Anwar-Shabery Open Debate on Fuel Price

Without doubt, Anwar Ibrahim remains among the best orator in the country. The fuel price debate carried out live is good for the people. It goes to show that both the opposition and the government are trying their level best to gain public support on their respective agendas. Anwar had promised to reduce the fuel price by RM0.50 per litre if Pakatan Rakyat formed the government. He had put up seemingly workable proposal in reducing TNB stand-by capacity from 40% to 20% which will generate RM 2 billion. Anwar also mentioned that another RM 3 billion will be sourced from Petronas to bring down the fuel price to RM2.20 per litre. Too bad that Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek focused more time on personal attacks on his opponent and did not take the opportunity to elaborate on how the government going to device measures to reduce the burden of the people due to escalating fuel price. At the end, both orators were truly gentlemen by shaking each other's hands. However, how effective is such open debate in addressing the pressing issue of escalating fuel price or to soften the unhappiness of the general public remain to be seen

ISA Detainee and His Dying Daughter

It was sad indeed reading on the news of a ISA detainee who could not make it on time to see his dying daughter just because of delaying of getting the signature of home minister. I remember reading the sad story of Said Zahari who was detained under Lee Kuaw Lee administration due to the allegation of his involvement in the communist movement.

I read Said Zahari political memoir with a deep heart, many years ago.I have no idea who this man was until I met him on the launching of his political memoir at Kinokuniya in KLCC. I bought his book and had his signature on it which wrote "happy reading". Pak Said, how could I be happy reading a sad story of a courage man being crucified by Lee Kuaw Yew administration for political reasons.

And after so many years later, we still heard about the sad story of people being detained without trials under ISA.

Work,Work,Work........

My job requires me to travel a lot. Mostly to plantations or estates located in remote areas in Sabah, Sarawak and Indonesia. My wife always complains that we hardly spent time together due to the nature of my job that require me to travel frequently. What to do? That's my job.

Like it or not, everyone need to earn his or her living. Like everyone else , I have to work hard for a living. Life is especially tough nowadays, everything seems so expensive. To own a car is so expensive, to buy a house is even more expensive.

I have friends who are working in Indonesia that always suggesting me to work in Indonesia to earn more money. There are plentiful of jobs available there as oil palm industry is growing so rapidly. I was told that Indonesia companies would pay double or triple our pay over here to attract more expertise.

I remember my former boss used to tell me that life is a package, our job is just part of it. Come to think of it, would it really worth it to stay far away from your family to earn extra money? Would it be better to earn decently but with your family around you? I suppose that is individual choice.

Sick of All These Nonsense

These days, you don't see that many happy faces on the the street. I suppose people are not happy for too many pressing issues like uncertainties in politic development in the country, escalating fuel prices and cost of living, declining share market or simply too many statutory declarations of late?? I am confused why are there so many shameful incidents happening in the past few years. Altantuya's murder, sodomy allegation, what's next?

I don't think we can live in peace should these things keep on happening. Every morning, I flip through the newspapers and immediately getting sick. How can a person made a statutory declaration just to withdraw it a day later? Eating your own words?

We have to stop all these nonsense to move forward. But the politicians and related parties will keep on sensationalising such issues to achieve theirs agendas. I guess we have to wise-up, and just ignore all these nonsense so that we can live happily without our soul and mind being polluted.