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[852] Of Earthly Strip: Shoot and Sue

The word “shoot” is the new no-no in Malaysia !

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I want to shoot Guna too! Let’s all shoot Guna! You shoot me, I shoot you and everybody shoots everybody! Shoot, shoot, shoot! Bang!

Sorry Jeff, you’re a bad influence. I’m going to shoot you too! Bang!

See P Gunasegaram says his life is threatened and other related posts at Screenshots for a clearer view.

But be advised, put your hands on your guns. You’ll never know who’s going to shoot you.

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p/s – on TV3’s Buletin 1:30 just now, as crude as it may sound, I think Chua Soi Lek implied that Sarawakians are filthy and are unable to maintain cleanliness, in reference to the spread of the hand, foot and mouth. Sounds like foot-in-mouth disease, to me. Look out for Buletin Utama because TV3 is totally gonna replay that!

But Sarawakians, are you just gonna take that?

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pp/s – from time to time, WorldChanging blogs on great stuff. An article on traffic congestion tax trial in Stockholm is one of them.

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ppp/s – re: Chua Soi Lek and HFMD, at Bernama:

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Bernama) — The increasing number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases in Sarawak is attributed to parents’ perception that it was not a life-threatening disease, and thus they had not taken the disease seriously.

Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said: “But even so, there are already 10 deaths recorded to date and 13,000 children have been infected since the endemic started (in May last year).”

The spread of the disease was generally associated with the cleanliness level practised at home and in kindergartens, which he claimed had not reached a satisfactory level, the health minister told reporters after the MCA’s Nine Point Party Platform Seminar at Wisma MCA here, Saturday.

I wish I had the audio and visual recording of his words. It sounded more sensational than this report by Bernama.

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Earthly Strip Environment

[756] Of Earthly Strip: Safe Smelly Water

On New Straits Times’ front page today: Analysis reveals tap water in Klang Valley safe to drink.

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I think it’s safe too. Nobody has died so far.

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Earthly Strip Politics & government

[746] Of Earthly Strip: Insincere Poll

Did you read Saturday’s New Straits Times? The government just launched a “public opinion poll system”. More at NST:

The Government launched its public opinion poll system today, making Malaysia one of the few countries in the world where opinion polls are conducted by the public sector.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched the system, which uses the short messaging service (SMS) and the Internet, and said it was a professional and efficient way of obtaining public feedback.

The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) is managing the polling system with the co-operation of telecommunications companies.

Using SMS, the public can submit their opinions on a given topic by keying in (for Biro Pengaduan Awam) and sending it to 36367.

They will receive a message which contains a question on the poll topic and multiple choice answers marked according to alphabets. They have to select the alphabet according to the answer of their choice and send it back to 36367.

A good effort but whatever it is, it needs to be sincere. Without sincerity, it will turn out like this:

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To Singaporeans, happy voting and yeah, within this strip’s context of course.

p/s – Tried to follow Ajax-PSV match on www.tvants.com but the lag was unbearable. The match turned out to be 0-0. Many Ajacied expected a win but bah. Even those that watched the match think Ajax could have won. Still, next is Inter Milan.

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Earthly Strip Politics & government

[742] Of Earthly Strip: PKR’s Demand

Youth division of Parti Keadilan Rakyat declares Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as the weakest of all five Malaysian leaders. Malaysiakini has a writeup on it. But, here’s how I see it:

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Keadilan is going over its head. This one is a bluff – just like the party itself.

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Earthly Strip Economics

[741] Of Earthly Strip: False Authority

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Malaysian blogosphere is refreshing. Despite having little knowledge on a subject, suddenly, everybody’s an expert. When Public Works Department produces flawed bridge, everybody’s an engineer. When there’s inflation, everybody’s an economist. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?One important thing – opinion is not necessarily based on fact. Especially when it comes from false authorities.

Anyway, I heard there will be a protest over the recent price hike. These protesters must have a short attention span, given their inability to appreciate how prolonged subsidy is bad for Malaysia. Funny actually. People demand efficiency but when efficiency is introduced, some vehemently denounce that efficiency.

One frequent argument against price hike is this: public transportation in Malaysia needs serious upgrading before partial or complete removal of gas subsidy.

Well, question: where do you think the cash gonna come from? Answer: Resources from reduction of subsidy.

What? Surprised? Did you actually think money grow on trees? Do you actually think, we face unlimited resources? Wake up and smell the roses.