Kena marah today…from a PKR hardcore.

I got a call from a PKR hardcore this afternoon. She ticked me off for writing the story on Anwar being absent from Penang.

She asked why we (as in Malaysiakini) wouldn’t leave her boss alone! She said we gave the impression that he was trying to run away or avoid the questions journalists wanna ask him here.

I told her it was all her imagination, something to that effect…that it was only her feeling, while it was not my intention to make her boss look like that.

That we just want people to know, his supporters especially, that their idol (though they may think he is perfect, invincible) is a bit under the weather and was not going to make it for his tour here.

A much awaited tour, especially after the heated Sarawak state election, his trip to London, and Japan?

Wouldn’t it be worse if people speculate about his absence?

She said it was better if people speculated so that they (Pkr) could explain it…duh!

She was also unhappy about Malaysiakini always using the Anwar look alike 1.47 minute clip images in our stories whenever we report on the controversial sex tape.

It’s not exactly a sex tape, after all, Zaid Ibrahim actually pointed out, corrected us even that it was merely “a documentary”.

OK now you can slap me!

Anyway, the poor woman said it was OK for Utusan Malaysia etc to do it (splash that Anwar look alike with man-tits images all over their paper) but us???

Us…Malaysiakini, jumping on the same bandwagon to denigrate Anwar?

Wanna tell her that if people can accept the haunting but ‘doctored’ images of Najib Razak with Abdul Razak Baginda and deceased Altantuya Sharibuu whenever we write about submarines and the murder, PKR supporters have to accept Anwar’s too.

And that it is just too bad…even if Anwar farts, we may write a story coz he’s such a hot news item.

By the way, he is said to be in the ICU (harakah report) – hope he is up and ready to go again! We so need a little dose of Anwar from time to time…

But the phone got cut off lah…and neither of us called the other back :=)

Best-est joke ever.

Jangan marah ye…

Mahathir, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell.

While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth.

Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check.

Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check.

Finally Mahathir gets his turn and talks for 4 hours When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00.

When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Mahathir got to call Malaysia so cheaply.

The devil smiles and replies: “Since Najib took over, the country has gone to hell, so it’s a local call.”

HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Mandi Bunga.

Today we all ‘mandi bunga’ (bathe with flowers), including Bobby, the doggie.

I went to the market and got me serai (lemongrass), pandan leaves, limau purut (lemon) and seven flowers with different colors.

I came home and boiled a concoction of serai and pandan leaves in a big pot of water. I boiled until the leaves turned yellow. The fragrance of serai and pandan which permeated through the whole house after that was exhilarating, healing, heavenly!

Then we gave Bobby a bath, and washed him off with the concoction – I squeezed the limau purut into the water, which made it so refreshing! Bobby loved it, and didn’t even make a fuss, although he used to hate water. After that we dried him off and left him in the afternoon sun for awhile to dry off.

You see, weeks ago, Bobby was attacked by fleas…they just wouldn’t leave him, eventhough we bathed him with the anti-flea medicines that I got from the vet. The medicine was harsh on his skin, and on our hands, too. We didn’t like how it smelled. It was acidic after all.

So I decided to do some research myself. I found out, through the internet, that a good natural anti-flea treatment was lavender oil.

I thought to myself that serai or lemongrass are good and natural insect repellant. So that is how I started giving Bobby a lemongrass+pandan+limau purut spa.  Later when he is a bit dry, I would rub lavendar oil over him. The oils were bought for me by my Japanese friend Moyuko, and has a soothing and relaxing smell. You can imagine what it did to Bobby.

But the best part of it all is that Bobby has been cured of his fleas! They no longer bug him, he smells like a garden of herbs, and we as a family feel so relieved!

Seeing how this treatment can deal with insects in our home, since we live in an area surrounded by trees and greens (a blessing!) , that I went a little further. I found a serai wangi liquid for the floor from Tesco here, and we have been using it since to mop our floors. Needless to say, it makes our house smell like a garden! and it also rids our home off the insects.

This is the second time we gave Bobby a spa. This time I decided to treat my niece and myself, too. Since both of us have some quality time bathing Bobby and bonding with each other at the same time.

So I bought flowers – they’re families of crysanthemum, I guess – of seven different colors. The medicine men/women would often use this to ‘buang suay’ (or get rid of bad luck) from one’s aura by soaking them in water, then bathing the whole body with it. It helps to say a little prayer as you go along. It doesn’t matter what prayer it is, as long as it comes from your heart.

I feel entirely refreshed after this ritual, which starts with chasing Bobby to the bathroom, then bathing him. The rest is history.

People, you must try it, because it’s fun. Because it’s natural and harmless. And because there is so much love around after doing things together with the ones you love.

Najib! Bring on the 13th GE!

Congratulations are pouring in for Sarawak BN! But I got to say, that you’ve got to give the results a second look.

If you do, you will conclude that this is Pek Moh Taib Mahmud’s biggest defeat in the history of the hornbills.

Consider this: In 2011, popular votes for: BN = 372,379 (55.24%); Pakatan Rakyat/Snap/Ind = 300,288 (44.76%).In 2006, BN popular votes were 62.93%.

Pakatan may have lost this time but they are catching up!

I am not the only one who’s thinking this, Oxford educated Khairykj Khairy Jamaluddin thinks the same as well. He twitted:

“But in the cold light of day although we won, we suffered our biggest losses ever in Sarawak. So, Putrajaya, we have a problem. Face facts”.

Yes, BN retained its 2/3rd majority with 55 seats (down from 63 in 2006) alright, while DAP got 12, PKR 3 and an independent got 1.

But Taib, the 30 years longest serving Chief Minister not only lost his deputy George Chan, he lost Kuching, Sarawak’s capital city to DAP and PKR as well.

People are beginning to joke that Taib should shift his capital to Bakun!

That the ‘charms’ of his new Queen, the enchantress, and bomoh Stella isn’t working as well as expected.

PKR, who has been hard hit the worst with various controversies involving its leadership even manage to ‘triple’ its seats from 1 to 3, DAP doubled theirs by winning 12 (was 6 in 2006).

PKR has to learn to be less ambitious, and perhaps be more focussed on winnable seats….ok, ok, they’re all taken up by the DAP!

SNAP, who was at logger heads with PKR and vice-versa, got snap-ed alright.  To both parties, please don’t air your dirty linen in public. People get fed-up, you know. Childish!

The best part of the election results shows that the likes of MCA and Gerakan also need to bungkus – they are of no help to SUPP!

PBB and Umno (when it comes to the peninsula) will just say that they may as well go solo. So, Chua Soi Lek, and Mr. KPI Koh Tsu Koon, what say you?

But the saddest part to me about the elections is that we cannot get out of the same paradigm or status quo of Malays/Muslims vs the Chinese/Nons.

It’s a setback that after 54 years, we can’t get out of this mindset, that Malay/Muslims need Umno/BN/PBB and the nons should vote DAP – seen and perceived as a dominant Chinese opposition party (though this is not what they intend to be).

This is what Umno likes as well…because DAP is never, could never be a threat to them. Umno has its own set of voters and so do DAP. They are not considered rivals.

So its sad to me that people are still voting and thinking along racial lines. Will this ever change?

PKR is a real challenge to Umno/BN and it must be stopped at all cost, or else, you will have a Malaysian Malaysia, or a Anak Bangsa Malaysia all sharing power together.

No, this must not be allowed to happen! What would become of 1malaysia then? T-shirts and tupperwares, notwithstanding!

So kill Anwar Ibrahim, bring on the sodomy, the sex video, and of course bring on RPK, BN’s last (minute) weapon of mass destruction.

Yet  Sarawakians made history today! The real congrats goes to each and every voter.

At the end of the day, Sarawakians get the Chief Minister and state government they deserve.

The only question that remains now is: after all the jubilation, will Najib call a snap election?

Sarawak belongs to Sarawakians!

So vote with your heart, your soul, your passion, and most of all, vote wisely!

It’s really no fun to put a man down so lowly and then challenge him to a fight. What joy is there if you win such a fight? Is your victory worth anything?

It’s like going to the boxing ring with a handicapped, or a visually challenged person. If you win this battle, can you say you are the better person?

I’d go to the battle field if I have a matching opponent. If I win, my victory would be sweet. If my opponent is weaker than me, I’d just shake his/her hand, and say: let’s not fight, let’s agree to disagree.

What would you do?

Stopping Ambiga, Wong Chin Huat from Bersih ‘Fair and Free’ Election, and Haris Ibrahim from MCLM, shows how frantic Taib Mahmud is of losing his kingdom.

Attacking Malaysiakini, and other similar websites, is a clear indication that the side afraid of losing the battle, is getting more and more desperate by the day.

Stifling the press and not giving ample space to both sides of the political divide directly points at the powers to be that they would go out all the way to secure this victory, eventhough the after taste is as bitter as poison.

Using the police to prevent ceramahs when a bloody state election is going on, this being the last nigth, will show Sarawakians that change is indeed necessary, whichever way you vote.

Please change for the sake of changing. All changes are good. The only thin that is constant is change. The only things that would never change, is change itself!