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[1968] Of may the fourth be with you
Mr. Cohen: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. If that point of order was an allusion to me, I can tell the hon. Gentleman that I was here for the opening speeches, and for some of the speeches that followed.
May the fourth is an appropriate date for a defence debate. My researcher, who is a bit of a wit, said that it should be called national star wars day. He was talking about the film “Star Wars” rather than President Reagan’s defence fantasy, and he added, “May the fourth be with you.” That is a very bad joke; he deserves the sack for making it, but he is a good researcher. [Hansard Debates for 4 May 1994. UK House of Commons. May 4 1994]
Datuk Anifah Aman, Foreign Minister – Outspoken brother of Sabah Chief Minister, he refused a deputy minister’s position after Election 2008, believing he deserved more.
He was identified as one of those Sabah politicians who was supposed to join Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR but all along he was a Najib loyalist. Given the Foreign Ministry portfolio because of his command of English. [Grading Najib’s Cabinet. The Malaysian Insider. April 9 2009]
Given the Foreign Ministry portfolio because of his command of English.
I suppose, too many Cabinet ministers cannot speak English properly. So low is the benchmark of becoming a minister these days.
p/s — At first glance, the Cabinet line-up looks just okay.[0] Just. Barely.
There are names that I do not like and some stuff like the merging of the two education ministries did not materialize.
Perhaps, too many Senators too; Chew “May 13” Mei Fun is one of those Senators. She is a deputy to yet another Senator, Sharizat Abdul Jalil.
I still remember Chew’s words during the campaigning period for the last general election. She said “if there is no sufficient Chinese representation in the Barisan Nasional, it is not a good thing, the Chinese community cannot afford another May 13 incident”.[1]
Well, we know that that did not happen. Her politics of fear is just another politics of hoax.
The Deputy Minister line up might have some problem. Like I said, I do not like Chew. And while Najib Razak wanted to create a clean Cabinet, he missed a spot: Baharom Johari is one of the deputies.
Do you remember Johari Baharom? I do. And I bet Nat does too.[2] There was an allegation of corruption directed against Johari Baharom by some somebody who commented on Nat’s blog. The police later arrested Nat under the OSA. The Deputy Minister for Internal Security at that time was Johari Baharom.
[0] — [Najib names his new cabinet. Malaysiakini. April 9 2009]
[1] — [Chew Mei Fun: Another May 13 if Chinese representation in BN is insufficient. Wong Chin Huat. People are the boss. January 22 2008]
[2] — Nat was taken away from his office today by 3 police officers to Bukit Aman. According to EK, they said they ”nak cakap tentang internet”. I’m a bit blurry with the details but I will try my best to keep you all updated. In the meantime, whoever wants to go to Bukit Aman to show support please do! Please call 2283 5567 ext 151 (that’s my office number) for more details. If I don’t answer means I’m not at my table. All else, try Eli or Tian if you have their numbers. [flash: Nat being held at Bukit Aman!. Soon Li Tsin. Jelas.info. July 13 2007]
Though old, I cannot get the rhythm out of my mind.
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Context is of course important:
The Grass Mud Horse — Cao Ni Ma — is a Chinese Internet meme widely used as symbolic defiance of the widespread Internet censorship in China. It is one of the 10 mythical creatures, and since an article about it was created on Baidu Baike, it has become a cult phenomenon on the internet in China through chat, forums. Videos, cartoons and merchandise of this animal, which apparently resembles the alpaca, and has since received world-wide press attention. [Grass Mud Horse. Wikipedia. Assessed April 6 2009]
This debate on language is so annoying. So, let us resolve it once and for all.
All science and mathematics courses in Malaysia should be taught in Jawi.
Let us just screw everybody in the name of nationalism! If Japan could do it without English and the Latin alphabet, we can too! Yes, we can!