Jump Ship.

PKR Jumpers.

Lately several MPs and ADUNs are leaving their political parties to become Independent. Their main reason that they are dissatisfied with the political party they represented. Most Malaysian voters are crying out loud for them to resign the respective constituencies for fresh election. Those who jumped ships are being curse with all sorts of name calling. Are we matured enough?

As I see it, these people who jumped ships are frustrated lots. They actually looked forward to Anwar Ibrahim September 16 agenda and if it materialized they might have become Minister, Deputy or Ministry Secretary General at the very least. September 16 was a total failure and their ambition to occupy Putrajaya failed. Actually for PKR, there was no proper and stringent formula when they picked candidates for the GE 12. Anybody would do. They never thought they could win but somehow the rakyat then was so frustrated with BN and the voters just chose anyone but BN. A typical example in Behrang Perak, a Postman became the PKR candidate, he won and later during the process of choosing the Menteri Besar, he got the cheek to be singled as the one. The Sultan who was once Malaysia Chief Justice, was wise enough to pick up the right one, even though he was not fully happy with his decision. When the Behrang man did not get the post, he jumped ship and throw the PR state government in complete turmoil. The case of Jelapang DAP Adun – just because she was not allocated a brand new Camry by the PR Menteri Besar, she too abandoned the ship. What a bloody cheap skate Assemblywoman?

The ex postman.


Camry Crazy

The trend in Malaysia, for a term they gave overwhelming victory to the Opposition. At the next, they revert and the Opposition fell to the ground. Lim Kit Siang and Hadi Awang were once not returned to Parliament. General Election 12 saw five (5) states went to PR, though one was wrestled back by BN. Federal government would not simply throw funds to the four states and the PR government has to struggle to comply end meet. When they cannot deliver due to lack of fund the voters would reject them at the very next General Election. Malaysian politic is very complex and unique. It has to confront with races and religions. The Malaysians are of several races, ethnic groups and of several faiths. The various races and religious believers are members of several political parties. We have the Malays in UMNO, PAS, PKR and some even in DAP. The Chinese in MCA, DAP, Gerakan, PKR and some even in PAS. The Indians are in MIC, DAP, PPP, PKR and now Hindraf. Everybody who is active in politics in Malaysia wants to be somebody or wanting to be awarded with government projects.

A typical case of jumping ship - N46 in Selangor the constituency of Port Klang.

It was predominantly an UMNO stronghold. During GE 12, Dato Zakaria’s daughter in law stood for BN and Badrul Hisham for PKR. Late Dato Zakaria astonished Malaysians by building an Istana with fourteen (14) rooms in a Malay dominant residential area of Pandamaran Jaya. How he accumulated his wealth, I decline to comment; only Allah knows. On the eve of nomination day, it was rumored that Badrul Hisham a Clerk in Transmile would stand for PKR. Nobody gave a chance to Badrul Hisham, instead PAS candidate stood a better chance. PAS was keenly interested for the seat but Selangor PKR Chief had already issued the credential to Badrul Hisham. Last minute negotiation was attempted that PAS would stand on PKR ticket provided Badrul Hisham would give way. Badrul Hisham went missing, kidnapped by some UMNO people and he only appeared only on the nomination morning. At that time UMNO still thought Badrul Hisham was chicken feed and easily trounced. UMNO blocked PAS from assessing to Badrul Hisham. To cut the story short, on Election Day, Badrul Hisham won. He himself was sleeping at home when the votes were counted. It surprised everybody including himself. BN at N 46 collapsed so as the whole of Selangor. Unable to swallow the defeat of daughter in law and Selangor in general, two days later, Dato Zakaria graciously abandoned the world and went back to the Almighty due to heart attack, so they said. Most of the top guns from Putrajaya attended the funeral.

Badrul Hisham Abdullah.

Badrul Hisham, to be honest, a simple kampong boy, living with his family in a simple kampong house, went to work daily in Subang as per any ordinary man suddenly an Assemblyman. Yang Berhormat! He was once an UMNO man, belong to one of the branches at Kampong Raja Uda. There are seven (7) UMNO branches in a small kampong. Badrul Hisham lack everything and there was no proper grassroots and registered members of PKR at Port Klang to support him. Badrul Hisham now had to work and report to Khalid Ibrahim the Menteri Besar. I know Khalid Ibrahim as I was once his Senior Manager when he was the CEO at Kumpulan Guthrie and I know his level of expectation. Badrul Hisham just could not cope with Khalid and to be fair, what can you expect from once a Clerk? No offence. In the meantime Badrul Hisham was enjoying his good sudden fortune dropped from the sky and began to neglec the people that voted for him. Badrul Hisham was playing hide and seek because he did not have the fund to throw around. Whatever he has, he started changing cars and even changing his house gate. Khalid Ibrahim instead nominated a proxy to handle the constituency allotted state funds and Badrul Hisham was duly upset that he was sidelined. Khalid Ibrahim suggested that Badrul Hisham to undergo some kind of treatment as he often doze off during the Assembly session. Badrul Hisham was so agitated with the comment and he jumped ship to be an Independent and the latest; his wife had filed a petition at the Syariah Court for a divorce. Without doubt, Badrul Hisham would only be a one term Assemblyman and would enjoy his lifetime pension.

Badrul Hisham won not because he was exceptionally an outstanding Politician. He stammers during public speaking. Badrul Hisham won due to protest vote against “that” candidate of BN. If that candidate was other than any of Dato Zakaria family members, the Malays in Port Klang would still consider. During that point of time, the hatred for late Dato Zakaria was up to the optimum level. If the Malays were so bloody cheese off what do you expect from the Chinese and the Indians?

The current scenario.

I am not surprise many are jumping and many more would follow suit. PKR did not do a proper planning to win and they did not expect they won. PKR simply put anybody without proper filtering, scrutinizing the background and educational qualifications. We are now in the 2000 era, not anymore in the 60s or 70s. The people are well educated to judge and on that respect we must give BN the credit for the educational facilities that was provided for all Malaysians.

We must always think whom to cross at the polling station when the next General Election comes around. Our simple cross consciously decides the fate of a nation. A simple job but the task is big. We must choose the party not the personality. We are yet to be matured enough to come to that stage.............

Even cow knows the rule.

In Malaysia, even cow are educated to observe the rules. The people must show better than the cow or at least follow the cows example.