Monkey tale

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I am a monkey. A macaque monkey, from the forest of Malaysia. Last week, on Wednesday 6, October 2010, something nasty happened in Malaysia, in the town of Seremban, in the central State of Negeri Sembilan, that took front page news of almost all the newsprints. If I am a monkey that can talk, then, of course, I can read the papers, too!

The papers mentioned that one of my kinds, the macaque one, carried a four-day-old human baby away from the living room of a house in Seremban, bit it, and dropped it from the roof, only to be found lifeless, on the ground. And that, the killer macaque monkey was spotted near the area, and was shot to death by officers of the Negeri Sembilan Wildlife and National Parks Department.

I did not know what came over my friend to have, so cruelly, killed a child. Only later on, the next day to be exact, did I know that the house had a caged-in female macaque. Then I understood. We, the macaque kind, as well as, most of the other kinds, do not like any of us to be caged in or tied up. My friend most likely thought the baby was the one responsible to have caged one of his species.

Now, what would the humans do if one of them was caged? Say congratulations? Of course not! They would try the utmost to free him or her. That’s what my friend had tried to do! Sadly, the stupid clown picked on a helpless child. He should have tried to attract attention by picking on someone his own size……er…….or may be bigger.

I hope the humans get some sort of a lesson from this. We should, too. I feel very sorry for the parents of the child and also feel sadness for my friend.

God bless the Chilean miners

May God have mercy on the 33 miners of Chile! It has been exactly two months and 4 days now, and the poor Chilean miners are still stuck 700 meters underground, in the San Jose mine, in Atacama Desert of Chile. The copper mine collapsed on the 5^th August 2010. But the miners were, thankfully, alive. However, contact was only able to be made on August 22. How panicky and desperate they would have been!

Rescue experts and other personals have been working around the clock, to bring them up, but, unfortunately, it seems to be a tough job due to the huge distance below the ground level. Fortunately, the men below are able to receive food and other necessities, through the cup sized bores drilled through. The rescue people are saying that it will just take a few more days to bring all the 33 miners up. Drilling pilot holes, for rescue shafts to be sent down, are underway. Hopefully, everything goes without mishaps, and the miners are able to see their loved ones, once again.

Maid in malaysia - an apology.

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Indonesians do have some basis to be sore at Malaysians. Pushing aside other issues, the news of one of their citizens being abused by other individuals would surely make them angry. 

 I am talking about the frequent news of maltreatments metered out to the Indonesian maids, by some narrow-minded employers. 

Not to indulge too much into the various disgusting treatments the maids receive, here is the problem. The employers think just because they are paying a few hundred ringgits for the maids’ services, they can treat them as they want. And that, they must get back the amount of services, befitting the sum that have spent. 

Does that mean washing the cars, tending to the gardens, climbing up the ladders to clean up the fans and bulbs? 

When one mentions ‘maid’ the first thing that comes to the mind is a woman doing the cooking, cleaning up the house, washing the clothes, tending to the children, or the aged, and other domestic tasks befitting a woman. Not washing cars and climbing up ladders! The employers must realize that the maids are not slaves and will never belong to them. Neither, are they some robots they can own. 

 Luckily, though, the majority of the Malaysians do not have such brainless mentality. We, sincerely, apologize for the idiotic few that have this rotten mentality.

Muses amuses - Funny question, Exotic meat

“Now that you have won the competition, how do you feel?”

The above question is one of the most often asked questions by hosts of reality shows to the winners. It is really an irritating and pointless question to me. Of course, the answer would be, “Oh, I am so happy!” or “I am so excited!” And so on.

Who, in his or her right mind, is going to say, “Oh, I feel bad. I wish I hadn’t won!” Or “This is the saddest day of my life!” Or to that effect! Ha! Ha!

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Just about a month ago, Malaysian, Anson Wong was apprehended for trying to smuggle out some wild animals for sale. A lot of hues and cries were made by the authorities and media, that things need to be improved to arrest this type of situation.

So it comes as a surprise and shock to me to read in The Star, today (October 4, 2010), that the Johor state Veterinary Services Department is encouraging and campaigning for people to consume exotic meat! The VSD said the meat includes deer, ostrich, rabbit and turkey. But encouraging the eating of exotic meat may result in poachers going into the jungle. God knows what meat they will come out with!

Animal Rights and Protection groups! Where are you?

Muses amuses - Malays first, Sodomy, 1Malaysia

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We can’t blame the Malays for saying that they are Malays first and then only Malaysians. You see, in the word ‘Malaysia’, Malays comes first….he…he!

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Only in Malaysia, will one can see someone trying to let the whole world know, that he has been sodomized and try, frantically, to prove it so, when, actually, he should be doing, otherwise.

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How to achieve ‘1Malaysia’ when the national TV stations, TV1 and TV2 take pride in broadcasting mostly Malay programs. TV1, especially, is totally concentrating on churning out only Malay programs. How nice it would be if their dramas frequently have other Malaysian races in them. Bahru lah 1Malaysia!

Towards 1Malaysia

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"Yes lah, when the government is helping them always, where are they going to work.” 

 “They all no need to work one. Every year they can get money from the bank. One lump sum. What is that, Amanah Saham….ah?” 

 “My son got good grades, cannot go to Form six. His friend worse than my son, can.” 

 “What for give them five percent? They also got money, what? Go to KL and see, their houses, some more bigger!” 

 That's the way Malaysians talk. I have overheard such conversation several times at car work shops, restaurants, factories, etc. 1Malaysia is only achievable if the Government of the day is able to put an end to such type of talk. I hope our Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak who seems to be very capable and full of ideas, is able to do just that.

Most probably, for that purpose he has initiated the 1 Malaysia plans and schemes. For 1 nation's voice. Good thinking!