ZORRO IS INCENSED (today) and so is HELEN ANG (tomorrow)!

The PM says of Hari Raya celebrations: ".....this gives the opportunity to strengthen our ties with one another...it is an occasion when bonding takes place and I think we must find more occasions for bonding so that Malaysians will be truly strong and united."

Zorro ( feverishly controlling anger) says (and LOUDLY...no prize for guessing): Mr Prime Minister, sah, the people have no problem bonding. It is when we bond too well, your two annointed wave keris and talk about blood-bath (don't feign ignorance, will ya?) It is when we are seen to be too pally with each other, that your boys divide us with the race and religion card. And those two bullies have not apologised yet and GE is looming, menacingly. (I know you have a tough time with pretenders to the throne. Don't worry....the melekan "I-was-with-Najib-yesterday" kampong jester is trying his luck . Khairy will know how to knock him off the "reserved" pedestal. And Mister Prime Minister, I will have you know that my closest buddies are mostly MALAYS aka Bumiputras! And I will have you know that we are on the same wave-length because we do not let race and religion come between us. We RESPECT each other's ethnicity and religiosity! It is when people do not respect others race and religion that we have imams discouraging Open House and some fanatically inspired geeks advising not to wish infidels during their festivals. And you are looking for more occasions for us to bond? You lead by example, sir. Revive the Bridging Talks that you sheepishly begged off. Your pathetic excuse was unbecoming as a host and most un-Malaysian. You breached what we built over centuries of bonding - our hospitable etiquette. Every word you utter, the sycophant MSM put on print as though you speak ex cathedra - infallible! So make what you say about bonding, STICK and give the stick to those who jeopardise your efforts. Wake up and whack them.

No intention to belittle him with this small picture

NO, I AM NOT FINISHED YET......." a police plane spotted the body (of Yoong Kim, the last missing person in the Tioman ferry debacle) at 12.30pm. They informed us and we sent a boat to retrieve the body 10 nautical miles off Tioman."

Zorro (now frothing with continued anger)asks: And this, 7 days after the fact? When did the air surveillance begin? Police plane? Did not the Royal Navy take part in this rescue operation? Oh, I forgot, Lumut is on the other side of the country! And dont we have a Royal Air Force base in Kuantan. Yes? All personnel on leave? God forbid and that little red dot have acquired missiles directed our way. No? For a start, the above top dog should take permanent medical leave before the resurgent PKZ fiasco drains his life.

No, I am not about finished yet.....anyone heard about sea-planes....those planes that can land and move on water? That would be faster than sending a boat to retrieve a victim. Right?

And.....one new jetty (to enrich another crony) isn't going to help because some guilty scoundrels (ferry-operators and marine department operatives) will continue business as usual. Luncheow!

NO NOT YET, I AM NOT FINISHED....I WANT TO UP OUR FREE SPEECH INDEX..........

this always happens when he opens his mouth - rectal verbiage

I doubt he will understand but others will. I recall George Orwell saying: In the time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. And.....Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported that Malaysian Press Freedom dived from 92nd to 124th index position. THIS IS REVOLUTIONARY-speak! So our savior, who is currently playing catch-up with law impressario Nszri, pontificates that we should disregard RSF because "their ratings are based on Western values of press freedom which are mainly driven by market and money." Hoi Zambie, ooopppss...Zombie...what is Malaysian market driven by? Coconut and Paper Lama (v. pic above)? And when the whole political front is bashing LKY, this gnome, in desperation, worships at Grandpa's wobbly feet. And.....check the toilet when you enter.....read, put brain in gear before engaging mouth....we are quite tired of your hollering from the zamban....ooppppsss again....jamban, that is.

this may help when paper wont help

ZORRO IS SPENT....AND MUST HAVE A FEW SPLASHES WITH MUS.

20 OCTOBER 1947...THE DAY EVERYTHING STOOD STILL

Fahmi Reza has a mesmerizing video on this: SEPULUH TAHUN SEBELUM MERDEKA.

If you haven’t yet, do take time out to watch Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka

Also, stop by at his blog

It will take some time loading.....best is to let it load with all the intermitent interruptions. Once it has completed its run.REPLAY. You will never regret watching this. Fahmi Reza will show this production on 3 Nov. at Malam Bangsa Malaysia, at Dewan Sri Penang, Room A. He will give a brief commentary on this. Dont miss it.

To view video, Select Format (bottom right) e.g. web-Flash Video (flv)

WHAT, A FAMILY RUNS OUR NATIONAL ZOO? JUST LIKE MALAYSIA?

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PEOPLE OF IPOH TIMUR, YOU'RE BEING KARNED (ask your Hokkien friend what this means).

be wary of openings....dont be hood-winked

It is an accepted fact that Ipoh is a crisis-free town - no floods, no major crimes like murder, bank robberies, big-time kidnappings, no stealing of land from the poor, no major corruption capers except some minor palm-greasing of government agents who by nature are laggards as if it is a job-spec requirement. Like anywhere else in peaceful Semanjung Malaysia a thick envelope under the brown folder or a big loss at the golf links to a head of department can sort of kick-start the acceleration of the approval process. But definitely you can never requisition a C4, although C4 is a well -appointed VIP room for the R&R of visiting BN cohorts, so Hantu sheepishly informs me. Being so close to my hometown Taiping, all in all, Ipoh is where you may want to retire to. However, we hear that Ipoh folks are easily foxed, duped, bluffed, cajoled and hoodwinked. People of Ipoh, especially Ipoh Timor just be aware that not all openings are good openings.....the lion's mouth is definitely one such openings you need to avoid, despite that the Election Commission

arm-twist you kindly see-no-evil folks into believing. Let me share with you IPOH TIMOR folks a report filed by Malaysiakini and the Peoples' Parliament:

People of Ipoh Timor, did you know that between April 1st and 30th June this year, voters in your constituency increased by 8,463?

According to the report, the 8,463 voters are made up by the following :

1. 2,231 voters in the Pengkalan Pegoh polling station in the Sungai Rapat state constituency (Gopeng parliamentary constituency) were transferred to the neigbouring Pasir Pinji state constituency (Ipoh Timur parliamentary constituency)

2. 3,024 new registered voters or those transferred to Ipoh Timur from other areas

3. 3,208 new postal voters for the Ipoh Timur area.

lies, lies,lies, correct, correct, correct.

Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, the Election Commission chairman, explained that the transfer of 2,231 voters was to rectify an earlier oversight and that the EC is legally empowered to do so.

People of Ipoh Timur, do you buy this? Or is this a big-time lie?

The seat presently held by Yang Berkhidmat Lim Kit Siang is in jeopardy. He won it last with a majority of 9,774.

If the 8,463 ‘new voters’ are in fact phantom voters,* YB Lim’s majority will have been severely reduced. It will not take very much more to see him out of Parliament next time round.

*Alpha Blogger Ahiruddin Atan, who never voted before found out that he has been a registered voter since 1996. Phantom voter?

Is this DAP’s problem only?

What about you, people of Ipoh Timur?

Sit back and do nothing as your electoral process gets rigged?

people of Ipoh Timur will allow the noose to tighten....without a whimper? Tiew!

people of Ipoh Timur carry on despite and allow your rights to be stabbed? Or if Ipoh-born Patrick Teoh hears about this he will say NIAMAH!

Lim Guan Eng has asked how there could be such an increase in postal voters given that there are no new army camps or new police stations in the Ipoh Timur area.

This is a most reasonable question and merits the fullest explanation by the EC.

Not to DAP only, but first to the people of Ipoh Timur.

DAP is of course concerned.

will you allow the EC to cheat you of your rights? Choy!!!!

So people of Ipoh Timur, what will you do?

Sit back and do nothing and get cheated blind?

Or do you want to take responsibility for what happens in your constituency?

Are you prepared to question the EC on this increase? Challenge it?

If you’re not, you deserve the government you presently suffer under.

Good people of Ipoh Timur, rise and defend your electoral process.

Be the first in the country to show the corrupt leadership that we will not allow any further manipulation of our constitutionally guaranteed right and power to determine who represents us in Parliament.

If you’re a registered voter in Ipoh Timur and are not prepared to take all this lying down, send an e-mail to thepeoplesparliament@gmail.com

Together, let’s take our country back.

MEANTIME, ZORRO SITS BACK AND WAITS WITH BATED BREATH FOR SOME ACTION FROM THE PEOPLE OF IPOH TIMUR.....just don't make him wait too long. OK PHANG YEOW?

PLEASE COME BACK SAFELY.

I have sent all good wishes and I have done my duty-bound rounds, but could not complete some visits. This message is more for all Malaysians traveling back to home-base: Come back safely. Just remember that the lives of your loved ones depend on the pressure your right foot exerts on the accelerator paddle. Be safe. Be back safely so that we can continue our rounds together! SELAMAT HARI RAYA AGAIN. PARTING SHOT: DRIVE SAFELY.

OF LEGALISING CORRUPTION & NOT-SO-FRIENDLY ADVICE TO WHISTLE-BLOWERS.

I am, what's that word, flabbergasted?....nonplussed? Simply put, I am devoid of words to describe this travesty. I am utterly speechless; numbed into dumbness to put it plainly. How in the name of heaven and whatever is holy can an assembly man whose annual remuneration is not even close to a million ringgit pay this colossal Rm8 million for this ostentatious abode to house his 11 children and in-laws. The Anandas, the Kwoks, and the Genting Lims are green with jealousy. They wracked their brains and brawn to build their empires and here is one railway gatekeeper slithering, in full throttle, into their league. Me jealous? No, just perplexed and utterly bewildered at his seeming ingenuity and good fortune. It has to be this, because two people who should be waking up and sitting up to notice this stellar ascendancy is, like me, numbed into dumbness. I just can't help but surmise that this is best-in-class highway robbery or like my old sea-dog friend, the Ancient Mariner would volunteer readily - buggery on the high seas. I rest my case and let the pictures spin their tales.

An ideal setting for a weekend tryst for bored and sex-starved business associates. And we are not privy to the underground bunkers to silence would-be whistle blowers or snoopy government agents into orgasmic compliance.

This reminds me of a bordello I had the good fortune to visit and sample its wares,along the Boston Common, courtesy of a free-spending, free-wheeling brother-in-law of an associate. But I must confess that the accoutrements were more modest than the above.

No wonder, this unabashed display of vanity has evoked shivers from the old devil!

However, it was reported that he shed tears recounting the negative stories reported about his amassed wealth. We used to call this crocodile tears.

You don't have to be an Oscar winner to force out some tears. Sometimes tears are shed out of pure joy at an "achievement" or a good hood-wink. No? A hankie, close at hand, gives good effect for sure. But I don't buy this cockamamee bucket of swine swill! Would you?
But the big, strong and (friendly) ACA bought it hook, line and sinker. And they ain't about to do anything about it. Either they are waiting for instructions or were just told to mind their own business and go catch the small fry. Leave the big case to the AG or the self-appointed de facto minister of law.

The Agency may be portrayed as powerful but when you have no teeth, and therefore has no bite, best is to keep quiet or do

what most of our government agencies do.....go into relax mode and let the rest of the world go by.....comforted by the well rehearsed "I did not know" or "Nobody told me" or the piss-de-resistance: The NST and the STAR did not report this....so it can't be true!

But let this be known that the ACA is one body with dual functions.....depending on what the master prompts. Kidnap wife and children of snitches. Return their families only when they revise their snitching report.

So when the lying minister below assures whistle-blowers that they will be protected by a non-existing Act, just remember the picture above.

Some of us are born loud-mouths, but others acquire this odious talent, but lying is definitely abominable.....such that the more you lie, the longer the tale.

But lying is not as bad as a forked tongue or a twisted tongue?

So, be cautious, many who walk the corridors of power have split personalities.....you can know them by now because goats bleat and wolves don't.

We are often assailed by the expression - a double-headed snake. This specie we can handle. Just grab the tail and simulate a whip lash and that breaks the snakes spine, thus rendering its two heads impotent.

But beware of the specie above....they have heads on both ends, thus their versatility and deadliness.

And when you get conned by this witness protection farce (even if it is enacted). This is what will happen to you, big time.

You may be powerful, you will still get screwed, long time,

irrespective of whether you are the king amongst your peers. And that's not the end...

The end is that they will swallow you WHOLE!

BODOH, BODOH, BODOH

Your friend (definitely not mine) up there assured all whistle-blowers that they will be protected! Who are you kidding? And who are you to give that kind of assurance? I might give a thought if Pak Lah gave that assurance, but why didn't he? You wanna be a hero? Fat chance. What happened to Nordin Ahmad and the other police guy who revealed some home-truths. They are being charged, unless I read wrongly! You are urging whistle-blower to come to the three-men panel to verify the authenticity of the tape. Hoi bodoh....he ain't bodoh lah. According to my Hantu, HE will consider coming forward only if
1. Lingam reveal who the other chap on the other end of the line is,
2. If the other chap owns up (he told you too, I remember, that he ain't the guy on the other end) which he won't to save his skin.
3. He the whistle blower will come out if both Lingam and who we suspect DENIES. (remember, there is another 6 minutes of the tape that probably is embargoed for emergency.)
and finally 4. If a Royal Commission is instituted.

And this Witness Protection Act.....is there one in place? I don't remember Parliament ever mentioning this. Is it an Act or a Bill? Careful where your foot lands! Why do you humiliate yourself such? Your antics shame us Perakians. Bodoh!

So cherrio to your protection promises. And about the plastic surgery....that we need to consult our former blogger-plastic-surgeon from Pulau Duyong. Aha, you forgot to include some Petronas millions as part of your protection package. Bodoh, learn to bluff with conviction. You cannot con us. Con men are intelligent and suave. You lack those must-have, best-in-class qualities. Sheesssh, go bluff and thrill those simple folks at Padang Rengas. Just concentrate on the possibility of early retirement. Taxi services in the country needs some fresh ideas. Time for a beer after this ranting.

This gem at 3.18am: Bobby, a journo-beer-buddy quipped: "It is safer to be a monk in Burma than to be a whistle-blower in Malaysia." Thank you Bobby. That was so insightful! Give me another jewel when we meet up next.

(potrait masterpiece by Whatahack)

YES LIE DOWN AND BE COUNTED!

Yesterday (Sunday) morning I heard a bark coming from my buddy Big Dog. I prefer his bark to his bite, thus this blog and the side-bar.

Yes, lie down and be counted. You would be counted as somebody out to save lives. There is a dire need for blood, usually during this Ramadan period. This crisis visits us every year during Ramadan. It is a know fact that the majority of donors are our Muslim brothers and sisters. You never lose out donating blood. It is not because I have donated 67 pints over the years. They refused to take mine because the blood bank has decided that us senior citizens should be out grazing. I am willing but they wont. Some nasty friends said that it is because mine is not actually pure B type blood.....adulterated with Beer more like it they say....the B type and B as in beer is merely co-incidental. So you guys out there...go to Masjid Jame', Kampung Baru. It is claimed that one pint can save three lives. Here's something extra:

The eminent Islamic scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi says: "Blood donation is the best assistance a man can offer a patient who needs a blood transfusion due to blood loss or surgery.

Donating blood is a highly esteemed deed, as it saves the life of a human being whether he is a Muslim or not.

"Its virtue is explicitly clarified in the Quranic verse in which Allah says: 'Whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and who so saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind' (Al-Ma'idah: 32)."

The National Blood Bank is calling on Muslims to continue donating blood during the fasting month because it needs to stockpile blood for daily needs and emergencies, and also for the long holidays next month.

"Donating blood is a noble deed and one can donate blood while fasting if one is strong. We recommend that Muslims donate after breaking fast in the evening," blood bank director Datuk Dr Yasmin Ayob told the New Straits Times.

This might help too:

Tips for a Good Donation Experience

Before Donating

Get a good night’s sleep
Have a good breakfast or lunch
Drink extra water and fluids to replace the volume you will donate (avoid tea, coffee, or other beverages with caffeine)
Eat iron-rich foods — red meat, fish, poultry or liver, beans, iron-fortified cereals, raisins and prunes
Avoid fatty foods, such as hamburgers, fries, or ice cream before donating.
Tests for infections done on all donated blood can be affected by fatty materials — lipids — that appear in your blood for several hours after eating fatty foods. When this occurs and required testing cannot be performed, the blood may need to be discarded.

During the Donation
Wear clothing with sleeves that can be raised above the elbow
Show the staff any "good veins" that have been used successfully in the past to draw blood
Relax
Take the time to enjoy a snack and a drink in the refreshments area immediately after donating

After Donation
Rehydrate by drinking plenty of fluids over the next 24-48 hours
Avoid strenuous physical activity or heavy lifting for about five hours after donation
If you feel light headed, lie down, preferably with feet elevated, until the feeling passes
In rare cases when bleeding occurs after removing the bandage, apply pressure to the site and raise your arm for 3-5 minutes; if bleeding or bruising occurs under the skin, apply a cold pack to the area periodically during the first 24 hours
If for any reason, something doesn’t feel right, call the American Red Cross toll free number provided to you after your donation

Enjoy the good feeling that comes with knowing that you may have saved as many as three lives.

A Parting Shot:

I couldn't help people by making a financial donation. So I figured, 'Hey, I have plenty of blood… I'll donate that.' - Ethan