By Dr. Chen Man Hin
The whole nation is happy and proud that Lee Chong Wei battled his way in the Beijing Olympics and won a silver medal in badminton.
He has won honour and glory for Malaysia, and though we are a small country, we have people like Lee Chong Wei to strive hard and win a medal despite intense competition from bigger countries.
We must not forget that behind every athlete’s success, there is the guiding hand of the coach. The man behind Lee Chong Wei’s success is Misbun Sidek, the national badminton coach.
Misbun was also the coach who guided Hafiz Hashim to win the All England badminton triumph in 2003.
Misbun is the ideal Malaysian who rises above race or color and gives his experience and expertise to ensure that Lee Chong Wei would succeed. They worked as a team, a Malaysian team, with nary a thought of race.
It is the combination and co-operation of Lee Chong Wei’s skill and Misbun Sidek’s coaching that clinched the silver medal for Malaysia.
It is an inspiring example for all to follow – that Malaysians should work together to achieve success.
The lesson for Malaysians is to be united as one, irrespective of whatever race we may be.
With Unity and Solidarity, guided by the Ketuanan Rakyat philosophy, we can conquer the world.
#1 by bennylohstocks on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 12:58 pm
A silver will do, let others do the rest
IT’S A GOLD
#2 by highhand on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:01 pm
now he is getting a datukship and been pull here and there in permatang pauh….great great
the real heroes were those soldiers who fight with their lives for country in communis time yet one of them don’t want the title of datukship bcause he can’t afford it.
to this ex soldier i salute him
to mr lee, now you will have pension more than many of the average malaysian and the money is from the rakyat
and supposingly yuan yufang wins a gold in her event will she get a datukship too?
#3 by Emily Pratt on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:09 pm
When LCW won the semi final against the Korean player, I remember him jumping up and hugging Misbun, at that moment I manage to get a glimpse of how great it would be when race, creed and ethnicity is completely out of the equation.
EP
#4 by richard.wong8 on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:09 pm
Congratulations to Datuk Lee Chong Wei. I proposed that Misbun Sidek should also be given recognition for his contribution as a coach, whether with cash or a title as a reward.
#5 by highhand on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:21 pm
u can hug whoever u want, but here bware……..
#6 by pulau_sibu on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:25 pm
>I proposed that Misbun Sidek should also be given recognition for his contribution as a coach, whether with cash or a title as a reward.
Lee is going to share half of his reward to Sidek?
#7 by batman_1 on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:49 pm
We can always get silver medal, or even gold medal in sports, music, charity doing etc in a mutiracial combination team-up.Once it has been politicised, we do not even able to get bronze.Only apolitical individual/team-up will fight for the best of the country.
#8 by pongsakling on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:51 pm
I proposed that former Misbun Sidek coach should also be given Datukship! He trained and coach Misbun to become a great player and also become a great coach, and Misbun trained and coach Datuk Lee to become our olympic silver medalist! ha! ha! ha!
So Malaysia will become the Datuks nation. Boleh!
#9 by smashchye on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:57 pm
it is enuf for malaysia to get silver medal for now. there is no need to feel dissapointed. if anyone feel dissapointed try to join olympic. don’t tink u ken win any medal at all. Chong Wei ad done his best and we should thank him that with his entry into final round made everyone in the world know there is still a capable malaysian in malaysia after the BN govt has shame us on the eyes of the world.
#10 by smashchye on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 1:58 pm
i tink datukship now is easy to get eh?? senang2 saja win something get title but chong wei really deserve it.. hope he wont be “riak” like some other people.
#11 by Cookie Monster on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:01 pm
Guys if u take a look at YB Fong Po Kuan’s blog , one comment given by blogger Cinta Malaysia was sceptical & sacarastic of LCW despite winning a silver medal for malaysia.
whether our sportsmen or sportswomen wins a medal a not does it matter so much ? they had tried & give their best in competitions.
watever the results is we should accept it gracefully.(sporting spirit).
#12 by yhsiew on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:02 pm
Misbun Sidek had got the formula right – he ignored the race issue and coached whoever was suitable to the job. He deserved reaping what he sowed.
It was a shame that many capable intelligent non-Malay Malaysians were sidelined by the government under the NEP and that has impeded the country’s development and progress as they emigrated to other countries.
#13 by alikim on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:11 pm
Hidup”Ketuanan Rakyat”
#14 by clearwater on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:15 pm
LCW’s Olympic silver medal is commendable but the financial rewards and decorations are a little overdone. Incentives to be the best, yes, but excessive rewards for only second best, no. Will LCW now strive to be #1 or will he be satiated and slide down the slippery path to mediocrity? Not a few past Malaysian sportsmen have gone down the slippery path in the past under similar circumstances.
#15 by i_love_malaysia on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:17 pm
We should treat each and every one the same irregardless of our race, religion or creed. Whether it is in sports, education, politics, economics etc. , we will raise up to the occasion when we put forth the best of our people in all fields and we will be assured that they will do their best to make our country a model to other countries!!! Let’s not to do this only in field that every one can see openly but do it even in fields or areas that people cant see!!!
Congratulations to Chong Wei and his Sifu Misbun. A very good e.g. of Ali-Baba partnership that benefits every one and brings glory to our country!!!
#16 by boh-liao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:19 pm
Yes, if and when we work together transparently and sincerely as a united nation and as equal Malaysians (regardless of race and religion), we can scale and achieve great heights and harvest the riches from the other parts of the world for the benefits of all Malaysians.
However, we cannot be selective and inconsistent. One day a certain group of individuals is hailed as patriotic Malaysians and the toast of the nation, but the next day, the same group of individuals is shown the unsheathed keris and crudely referred to as ‘pendatang’ or yelled at to ‘balik xxxxxx’.
This is the major problem in Malaysia – short memory and short sightedness, no appreciation of human diversity and talents, and at the end, it’s always race and religion.
Unfortunately, we are forever wasting our time, energy, and money going round and round the same vicious circles as divided people in a dis-united or un-united nation!
#17 by max2811 on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:20 pm
I wasn’t that positive on PKR recently on the beatings of the reporters. But when SIL opened his big gap, well my support is to PKR again. UMNO just has too many idiots in the party.
#18 by Anak_Penang on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:22 pm
Anwar vs Arif, what would be the vote margin on Aug 26?
3 more days left for you to express yourself @ votingmalaysia.blogspot.com
#19 by k1980 on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:33 pm
Since the umno-nites hailed from Yunnan Province, will they be yelled at to “Balik Yunnan”? (Not that Hu Jintao will agree to accept them with their mind-boggling theories of NEP and ketuanan melayu and the like)
#20 by despin on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:41 pm
After 50 years, the fact that we are still looking at Chong Wei as Chinese, Misbun as Malay (and Nicol David as Lain-Lain) is a terrible shame. We are all Malaysians, period. The opportunistic and hypocritical abuse of Chong Wei by BN politicians in the Permatang Pauh by-election makes me want to puke.
#21 by Adolf_Napoleon on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:51 pm
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Dear YB & ALL
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It will take another 100 years for Malaysian to think like USA.
Even a black can run for presidency. If in Malaysia, even the
army and polis raja di malaysia will shoot to kill if a chinese or
indian ever talk about it.
Thanks to UMNO…….the race based champion.
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#22 by Toyol on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 2:53 pm
BN should learn from the spirit demonstrated by LCW and Misbun. Irrespective of creed or color, if we all work together SINCERELY, only then we can succeed.
But we all know BN is incapable of learning. Even now, they ferry LCW to do their political bidding in PP. Real sad government and real sad for M’sia.
#23 by wanderer on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 3:17 pm
What has the olymics silver medalist got to do with PP by-election?
He brought glory to Malaysia as a worthy sportsman. Umno now used him as a propaganda tool…what a shame. Hey UMNO, we too, as taxpayers of this country contributed to his success, he is not sponsored by your UMNO clowns.
It is most despicable to see a hero of the nation abused by shameless politicians. To even make matters worst, they brought in another current ‘hero’ the sodomite of the nation in their campaign, Sinful. Is that all, this BN has to offer to the nation?
#24 by PHUAKL on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 3:29 pm
Hi Friends
I just read the latest headlines in Malaysiakini
and Malaysian Insider.
In Malaysiakini, Khairy says he and his camp will “bury” Anwar
My comment: Wishful thinking of the highest order!
In Malaysian Insider, the report is that AAB took the
LRT in Serdang to check out the quality of its service
My comment: The Prime Minister of Malaysia has too much time on his hands?
No “machai” to do this for him?
Malaysian politics is getting more and more amusing by the day!
#25 by boh-liao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 3:36 pm
Yesterday it was LCW on stage with the BN candidate and big shots.
Next few days, just before the polling day, the infamous sai hole will be exhibited on stage with the BN candidate and big shots. He will demonstrate how he was penetrated by an old man. 8X?
Akan datang! Not the Cicak Man but the Lubang/Liwat Man.
Where’s the latuk can-or-naut man?
#26 by boh-liao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 3:40 pm
AAB took the LRT in Serdang to check out the quality of its service.
AAB wants to take over another cabinet position (the transport minister OTK busy campaigning lah) – another monthly income needed.
#27 by stnaaron on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:01 pm
ye
#28 by PHUAKL on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:04 pm
Hi boh-liao
I think our good kaki bodek (oops … I mean our good Ministers) will follow the PM’s example very fast e.g.
1. Minister X goes to your neighbourhood food court to see how much nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice and roti canai RM10 will buy these days
(”I feel for the ordinary consumer in these days of high prices”)
2. Minister Y will drive to the petrol station in his borrowed Kancil and pump up a full tank of petrol and see how much it costs
(”Don’t worry, the Govt will reduce the petrol price soon”)
etc. etc. etc.
Phua Kai Lit
#29 by walao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:10 pm
AAB was not happy with the LRT services? Where is the Transport minister all the time? Yum cha with SIL while travelling in the Rolce Royce ?Our government no peple to check all this small matter ?
AAB , what is your action to our Tansport Minister who fail to check all this until you have to do this checking by yourself? You have bigger problem to solve in Malaysia , pls don waste our tax payer money and time.
#30 by grace on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:28 pm
I believe if a DATUKSHIP CAN BE GIVEN TO LEE CHING WEI. MISBUN TOO MUST BE AWARDED TOO. No easy task as a coach. He looked more tensed up on the day Chong Wei played Lin Dan.
He too should be given monetary reward.
But when monetary reward is given to Misbun, please say that it is the rakyat’s reward for a job well done.
#31 by malaysia-united on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:35 pm
Sadly LCW had become the fodder of BN, so as PR was also try to get him as fodder, please lah, leave him alone, let him go home!
One of the minister said, “you see! we treat fair to everybody!” after awarded LCW with RM300,000 and RM3,000per month! What lah… Only treat 1 person good also can be call fair to anybody?
LCW had done him best, but when we will get our 1st gold medal from Olympic since we had participate for 52yrs??? 100yrs from now???
#32 by yhsiew on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:43 pm
Sorry to sidetrack.
Malaysian opposition claims dirty tricks as three nabbed for graft – YAHOO ASIA NEWS
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Keadilan leaders questioned the graft arrests and said the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is trying to halt Anwar after March elections that handed the opposition an unprecedented five states and a third of parliamentary seats.
“The BN government is playing dirty tricks to try and prevent Anwar from winning and to give (the opposition alliance) a bad name,” Keadilan deputy president Syed Husin Ali told AFP.
“I was told the money officials claimed to have discovered in a bag was actually put there by some other individuals, so this smells of entrapment,” he added.
Perak’s chief minister Nizar Jamaluddin, from the conservative Islamic party PAS which is a member of the opposition alliance, said he was perplexed by the allegations.
“It is impossible for the two executive council members who have been victimised to approve the project when it does not even exist,” he told the New Straits Times.
#33 by ktteokt on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:45 pm
A fully assembled “Multi-Purpose Minister” in the making! He can soon shoulder the whole cabinet by himself, declaring himself as Menteri Serbaguna Malaysia!
#34 by walao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:54 pm
fuel price rebate will continue till March next year…Ha ha…what a short prank to win people’s heart. So next year no more rebate…what a silly strategy.
#35 by teacher on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:57 pm
Today the sleepy head took a ride in the LRT. Finally he has seen the daily sufferings of the rakyaat.He and his band of robbers have not been aware or can’t be bothered how the poor suffer each day to go out to earn a living. The ministers should all go by trains and use other public transport to see the pain. Its no point telling us to use public transport. Do you think we are stupid and need to be told what means of transport to use. Finally the PM must have received some bolt of light from above.
#36 by ng say eng on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 4:59 pm
We already won a gold medal for sodomy.
#37 by riversandlakes on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:01 pm
Ketuanan Rakyat!
#38 by zheng on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:02 pm
congratulation….Lee Chong Wei. U have made malaysian proud. Especially malaysian chinese. Im nt trying to be racism….but there are a lot of race discrimination happened in malaysia. The latest one is the MARA case….and the Bar council meeting…..
#39 by TheWrathOfGrapes on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:08 pm
/// clearwater Says:
Today at 14: 15.12 (2 hours ago)
LCW’s Olympic silver medal is commendable but the financial rewards and decorations are a little overdone. Incentives to be the best, yes, but excessive rewards for only second best, no. ///
Aiyah, clearwater, can you be a little more generous of spirit than that. What second best??? He is the second best in the WORLD, and that is quite an achievement. I think the incentives are on a sliding scale – Gold more $$$$$, Silver a little less $$$ and Bronze just $.
maybe I should start training for the Olympics, and with luck and lot’s of blood, sweat and tears, I may make it to be the 1,000,002nd best in the world.
#40 by Richardqed on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:17 pm
If LCW should get a Datukship for a silver medal, then what about Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, who already did the nation proud by winning our first Olympic silver back in 1996?
Are they going to get theirs too?
And let’s not forget that Chinese coach Li Mao also played a key role in making LCW the player that he is today. Misbun has quite a few players under his charge. But it is no coincidence that LCW, who had the most benefit from Li Mao’s guidance, was the one that has the best achievement.
#41 by pathfinder on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:19 pm
My congratulations to Misbun and Chong Wei for showing to the Malaysia that a Malay and a Chinese can work together to bring home the one and only Olympic silver medal. That honor and achievement are priceless. Misbun must be rewarded too.
#42 by Richardqed on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:26 pm
LCW has to learn from Lim Guan Eng on “How to Thrash the Opponent”:
http://www.malaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/7952-guan-eng-wins-easily
#43 by sirrganass on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:40 pm
What lah u guys, LKS is talking about “The lesson for Malaysians is to be united as one, irrespective of whatever race we may be.”
THis is a very positive side of Uncle LKS… we should realise that Malay, Chinese, Indian everybody MUST work as one team NOW. No more UMNOPutra, no more racism, no pilih kasih etc. LKS recognises that Misbun IS behind the success… and this is VERY BEAUTIFUL.
Let’s hope in DAP Blog like this you people won’t freely condemn other race or other religion followers. We can see many of you dissatisfy with Malay due to UMNOPutra problem (not created by PAS). We can also see many people are very worried about ISLAMIC STATE that may hurt non-muslim.
But here in this section… LKS say that actualy we are helping each other, directly or indirectly. This is an amazing interracial success, said him.
If i can understand it, why can’t you…
#44 by mauriyaII on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:41 pm
What has Lee Chong Wei’s Olympic achievement got to do with the useless BN and the PP bye-election?
Did the BN give any sort of assurance to LCW before he went to Beijing that he would get monetary rewards or even a datukship? Do they think LCW achieved his silver medal because he was going to get those?
HIS ACHIEVEMENT IS A REWARD TO MALAYSIA. HIS ACHIEVEMENT PUT MALAYSIA ON THE WORLD MAP AGAIN FOR SPORTS AS DID NICOLE DAVID’S. IT IS ONLY RIGHT AND PROPER HIS ACHIEVEMENT IS REWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
The shameless BN government and Najib in particular is trying to capitalize on LCW’s achievement by parading him with all the other shameless ones from BN as if they had won the Olympic medal.
The BN is bankrupt. Najib is the worst. He has no ideas left to woo the Indian and Chinese voters. So he offers SCRAP METAL LICENCES to the Indians and MONEY to the CHINESE. This … doesn’t realize that the Chinese have built mini colleges all over the country for even their primary and secondary schools with their own money. Even all their Buddhist shrines and temples are built by their own effort. The taxpayers money was not used to build those houses of worship.
What the Chinese and Indians want is recognition as equal citizens in this country according to merits. They are not asking for handouts. They do not want crutches. They are also not demanding that the handouts and crutches given to his kind shoud be taken away. All citizens should be treated as equals. Not according to race, colour or religion.
As long as the BN cannot promise these and walk the talk, they won’t get my vote or that of my family members. I am all for KETUANAN RAKYAT.
#45 by taiking on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:49 pm
A piece of advise to all MARA students and administrators and UMNOputras. Pls do not read this thread.
Skip it immediately lest it would contaminate you people’s minds.
#46 by sybreon on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 5:50 pm
I think that the awards are going overboard.
The DAP should stop exploiting LCW by giving a Datukship to someone who failed to get the gold. Don’t be like the BN who give Datukships to people who fail to sail around the world and other lacklustre achievements. The cash prize should be enough to spur him on to achieve more in 2012. Then, when he gets a gold, award him thoroughly for that achievement.
#47 by AhPek on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 6:16 pm
Correction:’……………….,and to Ng Boon Bee,YB i am most thrilled to learn of it for this sportsman who is a world class doubles player…………………….has come to be recognised at long last (about 40 years late in coming) thanks to DAP.’.
#48 by AhPek on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 6:19 pm
And mind you even Lee Chong Wei says he did not expect the datukship to be awarded!!!
#49 by boh-liao on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 6:33 pm
DAP and PR must have principle too. Don’t be like the BN, simply recommending titles to be dished out to people with minor and inconsistent achievements. Are they also jumping on the bandwagon to exploit LCW?
LCW had won an Olympic silver and he was well rewarded financially. That’s fine and he deserves it, ‘cos the reward was clearly announced before the Games started.
Silver is not Gold. LCW is not the World Champion. LCW is not the best in the world of badminton (men), unlike Nicol who is the best in the world of squash (women) and wins titles consistently. LCW is still young and he should be encouraged to reach for the sky.
LCW can be rewarded with a Datukship later. Why the hurry?
By bestowing a Datukship to a person who is not the best in his field of endeavour and still early in his career, the Penang State Government is setting a bad precedent. How can the State not bestow a Datukship to another similar mediocre achiever later? Kangkong datuk!
Likewise, a number of PKR and DAP Perak state assemblymen so quickly and greedily accepted titles (just because they were elected by the rakyat during the last GE), before they even started to serve the rakyat properly and before they show us their capability, is shamefully wrong!
We have to ask ourselves: Are DAP, PKR, and PAS politicians any different from Umno, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, etc politicians? Are they all just political animals?! Do they walk the talk? Who is holier than thou?
#50 by AhPek on Thursday, 21 August 2008 - 6:51 pm
Moderator, the 2 postings just before boh-liao looks silly standing on their own. I suggest if you’ve to knock off the one which expresses my main thoughts on the awarding of datukship to Lee CW then you definitely look silly for not deleting the above 2.
If you do at least I will know that you people also do not broach a contrarian stand!
[This blog has no problem with contrarian positions. The reason your posting that you referrred to was held up automatically is not because of your agreement with Richardqed but because of your use of a term which could be regarded as offensive. Your posting, after moderated, is reproduced below:
"Richardqed,
You are dead right and I think we have gone overboard with this Olympic Silver Medal thing.I must say I am a bit disappointed with DAP’s decision to join in the fray to make ...of Lee Chong Wei.This is not to degrade the performance of Lee CW.He deserved his RM300,000 to be sure for that is the prize money for anyone winning a 2nd place in a world class like All England or the World Championship.It is the carrot that has been dangling for a couple of years for players and Chong Wei’s performance in the run-up to the final has been marvellous.It is however a big let-down in the final offering no resistance at all to Lin Dan’s play!
That DAP has given the Datukship to David Nicol is definitely well thought out and appropriate,and to Ng Boon Bee, YB I can tell you I am most thrilled for to learn of it for this sportsman who is a world class doubles player as well as a player who has played a vital part in bringing the Thomas Cup back to Malaysia has come to be recognised at long last (about 40 years late in coming) thanks to DAP.But Chong Wei’s case I will never agree with that,a silver medal is only a recognition for the 2nd top player in the world,only a gold medal says you are the top player in the world.Penang mustn’t descend to simply award datukship like many of the other states that have bastardised state recognition. WE NEED TO HAVE A HIGH BENCH MARK FOR SUCH A THING.Silver medal in a world class event cannot be judged to have a high bench mark, only a goal can!!" - Admin]