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(1) The picture of a thousand words
Monday, October 12, 2009
Well, I did say that I got the idea for this post late at night after a long, tiring day. I might have been hallucinating.
Posted by patrickteoh at 2:11 PM 41 comments

When I came home from a long day of work on Saturday night I turned on the television and the news was on. It was about Najib Razak officiating the launch of Malaysia's newest and of course, race-based political party, Makkal Sakti.

The Prime Minister was in fine form reading off the tele-prompter (I think) and dressed in batik and draped with and electric yellow sash. There was a lot of hand waving, pointing and other speech-making type gestures. But what Najib was saying was basically what a wonderful bunch of people the Indian community is. How much the Indian community has contributed to the development of Malaysia. How the Indian community must and always will be part and parcel of any development plans for the country.

Then the president of the new party, R.S.Thanenthirran was shown making his speech. And he starts to say how another party is needed to represent the country's Indian population. How the new party would work closely with the Barisan Nasional. How he sees the Barisan Nasional being the only workable coalition to bring prosperity to the Indian community.

Okay la, so I paraphrase very badly but I am sure that was the gist of the 2 speeches la. This type of speeches are quite normal in this country of ours. And we are so used to hearing our politicians mouthing off these things with such regularity.

Then the next day I opened the New Sunday Times and saw this photo of a thousand words...................





Look at the expression on the PM's face: "Heh...heh...heh...Ya right! These fools will believe anything. I am so clever I scare myself!"

His right arm is held up as if to stop someone from coming through: "Eh...eh...eh...just remember your position ya, Thamby? 3 steps behind please. Thank you. Jeez! Some people! Really!"

And the Makkal Sakti fler? Look at his expression. And his hunched shoulders and downcast eyes. As if in total submission. "Yes sir. We know where we stand. Thank you, sir."

1Malaysia?



(2) Formula 1 Malaysia
And …. Take a look at the following cartoon from Cartoonkini:

LETAK KURSOR ATAS GAMBAR DAN KLIK...LAGI SYIOK WOOO KAHKAHKAH!