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	<title>Comments on: 50 Years of Merdeka - rumblings, rantings, reflections</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: undergrad2</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-43191</link>
		<dc:creator>undergrad2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>".... Nizam, Jeffrey, Undergrad2 and I are so disgusted with this BN administration that weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d even sleepwalk through our Ã¢â‚¬ËœnightmaresÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ (if we have to), to the polling booths to vote for DAP/PKR and vote out BN, eh?" HORNBILL


Yes, and make sure nobody 'wakes' you up from your sleepwalking because it is dangerous to do so. Sleepwalkers have been known to vent his anger and kill  the person who wakes him up from his sleep walking!

Yes, Jeffery and I plan to run over hot burning charcoals to get to the polling booths. Just tell us which booth to go to.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;&#8230;. Nizam, Jeffrey, Undergrad2 and I are so disgusted with this BN administration that weÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d even sleepwalk through our Ã¢â‚¬ËœnightmaresÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ (if we have to), to the polling booths to vote for DAP/PKR and vote out BN, eh?&#8221; HORNBILL</p>
<p>Yes, and make sure nobody &#8216;wakes&#8217; you up from your sleepwalking because it is dangerous to do so. Sleepwalkers have been known to vent his anger and kill  the person who wakes him up from his sleep walking!</p>
<p>Yes, Jeffery and I plan to run over hot burning charcoals to get to the polling booths. Just tell us which booth to go to.</p>
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		<title>By: johnnypok</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42951</link>
		<dc:creator>johnnypok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tongkat society celebrating 50 years of being spoon-fed! What a shame for those who still stretch out their hands to beg!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tongkat society celebrating 50 years of being spoon-fed! What a shame for those who still stretch out their hands to beg!</p>
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		<title>By: glokaltower</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42943</link>
		<dc:creator>glokaltower</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>after 50 years, i realize it is 1 country 2 systems.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>after 50 years, i realize it is 1 country 2 systems.</p>
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		<title>By: johnnypok</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42934</link>
		<dc:creator>johnnypok</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Theme for the coming 50th birthday celebration is "Hapuskan bangsa-tongkat, masukan tongkat-besi".
I pray to the heavenly god of mercy to free the people of bolehland from the discrimination.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Theme for the coming 50th birthday celebration is &#8220;Hapuskan bangsa-tongkat, masukan tongkat-besi&#8221;.<br />
I pray to the heavenly god of mercy to free the people of bolehland from the discrimination.</p>
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		<title>By: sotong</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42933</link>
		<dc:creator>sotong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Instead of spending billions on unproductive and wasteful mega projects, it is long overdue to channel more resources to promote the unique art and crafts of the bumi, including protecting their culture and traditions for the benefit of generations to come.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Instead of spending billions on unproductive and wasteful mega projects, it is long overdue to channel more resources to promote the unique art and crafts of the bumi, including protecting their culture and traditions for the benefit of generations to come.</p>
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		<title>By: myi</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42929</link>
		<dc:creator>myi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I cannot agree with you less. I'm with you Nizam.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I cannot agree with you less. I&#8217;m with you Nizam.</p>
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		<title>By: ENDANGERED HORNBILL</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42927</link>
		<dc:creator>ENDANGERED HORNBILL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeffrey says:
"Ask literary accomplished Endangered Hornbill, he should be able to see it but whether he thinks that the attempt has been a good or a half past six one, only he can speak for himself on that."

That's flattering! But I do appreciate Nizam Mashar's attempt at poetic art. The 'beauty' of any poetry (or doggerel) lies in its effect upon readers. I agree with Jeffrey's comments that Nizam's purposeful but unusual jumble of prose and poetry with imagery skewed and screwed up, yet sensible and sensitive can only appear meaningful and enlightened to a Malaysian readership fed on a mishmash of "nightmares" and "hallucinations" where "a child sees frogs and birds as monsters."

Without attempting to dissect Nizam's poetic art too much, as it isn't meant to be, I'd just say that there is utter frustration and anger with the miscreant administration and misprision of the BN leadership.

Would I be presumptuous to say, therefore, that Nizam, Jeffrey, Undergrad2 and I are so disgusted with this BN administration that we'd even sleepwalk through our 'nightmares' (if we have to), to the polling booths to vote for DAP/PKR and vote out BN, eh?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeffrey says:<br />
&#8220;Ask literary accomplished Endangered Hornbill, he should be able to see it but whether he thinks that the attempt has been a good or a half past six one, only he can speak for himself on that.&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s flattering! But I do appreciate Nizam Mashar&#8217;s attempt at poetic art. The &#8216;beauty&#8217; of any poetry (or doggerel) lies in its effect upon readers. I agree with Jeffrey&#8217;s comments that Nizam&#8217;s purposeful but unusual jumble of prose and poetry with imagery skewed and screwed up, yet sensible and sensitive can only appear meaningful and enlightened to a Malaysian readership fed on a mishmash of &#8220;nightmares&#8221; and &#8220;hallucinations&#8221; where &#8220;a child sees frogs and birds as monsters.&#8221;</p>
<p>Without attempting to dissect Nizam&#8217;s poetic art too much, as it isn&#8217;t meant to be, I&#8217;d just say that there is utter frustration and anger with the miscreant administration and misprision of the BN leadership.</p>
<p>Would I be presumptuous to say, therefore, that Nizam, Jeffrey, Undergrad2 and I are so disgusted with this BN administration that we&#8217;d even sleepwalk through our &#8216;nightmares&#8217; (if we have to), to the polling booths to vote for DAP/PKR and vote out BN, eh?</p>
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		<title>By: ENDANGERED HORNBILL</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42920</link>
		<dc:creator>ENDANGERED HORNBILL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good God. Holy cow. After 50 years of independence, we must sit and watch the 'independence' of Maklaysian Police!!!


From Malaysiakini:

 "Legal advisor to Police Watch and Human Rights Committee N Surendran who is monitoring the case (Sujatha's death), claimed that the police were slow in investigating the matter as it had almost been a month since SujathaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s death. 

Ã¢â‚¬Å“We are asking why did the police sit on this particular case,Ã¢â‚¬Â said Surendran, who accompanied Manikavasagam to the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters yesterday. 

Ã¢â‚¬Å“We are disappointed with the attitude of the police. They can call in a blogger within days of receiving a police report on sedition, but where in the case with the possibility of murder, they were sitting on it for more than a month,Ã¢â‚¬Â he said.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good God. Holy cow. After 50 years of independence, we must sit and watch the &#8216;independence&#8217; of Maklaysian Police!!!</p>
<p>From Malaysiakini:</p>
<p> &#8220;Legal advisor to Police Watch and Human Rights Committee N Surendran who is monitoring the case (Sujatha&#8217;s death), claimed that the police were slow in investigating the matter as it had almost been a month since SujathaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s death. </p>
<p>Ã¢â‚¬Å“We are asking why did the police sit on this particular case,Ã¢â‚¬Â said Surendran, who accompanied Manikavasagam to the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters yesterday. </p>
<p>Ã¢â‚¬Å“We are disappointed with the attitude of the police. They can call in a blogger within days of receiving a police report on sedition, but where in the case with the possibility of murder, they were sitting on it for more than a month,Ã¢â‚¬Â he said.</p>
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		<title>By: sotong</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/08/01/50-years-of-merdeka-rumblings-rantings-reflections/#comment-42918</link>
		<dc:creator>sotong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great work, Nizam!

Malays, in general, are artistic, creative and imaginative.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great work, Nizam!</p>
<p>Malays, in general, are artistic, creative and imaginative.</p>
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