An Open Letter to Lim Guan Eng

Dear Sir,

I applaud you using the phrase “amar makruf”
That was bold of you to say the least. Like it or not you have walked into a political minefield and have exposed (as you undoubtedly realised) yourself into every single crosshairs of your political opponents.

While your intentions are unclear but the fact of the matter now is that most Malays and Muslims are up in arms because they are displeased with the fact that you as a non Muslim had used a Quranic phrase.

I will take your use of the phrase in good faith, and believe that when you uttered it, you meant every single word of it.

I am not going to debate whether such use is right or not. What i am going to say however is regarding you and your tenure as Chief Minister of Penang.

I believe that you have what it takes to be a first Chief Minister that truly cares about the people.

But in order for you to do that you must take care of the sensitivities of your subjects. Like it or not they are YOUR people. What they think matters. Rightly or wrongly.

Failure to realise this will only make you just another opposition leader who risen to power not because the people believed in you but rather because the people were tired with a corrupt and weak government.

I believe if there ever was a chance of Malaysia to become a truly multi racial country with everyone is recognised by their ability and not their race it would come from Penang. Penang is the melting pot of many cultures and races.

However, please come down from the tall KOMTAR tower and come to the villages as well. How many times in your tenure have you come to visit the paddy fields and hear the worries of the simple Malay farmers?. Stop being a politician and start being a leader. Cross that DAP boundary and start becoming a leader for the people instead. Have you ever hear them telling you how worried they are of the floods, the pests, how they have no money to pay for their children school fees. If you succeed in doing this then most will have no qualms of becoming the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

I believe that if there was ever one man who can truly bridge the multi racial gap in Malaysia, for now , it would be you. Failure to capitalise on this would mean that you’re just another DAP leader. The age of racial politics of our fathers has come to pass. This is our time and it is us who decide what and how Malaysia should become. Let us make it in such a way that merits would be rewarded and equitable growth is supported.

Until when are we going to believe the age old perceptions that the Malays are lazy and the Chinese are selfish people.It is not true and it was never true. The Malays was not accustomed in wealth creation methods and I have met in my life my Chinese who put others before themselves. It stands as an injustice towards them should we let these perceptions remain.
In the meantime, i applaud of you using the Quranic phrase. By God, i hope you meant every single phrase that you said, otherwise it would have been an intolerable insult to my religion.
At the end of the day Mr. Chief Minister, you have to understand that while your intentions may be pure in using the phrase Amar Makruf, you have to take care the sensitivities of your Muslim subjects. They rightly or wrongly may take offense if you use it. Why do you want to destroy your chance of becoming a true leader by the people for the people over such small matter ?.
I wish you all the best and you will have my support the moment you fight not only for your race and party cause but the cause of MALAYSIANS as a whole.

Good luck, and Insya-Allah.

AZLAN RONI HASAN.

I FINALLY BELIEVED IN MIRACLES

(1) I witnessed a miracle yesterday

(2) syamsul errwan is now a proud father of a baby boy

(3) my reaction was of a stunned silence...

(4) I wonder how does a father feel...now that you are responsible for the life of another human being.

(5) I dont think anything on earth can prepare you for that.

(6) Welcome to the world little one. We'll try our best to take good care of you.

The Guns are silent ..

Thank you god for the few peaceful hours you gave me

Thank you for the few hours without the hectic phone calls and urgent emails

I can finally breathe....

TGIF..

Penat Giler

(1) Im tired.

(2) Forgive me for not updating so much nowadays. truth be told, so many things had happened lately that i wouldnt know what to write about.

(3) its funny to note that its when things happen that you x have time to write it down.

(4) Oh well, part of life i guess.

The ability to link information = specialist

A specialist is a person who can LINK informations together...thats what makes him a specialist.

Malay and Manners.

(1) Whats is wrong with this picture?

(2) Apa ingat ni bapak diaorang punya escalator ke?

(3) Keep the right lane clear la bodoh.......orang lain nak cepat gak.....

(4) Melayu pandai beradab ???......... not from this pic........

(5) The Malays still have a long way to go in terms of manners......

The Nonsense Thats Destroying Islam

(1) Stumbled upon a guy selling this Air Penawar Hafiz in the mosque while i was heading inside the mosque for Friday prayers. He was selling it for RM 10 per bottle.

(2) Let me quote the text in the brochure

"Air Penawar Hafiz adalah kombinasi Air Gau Tasnim dan Air Zam zam. Ianya telah dibacakan dengan ratusan juzu Al Quran oleh guru dan pelajar hafiz. Ianya telah di solat hajatkan dan dibacakan Hizbul bahri dan Hizbul Al Nawawi , wirid wirid al - Quran dann hadis yang diterima daripada DARULSYIFFA yang diasaskan oleh Prof Dato Harun Din dan Pusat Perubatan Islam Darulssalam yang di asaskan oleh Dato Ismail Kamus......

(3) Firstly, i understand that the Air Zam- Zam holds a special place in the hearts of all my Muslim brothers and sisters. People coming back from Haj brings backs Zam Zam waters by the gallons. I have no problem with that.

(4) On the other hand, what is Air Gau Tasnim ?, and just what is the mixture ratiobetween the Air Zam Zam and Air Gau Tasnim is ?, 50/50 ? 60/40? , 90 /10 ?!!!....

(5) Why cant you then just sell pure Air Zam zam ? too costly and will not make enough return?

(6) On another level, I have always find it tough to believe this whole idea of air mukjizat or air Yassin. ( CLARIFICATION; I am not talking about the Air Zam Zam which comes from the well in Kaabah, Air Zam Zam waters does have a scientific value as the Zam Zam well and the Kaabah is located at the bottom of a valley and has a high degree of mineral content)

(7) No, i am not talking about Air Zam Zam, I am talking about your everyday air paip SYABAS which you all take from the pili air (water pipe) and fill it into the Spritzer mineral water. That water is then put in front of a Yassin reading crowd and BAMMM!!!.....suddenly you expect that water to have magical values ?

(8) It is wishful thinking, thats the most respectful way i can say about it. It is i believe a misguided teaching of Islam.

(9) When i was in high school, the ustaz and ustazah (religious teachers) when the exams are near would make it compulsory for everyone to come to the surau and read Yassin. We would form a circle and in the middle would be bottles of water soon to be transformed into AIR YASSIN.

(10) This water is apparently will be imbued with magical powers to give clarity to the mind of the student and make him pass his exams in flying colours.

(11) Let me tell you what makes a student will pass his exams in flying colours

(12) Hard work

(13) Perspiration

(14) Never give up

(15) Start preparing early

(16) A good night sleep

(17) Not the AIR YASSIN, put it this way, if it is the air Yassin that causes one to be clever then all we all need to do to become Einstein is to drink Air Yassin by the bucketloads.

(18) This memory was triggered by the nonsense that was openly sold inside the mosque grounds. The same goes for this Hafiz Air Penawar,

(19) At the bottom of the brochure it says that the water special properties are

(1) Mengubati gangguan Jin dan Iblis= Cure from demonic possession

(2) Penawar hati = cure the heart ( hahahahha....)

I believe you can achieve all of the above just the same just by praying intently to Allah.

(21) Allahuakbar !