Musings of Suresh “Great Baron” Jeyaverasingam

[quote]And Stephen Harper of Canada… you hardly notice he’s there. [/quote]

from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6730801.stm 

To Fellow Malaysians (especially students studying overseas).

How aware are you all about the ‘hot’ issues in Malaysia? How hot u ask?
Imagine taking out a frying curry puff from a pan! It is that hot!

Now, I’m talking about the constitution of Malaysia. Isn’t that the supreme document that governs our nation? Can the judiciary amend the constitution? To those of you who are keeping in touch with the going ons in our country, than you would probably know what I’m hinting at.

There are several cases that have brought(or currently bringing) this issue to the fore, Lina Joy, Subashini and the former Everest Hero. One lawyer (besides HRH Raja Nazrin, the Raja Muda of Perak) who is fighting for the supremacy of the constitution is Malik Imtiaz Shawar at http://malikimtiaz.blogspot.com.

I’d suggest everybody to check out his webpage.

other webpages of Malaysians who give critical analysis of the going ons in our beloved tanah tumpahnya darahku are:

A.Kadir Jasin (http://kadirjasin.blogspot.com/)
Farish Noor (http://www.othermalaysia.org/)

I’ve read all 6 parts on the former Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Ismail. In a nutshell, I wish there were more leaders like him in my country. He is a person who is wedded to his duty, is responsible and most importantly impartial and not a racist person. He believes in uplifting the country and her people regardless of their skin colour. He may be one man, but he in his short life gave his all to the country, shaping it for the better, unfortunately died too young to see his dream come true. His dream for a prosperous,equal Malaysia was hijacked, his policies that were meant to uplift the country were redirected to help certain people of certain affilliations.

Can one man really make such a difference?

Think about it people,

One person abolished slavery
One person brought independence to our country peacefully
One person brought independence to India peacefully
One person despite his flaws (as we now know) brought industrialization to our country (along with exacerbating communal politcs)
One person…people…one person. The power of ONE! One can lead many…many can not lead many. ONE!

So the question is who can rise up to the occasion to lead our country out of the gutter. It is in each and every one of us. We as individuals can change the country. Regardless of our race or religion ( Malay, Chinese or Indians) we need to rise up.

A personal message to my fellow Indian brothers in Malaysia, Belief in yourselves. Remember, you belong to a proud race. To paraphrase Eleanor Roosevelt, No one can make you feel inferior except yourself!

I’ve passed all my courses for this semester and I’m very thankful for my results. But more tough ones would be coming.

So while other blogs would be having a recap of the good and bad things of the events that have transpired thus far, I will concentrate only on the positive side of what has happened. Now not that I’m denying the unsavoury stuffs that had happened, it’s to our best mental health if we were to count our blessing once in a while. This are the things that I could come out from the top of my head and I’ll add them as more come along. I’ll probably ping this post on Petaling Street so that I can get more comments(not for publicity sake but to obtain other fellow malaysian views on this subject. I’ve been in the hinterlands for quite a while as it’s evident in my not so constant posting. Looks like I’m no longer enamoured by the ‘blogging craze’ that truth be told caught me like how a cat would be when a ball of yarn is placed in front of it. It was great penning my thoughts….it’s kind of therapeutic but studies got hold of me for the past few months. I’d continue penning my thoughts but not so regularly as I used to.

So let’s start the recap shall we (in no particular order):

• Nicol David winning the World Squash Champion title
• Tamil film industry is finally coming out with good movies(actresses are still imported from the north but hey..no complaints…Tamil beauties like Sneha and Trisha make my day)
• Previously sensitive stuffs are now being mentioned in newspapers…this augurs well for the country unlike in the previous administration where all unsavoury stuffs were hidden…well although we don’t know whether serious actions are taken to combat the ugly things that have been happening in our country for so long, the fact that its coming out means that the current PM deserves a mention.

Hmm..what else can you guys think of. Do tell. Please comment. So this post I guess now means that I’m officially back in the blogging fraternity.

I’ll be back!

I like the following quote.

Come now, gentlemen, do not be envious of the woman who looks you in the eye and snaps back when something is not right. I bet none of you can replace her.

source: NSt Online

We have to grudgingly accept the fact that Rafidah Aziz is probably the smartest minister in Pak Lah’s cabinet. Whether or not she has become arrogant……that’s another story. Oh btw…the writer who mentioned that was a schoolmate of Rafidah but don’t let the relationship of the writer steer your thought.