Anwar Ibrahim’s ongoing “Show Trial”

Anwar Ibrahim & his wife Wan Azizah

Read an opinion in an article published in a Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail, by clicking HERE

Extract:

“The presence of so many foreign embassies attending Mr. Anwar's show trial is a clear expression of international concern. This is an issue on which the world must speak out.”

You can read what was said in an article published in the Los Angeles Times by clicking HERE

Extract:

"Legal records suggest that sodomy charges under Section 377 have been leveled only seven times in Malaysia in 70 years, according to thenutgraph.com, an independent Malaysian news website, with four of those charges being against Anwar."

To read a BBC news article on this issue, please click HERE

Extract: "Umno is too rotten to be saved"

Commune periculum concordiam parit

Common dangers bring forth harmony

Diligite justitiam, o judices terrae

Cherish justice, o judges of the earth

'Malay Provocation'

Article entitled “Malay Provocation” 19 January 2009

From the New York Times, read it in full by clicking HERE

“One ought to be able to laugh at the absurdity of it.

But the message is one of ignorance, religious and racial prejudice and political opportunism......................................”

The story is sad, but, alas, the majority of open-minded folks will agree that it is factual.

You may like to read what was said on the BBC web site, click HERE

You can read something about the Malay (ethnic group) HERE

and about the Malay Language HERE

Risus abundat in ore stultorum

Abundant laughs in the mouth of the foolish

Res ipsa loquitur

The thing speaks for itself

WELCOME TO THE YEAR OF THE TIGER

The Chinese believe that the first king of China was the Yellow King (however he was not the first Emperor of China).

The Yellow King became king in 2697 B.C. therefore China will enter the 4707th year on 14th February 2010.

The Chinese Year uses the cycle of 60 Stem-Branch counting system, and the Metal Tiger is the 27th Stem-Branch in the cycle. Since, (60 x 78) + 27 = 4707, therefore 2010 is the Metal Tiger year, which is the 4707th Chinese Year.

Jiǎzǐ (甲子) sequence 27	Stem/ branch 7/3	Gānzhī (干支) Gēngyín (庚寅)	Year of the Metal Tiger	Continuous 4707	Gregorian 2010

New Year's Day (Chūnjié, 春節) 14th February

Some folks may insist that the year 2010 is the 4708th Chinese year.

This is a possible explanation as to why this is:

The Yellow King's inauguration was held in the spring of 2697 B.C.

The day which was used as the first day of the year was the Winter Solstice, which was around 23^rd December 2698 B.C. Today's New Year’s Day on 1^st January was unknown at the time of the Yellow King.

If we were to count those extra eight days in 2698 B.C., then year 2010 is the 4708th Chinese year.

2010 is the year of Tiger.

Some people say 2010 is a Golden Tiger, White Tiger or Metal Tiger year.

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE

May the year ahead be healthy, joyful, harmonious, peaceful, prosperous, unequivocally wholesome and kind.

Gong Xi Fa Chai

Emitte lucem et veritatem
Send out light and truth





Bona fortuna
Good luck!





Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes
Our thoughts are free

Wan Malaysia

THIS NEW MONEY, IT SEEMS, DOESN'T WASH
(see below)

DO NOT LAUNDER YOUR MONEY!
Read all about it HERE

Wan

adjectives 'wanner' , wannest

1. sickly pale; pallid a wan complexion
2. faint or weak in a way suggestive of sickness or great weariness, sadness, etc. a wan smile
3. pale, dim, faint, etc. a wan light

The new Wan Malaysia Ringgit 50 currency note is not colour-fast!

Is this perhaps an indication of the state of the nation, this pale remnant of what Malaysia used to be; is Malaysia now truly Wan Malaysia?

Is Wan Malaysia now a pale shadow, a dimming light, an unmaintained nation which thrives on the cheap and nasty, and wallows in misplaced pride?

Sadly it seems this is becoming more and more true as each day passes.


Bibere venenum in auro


Drinking poison from a cup of gold

Malaysia’s non-sub submarine

KD Tunku Abdul Rahman

"Float! Float! Float!"

Malaysia’s first submarine is unfit to dive, what a shameful and truly pathetic thing to happen.

KD Tunku Abdul Rahman sailed in to a grand reception last year as the first of two of the same class of vessels commissioned for a total cost of RM3.4 billion (USS$1.4 billion).

Named after the country's first prime minister, it was hailed as an important acquisition for the RMN despite allegations of corruption made by Malaysian opposition parties.

Now it is ‘rosak’ already!!!!!

Read the stories, click HERE and HERE

Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus

Mountains will be in labour, and an absurd mouse will be born.

(all that work and nothing to show for it)