Over the past couple of months, there had been "war cries" of seeking blood over the new government and many other mud-slinging names being hurled at the new government. I want to tell these so-called people ( detractors of PH ) who are hurling abuse to the leaders of the new government to give those buggers in power today a chance to work out things. I may say that these detractors are probably from the sore loser team from the other side of the fence. I guess.  I am particularly annoyed to people who still failed to understand that the new Malaysian government was formed only in May, 2018. If ever they are as experienced like the previous government ( good at giving out money until the Treasury goes bust! ) we are all as good as dead! That is my honest opinion. Our lives would have been so sweet that we would have died by being diabetic to sweet goodies!

Come on, people! The government is a new government. Cleaning up the mess of 61 years is no easy task. I really and truly sympathised with the new leaders as they are trying their best to do what is right for the country and so are the state governments. Give them a chance to start afresh with new ways to tackle the economy of the country. I believe, many of us are well aware of the ills of the previous government and the clean-up act can be quite a momentous task. There are still many supporters of the previous "dedak" government and this is still evident in the government machinery. Afterall, being accustomed to dedak culture can be quite a task to clean up...need to "alternate , control and delete" re-load new software of " clean-up virus" before can re-boot. That too may not be enough to eradicate the "dedak virus" which had been enshrined in the system for such a long time. I am very sure, you people can understand that , right? Yeah, I am also very appalled why a post mortem report on a simple death in Kuala Lumpur hospital still needs 6 months to write while the family still suffers by the constant " masih dalam process. Mungkin akan ambil masa 6 bulan hingga 1 tahun untuk disiapkan" Does these hospital staff at Bahagian Rekod understand the trauma faced by the family members needing to go through the normal process of insurance claim, property transfer, banking procedures and so on? Yeah, their incompetence are hanging up the entire process? Yeah, I am hitting out at those people sitting behind the damn desk at Bahagian Rekod in the hospital! Do your DAMN job! This is one example that will tick off the public la.......One example la that people can complaint about the new government. Like I said, I sympathised with the new leaders of the government but I don't sympathised those staff in the new government who still have the previous government mentality! From the Pengarah right to the clerk/kerani  should be given red card la! Tukar budaya ...buang yang keroh dan ambil yang jernih la...I want to tell these Pengarahs and little Napoleons at the government department, this is not the era of "same old same old". If you cannot do your job, resign and move on. Jangan menyusahkan hidup orang lain la....

I dare say that the leaders are coping with the task ahead of rebuilding the country but there is also a need to ensure that new policies and policing be done to ensure that these government officials do their work and not spend time on golf courses la or having taklimat here and there just to waste time or having kumpulan karipap meeting all the time. Like I said, hard mules of 61 years of corrupted culture still lives strong in some of these people and the only way to get things done is to genuinely eradicate these  so-call hard core mules of the old mules. These are fattened cows and mules over the years while good and hardworking servants are being asked to leave or even severely punished over the years by serving the people. People also forget that the government is still young and not so forgiving not because they don't care. The public cares ( that's why they voted for change! They did not vote for DSAI or Rafizi only! ) They voted because they want a change in the direction of the country. Yes, there is a need to be patient with the new government, for sure. But stop la from fighting the same old lines of the former regime! Stop on fighting for racial base politics. Cukup la dengan politik perkauman! How many times you want to overkill the racial base politics? Balik-balik same issues - race, religion and rights! All these are already enshrined in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia! No one mengugat kedudukan ini! No one is trying to change the Constitution! No one is trying to curi hak-hak instimewa ! No one is trying to bully anybody! CUKUP la with all these "api-api" and all these unnecessary threats! Politicians are the only ones fighting for survival of their own balls, I dare say! 

The rakyat is very aware of the powers in our hands. If you don't perform, you will be replaced. If you are corrupt. you will be exposed because no one is going to stand seeing you take in or telan so much money without opening their mouth to talk these days. I learned a long time ago from our forefathers that it is better to stay poor than to steal. Yes, you can say I am from the old school of thought but I believe those cultures and way of life are good roads of principles. 

Look, people forget that these leaders are trying their best. If they are corrupt, we expose them. The electronic media is one way while people in the right places will continue to expose the corrupt because a good dose of the fear of God can be quite the road of making our country a better place to live in. So, stop playing the same old sentiments to stay in power. I dare say that a 93 year old Dr. M can only do that much. It is the new leadership that needs to stand up and build new Malaysia for Malaysians. Please la, stop playing the game "Who Wants to be a Billionaire?" or watch too much "Games of Thrones". Concentrate of making the country well again.....Malaysia is like one tropical paradise with very very sick leaders la.....Our leaders really need penicilin and Panadol for creating headaches after headaches! 

As for the retired army personnel and friends in the army, I am dissapointed that you people who had once fought with your lives for this country are the ones making it very difficult for the new government. Your pension fund was siphoned off by the old government. Let the new government look into ways to help you people. I am sure, they are trying their best. Hitting out at the new leaders ain't helping because I am very sure , jasamu tetap dikenang. For those bigshot retired Brigadier General and Generals, I am sure you are aware of your own code of ethics and conduct, right? Give these leaders a chance. I am sure you are well aware of honor and integrity. In fact, I have a lot of respect for my retired army personnel who campaigned for the wins for PH team all over Malaysia. I shall not forget the day I heard this ex-serviceman at the PH rally in Melaka in May, 2018 who spoke at length at the support for the PH government. That is honor and integrity at its best, SIR! I am not making excuses for the PH government. I truly believe, they are doing their best but yet, at the back of the minds of many Malaysians, " How clean are our leaders? How trustworthy are our leaders? Are they corrupted as the previous ones or worst? Are they fighting for rakyat or for themselves? " Let us not kid ourselves that everything will be okay. The road to recovery is still long and unpredictable. Let us give that benefit of doubt to these new leaders, shall we ? 

In saying so, I also want to warn the PH government and state governments of the enemy within. Those wolves in sheep clothings. Please, please check the background of these people before you appoint them in Cabinet or local authority or even join your party.  Weed out these corrupters of the previous government and pretenders of goody two shoes!  Don't sing the same tune of the previous government lest you will fall like a ton of bricks. Yes, we may not see what you are doing but God sees them. At least, have the fear of God in you. These wolves are waiting in the wings or already in the PH team waiting to walk on the shame road like the previous government. We have had enough money stolen under our noses. We have HAD ENOUGH scandal in 1MDB! Let us have no more of such scandalous blunders and blatant rompaking la.....The rakyat is already very tired of being robbed, raped and make to look like bloody fools of the world! Get the country moving to the right road. CUKUP la! Jangan mempersendakan rakyat MALAYSIA lagi dengan skandal-skandal dan pemimpin-pemimpin yang tak berperikemanusiaan di negara ini. The racial card trump and the adulteration of religious hatred should be stopped dead at the tracks or else it will be the downfall of any government. We have seen perpetrators, pengkhianat negara and unsavory leaders willing to use disharmony and such dirty tactics to win the elections and to create trouble in this country. It should be stopped. There is no room for such hatred and such fanaticsm in this beloved country of ours, MALAYSIA. We are MALAYSIANS - Malay, Chinese, Indians, Sikhs, Kadazans, Eurasians, Ibans; each and every one of us. 

This is my plea and plea of the millions of people in Malaysia who wants to see the country move forward to greater economy, greater well-being and nasib rakyat terbela. We need a responsible government. We need a hardworking government. We need a trustworthy government. Please, don't let us down.....we need to rise up. Rise up to the dawn of a new Malaysia. Please, let us put our hands together to re-build MALAYSIA, our country.......our home land.

1MDB! Rats.....big fat RATS....

The month of September has always been a busy one for me as there is a flurry of activities happening from death anniversary to birthdays greetings and the usual meeting up with people. But what I really like was to have some time to do some reading which is one of my favourite pastime. However, there was just hardly much time these days to read and the long holidays over the weekend has helped me in many ways.

Firstly, I got to meet Clare Rewcastle Brown which is a real honor and listening her speak about the Malaysian scandal of 1MDB was just great. I guess, it was surreal to see this person in flesh and blood for people who exposes such scandals do not stand a chance when they step foot on our soil. Malaysia has had such a reputation now for being the country that supports kleptocracy of the highest level, haven for JI supporters, breeders of ISIS  stalwarts, religious fanaticsm   and disappearing people. But all this could not compare with the 1MDB scandal whereby billions of dollars were practically taken out from your pockets and my pockets for the pleasure of the thieves of this country from the once highest chain of commands.

I knew about the 1MDB scandal from our political rallies and political dinners not too long ago plus my usual reading up of thing via the Net. But I just couldn’t comprehend the sheer veracity of these thieves to brazenly take our money and use it as though they were plucked right off the ground. When the money dries us, take some more from the people, cook up some story about need for further investment and use them like there is no tomorrow with the purchases of apartments, condominiums, mansions, jewelleries, yacht, parties and fund dirty money taking politicians back home in Malaysia. It is just so shameful when you learn of the money trail line and how bankers not just in Malaysia, Singapore and all over the world just let slip dirty money into the hands of such traitors, criminals and perpetrators of criminal intent. What is more shaming is the fact that such layering of dirty money with shell companies front are recycling and turning these monies into legitimate money for the at-will spending of these criminals. 

Like I said, I gave “The Sarawak Report” book, signed by Ms Clare Rewcastle Brown, to SLing to read first and after reading through a few pages one night, she turned to me and said, “ Ivan, I just want to vomit thinking of all these people’s involvement in the 1MDB.” That’s a typical reaction one gets when speaking of 1MDB these days. 

Anyway, good friends sent me a copy of the electronic book “Billion Dollar Whale” some time during my birthday and I never got the chance to read it until 2 days ago. My head was spinning and I could have sworn that profanity, “not-so-nice Hainanese & Hokkien “ words plus some nasty words escaped my lips ( God, forgive thy servant’s words! ) It is atrociously unthinkable how millions are spent for parties at the posh clubs and the fanfare of it all. The worst part of it all was that it is just the first few pages of the electronic book. It is nauseatingly enough of corruption of how people in any country wealth fund administrators can so blatantly turn the other cheek as long as their pockets are lined up with dirty money. Corruption at every level from the government to the banking sectors, law services and even to the people in power are truly mind boggling indeed. Celebrities, well-known figures and movie stars who attended the parties sponsored by dirty monies; fuelled and stenched of rotting corruption and partakers of robbing monies, food and shelter from the poor of our country. I would likened these people to a pack of hyenas tearing into the spoils of a recent kill.

I am appalled as I read on especially on the part of the dispensing of the illegal monies into the pockets of the political allies and cronies to remain in power  in our country. As I read on, as long as the supporters are happy and well fed with these dirty monies, support remains there and worst of all, the main culprit is the head of this country.  While dirty monies are distributed to the cronies for political support, jewellery, apartments and mansions followed suit with the ill-gotten gains just to wet the ever deep greed appetite of the one they call Baldy and Hippo. Expenses while holidaying and expenses while shopping were all taken care of from offshore accounts dirty money. This is the biggest scandal the world had ever known and Malaysia is right at the top of that list! My goodness gracious ( so help me , God ! ),  monies were siphoned off right under our noses and we have allowed a perompak  ( robber ) and his family to steal off pension funds and hard earned rakyats’ monies. Millions and billions were tapped and songlap! ( went missing ).  Already the rakyat of Malaysia suffered so much due to rising cost of daily living, rising cost of food essentials, pressure of working environment and even difficulties in making ends meet while these corrupted leaders of ours, who sit on the thrones and pedestal of power ;  spinning racial and spewing religious hatred  and yet no one uttered a word about the suspectful scheme in 1MDB. No one from the leadership of the past regime to government servants uttered a word about this and allowed the country to be robbed dry and left out to be hung dry and die! 

There was not an aorta nor an ounce of concern of what would happen to the citizens of Malaysia or our future generations for the matter. What type of leaders do we have? Yes men and women who are afraid of only losing their position of influence and status? Men and women who are equally corrupted as “ monkey see , monkey do “ mentality? What type of leaders and leadership who would rob even their own treasury and ruin their country? What type of business investment are two drill ships? Why is there no question on unsound monetary conditions of the investment funds? How on earth did banks in Malaysia continue to give out loans to business investments in 1MDB which has nothing to show at all? Truly thieves running thieving schemes!

Yeah, I did finish reading the book “ Million Dollar Whale” and it appalled me to know that no leaders in the former government has the balls nor the audacity to stand up for the truth! Things are just being swept under the carpet not just this time for the past 61 years. I would say that  It was all down to fear and following the herd mentality leadership or pockets had been lined up nicely with wads of cash. Mind you, leaders, God is watching. I pray that each and every one of you who had in one way or another received direct kickbacks and funds from this 1MDB scheme be cursed and accountable for your actions. It sickens me to know that you rob the rakyat and raid the treasury chest all in the name of your own kind and so call development and yet the rakyat suffered in great silence each day. Suffered right to the bones of the people and yet you feign innocence?  Bollocks of the highest level!

I also cannot understand the stupidity and the “bodoh bebal” mentality of the 1MDB management board or even board members who are all “yes men” and supporters of the ruling party. We cannot blame the foreign banks alone for this scandal as they are only interested in making money for their banks and indirectly putting large chunks of money in the form of bonus and pay outs when they saw and seized the opportunity. When are we going to wake up and see all this. Whenever a deal is made, someone profits from the endeavours or schemes because that is the way it is in our society today. Foreign banks, overseas investors and even our own regulatory bodies are the same – crooks and more crooks. I detest it so much when the writer mentioned that there are always kickbacks when dealing in the South East Asia countries and our country is no exception. It is very saddening but very true indeed. It is really embarrassing that such loopholes exist in our country and we should be plugging those loopholes with detrimental law sentences or put these offenders behind bars. Instead, we use draconian laws to stop and silence the people from speaking the truth or highlighting the truth. It is no secret that people do go “missing” in our country and no one talks about it. Intimidation and pressing of fear & reprisal had been indoctrinated in the minds of the rakyat and fearfulness not of God but of man-made leaders had signaled the death of a civilization of human beings.

The other thing I have come to see happening is that whenever there is a scandal tainted scheme on-going, there will also be an image of charity or willingness to do charity for positive imaging. Positive imaging is mainly to mask the overwhelming lies of the past, present and future! How gullible people can be with such PR company stunts! Give awards to the greatest thieves in our country for caring for children education, you say? Pttuuuuiiiiiiiiiiii……. All these are image publicity stunts which rake in thousands if not, millions of dollar for positive image publicity companies!

I believe that celebrities too have social responsibilities to be responsible for their actions. Sure, they are just human beings too who have needs and more greedy needs, that’s for sure. It is unbecoming when big names of celebrities are mentioned in the book and that shows a lot about the morality level of that artist or celebrity. Have you no conscience that the thousand dollar drinks held in your hands, the gifts at your sides and the outrageous food you partake comes from robbing of the livelihood of families in Malaysia? Have you no conscience at all when doing all these? All the bullshit about global warming, preserving nature, environmental healing and climate change issues are just publicity stunt indeed and just to polish a positive outlook for your image. It sickens me knowing that they just don’t care – just party like there is no tomorrow and spending the money that are not theirs in the first place.

I must explain to you that I am a very graphic reader meaning I would put those writers’ words or description of an event into graphic images and I could really see the fanfare and pageantry of the partying and so on in my mind. It hurts badly that some celebrities cares for nothing except appearance fees, party, drinks and gamble. USD$800,000.00 appearance fees for a party event? That’s RM 3.44million folks…..one night…one celebrity appearance. What about the appearing singers and bands? It is a staggering amount and I really cannot imagine this happening. What about the staggering amount of USD$1.5 million ( RM 6.45million, folks! ) spending spree on jewellery per night by the Hippo? Staggering!  For people like me, I just imagine how many pieces of Pak Din’s roti canai kosong and the tarik can bless the lives of the people in Melaka in years and years to come!!!!!!!

Bloody hell! Where is Captain Ahab when we needed him to spear the bloody whale? Perhaps, frolicking in a tavern bar on a US$50,000 champagne bottle a pop or bootlegging with some tavern girl paid to do lap dancing!  I know, I know, let’s get the Japanese fishermen whaler fleet to go on their ritual yearly whale hunting this year just for this particular rogue whale, shall we? But wait, they might get bribed and cajoled into accepting goodies from the offshore accounts from Cayman Island or even Curacao! ( where the hell is this , right? EXACTLY! )

Hmmnnnnn…..MOBY DICK lives on ………..Bozo and Hippo having some funny acts together too!