911 PJ Vigil: A Pictorial Journey...

Padang Blocked By FRU

The Push Came and Forced The

People to the Foyer of the Mall

Allowed to Disperse After a Stand-Off

Pete Walking with The People

At PJ Civic Center

Pete Singing NegaraKu

The Clampdown: The Chosen One

thru The Gate of Black Maria

Last Minute Calls to Love Ones:

Last Minute Meeting Tonight, Honey!

And The VIP Treatment

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Pixman: JourneyMan

Narrator: The Whisperer

Clean As In The Eyes Of Najib...

This story was carried out in the Asiaweek magazine a while back.

One day, when Muhyiddin was the Menteri Besar of Johor, he called up Stamford Holdings, a Singapore company which owned more than 4000 acres of land in th state under oil palm cultivation.

Muhyiddin told them to develop 400 acres of the land. He then demanded that Stamford Holdings give him 30% of the development. Stamford Holdings agreed, developed the land, and Muhyiddin got his 30%.

Sometime later, Muhyiddin called up Stamford Holdings again and told them to develop the remaining 4000 acres of land. This time, Muhyiddin wanted a whopping 70%!!

Stamford Holdings refused. A few days later, Muhyiddin called up Stamford Holdings again, and told them, 'Look, I have this piece of paper in front of me on my desk. All I have to do is sign it and Stamford Holdings will no longer own the 4000 acres of land. Now, do you agree or not to develop the land and I take 70%.'

Stamford Holdings again refused.

The following week, they received a letter from the Johor government signed by Muhyiddin stating that the government have taken over the land.

The nationalised land was later divided to three of Muhyiddin's cronies.

Muhyiddin did not dare sue Asiaweek for this report. Asiaweek pre-empted any funny ideas Muhyiddin had by also reporting that all the telephone conversations were taped by Stamford Holdings.

Now is this guy going to be successful in attracting foreign investments? Is this guy going to be Malaysia 's DPM? Do we deserve him?

Najib asked delegates to vote for candidate with a clean record. How about this potential DPM candidate with this record? Clean... just as clean as Najib claimed himself to be. Hypocrites of the tallest order! What about the racist in the like of Ali Rustam? Just the same. And that double Mohd Taib... yeah the one who no no Inglis and was caught carrying ill-gotten cash all around the world.

One can only safely conclude here.. Umno is all garbage!!

Two Vigils, Different Fortune...

Another dramatic day.. I chose to lend my support to the Ipoh's vigil to the one at the Padang. Since this vigil is going to be the maiden vigil we bring to Ipoh, I thought it was the right thing to do to show solidarity with good people of Ipoh. One decision which I later regretted deeply.

Started my journey in the company of Bruce and Mark Smith. Thought A&W would be the best place to meet up hoping that we can later rush back from Ipoh's vigil to catch up with PJ's countdown. Brilliant idea, eh? Trying to have the best of both world...

We left PJ at around 3:30pm and headed toward Taiping to meet up with an old friend who offered to buy us dinner days earlier. While having dinner, texts kept coming in to update us with the ongoing events that was going on at the Padang. Roadblocks have been set up to stop people from going in. And scores police personnel have been deployed around the vicinity to discourage people from gathering there. Wished our police personnel are this efficient in handling criminals.

Was it the bumper sticker or was it us

that get these Penang Ah Lians

so excited

While we were on our way back to Ipoh vigil, more texts came in. Our comrades were forced into Amcorp Mall's foyer numbering close to 200. They sang the national anthem, Negara Ku.

Meanwhile over at Ipoh vigil, at least 300 people turned up for the vigil. Quite an encouraging crowd in high spirit. Zorro was there with Din Merican minus Marina and RPK. I could understand as RPK has a sedition trial to attend tomorrow.

Only managed to meet up with Jong, the lady who volunteer her services to perfect this vigil. Truly dedicated. She was still lively and in high spirits when I was introduced to her. I admire her energy.

All in all, it was quite an energized vigil with YB Lim Kit Siang giving life to the atmosphere with his usual speech style. But not quite to what I would have expected. There is this shift... a shift from family orientated one to a political one. Different atmosphere, different feel. Totally out but the common cause remains: Abolish ISA!! Mansuhkan ISA!!

Maybe, I was affected by the situation in PJ. Apparently, they were trapped inside Amcorp Mall for about an hour before the FRU allowed them to leave with those business operators and their employees as it was closing time. Many took the opportunity to head home while those who remained, waited patiently for further instruction. At that time, we were already heading back toward KL.

Then in a short span of time, a flurries of updating texts came through our phones. From regrouping at PJ civic centre to being detained. It happened so quickly. My immediate concern was for the safety of those peaceful brothers and sisters of mine out there. 25 detained according to one of the text. The Devil got unlucky tonight. So was Angela and her son. One was badly beaten up for trying to run. They must have targeted him as 8 FRU personnel pounced on him with brutality. What about Haris? What about RPK? came to my thoughts. Claire confirmed to me that Haris was safe as they both eloped together to safety.

We reached PJ after midnight. So, we decided to stake a look-out from the coffee shop just opposite the States police station. Came Antares to give us a first hand account of what actually happened at the Civic Centre. According to him, Pete gave a short speech and then the singing of our national anthem before dispersing. While they were singing Negara Ku. the FRU personnel went on their warrior dance, banging on their shield to boost up their adrenalin and psyched themselves up by making funny animal sound. They charged even before the national anthem could echo off. Many ran and escape but some stood their ground to allow time for Pete to escape. Another said while she was running away from the mayhem, she could hear people crying out in pain behind her.

Singing NegaraKu with immense love

I could feel the patriotism in each and everyone of them when they sang the national anthem. Many for the first time in their lives sang it with such an emotion... a love for the land they call home and at the same time crying out for the sorry state that has been brought about by a minority group that administrate this land we call home. I know I would have felt the same.

It's a Shame!! A very sad day indeed.

My friends are all safely home now, Thanks to the support from lawyers and politicians who stayed there with them till the wee hours just to seek their release. Thank you...

RPK’s First Speech Upon Release From ISA Detention At Seremban Vigil. (Updated with Video)

Benz emailed me this and requested me to share it with all of you out there. Thanks, Benz! My honour, indeed. Here goes...

I don’t want to say too much tonight. It’s been a very long two months. Err.. I haven’t eaten for two months (laughter from the crowd). I just wanna say thank you so much and err.. We’ll be keeping (pause). Hopefully we can keep fighting together and get ISA abolish, and I met many people inside there. Some have been errr..8 years. Up to 8 years in detention without any trial. They don’t know when they are going to be out. Errr… Some have been there 5…6 years and their family are suffering, because they are there and their family does not able to earn any income. Some of them like from Sabah. Their family are too poor to visit them. So…. some of them don’t even get any family visits for a few months. So…and err…

When I got release, they ask me, how long are we going to be here, I said, hopefully another month and you all are going to be out. And may be a new government and we have to make sure Anwar is going to be that Prime Minister by December (Yeahs and cheers from the crowd). People, about 70 80 people still under ISA. They said, “Kita sudah sini 8 tahun, keluarga pun dah beberapa bulan tak jumpa. Jangan lupa kita ehhh…” I’ve said (pause) ….. I’ve been here, I know what it’s like, This is my second ISA, not my first. I know what’s it like to be separated from your family and knowing that your family, you know is at home and don’t know whether they are eating or not? I know what it’s like, so I said, err.. I’ll deliver your message to the people outside.

Many people still do not know what, what ISA is all about. They will not get to meet you. But errr..I said, have faith. There are a lot of people out there, fighting for the ISA to be abolish and for you all to be free and send home to your families, and they said err…. “Tell all our people outside there, Kita sudah 8 tahun sini”. They don’t think they’re going to be freed unless ISA be abolish. “Please fight for us and pray for us” That’s was what they told me. There’s about 70 80 people there, hoping that one day, that is, they will going to be free to go back to their family. That’s basically the message from them to you, which they ask me to deliver.

It was quite sad, I met most of them, almost all of them. And all of them are nice people, as suppose to be terrorist and everything and err… When I met these people, I can’t understand how they can be terrorist. And errr… they always concern about me, they come to me, they wanna give me bread and give me biscuit and stuff like that you know? And err.. so I told them no. I’m OK. And errrr… and I said, look, you guys have been here 8 years, I’ve been here 2 months and you are so concern about me. You should be concern about yourself, you know? And they told me that you are our lead with the outside world, so we want you to get out of here and tell the people that there’s a lot of us here have been here for 8 years. So please help us come out.

And err… So that’s my message from them to you. Lets keep fighting on ISA, and errr… Abolish ISA. And err…What they says is true, if we have committed a crime, put us on trial and err… then if the court found us guilty, send us to jail. But if not….. if the government says, there is not enough evidence to put us on trial, then how can there be enough evidence to put us in ISA? It doesn’t make sense. I mean, there is enough evidence to send them for detention but there’s not enough evidence to charge them in court, which means there’s no evidence. And, you know? If you are charge and you are sentence to 2 years or 3 years jails, at least you know what's your future like. You can put a calender on your wall and you calculate the numbers of days and you know at this point of time you’ll be home. So you can deduct everyday of your sentence snd you ‘ll see the no. of days left getting less and less and you know I’m getting home soon. Under ISA the only calendar you have is the no. of days you are inside. You do not know how long you are in. Not knowing when you are going to go home. So, I mean, send us to jail, charge us for 3 years and we know when we are going home.

But the agony is, am I going to die here and know that what the longest ISA detainee is 30 years. Record so far, 30 years, longer than Mandela and that’s a Chinese man from Singapore was detain under the ISA in the 60’s. And err…by the time he was released…….. errr… he didn’t have a home to go to, no more friends left. They took away his citizenship, and they deport him to China and China didn’t want him because he’s not a china citizen, so he become stateless. And there are people who have been for 10 years, 15 years. They eat their meals in their beadroom. They only sees their bedroom. By the time they release them 15 years later, they go home. They do not know how to sit at the table to eat. So when they come to dinner time, they take their plate, go to their bedroom and sit on their bed and eat. That is the only way they can eat. So they become the prisoner for the rest of their lifes, they could not adjust back.

Did you see what ISA did? It’s not the physical thing, the beating. It’s the mental thing, and I think if they break it down mentally, not physically and errr When you come out from ISA after so long, you sort of you are a prisoner until you die, eventhough you are released. And that’s the sad part of ISA. I think that’s all I wanna say errr…. I don’t wanna turn it into a political speech. It’s not about politic, It’s about, I think giving people hope for the future and err… not taking away the hope. Everybody need hope, even people who had been diagnose of cancer and even if the doctor says there’s nothing we can do. Err…We can’t cure your cancer but if they hear from a friend, why don’t you go and see so and so, my friend went eventhough the doctor says theres no hope they were cured, and you will still go. Because there is hope and maybe something can be done. Take away a person hope, and you says forget about it, six months time you’re going to die. You will die, because hope has been taken.

A person who is under ISA, hope is removed. And when there is no more hope, you accept that. Then I heard, people that I spoke in the last 2 month. When I ask them, how is it like in ISA, they said. Not so bad, it’s OK-lah. They have accepted it that detention under ISA is their life, and that’s their future, so no need a future. Your future is here, and that all, that’s you’ll get, there(Kamunting). And I think once a person says, I’m OK. Err…And they accepted that as their life, that means they already more or less decided the fact that they’re no more a free person. And if they are free, it’s a bonus but they don’t expect to be free. And err… even criminal that been convicted have hope, but ISA detainees they don’t have hope. Err… the first thing you know, when I met one of the Hindraf guys. He said, “Do you know when you’re inside here, that’s the end err…you are on your own. Maybe you die-lah”. The Hindraf people have been only 11 months in the ISA, and after 11 months they already says, “Outside doesn’t care about us, we are on our own, we live or we die, it’s up to us”. And the longer they stay, the more they accept detention that something which is their future.

So, I think err… Think of those people inside there, I’m free, errr…. Well I’m still have a few more cases I have to face (laughter from the crowd). But those people there have given up hope. I think we need to give them hope. There’s life after ISA, it’s for them there, not me, yeah. Thank you. (Clap, clap…..clap from the crowd).

A LIVING SOUL WITHOUT HOPE?

THIS IS AN INHUMANE ACT!

ISA MUST GO!!

Remembering 1011: Countdown at the Padang...

Want Your Rights Back?

Be There!

Tonight at the Padang

in Solidarity with

The People's Vigil.

Raja Petra Walks Free At Last... Oh, What A Day!!

A fantastic ruling! A long awaited Victory to The People and The Judicial! Raja Petra walks free at last!

There were about 35 people gathering there when we first arrived. Many who have been among us from the beginning of RPK's sedition trial. The sentiment was kind of mix. Some were nervous while others were cheerful. But all remained hopeful. There were some pessimistic ones given the history and the faith they have toward our administration. But I chose to remain positive for the very fact that I have been having this good feel since the night before.

Everybody jostled into the courtroom and the camaraderie spirit again prevail, with many attempts to squeeze out for more space just to fit everybody in. Our cops were pretty helpful in allowing some to stand.

The honorable learned judge was punctual and he did not waste any time to deliver his judgment. He took us for a yo yo ride but when the signs started to point toward our favour, tears began to stream down my cheek. Angela was helpful with her ample supply Kleenex tissue paper.

When the honorable judge finally delivered his final verdict, everybody broke into embrace and tears of joy flows freely. The euphoria once again swept through us. Another battle won. We did it! Yes, We Did It!! RPK is to be brought to court by 4pm. He is to be freed today itself...

There are many people who selflessly, with hard work and through their perseverance and dedication, made all these possible. People whom I have gotten close to through this crusade. And not forgetting those who came out and walked among us to lend their support to our cause. I wish to thank them all and The Whisperer Salutes them all. We may have won the battle today but the war rages on. We still have a steep hill to climb ahead.

Our mission will remain until ISA is been abolished and until Anak Bangsa Malaysia prevails.

The Hopefuls

Dreamlady offering her warmth all over

Happiest woman today

The Man with a Good Heart

The Respectable Counsels

My Strength, My Inspiration

Pure ecstacies

Since RPK is coming home today and there was this time lapse, I was honoured with the company of Marina, Rody, Zorro, Virgin Mary, Claire, Boom, Alan and Kojak ( sorry i can't recall your name). Sorry pal. Just too emotional to remember too many names. Another beautiful experience with these great beautiful people. But I won't want to go into details what actually transpired during our relax moment. All I can describe here is that with them, you feel this Sense of Belonging... Just like what all of you felt during those candlelight vigils and those court hearings that some of you may have attended.

I must not forget Vic and family, who extended their invitation for us to take refuge in their lovely home. Lunch was lovely. And their gracious hospitality was simply the best. Thanks, Vic and God bless you all.

By the time we get back to the courthouse, about 200 supporters have already gathered there. Many came to show their solidarity support to a great man after the news of his release swept through the Internet and sms texts. Our phones were more or less paralyzed for hours and Internet streaming was slow.

RPK! RPK! RPK! The crowd chanted as RPK stepped down from the van that brought him here from Kamunting. A cheeky smile broke out from his face. That's enough to bring out further tears of joy. Everybody tried to squeeze into the courtroom for the final procedure. And it was all over in less than 5 minutes. Everybody rushed forward trying to embrace him. Those who did were indeed lucky. I managed to steal 2 out of him. One is for Alice who have requested me to do so a day earlier .. She was hopeful. The other one was somewhat special. A good hug with a kiss on the cheek and he obligingly say 'thank you'. Thanks to you, Pete, for bringing about this big family..

Young beauty in solidarity

Awaiting the arrival of Pete

RPK! RPK!

More chants

His message to the Press

Daulat Tuanku in garland

Pete left the court building in a maroon Rolls accompanied by Marina. The crowd mingled around before they disperse. The euphoria toned down but the joy lingers on.

Our party continues... This time is from Shah Alam to Seremban with love. The second vigil is still on and good people are in for a big surprise. Marina intends to keep good her promise to the people of Seremban. And she is going to do just that. Drag Pete to Seremban vigil as she had promised last week if Pete is released.

Waiting in anticipation for the arrival of their hero

Anak Bangsa Malaysia side by side

Beautiful Seremban people

Pete living up to Marina's promise

Another successful vigil for Seremban. Good crowd with singing program included. The Whisperer would offer one advice to the organizer: Try to lift the Oneness spirit... Remember? We are one big family. Do promote on Haris's anak anak Bangsa Malaysia theme.

Well done, Seremban!! I salute your Passion!

The night continues in Sg Ujung Club with food and free flow of beers. What a way to unwind after a long day. It was all worthwhile. Pete is with us now. And this fight lives on.

To The Good People of Ipoh,

Get ready for this surprise. Come this Sunday, RPK is to grace Ipoh's candlelight vigil. Came in from Early Edition. Good piece of news.

*pics courtesy of MarkSmith and JourneyMan

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman: A True Racist Bastard..

Remember this bastard face.. He is the MP for Pasir Salak. He has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons.

In the incident yesterday, Tajuddin, who felt slighted at Kulasegaran's remark that "people in the Pasir Salak constituency hate him", had demanded that the latter produce evidence of his assertion or retract the statement.

When Kulasegaran failed to do either, Tajuddin pointed at the Ipoh Barat MP and called him "that bastard".

When ordered by deputy speaker Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to retract his statement, Kulasegaran (left) replied, "I have gone to Pasir Salak. I was Teluk Intan MP (previously). I have friends and family there. They do not like him. Is it wrong for me to speak the truth?"

'You picked the wrong guy!'

This riled Tajuddin up even more, as he thundered, "You bloody bastard! You picked the wrong guy! You settle this with me! Outside!"

Read the full story HERE

What about this one?

“As we arrived in the conference room, the door was closed and some of us tried to open the door. After it was opened, we went inside the room. The dining tables were scattered,” he added. According to Saifuddin, he and Tajuddin Rahman - who is now Pasir Salak Umno division head - took turns to ask the conference participants to disperse while the police led by Dang Wangi OCPD Zainal Abidin Ali only arrived about an hour later.

Read the full story HERE

Another ruckus from this shitty bastard during a parliament seating in July.

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN-Pasir Salak) then said,

" No one knows what is actually meant by the Constitution except for the forefathers who were directly involved in drafting it. We can only interpret it. But please don't misunderstand the original objective of the Constitution. To gain excellence for the bumiputra is only secondary. The primary objective is to strike a balance in human capital development among different races. Have we achieved this primary objective?

Are you (Nazri) trying to win the hearts of the people by saying this now? We don't want a populist government. If this is the stance of the government, i would not support it. I will leave the House. I won't compromise when it comes to the rights of bumiputra."

Something he also said during some heated exchange between him and the Opposition:

"I will defend bumiputra rights. you take my life if you want to! Let's go out (and fight about this) now."

What do we have here for a parliamentarian? A gangster? Wonder how he ever get elected to be part of the administration that run this country. Another warlord, i think. This is Umno and this is what Umno breeds.. Only can happen in this country. It actually makes me wonder whether this bastard has the balls when he is out of the parliament without any protection. You know what? I doubt so...