Malaysia, 49 years later......

On August 31st, 2006, Malaysia will be cerebrating her 49th years of independent from the British administration. Looking back, of course, we are better off than before. At least, we don't have to kowtow with the Ketuanan Kwai Loh. The British influence in Malaysia is so significant that we even named two of our favorite local fruits after the Kwai Loh - Ang Mor Lurian and Ang Mor Tan. Perhaps, maybe we should also renamed one of our exisitng species of monkey as Ang Mor Kow.

Coming back to Independence from the British, the British has been going around preaching human rights and equality, but in the first place, they colonized Malaysia and indoctrinated Malaysian minds with the most despicable concept of "master and slave" racial relationship. During those day, we have to called the Kwai Loh, Tuan. This mental domination has been indirectly perpetuated with the grouping of "Commonwealth Countries" where Queen of England is the patron of the Group. Sadly, in this modern times, we still have mental retards and idiots in Malaysia committing racial Seppuku in idolizing and masturbating with the concept of "Ketuanan" or "master & slave" racial relationship. We must all have the moral realization that, the colonial times is a bygone era and has been disgraced, Malaysians are all born equal now in this land of perpetual sunshines.

During the previous 49 years, Malaysians scaled the highest mountain in the world, built the tallest buildings, construct the longest bridge, we also almost have the most beautiful and scenic bridge, etc. etc. In fact, we have achieved many firsts in the world ! In the name of bolihism, we should be proud of ourselves in all these material accomplishments.

Nationalism and patriotism are the 2 most politically correct words to use for the time being. But I doubt, most Malaysians understand the true meanings of these two words. To some, the patriotism and nationalism mean resorting to emotionally waving the national flags and shouting slogans. Some may go one step further of glorifying our past of how we fight off the "enemies". Some may even made use of this festive period to shout the superiority of their race and religion. We should refrained from trying to emotionally charged Malaysian into emotional rhetorics bordering extremism and fanaticism ? This is indeed a dangerous and obscured thoughts.

Traditionally, we have been taught to look inside the box to solve problems, then we are told to look outside the box to evolve creative thinkings. But in this increasingly dynamic world, Malaysians need to remove and think without the box and be educated on our global roles and responsibilities. We must act and behave like an international humanitarian, respect human rights, respect equalities of races, and be impartial in dealing with international conflicts. We must be secular in governmental administration. There must a clear line between secular administration and religious matters. Politicians should not be indulge in religious matter to garner popularity. Religious matters must be left with learned religious scholars. Religion should never be contaminated by slefish biases and greeds to gain temporary communal political popularity. There must be greater mutually exclusive respect for secularisms and religions.

Domestically, nationalism and patriotism simply mean, we, as Malaysians, must have greater commitment and discipline to help each other irregardless of race, religion, and culture to gain greater scientific and intellectual achievements, respect our environment and habitat, and to appreciate and tolerate the differences among us. We must not resort to emotional rhetorics and violences to resort problems. On the international front, Malaysians must evolve Malaysia into a model statehood for respect of human rights and equality, acceptance of tolerances in differences, respect for varied cultural, religious, and personal expressions, and harmony in racial diversities. In short, in achieving kemerdekaan, there is no point for Malaysians to have the false sense of achieving the status of communal champion but behaving like international pariah in the eye of the world. We really need to look beyond national, communal, and racial interest to accord mutual love and respect for other nationalities, races, and community to cultivate morality and self respect. It is within us to develop greater tolerances and mutual understanding among us to fortified the past efforts of nationhood.

On sentimentalism, of course, the shouting of "Merderka" seven times by the late Tunku Abdul Rahman do recollect the nostalgic and proud moments for Malaysians. But we must all get out from this over glorified emotional escapisms and do our work harder now to propel Malaysia into greater heights for future Malaysians and the citizen of the world. We must learned from the past of the disgraceful colonialism of the invaders by not cultivating a new form of colonialism within among ourselves, where one race attempt to dominate the rest through racial politics. We must be a meritorious and justice driven nation working together and with peace within to showcase our model of humanity to the world.

We should now look into a new form of kemerdekaan to freed ourselves from narrow minded religious, communal, and cultural values that are incompatible with global values. Unqualified communal leaders and wannabes with shallow and biased values must be discarded or rejected. Malaysia must move forward with new globally accepted moral values, pride, transparancy, accountability, and dignity to take its rightful place in the international arena.
49 years from now, I shall look down from heaven and smiles. For Malaysia shall be a earthly utopia for citizens of world, a melting pot for all religions, cultures, and races under warm sunshines and soothing winds.

For the time being, while you are hoisting the Malaysia at the top of the buildings and your children waving flags cheering the national achievements, I shall take a long weekend to indulge in my spiritual escapisms. Peace be with you.

Happy 49th Birthday, Malaysia !

The Neighbourhood Bully ?

A coin has two sides. Are you looking at both sides or just the most convenient side to determine its face value ? We are all educated men hindered by personal biases and prejudices, putting that irrationalities aside, the world will be a better place if we can look at conflicts on "both sides of the coin". Sad. Fanatics, Extremists, Racists, and shallow minded mental retards are all over the world ! When will human being be able to learn from the true teaching of religions and acquired evolved knowledges to look at humanity with fair eyes and kind deeds ?

My learned friend used to tell me that, this world is populated by two classes of people - Religious men with no intelligence, and Intelligent men with no religious values. This concept of duality of universe is indeed a troubled path for humanity to walk on.

The Neighbourhood Bully was written and sung by Bob Dylan is 1983, that was his perspective of the middle east problems more than 20 years ago.......

Don't Cry for me Israel ?

The Neighbourhood Bully
(By Bod Dylan 1983 )

Well, the neighborhood bully, he's just one man,
His enemies say he's on their land.
They got him outnumbered about a million to one,
He got no place to escape to, no place to run.
He's the neighborhood bully.
The neighborhood bully just lives to survive,
He's criticized and condemned for being alive.
He's not supposed to fight back, he's supposed to have thick skin,
He's supposed to lay down and die when his door is kicked in.
He's the neighborhood bully.
The neighborhood bully been driven out of every land,
He's wandered the earth an exiled man.
Seen his family scattered, his people hounded and torn,
He's always on trial for just being born.
He's the neighborhood bully.
Well, he knocked out a lynch mob, he was criticized,
Old women condemned him, said he should apologize.
Then he destroyed a bomb factory, nobody was glad.
The bombs were meant for him.
He was supposed to feel bad.
He's the neighborhood bully.
Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim
That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him,
'Cause there's a noose at his neck and a gun at his back
And a license to kill him is given out to every maniac.
He's the neighborhood bully.
He got no allies to really speak of.
What he gets he must pay for, he don't get it out of love.
He buys obsolete weapons and he won't be denied
But no one sends flesh and blood to fight by his side.
He's the neighborhood bully.
Well, he's surrounded by pacifists who all want peace,
They pray for it nightly that the bloodshed must cease.
Now, they wouldn't hurt a fly.
To hurt one they would weep.
They lay and they wait for this bully to fall asleep.
He's the neighborhood bully.
Every empire that's enslaved him is gone,
Egypt and Rome, even the great Babylon.
He's made a garden of paradise in the desert sand,
In bed with nobody, under no one's command.
He's the neighborhood bully.
Now his holiest books have been trampled upon,
No contract he signed was worth what it was written on.
He took the crumbs of the world and he turned it into wealth,
Took sickness and disease and he turned it into health.
He's the neighborhood bully.
What's anybody indebted to him for?
Nothin', they say.
He just likes to cause war.
Pride and prejudice and superstition indeed,
They wait for this bully like a dog waits to feed.
He's the neighborhood bully.
What has he done to wear so many scars?
Does he change the course of rivers?
Does he pollute the moon and stars?
Neighborhood bully, standing on the hill,
Running out the clock, time standing still,
Neighborhood bully.

The Dream Merchant

This Indian old man,
without fail, every morning,
I see him at my favourite coffee shop.
Wearing a pair of old glasses,
a worn out of long sleeve shirt,
a pair of neatly ironed long pants,
and a pair of rubber slippers.
That has been his trademark for many years.

"Sir, next draw 6 Millions" he said.
3 ringgits for a shot at 6 million ringgits ?
why not ?
Every morning, with his warm smiles,
he managed to make me part away with 3 ringgits
When he walked away from my table to the next,
I see his frailed frame teasing my foolishness.
A one in a million chance to strike a lottery !
an educated man betting on the science of probability.....

But old man
3 ringgits is a small insignificant money to me.
I am just a sucker for watching your salesmanship
For everyday, I learn a lesson from you.......
In your unassuming presence,
you have taught me not to take things for granted.
you have taught me perseverance to close a sale
you have taught me patient,
you have taught me value added services,
you have taught me how to smell opportunities,
you have taught me the power of determinations.
you have taught me to see the beauties in routiness,
you have taught me......

Old man,
do you know ?
In peddling your lottery tickets,
you are selling hopes.
You are the dream merchant.
With every three ringgit you collected,
you are giving everyone
a chance to look forward to tomorrow !

But old man,
I sought not riches, fame, or glory...
In my heart, I wish you good health,
so that you can come back every morning.
I do not wish to see your face dissapeared from me......
if that happened, I know,
my morning coffee will not be the same again.

God bless you, old man !
You have a good day ahead.

Shagadelism ?

Worthy is the lamb that was slain........

The Nazi's and Adolph Hitler are good Christians who believed in the Christian values as the foundation for national and family morality. But these idiots are also war mongering military expansionists. They used religion to persecute the jews and initiated wars in Europe. Millions of people are murdered and killed in the name of religion to justify racial hatreds and jealousy.

Bush said God told him to lead Americans against evils in Afganistan and Middle East. I believed Bush is also good Christian. For his hallucinated guidance from God, he commanded America to go into unprovoked wars and political interferences in various parts of the world and thousands of people suffered and died because they aren't one of them ! Am I right to make this assumption ?

An outcast who is infatuated with Whitney Houston and read Penthouse, Playboy, and other pornographic materials to supplement his holy scriptures started a global terrorists network. He lead a group of delusioned and fanatical criminals. In the name of God, they launched indiscriminate attacks against innocent people to gain publicities. Thousand of people are killed and properties are damaged in the name of God. A classic case of religion being hijacked to achieve personal perverted vision.

We know very well that demented personality seeking popularity and political influence will always made use of those stupid unemployed followers to believe that there will be beautiful heaven waiting for them after death if they commit "suicidal holy crimes" in the name of God. This is a sad reality of abuse of faith in religion, resulting in sicked minds and demented killers hiding and lining up to commit cowardice murders in the name of religion. These criminals will go on conducting indiscriminate mass killings using all sorts of religious rationales, and the delusioned apologists will always be there to defend these demented criminals in the name of perceived injustices.

In the name of defending the values of God, fanatical religious followers has started defensive violences to spread , expand, and established territorial grounds for the religion. With more spiritual knowledge, we are beginning to be less confident of our own faiths. We begin to see the need to convert followers of other faiths into our own faiths, we create laws to prevent followers of our faiths convert to other faiths, we expect others to respect our beliefs while we are intolerance to others' perceived beliefs.

I am very sure, God ( doesn't matter which religion ) is all compassionate and just, and it is the will of God that there is no compulsion to submit to God. As a believer in your God, you are expected to love your enemies and show respect and tolerances towards other religions, races, cultures, etc. How can religious men or God fearing persons with superb intellectual capabilities indulged in political conspiracies to poison the followers of their own faith to have such virulent intolerances towards other religions and races ? I still have faiths in my belief. But I am beginning to have the conclusion that some religions have been hijacked by followers of satanic cults. How can words from primitive books breeds so much insanity and violences. Are those words man created or commandments from God ? If absolute power corrupts absolutely, and God is all powerful, then some Gods must be bloody corrupted and evil. Forgive me for my disrespected thoughts on God.

When will this catastrophe of religious extremisms and fanaticism be wiped off from this earth. In the name of your God, don't let this lone voice of humanity drown in your barbaric attempts to unreasonable transgress the limit of human decency. I am very sure, your God does not love transgressors. If you keep invoking the name of God to carry out misdeeds, HELL is waiting for you. And, all those innocent souls wronged by you love to see you burnt in HELL on their entertainment channel in heaven.