Monday, 29 December 2008
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Friday, 19 December 2008
With an Umno Govt, The Parliament Should be Dysfunctional!
Yesterday was quite an "eventful" day - I was served a subpoena to attend the Session Court at Jln Duta on 22/12/08 (with regard to the "Insulting Islam" case - with Syed Akbar Ali as defendant). Thank God it wasn't against RPK, as I cannot imagine how he might have insulted Islam.
As for Syed Akbar (who I presume is/was "muftimurtad" aka "mm2007" aka "penerangan umno" on the old MT)- well, he did make some remarks regarding which I wrote HERE and HERE. (Of course the links given in the article are all "dead" now - since MT has changed its domain name- a pity, really - very exciting discussions those days).
However, I suppose, if one were to understand him and the environment right (considering the truly "no-holds-barred" & vibrant nature of MT those days which wasn't for the faint hearted), things might have been quite different. Maybe they want me to be a witness, although I cannot imagine what they can get from me (besides my PC lah ....). Maybe, listening to RPK's talk on "Islam and the Malay mind", might help one understand the reasons for this case.
Moving on - The article "Heading towards first class" today in the Nut Graph, was quite an amusing piece of work. It appears to be what our Dewan Rakyat Speaker used to harp on as a catch phrase/ cliche. As in all the sloganeering (since the time of Mahathir's "Bersih, Cekap, Amanah" days), that's about all it is actually - just another cliche to hoodwink the public- as Umno cannot afford to have this happen.
This is simply becos Umno as we know it simply doesn't understand the concept of the parliament - let alone democracy!
Umno is meant to function without any opposition, which can "possibly stimulate" their minds through intellectual discourse, and "pose a danger to their well-being". This is the very reason we have people like "Pasir Salak" barking and "Kinabatangan" in the parliament, who bark (or use-sign-language) obscenities at the very moment their opinions are challenged. They probably feel that it is a glamourous role that they play for BN/Umno, when they make the headlines for being notorious. Nazri is of course no better (with his repetitive "racist" shouting)- despite all the accolades he may have won from certain MSM articles for being a debater who could face Uncle Lim "head-to-head" in parliament. As for Syed Hamid Albar, the less said, the better - he better qualifies to be Bart Simpson's "Krusty the Clown" (and he looks the role too!).
Anyways - this is what I had to say about the article mentioned above, which I also posted on Malaysia Today :-
written by cruzeiro, December 19, 2008 12:44:35
Under the BN system of the "social contract", the Parliament isn't supposed to work! It's just meant to be an "ornament", to showcase democracy.
This has been the scenario ever since 1971, after the unity govt became BN under Tun Razak - so that the opposition was rendered a lame duck due to low numbers, and wouldn't have a voice.
The parliament was meant to be subverted thru backdoor deals done behind closed doors, due to the overwhelming majority of the BN. To do that, they first subvert the opposition states/ parties, by making them "allies" first. Slowly but surely, they emasculate/ neutralize these parties. This way, they appear to be "strong", when it is actually the opposition that is weak - just as Mahathir today claims that the opposition appears strong becos the govt is weak.
Those opposition parties who attempted to resist were apparently blackmailed into submission. As a result, DAP was the lone ranger in the opposition bench - until PAS once again realized the deceit which Umno harboured. There was no way that the opposition could do anything, except bark at the clueless & sleeping MPs of BN. Those BN MPs who had any element of intellectual capacity were weeded out so as to avoid any form of dissent. This was made more so, during the time of Mahathir.
Over time, BN only needed "kangkungs" who had to vote along party lines, so as to enact legislations/ ammendments.
The reality is - Umno is intellectually bankrupt & weak, and has always been that way ever since the remnants of TAR's cabinet were weeded out by Mahathir. They only appeared to be strong thru their ability to induce greed, corruption and terror in the minds of people thru draconian laws like ISA, wherein every citizen is rendered a "criminal" by virtue of being human - for wanting to gather peacefully. They were now liable for detention every single day - at the whim and fancy of security personnel, for "security reasons". The people were now supposed to live in fear, and quietly do their work like "kerbau dicucuk hidung" - hence the "fear and apathy" of the general public.
To appear good, they also subverted the media thru the PPPA, so that only twisted logic would be used to brainwash the public.
To silence students - the seat/seed of thought and the future, they had UUCA- and they harvested a batch of unthinking pseudo-intellectual kangkungs (thanks to BTN) to sing accolades for the great leaders of Umno. To shut out debate on the corruption that it brought about, they had OSA. To make sure they win overwhelming majorities in elections, they had Rashid in place. To win court cases and complete the subversion of all institutions of democracy so that the executive reigns supreme, (should they be challenged) they stripped the Judiciary and the Royalty of its role.
Umno's "victory" was now complete - and now it was time for the "Vision 2020" cliche.
With these circumstances in place, they had had no use for a parliament, (or even democracy, for that matter) - which was a hindrance to their agenda of greed.
In short, the "subversion" of the parliament was started by Tun Razak's Umno, and was completed and "perfected" in Mahathir's Umno Baru, through the destruction of UMNO (although he likes to claim that he saved it - the fact being that he created a monster out of the ashes).
There cannot be any change in the system that governs the state until and unless Umno knows what it feels like to be out of power - only then will they fight for real reform.
Thanks to Mahathir's megalomania and anti-intellectualism, right now it is just "NO CLASS", as opposed to "first class". As for the MACC and JAC - I seriously doubt anything will come out of it - it's just another fresh layer on the stale "kuih lapis" they serve the people .....
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To know why I say the above, do visit the following link (other links are below the following):
Razak's UMNO, Mahathir's UMNO Baru Dilemma.
As for Syed Akbar (who I presume is/was "muftimurtad" aka "mm2007" aka "penerangan umno" on the old MT)- well, he did make some remarks regarding which I wrote HERE and HERE. (Of course the links given in the article are all "dead" now - since MT has changed its domain name- a pity, really - very exciting discussions those days).
However, I suppose, if one were to understand him and the environment right (considering the truly "no-holds-barred" & vibrant nature of MT those days which wasn't for the faint hearted), things might have been quite different. Maybe they want me to be a witness, although I cannot imagine what they can get from me (besides my PC lah ....). Maybe, listening to RPK's talk on "Islam and the Malay mind", might help one understand the reasons for this case.
Moving on - The article "Heading towards first class" today in the Nut Graph, was quite an amusing piece of work. It appears to be what our Dewan Rakyat Speaker used to harp on as a catch phrase/ cliche. As in all the sloganeering (since the time of Mahathir's "Bersih, Cekap, Amanah" days), that's about all it is actually - just another cliche to hoodwink the public- as Umno cannot afford to have this happen.
This is simply becos Umno as we know it simply doesn't understand the concept of the parliament - let alone democracy!
Umno is meant to function without any opposition, which can "possibly stimulate" their minds through intellectual discourse, and "pose a danger to their well-being". This is the very reason we have people like "Pasir Salak" barking and "Kinabatangan" in the parliament, who bark (or use-sign-language) obscenities at the very moment their opinions are challenged. They probably feel that it is a glamourous role that they play for BN/Umno, when they make the headlines for being notorious. Nazri is of course no better (with his repetitive "racist" shouting)- despite all the accolades he may have won from certain MSM articles for being a debater who could face Uncle Lim "head-to-head" in parliament. As for Syed Hamid Albar, the less said, the better - he better qualifies to be Bart Simpson's "Krusty the Clown" (and he looks the role too!).
Anyways - this is what I had to say about the article mentioned above, which I also posted on Malaysia Today :-
written by cruzeiro, December 19, 2008 12:44:35
Under the BN system of the "social contract", the Parliament isn't supposed to work! It's just meant to be an "ornament", to showcase democracy.
This has been the scenario ever since 1971, after the unity govt became BN under Tun Razak - so that the opposition was rendered a lame duck due to low numbers, and wouldn't have a voice.
The parliament was meant to be subverted thru backdoor deals done behind closed doors, due to the overwhelming majority of the BN. To do that, they first subvert the opposition states/ parties, by making them "allies" first. Slowly but surely, they emasculate/ neutralize these parties. This way, they appear to be "strong", when it is actually the opposition that is weak - just as Mahathir today claims that the opposition appears strong becos the govt is weak.
Those opposition parties who attempted to resist were apparently blackmailed into submission. As a result, DAP was the lone ranger in the opposition bench - until PAS once again realized the deceit which Umno harboured. There was no way that the opposition could do anything, except bark at the clueless & sleeping MPs of BN. Those BN MPs who had any element of intellectual capacity were weeded out so as to avoid any form of dissent. This was made more so, during the time of Mahathir.
Over time, BN only needed "kangkungs" who had to vote along party lines, so as to enact legislations/ ammendments.
The reality is - Umno is intellectually bankrupt & weak, and has always been that way ever since the remnants of TAR's cabinet were weeded out by Mahathir. They only appeared to be strong thru their ability to induce greed, corruption and terror in the minds of people thru draconian laws like ISA, wherein every citizen is rendered a "criminal" by virtue of being human - for wanting to gather peacefully. They were now liable for detention every single day - at the whim and fancy of security personnel, for "security reasons". The people were now supposed to live in fear, and quietly do their work like "kerbau dicucuk hidung" - hence the "fear and apathy" of the general public.
To appear good, they also subverted the media thru the PPPA, so that only twisted logic would be used to brainwash the public.
To silence students - the seat/seed of thought and the future, they had UUCA- and they harvested a batch of unthinking pseudo-intellectual kangkungs (thanks to BTN) to sing accolades for the great leaders of Umno. To shut out debate on the corruption that it brought about, they had OSA. To make sure they win overwhelming majorities in elections, they had Rashid in place. To win court cases and complete the subversion of all institutions of democracy so that the executive reigns supreme, (should they be challenged) they stripped the Judiciary and the Royalty of its role.
Umno's "victory" was now complete - and now it was time for the "Vision 2020" cliche.
With these circumstances in place, they had had no use for a parliament, (or even democracy, for that matter) - which was a hindrance to their agenda of greed.
In short, the "subversion" of the parliament was started by Tun Razak's Umno, and was completed and "perfected" in Mahathir's Umno Baru, through the destruction of UMNO (although he likes to claim that he saved it - the fact being that he created a monster out of the ashes).
There cannot be any change in the system that governs the state until and unless Umno knows what it feels like to be out of power - only then will they fight for real reform.
Thanks to Mahathir's megalomania and anti-intellectualism, right now it is just "NO CLASS", as opposed to "first class". As for the MACC and JAC - I seriously doubt anything will come out of it - it's just another fresh layer on the stale "kuih lapis" they serve the people .....
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To know why I say the above, do visit the following link (other links are below the following):
Razak's UMNO, Mahathir's UMNO Baru Dilemma.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
OMG - Teaching in English is Illegal!! WTF ....
Me Says.....
Just read what's said by a very senior lawyer (ex-MD of the the very "rich" MAS) says about our Education Act - five years after English has been used in our primary schools!
And all these days, everybody (the MPs/ lawyers) acting that everything is cool!
You mean to say that the Govt did something illegal becos Mahathir came up with the idea?
And all the MPs, educationists & lawyers (including Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman) were just happily "eating kuaci" and keeping quiet about the need for an ammendment?
Helloooo .... didn't our educationists or lawyers know this?
What about our Politicians/Ministers? Just becos they mutually agreed on something, they can ignore the law?
Is this along the lines of the "social contract" thingie that BN shouts out loud about?
Most likely - after all they prefer to discuss everything behind closed doors, while they ignore the parliament.
Dang ...... Now somebody can probably sue the Govt????
Lawyer: Against the law to teach in English
By : Joseph Sipalan, NST
Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman said the controversial system, implemented in 2003, was in direct violation of provisions under the Education Act 1996 which stated that Bahasa Malaysia must be the medium of instruction for core subjects.
Under section 17(1) of the Education Act 1996, it is specified that Bahasa Malaysia will be the main medium of instruction in all educational institutions in the National Education System except national-type schools or any other institution exempted by the education minister.
Aziz pointed out that section 18 of the act made it compulsory for core subjects to be taught in Bahasa Malaysia.
"The law as it stands today states that it is illegal to use any other language for core subjects, and Mathematics and Science are core subjects," he said yesterday.
Aziz said sections 1 and 6 of Article 152 of the Federal Constitution also state that Bahasa Malaysia should be the language in all official capacities, which include education.
He acknowledged that while Article 152 allowed Parliament to decide on consensus to use a different language as the official medium of delivery, it must at the same time take into account provisions under other relevant laws.
"The Education Act is also an act of parliament so they cannot disregard this aspect in the decision-making process.
"The government should have looked at this more carefully," said the former Malaysia Airlines managing director.
Aziz, who was also on the six-man international panel that cleared senior judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis, pointed out that the government must look into amending the Education Act if it insisted on using English in teaching Mathematics and Science.
"If they decide to use Bahasa Malaysia, then there would not be a problem but if they choose to use English, amendments must be made."
The teaching of Science and Mathematics in English has been riddled with controversy and heated debates between supporters and detractors of the move.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein implemented the plan in a bid to tackle poor proficiency in English among students.
The move gained support from various parties, which saw English proficiency as a necessity for youths to excel in their tertiary education and later, in securing jobs.
Opponents said, however, it would only alienate students in rural areas who were already at a disadvantage in terms of facilities and the lack of teachers qualified to teach in English.
The ministry held a series of meetings with stakeholders over the past few weeks to determine if the policy should be continued. The cabinet is expected to decide on the policy soon.
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Just read what's said by a very senior lawyer (ex-MD of the the very "rich" MAS) says about our Education Act - five years after English has been used in our primary schools!
And all these days, everybody (the MPs/ lawyers) acting that everything is cool!
You mean to say that the Govt did something illegal becos Mahathir came up with the idea?
And all the MPs, educationists & lawyers (including Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman) were just happily "eating kuaci" and keeping quiet about the need for an ammendment?
Helloooo .... didn't our educationists or lawyers know this?
What about our Politicians/Ministers? Just becos they mutually agreed on something, they can ignore the law?
Is this along the lines of the "social contract" thingie that BN shouts out loud about?
Most likely - after all they prefer to discuss everything behind closed doors, while they ignore the parliament.
Dang ...... Now somebody can probably sue the Govt????
Lawyer: Against the law to teach in English
By : Joseph Sipalan, NST
KUALA LUMPUR: The teaching of Mathematics and Science in English is illegal, a senior lawyer claimed today.
Under section 17(1) of the Education Act 1996, it is specified that Bahasa Malaysia will be the main medium of instruction in all educational institutions in the National Education System except national-type schools or any other institution exempted by the education minister.
Aziz pointed out that section 18 of the act made it compulsory for core subjects to be taught in Bahasa Malaysia.
"The law as it stands today states that it is illegal to use any other language for core subjects, and Mathematics and Science are core subjects," he said yesterday.
He acknowledged that while Article 152 allowed Parliament to decide on consensus to use a different language as the official medium of delivery, it must at the same time take into account provisions under other relevant laws.
"The Education Act is also an act of parliament so they cannot disregard this aspect in the decision-making process.
"The government should have looked at this more carefully," said the former Malaysia Airlines managing director.
Aziz, who was also on the six-man international panel that cleared senior judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis, pointed out that the government must look into amending the Education Act if it insisted on using English in teaching Mathematics and Science.
"If they decide to use Bahasa Malaysia, then there would not be a problem but if they choose to use English, amendments must be made."
The teaching of Science and Mathematics in English has been riddled with controversy and heated debates between supporters and detractors of the move.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein implemented the plan in a bid to tackle poor proficiency in English among students.
The move gained support from various parties, which saw English proficiency as a necessity for youths to excel in their tertiary education and later, in securing jobs.
Opponents said, however, it would only alienate students in rural areas who were already at a disadvantage in terms of facilities and the lack of teachers qualified to teach in English.
The ministry held a series of meetings with stakeholders over the past few weeks to determine if the policy should be continued. The cabinet is expected to decide on the policy soon.
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Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Can someone please do this to some of our BN Politicians like "Kinabatangan", "Pasir Salak" etc?
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Please feel free to nominate other characters like Nazri, Mr. Chris, Ker... sorry- Rembau, Semi-Value, Supra Maniam A/L K. Veloo, and others of the same calibre ...
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Please feel free to nominate other characters like Nazri, Mr. Chris, Ker... sorry- Rembau, Semi-Value, Supra Maniam A/L K. Veloo, and others of the same calibre ...
ADDENDUM
I now have the perfect candidate, since his boss is keeping a low profile -
He's been in the limelight quite a bit these days - ever since whacking some people and reporters at Amcorp Mall, and he's been on a roll ever since!!!
This is the guy who claimed that the PJ vigils dispersed peacefully previously when told to do so. This is the guys who denied that the people were ordered to be attacked by his underlings at Amcorp Mall.
He is the boss of the guys who refused to help a victim of landslides at Bkt Antarabangsa. I wonder if he's also the boss of some thieves who stole from victims ........
He's a Bully, who harasses children and has a sadistic fetish for causing inconvenience to peaceful citizens. He loves to confiscate licenses and permits of poor, hard working lorry & bus drivers.
I'll bet you if a Umno big gun's drunken under-aged son was caught driving a BMW, he would kiss that kid's feet before clearing the way for the kid ...
Yes he harasses unarmed civilians with the arsenal at his disposal, thanks to "you-know-who". He isn't man enough to face the people with the power of reason, I suppose.
The only "reason" he knows appears to be brute force.
To know who this character is, read
I now have the perfect candidate, since his boss is keeping a low profile -
He's been in the limelight quite a bit these days - ever since whacking some people and reporters at Amcorp Mall, and he's been on a roll ever since!!!
This is the guy who claimed that the PJ vigils dispersed peacefully previously when told to do so. This is the guys who denied that the people were ordered to be attacked by his underlings at Amcorp Mall.
He is the boss of the guys who refused to help a victim of landslides at Bkt Antarabangsa. I wonder if he's also the boss of some thieves who stole from victims ........
He's a Bully, who harasses children and has a sadistic fetish for causing inconvenience to peaceful citizens. He loves to confiscate licenses and permits of poor, hard working lorry & bus drivers.
I'll bet you if a Umno big gun's drunken under-aged son was caught driving a BMW, he would kiss that kid's feet before clearing the way for the kid ...
Yes he harasses unarmed civilians with the arsenal at his disposal, thanks to "you-know-who". He isn't man enough to face the people with the power of reason, I suppose.
The only "reason" he knows appears to be brute force.
To know who this character is, read
JERIT cyclists detained and tortured in Rawang police station
Monday, 15 December 2008
Can any religion be "perfect"? I doubt it ....
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“This life’s dim windows of the soul,
distorts the heavens from pole to pole,
and goads you to believe a lie,
when you see with and not through the eye.”
-William Blake
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There were two interesting articles on religion on Malaysia today -“This life’s dim windows of the soul,
distorts the heavens from pole to pole,
and goads you to believe a lie,
when you see with and not through the eye.”
-William Blake
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"It will not do to cling to the cause and wish the result away.
Reality does not play mind games.
Reality does not play mind games.
What is more, to anesthetize the mind in order to abort what comes to birth
when wrong ideas are conceived and borne in the womb of culture,
will only kill the very life-giving force of the nation that nurtures the idea."
when wrong ideas are conceived and borne in the womb of culture,
will only kill the very life-giving force of the nation that nurtures the idea."
- Ravi Zacharias
*****************************************************Does Islam Need to be Defended? and Acknowledging failures in religion
I chose to comment on the latter as the answer to the former is pretty obvious (except to the children of lesser Gods).
A commenter (mawi) on Malaysia Today passed a comment that "Islam is perfect" and it is humans that aren't ..... maybe so - what do I know about "perfection" anyways, right?
But can someone please tell me if that argument hasn't been been used ad nauseaum by every barbaric butcher of leaders since the beginning of time?
It's like someone told me that in my past life or something!
It also kinda reminded me of this rhyme by Anne Russell ......
"At three I had a feeling of ambivalence toward my brothers,
and so it follows naturally that I poisoned my lovers.
but now I'm happy I have learned the lesson this has taught,
that everything that I do that's wrong is somebody else's fault".
and so it follows naturally that I poisoned my lovers.
but now I'm happy I have learned the lesson this has taught,
that everything that I do that's wrong is somebody else's fault".
Anyway's, what goes below is what I wrote in reply:-
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Mawi,What I meant to say was that I suppose, Alloysius himself was trying to say the same thing (though not the "Islam is perfect part") that men have used religion for their political convenience, and claimed that their Barbarism is God ordained, with any number of scriptural spins.
All he says is that religion has brought many evils in its wake, and the fault is always on the men who commit the crimes in the name of the religion, and never the "religion". There must be something wrong with a certain idea, if it has brought so much misery and evil - and if Islam is as you say "is perfect", then all these guys claiming to be Muslims must be wrong somewhere along the line in their preaching/teaching and have misunderstood this "perfection", so much so, it creates hatred and so much misery in their domain.
The question is, "... are they willing to admit their "imperfect" understanding/teachings of their [i]religion[/i], and open their ideas/opinions for debate?"
He (probably) proposes that, there must be something wrong with the "religion" - not necessarily the "theology".
There is a big difference, Mawi - Religion starts with man and ends with God, while Theology starts with God and ends with man. More often than not, one's religion shapes his theology, when in fact it should be vice-versa. Now many who advocate these two things, seem very much wanting in "spirituality", despite their robes or nakedness.
One thing though - "spirituality" needs neither of these!
Herein lies the problem.
Having said these things, I do acknowledge the necessity for some form of organized religion in today's world, as it forms the basis of "primordial" laws of morality. It granted legitimacy to rulers/leaders of old - which is a practice that isn't quite lost on many politicians today. It is the foundation of "Laws" and "Politics", which manifests as "culture", and has evolved into societies, civilizations. There has always been a need for "spin doctors" of the "priestly class" to "explain" events and "signs" to inspire or allay the fears of the people (especially on matters that they cannot comprehend).
It was the "primordial soup" so to speak from which man and thought and philosophy evolved - and history shows that civilizations came and went, depending on the sustainability/validity of their ideas/ beliefs/ philosophy. With time, civilizations based on ideas steeped in superstition and "perceived truths/perfection" eventually crumble when they don't keep up with the onslaught of evolution/ progress (simply out of arrogance).
Although India and China did not essentially have one cohesive organized religion in Hinduism or otherwise in their ancient civilizations, they did have a very loose organization of sorts so as to build a homogeneous culture which was their "deen" - which translated to the bedrock of their civilizations which was open to foreign influences. They only receded into mediocrity when they were exploited or "closed up".
The same fate awaits all other cultures arising from any form of worship/ religion ....
Now about "perfection" ....
If Islam is perfect for you, if that is what you believe, so be it - nobody can say otherwise, as that is how you'd define perfection. However, it has to remain that this perfection is based on love/compassion, goodwill and the golden rule of reciprocity. If this perfection doesn't fulfill these criteria, this "perfection" has to be flawed in some manner.
My perception on "perfection" in any religion/philosophy is a little different. If a piece of rock defines perfection to the hypothetical "village idiot", there's nothing you can do to change that - if you can, it already is imperfect to him. I do not say this to insult anybody who believes in any form of perfection/religion - just an "academic" observation/opinion.
I do not see the point in idolizing an imperfect idea or person ....
As far as I'm concerned, we can only strive for perfection and anything that's "achievable" and can be comprehended by the human mind is imperfect.
Perfection is just an ideal we strive for, a target - that's all.
It's "unachievable", except in the divine.
To me, nothing except "God" can be perfect - and nothing (not even "Islam" as may be knowable to man), comes close to defining "God".
Yes, mawi - as far as I'm concerned, wholly knowing something, renders it imperfect!
BTW, temenggong - there have been spiritual saints/philosophers on all fronts, in all religious practices/disciplines, and a great many since Marcus Aurelius.
Just that you haven't kept yourself updated. ;D
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"Where is the life we have lost in the living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information ?
The cycles of heaven in twenty centuries
bring us farther from God and nearer to dust."
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information ?
The cycles of heaven in twenty centuries
bring us farther from God and nearer to dust."
- T.S. Elliot
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooNow for some entertaining news!
Just check out this hilarious post on the JPJ "undang2 "kursus", which I found on a blog ............
The things Malaysia's driving instructors are teaching nowadays ...
(I forwarded it to Malaysia Today - hope they publish it)
The things Malaysia's driving instructors are teaching nowadays ...
(I forwarded it to Malaysia Today - hope they publish it)
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Hishamudin, Mukhriz & DJZ - a Reply to Comment on MT
[Today's post is in BM, as it involves the issue of language in education - I don't want ignorance of Either English or Malay to be an excuse for being unable to articulate arguments. The following are my comments in MT pertaining to the articles given as links.
Comments in Malay are welcome]
(on Malaysia Today's "Chinese schools in the crosshairs" discussion)
"Pada saya, keunikan sesebuah negara adalah kerana bahasa mereka.....
Ia berbalik kepada soal pokok..keinginan sesebuah negara untuk mencapai tahap intelektual yang tinggi dan ketamadunan yang agung."
Dear MU,
Betul cakap you pasal bahasa tu .....
Walaupun saya tidak menyokong pendirian DJZ, mereka memang ada sebab2 yg manasabah. Saya juga setuju sedikit pendapat Mukhriz, walaupun cadangannya "tak bertempat".
Saya rasa masing2 kurang telus dlm pendirian mereka. Masing2 membuat kenyataan demi kepentingan mereka yang tersendiri.
Hal DJZ .....
Kalaulah latihan guru2 adalah utk mengajar dlm bahasa Mandarin ke, Melayu ke, Jepun ke - mereka lebih senang mengajar dlm bahasa itu. Tak bolehlah ahli politik suka2 nak tukar bahasa. Kalau ya pun kena lah beransur2 dgn mengadakan aliran bahasa Inggeris, sambil malatih guru2 dlm bahasa pengantar itu betul2. Ini tidak, dia buat style Kangkung - hantar cikgu tu utk latihan "crash course"!! Dia org ni (macam Mahathir/ Hishamudin)tak paham ke ... kalau nak mengajar, seseorg itu hendaklah boleh "berfikir" dlm satu2 bahasa pengantar tu?
Skrg hal Mukhriz pulak ....
Dgn adanya unsur2 apartheid, rasisme dan keugamaan yang melampau di sekolah2 kebangsaan, sudah tentu mereka yg skg memilih sekolah2 Cina/Tamil akan memberi seribu satu alasan untuk mengelakkan sekolah2 kebangsaan yg mengamalkan sistem pendidikan yg sempit dan berkualiti rendah.
Tengoklah apa yg jadi pada seorg guru yg menghina anak muridnya yg berketurunan Tamil baru2 ni - nothing!! Tengok apa tindakan yg diambil pada guru2 yg menghina agama lain - nothing!! Macam mana pula dgn guru2 yg memecah-belahkan kanak2 dan menyuruh mereka supya jgn berkawan dgn org "kufr" - nothing!!!
You pikir DJZ nak anak murid mereka pergi ke sekolah2 sebegini?
Sorry, brader - no can do!
Ramai diantara org bukan melayu lebih rela menghadapi apa saja "on their own terms", daripada dipaksa menerima penindasan yg mungkin mereka hadapi di sekolah2 sebegini.
Pihak BN sebenarnya lebih suka dgn adanya sekolah2 aliran bahasa lain. Apa yg dikatakan oleh Mukhriz itu cuma bermain politik, dan bukannya ikhlas.
Bukan sahaja itu, pihak BN juga tahu bahawa ini adalah satu isu yg sensitif yg boleh diapi2kan, supaya dapat menggugat keamanan negara - dgn itu mereka bolehlah mengunakan undang2 darurat "demi menjaga keamanan". Dgn membenarkan sekolah2 sebegini semakin popular, mereka boleh mendabik dada dan berkata bahawa mereka mengamalkan "keadilan" sambil menambah nilai2 negative di SK dgn alasan Ketuanan Melayu.
Mereka sendiri tahu bahawa tahap kualiti di SK telah jauh merosot sehingga mereka tak sanggup hantar anak2 mereka keSK - tetapi mereka tidak mahu mengubah sistemnya sebab mereka nak bermain politik dan menipu raykat jelata.
Kalau betul lah Mukhriz hendak menyatukan sistem pendidikan kita, dia seharusnya menegur Kementerian Pendidikan yg diketuai oleh Menteri kesayangan kita yg suka menghunus kris, dan juga bakal PM kita yg dulu kononnya hendak memandikan keris dgn darah Cina tu. Sepatutnya, mereka mengamalkan meritokrasi utk miniggikan tahap pendidikan, sambil mengutuk "penindasan" dan masalah disiplin yg sering berlaku disekolah2 kebangsaan.
Isu pokok sebenarnya bukanlah bahasa, walaupun itulah yg dilaung2kan. Kalaulah Sekolah2 Kebangsaan boleh bersaing tanpa mengira bangsa, agama, warna atau budaya, sambil mengamalkan sekularime & meritokrasi (dgn sedikit "affimative action" utk golongan miskin), masalah ini tidak akan wujud sama sekali. Tiada sebab kenapa rakyat tidak akan memilih SK jika kualiti pendidikan mereka lebih baik dari yg lain. Sekolah2 aliran Mandarin & Tamil akan pupus dgn sendiri kalau mereka tidak boleh bersaing dgn "market forces" dan SK2 menjadi pilihan rakyat.
Isu akar, pokok, cabang dan daun disini adalah keadilan, peluang dan kualiti pendidikan yang diberi oleh sistem sekolah2 kebangsaan.
Lagi satu - ramai org masih tak paham (Pemimpin Melayu & bukan Melayu) kepentingan BM dlm memupuk semangat "kenegaraan"/ "nationhood", dan juga cara menggunakan bahasa utk perpaduan (dan bukan utk chauvinisme)- sebab tu ramai tak boleh bertutur dlm BM dgn betul lepas berpuluh tahun duduk kat sini - mcm2 alasan dia org .....
Addendum:
Jadi tak payahlah nak mimpi/ angan2 Mat Jenin "untuk mencapai tahap intelektual yang tinggi dan ketamadunan yang agung", gemilang, cemerlang, terbilang, temberang dll, kalau rumah sendiri tak terjaga, ya .....
Kalau nak bertamaddun, hapuskan DEB dan BTN dulu - lepas tu, kita boleh cerita lagi .....
Si budak mentah Mukhriz tu, suruh dia jgn melopeh tak bertempat - tapi memang betul kata org tua2, kalau bapak kencing berdiri, masakan anak tak kencing berlari, kan?
written by cruzeiro, December 13, 2008 17:38:18
"My shoes were removed and they thought I had concealed drugs in the soles."
- Mansur Puteh, (the Steinbeck wannabe)
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Padan muko kau, Jang!
Tu lah. kan abah kau dah cakap - Bilo ekau keluar jalan, biar komeh sikit. Mandi dulu, sikat rambut. Ini tidak - suko bonar gayo kaki fid.
Dah lah tu. perasan mak dato, nak merepek - kononnya penulis, pengkritik seni, pengkritik politik, pembuat filem. Sodarlah diri kau tu jang oi- awak ni muko tak tau malu. Kulit Kobau. Hampeh! Paham tak?
Jgn pandai2 nak melopeh kek sini. Nak kutuk sistem pengajaran dlm bahasa pengantar lain konon- sodarlah sikit kenapo org lain menyampah kat SK tu.
Sebelum engkau kutuk sistem lain, betulkan sistem SK tu dulu. Paling penting, suruh si penghunus keris (seorang lagi - yg dulu nak mandikan keris dgn darah Cina) tu mintak ampun maaf. Kemudian, ambik tindakan tegas keatas cikgu2 rasis dan fanatik al-kangkung yg dilatih oleh Biro Tata Negara dan Kementerian Pendidikan. Paling penting - hentikan apatheid dlm sistem pendidikan kebangsaan. Lepastu nak melopeh, lantak kaulah. tapi den dongar, ekau ni tak payah melopeh - bau badan pun dah cukup hebat.
Padanlah kono tahan kek Belando - nasib baik tak kono sondol. Baik kau bersyukur, jang.
Kalau nak dongar lagi cerito den jemputlah ke blog den.
Comments in Malay are welcome]
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written by MalaysianUnited, December 13, 2008 11:01:05(on Malaysia Today's "Chinese schools in the crosshairs" discussion)
"Pada saya, keunikan sesebuah negara adalah kerana bahasa mereka.....
Ia berbalik kepada soal pokok..keinginan sesebuah negara untuk mencapai tahap intelektual yang tinggi dan ketamadunan yang agung."
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Dear MU,
Betul cakap you pasal bahasa tu .....
Walaupun saya tidak menyokong pendirian DJZ, mereka memang ada sebab2 yg manasabah. Saya juga setuju sedikit pendapat Mukhriz, walaupun cadangannya "tak bertempat".
Saya rasa masing2 kurang telus dlm pendirian mereka. Masing2 membuat kenyataan demi kepentingan mereka yang tersendiri.
Hal DJZ .....
Kalaulah latihan guru2 adalah utk mengajar dlm bahasa Mandarin ke, Melayu ke, Jepun ke - mereka lebih senang mengajar dlm bahasa itu. Tak bolehlah ahli politik suka2 nak tukar bahasa. Kalau ya pun kena lah beransur2 dgn mengadakan aliran bahasa Inggeris, sambil malatih guru2 dlm bahasa pengantar itu betul2. Ini tidak, dia buat style Kangkung - hantar cikgu tu utk latihan "crash course"!! Dia org ni (macam Mahathir/ Hishamudin)tak paham ke ... kalau nak mengajar, seseorg itu hendaklah boleh "berfikir" dlm satu2 bahasa pengantar tu?
Skrg hal Mukhriz pulak ....
Dgn adanya unsur2 apartheid, rasisme dan keugamaan yang melampau di sekolah2 kebangsaan, sudah tentu mereka yg skg memilih sekolah2 Cina/Tamil akan memberi seribu satu alasan untuk mengelakkan sekolah2 kebangsaan yg mengamalkan sistem pendidikan yg sempit dan berkualiti rendah.
Tengoklah apa yg jadi pada seorg guru yg menghina anak muridnya yg berketurunan Tamil baru2 ni - nothing!! Tengok apa tindakan yg diambil pada guru2 yg menghina agama lain - nothing!! Macam mana pula dgn guru2 yg memecah-belahkan kanak2 dan menyuruh mereka supya jgn berkawan dgn org "kufr" - nothing!!!
You pikir DJZ nak anak murid mereka pergi ke sekolah2 sebegini?
Sorry, brader - no can do!
Ramai diantara org bukan melayu lebih rela menghadapi apa saja "on their own terms", daripada dipaksa menerima penindasan yg mungkin mereka hadapi di sekolah2 sebegini.
Pihak BN sebenarnya lebih suka dgn adanya sekolah2 aliran bahasa lain. Apa yg dikatakan oleh Mukhriz itu cuma bermain politik, dan bukannya ikhlas.
Bukan sahaja itu, pihak BN juga tahu bahawa ini adalah satu isu yg sensitif yg boleh diapi2kan, supaya dapat menggugat keamanan negara - dgn itu mereka bolehlah mengunakan undang2 darurat "demi menjaga keamanan". Dgn membenarkan sekolah2 sebegini semakin popular, mereka boleh mendabik dada dan berkata bahawa mereka mengamalkan "keadilan" sambil menambah nilai2 negative di SK dgn alasan Ketuanan Melayu.
Mereka sendiri tahu bahawa tahap kualiti di SK telah jauh merosot sehingga mereka tak sanggup hantar anak2 mereka keSK - tetapi mereka tidak mahu mengubah sistemnya sebab mereka nak bermain politik dan menipu raykat jelata.
Kalau betul lah Mukhriz hendak menyatukan sistem pendidikan kita, dia seharusnya menegur Kementerian Pendidikan yg diketuai oleh Menteri kesayangan kita yg suka menghunus kris, dan juga bakal PM kita yg dulu kononnya hendak memandikan keris dgn darah Cina tu. Sepatutnya, mereka mengamalkan meritokrasi utk miniggikan tahap pendidikan, sambil mengutuk "penindasan" dan masalah disiplin yg sering berlaku disekolah2 kebangsaan.
Isu pokok sebenarnya bukanlah bahasa, walaupun itulah yg dilaung2kan. Kalaulah Sekolah2 Kebangsaan boleh bersaing tanpa mengira bangsa, agama, warna atau budaya, sambil mengamalkan sekularime & meritokrasi (dgn sedikit "affimative action" utk golongan miskin), masalah ini tidak akan wujud sama sekali. Tiada sebab kenapa rakyat tidak akan memilih SK jika kualiti pendidikan mereka lebih baik dari yg lain. Sekolah2 aliran Mandarin & Tamil akan pupus dgn sendiri kalau mereka tidak boleh bersaing dgn "market forces" dan SK2 menjadi pilihan rakyat.
Isu akar, pokok, cabang dan daun disini adalah keadilan, peluang dan kualiti pendidikan yang diberi oleh sistem sekolah2 kebangsaan.
Lagi satu - ramai org masih tak paham (Pemimpin Melayu & bukan Melayu) kepentingan BM dlm memupuk semangat "kenegaraan"/ "nationhood", dan juga cara menggunakan bahasa utk perpaduan (dan bukan utk chauvinisme)- sebab tu ramai tak boleh bertutur dlm BM dgn betul lepas berpuluh tahun duduk kat sini - mcm2 alasan dia org .....
Addendum:
Jadi tak payahlah nak mimpi/ angan2 Mat Jenin "untuk mencapai tahap intelektual yang tinggi dan ketamadunan yang agung", gemilang, cemerlang, terbilang, temberang dll, kalau rumah sendiri tak terjaga, ya .....
Kalau nak bertamaddun, hapuskan DEB dan BTN dulu - lepas tu, kita boleh cerita lagi .....
Si budak mentah Mukhriz tu, suruh dia jgn melopeh tak bertempat - tapi memang betul kata org tua2, kalau bapak kencing berdiri, masakan anak tak kencing berlari, kan?
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The following comment was addressed to Mansor Puteh, the druggie looking kangkung & pseudo-intellectual who wrote Vernacular schools are biasedwritten by cruzeiro, December 13, 2008 17:38:18
"My shoes were removed and they thought I had concealed drugs in the soles."
- Mansur Puteh, (the Steinbeck wannabe)
=============================
Padan muko kau, Jang!
Tu lah. kan abah kau dah cakap - Bilo ekau keluar jalan, biar komeh sikit. Mandi dulu, sikat rambut. Ini tidak - suko bonar gayo kaki fid.
Dah lah tu. perasan mak dato, nak merepek - kononnya penulis, pengkritik seni, pengkritik politik, pembuat filem. Sodarlah diri kau tu jang oi- awak ni muko tak tau malu. Kulit Kobau. Hampeh! Paham tak?
Jgn pandai2 nak melopeh kek sini. Nak kutuk sistem pengajaran dlm bahasa pengantar lain konon- sodarlah sikit kenapo org lain menyampah kat SK tu.
Sebelum engkau kutuk sistem lain, betulkan sistem SK tu dulu. Paling penting, suruh si penghunus keris (seorang lagi - yg dulu nak mandikan keris dgn darah Cina) tu mintak ampun maaf. Kemudian, ambik tindakan tegas keatas cikgu2 rasis dan fanatik al-kangkung yg dilatih oleh Biro Tata Negara dan Kementerian Pendidikan. Paling penting - hentikan apatheid dlm sistem pendidikan kebangsaan. Lepastu nak melopeh, lantak kaulah. tapi den dongar, ekau ni tak payah melopeh - bau badan pun dah cukup hebat.
Padanlah kono tahan kek Belando - nasib baik tak kono sondol. Baik kau bersyukur, jang.
Kalau nak dongar lagi cerito den jemputlah ke blog den.
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Tunku Mukhriz, 59, was selected by a four-member council of ruling chiefs in the state, or better known as datuk datuk undang, through a tradition that began about 250 years ago by the Minangkabau settlers who hailed from Sumatra in the 15th century.