Comments on: The Last Monsoon Cup

By: akarmalaysian

akarmalaysian — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:16:58 +0000

now they hv already spent hundreds of millions for a monsoon cup…will all the invoices of the expenditure be announced to the public?or will they be prohibited under OSA?

by the way….wat is phark lar?

By: anak_malaysia

anak_malaysia — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:24:48 +0000

the internet wave of blogger and international news is a big sweep to the stability of the UMNO in malaysia.

phark lar is losing the sight and control of the country. the more he control, the more it gone wild. look at the news, and you will see what i mean.

december is the final month that phark lar to make the move, else coming to Jan/Feb, more price hiking will be expected and it is very bad to the BN. either he suffer big losses or he will suffer humongous losses.

phark lar, choose one.

By: Godfather

Godfather — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:18:38 +0000

Anwar is right. Elections are likely to be in December as they can no longer defer the price hikes on everything from fuel to sugar to flour to tolls.

By: k1980

k1980 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:26:07 +0000

What’s next, the Badawi Cup sampan-rowing ‘regatta’ in Kepala Batas?
http://the-malaysian.blogspot.com/2007/11/anwar-predicts-snap-polls-next-month.html
Anwar said the most likely date for the elections would be December, but he did not expect a free and fair poll. “Just one week of campaign, I don’t call it an election. I call it UMNO-controlled elections, no access to the media, not a general election,”

By: Jimm

Jimm — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:21:20 +0000

Everytime when BN brought investment into any state under the federal status, most of the initial level of ‘people’ have already make their cuts from the projects thus leaving behind some small tokens for the local councils to do best with the budget.
Just imagine when those ‘people’ in the councils also want to make a cut out of each project, what is there for the contractors to survive on.
The Ketuanan sad episode will continue to be ‘taken for a ride’ and with their ‘hyped up contended’ mindset about their leader’s help to bring their rights back on track. It’s going to be a long summer dream eventhough monsoon are brewing up.

By: pulau_sibu

pulau_sibu — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:21:08 +0000

>Trengganu will once again become the focus of international attention as it will be hosting the final of the 10 International Legs.

is it truly international? just putting down international in order to make it appear BIG?

By: peterlsc

peterlsc — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:48 +0000

any contract for me kah? i can sing, dance, cook, clean, etc

By: g2geetoo

g2geetoo — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:39:50 +0000

The people of Trengganu will decide their own fate in the next GE. Monsoon season is a time where the fishermen are facing hardship, thinking of thier rice bowls but then our PM and his SIL is reaping thier fruits of loabour for their own benefit.

Merry making, drinking and feasting while the poor farmers are dead worried about thier next meal on their table. In short is like making fun at the farmers.

Think of something which directly benefit the poor during this monsoon, instead of just rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.

Orang Trengganu, don’t vote for BN again. It’s better to be poor and not being made a monkey by the baboons in UMNO!

By: ChinNA

ChinNA — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:16:05 +0000

Can we publish the audited balance sheet, P&L statements of the Monsoon Cup? So far, the conjectures could not be proven.

But then again, there was a previous article on how we are losing accountants.

There accounts and accountants. If possible, that should promote accountability…… and there is the Enron meltdown.

By: Jimm

Jimm — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:53:58 +0000

Trengganu are given some priority treatments because of our King.
Moreso, all these events are put in place to shower our King’s land with funds flowing into and then backdoor ‘taken back’.
I believe BN have ‘decided’ to keep another term with this state in this coming GE. Deployment of massive BN voters have been carefully arranged since 3 years back.
It’s also a good way for them to control the King and his personal interest.
So, don’t cry for this state…. they have taken control of it now.

By: Libra2

Libra2 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:07:55 +0000

“BN will suffer an ignominious defeat in the coming general election.”

By right that should be the case but Malaysian electorate being real “sucker” prefer to be just that.
As for the anticipated defeat, I am not really sure as the Election Commission is there to pump in postal and phantom votes and double voting to ensure a BN victory.

By: Bigjoe

Bigjoe — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:07:26 +0000

The think about Monsoon Cup is not just about money wasted as it is more about the bankruptcy of ideas. When you spend a lot of money and its either enjoyed or benefited just the privilleged in a sea of low income, then it is against the sensibility of everyone but more so in heartland Terengganu.

The people of Terengganu already puts up with big projects that many do not benefit from for decades, to take it to another height of obcenity just don’t make sense to them.

However, like everywhere else there is two faces of Terengganu, one is the elitist new UMNOputras that has a very firm hold on the election machinery and the other those who are not privy. The division of Malay society is very pronounced in Terengganu. So its too easy to say that those who are not benefiting and resentful will win.

Morally sure, the PM does not have a leg to stand in Terengganu but technically, he is far from threatened and Monsoon cup is how he does it.

By: Justicewanted

Justicewanted — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:02:31 +0000

Yes, let Badawi be the first one term PM and one term Umno President in the history in Malaysia.

Vote 4 anything but BN.

By: sotong

sotong — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:59:51 +0000

Great opportunity to make lots of quick money for those involved – directly or indirectly……uncontrollable greed and bad role models are doing damage to the country.

By: Godfather

Godfather — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:42:30 +0000

Patrick Badawi the organiser, Maya Karin the ambassador, KJ the paramour, the taxpayers the suckers. Yes, Trengganu will revert to PAS and then Idris Jusoh will be out of a job. He may even be the fall guy as Sleepy Head will probably not want to take any responsibility.

By: hans

hans — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:21:12 +0000

i support your opinion dear sir,the things is..a lot of people money will be waste upon the word ‘to show malaysia to the world’,what good for the malysian if it takes a lot of money to be used just to entertain other strnger by the one who manage this event.
i maybe not qualified to talk about this topic,but it comes to my sense when i read the article that you had wrote.Supposely,all the money that gonna be used for the occasion must be use to lower
the burden that is being held by the people of terengganu,from all the rumors i’ve heard since long time ago…the events that is held at terengganu isn’t gaining any profit for the local..eventhough,still the event is being held over the years in order to show malysia t the world…well this is my little point of view..so hope people of malaysia will open their eyes upon this matter…

By: smeagroo

smeagroo — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:22:10 +0000

May your wish be granted and let us all pray that the ghosts will not make their way there during GE.