Shivers down your spine - Malaysiakini

When Gobalakrishnan landed on Kuching he had no idea what awaited him next. A letter forbidding him to enter a state in his own country for no good reason. To his surprise and also half of Malaysia he thought this is ridicules. The ironic part, the motive to suppress gave him more publicity than he had before and it shone much light on why and where the directives came from. Sometimes you wonder why a person with abundance of overstayed experience can ultimately make decision that defies the main purpose of the decision. Now immigration and state official are scrabbling for reasons.


Gobalakrishnan


As we gain closer to the anticipated change in the coveted seat, I can’t help but realize that the mainstream media has shortened its tentacles to reach selective news. It was apparent at the point after the political tsunami reports of political news in Malaysiakini and other mainstream media was nearly similar. I personally was afraid that Malaysiakini might loose its sting. Boy, how wrong was I!!! For instances the coverage for Hindraf drew front-page for many weeks previously but Jerit ‘the ride for change’ doesn’t seem like worthy news for editors in the mainstream media currently. What about the interdicted MP. Barring an MP from a state in Malaysia is not news!!!

An analogy of the situation is a tea lady who can’t make tea. What is worth of your job if you can’t do what you are particularly supposed to do? How do we stop corruption when even the media is scared to shine light on it? China on the other hand, we know are serious about corruption. They hang you for corruption. That you see, send shivers down your spine.
When we send a profound message as deadly as that…. is when we are serious.




Jason Lee/Reuters, 2004
Chen Liangyu, a former Communist Party secretary
in Shanghai, could be executed if he is found guilty
of corruption.

I Invited You - NOT (Hindraf)

Ajak-ajak Ayam
Ajak-ajak ayam means an invite to a function but with no real intentions of wanting the invited to attend. Although it is not common in Malaysian culture it seems to have been popularized by top politicians recently.

Gate crashers
Traditionally it means to attend uninvited events by force. Latest trend suggests ajak-ajak ayam invitees also falls into this category but is only adjudged by close peers of the host after the party followed by endorsement from the host at a later stage.

Delusional gate crashers
The meaning relates to gate crashers who seem ignorant or oblivious to ajak-ajak ayam. These groups are either unaware or manipulated into believing that the host of an ajak-ajak ayam invite would welcome them with open arms. The result is futile complains against parties who report the embarrassing incident in bias and exaggerated manner.

Dissonance opportunist
An opportunist who is constantly seeking elements that merely suggests disunity and exemplifies the incident to create a hostile situation. Example below may give a better understanding:

'kalau penyokong H***** melakukan penghinaan seumpama itu di kawasan-kawasan pendalaman yang menjadi kampung halaman orang M*****, mereka sudah pun diajar tentang makna dan akibat berperangai kurang ajar’

These opportunists although highly dangerous to national security, are for some unexplained reasons seem to be above the law. Fortunately the opportunist statement barely reflects the sentiment of both parties on either side and obviously suggests an unsuccessful personal agenda which rarely manages to manipulate anyone except the shallow minded opportunist himself.