709 的花絮和感想 (Something about 709) (709 Bersih 2.0)

2011年7月9日，我参加了大马Bersih 2.0 净选联盟所召集的和平游行运动，淋了雨，累了两天，也休息了两天，才有心情写东西，网上很多人都写了709 的故事，我只想写一点使我感受比较深刻的花絮。
（一）我新认识的马来朋友，一个有游行示威经验的回教党员，他跟我握手说：“谢谢你（你们华人）的支持，”我说：“这是我应该做的，这也是我的国家”（原来在他们看来，华人只顾赚钱和利益，有一两个人来支持他们已经如此高兴）
（二） 一个华人uncle 带着他的妻子和两个大约二十岁的-廋廋高高弱不禁风的儿子，他说：“快点快点跟上（人群）去，，又不是叫我们去死，怕什么？不用怕，我们又不是重要人物， 现在需要人数，我们一定要去支持。。”（多数都是父母骂孩子不要去，儿子鼓励父母去，怎么这家人相反的？）
（三）一个年纪大的马来人跟另几个华人青年讲：“kita mahu tunjuk perasaan ,bukan kemarahan ./ 表达感受，不是发泄怒火，不要搞破坏。（示威游行的EQ比华人成熟，有资格“教路”）
（四）一对马来夫妇带着两个大约8–10 岁的孩子，坐在石阶吃零食，我想：野餐咩？，那妻子看看我，好像明白我想什么，她笑笑说：我们想他们从小就知道和学会怎样去争取民主。（我赶紧表示支持，心里为小看别人而惭愧）
（五）一对老年的马来夫妇，手震震的从胶袋里拿出一个看像是玩具一般的防毒口罩，他们很有信心的对我说：我们有准备，你有吗？（我想：你们的确需要它，因为你们跑不快）
（六）一对年轻的华人夫妇，不但自己来了，还推着一辆婴儿车，下起雨来，俩人赶紧穿上雨衣，连婴儿车都有准备雨衣，我连忙帮手他们把婴儿车盖好，然后一同站在那儿淋雨。（示威都有BB玩，哎哟！那BB好得意）
晚上吃饭时讲起这个故事，隔壁的三姑六婆加把口说：哎呀！示什么威？关我们什么事？真是没有脑的，连BB也带去，你做什么不骂他们？（Auntie, 我想骂你。。。。。）
（七）一个中年的洋人，看到我追去拍镇暴队驱逐人群，他不断的跟着我跑，还不断对我说：you must put it in the media /你要把它放上媒体。。（老外大哥，你太看得起我了，我拍的东西很“渣”而已）
（八） 我的马来朋友告诉我，他有多次示威的经验，他如何不惧强权，他会照顾我。刚发射第一轮催泪弹，他拉了我狂奔，我心想：又说坚持到底？他把我带离人群，然后 指着一个方向，他说：“你由这里走，去默迪卡体育馆等我们，我们会到那里去，负责联络其他的朋友。这里需要很多人数的目的已经达到，警方会有更多的攻击， 你不可留在这。”我说：“你呢？”他说：“我要走在最前面，和我的朋友在一起”他转身走向烟雾去。。。
我和朋友们后来都在体育馆附近再聚在一起，参与了最后一场的迈向体育馆的游行和陈氏书院前的聚会，直到警察的驱逐，但却没有再见到我的那名马来朋友，后来才知道他也被捕了，不过也放了出来。
后记：我看到很多故事，包括那位婆婆的故事都很感动，但没有流泪。直到今天看到一位网友这样写：
“在 整个集会当中让我印象最深刻的一幕，当天我们一群人从同善医院后面的篱笆逃离警察的追捕时，马来人用脚踢开了那个篱笆然后说：bagi cina semua keluar dulu.......(给这里的华人离开先，然后我们才走。）这句话一下就进入我的心中了，其实在这里我才能真真的体验一个马来西亚的文化种族之间无分 彼此互相照顾．而不是国阵所提倡的一个土族；一个马来西亚．”
我忽然间热泪盈眶，我知道他说的是真话，我的马来朋友也是先照顾我，还有我在面子书和朋友的口中都听说在这次的游行中，马来朋友对华人特别照顾，也许他们觉得华人很少参加游行，没有经验。
为 什么会为了这么小的事激动？因为我深深明白，华人在大马已经是少数，如果不能打破种族主义的思维，华人永远是被压迫的一群，不能够得到公平的待遇。但政府 搞的就是种族主义，再加上那个土著权威组织，这又是多么困难解决的事。这些事情让我看到了希望，我对这个民族完全改观，我的另一个感想是，如果我们硬要说 这个国家是因为这个民族的政客而败坏，那么也会因这个民族的人民而兴起，我对他们和这个国家还是充满信心的。
我的华人朋友，和平游行其实并不可怕，下一次你们也一起来支持吧!

********************************* Translated in English *******************************

9th July 2011, I took part in the BERSIH 2.0 Rally. I was wet due to the rain. So tired for this 2 days, only until now I'm able to write something about my 709. A lot of people has already written their stories, therefore I will only mention some tiny things that really engraved my memory.
1. A Malay friend, who I just get to know during the rally, a PAS member who is experienced in participating rallies and demonstrations, shaked my hand and says: "Thanks for your (we Chinese's) support." I replied: "No problem. That's what I should do. This is my country too." (Now only I realized that, in their eye, we Chinese only cares about money-making and all sorts of benefits. They are already very happy even though there're only a few Chinese came to support the cause.)
2. A Chinese uncle, along with his wife, and his two around-twenty-years-old son, who are tall but look frail, came to the rally. The father said: "Come on, follow up the crowd! We're not going to seek death, so why feel afraid? We're not VIP as well. We need many people right now. We must go to support the rally now..." (Most parents scolded their children for attending the rally, and children encouraged their parents to attend the rally, but how come this family is totally the reverse?)
3. An old Malay man told a few Chinese youngsters: "kita mahu tunjuk perasaan ,bukan kemarahan". (Their EQ in rally is higher than Chinese, so they have the qualification to teach us what to do.)
4. A pair of Malay couples, along with their two childrens, looks like 8-10 years old, sat at the stairs and having their snacks. I thought: "Picnic?" The Malay wife caught my attention, and she smiled: "I want to teach them how to fight for democracy since small." (I quickly showed my support to them. I feel ashamed to look down at them.)
5. A pair of old Malay couples, hands trembling, took out a mask from a plastic bag, asked me with confidence: "We have got ourselves ready. How about you?" (You two need it, I thought, because you two can't run fast.)
6. A pair of young Chinese couples, along with their baby, attended the rally. Soon it began to rain. They quickly wore raincoats, and even got their baby ready with a raincoat. I quickly helped them to cover up their baby trolley. (Even a baby was there. Oh my, the baby is so cute.) Talked about this scene after I went back home and having my dinner. Those auntie neighbours said: "Aiyah, rally for what? Nothing to do with us ma.. Brainless ah? Bring baby go? Why you don't scold them?" (Aunties, I want to scold you, not them..)
7. A middle-aged foreigner, seeing me running towards FRU and trying to capture how FRU dispersed the crowd, follows me all the way, and told me: "you must put it in the media" (Mister, my photo capturing skills sucks..)
8. One of my Malay friend told me, he has been to rallies before, and he's not afraid of tyrant government. He said he's going to take care of me. During the first round of tear gas, he dragged me and run away. I thought: "You told me you're not afraid?" He brought me away from the crowd, pointed to a direction, and told me: "Walk through here. Wait for us at Merdeka Stadium. We will be there. Do contact your friends. Our objective today has been achieved, because we have so many people here. The police will launch more attacks. You cannot stay at here." "What about you?" I asked. "I'm going back to the frontline, and fight along with my friends", he replied, and turned back to the smokes..
I met with my friends nearby Merdeka Stadium later on, participated the last rally to Merdeka Stadium, until the police dispersed us again. And I never see my Malay friend again. I only got to know that he was arrested later on, and has been released.
I saw a lot of stories, including that Amah's one. I didn't cry when I read this stories, until I saw this one on the Internet:
"The most unforgettable moment during the rally happened when we are trying to escape from the police in the Tong Shin Hospital. We were at the fence at the back of the hospital. The Malays kicked the fence door down, and said: "bagi cina semua keluar dulu......." It really went into my heart. Here, I experienced the true 1Malaysia spirit, that we are no longer differentiated by race and culture, that all races take care of each other, instead of "1 Bumiputera, 1 Malaysia", the propaganda of BN.
I nearly cried. I knew that they're speaking the truth. My Malay friends always take good care of me. And a lot of Chinese who participated in the rally said that, they are being taken care well by the Malays. Maybe they think that this is the first time we Chinese attended a rally, and so we're inexperienced.
Why I'm feeling so emotional over this? Because I understand that, Chinese is a race of minority in Malaysia. If we couldn't break the barrier of racism, we Chinese will be continued to be opressed, we will continued to be treated with unfairness. But the government always plays around with racism, plus that PERKASA who fully utilized such issue, and this makes racism even harder to solve. What I saw after this rally, is hope. I have completely changed my perception to Malays. I think that, even though our nation is ruined by Malay politicians, but our nation will be revived by Malays. I still feel confident to Malaysia.
My dear Chinese friends, a peaceful rally is not scary, so please come to support next time!

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UN human rights expert criticizes ‘heavy-handed’ police methods in Malaysia (709 Bersih 2.0)

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue

11 July 2011 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today said Malaysia’s “heavy-handed” control of a demonstration on Saturday risks democracy there, and expressed concern with reports of detention of political leaders.

Media reports indicated Malaysian authorities used tear gas and water cannons against protesters in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, reportedly leading to one death, several injuries and the arrest of more than 1,600 people.
“The right to freedom of opinion and expression, including in the form of peaceful protests, is essential for democracy,” said Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
“By declaring the demonstration illegal, sealing off parts of the capital in advance and responding in such a heavy-handed manner against peaceful demonstrators, the Government of Malaysia risks undermining democratic progress in the country,” he said in a news release.
“Actions taken by the authorities prior to and during the rally unduly restricted the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association.”
Declaring the assembly illegal “based on claims that it is trying to topple the Government or is a risk to national security and public order – in the absence of any credible evidence to substantiate such claims – is also an unnecessary restriction of civil and political rights,” he said.
For his part, El Hadji Malick Sow, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, said: “We remain deeply concerned about the detention of six individuals since 25 June under the Emergency Ordinance, which allows for detention without trial for up to 60 days.”
The Working Group also reiterated its recommendation, made to the Government of Malaysia following a visit to the country in June 2010, to repeal the Emergency Ordinance and other preventive laws, on the grounds that they significantly hinder fundamental human rights, such as the right to fair trial.
The rights experts reminded the Government of its obligation to fully respect the rights to peaceful assembly, association, and expression, as guaranteed under the Federal Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They also recalled that as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, Malaysia has pledged to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.
Mr. La Rue and Mr. Sow are independent, non-paid experts reporting to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38999&Cr=malaysia&Cr1

警方两面夹攻，集会者无逃生机会 (709 Bersih 2.0)

人民公正党总财政梁自坚今天强力的谴责警方在709集会当中使用暴力镇压对待无辜的人民，造成一些领袖和集会群众受伤。

他 表示，警方在驱散集会群众时面对警方前后两面夹攻的困境，毫无让人民解散集会的机会。集会群众在等待领袖与警方谈判时，警方在给予警告的数秒后便对人民发 射垂泪弹以及派大批的警方逮捕集会人士，人民在面对警方的镇压对付时，毫无机会逃跑，也有部分警方竟然跑到医院内去搜查逮与捕集会人士，显示国阵为了捍卫 政权已经丧失了理智。

也是士拉央区国会议员他说，集会是宪法中给予人民的基本权利，如今警方和政府掠夺了人民应有的权利，反而却调动各地大量警方对付集会人士。

“若警方每日采取对付709集会人士的严紧态度去进行维持治安的工作，势必能将国家打造成世界治安良好的国家，所以他呼吁警方应该将精力专注于如何维持社会的治安，以便能让人民能安心的出入，而非对付无辜的人民百姓及掠夺人民和平集会的基本权利。”

他在最后促请首相纳吉和选委会主席能够正视人民对选委会所要求的8项改革诉求，以便各政党能够在公平与干净的选举系统上竞争，与还人民一个公平的民主系统。

Someone Did Win on July 9th (709 Bersih 2.0)

I went to the rally as a spectator. I returned a believer. And I had ice cream with the FRU.

By Charis Ding

I went as an individual rather than as a supporter. Whenever asked throughout the day, I told people "I just wanted to see what’s going on". And that was the truth.

In the weeks leading to it, I was undecided whether to support the rally. Right up to yesterday I couldn’t decide. But I knew I didn’t want to stay home or watch from a distance. I didn’t want to just follow the news online. I had to see it with my own eyes. So I decided to do a walkabout, and I thought perhaps it would take being there to help me make my stand. And so as I was there I considered myself an observer – a reporter.

The police presence at the Pasar Seni area was overwhelming. In front of Central Market, four or five blue trucks in a row. Tension on the streets. It was eerily quiet. On Petaling Street, I walked past a small sized aunty in a yellow shirt (: I overheard her words to a few young boys around her – "We must stay united" she said - "that’s why we must wear yellow, to show we are united". I smiled as I passed.

I saw that the flower shop was open and bought a bunch of daisies.

There was tension in the air, the sense of waiting for something to erupt. At Masjid Jamek, there were more policemen than civilians. I took note of their batons, their weapons. The air was oppressive. I caught myself seeing the men in uniform as the antagonists – weren’t they on the other side? But then I realized they were supposed to be our friends. It is their job to protect people like me.

I sat with the other people from various media. On the side of the road leading to the stadium, huge intimidating FRU trucks were lined up. POLICE barricades. After a while hanging around, I decided to wander across those borders. Some of the police, leaning against their truck, looked straight at me. I smiled, they smiled back. Phew. I walked by a bunch of intimidating looking FRU people staring at me. Right across the road from Dataran Merdeka, I stole a picture of one of them leaning on the back of his truck. He called me over. We chatted.

It's tough, he said. They’ve been here and there all week, hardly with any sleep. Staying watch to make sure everything’s alright. Sometimes they sleep in the trucks. They were there until the wee hours of the morning yesterday, and came back early in the morning. If he could, he’d rather just have a quiet Saturday, stay at home, watch TV.

I nodded because I understood.

I spoke from my heart – it shouldn’t be this way. We should all be friends … we are friends.

Apa nak buat? There is always a chance of those who will cause trouble, he said. Don’t hang around here, he advised. It's not that safe today.

A motorcycle tried to pass, carrying packages in plastic bags. Not wanting to distract him or get him into trouble, I took my leave. Told him to jaga baik-baik. He said "nice to meet you".

I started back across to the other side. Halfway, I came across a bunch from the FRU surrounding an ice cream man, buying ice cream in buns. "Ais krim!" I kinda exclaimed. I was beside myself. "Ambik lah", they said. "Which one do you want? Cornetto?" Just realizing that I had pretty much imposed upon them to belanja me ice cream, I said – "Takpe takpe, saya beli sendiri".

"Takpe, bayar sama sama" – one of them said. They insisted I pick one.

"Where you from?" – they asked in English. "Here", I said – "saya orang sini saje". They laughed, "oh, ingatkan orang jepun!"

As we stood around with our ice creams, they asked me who I was. Did I come for the rally? "saya cume seorang gadis biasa" I said. They found that very amusing. "jangan-jangan ada t-shirt kuning dalam beg tu".

I laughed – "tak de lah…".

Then what was I doing there? "Saje mau tengok", I said. "cume ingin tahu".

"Baguslah tu", he said. "But you shouldn’t hang around today, it might not be safe". I asked them, "Apa khabar?". "Ok", they said. A bit tired, they hardly had any sleep. Ada rase tension? "Tension tu, sikit-sikit mesti ada lah".

We finished our ice creams, and I said goodbye. "Jaga diri", I said. "Jumpa lagi".

I just had ice cream with the FRU.

Right after I crossed the barrier there was a commotion and the media was running towards where I had just came from. They were apparently mobilizing.

About twenty minutes later, I was in the middle in front of the Maybank Tower with the throngs of people on my right and the FRU line on the left. The crowd had just gathered, they weren’t even moving forward yet. The FRU shot water cannons. It was unprovoked. Then the gas came. When it hit, I couldn’t see, I couldn’t breathe. And it hurt. I grabbed some water from my bag and washed my face with it. I covered my face with my baju. In the chaos, one, two people offered me salt. "Makan", they told me. It really helped. I crumbled and sat on the corridors for a minute, eyes and nose watering.

I got up and kept walking, now amongst the people. Some looked me in the face, Chinese ladies speaking in Mandarin, Malay men in Malay, they seemed shocked and concerned. I must’ve looked a mess. "Are you ok?", they asked me. I tried to smile and nodded.

Soon, people started running. From a distance I saw the men in dark blue chasing the marchers. So many of them. People were running down the hill slope at the Maybank Tower compound. Nowhere to run, they jumped down the hill from some height, scampering across the streets.

I ended up in Pudu, watching the marchers and listening to their shouts of "Hidup Rakyat!". When we had to run later, at one point it was tricky to escape and we had to climb a railing at Pudu station. In the huru-hara, the man beside me, instead of just climbing up himself, was yelling to his friend – "Tolong amoi ini dulu!" He seemed more anxious for me than he was for himself, or even I was for myself.

Then it started to rain, and I thought – God Himself has intervened.

Once more, I had brothers who were concerned enough to ask me if I was ok. I followed the crowd and met some young men who had come all the way from Pahang for this. We ended up in front of the Chinese Assembly Hall, where a huge crowd had gathered. The police formed a human barricade, arms crossed, and barbed wire at the entrance of the road just a short distance from the Stadium. A. Samad Said came and talked with the policemen. Such a frail man, but so strong.

We sang Negaraku … and we sang it from the heart.

We dispersed soon after. I heard someone asking others to kutip sampah before we left. Retreating, suddenly part of the crowd broke into a run. There was a big group of police chasing from behind. Just as soon as we wanted to run instinctively, others said jangan lari … bertenang. Relaks saja. And we all calmed down again. It was like that the whole day – anytime there seemed to be a chance for rowdiness or chaos or violence, the people themselves would calm each other down, keep things in check.

Meeting up with my friends who were in the KLCC group, we exchanged stories. My friend Jagadev was at the frontline. He had been hit by teargas seven times that day, and he has a battle wound from where a canister hit his leg. But the bulk of what we spoke of wasn’t of hatred or anger – but a sense of passion, of new hope, and of solidarity as a people.

"It seems we’ve got pretty decent people", I mused as a passing comment. I didn’t know how true it would turn out to be but it was immediately confirmed.

So many stories. My friend, caught in the rain, had a Malay man hand her some papers for her to cover up from the rain.

Hit by the full brunt of the tear gas, Jagad, along with a few others, stopped to help a man who had fallen down. He was heavy, too.

When someone tried to shout, incite others and burn a Patriot t-shirt, the rest immediately stopped him, silenced him and removed him from the group.

We are a decent, civilized people. What we experienced that day - Malaysia.

Later on at dinner with a different group of friends, the conversation was about our nation. This was rare. In the fifteen years I’ve known them, I don’t think we’ve ever talked together about politics, or our nation, or playing a part in it. At least, not like this. But that night, they said to me – because of you guys, we've decided we are going to register to vote.

They too caught the passion. The unggun. They too were upset over how the government had reacted to the rally, and the statement made by the Bersih marchers is loud and clear. I think it was a statement of hope that they caught. Tens of thousands of Malaysians who went out for a better nation. It’s a call that we can no longer disown or detach ourselves from, because we are in no way a lost cause.

In the midst of this conversation with my friends, something amazing happened. Following Bersih stories on Twitter, we talked about how good Malaysians can be … we remembered certain events and openly admitted those from other races who have been kind to us. And we confronted our stereotypes of always painting them a certain way.

A distinct thought came home to me then: Malaysia, I do love you.

That night we said cheers, to a better Malaysia.

By the end of the day, I discovered I referred to the marchers and myself as ‘we’, no longer ‘them’ and ‘I’. It is because we were there together, as Malaysia. We helped each other and cared for each other as Malaysia. There was no political agenda with the people there – I was there, I experienced it and I know it. It was Malaysia, embracing in our hearts and our actions the hope for better government.

What I experienced on the 9th of July is Malaysia. We are decent people, we are a people of quality. Those in power who are selfish or bigots or who try to divide the people – that is not Malaysia, and they are not deserving of Malaysia. Those who try to taint and politicize the beautiful events of that day, are not deserving of Malaysia. We are a people who deserve much more than that.

We came out and proved that yesterday. It has proved to me, to the marchers who were there, to my friends, what Malaysia is.

And so, on 9th July, Malaysia won.

source: http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/letterssurat/41924-someone-did-win-on-july-9th

警方向同善医院发射不容否认 隆雪华堂：说谎非我们的文化 (709 Bersih 2.0)

隆雪华堂严厉谴责警方在7月9日集会中，向同善医院发射水炮及催泪弹，罔顾病患及民众安危。

隆雪华堂批评警方执法过当，全国总警长依斯迈奥玛必须为此负责，公开道歉，尽速惩处失职官员，给全体国人一个完整的交代。

“警方向同善医院发射水炮及催泪弹一事，现场很多人都可以作证。该医院保安日前已对媒体证实，亲睹警方朝院内射催泪弹，以致逃入医院寻求庇护的民众四处走避。”

“与此同时，许多非政府组织人士，当时都在现场亲眼目睹，停驻在医院出口的水炮车，首先从警卫亭方向，朝里头的示威者射化学水炮，接着，再射催泪弹到西医部急诊室外的空地。整个过程，他们都身历其境，完全可以佐证医院保安的说法，不容否认。”

“说谎不是我们的文化。警方的执法，首要保护人民集会游行的自由与安全，为此，隆雪华堂呼吁总警长公开向国人道歉，以示负责。”

Nothing is sadder when the protector preys upon its own people (709 Bersih 2.0)

Annie, from setapak, took a bus ride down to KL, ALONE, in support of the rally. she was stopped 4 times, being asked her IC, and questioned by the police on why she's wearing yellow.

"why can't I wear yellow?" was her reply. she didn't know what time the rally was scheduled to start, she didn't know where, she has no one with her; all she knew was to get down to KL, and stand for what she believes in. the first thing she asked when she sat on our table, "what are you guys doing here?"

Anne teaches English in government schools for about 35 years (if i remember correctly). but her passion is really singing and dancing; and what she values most in her life now is freedom.

Anne has rallied in bersih 2007. she was disappointed as to why no one else was wearing yellow that day. we said chill lah.. that's cuz if we do, we'd be stopped by the cops even before we get the chance to enter KL. "it's so sad.. it's so sad that the police are treating our rakyats like these."

"When you come to rallies, there's a spirit of unity... something i cannot describe... when everyone is united for a cause. you don't even get this sort of unity in church." She left me with a question that still resides in my heart. now may i impose on you to think about it. "Why do we have to feel so scared (and threatened) in our own home land.. and by own countrymen?"

source: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-633163

Truth that Cannot Be Cover - Bersih 2.0 09/07/2011 (709 Bersih 2.0)

My Bersih 2.0 Experience (709 Bersih 2.0)

So I went.

I have to say that the night before I had many many misgivings, especially after reading about the army doing exercises with the FRU. Could the government seriously be contemplating shooting their own people? Who knows? My stomach was in knots thinking about the many young people I knew who were intent on going, including my daughter. Would I be able to forgive myself if something happened to them?

After seeking advice from various friends, I finally decided that I could not stay safely at home while my daughter, friends and colleagues faced possible danger. I had to walk with them. Besides even if I stayed home, I would have spent all my time worrying. So I had to go.

A friend who lived in the city offered to be my protector and together we devised a plan on what to do. Hubby was supportive and gave some advice on how to stay safe. My neighbours also wanted to come along. So fairly earlyish, my friend drove over to get me with no problem and we headed back into the city. Despite the roadblocks in some areas, we encountered no problems. In fact driving into KL was so pleasant because the roads were so clear. The police directed traffic where they had to and were generally cooperative ( except for one we saw arguing with a man trying to get into his own condo). We got to a roadblock in the KLCC area and my friend explained that he lived in the area and they let us through, four people in a car dressed as if we were going hiking!

From my friend’s apartment block, we walked to Times Square and parked ourselves at the Starbucks for a coffee while we waited. A cursory look around the outlet and mall revealed that many people were doing the same thing. Meanwhile a whole van of police was stationed outside the mall but after a while they all went off.

We kept in touch with various friends around the city to find out where they were and what the situation was. At about 12.30 we started to walk up Jalan Hang Tuah towards the stadium area. We were not in big groups, just people out on a weekend stroll. We thought we would encounter police in front of the big police headquarters in front of Pudu Jail but there was nothing. When we got to the corner of Jalan Hang Jebat, we saw some police motorcycles and only a couple of cops. Lots of people were just sitting on the curbside under the eye of the cops. It was pretty clear what all these people were there for.

We walked along Jalan Hang Jebat in front of Stadium Negara towards the OCM and found many other friends waiting there. Apparently at one point the cops had given chase even though there was no reason to and caught some people and hauled them off. But from then on we could sit and wait by the curb without anyone disturbing us.

Jalan Hang Jebat and the small road that led up to Stadium Merdeka stayed pretty quiet. Members of the Bar Council (who had to suffer wearing their suits in the heat just so that we could spot them easily) walked around observing what was happening. At one point one woman in a suit sat herself at the intersection to take notes.

One lone woman lawyer at her station, Jln Hang Jebat

We all debated whether to stay there or move down to Petaling Street but we were afraid that we wouldn’t be let back up again. Then it started to rain. My friend and I sought shelter under some hoarding along with young people. Just then I got a message that we were to go to KL Sentral. After confirming this with a friend at Sentral, my friends and I started to walk down Hang Jebat just as a large group of people started walking up. The rain was pouring at that point and I didn’t know quite what to do, whether to tell people they should turn round or not.

Seeking shelter for a while under a shop five-foot way, I talked to various other friends and eventually decided to head back to the stadium area where I found my daughter and lots of other friends there. The main group earlier had gone up to Stadium Merdeka, did some chanting in front of the FRU and then headed down again. But many people hung about just to observe everything and soak in the atmosphere. One group of young people had yellow ribbons on sticks and started a little dance. Others were buying ice cream from a bicycle vendor who came by. There was a real carnival atmosphere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXuQJPMA0vA&feature=player_embedded

Here's a video of the rally yesterday taken by my daughter. As you can see, it was peaceful. And every time some people started chanting 'reformasi', someone else would start a louder chant of 'Bersih'.

I have to say that I never felt safer than when I was in the crowd. People recognized me and said hello. Some wanted to take photos. It didn’t feel any different from any other Saturday out. And to be perfectly fair, the cops and FRU in my area showed admirable restraint. They saw that people were not doing anything more than chanting and nobody was harming anyone so they just stood there and left everyone to do their thing. We came across a whole FRU unit blocking a lane next to the Chinese temple at the roundabout at the bottom of Jalan Maharajalela, waved at them and they waved. Cool cops!

Of course not everyone had the same experience. Here’s an account from a colleague who was in a different street:

Unfortunately my experience wasn't so benign. I was part of the marchers (along with A and others) who were effectively kettled by the police in Jalan Pudu. FRU units to the front and back of us prevented us from leaving, and we were trapped by the walls of a construction site opposite Tung Shin Hospital after the FRUs pushed us back. It was probably the worst of the hotspots because of that: when the police started firing round after round of tear gas at us, we had nowhere to run to. I think they were determined to make an example out of us, because they bloody well tear-gassed and sprayed us with water cannons when they had no reason to do so.

We were all tear-gassed at least three, four times. An NGO staffer was hit by a canister. V told me that she saw people jumping off the second floor of the Puduraya bus terminal because the police had released tear gas too close to the terminal and the wind carried the fumes into the enclosed building. When the marchers ran for shelter in Tung Shin Hospital, the police fired tear gas and water cannons INTO the hospital grounds. Later the police lured us into re-assembling on the road on the pretext of negotiating a peaceful dispersal. They arrested the MP (Sivarasa) who was doing the negotiating, then -- after ordering us to sit down so (as we realised later) we would be sitting ducks -- they fired more tear gas and water cannons at us. A, myself and our companions eventually managed to find a way out from the trap via the Santo Antonius church and (irony of ironies) the car park of the Hang Tuah police station (near the monorail station). There were so many very brave people yesterday.

I now know that smearing toothpaste under the eyes to reduce irritation caused by tear gas actually works (thanks, A)! I'm still itchy and short of breath from all that tear gas, which is a bit annoying. But really, mostly what I remember of the rally was how moving it was: the solidarity among the protesters, how people looked out for one another. Whenever I was tear-gassed there was a stranger running along at my side and offering me and my friends salt to counteract the effects. When the police sprayed chemical-laced water cannons into the crowd and the people affected cried out for water to wash the stuff away, others turned and ran back toward the cannons with bottles of water to help. People helped others climb up a hill towards the hospital to escape (some guy helped me up the steep slope). Someone always stepped up to make sure that a panicked run doesn't turn into a stampede, including an elderly woman who took it upon herself to guide the marchers to safety. She's a first-time marcher to boot! Actually there were lots of first-time marchers, and more young middle-class urbanites than I've ever seen at any other rallies including the 2007 Bersih rally. At one point people started picking up the tear gas canisters and throwing them back at the police, or kicking the canisters safely away from the marchers and bystanders. I heard via the #bersihstories Twitter hashtag when the police fired tear gas into Tung Shin, there were people who grabbed the canisters and wrapped them in their own towels, then threw the canisters into the drain so there wouldn't be so much fumes.

And another one, about people’s goodness:

My group has a lovely little story to tell as well, of how we escaped from the Tung Shin hospital area after one of the tear gas attacks. We took a little alley uphill between the shophouses, and there was a block of flats there. One of the residents told us to go through the building to get out through the back! We climbed upstairs and then along the opposite corridor a woman shouted and pointed, "That way, go that way, there is an exit out the back!" and we scuttled along our corridor, down the back stairs and found ourselves safe outside on Changkat Tung Shin or something like that.

Rakyat all contributing in their own ways!

There are many stories and photos, both good and bad, of the whole event. But to me what was most important was that Malaysians proved two things: one, they can assemble together on a common cause peacefully and two, therefore showed that they are a mature people. The fact is that there were all kinds of people there, young and old, all races and religions and all classes and creeds. I bumped into many young people, the children of my friends, who had come to see what it was all about and decide for themselves what to think about the issue.

Do these people look like hooligans to you?

Whatever one thinks about the issue that Bersih is espousing, we should all be proud of our fellow Malaysians who did not, despite dire predictions by some, behave like hooligans and destroy property and hurt one another. There were people hurt and one death but people who had participated in the rally did not cause them. The restaurants and shops around the area were doing roaring business as people got thirsty and hungry.

There are also some people claiming that the world now has a bad impression of Malaysia because the foreign media (and the local media for that matter) reported only about the teargassing and water-cannoning. I think people are confusing the government with the people. Yes, the world now has a bad impression of the Malaysian government because it has handled this whole issue so badly. They don’t have the same impression of the Malaysians who stood up for their rights and their cause.

This is what gives a good impression: protestors and police shaking hands before dispersing at 4pm.

And by the way, I can’t believe some of the mean things being said about the man who died after being teargassed! My goodness, every time I read totally uncompassionate things like that, I know that I’m on the right side.

For more accounts by people who were there, read this.

source: http://rantingsbymm.blogspot.com/

It’s not just about 5,000 or 50,000, Najib — by Clara Chooi (709 Bersih 2.0)

JULY 10 — Even if it is the voice of one man, you listen.

That man does not live alone in this world.

He has family, he has friends and he has colleagues.

His friends have family, friends and colleagues of their own and his colleagues have family and friends of their own.

The point here is: The thousands that gathered at the capital city yesterday, whether 5,000 or 50,000, did not mean that only 5,000 or 50,000 Malaysians are aware of or support Bersih 2.0’s purpose and demands.

In all likelihood, many of the 5,000 or 50,000 had left behind like-minded family members, friends, friends of friends, colleagues and so on, to join this “illegal” street rally.

The 5,000 or 50,000 who thronged the streets and traversed the stretch of the city centre, fleeing through plumes of tear gas and finding themselves itching from chemical-laced water, would have returned home on the night of July 9 with horror stories to tell.

To their friends, family and colleagues, the 5,000 or 50,000 will tell the story of a bald man seen with a bloody gash on his head being carted away by blue-uniformed men, stories of people locking themselves together in a tight knot on the ground as policemen try to tear them apart, dragging them away in arrest and beating some who resisted, stories of men in red helmets backed by fire-red trucks standing in lines and firing gas canisters at close range and without tilting their guns.

They will relate stories of the thousands of other protestors who stood together in groups, linking arms and marching on, daring to defy those who have defied them. They will describe tales of strangers becoming fast friends with one another, helping those who could not run as fast from the shower of chemical water, offering salt and wet pieces of cloth to those whose eyes were badly stung by the tear gas.

They will tell the story of an elderly lady, garbed in a yellow T-shirt, holding a long-stemmed flower and bravely marching along with protestors despite the rowdiness and chaos that surrounded her.

Above all, they will tell the tale of the 5,000 or 50,000 Malaysians who left the comfort of their homes on a rainy Saturday afternoon, to get gassed out and sprayed at in their own capital city, people who risked the possibility of violence, injury and arrest, just to march for one simple goal — free and fair elections.

If each of the 5,000 or 50,000 who gathered had told these stories to at least 10 others, whether their family members, friends or colleagues, then 50,000 or 500,000 Malaysians would now know the truth of what transpired between 1pm and 5pm on July 9, 2011.

And if each of these 50,000 or 500,000 Malaysians, in turn, repeated these stories to at least 10 others, then 500,000 or five million Malaysians would now also know what happened.

No one could ever say for certain what these people would think of these stories, whether they would condemn the protestors or the cops.

But if you were a family member of Baharuddin Ahmad, who died yesterday when he collapsed while running away from the bombardment of tear gas and water cannons, what would you have said?

Would you have said he deserved it because he participated in an illegal rally? Or would you have condemned the police for firing at civilians?

Today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak turned his nose up at yesterday’s turnout on the streets. He praised those who did not turn up and said they were the “silent majority”.

Has he forgotten what happened when the government turned its nose up at the thousands who attended Bersih’s first rally in 2007?

On March 8, 2008, Barisan Nasional (BN) nearly lost to the opposition in terms of popular vote, garnering only 51.5 per cent compared to 64 per cent in 2004.

Whether or not Bersih 2.0 was wrong to hold the street march, whether or not its demand for free and fair elections is unreasonable, is no longer the only arguments here. The fact is, thousands have spoken against the government and they want an answer.

So Najib would do well not to mock the 5,000 or 50,000 people who turned up yesterday.

He has to remember that, like the voice of one man reaching 10 others, the voices of the thousands yesterday has likely reached the millions who make up this “silent majority”.

* Clara Chooi is a reporter with The Malaysian Insider.

Bersih 2.0 - The Lies vs the Truth

BERSIH's joke

Datuk: Tan Sri!
Tan Sri: Calm down, Datuk….apa hal bising sangat ni?

Datuk: I have some good news, Tan Sri.
Tan Sri: Ah, what is it this time? Ambiga has migrated and has applied for Australian citizenship?

Datuk: No lah, Tan Sri. Better than that.
Tan Sri: What can be better than Ambiga leaving Malaysia?

Datuk: The BERSIH march is off…cancelled…batal.
Tan Sri: Hmm…that is certainly good news. How come?

Datuk: Ambiga had an audience with the Agong this afternoon and BERSIH has agreed to cancel the street march and hold a rally in the stadium instead.
Tan Sri: His Majesty agreed to meet Ambiga?

Datuk: Yes.
Tan Sri: So that means His Majesty recognises BERSIH?

Datuk: Looks like it.
Tan Sri: So that means we can’t ban BERSIH then.

Datuk: Why not, Tan Sri?
Tan Sri: Aiyah...if His Majesty had an official meeting with BERSIH this would mean His Majesty recognises BERSIH.

Datuk: So?
Tan Sri: So it means we can’t ban BERSIH. If not then His Majesty would be guilty of collaborating with an illegal organisation and we would have to arrest His Majesty under the Internal Security Act.

Datuk: Oh…I never thought of that.
Tan Sri: Yes…and that’s why you are a mere Datuk while I am a Tan Sri.

Datuk: That also means we cannot allege that BERSIH is backed by the Communists and Jews. If not then His Majesty would be guilty of working with the Communists and Jews.
Tan Sri: Now you are getting it. So how can that be good news?

Datuk: Didn’t His Majesty think of this? Aiyah…why so stupid?
Tan Sri: Hey, that is seditious. You can’t call the Agong stupid.

Datuk: No, I didn’t mean it like that. I meant it was stupid of us to allow the Agong to meet Ambiga.
Tan Sri: But we dragged the Agong into this. So how can we prevent the Agong from meeting BERSIH?

Datuk: Ia lah. We made a big mistake in issuing that statement from the Agong.
Tan Sri: Hey! Cakap baik sikit!

Datuk: Sorry, I meant we made a big mistake in asking the Agong to issue that statement.
Tan Sri: That’s better. Don’t ever say we issued that statement on behalf of the Agong.

Datuk: Okay lah, but at least the street march is off…now it’s been reduced to just a rally in a stadium.
Tan Sri: How many people do you think will attend the rally?

Datuk: Not sure. Maybe 100,000…could even be 200,000. Now that it is no longer an illegal assembly and there is no danger of arrests many more people may turn out. Those who were initially afraid to turn out may now turn out since it is safe. Mana tahu? Could even be 300,000 people.
Tan Sri: How would 300,000 people park their cars at the stadium?

Datuk: Oh, cannot lah. There is not enough car park space for 300,000 people. They will have to park their cars elsewhere and walk to the stadium…or take public transport.
Tan Sri: So, to get to the stadium they will have to walk, right?

Datuk: That’s right.
Tan Sri: Which means they will be marching to the stadium instead of marching to the Agong’s palace, right?

Datuk: Yes, that’s right…oh…I see what you mean.
Tan Sri: Yes, that’s what I mean. So the march is still on then. Only now it is a legal march, not an illegal march. And they will march to the stadium instead of to the palace. And we can’t do anything about it because the Agong has agreed to this. We can no longer arrest the marchers.

Datuk: Aiyah! This is a disaster. We got tricked. What to do, Tan Sri?
Tan Sri: What can we do? His Majesty has just given BERSIH legitimacy and it has been agreed that a legal rally can be held in the stadium and because of the huge crowd that may turn out they cannot drive to the stadium but will have to march there dressed in yellow shirts.

Datuk: Mampus!
Tan Sri: Yes, mampus. This is even worse. At least if they proceeded with the original plan we can ban BERSIH and declare it a menace to society and a threat to nation security. Now we can’t touch them. We can’t even arrest anyone on 9th July. And because the rally is legal more people will come out. They are not scared any more. And Umno Youth and PERKASA can’t march on the streets in opposition to BERSIH. If they do we will have to arrest them.

Datuk: Alamak. We can’t touch the BERSIH marchers but will have to arrest the Umno Youth and PERKASA marchers. And Khairy already said if BERSIH cancels the street march he is prepared to work with them. So Umno Youth must now support the BERSIH rally at the stadium.
Tan Sri: Exactly. Now you know why I am a Tan Sri and you are just a Datuk?

Datuk: And that means we can’t also ask the Agong to revoke Ambiga’s citizenship.
Tan Sri: Revoke citizenship for what? For obeying the Agong by cancelling the street march and by holding a rally at the stadium like how Najib asked them to?

Datuk: Somehow I think we have been had…suckered big time.
Tan Sri: Aiyah…please get out of here and leave me alone. I need to draft my resignation letter.

Datuk: What should I do, Tan Sri?
Tan Sri: I suggest you also go draft your resignation letter. Najib will want both our heads on a silver platter after this.

Bersih 2.0: Titah nasihat Agong kejutkan pemimpin Umno (709 Bersih 2.0)

Oleh Clara Chooi

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Julai — “Kebebasan” Yang di-Pertuan Agong dalam isu berkaitan Bersih 2.0 dan perkenan menerima pertemuan wakil gabungan itu awal minggu ini telah mencetuskan kebingungan di kalangan ahli politik Umno termasuk beberapa menteri pentadbiran Najib, kata sumber.

The Malaysian Insider difahamkan, mereka kecewa dengan keputusan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (gambar) perkenan menerima rombongan diketuai Pengerusi Bersih 2.0 Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan menghadap atas alasan ia berlaku di luar kuasa perlembagaan.

Pegawai-pegawai kerajaan juga mengesahkan wujud siri “tarik tali” dalam urusan menyediakan titah kenyataan antara istana dan pentadbiran Najib sebelum Istana Negara mengeluarkan pendiriannya lewat Ahad lalu.

“Beberapa ahli politik merasakan bahawa kenyataan Agong seharusnya telah menggunakan perkataan-perkataan yang sangat tegas terhadap Bersih 2.0. Dan, beberapa menteri juga kecewa apabila Agong menerima (kehadiran) Ambiga,” kata sumber itu kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Seorang menteri Kabinet mengesahkan kepada The Malaysian Insider bahawa perbezaan pandangan wujud ketika mesyuarat Kabinet mingguan yang dipengerusikan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

“Mereka merasakan Agong bukan merupakan sayap eksekutif dan Agong tertakluk kepada sistem raja berperlembagaan di mana beliau bertindak atas nasihat perdana menteri.

“Jadi, kebanyakan menteri merasakan bahawa ini dilakukan tanpa pengetahuan perdana menteri. Tetapi perdana menteri tahu, jadi sebenarnya, ia satu tanggapan salah,” kata menteri berkenaan.

Menteri itu menambah mereka merasakan sedemikian memandangkan sehari sebelum itu Putrajaya telah memutuskan Bersih 2.0 sebagai sebuah pertubuhan haram.

Malah menteri itu menambah, persetujuan Agong untuk bertemu dengan Ambiga seolah-olah memberi gambaran bahawa baginda tidak mengiktiaf kedudukan Bersih 2.0 sebagai sebuah pertubuhan haram.

“Tetapi jika anda melihat dari sudut lain, Agong tidak bertemu dengan Bersih 2.0. Baginda membenarkan Ambiga sebagai seorang individu untuk bertemu . . . bukan sebagai wakil Bersih, sebab ia satu pertubuhan haram.

“Jadi, pertemuan Agong dengan Ambiga tidak menjadi Bersih 2.0 sebagai pertubuhan yang sah . . . ia tidak bermakna Bersih 2.0 kini sebuah pertubuhan yang sah. Tiada mekanismes sedemikian, anda masih perlu mendaftarkan dengan Pendaftar Pertubuhan terlebih dahulu,” katanya.

Menteri itu mengesahkan kerajaan sebenarnya telah menyediakan titah campur tangan minggu lalu tetapi tidak bersetuju bahawa baginda telah meminda dan mengeluarkannya tanpa memberi notis kepada pentadbiran Najib.

“Tidak benar. Ia telah diteliti dan perdana menteri sedar (tentang teks titah),” kata menteri itu.

Dalam titah kenyataan Ahad lalu, Tuanku Mizan bertitah agar setiap permasalahan yang timbul — dalam isu semasa merujuk kepada tuntutan Bersih 2.0 — diselesaikan secara rundingan dan tidak mengikut perasaan.

Baginda juga menyeru kepada pihak kerajaan agar melaksanakan segala amanah yang diberikan secara adil dan bijaksana dan “yang pentingnya.”

“Hakikatnya demonstrasi jalanan banyak membawa keburukan daripada kebaikan walaupun niat asalnya baik,” titah baginda dalam satu kenyataan.

Titah baginda itu muncul sehari selepas Putrajaya mengisytiharkan Bersih 2.0 sebagai pertubuhan haram manakala enam pemimpin dan ahli Parti Sosialis Malaysia ditahan di bawah Ordinan Darurat.Himpunan Bersih 2.0 dirancang untuk diadakan esok.

Malah Tuanku Mizan bertitah rakyat harus menumpukan kepada matlamat utama memajukan negara, bukannya mencipta masalah yang membuat negara berada terkebelakang.

“Ingatlah bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan, lautan mana yang tidak bergelora,” titah baginda.

“Itulah pentingnya sifat kesederhanan dan tolak ansur yang telah begitu lama diamalkan oleh warisan pentadbiran negara,” titah baginda.

source: http://my.news.yahoo.com/bersih-2-0-titah-nasihat-agong-kejutkan-pemimpin-212207120.html

停止打压净选盟释放社党领袖 隆雪华青批纳吉政府出尔反尔 (709 Bersih 2.0)

吉隆坡暨雪兰莪中华会堂青年团（隆雪华青）对以纳吉为首的大马政府违诺表示愤慨。

隆雪华青表示，日前首相纳吉公开奉劝净选盟在体育馆里举行集会，而净选盟主席安美嘉觐见国家元首后，也宣布将会与政府合作，接受政府献议采纳折衷方案，709大集会改在室内体育馆主办，不会举行街头游行。

“然而内政部部长希山慕丁却表示净选盟依然是非法组织，且将会面对法律的追究。希山慕丁此番言论不仅可被视为藐视国家元首，更显示纳吉政府出尔反尔，没有诚信。”

警方须出示确凿证据

隆雪华青也认为，警方必须向社会出示确凿的证据，证明日前在雪隆多个地点所起获的危险物品与净选盟有关，不然这不但对净选盟不公平，也是一种诽谤。

针对警方为了阻止示威者进入市区而于上班的高峰期在雪隆多个地点设立路障，而导致严重交通堵塞，隆雪华青认为这做法非常不合理，而内政部长希山慕丁得为这起事件负起全责。

“警方的行动除了侵犯上班族的权利外，也浪费纳税人的钱，同时也让马来西亚作为一个民主国家的形象受损。 ”

隆 雪华青要求内政部长希山慕丁立刻停止打压净选盟 ，并无条件的释放日前在紧急法令下被控的6名社会主义党领袖，包括：和丰国会议员再也古玛、全国署理主席沙拉斯（M.Saraswathy）、中委朱进佳 和苏古马兰（M.Sukumaran）、和丰支部秘书雷祖玛南（Letchumana）及青年团团长沙拉巴布（Sarat Babu）。

超渡你自己

所謂的超渡，是走完你這一輩子所有的情緒。

所以，你超渡了這一輩子的你了嗎？

你的心都平靜了嗎？從小到大，你的心有沒有不平衡？

包括你的父母比較愛弟弟，不愛你，比較護著妹妹，不理你，所有的不平衡，所有的負面情緒，你有沒有回過頭，去接納、去化解，用當下你的愛、智慧，去化解你從小到大心靈上的創傷，你情感上的痛苦。

超渡你自己，又分兩階段：第一個階段，是超渡這一輩子的你，超渡那個從小沒有得到愛的自己，超渡你第一次失戀、被人家騙錢，人財兩失的傷痛，超渡你事業失敗，所有的朋友都背棄你的過程中，你內心所有的痛苦。

人第一個要安的是自己的心。

你的內在小孩還孤獨嗎？

你還是覺得人性是不可信任的嗎？

你要先超渡你自己，內心所有壓抑下來的憤怒、痛苦與悲傷。

如果你還感覺到有負面的情緒，就表示還有一個，在負面情緒的自己。

比方說，你明明在洗菜、做飯，突然你覺得很孤獨，很悲傷，或是在上班，怎麼越上班越坐立難安，你覺得你的情緒很莫名其妙，這些情緒哪裡來的你不知道。

如果你常常感到悲傷、坐立不安，悲傷、莫名其妙想哭，其實不是你想哭，是你裡面的人在哭，如果你常常莫名其妙，感覺到負面的情緒，表示你的內在，還有一個自己，還陷在水深火熱的負面情緒裡頭，他在等你，等你做什麼？等你超渡他。

唯有你超渡了、安撫了，你內心的那個悲傷的、緊張的、還在擔心明年沒有錢的那個自己，唯有安了他的心，你才在這兒坐得很安心。

你之所以坐在這兒不安心，是因為你的內心還在不平衡、還在仇恨、還在恐懼，所以首先要先學會超渡這輩子的你，而不是到佛寺辦法會超渡，所謂超渡你自己：是深入你的內心，用你當下的愛和智慧，化解你內心有種種負面情緒的自己。

你 自己，就是你自己的觀世音菩薩，所謂的觀世音菩薩，就是未來的你，未來已經成佛的你，祂循聲救苦來安撫還在無助中的你，你還在苦難當中，祂循聲救苦，你要 循著你的情緒，如果你不安、你恐懼，你的內在還有一個不安、恐懼的自己，甚至還在怕黑、怕爸媽不要你的小孩，他等你去超渡他。這一步你做到了。

接 下來，你要超渡你累世的自己，很多修行的人會說，當你修到一個程度，過去的業障會現前，其實並不是那個意思啦！弄錯了，完全搞錯了，而是你有了能力、有了 智慧、有了愛，你開始有能力了，你累世轉世的自己，會來找你幫忙，並不是業障現前或是冤親債主來找你，不是的，累世的自己家人們來求你幫忙，當你這一輩子 的自己心靈力量變強了，你安定的力量也強了，有些在夢境當中，或是你往世過去的記憶會顯現出來。

這是賽斯心法，很有意思的地方了，當下你的修行，當下你的智慧和心靈成長，原來還可以幫助過去在苦難中的你耶！

這代表當你開始學習身心靈的概念，當你了解宇宙的奧秘，當你開始進入生活的另一個層面，你的過去世還在哀傷中，你的過去世可能有餓死的自己，有被砍頭的自己，有被強暴的自己，有在逃難的自己，有失戀的自己，你的過去世有好多的自己，都在等著你去幫忙他。

這 一世，透過你心靈的安定，你可以治療童年的創傷，安撫你過去生意失敗的自暴自棄，你可以改變「自從被男人拋棄之後，你不相信天下還有好男人」這樣的觀念， 不但可以幫你把這一世的你變得更好，而且你過去世的記憶，也會開始展現出來，因為你的過去世還有好多的你，等著你去幫忙他。

於是你開始了，一個自我成佛之旅，開始了一個自我超渡之旅。

你要超渡誰啊？

你無法超渡任何人，除非你開始超渡你自己。

"Download map" for Android

One way we bring you new product features is through Google Labs—a collection of fun, experimental features you can turn on if you’re interested in the functionality. In fact, Google Maps itself started as a lab. In addition to our desktop Maps Labs, Google Maps for Androidhas a few tricks you can try out right from your phone. We’d like to introduce you to one new experimental feature, “Download map area," but also remind you of two other ones we already have: “Scale bar” and “Measure.”

Download map area
When you’re visiting an unfamiliar location, Google Maps for mobile is great for getting an idea of how close you are to your destination, where streets and landmarks are in relation to each other, or just for getting “un-lost.” But what if you don’t have a data signal, or you’re abroad and don’t have a data plan? We say that if you use Google Maps for mobile, you’ll never need to carry a paper map again. The “Download map area” lab in Google Maps 5.7 for Android is a step in making that statement true even when you’re offline.

Let’s say later you’re visiting Bordeaux during a trip to France. If you were to open Google Maps for mobile and zoom into Bordeaux without data coverage or wifi, you’d see the image on the left:

Left: Bordeaux with no data or wifi. Right: Bordeaux with downloaded map area

That’s not particularly useful when you’re trying to find out how close you are to the Cathedrale St. Andre. But a little advance planning and “Download map area” can help. Before you take your trip, while you still have access to WiFi or data coverage, you can open up any Places page in the world, click “More” to get the Place page menu, and download Google’s maps for a 10-mile radius.

Left: Tap a landmark to enter its Place page. Right: Place page “more options” menu

The download can take as little as a minute or two. This download stores only the base map tiles and the landmarks on the map, so you still need a data connection to see satellite view and 3D buildings, search for Places and get directions. But we hope the level of detail available will help you find your way!

Left: Status screen for download. Right: Coverage of downloaded map area

All your downloaded map areas can be managed in your Google Maps cache settings so you can delete maps you no longer need or if you want to free up storage. After 30 days, all downloaded map areas will be removed from your cache; they can be re-downloaded any time.

Scale bar
Google Maps has approximately 20 different zoom levels that range from a 2,000 mile scale to a 20 foot scale. With finger gestures making it really quick and easy to zoom in and out, sometimes it’s not always clear what zoom level you’re at. What might be just a few streets away can be quite a long walk depending on the scale. To help with this, you can turn on a scale bar, which updates based on your zoom level.

Scale bar in the lower left

Measure
If you ever need to know the distance between San Francisco and New York (about 2602 miles) or between any other two points on the map, the “Measure” lab can help you out. Once it’s enabled, you’ll notice a tape measure icon just above the zoom buttons. After clicking that icon, you’ll be prompted to tap two points on the map and Google Maps will calculate the straight distance between those points (this direct distance is “as the crow flies”).

Example of the “Measure” Labs feature

To access Labs on your phone, press your phone’s menu button once in Google Maps, choose “More” and select Labs. On a tablet, click the menu button in the upper-right corner of Maps. The “Download map area” lab requires Android 2.1+ and the latest version of Google Maps. We look forward to bringing you more experimental features soon and hope you enjoy trying out Labs in Google Maps for Android.

source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/download-map-area-added-to-labs-in.html

Bersih 2.0: Winners and losers (709 Bersih 2.0)

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — So it is settled, after weeks of harassment and thuggish behaviour by the government, the people for free and fair elections will gather in a stadium on July 9.
This episode has once again demonstrated how fractious and divided Malaysia is with enlightened and liberal Malaysia on one side and almost facist powers on the other.
Some individuals emerge from this episode with reputations intact, others with image destroyed forever. The Malaysian Insider gives our take on the winners and losers.

Winners
• The organisers of Bersih: let’s be honest, until a few weeks ago this was a movement at the periphery of most Malaysians. Okay, so some 100,000 people would have marched on the streets on KL. But thanks to the government's blanket arrests, use of draconian laws and decision to behave like a repressive regime, Bersih became a buzzword. Much to the government’s chagrin, everyone has forgotten about Datuk T, all the wonderful projects under the ETP. Today, people remember Bersih as the people fighting for clean and fair elections, and the Barisan Nasional (BN) government as the people frightened of free and fair elections.
• Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan: She was called names by the prime minister and threatened with having her citizenship revoked by the Malacca chief minister and was under severe pressure from the police and security agencies. But the former Bar Council president did not lose her cool or become rabid like her detractors. She stayed the course and was always civil. Maybe our politicians should take a leaf out of her book.
• The Yang di-Pertuan Agong: his measured last-minute intervention gave the government and Bersih face-saving escape routes from confrontation. This is what Malaysians expect of the monarchy: for them to be honest brokers, not mouthpieces for the ruling party. In all likelihood he was asked by the government to issue the statement on Sunday but it does appear that he was unwilling to demonise Bersih.
• Malaysian public: in the wake of all this talk of riots and tension, the man in the street was unmoved and unconvinced by the fairytale stories of communist plots and Christian funding — a sure sign that the governed are more mature than the government.
Losers
• Datuk Seri Najib Razak: he has now agreed to meet Bersih leaders to discuss the venue for their rally. One has to ask why as the PM he did not engage the activists but instead he allowed them to be demonised by his Umno party. The mishandling of the issue also allowed Malaysia’s image to be tarnished and undid a lot of good work done by good men in the administration. He allowed the hardliners in government and his party to call the shots when he should have been leading from the front.
• Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein: where does one start with this major disappointment of a minister? He left many stumped by his illogical statements and his John Le Carre scenarios. He has ambitions of becoming the country’s prime minister. After this performance it is arguable whether he is the best person for the home ministry portfolio.
• Datuk Ibrahim Ali: he has been at the forefront of the attacks against Ambiga and Bersih. And he has also tried to turn the issue into one of race, to protect Malay rights. But it became abundantly clear that Bersih 2.0 had the support of many Malaysians from different races. It was not about race after all but the issue of free and fair elections.
• The PDRM: the police have made a mockery of the law by arresting people for wearing T-shirts. While it is arguable whether preventive action and detention should still be allowed, arresting people for wearing T-shirts was a ridiculous act. Continuing to detain people under the Emergency Ordinance over the rally is also a classic case of abusing the law. In the end the police should remember that if a permit was granted the rally would not have been illegal. The police must not act as if the country is under siege from its own citizens.

So, the conclusion is, Malaysian as a whole appear to be the victors in this saga whereby BN and it's 1 Malaysia become the biggest sore loser!!!

马来西亚如今已变成一个警察国，除了警方外，总检察署也可妄顾法律，任意行使权力。(709 Bersih 2.0)

再有3议员因净选盟课题录供 民联促警方打击罪案勿搞针对

警方与政府继续镇压净选盟2.0游行，今日再有3名人民代议士，因为在群众演讲中提到7月9日的净选盟游行，而被警方传召录取口供。

警方今日分别向鹅唛国会议员阿兹敏阿里、适耕庄州议员黄瑞林与太子园州议员苏海米发出通知，要求3人到警局录供。

阿兹敏只回答部分问题

阿兹敏也是公正党署理主席，他今午2点在党总部接受一名来自八打灵再也警局的警官录供长达半小时。

他完成录供后告诉记者，警方的问题都是围绕着其讲座与净选盟，比如他在讲座上使用的字眼、谁是主办单位与其他主讲人等。

“在律师建议下，我决定只是回答部分的问题。”

律师抨击警方滥用权力

这是阿兹敏第二次因为净选盟课题，而接受警方录供。阿兹敏的律师苏仁德兰表示，警方的录供完全没有法律根据，是滥用警方权力的体现。

他指出，马来西亚如今已变成一个警察国，除了警方外，总检察署也可妄顾法律，任意行使权力。

“警方只是要骚扰人民，警方应该要确认有人犯罪，才可录取任何人的口供。但是这里没有，阿兹敏在演讲中提到净选盟，而你就马上通知要录取他的口供。”

黄瑞林拒回答所有问题

另外，黄瑞林今午则在沙亚南第6区警局接受来自柔佛峇株巴轄的警官，录取大约20分钟的口供。

“警方表示，有人针对我在6月18日峇株巴轄的一个回教堂讲座上推广净选盟，而向警方投报。”

无论如何，黄瑞林拒绝回答警方所提出的6道问题。

他也接获芙蓉警区总部的通知，针对他在芙蓉一场公正党讲座上的言论，约定在周三录取他的口供。

不过黄瑞林指出，警方的传真通知并不妥当，因此他拒绝警方录供的要求。

他也强调，警方与其浪费警力对付净选盟，倒不如集中资源打击罪案。

苏海米也拒绝回答问题

至于苏海米则是在今午录取口供，以针对他上个月在巴生与巴生再也两场讲座上发表的言论，协助警方调查。

“警方要求我录供，并指我在讲座上提及净选盟。但是，当我发表这两场演讲时，净选盟还未被宣布非法，而我所说的也与7月9日游行无关。”

他透露本身在15分钟录供过程中，行使权力拒绝回答任何问题。

i want to say this to YOU (709 Bersih 2.0)

My dear friends,

By now, I'm sure you've realized that I'm practically jaundiced-out by all this yellow BERSIH 2.0 talk! It has been exhausting, energizing, worrying. Everyday life and all its demands continue...and on top of that to resist and resist this gargantuan machinery utilized and abused by the current government to harass, threaten and attempt to intimidate us. Friends getting dragged away to the police station, mother questioned under the Sedition Act for quoting the Federal Constitution, t-shirts being banned, the colour yellow a threat - my grief! What a mad state of affairs!

I don't presume to know which side of the political agenda any one of you lean on, but I do hope that all of you are in utter clarity that this is NOT a "Pakatan Rakyat agenda". This is about democracy, plain and simple. It's about exercising our basic rights. It's about our fundamental liberties. It's not anything extra, unnecessary or far-fetched.

I am not an expert of the Constitution, and legal jargon throws me off completely, but let me take a stab at this: (paraphrasing) Article 10 (1)(a) of our Federal Constitution states that every citizen has the RIGHT to freedom of speech & freedom of expression. Article (1)(b) of the Constitution states that all citizens have the RIGHT to assemble peacefully and without arms. A RIGHT is not a right if you need to seek permission from the government for it to be realized. That would make it a license.

Human rights are there, inherent in all of us – regardless of whether someone says you have it or not. Human rights don’t exist in a list of optional choices, waiting for governments to choose whether "they" legitimise it or not.

It drives me absolutely insane that so many of you think Bersih 2.0 doesn’t have anything to do with human rights; that it’s a ploy by opposition parties to get more votes. The whole idea behind BERSIH is for there to be spaces necessary for us to realize our right to participate in government & in fair and free elections [Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, or UDHR]! The violent resistance by the people in power to this most basic of calls has led to the trampling of a whole series of other rights:

• Article 3 Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
• Article 5 Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
• Article 9 Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile
• Article 10 Right to Fair Public Hearing
• Article 11 Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty
• Article 19 Freedom of Opinion and Information
• Article 20 Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
• Article 30 Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights

Maybe all this doesn’t matter to you – maybe you’ve never had a mother sentenced to a year in prison for speaking the truth, or you’ve never been dragged away to the police station for holding a candle in a group; you’ve not watched innocent people proven guilty by the State without any facts or reason, and you’ve not been made to do nude squats while the very people who are suppose to protect you watch & laugh at your humiliation. And for that I’m actually very happy – for I’d never wish that degradation of rights on anyone, not even on my oppressors.

But I do hope you realize that every time you let them attack the rights of another person, you have given them the power to take away your rights. Today, your silence has legitimized the denial of the right to assemble peacefully – tomorrow, will you be silent as they take away your freedom of belief and religion? Will you stay absent as they strip away your right to have a home, to drink clean water, to send your children to school? Today, you’ve allowed them to stomp down on the freedom of speech – what voice will you use tomorrow, when they come for the rights you hold dear to you?

To all who have doubts about BERSIH...

This is what we are walking for, these are our 'demands': "Clean the electoral roll/ Reform postal vote/ Use indelible ink/Free & fair access to media/Minimum 21 days campaign period/Strengthen public institutions/Stop corruption/Stop dirty politics" -- not so crazy, eh?

I pray that you are not talking yourself into believing that that report you have due, or meeting you have scheduled, or client you need to see, or party you need to attend is so much more important than showing up with your fellow countrypersons as a stand that YOU BELIEVE in DEMOCRACY. I pray that you don't let the everyday challenges in life get in the way of your rights as a person.

I know many of you are scared, and for that reason will be staying away - truth be told, I'm a little scared too. The chemicals in the water cannons & tear gas will probably burn my chronically torn and scarred eczema ridden body. Also, I've never been arrested, and so I can't say I'm not at least a little scared of what it would be like should that happen to me. And so yes, I do have fears.

But - my biggest fear ,really, is being deserted by other Malaysians such as yourselves. To show up there with whichever activists that have not already been marched away to prisons on flimsy charges, and find that it's just the few of us against this beastly machine of riot police, blood thirsty Ministers and their posse of evil men.

I'm terrified that most Malaysians are either so fast asleep in apathy, or catatonic from fear - unable to realize that as soon as we let them take away some of our rights, we've given away all of our rights.

I'm so.very.scared that the tyranny that has prevailed for over half a century in our homeland, will continue to grow and feast on our rights, simply because good, honest persons like you would rather stay silent and away, then show up and make a change.

I hope I'm wrong. I hope there are far fewer scared or disinterested persons, than ones who want change to happen. Gosh, I hope so badly that I'm wrong.

If you want to take that first step in participating, but don't know how, let me know. Drop me a note. We can take that step together.

If you want to have a debate about this, or share your view point, please do so. I'm right here.

As was once uttered, it is up to us, as moral people, to break immoral laws. And to resist.

With sheer hope, and in utter solidarity,

katrina

source: https://www.facebook.com/notes/katrina-jorene-maliamauv/i-want-to-say-this-to-you/10150249347310688

MCMC: We will shut down websites if necessary (709 Bersih 2.0)

SAY NO TO BERSIH AND AVOID GETTING CLOSED DOWN

(The Star) - Websites with offensive content and deemed a threat to national security, including those that promote or help in organising the July 9 rally, risked being shut down by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

MCMC chief strategy officer Datuk Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi said the MCMC would not hesitate to take action against any website for breaching the Communication and Multimedia Act.

Anything deemed illegal or wrong in the real world also applied to the cyber world, Sharil said.

“Don't assume there's no law in the cyber world. A lot of people don't think about that but we would like to remind the people to behave responsibly when using the Internet or any other technology of the new media,” he said yesterday when asked if the MCMC would take action against websites that supported the Bersih 2.0 rally.

Sharil said the MCMC had always been monitoring websites for offensive and harmful content and would continue to do so with help from other enforcement agencies.

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From the readers,

Ibrahim keeps on ranting, challenging and speaking with profanities against the chinese and indians you don't do anything.... little bit of opposition from the raayat. MCMC wants to close this and that!

Apa ini???? You give free kah??? We are paying for your faking poor service day in day out you know kah????

Maybe it's time for the rakyat to vote for a Government to shut down MCMC instead and get a new Commission formulated in its stead.

我为什么期待709？(709 Bersih 2.0)

每一个早晨，我从住家步行至轻快铁站，坑坑洞洞的柏油路和人行道目睹我如何步履蹒跚，我则目睹摩多和脚踏车骑士如何惊险前行。

轻快铁站外头的十字路口是张得极大的虎口，却没有给行人指示的交通灯。出入轻快铁站的搭客得在车辆交通灯切换的三几秒钟内，争取时间过马路，个个仿佛都是身手敏捷的侠客，仿佛都是这座城市可有可无的过客。

辛勤工作换不到安居

过客？这里明明是我们定居的城市，是我们的家园。然而，我们总是感到不实在，总在日常生活里拥抱怨言，却捉不着什么，无奈度过每一天。日出、日落，我们是被生活重担压着背脊出门的公民，也是奋斗至深夜拖着疲惫身躯返家的公民。

薪水那么低，收入那么少，债务却那么多，我们不得不辛勤。

我们辛勤工作，却换不来得以安居的环境。我们无论早出或晚归，无论什么性别，都得注意生命安全。

外劳更担忧自身安全

不归属这片国土的外劳，恐怕比我们更担忧自身的安全。偶尔有警察在市中心的轻快铁站外面守候，拦下路过的外劳，把他们的证件翻来翻去，也把他们的背包翻来翻去。

我们都猜着究竟为了什么，也只能匆匆走过。我曾清楚听见警察说了一个字：“钱”。

政府的挥霍难以想象

是了，钱。这土地上的贫富差距是那么大，穷人必须想尽办法找钱，好填充生命中不断冒现的坑洞。当我们听到钱投入坑洞传来的响亮回音，却也听说政府如何施政错误，如何浪费公帑。

而那一长串的数字，可以等于多少个什么又多少个什么，我们此生真是难以想象。

此生，有没有机会看到改变？生活中不公不义的事情实在太多，每一个细节都可以积累成强大的愤怒。而且，我们的记性并没有想象中那么差，我们其实并不会在偶尔出现的甜头或承诺里遗忘过去。每一次令我们失望的举动，我们都记着了。

我记得这是自由国度

是了，我记得，这是自由的国度。

“这 是自由的国度／你有自由跟我玩选举游戏／我有自由叫你无法走上议事席……这是自由的国度／你有自由唠唠叨叨大念你的宪政经／我有自由厚着脸皮执行我的违法 令……这是自由的国度／你有自由不妨碍我的自由／我有自由叫你不妨碍我的自由”（台湾诗人王丽华〈这是自由的国度〉）

大伙齐上街大声倾诉

在人人以为自由的国度，受歧视的性别、受漠视的群体于压制中挤出来的要求和投诉，可曾被听取？而有人以为这些都不重要。

如果长久以来的抱怨都不被听取，我当然对7月9日满怀期待，期待那一天快快到来，与大伙一起上街去，大声倾诉。

我希望可以透过公平的选举，用选票主宰自己的生活，决定自己的未来，发出自己的声音，而不是继续成为他人的线偶。我必须在这片土地上活得心甘情愿。

original source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/168606