I went to Malacca a few weeks ago,on a short trip with some friends to see what the so-called historical city has to offer. There's two words that I can use to summarize the whole journey there at Malacca: interesting & dissapointing. While the city of Malacca has indeed preserved well some of the old buildings like Christ Church (correct me if I'm wrong), A'Famosa and so on-i don't really remember the names of the places I went. But still,when it comes to the way Malaysia handles things,it will end up as Malaysia as well.Apart from the main part of the city where these historical buildings are grouped together,other parts of the city weren't really seducing me. The bus stops are confusing,the buildings are scattered.Now now,my article is not about Malacca,that we can straighten out. No,it's still about Sarawak and this time,I'd like to touch again about my hometown, Miri Resort City.
I would like to illuminate the word resort by the way.It's interesting to live in a place where the particular place is being developed and built for the sake of tourism.So,we should expect looking at Paris,Rome,Sydney for examples,no?I've just reached Miri last Monday for the semester break and then,the very next few days,been spending my time going around the beloved city of mine.Yes,I can see more and more developments are coming around. But I suppose it's even more dissapointing than Malacca.But at least Miri is more organized and not scattered like Malacca. I think it is agreeable to say that Sarawak is not really short of money,right?So,based on newspapers and internet reading,our ministers kept on saying that tourism contributes lots of money to the country.So,why hesitate on developing more tourist areas and not only that,we should also be serious maintaining them as well.For instance,in Putrajaya.It's a multi-billion project by the government of Malaysia-yes,yes,lots of beautiful and creative builidings,but a walk around the place just dissapoints me .Simple as that.The grasses are long,the flowers are not properly maintained,the paints on certain buildings started to wear off,I mean,why so?If they really are serious about the whole tourism business things,then being user-friendly should be their main objective!
So,back to Miri. I think this beautiful city has lots more to offer than it seems.But like I said,because of poor planning and procrastination,well,here we are,still slowly progressing.When I'm at the airport like Miri Airport,there's a brochure promoting the tourist destinations around Malaysia and yes,there's Sarawak and open Sarawak,there's Miri. So,some of the things we can do?Gua Niah,Gua Mulu,scuba diving etc etc.But the activities should be expanded more aggressively so only by doing that,more tourists are interested to come and that would indirectly lead to businesses booming and eventually,more Mirians decide to stay for the sake of the promising future and not for the sake of Shell.Perhaps I'm being too impatient,perhaps I'm expecting too much. But just look at the two statues of seahorses,the mascot for Miri in the middle of the roundabout in front of the Wisma Pelita building (google it if unsure). The flowers are not properly trimmed,the grasses are long.I mean,this really gives bad impression.Speaking of bad impression,the other day at Malacca,I took a bus from the Malacca bus terminal going to the city. But the condition of the bus with its aircond only releasing hot air instead of cooling the passengers,small and dirty-you can smell the sweat from the people sitting around you and surely,put yourself in the shoes of the tourists,or me(im a tourist,right?)what would they think?what did i think?the same goes for the roundabout.
And then there's the beach called Tanjong Lobang(err,is the spelling right?)It's a very nostalgic place for me.I love going there when I was a kid,running along the beach,eating Longans and rojaks,but now when I came visiting the place every now and then,there are rubbish everywhere,plastics,food containers,and nasty writings on the wall of the toilet and so on.
I lived in Miri for a very long time already.I've seen many things taking place in this oil town and I really love this place.But it can be better,for more aggressive expansion,aiming to be on the same height of other famous tourist destinations-maybe not Paris,maybe not London,but at least aiming to be like them.Reduce crimes in Miri,that is also one of the most critical things that should be considered seriously by the government.
If you ever come to Miri and a random walk around the place,you're bound to notice that there are lots of loan sharks' offices around the city.What does this imply?Gangsterisms are at large.This is also one of the things that make me feel reluctant about coming back to Miri sometimes.It doesn't feel safe walking in the city as soon as the night arrive,having late night supper at some chinese restaurants-somehow,I feel threathened.Night clubs everywhere and the lack of police presence just increase the paranoia even more. It's not false alarm,I can assure you. Reading the newspaper-Borneo Post- in the morning,chances are we'll find stories that touch on gangsters' fights,killings.It just doesn't feel safe,damn it!
I love this city.That's all I hope for.A bright future for the oil town.
Well,is it just a well-played propaganda, drama these past 51 years???all the bullshits about Malaysian dreams,being a multiracial society and all?Cut that crap out and be honest to us,now u damned people!
I'm getting SICK,and I mean damn sick of leaders abusing their powers to pursue their political means.I mean,for average Malaysians who are well-connected to the current news that hit our country currently,it's getting annoying,irritating and exhausting reading all those news reported in the news these days.the anwar case,atlantuya,sodomy,blah blah blah...well,the current highlight is this stupid frog called Ahmad Ismail, Penang UMNO leader.
okay,so here's the thing.Yesterday night (8th September),he did something very dangerous by saying:
(source: Malaysiakini.com )
"I want them to know, I want them to take this as a warning from the Malays. Malays and Muslims have been provoked many times. We have been patient because we want to maintain stability in the country," he said.
"Remember! The patience of Malays and Muslims has its limits. Do not push us to the wall, where we will be forced to reject the Chinese for the sake of our survival.
He also warned Chinese Malaysians not to mimic American Jews who not only seek to control the country's economy but also its political power. "
Okay,fine.But who do you think you are to cause such a mess in an already messy situation as it is currently?You are just one of those pricks leaders who always say about Malaysia,Malaysia and Malaysia and yet never mean a single,fucking word that you said!
Is the spirit of unity gone,now in our leaders?Then,how can we build a stronger Malaysians and achieve the Malaysian dreams if this kind of racial talks is being played over and over again???Remember the event in 1969?Have we never learned from our mistakes???PLEASE,STOP THIS DAMN RACIAL TALKS!
It is such a pity;only a few days has passed since our 51st Merdeka celebration and this kind of clown show appeared!
I may have no power to do anything,for now,but as a Malaysian,I have EVERY RIGHT to go against this kind of racial talks!I love my Malaysia and the enemy that we have to go fight against is a foolish such as this Ahmad Ismail!
We have built this country so hard,strong as we are today because we were united.It is time to see ourselves as a MALAYSIAN.
For the rest of my fellow Malaysians,let us together stay united with each other especially at these times where our political stability is at stake.Do not be fooled by politicians who use racial issues to gain support,instead support the Malaysian dream and only then,can we actually see that Wawasan 2020 is something realistic.Or if else,dream on.
History never repeats itself but men themselves repeat it. Remember that 1969...
This man is called Dr. Mahathir
When Dr. Mahathir quit office in October the 31st in 2004,well,we thought that was the end of him. But it was not to be, it seems.I suppose he couldn't sit still in his home that he felt the strong urge to speak and especially, through his recently launched blog. I suppose it must've been boring staying at home,eh Dr. M?
Okay,okay,no one can deny what he has done for Malaysia. Well,the KLCC,Sepang Circuit, KLIA,Proton Saga and so on; well,he's called The Father of Modern Malaysia,that itself should tell us that he aims to modernize Malaysia,right? But at the end of the days, he decided to quit as the Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2004. So, that has been said, why still complain? Ahh...and he replied to this question though; through his blog: It is my right as the citizen of Malaysia.
But the funny thing is, all his criticism towards the current Prime Minister of Malaysia,Abdullah Badawi and the Barisan Nasional as a whole,makes it as if he was an angel while he was the Prime Minister. Come on lah, Mahathir. If you're such an angel,I don't think thousands of rakyat (the people) would call for your resignation in 1999.If you're such an angel, Anwar wouldn't have accuse you of those things. And now,you're criticising Pak Lah of not doing a good job?If you're so innocent while you were the Premier,people wouldn't have accuse you of being involved in the Lingam case. If you're such an angel,a retired Federal Court judge Tan Sri Azmi Kamaruddin wouldn't say this about you: "“I believe the Prime Minister at the time wanted to become a dictator; I may be wrong but this is my conclusion,”
You,dear Dr. Mahathir:
*single handedly responsible for wiping out the impartiality of the legislative judiciary and executive powers through widespread abuse or power, corruption, nepotism and cronyism as well as destroying racial harmony in multi racial Malaysia* (quoted from Malaysiakini)
*Now,you call Samy Vellu a rascist?And you're not?*
*You complain about the lack of press freedom in Malaysia?Oh,poor Dr. Mahathir...so sorry to hear that.But did the mainstream media in Malaysia ever enjoy press freedom,especially under your reign?*
*You handpicked Pak Lah as your successor,and now you complain this lah,complain that lah.*
So sorry la my ex-Prime Minister,I've really lost my respect for you already. I used to so respect and you're my idol before.But no more.The fact that you're being the biggest hypocrite on earth has really made me irritated reading news about your criticism toward others.
Now,don't get me wrong.Just because I said all these things about you,doesn't mean I actually support or like Pak Lah.nah,he's a different story,so now,we just put the spotlight on you,okay Dr.M? I know you're a brilliant guy and all-you go here and there,around the world,to share your views and stuff but come on,you're retired,so live with it and let others run the country,trying to clean up your mess before.
But before I go,I just like to say something that I'm really curious about~you know,being the Prime Minister or MPs are about serving the people,the rakyat.But at the end of your being a Prime Minister,man,you're such a rich fella,eh Dr. Mahathir?Your son is one of the richest men in Malaysia. I wonder why?Hmm...not that I accuse your son of corruption,nah,but the thing is,why being the wakil rakyat and your family is now very rich?I mean,almost all YBs in Malaysia on the government side,after serving one-two terms,already rich bah.wahh...no wonder people really fight for seats before election cuz it's the short cut to get rich.Now,that's the whole new level of get-rich scheme,the fast way!
But,of course,my opinions won't matter.In Malaysia,only the big players matter.An ordinary citizen like me is powerless to say or do anything,so,that's all for now.
God bless you, Dr. Mahathir. And Mahathir, you are so Yesterday!
Ever since I started this blog, I felt happy because there are fellow Sarawakians who are willingly sharing their views on the current politics that Sarawak is going through.It makes me so proud that there are so many of us out there who love our beloved Sarawak very much and for that,I'd like to thank many of you who have contributed your ideas to this blog. However, although the comments and encouragements that I have received so far have been very good and encouraging, there are certain individuals (which I will not name them here) who accuse me of being a rascist and that with this blog, I am actually trying to create dissatisfactions and hatred among my Sarawakians friends towards Malaysia.
Let me make it clear that that is not my main objective in setting up this blog.I believe that by having this blog, I could instill love and patriotism on Sarawak among my friends. It is never my intention to be a rascist for I do love the whole concept of Malaysia. The dissatisfactions that are written here in this blog is merely to express our dissatisfaction, just like Sabah MPs who kept complaining about theirs(which unfortunately, according to them, fell on deaf ears). I owe a lot to Malaysia because without Malaysia, probably I would not be here today. Without Malaysia, I would have the friends that I currently have. Without Malaysia, maybe I wouldn't be the man that I am now. You see, there are so many things that I owe to this country and it is such a sad thing that people actually accuse me of being a rascist.
Perhaps the reason why it is so is because of the dissatisfactions written here. However, it does not actually mean I hate Malaysia.No,not at all. I love the idea of Malaysia but not the idea of Malaysia being ruled by a corrupted government because with Malaysia being ruled by a weak body,this would also affect Sarawak as a whole. What I am seeking here is to share my views with fellow Sarawakians on issues that either: I am unclear of, dissatisfied and happy about.
I have lived in Sarawak for almost all my life and the idea of it being treated unfairly inspired me to speak and voice out my dissatisfaction, but in doing so doesn't mean I am being a rascist.When I came to Semenanjung (West Malaysia) and lived there ever since 2004, I've witnessed the opposite of Malaysian dream where rascism is still strong. While Sarawak herself is not entirely perfect, however at least the communities here accept each other more willingly and able to integrate with each other better. I will keep on writing issues that I find interesting, worth disscussing but hopefully, from now on, those who have been messaging me about me being a fascist should get a clearer picture.
Thank you.
(Note:i was confuse with the term "fascist" and "racist". Pardon me for that. :P )
i'd like to ask anyone who knows,what's our the amount of money paid to us in terms of oil royalty?my cousin told me the other day that apparently,our oil royalty is around RM2 billion,while Sabah receives rm1 billion and terrenganu receives RM 7 billion! if this is true (my cousin works at Bank Negara, so i think this information is pretty reliable.but still,i'd like to know if this figure is correct) this is outraging! i mean,our state produces much more oil than terrenganu and yet...we only receives rm 2 billion???
wtf! i mean,this state is pretty big,no im wrong,it's very very big!for heaven's sake,the other day i went back to my long house for gawai and the some parts of the roads there were and still are very very extremely HORRIBLE! and i've come to realise that there isn't any road linking the places near the shore and Kapit.isn't this maddening? i mean,okay,realistically,it is true to develop good roads require a lot of money,heck yeah. but we sarawakians are of course,be willing to pay road tolls if we drive on good roads.no doubt.
i was at kuala lumpur for the holiday last week,and i was very jealous of their roads there.it was smooth and no holes or whatever as we drove from shah alam to klcc.nope.i mean,judging from the vast amount of resources that sarawak posses,we sarawakians want to see at least, a good road system from lawas all the way to lundu. and also to kapit.but...what i'm angry about is that we only receives rm 2 billion? (correct me if im wrong though)
that's all for now.i'd like to calm myself first.lol
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