The Sibu Central Market
is beautiful, magnificent and commanding in every way. However, the lack of energy conservation
consciousness and the greed of the lights installation contractor as well as
the negligence of the authority concerned to oversee the work are just plain
enough to every civic-minded citizen.
Do you have better
reasons to tell us why there are so many fluorescents lights installed along
the driveway? Tell us why the lights are
switched on when the sunlight is many times brighter than the artificial light. You may say at night these fluorescent lights
are required. Think over it: Do we really need so many fluorescent lights
along the way? After all, do the drivers
also switch on the car lamps while driving at night?
Do you have better
reasons to tell us why there are so many fluorescent lights installed on each
floor? Tell us why the fluorescent
lights are switched on where there is sufficient sunlight all along the sides
of the parking lots.
Do you have better
reasons to tell us why there are so many fluorescent lights and why they are
installed so far above on the ground floor?
Tell us why the fluorescent lights are not installed just 10 feet above
the floor so that we do not need so many fluorescent lights. We also don’t need to cause unnecessary
energy wastage!
Do you still have the
records of the cost of each fluorescent lamp and installation? Did you think that our Sibu Central Market in
fact only needs about half the number of the fluorescent lamps?
Find out how frustrated
we, taxpayers feel to think of the fact that the hard earned money is so wasted
through this irrational energy wastage and payment for unnecessary
installation.
Try to understand how
exasperatingly, we, taxpayers endure when the authorities concerned does not
take actions to remedy the situations and let the problem of energy wastage
continue.
Be empathetic enough to
sense how desperately, we , taxpayers tolerate when the authorities concerned
shirk their responsibilities to improve the conditions through cautious management
and avoid unnecessary wastage.
Be sensitive enough to
know how agitated, we, taxpayers, are when we are asked to pay more and more
taxes and we have to face price hiking in every item.
Be wise enough to think
how agitatedly, we, taxpayers, undergo daily
when the authorities concerned are lackadaisical in their
approach.
Remember not to take
people for granted. Please be attentive
to our complaints or suggestions with due care.
The Sibu Central Market is
beautiful, magnificent and commanding in every way. However, there are just too many fluorescent
lights to feel it right. The awareness
of energy conservation of the lights installation contractor is near to
nil. What a shame!
The Sibu Central Market is
but a market for business transactions.
The items for sale are big enough to see and even for detailed
examination in the broad daylight. People
don’t come here for reading. Therefore,
we don’t need so many dazzling and glaring strong lights.
The fluorescent lights along
the driveway are useless because the sunlight there is many times brighter than
the artificial lights. I only see the
greed and ignorance of the light installation contractor here especially and
the negligence of the authority concerned to oversee the work.
The Sibu Central Market is
but a market for business transactions not a centre for reading the printed
words. Hence, strong lighting is
definitely not required at all. Besides,
fluorescent lights are also not necessary at all at the places where there is
enough sunlight.
Good gracious! The stallholders or tax payers are just
helpless to many types of taxes to pay.
They are just ignorant as helpless that the taxes they paid are often so
wasted through the unnecessary fluorescent lights and electricity currents as
well as poor management. Moreover, they
are unaware that they have the ‘artificial light bask’. I wonder whether they believe that too much
‘artificial light bask’ can cause ‘cataract’ and affect an individual
‘biological clock’ in the long run.
The artificial light is very
useful at night and for dark places.
Alamat, how we abuse the artificial light during the daytime. Wake up to the law of nature. We have sunlight during the day, so say ‘No!’
to the artificial light. Make use of the
sunlight wherever and whenever we can.
Think over it: How many artificial lights does the Sibu Central
Market need and how bright should the
Sibu Central Market be during the daytime?
How many artificial lights does the Sibu Central Market need and how bright should the Sibu Central Market
be at night?
The Ruling Party and the Opposition Parties are different. They are very different in terms of
designation, position, and authority in the duties and responsibilities. The Ruling Party is entrusted with the duties
and responsibilities to govern the country at their disposal. Therefore, they should rule the nation to the
very best they can. The Opposition
Parties are but just the watchdogs to consider and to take heed of. Hence, the Ruling Party ought to understand
their roles and responsibilities well.
They must know how to distinguish right from wrong.
Neglecting their roles and responsibilities
and failing to demarcate the boundary of right from wrong are the main causes
of rampant state of corruption and collusion in the country. It is like a rotten apple and more akin to a
malignant cancer spreading. We plead for
overhauling and reforming of the system or I am afraid the Ruling Party is
subjected to the total collapse and downfall in the course of time sooner or
later. The one-party rule era of
Kuomintang in Taiwan
is a good example for us to refer to. Indonesia and the Philippines are another two models
for us to study. Be alert!
Hence don’t condemn the Opposition Parties for “Words more than
Actions.” and “Barking a lot of
rubbish.” Remember what the people want
is the Ruling Party to carry out the duties efficiently and effectively well
and not to bark back as much. You are
not the watchdog to do so.
Don’t fly into a rage when the Opposition Parties pinpoint out
the cases of corruption and collusion in the country. Don’t act blind to the rampant and acute
state of corruption and collusion in the country. What the people want is that Ruling Party
(RP) must implement the stringent measures to keep strict record of all the
transactions of tax revenues and be transparent in the account of the
allocation funds for development to prevent any foul play. If possible, disclose the wealth of any ministers
or officials of high ranking for scrutiny or cross examination.
Don’t feel agitated when the Opposition Parties (OPs) sneer at
the RP being incapable in dealing with the problems of floods. Act promptly to show your ability to salvage
the people from the torture of floods.
Not to say, this is the duties and responsibilities of the
government. People want the tangible and
concrete show of your abilities in solving the problems of floods. We don’t want to hear you blowing your own
trumpet again and again as well as giving vain promises. Don’t let us assess you as a mentally
retarded to be so incapable. Don’t
impress us to see you know only how to cut ribbons, beam nicely to receive
gifts and indulge in parties.
Don’t panic when OPs criticise that the Government GeneralHospital
is not well managed and well-kept. Act
now to improve. Don’t lose the status of
the Government GeneralHospital to the Private
hospitals. The RP should view the
people’s preference and favour for the Private hospitals as a defiance and
humiliation to the image, capacity and authority of RP. Don’t let the people have the chance to poke
fun at the RP saying, “Sibu is a small town but the private hospitals and
clinics are many times more than enough.”
One of the ministers even took pride in the redundant number of the
private hospitals and clinics to day-dreamily say, “ We can turn Sibu into a
medical centre some day.” Goodness
me! Please help to improve the
conditions and raise the standard of the Government General Hospital (GGH)
first.
We should discourage, if possible, reduce
the number of private hospital and clinics to avoid competition so as to protect the people in general. Here is a story to share. I have a friend in Kuching. Her boyfriend suffered from a heart
attack. Without a second thought, she
sent him to a private hospital in Kuching for treatment. However,
his condition was just so serious that he needed a special equipment and care
to sustain his life. My friend was not
in the position to pay for the heavy
expenses to let him stay on in the
private hospital, either. Then, she
needed to transfer him to the GGH.
Fortunately or unfortunately, I don’t know,
the man died the following day. I show
this example is to let the RP know that why we don’t want to see more private
hospitals and clinics blooming in Sibu and other places.) We want our government to offer the best
possible medical service to make us
appreciate and sense your effort and capacity.
We want the concrete and tangible things to appreciate and to take pride
in. Avoid blowing your own trumpet
anymore. Don’t make people feel detested
and disgusted again and again.
Don’t feel impatient when the OPs mention the Issue of Education
repeatedly. Do introspect, examine, and
find out all the weaknesses, defects and shortcomings of our education system
and policies in order to improve and progress.
Don’t oppress and suppress different opinions anymore. The TwinTowers
and Putra Jaya are magnificently commanding, noble and splendid. But the fall of Mr Chen to death in a Chinese
Primary School as a result of the rotten floor caused by termites has shown us
such a sarcastically contrast of luxurious buildings and the poor Chinese primary
school buildings in general.
Alamat! What a curse! What a shame!
The falling death of Mr Chen shows the living example of the plush
buildings that are erected at the expense of many Chinese primary school buildings. Tell me why the Chinese primary schools have
been facing the problems of lacking of space, classrooms and qualified teachers
since our independence day. So, don’t
blame them to bring up the issue again and again because it has not been
properly dealt with. Have you tried your
best? Have you used the tax revenues
fairly and justly? We want tangible and
concrete evidences and examples of fairness and justice. We can’t tolerate ‘bilibala’ noise of
fairness and justice in abstract anymore.
It is wonderful to hear some ministers moot the idea of turning Malaysia into
an education centre. Now the question is
what we should do to improve and raise the standards of our existing primary,
secondary and tertiary education to the qualified levels to compete. Now the question is how we can reform and
overhaul our current education system and policies for a more comprehensive,
holistic and reliable one.
Don’t feel upset when the OPs accused the ministers in the RP to
indulge in ‘money politics’. They used
money to buy votes to become ministers.
You let Anti-Corruption Agency investigate and find out the truth. You don’t have to bare your teeth to deny.
When Mr Lim Kit Siang demanded Rafidah to resign to justify her
abuse of power. She did not have to
curse Mr Lim Kit Siang like that. If she
were really honest and innocent, she should keep cool and explained ‘APs’
calmly to dumb Mr Lim and pacify the people in general.
Don’t hate the OPs when they tell you the truth of wastage. Learn to be frugal. According to a daily newspaper report, there
were 17 government departments overspending the allocation. Alamat!
Too much! ‘Waste not, Want
not.’ No wonder tax is imposed on almost
everything. Overspending through wastage,
carelessness and corruption is really
abhorrent. How much longer could the
people tolerate the abuse and negligence of the RP? Our neighbour, the Philippines should serve a good
example of how tolerate the people could be and rebellious could turn out to be
once they broke loose the line of toleration. 5
Don’t react so ignorantly when the OPs depict the rampant state
of corruption and collusion of the government like a malignant cancer. Act fast to formulate policies to eliminate
conducive opportunities to corruption and collusion.
When the OPs talk about the unfairness and injustice the
government treating the Chinese primary schools, don’t argue anymore but give concrete and
tangible examples and evidences to prove.
Don’t ‘bilibala’ blindly to say how just and fair the government has
been. Malaysia is 48 years old. The words and actions must be in accord to a
48-year-old person. It is important to
know the difference between the tangible and intangible or pure imagination.
Don’t feel frustrated when
the OPs remind so often the relationship of ‘master and servant’ in the democratic rule. Lean to play the role of servants to serve
the people. Otherwise, I am afraid you
have to face disgrace and embarrassment in time to come.
Don’t act aggressive to the
OPs when they sneer at the RP to know how to act to win the hearts of the
people: make a big show of development
when the election day approaches. They
build bridges, pave the roads, extend the water and electricity supplies and
build other infrastructure facilities.
After all, the majority of the people do not know that providing the
basic needs are the responsibilities of RP.
They are blurred to the purpose of taxation. Well, don’t rebut but show to the people what
you have been doing all the time. Try
your best, work hard and improve yourselves, that is. Don’t give the OPs parties any chance to
catch you red-handed.
Ignore the OPs when they
laugh at the ministers of the RP to enjoy talking on ‘gratitude’ and
‘sacrifice’. But I think you should
consider ‘win-win’ to be more practical and think of ‘terms of contract’ to be
more applicable and fascinating.
In conclusion, I see it
feasible that the RP needs the OPs to pinpoint out the weaknesses, defects, and
shortcomings to change, to adjust and improve.
Failing to do so, you only assist the OPs to become stronger and
stronger and to overthrow you some day.
This is the best interaction between the RP and OPs. Absolute authority is destined and subjected
to absolute degradation and breakdown.
In the democratic system, fairness and justice should be the dominating
factors to determine and progress for the best ‘servant’ to emerge to lead.
Making a big show to express
yourselves being patriotic is indeed an eye-catching gesture. But is it the benchmark to judge a person
being patriotic or not?
Hoisting or flying the
National Flag to show being patriotic is a good sign of your effort. But is it the yardstick to gauge the level of
patriotism when you don’t even know how to take care of the flags after the
event?
Singing the National Anthem
inside out your lungs is definitely touching.
But is it easy to maintain after the event when a person is so lack of
self-discipline and loose to abide by the ethical principles of life? Being patriotic means no bribe taking at all
cost. In view of the rampant and
prevalent state of corruption. I wonder
how much patriotism you show so vigorously can apply.
Shouting ‘Merdeka’ until you
hoarse your voice and deafen your ears or others to show being patriotic is
extremely exciting. But how far and wide
can it echo when assessing our success in terms of education, medical services,
democracy, conservation of our natural environment and resources management?
Attending a mass ceremony to
celebrate the National Day to show being patriotic is fun, fascinating and stimulating
to the senses of sight and hearing.
But it is even more patriotic to
have high level of attendance at work or service at your disposal.
Hoisting the national flag
or waving it vigorously to express your love for your country is indeed
complementary an act to your positive attitude to perform your duty or work
well as a citizen.
Producing the rhythmic sound
effect to express yourselves being patriotic is, no doubt, inspiring. But these rhythmic sounds must be in accord
with the tone and tune of the voice in daily communication in the service to
others.
Shouting ‘Merdeka’ piercingly
loud to express your pride and joy that our country has an independent status
and her own entity is definitely fulfilling.
However, this pride and joy needs the fulfilment of good education,
medical service, democracy, conservation of our natural environment,
infrastructures, fairness and justice to appreciate to work out.
How I wish ‘Merdeka Day’
would become a very important day to everybody, especially our leaders to
introspect and assess how patriotic they have been in the past one year and to
make resolution to improve and to tune themselves to the more concrete,
practical and meaningful ways of patriotism.
We really need good leaders with exemplar acts of patriotism to learn
and to follow.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know how agitated Dr Makhatir was and how
heartbroken Rafidah felt. She shed so
much tear when asked just to explain the problems relating to APs.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know Dr Makhatir really abandoned his care of
how he would expose the weakness and malfunction of his former administration
that he was in full and total command. I
know how Rafidah faced the risk of being ostracised to confront him even though
she said he was like a father figure to her.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know how Rafidah wished for a total
cover-up. She really hated any mention
of APs and lest to say to share the
secret of the issue of APs. But I also
know she adbored to the demand of explanation about the practice of APs so much
so that she evaded the Parliamentary Meetings again and again. Eventually, our
Prime Minister had to send her an ultimatum to show up in the next
Parliamentary Meeting.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know the
proper dealing with the case concerning so much to the progress or degradation of
the nation. Our country just can’t
afford to endure anymore man-created malady and calamity like this or how we
can live up to the expectation and realisation of Vision 2020. You see, it is
only 15 years to fulfil. Therefore,
everybody, especially, our leaders ought to take accountability of their actions
and conducts seriously and urgently.
There is no better way to show patriotism than be more responsible for
your own actions and duties. As far as I
know our leaders enjoy quite a lot of privileges and rights in my country.
I really don’t understand
much about the practice of APs but I know it is an abuse of power, a kind of
corruption and injustice.
Alamat! What a curse to
think of the leaders or ministers taking advantages of the policy to amass
astronomical wealth for themselves and enjoy the wealth at the expense of
others.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know AP issue is just like a rotten egg
exploding. The process of rotting should
have started long time ago.
Alamat! What a curse!
The former Prime Minister was just over-confident and too outgoing to
believe that his administration was like a rotten apple. Besides, he was just too strong and too busy
to think in depth and width. Moreover,
he was also too indulgent in his own charm as a leader.
At one stage, he was just
too acutely intense to believe he could prove his deputy Prime Minister guilty
of homosexual and other charges of corruption.
He overlooked even more serious cases and widespread state of corruption
in general in his administration. It was
just too much one-man play to foster the proper practice of democracy. Actually, he tried all means to undo
‘democracy’.
Furthermore, the former Prime
Minister was far too humble to insist and to empower Anti-Corruption Agency to
force the disclosure of wealth each minister and official possessed, of course,
including himself for the scrutiny and cross-examination.
Good gracious! What a shame that our present Prime Minister
Pak Lah , I am cocksure, that he has to
devote a lot of his ministry to dig out, hack off, cleanse and sterilise the
cancerous part of corruption. Besides,
he also has to poke and push Anti – Corruption Agency hard enough to reactivate
them to action again.
Pak Lah definitely needs
great wisdom and immense effort to undo and overhaul 1
the deep-rooted practice of corruption and collusion. He must forcefully exercise
the twin pillars of conduct, namely ‘Reward and Punishment’ effectively
to encourage good conducts and deter wayward habits.
I don’t know much about the
practice of APs but I know that Rafidah didn’t need to touch the Holy Book,
Quran to swear to emphasise her innocence in such an inappropriate place and
time. But I know she has to explain
clearly once and for all how the malpractice of APs took place with her as the
minister of Trade and Commerce.
Now the question is How she
could allow the few ministers or persons to hold so many APs at the expense of
others. It is an injustice to the
extreme.
Now the question is Why she
allowed. She should have learnt the
Principle of Justice from the Holy Book, Quran that any form of injustice has
its equivalent degree of punishment or retribution.
I don’t understand much
about the practice of APs but I know that it is a very grave offence she
committed with very much abandonment of self conscience. She needs to resign to justify and align with
the Pak Lah’s ambition and determination to hack off the cancerous part and
cleanse the sickly administrative system handed to him not long ago.
“30%
Bumi equity ownership achievable by 2020—Minister”(9 May, 2012WednesdayThe Borneo Post).Be honest to say that I really have no idea
at all how our Bumi friends outside the circles of the BN leaders and the
cronies can reach this 30% Bumi equity ownership.It is something so blurred and intangible to
90% of our Bumi friends.It is no doubt
a very good camouflage to steal and steal and to take full advantage of this
provision to the few who have the power and the access.So we witness how our prime ministers, chief
ministers, ministers, high ranking officers and related consortiums (XXXX4)
prosper at the expense of the mass.It
is indeed smart of these leaders in the name of Bumis to gain full advantage
for their own good and interest only.
I
am rest-assured to say that it is impossible X n times “30% Bumi equity
ownership” to be achieved by 2020.Actually
it has been achieved many times over for the XXXX4 at the expenses of the
mass.Hence we witness the two extremes
10% very wealthy people against 40% very poor people.Count and check the number of people who came
for RM500 special aid to the poor.
It
is very stupid of Najib to give money that way to cause so much rush and push
for the poor. Be more organised.If he really has the heart for the poor, he
should improve the lots of the poor systematically.Besides special aids to the poor, he should
improve the road system and other basic infrastructures everywhere properly,
Sarawak and Sabah especially.We have
been colonised by the Federal government too long.We people in the two states really see this
partnership a curse and worse than that of British colonialism.
We
people have witnessed enough how the allocation funds have been hijacked by the
BN leaders and the cronies since time immemorial.Money laundering in hundred billions is
recorded annually. Who are the
culprits?We people at least 70% know much.
9
million is said to have gone missing in Sarawak headed by Taib Mahmud, the
chief minister who is also the state finance minister.The ministers from PR tried to bring the
matter up in the state assembly but were gagged to do so.
Now
One billion has been allocated for the Bumiputra Entrepreneurs Trust Fund.We hope this money will really reach the
eligible ones.It will not be hijacked
by Taib Mahmud and his cronies.
I
cannot figure out how much RM 1 billion.I wonder if the money is in RM100 notes to be put in A4 paper box, how
many A4 paper boxes there are.If we stack
them up 5 boxes in height and 10 boxes
across, how many kilometres it will run up to. These XXXX4s always seem to engage in transaction involving millions or billions.
Please
do not use the name of Malays or Bumiputras to engage in the business of
embezzlement and swindling. Be prepared
to abandon the provision of 30% Bumi equity ownership as it is just too elusive
and unrealistic to attain for the 90% of the Bumis.Translate this 30% equity ownership into the
tangible products like improving the road system, better medical services,
electricity and water supply, education facilities and the like for all. It is better not to divide the people in this
way.Practise the true spirit of
democracy for the good of all.We have
done enough experiments on economic development based on races.Majority of people like me do not believe
this trick to upkeep the status.
Believe
me, it is through education and skill development of every individual to win in
life.Abandon the myth that Bumis can be
helped in that way when majority of the people including the Bumis do not
believe this trick anymore.In the 13th general election, we
people will tell you what we want.
