Menangkuk di Air yang Keruh - Taking Advantage

Assalamualaikum all!

Few weeks ago, a news of a Malaysian couple been held in Sweden fro beating child who did not pray had cause a phenomenon in Malaysia. A lot of citizens expressed their anger on Sweden government for detaining the couple and put the children under non-muslim foster home. To read more, you can find the article here.

I felt sorry for the couple and the kids. For the couple who tried their best as parents to teach their children. For the children for being apart from their parents and living with strangers in other people's country.

The pressure from the media and Malaysians make the government to give extra attention to the case. As the Malaysian government failed to negotiate with Sweden authorities to release the couple, but they managed to bring back the kids to their home country.

About the allegation to the couple, it is unfortunate that the incident happened on in Malaysia soil. It happened in Sweden where the law forbid parents spanking their children. As Muslims, we are allow to hit our children in a way of teaching them, when they are baligh, when your intention is to teach them, not to hurt them. It will be a debate from non-Muslim on what is the borderline of teaching and hurting the children. Now, that needs a deep research for that as I won't explain about it here.

Till this post published, the couple are still in the hand of Sweden authorities. But rumors said, they will easily walk away because of the different culture. Wallahualam. I wish all the best to the couple and pray for their safety.

As the children, all of them are safely landed in their home country and now are under their relative's care. The kids had been in international and barely speak Malay language, their parents' native language and Malaysia national language. As their mother specifically mentioned to the minister that helped to be bring them back to Malaysia to enroll her children in public school.

Common sense tells us that it will be trouble during the transition; language barrier, different syllybus, different environment and routine plus no parents to ease them during this hard time. However as a human being, they will adapt. They have all the support from their relatives to many other concern Malaysians.

However, I saw a very obvious move from a private company that try to take advantage from this crisis. I read this article and felt the rush of anger all over myself. Frankly, I just feel angry. Education is every human needs, regardless whoever you are. Everybody has fair amount of chances to receive good education. Plus, it is free in Malaysia. However, there are many children in Malaysia who fail to receive education due to their background. Some live deep in the forest/ jungle, some are poor that have to earn money for living instead of attending school and some are being taken advantage by other irresponsible party to work/ asking donation around. Many cases in Malaysia that children been exploited by 'islamic school' to ask for 'donation'. This is a heavy crime because taking advantage on minor. 

So, to Datuk Hassan Harun, owner of Wadi Sofia College, I'm not impress with your move of offering the kids some place at your international school. Because there children are entitle and have no issue in enrolling into public school plus their father is employed by agency that already taking care of the children welfare. 

I'm more than I'm impress, best word is grateful, if you help to release those 'tahfiz students' who are entangled in human exploitation by irresponsible party. I'm impress too if you, Datuk Hassan Harun extend your offer to excellent students who have to leave school because have to help their family to earn for living. 

I'm glad that the children of this couple didn't put let this college to get 10 seconds fame by accepting his offer. The children are happy to school in public school, like the rest of other citizens. 

Pre General Election 13- What's Hot?

Salam... In less than 24 hours, Malaysia will face their 13th General Election. Are you a Malaysian? If yes, are entitle to vote? If yes, are you voting this Sunday? I am. I'm voting in Kedah. This is not suppose to be my first General Election that I entitle to vote. Unfortunately, this is the first one that I'll exercise my right for my country. 

Here's the summary of what attract me in this GE13: 

1. The ruling party and the opposition party are leveraging the social media usage. You can find many pages in Facebook who is pro and anti the both parties. The pages also very active in updating their status with hot gossip and news. 

2. Cyber troopers, the name given to people who has knowledge in sabotaging people using information technologies.  They  spread out the sex videos (I don't know whether is real or fake) of politicians. They also will hack people's social media account. Search for Mustafa Ali, Anwar Ibrahim, Azmin Ali and enjoy! Azhar Sulaiman, an actor and who is pro BN, made police report when his Facebook account been hacked and received threaten letter. 

3. Flag war! It's everywhere! Even at shops and residents house.

Nurul Izzah Anwar and 'spring' flag in Bangsar

4. Both parties are using attractive manifestos in their campaign. In my personal opinion, I'm move with both parties' manifesto, but whether it is achievable, it is a question. For the first time in history, BN manifesto was presented live telecast throughout the country!

5. Few member of party, both ruling and opposition, are unsatisfied with the chosen candidates. Some taking drastic move by quitting the party and becoming independent candidate.

Datuk Kamilia Ibrahim from UMNO is not satisfy for not been elected to becoming the candidate in Kuala Kangsar, made decision to walk out from UNMO and BN and contest as Independent.

Ibrahim Ismail is out from PAS and contests as Independent for DUN Selinsing.

6. Few senior politicians are not becoming the candidates, either because they want to give way to the new comers or because of their past record. 

Koh Tsu Koon from Gerakan is giving way for young candidate.

7. It is a surprise to see few politicians are jumping from their previous party to the other.

Read more here, here and here.

8. For the first time in the history, PAS, DAP and PKR are united under one roof: Pakatan Rakyat and stand as an opposition party.

9. Therefore, in a seat, the candidate has to be determine whether from PAS, PKR or DAP. As this is the first time for them to team up, the distribution comes along with the rumors of unsatisfactions. Unlike BN that has years of experience in distributing the seat according to the strength of the support in the area, the Opposition party can't really tell whether the supporters will support the candidate of theirs.

Read more here.

10. We also can see some hot seats, but the most interesting for me is at Gelang Patah; between Ghani Othman and Lim Kit Siang.

Lim Kit Siang is testing Abdul Ghani's strength in Gelang Patah

11. This is the second time for the current king to dissolve a parliament. The first time he dissolved was when Tun Razak as Malaysia Prime Minister. And now, his son, Najib Tun Razak is the Prime Minister. Najib also seek the King's permission to dissolve the Parliament on the anniversary of his service. 

Najib Tun Razak and DYMM Sultan Abdul Halim 

So to my fellow Malaysians, please exercise your right. 

Random: Celebrities and Politicians

Salam all... greetings from Ipoh! How are you today? I'm in Ipoh with my family. It is suppose to be a holiday for me and the kids while Juma is attending some work at UTP. However, we are stuck in the hotel due to no transportation. Juma uses the car to work and with that, we have no car left for us to go around the town, except for waiting him to get back. 

Well, this post is quite random. Let's take a look at what is happening around us. 

1. Nabila Huda and her new boyfriend. 

Who is she? She is an actress and daughter to famous Malaysian rocker, Amy Search. She is a divorcee and her taste in fashion is always a top story in Malaysia celebrity world. Lately, she told the press that she is in love and wants the whole world to see her happiness. But the most foolish mark from her is when she quoted to the media that the guy is not her boyfriend but rather to be call as her soulmate. Wow! That's pretty fast for me to give that title to a person. Let us see how long will this relationship last. 

p/s: Sorry, can't post more pictures. Me is holding myself from vomit. 

2. Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib  (Mat Taib) joins PAS

Former UMNO vice president and Selangor Menteri Besar has joined PAS, a religious party and comment that although Barisan Nasional had done a lot to Malaysia development, but the party isn't relevant anymore. He also told the press that he wants to see school children (girls) and tv presenter (ladies) to wear head scarf. I totally agree with the idea because keeping our aurat is nothing negotiable. But, look at his daughter. She is a singer and not wearing hijab. So, how are you going to educate others if you fail to educate your own child? But nothing is surprising about the man who hold the name Muhammad twice. He elope late Sultan Selangor's daughter and got married in South Thailand. He also had to stepped down from his Menteri Besar p0st after been arrested in Australia for not declaring the money he brought into the country. How much that he brought in? It was RM3.8 million. It is kind of a lot for a former teacher who left the job to be a politician. Come on PAS! Are you to desperate to conquer Putrajaya till you invite this kind of man to your campaign talk? How sad!

Him and Ku Yah

His daughter while contesting in a dance competition

3. Reese Witherspoon lost her coolness

I think she is super talented as an actress and she personally has not much wild gossip surround her from the beginning of her career till last week. It was a surprise that she been arrested along with her hubby. Her husband was charge for driving under influence (DUI) while she... err.. for being rude to the police. Reese, who was drunk during the arrest time was questioning the Atlanta police whether he know her name. Her arrogant behaviour perhaps is her alter ego when she is drunk. Look at how the alcohol could do the damage to you. The good reputation that she built all this while gone at one night, because of the alcohol. That's why Islam doesn't allow Muslim to take alcohol. 

The couple mugshot, source: TMZ

4. Celebrities and Gaza

World pities the fate of Palestinians and condemns Israel's attacks towards Palestine. In Malaysia, many initiatives are done in the name of humanity towards Palestinians like donation, education opportunity and so forth. And lately, few celebrities visit Palestine, for many purpose. For documentation shooting, to charity work and for business purposes. That is good because the more people be there, the more exposure the rest will get about Palestine. But what trouble me is the celebrities comment on their feeling when they were there. They said that they feel peaceful when they are in Palestine because the people are redha on what's going on with them and they take it as Allah's test on them. The question is, do you need to get your ass to get the feeling of peaceful and take it as Allah test when you feel down (or high)? I think when you get the concept, you will feel peaceful in anywhere. Peace out!

Heliza Helmi

Aishah Sinclair

Yatt Hamzah

Fara Fauzana

 p/s: I really HATE to see Muslim ladies who wear hijab 'halfway' like Fara Fauzana shown. It feels like telling the world that I'm not wearing hijab in daily basis but I have to wear it at certain occasion. What a shame!