And how the mighty have fallen...! Could anyone have predicted the fall would be this far?
I'm so tired right now from staying up watching the extremely slow results. So won't say much right now til my head is clear.
But bloggers and netizens, you can pat yourselves on the back because anyone who says the Net and blogs would have no effect on this election obviously didn't know what they were talking about! :-D
Sunday, March 9, 2008
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congrats to ur brother..
do visit my blog, if ur head is clear again hehehe:)
http://bicarasaiful.blogspot.com
My wish is for Malaysia to be a non-racial country, where kids can grow up not thinking they are malays, chinese or indians but just malaysians.
Hopefully the opposition parties can get their act together and change the status quo
It's time for national reconciliation. The people have spoken.
on yes, on more thing, Pak Lah, please just quit. and BTW we are not big on Najib either, UMNO and BN needs to re-invent if they are ever to be relevant again
cheers!
Once the dust settles, it's important to affect some real change. Felling a giant is nice and good for fairy tales. But what will hopefully happen now, is a lot of hard work from both sides of the political divide, to improve things for our country. Regardless of how precarious things seem now, I am hopeful that we will turn out okay, only if we all come together and work towards a solid goal.
Dear Marina
What a blood-bath!!
Long Live People Power!!
There is a strong belief that the RAHMAN prophecy will be completed soon. In any event, AAB will either have to 'do the honourable thing' or be elbowed out by UMNO, not later than next week-end.
The British call this the 'Man Overboard' strategy when the wife of the Deputy PM will be seen busy shopping for new curtains and carpets for the PM's official residence. Someone has to take the blame, and who else should it be, but the Great Leader.
Regardless of what Western leaders would do under these circumstances, the top leadership of the BARISAN government, the veterans, the Iron Lady, Mohamad s/o Mohamad, MB of Bukit Cheraka,
R2D2 Robokop $6B Forexloosecannon, etc., has to go.
Corruption (at all levels in Govt.), croneyism, crime, inflation, cost of living rise, oil price, toll charges and racial polarisation are at their worst levels.
If these chatised ex- ‘People’s Reps’ try and find a way in through the back door – as Senators, state councillors, Gaji Buta chairpersons of PLC – there should be another voter-revolt.
These are the real issues that the citizens are concerned about; NOT whether we hold the world record for the longest ketupat or mega roti chanai!!
There is also that ridiculous claim that per capita income grew by 40% in 4 years, placing growth here at the highest in the world!! Right or not, the public perception is that economic statistics have been 'massaged' close to the elections.
I predict more good news will come with the findings of the Royal Commission (where many bigwigs were seen to be 'economical with the truth') on the judiciary debacle.
The Indians may have temporarily lost the battle in the now vacant Ministerial and Deputy Ministers' posts, but they have won the war. The message to the (recent) incumbents is clear - reform or vacate. To the outgoing ‘big-wig’ member for Sg. Siput, I say, good riddance!!
Now, for a better, united truly multi-racial and tolerant Malaysia, the country we all love!!
donplaypuks
ps I still think more Malay ladies like you should enter politics. As you have just witnessed, our collective consciousness has been awakened!!
Dear Marina,
The silence majority has spoken :)
Perhaps, the next Minister of Information should blog too?
Very true...they don't even bother to give us a glimpse..I had try being kind enough to remind them of the 'threats' but I ended up looking like a fool talking to a wall..
Maybe perumpamaan 'Bodoh Sombong' suits them all...
Whether I agree with Koh Tsu Koon's politics or not, I take my hat off to him. Character and integrity oozed from every pore of his countenance in his post-election tv appearance. This is the way it should be - humble in victory, gracious in defeat.
What a sharp contrast to the quick-exit 'goodbye' 'big-wig' member for Sg. Siput, the indelible sour-faced election chief and stony-faced 'kalah, kalah-lah'in-denial Pak Lah.
The TV coverage by RTM 1, and Ch. 501 & 502 Astro was so pathetic, it was beyond belief. They just plain refused to present a Leader Board showing continuous up-date on the overall 'score'. Worst, there was clearly an attempt to gloss over the result in Selangor and Perak.
What next - ownership of media by political parties should be proscribed once and for all!!
donplaypuks
Kak MM,
read your visit to Jerlun... interesting. Please convey my Tahniah! to your bro for his winning in Jerlun - he always be my favourite MP and not to mention Tun.
It would be interesting if you could join politic as well, I am waiting for the day.
for the first time, i don't feel hesistant to call Malaysia a democratic country anymore.
well done malaysians.. and yes, never underestimate the power of blogging.
abroad msian student
Reasons why BN lost ;
1) Pak Lah has no qualms and oblivious to the fact that he potrays himself as so inefficient and lazy and also without any bright ideas. He didn't live up to the expectations locally and internationally as the CEO of Malaysia Inc.
2) KJ portrays himself as cocky and pretentious. Too ambitious for anyone and his dabble in most of the govt's administration lacks taste and often deemed as unbecoming
3) Dr M shoes are too big to be filled by Pak Lah. Moreover Pak Lah does not have a clue on how to govern Malaysia efficiently. This is the sentiment of the public majority.
4) For the first time, the REAL silent majority has their say and opted to stifle the govt whom they perceived as corrupt and 'sombong bodoh'.
5) Blatant show offs of riches and misuse of public funds by Pak Lah ad his politicians (airbus, yacht, SCOMI, palace of Datuk Zakaria, one eyed Jasin MP etc) irritates the voters. What more with the rising costs of living
6) Pak Lah should have done better in marrying Jeanne who is actually his brother in law's ex wife. In Malay custom, this is taboo and can constitute as near 'incest'.
7) The so many countless lies or flip flopping by Pak Lah and his policies. No integrity.
8) The people is more sophisticated and they are more clever in choosing the candidates. Gone were the days when the people can only sit and accept the govt's propaganda during elections. That's why certain candidates can win in a tough seat (eg; Mukhriz) while certain candidates that are deemed stupid, corrupted or plain unlikeable, lost.
9) People perceive Malaysia as a company (like during TDM's time). If the company is being headed by a CEO which decreases the shareholders' wealth, then the CEO should be sacked.
from - jalaree@hotmail.com
PAK kaLAH
LOOK WHAT U DID!
RESIGN! NOW!!
oh yeah...
AND TAKE KHAIRY WITH U!
Abu Aleena
Thank you so much Marina !
I believed the people had listened to Dr M's advice and made the choice
Thank you once again so much for convincing Dr M to make a statement just in time before the election.
Makkal Sakthi
"..anyone who says the Net and blogs would have no effect on this election obviously didn't know what they were talking about! :-D "
Aye to that !! :D
Yes Nassim Taleb would have called this a black swan event..
or rather we were fooled by randomness.
Imagine the info that would be available for all at the Next elections when all and sundry would have MMS and wifi enabled hand sets
And we all know what will happen to Tun M (and probably his entire clan) -- bila Anwar yang maha pendendam itu berkuasa. And the prospect of him getting back into power is much brighter now -- especially with the help of bloggers like Marina Mahathir. I can smell now that the time is coming, when he get the opportunity to destroy "the M clan", before bringing down the nation with his self-serving governing approach.
I bet that Marina Mahathir is a very proud Malaysian. Tahniah sekali lagi!
The wayang play is schedule for Aug'08 with Team A FIL+SIL and Team B being Najib+Dr.M Jr.
SIL will be the big looser if Team B win and so he might have to invite MatKeris and give way 1st so he could wait in line.
AP Queen would not have any hope left and so she will probably cry for the winning team.
i was at Penang Relay for Life event dedicated for cancer survivors and victims. there i was walking around for 10 hours, with a few stops and found out Penang's latest status.
Jeff Ooi made big point where anyone could make a difference.
I'm young & new voter.. And pro-opposition. Glad that they won this big. This is the power of people voices. And power of bloggers.
ps: Although I'm pro-opposition,to be honest I like to read ur blogs, ur points of view etc.
pps:
To Shahrizat,
jangan perlekehkan 'budak hingusan' pertaruhan PKR. Kerana 'budak hingusan' inilah anda kini bukan lagi menteri!! Hadiah terbaik sempena IWD smlm!
youth4change :)
Power to the people!!!
i cannot believe dat the fall would be dis far..
just stay up till 3 in the morning last nyte n really hoping for a miracle for the future of Malaysia when i wake up.
but then it turn out to be a nightmare when i heard penang perak kedah and no so shock kelantan fall into pembangkang side.
just a voice from a young people we need a change..
i do grew up in really into political family so i turn out to be like this even though im only 22 years old.
anyway lurve u blog.. so do you..
really appreciate what u have done to malaysia. Peace
First and foremost, congratulations to Dato' Mukhriz for winning his seat!! Well deserved!
Secondly, this is a real wake up call for the government isn't it?
This just proves one thing, rakyat already FED-UP, enough is enough!
Dear Marina -
Agree with your sentiments. The message from the rakyat is clear, there is a need for change and the reason the people chose the Opposition so overwhelmingly.
The PM should do the right thing and step down. An effective renewal at the ruling coliation may be what is needed to gain the people's trust and confidence again.
Malaysia UNITED!
Sweet taste of victory wasn't it?
yup. even the zam fella fell! good riddance.
It is sad that you have danced to the tune of the chinese and indians who are set to demolish the Malays. Happy now?
The feelings I went through last night watching the results on tvs, flipping through channels, checking the results via blogs updates, forum boards, Malaysiakini mirror site, DAP site...it was like living through and witnessing the 911 catastrophe 'live' events then.
But this time, it was sweet and will forever remember the 8th March historical night indeed!!!!!
hmm.. would reaalllyy like to know what are your father's opinions about the fall of BN.. more importantly.. the fall of UMNO..
indeed, how the mighty has fallen. perhaps it was the pride that preceded the fall but fell they did, the powers that be(were).
authority is God given as it is sacrosanct,only to those who believe in the Almighty. and such authority comes with its righteous discharge out reverential fear.
if the powers that be do not accord the reverence upon such authority but abuse it to no end, then such God given authority would be taken away. of course, one may continue to forcibly prolong such intoxicating authority but the inevitable would be the loss of one's moral compass.
the crux of life is to fear God, to show compassion to the down trodden, the widows and orphans. certainly not to indulge in one's fleshly passions to the detriment of those around.
nevertheless, it is hoped that all wrongs be made right and that ALL may come to repentance. after all, regardless of our societal, racial and communal origins, we do hail indeed from the same source.
indeed, it should always be for God, king and country.
God bless our country Malaysia and all herein!!!
Dear MM,
Pls convey my best wishes to Mukriz. I hope he can set up a blog or website so we ppl can get our message across to Parliament.
Are you happy with the results, Marina?
Ok, who wants to be the next PM?
Najib: I think it's me.
Khairy: When is my turn?
Mahathir: Shut up.
Badawi: What?!
Anwar: lol
tampara hebat kepada majoriti pimpinan BN yang sudah terlalu jauh terpesong dari perjuangan asal.
tetapi TAHNIAH kepada Dato' Mukhriz. Semoga berusaha untuk menjadi yang terbaik. Juga kepada Jeff Ooi dan para blogger yang telah berjaya membuka pekong pembesar-pembesar negara.
Satu kemenangan kepada rakyat.
Marina,
Netizens are the rakyat, and they have spoken loud and clear. We are proud to be supporting this change for a better Malaysia. You have been inspirational and instrumental in encouraging so many of us to start our blogs and voice our opinions. I am proud to participate in our nation's subtle revolution with you.
Thank you and let's keep healing our nation and country.
I think we've fallen so hard this time it's hard to bounce back.
But it's impossible right?
One of the ministers u hate dah takde. hehe =P
really hope Tun can give some advice on this matter. He must be sad and disappointed.
DP Marina,
I think you and you blog have contributed to the fall.
I hope u can sleep well.
Thats what you get when you put a guy in charge of Information, who has no inkling as to how information can be effectively disseminated!!!!
That guy brings shame to journalists, he should stop saying he ever was one!!!!
yay! congrats to Yang Berkhidmat mukhriz! honestly, he was the sole UMNO-candidate i rooted for.
Dear DPMM
Check out the results ! The PEOPLE have spoken..not 1 but 5 states !
What Tun said during the PC was absolutely correct....
Still NOT satisfied wit Rembau lah sis...:( it's just NOT possible. And wat's up wit SUK S'gor..wat the think DAP & PKR are taliban ke !?? shesssssshhhh
Power to the People !
It's really amazing how 90% of the blogs that I read point to the support of the opposition parties.
However, I'd have to agree with what your father Dr. M had said yesterday that it's not about the support of the opposition parties per se, but rather a "strong" feeling against Barisan Nasional's administration.
Well, at least, it shows that BN hasn't got any sort of political immunity whatsoever and hopefully, that realised fact will push them to work much much harder, for everybody's sake.
Congrats to your bro as well...
My proposed Oxford thesis is going to be related to Blogging as an e-Learning platform. Blogging in Malaysia has already dealt a severe blow to the arrogant ruling government especially the Information Minister, Zam, who I believe lost because of his stance and insults to bloggers
http://kecet.blogspot.com
the next 5 years will either be of great progress or zero progress. let's see.
I am sad that BN did so poorly this time. Sadder still is the fact that KJ won :(
BN was too arrogant. They thought that by controlling the TV, Bahasa newspapers and The Star, they don't need the Net. Now they bear the brunt.
Dear DP Marina,
How do I get to give my view and theory to Tun. If I am not mistaken there is an email address to the person call 'Sufi'. Can you please recall me on the email address.
I am so dissapointed with the result of the election and lack of integrity shown by the Malay leaders even the ballot box have shown and expressed 'clearly' to do the 'right' things.
Thank you
Srazali
srazali88@yahoo.com
Brisbane, Australia
apa kena dgn malaysians? still hanging on to Tun? The creator of all troubles pak lah has to sweep? who introduced cronies for tolls? who created monopoly for astro?
have you all forgotten? pak lah may not be the best leader, but I don't blame him totally.
Tun, own up your share of the mistake. You allowed corruption, you pardoned mat taib?, you pardoned eric chia? what about that mas guy tajudin, daim? rafidah? you allowed the culture of "tamak"(greed) , you were weak yourself in allowing daim to play you out.
enough is enough. don't us get involved with telling people to resign.
kalau diri sendiri tak buat, kat orang, pandai-pandai pula.
Datin, you too, should look at yourself and be careful of what you say - ludah ke langit, jatuh atas batang hidung sendiri!
So how can a Klite like yr brother serve jerlun people - you guys went and really were so superficial - so when are you going back again to jerlun? next election?
sudahlaaa, jaga tepi kain sendiri cukup.
makkahl sakti, wtf are you talking about? Dr.M WILL NEVER EVER ENDORSE NON OTHER THAN BN. whathe wanted was for Pak Lah to kalah. coz Pak Lah is destroying what Dr. M has done for so many years. i am sure dr.M is very sad to see that his beloved party BN, especially UMNO has been defeated the worst ever. he wants the BN people to wake up and take note. not for BN to kalah like so.
now let's all focus on the DAP PKR and PAS and see if they will keep their promises!!!!
it's easy to be an arm chair critic but let's see they can do what they preach.
i am not too afraid of DAP ruling though i am a malay but is more afraid of what PAS will do. PAS *must* acknowledge that this is a multi-ethnic and multi-religion society and above all not to impose PAS's islamic 'values' on all Muslims in Malaysia. meaning orthodox Muslim values. even Muslims must be respected as to how they practise their religion personally.
we'll see .......
oh, and congrats on your brother's win. i pray he be made minister. and who knows one day even become our PM. hehehe .... God knows there in no one in BN now that ALL rakyat can respect.
Marina, I am glad that the people of this country has shown their wisdom. Have a nice day.
Dear Marina
My sincerest congratulations to your brother and my best wishes to your parents for showing good example of family love and support! If I need to write to Tun which would be the appropriate email address?
regards
Ain
I am a new voter and the rakyat is silent no more ! Do you think the rakyat deserve the title "YB" ?
YB = Yang Bersuara ....
Yipppeeeeee!!! Down with Badawi and gang! Its about time! For all the stupid statements and nonsensical things they have done, I should think it is time that good for nothing PM take responsibility and just resign.
Staying on as a PM is simply SHAMELESSLY STUPID!
Hi folks, I can't respond to each and every one of you so will try and do general responses. First of all, thanks for congratulatory messages to my brother. I will pass them on.
Secondly, in case anyone hasn't read it, my father called a press conference yesterday and called for Pak Lah's resignation. Read here http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0310&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_10.htm
There has also been a call for a gathering of people at Istana Negara this morning for the same purpose. At the moment I can't get info on whether it happened or not.
Thirdly, I can't take credit for helping to bring about these election results. I think the credit belongs to all the bloggers collectively as well as to all the Netizens who read, comment and pass on what is in the blogs.
Fourthly, to say that only some communities wanted this change would be wrong. ALL communities wanted this change, that's why even those who would normally have voted BN voted for the Opposition, or at the very least, spoilt their vote.To say otherwise would be to deny the fact.
Lastly, what do I think of the results? I'm happy for my brother, I'm sad for Kedah but elsewhere I'm OK with it. This gives the DAP/PKR/PAS lot a chance to truly prove themselves and if not, then we know what to do next elections. The lesson everyone, regardless of party should take from this, is that the power IS with the people and we're not afraid to use it.
Will post more later when I get a chance. Just posting comments takes forever!!! But thanks, all!
One more thing, messages to Tun M should be sent via his aide, Sufi Yusof, sufi71@gmail.com.
Thanks.
Taken from NST, comment by Ali Rustam
A shaken looking Umno vice-president, Datuk Seri Ali Rustam said the rakyat still loved the Barisan Nasional but wanted to teach it a lesson."It seems like 1969 where the Alliance lost several state governments. We did expect to lose some seats but not as low as this," said Ali who arrived at 1.45am. He said voters voted according to sentiment and not according to candidates.
Dear Sir, please be informed that the people has spoken and please get over being in denial state and stop being defensive. The people are all very clever and know what they want.
The power of the people has been demonstrated. This is such a big day for us people. We have won and our MPs will have to learn to do their jobs in a more professional manner. Or in the next election we shall show them who is the real boss.
sure lah, Tun marah kat pak lah - destroyed all that he built.
Projects for his cronies - please my dear friend, how can a country like us get on with F1? who benefits? how much are the returns to the country when you think of how much of petronas money is spent on it/ Coincidentcally, mokhzani mahathir pula in the picture with sepang circuit.
look at our smart neighbour? they didnt waste money on a circuit, they don't care about Comonwealth games - apa jadi kat bt jalil? and all other white elephants from tun's era?
these are mistakes you forget, tun's mistakes to the poor malaysians.
what has pak lah done in relation to those excessive money wasted by our previous Maharaja?
Think people, don't just succumb to niceties of the mahathir clan. they're a bit like the marcos.
what I'm saying is, tun M shd keep away. His time is over. And you guys don't help the family and other M'sians ( esp rural malays, indians and chinese who need better housing, cheaper food, healthcare).
Why didn't tun's era come up with all these instead of spending billions on his pet projects.
Abd when people cancel, merajuk pula and attack them.
I'm for clean leaders, effective and transparent. there was none in the past, except TUN RAZAK, yes, that man we all Malaysians should salute. That is our IDOLA.
Remember Tun razak for all his contributions, and politicians who have just been elected should use TUN RAZAK as a role model.
A new dawn for Malaysia.....and fisrt time in Malaysia's history, opposition party won 5 states. This is the power of people and power of internet. We cannot be deceived anymore.
Also a big defeat for MIC.There is a message here from Indian community that they don't trust MIC anymore. My question is why should MIC represent Indian community anymore when there is no trust ? Time to change......time to decide
Don't be sad about Kedah. They were screwed even before PAS came anywhere near smelling power here. UMNO screwed Kedah so good they cannot even make it Kedah Maju by 2010. We can only hope PAS exposes all the UMNO abuses when they start work this week.
And seriously your daddy should rest and keep his mouth shut. Don't try to hijack the glory of the people now. We voted for change not because we miss him or because he told us to or whatever. We voted the way we did as HE did in Kubang Pasu (our own will and decision).
It's an era for change...
1)Bloggers and netizens, give yourselves a pat on the back, a difference has been made. Well done!
2)The message from the rakyat is crystal clear - A need for change against BN coruption & cronyism.
3) Opposition parties - GET your act together and change the status quo once the dust settles. The Rakyat has done their part, now FULFIL yours - Make the DIFFERENCE!
4) Koh Tsu Koon - Truly he showed character and integrity : Humble in victory, gracious in defeat unlike some outgoing ‘big-wig’ Sg. Siput member!
Please convey my CONGRATULATIONS to your Yang Berhormat brother Mukhriz. I know he can pose the most valid and potent challenge to even Najib (KJ is way too low below Mukhriz's league) anytime for the top party leadership!
I was in Jakarta a couple of years ago, attending the GOLKAR 40th Anniversary celebrations and Mukhriz's name was like an icon amongst the Indonesian Young Turks intelligentsia and elite circles.
Hi MM,
The RAKYAT has finally SPOKEN.... The 12th General Result has shown tat the RAKYAT has sent a VERY STRONG message to the current gov't. The result of the last 12th General Election has a drastic IMPACT on the BN wiv BN LOSING 4 STATES TO THE OPPOSITIONS. Even during ur dad's, Tun Mahathir's era, none of the states were ever rule by the oppositions (exception for Kelantan). PAK LAH WAKE UP FROM UR SLUMBER SLEEP... DO NOT ASSUME tat the Malaysian voters will forever be voting the SCALE symbol and supporting the SCALE!!! The BN may have the support in the East Malaysia especially in rural areas where the development is still very much needed. BUt take a closer look in the URBAN, the wind of change are taking it's pace.... Believe me, BARISAN ALTERNATIVE may be the next ruling govt in the coming next election in 5 years time!!!! Lastly PAK LAH, look into wat is wrong in ur GOVT management not at the RAKYAT wind of change!!!
Regards,
Vee
anyone who says the Nrt and the blogs have no effect on the election...is like Dinosaurs (in Jeff's words... let them die off, and go extinct... and they will be replaced.
P.s: Can we request this significant moment of history to be added into our history lessons in school?
this idiot Pak Lah still wont resign and told he's not under pressure. Why don't other's UMNO leader give him a little bit pressure. How much he sell a state to opposite party? Everybody stop him. resque UMNO and Malaysia
Who was this coward hiding behind a pseudo called "Anonymous" who said the following..."It is sad that you have danced to the tune of the chinese and indians who are set to demolish the Malays. Happy now?"??
I take umbrage at the words "chinese and indians who are set to demolish the Malays". There's no need for me to say or do anything else other than to give this stupid coward a big kick up his (or her?) backside for uttering such a racist statement.
Hmm...was this sore-loser from UMNO?? Probably.
To ensure democracy continue to survive and thrive in Malaysia, the electoral system must be reviewed. As it is, the discrepancy between number of voters in urban and rural seats is too great. For example, in P187 Kinabatangan (Sabah) the total number of voters is 19,554 whereas for P115 Batu (FT Wilayah) the total number of voters is 70,544. The differential is 3.6 times. Basically, it means the 19,554 voters in Kinabatangan is allowed to sent one MP to the Parliament whereas a much larger number of voters in Batu is allowed to send also one representative.
It is much easier for the party in power to ensure that the rural voters continue to vote for them due to lack of access to unbiased information and by threat or promise of continue economic development in their constituency.
Most rural voters cannot differentiate between the ruling party and the government are two different things. An opposition party that won an election will form the government of the day and can bring development. The voters are only ‘punished’ (by withholding development fund); if the constituent they are in ‘belongs’ to the opposition and the opposition parties did not form the government of the day.
The Election Commission must be revamped as it is openly pro Barisan. Abdul Rashid must go.
MM,
I hope both parties realise that in most cases, except Kelantan, the Oppo didn't win the Election, but rather BN lost it. Cases in point; Shahrizat and Hwa Beng. These, in my opinion at least, were two performing MPs. It was just unfortunate that sentiments towards BN were at an all time low and they just got swept along in the tidal wave.
To BN, buck up if you do not want to suffer further losses. To the Oppo, don't get too smug. In most cases the people didn't vote you in because we love you, but because we want to vote BN out. So take this opportunity and prove yourselves.
To tell you the truth, in previous elections my vote had been automatic for BN, more so because of my reverence to Tun than anything else. But this time around with all the things that have been happening around us, I had been undecided right till the moment I got the voting slips in my hands. I won't say who I voted for in the end, but irregardless, I was very pleased with the outcome of this PRU12.
i just HAVE to say this out loud. after listening to all the meaningless words being aired these past two nights, i can honestly say the only person who got it right was your dad (caught him on last night's news and in today's papers).
keep doing what you've been doing, DP Marina! you've got my attention and support!
Just to add a bit more, what you said about people who normally voted for BN did otherwise this time around or at least spoilt their votes was true. My wife, who like me revered Tun, had always voted for BN. But this time around she didn't even bother to come with me to the polling station. When asked, she said she's disillusioned with BN, didn't trust Pas and didn't like PKR. So she decided to save everybody's time and stayed home.
Marina,
Here's your answer ; http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/2008/03/nah-not-najib-until-he-publicly.html
Salam,
Thanks for your visit to our humble house for my brother's wedding yesterday. My kampung folks were very happy with your families (Tun Hasmah, Datuk Mukhriz and his wife) visit. They have been working very hard for the past week to ensure his victory. Don't worry Datuk Mukhriz will forever get their supports.
Do visit kampung's people blog at http://kotamengkuang.blogspot.com
Hi Marina,
Congrats! to your brother in jerlum. I was so happy with Tun Statement in the news yesterday. I'm sorry that at his age, he still has to worry about his beloved country. Besides that, I fully agreed with what donplaypuks said on march 9. The rakyat has spoken!
This is what happen if we give the PM to a xGov servent. They don't have the sense of accountability, Urgency and responsibility of things that they do. Almost like sleeping when they talk.
K-Shapawi
congratulation to all the winners. tapi diharapkan agar kerajaan baru negeri yg dimenangi oleh PAS/DAP/PKR tidak memerintah dengan melebihkan kaum tertentu. kita akan lihat sepanjang lima tahun ini apa yg mereka boleh buat.kalau tiada perubahan atau semakin teruk mereka akan terima padahnya 5 tahun lagi. remember, power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupt absolutely
Dear DP Marina
Thank you for the email address. I share your sorrow about Kedah. However, I am so glad your Brother wins in a more difficult contituency than Rembau. Alhamdullilah Make sure he remains humble and firm. Down to earth is important in Malaysian politics.
Love from
Brisbane
Srazali
hi marina,
we were in the same flight fr kepala batas(alor star)-KLIA last night.you looked very tired with 3 kids, but shasha was not there right?
i also went to jerlun and had a great chance to meet up and chit chat with ur mom at pejabat umno jerlun.
congrats to ur brother.really really really pray hard for his victory..eventho i casted my vote in kbg pasu.datuk mukhriz could be a new hope in umno and bn after being struck by tsunami in the 12th GE.
Sis, i luv reading ur blog
wish that i was in M'sia during the election, but hey i stayed up till 4 am (Aussie's hour) to knw the result!
and it worth it :)
owh ya, perhaps u want to knw todays' headline for The Australian. "Voters turn on Malaysia's old guard"
The editor was questioning whether is democracy really works in Mas, bla bla bla. And yes, quotation from Dr M in the paper" I am sorry but I apparently made the wrong choice"
love newspaper here, unbias. :)
and yes, the silence majority has spoken :)
I watched the election programs until 2:30 am that day. Feeling great that Penang has a new start and BN is not having it this time. The next day when I woke up, I sms my wife asking about the final results (she went back to Johor to cast her vote there). "Penang and Selangor are in opposition's hands too!" she told me. I was in bath room, standing under the shower. When I saw the message, I felt a surge of current inside me, and I started crying, and laughing and the same time standing there. Why did I have such a reaction? Malaysians will understand. That was really a good sunday.
I would have to say this, Appointing Pak Lah as PM is the greatest legacy left behind by TDM. If DSAI were to be made PM, we wont be witnessing such an historic day!
HIDUP MALAYSIA!
The pent up feelings of the rakyat - silenced for years under TDM's iron-fisted rule (remember, he was far more liberal in invoking the ISA during his tenure than AAB was) was finally allowed to bubble to the surface during the past few years. Yes, there were excesses in both regimes, but where Tun had his ear to the ground, AAB cut himself off completely from what was happening on the ground. Yes men and advisors told him only what he wanted to hear (or what they wanted him to hear)and so he ended up making many mistakes. And that is what cost him dearly. But for Tun to put the blame squarely on AAB is a bit rich. Parti Keadilan Rakyat is his creation. Dismissing Anwar off hand was a big mistake both leaders made.
Still, it will be interesting to see how BN reinvents itself after this. Some hard decisions have to be made and blinkers taken off. Good luck to all.
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What has happened here is total destruction to Country, Government, Umno & BN. It's no laughing matter after the harwork of more than 50 years started off by Dato Onn Jaffar right down to Dr.M's great leadership of 22 years. Everything has gone down to the drain & it's very sad & frustrating.
Pas having gained momentum even in KL is no victorious celebration for level minded Malaysians, it's a cause of concern & highly disturbing. It is very sad that the people were pushed to this extend, very sad.
A major contributor to this disaster is PM & KJ, they are the reason why BN has been destroyed with no mercy. PM must resign immediately & KJ shouldn't be brought into the administration.
How is the Government & Country ever going to recover from this damage by PM & KJ? What sort of Government is PM going to hand over to DPM? How is the Cabinet going to function with BN having been washed out especially with MIC & Gerakan gone, MCA & Umno hanging on a life support machine! This is disaster hard to fix, nothing but distruction. It's the aftermath of a Tsunami.
God has given Tun Dr.M new life for a reason, God saw what was coming, something that no one else including the opposition ever saw.
God Bless Malaysia!
I hope Nazri will not too happy that he still"alive". You time will come soon. Anyway, this is the REAL SILENT MAJORITIES VOICE>
do you need louder than this?
This happened to me on polling day.
My wife and I went early, and after that we had a leisurely breakfast of nasi lemak and kaya toast at a kopitiam. Everything was fine and as usual we do not ask each other who we voted for. That has been our understanding all along.
However, when we were home, I found her sobbing uncontrollably on the bed. She was unconsolable. In the end she managed to calm herself down and admitted to me that she just voted opposition. She had always faithfully voted BN for the last 5 general elections, she said.
Since she opened up, I dared to ask her why the sudden switch. She told me that enough is enough. The outpouring of her grouses from Datuk Zakaria Deros, to the 200million jet, the beating up of demonstartors, to Nazri to Zam, came non stop and it was such a revelation that this usually quiet housewife had so much pent up emotions that she kept all this while. She calmed down after that and after telling all that, she was back to her cheerful self. In a way, I rediscovered my wife on that day, and wondered whether those who switched sides did it for the same reason. My vote? It's confidential lah!
Dear Marina,
A very big thank you to all the bloggers!
Cheers!
Dear Marina ..
Malaysians had spoken.
Perhaps we'll be able to have more effective & fruitful debates in Parliament in the near future.
Well while we harp on the amount of progress we made in proving we are not spineless fools, so much has yet to be corrected:
There were still some crap elected to power.People have become clouded with emotion that they chose to neglect ethnic parties which alone can represent their ethnic communities' specific woes. This was a time tested theory since 1957. Instead of throwing the perpetrator, we have chucked his friends while he remains. Well, the next elections is still 5 years away ... and we will see what these people can do for Malaysia. Let us hope the change would not ruin whatever the leaving governments have achieved. This includes development, industrialization, not going back to the 60s mentality of cheap groceries and oil, the NO-NO for the hudud law and most IMPORTANTLY VISION 2020; some 12 years from now. If they give up on that, then there is no point in elections anymore.
On the bright side, the internet and blogging community have been praised for being alternative voices of truth; serve those really dumb people who are now longer in power now right! It was even on Channel NewsAsia; a Singapore channel. And it is not the end of the world for BN; they can still show better as their predecessors have done. They have experience more than any party in governance and if they are wise, they would use that. Rising prices is a global thing, but if we are becoming marketable and more lucrative; then what is the issue? The question is how long will we focus on bread and butter issues while our fellow nations soar high. Think.
However the people did choose wisely. The happier and more developed states like Johor are still happy with the government because of good STATE governance. So, it just shows what they need to get the votes!
Dear All,
As a Singaporean with strong Malaysian roots (Mum was from Penang and Dad from Selangor), I was elated to see the democratic process in full play. This was in spite of the alleged gerrymandering and shifting of posts.
I am hopeful for the fact that what has happened in Malaysia may also happen in countries that have had the same party in government since independence. It gives hope to these countries that change is possible and that change does not lead to ruin and riots. In fact, it may actually lead to renewal.
Malaysia Boleh!
Ben
Singapore
I am not old enough to vote yet, so naturally, I am thrilled the Opposition swept my swept (Penang) and denied the BN its 2/3 majority.
For the first time in history, I will have an obvious, completely bias free way to ascertain which party represents the best hope for the people.
I hope to see big changes in the way things are done. Firstly, to remove the bloody unnecessary fields of Race (Bangsa) and Religion (Agama) from all state government forms.
State, because Parliament will probably not approve this measure, seeing as they need to divide and conquer us like the British did during the colonial area.
Second, to allow the best people, chosen by the people, to lead the government of the people.
When I see states like Perak, where DAP obviously won the most seats, it is only in the interest of the people that one man or woman be chosen from within that party to become Mentri Besar.
Similarly, if the people decide PAS is the better representative of the people, then one among them should be made Mentri Besar.
It saddens me when requirements like race and religion are imposed. We would be eliminating capable people before they can even prove themselves.
Third, I wish to see more justice in our schools and education system.
What am I referring to? Periods in my high school life when justice was not served:
1 My friends losing a debating competition because according to the judges (paraphrase), they didn't have a Malay in their team. Seeing as their school was a Chinese-medium school, this requirement seems like a variant of the must-not-have-a-foreign-husband-requirement (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7255310.stm).
2 The Physics Olympiad, where three of the five spots for this prestigious competition must be filled by Bumiputras, resulting in friends of mine occupying the 3rd and 5th spot in the national rankings to be dropped from the national team.
I understand it's a form of "face-saving" that these children can't qualify on merit. But that's what they are, CHILDREN!
We should not impose the belief that they can get anything they want because they are bumiputras, but that they should work hard for their success, and earn their reward.
In contrast, try explaining to a child that he lost because his great-great-grandfather was a migrant.
And anyway, sending inferior representatives to international competitions only means we "lose-face" on an international level. Refer to Malaysian Football Team.
I better stop here, I seem to be getting ahead of myself. After all, the opposition hasn't even been in power for even one week.
In conclusion, all I am asking for is a level playing field.
And I'm not expecting much.
So surprise me.
When the Rakyat complained, they were pushed aside. When they demonstrated, they were told to use the Ballot Boxes.
Now the Rakyat has used the Ballot Boxes. What is the BN Govt gonna do? Punish them subtlely? Govt still feeling they are the BOSSES? Not that they are put there by the Rakyat? They are Wakil Rakyat, aren't they? Feel not need to go into all the details of what a Wakil Rakyat is or do I have to?
Would be a sad road to travel for Malaysia should that be the mentality...
Seriously, this polital tsunami was possible becoz for once, voters of ALL races share the same vision...the Chinese & Indians, by themselves, would never be able to accomplish such a gigantic feat w/o the Malays having the same feelings, right? Just look at the ratio of Malays, Chinese & Indians in the electoral lists of most of the constituencies.
BN, the Ball is in your court now...Play it wisely!
view my blod at http://jendelabysg@blogspot to view detailed interview with Tun Dr Mahathir on the election results.
Funny how some winners talk of starting a more transparent government and about not subscribing to the excesses of the past through the reviewing of current projects.
And yet no one in the newly minted opposition-held state governments has mentioned setting up oversight committees to review themselves.
I suspect it won't be long before it is politics as usual in the opposition governments... despite the best of intentions.
It shows that the landslide win by Pak Lah in the 2004 General Elections was just a fake win. But this 12th General Election is the genuine test for Paklah after his first term as PM.
But i view that majority of the voters were trying to show their unhappiness towards the present scenario whete the cost of living is getting more expensive, salary increase only specifically for goverment servants but not all workers in the private or business sector caused the escalating price of essential goods, the KJ, Kalimullah anfd Patrick Lim factor where they are seen to be influencing the government, the kissing of the kris by Hisham uttering racial remarks to the non malays and other sensitive religious issues like converts Muslim bodies are snatched away by the Islamic authorities eventhough they are not practising Islam upon their death.
But this 12th Election is a wake up call to the Federal Government after 50 years of independence that it will be tougher in the future for BN to remain in power as there will be more challenging issues to deal with the much more educated Malaysians.
This is a response to REWARP.
It is enshrined in the Constitution that the Menteri Besar from all States in M'sia (except Penang, Melaka, Sarawak, Sabah) must be a Malay. And by juxtaposition, that means he must be a Muslim too.
So, don't blame the Opposition of practicing the bad habits of BN in choosing only selected men and denying the best talents to lead. I think their choice of MB in Perak speaks volume of their ability to cooperate at this present point in time so soon after the elections.
Congrats to your brother Marina! Hope he'll make a better PM than that cunt Khairy!
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"It is sad that you have danced to the tune of the chinese and indians who are set to demolish the Malays. Happy now?"
I is because UMNO has done too little to rein in people like you that the chinese and indians cannot trust the BN to stand up for their legitimate rights as citizens of Malaysia.
Dan disebabkan pertualang2 inilah maka wakil2 BN yang tulin diketepikan oleh AAB.
Chan Choon Kit if not only malay can be MB for other state this will make we would have another one more Singapore.
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