Ironies in Life

As usual, my holidays will be spent at my father's office and as usual, I'll be doing errands for him like sending letters, collect cheques, send reports,and etc. One day I went upstairs to his library and saw an old report lying on the floor. I picked it up and saw the title, "Soil Investigation Report for Proposed Road Works from Kuala Kangsar to Sauk". I My Father wrote that report. Ironically, that report was the results of tests done by my father on the very road that almost claim his life. (Ive posted that in my previous entry)

Looking at the date of the report, it was written in August 1998. Exactly 10 years before that accident which occurs on August 11, 2008.

A Timid Little Boy... Part 2

At the boarding school, he learned to better himself. He learned how to project himself in public, how to be a good speaker, and how to take command of himself and command others. But, during those years, all he had learned had built a tough shell on the outside to protect the timidness inside him. He might be able to project himself well in public but deep inside him, he was just a timid little boy.

The exams came and soon he's gonna have to leave the school.

Then it was time for college. He enrolled in one of the local university to study Biology. Upon entering his first class at the university, something caught his attention. It was the sight of a tall fair and beautiful figure that happens to sit just beside him. that's the point where he know (or at least he thought) that she was the one for him. At first they were normal friends but then he started calling her and they chatted for long hours every night.

Note: Cerpen ini adalah rekaan semata-mata. Tiada kaitan dengan yang hidup atau yang telah meninggal dunia

Afraid of being frustrated again, he maintained their relationship as close friends. For three years he kept his feelings towards her a secret for fear of being heartbroken. He thought he was happy that way but never he knew how wrong he was. The truth was, that all of her friends knew about his feelings towards her and how foolish he was for not telling it. They then confronted him and said not to love her anymore for it will surely break his heart. And it did break his heart. Weeks after that, he learned that his dream girl was already taken by another guy. Upon knowing it, he cried. He cried not for losing the girl but for how he was such a loser for not telling her the truth about his feelings.

He felt useless, helpless and that he was a real loser upon knowing that the girl had waited for him too. But having waited for too long and not wanting to end up heartbroken, she resulted in accepting a guy she had met in the cafeteria.

The timid little boy was devastated. His heart was crushed into tiny pieces. He locked himself in his room and refused to eat. He cried days and nights until one windy day, he looked out of the window of his twelveth storey apartment. He opened the window and let the strong breeze in. he stood by the window, closes his eyes, he took a real deep breath and...

* * *

The residents at lower floos heard a loud thud and screams of the people. They investigated and found the timid little boy sprawled on the tarmac. The timid little boy had died. He died heartbroken...

A Timid Little Boy... Part 1

Once there was a timid little boy who likes a girl. He bought her chocolates and gifts but never did he said anything for he was a timid little boy. Because the little boy was so timid, he was ignored by that girl. Not feeling overly frustrated, he tried again. He found another girl on his way back home. Quickly they became friends and since they lived close to each other, they became walking companion. This time, the boy stopped riding his bike so that he would be able to walk by her side. One day, after gaining a lot of courage, the timid little boy opened up his feelings for the girl. But all the strength that he has gathered was of no use as he was only to find out that the girl had made her promise to another guy ONE day earlier. Frustrated, he quitted walking, went back to cycling, took another route home and never saw that girl again.

The next schooling year, he found himself fallen for another girl and also found out that he got a secret admirer. But, being foolish and naive, he couldn't comprehend with the idea of him having a secret admirer that he made a series of foolish acts. Not knowing that the girl who likes him was a friend of the girl he had fallen for, he ended up being hated by both of them. Well, that's what people call 'Monkey Love'. Feeling really upset, he restricted himself within a small group of friends and studied as hard as he could. Then, came the examinations and he scored himself with the most no of A's anyone can get.

With the results, the timid little boy was accepted into a boarding school. He thought that this is a chance to start a new life and to leave behind his past frustrations. Being new to the idea of living without parents, he got drifted away and soon found out that his life was just as miserable as he was before.

To be continued...

Note: This story is purely fictionous. Does not have anything to do with those who are alive or already dead.

Sajak Kemerdekaan

51 Tahun Dahulu...

51 Tahun dahulu

Telah berdiri semua bangsaku

telah bersama mereka laungkan

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

51 Tahun dahulu

Suasana penuh bangga

Mereka telahpun berjaya

Memerdekakan diri mereka

Membebaskan diri dari penjajah durjana

51 tahun dahulu

Kemerdekaan diisi

Dengan keringat dan darah merah menyala

Dengan kesatuan antara semua bangsa

Dengan usaha berhenti tiada

Tapi kini...

51 tahun telahpun berlalu

Kemerdekaan kini diisi

Dengan hilai awa disana-sini

Dengan party hingga dinihari

Dengan arak dan ecstacy

Dengan Mat Rempit seolah membunuh diri

Dengan penagih, berlonggok di pusat Serenti

51 tahun telahpun berlalu

Apakah masih merdeka jiwa mereka?

Apakah mesih merdeka jiwa kita?

Apakah masih merdeka jiwaKU?

51 tahun telahpun berlalu...

Wahai pemimpin negara

Bantulah kami

Generasi muda pelapis kepimpinan

Kami tak kenal apa itu merdeka

Kami tak tahu apa itu kebebasan

Pada kami, Merdeka hanya sekadar laungan yang kosong

Yang kosong dari sebarang makna

Tanpa jiwa

Tanpa pengertian

Nukilan - Chaeryl Zachary Young - 30 Ogos 2008

Press Statement From the Office of the Opposition Leader

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, 18 SEPTEMBER 2008

Today Pakatan Rakyat leaders have submitted a letter to the Prime Minister requesting him to call an emergency session of Parliament to deliberate a motion of censure against the leadership of YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi no later than Tuesday 23 September 2008.

This is in accordance with Order 11(3) of the Standing Orders of Parliament and warrants an immediate response given the gravity of today’s political impasse. A delay in his response would be interpreted as nothing short of a further sabotage of the democratic process and abuse of Executive Power.

The Prime Minister’s haggling on the syntax of our first letter is puerile at best. The intent of our meeting as described in that letter was clearly to discuss the future course of the nation’s leadership – though in deference to his position and in accordance with acceptable norms we remain considerate and polite in our approach.

I find the Prime Minister’s comment about me in his press conference yesterday to be reckless and irresponsible in light of the disastrous outcome of last Friday’s ISA raids.

He has conflated what is essentially an issue of democracy, freedom and the rule of law with national security. The use of the ISA to harass and detain duly elected political opponents is a grave transgression of the law and its continued use would further erode confidence in the current government and exacerbate political instability.

As the incumbent Prime Minister actively holding office and exercising all Executive powers, and as the outgoing Finance Minister, we hold him fully accountable for the current political turmoil and mismanagement of the nation’s economy. His accusation that I have had an adverse impact on the nation’s economy is entirely without basis.

I have met with the key fund managers in the region, representing over USD 1 trillion in assets, and on multiple occasions they were unanimously in support of comprehensive reforms in Malaysia including judicial independence, a free media, a more professional police force and anti-corruption agency, investor friendly laws and assurances on the non-interference of politicians in the governance of Bank Negara. These are policies Pakatan Rakyat has promised to implement– and initiatives that the current administration has done virtually nothing to advance since March 8th.

ANWAR IBRAHIM
Leader of Opposition
De-facto leader, Keadilan

Press Statement From the Office of the Opposition Leader

--- PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, 13 SEPTEMBER 2008

The UMNO led BN government is again using the brute force of the ISA to assault those brave and courageous Malaysians who speak out in the name of truth and integrity about the abuses of power, corruption and racism perpetuated by the ruling clique.

I reiterate my unequivocal opposition to the ISA and condemn the unjustified and illegal detention of blogger and social activist Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Seputeh MP and Selangor State Executive Committee Member YB Teresa Kok and Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng.

On March 8th and again on August 26th, the Malaysian people expressed their support at the polls for a government that is more accountable and that fulfills its mandate as representative of the people. The UMNO-led BN government has ignored this call. Instead of pursuing a reform agenda it has chosen to burn the country to save itself and to maintain its odious grip on power.

We ask the government how far it is willing to go to usurp justice and destroy the institutions of good governance in its attempt to drive the Malaysian people against each other?

We vehemently reject the racial politics used by politicians in the UMNO-led BN government as an attempt to deflect from internal strife within UMNO, and promise that leaders in the Pakatan Rakyat are committed to and capable of building a peaceful, democratic, multiracial society.

We allude to the statement issued by Pakatan Rakyat on 8 September reiterating our full commitment to constitutional guarantees including the position of Islam as the religion of the federation, the freedom to practice other religions, Bahasa Melayu as the national language and the freedom to practice mother tongue languages, and the status of the Malay kings and the special position of the Malays and bumiputera.

I urge the government to assure the Malaysian people that this politically motivated operation is over. As citizens of a nation that professes to adhere to the spirit of its Constitution, we refuse to live another night in fear.

Those who have been detained under the ISA should be released immediately. We will offer every conceivable support to our friends and their families as they face this ordeal.

ANWAR IBRAHIM
Opposition Chief
De-facto leader, Keadilan

Selamat Menyambut Hari Malaysia!!!

Generally, all of us Malaysian know that on August 31, 1957 Persekutuan Tanah Melayu got its indipendence from the British. But, Malaysia was not formed until the 16th of September 1963 when Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined the Federation. (Singapore then expelled from the Federation on August 9, 1965). So, Malaysia Day should be considered as equally important to all Malaysians as August 31, 1957 was not the independence day for those in Sabah and Sarawak. Here's a little bit of history for you... Happy Malaysia Day!!!

p.s: Starting from next year, September 16 will be named National Day and given a status of a public holiday while August 31 will be called Independence Day.