Datuk / Dato

I wrote and posted this article on 15 of November, 2008. And I am so glad to read the news paper today (13/02/09) that David Arumugam and Khatijah Ibrahim were given dato ship from Pahang state government. Thank you and there are more to be notice.

Gelaran Dato’ atau Datuk pada umumnya adalah satu penghargaan yang diberikan kepada seseorang individu untuk menghargai sumbangan atau mengenang jasa mereka kepada Negara atau masyarakat amnya. Biasanya gelaran Dato’/Datuk merupakan penghargaan yang tertinggi diantara penghargaan-penghargaan yang lain seperti PJK (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian), AMN (Ahli Mangku Negara) dan sebagainya. Adalah sesuatu yang terpuji mengenai gelaran ini kerana negara kita seperti juga negara lain tidak mengkhususkan sumbangan yang patut diberi penghargaan. Seperti di United Kingdom misalnya, gelaran “Sir” diberi kepada penyanyi dan juga pemain bola untuk jasa mereka sebagai penghargaan.Memang kalau dilihat dalam konteksnya, gelaran ini tidak boleh dinilai dengan wang ringgit. Namun gelaran ini secara langsung menaikkan pandangan dan martabat seseorang dimata masyarakat. Pada umumnya, dinegara kita gelaran Dato’/Datuk ini kebiasaanya dianugerahkan pada individu yang berkecimpung dalam arena politik, namun tidak terkecuali kepada mereka yang memberi sumbangan dari segi perniagaan dan pada mereka yang menaikkan martabat negara dipandangan dunia.Selain dari politik dan perniagaan, baru baru ini gelaran Dato’/Datuk juga dianugerahkan kepada individu yang berjaya dibidang sukan seperti M. Jagathesan (Olahraga), Nicol Ann David(Squash), Lee Chong Wei(Badminton) dan jurulatih seperti Misbun Hj Sidek juga tidak ketinggalan kerana jasa beliau sejak usia mudanya memang tidak boleh dinafikan. Bapa beliau (Mendiang Dato Hj Sidek) juga pernah dianugerahkan Dato’ dan ini adalah sesuatu yang padan dengan jasa beliau yang mengabdikan badminton dari seluruh ahli keluarganya. Di bidang musik pula individu yang dianugerahkan anugerah Dato/Datuk ialah diantaranya ialah Datuk Sharifah Aini, Datuk Shake dan yang terbaru ialah Datuk Siti Norhaliza. Dibidang seni perfileman pula Datuk Aziz Satar dan Datuk Jins Samsuddin dadalah diantara mereka yang dianugerahkan Datuk.Tidak ketinggalan gelaran ini juga telah dipanjangkan kepada individu yang menyumbang selain dari politik, seni dan sukan, umpamanya mereka yang berjaya di dalam usaha menaikkan nama dan martabat negara didalam pelbagai bidang lain seperti individu yang berjaya berlayar mengelilingi dunia, individu yang berjaya berenang menyeberangi selat juga diberi anugerah Datuk.Namun, masih ada timbul persoalan bagaimana penilaian dilakukan dan bagaimana “benchmark” diukur untuk pemberian gelaran ini. Masih terdapat ketidak serasian dan penilaiannya masih kabur. Inilah yang menjadi tanda persoalan apabila gelaran Datuk ini dianugerahkan kepada pelakon terkenal seperti Shah Rukh Khan. Walaupun ramai pihak yang membantah namun ada juga yang mempertahankan termasuk TUN sendiri. Alasan beliau pelakon Shah Rukh Khan mampu memperkenalkan negara kita melalui popularitnya. Beliau juga dipercayai akan terus memperkenalkan negara kita dan akan menarik ramai pelancung kenegara kita. Mungkin ada benarnya kerana peminat Shah Rukh Khan memang ramai dan diharap harapan ini akan menjadi kenyataan. Walau apa pun, harus diketahui bahawa ramai juga yang ketinggalan dari anugerah ini walaupun jasa mereka amat bermakna. Contohnya seperti jasa kumpulan Alleycats. Jasa mereka dibidang seni negara tidak perlu saya huraikan. Sejak dari tahun 70-an lagi kecimpungan mereka dalam bidang nyanyian harus dipandang dari pandangan yang menyeluruh. Hampir 4 dekad dan sumbangan mereka tidak boleh dipertikaikan dan seperti yang sedia maklum, walaupun salah seorang penyanyinya telah meninggal dunia (Mendiang loga Arumugam) namun perjuangan David Arumugam iaitu abangnya masih diteruskan. Lagu lagu mereka memang evergreen dan menjadi siulan anak muda sehingga masa kini. Saya secara peribadi rasa kerajaan negeri dan mereka yang berkuasa harus pertimbangkan anugerah kepada mereka demi sumbangan dan jasa mereka didalam dunia seni tanah air. Tidak ketinggalan anugerah Dato’/Datuk ini harus dipanjangkan kepada individu yang membawa nama negara kepuncak tertinggi dunia. Jasa dan pengukir sejarah Malaysia ini juga harus dipandang tinggi. Mereka yang telah menjadi “Malaysian” pertama yang berjaya menakluki puncak tertinggi dunia Gunung Everest. Seperti yang sedia maklum pengorbanan dan kejituan hati mereka mesti dipandang tinggi. Bukan mudah seperti yang diketahui bahawa, untuk menakluki gunung tertinggi dunia bukanlah perkara yang remeh. Tidak keterlaluan jika saya katakan nyawa menjadi pertaruhan. Diantara mereka yang berjaya menjadi manusia pertama Malaysia yang berjaya menjejakkan kaki kepuncak tertinggi dunia Gunung Everest ialah Magendran dan Mohanadass. Walaupun diketahui hampir 15 pendaki yang menyertai expedisi ini dan seorang serba dari Nepal berkorban nyawa namun kecekalan dan semangat perjuangan yang tinggi yang ditunjukkan oleh dua individu ini harus dipuji dan perlu disenaraikan sebagai penerima anugerah Dato. Satu lagi insan yang pernah menjadi wira negara dalam menaikkan semangat dan martabat negara dibidang bolasepak yang perlu diambil perhatian ialah penjaga GOL yang tidak asing lagi yang juga dikenali sebagai “Spiderman” iaitu mendiang Arumugam. Tahun 70an yang merupakan tahun kemuncak perkembangan bolasepak negara yang diterajui wira wira bolasepak yang boleh dianggap legenda negara. Diantaranya ialah Mokhtar Dahari, Shukur Salleh, Bakri Ibni, Santokh Singh, Soh Chin Aun, Khalid Ali, Dollah Salleh, Zainal Abidin Hasan dan ramai lagi. Namun diantaranya adalah penjaga GOL yang tidak asing lagi iaitu Arumugam.Batumalai Rajakumar, adalah seorang pelari jarak sederhana yang telah dilupakan. Pemenang dua pingat emas sukan sea 1983. Memecahkan rekod 1,500m sukan sea yang sama yang telah disandang oleh Jimmy Cramton dari burma. Pada masa itu umur beliau masih 18 tahun. Pemenang pingat emas 800m di Asian track and field dan mencipta record yang kekal sampai kehari ini yang juga record kebangsaan yang bertahan 24 tahun. Pejuang seperti beliau harus dikenang dan kerajaan harus memberi rangsangan supaya dia menjadi contoh kepada yang lain. Untuk pengetahuan semua, beliau juga tidak pernah dipilih menjadi olahragawan kebangsaan. Dalam menangani masalah ini, kerajaan negeri dengan bantuan persatuan-persatuan harus memainkan peranan dan menengahkan pejuang pejuang yang pernah mengharumkan nama negeri dan nama Malaysia keseluruhannya. Parti parti politik yang mewakili masyarakat perbagai kaum juga harus peka dan sedia menilai sejauh mana perjuangan ini perlu dinilai dan seterusnya membawa perkara ini kearah yang sepatutnya. Tidak perlu dinilai dari segi kaum dan bangsa tetapi sumbangan dan semangat kejituan harus dinilai dari segi nilai yang disumbang demi menaikkan martabat negara Malaysia keseluruhannya. Dengan harapan jasa mereka akan menjadi contoh dan semangat kepada anak-anak muda yang akan menyambung perjuangan ini.

Sekian,
lvbala

KARMA ~ Revisited in Perak

“Do unto others as you want them to do unto you, don’t do unto others as you don’t want them to do unto you”

It has been 15 months, on 25th November, 2007 thousands of Tamils were treated brutally in the Holy temple Batu Caves by the Malaysian authority called FRU. By then the most respectable ex-prime minister wrote in his blog and labeled the Tamils as a violent community. Their plead for justice for the Tamil community were said to be copied as same as the LTTE (Sri Langkan Liberal Tamil Tigers) and even were claimed was supported by them. All the summoned for his statement never been heard till today as Hindraf were claim as illegal movement. Worst of all, the brutal treatment on the Tamils were carried out in Batu Caves, the famous temple for Hindus.

Today, 06th February 2009 after 15 months, a day before the Tamils to celebrate Thaipusam, the same incident repeated. But this time around was not in Batu Caves, but in Ubudiah mosque Kuala Kangsar Perak. The Perakians were the target. The FRU repeated the same act by firing tears gas at the public. What has been understood is not the FRU but they were ordered by the person in power. The public were treated violently and by the name of GOD the holy mosque was not respected.

I wonder how Dr M is going to label the Perakians? terrorist? or freedom fighters?

All Malaysians are watching and listening. And for sure the punishment is waiting in the next 2012 general election. Today we shall call it as a wake up call day. Thank you DPM for giving us the chance to understand you and your government better.

The Karma is repeated.

By,
lvbala

They Betrayed The Voters

I guess every one, specially Malaysians are aware of the political situation in the State of Perak. Nothing much to be said. The palace has made the decision on who is going to control the state. The Ruler's decision is vital for everyone to bowed. Challenging the decision of the Ruler in the court of justice will lead to worst scenario and might create tention among the rakyat. It is not the Malaysian style indeed.

But the rakyat should remember this three names that betrayed the rakyat's trust. They were voted to represent the rakyat and for the political party they represent. Its' seem the frogs are active again with a greater influence. These greatest to be remembered are Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang), Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering) and Hee Yit Fong (Jelapang). They thought all of us a lesson that will be recorded in the Malaysian book of record. The other assembly man ~ Nassaruddin (Bota) have thought us that never to trust UMNO when comes to loyalty.

Hail The King.





by,
lvbala

Syaitan Bertopeng Manusia - Kirit Kumar Shah

This is my first ever article. Never thought I would be writing about my first ex-boss. He is a half boiled egg talking about the smell of a shit on his nose. Nothing have been done to him even more than 30 police report were made against his statement. For a better understanding, readers can view his comments and statement in youtube. Just type in his name. He should be detain in ISA for humaliating other religion by comparing Islam.

21st May, 2008

Salam Hormat Kepada Semua Saudara, Buat pertama kali saya terfikir untuk memetik papan kekunci lap top saya untuk ke web page kerana tidak dapat menahan tuduhan yang dilemparkan bertubi tubi terhadap sesuatu bangsa dan agama yang berbau hanyir dan tidak realistik. Terasa bermulanya era penghinaan dan pengutukkan agama dilakukan secara meluas didalam dunia cyber. Inikah satu permulaaan kearah penamatan kesejahteraan yang selama ini dilindungi dan diamati semua agama.Sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini di dapati ada seorang hamba tuhan yang bernama KIRIT KUMAR SHAH yang asalnya lahir dalam keluarga gujerati yang menganuti agama Hindu aktif bersyarah dan berkongsi idea mengenai kehebatan agama Islam. Memang tidak dapat dinafikan dalam mencari jawapan perjalanan hidup hati beliau telah terbuka untuk mendekati agama Islam dan menganutinya. Satu sikap yang benar dan ikhlas telah membawa beliau melangkah lebih jauh hingga mencabar agama agama lain dengan cara mengujudkan pelbagai tanda persoalan.Harus disedari, persoalan dan perbandingan agama yang dipersoalkan oleh saudara Kirit telah mencabar kewibawaan agama lain seperti agama ketiga besar penganut didunia iaitu agama HINDU.

Saya sebagai seorang yang pernah berjuang bersama saudara kirit selama 4 tahun dalam sebuah syarikat jualan langsung mengaku bahawa beliau adalah seorang yang berkarisma dan sentiasa berfikiran positif dalam apa juga situasi. Kami dalam satu pasukan hampir berkongsi apa jua perbincangan yang timbul dan sentiasa mencari jawapan dan cara penyelesaian. Usah persoal pengalaman kami bersama memang sungguh hebat mengharungi kawasan hampir keseluruh Semenanjung hingga k Sabah dan Sarawak. Kami pernah tidur dalam kereta, menumpang rumah orang asing, pengalaman mendaki gunung Kinabalu, kemalangan kereta, bertarung nyawa dalam kapal terbang yang gagal mendarat, pengalaman bercuti ke lima negara dan pelbagai lagi yang tak dapat saya huraikan dalam bahasa ringkas. Mungkin suatu hari nanti saya akan berkongsi dengan anda semua pengalaman saya bersama saudara Kirit.Menyentuh mengenai perbincangan beliau mengenai perbandingan agama Islam dengan agama lain, saya rasa beliau memang mempunyai kajian pengetahuan yang logik dalam agama Islam tetapi pengetahuan beliau mengenai agama lain amatlah cetek dan mengarut. Kata kata beliau juga mungkin dipercayai oleh mereka yang juga tidak mengenali agama lain sedalam penganutnya sendiri.

Buktinya dapat dilihat dalam ruangan komen dimana rata rata penganut agama lain amat kecewa dan marah kerana agama lain diperkecilkan dan berbau hina. Ada juga mereka yang mendakwa akan membunuh beliau. Bayangkan perasaan mereka yang dihina. Betapa lukanya hati mereka kerana agama mereka dinilai dan dihina oleh beliau yang telah lupa daratan dan lupa asal usul beliau. Walaupun saudara kirit ini mempunyai ilmu yang tinggi dalam pengetahuan agama islam, itu tidak bermakna beliau layak mengutuk dan membuat perbandingan agama lain yang amat jelas karut dan hanya boleh dipercayai oleh saudara Islam lain yang tidak tahu menahu tetapi di heret bersama dalam kanca dosa ketuhanan dan agama. Persoalannya beliau sebenarnya mempunyai agenda yang tersendiri dalam memperolehi populariti.Tahukan saudara saudara sekalian perbuatan hina dan keji yang pernah dilakukan beliau sepanjang hidup beliau. Berzina dengan perempuan bukan mukrim (Saya masih ingat nama mangsa beliau yang pernah berkongsi masalah dengan saya tetapi kami tidak dapat berbuat apa apa kerana atas dasar perempuan lemah yang telah menyerahkan semuanya). Saudara kirit juga telah memaksa mangsa untuk mengugurkan anak kandungan luar nikah beliaunya dan bukan sekali tetapi berkali kali. Mungkin kini sangkaannya apabila beliau menganut agama Islam segala dosa beliau akan erampun seperti bayi yang baru lahir tetapi harus diingat saudara adalah seorang pembunuh kerana memaksa mengsa untuk memgugurkan anak kandungan luar nikah dengan saudara. Bukan tamat disitu tetapi mangsa keduanya pula seorang lagi pekerja baru berasal dari ipoh. Anak dara muda ini memang memikat dan pastilah menang bertanding memikat. Kesempatan itu digunakan beliau untuk mengulangi perbuatan terkutuk semula. Diperlakukan seperti isteri sehinggalah saya dengar beliau telah berkahwin.

Saudara Kirit Kumar Shah, jangan cuba memperbodohkan agama HINDU yang telah wujud sebelum wujudnya agama lain didunia ini, mengujudan agama selepas itu adalah edisi baru yang lebih lengkap dan Islam adalah yang paling baru yang wujudnya 1500 tahun berbanding agama kristian 2000 tahun dan agama Buddha 5000 tahun. Saya boleh membuktikan bahawa ada pengakuan berbukti bahawa pengujudan scripture agama hindu yang telah wujud sebelum adanya hebrew scriptrure (First Testament) semillenium tahun dahulu dan sebahagian besarnya masih selamat ada sehingga kini. Iaitu mengikut kiraan agama kristian adalah circa 1500 BCE.

Hindu sacred texts are perhaps the most ancient religious texts still surviving today.

Some appear to be millennia older than the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) which conservative Christians date to circa 1500 BCE and liberal scholars date to circa 900 BCE.The primary sacred texts of Hinduism are the Vedas: the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Vedas contain hymns, incantations, and rituals from ancient India. 4 The Rig Veda (a.k.a. Rigveda) may be the oldest of the four. Estimates of its date of composition in oral form range from 1500 BCE to 4000 BCE. The Yajur and Atharva Vedas refer to the vernal equinox having occurred in the Pleiades constellation -- an event dating from about 2500 BCE. The date when the Vedas were placed in written form is unknown. Various dates from 600 to after 300 BCE have been suggestedJuga satu bukti peninggalan berhala budha yang terbesar didunia di negara Afganistan membuktikan agama buddha juga telah wujud lebih lama dari islam dan hampir mendekati dunia arab. Saya rasa saudara Kirit harus membuat lebih homework sebelum mengeluarkan kata kata kelentong pada yang mudah terpedaya. Peralihan orang orang arayan dari utara india adalah pengembaran mencari dunia baru, jangan dikaitkan dengan nama agama HINDU berasal dari orang yang tinggal di sungai Indus. Kerana itu adalah salah satu kemungkinan sahaja.Hinduism -- the most commonly used name in North America. Various origins for the word "Hinduism" have been suggested:It may be derived from an ancient inscription translated as: "The country lying between the Himalayan mountain and Bindu Sarovara is known as Hindusthan by combination of the first letter 'hi' of 'Himalaya' and the last compound letter 'ndu' of the word `Bindu.'" Bindu Sarovara is called the Cape Comorin sea in modern times. 1It may be derived from the Persian word for Indian.It may be a Persian corruption of the word Sindhu (the river Indus)It was a name invented by the British administration in India during colonial times.Hinduism has commonly been viewed in the west as a polytheistic religion - one which worships multiple deities: gods and goddesses. Although a widespread belief, this is not particularly accurate.Some have viewed it as a monotheistic religion, because it recognizes only one supreme God: the panentheistic principle of Brahman, that all reality is a unity. The entire universe is seen as one divine entity who is simultaneously at one with the universe and who transcends it as well.Some view Hinduism as Trinitarian because Brahman is simultaneously visualized as a triad -- one God with three persons:Brahma the Creator who is continuing to create new realitiesVishnu, (Krishna) the Preserver, who preserves these new creations. Whenever dharma (eternal order, righteousness, religion, law and duty) is threatened, Vishnu travels from heaven to earth in one of ten incarnations.Shiva, the Destroyer, is at times compassionate, erotic and destructive.Strictly speaking, most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic; they recognize a single deity, and recognizes other gods and goddesses as facets, forms, manifestations, or aspects of that supreme God.

Ingin saya berkongsi pendapat dengan umat Islam yang saya hormati bahawa walau apa pegangan agama dan kepercayaan kita, ketahuilah bahawa tiada agama atau ajaran dunia ini yang menyuruh kita berzina atau melakukan perkara yang tidak direstui tuhan. Tidak ada agama yang menghalalkan yang haram. Cuma peredaran masa dan menguatkuasaan yang membezakan ketekunan agama tersebut. Kalau di Negara Malaysia sebagai sebuah Negara Islam kita mempunyai undang undang syariah yang giat menjalankan pengharaman aktiviti haram dan bertindak sebagai satu institusi agama yang serata dan terkawal dengan kuasa penguatkuasaan. Adakah undang undang agama lain dibenarkan dilaksanakan didalam negara ini? Saya sedar bukan kuasa kita untuk menbincangkan perkara ini kerana perbincangan ini tiada penhujungnya. Layarilah halaman internet untuk mencari jawapan untuk soalan saudara sekalian. Teringat saya pada satu komen yang di suarakan oleh seorang saudara Islam yang mengutuk saudara Kirit Kumar dan meminta beliau diampunkan kerana melanggari ajaran Agama Islam yang suci yang tidak pernah menyuruh merendahkan menganut agama lain. Malah agama Islam menyuruh umatnya menghormati kepercayaan mereka dan berdakwah mengikut lunas lunas yang dibenarkan.Saudara Kirit, teringat saya komen saudara dalam klip vedeo Penerangan Agama Hindu 1 dan 2, bahawa anda sebenarnya revert back to islam kerana semua manusia yang dilahirkan adalah beragama islam. Jadi kenapa bayi di Islamkan dan di babtistkan dalam agama kristian selepas suatu jangka waktu? Bukankah mereka memang Islam pada lahirnya? Saudara Kirit Kumar Shah, segala cara menyembahan mengunakan api, air, cahaya yang beri tuhan di hormati dan dianggap suci dalam agama Hindu, jadi diberi penghormatan dan bukan disembah sebagai tuhan. Kalau dilihat orang orang Israel yang di restui tuhan yang maha kuasa dan diberikan tanah Israel pada mereka, juga diwahyukan dalam kitab suci Quran.The answer is really very simple.

God gave the land of Israel to Abraham (Genesis 17:8) and to his descendants through Isaac (Genesis 26:2-5) and Jacob (Genesis 28:1-4,13-14).That means the land belongs to the descendants of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. In other words, the land belongs to the children of Israel, referred to in the New Testament as the Jews (Romans 1:16).Apa penjelasan saudara dalam perkara ini?Adakah menyertai forum antarabangsa Islam di luar negara melayakkan saudara sebagai ulama yang menandingi John Pope. Sedarlah populariti dan materialistic telah membutakan saudara supaya berkata apa saja yang panas untuk terus hidup bertopengkan populariti. Contohilah Mother Teressa yang menghambakan diri pada umat manusia. Dengarilah doa yang dibacakan Gauthama Buddha untuk umat manusia termasuk diri saudara.Minta maaf kerana merendahkan populariti saudara, sebenarnya mengutuk dan merendahkan saudara secara langsung meningkatkan populariti saudara. Kerana inilah sebenarnya agenda saudara untuk cepat dikenali. Sebenarnya saudara mempunyai bakat untuk menyertai politik dan pasti anda akan berjaya.Kepada saudara saudara hindu, maafkanlah saudara Kirit Kumar ini kerana beliau tidak memahami apa sebenarnya yang di perjuangkan beliau. Kita doakan supaya beliau sedar dan kembali kepangkal jalan. Sebenarnya kemarahan anda semualah yang telah mempopularkan beliau. Beliau adalah seorang yang murtad terhadap ajaran agamanya sendiri. Selama 20 tahun hidup di dunia, ini saja yang berjaya dipelajari mengenai agamanya, namun saya tidak berniat menrendahkan krediabiliti beliau tetapi memang di zaman menoreh getah dulu teknologi IT belum berlabuh di negara kita. Namun beliau masih ada masa, “ never to late” kata orang putih.Kepada saudara Islam semua, agama islam adalah agama yang senang difahami dan mudah didalami. Berkasihlah kita dengan jalan yang di redhahi, ilmu agama tiada penhujungnya walau kealam baka.

Salah tafsir agama boleh menyebabkan insan merana sesama sendiri. Pergolakan agama dunia arab disebabkan salah tafsir sesama sendiri dan dengan agama lain merugikan umat manusia keseluruhannya. Perlukah kita menghadapi kemusnahan ketemadunan manusia kerana agama. Bukan sesuatu yang indah bila melihat anak anak kita ke masjid dan yang ke kuil dan gereja dengan aman dan menghormati sesama sendiri. Berbumbungkan langit yang sama, bernafas udara yang sama, menikmati pemberian alam ketuhanan abadi. Berfikirlah dan berdoalah untuk orang lain dan percayalah pasti akan ada insan yang mendoakan kesejateraan kita. Mahathma Gandhi pernah menulis lagu berpuisi yang di nyanyikan di seluruh kuil didunia ini, “Iswara Allah tero nam, sabhgo sanmathi je baghawan” bermaksud, Iswara Allah Krisna adalah yang Maha Satu, cuma cara pendekatan yang berbeza. Sempat juga saya mendengar Titah Baginda DYMM sempena hari mulia Maulidur Rasul supaya mencontohi Rasulullah SAW yang mulia, merendah diri, menghormati semua walaupun musuhnya. Bukankah itu satu titah Baginda untuk semua manusia sejagat didunia ini. Kita adalah bangsa asia yang penuh dengan perbezaan ethnik namun kita berjaya selama ini mengekalkan keharmonian dalam perbezaan pendapat. Timbang taralah fahaman dan kata kata dusta dari seorang yang durjana dan ingin menguasai minda anda dengan mengelirukan fakta.Sincerely,Hinduism has a deserved reputation of being highly tolerant of other religions. Hindus have a saying: "Ekam Sataha Vipraha Bahudha Vadanti," which may be translated: "The truth is One, but different Sages call it by Different Names"

The Uneducated,

lvbala

PAS menang - Pakatan menang

I had a big laugh on my face when I received the Kuala Terengganu by election result. PAS won in the KT by election with the majority of 2,631 seats. As I said before, the wild card for BN is only a wild cat. The "rakyat" have sent a clear message that the present governing government is becoming unpopular. The upcoming PM has been rejected. The support for PAKATAN is growing. BN 30,252 / PAS 32,883. This result shows the majority growing percentage from 628 to 2,631 for Pakatan is 300% in ten month time. The rakyat has put BN behind them. BN's unpopulariti also growing. The rakyat have sent a clear message.

PAS 32,883

BN 30,252

Majority 2,631

Majoriti won by BN in March 2008 is only 628.

Are we so different?

“And are we so different?

Did not Muhammad learn from the Christians and much of Islam ‘adopted’ from Christianity? Does not the Ka’bah also appear in the same name and form in the land of the Zoroastrians in the far reaches of Persia? Did not Jesus disappear from the ages of 12 to 30 when he sought tuition from Buddhists, as many now believe? Did not John the Baptist practice what was practiced by the Hindus in India of his time? But what can we really believe? Do we really know what was fact and fiction thousands of years ago? What we do know is what we have been told to believe. And what we are told to believe is what they want us to believe. And what they want us to believe is what suits the political agenda of those who walk in the corridors of power.” This is the latest article from RPK

I am not out for my lunch as my heavy morning breakfast is still digesting. I was in a mid of reading the “Truly Malaysian” latest article. Mostly is about the KT by election heat. It is really heating up and we can see how BN is playing their wild card candidate. The authorities, the gangsters in uniform are really being the “budak suruhan” for UMNO rules BN. What a joke, they order Pakatan to bring down the DAP and PKR’s flag with a reason they are not contesting, only PAS flags are allowed cause they are competing. Approving permits for BN’s ceramah and delaying/not approving Pakatan’s ceramah permits. This has been happening from the day one when Tun M started to rule the country. Cronyism, Nepothism and Corruptionsm.

The UMNO rules BN “taikos” are playing the wild card. RM12.8 millions for Chinese community’s improvement is approved. They return back the petroleum subsidies to state government. More than 500 local contractors shall be awarded with contract which was previously done by their cronies. Why now? Why now they react? Why now they are so keen about the Chinese community? Where is the one who called Chinese as pendatang? Why aren’t they loud out their voice? Why they are keeping their tail down?

Another issue that did click me on this is the word banned “Allah”. Please refer to the first paragraph which I copy and paste from RPK’s article. Believe me, I was looking for this answer for more then 15 years. I came across a statement earlier in 1992 from the book written by Bhagwan Rajneesh, titled “Sing, Dance and Rejoice”. With his explanation now I am confident, what ever been told by the guru is true. Even the Christian was born from the teaching of Buddha. Christ who was traveling on business purpose from Jerusalem came across Buddhism which reached Afghanistan from India. The artifacts were destroyed by the Afghanistan extremist. Rajneesh even claim that Christ was brought down from the cross after 3 hours (6.00pm) after he was crucified on Friday 3.00pm. He was alive and was sent to Kashmir and he lived his age until 100 over years. His cemetry is in a village called “Pahalgam” beside Moses cemetery. I am not creating but it was written in a book by Bhagwan Rajneesh. Even the word “Pahalgam is a Hindi word which means “Shepherd”.

Can anyone deny much of Islam was adopted? Can anyone deny what ever John the Baptist practice is what was practiced by the Hindus in India at that time? I am not going to argue on this as I always believe all religion were from the same root. Only those who are fanatics, less civilized and less educated were the culprits on making the religion as hatred weapon on each other. I will never blame the Jewish. I will never blame the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) and I will never blame the Mujahideens. But I will blame my self for being selfish for not being able to educate and tell the truth to others. A day will come to prove these are the truth. I might be gone by than but the truth will prevail. The day will come for humans to realize that we are all from ONE, but still I am afraid it will too late than.

Yes to all and no to all, I am a bit confused with word “Allah” was ban from used by non-muslim in Malaysia. It was banned only in Malaysia. Not in Indonesia. In Indonesia the word is allowed. I simply don't understand why the double standard in two muslim country. Remember it again, only in Malaysia it was banned. But what was the truth? What actually is the meaning of this word? I did read a book title “One God” written by the disciple of Swami Baktivedantha Prabupada (Great soul who translated Bahgavadgita as it is). This is an excellence book which explain the meaning of words calling God’s name. Such as “Allah”, “Krsna”and many more. This calling name of GOD actually is not GOD’s specific names but the best expression that were given to GOD by human. The name “Krsna” is simply means the attractive one and represent the universe. The word “Allah” means “The Greatest” in Arabic language. In Arabic language god is called “Allah”. It is simple as that. No need to explain further. No need to elaborate. But why in Malaysia, we are so “Hu Ha" about it? They haven’t been told about this? Can’t they simply understand this as another Arabic word to call god. Ask your self, did your name really yours or was given to you by your parents?

It is not the name of GOD himself. GOD has no names. He is infinity, he has no body. He is formless. Fail to understand this shall lead to confusion. The failure to understand this shall create hatred. This is where the fanatism will blind ones eyes. This is where we create wall between each other. This is where hatred was created on each other. The hatred will become wall to one who is fanatic. The wall will separated us from each other and becoming thicker. And this is dangerous. Solution is in our hand. It is time to use our powerful weapon. The need to use the power of “choice”, we need to choose what we want. Choose to reject what we don't need.

“Ragupathy ragave raja ram, pathi tha pavana seethe ram, …. In the mid of this song written by Mahathma Gandhi, it was clearly mentioned…. “Iswara Allah Tero Nam, Sabkho Sanmathi Jai Bagadwan….” Meaning Allah and Iswaran (Lord Siva) is only their name but they are ONE, the only ONE. There is no yours and mine. It is our GOD. The Hindus has been singing this song in every prayer, every day around the temples in this world. What we going to do about it? Banned this song?

Malaysians are far more intelligent than before. The world is in our finger tips. The truth is written everywhere. You just have to surrender to it. The information world is close to us. Nothing can be hidden anymore. As long as we can open our eyes and surrender, than we are in the right track. Surrender but don’t close your eyes, because we need to be alert. We need to give in order to receive. We need to give love in order to receive love. We need respect others as we want them to respect us. If we want others to love us, than love you must give. But be the first to give love. Be the first to forgive, and all of us will be forgiven.

By,
lvbala

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ~ “What a wonderful world”

“What a wonderful world”
Many of us will know immediately when the above words are said. It is from a man who really understood the beauty of this world or shall I say he understood the beauty of this life itself.

“What a wonderful life”
This shall be my quote replacing the quote said by Nat King Cole the man of the blues. The both meaning doesn’t make any different as it is actually the same as how life goes for one in this world, thats how you see the world itself. If you are happy than you see the life will be so colorful and joyful but if you are in a deep shit than you will never wanted the morning to be rise by the sun.

So is it the wonderful world of wonderful life? How the wonderful world going to be if you are not having a wonderful life? The life determined the wonderful world. Let’s look at my point of view on how it is meant by beautiful life.

For about 30 days, I have been going through a new experience. It is the most interesting moment in my life as I face each day with all type of human being, different race, man and woman from different ages, different smell, the tall and the short, the black and the white, different races, different sizes, the bold and the beauty, the beauty and the beast and each one of them has their own uniqueness. Beleive me , I saw a huge woman who need double chairs in komuter, a man who looks exactly like a gold fish, a blind guy who was left alone with his life and there are human who helps this blind human too. Getting stuck in the full pack of train with some beautiful girls does give you fun sometimes. How often you get so close to someone so sexy and get to smell their perfume? Sometimes you see how bad a woman looks when she is sleeping with her mouth open. Human have their own world and they think they are the best in it. Do we? Am I?

I was given this opportunity by nature as I was using public transport to work place. May be this will be my good compliment to the existing public transport owner, I mean the KTM electric train and the LRT. To be honest I felt so amazed by the service given by both of this company. The LRT service is so efficient and wonderful. It is really exciting to use LRT as it is so practical and never failed me so far. You just have to wait for less than 10 minutes and the next train is there for you. The KTM service is good enough but need some efficiency in timing and maybe more train should be on the track and reduce the waiting time. We have double track and I think this can be done. But so far both services never failed me. Believe me and you should try it?

Just imagine, I can be in my office in less than one and a half hour from Rawang to Maluri. Definitely I can’t make it with my own car indeed and even the cost is so much cheaper compare to my own car with new petrol pricing. Hope the government will seriously look into this and I believe one day all of us can depend on the public transport. Why not if it is efficient enough with the timing?

Talking about the bus service, ahhhhh…. F**kin' lousy, specially the Rapid KL. The time management is so poor and I did notice the “tak apa” attitude is so tick in the drivers mind. They are with the look and the uniform but not public services oriented. They talk to you by judging your clothing and appearance. I did notice this many times. If you look good and educated than they will answer you politely and if you are not than they just simply ignore you, some of them do behave rude too. If you are looking for heart attack than you should try their service. This was so different compare to certain countries in Asia. I remember when I was attending training in Nagoya Japan in 2001. You can really rely on public transport for your whole life. It was so efficient and perfect in timing. Even the long distance travel will be on time. Once I did travel for about 400kms from Nagoya to INA by bus, and the timing was so perfect even the driver stopped in every bus stop even there is not passengers waiting. Can you imagine how KL will be when there are less cars and everyone is depending on the public transport. It can be done, if everyone believe in it. Trust me on this.

By being with public is how I discover how “Malaysia” is changing. It is changing, and the changes are good for Malaysia. But I do feel bad about the “Malaysian” changes. For the past 30 days, I did notice how people are attached to their own mind and the technology. Almost everyone have their cell phone with them and do the foreigners too. But in another word, everyone have something in their mind. Some of them shall be sms’ing, some of them will be on the radio or mp3. Some even talking so loud and you can almost know what are they are talking about. This situation specially is on the Indian communities. They will talk so loud even with their next seat friend. You can almost know what actually the topic is and to whom they are talking with. Another changes in Malaysians are, they almost forgot about smiling. Really, almost everyone is so in their own mind and they forgot about smile and being smile. They don’t even smile back if you smile at them. Is this how we Malaysian have changed? And is this where we are heading? Its feel the same as you are in foreign land. Yes, with all the foreigners in the street you definitely feel you are in the foreign land. And it is multi cultural too. With all the Indonesians, Banglas, Nepalese, Vietnamese, China born Chinese and the Indians too. There are places you do feel unsafe too such as Chow Kit, Kota Raya, Puduraya and Lebuh Ampang. What are the authorities been doing? Can’t they notice all this? Can’t they do something about this? May be they are too busy looking into blowing someone with C4? What a wonderful life makes the wonderful world. Does Malaysia is in a process of changing from wonderful Malaysia to wandering Malaysia? Wandering what is wonderful? It is gone, and we are all lost the wondering the wonderful Malaysia.

While I was writing this article, I was reading the RPK’s latest article about Islamic hudud law practice and something did click me on this. I will be writing my next article base on some of his statement said about one GOD.

“What a wonderful life”… what a wonderful world...

By,
lvbala