BERSIH 3.0 Duduk Bantah (2)

From 12.30 till 2.00 my wife and I sat with folded legs amongst our "friends" right behind the old Court house along Jalan Tun Perak. We just "duduk and bantah" there.

The heat was unbearable and I could feel sweat running down my cheeks. To overcome this, I tied a BERSIH 3.0 headband over my forehead and felt much more comfortable. The tarred road was of no help - my arse stunk like nobody's business. I felt that for the next few days, I sure will constipate ... my skin was like on fire ... but to tell you the truth, I enjoyed every second of the "duduk bantah".

At about 1.30 I walked about 100 meters to the back where 2 hawkers were selling keropok lekor, nugget and all kinds of balls - fish, sotong, you name it ... I could see their business roaring ... I bought some balls and my wife and I ate some to comfort our hungry stomachs ...

At about 2.00, hunger got the better of us and we walked towards Jalan Masjid India. All restaurants were packed ... I could see some youngsters eating while standing ... no empty seats in the restaurants and we have idiots appearing on TV complaining that their business took a hit ... RM40,000 loss in a day ... our petty hawkers must be bloody damned rich .... LHDN should check on them ...

I bumped into YB Syed Hamid (ADUN Semantan) at the restaurant as I was paying for my food ... pleasant surprise ...

After paying, we decided to go home ... walked to Jamek LRT only to see the same closed for the day. As my wife and I were slowing walking and deciding on what to do next, we bumped into one of my FB friend and also Suresh (PSM Cameron Highlands) ...

While we were catching up on latest issues, I heard the first tear gas fired towards Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman ... I could see protesters running for cover ... suddenly the whole Jalan Tun Perak was full ... people running like the world had come to an end ... people being pushed, people taking falls and people screaming ... it was like a stampede ...

Although the first tear gas was fired towards Jalan Tuanku Abdul, we could smell the stench of gas at the foot of the Court Hill ... tears started to roll out of our eyes and nose started to run ... My wife and I carried on walking and the crowd kept pushing us forward ... behind us, we could hear more and more tear gas being fired ... it was like hell had broken loose ...

We could not turn back as the panicky crowd was enormous ... we walked until we reached the Telekoms Museum ... From there we tried to catch a taxi to Bukit Bintang but, my oh my, the taxi drivers were asking for nothing less than RM15 for that distance ... and we have taxi drivers who complain that they suffered a loss ... about 15 minutes latter, we boarded a bus till Taman Dagang Ampang and from there a taxi to my sister's home in Taman Putra ...

BERSIH 3.0 thought me to board a bus after almost 20 years ..... hahahah

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BERSIH 3.0 Duduk Bantah (1)

I was forced into going to Kuala Lumpur on 28/4/2012. On 26/4/2012, I received a call saying that I have a meeting to attend at 10 a.m. in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city centre. The first question I asked was "boleh masuk kah?" and the reply "insyaAllah boleh".

To be on the safe side, I left Raub on 27/4/2012 immediately after my Friday prayers. I reached Ampang at about 5 p.m. I had no problems with my journey - smooth with no road blocks or police checks.

On 28/4/2012, I took a train from Chempaka Station to Jalan Sultan Ismail. My meeting was at the PAS Head Quarters Jalan Raja Laut. I reached the meeting point at bout 10 a.m. and gosh, the whole building was as if painted yellow. While in the train, I took a peep to see the situation along Masjid Jamek - God forbid - beautiful yellow all over ...

I immediately told myself - I must be part of this - as for costume - I was already wearing green (as in Lynas) - I had on my feet a pair of Reebok and for pants, I had a chinos - appropriately dressed for a demonstration? Yes ...

Oh yes, before I forget - my wife was with me ...

My meeting finished at 12 noon. As I came down the main entrance of the PAS Building, my wife told me that all those who had earlier gathered in the vicinity left with YB Mahfoz ...

My wife and I started walking down Jalan Raja Laut. People in yellow could be seen in small clusters here and there. Nothing to shout about ... as we approached Pertama Complex, we saw a barricade and some police officers just behind Pertama Complex. The road was closed. Hence, we took a left onto the road between Pertama Complex and Medan Mara. The road was clear ...

The situation was completely different as we reached Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Ya Allah, I could not believe my eyes - sea of yellow all over the place and the chants sounded like music to my ears. Tens of thousand Malaysians marching the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

I missed BERSIH 2.0 and this was my chance to be a part of BERSIH 3.0. We joined the group and started walking down Jalan Tuan Abdul Rahman. Chanting and singing to glory.

As we walked we saw photographers snapping away, videographers catching us on video. We saw yellow Teed guys and girls on top of building and roofs. The feeling was great, just great ... the atmosphere was wonderful ...

Our group reached the Jalan Tun Perak/Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman junction and stopped. My wife and I walked to the front and realized, that that was the furthest we could go ... before us was a barricade with barbed wire ... and yes, the number of police who stood there gave the impression that Malaysia was at war ... war with her own subjects ...

We took a left towards Jalan Tun Perak and just "duduk bantah" there like all other "friends" were already doing. The time on my wrist watch read 12.30 ...

Situation ... very, very peaceful ...

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Hukum jual beer/stout

Isu arak diSelangor kini diperbaharui oleh Hassan Ali dalam roadshow yang diadakan diseluruh Malaysia. Kata Hassan, tidak ada seorang pun pemimpin PAS yang menyokong beliau apabila isu jualan beer/stout di7-11 diungkitkan oleh beliau. Oleh itu, Hassan menyifatkan keengganan pemimpin PAS untuk back up beliau sebagai menghalalkan jualan arak diSelangor.

Dalam Quran dan Hadis-hadis Nabi SAW ada menyebut pasal Khamr. Khamr merupakan jenis minuman yang menghayalkan atau memabukkan. Khamr haram untuk diminum oleh umat Islam. Khamr itu kira arak la ... fine ... so Hassan Ali ada point. Arak sepertimana khamr adalah haram ... jadi mengapa tidak ada sesiapa pun yang sokong Hassan apabila beliau rampas beer/stout di 7-11?

Sebenarnya Hassan terkeliru tanpa beliau sedar. DiMalaysia ada 2 kategori arak. Liquor dan beer/stout. Liquor terdiri dari minuman jenis jin, whiskey, vodka, wine, brandy dan banyak jenis lagi minuman selain daripada beer/stout. Liquor tidak boleh dijual tanpa lesen. Kalau lesen diberi pun terdapat syarat-syarat ketat yang penjual perlu patuhi. Salah satunya, liquor tidak boleh dijual selepas jam 12 tengah malam.

Beer dan stout pula dikategorikan sebagai beverage dan boleh dijual dimerata tempat termasuk dikedai-kedai runcit atau 7-11 tanpa lesen. Kalau dah dikategorikan sebagai beverage, maka standard beer/stout sama dengan fresh orange atau lemon juice la kan?

Maka apabila beer/stout dirampas oleh Hassan dari 7-11 tempuh hari, rampasan itu menjadi satu rampasan yang salah disisi undang-undang kerana penjualan beer/stout tidak perlu lesen. Sesiapa sahaja boleh menjual dan dimana sahaja. Dalam ertikata lain, beer/stout boleh dijual tanpa kawalan kerana tidak ada undang-undang yang mengawal jualan beer/stout.

Oleh itu, siapa yang perlu disalahkan dalam isu ini? Pemimpin PAS kerana gagal untuk sokong Hassan yang telah buat serbuan salah? 7-11 kerana menjual beer/stout tanpa lesen sedangkan lesen tidak diperlukan? Kerajaan yang gagal untuk menjaga perasaan umat Islam dengan membenarkan penjualan beer/stout tanpa kawalan? atau Hassan sendiri yang telah merampas beer/stout yang halal dijual dimana sahaja mengikut hukum 1 Malaysia?

Tepuk dada tanya iman ...

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Kemuncup yang menyusahkan

Kemuncup sejenis tumbuhan yang sangat menyusahkan. Bayangkan kalau kemuncup lekat dikaki seluar ... Kalau tak dicabut akan terasa geli dipergelangan kaki. Kalau nak dicabut bukan main payah ... cuba bayangkan seseorang duduk mencangkung ditepi parit sambil mencabut kemuncup satu persatu ... buruk sangat ....

Lebih susah lagi apabila kemucup dibela oleh orang ... kemuncup belaan la kiranya ... maka menjadi-jadi la kemuncup ini. Apabila dibuang dia lekat semula dikaki seluar ... dibuang lagi, dia lekat lagi ... teruk lagi dari lintah ... sekurang-kurangnya lintah, apabila dah kenyang menyedut darah, dia akan jatuh dengan sendiri ... tapi kemuncup belaan manusia ini lain daripada yang lain ...Selagi kemuncup ini diberi galakan, selagi itu dia akan lekat pada kaki seluar kita ....

Jadi apa cara nak handle masalah kemuncup ini ... sekiranya dia kemuncup yang tumbuh liar, kita bunuh dia dari akar umbi dengan mengunakan cyanide .... kita sembur cyanide banyak-banyak hingga batang kemuncup kering .... hilang la cerita kemuncup liar .... bila dah mati, dia tak menyusahkan kita lagi ... tenang jiwa kita .... tak perlu lagi mencangkung ditepi parit ...

Kemuncup belaan manusia ini lain sikit .... selagi kemuncuk ini dibela, dibaja dan disiram air oleh tukang bela, selagi itu kemuncuk menjadi ... selagi itu kemuncuk akan menyusahkan kita ... kita sembur cyanide, tukang bela pula siram air untuk cuci dan buang semburan cyanide ...

Sebenarnya kemuncup ini tidak membawa sebarang kebaikan kepada manusia selain daripada menyusahkan ... tukang bela kena la sedar ... manusia dah pandai ... dia akan gunakan jalan lain untuk elak dijangkiti kemuncup .... namun satu hari nanti, tukang bela akan terlupa dimana kemuncup disemai dan redah tempat semaian kemuncup dan akhirnya kemuncup akan makan diri tukang bela ....

hehehehehe ....

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