My 2nd & 3rd ceramah in Subang Jaya, USJ 12

I was compelled to attend more ceramahs after i got hooked ever since i attended the one in Port Klang. The reason i choose to attend those in Subang Jaya was because:
1 - Subang Jaya was the first place i set foot on when i came down to Klang Valley to continue my studies.
2 - USJ was my home for 6 years.
3 - I like the vibe and cleanliness of the entire township - but not the traffic jam lah!
4 - Majority of my friends still stays in USJ.
5 - I still spend a lot of time hanging out in USJ - Futsal nights and countless hours in mamaks.

The first ceramah in USJ 12, took place last Sat night and it featured Hannah Yeoh [cili padi ver 2.0 for the Selangor State Assembly ;0)], Loh Gwo Burne (candidate for Kelana Jaya), Tony Pua (candidate for PJ Utara), Nur Izza (daughter of Anwar Ibrahim), Harris Ibrahim (blogger - The People's Parliment), Teng Chang Khim (incumbent ADUN for Klang) and Teresa Kok (incumbent MP for Seputeh and Kinrara candidate).

It was a great ceramah with a turnout of 5000 to 6000 Subang Jayan and a few out-of-towners like me..... hehehehe! Donations for Hannah's campaign totalled about MYR31k (apparently a record for DAP ceramahs)!!!! Although no where near the budget of the "you know who" candidate, i am sure with the support of her young and tireless team, she'll make sure every single cent will be use to kick "you know who" out of Subang Jaya.

Last night's 2nd ceramah was a crazy affair. It's been hyped-up because "Mr. Opposition" himself, Lim Kit Siang will be speaking. The heavy down-pour did force some to leave but majority of the crowd that initially totaled about 6000+ did stay back and waited in the rain for him. The ceramah started with the 5 time incumbent MP for Cheras - Tan Kok Wai, before Gobind Sigh Deo (Puchong MP candidate and son of Karpal Singh) build up the crowd further with his fiery style of speaking. Next up was Loh Gwo Burne and by this time, it's already raining. When the next speaker from Keadilan (i did not manage to catch his name due to the heavy rain) it was already raining cats and dogs.

The MC - Ram (Hannah's husband) had asked the crowd if they wanted to stop the ceramah but they shouted a resounding NO! The ceramah was suspended until the rain relented and continued on with Edward Lee (Adun candidate for Bkt Gasing) and the President of MTUC (Syed Shahir) speaking. There was two other guests i am not familiar with.

Finally, the cili-padi herself spoke. From what i gathered, her speech has grown progressively better in the space of just 1 week +. She certainly has the drive and the fire in her eyes. Her team of young and inexperience helpers have certainly jumped leap and bounds in their quest to send her to the state assembly. Kudos to the whole lot of them!

While waiting for the star of the night to arrive, one of her supporters spoke about their humbling experiences while campaigning and how they were inspired by the support of the Subang Jayans. When Lim Kit Siang finally arrived at about 11:40 pm, the whole crowd erupted and started chanting his name. Needless to say, i was impress by this 67 year old "fighter," who despite suffering from sore throat and feeling the strain of non-stop campaigning, still have the energy to address the enthusiastic and pumped-up crowd. He proudly declared the support from everyone is better than any medication doctors can prescribe to him, much to the cheer of everyone.

He touched on everything that was wrong with the "you know who" government. The crowd chipped in with humorous comments and interacted with him. I lost count how many times i shouted the infamous "Correct! Correct! Correct!" line. By the time he was done, it was already close to 12:30 am.

Even though i had to walk close to 2km and got myself soaking wet from my toe to my hair, last night was still the highlight of all the ceramahs i've been too. Must give a big shout out to the residents of USJ 12 who had said "enough is enough" and had help organise the ceramahs in their padang. Still buzzin from last night as i type this entry and still feeling good after standing in the pouring rain for 2 hours.


JUST CHANGE IT!

** Sorry for the rather chiplak / chaplang looking pictures. My damn Nokia 5300 phone has a rather lousy camera function and it was not help by the dark conditions.