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Scrabby asked - 'Am I a coward?'
A self-imposed hibernation (from blogging) and a chronic medical condition have resulted in me being ‘behind’ in the local news, especially political news.
Although I heard from friends that some people participating in vigils were arrested, I have lost count of who and the numbers.
Today, I happen to turn on the TV at 5 plus (out of boredom) and saw clips of the Perak Speaker, Siva being hauled away by police, and Ipoh Barat Member of Parliament Kulasegran being led into the police truck… for attempting to abstain from food?
I felt sad, very sad after viewing that TV clip. And I thought that maybe Pakatan Rakyat should just let the thieves be, concede defeat. For we cannot win a fight with treachery and evil.
Okay, before any of you shoot me down for even thinking of conceding defeat, please know that was a split second of weakness. I had gone completely out of my mind.. probably due to too much of idling at home (when everyone is at work).
When I recovered my sanity, I recalled the story of how David threw a slingshot and down went Goliath the giant!
This is the description of Goliath..
‘He was over nine feet tall. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.’
Can you see the theatrics of Goliath, and his similarity with you-know-who?
Pakatan Rakyat may be like David, small and without the works of the 3 Ms (money, means & machinery) but see how David slew Goliath..
‘Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine… Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.’
What David needed was one good shot, and of course for God to be on his side, to slew the giant.
PR, your good shot would be the rakyat. Because whatever other shots you take will be taken down by the police. But the police cannot arrest the people’s minds.
General Charles De Gaulle exhorted the French people to continue to fight against Germany with this appeal – ‘France has lost a battle. But France has not lost a war!’ And he also said – ‘Must we abandon all hope? Is our defeat final?…No!’
I am convinced that Perak may have lost the fight to thieves, but Perak have not lost the battle of GE13!
So the answer to this question ‘Am I a coward?’ is NO!
(Bible passage reference: 1 Samuel 17)
I first posted a picture of the birds building a nest on the palm leaf in my garden on 12 May.
I checked the progress on 13 May here..
Nest building progress on 13 May
On 14 May, as I watched from the guest room window (outside where the palm tree is situated), I saw the lil’ bird bring bits of leaves to build the nest. I tried to photograph the bird in action, but failed because the bird noticed my presence and flew off in a huff!
Some form of the nest can be now seen, 14 May
But alas, since 14 May and now, 6 days later, there is no progress. I think I made the lil’ bird upset with my peeping and trespassing! The birds have abandoned ship!
Looks like my spying technique needs some polishing.
I will update this post, if there is any progress….
Day 1 (12/5/09) of discovering lil’ humming bird building a nest on the palm leaf. Sometime back in September last year, the lil’ birds built a nest on the frangipani tree in my garden. Will post the progress of the nest-building …
(peng’s note: This post is created and posted via email using my mobile phone! Yeah! WordPress has enabled blogging via email!)
One day after May 7, the darkest day in Perak state history, the government offer sweets to pacify the outraged rakyat.
May 7: Perak Speaker YB Siva was manhandled and bungled off to a holding room to allow the crooks to carry on with their con job, with no regards and respect for the Speaker’s position!
May 8: Home Minister announced that 13 ISA detainees will be released. The 13 included the Hindraf trio; P Uthayakumar, T Vasanthakumar and M Manoharan wil be free in 2 or 3 days. No reason was given for this sudden goodwill!
IS THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL DAMAGE ?
1. TO PACIFY THE RAKYAT, BY FINALLY DOING SOMETHING THE RAKYAT HAS BEEN CALLING FOR?
2. TO DIVERT ATTENTION AND FOCUS FROM THE PERAK SAVAGE ACTS TO SOMETHING ELSE?
3. TO AVOID ANOTHER BY-ELECTION (Manoharan is also the state representative for Kota Alam Shah in Selangor and it was recently rumored that he may be resigning) AND AVOID THE SHAME OF HAVING TO ADMIT DEFEAT?
Whatever it is, just know that damage is done, milk is spilled, NOTHING THE GOVERNMENT DOES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTROL OR REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
WE REMEMBER THE ASSAULT ON YB SIVA. WE REMEMBER THE ARRESTS OF RAKYAT. WE REMEMBER THE TRAITOROUS JELAPANG REP & BN’S COUP. ORANG PERAK BUKAN BODOH!
updated 9/5/09:
Jeff Ooi revealed that ‘The Review Board for ISA detainees is supposed to sit from May 18-19′ and when the Home Minister made the announcement ofthe release prior to the review, it indicates ‘there is no due process when it comes to deciding a person’s freedom. The Board is a rubber-stamp’.
Read Jeff’s post here.
SO ISN’T IT CLEAR THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO RELEASE THE 13 IS AN OBVIOUS PLOY TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM THE MAY 7 MAYHEM!
AGAIN I SAY, ORANG PERAK BUKAN BODOH!
No need synopsis for these pictures. Try to spot Haris (of The People’s Parliament) and Bernard (of Zorro) in these pictures, receiving ’special’ treatment..
And these snitched from Sin Chew and Sinar Harian..
Photos that you won’t see in the mainstream papers, taken by Jong, a very concerned Malaysian. (Thank you Jong).
If only the ordinary folks harassed by an unsafe environment of snatch thieves, robbers, rapists, murderers get this kind of attention from our mata-mata!
(Part 2 to follow)
I want to scream till my lungs collapse. I want to cry till my tears run dry.
I want to know how (how can the appointment of the new speaker be legal & constitutional?).
I want to know why (why the police are siding the illegal menteri besar and involved in physically removing the legit speaker from the dewan?).
I also want to know why (why people wearing black, and near the state secretariat building are being arrested?).
May 7, 2009 is a black day for Perak. It is a day darker than night.
Our hands are tainted black by this outrageous act of May 7. Our blackened hands are reaching out for justice and democracy.
We shall not forget this tyranny, this arrogance, this bully attitude. We shall wait for our day to come.
Yes! We shall wait!
(peng’s note: I am still in hibernation. I just have to come out of it for a moment to write my thoughts, otherwise I will go mad! Salam to all and God bless).
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