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Between Abdullah Badawi and Anwar Ibrahim, I prefer Abdullah Badawi.
Between UMNO and PKR, I don’t like UMNO but PKR is still too inexperience.

So which one? Vote candidate or party? If I were Pematang Pauh voter, based on candidate, I will choose Anwar Ibrahim, unless his opponent is Abdullah Badawi. Based on party, I will choose PKR and definitely not UMNO. Inexperience is ok, but money politics (if Mahathir was true) is rotten.

I believe Abdullah is a better and more moderate leader than Anwar. I know I can trust Wan Azizah but I don’t know if I can trust Anwar as a leader. But just for all the unfairness he received from Malaysia police and all packs of lies that spread against him, I wish him to win the by election.

If I were to rank the most suitable person to be Malaysia Prime Minister…

Number 1 - Wan Azizah
Number 2 - Abdullah Badawi (only if without UMNO)
Number 3 - Anwar Ibrahim

If I were to rank the most unsuitable person to be Malaysia Prime Minister…
Number 1 - Anyone from UMNO, except Abdullah Badawi
Number 2 - Abdullah Badawi (under UNMO)
Number 3 - Me

I think I have a strange political preference. For instance, between DAP and MCA, I would vote MCA only if under the leadership of Ong Ka Ting or Ong Tee Keat. I would vote DAP only if Lim Kit Siang is no longer at DAP. So now, among UMNO, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, DAP, PKR, PAS, etc. My ranking is

From Best to Worst:
1. MCA (only if under the leadership of Ong Ka Ting or Ong Tee Kiat. Reasons: Restricted terms for president, clean, 君子群而不党.)
2. PKR
3. Gerakan
4. PAS
5. -
6. DAP & MIC (reasons: strongmen leaders, i.e. Lim Kit Siang and Samy Vallu. Even with more than twenty years as party leaders still linger around. I believe strongman is bad for our society.)
7. UMNO (reasons: Pak Lah is good, but thank to 20-year of Mahathir’s regime, the party is rotten due to money politics. Like what Mahathir said, they are all yes man. He left out the part that they were trained this way under his regime.)

It was not always number 1 for MCA. Under the leadership of Ling Liong Sik, or that DVD scandal actor, I would rank it equivalent to DAP and MIC, that’s second last place.

If I have to choose among Mahathir, Ling Liong Sik, Samy Value and Lim Kit Siang, I would vote for my cat to be member of Parliment. It is really lucky for Malaysians that these 4 persons are either out or about to be out of Malaysia politics. We just need to make sure they will not come back, in the form of proxies.

With this, it is clear that let us hope Anwar will win this election.

The accusation is a lie. There was no sodomy. Leaked medical report confirmed that there is no evidence Anwar had sodomised Saiful.

Until today, the doctor stands by his report that there is no evidence Anwar had sodomised Saiful. He knows he is going to be made to pay for this but he doesn’t care. He is not going to change his report and say that Anwar sodomised Saiful whatever they do to him. Exasperated, the police had to release Anwar on personal bond or police bail. The doctor refuses to doctor his report and neither does Anwar want to volunteer his new specimen.
Malaysia-today.net

This false alarm case was handled by Serious Crime Division and 12 SWAT team members were sent to arrest Anwar without a concrete medical report. Our police intelligence is in serious questionable level.

Are we in military rule now?

I urge Malaysian police not to embarrass Malaysians once more. On 14 July, Malaysian Police sealed of Parliament and setting road block everywhere that caused a massive jams in Klang Valley. Their actions made no sense. It caused millions of people stuck in the morning traffic jams on their ways to work. Some stupid ministers said it was to prevent oppositions’ street demonstration.

What’s wrong with street demonstration, by the way? I don’t mind street demonstration though I would not join them. But I do mind stuck in the traffic that caused by my own government. Our government officers really need to learn how to set their priorities right. (send them for training with traveling allowances and good hotel foods as usual.)

While street demonstration would only affect a small part of the city, massive traffic jam on Monday affected almost everyone living in this city. Smooth traffic is more important than anything else. Got it?

Yesterday, Information Minister Ahmad Shabery launched personal attacks several times on Anwar Ibrahim in a debate entitled “Today we form the Government, tomorrow the fuel prices will go down”. (Can we sack this unprofessional officer?)

Today, Malaysian Police arrested Anwar Ibrahim, probably (not sure) on the same accusation that was used ten years ago.

What are the police going to accuse Anwar? Sodomy? Come on. You really think we are stupid?

This paragraph is from Radio Australia’s web site.

In 1998, Dr Anwar was sacked as deputy premier and jailed on sodomy and corruption allegations, which he maintains were politically motivated.

He was freed from prison in September, 2004, after six years in custody, when the country’s top court quashed his conviction and nine-year jail sentence for sodomy.

The same court later refused to hear a new appeal against his conviction and six-year sentence for corruption.

He has been barred from holding political office until this year.

He was freed by the court from the accusation of sodomy. There was no such accusation until recently when the opposition parties won 1/3 or more of parliament seats in the election and that he can now hold political office.

After the opposition crushed 2/3 majority of BN. We hear the same accusation again. The accusation is from some young chap who had photographs with three important BN’s ministers.

In Chinese, there is a proverb called “three men and tiger will become real”. It takes three men to repeat that there is a tiger on the street to convince you that there is indeed a tiger on the street. This means if you tell the same lie again and again, people may believe the lie.

So, for me, I really don’t believe the accusation. And I believe most people in the world don’t believe such accusation. I am not angry with people’s lies. I am angry that people think I will fall for their lies.

Police Malaysia must stop embarrassing themselves. Actually I don’t mind they embarrass themselves. But I do mind they embarrass Malaysia.

It is so lousy. Ok ok, I will vote for opposition for the first time next time.

One of the most unforgetable movie scene, the duet of Bach’s Minuet in G beween Madeline Robistat (Virginia Madsen) and the came-to-life Computer, Edgar. It was those early years of computer and internet when movie about coming-to-life computer was still an intriguing topic. I remember this scene and the theme song “together in electric dreams”.

Electric Dreams, it was 1984, gosh, it truly doesn’t seem so long ago (but yes, it has been more than 20 years now). There were movies like WarGames, ET, etc. I had an Apple computer with games like Taipan, Aztec, Karateka, etc. and I loved my friend’s Commodore that display games on TV monitor.

I am glad I managed to find this scene again. Thank you youtube.com. Beautiful music, beautiful sound of cello and beautiful Virginia Madsen.

“I think there’s a world market for about five computers.”

- Thomas J. Watson, chairman of the board of IBM.

Are you still laughing at this comment? I think ultimately there’s a world market for about five gaint computers, i.e. Google, Amazon, Yahoo, MSN and may be facebook or myspace.

No, I am not serious. Just having fun pondering future of internet.

Three cities, three different political scenarios on Olympic Torch Relay.

Paris: Ugly protestors

A group of violent protesters who wanted to “free Tibet” attacked wheel-chaired athlete, Jin Jing. Concurrently the entire Western media showed sympathy to such protests over China’s human rights record in Tibet and muted the larger group of demonstration of overseas Chinese from press. Worse than such media blackout of overseas Chinese, CNN & BBC fabricated photos. For instance, CNN showed civilians beaten by Nepal soldiers, but described as the act of Chinese soldiers. You can find more of such at youtube.

“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one” — journalist A.J. Liebling

(This was the point triggered my sense of obligation to show support to Olympic Torch Relay and fight against the twisted Western media like CNN and BBC. I started to write about Olympic Torch Relay and Tibet issue in this blog.)

Kuala Lumpur: Ugly Chinese students

I was there at KLCC Twin Towers. I saw many Chinese students. While waiting for the torch bearer in the rain, they sang (probably China’s National Anthem) and waved China PRC’s 5 stars red flag. (Hello, this is Malaysia) Patriotism was pretty over-flown and unnecessary.

I was sad to read about the intimidating tactics used by these Chinese Students against peaceful protestors like the Japanese family and another two Malaysians. You can read the story here.

These Chinese students simply did not understand the importance of protecting the rights of different opinions. They behaved like Mao Zedong’s “Red Defend Army” during their culture revolution. For 50 years, nothing had changed. When they are the majority, they physically intimidated the minority. They humiliated their own country.

With of without Olympic, it is still a long way to go for a modern and civilised China.

In Malaysia, a democracy country, even though our opinions are different, I respect your rights to express and to protest. When I wish for “one China & true autonomy for Tibet” and disagree with you who want “independence for Tibet” (that will cause war), I will not mute you. CNN, BBC and Chinese students are very similar in their ways of muting and blacking-out voices of different opinions. All three are uncivilised.

Canberra: Fair and I give 100% mark to Australians

We first have Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s warning:

“What I can say loud and clear, if any protester irrespective of their political point of view engages in unruly, disruptive, violent, unlawful behaviour then the police will come down on them like a tonne of bricks.
Peaceful protest, yes - violent protest, under no circumstances.”

I really like this guy (who apologized to the aborigins). He showed true understanding of democracy and fairness to both protestors and supporters. (We really need more cente left leaders like him.)

Then we have both voices heard, like this one. I am satisfied. Aussie, you are the best.

Western media (again?)

Off course, as usual we could not run away from Western media’s twisted comments like this, claiming that the support of torch were “rented” and not genuine.

No, it wasn’t. Being a 3rd generation overseas “non-China” Chinese (free from China government’s propaganda) I can tell you, with or without the organizing effort, supports from overseas Chinese for Beijing 2008 Olympic are genuine. Ask other Malaysians ethnic Chinese like my father, mother, all my aunties, uncles, siblings, cousins, friends, colleagues, etc. I can only hear one voice, support Beijing 2008 Olympic.

You may feel sad, angry and “why” “why” “why”. Why we support such China’s government. You must know that our support has got nothing to do with their (China) government.

But ultimately, slowly we can now hear fair views from moderate Western politicians.

“The Chinese government should seize the opportunity to talk to those Tibetans, represented by the Dalai Lama, who oppose violence and do not seek independence for Tibet,” Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told a U.S. Senate hearing.

“Through outreach and genuine dialogue, China and the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the vast majority of Tibetans, can begin to bridge differences, explore the meaning of genuine autonomy and address long-standing grievances,” he said.

Finally, let us wish peace and true autonomy for Tibet. If you understand Buddhism, you will trust Dalai Lama. Let’s hope the dialogue will start quickly with genuine intentions from both sides to bridge the differences. We wish for peace and true autonomy for Tibet, just like Hong Kong.

(As to Western media and weapons sellers, too bad, there will be no war.)

Finally a balance and practical view on Tibet issue from a Western politician.

“The Chinese government should seize the opportunity to talk to those Tibetans, represented by the Dalai Lama, who oppose violence and do not seek independence for Tibet,” Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told a U.S. Senate hearing.

“Through outreach and genuine dialogue, China and the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the vast majority of Tibetans, can begin to bridge differences, explore the meaning of genuine autonomy and address long-standing grievances,” he said.

More here

Anyone who really care about Tibet issue and really understand the consequences will not call for independence of Tibet. But yes, China must listen. (Still these have got nothing to do with Olympic.)

Without protecting the culture and languages of minorities, without knowing how to tolerate different opinions, and to defend the right of different opinions…a modern China? Still a long way to go (despite having Olympic).

I was at KLCC Twin Tower waiting for the arrival of Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch. I took half day leave. I was at bit late and missed the Wisma Genting stretch at 3pm - 40pm. But still in time to catch the last stretch at KLCC.

People started to build up at KLCC Twin Tower 2 hours before 6pm.

Started to rain…

Torch bearer came…

More performances…

Inside KLCC Twin Tower…dances to watch and planty of people…

If you are like me, seeking heroes (of humanity) in life , you must see the video below.

A few days ago I was seeking for a powerful photo I saw at BBC on Paris Torch Relay. I finally found it again in BBC (no thank to BBC, they hid this photo under piles of pages). It was the photo of a girl sitting on a wheelchair protecting the Olympic Torch in her arms from protestors. I was surprised later to find that they were so many videos on the attack uploaded to youtube.com.

This is one of the best parts:

Sitting on the wheelchair, she held the Torch high and tight with both hands. It was near the end of her Torch Relay journey after many attacks fenced away by French’s police force, her fellow sportmen and sportwomen. Under the Paris tunnel lights, she suddenly held her fist down and yelled “Yeah!”. And quickly held the torch again with both of her hands high and tight. At this moment, I realised my eyes were filled with tears.

Yes, she participated and fought well…the true spirit of Olympic. Her name is Jin Jing, from Shanghai, China.

This is her youtube’s video, talking about herself and her project on collecting smiling faces photographs for Olympic posters.

Jin Jing Interviewed by CCTV.

“If your heart has sunshine, in your eyes are all the warmth you’ll see. This is the power of smiles. — Jin Jing”

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Let me be the first Malaysian blogger that welcome the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch to Malaysia.

Let me write here The Olympic Creed

“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well.”

Beyond the creed, Olympic is the symbol of peace and friendship, crossing border, regardless of races and politics. Olympic is the avenue for mankind to test the ultimate limit and potential of human body.

Let us wish, from Kuala Lumpur and forward, the torch relay continue with the same spirit. Welcome Beijing 2008 Olympic to Malaysia.

(Even if there are disturbances from activists, the torch relay will continue regardless of anything. “The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well.” — The Olympic Creed)

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