The year 1989 年

The June 29 issue of Time magazine is a summer journey double issue ... looking back 20 years ago, the fateful year 1989 that transforming the world... even until today!

I picked 3 main events out of many that affected my life....

1. The collapse of the Berlin wall and the communist regime of the People's Democratic Republic of Germany (East Germany). My wife was working in the East German Embassy then. The unification of Germany saw the closure of the East German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

My wife and I have the opportunity to witness the lowering of the East German flag for the last time on Unification day by the Charge d'affair of the Federal Republic of Germany Embassy (West Germany) in Kuala Lumpur.

We are still keeping the metal sign board of the East German Embassy.

My wife later "crossed over the wall" to join the Federal Republic of Germany Embassy.

2. The World Wide Web (WWW). In 1989, an English physicist Tim Berners-Lee invented the first browser call WorldWideWeb. Web surfing, email, blogging has changed my life.

3. The Tiananmen Square massacre. June 4 1989 saw the China Communist regime using military force to crush the students occupying the square. I did not feel much then. Later when more details surfaced, I felt for the suffering of the students and right activists. The persecution of right and democracy advocates continues even till today.

Also mentioned was on March 24 1989, a tanker named Exxon Valdez with 53 million gallons of Alaskan crude oil, ran aground just after midnight, releasing more than 11 million gallons of "black gold' polluting the beautiful Alaskan coastline and wilderness. It was the worse environmental disaster in American history.

Currently, my wife is on an Alaskan cruise vacation. I shall find out from her on her return whether Alaskan coastline has recovered fully from the disaster after 20 years.

In February 1989, a satellite was launched into orbit 12000 miles above the earth. This was the first of 24 satellites forming the global positioning system (GPS). Today, I use my GPS device to guide me going places.

Where was I then 20 years ago? I was in Kajang happily bringing up my three adorable children. Looking at the pictures taken in 1989, I wished can turn back the time...... How much I loved them...but their childhood has gone .... they have all grown up now!

Cameron Highlands

金马伦高原 1989

【时代】杂志最新一期的双周特辑，回顾二十年前，就是1989年，发生的许多震撼及影响世界的事件。

我挑了三件，对我有深刻影响的事件。

1。柏林围墙的倒塌及东德共产党的倒台。我的太太当时是在吉隆坡东德大使馆工作。东西德的统一，造成了东德大使馆必须关闭。

我和太太有机会在统一的那天夜晚，亲眼目睹了东德国旗的最后一次下降。当晚的点典礼是由西德大使馆的参赞主持。

我们到现在还收藏着当时东德大使馆门前的铁招牌。

过后，太太“跨过围墙”，进入统一的德意志联邦（前西德）大使馆工作。

2。全球资讯网（WWW) 的发明。英国物理学家田巴尼李创立了全球资讯网，世界上各国的人们，可以使用网际网络汲取资讯及互联。网上浏览 、电邮及部落格改变了我的生活。

3。天安门六四镇压及杀害学生事件。当时我对这事印象不深，但多年后，许多事实的浮现，我深切的为这些学生及维权者而伤痛。共产党对民权及民主的维护及争取的异议人士，到今天仍然的还是残酷的给予打压及迫害。

当然还有其他的事件，如在89年三月二十四日，美国阿拉斯加发生的油船漏油事件，严重的破坏了阿拉斯加的自然海岸及旷野。当时油船搁浅，超过一千一百万加仑的原油，造成了美国历史上最严重的环境破坏事件。

我的太太目前是在阿拉斯加参加游轮假期，等她回来后，我会向她查问阿拉斯加受破坏的环境，经过二十年后，是否已经复原。

同年的二月，美国国防部把一颗卫星送上了地球外空12000里上的轨道。这是24颗的第一颗，将形成所谓的全球导航卫星系统(GPS)。我目前就是拥有及依靠卫星导航系统来寻找地方及引领到目的地。

二十年前，我在那里呢？我是在加影很快乐的抚养三个孩子。现在拿出了1989年的照片来看，真是感慨万千，真希望能够时光倒流。。。三个孩子多么可爱，我实在是深爱着他们。现在，他们的童年已逝去，都已长大成人了。





儿子拔第一颗牙齿
Pulled out first tooth

Zoo with friends
和朋友参观动物园

1989太极班新年晚宴颁发奖品，二十年后，还在继续的举行

Giving prizes at the TaiChi Chinese New Year dinner. It is still going on after 20 yrs

**我的太太在那里呢？那是机密!
**where was my wife? official secret!

Who can be trusted 谁最可信赖

In a latest annual survey released by the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain, doctors have been named the profession most trusted by the public, followed by teachers, professors, judges and clergymen/priests completing the top five.

I am sure the finding is not applicable to Malaysia. With the highly commercialized medical services, doctors are the most needed persons but not the most trusted people to many men and women on the street.

A complaint of stomachache can cost you a bomb. In most private hospitals, you find yourself attended by three to four specialists, charging you with each visit, running medical tests which you have no faintest idea. I called it the referral practice. Specialist A would refer you to Specialist B, B to C, C to D then back to A. From consultant physician to consultant surgeon, to gastroentrologist ... to god knows who!?

In fact, medical profession top the number of complaints among government departments according to the government's Public Complaint Bureau's figure.

The fourth placing was accorded to judges.That is in England... not in Malaysia. With the many high profile cases, Lingham incident, Mahathir's strong arm twisting with justice during his tenure, the dramatic revelation by judges themselves, the judiciary has just come out of the darkest hours and is facing public confidence crisis at this movement.

May be it is a good idea to have our own survey....!


在最新公布的英国皇家医生学院年度调查里，前五名的排名中，医生是最被信赖的职业，接下来是教师，教授，法官及神父/神职人员。

这是英国的调查，并不适用于马来西亚。在今天高度商业化的环境里，医生可能是最需要的人，但不是最可信赖的专业。

今天，假如你是肚子痛进院的话，将会是一件费用昂贵的事情。在私人医院里，将会有三、四个专科医生前来“照顾”你，每一次到病房，都要算费，还有好多知名、不知名的化验。从专科内科，到外科，到肠胃专科，到鬼知道什么科名堂的医生。。。。我称这个为“互相介绍”的做法。甲医生会推介乙医生，乙会推荐丙医生，然后又回到甲医生。。。

事实上，在政府公共投诉科大数字显示，医药人员是最高投诉的对象。

排名第四的是法官。。。那是英国的排名，不是马来西亚。在过去的两年里，许多高调的案件审判，林甘事件，可疑的委任法官制度，马哈迪时代的专横法治对抗，马来西亚的司法刚从最黑暗的时期苏醒过来，目前还面对大众对司法的缺乏信心的困境。

或者我们也应该有自己的调查！

I must let out... 不吐不快

(Re-edited)

In recent weeks, some events and people really made me fuming and cursing.... angry, frustrated, laughing and yelling. I must let out........

On Nov 9, the beast-like Policemen charged into a peaceful crowd who were merely holding candles in a park. They manhandled and arrested 24 people, including a member of Parliament, a State Assemblyman and a priest. If the overzealous policemen didn't disrupt this gathering, at the end of the night, everyone would just go home to sleep, no harm to property and people, no disruption of peace. It would be just another peaceful night, in a peaceful country with peace-loving people living peaceful lives.

The uncivilised and violent Police behavior has something to do with the Head of Police (IGP). He publicly dressed down his subordinate, the Traffic Police Chief, for not informing him of an operation by the Traffic Department of arresting traffic offenders who did not pay up their summons. He ordered a postponement. Really malu. What police force is this? No credibility, inefficient administration and uncivilised - publicly scolding his own senior officer.

Arrest! no arrest.... made us like fools but they are the actual fools.

Then we saw the realease of Abdul Razak Baginda, the accused in Altantuya's murder case. He was free to go "given the benefit of doubt solely based on his own statement."

I know nothing about law but I agreed with many people's opinions : "There is no desire of the prosecution to establish a prima facie case..."; "Justice not only must be done but must be seen to be done. In Altantuya's case, that has not been exhibited."

Rubbing salt to the wound, after his release, Abdul Razak Baginda held a press conference on 21/11/o8 to declare that his good friend the Deputy Prime Minister has not met Altantuya and his wife was not involved in the murder case.... who was he to tell the world about this... who was he to Najib?

He was just like the thief in the Chinese story who has stolen 300 silver pieces and buried in the ground. In order not to arouse suspicion of others to dig out the silver pieces, he placed a signboard on it reading" No 300 silver pieces here".

I agreed with Raja Petra Kamaruddin: " ... send the murderers of Altantuya to hell....".

The latest news was the banning of Muslim to practise Yoga by the National Fatwa Council. Actually, this is strictly a Muslim affair. It was the reasons given that made me fuming.

The council chairperson Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said although the physical aspect of yoga, excluding worshiping and chanting, might not be wrong in Islam, the exercise should be avoided by Muslims as "doing one thing could lead to another".

"We discourage Muslims from practising yoga as a form of exercise because it will ultimately lead to religious worshiping and chanting which is against Islam.

Oooh ooh ! I must discipline myself not to see too much of beautiful ladies.. one thing can lead to another. Scandalous-maaan! BUT Ladies, don't worry, I only admiring.... the animals only can be led to do the "another".

To my Buddhists and Taoist friends, keep working on Sundays. If you follow the world (western) practice of resting on Sundays, it may lead you to Church to worship... Jesus le!

Then our Jeanne-loving PM Abdullah came to the rescue. He said: " Muslims can continue practising yoga as long as no elements of worship or mantras are involved ".

There is a Chinese saying " Blind man touching the elephant". If the blind man touches the ear, then he will say: "ah ! elephant is round and thin". If touches the leg, "ah! elephant is like a tree, tall and round."

The fact is: These "not blind" men，including Prime Minister, may have never stepped into a studio or a gym to see how Yoga is being practised in Malaysia. Or bothered to find out themselves, WHAT IS YOGA?. They are worse than blind man. They are not only blinded in sight (have eyes but cannot see) but also their hearts too!

I have practised Yoga for more than 10 years, my wife more than 15 years. We did not chant, did not worship, did not change our religion. We practised Yoga for health... not hell or for that matter, not heaven either!

My faith is not that shaky and paper-thin that easily influenced by others or dictated by others of what to do or not to do.

This is the situation in our country....a lot of people blinded by hatred, religious fanaticism, prejudice, racism, greet and self interest. The image of our country especially the Government under BN also reflected in our " bastard " members of Parliament! Sorry teacher, the word "bastard" is not vulgar but very parliamentary. It is frequently spoken in the Parliament of Malaysia and it is acceptable.

On Nov 6 parliamentary session, BN Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman shouted at Kulasegaran, Opposition MP of Ipoh Barat :"You bloody bastard! You picked the wrong guy! You settle this with me! Outside!".

When other MPs complained to the Speaker to take action against such behavior and language, the Speaker replied: "....... But to make Parliament lively, me and my deputies have many times pretended not to hear the words that were uttered......". The Opposition MPs condemned his behaviour but none from the Barisan Nasional (BN).

This showed up what type of coalition BN is. As one BN MP pointed out outside the parliament (BN has a standing order to its members - one for all, all for one. To defend or keep quiet on fellow members in Parliament) that "the standing of the Barisan , Government and Parliament is tarnished..... Barisan is paying a heavy price because of the boorish behaviour of a few MPs."

You can see more antics of this "bastard" MP Tajuddin in today's newspapers on other issues and occasions. I do not want to dirty my Blog further. He and few others MPs are disgrace of the nation.

Then we have the Datukship on the begging! Melaka has conferred to Bollywood star Shah Ruk Khan a Datukship for .....$%$@**%..... hold on ! let us check with Datuk Shah Ruk Khan he knows where Melaka is? He was supposed to come to receive his title this month but postponed due to tigh schedule. Well, Datukship can wait. Afterall it is cheap... or at least is cheaper in India.

Oooo ya, Yes, I am feeling better now !

Police violence 警察暴力

My salutation and admiration to the people who attended the candlelight vigil held on Sunday, 9-11-08. They are heroes.

It was a peaceful vigil. However, they were savagely attacked by the wild dog-like police without any provocation while singing Negara Ku, the National Anthem.

The Police is brutal, uncivilized. They are making themselves the enemy of the people by first treating the peace loving-people as their sworn enemy.

The Police is the culprit who disturbs the peace and security of the people.


我向那些在9-11-08 星期日烛光守夜的参加者致最高的敬意和敬佩。他们是人民英雄。

那是一个和平的守夜活动。但是，他们却在高唱国歌的时刻，没有任何挑衅的情况下，受到疯狗般的警察残暴的驱逐。

那些警察的行为是残暴，野蛮。他们把人民当成是他们不戴天之仇人，却也使到他们变成了人民的公敌。

他们才是破会人民和平及安全的罪魁。

people's voctory 人民胜利

For the past three years, 51 households in Rawang New Village lived in fear and anxiety. Their ancestral homes and properties would be demolished to make way for a TNB High Tension Power line project. Compensation was not satisfactory. They have resisted the acquisition through their then Barisan State Assemblyman and Member of Parliament (Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy) but to no avail. They were made running round the bush. They took TNB to court. While waiting for court decision, they are constantly on the lookout for any new move by TNB.

With the change of new State Government, they received good news yesterday. The Mentri Besar of Selangor announced that the TNB would have to reroute the project. The 51 properties are saved.

The Pakatan Raayat Mentri Besar Khalid made a visit to the site and brought the good news to the villagers. He said:" ...can make money, can buy land, but do not disrupt the lives of citizens..."

This is the triumph of the people power ! This news was not reported in any main stream English newspapers.

As a kampong boy (born and bred in new village), I cheered for the news. As I have said to the Perak Government's move to grant permanent land title to the villages in Perak, same to the Selangor Government for the people-friendly policy, I am giving them five years mandate plus another five more years to come. It is worthy !

Home is a sacred place. Government should not rob people the ownership of a house at its wimp and fancy.

在过去的三年里，万饶新村约 51 家住户及产业主人，在惊慌 、忧忡的情况下过日子。他们的产业将被拆除，以让路给国家能源公司的高压电线工程。政府的赔偿不令人接受。他们要求该区的州议员邓诗汉及国会议员（交通部长陈广才）的相助，但没有效果，得到的只是团团转。他们也把这事情带上法庭诉讼。在等待法庭判决之前，他们也是提心吊胆，国能会单方面采取行动，继续他们的工程。

在三月八号大选后的民联州政府，终于在昨天带来了好消息。州务大臣卡立，昨天巡察了该地时，宣布高压工程将会绕道，保住了51 个产业，不被拆除。大臣在会见民众是说：“钱可以赚，地可以买，但不可以干扰人民的生活。。。” 。这是人民力量的胜利。主要英文报章没有报道这则新闻。

我生长在新村，对这消息，非常的高兴。我曾在毗霹雳州政府宣布给新村永久地契时，说过值得给他们五年，在加另五年的执政权。对雪兰莪州政府，我也是照样说给他们五年加五年的执政权。这是值得的.

家是神圣的，政府不应该随意掠夺人民的拥有权。

Villagers welcoming Khalid
村民欢迎州务大臣卡立到来

很烦

最近确实是很烦。

生意上，货物价格继续上涨，行情不是很乐观。个人生活上，好像有很多不如意的事。社会治安不靖，抢劫案件，到处都有发生，好像到处都不安全的感觉。

因着汽油机柴油的价格上调四十巴仙，骨牌反应发酵，每样物品都喊涨。运输业喊着要调高三十巴仙，电费已经言明要增加二十多巴仙。百物腾涨，人民生活困苦，影响到整个社会，也相应的产生许多社会问题。

政府一夜间，把燃油价格提高四十巴仙，实在是太强烈了。假如政府能够分成数次，小幅度的提高燃油价格，它的效应就不会那么大，人民也比较容易适应。国阵政府因为要应付大选，推延了本来应该调整的措施，然后一次过得大幅度调整，受苦的是人民。我们人民是政治的受害者。

看来政府的调高燃油价格及有关策略，是没有经过详细研究就实行的。在六月头，还呼呼哈哈的要禁止外国汽车购买燃油，要实行，又延迟。今天宣布到八月才公布燃油津贴的机制，然后价格将会提高，隔天就宣布燃油马上起价，真是岂有此理的做法！

燃油起价，抗议声四起。政府马上公布其他津贴措施，包括现金回扣，汽车路税降低或取消，更惊人的，可能降低过路费。。（以前几乎没提过，也简直是不可能的），降低所得税等等。这可以知道政府是没有一个确实的政策来面对原油高涨的局面，顶多也只是短期的反应措施。第二财政部长还说，现在的各种措施，都还会改变，包括625元现金回扣。真是不知所云。难怪许多人在上个星期六，就在邮政局排长龙，愿意等他几个小时，也要吧现金领回去，免得夜长梦多，政府突然又宣布取消现金净贴，那就倒霉了。

国家出产石油，原产品丰富（棕油，橡胶等）都为国家赚取了许多外汇，可以说我国收入丰厚，但却被物价高涨所困，特别是原油价格上涨。我们本应该庆幸，就如阿拉伯国家一样，但现实却適得其反，因为我们浪费及没有好好管理我们的财政。

看到民怨沸腾，政府宣布削减部长的娱乐净贴，旅游只限于本地区等无济于事的公关伎俩。另一边，为了政治生存，宣布大量拨款给砂劳越州，丁加奴洲，沙巴州等。。。钱从何来？

首相阿都拉本身己经是四面楚歌，也正面对作许多内外的挑战，自身难保，地位动摇，但还在这个时候宣布这不受欢迎的措施，真是丈八金刚，摸不到他到底是为什么原因走这险棋！

外面正下着大雨，有点凄风苦雨的感觉。。。。人民真的是生活在水深火热的环境中，看看政府有没有能力照顾及保护我们。

我想阿都拉也是有这个感觉吧！


**刚看了“今日马来西亚”网页，法庭判决，玻璃市州国阵在大选赢得的双弄州议席无效，将会举行补选。另一方面，沙巴进步党即将在下午二点召开记者会，可能宣布退出国阵，还会对阿都拉表示不信任。。。。。。（阿都拉在离开我这里几公里的布城办公室，应该也是像我般，望出办公室，见到外面仍然下着大雨。。。是凄风苦雨。。。。）

change lifestyle

In the evening, SMSs were flying around from friends regarding imminent increase in petrol and diesel prices. Yes, it was confirmed. Petrol price has increased RM0.78 per litre to RM2.70/Litre, Diesel added RM 1.00 per litre at RM2.58 / Litre.

The effect is far reaching. Transporters, bus operators are sounding their trumpets of 100 % increase in their charges and fare. It means every item on our dining table will cost more.

For me alone, my personal petrol expenses will increase by RM 200.00 based on four fillings per month. For my lorry, it will cost RM 700.00 per month.

The cost of my goods will be increased due to expected rise in transport charges.

As for the petrol station owners, their financial burden is heavier. For every tanker load of petrol of 25,000 litres, they have to pay extra RM19,500.00. And for diesel, it is RM25,000.00 per load. Oil companies do not give credit. You can see more stations reluctant to accept credit cards. So you may see more stations telling you the credit card service is offline.....

We have to change our lifestyle. It is more costly to drive now. Be prudent and thrift. Even eating out is expensive. My driver just complained to me that a piece of dosei costing RM0.80 now is being charged at RM1.60.....

More bad news are coming..... of costlier living!

昨天傍晚，手机短信满天飞，声称汽油及柴油价格马上就会调高。文冬老友林志强早在下午四点四十五分就传给我这个讯息：“去打油吧！报界朋友透露可能涨到RM2.70。打了 不会吃亏，不打可能暗捶。。。”

的确正确。在傍晚五点的时候，首相就宣布从子夜开始，汽油价格调高 RM0.78，每公升新价为RM2.70；柴油价格上调 RM1.00，新价为每公升 RM2.58.

这次燃油价格提高，将会有长远的影响。运输公司及公共巴士服务公司已经在喊话，要调高运费及车资一百巴仙。这就意味作我们饭桌上的每一件物品，价格将会提高。

对我来说，个人的每个月汽车用油，将增加 RM200.00. 我公司的罗里，每个月的柴油费用，也相应的增加了 RM700.00.

我相信我的货物成本，也因运费的必定调整，而会增加。

对于经营汽油站的商家，他们的经济负担将会加重。每一油罐车的汽油，容量二万五千公升，将需多付 RM19,500.00, 而柴油则需多付 RM25,000.00. 油公司是没有给帐期的。所以，顾客用信用卡付账，会使他们很吃力。以后会常看到油站贴上"信用卡线路故障”。

我们必须改变生活方式来面对目前的状况。拥有汽车的费用已经增加，消费要更小心及节省。在外面吃东西，也是贵了。我的罗里司机告诉我，他住的蒲种地区，印度多赛煎饼从每件 八角钱，增加到一元六角了！

还会有更多不好的消息，告诉我们生活费用继续的腾涨呢。。。。！

Persecution begins 秋后算账

The persecution begins !

Raja Petra, the owner and Editor of Internet news portal Malaysiakini, has been arrested and charged for Sedition. The charges based on an article he wrote " Let's send the Altantuya murderers to hell" in Malaysiakini, implicating the Deputy Prime Minister and his wife in the murder of the Mongolian woman. Another person, Syed Akbar Ali, was also charged because he posted a "seditious" comment on the article.

Karpal Singh was warned he may be charged under the same Sedition Act because he has commented that the Sultan of Perak has no jurisdiction over the transfer of Perak Head of Religious Department.

Sedition Act is the second most powerful instrument next to the Internal Security Act used by the Government. Lim Guan Ying, the current Chief Minister of Penang was sent to jail for 2 years under this act.(He was charged under Sedition Act and Publication and Printing Act).

More are coming !!

By the way, those vultures, blood suckers and opportunist shouting at Karpal Singh, demanding him to apology to the Sultan, are they making seditious statement and demand too? They are putting words into Sultan's mouth! Or making use of the name of Sultan for personal gain?



秋后算账开始了！

本地著名的博客，拉惹伯特拉，网上报纸<今日马来西亚>的主人及编辑，因在该网页发表了一篇题目“让我们把杀死阿旦都雅的凶手送进地狱” 的文章，映射到副首相及其夫人可能有牵连，而在扇动法令下，被政府逮捕及提控。另外一人，则因在网页写了回应评语，同样也被提控。

于此同时，国会议员卡巴星，也被警告，他将有可能在同一的煽动法令下被提控。他是因为他发表了评论，认为霹雳州苏丹没权干涉该州宗教局首长被调职的事。

煽动法律是内安法令后，最有力及常被政府使用的“执法”工具。现任的槟城首长林冠英，就是在这法令下，被判监禁两年。（他同时也在“出版及印刷法令”下被提控）

更多好戏在后头呢！

說实在的，许多秃鹰、吸血鬼及机会主义者，向卡巴星大喊，要他向苏丹道歉。不知是否他们也犯了煽动之罪呢？因为他们把话塞进苏丹的嘴里，同时也利用苏丹之名以谋私利！