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Ok… walked to the school near my house and casted my 2 precious votes. I’ve done my duty as a citizen for my beloved country. Now, let us pray for the new hope of Malaysia to be announced tonight. Stay tuned with the idiot box.

This is my first time going to a school in so many years. The management of the voting centre was smooth and I was back home in less than 30 minutes from the moment I stepped out of my house. Maybe some people have to go to work and only will go voting after work in the afternoon. I saw some people came here only to find they came to the wrong school… err I mean polling centre. I thought it will be a long long queue like what my dad said it used to be when he voted in SK Selayang Jaya (the primary school I went with many of my homies).

Ok…. lets hope for now. Come here again tonight for the new hope to be unfold.

So… tomorrow we’re going to the polling centres to decide the future of the next 5 years. This will be my first time voting. Anyway, received a forwarded email which I feels it has to be voice out for the public to know. Just remember to tick for BN on the ballot paper.

It reads:

Manager,
Editors
and staff of the
Star Publications (M) Bhd

C:C to all Contacts.
28/2/08

IS STAR PUBLICATION A SHARE HOLDER OF BARISAN NASIONAL?

Dear publisher,

With much regret and disappointment over the star publication i am writing
this letter.
I strongly condemn and object all your articles in the star the pass few
days. Very clearly i can see that your articles on the coming general
election is giving a one sight report and supporting the barisan Nasional
Government. I view this as something not healthy and a threat to the future
of the the media.

You use the caption MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 in your General election report.
How to decide when you don’t even give a report on the opposition party.
Lim kit siang, Anwar Ibrahim and other oppositions gave many ceramah`s in
penang, But i don’t see any detail or article on that events. and even if i
had see, It would be a negative report on that party. What kind of practice
is this in a democratic country ? We as the rakyat and reader of the star
expects and demand equal coverage and news on all parties in the general
election. Yes it`s good to tell the nation what the barisan has done for
it`s people and the development it has brought to this country, at the same
time it is also important to hear from the opposition their views and
vision for the country. Whether they are giving empty promises, or lying,
it is for the rakyat to decide. Not for the government or for your
publication to decide or come to an conclusion.

In your publication today 28/2/07 page N 11, there is an advertisement from
MIC. What kind of advertisement is that. Is MIC trying to instill fear in
the nation and getting votes by threatening us. It say`s IF YOU DON’T VOTE
FOR MIC THEN BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE…. What the hell does MIC mean
by that. That statement has already breach the election campaign law which
prohibits nominee’s from threatening the voters. I see only Barisan
Nasional `s advertisement in the star.. Aren`t there any other parties
contesting in this coming general election? Every single day i see so many
full page BN advertisement, Have they not yet exceeded the campaign budget
limit approved by the election commission for all parties. I know how many
thousands it cost for a single page advertisement in the star. Or is the
star sponsoring the pages for BN… If yes, then why is the star not
sponsoring also for DAP, KEADILAN and PAS. There are also readers whom
support the opposition as much as the readers whom supports BN. This is
such and insult to all readers of the Star. We give you business and you
pay us back in this way ?

When reporting on news which refers to Dato seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and
Datuk seri Najib Tun Razak, your publication refers them as the Prime
Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Has your editors forget
that the Parliament has been dissolved. What right do you all have then to
officially call both this people current ministers of Malaysia. Aren’t` you
all then giving false information to the readers.

I send this email as and warning to the Star Publication to give and equal
coverage to all parties on the General Election. It`s is also a call from
the Election Commission President of Malaysia to give and equal and fair
coverage to all parties. If your company were to still publish report on a
one sight view after reading this email, I am going to launch a boycott on
the star publication and urge penang people not to buy the Star. I will go
all out for it using my contacts and influences and make sure people do not
buy the Star. There are alternative paper like the SUN which provides equal
news to the nation. Why then spent more to buy news which is not fair and
equal to all. I hope this is the start for a change in the way your reports
are being published. Let the Nation decide, and dont fool your readers.

Sudhagaran Stanley,
Coordinator,
Islanders Tamil Youth Network.

He’s been apologising at a press conference and maybe he regretted for causing so much anguish and trauma to the girls. I think he really regret as he uttered the word “apologise” for so many time in a few sentences. What a drama for the past few weeks.

So here’s a song which was playing on my computer when I saw the news on TV of him making a public apology press conference.

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Click on the link below to check your voting details ie. voting centre, voting date, channel etc.

Sila tekan di sambungan berikut untuk menyemak pusat mengundi, tarikh mengundi, saluran dan sebagainya.

http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftar.asp

Please check your details before going to the voting centre this coming general election on 8th Mar 2008.

Normally this time round in the year….. before CNY…. it will be hot and windy days. But now, all we get is rain every other day. It is time we shall think of what we’ve done and doing to Mother Nature.

Jakarta was flooded yesterday… up to waist length at some places. My dearest is ok and not that affected unlike some of her colleagues and friends. Luckily it happened on a Friday evening and today many people don’t need to go to work. Pheew, thank God for nothing to be worried. After doing some googling, I have come to know that it is an annual affair over there. Last year on the same time Feb 2nd, the city was flooded too and there are many blog posts that are dissing their (Indonesian) government pertaining to that flood matter.

Hopefully there won’t be big floods in KL or else my bosses will be laughing again this CNY.

Flood is defined as the escape of water from the natural confines of any natural or artificial watercourse, lake, reservoir, canal, dam, or, encroachment from sea water.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced that Thaipusam holiday is extended to Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. So, this coming Wednesday (23rd Jan) is a holiday for KL. Wooohooo.

Ok… it is a public holy day thus it should be a public holiday too. Sometime we wonder why it was not a public holiday in the first place.

Get your diary and check how many public holidays are there for the Indian Hindus in the calendar as compared to other race/religion? Any other Hindu’s public holiday for all states? Please let me know.

Thanks to our PM for declaring it…. but why not a public holiday like Wesak Day for all 14 states in Malaysia? Some states have no Hindus? Hmm…