This morning,
while having my first cup of Nescafe, I started thinking. To be truthful my
first thoughts were about my daughter Terrina and her Family in Toronto.
Emmett, that guy from Butterfinger, father to Izzy and Sofia and my daughter’s
better half and my favourite son in law is now too involved with his work to
think about anything else. We have not Skyed for over two weeks and my wife and
me are just bordering on being upset…just a bit…but for now we still love them.
For now….
Now back to my thinking.
To me Bank Negara under Tun Ismail Ali and the Police under Tun Haniff were the
only two institutions in our country that could be said to be beyond reproach
when these two icons of our history were in charge. I am sure there are others
but it is for you to tell me if you do know of others. I began to think of the
past because the present is so unpleasant. This morning when I went into NST
the first headline that grabbed me was
Body
against corporation managing Kg Baru land
Kampong Baru is where my favorite Nasi Dagang
stall is, so I read more. And as I came across the name Mat Shah –President of
MAS Malay Agricultural Settlement Administration (MAS), which represents
landowners and stakeholders in Kampung Baru,..my interest to read more was
suddenly gone. Is this the same Mat Shah that still has to complete that Plaza
Safuan in Jalan Raja Alang? And was also involved in Menara Safuan near the
Danish Embassy? Please are there no other Malays around? The redevelopment of
kampong Baru is just another opportunity for an orgy of manipulation and money
grabbing exercise by those Malays who can make a grab for the money and will do
so simply because they can. First tier opportunist will of course be the
Politicians…then family, friends…second wives… girlfriends…ketua bahagians…we
are familiar with the structure. And in the end after all the money has been
milked and nothing is left the carcass of Kampong Baru is thrown back to the
Malay owners- now left with development plans and incomplete foundation and
structures and nothing more…while the same bunch of vultures go seek another
killing fields.
That redevelopment of the RMAF base in Sungai
Besi was already putting money in politician’s pockets years ago – many many
years ago. I have personally seen at least two ‘proposals’ that had the
‘blessing’ of the Datk Bandar, Federal Territory Minister and the PM. ….and of course the RMAF chief
will be coming on board once he retires. These ex RMAF chiefs are a dime a
dozen. Hell I had one as Chairman of my company once! KSU’s are a bit harder
because they know their value…they can swing negotiated tenders to your side of
the table. Just go and see how many KSU’s are now ‘businessman’ – aiyah what is
so hard about being a businessman – you join a company on $20K a month – why
not? The company has made millions from your “assist” during your term of
office! The ex-KSU’s in Mindef is a good starting point if MACC is interested
in a follow through.
Now we are told that a network of terror has
infiltrated our Universities. Come on lah Special Branch – or whatever Branch
of PDDRM that has advised the BN government of this. To me the only reason
Malaysia has been spared any significant terrorist activity is because we are
not a significant target in as far as these terrorists are concern. If they can
infiltrate the US, UK and the European community at will – think what they can
do in Malaysia if they set their minds to it. And you think PDRM can prevent
that from happening? Oh dear God – why don’t PDRM just focus on managing
corruption within PDRM. Not eliminate it just manage it. Not within the country
but just within PDRM! Do not use
this latest excuse of terrorist infiltration to throw a ‘security’ blanket over
our students in these places of higher learning in order to monitor their
‘political activities’ in the coming General elections. You think we are
stupid? You think the public does not know your real intentions? You think the
students can be cowered by these latest attempts by the BN government to
‘manage’ them? Use the ISA on these students? I suggest you back off before you
push the students more into the PR camps. Let them do their studies. You will
not want these students to start organizing themselves to be against BN. I kid
you not!
Got so carried
away that my coffee is now cold. Excuse me while I go warm it up in the
microwave…there are still tales to be told about the times that we live in. Now
when would BN catch up with the present times that we now live in?
