Today we are going to learn about ‘Freudian Slip’.
A Freudian slip, or parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is believed to be caused by the unconscious mind.
As a common pun goes, “A Freudian slip is when you mean one thing, but you say another.”
As a Sarawakian, I am ashamed to read these kind of news.
Sunday February 15, 2009
Sivarasa barred from SarawakKUCHING: PKR vice-president R. Sivarasa was denied entry into Sarawak yesterday, becoming the second politician from the party to be barred from the state.
The Subang MP was stopped by immigration officials at Kuching International Airport at 1.30pm and served with a notice of refusal of entry under Section 66(1) of the Immigration Act.
The reason given was that he was not from Sarawak and therefore not entitled to enter the state without a permit or pass.
Sivarasa, who last came to Sarawak in July last year to attend the World Rainforest Music Festival with his wife, said he was at a loss as to why he was denied entry.
And of course, we still remember just end of last year a similar treatment given to an opposition member:
Wednesday December 24, 2008
MP denied entry into SarawakA PKR parliamentarian has been denied entry into Sarawak by immigration officers at the Kuching International airport.
According to N Gobalakrishnan, who is MP for Padang Serai, the incident happened at around 5.30pm and he believed that it was politically motivated.
“The moment I reached the airport, immigration officers told me that I am not allowed to enter due to instructions from the state government,” he told Malaysiakini.
“The immigration officer gave me a notice which reads ‘Tuan bukan rakyat Sarawak, tidak berhak untuk masuk ke Sarawak tanpa permit atau pas Akta Imigresen 1959-1963′ (You are not a citizen of Sarawak and are not eligible to enter Sarawak without a permit or immigration pass).
Having visited Sarawak many times, Gobalakrishnan said he did not face any problems with the state immigration until this week.
Gobalakrishnan said his most recent visit to the state was last week when he was in Lubok Antu, south of Kuching, to help the locals in their Christmas preparation.
If it is not politically motivated, what is the possible reason for refusing their entry? Anyone who puts on a thinking cap would know that behind all the ‘excuses’ given for the decision, it is dirty politics rearing its ugly head.
Krisis dalaman Reformis makin tegang
Jimadie Shah Othman | Dec 15, 08 1:03pmKrisis dalaman Gerakan Reformasi Rakyat Malaysia (Reformis) – terkenal dengan “skuad berani bogelnya” dan lantang mengkritik kerajaan Selangor – makin tegang apabila….
Baca selanjutnya di Malaysiakini.
Setelah mendapat berita wujudnya ketegangan dalam Gerakan Reformasi Rakyat Malaysia (Reformis) yang terkenal dengan skuad berani bogelnya, saya lantas menghubungi sumber-sumber saya bagi mendapat cerita panas di sebalik kisah ketegangan ‘Skuad Berani Bogel’.
Umno sacks Zaid
Rahmah Ghazali | Dec 2, 08 11:42pmUmno Supreme Council today sacked Zaid Ibrahim from the party for attending opposition events.
Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the announcement at about 11.30pm after chairing the supreme council meeting at party headquarters in Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
Abdullah did not give any details of the opposition events that Zaid had attended.
The supreme council meeting started at 8.30pm and Zaid’s participation in the opposite camp was among the main agenda for the day.
To a question by reporters, Abdullah said that Zaid had no avenue to appeal against his dismissal.
“Once he has been sacked, there is no opportunity to appeal,” said the prime minister during the 10-minute press conference.
Also present at the press conference were his deputy Najib Abdul Razak and party secretary general Tengku Adnan Mansor.
When asked if Zaid had provoked this sort of action from the party by being seen with the opposition, Abdullah said:
“There were wrongdoings by Zaid as he was seen in the company of the opposition leaders. This is something which is against Umno ethics.”
Party had no choice
Abdullah said that Umno had no choice but to take that drastic action against Zaid.
“The party must be consistent in these sort of matters,” he added.
The former de facto law minister has been toying with the opposition ever since he stepped down from his government post in September over his disapproval of the Internal Security Act.
Last Saturday he made a shocking appearance at the PKR national congress opening. He however had denied that he had joined any of the opposition parties.
“Yes, yes, I am still in Umno. I have not been sacked yet,” he had told reporters on Saturday.
And on Friday night, he was seen at the DAP victory dinner in Penang.
Aris Shah still an Umno member
On another matter, Abdullah said that the council also discussed the situation involving Seberang Jaya state assemblyperson Arif Shah Omar Shah who was reportedly being allured by the PKR.
There were also reports of an open tiff between Arif Shah and other state Umno leaders.
PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim also revealed today that he had invited Arif Shah to join PKR, but had not offered him the deputy chief minister 1 post as an enticement, as was widely reported.
Abdullah said that Arif Shah had met him and told him of his intention to remain in Umno.
“He came to meet me yesterday. He explained to me that he has no intention to join another political party.
“He remains as an Umno member and will be an Umno state assemblyperson,” said Abdullah.
No candidate yet for Kuala Terengganu
On the forthcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election, Abdullah said that the party has not finalised a candidate for the parliamentary seat.
However he said that the party has ordered its election machinery to be hit the ground for the by-election.
The seat fell vacant following the sudden death of its two-term Umno MP Razali Ismail on Nov 28.
The Election Commission will be meeting on Friday to determine the nomination and polling dates for the by-election which should be held 60 days from today.
PAS has said that it would be placing its candidate for the by-election.
On another matter, Abdullah also said that Najib briefed the council members on the economic situation of the country.
Eurocopter whistleblower suspended
The supreme council at its meeting today also decided to suspend the Petaling Jaya Umno division chief Zahar Hashim for three years with immediate effect.
Zahar had previously been involved in lodging an Anti-Corruption Agency report against Abdullah for abusing his position as the Umno president in the run-up to party polls and nominations.
He was also the person who first raised the alleged discrepancies in the government’s tender process for the procurement of a new fleet of helicopters for the armed forces.
(Source: Malaysiakini)
Now we learn few things about Umno..
1) You can make racially charged (Ahmad Ismail) or barbarian degrading remarks (Pasir Salak MP) but it is okay. The most you get suspended for 3 years and still received hero’s welcome (Ahmad Ismail) or free like bird to do or say whatever you want because you are a hero! (Pasir Salak)
