Tun Dr Ling in the Palace of Justice

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Former president of MCA (the main Chinese-wing party of the ruling coalition BN), Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, 67, was charged at the Putrajaya Sessions Court of Palace of Justice, on July 29, with cheating the Malaysian Government. That is, he was said to be involved in the Port Klang Free Zone (PFKZ) scandal. The ever calm and smiling Tun pleaded not guilty. He was granted bail of RM1 million by Judge Suzana Hussin. Tun posted the bail.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002. The basic charge is that he had knowingly deceived the cabinet in approving the purchase of a land for a major project, the cost of which had escalated tremendously.

Following the prosecution, the ever all knowing former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Muhammad who was at the helm when Tun Dr Ling was the Transport Minister, commented that this was just an accusation and Tun Dr Ling is innocent until proven guilty.

Wow! RM1 million bail just for an accusation!

Rajnikanth - the superstar

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There he sits, humbly, an old man of sixty, of dark complexion, wearing a simple slack and shirt. His head is bald except for the slight patches of hair on the sides. He can be mistaken for a low paying Indian worker, perhaps like a bus conductor, which he once actually was. Not anymore! Now he is The Superstar of the Tamil film world! This is Rajnikanth! The heart throb of millions of young girls!

Young girls? Sixty-years old man? You are wondering! Yes, exactly. Not with the present manifestation, of course. It is when he is acting in the screens, with all the makeovers. In the screens he plays a youthful, handsome and stylish actor, an eligible bachelor on whom the girls keep their eyes on! Add to this, his mischievous antics and heroic fights with the screen baddies, the attraction is magical! The audience really gets turned on. Now, that is acting. An old man able to make the young viewers of both sexes crave for more! No wonder his films are always hits.

He is the James Bond of Tamil cinema where young heroines line up to act beside him, for the glamour and prestige that will be bestowed upon them. His film, ‘Endhiran’ (Robot) had former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai acting beside him, which she would have, certainly, thought as her divine luck.

I am no teenager but I can't wait to see all his new films!

American values

Disgusting! That was the first thought that came into my mind, on seeing the photo in an online media, yesterday, of two fully grown up men in coats, hugging and kissing each other, on the lips. The title above the photo read, ‘Prop. 8 judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban’. 
See, I am embarrassed to have any pictures denoting it above! May be I can just have a picture of a judge striking the gavel on his table!

Yes, in the USA, the California court has validated the same-sex marriage of these two men and they were expressing their happiness in public. Disgusting indeed, for the up keepers of traditional values.
By striking down the ban, the judge had also struck down the hopes of the people striving to maintain the traditional family values. Not only that. In my opinion, he has gone against the will and wishes of God. For, if God had wished for such a thing as same-sex marriage to happen He, in the first place, would have created only men in this world, and not men and women.

My old faithful TV

Watching TV can sometimes be such a pain. They keep on showing the same advertisements again and again. They also show advertisements that keep on asking us to change to the latest technically improved TVs.

Why must I change to the new types of TVs? The stories and news are going to the same in the new TVs, as in my old faithful, aren’t they? Will the hero live in the new TV and die in the old one? Is there going to be a difference in the number of goals scored in a game shown in a new TV? Will the goalkeeper save a penalty kick in the new screen and miss the ball in the old tube! If he does, then I am going to change!

They say that in the new TVs that they term as LCD, LED, Plasma, or HDTVs, it is possible to bring out the pictures in 3D images. It will be so realistic that I might feel that the settings are brought into my living room itself! No, sir! I like complete privacy in my home. I don’t want any Avatars or Conans coming into my living room! And again, I wouldn’t like to be tempted to turn my head left and right to see whether ghosts or vampires are hiding somewhere nearby! Neither do I want to duck my head to avoid an oncoming arrow!

Ha! Ha! You go ahead, please. Buy the latest type of TV. Just allow me to come into your living room once in a while. Don’t worry, I will fore-announce it!

Oh, another thing! In Malaysia, the old TV, that we also call as analog TV will still be available for several more years yet. So I am saved!

School bus drivers - A word of encouragement

Pity the taxi and school bus drivers of Malaysia. An earlier report of sexual molestation by a taxi driver and the more recent news of a student being molested by a driver of a van ferrying school children have put them in bad light with the public. The minute a parent knew about the matter, he or she would have surely, on instinct, started to wonder about the temperament of the driver who transports his or her child to and from school. Character analysis would have been made. Discussions would have made with fellow users of the school-transport vehicles about the disposition of the drivers. What an embarrassing situation for an honourable driver to be in!

To all those honest drivers this is what I want to say. “Please don’t be discouraged by the recent reports of the abuses. Your services are badly needed. Please continue providing your services diligently. And more importantly, keep on the lookout for drivers with suspicious behavior patterns and report immediately to the authorities.”

My! I have just posted this blog, and here comes out another report of molestation! A five year old girl has been abused by a school van driver in Cheras of Selangor State. It was suspected to have happened on Saturday, 31^st July 2010. This comes on the heels of the incident involving a ten year old girl on the 26^th. Barely one week! Lessons have not been learnt. The only new lesson that we can give these two legged animals is how to tie a rope around their necks!