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- Surat Pembaca : Muslim Irrelevance
- Utusan Dr Kassim Ahmad Kepada UMNO
- Kill your speed or kill a child
- Saturday Lite : Anwar's Ambulance Falls Into Parit
| Surat Pembaca : Muslim Irrelevance Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:11 AM PDT The following is from a Blog reader who asked for his identity to be not revealed. It was an Anonymous identity anyway. Salam tuan, Saya cuba tinggalkan komen pada artikel tuan yang bertajuk : "Part 2 : Muslim Irrelevance & Extra Quranic Beliefs" tetapi tidak boleh disiarkan kerana melebihi patah perkataan. Saya harap tuan boleh siarkan komen saya ini di blog tuan kerana artikel berkenaan sangat menikam jiwa sesetengah golongan agama. Harap tuan sudi. Berikut adalah komennya. Tuan Syed, Saya pernah ke Korea Selatan beberapa bulan lepas. Saya ke sana kerana mahu melihat bagaimana cara hidup masyarakat di sana. Bezanya seperti langit dan bumi jika dibandingkan dengan negara 'Islam' seperti Malaysia. Sepanjang saya berjalan kaki melihat keindahan bandaraya Seoul, haram satu sampah kecil pun saya tak jumpa. Tong sampah ada di mana-mana sahaja. Sungguh bersih. Seperti dalam kartun Dora The Explorer - tiada sampah. Kalau di Malaysia, nak guna tandas rumah ibadat (deleted) di sini pun dah rasa jijik. Saya perasan satu perkara, kebanyakan orang Melayu yang kuat belajar agama yang saya jumpa mempunyai tandas rumah yang berbau busuk dan hancing. Di jalanraya pula, semuanya kereta baru. Bukan macam di Malaysia, ada banyak kereta-kereta buruk di bandar-bandar besar. Semuanya berjenama terkenal tapi tiada kereta jenama Jepun sebab rakyat Korea memang anti dengan Jepun. Sebagai balasan rakyat Jepun buat dek sahaja dengan Gangnam Style. Pemandu di sana memandu dengan begitu teratur sekali dan mengikut lorong serta mematuhi undang-undang. Kalau di Malaysia, mana-mana sahaja saya pandu kereta memang sukar untuk melihat suasana pemanduan berhemah dalam apa sahaja corak trafik. Pakaian wanita di sana? Boleh tengok ASTRO 393. Walaupun kebanyakan wanita memakai seluar atau skirt di paras atas lutut, tapi tiada pula mencetuskan sebarang gangguan dari kaum lelaki. Ini kerana wanita di sana sangat menjaga kedua-dua paha mereka. Dan pemakaian seperti ini kelihatan seperti biasa sahaja pada pandangan kaum lelaki di sana. Jika saya tidak salah, Korea Selatan mencatatkan statistik kes rogol paling rendah di dunia iaitu hampir sifar setiap tahun. Kalau di Kota Bharu, mahu taknya kena rogol akibat fatwa sesat Nick Ajis si saraban yang tiada kemahiran bergaul dengan pelbagai lapisan masyarakat. Pernah sebanyak dua kali saya masuk ke kedai serbaneka di Seoul untuk membeli malt coklat panas. Selepas habis minum saya tercari-cari di mana tong sampah untuk saya buang bekas minuman. Bila saya tanya di kaunter, staf berbangsa Korea makan babi dan tak pernah baca Al-Quran ini minta saya berikan bekas minuman tersebut kepada beliau. Kemudian saya lihat staf ini sendiri yang pergi membuangnya. Inilah tingginya adab masyarakat Korea. Berkhidmat untuk manusia. Kalau di Malaysia mahu taknya kena sound. Banyak lagi saya boleh tulis di sini tentang perbezaan masyarakat Korea dan Melayu Malaysia. Semasa penerbangan balik semula ke Malaysia, saya baru terfikir tentang segala perbezaan pengalaman saya di sana dan di Malaysia. Macam Star Wars dengan Lord Of The Rings. Saya setuju dengan pendapat tuan dan lain-lain di sini iaitu - Melayu lslam di Malaysia gagal membudayakan kebebasan berfikir. Orang Islam masa kini telah diracun dengan pemikiran golongan saraban bahawa berfikir adalah sesuatu yang berdosa. Ikut sahaja yang lama kerana itu lebih selamat padahal meneroka yang baru boleh membawa kepada kesejahteraan hidup. Saya beri contoh, tandas di rumah orang Islam Melayu sangat kotor dan berbau busuk najis dan air kencing. Ini kerana mereka dididik oleh golongan saraban bahawa tandas adalah tempat tinggal syaitan. Tidak perlu menjaga kebersihan rumah syaitan. Ini satu pemikiran yang sangat kolot. Kalau tandas ialah tempat pembuangan najis, tiada sebab mengapa kita harus mengekalkan kekotorannya. Islam yang sebenar menekankan kepada budaya berfikir untuk meningkatkan kualiti hidup kita agar menjadi lebih selesa, selamat dan sejahtera. Apa salahnya jika kita berbelanja beberapa ringgit setiap bulan untuk beli ubat gegat untuk menyerap bau busuk di dalam tandas di rumah kita. Dan beberapa ringgit lagi untuk beli pencuci mangkuk tandas dan berus tandas agar mangkuk tandas sentiasa bersih, putih dan tidak berbau. Basuh dan berus lantai tandas setiap hujung minggu agar tidak berkulat. Ianya nampak seperti mudah tetapi disebabkan ketebalan ajaran saraban sesat bahawa tandas adalah rumah syaitan, maka sampai bila-bila pun orang Islam tidak akan menjaga kebersihan tandas di rumah mereka. Bagi saya agama hanya menjadikan kehidupan manusia lebih susah kerana penganutnya malas berfikir bagaimana untuk meningkatkan taraf kehidupan seharian mereka dari sekecil-kecil perkara menjaga kebersihan tandas sehingga membina roket ke angkasa. Saya tak pernah percaya (deleted) Arab.  |
| Utusan Dr Kassim Ahmad Kepada UMNO Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:53 PM PDT  UMNO PERLU MEREKAYASA UNTUK TERUS MENJADI RELEVAN Oleh: Kassim Ahmad 19, Oktober, 2012 UMNO sekarang berusia 66 tahun. Ia lahir pada 1946 dari suatu gerakan massa Melayu menentang rancangan penjajahan langsung Inggeris 'Malayan Union' selepas Perang Dunia Kedua. Dari 200 orang wakil dari 41 persatuan Melayu (termasuk Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya yang kemudian keluar; PAS menyerpih dari UMNO kemudian) di seluruh Malaya yang hadir dalam Kongres Melayu Ke-3, UMNO tumbuh subur, mengepalai gerakan dan mencapai kemerdekaaan Malaya pada 31 Ogos, 1957, menubuhkan kerajaan-kerajaan Perikatan sejak 1951 dengan MCA dan MIC dan kemudian, sejak 1970, kerajaan-kerajaan Barisan Nasional, kecuali di Kelantan, hingga UMNO merosot dan rebutan kuasa berlaku, dan dalam Pilihan Raya Umum ke 12 pada 2008 UMNO-BN kalah kepada Pakatan Rakyat apabila beberapa negeri jatuh ke tangan mereka. Keahlian UMNO 3.4 juta sekarang nyata tidak berguna jika rebutan kuasa dan jawatan telah menyebabkan timbul musuh dalam selimut. Pilihanraya Umum ke-12 pada 2008 telah membuktikan bahawa tidak semua ahli UMNO menyokong UMNO lagi. Sesuatu operasi besar perlu dilakukan terhadap batang-tubuh UMNO untuk menyegarkannya dan menyuntik darah baru supaya ia kuat kembali. Operasi ini perlu untuk membolehkan UMNO terus menjadi teras dan sokoguru bangsa dan tamadun Melayu. Sesetengah generasi muda yang tidak tahu sejarah menuduh UMNO sebagai perkauman atau rasis, semata-mata kerana UMNO itu Melayu. Mereka jahil bahawa manusia itu dijadikan Tuhan pelbagai bangsa. Kebangsaan itu fitrah manusia. Yang menjadikan sesuatu bangsa itu perkauman kerana melebihkan bangsanya mengatasi bangsa-bangsa lain serta dibenarkan menindas bangsa-bangsa lain, seperti orang Yahudi, yang mendakwa mereka "bangsa terpilih"! Memang betul kita menuju ke arah sebuah bangsa Malaysia. Proses ini akan mengambil masa sedikit, sekurang-kurangnya tiga generasi, 90 tahun. Malaysia baru berusia 48 tahun. Parti politik itu seperti kepala keretapi. Dialah yang menarik beratus gerabak keretapi yang memuat penumpang dan barang-barang. Tanpa dia, keretapi tidak berguna, tersadai dalam stesyen tidak boleh bergerak ke mana-mana. Ahli-ahli parti memasuki parti secara sukarela kerana perjuangan bangsa dan nusa. Tidak siapa memaksa dia. Inilah sifat sebuah perjuangan. Inilah sifat asal UMNO waktu ia ditubuhkan untuk menumbangkan 'Malayan Union' dulu. Tiap benda hidup akan merosot dan mati. Demikian juga yang terjadi kepada UMNO. Setelah mencapai kemerdekaan, kemewahan mula merosakkan UMNO. Rebutan kuasa, rasuah dan pelbagai bentuk penyelewengan meresap masuk ke dalam batang-tubuhnya, sehingga tiba-tiba parti UMNO dan Barisan Nasional nyaris-nyaris kalah dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-12. Timbalan Presiden Muhiyuddin Yassin, dalam ucapan perasmian sayap Wanita-Pemuda-Puteri, tahun lalu terpaksa menggesa supaya ahli-ahli UMNO "jangan sabo, jangan boikot, jangan cah keting ..." Gesaan ini menggambarkan dilema UMNO sekarang. UMNO perlu balik kepada semangat perjuangan yang asal. Tanpa apa-apa habuan, ahli-ahlinya sanggup berkorban. Bolehkah ini dilakukan sekarang? Jawabnya, boleh. Tiada yang mustahil bagi khalifah Tuhan di Bumi. Tetapi ia memerlukan keberanian dan sedikit masa. Pertama, ahli-ahli parti mesti dididik dengan falsafah dan prinsip-prinsip perjuangan parti. Hanya ahli-ahli yang melalui proses pendidikan ini boleh menjadi ahli parti. Kedua, kader dan pemimpin mesti melalui proses pendidikan yang lebih tinggi untuk melayakkan diri mereka menjadi kader dan pemimpin. Ketiga, semua perkara, termasuk dasar parti dan pemilihan pemimpin hendaklah dilakukan melalui kaedah perundingan secara demokratik. Keempat, Perhimpunan Agung Tahunan harus dijadikan pentas dan alat untuk menegur, mengkritik dan mencetuskan perubahan dan reformasi, dari atas ke bawah dari bawah ke atas. Perubahan dan reformasi inilah yang senantiasa akan menyegarkan parti. Ingat sejak timbulnya "politik wang" dalam UMNO, cawangan-cawangan UMNO menjadi milik sesuatu keluarga. Ketua cawangan dan bahagian mahu mencari habuan material, bukan untuk perjuangan bangsa lagi. Orang-orang yang berkaliber dihalang daripada memasuki sesatu cawangan, kerana ketua cawangan takut kedudukannya akan hilang! Operasi empat tahap inilah yang perlu dilakukan untuk UMNO pulih menjadi kuat, seperti di peringkat awal. Matlamat inilah yang patut disasarkan oleh pucuk piminan parti, malah oleh seluruh anggota. KASSIM AHMAD seorang penulis bebas Malaysia. Laman web beliau:www.kassimahmad.blogspot.com  |
| Kill your speed or kill a child Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:00 PM PDT The following article has been written by Elviza Michelle Kamal, who is a lawyer, a Blogger, a Mom and a concerned citizen.  By Elviza Michele Kamal November 2, 2012 _________________________________________________________ We were 17 and didn't know any better. On that fateful Saturday evening I waited for Rai to pick me for some serious merrymaking. Rai was a girl we all loved to hate: she was faultless. Blessed with the intellect of a genius, sharp attractive features, soft wavy hair and a smile that rivaled any of Colgate's billboard models, Rai was a ray of sunshine for her family. Above all, to me, Rai knew how to be a friend whenever I was in need. 1992 was Rai's year. She aced all the subjects in her SPM, passed her driving test and even got herself a new boyfriend. To top it all off, her parents had just surprised her with a brand new Honda Civic in the porch - for her sole use. But my wait that Saturday had no end. Seconds turned to minutes, minutes to hours and as twilight turned to night, I knew something was wrong. In the pre-handphone era, I lost count how many times I had dialed Rai's home number. I fell asleep not knowing iftomorrow would come. Rai died instantaneously; some said her death was painless. In her rush to pick her boyfriend before making her way to my house, Rai was speeding at 130 kilometres an hour - at least. She lost control of the Honda; hit the concrete dividing barrier; andturned the vehicle over a few times around before an oncoming factory bus eventually crashed into her. Checkmate. The next few days were a blur of activities I can no longer recall in exact detail. But what still haunts me until today is the sound of Rai's mother wailing in despair. The loss of her only daughter was so great; she was never the same woman again. If only Rai had been educated on road safety; if only someone had drilled into her brilliant skull that speed kills; if only AES had instilled the fear of God into her... we would now be taking our kids to play gym on weekends and complaining about our husbands. However, I live in a nation with massively polarized political views. Let's call a spade a spade: we all love to politicise everything. Everyone out there - especially the politicians - is set to get us and cheat our hard-earned money in the name of administration and tax. All is good in the name of the overrated phrase of 'we agree to disagree'. I have been following the intense debate on AES closely. But it was Kinabatangan's statement in The Malaysian Insider that brought my simmering anger to boiling point. Kinabatangan wanted AES to be postponed because it is too near to the general election. Yes, you heard me. WTF? Please Kinabatangan,don't forsake the safety of my family on the road to pave way for your ambitions in theelection. You can keep your reservations about the AES where the sun doesn't shine. And Pokok Sena, please don't hide behind your pseudo-Herculean effort of providing free legal service to those caught. You are a politician and I am a mother. How could we then ever speak the same lingo in so far as safety is concerned? So my quest began. I researched and read about AES until I became blue in the face from sleep-deprivation. I called the relevant authorities and companies. Some were gracious enough to feed me information I needed while the rest just slammed down the phone on me. No matter, for I wanted to know better. Judgment must be formed on a correct axis and someone must set the record straight. This articles stands to be corrected from any angle, however, in the spirit of putting issue into perspective. I will cover only a few concerns arising from the AES. Who's making RM700 Million? The two companies managing the AES are not making RM700 million in the span of 5 years as insisted upon by the opposition. AES is a private finance initiative (PFI) which sees the government not forking out a single cent to set up the system or guarantee any payment in exchange of services rendered by the two companies that had won the contract over 9 other bidders. At the end of 5 years, the government will fully own the system without having to reimburse the companies. The profit return of the two companies is designed on a risk-reward mechanism as opposed to market norms and other government lopsided contracts. But as the Opposition clouds the public's view on the issue ofrevenue of the companies alone, no one seems to care about how much money had been spent to implement the AES. Each of the AES camera costs RM240k per unit (excluding the cost for telecommunications, civil works, infrastructure, back office and depot costs). Above all, if you are not speeding orbeating red lights, not a single cent can be raised from the RM700 millionprojectedrevenue. So why fret about it? Camera at 30 kilometre per hour spots Referring to the question as to why some of the AES locations are not within a "blackspot" area, JPJ had issued a statement prior to the launch of the first phase that these proposed locations will be updated from time to time, based on the findings of the JPJ's AES technical committee. This is actually a non-issue. Pemuda UMNO Malaysia, too, has issued a statement questioning the need to place AES cameras at locations with a 30km/hour speed limit. While the question is valid, the five proposed cameras at the 30km/hour zoneshave a greater spirit and reasoning behind it: these five spots are in close proximity to schools and hospitals. This is actually in line with the findings of a non-profit company based in the UK known asSafer Roads. If you hit a child – who has smaller body surface area and lack the ability to make correct decision on road safety – at a speed of 40 miles per hour, you will kill the child. Pleas At the end of this tiring debate - when you take money and implementation out of the equation - safety remains priceless. Road safety is a habit. If we don't start now, we will lose another Rai everyday on our roads. Have we become so calculative with dollars and cents that we are skeptical of devices set up to save our lives on the road? Have we become a nation so jaded with every public policy thatwe fail to see what matters the most while driving are discipline and a sense of responsibility? Have we become a nation so obsessed in fine-tuning implementationthat we forgetthat life does not carry a price tag? Have we become a nation so bereft of compassion that we put political interest ahead of a child's safety on the road? And how I wish the AES had been implemented 20 years ago, so I could still have Rai in my life; so Rai's mother can still crack a smile on her face. Speed kills. That is all there is to it. · Elviza is a lawyer on sabbatical leave; she is a mother first above everything else. She tweets at@elviza  |
| Saturday Lite : Anwar's Ambulance Falls Into Parit Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:54 PM PDT Remember this picture :  This was during the Batu Sapi By Election in Sabah. The guy trying to crawl out of the sea is Ansari Abdullah - the PKR candidate. Poor Ansari fell into the sea twice. He also lost the By Election. He was not hurt or anything. He went home to eat more nasi briyani - which was why that wooden bridge gave way in the first place. Here is some news from super Blog AIDC. It is titled "Treler Jelajah Anwar Terbenam Di Banting!" This is the Rear Admiral's white trailer. It looks like a white coffin too, with his picture plastered on the side. AIDC raises the issue - how much money is used up for this trailer? And paid by who?  Well the trailer got stuck in the mud in Banting. I dont believe in luck or omens but for those of you who are superstitious, I think this should be a sign or a petanda. Its an omen.  This should be very bad news. He drives around in a white ambulance type of bus. It looks like a white coffin as well. His trailer also looks like a white coffin. And now it got stuck in the mud. This is bad. Very bad. I think they should get that bomoh from Malacca to shoo away the rain clouds. "Kalau nakhoda kuranglah faham, alamatnya ambulans akan tenggelam"   |
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