Dong Zong and MCA and Nazri

Dong Zong and MCA and Nazri

On 26 Sept, 2012, the Minister in Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz actually received the memorandum on behalf of Najib from five representatives of Dong Zong, led by its chairman Yap Sin Tian and vice-chairman Chow Siew Hon, at Parliament, in front of the press.

What is going on here? In front of the media, while receiving the memorandum, Nazri actually said something that sounds like supporting the cause of the of Dong Zong. According to theSun Daily (Malaysia, thesundaliy.my), Nazri actually said, “It is not wrong … We should not have any narrow views about them.”

Shudders, the moment I read this, and more shudders after I gave it a lot of thoughts.

For years Dong Zong, along with the Chinese community in Peninsular Malaysia have been campaigning to have an Independent Chinese Secondary School in Kuantan. And this years, out of the blue, the government gave a letter of approval for an Independent Chinese Secondary School in Kuantan. Rejoice! This is a generous gift from BN government, all Chinese in Malaysia are eternally in debt to BN for it and should be grateful for the rest of the eternity. And remember to vote for MCA in the coming General Election, for this is the fruit of the hard labour of the brave, selfless, relentless MCA , especially the Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Kai Siong, through his position in the cabinet; and THIS can only be achieved if the BN is in power.

Really? Show us the letter of approval, we want to see the details and fine prints, as we have learned from years of broken promises and deceits, especially from MCA. Bizarrely this time around, only Yap Sin Tian and Chow Siew Hon showed the mistrust by keep asking for the publicize of the letter of approval, while the columnists and reporters in Chinese news media, and the other factions in Dong Zong and Chinese communities are singing the same tune as MCA, that the letter of approval really granted a new Independent Chinese Secondary School to Kuantan. The people from Kuantan even said it publicly that they had personally read the letter of approval, there is absolute no problem.

After a few weeks of quibbling on the media, and internet, suddenly all Chinese newspaper published this news:

The letter of approval was posted on a blog, and according to the scanned copy of the letter of approval on that blog, the school to be set up in Kuantan must be conducted in Bahasa Malaysia(the official language of Malaysia, the Malay standardized by Malaysian government).

MCA came out to say that the details of the letter of approval is irrelevant, it is an Independent Chinese Secondary School, as long as MCA say so.

Naturally more quibbling followed, and then some group tries to topple Yap and Chow from Dong Zong (which is still not settled yet on 29 Sept, 2012), and naturally even more quibbling followed, leading to the point of Dong Zong placing advertisement in Chinese newspapers, calling for a gathering on Sept 26, to force Datuk Dr Wee to resign and to save the Chinese schools, and it ended with the “event” mentioned at the beginning of this post.

According to theSun, in the memorandum, Dong Zong made 8 demands to the Prime Minister. And according to the Chinese newspapers, Dong Zong made 8 pleas to the Prime Minister. Anyway, they are just the same 8 issues the Chinese Malaysian have been campaigning for years to be resolved, and they are actually just touching on the same old issues Chinese have been campaigning, lots of other issues either written or unwritten in the advertisement in the Chinese newspaper are missing, especially the call to force Datuk Dr Wee to resign. Typically Chinese behaviour.

Nazri actually showed some kind of support for Dong Zong. This is scary. Over the years, especially during the reign of Dr M, whenever Chinese communities said anything about setting up more Chinese school, sufficient number of teachers for Chinese schools, and all the other long standing issues, UMNO will come out to scold them, intimidating them, with MCA tagging behind, intimidating the people they are supposed to be representing/protecting.

Now Nazri, an important figure in UMNO, actually showed support for Dong Zong? I know Malaysia is bound by law to held General Election before mid 2013, and the suspense of when the parliament is going to be resolved is killing the politicians, those in the government offices and the opposition alike. But Nazri? What are they going to do to Chinese Malaysian after the General Election? Kill all of them? In 2007/2008, just a few months befoe the election, during the General Meeting of UMNO, they actually lifted up keris, as a war-cry statement. Officially that was not a war-cry, but everyone who saw it on the news knew the true meaning of it. So Malaysian Chinese, especially those in Dong Zong, remember the keris, and have nightmares after Nazri received your memorandum, they are not going to forgive you for making Nazri making this kind of statement. As for MCA? They can just jump into South China Sea and swim their way back to China, as their master UMNO had been telling them to do all these years.

Nazri showed support for Dong Zong? Shudders.

由一片傷心在玉壺說起

２０１２年９月２日的<<光明日報>>的<<笑傲醬糊>>專欄中，作者李系德猜測玉壺軒的店名可能是來自王昌齡的七絶"芙蓉樓送辛漸"：

寒雨連江夜入吴，平明送客楚山孤。洛陽親友如相問，一片冰心在玉壺。

玉壼軒這８４年的茨廠街老店已被逼在２０１２年８月３１日，也就是馬來半島成爲馬來亞聯邦的５５週年，也是馬來西亞國慶日結業。當然後來馬來亞聯邦在１９６３年９月１６日併吞了東馬，１９６４年國陣把李光耀連新加坡趕出去，才成了今天的馬來西亞。

（註：在半島的華人都把半島當作馬來西亞，全馬和大馬就是馬來西亞的簡稱，東馬（砂朥越和沙巴）只是馬來西亞在婆羅洲的殖民地而已，不在全馬或大馬的涵義之中。在砂朥越流傳這兩則笑話：

1. 砂朥越人和半島人同在台灣一家大學唸書；在宿舍內，半島人當砂朥越人的面對台灣人說："砂朥越沒有戲院，沒有機場，人都是住在樹上的。"
   砂朥越人就回說：“對！所以我們回家鄉的時候，家人都划舢舨到海上等，我們就從飛機上跳降落傘到舢舨上，絶不會掉到海中，我們砂朥越人跳降落傘很厲害的，連美國特種部隊的都沒我們準。＂
   （住樹上是有其真實性，在砂朥越偏北的部份，因爲政府沒關注當地的基本建設，還是有原住民住在樹上，連學校都沒建。不是沒錢建，是不要建給他們。）
2. 砂朥越人在吉隆坡下機，談生意的對方派來接機的人說：“歡迎來到馬來西亞。”原來砂朥越不是馬來西亞的一部份喎。

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說回玉壼軒被逼結業，原因是店址要被拆，據說是要讓路給捷運，但很有可能拆掉之後，在該地建起來的是摩天樓了。不管怎麽說，要把吉隆坡的起源地的茨廠街和蘇丹街拆掉，連自己的首都的歷史遺蹟都不要的國家，還有甚麽人文可言？

這李系德是馬來半島的土生老華人男性，他在自己的專欄中說在玉壼軒結業前兩天，他特地在交通停車都麻煩的情況下去懷舊同時當作訣別，有「一片傷心在玉壼」之慨，他就以這句作當天的專欄篇名。在上午１１時１５分去到，被告知當天只提供五六種炒麵和炒飯，而且要等很久。等了１５分鐘才有人來寫單，吃完兩碟粉麵後，已是下午１時了。

他點了：

1. 滑蛋生麵：芡汁不夠熱，炸過的生麵吃到最後仍然是浸不軟，硬硬的。配料中蝦不見了，只剩下魚餅和豬肉。
2. 招牌米粉：盡只是鹹。

都沒有他記憶中的以前的水準了，他說吃了是「一片痛心在玉壼」了；不忍記住那一天，只願永記當年味道令人回味的玉壼軒。

這是我自己對玉壼軒的觀感：我來了吉隆坡以後，就只在四年前去玉壼軒吃過一次早茶。那時我還不知道這店在吉隆坡人華心中的地位，只是某星期天早上剛好經過，大約早上７～８點，見有早荼，以爲像香港的飲茶就進去了。在那看從廚房出來的，都是魚丸，或是釀了魚肉的釀豆腐之類的，問有沒有蝦餃，回說賣完了。那麽早？會不會是上一批賣完了，新一批在蒸著？等了１小時多，吃來吃去都是魚丸釀豆腐之類的，全都很鹹，沒有好吃的，走了。後來聴當地人說是老店，想得出的解釋就是吉隆坡華人從來就是這種口味的，我這種廣東佛山融合馬六甲娘惹口味的家庭中長大的人自然吃不下了。真的要問：蝦餃都沒有，算甚麽點心店？

蘇施黃這樣敢怒敢言的香港公衆人物在去年１０月（２０１１年１０月１８日）在ＫＬＣＣ糖百府的開幕會上說大馬的食物很難吃，可是到了今年７～８月的時候，風采雜誌刋出去年１０月的訪談，同時期有人把去年１０月的影頻貼上有酷，馬來西亞華人隨之一片駡聲，鬧到糖百府要在華文報章上刋登廣告說蘇施黃自今年７月３１日起，和糖百府的代言人合約已經到期，不再續約了。

這裏有三點奇怪的：

1. 今年８月的風采才提到去年１０月的糖百府開張這種在時事雜誌圈中已經是太古時代的事，這雜誌是怎麽了？
2. 而且今年８月的風采面市時，才有人把去年的有線電視的影頻貼上網；這是不是風采自己弄的？博宣傳？
3. 去年１０月蘇施黃來馬宣傳糖百府的時候有線電視已經播出了，有不少人看到，怎麽當時沒人駡？是不是反向操作？糖百府到了今年８月還是沒甚麽生意，所以趁蘇施黃的合約已經過期了，再來一次反向宣傳？所以那麽重視馬來西亞人的感受，登報公開道歉？同時和蘇施黃切斷關係？別忘記去年肯德基店員在店內打人的事，被打的顧客去報警後，警方竟然以當時打人的人手中沒有武器，所以不能起訴，就此結案。馬來西亞華人是有人駡，但肯德基從來沒有道歉或作任何公關動作，還不是生意滔滔？華人還有駡肯德基嗎？肯德基當華人是甚麽？大家心中有數。

在雜誌圈中已經是太古時代說過的話也會被人翻出來刋出，在電視界時事中算是洪荒時代的視頻在今年才有人貼上網駡，馬來西亞華人對潮流的感應好遲鈍。

說回來，化石級的話也會有人駡，那如果蘇施黃指名道姓的說她吃了那一家的不好吃，馬來西亞人是不是要滙錢到香港買兇殺人？

幸好有李系德這半島的老男人先說玉壼軒不好吃，不然我說玉壼軒不像點心店之後在吉隆坡很可能會被馬來西亞華人當街打死了。我真的看到有人在網上留言說要打死蘇施黃吔！你找不到的話大概是已經刪掉了。對了，怎麽沒看到有人說要讓肯德基倒閉的？

She was handcuffed because it was a standard procedure

A teenage girl, who the government alleged was caught on tape while displaying indecent behavior to the picture of One Najib, on the eve of Merdeka Day.

She turned herself in to the police, and was handcuffed, and the news-photographers were informed to take the picture of her in handcuffs.

Now the question is, handcuffed? A lot of criminals are not handcuffed publicly. Yes, I mean criminals, like robbers, rapists, they are actually not handcuffed by police in the public, and the photos were all over newspapers.

And now a minister actually said the girl was handcuffed because that is the standard police procedure. Huh? Then why those criminals were shown publicly not handcuffed?

It's like the Chinese, the character GUAN(官) has two mouths in it. The government can always say whatever they want to say, have multiple standards over the same kind of matter, and the same law.

Just look at the recent events, so many people, who openly proclaimed themselves to the members or supporters of UMNO and BN, insulting the pictures of Lim Guan Eng, and others who are not part of BN, are they even rebuffed in the public? No, police never say or do anything to them. Now, that's double standard.

Handcuffed a teenage girl and showcased it to the public over what is nothing more than a trivia issue, only in Malaysia.

Hong Kong students protest

The students and parents launched a series of protest against the brainwashing in school education system.

Okay, this is what is happening in Hong Kong. So why am I saying this here? This blog is about Malaysia only.

A. I actually see this being reported on tv news, maybe just a little bit about the hunger strike, but it was aired nevertheless.

B. The One Najib actually is not afraid of being compared to what is happening in Hong Kong? And not afraid it will inspire the locals? With all the tv campaign brainwashing Malaysia citizens that Bersih 3.0 is a crime? The protests in Hong Kong is like a mirror to us.

And there is something to learn here, a really good lesson about hand-shaking with the G-men, especially in the public, before the cameras:
The reigning governor visiting the students in hunger-strike, surrounded by cameras and news-people, naturally. He tried to shake-hand with one of the students, the students refused, and instead the student bowed and stepped backward.

An actor/director commented him for doing so, as this sends a clear message, that there was never any agreement between the two of them. This actor/director speaks from personal experience. He was rallying to protect Diaoyu Islands in Hong Kong in 1971, and a then high ranking police officer visited the protesters, out of politeness, the actor/director sheepishly shook-hand with that police officer, and later the photo was published with the caption "The two had reached an agreement". So hand-shaking can be a really scary thing.

在香港的反洗腦教育運動中，學民思潮召集人黃之鋒日前兩度拒絕與前來探望的特首梁振英握手，反而退後鞠躬。
此舉有人褒：岑建勳稱讚黃之鋒有禮，不重蹈他當年和警官握手被曲解的陷阱。
有人貶：高志森則批評黃之鋒「無家教」，香港人狂轟。我也想轟。

岑建動於1971年爲保釣在維園示威，他說：「我當年做錯一件事，就是當有官員來探望我的時候，我跟他握手，結果第二天所有報紙頭版都是官員跟我握手的樣子」。他憶述，當年示威者被警方打至頭頭破血流，雙方關係緊張，但其後港島區總警司到維園探及上前與他握手，他出於本能遞出手，報紙刋登後便被解讀爲「雙方達到一致共識」。他認爲黃之鋒選擇鞠躬的做法恰當，「誰敢說這孩子沒有禮貌？」

馬來西亞人真的要記住。千萬別亂握手。

９月２日在關丹勞勿的反山埃集會，幸好當時沒有人和澳洲人或金礦公司的或政府的代表握手，不然政府，特別是馬華的人，一定會跳出來說那些人已經答應了甚麽甚麽的，一轉身又反口政治化，被反對黨利用，國陣和馬華好委屈云云。

千萬別和他們握手。

附筆：剛在 MalaysianInsider.com 看到，勞勿的人反山埃的官司，勞勿人輸了。要看到孩子健康的活下去，勞勿人還要走很長的路才看得到。
It's always the darkest before the dawn.