Wednesday, July 28, 2010

马来西亚的华人,是个怎么样的存在?

第一、尴尬的存在

场景1
当我刚到中国时,人们问我的第一个问题总是:“你的汉语怎么说得那么好啊?”紧接着“来到中国多说年了?”、“难道是从小学汉语吗?”

场景2
当时我和中文系的辩论队一起看01年的国际大专辩论赛决赛,马来亚大学的三辩提到“日本军在南京大屠杀凌虐我中华妇女”,有位同学问我 “你们也提中华妇女吗?”

从我到中国以来,以上的情况遇上了无数遍,于是我很早就想写一篇文章来告诉大家:马来西亚的华人是一个什么样的存在。这个题目很大,我只能从我切身的体会和感受来写这篇文章。

缘起
先用一个大家都熟悉的历史背景来做开场白。1840以来,中国进入了一个动乱的时期。一方面,好些中国人想往外逃窜;另一方面,西方列强想捉苦力到东南亚 地区为他们服务。于是,大量的中国人(尤其是福建、广东一带)就散布到东南亚各个地区,其中就包括了马来西亚。

尴尬的存在
当人家问我“你的汉语怎么说得那么好啊?”这么一个简单的问题时,我还真觉得这不是一句话就能解释的问题。最简单的回答就是:“因为我祖先是中国人”,但是有人又会问:“那么为什么好多印尼人就不会说汉语了呢?”问题的复杂之处就在这里。

从 迁居到马来西亚,我们的先贤就特别重视中文的教育,通过私塾、宗祠等单位教授三字经、四书五经等教材,后来随着中国教育体制的改革而改革。这个时期,我 们的祖先基本上还是以中国人自居,黄花岗七十二烈士就有二十九人是华侨、抗日战争时期全体华侨出钱出力、著名的华侨陈嘉庚创办厦大、集美大学。。。。。。 这样的事情不胜枚举。

后来,随着居住马来西亚日久,我们的命运渐渐在这片土地上生了根。从马来西亚(大马)方面来 看,我们开始更多地关注大马的政治,与马来族、印度族联手争取 从英国的殖民统治中独立。从中国方面来看,周恩来总理提出:华侨应在其居住地生根发芽。但是,不变的是:我们始终坚持自己的母语教育。

在 印尼,由于当地华侨没有组成统一的阵线,于是他们不能拥有中文名字、不能庆祝农历新年;在中国人普遍认为完好地传承了中华文化的新加坡,李光耀总理主动 地消灭了中文教育,关闭了新加坡唯一以中文为教学媒介的南洋大学,全体人民学习英文,于是目前多数新加坡人的母语是英语。如今,随着中国的崛起,中文的 “经济”价值日益提高,许多东南亚国家才掀起了“汉语热”。唯一的例外是马来西亚,因为我们的先贤从头到尾就没有以“经济”作为考量,而是从“民族文化” 出发。

那么,难道马来西亚就没有遭遇当地政府的阻挠吗?有!而且很大!马来西亚教育终极的目标是:以马来语为唯 一的教学媒介语,换言之,华语、淡米尔语的中小学 迟早都得消灭。60年代,大马政府规定:只有以马来语为教学媒介语的学校才能获得政府的津贴,于是许多中文中学纷纷改制,变为政府中学。这时,我们的先 贤,以林连玉先生为代表,明确地提出:学习母语是每个民族的天赋人权,即使不要一分钱的津贴,我们也要办独立中学!

于 是,马来西亚的华文教育保留了下来,华小以及民办的独立中学、学院形成完整的中文教育的体系,甚至创立了“全马来西亚独立中学统一考试”,受全球各高校 承认(除了马来西亚的大学),我们基本上就是以这张文凭为基础考进北大的。在这个过程中,多少先贤抛头颅、洒热血,林连玉先生被褫夺公民权、好多人被大马 政府关押、无数的民众以自己的血汗钱支持独立中学。

但是,来到中国,没有人知道这一切。不止中国,我相信全世界的人都不知道这一切,不知道被我们称为“族魂”的林连玉,不知道马来西亚的华人用血、汗和泪水 来争取母语教育的权利。于是,中国的同学反过来问我们:“为什么你们会说汉语?”时,我真觉得这是巨大的讽刺。

尤 其,当中国同学问起我:“为什么你们也说‘中华妇女’?”时------尽管不理智------我还是立时火了:“为什么日军侵袭时,马来西亚的华人要 出钱出力?为什么同一年发生缅甸风灾和四川大地震时,我们华人对后者的捐款额要远远大于前者,我们难道就没有资格称自己为‘中华民族’吗?”

当 我来到北大的图书馆文学图书时,看着满目的“美国文学”、“印度文学”。。。。。。当我看到“新加坡文学”,而没看到“马来西亚文学”时,我更感到十分 凄凉,以至于讽刺。我们浴血抗战,创建了一套完整的中文教育体系,有完整的“马华文学”,而这一切在中华文化的发源地------中国是得不到承认的。反 倒是曾经废除过南大的新加坡,由于其更为强大的国势,反而被认为是在海外完整地传承了中华文化的国家。

“尴尬”之处就在于此:努力地捍卫中华文化,不为马来西亚政府承认,亦不为世人所知,里外不是人。这就是马来西亚华人第一种存在:尴尬的存在。


第二、独立的存在

独立的存在,另一个说法是孤立的存在。“马来西亚华人”这个词儿意味着:我们是马来西亚人,但不是马来人(中国朋友最大的误会~囧);我们是华人,但不是中国人。于是,一种特殊的群体和文化产生了,独立于世界之林。

我 们跟其他马来西亚人(例如马来人、印度人)的差别很明显,黄皮肤在一片黑色的人海之中额外显眼,不同的语言、不同的文化。但是,在日常生活中我们相处得 十分融洽-------马来人其实真的是很好相处的,什么种族冲突全是政府搞出来的-------整个群体都受到马来族极大的影响,这就铸成了我们好多的 共同点,而与他们的这些共同点恰恰就是我们和中国人的相异之处。

最明显的差异就是口头表达。首先是口音,我朋友总 说:“看你的时候一点都不像外国人,但你一说话我们就马上知道了。”在辩论赛场上时,我的一口马来腔更是 显得极为突兀。所谓马来西亚口音,大概就是广东腔+福建腔,翘舌少、轻声较少(个人认为)、没有儿化、语调趋平。其次是词汇,以中文词汇为主体,再加上各 种方言、马来语、英语的词汇,各种语气词“啦”、“咯”、“哄”层出不穷。大家有兴趣的话,可以去百度打“马来西亚VS中国”,马上就能找到许多具体的例 子。

但是,我以为:更深层的差距不在嘴巴,而在脑子里。有一次,中文系的徐艺峰师兄领着我们留学生辩论队讨论一个 辩题,他最感叹的就是:“如果是跟中国学生讨 论,第三个衡量标准一定是‘何者更有利于社会主义的建设’。”看看中国同学的课就知道,什么思修、毛概、邓小平思想、军事理论,这些似乎都离我们的生活很 远很远。冷战时期资本主义阵营和社会主义阵营的分家就决定了我们意识形态上的不同。

撇开这个问题不谈,即使同样都 继承了中华文化,两地的继承也是有所不同的。在这里,大部分的人都信仰“无神论”。但是,我们那里好多人都还信仰观十八罗 汉、观音娘娘、关公、济公、齐天大圣等,不一而足。不止大量的神庙,我们还保留了大量的宗祠、会馆,并且还在华人社区发挥着一定的作用。由于我对中国的现 代化进程还算有一定的了解,以上这些还不足以让我惊讶,真正让我吃惊的是中国风气的开放。校内校外,情侣相拥亲吻的情况无所不在,这还真不是我想象中的中 国。当然,我们那里也有很开放的人,但是可以肯定的是:马来西亚的华人普遍上要比中国人保守得多(嗯~至少跟我的家乡相比)。

此 外,许多大马华人一致公认的是:中国学生真的很多“学术牛人”,大体上比我们那儿的人要勤劳的多。中国人多竞争大,我所认识的每位同学一个个都是从高考 的腥风血雨中杀出来的英雄豪杰,他们那股永不言倦的冲劲着实让我们折服。相较而言,马来西亚人则比较慵懒,更倾向于做自己喜欢的事、享受自己的人生。因 此,我们玩起来比较放浪形骸,比较不顾形象,大声吵、大声笑、大声闹。

既不是马来人,也不是中国人,我们仿佛就是另 一种程度上的混血儿,所以或许我们有点孤单。但是,这或许就是我们独特的优势:既传承了悠久的中华文化,又成 长在一个相对宽松自由的舆论环境,想法更自由、更多元。所以,即使我们这个群体在世界上似乎很孤立,但如果让我有机会选择,我仍然愿意出生在马来西亚,当 马来西亚的华人。


第三、悲壮的存在

“宝剑锋自磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来”,这一句俗语在马来西亚人身上得到绝佳的体现。在过去,马来人、华人、印度人曾经联手争取了国家的独立;但是,随着马 来人逐渐独掌大权(再注:对马来人的抨击仅限政治人物),华人、印度人的地位也日渐衰弱。首先,马来语成了唯一的官方语言。再来,马来西亚教育的最终目标 定为:“使马来语成为唯一的教学媒介语”。

但是,最大的转折点是六、七十年代的“五·一三事件”。由于华人比较刻 苦耐劳,比其他的民族来得富有,无形中造成了民族间的矛盾。出于权力斗争的目的,政 治人物鼓动马来人屠杀华人。于是,第二任首相敦拉萨借此宣布国家进入“紧急状态”,顺势上台,颁布了一系列不平等的法令。在经济上,每家公司都至少要雇用 30%的土著(其实就是马来人和其他极少部分的少数民族);在教育上,大学也实施固打制,要保留一定的份额给土著。此外,对中文教育的打压更是变本加厉, 影响力最大的就是改制事件,即不以马来语为主要教学媒介语的政府中学都领不到政府一分钱的津贴。

打压归打压,但是 马来西亚华人依然在暴风雨中茁壮成长。如第一篇所述,我们发展出了一套完整的中文教育,各领域人才辈出。大家熟知的梁静茹、曹格、光亮皆 是马来西亚华人;大家现在人手一支的U盘是马来西亚的潘建忠发明的;在华语辩论界上,马来西亚以其犀利的辩风在世界上占有一席之地;如今,马来西亚的十大 首富中也大部分是华人。

但是,从这里我们可以看到一些很可悲的现实。大马华人自己创办的独立中学培养了无数英才那 又怎样?全世界大部分高等学府都承认我们的统考文凭时,唯有马来 西亚政府不承认!马来亚大学在辩坛创出赫赫威名那又怎样?在政府控制下的马来亚大学还曾经试图禁止马大的辩手参赛!梁静茹、潘建忠等辈就更加可悲了,许多 人都以为他们是台湾人!潘建忠自己就说过:“如果我留在马来西亚,不可能会有今天的成就。”因为在马来西亚,华人发展的空间有限,报国无门又无法自我实 现,不出国发展还能怎样?

于是,马来西亚的华人成长是成长了,可是那跟政府什么毛关系都没有。因为我们政府很慷 慨,在全世界都在争夺人才时,我们政府眼看马来西亚出现人才外流的滚 滚洪流仍然可以视而不见!在马来西亚大力提倡向外吸纳人才时,去看看,有多少马来西亚的人才在新加坡工作!有一次,我们国家的首相到新加坡访问,探访一间 医院时,竟然有一半以上的人用马来语跟他致敬!这是何等的讽刺!

我原本把第三篇命名为“令人骄傲的存在”,可是后 来改成了“悲壮”。的确,我们有很傲人的成就。可是,在我们有心报效祖国时,却只能被不公平的政策拒之国 门。马来西亚那么一块宝地,没有天灾、资源丰富、文化多样,又居于世界要冲,如果真的有英明的政府,摇身变为世界强国绝非难事!反观新加坡,没有什么自然 资源,又是弹丸之地,可是,现在我们只有眼睁睁看着自己的国家成了新加坡的腹地,眼看着从马来西亚分离出去的新加坡一天比一天强大!这种感觉真的很复杂, 真的很难以言喻!

谓之“悲壮”,我想应该甚为贴切。


后记

可能很多人很意外,我从小时候开始就自认为自己是个中国人。从小读的书就是《西游记》、《水浒传》、《三国演义》、《杨家将》、《岳飞传》。影响我一生最 大的一套书大概就是一套三十本的中国历史漫画图集。在我小小脑海中,出现的总是滚滚的黄土和快马飞驰的勇将。长大了一点,看过《中国人史纲》、《中国寓 言》,偶尔会翻翻《唐诗三百首》。

那时,我真的自认为我是中国人,我的文化之根和这里的人是联系在一起的。

于 是,我的梦想就是回归中国。英文我认为不重要,因为我要去中国,从没认真学;马文我更是碰都不碰,甚至常以考不好马来文自嘲。可以说,我很偏执。我只有 认为有必要的东西我才会认真去学。到了高二,我的国际视野才宽广到足以让我理解英文的重要性,我从那时开始才急起直追,算是打下了一定的基础,但是绝没到 “好”的程度。但是,马来文,我始终不愿意去学习,在统考中马文拿了惨兮兮的“B6”还常拿去说嘴。

去年9月, 我来到了中国,就读于中国最好的大学,学习着自己最想念的中文系,一切看起来都像梦想成真。但是,来到了这里,我才第一次深刻地体会到:我是马 来西亚人。我才第一次感觉到:我有可能是爱国的。在祖国成长的每一部分,不管是口音、思维等,都在我的生命里留下不可磨灭的痕迹。即使我可能算是马来西亚 里最中国的一小撮人,即使我跟很多中国同学相处得不错,但是我仍然能深刻地体会到我们的不同之处。不管怎么样,在中国,只要是外国人,就真的只是外国人。

那 么我到底该何去何从?这是我一整个学期都在思考的问题。在迷茫中,在摸索中,我才会写出上面的三篇文章,试图找到马来西亚华人的定位,试图找到自己的定 位,然后决定自己以后要到哪里发展。我个人认为,不管是留在中国还是去到西方,就注定了只能收到单方面的信息,很难认清这个世界的真相。此外,留在中国, 或许就只能是成为一个尴尬、孤立的个体。去到西方国家,那更是彻底地孤立,存活在一堆思维截然不同的陌生人之中,甚至还可能面临他们的排斥。

可 能,我仍然会回去马来西亚,即使我们目前仍然要活在打压之中,即使要存活在一个难以实现自我的空间。但是,我或许可以用手中的一票继续给国阵施加那千万 分之一的压力,做自己想做的事,做一个开心的人。即使薪水不高,即使物质生活不丰裕,即使很难真正地实现自我,但是只要能在自己最熟悉的家乡、跟喜欢的人 在一起,幸福或许就那么简单不是吗?


满纸荒唐言,
一把辛酸泪;
都云作者痴,
谁解其中味?


作者
http://blog.sina.com.cn/hocanhao
http://www.renren.com/profile.do?id=292156717
原文章
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_69b3fb290100l1k8.html

【请大家转载】在校内发了第一篇过后,真没想到校内影响力那么大,能传得那么广。于是,我突然有一个想法,想有意识地运用校内的这种影响力,让大家更好地 认识马来西亚华人这个群体。当然,以下只是我个人的想法,只代表我个人的立场。我的朋友,请帮忙转载,当帮我一个忙;大马同胞,也请帮忙转载;不认识的朋 友,如果你觉得这篇文章稍有可取之处,也请帮忙转载~谢谢大家啊!

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Snowdonia roads
9. Mountain road, Snowdonia, Wales
Mountainous northern Wales is traversed by many of these ancient, narrow, stone-walled roads. I’ve experienced the challenge of navigating them at night. With oncoming traffic. Car renters beware.
Photo: Richard0


Ice road, Northwest Territories
10. Ice Highway, Canada
Winter means greater accessibility in northern Canada. This frozen road runs up the Northwest Territories.
Photo: madmack66


Chapman's Peak road
11. Chapman’s Peak Drive, South Africa
Another great coastal road, this one just 15 miles south of Cape Town.
Photo: Raveesh Vyas


Peru mountain pass
12. Mountain road, central Peru
Most mountain pass roads in Peru qualify as “spectacular.” This one runs north from the Sacred Valley town of Ollantaytambo and is part of the car route to Machu Picchu.
Photo: ThiagoJ


Liwa desert highway
13. Liwa, UAE
Roads through the desert oasis of Liwa, Abu Dhabi, stretch long.
Photo: Luca Assen


Glacier National Park road
14. Going-to-the- Sun Road, Montana
The only route through Glacier National Park was featured in the opening scenes of “The Shining.”
Photo: Colin Gregory Palmer


Mývatn, Iceland
15. Mývatn, Iceland
Mývatn is a volcanically active region in northern Iceland. This road will take you there.
Photo: Francesco_G


Florida Keys highway
16. Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys
U.S. Highway 1 runs for miles over the water, connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland. It includes this long span of bridge.
Photo: milan.boers


Gotthard Pass, Alps
17. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland
Traveling north from Italy into Switzerland, you’ll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster above. My money’s on the latter.
Photo: Mikael Miettinen


High Atlas pass
18. Tichka Pass, Morocco
I recently drove over the 2260m Tichka Pass on my way to Zagora to ride a camel. The pass was cooler. No offense, camel.
Photo: cliffwilliams


Big Sur highway bridge
19. Pacific Coast Highway, California
This is the only road getting reprised from the original post. It seems to deserve it.
Photo: tibchris


Irish rainbow
20. Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
The roads of western Ireland are narrow, flanked by green, and sometimes charmed.
Photo: ktylerconk

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The cow wash: How an automatic brushing machine can improve milk production

Looking your best can sometimes be hard work. But for this cow, it would appear that having a brush-up is one of life's pleasures.

The animal is enjoying a spell in the cow wash, which, according to its designers DeLaval, is welcome news for farmers as well.

Cow wash

Udderly amazing: A cow closes its eyes and enjoys the brushing sensation created by the new machine

The cow wash boosts milk production by improving the animal's blood circulation and stopping the spread of disease, says the company.

The company has already sold 30,000 cow washes in its native Sweden, and is now bringing the product to the UK.

A spokesman said the cows enjoy the sensation of being brushed and it can boost milk production by 3.5per cent.

He said: 'The swinging cow brush is a self-grooming device that keeps cows happier, healthier and more productive.

'The brush starts to rotate on contact at an animal-friendly speed. It swings freely in all directions, smoothly up, over and alongside the cow.

Cow wash

Moo-ving past: A cow walks forward as the machine rotates, not only cleaning the animal but improving its health as well by improving blood circulation

'The bristles have the right length and hardness to stimulate the blood circulation whilst helping the cow to keep clean and calm.

'It is very popular among dairy farmers. Cows using the swinging cow brush are cleaner, calmer and therefore more balanced.'

A study conducted by scientists in the USA found the brush resulted in better animal health due to an increase in blood circulation.

It also concluded that cows using the machine were 34 per cent less likely to suffer from clinical mastitis - a condition which results in milk abnormalities.

The research team also reported increased milk production of up 3.5 per cent for cows in a pen using the swinging cow brush.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Owner faces ceaseless brake issues with Honda car but no resolution

Owner faces ceaseless brake issues with Honda car but no resolution

PETALING JAYA: How far will you go to get your car fixed? In these day of light-speed emails, instant messages and cellphones, an irate car-owner decided to adopt an old-school method of seeking redress — by placing stickers all over his problematic car.

My Honda Tak Guna (My Useless Honda)

And the message on the stickers read: "My Honda Tak Guna" (My Useless Honda).

To make sure he got the full attention of the car manufacturer, this sticker-adorned vehicle was parked outside the Honda Malaysia sales and service office here in Section 13 — much to the amusement of many pedestrians and motorists.

As to why he had resorted to such measures, events executive Jess Ross said his car brakes kept failing despite several repairs.

"Three months after buying the car, the rear brakes started giving way.After having these replaced by Honda, the same problem occurred three months later with the brakes giving way in the middle of the road.

"Luckily, I wasn't hit by another car when it happened."

After sending the 15-month old car to the Honda authorised service centre, Sumber Auto, Ross claimed to have been told the car had its rear brake callipers fitted wrongly during the original assembly.

Even after the brake calipers were rectified, Jess' woes continued with the calamitous Honda Accord he bought for about RM140,000.

Three months later, after getting his disc brake pads replaced for the second time, his Honda Accord started juddering again.

This time Honda mentioned the brake discs needed to be skimmed.

"On June 20 , there was a screeching sound from my front wheels and the car started juddering again. This time, I decided enough was enough. The car was towed to the Honda service centre for a fourth check on this particular screeching issue."

Claiming manufacturing defects, Ross said: "My demands are simple, firstly I want Honda to fully rectify the problems on my car and include a manufacturer's guarantee that such defects will not recur.

"Secondly, Honda could replace my car with another guaranteed problem-free unit. If all else fails, I want Honda to buy back the car at the purchase price.

"Honestly, I am still open to negotiations and a win-win situation I feel, is the best for both parties," he said, stressing he has no plans to remove the eye-catching stickers from his car.

A Honda Malaysia representative said the company remained committed to inspecting, servicing and repairing the problematic vehicle.

"The company would like to assure Ross the affected vehicle will be serviced and repaired to his satisfaction." Still unhappy with this response, Ross asked: "Why is it Honda Malaysia can't guarantee their parts, which serve a basic function of braking, to function properly?

"Is it too much to ask for a guarantee for their supposedly original parts which they recommended we use?"

Thursday, July 15, 2010

What it means to be Malay 1st, Malaysian 2nd

When a Malay, Chinese and Indian, all Malaysians, apply for:-

  1. Scholarships, Malays will get it first irrespective of bright Malaysians

  2. Entry to the local universities and best courses such medicine, dentistry, law, Malays will get it first irrespective of quality.

  3. Residential hostels, Matriculation courses, MARA Uni, Malays will get 90% to 100%. (By the way, matriculation exams are internally set by own lecturers - about thousands of straight A’s students in Matriculation compared to the straight A’s STPM which are few. This is “Malay meritocracy vs Malaysian meritocracy”!

  4. Social Welfare, Malays will get it first irrespective of how poor the Malaysian rakyat are

  5. Business Contracts, Malays will get it first irrespective of who can offer the best value, quality and unblemished track record. Even when blacklisted, Malay associations have the right to complain because the rakyat owe them a living.

  6. Sharing of wealth and equity, IPOs, ASB, Malays will get it first. Even with ASB for Malays give higher returns and principal guaranteed capped at RM200K instead of other bonds for Malaysians with lower yield capped at RM50K. This will be ongoing. Why Malays cannot reach 30% equity? Statistics are manipulated so that valuation of shares is based on par value (Imagine valuing CIMB, Maybank, Sime darby etc at par value of RM1.00 instead of market value of RM12 etc.

    Malaysians must accept these assumptions or make sure this is hidden or else privileges are gone..!! )

  7. Low cost houses, lands, houses even bungalows, Malays will get themt first because they are the supreme race and the rest of Malaysians are immigrants. Quotas for Malays are 30% to 50% with steep discounts to be subsidized by the rest of the Malaysians.
  8. Important Senior management jobs, CEO positions in government linked companies, Malays will get them first irrespective of the best qualified and most capable Malaysian candidates.

  9. Government linked positions, civil positions, nurses and teachers training, Malays will get first irrespective whether they are qualified or not.

  10. Religious land for worship or terms of God, Malays own it and the rest must obey.

  11. Demonstrations, freedom of expressions, racial blurs, Malays can have their say, others under ISA…

Now you know why it is Malay 1st, Malaysian 2nd. Education, welfare, economic, business policies are to benefit Malay first then Malaysian 2nd. The rest of the rakyat, who work hard, contribute to nation building will continue to be Malaysians 2nd..
So it is not so difficult to understand if a Malay Indonesian Badminton player is playing against a Chinese or Indian Malaysian, those who subscribe to Malay 1st, Malaysian 2nd will cheer for the Malay badminton player. When there is a citizenship application of a Malay Indonesian and a qualified non Malay, the Malay Indonesian will get it irrespective of merit.
That is why we have Malay is 1st class other Malaysians 2nd class. This is the only country that has racism and special rights enshrined in the constitution because Malay is supreme.
So if you have the opportunity to migrate to be treated fairly and justly, why stay? Malaysian 2nd means you will always be an immigrant. Why become an immigrant with 2nd class rights when other countries are willing to give you the same 1st class rights?
1Malaysia to appease Malaysian 2nd class hope until the next general elections…
Wise UP Malaysians! Vote wisely.

KHOO KAY PENG IS RIGHT. HOW CAN NAJIB WALK HIS TALK??? TIME IS ALSO RUNNING OUT!!!
1. NAJIB CANNOT EVEN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE 1MALAYSIA CONCEPT & THE RACIAL POLITICS CURRENTLY PRACTISED BY THE MANY MALAY POLITICIANS IN UNMO.

2. IN THIS CASE WHERE IS THE FUTURE OF 1MALAYSIA? IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS ONLY NAJIB'S SLOGAN & WE CANNOT SEE HOW IT WILL WORK FOR ALL MALAYSIANS IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE!!!

3. 1MALAYSIA CONCEPT WILL NEVER WORK IF HE CANNOT STOP THESE MALAY POLITICIANS FROM TRYING TO CHAMPION MALAY SUPREMACY OVER OTHER RACES IN THE COUNTRY!!!

Khoo Kay Peng speaks out..

Can Najib Walk his Talk? So far, the judgment is NO.

Again the saying pertaining to this,

Your action is so loud (not walking your talk) that I cannot hear what you are saying (all your speeches are for nothing)


NEM, NEP, Perkasa & Malay First, Malaysian Second: Time is Running Out for PM Najib

PM Najib is forced to go back to the Barisan old script when he was asked to react on his deputy statement that he was "Malay 1st, Malaysian 2nd".
Najib defended his deputy, "Being a Malay doesn't mean that you are against 1Malaysia or you don't think like a Malaysian. Similarly, if you are a Malaysian Chinese, it doesn't mean that you don't think like a Malaysian or subscribe to the concept of 1Malaysia," he said.

Najib's knee-jerk reaction on Muhyiddin's statement unmasks his own understanding about nation building and the 1Malaysia concept.

The lack of national affinity and shared destiny is the main obstacle for 1Malaysia. It is sad to note that the 1Malaysia founder himself does not share the vision of nationhood and citizenship. If Najib does not trust his own nation building agenda, he should not have misused the name, 1Malaysia.
1Malaysia is not consistent with Ethnicity 1st, Nationality 2nd.

We cannot blame Muhyiddin for his lack of national identity because nation building was not featured in the Barisan rule over the last 5 decades. Barisan is an antithesis to 1Malaysia and nation building. The most important element in a nation building project is to outlaw racial discrimination. BN is the epitome of racism and racially based politics. And Running Dogs like MCA, MIC, Gerakan and SUPP are supporting UMNO in this pogrom.

Najib cannot remain coy and silent on the demands, attacks and allegations made against the Chinese community, in particularly, by Perkasa.

Interestingly, a politician such as Ibrahim Ali needed racism to resurrect his career. Of course he is enjoying the media limelight at the moment. At the Aljazeera interview, he lambasted "If these people say that they are second-class citizens, don't talk s**t! Don't talk s**t! I repeat three times, don't talk s**t!"
"We, the Malays have forgiven them a lot, we have sacrificed a lot of our interests," he added.

I would like Ibrahim to clarify what interests?

It appears that Muhyiddin is now clamouring to ride on Perkasa's wave by declaring that he is "Malay 1st" and "Malaysian 2nd".

Regardless of the publicity stunt and damage control, Najib knows that his defence of Muhyiddin and his statement is going to tear his concept to pieces.
His administration is dragging its feet on the NEM details and mechanism. It makes us wonder if there is any meat at all in NEM.

Time is running out for him. Another talk but no walk is going to put him on the same pedestal as Abdullah Badawi.

Najib should state his stand on Perkasa and Ibrahim Ali's disrespect for non-Malay citizens. They (Najib, Muhyiddin and Ibrahim) should remember that their salaries and perks are paid by Malaysians of all races. Not by the Malays only.

SAY NO TO RACISM!

RM4 Billion for PM's Department & the Government is Talking about Subsidy Cut?

The Najib administration revealed today that it had allocated a whopping RM3.956 billion this year to finance operations in the Prime Minister’s Department.

The number of civil servants in the PM’s Department has also increased from 21,045 in 2003 to 43,544 in 2010. This is more than a whopping 100% increase despite the government pledge to streamline its administration through e-government.

Some of the agencies created include Pemandu (Implementation and Coordination Unit), and the National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC). Six existing agencies which include the National Security Council (MKN) and Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) experienced an increase in manpower. Even ex-premier Abdullah Badawi's office is being maintained by the PM's Dept. What is the rational?

Yet, the government is adamant that this country cannot continue to subsidy some of the essential items and it had called on the people to 'adjust their lifestyle'.

At the rate we are going, the sand raiders will be the people and not any illegal smugglers. People soon be making a beeline to make mud pies using sand and mud.

Honestly, why must the PM's Dept. need a whopping 43k plus employees? What are the KPIs? On top of this, the number of ministries keep growing.

We are in a fix. The civil service is a fixed deposit of the ruling coalition. How can we expect the government to restructure it?

Perhaps Idris Jala can offer us some solutions.

Now, the PM must answer why he needs so many manpower for his department. It is supposed to be just a department. But its annual allocation is 10 times more than Penang's annual allocation from the federal government. Something is very very wrong here.

Original post http://khookaypeng.blogspot.com/2010/07/rm4-billion-for-pms-department.html

Monday, July 12, 2010

Jenazah penyokong BERSIH selamat dikebumikan (709 Bersih 2.0)

Jenazah Allahyarham Baharudin Ahmad yang meninggal dunia sewaktu menyertai perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 semalam, selamat dikebumikan di tanah perkuburan Islam Lembah Keramat di Taman Seri Keramat Tengah, Kuala Lumpur jam 12.55 tengah hari ini.

funeral baharudin crowdSemalam dilaporkan Baharudin, 58 tahun, bersama rakan dan keluarganya berkumpul di KLCC, terjatuh dan pengsan apabila disembur gas pemedih mata oleh pasukan keselamatan.

Beliau kemudiannya dibawa ke Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) dan disahkan meninggal dunia kemudiannya.

Kira-kira 500 hadir, termasuk pemimpin kanan Pakatan Rakyat dan penyokong Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH) mengiringi jenazah ke tanah perkuburan itu.

Kumpulan tersebut berjalan dari Surau Al-Muqarrabin - tempat jenazah Baharudin disembahyangkan - sejauh kira-kira tiga kilometer dengan mengiringi van jenazah yang membawa jenazahnya.

funeral baharudin bersih protesterTurut menyertai kumpulan tersebut beberapa pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat dan NGO antaranya Timbalan Presiden PKR Azmin Ali, Naib Presiden PAS Datuk Mahfuz Omar, ADUN Hulu Kelang Shaari Sungib dan Pengerusi Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) Badrul Hisham Shahrin.

Sambil mengiringi, mereka membaca tahlil dan bertakbir sepanjang jalan tanpa henti.

Sepanjang perjalanan menuju ke tanah perkuburan itu, kumpulan tersebut berselisih dengan tiga kereta peronda polis secara berasingan menyebabkan mereka bertakbir kepada polis.

Sebelum itu, ramai pemimpin Pakatan, BERSIH mengunjungi Baharudin di surau berdekatan rumahnya di rumahnya di No 9 - 0 - 4, Kelompok Camar Blok A, Keramat di ibu negara seawal jam 9 pagi.

Ramai pemimpin kanan Pakatan yang hadir menziarahi Baharudin antaranya ketua umum PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, timbalan presiden PAS Mohamad Sabu, Azmin Ali (timbalan presiden PKR), dua naib presiden PAS Datuk Husam Musa, Datuk Mahfuz Omar serta pengerusi BERSIH Datuk S Ambiga.

nurul izzah, funeral baharudinSewaktu jenazah dimandikan dan dikafankan, mereka memenuhi Surau Al-Muqarrabin mengadakan majlis bacaan tahlil untuk arwah.

Majlis tersebut dipimpin ahli Majlis Pimpinan Pusat PKR Badrol Amin Baharon di surau yang terletak kira-kira 50 meter dari rumah Baharudin.

Kelihatan rata-rata pemimpin yang ditemui sedih dan ada di kalangan mereka sebak dengan kematian Baharudin.

Yang paling jelas, Ambiga dan Nurul Izzah yang tidak mampu menahan air mata sewaktu memeluk isteri Baharudin, Rusni Melan yang merupakan ketua Wanita PKR Cabang Setiawangsa.

"(Kejadian ini) tidak sepatutnya berlaku... Dia (Baharudin) adalah seorang hero," katanya ringkas.

funeral baharudin crowd 2Ambiga tidak mampu berkata-kata apa-apa dan menangis kerana tidak dapat menyembunyikan kesedihannya.

"BERSIH berasa kecewa kerana keadaan ini (kematian) berlaku. Ini menunjukkan polis tidak menghormati rakyat.

"Rakyat ada hak untuk berada di sana," kata ahli jawatankuasa pemandu BERSIH, Maria Chin Abdullah dalam keadaan sebak dan tidak mampu meneruskan kata-katanya.

Bahkan terdapat juga pemimpin yang bercakap-cakap tentang kekecohan yang berlaku dalam perhimpunan itu.
Ditemui pemberita selepas pengebumian itu, naib ketua wanita PKR, Gan Pei Nie berkata beliau kesal dengan tindakan polis yang didakwanya menembak gas pemedih mata ke dalam perkarangan hospital.

Dakwanya, sewaktu kejadian itu berlaku, beliau berada di dalam hospital dan nampak insiden itu terjadi.

funeral baharudin vanSehubungan itu, Gan yang juga ADUN Rawang meminta mereka yang mempunyai gambar insiden itu supaya menghantar kepada jawatankuasa pemandu BERSIH atau Pakatan Rakyat untuk membolehkan tindakan undang-undang diambil.

Sementara itu, Mahfuz berkata beliau dan Salahudin Ayub akan membuat laporan polis berhubung penangkapan mereka semalam

Katanya laporan itu bertujuan untuk membolehkan peguam memulakan membuat semakan prosedur undang-undang bagi menuntut gantirugi.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

The CHANGE we WANT!

by Tan Lee Chin

Sometime ago an article entitled “We, the non-Malays¡” by a Eunice Ong was posted on www.loyarburok.com.

I would like to respond to some of the points raised in the article. Note that what I say here is my personal opinion. I cannot claim to speak on behalf of all the non-Malays.

As a firm believer in the freedom of speech, I fully respect the writer’s view, but I would like to present another perspective on the
matter she raised.

I am a proud product and supporter of the vernacular school system, and have a dream to see progress and changes in my beautiful motherland of Malaysia, the only homeland I ever have.

Ong had attempted to look into the issue of Malay rights from a non-Malay perception and perspective.

Her main argument is that the non-Malays, after complaining so much on the privileges received by our Malay countrymen and making endless appeals for change from our end, still refuse to make sacrifices like accepting Bahasa Malaysia as the national language and Islam as the national religion, or even just sharing a meal with our Malay friends in a halal restaurant.

I believe that we, the non Malays, might have not been 100 per cent perfect in our daily interactions and dealings with our Malay friends, but I doubt many of us object to Bahasa Malaysia as our national language or have any reservation on respecting Islam as the religion of the land.

We will, of course, object and protest if our rights to mother tongue education and freedom of religious beliefs and practices as provided for in the Federal Constitution are violated.

Contrary to Ong’s presumption that some non-Malays might think that going to a halal eatery is a sacrifice, I doubt many will have any thoughts over such a social interaction. Most will just accept it as a matter of fact. I don’t think any sensible person will consider such matters an issue at all.

I, for one, enjoy the halal mamak delicacies as well as ikan bakar served in the Sin Chew Cafeteria. Yes, for a company with a majority Chinese staff, we have a Malay stall catering for Malay workers. The halal food outlet is also very popular with the non-Malay workers I have often contended that a single stream education system is not the solution for the many problems we face, in particular, disunity among the races.

The writer has claimed that social cliques are race based, and the various languages form a barrier to racial interaction.

Let me narrate a real life example of how language need not be a barrier in making friends, real friends.

My mother is less privileged in terms of education opportunity because she only had two years of formal education. She is now in her sixties going into seventies.

Mum speaks Mandarin, Hokkien, Melanau and the most broken Malay one could ever imagine. But Kak Amoy, a Malay helper to our family 20 years ago and who only speaks Malay, has been Mum¡¯s best friend till this day.

How they communicate with each other does not require rocket science, but simply through the heart ¡ª a matter of affection and sincerity.

Over the years, Mum¡¯s Malay has certainly improved by leaps and bounds.

Some might think that Mum is an exception, since she is a Chinese who grew up in a Melanau Kampung at Mukah in Sarawak. She doesn’t belong to our generation, does she? Moreover, she did not really go to school, so she is not very much a product of our education system. We can’t consider her case when discussing our education system, ya?

But, is language the only tool to national integration?

Obviously, language needs not be an obstacle to friendship between the various races.

Now, let us look at Ong¡¯s suggestion on doing away with the vernacular schools.

Here, let me draw the attention of the readers to the current local political situation.

The governing coalition led by Umno is formed by different race-based political parties, each representing the interests of their respective race.

Among them, many politicians will not hesitate to play the racial card to their personal interest, even if it is at the detriment of the nation.

Would it be wise to abolish the vernacular schools now, or integrate them into the national education?

I don¡¯t wish to speculate, but if we are to give up our rights to education via the medium of our choice, what other rights will we have to give up for the sake of national unity in future?

With due respect, Ong¡¯s suggestion of abolishing vernacular schools is an oversimplified unrealistic solution to the complicated state of affair that our nation is facing.

Many Malaysians are angry; they are bothered by many issues like corruption, misuse of powers by the authorities, inefficient government bodies, doubts on the independence of the judiciary, etc. These issues are not racial or religious, but simply basic moral, civil and social matters that affect every citizen whatever his or her
race or religion, or language.

Vernacular schools products like me and most other Malaysians are concerned about these issues, and we want to see a change for the better in our nation. Such a change is expected by all Malaysians.

We will have to make sacrifice for the change, and it starts with us individually.

For a start, let¡¯s stop giving bribes to traffic police, stop greasing hands to get things done at government offices.

Don’t politicise the vernacular school system. Leave the vernacular schools alone. The problems dividing the people of various races are not caused by them, but by politicians exploiting the racial sentiments.

My dream is to see my country progress to be an united harmonious nation, where our politicians dispute on ideals, not playing the racial and religious cards.

That, indeed, is the change we should be striving for -- mysinchew.com

The writer is the deputy head of the Culture & Education Department of Sin Chew Daily

Friday, July 9, 2010

I cry for Malaysia

by Dr Tan Kee Kwong

To The prime minister of Malaysia and the Cabinet,

One month ago, on a Sunday morning after Church, I was driving near Jalan Duta. I was so overcome with emotion that I pulled by the side of the road and wept silently for about three minutes.

What has happened to this beautiful country of Malaysia? How come there are now so many racial and religious problems facing our country?

In addition to the outright looting and plundering of our country’s resources and wealth, there seems to be a group of evil people who want to disrupt the peace and harmony that we cherish and have enjoyed so far.

South Africa
What a shining example of progress! We are told that 18 years ago, they ended the terrible practice of Apartheid. Look at South Africa today. They are hosting the football World Cup Finals, and this Sunday, all sports fans across the world will watch them host the final of the World Cup.

In 18 short years, they have erased the practices of Apartheid and made tremendous progress.

Czech Republic
I had a chance to visit Prague in the Czech Republic three years ago.
It was a very enjoyable experience. What really amazed me was how they transformed from a Communist set-up and thinking to a very robust Western-style capitalistic economy in 20 years. A very short time indeed.

The USA
In the 60s, Martin Luther King was singing ¡°We shall overcome, we
shall overcome some day.¡± Not much later, they had leaders the likes of Colin Powell, Condoleeza Rice, etc.

Today, the US has Barack Obama as president, a person of Negro-African parentage.

What about Malaysia?

After 54 years of Independence, we still have the likes of Datuk Ibrahim Ali, who continue to harp on raw racial issues. Also the former PA of the present PM who in a 1 Malaysia talk in Melaka called Indians “beggars” and said Chinese women like to “sell their bodies”.

To say we are insulted is an understatement, we are incensed! With such racial bigots around, how do we expect Malaysia to progress like the three countries mentioned above?

Allah issue

An Umno friend remarked recently “Why is your Catholic Church so bad that it took the Government to court over this issue?” I asked him to check the facts and background of the issue.

There was no issue until Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, the former home minister made it an issue. The truth is that The Herald has been using the word Allah in their Bahasa Malysia version since 1982.

This is because many Catholics in Sabah and Sarawak are more conversant in BM. The Editor of the Catholic Herald was warned many times in writing about the use of the word Allah.

To protect their rights, they took the Government to court and won.
Then the real problems started.

We remember the call by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein in encouraging Muslims to come out in big numbers after prayers on a Friday to show displeasure about the use of the word Allah.

I want to ask Najib and Hishamudin, since when in this country have demonstrations been allowed?

Also the leaders of the government in waiting, such as Lim Guan Eng, Datuk Seri Hadi Awang and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signed a joint statement that they have checked the historical records of the Middle East, Egypt, etc.

They said there were no problems with non-Muslims using the word Allah. So Umno was checkmated again!

In the recent Sibu by-election, the head of SUPP George Chan, called us gangster West Malaysian politicians.

He said “Allah has never been a problem in Sarawak, do not stir up religious emotions here”.

Our reply to him was: “Brother, we did not create this problem, your BN Syed Hamid started it!”

Burning of houses of worship in January 2010

This was a black mark in our nation’s history. It started with the Metro Tabernacle Church at Desa Melawati. Today, three Malay youths have been charged for this attack.

What many people are not aware of is that God intervened to avoid a near-disaster from happening. One hour before the church was fire-bombed, the Senior Pastor was at the entrance of the church. He had some urgent work and just used his slash card to open the door.

However, God prevented his possible death. Out of the blue, he developed severe stomach cramps, so he returned to his house to ease himself.

I quote from the DPP¡¯s Azlina Radzi statement: “We are not interested in the motives of the accused, but in whether they committed the offence of attacking the Church.”

What a ridiculous remark. How can there be an attack if there is no motive? Unless one can prove that they are insane and fit for Tanjong Rambutan!

In conclusion

Why, after 54 years of Independence, do we still have still so many race and religious problems remaining? Why do we allow a small group of religious and racial bigots to dictate terms and try to destroy the unity, peace and harmony that we enjoy and cherish?

* Dr Tan Kee Kwong was the former deputy minister of Land and Cooperative Development. He quit Gerakan to join PKR in September 2008.