Still Don’t Get It, Do You?

For me the most mind boggling thing after the massive defeat of BN in the last election was all the political analysts, all the pundits when asked for their 2 sen, said the reasons for this defeat were due to Hindraf issues, high fuel price, early election date, Anwar factor, PAS promises, DAP meritocratic chanting bla bla bla.

It is not worth their credentials at all, these so call experts. The reason simply we have a very weak and incompetent PM. He was not in control, he is still not in control. This, plus his failed spin-doctor, his PPE degree SIL a.k.a. the Kerbau Jantan.

Hang ingat hang boleh bodoh-bodohkan rakyat Malaysia ke? Hang tak faham ka, orang tak suka kepimpinan hang sebab hang bodo.

Bo-dollah, I would like to recommend you to commit suicide, political suicide that is. So, quit-Lah.

In a Nutshell

It's almost midnight, out of the sudden I felt small. Real small. Insignificantly negligible. My mind drifted to this day, every year, for the last God knows when.

It's my birthday. The day I was born. A tiny and feeble boy without much hope, with a fragile health. Well, that boy survived. He almost drowned when he was six years old. If not because of some 'makhluk Allah' that save him, pushing him from the bottom of the big drain in the wet wet wet Bagan Serai.

Life in the kampung, was not exactly all fun and frolics. I remembered that with 50 cents as the duit blanja, I can't afford the 30 cents Vitagen, or the 50 cents Nutella, or the 70 cents delicious ice-cream cones.

I did my best. I did get top of the class. I did go to a boarding school. But you know what, initially I had only 2 pairs of school uniforms, and 2 pairs of baju Melayu, with nerdy-looking spek kerajaan. My dad even sent me with a taxi.

I did became the captain of the school cricket team, a Perak player, a member of the Prefect Board, a Librarian, secretary of the House, a corporal in the Cadet Corps, got a relatively good result in SPM. Had a girlfriend. Went to another boarding school for 'A' Levels, became the Headboy, achieved the 'Tokoh Pelajar' award, went to UK, did Aerospace Engineering. Lost the girlfriend. Travel all over.

Came back to Malaysia, became an engineer, did offshore projects, got married to a great lady, have four wonderful kids, become manager, travel all over etc. ...

Never do I forget my humble upbringing.

That's my life, in a nutshell, as told by yours truly.

What Word?

Subang Jaya

The other morning, I was a bit late sending the kids to school. It was 7.35 am, and I was about 250m to the corner of Ateef's school entrance. Suddenly the car in front of me stopped and the driver was about to make a U-turn, without warning.

"What the &%$*!"

"Daddy, what the hook nanny did you just said?" Ateef suddenly bursted out.

"Nothing sayang. Just look at that stupid car."

"Don't you ever say that word in front of me again."

"What word? That word. Sorry sayang. I won't say it again."

I just had my lesson learnt early in the morning.