Respect the non-Muslims (sic..non-Bumi).They have rights too.

I read with amusement the recent remarks by a few Ministers who were literary fighting for the rights of the non-Muslims which also,in this country, refers to the rights of the non-Bumiputras (Prince of the Earth).

With regards to sports betting which the Govt intends to introduce (via a monopoly licence to a crony),the reason being the non-Muslims',esp the Chinese,culture to gamble. What a sweeping statement. The Minister in the PM's dept even babbled on that the Govt can always introduce and enforce regulations to prevent the Muslims from being involved in the sports bettings and other form of gamblings. I wonder why didn't the Govt enforce it now for the existing 4-D,Da Ma Cai & Toto gamblings?

Even today, read what the Star reported,"Sports betting and gambling should be legalised and governed by proper laws and regulations, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said on Wednesday. He added that tax collected from sports betting could be used for the welfare of non-Muslims under a Government escrow fund". What a nobel idea. How i wish there were more Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.


In the light of the year in & year out complaints that many bright students were deprived the chance for the JPA scholarship (and the promise that all deserving students will get it),instead of solving the problem, the Govt thought it would be better if there were NO JPA scholarship...and presto, there will be NO complaints! I shudder to think what would Kepner-Tregoe do for a living if their Problem Solving and Decision Making strategy were so easily replaced just by eliminating the problem directly,as what our smart-alec Minister in the PM's Dept in the same breath, suddenly decided not to respect the rights of the non-Bumi apropos the PSD(or commonly known as JPA)scholarship issue & intended to do :
" The Govt had earlier announced that 1200 of the 1500 PSD scholarships would gradually be phased off from next year onwards. Minister in the PM's Dept Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said this was because the Govt could no longer afford to fund the studies of the growing population of bright students pursuing undergraduate studies abroad."

Deputy Education Minister, Wee Ka Siong would do better to see Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz about the MARA scholarships.

Is our dear Minister in the PM's Dept implying that there are no more growing bright students applying for the MARA scholarships?

I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!

Two recent events really stumped me that there are still such uncouth people around the block.

A month ago,a 4-W drive parked beside my brand new car & two doors open simultaneously by the driver & the passenger. Bang! I quickly went back to look at my side of door & sure enough, there was a deep dent & paint peeling off. Told the she passenger beside the driver why she was so careless. She replied," Accident ma! i didn't purposely bang want! What to do ar!"
No apology, no nothing. And the driver husband just nonchalantly walked away as if nothing happened too!
I walked to the outside of the 4-W drive & the other car, a Mercedes Benz, had its rear view mirrow dented too! And the owner is nowhere in sight.



Then last evening, I heard a crash sound outside the house & rushing out saw a fat Form 2 boy bicycling away with her mother beside her scurrying away. And one of my flower pots outside the gate has been broken!
Told my missus & pointed to the boy still outside his house, about 6-neighbour houses away,"That fat boy did it".
The mother replied," Accident ma! he didn't purposely bang want! What to do ar!"

Deja vu. I rest my case. Period.

IN these two cases above, any sane person would have apologised & offer to compensate eventhough it would not be accepted & just forgiven because of the small amount involved.It would be left at that. It would be civil enough then. Don't you think so?