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!

The Commonweath Games to remember!

The Commonwealth Games are just a few days away – on October 3, 2010, to be exact - and effects for this great event are not ready yet in India. The Indians are working, frantically, in Delhi, to put everything into place. The facilities are said to be unsatisfactory, both in terms of health and convenience. Add to it, people are also muttering about physical safety, from radicals and activists.

Absurdly, in these frantic times, matters have been made worse by the collapsing and falling of some infrastructures – footbridge, roof, bed - something always seems to go wrong, consistently. Just as I am writing this, the news on TV in the living room is saying that a snake had been found in the living quarters of a South African athlete! What a testing time for the Games organizers!

Looking at the speed of how the mishaps are reported, I have a feeling that the reporters are camped there, gleefully waiting for some new misfortune to happen, to see who reports it first!

Already, many sportsmen have, and are withdrawing from the event. If India manages to hold the Games, and bring them to a successful close, on October 14, the talking point would be not who broke the records, but how India was able to get the Games going, amidst so many problems and sticky situations, not to mention about the embarrassments. These would be the Games that no one would forget. All for the wrong reasons.

Nurul Izzah Anwar- one gutsy lady

-->Nurul Izzah Anwar is one gutsy lady. The daughter of former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, the well known Anwar Ibrahim (who is now the leader of the Opposition), she has suddenly pushed herself in the front of the political news of the nation, with a daring statement in an online media, on August 31, on the legality and the logic of the nation’s politicians ever harping on the issue of Malay rights.

Nurul Izzah, 30, is the Member of Parliament for the district of Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. She represents the opposition party, PKR.

Her comment is aimed, especially, as a challenge for a debate or factual argument with the newly formed Malay watch group, Perkasa, which declares itself as an NGO (Non-governmental Organization).

Perkasa, whose members are mostly from the Malay Party of UMNO, the main Party from the ruling coalition, BN, is claiming to safeguard Malay rights in a multi racial Malaysia. It iterates that special rights of the Malays are provided in the Malaysian Constitution in Article 153. Nurul Izzah’s contention is that nowhere in the Constitution is ‘Malay rights’ is stated. What is mentioned is the ‘Special Position’ of the Malays. And she states that Perkasa is misinterpreting the Special Position to an agenda linking Malay rights.

Nurul Izzah, wittingly, concludes her comment in the media by her final question to Perkasa, whether, it will let the nation remain as Malaysia or change it to Malaysaja which, when translated into English, insinuates Malays only.

Well, Nurul Izzah has certainly talked herself into the bad books of many politicians. Already, cries for her to be charged under Sedition Act have been heard. Police have also taken statements from her.

Amidst all these, she just remains calm, just waiting for justice to take its course. Nurul Izzah Anwar is one gutsy lady, indeed.

Muses, amuses - Free coffee, Siti, School of Hope

It's no point putting on show ‘Free Malaysia’ or ‘Free this man or that’ banners. There won’t be any response. You might as well display ‘Free coffee’ banners. At least there will be a lot of activity at your place!

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Before her marriage, Malaysia's favourite celebrity, Siti Nurhaliza, had always been a cute and very talented singer to me. I had been an ardent fan of her. After her marriage, she will always be a husband snatcher to me, no matter how well she sings or performs. She married prominent businessman, Datuk Khalid in 2006, who already had four sons 19, 16, 14 and 8 through his first wife, Tengku Jawiah.

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The Malaysian State of Malacca has started a RM500,000 home in Jasin for unwed teen mothers and latest news is that 5 persons had enrolled yesterday. Among the aim of this ‘Sekolah Harapan’ or 'school of hope', is to help the would-be mothers to continue with their studies and prevent baby-dumping.

I still think this is not the right move as this initiation would be an anti deterrent to the younger generation’s state of affairs.

Suu Kyi? Who is she?

Remember Suu Kyi? The woman of Myanmar who was put under house arrest by the military junta? 

Oh, that woman, the opposition politician. She won the election but was put under house arrest fifteen years ago, wasn’t she? Why, what is she doing now? Retired from politics and living happily in some remote corner of Myanmar, I suppose. 

  No, that’s where you are wrong. She is still confined to the house.

What? Fifteen years and still confined? What is UN doing? 

What has it done? It talked a lot! Why, yes. It has talked and talked. And will talk some more. United Nations is a place for people to talk. It is a place where people can show off their talking prowess. 

 Sure looks that way. One of these days some leaders may ask, “Suu Kyi? Who is she?” 

Ya, such a sad fate for Nobel Peace Prize winner. And the Nobel Prize has turned into a worthless award. It couldn’t get her freedom, just as the UN could not. UN – Useless Negotiations.

Another cow story

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Another cow story happened in Malaysia. No, this is not another cow-head chronicle that occurred last year. Just to refresh your memory, the cow-head chronicle I am referring to is that incident when a few Malays took a cow head to the Selangor State Secretariat to protest against the plan to build an Indian temple near their residential area.

This time, it is a different story, about cows and nature, and hypocrisy. Let’s talk about the cows and nature first. In the early morning of Monday September 6, 2010, at Sepang, lightening struck at a group of cows grazing under an oil palm tree killing seven of them. Farmer, Kanapiraan, to whom the cows belonged to, dejectedly said that he had planned to sell the cows for the Hari Raya celebrations and that they could have fetched him some RM15, 000.

Well, Kanapiraan is an Indian and he is selling the cows to the Malays for their festivity. No, I am not talking about racial harmony, 1Malaysia or anything of that sort. I wish I am, though. But I am sure 1Malaysia was not entirely on Kanapiraan’s mind when he wanted to sell the cattle to his Muslim friends. Most likely it’s that RM15, 000. Ha! Ha! Sorry about that, dear PM. I know 1Malaysia is very close to your heart.

Now, we know that Indians of the Hindu religion don’t consume cows because cows are sacred to them and all that. But is it okay for them to nurture the cows and sell them to others for slaughter and consumption? This issue has been bothering me for a long time. I am sorry, but this seems close to hypocrisy to me.

Moving away from that issue of hypocrisy, it was said that Kanapiraan later lodged a report at the police station, regarding the death of his cows, at Tanjung Sepat. Well, are the police going to arrest the lightening or what? Let’s have a few more guesses for what the report was for.

1. It was for insurance claim.
2. It was to make it clear that he did not kill the cows.
3. It was in the hope that the police will prevent future lightening deaths of cows.
4. It was to keep the report as a remembrance of the tragedy.

Ha ha! Any more guesses?