ADDRESSING ANOTHER REQUEST

Dear Uncle B,

I just returned from the Jinjang Vigil for Adam Adli incensed at the arrest of 18 vigilers. As an ABU (Asalkan Bukan UMNO) advocate, me and my friends over teh tarik just now, object to the Police Inspector General, KHALID ABU BAKAR having as his middle name ABU. It is not appropriate and not fair that he should carry this middle name as he is admittedly an UMNO underling. “PC” should be his middle name…..PC as in Police Constable CHIEF. Or better still and more appropriate and original - POOP CHUTE. Can or not, Uncle Z?

Concerned ABU citizens.

From my mobile

Dear Concerned ABU citizens,

Without hesitation, here it is.

LIGHT A CANDLE FOR ADAM ADLI

QUOTES OVER BRUNCH TODAY

"He's an intimidating kid, size-wise. They needed 10 to cuff him.”

“Adam was in jinjang lockup for 24 hours. They are yet to decide what questions to ask him.”

“I know the IGP cause you trouble. They cause trouble everywhere. But when you die and go to heaven. You find no PIG there” (POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL)

“We're not anti-police... we're anti-police intimidation.”

“A police officer came up to me yesterday and said, 'Where were you between four and six?' I said, 'Kindergarten”.

 “The Pizza Man gets to my house faster than the police! If they do appear they come in a few cars.”

UPDATES HERE

WHY PINCH WHEN YOU CAN PUNCH?

As early as 1961 when I began my teaching career in Singapore, I start my mornings doing two things: don’t listen to morning news broadcast and start the day with the cartoon page in the dailies. Getting a dose of negative news isn’t my way of starting the day well, so why not have a good laugh before setting out on a new day – teaching.

I got my first taste of socio-political cartoon with SunTan in AsiaWeek. Then, along came our most affable and much-loved Kampung Boy, LAT. We met every Thursday at Coliseum over gallons of beers and mirth – a most agreeable combination…..burp….! Today I still miss the bloke!

I do not read the cartoon pages now because we boycotted our Government newsletters since 2007. At one of our forums on NO BUY NO LIES, I was amused when Kadir Jasin told me he continues to buy the papers because he had to house-train his cats at home!

Today, as a blogger I spice my postings with the contributions from Zunar and Johnny Ong frequently. They recently launched CAEF – cartoonist against electoral fraud. I like Zunar’s punch line in his speech when he was awarded the CRNI  "Courage in Editorial Cartooning" recently – WHY PINCH WHEN YOU CAN PUNCH. However, these two do not pull any punches. They dare to push the limits of tolerance! YOU TOO CAN IF YOU SUPPORT THEIR PUBLICATIONS. MAKE YOUR STAND BESIDE THEM.

WHILST NAJIB MULLS OVER THE YOKO GIRI AND KASA GIRI, MATHATHIR’S CAMP OPTS FOR ROOTS - THE KALARIPAYATTU.

Although since the election Mahathir hasn't publicly disclosed his rejection of Najib as party leader and premier, he has signaled his irritation by telling reporters that UMNO would have to decide whether Najib Razak should step down (IN OCTOBER?), questioning Najib's strategists and saying their ideas may have contributed to BN's poor performance.

Earlier reports said Najib, who saw the Barisan's parliamentary seats dwindle by seven to 133 to the Pakatan Rakyat's 89, faces being forced out of the premiership at the October AGM in favor of Muhyiddin. The decision to seek the help of the Badawi wing of UMNO could well spell months of instability inside the UMNO leadership as a weakened Najib clings to power in the face of an affronted Mahathir and his allies, who accused him of going too easy on the Chinese in the election.

Mahathir telegraphed his wing's views in a press conference on May 7 to tell reporters he was shocked by the Barisan's performance and laid the blame on "ungrateful" Chinese and "greedy" Malay voters.

"Most of the Chinese rejected the Malays' hands of friendship ... And that was what we call the 'tsunami'," Mahathir said, adding that "At the same time, we cannot deny Malays who have become greedy. They all want power without considering the means, if they needed to sell out their race they will sell it out."

INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD

SO WHAT IS THIS

KALARIPAYATTU

TOLD YOU SO!

JUST ADDRESSING ANOTHER REQUEST......

Saturday

8:55pm

Jeyasakthi Jeyasingham

Hi Uncle Zorro!

Firstly i want to let you know how wonderful it is to have you back!!! Your blog is always open on my PC and I just refresh every morning...it is my companion with my morning coffee (or nightly read when all is quiet!). Read you story about you going to vote...was so moved...but also so happy that you made it to the polling stations!!! YAY!

Was just thinking back to Mother's day 2011 when I first met you at Teluk Chempedak at the anti-lynas gathering. We have come far....but looks like it is a long journey ahead still.

With the crusade still on-going...I was not sure if this awesome lady has come to your attention. Auntie Mei has been one of the earliest...and one of the most steadfast anti-lynas warriors.

I remember way back in 2011..she formed a one woman barricade, standing in front of a policeman who tried to go up the DAP office stairs in Kuantan during one of the earlier gatherings (they took in 4 people for questioning that day). She was at the walk to the australian hi-comm...and whilst many of us stood chatting in the rain...she fished out a garbage bag and started picking up litter on the road, pavement etc.

She is at all the gatherings...and marches and sit ins. She has turned up in court. She's been around the country.

Well...Auntie has taken her fight a step further...and had started a hunger fast! AS of yesterday I heard that she was still on the fast...drinking only water. Various people have been visiting...and I heard a dr has also been going to monitor her.

The story below was shared by Vincent Jiam (the kindergarten teacher! who initiated the anti-lynas campaign) who visited Auntie Mei on Thursday.

I don't know what to do. Other than a few shares on facebook..this does not seem to be gathering much attention (maybe in the Chinese papers?). Understandably people are preoccupied with other important issues such as magic and blackouts!

Uncle Zorro...could you feature Auntie Mei in your blog? Let people know about this brave lady? Again... my info is as of last night. I will find out more...

Thank you!

And once again... WELCOME BACK!

Regards

Jeya

Jeya, I am sorry this took a while to address. I am coping with life with dialysis and the past two days have been trying. I woke up pretty fresh this morning at 315am, brewed that must-have cuppa and decided that its now or never.

YES, I met Ah Mei Chair (sister) in SIBU during the Sibu by-election.  We all stayed at a RM30 a day walk-up (52 steps only) “hotel” opposite the mighty Sg Rajan in Sibu town. She hailed from Kuantan and Anthony Loke’s aide Josephine Mary introduced us. That Sunday morning was also nomination day and Mothers Day too. Mei Chair and I shared a cab every morning to go to YB Wong Ho Weng’s operation centre. Because of my badly fractured Cantonese I did not have much to contribute but was aware that her campaign starts the moment we get into the cab. At the centre, she would clean up the huge table set up for us, get the flyers etc ready for the volunteers when they start climbing up to the centre. I do not see her until we get into the cab the next morning. Then I met her again during the Sarawak state elections that followed. Our paths crossed again during the Hulu Selangor by elections. The last I saw her was during the mammoth Kuantan anti-lynas camapaign when she handed me a vegetarian dumpling at the padang. Then I remembered her on YouTube being arrested when she confronted the deputy IGP.

I know little about her except that when not campaigning for the DAP around the country, she operates a vegetarian stall. And now you tell me that she is on a hunger strike to stop LYNAS in Gebeng and the diamond mine in Raub. Dang! She is a petite lady, just one year my junior but she has got PRESENCE and wherever she is SHE is making a STATEMENT with her piercing glare when she was not pleased!

I hope the people in Kuantan can show their support and I wish my good friend Datuk Sak, the new MP for Raub will dissuade her from continuing her hunger strike. We need her for the final trust that is a-coming. On my part I cannot do much except maybe tolerate the discomfort of dialysis and offer that in solidarity with Ah Mei Chair.

A BLESSED MOTHER’S DAY TO MUMMY…….

and all those who lavishly “mothered” me in my time of need.  You know who you are. THANK YOU!

JUST ADDRESSING A REQUEST.......

Anonymous said...

Uncle Bernard,

Selamat Hari Guru!!! uncle. Hope your are OK now.

Can you please inform Mr.SAKMONGKOL AK47 that, we still UNABLE to access his blog.

Thanks.

Orang Tanjong!!!

May 12, 2013 at 12:12 PM