Thursday, November 27, 2008

My Angel Voices

My Sweet Angel Voice.
According to ranking.

1. Fairuz
2.The late Eva Cassidy
3.Laura Fygi
4.Ricky Lee Jones

5.Umm Kalthum

Ummi Kalthum,the legendary Egyptian Singer whom able to make the the street of Cairo stand still during her live performance over Radio Cairo Live weekly.
Nobody works on that particular day,including the President the late Jamal Abdul Nasser.The city is in abosolutely stand still on her performance.
She had the honor being the first Eygtian singer to hold Live Concert on radio weekly.
The pride of her nation.
Al.Fatiha.Umm Kalthum

Now you try Listen to this legendary Lebnon Nationalist Fairuz.
She stand tall in the league of nation in the Arab world.
Brave and full of pride for her mother nation Lebonan.


However Hajah Rogayah Sulong and Hajah Faridah Mat Saman facinates me with their god gifted voice.
If non of you remember,let me recall.
Both was the Qariah champion in Musabakah AlQuran during Tunku'era in the 60's.
Legends in their own way.
Stories was pass on when Hajah Rogayah recital the Quran in public in Cairo on a visit,The street was at a stand still too.

Wa'allah ya lam.That the stories been told.

Allah is Beautiful,and loves beautiful gifted voices.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Red Alert - May Day-Mad Day Stock Market Crashing

Sod off...you're broke!!!!

Market world wide down and out.Read HERE

London Bridge is tumbling down,tumbling down
London bridge is tumbling down ,whole world would be the same.

Dump all the contras weeks ago.
Win some and loose some.
Up yours......mine ok!!!!!!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Red Alert -Up Yours Spamers

I recieved a spam mail notifiying me wining hell lot of cash something like 420,000Pound Sterling.
It look genuine from a reputable brand name.
I check it out and phone straight to its HQ in Croydon England.
Yes,its a hoax.
The letter look genuine.

It doesnt meant I haven't win anything via the net.Some are genuine.
Recently I won a Lee Oscar Harmonic Blues harp via a competition held by Micheal Picket
It was before Raya and sure does a pleasent Raya's present for me.
Its tone is magnifico !

Thank You Micheal.

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Hey Mr Spamers,

Up yours Mate !!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Tumpang Grant.

Mesjid Cina?
Mesjid Bukit China ada ,mesjid Cina takda.
Whose idea was it?
Is there any mesjid Melayu in Madina?
or anywhere in the world?
If there is one I wanted to go there and performed my Salatul Mesjid 2 rakayat.
Futher,whose money is it going to be build on?.
Thus,after Mesjid Cina then one could apply for Tanah perkuburan Cina Muslim.Solely for Chinese Muslim.
What sort of non sense.
Kubur is kuburlah.
No chinese Muslim kubur or mosque
or Mesjid India,Kubur Indian Muslim!!!!!!bengep!!!!!


oiiiiii..Chinese Muslim,Malay Muslim,Indian Muslim,Mat Saleh Muslim,Jawa Muslim,Boyan Muslim,Madura Muslim,Batak Muslim,and all Muslim of the world fill up Mesjid Wilayah and Mesjid PutraJaya lah.
The saf during the fardu is sad in numbers.
Buck uplah kangkong!!!!!!
Having Mesjid India is problemetic enough administratively with DBKL.
Flighting among traders to find a spot for buisness is normal.
Whose money are they going to built on?
The rakyat's money?
hmmmmmm.......too any agenda hasn't been fulfil,man.
Buck up!

Case 2.

Hj.Juno(not real name),a hard working decent fellow decides to buy a piece of land to built his dream home for his family.All his sweat and life saving.He is the ealry immgrant during economic boom of late 70's.
At that phase in time,life was easy.
Beaucratic procedure was less hussle.
Though he could apply for mycard,he didn't,instead he got myPR as good my card .Great ,good enough.
His children were born here and got their mycard.Bravo.

Come Mamat,the broker for the land owner,approaches Hj.Juno,knowing fully well his dream to purchase a piece of land, at a very reasonable price of RM10,000.00 for 11/4acre.
Its a MCL land which means an Agriculture Malay Reserve land.Find.
Thought Hj.Juno,that is precisely what he wanted for my family,a decent home which are built upon hard work and determination.

Not knowing,the fact of the Land is a Grant besar,which means its a big chalk piece of land of 4 acres subdivide into 3 lots of 2 acres,11/4 and 3/4 acres respectively. Inserted in the grant,is 8 other names as a co joint owner of the piece of land.

In principle Hj.Juno agreed to the sale transaction in inserting his sons name into the grant,knowing fully well he is only a joint co-ownwer of the piece.
But his share of piece is only the 11/4 acre.
Identified verbally by the broker.
That is his piece agreed and paid for.

As a bait,the land broker sweet talk him that 11/4 acre that he purchase could be sub divided further into small plots to built 24 small unit of 3 bedrooms houses for let or for sale.
In others words the smiling Hj.Juno could strike rich.
It will improve his social standing among his tribe that is Jawa!
It is every migrant dreams in a milk and honey dreamland Malaysia.

His shared was further sent to a Land surveyor to draw the plan for sub division,
but if order to built his dreams the sub division needed to be approved from the State authority.
That is where all the problems begans.

1.Yes,he did bought the piece and paid for 1 1/4 acres of land and his name was registed as a joint co-land owner in the land but where is the individual tittle?

2.Is is possible to get a individual title after being surveyed and identified its boundaries and submitted to the State Land office for approval but the consent of all joint land owner in writing and signatory is a preliquisit condition for the individual title to be issued by the PTG.

3.How to identified the existing co-land owner?
Are they still alife?
Do you know them?
Will they give their consent?

Nobody knows where the hell and who they are except the Penghulu of the mukim.
Thus,the aid of the Penghulu is vital only if he agrees to help.
Some penghulu are real son of a bitch.
Menyusahkan rakyat and are part of the land scam which caues manipulation of land fraud.

4.The plot however is legally transact but it is an unethical practice by land brokers to sell land only as joint co-owner to the piece of land because in the long process it creates immediated problems of transfering of lanf tittle to new land owner.
Thus Hj.Juno could not identified precisely which spot is his to built his dream house.All joint land owner has the equal access and equal right on all spot of the piece of land.Where is your precise spot Tuan Hj.?

5.Now Hj.Juno wanted to sell his plot for RM400,000 of MCL land of 1 1/4 acre.
Hj.!!!that is a big sum of money for a problematic piece of land at Sg.Chincin,Tuan.

My advise to Hj.Juno.
Sort the individual title Tuan Hj.
Any buyer comes with 'clean hands 'and
'those who come to equity come with clean hands'.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Shamsiah Fakeh - Al Fatiha


I pick up the news from tukar tiub.

Wirawati sejati perginya engkau
Pengerak sejati
Tanpa mengenal getar dan peduli
semarak lah cinta anugerah illahi
moga roh mu kekal direstui illahi
malunya situah,kental jati mu demi pertiwi
pantang ajal sebelum mati
perjuangan mu penduka mata
buat generasi kini dan selamanya.

Betul atau salah bukan pengukurnya
hanya tekad mu pembuka mata
dari kami anak cucu cicit tanah tercinta
ke pusara Bonda akan kami susuli.

Al.Fatiha Sri Kandi Shamsiah Fakeh.

***Both the sir nama are dear to me.
Shamsiah my mum and Fakeh is my arwah atuk aka Pak Tuo

-akusufi
20hb.Oct.2008
20 Shawal 1429

Bila Askar Gurka Buat Kerja.......



Money,Money,Money - ABBA.

I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay
Ain't it sad
And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me
That's too bad
In my dreams I have a plan
If I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world

A man like that is hard to find but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad
And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same...

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world

Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world

It's a rich man's world

hmmmmmmm....tafsirlah sendiri.
malas aku........jawab askar Gurka
dia buat kerja ke!!!!
tak kuasa aku nak layan.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Restaurant Gurkha


Captain Gurkha: '....makan dan minum sewaktu dan selepas pertempuran amat penting!!!.....
Askar Gurkha : 'I...I......!!!captain'



Askar Gurkha bila selesai tugas biasanya lapar dan sentiasa kelaparan.
Penoh restaurent,coffee house tak terlayan gurkha-gurka minor


In demandlah kata.....Tak tercapai kaki tangan tempat makan.Chef full duty 24 hrs.
Sebut aje apa mahu...!!!!!mertabak,Kari Kepala Jaws,Air Kecing beruang ada !!!!!!
Tempayan Teh Tarik disediakan.

Hati-Hati Askar Gurkha



*****AWAS*****

'Askar Gurkha Sedang Bertugas'

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Aiding The Nation -The Sufi's Way.



We have Dondang-Dut,they got country
They say hey man!!!
We say salam
They call us 'Budak Kampong'
We call them 'Country Boy'

But....there is one thing for sure....

'you could take the boy out of the country,but you aint take the country out of the boy'

weeee..............ha...

meletup-letup Belly mengolek an tergolek beb!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Memories -We Wait for you Ya Haq

Photo 1



Photos amazed me,some of the collection in my possession has been with me since schooling days, take this photo for instance,it was from the Times magazine dated somewhere in late 70's.
I,framed it and nail to the wall. Its sort of my 'giddy up' and go motivator.Inspires me.to be what I dont know.
ButAlhamdulliah.Syukuran Ya Allah.
It's a cut out from an advertisment in the Times mag.
I cant precisely note the date of the mag issue but it has been a long while ago and on my bed wall since schooling days.
I wonder what happen to the boy?
He must be a wise man some where in Africa guess.

Photo 2


Aha......Yes,my Madam,Allahyarhama Puan Sri Saloma.Al.Fatiha.
This one is from an old LP title 'Bunga Negara'with Mohd.W.Yet's Orchestra Chorus:Tiga Serama

Side 1.
1.Bunga Negara - a keroncong
2.Lenggang Kangkong - Twist Cha-Cha
3.Tepok Amai-Amai - Slow Twist
4.Seribu Janji Tak Mungkin/Che Mamat Parang Tajam - Twist
5.Layang-Layang -Fast Twist

Side 2.
1.Ikan Kekek - Twist
2.Bakti Dalam Seni/Gelang Paku Gelang - Slow Twist
3.Sudah Nasib/Katak Lompat - Twist
4.Suasa Chinta - Cha-Cha
5.Tanjong Katong - Calypso

Recorded and Mixed by : Electric & Musical Industries Ltd.Singapore
Swing babe swing!!!!!!!
My mum'S tune.She will do the cha-cha with me.
Yes we did dance to the cha-cha last,during the last extended family reunion at a hotel in Shaha Alam.
Laura Fygy ,Quizas,Quizas,Quizas would do,.
Yeap ....love you mum.

Photo3
Was The Commander in Chief Allahyarham Sukarno in the middle,Allahyarham Hatta in the right and Allahyarham Shahrir on the left.
Al.Fatiha para pahlawan.
It was a cut and frame from majallah TEMPO special issue of the '50th.Ulang Tahun Proclamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia.
I treasure this one.I like the wording.It is bold and direct.
Amin.Insyallah we say.Nothing is certain.

The collection are not of any monetary value but it has deep meaningful thought and inspirational.
All are frame at one corner of the house.
When serious thinking is needed ,I will be at that corner on my half wore out rattan chair,looking sharp at those photos and iktikaf.
Not Van Gogh,John Constatine or Monet but it brings me...what we call .....yes ....'Ilham.'

'Lailatul Qadri min alfishah'
Yes....The nite of Lailatul Qadar we are waiting for.
We're wait for you Ya Haq.

pssst......... anybody have the Almarhum Dato Hossien Annas painting?
Any painting of his would do!

Monday, September 08, 2008

My Mate........ Boe.

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'Lu apa pasal suka stem blues on E??
'mana lah gua tahu,guru gua ajar main Blues kat E,gua enjut E lah,
lain key mana gua tahu!!!!

That was the typical unscholarly musician conversation jamming the Blues.
Typically,after a few rounds at the local joint "The Artisan' Chepstow Place off Westbourne Park Villa Road.

Sleaky but lively joint,fully max on the weekends.
Chatting with Grand Wise Man from West Indies and mother Africa,Rail-roads worker,artisan,Rastafarian,the Jokes,Corkneys name it we are all there.
Nice intresting people,full with life battle stories.
Kinda of reasonable man on top of Clapham Omni Bus version.

That's my long life buddy,Boe.
I must say,apart from my other half,this man knows me like a book.
Nothing could I hide from him.
My life history,he could narrate it all.
We goes a long way and far too long to tell.
I love him like a brother and will always cherish the long brotherly friendship we have built over the years.
We practically went thru' thick and thin together.

Yes,mamak we are approaching 50's,dah maghrib beb!

Boe,a man with highest self-esteem,intelligent,witty and the hands is always they if you need one.
I absolutely could rely on him on what ever occurance.

That Chet Aktin and Earl Klug is to reminds us mamak the happy by gone days at
53,Fermoy Rd.Chepstow Mews,Dawson Place,Brynston Sq.Bradiston Rd,Marble March,Green Park,All Saints Road,Westbourne Park Villa Road,Leamington Road,
Shepard Bush ,Childbert Road,Balham,Finsbury Park Road,Waterloo etc,etc.

May Allah protect you mamak!
My gate and front door is always open!

My Sahur with Chuck E In Love.


hmmmmm...been a while since I last blog,non what so ever intrest me at the moment.
Yeap,its another Ramadan,breaking the fast and off course the 'sahur'
Wakie...wakie...time to eat with sambal and ikan asin.
hmmmm.thats the working class food.
Sambal titik ikan asin kurau,the boney parts of it is yummy.
Nothing extra ordinary,just plain and simple rice with sambal would do.

My thought flew away years ago,waking up for 'sahur'with Ricky Lee Jones sexy voice on 'Chuck E In Love'.
Most morning that is the voice I love to hear.
Husky and appealing to me and her guitar playing reminds me of my Gal Aimi's in Melbourne.
How's your guitar playing dear and off course the Ramadan down under.
Aimi's pick up the guitar while waiting for her SPM result 3 years ago.

Ricky Lee Jones acoustic playing is one cool cat.
I wish I could embedded it the lastest of 'Chuck E In Love' but it was not permitted but you could view it via the same page.
Same beautiful voice,sexy and appealing of course.
Yes,she must be same age as me now.

Old hippy never die they just turn new leaves.

Friday, July 04, 2008

Attantu........yahooooooooo

Who do you think the picture represent?
Did find the link an intresting read.
That is my sifu.

Friday, May 09, 2008

The Reasonable Man On Top of The World



I listen and listen and listen again.

Nearest I could get is Andrea Bocelli and I tried everything even to an owl voice.
Try his'Per Amore' ie.My Love.
Manifico con sei.Alfera Deles,per dua soldi,mio pardre compro(Two by two as my father promise).
Lyric from an Italian folk rhythem from the song Topolino ie.The Rat.
Its an Italian expression of full satifaction or content.
We say Alhamdullilah.

As Simon says its 'totaly breeze of fresh air' and ' a little lump of coal that will turn into diamond' and absolutely a big YES.

Yeap he did turn himself into a diamond and am following his development with tense.
Thanks Dato Cpt.Rahim for the eye opener.Indeed never judge the book by its cover.
Another one in my CD's added cart.

Anyway if you in erotic soothting Eastern flavor try Munir Basir

Ex par le vour.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Some Men Deserve Ummul' Kitab - Al Fatiha


One mestro on the viola and shown some respect.
Thats the conclusion of the Saturday Mestro show at Istana Budaya.
Beyond discription.

Some men deserved some respect.
Some men derserved Ahlu Ummul for the day.
He got one from me today.

Al Fatihah
Mantan Bapak Presiden Republik Indonesia

Alharhum General H.Suharto

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Real Man Are made of Wood !!


My passion,my life and my love.
hmmmmmmmmmmm...................

Sunday, April 13, 2008

The Mestro in Town !!!!!



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UP-DATES 15/4/08
Just on of my lucky days.Went to Istana Budaya this morning for advance reservation on the Saturday show.
Yeap,5 tickets in a row,all in the family.
Out of the blues this CRV Honda park next to mine.I was already at the steps of the main entrance,come a convoy of an elderly with 3 other assistance.I look sharp at the elderly,yeap its him the Mestro.I have him all to myself for a few minutes chating along the steps of the main entrance.
After salam sembah,to Mestro,he gave me two peeek of kisses on the cheek,left and right.

wooops....what a day.My lucky pebbles I supposed.
Mestro must be about 80 now.Did asked him about Mohammad Riskki,the one on vocal in in cd's Shalawat Nabi,weather he is accompanying him.
No acording to him and he told me he meet Mohammad Riskki at a pesentran while he is having a quite comtemplation in life journey and couch him througout for the album.I asked about the Keroncong Mestro Pak Gersang,he smile away.
Of all day I was not able to take a shot coz' I didn't bring along either my digital camera or the hand phone camera either.
I reckon God wants us to meet that way,not the normal fan meeting but a meeting of mind between a respectable murshid and a murid.
God all Knowing.

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Yeap....el Mestro Pak Idris Sardi in town.
Link here
It been a long time since I last seen him played.It was way back in 1972,on the Proclamation of City of Kuala Lumpur at Panggung Anniversary Lake Garden.
The Mayor then was allahyarham Tan Sri Yackob Latif if I am not mistaken.
Man...!!!I was amased by the playing then.
'Mawar Berduri' and 'Seroja' among the hits those days.

As they say 'old vintage wine' still the best
Am able to pick up violin and able to tune in a few folks songs myself.
Its my third instrument after ,cak-cuk,mandolin,harmonic harp and blues harp,gambus(oud),dendang Jawa and off course the guitar.
Would love to see Emilia Contessa on stage again with him and Pak Idris on keroncong scale.
His latest with Muhammad Riski on vocal tittle 'Idris Sardi dan Jakarta Philhamonic Orkestra Dengan Muhammad Riski' is a 5 star rating.
It put ours to shame.Done by local,arranged by local and played by local.
No need the 'Conductor Orang Bulek Dong?'orang kita bisa!
No wonder the 'Rasa Sayang' issue was swept under the carpet.

Originality and feel mamat!!!!!!!!!
Looking forward for the show,really on Satuardy.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Call Me Otie ......if you want


This oldies reminds me of Cathay cinema next to the historic Malacca River.
Big colourful poster and long queue if the film played a box office.
Its adds to the growing up moment for boys and gals plus also grandpa and ma too.

Casablanca was a hit in the early black and white era.
In the early 70's it was shown as cheap matinee at Cathay.
It only cost me 25 cents and no queing hussle.
The Saturday matinee early morning show.
It turn me into into a freaky fan of Humprey Borgart,Warren Betty,Ingrid Bergman,Frank Sinatra,James Dean,the beautiful Italian Queen of films Sopiah Loren hmmm.....mama mia tu solamente belissimo amore.

Yes,'Rebel without A Cause', played by James Dean and Mylyne Monroe (the sexy looking trying to be actress) but a definate can't beat my beauty Sophia Loren.
It was also shown on Sat cheap matinee at Cathay.
Surprise,surprise it was a smashing hit in the U.States.For film critique its the beginning of a new gendre in films making.Very much influence by Jack Kerouch novel 'On the Road' and 'Buddah Bums'

However I enjoyed 'SiButa dari Gua Hantu'too.Played by Farok Aferoo.
Played at Sevoy cinema.The 3rd.rated cinema in town.
Now it a run down,so do good ole' Cathy,Rex,Odean and Capitol cinema.

Why built new one when the old structure is still solid?
With major restoration and perservation added new sonar sensesound and acoustic proffing it could turn in a modern cinema plax with mini theather hub for culture activities.
I was at the Dewan Hand Tuah a while back.It is in a sad stage.I remember seeing Jeffry Din and A.Ramlee in 1966 at the dewan.Yeap,the 'A Go-Go' era.

I am sure with major overhaul and restoration it could be like any 1st class auditorium but nothing like Syney Opera House or Tate Art Gallery.
Why turn it in a haunting ground for mosquitos to breed.
The riverwalk is right across and a beaut.

Malaccan!!!!! are you all up to the level????

Yes,back to the story board.
The mean looking guy,Farok Afero was a hit to me.
To me he represent me.
The mean looking guy.
Nobody love baddies even with a golden heart.
Heros must always be rich,handsome,drives a fast car not forgetting beautiful gals.I reckon James Bond set the precedent and baddies on the big bike and sleeky.Very mucy influence by Clint Eastwood 'Hell Angles'
How come? Sadly that how film producer dictates the filming world.Bollywood or Hollywood prime motivator.Image sells.
Hero wins no matter how.

Try watching him playing as dad in 'Achirnya Sebuah Impian'(notice the spelling diffrence) now it 'Akhir' but with Javaness enscript consonant will always begins with the alphabet D.
My ayah signitory till today begins with D followed by Jalius thus make it Djalius.Llloyds begins with D'Llloyds and so on.

Anyway,back to the film,the mean father played by Farok Aferoo and Brorey Marantika his son and the poor gal next door,Emilia Contessa,was hit and runs which causes her blind,ending the rich guy falling in love to a poor gal.
The angry dad,Farok,mad at his son on the freaky accident and the punchline goes like this

'sialan... anak-anak sekarang bawa mobil gila-gilan,gampangan,tidak fikir akan keselamatan siapa dijalanan.
Apa lu fikir itu jalan lu sembarangan!


The dramatic impact on the intonation used was superb.
Bung Yamin (Benyamin S)the pacifier ,who could forget his witty hillarious punchline.
Something like 'Benny Hill Show' or 'Two Ronnies' a comedy sit-com.

hmmm... jolly good humour and jolly good days too.
Good old films.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

hmmmmm.......



hmmmmmmmm.......my sombre mood

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Reallocate the sunken Titanic - DSAI San


Dato Sri Annuar Ibrahim facinates me.
Its something in a man,the natural qualities of a man which stand up tall among league of nation,despite the sage we all knew via MSM and the jailing episode,
he is without a bit of a doubt stands tall an able charismatic leader.

Able he is.........

Let's move on.......

I found an intresting comment from Jalan Sudin blogspot on her weekly Tuesday With Bapak.

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**The comment was made by Fadhallalah on the topic.
I can't resist to copy and paste.

hmmmmmmmm..............next!!!!!!!

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The saga of Anwar vs Mahatir and how Anwar was pinned down in 1998 can only be captured by Chinua Achebe in his acclaimed book: A Man of the People which he wrote 45 years ago. By then, Anwar was in High School. The author of the book is a Nigerian intellectual of immense knowledge and unparalleled literature critic. The African icon talked about politics of demonization and character assassination in relation to nations, their colonial powers in the then emerging Africa which has gained independence in the early sixties.


The writer wrote the book in the wake of Africa’s independence where close to 35 countries have gained independence in the early sixties simultaneously. By then, the most important thing was independence. Africans were happy to have chased out the whites and reclaimed Africa. They hated any African who collaborated with the Whites by then. A traitor he was called. Te writer however wasn’t happy because as he captured in his epic book, the new African leadership will cause misery, pain, corruption, nepotism, greed and suffering. They will do worse than the chased out Whites. In order to sustain themselves, the writer foresaw all evils and machinations. By then, what he wrote didn’t happen but he prophesized. However, in the same year that he has published his book in 1966, what he wrote happened almost in a prophetic way.


Achebe wrote that whenever an African leader will feel the heat of a strong leader in his government, and that he can’t remove him through popular vote or casual sacking; his only method will be to blackmail him and relate him to foreign powers and accuse him of treason. Remember, Africans were happy to have gained independence; so anyone who was accused of treason was a villain and cursed. This was when Tunku was the PM by the way. The book has no relation to Malaysia but it talked about how desperate leaders will handle tough competitors ruthlessly.


Ironically, the book gives a fictional example of how such leaders will handle their worthy competitors. In the set up, there is a powerful PM and a powerful and popular Finance Minister. Chinua writes that the PM instructs the Finance Minister to “salvage” some companies as he needs to woo voters for the next elections and also as he has shares in those companies. Typically what Mahatir did to Anwar; albeit Mahatir wanting to salvage his sons’ companies.


However, the Finance Minister declines that order saying it will harm the nation since there was a economic recession and that the economy couldn’t sustain such a venture. The PM is enraged and he moves against his powerful and popular Finance Minister. He sacks him and his close friends on one night. The next day people come to the streets and protest saying the Finance minister was a good man (typically Anwar too). Knowing that he can’t convince people easily; the PM resorts to treason charges. He addresses the nation and even sheds tears in live coverage accusing his Finance Minister “of working with foreign saboteurs to destroy the nation.” The media is government controlled (typically Malaysia) and they do the spinning.


Many people buy the PM’s story and even start blaming the Finance minister whom they regarded as good yesterday. The Finance Minister is jailed, his hand broken and his house raided. (What happened to Anwar) and his close companions create a new party. It is after a long struggle that the people come to know the truth, after the PM’s government is overthrown by the military due to excesses, cronyism and corruption. Prophetically, this happened in Nigeria in 1966 and the book was nicknamed: The Prophetic Book. The writer was even jailed briefly and he fled the nation later.


In our context, this is what has happened in Malaysia. Mahatir knew Malays hated Jews since they mistreat the Palestinians and knowing that Anwar was a man of grassroots and a Malay nationalist who was also more mannered than he was and who probably has the best wife and children given to any male Malay political leader today, he had to accuse Anwar of working with the Jews to destroy Malaysia. I have never seen a more prophetic incident than what Chinua Achebe wrote in his book. However, in Malaysia, there is no military takeover but people’s takeover. What Mahatir did to Anwar is what Chinua Achebe explained in his time immemorial book.


The fact remains Anwar is far the most loyal and lovely son of Malaysia. Only that he is smarter than his Malay contemporaries by being a go getter politician who has extensive networks and foreign knowledge to know how to market himself and Malaysia. His competitors and UMNO warlords lack that finesse, so they resort to character assassination and base accusations. Thank God that we came along way as a nation to know much. They say Anwar works with Jews. Absolutely there is nothing he did nor has cheate anyone. However, working with Jews is neither a crime nor an anti-Islam undertaking in the first place. Our Prophet (pbuh) did work with them as he built his nation. The question is: did Anwar support the Palestinian cause? Yes he did more than Mahatir. For Badawi, he is not aware of what Palestinians are. Talking to your enemy, engaging your enemy, learning your enemy, outmaneuvering and befriending your enemy for both tactical and strategic reasons and humanistic reasons are measures that can only be taken by few chosen and highly intelligent men and women. The unfortunate thing however, is that some poor Malays and intellectually handicapped Mahathirites engage in flimsy issues for personal greed and grandstanding. It is interesting that Mahatir has to pay millions in order to have a photo with US leaders and accuse others of treason simply that they are more influential than him. Pathetic.


Mahatir destroyed our institutions because he wanted to an institution himself. Israel is strong today for one reason: good institutions. Israel's chief enemy Hassan Nasarallah of Hezbollah said last year: “I love Israel for one reason: Israel is a nation that draws its strength from its institutions and that’s why it wins because no Israeli leader can elevate himself above the interests of the nation for personal gain. But Muslim leaders always want to the institutions themselves and we always lose.” Mahatir, we have lost because of you. You want to be declared a semi-god. Thank God that Anwar is on his way to Seri Perdana willy-nilly. Go and scream if you want.


Anwar’s case also reminds what happened to his best friend: incumbent Turkish PM who is also facing new challenges today. They almost suffered the same fate but the two men who are loyal to each other comfort each other always. Anwar was the 1st foreign leader to be welcomed by the Turkish PM after he won the re-election convincingly in July 2007. He also has 25 year relationship with the Turkish President who is a close allay of the PM and he too suffered the same fate. It is a log story but they are men of substance and ability. Truth can't be submerged however long it takes to dawn because that's against the creation order of God.

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yeap......perhaps one good morning I would do an expedition to reallocated the sanken Titanic

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****Another comment by Annon from the same posting
One man meat, others man poison,I guess and I remain impartial.


To answer Amir's question 1.

It was Anwar that corrupts UMNO. not the other way around. the mid 90's money politics... Being finance minister, Anwar was rather powerful and it was a period of good money. He bought men but somehow Anwar's plan to challenge DrM at that time did not materialise.. Alhamdulillah. UMNO was a lot different in the old days, prior to anwar's entry. And his legacy of money politics carries through in UMNO. picked-up by young KJ..

Now comes an interesting new topic....
KJ used to be a great admirer of Anwar.
Is he still? After Anwar's release from prison - wasn't he the guy that brought Anwar's passport to Anwar's home? What was that!??? Does he really have to do that? so necessary? Can't they use Fedex?

Now we all know one of the reason of BN major lost was the KJ factor. Is KJ working on the inside to destroy UMNO- now seems possible with the current hu-ha - and that's a new conspiracy i'm beginning to see .

It's interesting to see the links between the two. Both seems to have good links with singapore anyway.....

I cant see a person that goes around the world to gain foreign support as futuristic.

From the days when Al Gore was in KL, till recently in India trying to get India's PM support on Hindraf (he did not succeed btw), that to me smells some intent of insincerity . definitely not my leader.

In the 70's every students is rebellious. Anwar seems at home with street protest, even after he was sacked as DPM in th late 90's. not much progress there. back to the future...

If anwar is such a forward thinking, it would be something else. something unorthodox.

charisma alone is not enough. I've listened to his speeches. BIG TOUGH words though..don't know what they means sometimes. And sometimes i felt he does not know what they mean either.
Well most people get impressed anyway.

but i still prefer the plain simple words of DrM. those simple words is so straight and easy to understand. What he says always worth listening. and Pak Lah speeches?. I rather watch TV3 cerekarama

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kalau begitu menderitalah kami,TUANKU !!!!!!!!!!