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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
TOWN HALL MEETING WITH HANNAH YEOH
Last Monday night, the Subang Jaya state assemblyperson organized a meet the people session for the residents of USJ3 & 4 at the park in front of our house. She called the session a town hall meeting. The other speaker for the night was Rajiv, the councilor for JKP Zone 3 which covers USJ 2 – USJ 15. Some 2-300 residents turned up for the meeting.
This is the 2nd time I heard Hannah Yeoh spoke. The first time was at the USJ 12 open area. It was some 2 years ago, just before the 2008 General Elections. She was very fresh and young then with hardly any experience, but you could still feel the sincerity in her voice and speech. Prior to the 2008 GE, an ambitious young person would probably joined BN rather than Pakatan. There was not much prospect with Pakatan before the political tsunami swept through Peninsula Malaysia. People who joined the opposition were those with an ideal.
Two years later, I see a different Hannah Yeoh. The victory in Subang Jaya was somewhat of a surprise. Having to jump straight into the murky depth of Malaysian volatile politics and to deal with hostile government bureaucracy only a daily basis, she has matured tremendously. She now spoke with lots of confidence and authority. Chairing the Q&A and dealing with the odd characters and old uncles & aunties was a piece of cake. That of course has to be backed up by working your butts off for the people and grasping with all the pressing issues on hand. Once you have done your homework, you can become a very efficient ADUN. Getting re-elected at the next GE is almost a foregone conclusion. I think she has the potential to become one of our Country national leaders in the near future.
simon 26.5.2010
This is the 2nd time I heard Hannah Yeoh spoke. The first time was at the USJ 12 open area. It was some 2 years ago, just before the 2008 General Elections. She was very fresh and young then with hardly any experience, but you could still feel the sincerity in her voice and speech. Prior to the 2008 GE, an ambitious young person would probably joined BN rather than Pakatan. There was not much prospect with Pakatan before the political tsunami swept through Peninsula Malaysia. People who joined the opposition were those with an ideal.
Two years later, I see a different Hannah Yeoh. The victory in Subang Jaya was somewhat of a surprise. Having to jump straight into the murky depth of Malaysian volatile politics and to deal with hostile government bureaucracy only a daily basis, she has matured tremendously. She now spoke with lots of confidence and authority. Chairing the Q&A and dealing with the odd characters and old uncles & aunties was a piece of cake. That of course has to be backed up by working your butts off for the people and grasping with all the pressing issues on hand. Once you have done your homework, you can become a very efficient ADUN. Getting re-elected at the next GE is almost a foregone conclusion. I think she has the potential to become one of our Country national leaders in the near future.
simon 26.5.2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
BUYING A NEW CAR - PART 3
My car is 11 years old on 18/5/210. With the insurance and road tax expiring today, it is time to say goodbye.
ML was all sentimental when I took her on the last trip to her tuition class this morning. She climbed to the open boot space and sat there, reliving old times. That was her favorite space in the car when she was kid.
There was no reason for me to renew the insurance and road tax. I fore warned Naza Kia that I would handover my car on this date and if they were still unable to deliver my Kia Forte they have to provide me with a temporary replacement car. I thought they would loan me a test car but it turned out that the salesperson (who is also the sales manager’s daughter) has to sacrifice her personal car for my use. Well, I am all sympathetic and stuff but I still need a car to run around for the next 2 weeks or until whenever they can deliver my Forte.
Simon 18/5/2010
ML was all sentimental when I took her on the last trip to her tuition class this morning. She climbed to the open boot space and sat there, reliving old times. That was her favorite space in the car when she was kid.
There was no reason for me to renew the insurance and road tax. I fore warned Naza Kia that I would handover my car on this date and if they were still unable to deliver my Kia Forte they have to provide me with a temporary replacement car. I thought they would loan me a test car but it turned out that the salesperson (who is also the sales manager’s daughter) has to sacrifice her personal car for my use. Well, I am all sympathetic and stuff but I still need a car to run around for the next 2 weeks or until whenever they can deliver my Forte.
Simon 18/5/2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
SIBU BY-ELECTION
East Malaysia, the bastion of BN stronghold has been rattled. The delayed effect of the 2008 political tsunami had eventually traversed across the South China Sea and reached the shores of the mighty Rejang River on the 16th May 2010. The indefeasible safe seats of Sabah and Sarawak, BN’s self proclaimed Fixed Deposit (FD) is fast becoming a “Sinking Fund”. Despite the amount of money pumped in to keep SUPP afloat, the submersible feeling is omnipresent. Sibu town is after all built on peat soil and surrounded by swamps.
For the past 2 weeks, the wife, a Sibuian has been scouring through all the blog postings, comments, chat sites, face books, news portals, etc for every scrap of news related to the Sibu By-Electon. Yesterday she was glued to the internet following the minute by minute updates on the polling. When the official result was finally announced at 11.00p.m. there was a huge sigh of relief. I think she slept very soundly last night with a big smile on her face.
simon 17.5.2010
For the past 2 weeks, the wife, a Sibuian has been scouring through all the blog postings, comments, chat sites, face books, news portals, etc for every scrap of news related to the Sibu By-Electon. Yesterday she was glued to the internet following the minute by minute updates on the polling. When the official result was finally announced at 11.00p.m. there was a huge sigh of relief. I think she slept very soundly last night with a big smile on her face.
simon 17.5.2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
BUYING A NEW CAR (PART 2) – THE CONTINUING SAGA
(Part 2 is in response to the enquiries about my car.)
3 months ago, I had bid goodbye to my trusty old car. The sentiments were dispensed with swiftly and I had moved on in anticipation to accept the new car. Minor inconvenience and discomfort with the old car were tolerated as temporary irritants. Regular maintenance, except for safety requirements were dispensed with as the trade-in car was supposed to be handed over any day. I was promised the new car will be delivered within 2 weeks. As it turned out, weeks drag on into months. There is still no light at the end of the tunnel and the continuing saga has turned into one long nightmare.
What was supposed to be a simple transaction has turned into a major screw up by Naza Kia. What is so difficult about importing a batch of cars with the Bumiputra reserved APs. Pay the import duties and deliver the cars to the buyers. Collect the handsome profit and laugh all the way to the bank. End of story.
But it was not to be. Initially there was no reason to doubt what they promised. But when they repeatedly failed to deliver on their own datelines without any clear and valid reason, you know something is seriously wrong with the management of the company. It was always the blaming game. The branch manager blamed his top management and the regional manager blamed Najib (PM is also the Finance Minister) for not signing the papers to release the cars. I have given those 2 inapt managers a piece of my mind. I have also put on record a formal complaint of my grievances and sent a copy to the Customer Relation Officer and their GM.
Stay tuned……..Hopefully, BUYING A NEW CAR (PART 3) will have a happy ending.
simon 10.5.2010
3 months ago, I had bid goodbye to my trusty old car. The sentiments were dispensed with swiftly and I had moved on in anticipation to accept the new car. Minor inconvenience and discomfort with the old car were tolerated as temporary irritants. Regular maintenance, except for safety requirements were dispensed with as the trade-in car was supposed to be handed over any day. I was promised the new car will be delivered within 2 weeks. As it turned out, weeks drag on into months. There is still no light at the end of the tunnel and the continuing saga has turned into one long nightmare.
What was supposed to be a simple transaction has turned into a major screw up by Naza Kia. What is so difficult about importing a batch of cars with the Bumiputra reserved APs. Pay the import duties and deliver the cars to the buyers. Collect the handsome profit and laugh all the way to the bank. End of story.
But it was not to be. Initially there was no reason to doubt what they promised. But when they repeatedly failed to deliver on their own datelines without any clear and valid reason, you know something is seriously wrong with the management of the company. It was always the blaming game. The branch manager blamed his top management and the regional manager blamed Najib (PM is also the Finance Minister) for not signing the papers to release the cars. I have given those 2 inapt managers a piece of my mind. I have also put on record a formal complaint of my grievances and sent a copy to the Customer Relation Officer and their GM.
Stay tuned……..Hopefully, BUYING A NEW CAR (PART 3) will have a happy ending.
simon 10.5.2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
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