In one of my earliest post "10 days on...." I wrote about BERSIH in 2007
From a distance one's view may be limited to the very little information that he has access to...The build-up was interesting.....the event...the objective...the manner in which it was executed..the reactions....n of course ...the local media......
Nov 10 came n gone.....wish i was there to witness it first hand.....so did BERSIH achieved anything?.....apart from gathering like minded people for a common cause.....i can assure you that many were there for a common cause but ......but for some.... there could have been an underlying motive...personal perhaps....
Was it really 60K people who gathered......why wasnt there a picture taken from one of the buildings.......optical illusion perhaps......Al Jazeera could have put someone in an office building or an apartment with full view of the strategic locations......
To the "60K" who painted the town yellow.......whats your next move?....will regular gatherings be the weapon of choice.....
Indonesia, Thailand, Philipines...have seen it all......of how reform agenda were taken to the streets and of how the govt machinery dealt which the threat.....and of how people's power triump............take a step back folks.......look at yourself in the mirror......mmm ...no actually get one of those cheap Air Asia flight out to Jakarta or Manila......have a look at the country....n compare it with ours........you could feel the hardship our neighbors are suffering by just taking a stroll out of your hotel.....So do u think that u r willing to risk your comfortable zone to go to the streets for something that you believe in......
Why dont you just go to your neighbors for a chat... and try to convince them to believe in the cause....get them to go to the people that they know n do the same......begin the revolution of the mind.........in stealth mode.......no need for police permits....nor the threats of detention nor physical harm.....and when the time comes......exercise your right to vote....simple..
Zaman awal dulu blogging tak reti ape2 tech stuff, the first ever comment came in and I only realised it one year after...
Now of late macam kelam kabuts aje gua tengok this "build up" towards BERSIH 2.0
If you recall the first one....one "current porn star" came out from nowhere on a kapchai to suddenly grab the mike kat depan Istana.....bole cita ka?
Gua malas mau cerita banyak la beb.....you can read the news ur self.....dah nak masuk merapu tahap gaban siut..siap ada UMNO Youth , PERKASA etc....siap nak masuk gelanggang....
To me what I wrote 4 years ago still apply to our situation plus a wee bit more based on my comment at Din Turtle yesterday...refer here
Lets have a National Debate then on the matter kasi TV1 cover la taruk si BERSIH, SPRM and BN and PR wakils tak payah nak berarak la weh...
Pastu buat FOC SMS voting and Internet Poll on the Issues to see if these are "really issues" or not....
So what if suddenly ada Terrorist saja nak kasi kacau buat Bom Berani Mati ikat kat perut pakai Baju DAP ke PAS ke? Apa macam mau tuduh BN?
And what nonsense is this wanting to buat kecoh kat negara orang lain pulak tu....and why UK and Taiwan?
Ayoyo ama......Taiwan its not even a recognized country....try doing it in Singapore I hear got lots of "drainage" flowing from our side to that tiny dot........apa Takut sama PAP ka?
And do make sure u folks carry sign boards in Engerish ya...mana tau bole masuk CNN
One final question Ambiguous Ambiga....
Is it Election issues that you are trying to push or Is it the Right to a Peaceful Assembly?
United Kingdom
Date: 9 July 2011
Time: 2.00pm (local time)
Venue: Malaysian High Commission, 45-46 Belgrave Square, London
Taiwan
Date: 9 July 2011
Time: 2.00pm (local time)
Venue: The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Liberty Square, Taipei
BERSIH 2.0 calls on Malaysian citizens living in United Kingdom and Taiwan to join the solidarity rally to strengthen the call for democracy and electoral reform in Malaysia. Refer here
Ayoyo ama......Taiwan its not even a recognized country....try doing it in Singapore I hear got lots of "drainage" flowing from our side to that tiny dot........apa Takut sama PAP ka?
And do make sure u folks carry sign boards in Engerish ya...mana tau bole masuk CNN
One final question Ambiguous Ambiga....
Is it Election issues that you are trying to push or Is it the Right to a Peaceful Assembly?