Truth / Lies

Point to Point (20)                           *Truth Or Lies

          Truth is truth.  Lie is lie.  They are like water and fire.  They can’t be mixed up at all.  In the age of ICT, people can distinguish truth from lie like water and fire

          Almost all of the ministers and leaders of the ruling party said, “The opposition parties won 9 seats out of 71 in 2006 state election because they lied to the people about the government. ”  In other words, people were tricked to support the opposition parties (OPs).

          “Ha...............................................”  I was nearly tickled to death to hear this accusation repeatedly.  (In the Chinese language, it is “laugh to death”.).  Alamak!  How come these ministers and leaders are so low-witted to think that the people were so stupid and silly to be tricked and fooled easily?  No wonder they still don’t know the reasons why they lost 9 seats in 2006 state election.  In the past, by hook or by crook, they always almost won all the seats.  Now, overall people are awake and aware of the practice of the government.  People in general know their rights in a democratic country.  The Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Nepal have shown good examples of the power of people.

          Sarawak BN backbenchers Club chariman Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (22 July 2003, The Borneo Post, p1 and p 4), still repeated and lamented the same reason for the loss.  They show no “repentance nor introspection” for the alienaton of the people.

They still find all kinds of excuses for the loss which I don’t see as “loss” but a little share.  They should know more and more people expect at least 30 seats out of 71 in the next election if not winning.  I warn you better be prepared for the shock.  There are enough good reasons for me to predict.

1)    Did you know that more and more people are impatient with the land issue?  The rate of premium for renewal is just too exorbitant to make people feel at ease.  The land is alike to the root to the plant and life to the people.  So you know without the root, a plant will die;  without the security and assurance of the land or house, people are prepared to die to fight for justice and justification.   

          As long as the land code is concerned, the Sarawakians are very 

     uncomfortable and feel threatened.  Who will take active role and fight for  

     the rights of the people?  The people know the truth of the land issue.  Lies

     have no place in their hearts.  Don’t underestimate the wisdom of the

     people, please.

2)    Did you know that people (very high %) are not happy that the foreign trawlers and ships are plundering our sea day and night, night and day.  Our sea is now poor and scarce of fish.   “Real” fresh fish are too expensive to make us feel composed.  How we hate the ministry of fisheries for the plundering.  What a curse and shame.  The state government let the federal government trepass and trangress too far and too much.  We see these ministers and leaders useless and good-for-nothing. We are thirsty for brave and good leaders to fight for the rights of Sarawakians.  This is truth, not lie.

3)    Did you know that the hikes of oil and gas price are the main cause for creating the downstream effect for the hike of everything in the market?  The burden of living is getting heavier and heavier to 98% of the people.  This is the truth you have to recognise.  People know how much the oil companies earn.  How greedy they are for more and more at the expense of the poor people.  These 9 opposition members are telling you and us the truth, not lie. 

We really think 5% oil and gas royalties is too low to speed up the development of Sarawak on par with the standard of development in Peninsula Malaysia.  We want at least 15-20% of royalties.  In our heart, we, no doubt, think that if Federation brings no blessing to the state of Sarawak, breaking off like Singapore will be so much better.  Please don’t classify me to be disloyal or betrayal.  This is the secret “truth” in heart of overall Sarawakians.  If you had a mirror to shine out the truth, you would know that it is the pure truth to witness in our hearts. 

                   Look we are sure it is only the right and brave leaders to possess the    

               ability  to get the things done.  We really despise and are ever eager to get

               rid of those weak and meek leaders and ministers who only care about their 

               own personal gains and official ranks. 

4)    Did you know that the toll of Upper Lanang bridge is unreasonably high?  It

     is not compartible to the standard of living of the people in general.  The toll-

     bridge is a heavy burden to the daily commuters especially.  It is another

     tension in life.  The convenience of the bridge has a high price to pay.  How

     can you expect people to feel relaxed with the facility?  Our government

     turns deaf ear to the pleads and appeals of the people.  This is truth, not lie.

5)    Did you know that people are frustrated over the poor road system?  Oya

     road, as far as, I know is very lousy.  It is winding and narrow.  Check for us

     how frequent road accidents happened in this road.  I wonder how much

     effort the authorities concerned have put in to improve the condition; how

     responsible they have been towards fatal accidents.   I tell you this road

     definitely needs urgent and immediate attention.  Or be prepared to be sued

some day.  Another road, i bear witness is the road heading for Durin in Sibu.  It is very dangerously narrow.  I wonder who took charge of the measure of width of Oya road and Durin road.  It is a bloody measurement!!!!

     I wonder how soon the authorites concerned will start building lanes for the motorcyclists.(very high % of road users).  Have mercy for them. 

There were 7331 cases of road accidents in the first 6 months in 2006!!!!  (30 July, 2006, See Hua Daily Newspaper)  You may attribute it to be the attitude of road users.  But do improve the road conditions before you point finger at them.

6)    Did you know that people are disappointed with the medical service,

standard and facility of the private hospital in Sibu?  Did you know that the

private hospitals and clinics are just too far-fetch and threatening to the poor

and weak?  Did you know that it is very abnormal to have so many private

hospitals and clinics around in town?  Check around where in the world,

there are so many private hospitals and clinics in the country?

                   Please view this trend of development abnormal or morbid to the general

well-being and welfare of the people. 

Did you know that people are very angry to see that the facility and service of the government hospital being so far off the mark and with the standard far from on par with the private hospitals?          

Did you know that the private hospitals are too profit-oriented and commercialised to make people stay cool?  Did you know that some people (I know if you want evidence or proof, i will supply you readily.) resort to borrowing in order to seek treatment in the private hospitals?  If you don’t believe, you can investigate through different agencies.  Or open a channel and let people voice out.  Let people, young and old,  tell you the truth of our medical practice everywhere.  What can be truer than the first-hand knowledge! 

How can a country reach the standard of a developed country when the basic rights of the people are so deprived and denied?  According to the report (28 July, 2006) , the cost of medical service in country is 10-16% more than the International Preference Price.  Imagine the medical condition in Malaysia.  We want better leaders to overhaul the medical system and practice. 

     I really see it a curse and disaster to see so many private hospitals and

clinics blooming in such a small town like Sibu.  Robert Lau applauded and lauded  the phenomenon and remarked that Sibu might one day become a medical centre. 

Alamak!  What a curse!  What a shame!   He is too rich to feel and understand the poor and weak.  He is too blind to the hard struggle of the 98% Sibuans for a living and a decent shelter.  98% can’t afford the medical service and facility in the private hospitals.  This is truth, not lie.  We hate him beyond words  (hie-ngo yi gou chou siah).  We are eager to get rid of this kind of leader and minister.

7)    Did you know that all the Chinese hate the unfair practice of the government towards the Chinese education?  It is too much discrimination.  Please practise democracy in name and in deed.  Democracy means respect the rights of the people.  Do you show your respect for being fair?  What system of government is Malaysia, democracy or totalitarianism?   Don’t make people despise you and the system.  This country belongs to everyone regardless of creed,  race or religion. 

If Allah/ God means Justice and Love, for Allah / God’s sake, be just and fair to every race.  If our country really wants to be on par with the developed countries with democratic form of government like England, USA, Australia, New Zealand and so on, please formulate laws and policies for the well-being and welfare of every citizen in this country.  Let meritocracy rules all.  Don’t let your fancy dictate you anymore. 

     Did you know that there are far too many private colleges and universities like private hospitals to be viewed normal?  Where on earth are there more private colleges and universities than Malaysia?   It is a curse and can result in disaster in the long-run for the proper development of human resources? 

     I think that the ministry of higher education should take the letter “V-C’s remarks on private colleges depressing” written by  Datuk Wong Ken Thau, President, Persatuan Institusi Pendidikan, Tinggi Swasta, Sabah (July 31, 2006, The Borneo Post, p. 12) seriously and seek for improvement.  Otherwise, the dream of turning Malaysia into the hub of education in South-east Asia remains a dream to be mocked at.

     A small island like Taiwan can afford to have so many state-run colleges and universities, why can’t Malaysia, a natural-resource rich country, offer the same facilities to the people?  Shame on you!!!  What can be a greater shame to see that education has become so commercialised?  It is really depressing and disheartening to see colleges set up in shophouses and survive side by side with the coffee shops and other commercial premises.  This is truth, not lie. 

Let’s uphold the system of meritocracy at all cost.  It is the foundation for a fair and just country.  There is, definitely, no short-cut in life.  The practice  of meritocracy, no doubt, is for the good and well-being of everybody in this country.  What can be a better way to teach an individual the virtue of hard work and responsibility to earn his/her respect? 

Privilege is only bestowed on the weak and poor.  Physically and mentally abled persons do not seek privileges all the time.  When physically and mentally abled persons seek for privileges,  you will only degrade and debase yourselves as well as lose your stamina to fight for survival and chance to build self-esteem. 

Privileges are the breeding grounds for spoilt-rotten and aggressive persons good-for-nothing.  This is the law of nature.

8)    Are you confirmed now that the frequent floods in Sibu are due to the poor drianage system and siltation of the river?  You should have seen enough floods in other highland areas  to know the importance of drianage?  Are you sure now how to settle the problem of floods in Sibu?  Did you know that Sibu people are fed up with these leaders and ministers who squandered so much money to seek for foreign expert opinions on the flood conditions in Sibu?  In the past, they even attributed the causes to  the low-lying situation and natural disaster.  Thus, they shirked their duties and responsibilities to solve the problem. 

The fact that they were not  affected by floods much as they don’t

     live in flood-prone areas.  Besides, they were lucky because the people in the 

     past were just too ignorant to seek justification.  Nowadays, people have  

     become more awake and aware of the duties and responsibilities of these

     elected representatives to let them go off easily.  People started thinking

     critically,  “Are they worth the meat?”  (They are paid by taxes of the people

     and of course people want to know whether they deserve the payment.)

                   Facing  the same problem repeatedly year after year, of course, people

              naturally have resentment and hatred towards these leaders and ministers

              who like to boast and bluff a lot.

9)    Did you know that the strength of the opposition parties will grow stronger

     and stronger just like the opposition parties in USA and England in order to

     counteract the ruling parties? Do you think Asfia is too arrogant to say that

     opposition parties in the state do not have status as an alternative

     government?  (Tuesday, July 25, 2006, The Borneo Post, p.3). 

As long as people know the important roles  opposition parties play to

               countercheck the ruling parties,  there is chance for them to become the

               ruling parties.  If you  don’t believe, just wait and see!  Did you know how

               Kumingtan in Taiwan was toppled by the opposition party then?

          10)  Damn the leaders who resort to threat.  A representative in DUN during July

                20 – August 2 ( I can’t remember which day.  Unfortunately I can’t locate

                the article in The Borneo Post ) dared to threaten to relocate the funds from

                the areas under the opposition party members to the areas under BN.  I

                think this leader is “like a frog in a well” failing to recognise the general

                trend of the political climate all over the world.  I believe he still thinks it is 

                possible to suppress and oppress people with “iron fists”.  How ignorant and

                foolish he is.

Justified

Point to Point (19)

                                                *Justified                       9June2006

          “Ha………………………………………………” I was nearly tickled to death (‘laugh me to death’ in the Chinese language)  when I read the article about Dr M (mega-maniac) criticising our present prime minister Abdullah and his government  both in Chinese and English daily newspapers on 8 June, 2006.  Today, I read about how the leaders bombarded and blasted him and supported Abdullah and his government.  Finally, I sensed the democracy in practice gradually.  The 22 + years of Dr. Mega-maniac rule had “upset” the principles of democracy so much so that our prime minister has to “undo despotic and corrupted administration” and we have to relearn the principles of democracy in real essence.   “gher……………………………………….”  (scorn at)(air from the nose)

          There is a proverb in Chinese:  “A clever man is tricked/ fooled by his own fanciful acts.”   He self-exposed the blunders and plunders he committed during his despotic ‘reign’ of the nation.  (He has been lucky because the people have not been enlightened enough to force him to face the tribunal of being irresponsible, erratic, uncountable, corrupt, abusive, ………………… ) 

Not many people were aware how he squandered taxpayers’ money to indulge in the mega projects which served little purpose but a show of the grandeur and wealth at the expense of 99% of the people’s happiness and well-being.  (Ignorant person in politics like me became wide awakened and enlightened.)  I started to probe for truths and facts; phenomena of cause and effect; the curses of his rule. 

Not until he pinpointed out the abuse of power in the Approved Permits (APs) for the imported cars, I was exposed very little to the news of corruption.  I did not know that it was so rampant and rotten and spread like cancerous cells.  I knew that his government always “bought” votes for the election.  I witnessed how the ministers paid the voters to be elected.  It had been a common practice.  Ha .……………………………………  I knew people had to bribe the government staff to get things done properly and fast enough.  I knew people could bribe the police easily.  I knew bribery and corruption here and there in the government.  I knew that most leaders were corrupted.  But I was not aware that corruption was so rampant in our country.  I did not know that it was so rotten and cancerous. 

I knew that how abusive Marcos had been and how corrupt his administration was.  I knew how abusive Suharto had been and how corrupt his administration was.  I only knew how abusive Dr. Mega-maniac and how corrupt his administration was until he stepped down when our prime minister Abdullah first job in his ministry was “Anti-corruption” act to launch to cleanse and “undo” the bad practice of the former administration.  He even conceptualised the “Institute of Integrity” to foster the practice and re-establish the long-lost virtue.  (Ha…………………………………………)

I did not know how abusive Dr.  Mega-maniac was until he declared publicly when he condemned Abdullah and his government to “axe” the construction of scenic bridge further to the side of Singapore.  It cost the government 1 billion! for the loss.  Alamak.  What a curse! What a shame! (It is enough to pay for all the expenses in Chinese primary schools for a full school year.)  We need really stronger leaders,  people and political system to make him be responsible and accountable for the loss.   (Ha…………………………………………………)  See whether he dares to show up every now and then to upset and disturb Abdullah and his government.  (gher……………………)

I did not know how much money he squandered in constructing Putrajaya buildings and he expected Abdullah to complete the project at Putrajaya.

When Mr Chen, a teacher, fell to his death in school because of termite infected floor, I attributed the incident to the abuse of Dr. Mega-maniac who squandered taxpayers’ money for mega-projects and overlooked the needs for more funds to  Chinese primary school.  (a prejudice and eagerness to suppress the development of the Chinese primary school).

The road conditions and system

The road conditions and system                              13Jan2013

          How well / poorly the BN government perform in the following public sectors  should be the criteria key factors to access them.  As people we have to know the private developments and public developments are two different things though the government policies can affect the private developments adversely.  But here let’s investigate and study the public developments to access and evaluate our BN government ruling 56 years at federal level and ?? years at the state level. 

In Sarawak, it is 50 years.  So, it is 56-50, it seems so stable and conducive for development.  However, this stability and conduciveness fall short in terms of quality and it is also lack of the practice of democracy.  It is well-marked with severe corruption and collusion in every aspect you can name.  The whole system of government practices is more inclined to autocracy for the good and benefits of the few who wield the power.  So we only witness the few have become mega-wealthy at the expense of the mass.

          The criteria key areas of the public sectors to access are:  the road conditions and system, public transport, cost of living, job opportunities, medical services, housing conditions and the prices of the house, education and school facilities, security (high crime rate), management of resources (to benefit majority, not the privileged crowned few), fishing industry,  food security and cleanliness, water and electricity supplies and other infrastructures.

           Here let’s discuss the road conditions and system everywhere in Sarawak. 

A good road system like a good system of democracy is constructed to facilitate and benefit  people / road users.  Good road system and conditions also reflect a good system of government.  Who is not upset with the road conditions in Sarawak?  Stand out to tell us.  Let’s grade our road conditions into 5 bands: A (80%-100%); B (60% - 79%); C (40% - 59%); D (20% - 39%) and E (0% - 19%). 

          The roads in Grade A bracket should have the right width to cater heavy-duty vehicles and are tar-sealed properly.  They have the well-built drains on both sides.  They also have motorcyclist lanes along side, knowing that high % of our road users are motorcyclists.  Don’t turn blind eyes to this hard fact.  Count how many kilometres of road in Sarawak are in this category. 

The roads in Grade B bracket also have the right width and tar-sealed properly.  They also have the well-built drains on both sides but they don’t have motorcyclist lanes alongside. 

The roads in Grade C bracket, well, do not have the right width and are tar-sealed.  But they only have a drain on one side.  The roads in Grade D bracket do not have the right width but are tar-sealed.  You can hardly find the drain on either side of the roads.  The roads in Grade E bracket do not have the width and are not tar-sealed.  They have no drains at all.  The roads in Grade E category turn muddy during rainy seasons.  I wonder what the width of the roads is in general in Sarawak?

          Now  let’s grade the roads in Sarawak.  What grades of road are you using?  What % can you give for each grade of the road conditions in Sarawak?   Well, based on personal observations, experiences and informal studies through my glances on the reports in the mass media of the road conditions, there are only 20% for the roads in Grade C bracket; 60% in Grade D bracket and 20% in Grade E bracket.  What do you think, my brethren, young and old, male and female?

          Please refer the few reports of road conditions in the Borneo Post to view if you don’t have much ideas.  Here we go:  ‘Narrow road deters travellers from making a stop at Sri Aman’ (Thursday, 10Jan2013. Home. Pg.10 )  Imagine the congestion and traffic jam and time-waste when the two-lane road fails to fulfil the function to ensure the smooth flow of the traffic.  On the same page, you can also find “Sungai Moyan Road in urgent need of repair” which is about 1.8km long in Kuching which has been in a dismal state for almost a year despite the plead and complaints.  Again on the same page, you will see “Residents want to know why road tarring not finished”  It is about ‘spotty-dotty’ work done so much to the frustration and exasperation of the people there.

          On the report “Residents want road to be widened” (Friday, 11Jan2013. Home Pg13), you will find how fast and often the narrow road kills the road users and how many road users have been involved in the fatal road accidents.  I think we people should chain the neck of Michael Manyin and Yong Khoon Seng to pull them here and there to witness the road conditions.  We should make them kneel down to say sorry especially Michael Manyin who always pointed finger at road users for causing 60%  of fatal road accidents.  He never sees how Grade C and D road conditions cause the 80% of fatal road accidents.  What a damned fool we elected! 

          Do we have well-connected road system?  Our friends in Marudi, Lawas, Belaga, ……………. will tell us better how much time they take to reach the nearest town.  I often wonder why our BN leaders like Fadillah, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, James Masing, Abang Johari, Wong Soon Koh, Peter Chin, Taib Mahmud………. Still dare to pow-bow and howl so much before us, not knowing how disgusted we feel towards them.

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