Farewell Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy - 1932-2009

The last of the famous Kennedy clan brothers who gave so much for freedom and democracy, not only in the US but also throughout the world has returned to God to be with his 2 brothers who made the ultimate sacrifices on the altar of democracy: John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

To Senator Edward Kennedy, you not only give hope to American people but to all citizens of the world. Your selflessness in pursuing justice and equality for all will serve to inspire everyone to continue the fight and dream for a better world. Thank you and rest in peace.

"Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins." Edward Kennedy.

Justice For Teoh Beng Hock.

I was shocked and in disbelief when i heard of the tragic death of a young and idealistic man who tried to make a difference for all of us fellow Malaysians. He tried to break through the lines that have devided us for over 50 years but ultimately was taken away and sacrificed in the fight for better governance and equality for all.

Conflicting details of his untimely demise has been splashed across the media and there still some disturbing and lingering questions to be answered by the MACC. The investigations of corruption on the PR Selangor State Excos and Assemblymen in itself, is already dubious before this tragedy. I am not going to touch on the stupid press statements and unscrupulous reporting by the powers that be. We as matured Malaysians, know better and refused to be spoon fed with lies and deceit anymore. Enough is enough.

We have already lost a man with a bright future to a corrupt system. I sincerely hope PR will buck-up, and not let Teoh Beng Hock's sacrifices and struggles be wasted. Stop the petty differences. Work together irregardless of different ideology and political views, as at the end of the day, all of us Malaysians want the same things - better governance, equality, no corruption and justice.

To those who try to seed hatred with this tragedy, let be know that God and the people are watching you closely. We the RAKYAT are not stupid and easy to brain-wash anymore. Those who sow the seeds of hatred will have retributions coming your way. It's not about politics and race anymore. Let it be known that either way, the truth shall prevail and justice be served.

Teoh Beng Huat, your fight will go on and we Malaysians will seek to undone the injustices done to you. Rest be assured, your name, your sacrifice and what you stand for will not be forgotten. The fight will go on and you will not go down in vain.

Lastly, my deepest condolences to the Teoh family and his beloved fiance. Rest In Peace my fellow Malaysian.

TF 2 - Revenge of the Fallen: My take / review

After giving it much thought, and coming from a pretty hardcore TF fan, I'd have to give the movie a thumbs down. More hype than anything else i'd say. Probably the only thing that got me through the whole movie was the cool transforming process of Optimus Prime and one hot looking Megan Fox!

As a gear-head myself, nothing is more sexy than to see a hot chick with a mechanic's overall, holding a wrench in one hand and with engine oil smeared all over the body! Dang, Megan Fox is da bomb! As a G1 fan, i absolutely despise the "organic" looking newer Autobots and all of the Decepticons. Bloody hideous if you ask me.

Story wise, there not much to talk about honestly. If not for some of the more funny scenes involving Sam's parents and more specifically his mum, i'd most probably be bored to death. Well, looking at the way the movie ended, there will definitely be a third TF movie.

Lastly, i'll leave the movie as a pure action flick in typical Michael Bay fashion - great shots and great special effects. No more, no less.

Transformers Hype and Madness!

Been a week since Transformers 2 - Revenge of The Fallen has been playing in the local cinemas, I've yet to be able to get the tickets to the show times that i want. Darn TGV Aeon Bukit Tinggi cinema is just a stone's throw away from my office and i'm still having trouble getting the tickets. My colleague told me he had to buy the tickets, 3 days in advance and yet he still got the early show that starts at 7:45pm and not exactly the best seats as well.

Well, i've been a big fan of the cartoon series since the 80's and the Generation 1 (G1) times. I'm always glued to the tv every Saturday morning trying to catch the 30 minutes series when i was younger. Who can forget that red and blue truck - Optimus Prime? I can't remember how many times i begged my dad to get me the toy for my birthday during my younger days - to no vail.

All, the while i thought i've been through that stage and out grown the cartoon. Oh boy! How wrong i was in assuming that. When the movie first came out in 2007, my jaw dropped right down to the floor. Nevermind the cheesy storyline, the mare fact of seeing Optimus transform in the movie alone was enough to blow my mind away. The yearning for all things Transformer see me spending money to build up my collection of the toys. Damn it! I turned into an old little kid overnight. Imagine a dude my age hunting for them toys on ebay and in the local toy shops. You won't believe how many similar guys do the same thing as me - diehard and harcore fans.

This time around, i'm not gonna get so crazy on the toys part (i've got most of them anyways, especially the different versions of Optimus), but am still hunting high and low for the ticket for the sequel. Till then, it looks like i'll just have to watch more of the first movie on my Blu-Ray.

-Jon"Optimus Prime"C

Recession in football? What recession?

The sports (specifically the footie) section lately, never seizes to amaze me. When most are suffering on the sidelines with the world-wide recession, the footballing gods are doing their part by summoning the rich disciples like the Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea and Real Madrid to spend big to help revitalise the world-wide economy. How noble of them to do so.

Well, where does it leave us - a debt saddled and "living in history" club, Liverpool? 20 million quids in the transfer kitty for Rafa? Looking at the crazy inflated prices of players across the continent and the expected 6+5 rules which is inflating an already inflated local British Isle players' prices, we won't even be able to afford Kaka's right boot. The mercurial Brazilian just left San Siro for £56m. How about the reported +/- £70m for the *ahem* greasy haired and constantly diving er..... ya know who i mean.

The financial report released last week did nothing to appease the already enraged faithfuls. What ever good news about the pre-tax profit of £10.2m was quickly burnt out by the report of £359m debt and £41m annual loss. The two clowns on top was reported to have claim up to £2m in personal expenses.

I'm braced to see us getting screwed in the transfer market. Already been reported, our targets are already being courted and some already courted by the big carrots being dangled infront of 'em...... cue one Gareth Barry - which in away, is good as we don't need an overated Ingerlund player.

Expect to see more fringe players leave the club in order to free up resources to get the players we need. Andrea Dossena has already handed in a transfer request and heading back to Serie A (likely Juve). Who's next? The often frustrating Ryan Babel? The much blamed and misunderstood Lucas Leiva? Don't even bother talking bout Andrei Voronin - he's gone the day we shipped..... er i mean loaned him back to the Bundesliga.

The really frustrating part is how many of our "spine" team members will leave? Mascherano is being courted by Barca - which i doubt will succeed in tempting our version of Wolverine to leave.... yet. The most worrying player is Alonso. I mean who can blame him after the way he was treated last summer while the gaffer was "pimping" him to the continental clubs to pay for that before mentioned over-rated Ingurland player.

It's gonna be a crazy summer and i'm braced for more heartbreaks. Let's hope most of the "spine" of the team will still be coming over to Thailand or Singapore for the pre-season friendlies. BTW, is it juts me or are the ticket for the game in our friendly southern neighbour, bloody expensive? I'm missing the game pure for the fact that i am brooke and would rather invest in the 1k i would have to spend into my trip to Anfield fund.

Any how, the world still spins on it's 23.5° from vertical axis and life still goes on irregardles of how much shit i am painfully seeing in my beloved footie club. My mostly hate relationship with my work still hovers on. As the club motto goes, i'll never walk alone - and that's what keeping me sane. Walk on.

P/S - We, The Mighty Reds' have been having a recession since the day the pic above was taken in 1990.

-JonC-

The Irony of It All!

Been too darn distress to update me blog lately. And no, it's not because The Mighty Reds screwed up and didn't win the BPL title. It's was no other than the ugly politics in the Silver State that really got me riled up. By now everyone would have had access into the ugly scenes in the DUN, so it's pointless for me to post the shameless videos and pictures of the despicable acts that happened in there. Using "outsiders" to do their dirty bidding is truly shameful and uncalled for.

Now, the female frog's constantly changing and dramatic explanations about the "hotel key" incident is a fooking insult to all our intelligence. Wait, maybe she'd left her brain after hopping around so much. Videos and pictures have clearly shown she did the "deed" but wait, in Bolehland judiciary she might still get scott free.

For a while there, i thought there was daylight at the end of the tunnel for our judiciary system. Then again in less than 24 hours, the darkness resumed again. All this drama is turning us into the laughing stalk of the world. Democracy is truly dead and buried here.

All this confusion and non-sense ain't doing all of us any good, especially to Perakians like me. Instead of working on getting the economy back on track, our "tai-kor" is busy with lawyers working on taking away the people's power in choosing their representative. I got so bloody disillusioned, i was contemplating to never set foot in Perak again until this mess is settled once and for all.

Let's see if the appeals court will act "funky" again after delaying the PR's appeal to the coming 21st May. Look's like they are not so efficient after all. What happened to the less than 24 hour appeal of execution approval granted to the illegal MB earlier. Hmmmmmmm, i smell a rat of miles away!

Hillsborough, 15th April 1989 - 20 years on.

I was only 12 years-old, when the live 1989 FA Cup match on RTM was unexpectedly cut short. I had no idea what was going on but managed to catch a glimpse of the crowds struggling and spilling out of the stand on to the pitch at Hillsborough.

20 years later and after reading numerous heroic, sad and tragic stories of the victims and survivors, I still can't understand why it had to happen. It's just plain senseless and tragic to go home in a body bag when a football fan should be happily enjoying the footballing occasion and go home with his fellow mates and fans to celebrate the beautiful game with a pint or two.

I kid you not, when i say that i could have easily been among those who had perished, had i live and grown up in Liverpool and attended the match. My passion for Liverpool is unquestionable and i would have paid an arm and a leg, just to watch my beloved club play - anytime and anywhere.

Every year, come April 15th, i'll pay my own little tribute to the 96. This year is no different. I'll be having my own moment of silence to reflect on the tragic event and pray that justice will be serve to them and their love ones. To me, they are more then just a fellow Red, but an extended family. It's painful to acknowledge that they are someone's father, mother, grandad, brother, sister, nephew, cousin and dear friend. Their senseless lost has left a lasting impression on the very fabric of the club, the fans and the city of Liverpool.

Supporting LFC will never be the same for again all of us. We have left little pieces of ourselves literally on the Hilsborough Memorial and the bond between club and fans will never be broken. 96 of our fellow Reds paid for this special bond with their lives - a debt that none of us or the club will ever be able pay back. We must NEVER EVER forget this. Hence, we must also not give up the struggle to give the dignity and justice back to the victims, their families and fans who have been wrongfully and blatantly blame for this tragic tragedy. Let's all pray and hope that this senseless tragedy will never be repeated again at any football stadium.

Head over to the LFC's official website tribute to put faces to the names of the victims - Hillsborough Remembered - 20 years on

Never Forgive, Never Forget. You'll Never Walk Alone & Justice For The 96.

A Sombre & Mourning Kopite,
JonC

My Mentari Besar: YAB Dato’ Seri Ir Haji Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin

He was unlawfully and undemocratically removed from office. I lost the state government that i choose no thanks to some under-handed and double-dealing dirty politics. Now, my fellow Perakian, do the right thing by voting for Dato' Seri Nizar as the MP for Bukit Gantang. Let's show we the people of Perak, don't take no shit from the corrupt and desperate. We cannot afford to see the good work by him go to waste. Build a better future for everyone, irregardless of our different racial background, wealth or social status. We owe it to our future generations, to make Perak better and more prosperous place for all.

Ladies and gentleman, Bolehland "proudly" presents you Mr Botox -the PM and Mrs Botox - the "first" lady?

Well, things sure move fast lately - "corrupted" politicians seemingly "against" the botox clan are getting prosecuted by the "oh so efficient" tool called MACC. A popular state government got over thrown in less than a week. Now, this begs me to think why then are our economy free-falling so fast and steps to cushion and lessen the slide coming so late? Someone getting too busy taking care of other business?

The true colours of this dude will show itself soon. I will bet money on it. Money talks and bullshit walks - this age-old saying is definitely a true reflection of the Bolehland political scenes. Reading the independent news report from alternative news sites, never fails to show me how gullable and erm..... dare i say "smart" some people can be. Makes me think, how i'd be able to earn mega bucks, had i taken up political science and snake my way into the position of a political analyst and consultant to the Brang Naik propaganda and political machine. Then again i would not be able to live on with my conscience.

I hate repeating this cliche, but when will the powers that be start to treat us with the kind of respect a thinking and smart citizen deserves? We're not staying on trees or 3-year olds anymore. DUH! Well, looks like the new PM already got his savy p.r. machine working overtime to make him look good. Catch the corrupted lah, 1 Bolehland lah and changing the racial politics lah. Well, i'd say wait and see lah, how long this p.r. exercise can run until his party start dancing to the same old tune again.

We're all facing the same shit and conundrum, and as my "macha" ffs said in his blog - "The Dark Age.... is finally here." All we can do now is hope and pray that the Botox clan don't deepen the already big hole we find ourselves in - no thanks to the previous 2 PMs.

I truly hope the recent uncertainty brought up by the dirty underhand tactics of you know who, will not frighten my fellow citizens of Bolehland and detract them from the struggle to make this a better and more just place for everyone.

Time flies.......when you have shit to clean and systems to migrate!

Been a freaking long while since i even got time to sit still to check my personal emails let alone update my forsaken blog. Like the title says, time really flies when you have truck loads of shit to clean up in the office. Just managed to complete 2 con-current projects in my office with a third one still in the process and to be completed by next week pending the final updates.

Imagine having to treat ya house like a hotel, spending just 8 hours at home while the rest of the day is spent in the office slogging it out to migrate over 50 work-stations and notebooks to a new domain sever and email domain. Been a hellish 2 weeks for me in terms of having no social life or what-so-ever. Hardly even managed to watch any tv when i get back home the past couple of days, usually after 12 or 1 am.

Been working like a mad-man and am a walking zombie. 5 hours of sleep ain't cutting it and i am seriously burned out. Well, thats the boring update on me since i went AWOL (again) from blogsphere the past 3 weeks.

That being said, was still happy with the fact that my footie team in red - LFC is doing bloody well to give the hated "you know who" a run for their money. The last 3 results have been absolutely brilliant. 5-0 against Real and 1-4 against "you know who" certainly help me keep a cool head in an already crazy fortnight. Left work last night to arrive home in time to watch another brilliant game against Villa and see us give them a thorough thumping - 5-0. Well, seems like all my frustration and worry about the season has vanish.... well most of it anyway in the space of just 3 games. Football is a crazy business and the ball is round, so ya just dunno whats gonna happen until the season truly ends and the fat lady sings.

Till then, it's back to slogging it out with my notebook again until end of the month when i'll be truly free and relaxed.

-JonC-

What's left of this land?

What's left of this land?
Where the security forces intimidate and abuse,
Where the security forces take sides,
Where one is guilty until proven other wise,
Where the security forces are political pawns.

What's left of this land?
Where money and power will set you free,
Where serious crimes are like a movie,
Where political misuse of power is rampant,
Where honour has a price.

What's left of this land?
When the rule of law is missing,
When the corrupted are ruling,
When rules are bent and broken for personal gain,
When the very people entrusted to judge are questionable.

What's left of this land?
When royalty take sides,
When the voices of the people is nothing,
When tyrants are running the show,
When the citizens are ignored.

What's left of this land?
Where promises of prosperity, freedom and justice once prevail,
Where bad apples are trying to divide us,
Where law and constitution are turning into a playground,
Where honour is but a distant memory.

What's left of this land?
Where i had great dreams of,
Where i wanted to see become great,
Where time is fast running out,
Where we're all turning into a joke.

What's left of this land?
How can we be free?
When can justice prevail?
Where is our hopes and dreams?
Who can answer me?

A Comedy Titled Boleh Land.

As if we're not pre-occupied enough with our struggle to fight the economic recession, some power brokers are busy engaging in under-handed politicking. First was the case of the 3 frogs, followed by the undemocratic (unconstitutional) removal of the Perak state government, a Kedah politician's resignation due to constant harassment and finally 2 days ago - the public humiliation of a tireless and hard working Selangor exco-woman.

I am really getting tired of all the political bollocks that's been going on in Boleh Land. What's the price of a politician's soul, integrity and honour? RM50 mil? What's the reward for working hard toward a better Malaysia for everyone? Public humiliation? I truly fear for the future of Malaysia and the road our supposedly "wise" leaders are taking us to.

It's unfortunate that all the hard work done since the last election 11 months ago by PR governments are getting torn down brick-by-brick right before our very eyes. The latest ugly incident involving the state exco-woman truly shows how dirty politics can get in Boleh Land. Power and greed preside over righteousness. Makes you wonder how the events that unfolded are timed so perfectly one after the other doesn't it?

The perpetrator of the whole scandal and the scum-bag that took / expose the pictures better be prepared to face severe backlash from the public. We're not 3 year old kids that will been spoon fed with the propagandas anymore. I really do hope the shenanigans that's been hogging the limelight will rally and move the apathetic younger Malaysians into doing something before it's too late. Sitting around quietly to wait your faith will NEVER be the solution to all our problem. We need to decided our destiny as a nation and as one united people with our own bare hands, not by the invisible hands of the corrupted powers to be.

Elizabeth Wong, it's unfortunate that you won't be able to finish what you started back in March '08. But let it be known what you strive to achieve will be continued on by your fellow PR colleagues. The Malaysian public will continue to support your struggles irregardless of how much "they" try to discredit and humiliate you. Scandal or not, the RAKYAT will not relinquish the fight to make Malaysia into a land where justice, equality and rule of law will prevail.

Ultimate Betrayal & Insult!!!!

I am so angered and disappointed with all the developments in my home state - Perak. I voted for better governance and more transparency in the PR. Ultimately my vote got betrayed and my intelligence insulted by greed, self-importance and petty differences.

Didn't sleep well at all last night as i was really saddened by all this political circus. Now i can feel how my dad felt when he used to be a campaign worker for another DAP ADUN that jumped in his younger days.

Remember the 4 faces of the "frogs" the could well have effectively killed the democratic creed - a government of the people, by the people and for the people, in Perak. I hope your consciences will come back to haunt you. How can you sleep at night knowing that you have broken the trust of your voters? What the people have given you can also be taken back my the people - your actual boss.

Hee Yit Foong, you've turned your back on the very people that have transformed you from a normal clerk into a Deputy State Speaker all in the name of fame, fortune, power and greed. Have you not read President John F. Kennedy's inaugral speech where he said "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." Why are you too blinded by all your greed and petty differences with the senior party members? Why waste your 22 years of sacrifices when change is finally coming? I am trully dumbfolded by news that you complained about not getting an exco position and the new Camry car.

What you do now echoes in eternity. Remember who is boss.

**It's official - no by election, nor a dissolved state assembly. Sultan sides with the corrupt to form new government not mandated by the people of Perak. Democracy is dead as far as i am concerned.

WTF is going on in Perak?

As i'm typing this, all Perakians might be cursing all the political turmoil that's been going on the past 3 weeks. Apparently the state assembly will be dissolved later today after 3 frogs decided to take the bait to jump over to the corrupt - or rather tried to cover their arses by turning independent.

Those 3 who were elected as the PR representatives are a fooking disgrace. You're already voted to be in power, so fooking accept the mandate from the people to lead the state government. The 2 PKR exco members are "not" clean hence with their pending corruption case. I'm not surprised with all their drama to divert attention from their court date.

I'm most dissapointed with report stating that Deputy Speaker and Jelapang ADUN Hee Yit Foong - 22 years DAP veteran, had resigned from the party and rumoured to be jumping to the other camp (more like a bunch of 'satay' politician and 'yes' man party). Guess the old saying - money talks and bull shit walks is absolutely true in the Malaysian politics scene.

I'm looking forward to going back to my hometown to show the fogs and the corrupt who is boss and i really do hope them frogs will loose their seats - BADLY. Fook you frogs

Year of the Ox! Happy Chinese New Year

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! Hope everyone will be blessed with good health, prosperity and wealth this coming year of the Ox. To all those taking the long journey back to their hometowns, please have a safe trip home. Let us all persevere and work harder together to face the tough economic times ahead.

Like most LFC supports, i truly hope we will capture no.19 this year.

Gong Xi Fa Chai! Gong Hei Fatt Choy!

-JonC-

New Year, New Beginning!

Been a while since i updated me blog. Was having the end-year rush madness in the office and was pretty much spent by the time i cleaned up all my last minute rush jobs. By then got hit by the laziness bug and that made me leave my humble little space in blogsphere unattended for 3 weeks. Hehehehe sorry about that. The holiday season always make me lazy.

Spent me Christmas day at home doing nothing but cillin' and sleepin' (as usual). I did attend an early X'mas bbq at me friend's place in USJ a couple of days before that. He just came back from Aussie. Managed to metup with a few of my school mates from Setiawan at the bbq. The funny thing is, me friend actually married my school mate. Hence it became sort of an unofficial gathering for all those from A.C.S Sitiawan.

Give and take a week later, it was New Year's Eve at another party / pot luck at another friend's place in Ampang. Was hoping to catch some of the fireworks live since i was in KL but unfortunately, i couldn't see nuts thanks to some high rise condos blocking the view.

Well, this January will be a pretty special month as we will be celebrating 2 new years, the second being the Chinese one. With the uncertain economic downturn, it'll be a rather quiet one for me. Already got my "13th month" salary and it's already long gone. Used 'em all up to pay off my "hutang" to me banks already.

That's about all that has happened since my "Harry Houdini" act from the blogsphere. Will try my level best to keep me blog update. If ya wanna know what's my new year resolution, it pretty simple - Get A Life! That's a wrap.

-JonC-