Well, here's what I'm doing: I originally had a personal blog in Friendster, but it got too overloaded with political issues, so I decided to move the political entries to this site, in order to show my thoughts to more people.
Beware though, as my thoughts are almost always biased, and I type with emotion. Please be advised that some entries may contain vulgar language, usually directed to appropriate people and/or things.
sonJa iNC signing off,
No to Corruption and Stupidity in Politics!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Not Ethical, konon.... WTF??
First Posted on 17th April 2008:
Please refer to here for the latest article in The Star. This Prof. Dr. Mohd. Mustafa has the galls to say that the political coup that is soon to be raised by Datuk Seri Anwar is unethical. And his balls are so big that he has even challenged Anwar's strengths in politics by saying 'Perhaps that is why Anwar himself is not standing in any by-election, as it would undermine his leadership if he could not garner a landslide majority". Time will tell, my dear mediocre Professor Doctor. But I digress. Ethical, you say? I guess corruption is ethical. I guess the repression of the voices of the people is ethical too. Wait, I think C4'ing a Mongolian and pushing the blame to a scapegoat is ethical too! While many may agree that it's not right for Datuk Seri Anwar to do stage the coup e' tat, me included, the recent actions made by our darling government have been so arrogant that I am now looking forward to the day Datuk Seri Anwar becomes Prime Minister, the faster the better.
Say, what did our government do after the March 8 elections? UMNO and MCA leaders bickering amongst themselves and putting the blame on everything but the kitchen sink. Not listening to the public's outcry to release the HINDRAF 5, while the bright-minded Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar defended the government's action that they were 'still a national threat to security'. How? Please list the reasons so that we can understand your justifications. And on the same note, he also said that the Makkal Osai's permit was 'not revoked, is merely not extended'... The end result is the same lah, Datuk. No permit means no permit. And his justification this time? Same case. Use the 'threat to national security' card again. Seems like that point alone justifies a lot of stuff lately. The next time our government does anything that the public doesn't like, hey! They can just say it's for your national safety. Good grief. BUT! That's not all!
What about that pig-farm-blog-entry-by-Malacca-CM incident? The Malaccans have such a bright fellow for a CM that I project many many great things will come from his administration. Or his mouth, at least. First, he congratulates the people of Selangor for electing Pakatan Rakyat, and that the present that they were given was 'kandang babi'. Sure, he gets 400+ comments, mostly to nail his ass on the wall, and what does he do? If I remember correctly, YB Lim Kit Siang had a similar response when he posted in his blog that all the DAP assemblymen would boycott the swearing-in of the Perak MB. He APOLOGIZES and RETRACTS his statements. This is what a wise person does. The CM Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam deletes all the comments, disables the comments feature on the blog, and then attributes all of this to 'hacker attacks'. Now this is what a smartass does.
How I wish to be in politics right now. So many targets, so little time. I can't believe that all this time we were being ruled by people with such low education and yet they manage to stay in power for so long... Wait. I think I do. Oh well.. On to you to lead the way, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim!
A Lot on My Head Recently..
First Posted on 13th April 2008:
Good morning on yet another Black Monday. Work is piling up on my end, but I'm taking a bit of time to speak what's been on my mind these couple of days. So today I'm going to talk about pig farming, the tumpangnaut issue again, and the separation of prescribing / dispensing medicine (not really politically motivated, but corruption nonetheless).
Recently the issue of the mega pig farm project has been played up by Utusan Melayu and UMNO for political reasons. From environmental to muslim issues, it seems that UMNO has been doing a lot of legwork in showing the people how 'disrespectful' the new government of Selangor has been to the rakyat. And even after the explanation given by the Menteri Besar of Selangor that the costs of the megapork project would be bourne by the pig farmers, that the technology used would emit zero pollution, that with this megaproject all other pig farms in Selangor would be moved there and no other pig-rearing license would be issued in Selangor, they still go on and on and on like a headless chicken complaining about nonexistent problems. To me, the best solution for me would be for Tan Sri Khalid to produce all the documents on the pig project after the analysis to the public's scrutiny to end the debacle.
I guess the rakyat have suddenly had an injection of IQ power enough to demand for so many information now, so different from what I've been used to, a herd of cattle blindly following the sheepdog government.
And on to our Malaysian favourite. Our very own Tumpangnaut, the first in the world. He's even got a book on himself! I can't imagine what he has to say about his life in space.. sleep, eat, look at space, teh tarik abit, eat roti canai, fetch stuff for the Russians and Americans.. What's so interesting about all this that you are compelled to buy that book? I hope none reading this have bought it, otherwise I'd be embarrassed to admit that you're my friend. And so, they've reported that the 'naut's results would be published soon. And here I thought that his time in the sun has already expired after the elections, when he went campaigning with BN members using his 'celebrity' status. yuck. It would be fun to see how the world would react to his 'findings' though. Well, we'll wait and see.
And last but not least, the fight for the separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs by pharmacists have been brought down hard by the corrupt practising doctors in Malaysia. Why do I say corrupt? Because doctors have been monopolizing the right to prescribe and dispense since 1952. And even with the pressure put on by pharmacists for their right to dispense, these more influential doctors who have pecuniary interests have resisted and lobbied to stop the pharmacists from getting their basic rights. But aren't pharmacists supposed to just sell supplements and emergency contraceptive pills in the first place? WRONG!
Since most of us aren't even born yet when the Poisons Act of 1952 was established, all of us are already used to going to clinics and getting our medications from there, and we only go to the pharmacists when we need contrceptives and supplements or some cough mixtures. So what's the problem here? For those who have went overseas, namely Australia, USA or UK, and fell sick there, you must have seen how their healthcare systems work over there. You visit the doctor for a consultation, the doctor prescribes the necessary medication for you, and you take the prescription to the pharmacist to collect your meds, just like what we do in hospitals here in Malaysia. The problem is, when the doctors have absolute power in prescribing and dispensing drugs, a high risk of conflict of interest may occur. They might diagnose you with some probable conditions just so that you'd have to take more medications. In addition, the drugs that they give you might be just generic drugs, selling at branded prices. But the doctors say they sell generic drugs so that we are able to pay less for the clinical fees. But tell me, has anyone ever paid less for their visits to the clinic before? Everytime you go, it either goes up again, or you'll feel relieved that the price hasn't changed.
But the doctors say, how many pharmacies do you see here in Malaysia? Not enough! And the pharmacists are usually not around when you need them the most! This, my dear economically-challenged doctors, is because of supply and demand. Because pharmicists have been reduced to the store-keeping job that they are doing now in Malaysia, they'd much rather work in huge pharmaceutical companies where the pay is better and their work appreciated. But just imagine, if the practice of separation is in place, more pharmacists will be needed, and thus more pharmacies will be opened! A 24-hour pharmacy would even be feasable in this situation! Heck, I would go as far to say that I'd open one with my wife if it ever comes to this!
And the benefits of having all this? If you didn't know, pharmacists are also professionals, and they also have the knowledge of diagnosing common symptoms of patients, much like what the general practitioners (GP) do in clinics all over the country. But one difference is that pharmacists DO NOT CHARGE consultancy fees at all. Another benefit for us is that we will be able to take control of our medications. Tell me again, how many of you know the name of medications you are given by your doctors (besides the fact that this is for my fever, and this is for my runny nose)? And how much do these medications cost apart from your doctor's consultation fees? Transparency is nil in this aspect. All doctors charge you as a 'package', consultation fees and medications in one fell swoop. Even when the medications are generic (you know they're generic when they don't have any brand names on them, which, unfortunately, is *usually* nearly all of them), you still pay RM50-RM70 each time you go to the doctors'.
But alas, all the points that I raise here are useless, not just because the powers of the doctors are more widespread than pharmacists in Malaysia, but because of our own public ignorance. Since all of us have been raised this way, it is nearly impossible for us to change our ways overnight. BUT! What we can do is have those money-sucking GP's break down all the costs for the meds and consultation for us to compare with pharmacies. Trust me, as a Malaysian, most of us will probably take the 'itemised' bill just to compare the prices of meds with the pharmacies. And through this way will our public educate themselves on how the importance of the practice of separation of prescription and dispensing will be in their lives.
sonJa iNC, signing off (at last!)
No to Corruption and Stupidity (in anything!)
Good morning on yet another Black Monday. Work is piling up on my end, but I'm taking a bit of time to speak what's been on my mind these couple of days. So today I'm going to talk about pig farming, the tumpangnaut issue again, and the separation of prescribing / dispensing medicine (not really politically motivated, but corruption nonetheless).
Recently the issue of the mega pig farm project has been played up by Utusan Melayu and UMNO for political reasons. From environmental to muslim issues, it seems that UMNO has been doing a lot of legwork in showing the people how 'disrespectful' the new government of Selangor has been to the rakyat. And even after the explanation given by the Menteri Besar of Selangor that the costs of the megapork project would be bourne by the pig farmers, that the technology used would emit zero pollution, that with this megaproject all other pig farms in Selangor would be moved there and no other pig-rearing license would be issued in Selangor, they still go on and on and on like a headless chicken complaining about nonexistent problems. To me, the best solution for me would be for Tan Sri Khalid to produce all the documents on the pig project after the analysis to the public's scrutiny to end the debacle.
I guess the rakyat have suddenly had an injection of IQ power enough to demand for so many information now, so different from what I've been used to, a herd of cattle blindly following the sheepdog government.
And on to our Malaysian favourite. Our very own Tumpangnaut, the first in the world. He's even got a book on himself! I can't imagine what he has to say about his life in space.. sleep, eat, look at space, teh tarik abit, eat roti canai, fetch stuff for the Russians and Americans.. What's so interesting about all this that you are compelled to buy that book? I hope none reading this have bought it, otherwise I'd be embarrassed to admit that you're my friend. And so, they've reported that the 'naut's results would be published soon. And here I thought that his time in the sun has already expired after the elections, when he went campaigning with BN members using his 'celebrity' status. yuck. It would be fun to see how the world would react to his 'findings' though. Well, we'll wait and see.
And last but not least, the fight for the separation of prescribing and dispensing drugs by pharmacists have been brought down hard by the corrupt practising doctors in Malaysia. Why do I say corrupt? Because doctors have been monopolizing the right to prescribe and dispense since 1952. And even with the pressure put on by pharmacists for their right to dispense, these more influential doctors who have pecuniary interests have resisted and lobbied to stop the pharmacists from getting their basic rights. But aren't pharmacists supposed to just sell supplements and emergency contraceptive pills in the first place? WRONG!
Since most of us aren't even born yet when the Poisons Act of 1952 was established, all of us are already used to going to clinics and getting our medications from there, and we only go to the pharmacists when we need contrceptives and supplements or some cough mixtures. So what's the problem here? For those who have went overseas, namely Australia, USA or UK, and fell sick there, you must have seen how their healthcare systems work over there. You visit the doctor for a consultation, the doctor prescribes the necessary medication for you, and you take the prescription to the pharmacist to collect your meds, just like what we do in hospitals here in Malaysia. The problem is, when the doctors have absolute power in prescribing and dispensing drugs, a high risk of conflict of interest may occur. They might diagnose you with some probable conditions just so that you'd have to take more medications. In addition, the drugs that they give you might be just generic drugs, selling at branded prices. But the doctors say they sell generic drugs so that we are able to pay less for the clinical fees. But tell me, has anyone ever paid less for their visits to the clinic before? Everytime you go, it either goes up again, or you'll feel relieved that the price hasn't changed.
But the doctors say, how many pharmacies do you see here in Malaysia? Not enough! And the pharmacists are usually not around when you need them the most! This, my dear economically-challenged doctors, is because of supply and demand. Because pharmicists have been reduced to the store-keeping job that they are doing now in Malaysia, they'd much rather work in huge pharmaceutical companies where the pay is better and their work appreciated. But just imagine, if the practice of separation is in place, more pharmacists will be needed, and thus more pharmacies will be opened! A 24-hour pharmacy would even be feasable in this situation! Heck, I would go as far to say that I'd open one with my wife if it ever comes to this!
And the benefits of having all this? If you didn't know, pharmacists are also professionals, and they also have the knowledge of diagnosing common symptoms of patients, much like what the general practitioners (GP) do in clinics all over the country. But one difference is that pharmacists DO NOT CHARGE consultancy fees at all. Another benefit for us is that we will be able to take control of our medications. Tell me again, how many of you know the name of medications you are given by your doctors (besides the fact that this is for my fever, and this is for my runny nose)? And how much do these medications cost apart from your doctor's consultation fees? Transparency is nil in this aspect. All doctors charge you as a 'package', consultation fees and medications in one fell swoop. Even when the medications are generic (you know they're generic when they don't have any brand names on them, which, unfortunately, is *usually* nearly all of them), you still pay RM50-RM70 each time you go to the doctors'.
But alas, all the points that I raise here are useless, not just because the powers of the doctors are more widespread than pharmacists in Malaysia, but because of our own public ignorance. Since all of us have been raised this way, it is nearly impossible for us to change our ways overnight. BUT! What we can do is have those money-sucking GP's break down all the costs for the meds and consultation for us to compare with pharmacies. Trust me, as a Malaysian, most of us will probably take the 'itemised' bill just to compare the prices of meds with the pharmacies. And through this way will our public educate themselves on how the importance of the practice of separation of prescription and dispensing will be in their lives.
sonJa iNC, signing off (at last!)
No to Corruption and Stupidity (in anything!)
UMNO Penang.... SORE LOSERS!!!
First Posted on 21st March 2008:
Firstly, let me say that I hate Datuk Azhar Ibrahim to the bones. Every part of me hates him. I have 3 posts contiuously that's all about him. Why? Because he's such a sore loser that he's doing so many childish acts and it irritates me. Being the state opposition leader, what's the first thing he does? Conduct a protest outside of Komtar. And what did our Prime Minister Dollah said during the Bersih rally? 'POLIS KATA JANGAN'. What did his son in law Khairy said about the Bersih rally? 'BUAT MACAM BERUK BERUK DI JALAN RAYA'. And that's what their own people were doing at the time. Monkey politicians.
Besides that, our 'state opposition leader' also had the guts to tell a press conference that he will persuade the state government to scrap all mega projects in Penang 'because the public did not vote for them'. But that's not all. Even after the PM Dollah responded to this by assuring the public that no projects will be scrapped, he issues another statement saying that they will go ahead and persuade them to scrap it anyways. Sore, sore loser. If I make it into politics, this person will be the top of my list to shoot down. He's a corrupted UMNO politician who has lost his avenue of corruption and is now blaming the Barisan Rakyat on his shortcomings. I pity that bastard. Not.
And again, this time he's setting up an 11-man 'shadow exco' to monitor the Penang administration. Please lah Datuk, your exco doesn't have salary one lah, what's the motivation behind it? To be honest, I don't think some 11 guys would be free enough to do those jobs under the pretext of 'monitoring the state government's policies'. Even if you have any problems with any of their policies, what you gonna do? 'JADI BERUK BERUK DI JALAN RAYA? JADI HERO DI JALAN RAYA'? Grow up, man. It's still not late.
In my opinion, I'd pretty much love to see what will happen come April 15... may Datuk Seri Anwar kick all their asses back to their sorry little huts. As Jeff Ooi says, 'Things will get more exciting after April 15. Mark my words'. Power to the people!!!
Signing off,
sonJa iNC
No to Stupidity and Corruption in Politics!! In this case, No to Datuk Azhar Ibrahim!
Firstly, let me say that I hate Datuk Azhar Ibrahim to the bones. Every part of me hates him. I have 3 posts contiuously that's all about him. Why? Because he's such a sore loser that he's doing so many childish acts and it irritates me. Being the state opposition leader, what's the first thing he does? Conduct a protest outside of Komtar. And what did our Prime Minister Dollah said during the Bersih rally? 'POLIS KATA JANGAN'. What did his son in law Khairy said about the Bersih rally? 'BUAT MACAM BERUK BERUK DI JALAN RAYA'. And that's what their own people were doing at the time. Monkey politicians.
Besides that, our 'state opposition leader' also had the guts to tell a press conference that he will persuade the state government to scrap all mega projects in Penang 'because the public did not vote for them'. But that's not all. Even after the PM Dollah responded to this by assuring the public that no projects will be scrapped, he issues another statement saying that they will go ahead and persuade them to scrap it anyways. Sore, sore loser. If I make it into politics, this person will be the top of my list to shoot down. He's a corrupted UMNO politician who has lost his avenue of corruption and is now blaming the Barisan Rakyat on his shortcomings. I pity that bastard. Not.
And again, this time he's setting up an 11-man 'shadow exco' to monitor the Penang administration. Please lah Datuk, your exco doesn't have salary one lah, what's the motivation behind it? To be honest, I don't think some 11 guys would be free enough to do those jobs under the pretext of 'monitoring the state government's policies'. Even if you have any problems with any of their policies, what you gonna do? 'JADI BERUK BERUK DI JALAN RAYA? JADI HERO DI JALAN RAYA'? Grow up, man. It's still not late.
In my opinion, I'd pretty much love to see what will happen come April 15... may Datuk Seri Anwar kick all their asses back to their sorry little huts. As Jeff Ooi says, 'Things will get more exciting after April 15. Mark my words'. Power to the people!!!
Signing off,
sonJa iNC
No to Stupidity and Corruption in Politics!! In this case, No to Datuk Azhar Ibrahim!
Politicking...
First Posted on 14th March 2008:
Pathetic. Just this morning I wrote about the statement made by him, and this afternoon he's already done something even dumber. When Bersih made their rally, when HINDRAF made their rally, they got bombarded with tear gas and shot with chemical-laced water cannons. When UMNO holds a rally, what do they get? Time to submit their memorandum.
If this isn't biased, I don't know what is.
Please, please, please. To Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, IF YOU DON'T LIKE PENANG, GET OUT OF HERE. We aren't forcing you to stay. Since this was the treatment that the Opposition received before in the Parliament, it would be fitting for the opposition party of UMNO in Penang be dealt the same way. GET. THE. FUCK. OUT.
sonJa iNC, signing out.
Monkeys in Batik Shirts
First Posted on 13th March 2008:
Responding to the statement made by the opposition leader from UMNO in Pg Datuk Azhar Ibrahim (check it here), grow up!!! What a sore loser. Since when did the Penangites disapprove of the 2nd Bridge? The extension of the 1st bridge? We have endured months of traffic jam on the first bridge so that you slowpokes would get the extension done and running, and now this?
This is such a childish act. Do you think that since Barisan is the opposition in Penang you have the right to yank out all federal fundings to the state? We will unite and persist, we will be patient, so that in 4 years Barisan Nasional will be the opposition party in Malaysia! See how you BN cronies are going to live by then.. Beruks.
Responding to the statement made by the opposition leader from UMNO in Pg Datuk Azhar Ibrahim (check it here), grow up!!! What a sore loser. Since when did the Penangites disapprove of the 2nd Bridge? The extension of the 1st bridge? We have endured months of traffic jam on the first bridge so that you slowpokes would get the extension done and running, and now this?
This is such a childish act. Do you think that since Barisan is the opposition in Penang you have the right to yank out all federal fundings to the state? We will unite and persist, we will be patient, so that in 4 years Barisan Nasional will be the opposition party in Malaysia! See how you BN cronies are going to live by then.. Beruks.
Analysis of the Recent GE12 Results
First Posted on 10th March 2008:
heh heh heh... I still can't get that grin outta my face...
OK! On to the analysis.. On why the BN government has garnered such a weak support from the people? Well, in my own opinion, it's their own arrogance that brought about their own doom. If they hadn't reacted so strongly on the Bersih rally and the Hindraf rally in November, they wouldn't have lost so much. If they hadn't imprisoned the 5 Hindraf leaders. If they hadn't blocked all media coverage on Malaysia's problems. If they hadn't block all media access to the Opposition parties. If Samy macha Vellu hadn't turned his hairy back on the Indian community, everything would have been very different. All these factors turned out to be very advantageous to the Opposition, especially Datuk Seri Anwar as he managed to rouse the rakyat's emotions and feelings to turn on BN. But at the end of the day, had everyone really voted emotionally?
Let me go deeper. Corruption, Khairy, and inflation. From recent months, we have cases like temples and churches being demolished like nobody's business, Atlantunya C4'd by the police, a prominent lawyer being caught on tape brokering judges' appointments, a sex scandal involving the former Health Minister, the Sharlinie kidnapping, and prices of household goods skyrocketing. What does it say about our government? Poor performance from the police, a corrupted judiciary system, and a corrupted, family-owned government *ahem* Khairy *ahem*. And what was the reply given by the government? 'Be happy with what you are getting'. 'Prices of petrol, flour, sugar, etc. are still the lowest in SEA'. huh? I thought the government should be addressing the problem instead of telling the public off. So does this prove that we are intelligent, proactive voters instead of the stupid rakyat that they perceive us to be?
As happy as I am with the results of the GE12, I hope the the newly captured states are governed effeciently and effectively by the ruling state governments. I hope that they should now be more united as ever as they have now states to rule over and develop. And I repeat, in Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, KL and Selangor, DAP, PKR and PAS should now be referred to as the ruling coalition state governments and the BN as the Opposition. hahaha... Feels good, doesn't it? Reformasi!
Best Regards,
sonJa iNC
No to Stupidity and Corruption in Politics!!
heh heh heh... I still can't get that grin outta my face...
OK! On to the analysis.. On why the BN government has garnered such a weak support from the people? Well, in my own opinion, it's their own arrogance that brought about their own doom. If they hadn't reacted so strongly on the Bersih rally and the Hindraf rally in November, they wouldn't have lost so much. If they hadn't imprisoned the 5 Hindraf leaders. If they hadn't blocked all media coverage on Malaysia's problems. If they hadn't block all media access to the Opposition parties. If Samy macha Vellu hadn't turned his hairy back on the Indian community, everything would have been very different. All these factors turned out to be very advantageous to the Opposition, especially Datuk Seri Anwar as he managed to rouse the rakyat's emotions and feelings to turn on BN. But at the end of the day, had everyone really voted emotionally?
Let me go deeper. Corruption, Khairy, and inflation. From recent months, we have cases like temples and churches being demolished like nobody's business, Atlantunya C4'd by the police, a prominent lawyer being caught on tape brokering judges' appointments, a sex scandal involving the former Health Minister, the Sharlinie kidnapping, and prices of household goods skyrocketing. What does it say about our government? Poor performance from the police, a corrupted judiciary system, and a corrupted, family-owned government *ahem* Khairy *ahem*. And what was the reply given by the government? 'Be happy with what you are getting'. 'Prices of petrol, flour, sugar, etc. are still the lowest in SEA'. huh? I thought the government should be addressing the problem instead of telling the public off. So does this prove that we are intelligent, proactive voters instead of the stupid rakyat that they perceive us to be?
As happy as I am with the results of the GE12, I hope the the newly captured states are governed effeciently and effectively by the ruling state governments. I hope that they should now be more united as ever as they have now states to rule over and develop. And I repeat, in Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, KL and Selangor, DAP, PKR and PAS should now be referred to as the ruling coalition state governments and the BN as the Opposition. hahaha... Feels good, doesn't it? Reformasi!
Best Regards,
sonJa iNC
No to Stupidity and Corruption in Politics!!
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