Month: May 2011

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Griping about racism and inequality in Malaysia? It has been going on for so long… see: http://www.malaysia.net/lists/sangkancil/2000-03/msg00291.html

Malaysian Malaysia Remains a Dream


The writers who contribute to the blog known as Big Dog Dot Com and who were responsible for the piece concerning DAP and pastors of churches in Sarawak have a lot to answer for. Fortunately for cretins like them, they have their political masters’ skirts all too ready to be lifted up for them to hide under.

DAP was liberally labelled a chauvinistic Chinese party. I may have left Malaysia for a while now but the last time I looked, the major race based political parties in Malaysia are all in BN. DAP may have a disproportionate number of Chinese but to describe them as a chauvinistic Chinese party is like saying Hollywood is a chauvinistic Jewish establishment. To suggest that the proliferation of a certain race in a platform is proof of racism in that medium would tend to confirm that the constituents of Big Dog lack comparable grey matter. On the other hand, demanding that a particular race be given preferential treatment regardless of the circumstances is probably a tad closer to being a racist.

I don’t think anyone with half a brain in Malaysia would doubt that the likes of Utusan and Perkasa are the real racists and to the core. Remove racism and bigotry from these inbred cretins and they would spend all day chasing their own family jewels had their cowardice not been a result of total emasculation.

And yet I suspect hopeless stupidity isn’t the main worry, whatever the merits of my earlier assertions. It is the clear attempt to set up these twin straw men of race and religion as means to start a fight. The undertone of the piece is clearly one designed by someone spoiling for a fight. For that reason, the call for authorities to investigate and consider ISA charges, hopeless as it may have been, is fully warranted.

A recent football expert said that had Sir Alex Ferguson been managing any of the other top four clubs in England, that club would have won the league already. I tend to think that had this article in Big Dog been penned by anyone less related to its political masters, they would have long been charged under ISA already. In Malaysia, inequality and abuse continue to be the order of the day.

Regards,Ian

Sent from my iPhinity (and beyond)

Nice and balmy


It’s 1.6 degree now?

Merry Christmas Malaysia from Australia


Malaysia has been in Australian news recently. Australia under the Labor Government has been clutching at straws to formulate a credible policy in addressing asylum seekers who arrive on boats operated by people smugglers.

 Under the previous Liberal Government, John Howard’s Pacific Solution entailed escorting boats to Nauru, where they are processed for refugee status. This was a very clear signal to people smugglers that they could never deliver effective services to their clients as they would not land in Australia. The result was that the number of boats arriving plunged. When Labor abolished this and allowed illegal arrivals to land and be processed on shore, where different rules prevail, the number of boats shot up.

 For reasons which can only be political, Nauru and the Pacific Solution ala John Howard was cut adrift and Labor has been bobbing around for a safe harbour to berth a policy. Thanks to about $300million (1 billion Malaysian Ringgit) Malaysia has agreed to be Julia Gillard’s Nauru.

 The problem of course, was that not only would Australia fork out a lot of moolah (not that Malaysia is an un-greedy refugee processing centre of sorts who would be willing to accept less) but Australia also needed, under the deal with Malaysia, to take 5 refugees currently housed in Malaysia for every one asylum seeker Malaysia agrees to accept to be process for refugee status.

 We have agreed to take in 4,000 refugees for the 800 asylum seekers Malaysia agrees to process, and which we may take back anyway. This works out to be about $54,000 per person – Malaysia gets $165,00 (RM) for every refugee it has probably abused for years. What a deal huh? For Malaysia I mean.

 Congratulations Najib – you have struck yourself a winner, and all because (1) Australia is a generous benefactor with loads of compassion and (2) it is governed by a egotistical idiotic and profligate Labor Government. You are a very lucky beneficiary of this stupidity.  For Malaysia, Najib teruk but nasib baik.

 So it is really a win-win scenario for Malaysia. Malaysia has well over 90,000 refugees, who are subject to constant extortion and abuse by immigration and custom officers. After exacting callous release of their gratification from these victims, Malaysians stand to benefit by appearing to do Australia a favour, at a cool pay day worth RM1billion.

 So as Muslim countries beat each other up and cause their people to flee, yet more Muslim countries abuse them en route to some ex-Christian countries with lingering Christian values who for one reason or another, agree to provide salvation for these souls. If and when some of them eventually settle down they might then gripe about Christian values and say they should be given the freedom to rile and rant against western Christian civilisation.

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United’s Holy Grail


On most nights I’d work on my MST stuff till maybe10pm, have a glass of wine and go to bed around11pm. Last night I went to bed a little earlier –10.30pm – but woke up at 1am. The premier league season decider was not to be missed. Not when the one that counts (the 19th for perch knocking feat) is at stake.

I had barely settled down to a comfortable spot on the couch, as I tried to wedge my head near one end where the heater was – it was chilly, probably around 6 deg – and pulled a blanket up towards my neck, when I saw Giggsy slide a pass to Park Ji-Sung and I knew there was a chance. I couldn’t believe it however when Chicharito escaped any attention from David Luis and calmly shot past Cech. 1-0 up and it was how long on the clock – 36 seconds?

It was exhilarating stuff and I was really glad I was up in time before the start of the match. United were so much more pumped up and hungrier than the Arsenal game a week earlier and Park in particular was just fantastic. He was all over the pitch, chasing down every ball and not giving Lampard and Essien the slightest time on the ball. When United had the ball – which was a lot in the first half an hour – Park was either in the centre of every move because he was constantly running into position, or was creating room through his running to give Rooney, Chicharito and Valencia the opportunities. It was the sort of pace where before you knew it the first 45 minutes were done.

I caught Robbie Slater yawning in the first half chat with Bosnich and the ex SBS chick. He was barely stifling it and sleepy as I was when I went to bed the game was the sort where few would share in Slater’s apparent slack. The second half had Chelsea making a couple of changes with David Luiz out, replaced by Alex. Luiz had looked really out of sorts, just clueless against the energy and clever running of the United forward line. Even Terry was nowhere to be seen and he had no excuse with the ageing but every sly Giggsy still actively dictating play, plotting with the rejuvenated Carrick to encourage Rooney, Park and Co to keep foraging ahead.

Chelsea was a bit fortunate to haul one back through Lampard but United continued to look the more threatening side. The 4 minutes extra time looked a touch disconcerting but somehow you sensed the belief and hunger of United was always going to hold out. I turned everything off not too long after the final whistle – I had to contend a chilly Monday morning start to the week in a couple of hours or so – so I missed Sir Alex Ferguson’s animated celebration at the Stretford End.

I went to bed about 3.15am, woke up at about6.30am and here I am on the train to work, the title probably pretty much decided in United’s favour. Again.

It was just great to see United win – not a premature statement, I’m sure – in such attacking and energetic style. Throwing Liverpool off their effing perch has to be done in emphatic style and after the agony of last week in the Emirates, the long proclaimed holy grail is at long last within touching distance in the Theatre of Dreams. Against Blackpool in a couple of weeks, it would be a huge celebration. I will be celebrating together with the occasion of a mate’s 50th but it is the 19thwhich will have all the tradition, style, glamour and drama on the other side of the world.

Regards,Ian

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Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan – Opinion – Al Jazeera English


Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan – Opinion – Al Jazeera English.

What good old school tie power yields…

Sony Web Attack – Apple Safe?


The web attack on Sony’s online gaming site and theft of customer data of millions of online gamers, was worrying only in the sense that it is raising the question of whether Apple would also be susceptible.  

I would not be surprised if someone tells me that iTunes accounts are many times that of Sony online gaming accounts. What if iTunes were to be similarly attacked and iTunes customer data were also stolen? Has there been any Apple statement saying theirs is a different system and therefore would not be open to Sony styled attacks?

If I cancelled my iTunes account, would my data continue to be held? Chances are it would. Does that mean the only way I could safeguard myself is to cancel my credit card registered with iTunes?

But would that mean my Apple TV would not work? Or that I would not be able to synchronise my iPhone with my laptop?

Just less than 10 years ago, I could lose my wallet, cancel my credit card and still enjoy my CD collection or go home and watch TV without any concerns.

10 years hence, Palm Treo irretrievably discarded and iPhone firmly in hand, my credit card is tied up with my music collection database and access to internet TV.

Who could have foreseen the comingling of financial services and entertainment like so? For someone of my vintage, it is a very different world we live in, to that which we grew up in. Maybe retro is the way to go. Now where’s my Discman and my Motorola Microtac?

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Poll re Carbon Tax


I was having a breather from some work and saw a news article saying most Aussies dont like the carbon tax. Ho hum? Maybe, but the latest Newspoll survey on whether Australians are in favour of the carbon tax conducted by The Australian has this result:

Against: 60%

In favour: 30%

Uncommitted: 10%

Of those who were against the tax, 39% were strongly against.

Of those who were in favour, 12% were strongly so.

Maybe another poll or two should make us all demand another trip to the polling booth?

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Apple – Bread Lode


Apple is juicy – loads of moolah. It has a cash reserve of USD66billion. That is half of what Google is worth as a whole – the enterprise value, in fact. It is also more than the entire combined market cap of Nokia, RIM (Blackberry) and Motorola Mobility. It is also larger than any hedge fund in the world.  Technically with that kind of cash reserves, Apple could stop selling tomorrow and run for the next 7 years. So really, why not just give out free iPad 2 to some poor students especially in some third world countries? If it uses just a fraction of that reserve for charity, it would have Bill Gates’ charity foundation pale into comparison. You’ve got to love Apple.

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Pakistan and Osama


It has emerged that US Navy Seal personnel flew in from Afghanistan into Pakistan (Abbotabad) to apprehend/kill bin Laden. they flew under the radar of Pakistan, obviously not trusting the Pakistanis to deal with Osama. Some senior Pakistani military guy was at the compound of the kill, as recent as 23 April but apparently had no intelligence of Osama’s presence there. One only has to wonder what has been Pakistan’s role in protecting Osama all these years.

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