tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86027900483058969022024-03-22T00:59:02.615+08:00Jongandhi IIIKeeping It SimpleJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-31914078452685210242010-02-02T22:21:00.001+08:002010-02-02T22:21:56.721+08:00Special Attention Everybody<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="entry"><p>Dear Readers,</p><div>Please be informed that I'm no longer updating this blog spot. I can't afford the time to manage more than one blog. I'm now blogging <a href="http://jongandhi.wordpress.com/" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">here</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who has visited this blog and posted their comments. I sure hope you would give my new site a chance as you have done for me here :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care everybody!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jongandhi</div><div><br /></div><p></p><div style="clear: both; "></div></div><div class="postmetadata"></div></span>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-63255625832318712832009-06-24T16:30:00.000+08:002009-06-24T18:01:50.894+08:00Conned! (AKA Epic Fail)<div><b><i>03/06/2009</i></b></div><div>This is one of the worst days of my life!</div><div><br /></div><div> I was cheated by a so-called friend who promised to pay back my money in full. </div><div><br /></div><div>And he didn't.</div><div><br /></div><div>In fact this thing has been hanging since 3 years ago and I let my friendship blinded me into believing that he'd eventually pay me back.</div><div><br /></div><div>It appears that I was marked from the beginning.</div><div><br /></div><div>With all embarrassments set aside, I now have considered him a lost cause.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't want anything to do with this guy anymore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Serves me right for seeing dollar signs at the beginning which led me to deposit my money into his account. I believed him then due to the previous business arrangements that went successfully (come to think of it, the business went well because <i>I </i>was in charged of the finances!) and so I decided to give it a go.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>15/06/2009</i></b></div><div>And now here I am, <i>X</i> amount poorer (the amount that I gave and was promised in return is too painful for me to note down here!) and hopefully wiser in my dealings with people especially at times when everybody is facing financial difficulties. I suppose even the <i>Ah Longs</i> are working overtime to make ends (no pun intended) meet.</div><div><br /></div><div>I must admit after going through this experience, I am now officially jaded to the ways of the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just a moment ago, I received a phone call from a person who was played out by some government officers. Something about between the 3 companies lobbying for a particular project, this person's company was left out despite the fact she was more experienced, efficient and qualified. The lesser two companies meanwhile appealed that they deserved this break as they were just starting out and should be given the opportunity. It turned out that these 2 companies had <i>15</i> years of experience each!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>24/06/2009</b></div><div>Though I had agreed to help her but I just couldn't find the right time! A lot has happened since I last wrote the paragraphs above. Things have been great so far.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before I post this and put an end to this 'saga' of mine, I just want to say that this experience of being conned is an eye-opener for me. People would do anything for survival I suppose to the extent of forgoing their principles.</div><div><br /></div><div>As human I understand the challenges of life we have to go through. There's no short-cut, there will always be learning curves to be endured.</div><div><br /></div><div>I pray that I won't have to make that same difficult choice.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-76487892849191830552009-06-15T16:02:00.001+08:002009-06-15T16:02:32.681+08:00Sabah CM Musa Not Sick - MalaysiaKini SMS 15/06/0915/6: Sabah CM Musa Aman said rumours that he was unwell and seeking treatment in S'pore are untrue. He had only been away for a holiday./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-49783492603576310832009-06-15T15:56:00.001+08:002009-06-15T15:56:43.895+08:00MP Nizar Thrown Out On First Day - MalaysiaKini SMS 15/06/0915/6: New MP Nizar and four others were ordered out of the Dewan Rakyat over their calls for the Perak state assembly to be dissolved./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-50626727764131588822009-06-03T19:02:00.001+08:002009-06-03T19:02:28.782+08:00Collapsed Stadium Not Certified - MalaysiaKini SMS 03/06/093/6: The sports stadium in Gong Badak, T'ganu, the roof of which collapsed yesterday, had yet to receive a 'Work Complete' cert from PWD./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-12952739432182168582009-06-02T21:41:00.001+08:002009-06-02T21:49:38.500+08:00Psycho Prince Demands Proof From Teenage Model Wife - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4iYlA4556mEHclXyUm6pqe0jElGodbZm4vTr4AFGeh2Dh75ehIwog2sl-V4VrIqaYJWW8y-w6747io1Cy27vwu1jK06E2KZBVr9cuh6nXDcwYg34jk5V-LvvwX0ZrUgMZKQo53BHBn0/s1600-h/images-1.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 92px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4iYlA4556mEHclXyUm6pqe0jElGodbZm4vTr4AFGeh2Dh75ehIwog2sl-V4VrIqaYJWW8y-w6747io1Cy27vwu1jK06E2KZBVr9cuh6nXDcwYg34jk5V-LvvwX0ZrUgMZKQo53BHBn0/s320/images-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342726599626224818" /></a><br /><div>2/6: Teen model Manohara gets ultimatum from her K'tan prince husband Tengku Fakhry to prove claims of abuse by him or face legal action./MKINI</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2mS1Lhlj4h2tsKYLgDC5vDhav_0hLqO3KfO0AHsmjYbgy2E_Vaftxh8QIlfEh0Azc2fsrGktL_1_LIS-XMo99h0_f9TWQz8ff_5t6U_pwKc9GxV3cTKwYQixF0efLQ-ulGN5MVfWkeY/s320/capt.photo_1243836874579-1-0.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342726786657554578" /><br />Sent via BlackBerry from Maxis</div>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-28591245966990629512009-06-02T15:24:00.000+08:002009-06-02T15:32:32.734+08:00GM Asean Not Affected By GM Corp Bankruptcy - Bernama SMS 02/06/092/6: General Motors Asean's operations not affected by Detroit auto maker GM Corp's move to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York/BERNAMA<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-74578272856655527982009-06-02T15:19:00.000+08:002009-06-02T15:32:11.903+08:00Utusan Malaysia;DPM Disappointed - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/092/6: DPM Muhyiddin Yassin today expressed disappointment with Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia for publishing articles with a racial slant./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-62266814218005808162009-06-02T13:15:00.001+08:002009-06-02T13:19:19.097+08:00Ah Longs<div><br /></div>I was reading <a href="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/27909?task=view#pc_100748">this piece of article</a> on loan-sharks also known as, 'ah long'.<div><br /></div><div>I don't like what I've read!</div><div><br /></div><div>Like many of us, I too have friends and relatives who were (some still) being victimized by Ah Longs. At some point I even helped to pay-off the accumulated debts on behalf of my friend and relative. The interest of loan is ridiculously high and it accumulates daily.</div><div><br /></div><div>And if you don't pay up...</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriViWyxg4JhNLxKyzpe1yIf7Ms_dWsPZNJCjZfTNnDEUlP2lAyAcV7zEqZwzhKMaWN4R6ovkGcLwGml3yeccwr5M2wuhfXDTkUhQDQriGiPZ-2kV9YJFXeI3FBJwPFVuTxntj0PvnSYI/s1600-h/n_10ahlong.jpg.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriViWyxg4JhNLxKyzpe1yIf7Ms_dWsPZNJCjZfTNnDEUlP2lAyAcV7zEqZwzhKMaWN4R6ovkGcLwGml3yeccwr5M2wuhfXDTkUhQDQriGiPZ-2kV9YJFXeI3FBJwPFVuTxntj0PvnSYI/s320/n_10ahlong.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342592917012123778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway some victims would normally resort to extreme measures to resolve their predicament. They can range from selling themselves to suicide.</div><div><br /></div><div>Its a sad and disturbing situation but who am I to judge? I'm just glad that I'm not in that position.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess the recession is now taking its toil on us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care everybody and be kind to one another. After all, life is too short to be wasted on misery.</div>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-46216718455143903202009-06-02T12:36:00.001+08:002009-06-02T13:07:55.611+08:00Gong Badak Stadium Roof Collapse (OMG) - MalaysiaKini SMS 02/06/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7gHV_6-NDC0Dg1VYyH1TesvXrioelR0T7-TR0tBmhQxwNpJflglloAOepMyhyfU5S7ApAZsSwyqIFg7lt35YxCuLca1nQ6OOI4FpHH7Qz5S_wtTo3K5cjRIhr3Qz154kTKoC5idyCp0/s1600-h/779adde60a36991fa951faa0568adfe1.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7gHV_6-NDC0Dg1VYyH1TesvXrioelR0T7-TR0tBmhQxwNpJflglloAOepMyhyfU5S7ApAZsSwyqIFg7lt35YxCuLca1nQ6OOI4FpHH7Qz5S_wtTo3K5cjRIhr3Qz154kTKoC5idyCp0/s320/779adde60a36991fa951faa0568adfe1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342592545250742482" /></a><br /><br />2/6: The roof of one-year-old RM270 mil Gong Badak stadium in Kuala Terengganu collapsed at about 7.30am. No one has been reported hurt./MKINI<br />Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-42550814395140290862009-05-31T19:46:00.001+08:002009-05-31T19:46:59.365+08:00Penanti Results : PKR Wins...Again! - MalaysiaKini SMS 31/05/0931/5: Official results: Mansor Othman (6,052 votes), Nai Khan Ari (494), Aminah Abdullah (392), Kamarul Ramizu Idris (56). Majority 5,558./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-47437275976673786702009-05-27T19:15:00.000+08:002009-05-27T19:12:51.975+08:00Technical Recession Soon? - Bernama SMS 27/05/0927/5: Bank Negara: Economy shrank a worse-than-expected 6.2% in the first three months of 2009 and is headed for a technical recession./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-64172741445329168752009-05-26T09:18:00.001+08:002009-05-26T09:18:57.924+08:00Running Men (aka Pelarian...)Yesterday on my way home, I came across an incident which involved a police patrol car stopping a lorry. The lorry was carrying I assume construction labourers judging from its equipment.
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<br>The road rules states that a lorry can only transport goods and not passengers at the back.
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<br>Anyway to cut the story short, a few of the workers caught glimpse of the cops, started to panicked, jumped off the vehicle and started running towards the villages along the Minintod-Inanam road.
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<br>I've never seen such desperation in real life before. I've only seen these in movies of the typical cops and robbers chase (which is so hammed up by the way).
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<br>The funny thing was that the coppers took their sweet time getting out of the car and the workers jogged (that's right, jogged) out from the lorry! Quite casually too I got to mention!
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<br>I assumed that these were workers without any proper travelling documents/passes.
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<br>I nearly stopped my car to watch the whole episode but thought against the idea and went on with my journey.
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<br>None of my business I had thought.
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<br>Then it has struck my mind that even if I had gone down and assisted the cops by giving them an eye-witness account; would it have made any difference?
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<br>There are so many things to complain about our government's administrative system. The problem of this magnitude started when the leaders of yesteryears decided to put themselves first before the nation's needs.
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<br>This action thus caused a chain reaction which eventually leads us to the alleged illegals running for their lives from the police.
<br>Our administrative system is so corrupted that in order to survive, we need to adapt to it. By doing that, we are also jeopardising our children's bright future.
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<br>All these are happening right now due to political pride,short-sightedness and especially for personal gain.
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<br>It's an never-ending situation.
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<br>Take care everybody and be good to one another.
<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-82511562197134513102009-05-25T18:20:00.001+08:002009-05-25T18:20:59.923+08:00TNB Seeks To Commission 1st Nuclear Plant - Bernama SMS 25/05/09Kl25/5: Tenaga Nasional Bhd targets to commission the first nuclear power plant in Malaysia by 2025/BERNAMA<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-11051072367919805952009-05-25T15:43:00.000+08:002009-05-25T15:44:51.232+08:008,000 Km Undersea Cable To Meet Internet Demands - Bernama SMS 25/05/09KL 25/5: Telekom joins consortium to build 8,000 km long int'l undersea cable known as Asia Pacific Gateway to meet rising Internet demand/BERNAMA<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-39686248021894543392009-05-25T14:17:00.002+08:002009-05-25T14:19:51.894+08:00Susan Boyle Performance On Britain's Got Talent Semi FinalHere's Susan Boyle performing "Memory" from the stage classic "Cats"! Enjoy this here before it gets taken down...<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmWCqIVQpEI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CmWCqIVQpEI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-38496927775329293952009-05-23T19:41:00.000+08:002009-05-23T19:42:36.687+08:00Its A 4-Cornered Fight At Penanti -MalaysiaKini SMS 23/05/0923/5: Penanti: 4 candidates have submitted nominations - Mansor Othman (PKR) and 3 inds - Aminah Abdullah, Mohd Saberi Othman, Nai Khan Ari/MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-23490511700176941832009-05-23T14:25:00.000+08:002009-05-23T14:26:15.700+08:00WTF??? David Blaine!?!? Part 3And this one...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XHbYTm8U1v8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XHbYTm8U1v8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-37010148350561722132009-05-23T14:18:00.001+08:002009-05-23T14:21:02.838+08:00WTF??? David Blaine!?!? Part 2Heh, just for laughs...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTqsV3q7rRU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wTqsV3q7rRU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-52746402172290023302009-05-22T18:03:00.001+08:002009-05-22T18:03:36.294+08:00Umno To Contest Kelantan State Seat Says Najib - MalaysiaKini SMS 22/05/0922/5: PM Najib says Umno will contest the Manek Urai state seat in Kelantan, now vacant after the death of its PAS representative today./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-22721529732345028112009-05-22T16:03:00.001+08:002009-05-22T16:03:35.847+08:00Zambry Is MB Says Appeals Court - MalaysiaKini SMS 22/05/0922/5: Appeals Court unanimously rules that BN's Zambry Abd Kadir is the Perak MB, allowing his appeal against earlier High Court decision./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-57979156366101783562009-05-22T08:46:00.000+08:002009-05-22T08:47:00.749+08:00Manek Urai Assemblyman Dies, Another By-election - MalaysiaKini SMS 22/05/0922/5: Manek Urai state assemblyperson Ismail Yaacob, 60, passed away in Kota Bharu at 6am today, paving way for another by-election./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-11334388570096575102009-05-21T20:08:00.000+08:002009-05-22T08:04:48.388+08:00Perak MB Appeal Decision Tomorrow21/5: Three-member Court of Appeal panel to make its decision on an appeal by Zambry Abd Kadir on who is the legitimate Perak MB tomorrow./MKINI<br>Sent via BlackBerry from MaxisJohn Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-12423065025960040382009-05-21T07:35:00.007+08:002009-05-21T07:53:33.200+08:00On RPK's Response On Son's PredicamentFor me this is truly a difficult situation for RPK and family. I bet this <a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/20/nation/3940861&sec=nation">incident</a> about Raja Azman is more painful in comparison with being held in Kamunting. I mean would many of us choose principles over family first? (Not a lot I can tell you that!)<div><br /></div><div>Anyway here is RPK's full apology...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; "><strong style="font-size: 12px; ">NO HOLDS BARRED - My Most Sincere Apology To The Nation</strong><br /><br /><em style="font-size: 12px; ">Raja Petra Kamarudin</em></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; ">I offer no excuses. My wife, Marina, and I have five children, all now grown up. Four have made a life for themselves -- two are now married and have blessed us with four grandchildren. One, Raja Azman, left home when he was still in lower secondary school and chose to end all ties with the family. That was about 18 years ago or so.<br /><br />Since he left home, he has been in and out of trouble, the result of living on the streets and sleeping in the back alleys of Kuala Lumpur. Invariably, life on the streets like an urchin turned him into what he is today.<br /><br />Muslims believe that heaven lies beneath the feet of one’s mother. It is therefore seldom a Muslim mother would bring herself to curse her offspring. Doing so would condemn that child for eternity. That is what Muslims believe.<br /><br />My wife made it very clear to our prodigal son that he turns his back on the family and resorts to a life of crime at his own peril. It does not matter the severity of the crime. Crime is crime whatever it may be, big or small. And is it not the tendency that petty criminals eventually migrate to hardcore crimes? He therefore invites his mother’s curse if he brings shame to the family. That was my wife’s final word on the matter.<br /><br />Our son was warned that if he ever got into trouble he was entirely on his own. He can’t expect the family that he has disowned to rally to his side. He has made his bed so he must now lie in it. That was our irrevocable and uncompromising stand and this was delivered in no uncertainty to our son. He would have to make the decision as to what it was going to be.<br /><br />Marina and I received a phone call a couple of months ago that our son, yet again, was in trouble. It was a call from a police officer. The phone was passed to our son so that we could be assured he was in the hands of the police. Although it was a huge disappointment to both of us, it was no shock, neither a surprise. This was yet another brush with the law that our son has got himself into over more than a decade.<br /><br />The purpose for the phone call became clearer after our son handed the phone back to the police officer. They wanted to negotiate a settlement. The problem is small, we were told. This can be settled easily enough. They know we would rather bury this problem than let it become public knowledge. We are, after all, high profile. And bad publicity such as this would not help our image.<br /><br />I made it very clear there would be no negotiations. How can I agree to bribing police officers to get my son off the hook after speaking out against crime, corruption, abuse of power and cover-ups of criminal acts by those who walk in the corridors of power? Sure, maybe no one would know about it. Once I pay up, the matter will be buried so deep no one would be the wiser. But I would know. My wife would know. My family would know. And the police officers who I had bribed would know.<br /><br />How can I continue speaking out against what ails this country when I am not able to walk the talk? It is so easy to talk when you have nothing to lose, except maybe your freedom. But when it comes to a member of your family, you compromise your principles and violate the very thing that you speak out against.<br /><br />When I hung up the phone, I could see the pain in my wife’s heart. After all, are not the eyes the window to the heart? Which mother can abandon a child, never mind how evil that child may be. It takes a very determined woman to put principles before the welfare of the family.<br /><br />We knew it was with dire consequences that we had turned down the offer to settle the matter. We would be made to pay dearly for our stubbornness. They would make sure that we would suffer shame never before suffered by our family.<br /><br />My children are devastated. The thought of our son having to spend a good part of his life in prison is only part of it. The fact that he carries the family name and that this would be held against the family was their main concern. They knew we would be made to suffer for what Raja Azman had done.<br /><br />This was a predicament we would never be able to avoid. It would have been so simple to just agree to meet the police officers and pay them the money they wanted and all would have been settled. But it would have been settled only for that short moment in time. I would have to carry the knowledge that I sold out my principles and was not able to walk the talk for the rest of my life.<br /><br />How can I continue doing what I am doing knowing that I am not able to practice what I preach? I would lose the moral high ground and would no longer be qualified to talk about change and about a better Malaysia. I am, after all, as corrupted as those people who walk in the corridors of power. My son may walk free. But I shall be taking his place in prison -- not a physical prison, but a prisoner of my own nagging conscience, which will haunt me till my last day on earth.<br /><br />As a father, it was a most difficult choice I had to make. It was more difficult for Marina, the mother who gave birth to that son. We held each other’s hands and looked each other in the eye without speaking. Words were unnecessary. In that silence our hearts did all the talking. We knew we had to bite the bullet and face whatever lies ahead of us without wavering.<br /><br />Marina and I apologise to the nation for what our son has done. As parents, Marina and I accept that responsibility.</p></span></div>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602790048305896902.post-61661669545698315922009-05-21T00:20:00.003+08:002009-05-21T00:25:30.381+08:00Requiem By London BoysI used to love this song while growing up! It's been years since I last heard of it. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube I can now enjoy the video clip over and over again!<div><br /></div><div>Sad thing both men died in freak car accident while on holiday together with their wives.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still love this song!</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4oAZVG99s3o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4oAZVG99s3o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>John Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05177270808550057283noreply@blogger.com0