This can only happen in Malaysia, the nation where everything BOLEH!

Now, media barred from Parliament lobby

KUALA LUMPUR: In another move that has journalists infuriated, the Parliament administration slapped a ban on them entering the lobby.

More than 100 representatives from various media organisations were allowed at a small corner, where press conferences are normally held.

The journalists retaliated by reporting only on events in the House while boycotting events held at the lobby. These included one press conference by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and two meetings by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Parliament Affairs Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz was quick to response: “I am the intermediary between the legislative and the executive, I am not involved.”

On Friday, the Parliament administration faxed a notice to media organisations after 5pm on a new measure – limiting the number of pressmen covering Parliament to five at any one time effective from Monday. It cited security reasons.

Yesterday, red tape was used to cordon off the lobby with security guards stationed in the area. Only non-press members and civil servants were allowed in.

Pressmen, thus, only had access to the cafeteria, the small corner for press conferences and the Speaker’s office. They had none to the lounge meant for MPs, the cubicles for ministers, the bridge linking the lobby to the next building where the Prime Minister’s Office is located, mobile post offices and ATM machines.

In the House, some MPs fought for the journalists. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (DAP – Bagan), for instance, raised the matter with the Chair, saying the ban did not reflect on freedom of press nor showcased the institution as a “first-world Parliament”.

“Restricting them to a corner like that will make it troublesome to get explanations from the ministers on the various government policies.

“I feel the House is not according proper respect to its role,” he added.

To this, Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told Guan Eng that the Chair had discussed the matter after the previous Parliament meeting.

“We decided there should be more order in the lobby,” he said, promising to bring the matter up with Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and deputy Datuk Ronald Kiandee. An announcement is expected either today or tomorrow.

He, however, disagreed with Guan Eng that the ban be revoked while the decision was still pending.

Later at about 3pm, Pandikar Amin said he was awaiting replies from editors on the number of reporters required at Parliament. “If five reporters are not sufficient and they need 10, then I need them to explain to me why,” he said.

“There are people who are out to gain political mileage on this issue.

“I may not be popular in this matter,” he said to Guan Eng, Lim Kit Siang (DAP – Ipoh Timor), Karpal Singh (DAP – Bukit Gelugor) and the other MPs who had raised the matter.

Karpal Singh said in his 26 years as MP, he had yet to witness such restrictions.

Kit Siang said the ban made it seem as if reporters were dangerous animals. “This has made the Malaysian Parliament a world news item. We want an open Parliament.”

Datuk Mohamed Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) later interrupted the debate on the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority Bill by bringing up the issue.

“Point of Order. Which rule is being referred to block journalists from covering (Parliament)? In 50 years this has never happened.

“Their work is affected,” he added.

President of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia Norila Mohd Daud said: “The action is unprecedented and has only outraged journalists and media practitioners.”

She said the new ruling appeared to be puzzling and irrational.

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9.30am: Reporters arrived at Parliament lobby to discover that red tapes were used to cordon off the main part of the lobby and there were security guards around.

Reporters, photographers and camera crew were only allowed to at a small corner where press conferences used to be held. Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) was at lobby and spoke to reporters separated by the red tape.

Consensus reached among pressmen to boycott press conferences held at the lobby.

10.30am: When Salahuddin Ayub (PAS-Kubang Kerian) and Khalid Abd Samad (PAS-Shah Alam) expressed their intention to hold a press conference at the lobby, many refused to attend.

10.40am: Photographers, cameramen and journalists left their “working equipment” such as cameras, voice recorders and notebooks on the floor as a sign to stop covering news events at the lobby.

11.30am: After being told that all press members had suspended their work outside the Parliament chamber, Edward Jules, an aide of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said he respected them and would convey the information to his boss.

However, he returned a few minutes later with Dr Rais and held a press conference, which was only attended by a few official media such as Bernama and RTM.

Opposition MPs Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) and Tian Chua (PKR-Batu) decided to issue written statements through their aides instead of speaking directly to the press after realising that most reporters were going on “strike”.

But when Ipoh Timor MP special assistant Lim Swee Kuan wanted to distribute some press statements at the media centre, two security guards prevented him from doing so.

“They told me that staff like us are no longer allowed to give out statements and only MPs have the right to do so.

“I then asked them where the directive came from and they told me that ‘we have it in black and white’,” he said.

Noon: Lim Lip Eng (DAP-Segambut), Tian Chua (PKR-Batu), Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai), R. Sivarasa (PKR-Subang) and Jeff Ooi (DAP-Jelutong) were present at media centre to give their statements but the press told them that the ban is on.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s meeting at noon involving the Barisan Nasional management committee meeting held at the committee room was only covered by Bernama.

2.15pm: A group of Barisan Nasional backbenchers marched through the lobby and announced business as usual for all press members by removing all barricades that restricted the movements of reporters.

Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club deputy chairman Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin said they did not consult the Parliament administration, nor did they get permission from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker before removing the barricade.

Najib’s second meeting – the Cabinet committee on sports development – was also covered only by Bernama.

3pm: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s meeting on palm oil was covered only by Bernama.

3.30pm: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen, who sent two aides to the media centre to look for press coverage on her 100th day in the ministry, was told “No press coverage at the lobby.”

(Source: The Star Online)

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Poor reporters. All this while, they are writing only the nice things about the government especially The Star and NST. Yet they are being treated with such generosity 🙂 To think of it, this kind of treatment normally only reserved for dangerous animals or potential terrorists. What a shame… but, enjoy it while you can.

Oh? The media felt infuriated and insulted heh? How about the readers that felt insulted reading the lies that you published? No one will respect what you do if YOU do not respect your own profession. All this while you are happy playing the role of a lap dog, sucking up to your political master. Now, taste your own medicine!

(Above messages are specially dedicated for MSM)

I shall stop with the media bashing. There are good media out there, Malaysiakini, The Sun, some Chinese newspaper that I cannot read but I know are quite balance in their reports. Now let’s talk about the reasons cited for the ban.

Security reasons? What security reasons? Hey, we were given the same bullshit last time they cancelled the move to use indelible ink, citing the same reason. Muahahahahahahaha! Security reasons!!! The reporters are threat to national security, OHMAIGOAT!! This is so funny, really.

They need more order in the lobby? What? They think they are dealing with bunch of school kids? Parliament is not a school where you need to tell the kids what to do, stay in the line when queuing, keep your voice low when talking bla bla. These are adults, they would know better to be fools. I would think some MPs are behaving more like spoiled kids than the reporters. They definitely need more order than the reporters.

There are people who are out to gain politic mileage? I would think there are people feeling the heat since after the GE the media seems to ‘open up’ a bit more and be a little bit more fair in reporting the news. Some people are finishing their last mileage, that is sure.

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The latest news:

Chief editors back protest

KUALA LUMPUR: Newspaper and news website chief editors have lent their support to colleagues protesting against restrictive moves imposed by Parliament authorities, saying the decision was an unnecessary hindrance and an insult to the press.

Read more here.

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We are in such a mess now, it is hard not to bitch about things and just move on. Yesterday, there were reports saying petrol stations would go on strike for 3 days, and some saying only on Thursday? It turned out to be a rumour. We never really know if it was a rumour or not.. Anyone can come out with a statement saying it was a rumour while they do their shady deals behind doors. In this country, decisions are made behind closed doors.

This particular ‘rumour’ caused many motorists to dash to petrol stations and pump all they can. I received sms from Melbie telling me in Sabah, massive jams happened because of this. She even blogged about it. Hmm, not only Sabah, but I heard also happening everywhere around the country?

Then the decision by petrol stations to not accept credit card as form of payment. I pity those working in sales and marketing line. They always on the move, running around meeting clients and they normally use up to RM1k-1.5k of petrol per month. They normally claim for the petrol usage at the end of the month, so most of them will be given a credit card by their company or they need to use their own credit card 1st. Their basic salary probably 1.5-2.5k, depending on experience and position. Now, how are they going to fork out RM1k to pump for petrol?

I know how hard it is, running around and for you to use money from your ‘meagre’ income first and claim it at the end of the month. Been there, done that. Tough… You need to have a lot of cash ready and unneccessary expose yourself to danger.

If the petrol stations are not happy with the interest rate imposed by banks,  then they should take it up with banks not with the consumers. People already struggling to cope with the recent increase in fuel price and this move will cause more burden to the already cash-stripped consumers.

ps: Malaysia Boleh is really a butt-joke now.. with this kind of news 

Malaysians are bunch of idiots. When the government raised the fuel price, the whole country made a big noise. We must understand that fuel price will go up whenever there is a rising costs of producing and selling petroleum in the world.

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has done the best for the country. After all he is the leader of the country. He received a majority vote in Kepala Batas. He knows what is best for the people. He is right in comparing fuel price in Malaysia with Singapore and Thailand. Both countries are not oil producers.

Singapore and Thailand just buying while service cost in oil producing countries is increasing. So, fuel price in Malaysia should be raised. Regarding salary in Singapore, toilet cleaner there earns RM2500.00 per month. In Malaysia, only PTD officers and professionals earn that much. Please ask people in Permatang Manggis, Tasik Gelugor and Kepala Batas.

What?

Some Malaysians have never been to Singapore. They do not know? Never mind. We shall wait for Reezal Merican’s ‘visit and learning’ trip. This is AMNO and BN leaders’ smart way of running the country. Malaysians are not that smart anyway. Cuti-Cuti Malaysia (Holidaying in Malaysia – Tourism Malaysia commercial tagline) also hardly materialised. Malaysian leaders already traveled around the world. They know very well what is best for us.

One third of a person’s salary in Britain is enough to buy a computer. While here in Malaysia, most Malaysians need three months salary to buy a computer. Malaysians are clueless, what they know?? Malaysia’s per capita income is lower than Singapore or Hong Kong. To our current leaders, in this aspect anything lower is definitely better. If examples or comparisons need to be done among countries, it is such waste not to emulate ways and ingenuity of Malaysian leaders.

From Bukit Kayu Hitam to Kuala Lumpur, the toll rate is RM60.00 one way. From Danok Thailand to Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan users can travel along the highway for free. This should not be taken as example. Thailand leaders are not efficient in managing their public transportation. Highway projects in Malaysia are under whose control? Yes, our leaders and their cronies. For sure they must make more profits. Who else but them that crack their head and use their brain for the good of hebetudinous Malaysians?

In Singapore, they have a very efficient and extensive public transportation network. In Malaysia, RM4 billion allocations have been set aside for the purpose of upgrading the public transportation and the money still being kept. This is the brilliance of Abdullah and his efficient cabinet. In Thailand, only one time payment needed for driving license. In Malaysia, we need to pay every year for our driving license. Isn’t it great, our government knows how to be prudent, saving for the stability of the country?

In Brunei, the government is not as smart as Abdullah’s government. Tax collection in Malaysia is done every year where in Brunei, only once. Fuel price hike in Malaysia does not mean that the government will increase the bus and public transports fare because companies in Malaysia already raised the price up to fifty percent. They know Abdullah’s government is sleeping and can do nothing. Who says price of food and consumer goods will go up?

In Malaysia, every time fuel price increases, people are happy because the price of consumer goods will go down. Government never fails to shout, “We would not allow price increase.” Isn’t it great we have such government? Malaysians know nothing about economy. Cannot be only Petronas needs to pay subsidy. Tun Mahathir, Anwar Ibrahim, Hadi Awang and Lim Kit Siang are clueless about globalised market. That is why we have special advisors at 4th floor and heads of media with MCE grade III education. They would help to tell people to change their lifestyle.

Follow the style of Rosmah Mansor. Last time she used to buy things alone. Now, as raised in the Parliament recently, she was going on luxury shopping sprees in oversea and large purchases were transported back home at the expense of the Malaysian embassy in London and national carrier MAS. This should be the smart way of changing your lifestyle.

Is it appropriate for ministers, VIPs, Tan Sri and Datuks in Malaysia to use NGV? Please do not make their life difficult. NGV only suitable for villagers in Jerlun, Ceruk Tok Kun and in Keroh. Well, provided they have NGV petrol pumps there or else just wait for another 10-20 years. Our ministers are serving and working for the people. Fifty years of independence, they turned Malaysia in a mess. That still is some works right?

Farmers, fishermen, graduates, villagers and government servants should be prudent. Change your lifestyle. Do not complain. Dream on, trying to do demonstrations. FRU’s water canons and tear gasses are bought specially for the purpose of using it against normal Malaysians. Where in earth you ever see ministers and VIP being sprayed by tear gasses? Show me. Since you choose BN to rule the country, you must follow their advice. Change your lifestyle. “Follow what I say, not what I do. Capisce? Not to hard to understand yeah?

Well, if that is too hard, be like them – apple polisher. Carry mattress here and there. Then can renew contracts for years. Next month – July 1st, we shall rejoice with the increase of electric tariff. Sugar price also increase. That is very good. Government is taking care of the people, alleviate them from getting diabetes. High carbohydrate in rice is not good for health. Increase the price of rice. Eat just one spoon of rice. Minister of Health sure happy.

All BN ministers and backbenchers keep quiet on the fuel price hike issue. That shows that they couldn’t care less about their voters’ suffering life.

Before election, Najib said fuel price would not increase this year. Too bad. Najib is not a hypocrite, just a little increase which is necessary. In 2004 RM1.37, 2005 RM1.62, 2006 RM1.92 and 2008 only RM2.70. In total, just an increase of RM1.33. Malaysia is rich. Our Prime Minister’s salary is RM60,000.00 a month. Sharizat Jalil’s salary is just RM33,000.00 a month.

Malaysians should not protest. There is no need to wait for minimum salary RM900.00 per month. You want a high salary, go become a minister or his advisor. But, you need to be active in AMNO lah. Because BN leaders are chosen by clueless village folks. As a leader, one should know what to do. Do not be like what Malays say ‘Ketam yang mengajar anaknya berjalan’, that is enough. Last time during Japanese occupation, Malaysians were forced to eat potatoes. Now we are back to what our grand grand mothers and father way of living. Hmm, potatoes at that time do not contain high carbohydrate. Please do not take a peep at ministers’ kitchens. They only eat potatoes, salted fish with salt and soy sauce.

We have many lands in villages; use it to cultivate some potatoes. Plant it in vase, on the roof, plant it anywhere. No need to plant rice. We just need to import from Vietnam and Thailand. Our leaders do not eat rice. They always go oversea, so they eat western food or sushi. Empty lands in the cities, we turn it into industrial area. Our leaders working so hard looking for foreign investors, it is only right we set aside some lands for them. Some say fuel price in Jordan, Venezuela, Mesir and other countries very cheap. I think government in those countries definitely knows shit about managing economy. If you are not happy, go and live there lah! Easy cheesy..

BN government is very smart. Nothing is mentioned about income tax. High income must pay higher tax. Village folks know what? Ministers, Tan Sris, Datuks, and their cronies have a lot of money. They must keep it to help people. Why need to pay income tax? It is so wonderful to be under AMNO and BN government. Like what my Malay teacher told me “Hujan emas di negeri orang, baik lagi hujan bom atom di negeri sendiri.”

ps: Thanks Mob’s Crib for his great posters!

Last month, we have weirdos saying uniform worn by girls at government schools encouraged rape and pre-marital sex. To quote the ‘concerned’ citizen:

“The white blouse is too transparent for girls and it becomes a source of attraction,”

“This could see them getting molested, having premarital sex and all sorts of things.”

I blogged about it here.

Today, we have a municipal council banning lipstick and high heels at work for the same stupid noble reason – to prevent incidents like rape and illicit sex as well as to safeguard the morals and dignity of Muslim women.KB council bans lipstick, high heels

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KOTA BARU: Muslim women employees working here are forbidden to wear lipstick and high-heeled shoes to work.

This directive is contained in a municipal council circular dated May 25 and signed by its president Shafie Ismail, which has been distributed to business premises here.

A check, however, found that only a few tenants had received the circular this week.

The circular stated that the directive, targeted at Muslim women employees working in food outlets and other business premises, was issued to prevent incidents like rape and illicit sex as well as to safeguard the morals and dignity of Muslim women in Kelantan.

It stated that Muslim women were forbidden to wear thick make-up, bright coloured lipstick and high-heeled shoes which made a tapping sound.

Those who insisted on wearing high-heeled shoes should choose those with rubber soles.

Attempts to contact Shafie for clarification were futile.

The directive on the wearing of lipstick and high-heeled shoes are in addition to the wearing of scarves, which should cover the chest and not be of transparent material, blouses with long sleeves, which were long and loose, as well as socks.

Those who do not adhere to the regulation can be fined up to RM500. – Bernama

(source: The Star Online)

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They never get it huh? Always ‘blame’ the women. Tell them to cover up, make themselves fugly so they are ‘safe’ from being potential victims of rape. Now may I ask horny men out there:

Do you get horny, looking at women wearing lipstick or high heel? Do you get aroused hearing the tapping sound made by high-heeled shoes?

Do you have a sudden excessive increase of blood flow to your lower abdominal area region to unleash the highly venomous spitting snake that you must forcefully use it to attack women in the lower abdominal area?

Are you such a wimp that you cannot control your libido?

Be a master of your own ‘thing’. Just ‘beat it’ to death lah!!!!!!!!! Strangle it! For a start, tell your snake to listen to Master of Puppets.

~Obey your master!  ~~Master!!

Metallica: Master of Puppets

ps: fugly – farking ugly

I translated a great piece of essay by Kickdefella on “The Truth About Fuel Subsidy” here last Thursday. In that essay, Kickdefella explained his finding how the government actually never include fuel subsidy in the government budget/expenditure and we had been blinded all this while thinking there is such allocation for it and yet we were told this country is ‘suffering’ or would go bankrupt because of the fuel subsidy.

On Monday, Shahrir Samad, Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs confirmed this finding. There is NO FUEL SUBSIDY (AND FOOD TOO) in the treasury reports and also not included in the budget!!! Here is the latest post by Kickdefella.

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Shahrir Confirmed Kickdefella’s Finding

Update:

129 Ahli Parlimen BN menghalalkan tindakan menderitakan rakyat kesan dari kenaikan harga bahan bakar.

78 Ahli Parlimen Pembangkang menentang.

Ahli-Ahli Parlimen PAS berpandangan Petronas bersalah, harus disalahkan dan harus dihukum kerana kenaikan harga runcit bahan bakar tempatan.

Ahli Parlimen PAS Shah Alam menuduh rakyat yang memberi subsidi kepada Petronas. dengan erti kata lain, gaji perkerja petronas pun rakyat yang bayar.

Tak tahu apa lagi nak kata.

It is true; fuel subsidy was never in the government budget. It is not just that, even the food subsidy was also never in the budget. As a result, it is an expenditure ‘unaccounted for’ or, an expenditure that never being paid by the government. As a result, fuel and (today we knew that) food subsidy too are not something that government had to pay for from either taxpayer money or from any other government income.

In page 8 in today (Monday, June 23, 2008) New Straits Times, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Shahrir Abdul Samad was reported as saying, “…last year the subsidy bill, excluding food and fuel was RM9.2 B”.

With that Shahrir confirmed Kickdefella’s finding that fuel subsidy (and food too) is not in the treasury reports and also not included in the budget.

Shahrir however contradict himself when he points out that, “Add food and fuel and it (the subsidy spent) came to over RM30 B”.

There seems Shahrir himself is getting dumber and dumber each day.

• How can government spent RM30B extra without reporting it to Parliament.
• How can government used extra RM30B and it goes unrecorded in the Treasury records.
• Why did the government did not reveal the real amount she spend or planning to spend it in the budget when they presented it to the Parliament each year.
• The Second Finance Minister, Nor Yakcob claimed the government spent RM35B  alone for fuel subsidy but Shahrir claimed RM30B and that already included food subsidy too.
• What is the actual amount the government spent on subsidy?
• Is there other subsidy too that the government spent such as “Subsidy for Abdullah’s daily usage of diapers” or “Rosmah’s C4 allocation” which goes unrecorded?
• Do the government actually spend money for subsidy?

My fellow Malaysian, does the government actually spend money on subsidy?

My findings show that the amount of subsidy which government claimed totalling from RM30B to RM50B depending on whose big mouth you want to believe is not recorded anywhere. If the government actually spend those amounts, it should be listed in their reports.

Whose money does the government actually spend?

My findings lead us to only one outcome in regards of the fuel subsidy. The ‘subsidy’ actually came from the exchange of crude oil by Petronas. And as nobody shoots me down on this, I tend to say that I am almost correct about it. Maybe 99% correct and if I was wrong, it is only on the details of the exchange.

This will mean,

• Whenever the crude oil price increase, our crude oil price too increase.
• Let put it this way, X is the market price for crude oil that we import.
• Y is the market price for crude oil that we export. The reason our price is Y because ours are Sweet and Light and it is called the ‘Tapis Blend’ which is the most expensive grade in the market.

When the price in the market increase, it will mean that,

• X prices increase.
• Y prices increase.

So why do we spend more money to meet local demand when the market price increase?

The answer is we do not. Yes, we do not spend extra money to get the crude oil we need for local market.

(Petronas has done a wonderful job. It is undeniably that we owe this to those hardworking yet underpaid Petronas staff.)

As a result I do not understand why certain politician from the opposition are blaming Petronas and wants to demonstrate in front of the Twin Tower. They should indeed demonstrate (if they know nothing better to do) in front of the Treasury or in front of Abdullah’s Seri Perdana.

But if I am them, I would just get my facts right and pursue the matter in more civilise manner.

• Try to take some sort of court order to try to stop the government from doing what they are doing. Don’t ask me on what ground they should do it. They are the one who is getting paid for being the ‘Wakil Rakyat’.
• Our judiciary system is much more independent now, right?
• We just paid those ‘rebel’ judges undisclosed amount as ex gratia payment so all the judges should not be worried, because if they go against the government, one day, they will get extra earnings for it.
• File police report if you trust the police.
• File report with the human rights commission because Malaysian has lost certain expect of their rights by the increase in fuel prices.

Last but not least, organise a road show all over the country and explain the truth to the people. They are best at ‘ceramah’ right?

And after that road show, lets gathered 1 million or more Malaysian to peacefully walk to Seri Perdana and all the Minister’s house and demand they reduce back the price of fuel.

I shall be there. I know my readers will be there too.

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Now may I add to the well written post by Kickdefella. I quote Mr. Shahrir Samad:

He said since the 9th Malaysia Plan was a development plan, and not about operational expenses, spending on subsidies was treated as an ad-hoc expense instead of a planned one.

“But now it will definitely become a big part of the budget in terms of government spending,” he said, adding that money was also spent to harmonise prices between East and West Malaysia.

What? You mean before this.. all this while spending on subsidies was NEVER treated as A BIG PART of the government spending?? Just as ad-hoc expense instead of a planned one? That is very very shocking! Let me pull out the numbers for you. I quote Foong Wai Fong  (he is the director of Megatrends Asia, best-selling author of ‘Megatrends Asia’ (with John Naistbitt), ‘The New Asian Way’, ‘Mr Prime Minister We Have to Talk’, and ‘Culture Is Good Business’.) in his article “Economy in Jeopardy”:

……the fuel subsidy of RM43 billion is three times the revenue derived from personal income tax of RM13.4 billion and over 20 percent more than the forecast corporate tax of RM34.8 billion. In total, the fuel subsidy is almost 50 percent of the estimated federal government revenue of RM102 billion.

As Foong has shockingly quantified for us above, the government’s current fuel expenditure (subsidy) is RM43 billion whilst the corresponding income is only RM 13.4 billion. I am a bit too confused over the figure of fuel subsidy, at one time it is RM40B, then RM35B then RM30B thanks to the government brilliant tai-chi masters, but let me just use the least figure quoted from the horse’s mouth – RM30B.  Still, this is a very big figure if you take into account of government revenue as highlighted above.

Let’s assume the estimated federal government revenue of RM102B is acceptable, this RM30B is almost 30 percent of it!!! Yet, the government is treating spending on subsidies as ad-hoc spending and not treated as a big part of the government spending?????!! Got it? To quote Foong again:

The populist approach in Malaysia is to give out candy. It is easier for bureaucrats to do this than to think out real solutions. Unlike in business, bureaucrats spend money without demanding a return, businesses ask for a return before they disburse funds.

This view is best summed up by a foreign diplomat: “Malaysia manages its economy in the political way – talking and making slogans about things, dishing out money so all are relieved, but not asking tough questions and working hard to find solutions.”

I rest my case.

ps: Whoever comes in and writes useless comments like “Wah so long… ” you better think before you do it. Save it for yourself, before you need to be saved…

There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford and Webster to include a new word for their 2009 dictionary:

badawi [baa-daa-wee] (noun): To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.

Eg:

‘I’m trusting you to perform this task well; don’t do a badawi, ok?’

‘Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.’

France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.

ps: When are they going to include KJ as a new word? Kay-jay.

Bad day. Oranje lose! Just like Argentina during WC 2006. Very ‘gaya’ during the group stage then ‘pancit’ during the knockoff stage – quarter finals. Frustrating.. after a perfect start, it ended unceremoniously. I must salute the Russkies for their great performance beating Netherland this early morning. Quoting a friend:

“The Russians were attacking relentlessly..Dutch defenders cant cope with their spped..if not for Van Der Sar..the match would be over in 90 minutes..”

Now Euro 2008 is over for me.. I better go make something to eat to cheer myself up

Crispy Fried Chicken Wings

Preparation:

Cut up chicken wings

1 beaten egg yolk

Salt, seasoning and pepper to taste

Flour

1. Combine flour and seasonings in a bowl.

2. Dip chicken pieces into egg yolk I was lazy so I dumped all the chicken pieces into egg yolk 😀  Then dip the moisten chicken into seasoned flour and fry in hot oil.

Seasoned flour. Ingredients for seasoning? Secret 😛

Fry it in hot oil for 10-15 minutes until well golden browned

Drain off excess oil. You can use paper towels.

Ta daa!!

Crispy.. fattening, unhealthy and yummy!!! *Drools* Place your order now 😈

Bite in~!

I can’t get enough of it… (it = camwhoring? it = chicken? 😀 :D)

The Aftermath.

ps: At this rate, I am surpassing STP soon. He probably needs to give up his nickname 😀 Well, he can use LSTP – Lao Sui Tua Pui or just LTP nyahahahahahahaha!

I am reduced to a data entry clerk. I need to enter data for more than 150 charts.