MeiFon

‘To close one eye’ - uttered by the Jasin MP to the custom officers has hit the headlines for several days.  For me, these words are the ‘stupidest’ mistake ever done by A MEMBER OF THE PARLIMENT, the very one that we hope can bring development to this country and to the people.  But this respectable-but-not-so-respectable-after-all MP has fail to carry on the responsibilities that we trusted upon him.  Shame…shame on you, Datuk.

To those who are not ‘peka terhadap isu-isu social dalam masyarakat’, allowed me to explain the above case to you.  An MP from Jasin is currently under investigation after he told a custom office ‘to close one eye’ on an illegal consignment of logs to Malaysia from Indonesia by a timber importer friend.  This is clearly corruption-in-action.

However, I am curious about one matter.  Why can’t he be more discreet about his obvious corruption scheme?  Pure stupidity?  Too much confidence?

I hope the panel deciding his future will not ‘close one eye’ but open them really wide and clear.

I am still very much in shocked with last night’s Sarawak election results.  Shocked, sad, confused and like CM – ‘distressed’.

DAP won 6 seats, only a small margin but definitely a very significant result.  Plus, I believe the many BN losses in Kuching areas come as a shock to many people.  No?  Well, it did to me.

I’m not BN or DAP fan.  I’m not even interested in politics.  Lastly, I’m not even AS OLD AS 21 years old, so I can’t vote.  But I like Lily Yong, the ex-representative for N.9 Padungan.  I like seeing her in newspaper, her pleasant behaviour in television and the nice speeches she always made.  More importantly, I have a feeling that this woman is good and passionate in her work as a politician.

That’s why I never expect her to loss, especially not to Keadilan!! Lily Yong is among the first few defeated contestants who came forward and talked to the press.  (I like her attitude!!!  She didn’t hide from the press due to her loss like some contestants.)  She said, “When I received the news, I took it calmly…We can’t blame the people.  I was defeated not because I didn’t do my job; but I’ve done my best and if the people don’t appreciate, leave it.”  She also stated her surprise for her lost.  “I just can’t imagine that PKR, which appeared just at the very last minute can get the people’s support.”  VERY TRUE.  Exactly like what I thought.  And her statements did not contain much bitterness like the other lost contestants.  Instead, her statements show her maturity and wisdom.  Oh, see…I just love Lily Yong.

This year, voting is a bit different since the serial number is not written onto the voting card anymore, unlike last election where most people felt their votes were not secret and can be traced.  Is it possible that this new system is the cause for the lost?  Could this new system possible cause the people ‘dare’ to vote the opposition?  Will the government revert back to their old system in the next election?

Kuching has so many progress and development.  I wonder why the people choose the opposition instead.  What had the government do wrong?

So many questions.  So few certain answers.  That’s why I dislike politics. 

I rest my case.

As usual, I went for a sit-in.  (Currently, I’m doing two periods of sit-in per day)  The class this time was Form One.

The students were quiet first but gradually getting noisier.  I felt like I need to do something so I stood up.  In a strict tone, I ordered the class to lower down their voices.

And here, I had a surprise.  One of the little girl who sits behind my class raised her hand and said loudly, “Teacher, when you are angry, you are cute (in Malay).”  The whole class laughed together.  I was speechless for a while.  And the thought that I failed to control the class did cross my mind.  I remember replying her but I forget what.  I was too shocked with the statement, I still am now.

Sit-in used to be boring but soon I get to courage to speak with the students.  And the time in class just breeze through.  I realized that I was only doing sit-in and won’t be teaching them, so I decided to talk like a friend to them.  People tell me to enter the class with the fiercest face I can make.  I did for the first few classes…Man, my face was really sour that time… But suddenly, I realized why don’t I just make full use of my time here?  Why can’t I have fun with the students, talk to them, smile and laugh with them?  I’m just doing sit-in, not teaching them!!  And so the fun of sit-in starts…

Students especially Form One and Form Two are fun to be with.  They are especially interested to talk about handphones after they saw my SE K700i.  Some even asked me to take their pictures in class (which I almost did but the bell ruined everything). 

Just now, I went out for a fresh night air since the house felt really hot.  I was looking at the sky and I saw lots of stars.  Memories of Geligat Beach and Damai Beach flooded back to me.  Friends, miss you all…