While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry

MALAYSIA'S been at it again, arguing about what proportion of the economy each of its two main races — the Malays and the Chinese — owns. It's an argument that's been running for 40 years. That wealth and race are not synonymous is important for national cohesion, but really it's time Malaysia grew up.

It's a tough world out there and there can be little sympathy for a country that prefers to argue about how to divide wealth rather than get on with the job of creating it.

The long-held aim is for 30 per cent of corporate equity to be in Malay hands, but the figure that the Government uses to justify handing over huge swathes of public companies to Malays but not to other races is absurd. It bases its figure on equity valued, not at market value, but at par value.

Many shares have a par value of say $1 but a market value of $12. And so the Government figure (18.9 per cent is the most recent figure) is a gross underestimate. Last month a paper by a researcher at a local think-tank came up with a figure of 45 per cent based on actual stock prices. All hell broke loose. The paper was withdrawn and the researcher resigned in protest. Part of the problem is that he is Chinese.

"Malaysia boleh!" is Malaysia's national catch cry. It translates to "Malaysia can!" and Malaysia certainly can. Few countries are as good at wasting money. It is richly endowed with natural resources and the national obsession seems to be to extract these, sell them off and then collectively spray the proceeds up against the wall.

This all happens in the context of Malaysia's grossly inflated sense of its place in the world.

Most Malaysians are convinced that the eyes of the world are on their country and that their leaders are world figures. This is thanks to Malaysia's tame media and the bravado of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. The truth is, few people on the streets of London or New York could point to Malaysia on a map much less name its prime minister or capital city.

As if to make this point, a recent episode of The Simpsons features a newsreader trying to announce that a tidal wave had hit some place called Kuala Lumpur. He couldn't pronounce the city's name and so made up one, as if no-one cared anyway. But the joke was on the script writers — Kuala Lumpur is inland.

Petronas, the national oil company is well run, particularly when compared to the disaster that passes for a national oil company in neighbouring Indonesia. But in some respects, this is Malaysia's problem. The very success of Petronas means that it is used to underwrite all manner of excess.

The KLCC development in central Kuala Lumpur is an example. It includes the Twin Towers, the tallest buildings in the world when they were built, which was their point.

It certainly wasn't that there was an office shortage in Kuala Lumpur — there wasn't.

Malaysians are very proud of these towers. Goodness knows why. They had little to do with them. The money for them came out of the ground and the engineering was contracted out to South Korean companies.

They don't even run the shopping centre that's beneath them. That's handled by Australia's Westfield.

Next year, a Malaysian astronaut will go into space aboard a Russian rocket — the first Malay in space. And the cost? $RM95 million ($A34.3 million), to be footed by Malaysian taxpayers. The Science and Technology Minister has said that a moon landing in 2020 is the next target, aboard a US flight. There's no indication of what the Americans will charge for this, assuming there's even a chance that they will consider it. But what is Malaysia getting by using the space programs of others as a taxi service? There are no obvious technical benefits, but no doubt Malaysians will be told once again, that they are "boleh". The trouble is, they're not. It's not their space program.

Back in July, the Government announced that it would spend $RM490 million on a sports complex near the London Olympics site so that Malaysian athletes can train there and "get used to cold weather".

But the summer Olympics are held in the summer.

So what is the complex's real purpose? The dozens of goodwill missions by ministers and bureaucrats to London to check on the centre's construction and then on the athletes while they train might provide a clue.

Bank bale outs, a formula one racing track, an entire new capital city — Petronas has paid for them all. It's been an orgy of nonsense that Malaysia can ill afford.

Why? Because Malaysia's oil will run out in about 19 years. As it is, Malaysia will become a net oil importer in 2011 — that's just five years

away.

So it's in this context that the latest debate about race and wealth is so sad.

It is time to move on, time to prepare the economy for life after oil. But, like Nero fiddling while Rome burned, the Malaysian Government is more interested in stunts like sending a Malaysian into space when Malaysia's inadequate schools could have done with the cash, and arguing about wealth distribution using transparently ridiculous statistics.

That's not Malaysia "boleh", that's Malaysia "bodoh" (stupid).

Taken from Naaim's Friendster

They say that no man is an island
Good things come to those who wait
The things we hear are there just to remind us
Every dog will have his day
There's a time to work and a time to play
None of that made sense anyway
Never care for what they say
Never care for what they do
The one who holds your future is you
Leave no stone unturned
No risk untaken
Come out swinging and stare it in the eye

But can you do it alone?
Can you walk down the higway of life alone?
Can you face your fears and sneer at your demons alone?
Can you take the lead and live the moment alone?
Can you do it alone?

You will never be left alone
Through all the glamour and fame
Through all the hurt and pain
The memory remains
So long as we still have each other
Our pain will mend and our heart will blend
Stay true to your heart forevermore
And regardless of warnings
The future will not scare you at all

Each night I go to bed
Before I lay my head to sleep
No ain't lookin' for forgiveness
But before i'm six foot deep
I gotta ask a favor
And i hope you'll understand
Let me die like a man
Staring down a bullet
Let me make my final stand....

KETUA PEMUDA KEDAH KETEPIKAN AMALAN BERMUSYAWARAH

Saya selaku Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO Bahagian Merbok ingin
menyatakan rasa kesal, malu dan jelik dengan kenyataan akhbar yang
dikeluarkan oleh Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO Kedah, Mohd. Rawi b.
Abd. Hamid yang mencadangkan supaya keahlian UMNO Tun Dr. Mahathir
Mohamad digantung. Sebagai seorang yang tahu menghargai dan mengenang
jasa dan pengorbanan Tun Dr. Mahathir kepada negara, saya merasakan
kenyataan tersebut adalah keterlaluan.

Pada pendapat saya, kenyataan tersebut adalah bersifat peribadi dan
hanyalah terpakai hanya sebagai kenyataan Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO
Langkawi sahaja. Untuk makluman, kenyataan tersebut dibuat selepas
hanya dibincangkan oleh beberapa orang Ketua Pemuda UMNO Bahagian
sahaja, tanpa melalui mesyuarat khas yang melibatkan Ketua-ketua
Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO dari bahagian-bahagian yang lain di dalam
negeri Kedah seperti yang telah dipaparkan di dalam media. Di manakah
sikap bermuafakat dan kepimpinan Mohd Rawi selaku pemimpin Pemuda UMNO
di negeri Kedah telah menjadi persoalan bagi pihak saya.

Saya juga menentang keras kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Ketua Pergerakan
Pemuda UMNO Bahagian Kepala Batas dan Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO
Negeri Terengganu terhadap Tun Dr. Mahathir yang boleh diumpamakan
sebagai "lebih kuah dari nasi". Saya juga ingin menarik perhatian
terhadap kenyataan Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Ir.
Jamlus Abd Aziz yang meminta Exco-exco Pemuda UMNO Malaysia supaya
tidak menjadi seperti `api dalam sekam'. Kenyataan tersebut telah
menimbulkan pelbagai tanda tanya dan membangkitkan rasa kurang senang
di kalangan ahli-ahli Pemuda UMNO dari pelbagai peringkat. Ia juga
telah mewujudkan suasana berpuak-puak di kalangan ahli-ahli Pergerakan
Pemuda UMNO Malaysia. Ada yang dilabel sebagai `orang Pak Lah' dan ada
juga yang telah dilabel sebagai `orang Tun'. Ini amat bercanggah
dengan saranan Ketua Pemuda UMNO Malaysia, YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin
Tun Hussein yang mahukan seluruh ahli Pemuda UMNO bersatu padu dan
memberi fokus kepada agenda perjuangan Pemuda UMNO Malaysia.

Saya juga ingin menarik perhatian peristiwa tahun 1987 di mana Dato'
Seri Abdullah b. Ahmad Badawi pernah menentang dan mengkritik Tun Dr.
Mahathir Mohamad semasa beliau menjawat jawatan Perdana Menteri
dahulu. Beliau tidak pernah diarah meletak jawatan sebagai menteri
malah secara terang-terangan berkempen untuk cuba mengalahkan Tun Dr.
Mahathir Mohamad pada sesi pemilihan ketika itu.

Sehubungan itu, demi perpaduan Melayu dan memastikan kelangsungan
perjuangan UMNO, saya dan Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO Bahagian Merbok
menyokong ketetapan Majlis Tertinggi UMNO yang menyarankan agar semua
pihak memberi ruang dan membuka laluan perbincangan di dalam
menghadapi permasalahan ini.

Saya juga meminta semua pihak agar memahami secara teliti terhadap isu
sebenar kritikan yang dibuat oleh bekas Perdana Menteri di samping
meminta semua pihak supaya tidak melemparkan tohmahan dan tuduhan yang
tidak berasas terhadap Tun Dr. Mahathir, yang dibuat semata-mata untuk
mengalihkan pandangan umum daripada isu sebenar.

ABDUL KARIM ALI

KETUA PERGERAKAN PEMUDA UMNO BAHAGIAN MERBOK

*Semasa sessi berdialog bersama Dato Hishamuddin dan Dato Mustapa Mohamed pada hari Jumaat di Nottingham kemarin, Dato Mustapa ada menyatakan bahawa semasa mesyuarat MT pada hari Khamis lalu, mereka telah bersetuju sebulat suara untuk tidak melucutkan jawatan jawatan yang di jawat oleh Tun Dr M. Sekaligus ini menampakkan bahawa Paklah adalah seorang yang professional. Jika beliau adalah seorang pemimpin yang hanya ingin menangani masalah dengan cara yang mudah dan tidak profesional, tentu sekali beliau telah mengarahkan pelucutan jawatan Tun Dr M. kerana sebagaimana yang kita tahu, PakLah mempunyai kuasa penuh untuk membuat satu keputusan dengan saranan serta suara majoriti majlis kabinet. There are pros and cons dalam drama Tun Dr M dengan Paklah ini tetapi hendaklah kita sebagai seorang pelajar, individu dan rakyat Malaysia yang celik pandai, berfikir dengan secara rasional dan menimbang segala fakta yang telah di keluarkan oleh kedua -dua pihak kerana no one is perfect and no one is totally right nor wrong. Jangan tertipu bulat bulat dengan media, khabar angin dan apa sahaja. Buatlah andaian anda sendiri dan kongsilah andaian anda itu dengan rakan rakan. A healthy discussion amongst friends is very good, coz it makes us to think more out of the box.

Regarding the 2 last posts

The two last post i've inserted before are from the two columnist from NST that excite me everytime they wrote. Zainah Anwar for her secularism, leberalism and for me, anti-islam writings. She was an active member of Sisters in Islam. The other one is Amir Muhammad. He once caused controversy in film industry when he produced a film 'Lelaki komunis terakhir'.

Enjoy

Zainah Anwar on Friday: Islam Hadhari champions needed

03 Nov 2006
Zainah Anwar

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MANY Malaysians I meet at open house in this festive month of DeepaRaya celebrations are feeling anxious.

It is not the slug fest between the former and the current prime ministers that is the main topic of conversation among friends, acquaintances and other guests, but rather the continuing deterioration in race relations and the growing Islamic extremism and intolerant behaviour in this country.

The latest report of abuse by the moral police against an elderly American couple on holiday in Langkawi just serves to fuel these concerns.

Two months ago, two incidents occurred within a few days of each other that made me realise how serious the undercurrents of fear and anxiety are.

A friend sent out an SMS inviting his friends for a Merdeka eve barbeque. One reply came from an unknown person: "If this party is about IFC, we are going to burn it N kill them all. Beware."

The young man was shocked how an invitation to celebrate independence day could elicit such a violent response from an unknown person about an Inter-Faith Commission that does not even exist.

Then a few days after, a colleague at Sisters in Islam said her friend’s brother was beaten up by three neighbourhood boys in Ampang because they were angry that he believed in freedom of religion and Lina Joy’s right to convert. The boy received several stitches for his wounds and made a police report.

Another colleague came back from her Raya holidays in Johor, recounting heated debates between family members and two nephews, one a 17-year-old studying in a religious secondary school and the other a 30-year-old running his own business in Kuala Lumpur, who unequivocally pronounced that Muslims who leave Islam should be killed.

These heightened tensions and bouts of inflammatory SMSes over the past few months are the result of over a year’s concerted and deliberate campaign to create alarm and anxiety among Muslims in Malaysia under the banner "Islam under siege".

The intent is to build support for the Islamist political project of turning Malaysia into an Islamic state with Syariah as the supreme law of the land.

The Islamic state ideologues know they cannot win power through the ballot box as most Malaysians, including Muslims, will not support the kind of intolerant, punitive, bigoted, misogynistic and joyless Islam they stand for.

The strategy then has been to penetrate the academic institutions, the bureaucracy, the Islamic institutions and take over the instruments of governance through the backdoor. Cloak yourself in the mantle of God, intimidate your opponents by declaring them kafir or anti-Islam, eliminate anyone with a differing view by declaring war on pluralism and liberalism, take over the drafting of laws, create further institutions to expand your influence and jurisdiction, pronounce one fatwa after another to further limit the scope of differences and diversity, so that in the end only the Islamist ideological conception of Islam prevails. And you could do all this from within the government apparatus. We do not even have to wait for Pas to come into power.

The threat is real and the trend must not be allowed to prevail.

The 2004 election results were a shock to them, especially after their unprecedented performance of 1999 when Pas emerged as leader of the Opposition in Parliament.

The Islamists know the biggest threat against the success of its project comes from human rights and women’s rights groups and ordinary citizens who have been vocal in protesting the injustices that occur in the name of Islam.

Thus, Pas and its Islamist allies in government and in civil society launched a nationwide campaign last year against two perceived threats: An external one called the "Danger of Islam Liberal", an Indonesian ideology that they claim is penetrating Malaysia; and the other internal, the threat of murtad in Malaysia, precipitated by court cases on freedom of religion and rights of non-Muslims in cases such as Shamala, Kaliamal, Lina Joy — all women who went to court because they feel their rights guaranteed under the Federal Constitution have been violated.

The aim is to discredit progressive Muslims and women and human rights groups in Malaysia who believe in upholding the Constitution and rule of law, and in an Islam that upholds the principles of justice, equality, freedom and dignity. They are portrayed as "liberals" intent on "making Islam subservient to prevailing secular notions of rights, freedoms and gender equality".

The construction of an anti-Islam ideology against those who do not support the transformation of Malaysia into a theocratic state is a deliberate and effective strategy to conflate this dispute and criticism of abuses and injustice done in the name of Islam with Islam itself.

The Bahaya Islam Liberal roadshow sees a Pas Youth leader in Penang calling on the audience to menanam perasaan benci (inculcate hatred) against groups like Sisters in Islam which he accused of using women’s issues to denigrate Islam; a government minister using inflammatory language about "enemies wearing the mask of Islam" who threaten national stability and security at a conference on Konspirasi Luar dalam Penyelewengan Agama, in a reference to the dangers of liberal scholarship among the mainstream Islamic scholars and activists in Indonesia spreading to Malaysia.

In Indonesia, it is these scholars and activists from the madrassahs and Islamic universities, trained in Islamic theology, philosophy and law, who spearhead a progressive Islamic movement opposed to the creation of an Islamic state and imposition of Syariah.

My concern for Malaysia is how fast this Islamist supremacist thinking has seeped into the body politic. Human rights and women’s rights groups that campaign against moral policing, discriminatory amendments to the Islamic Family Law, and citizens who go to court to exercise their constitutional rights, the lawyers who represent them and civil society groups that support them are all labelled as anti-Islam, and their actions deemed an insult to Islam, Syariah, the authority of the sultans, the ulama and religious institutions.

When the exercise of rights by citizens under the law is construed as insults to Islam, to Muslims and the religious authorities, then Malaysia is in danger of sliding down the slippery slope of de facto theocratic rule.

As a journalist in the early 1980s, I witnessed first hand the impact of the kafir-mengkafir conflict between Pas and Umno in the Malay heartland of Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah.

In the deep rural villages, Pas supporters pronounced this government as a government of infidels for co-operating with non-Muslims, the Constitution as un-Islamic as it was formulated by non-Muslims, and this Umno-led government as un-Islamic and illegitimate for not creating an Islamic state with Syariah rule.

I spoke with scores of men and women in the kampungs riven by this extremist ideology of hate. It ultimately led to separate mosques, separate suraus and separate burial grounds for Pas and Umno supporters. It led to family break-ups, incidents of Pas supporters refusing to eat meat slaughtered by the "infidel" Umno man, of marriages that needed to be solemnised twice, first by the government imam for the official marriage certificate and second by the Pas imam "to be accepted in the eyes of God".

But instead of fear, Umno wakil rakyat then were confident and energised in dealing with the extremism of Pas. They listened to cassette recordings of Pas ceramah in their cars as they criss-crossed their constituencies, absorbing the rhetoric against Umno and the Barisan Nasional government to enable them to go back to the drawing board to redraw their strategy to counter the Pas denunciations of this "un-Islamic" government led by an "infidel" party.

The party battle lines were clear in 1982. How things have changed 24 years on!

The government’s decision to embark on an Islamisation policy has blurred the lines between Pas and Umno and their Islamic agenda. The eventual outcome is a civic and political order in Malaysia that is decidedly more Islamist in orientation.

Concerned over the potential for extremism and violence, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi introduced Islam Hadhari "to enable Muslims in Malaysia to become the vanguard of a new civilisation that can bring about progressive and comprehensive change".

But without champions within the system to deliver on his vision, and a civil society facing the threat of silence, I fear that Islam Hadhari, like Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Islamisation project, will yet again be hijacked and redefined in implementation by the Maududi and Syed Qutb ideologues and the traditionalist ulama that still dominate the Islamic political landscape in Malaysia.

Amir Muhammad on Thursday: Celebrating higher water bills

02 Nov 2006
Amir Muhammad

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Foreign tourists were impressed that Malaysians could contribute to the nation by keeping their taps running.

THE one-day Water Festival held in Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur yesterday was a great success, with thousands of people feeling refreshed, blessed and excited about greater national fortunes.

Held in 12 different stadiums in the area, the festival consisted of various politicians and bureaucrats spreading the word about the increased tariff for water use.

"There will be no increase for the first 20 cubic metres used!" said a visibly elated infrastructural chairperson Thelonious Boo to the packed crowd in the Shah Alam stadium. "But consumers will pay 13 per cent more per cubic metre used for the next 15 cubic metres and 17.6 per cent more per cubic metre after 35 cubic metres!"

His announcement was greeted with jubilation and waves. The crowd became even more ecstatic when he said: "Commercial users will now pay 15 per cent more for usage of below 35 cubic metres per month and 18.8 per cent more for every cubic metre of water above 35 cubic metres!"

Water festivals all over Asia are an opportunity to celebrate bounty and goodwill, and this is no exception. Other examples are the ones in Tonle Sap, Cambodia and Songkran, Thailand.

But the Water Festival in Malaysia is different. Instead of merely celebrating the good fortunes of self-interested individual farmers who will benefit from the swelling of rivers, Malaysians from all walks of life came out in force to celebrate the increased revenue that the authorities will receive.

"This shows that we are solidly united as a nation and that we back all decisions that will improve the coffers of the state," Boo says.

The festival attracted over 100,000 people who were overjoyed by the motivational speeches and giant PowerPoint displays explaining exactly how much more they will now have to pay for their water.

"The tables contrasting the new rates against the old were really nice," says fragrance promoter Bedah Manjalara.

"I really love how the red column coordinated with the violet and orange ones. It really was quite moving to see such a massive display of numbers in terms of monetary value and cubic metres," she says.

"And when all the water balloons were dropped and burst on the audience, it was such a pleasant human touch. This is something I will remember for a long time."

Mechanical engineer Salman Ubon agreed. "Not since the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games here have I seen such a cheerful display," he said, clutching the commemorative bottle of mineral water priced at RM49. "It made me so proud."

Pensioner Mat Top Zizan said: "I enjoyed the festivities and continued to enjoy them when I went to my favourite coffee-shop later where I found that the prices of drinks had all gone up. I am glad to see the business sector is also solidly behind efforts to spread awareness about this Water Festival."

Foreign tourists were just as impressed. "The citizens of Malaysia are very fortunate to be able to contribute so directly to the nation," says German shepherd Ulli Edeli. "The people in other countries are in such a dilemma. But here all you have to do is keep the tap running!"

If the response from the public continues to be positive, another increase might take place in 2009. In the meantime, the authorities are mulling the possibility of staging the festival in other states as well.
"Why should people in KL, Putrajaya and Selangor always have all the fun?" asked Boo rhetorically.


Monitor lizard told to resign

IN an unprecedented move, the head of the Air Bugar Animal Sanctuary has instructed its monitor lizard to tender his resignation after receiving allegations of abuse.

The charges against nine-year-old Awang, who measures almost one-metre long, are severe.

They include the harassment, intimidation and consumption of other critters in the sanctuary, which include birds, rodents and small deer, leading to a loss of morale as well as depletion of numbers.

"We expected Awang to monitor the others but he has instead abused his position," says Dr Zalila Sayfool. "He has disgraced his species."

On the anonymous nature of the complaints, Dr Zalila explains: "Other animals have lived in fear of Awang ever since he began active duty two years ago.

"The animals that voiced concern mysteriously would end up missing and Awang would skip his meal for that day, leading to worries of foul play."

Critics say that the call for resignation is a case of "too little too late".

"The department should have realised much earlier that the numbers were getting depleted," says Suspuria Chen of the NGO Hakmu.

It is believed that the trouble began when Awang was allowed to appoint his younger siblings to be in charge of the daily inventory, so the numbers always seemed to be fine.

Suspicions only arose when, after a family feud, the siblings started disappearing too.

Chen called for greater transparency and accountability for other staff appointments in the future.

"After all, we don’t want the saying ‘Harapkan biawak, biawak makan burung, rusa dan arnab’ to come tragically true again."

When pressed for comment, Awang merely burped contentedly. But a Press conference is expected soon for him to explain his side of the story.


Billboard feud distracting motorists

THE public has been warned against being distracted by the ongoing billboard "feud" between two mobile telecommunication giants.

There have been several incidents of road accidents caused by motorists who were too intent on reading the catchy slogans and admiring the looks of the models on these boards.

The results are sometimes not a pretty sight.

"This feud will not benefit the ordinary members of the public," says a spokesman for the road-safety body.

"It may provide some temporary amusement, sure, but it might make you late for your appointment.

"And Malaysians are tardy enough as it is."

What makes this feud worse is that opposing billboards tend to be placed quite close to one another.

This means that motorists have to slow down twice along the same stretch of road, leading to traffic congestion.

Another group unexpectedly unhappy with the feud: the Mat Rempit.

"We go out of our way to execute illegal, dangerous stunts but drivers are more intent on checking out mobile-phone billboards, of all things," says one.

"It makes us feel quite unloved and unwanted."

He adds that he and his friends will back any proposal to end the feud so that they can carry on their normal activities by terrorising other road users.

Media critic G Pundeet, however, sees another side to the story. "This is to be expected in a society where freedom of choice exists," he says while debating whether to have a mango lassi or orange lassi to go with his rice.

"The fact that we have different billboards is proof that democracy is alive and well."

The best film in Europe, Maybe

tshirts for our batch

I would like to inform all of you that jae has started selling t-shirts to all our batch members. I am sure all of us know about that. Please, do buy, at least one. I know the design is quite unattractive, and the quality is low as well, but we must take into account his effort in making this project a successful one. Sad to inform that we do not have an official website, but at least we have those tshirts, something we can be proud of since 'kuar koleq'. Furthermore,I heard that the price is extremely low, rm19, where rm1 will be transferred to our batch account. The issue of opening account for our batch has been raised early this year, but it ended up with no conclusion. Some said, "ala, kite blom keje lg, mane nk dpt duit." Others said, "ade member batch sindri, kite xtau study kat mane skarang ni, ni kan lg nk mintak duit, sape nk buat surat sume,call,email sume." But for me, these should not be a problem. Jae has proposed the idea, and I am sure he knows how to find our fellow batch members all around Malaysia. The question is how the account will be managed and how effective the approach will be. For this to become a reality, all members should contribute in the discussion. For me, I do not really bother transferring money to the account, as long as I know where the money goes. It is impossible for us to see the benefit in 2 weeks, but it may produce a significant contribution to our batch in 2 years time.

Our future

Ive talk to Jae recently and he proposed to set up a fund for us. i mean our fund for us. i dont think he talked craps though in a way, setting up fund without a proper bank account does sound crap.haha. He mentioned something about 2013; our tenth (yes, its ten, not 102 or 22 or blablabla, haha) year after leaving college. Thats sound rather interesting to me. So does anyone has any idea about the fund, committee or what so ever. sms to me at..haha. poyo. send ur post la. this is our blog. made for us, by me.haha

well...

well...

kind 'a gewd effort 2 bring da fellas back togather..it would b great if evrbody participate..i mean not becoming 'ahli kongsi gelap 0r tido' (KH bai..kater 100% a's pmr '01)..lots stuff can b dsscssed..(erti idup dgn mmberi?!! ahakszz - no offence - it's in saifulislam.com blog..subscribe bai..mantapp- more 2 religious stuff)..key board off...cheerss

Since it is the 1st posting...

Welcome. Bonjour. Ahlan wa sahlan. Selamat datang. (dats made u happy?).hehe. xtahu masa dpn blog nih. So just trying. Klu korang mls respon. Aku buang je. Do please invite others. Smoga this blog, would be a better place for us to kongsi2, to ngumpat2, and to mengata2. haha.

cheers mate. (its kinda gayat and kelaka when a malaysian muslim chosed to say cheers rather than wsalam. or is it only me who do so?)