Those group of people resort to namings to plant hatred among the chinese youths. Jibes such as Mammakutty were frequently used to sow hatred. However their hatred were only for the local etnics. Even a Singh (Punjabi) was accepted as a hero to play Phua Chu Kang. A Punjabi with 'baby' name was most vocal in jeering and mockering the local etnics and his posts past around among those groups and laugh at amidst bouts of beer and other alcoholic drinks.

Chong San was saddened at these trends that resort to poisoning of the minds among racial line. Being a Baba origin who have lived in this county since Hang Li Po's arrival at Melaka during the Melaka Sultanate and enjoyed the mixing of culture over centuries, he understood very well the expansive spirit of the local etnics, their patience sowed through Islam upbringing and easy loving culture that had welcomed the immigrants from other countries to live peacefully among themselves. The ingrate tendencies being perpetually poisoned in the minds of his racial groups makes him very worried. He remembers very well the lessons implanted by his parent to treat and mix with the locals well and never to provoke the locals too much for too long that broke their armour of goodness and pushed them to the 'amok' tendencies. Tales of such amoks were told. Under that condition they would swept anything in their path, even death. With that background, Chong San was always cordial with the society around him and when the call of 1M was made by PM Najib, he was most happy and immediately sign as fan to the PM's blog.

Chong San now has a mission. Together with Tan Hong Ming, they strived to lead a new way. They planned to start a new trend of social integration that blurs the racial lines that divides. They strove to stop this trend of hatred sentiments amongs the chinese minds through perpetual readings of Malaysiakini and other hatred mails of the day being made staple diets to poisoned minds. Chong San is very conscious of the lessons learnt through his parent and his in-depth knowledge of local history that the current trend is a recipe to disaster. He does not want the good life his family had through the ages here be jeopardised by these rabid disease spreading among younger people and in blogspears.

Well, Chong San and Tan Hong Ming... good luck. You have my full support. May you be successful in your endeavours.

3 CHINESE BROTHERS

Three Chinese brothers, Bu, Chu, and Fu, want to illegally live in America. The brothers decide to change their names to seem American. Bu changes his name to Buck. Chu changes his name to Chuck. And Fu got sent back to China.

CHINESE SUPPLIES

An Italian, a Scotsman and a Chinese fellow are hired at a construction site. The foreman points out a huge pile of sand. He says to the Italian guy, "You're in charge of sweeping." To the Scotsman he says, "You're in charge of shovelling." And to the Chinese guy, "You're in charge of supplies." He then says, "Now, I have to leave for a little while. I expect you guys to make a dent in that there pile of sand."
So when the foreman returns, after being away for a couple of hours, the pile of sand is untouched. He asks the Italian, "Why didn't you sweep any of it?"
The Italian replies, "I no hava no broom. You saida to the Chinese-a fella that he a wasa in a charge of supplies, but he hasa disappeared and I no coulda finda him nowhere."


Then the foreman turns to the Scotsman and says, And you, I thought I told you to shovel this pile." The Scotsman replies, "Aye, that ye did laddie, boot ah couldnay get meself a shoovel! Ye left th' Chinese gadgie in chairge of supplies, boot ah couldnay fin' him neither."


The foreman is really angry now. He storms off toward the pile of sand to look for the Chinese guy. Just then, the Chinese guy leaps out from behind the pile of sand and yells, "SUPPLIES!!"

CHINESE AND MONEY

There’s always a particular smell of burning incense when one walks through the gates of a Buddhist temple. The smoke looms around in a mist-like form. The air is difficult to breathe and some of the people’s eyes burn from the ashes around. The faithful continue to add more to the already huge amount of incense of all shapes and sizes—the little flames on the top of the incense glows through the misty smoke. Before these incense lays the deities, to whom some ask for divine guidance for their cause. 
Today, a girl was burning something else in the temple. I looked down at what she was burning—some form of paper money? It appeared so. She was dropping them into the flames one by one. I had seen something like this before—somewhere in a Chinese movie, a man was dropping paper money in a makeshift grill for his brother who had died. Curiously, I approached the girl.

“May I see one of those?” I asked
“Of course,” the woman replied.
I looked at what the paper money said. “Hell money,” it read on the bottom.
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I remember reading about this in the Novel; Taipan by James Clavell. The girl, his consort, was burning paper money and praying for something. The Taipan asked the girl what is she doing. She tell him that she was praying for their family's prosperity and the money was offerings to the gods. When asked whether the money is real, the girl looked incredulously at him and shushed, "Do I look stupid? Why should I burn hard earned real money?"


Then the Taipan understand what is money to chinese. Money is everything, prosperity is honour. Good business is pride. Everything revolve around money. A chinese would do anything, even cheat their gods for money.


So you half witted Malay deperados willing to do anything to woo chinese votes, please heed Sultan Sharafuddin's advice. Dont sacrifice what you have for what you will never have. Remember the the Pak Pandir Chronicles; Ayam Menang Kampung Tergadai. Dont disgrace yourself and your race just to be in good books of these mahjong players who are all too well verse in poker faced, double meaning, double handling, willy dilly maneuvres learned in thousands of years of trades with money as their gods. If you think you can best them in their own playing field, you can never be more cow dung brained than this. 

INSPIRA WITH A SMILE

Now the inspiration has arrived and named Inspira; the 1.8-2.0 litre Waja replacement Model dubbed the best from the Proton Stable by the salesman who was too eager to show all the virtues of the newest from Proton and most upmarket in terms of technology. Wheter inspiration or copy_ration, it is up to one's own judgement. However, I like good economy. This model of Mitsubishi has been on my 'Wish List' for quite sometimes. I love its good sizing; proportion of length, width and height. The boldly aggressive styling of the actual Lancer model is not everybody's cup of tea, that is for sure. I had dreamed of a toned down front end as my ideal car... When this dream came up in this version of a long promised Proton model (only the front was revealed), I just know that I had to have this car... So, there goes my Rm1,000 for booking fee with a smile.

Prior to the launching of 10th Nov, I read of 1,800 bookings. Mine must be one of those in the register. After the launching, the figure rose to 2,500, and I smiled yet again at my shrewd thinking. My Waja must definitely go away.. I cannot afford another cut of my salary when the Waja still has another 1 year plus to go under finance loan. Anyway I need the money upfront for the deposit before the rest coming from financing agreement. Now that the full car is officially revealed, is it any surprise that the rear end is SOLID LANCER??? No... I had already suspected that. In fact that was the pivotal factor in my decision; a full blood Lancer with LOTUS Touch at the price of a Proton!!! I suspect that latter on there will be more local contents for the next production. Maybe the power window will be replaced by the infamous Proton Power Window!!!!

On top of that the Price which before hand were published at RM95,000+ is now Rm91,999.. Another cause for a smile. When I saw the small chop at front and rear screen.. the 3 diamonds of Mitsubishi, anothe smile appeared. Next production will not have those, I was told; another reason to go for this model that certified its real stable. And at home, my wife was giving me that SMILE ..... "Nih nak kena charge penggunaan nama". My puzzle frown was soon followed by another BIG SMILE... OMG!!!! The first three letters of Inspira were that of my wife's NAME!!!!! That's a cause for another SMILE; a painful one... Now I have no claim of it as MY Car; she'll be caliming it as her's for taht use of her name on the first three letter.. :-))

Whatever, I am really looking forward to this car. Come Tuesday, I will be taking back my Waja for good to be put at 2nd hand shop. There will be about 3 weeks period of agony (so I was assured) before a huge SMILE be chiseled on my face. The Silver Metallic color is not so glaring as the red, but that is exactly why I chosed it. I dont want too many eyes focussing on it as I drive the first of a few of the model on the road latter.. I just want to keep that SMILE and hope the good feeling will be very lasting...

SMILE.

HILANG WARAS KERANA AMARAH

Sekali lagi kita mendengar berita mengerikan mengenai seorang lelaki bernama suami yang cemburu terhadap isterinya dan sanggup menggunakan Pedang Samurai untuk menyerang keluarga orang yang dianggap kekasih kepada isterinya. Satu keluarga tidak bersalah menjadi mangsa amarah seorang lelaki yang kononnya bertaraf suami

Perkara begini sering terjadi di dalam mesyarakat dan mengundang pertanyaan, "mengapakah tindakan sebegini ganas disasarkan oleh seorang manusia ke atas manusia yang lain kerana prasangka terhadap pencerobohan 'hak'nya?"

Saya merasakan bahawa tindakan begini adalah kerana kita sering disogokkan dengan ilmu bahawa isteri adalah `HAK' kepada seorang lelaki bertaraf suami. Benarkah begitu? Sudah hilangkah hak individu seorang wanita dek kerana dia telah diijabkabul dengan seorang lelaki sebagai suami? Sudah hilangkah haknya ke atas badannya dek kerana Ijab tersebut? Sudah hilangkah haknya untuk tidak disakiti dek kerana Ijab? Jika harta seorang isteri masih lagi miliknya di dalam islam selepas bersuami, apatah lagi badannya.

Seorang suami tidak harus sewenang-wenangnya menganggap bahawa isteri adalah miliknya seumpama barangan belian di supermarket, atau haiwan peliharaan seperti kucing dan ayam. Jika haiwan pun tidak boleh diperlakukan sedemikian rupa, apatah lagi seorang insan bernama isteri yang telah merelakan badanya disenggama oleh suami dan yang telah menjaga rumah tangga dan anak-anaknya demi suami.

Jika pun si isteri telah tersasar, ada jalan penyelesaiannya. Jika tidak dapat selesaikan dengan jalan baik, mahkamah adalah tempatnya dan talak adalah penyudahnya. Itu sahaja kuasa suami; TALAK. Mencederakan isteri bukan haknya. Di dalam perkara tersebut isteri adalah manusia yang dilindungi haknya mengikut undang-undang agama dan Undang-undang Negara. Tidak ada seorang pun boleh melangkaui hak-hak masing-masing, baik suami, baik ayah dan baik saudara. Seorang isteri adalah manusia berstatus warganaegara dan mempunyai haknya tersendiri. Suami bukanlah pemilik isteri. Dia hanya seorang yang telah dipertanggungjawab untuk menjaga isteri dan dibenarkan melakukan aktiviti bersama yang diharamkan tanpa ikatan ijab-kabul. Sebagai timbal balas, isteri berjanji akan setia kepada suaminya dan menjaga kehormatanya dan rumah tangganya.

Saya percaya dan yakin dengan sesungguhnya bahawa ajaran-ajaran keterlaluan mengenai "Hak Suami" di atas nama agama perlu dihentikan dan diganti dengan ajaran mengenai hak masing-masing di dalam rumah tangga dan hak masing-masing untuk merujuk kepada mahkamah jika percaya bahawa hak masing-masing sudah tidak diberikan oleh pasangan masing-masing. Sudah terlalu banyak saya mendengar tok-tok guru agama begitu ghairah mengajar wanita-wanita mengenai hak suami dan hukum derhaka tanpa timbal balas mengenai tanggung jawab suami terhadap isteri.

Perhatikanlah ajaran al Quran. Allah s.w.t tidak menyebut tentang Neraka tanpa dahulunya menyebut tentang Syurga. Ajaran mengenai dosa di timbal balas dengan ajaran mengenai pahala, balasan mereka-mereka yang menentang hukum di timbal balas dengan balasan kepada yang taat. Begitulah cara Allah s.w.t mengajar kita. Mengapakah cara ini tidak ikuti di dalam memberikan pengajaran hukum agama? Mengapa ghairah mengenai satu sudut sahaja yang menyeronokkan guru agama lelaki, tanpa mendedahkan sudut bertentangan yang kurang menyeronokkan? Allah s.w.t itu adil; adil seadil-adilnya. Setiap manusia adalah insan makhluqnya yang di dalam pentadbiranNya, dan diberikan hak masing-masing.

Di harap adalah pihak yang berani bercakap mengenai ini dan merubah keadaan. Ini adalah untuk kebaikan bersama, supaya setiap lelaki dan wanita mempunyai keyakinan bahawa hak-hak masing-masing adalah terpelihara di Negara ini dan ada mekanisma untuk menguatkuasakannya.

DERA DAN KEMANUSIAAN

Amat mengharukan; anak cantik berumur 3 tahun dengan nama yang begitu cantik; Syafiah Humairah, mati didera oleh seorang yang dianggap sebagai teman lelaki ibunya; ikatan tidak sah untuk dijadikan apa-apa ikatan perhubungan yang berasaskan tanggungjawab dan hak di sisi undang-undang. Beliau dihentak, ditendang, dipijak dan dipukul sehingga berlaku pendarahan otak dan kerosakan buah pinggang yang membawa maut.

Di dalam kes terbaru, seorang kanak-kanak India; Hareswarral, berumur 18bulan juga mati kerana patah tulang rusuk dan hancur hati ditendang dan dipijak oleh bekas pengasuh di mana ia tinggalkan oleh ibunya untuk menyelesaikan masaalah peribadi. Pada Tahun 2008, Hoo Wu Thon dijumpai mati di sebuah kondo akibat kecederaan serius akibat di dera.

Mengapa perkara begini boleh terjadi di dalam masyarakat yang mendakwa mengamalkan Budaya Timur yang murni? Dari kes-kes di atas, ia adalah penyakit tenat yang melangkaui sempadan kaum. Di mana berkuburnya NILAI KEMANUSIAAN Masyarakat kita? Di mana perginya sifat KASIH SAYANG yang menjadi tonggak nilai-nilai kemanusiaan tersebut? Mengapakah mental masyarakat kita sudah menjadi begitu rapuh sehingga kes-kes begini boleh berlaku? Apakah pemakanan mental dan rohani yang menjadi diet masyarakat kita di zaman ini?

Masyarakat perlu SEGERA ambil iktibar dari kejadian-kejadian tersebut dan menyemak diri sendiri. Segeralah semak Nilai-nilai diri masakini, nilai-nilai moral anak-anak dan masyarakat sekeliling. Kita mesti tanamkan sikap prihatin dan kasih sayang sebagai NILAI UTAMA masyarakat sebelum keadaan menjadi lebih parah dan kita hidup di dalam Masyarakat yang Tidak Peduli dan Berhati Batu walaupun saban hari diberikan ceramah dan nasihat di celah-celah kecelaruan maklumat dan hiburan dari pelbagai sumber.

SEDARLAH SEBELUM TERLAMBAT.

Kita takut jika kita tidak berbuat apa-apa, apabila azab Allah menimpa, ia akan menimpa keseluruhan masyarakat dan Allah akan menggantikan masyarakat kita dengan masyarakat lain untuk melaksanakan tugas tersebut.