been on an ADF buzz for the last few weeks.... here's some stuff i pick up along the way....
1) rebel warrior - live
2) flyover - live
3) oil - live
... and here's an article on ADF. this next one's a personal favourite of mine from Dr Das.
bloodletting
Monday, April 21, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
dude, i'm a Malaysian for the first time.
the 12th General Election has validated how a lot of us longed and yearned to feel... to mean what we see printed on our identity cards. I went to sleep knowing that for once we have become Malaysians and i woke up thinking it didn't matter what my skin colour was nor what i subscribed to. for this brief moment, i can look down a barrel of a gun and say it with conviction.
to those of you who voted, give yourself a pat on the back...no, no... more than that, take your arms and hug yourself and let out a huge zany grin. the voter turnout was on an average 75+%. that's a wildly OTT figure. even the americans can only dream of 30+%.
democracy rocks and it prove one point, the right not to vote - is mere apathy and not part of the democratic process. the BN did filter out with reports that in a number of places, the BN votes never came through, which to my mind seems to mean that the usual apathetic bunch rightly stayed away but to their own detriment.
right now we are on the cusp of a new balance, and it pays dividends to remember not to take the paths our predecessors took on May 13, 1969. I for one believe that path was never a righteous one and brought out the evil we sometimes see in the glint of our eyes when we look in the mirror. we have to learn from our past. period. Today, is a new day. Malaysians have spoken with their "X".
The NST and the the Star have shied away from stating that the BN have lost their precious 2/3 majority. The Star alludes to it by merely stating the number of seats taken by the BN and the Opposition. I did the math and the Opposition have 36%.... and that's the significance of it.
Although the BN has won the right to form the next federal government, that right should not be begrudged. it's democracy at work.
what the BN should do is realise that, "we've lost. we"ve lost" in Badawi's own words, and be mature enough to understand that from this day onwards, the politics of the brave have come to the fore, and the new BN government has to learn how to engage the Opposition with due respect, candour and courtesy and not simply discount or pooh-pooh the Opposition.
Today, the BN can no longer conduct themselves as though, no one is looking at them. Gerakan, PPP, MIC and the MCA are mostly now academic exercises. Who's National Front are they heading? Although the BN is a fractured beast, it is still a sentient one.
I can say this, the BN - before anyone says anything stupid from the BN camp - ought to be magnanimous and not kick up a fuss about the "evil" Opposition, because not only have the people made themselves heard by the ballot, foreign investors will taken note of your reactions to decide whether we rightly deserve their money, the same money that this country depends on to thrive economically.. the FDI.
the HINDRAF 5. the indian community have clearly spoken. the "community champions" have prevailed. what more can the BN do but to listen to indian community and release the HINDRAF 5 back to their families. the days of unlawful detention are at a twilight. this election has hammered the message home. Hadhari-ism is a failure and we need to look at fundamentals and not racial or religious politics.
By fundamentals, i mean... that we have to understand that we are first and foremost humans and we all bleed red. we also share the same salinity in our blood. and despite our diverse environments and cultural differences, we all share the same sense of emotions and a common desire for change. we cannot simply tolerate... that is no longer acceptable. we have to embrace our differences and bring something to this glorious table we call, Malaysia.
i'm fuzzy with excitement and hope. until yesterday this country was gripped in the claws of the "politics of fear". today we grew up and rightly deserve our 50 years of independence, as we embrace "the politics of the brave".
thank you for bearing with me, and thank everyone around you for this "brand new day", we all deserve it, "warts and all"
to those of you who voted, give yourself a pat on the back...no, no... more than that, take your arms and hug yourself and let out a huge zany grin. the voter turnout was on an average 75+%. that's a wildly OTT figure. even the americans can only dream of 30+%.
democracy rocks and it prove one point, the right not to vote - is mere apathy and not part of the democratic process. the BN did filter out with reports that in a number of places, the BN votes never came through, which to my mind seems to mean that the usual apathetic bunch rightly stayed away but to their own detriment.
right now we are on the cusp of a new balance, and it pays dividends to remember not to take the paths our predecessors took on May 13, 1969. I for one believe that path was never a righteous one and brought out the evil we sometimes see in the glint of our eyes when we look in the mirror. we have to learn from our past. period. Today, is a new day. Malaysians have spoken with their "X".
The NST and the the Star have shied away from stating that the BN have lost their precious 2/3 majority. The Star alludes to it by merely stating the number of seats taken by the BN and the Opposition. I did the math and the Opposition have 36%.... and that's the significance of it.
Although the BN has won the right to form the next federal government, that right should not be begrudged. it's democracy at work.
what the BN should do is realise that, "we've lost. we"ve lost" in Badawi's own words, and be mature enough to understand that from this day onwards, the politics of the brave have come to the fore, and the new BN government has to learn how to engage the Opposition with due respect, candour and courtesy and not simply discount or pooh-pooh the Opposition.
Today, the BN can no longer conduct themselves as though, no one is looking at them. Gerakan, PPP, MIC and the MCA are mostly now academic exercises. Who's National Front are they heading? Although the BN is a fractured beast, it is still a sentient one.
I can say this, the BN - before anyone says anything stupid from the BN camp - ought to be magnanimous and not kick up a fuss about the "evil" Opposition, because not only have the people made themselves heard by the ballot, foreign investors will taken note of your reactions to decide whether we rightly deserve their money, the same money that this country depends on to thrive economically.. the FDI.
the HINDRAF 5. the indian community have clearly spoken. the "community champions" have prevailed. what more can the BN do but to listen to indian community and release the HINDRAF 5 back to their families. the days of unlawful detention are at a twilight. this election has hammered the message home. Hadhari-ism is a failure and we need to look at fundamentals and not racial or religious politics.
By fundamentals, i mean... that we have to understand that we are first and foremost humans and we all bleed red. we also share the same salinity in our blood. and despite our diverse environments and cultural differences, we all share the same sense of emotions and a common desire for change. we cannot simply tolerate... that is no longer acceptable. we have to embrace our differences and bring something to this glorious table we call, Malaysia.
i'm fuzzy with excitement and hope. until yesterday this country was gripped in the claws of the "politics of fear". today we grew up and rightly deserve our 50 years of independence, as we embrace "the politics of the brave".
thank you for bearing with me, and thank everyone around you for this "brand new day", we all deserve it, "warts and all"
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
was it a sabbatical?
nyet. the only reason nothing's been forthcoming on my part for such a long time, is simply because most issues have been canvassed and adequately dealt with. i've had nothing to add. but you know as well as i do, these are rather interesting times we live in. it's not a question of degree, but a question of maturity and the growing up we all have done. i'll be writing quite a bit this month, but i thought maybe i should just touch base with you, whoever you may be.
the recent spate of arrests have been life affirming and before you let out a ghastly gasp, i have to say that i make this statement with a view to the bigger picture, and not merely our rice bowl or our tummies - that's day to day.
see you in a day or two.
the recent spate of arrests have been life affirming and before you let out a ghastly gasp, i have to say that i make this statement with a view to the bigger picture, and not merely our rice bowl or our tummies - that's day to day.
see you in a day or two.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
the lowest common denominator...(2)
hey, this was niggling at the back of my mind for the longest time. this is wht albar said the last time in response to sarah montague's grilling on revathi soosay's situation - see this post.
“...has a child with a hindu man...”
“you know, if you follow a certain religion, like you are a member of a certain club, you are subject to certain rules. when you want to get out of that club, then you must make sure you follow that rule in getting out of it. but nobody is going to stop anyone who so strongly profess a certain religion, they want to change to another religion, that’s up to them but it does create misunderstanding between people, between religion... malaysia, we have survived because we have kept that com....(?)... rather than various religions living, practising, without interference. if you see in malaysia ther are more... malaysia practices more freedom than even in this country...”
now if you have a minister who flip flops as good as this, wouldn't you want to buy him a pair crocs, befitting of his ignominy? so let's see, the idioticus actually compares religiion to a club. please tell this tin-pot ding-dong that a club is one where you can enter and exit without fuss. anything else that suggests cruel and unusual punishment, i.e. to ask a person abusively, "are you sure you want to fuck out of the gang?" has to be a cult, and not a club. last i checked, i only had to make sure my dues were paid and the book club i was at, said "a-ok, bro"... so if the rules pertaining to your constitutional right to freedom of association apply, as the tin pot simplistically lets out, doesn't that mean there's a funk going on around here?
by the fucking way.... HH, can wave the 60cm keris all he wants but its never going to compensate for anything he may have to offer. btw, i'm quite sure i'm straight about this. Mr Pang might take a shine to keris. the keris is no umbrella by a long shot. it's not meant to protect other races and you can't say it is, and it shall be. that's not the way trust is begotten. HH, show us u got a comparable dong, and maybe we'll know that you know wht you're talking about. meanwhile you can stick that rhetoric up your USB port and get SIL to shove his iphone up your lil USB port, too, if you got space to spare.
meanwhile, yesterday, dear old "not a bum bandit no more" anwar has released a 10 second cock tease, and here it is... concerning the lingamgate saga. let's see how this swims, then i'll sort something out arising from my other post on this.
but right now... chill. but remember, kill the lights and pray you don't see daylight....
“...has a child with a hindu man...”
“you know, if you follow a certain religion, like you are a member of a certain club, you are subject to certain rules. when you want to get out of that club, then you must make sure you follow that rule in getting out of it. but nobody is going to stop anyone who so strongly profess a certain religion, they want to change to another religion, that’s up to them but it does create misunderstanding between people, between religion... malaysia, we have survived because we have kept that com....(?)... rather than various religions living, practising, without interference. if you see in malaysia ther are more... malaysia practices more freedom than even in this country...”
now if you have a minister who flip flops as good as this, wouldn't you want to buy him a pair crocs, befitting of his ignominy? so let's see, the idioticus actually compares religiion to a club. please tell this tin-pot ding-dong that a club is one where you can enter and exit without fuss. anything else that suggests cruel and unusual punishment, i.e. to ask a person abusively, "are you sure you want to fuck out of the gang?" has to be a cult, and not a club. last i checked, i only had to make sure my dues were paid and the book club i was at, said "a-ok, bro"... so if the rules pertaining to your constitutional right to freedom of association apply, as the tin pot simplistically lets out, doesn't that mean there's a funk going on around here?
by the fucking way.... HH, can wave the 60cm keris all he wants but its never going to compensate for anything he may have to offer. btw, i'm quite sure i'm straight about this. Mr Pang might take a shine to keris. the keris is no umbrella by a long shot. it's not meant to protect other races and you can't say it is, and it shall be. that's not the way trust is begotten. HH, show us u got a comparable dong, and maybe we'll know that you know wht you're talking about. meanwhile you can stick that rhetoric up your USB port and get SIL to shove his iphone up your lil USB port, too, if you got space to spare.
meanwhile, yesterday, dear old "not a bum bandit no more" anwar has released a 10 second cock tease, and here it is... concerning the lingamgate saga. let's see how this swims, then i'll sort something out arising from my other post on this.
but right now... chill. but remember, kill the lights and pray you don't see daylight....
Friday, October 19, 2007
things that get misconstrued in the 3rd world.
now, no wonder sex ed is out of the question in local schools. =)
be careful when u name ur kid.
... but as i was saying somewhere on this blog, that i forget. there's a reason why madtv appears second rate. it's talent. take a look atthe snl bunch here. see if you can spot the lot of them. i always felt this was one of the more consistent sketches on snl. you can go search for more to see what i mean.
have a good day. try to. it has been a good one, because it appears you can still get the bejeezus bombed out of your tailpipe for believing in your politics here in the 3rd world. i don't hv a high opinion of mdm. bhutto, butt the bhutto has right to speak even if the it's all potty.
stop and smell the gravel.
be careful when u name ur kid.
... but as i was saying somewhere on this blog, that i forget. there's a reason why madtv appears second rate. it's talent. take a look atthe snl bunch here. see if you can spot the lot of them. i always felt this was one of the more consistent sketches on snl. you can go search for more to see what i mean.
have a good day. try to. it has been a good one, because it appears you can still get the bejeezus bombed out of your tailpipe for believing in your politics here in the 3rd world. i don't hv a high opinion of mdm. bhutto, butt the bhutto has right to speak even if the it's all potty.
stop and smell the gravel.
what an odd day...
here with the i-rack... thhe thing about madtv is that alot of the time the sketches don't work. this is one of them, but you see where they're coming from, and it does give me a glimmer of a snicker. =)
where it began, when the phoenix arises from the ashes and soars.
when money isn't everything. which kind of reminds me of russell crowe in "a beautiful mind" when he assuredly asked, "are you capable of original thought?". think about that for a moment.
and to rub it in...
so there you go. i've been thinking pretty hard about the message. nothing got lost in translation. the theme, so to speak, has always been about redemption. whether we like it or not, we're all looking for it in different ways. if you're looking for it, godspeed. if you're not, we'd like to know about it.
have a half-full day.
where it began, when the phoenix arises from the ashes and soars.
when money isn't everything. which kind of reminds me of russell crowe in "a beautiful mind" when he assuredly asked, "are you capable of original thought?". think about that for a moment.
and to rub it in...
so there you go. i've been thinking pretty hard about the message. nothing got lost in translation. the theme, so to speak, has always been about redemption. whether we like it or not, we're all looking for it in different ways. if you're looking for it, godspeed. if you're not, we'd like to know about it.
have a half-full day.
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