“Dear Peter Tan,
My advice is to ignore those imbeciles. This guy together with bung Mokhtar are of the same breed. In fact almost all BN reps are of the same stock. they talk thru’ their arse holes(forgive me for such rude language which is only appropriatefor the said MPs) and are not fit to sit in parliament.
I wish to stress those kind of so called MPs would not be elected in the first place in a developed nation like Singapore or Australia. No standard! Maybe they could work in the parliament as mandore or janitors at best.

Don’t take those remarks to heart. It could only come from the mouths of ‘kurang ajar’.” – grace, October 26th, 2007 at 11: 40.47

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In general, I tend to agree with most of what reader “grace” said.

Perhaps the only part which I hold a different view is her first sentence, which is to ignore “those imbeciles”.

On the contrary, I believe it is absolutely necessary for people representing OKU organizations such as Peter Tan to NOT ignore, and to NOT hesitate to write in to the press to voice their views. Being disabled is NOT an automatic punishment from God. Not being disabled does NOT automatically means one has automatic God’s approval.

In the context presented, it appears to be a cheap shot by Badruddin, and therefore, reflects poorly on Badruddin. It is right for the entire nation to point this out clearly and loudly, so that this chap knows it. If we remain silent when wrongs are committed, then, we have just created another new wrong.

Old Observer.

“All of you talk cock only. That pariah knows fully well we can do nothing. I want to go back to my earlier posting – what can we do? ” – limkamput

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Dear limkamput,

I share your feelings and frustrations. Especially when we see so much injustice, and we cannot do anything to immediately correct them.

The first thing I would advise is to calm down.

The second thing I would ask if you have registered yourself as a voter in this coming GE. If you haven’t, you should do so now.

The third thing I would ask is whether you’ve made up your mind as a voter, who to vote for. As long as it’s not BN, I think you are on the right track.

The 4th thing I would ask is whether you know – outside the INTERNET – any other people close to you who they intend to vote, IF they intend to vote in the coming GE.

Before you talk to those around you, make sure you know the reasons why you don’t want to vote BN in the first place.

Start talking with your family. Your spouse. Your parents. Your children (if they are of voting age). Your relatives.

In this country, we cannot take law and order in our own hands.

Sadly, once a government is voted in, the Rakyat must live with the consequences for the next 5 years. The present BN government controls everything important that needs to be controlled, so that they can pretty much get away with anything and everything, including murder, mega-theft and you name it. We, the Rakyat, cannot do anything, except for that special 1 day, which happens once every 5 years, i.e. Election Day.

On this special day, don’t waste it by not voting.

More importantly, don’t make it harder on the opposition by voting BN. For every vote cast for BN, the Opposition needs TWO votes to outvote that single BN vote. That just makes it harder.

And remember, for every vote you cast for the Opposition, BN needs TWO votes to outdo that, so, you are making it harder for BN by voting the Opposition.

Be wise, be calm. There is still time to GE. Take your time, and touch the lives of those around you. Talk to them calmly, discuss issues rationally, give them plenty of ammunition from this blog. Most people I know are actually quite rational, if they are not attacked personally. They can immediately relate to the poor quality of life. Look around you – is our public transportation system anywhere near Singapore? Which country have bigger natural resource? Why is the police so corrupt? What is Port Klang Free Zone? Who is the bigger corrupter? I’m sad to say it’s the present BN government who has been in power over the last 50 years. When one has been in power for so long, what can we expect? To expect less corruption is irrational I think. In fact, the only rational expectation is to expect worse corruption, if BN continues to win the next election.

Sadly, most of the people in the Real World has given up. Many that I talked to don’t bother to vote. Why? Because the most common reason given is it doesn’t matter. BN will still win.

What do you think?

Old Observer.