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March 2004

aftermath of election result

oh no, oh no! too bad… too bad… BN got their 2/3 majority. all my shouting of ‘deny BN the 2/3’ were of no avail. i should have use a hailer or amplifier (idea from closet hero and noor). ok so now that the election is over and the winners …

two KS of DAP in

PAS spiritual leader nik aziz has lost his chempaka state seat (kelantan) and party president abdul hadi awang lost his ru rendang state seat (terengganu). hadi has also lost his marang parliamentary seat in terengganu. BN had managed to wrestle these 2 states from PAS. i don’t know but i …

the two KS of DAP are in!!

check latest polls result here: malaysiakini election special yeah it’s confirmed… karpal singh and lim kit siang won. hurray! now we’ll see a strong opposition voice in parliament.

seeing blue, feeling blue

argghh!! help! everywhere i go in penang, i’m bombarded with BN posters and banners. the dacing! the dacing! badawi’s mug-shot! badawi’s mug-shot! blue, blue, blue. hung across street lamps, wrapped around trees and lamposts… everywhere i see them. not only that, i see cars with that blue dacing flag too. …

vote the opposition!

sivarasa from keadilan said: “to help the PM keep house, vote the opposition.” aliran said: “vote opposition to safe some check and balance.” ks jomo, university professor also warns: “opposition risks being wiped out.” this blog owner said: “SO GO OUT TOMMOROW TO VOTE FOR THE OPPOSTION! IT’S YOUR DUTY …

election 2004 from CAN

it’s C-A-N, not C-N-N. CAN – catholic asian news. the CAN is one of the best catholic magazine around, that is constantly filled with current issues happening in the country. the regular monthly issue is not online fully. this special election issue is available online only. read all about the …

pak lah’s ‘change’ a mere cheer ‘n chant

today am very tired so have nothing to post except to draw your attention to martin jallen’s article in malaysiakini tittled ‘pak lah’s ‘change’ a mere cheer ‘n chant’. an excerpt: A vote for Pak Lah is a vote for a hegemony of growing executive dominance which has reduced the …

the P of politics

oh no. last night came back so late after the talk on ‘election 2004: vote for democracy’ (organised by POHD and aliran) that i have no time to blog. already now it’s over 2.00am… suppose to be in bed now! just to mention one of the talk by dr francis …

ha ha! padan muka!

yipee!! one down for the BN! 2 of his BN kaki had been caught for offering bribe to a PAS contestant for not standing for the election. yes i’m happy but the PM seems to be angry. although our PM was angry and regret the incident, but the menteri besar, …

playing with words

jikon lai in his latest blog post had creatively come up with some interesting names for the political parties’ acronym. UMNO – Upwardly Mobile Natives Organisation BN – Blighted Nationalist MCA – Mangled Collusions Association MIC – Muddled Infighting Coterie DAP – Dithering Allegiance Party PAS – Party Against Secularism …