why I need your donation.

Blogging is the leading form of alternative media available for us to voice dissent in Malaysia. I work on steadyaku47 as my full time job. Why do I want to do this? These comments received from our regular readers are a few my reasons for doing so:

Pak HH. You are one. You and me makes two. You and me and my family makes 9. Together we can topple BN in the next GE. Marcos and Suharto toppled because of peoples power not money power. 

I think it is very important that your writings goes to the deepest recess of the kampung, to every Malay. I think that the Bahasa Malaysia (or Melayu) deserves a post of its own, not as an afterthought to the English version. 

Me, my darling wife, my three lovely children and their spouses, eight of us, but are you coming back for election?

The challenge for steadyaku47 is to stay relevant and to  reach the rural areas and the young. We hope our readers and those who write to us will become active participants in the process to bring the change we want. To do this I require resources which are beyond my financial capacity to extend. It will require for me to have my own dedicated computer (I am now sharing with my son Zack), high-speed broadband wireless and dedicated technical support to ensure I operate free from outside interference. I have no idea if steadyaku47 will work but I am exhilarated at the prospects of making a difference to the way things are now in Malaysia – however small. This will be my priority. My Family are committed to working around a budget that will allow me to work on steadyaku47 and we will have to adjust our lists of ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ but they are with me.

I am asking regular readers of steadyaku47 (that’s you!) to become patrons of steadyaku47 by contributing any sum of money you feel appropriate to enable me to write on a full time basis. How much is enough? Any amount will help! You can do so by going through my BSN account or please click the ‘DONATE” button in the right hand column of this blog to donate via Pay Pal or your Credit Cards. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you for reading what I write. 

 DONATIONS RECIEVED

Payment Received 24th September to October 2009
via Pay Pal.
23-Oct		$50.00 USD
15-Oct		$25.00 USD
15-Oct		$30.00 USD
15-Oct		$50.00 USD
15-Oct		$50.00 USD
15-Oct		$20.00 USD
14-Oct		$20.00 USD
14-Oct		$ 5.00 USD
13-Oct		$20.00 USD
13-Oct		$10.00 USD
12-Oct		$10.00 USD
12-Oct		$30.00 USD
8-Oct		$25.00 USD
Bank Simpanan Nasional- Ringgit
Oct		RM 300.00
Oct		RM 200.00
Oct. in total		RM 160
Commomwealth Bank (Adelaide)
Oct		AUD$50.00

Budget: For Computer:

This is the second hand computer I would like to purchase for steadyaku47 use. It will be my first priority . There are other costs to be budgeted for – I am in the process of putting the budget together.

Desktops

Refurbished Apple MAC iMacs. These are used, ex-lease iMacs that are in excellent condition and come with a warranty

	iMac INTEL 17-inch
	Brand & Model: Apple iMac Processor: Core Duo 1.83 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Drive: 160GB Display: (17-in) WXGA TFT, 1440 x 900 128 MB ATI Radeon X1600 iSight Webcam Optical Drive: DVD-RW Super Drive Networking: 10/100 Ethernet, Airport Extreme (Wireless), Bluetooth Other: Keyboard and Mouse Software: Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 Condition: Ex-lease, refurbished product Warranty: 1 Year parts & labour hardware warranty Availability: In stock

 Now: $849