Deputy Prime Minister launched the Juara Rakyat programme last weekend, which was covered quite extensively by the media. The BN people, especially so the PM and his deputy seem to work very hard these days, which is good. They should be. They should have been. There have been quite a few initiatives: the Gagasan 1 Malaysia, the KPI project for the ministers, and now the Juara Rakyat programme.
Tan Sri Muhyiddin was asked about the current support for BN. He replied it was gaining the people'support. I don't know. If its only indication is the current troubles that are happening within PKR, I don't think they translate into people's support for BN. If it is indicated by the turnout of the Juara programme, I don't think so either.
The Juara Rakyat programme was held to get BN leaders to get down to the grassroots level and get their hands 'dirty' with the everyday experiences of the people. The Wakil Rakyats have to know what is happening in their constituency, Tan Sri Muhyiddin mentioned.
Now wait a minute. Do they need a programme like this to get closer to the rakyat? Isn't it a given that when you are elected as a Wakil, you work FOR the rakyat? No need for programmes like that. No silk batiks, branded shoes, no colognes nor perfumes when you visit our wet market. No need for make up when you join us at our teh tarik warung (please do something about the drainage system). No red carpet please when you visit schools in Cheruk Paloh. Steer away from where your aides point you to, but go off the beaten track and you may find a child who is too poor to attend school, or an aunty too weak to get medical treatment and the like. Shop where we shop and persevere when you get stuck in our jams.
Haiyya, it's no rocket science. And this piece goes to the PKR and Independent Wakils. And anyone aspiring to be one.
Have a good week!
Monday, 8 February 2010
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Life, and Death
The living will definitely return to his Maker. This is nothing new, and we experience it within our family and closest circle of relatives and friends. And we too will one day leave this world. It is a scary thought, and sometimes I want to dismiss it. At times, though, I entertain it and thus start a string of good deeds, which will then slowly be diluted back into the norm of the daily routine.
I watched the telecast of the late Sultan of Johor's burial last Saturday. I am a sucker for these stuff: National Day parade, Pertabalan (the Agung's Installation) and the sort. (And since I can multi-task, I managed to do some ironing at the same time). It was good to see many people, royalty as well as the ordinary there to pay their last respects, so to speak. Every death is a reminder for the living of their turn to leave. What was heartwarming to me was the fact that the late Sultan Iskandar's grandsons were there to accompany the body to the Royal Mausoleum AND be part of those who went into the dug out grave and spread earth over the corpse. They were a handsome lot, I must add; and didn't seem to mind the sweat as a result of the task they undertook.
That is how things should be; not to leave the burial of one's own unto others. The royal boys have set a really good example indeed.
I watched the telecast of the late Sultan of Johor's burial last Saturday. I am a sucker for these stuff: National Day parade, Pertabalan (the Agung's Installation) and the sort. (And since I can multi-task, I managed to do some ironing at the same time). It was good to see many people, royalty as well as the ordinary there to pay their last respects, so to speak. Every death is a reminder for the living of their turn to leave. What was heartwarming to me was the fact that the late Sultan Iskandar's grandsons were there to accompany the body to the Royal Mausoleum AND be part of those who went into the dug out grave and spread earth over the corpse. They were a handsome lot, I must add; and didn't seem to mind the sweat as a result of the task they undertook.
That is how things should be; not to leave the burial of one's own unto others. The royal boys have set a really good example indeed.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Back Again
I'm back again at writing here. Maybe a lot slower than before!
I'd made some attempts earlier at making a comeback, but time was yet again the factor for my 'disappearance'.
I'd made some attempts earlier at making a comeback, but time was yet again the factor for my 'disappearance'.
Let's see... what happened in between? I am now relocated; in Gombak. How I miss PJ. I feel PJ has the vibrancy and diversity in the 'old' shops, the buildings, the good mix of people. I love driving on the elevated highway, for reasons I know not, and I love the fact that I was expert at changing into the right lanes when I needed to do so. I miss the sights I used to pass by. Now I take the MRR2, of which I feel is 'dangerous'. But, I'm closer to home.
Also hubby, AHS, went to (19/12/09) and returned from haj (22/12/09), this time doing it for his father. Quite a trial, since this time lodging was farther away from Masjidil Haram. Also the rain which was a blessing as well as a trial for the pilgrims. But alhamdulillah, all went well.
And life's really normal, work and home; work and home. The way I like it.
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