Before start, let’s separate Travelling into 3 categories.

1. Holiday - Go for pure relaxation. Good hotel, free n easy time. Sleep, chill, not much of move around.
2. Travel - Relaxation + Side Seeing. 1 or 2 start hotel. Chill with bit of travel around.
3. Explore - Pure back pack style. Cover as many locations in available time and budget.

 This article is more suitable for travel type 2 and 3. Who are traveling in small group. Less than 6 people.

And with no senior citizens.

Negotiate Travel Package - On The Spot

Most of the time when it comes to travelling or going on a vacation, we want to all the arrangement well prepared before we arrive in out holiday location. This article going to propose the steps to arrive on your holiday location than start to look for your ground package.

Example: tourist guide, transportation, water/sea activity, local theater/performance tickets.

Sounds risky? Whoever with adequate level of risk appetite, this is worth the risk. Why? I personally have traveled few counties in South East Asia. What I found is, the packages from the tour agencies in my home country is always expensive than buying direct with tour organizers in visiting country. Tour agencies MOSTLY are middle Man. Business, this how it works. Middle man gets their cut/income with commission. So we are trying to skip the middle man by buying directly to the tour organizers in the visiting location/country.

The method have been tested & proven in tourist/travelers famous places like Krabi & Phuket.

How to negotiate travel package on the spot?

1) Buy flight ticket
    During airlines promotion time. SAVE MONEY. Example, AirAsia Free Seat, etc.

2) Research all the location

    You are planning to visit. Example, Top 10 Attractions in Phuket.

3) Spot middle & most happening location
     Which is convenient/near to all you place you are planning to visit and within your
     BUDGET. Example, Patong Beach in Phuket

4) Compare Price/Rating of the accommodations

    In the spotted location. Good if accommodation comes with Hotel transfer, both ways
    from Airport. Save transportation cost.

    Note : Book accommodation soon as possible, after Step 1,2,3 as above

5) First day, free & easy

    After arrive in your hotel, rest. And start to walk on the most happening street of your
    location. Example, Patong Beach Road in Phuket.

7) Buy a local SIM

8) Start window shopping

    ASK for same package in all the booths you come across in the street. SAME question
    in ALL the travel booth.

   Example,

   1) tour guide

   2) transportation

   3) snoorkeling package

   4) Local theater ticket

In the tourist attraction location, easily you will find more than 10 tour package booths. Collect all the info. Sit in a nice chill restaurant facing nice view like beach and compile all your information. It will look something like below. Can write it down or just do mind map through discussions with your buddies.

Bingo, you just found the best deal in town, booth F. Highlighted in yellow. Or if you are good in handling few different tour peoples for few days, than buy your needs in separated booths, highlighted in red.

Below are the photo of me & my friend in finding the best travel package and arrangements in Krabi and Phuket once reach there.

Krabi, rainy tropical evening. Walking + finding the best deal

Famous Patong Beach Road, Phuket

Was a good experience. By passing by 4th or 5th booth, we our self have become a travel package experts in Phuket and Krabi. Price and package details was in our finger tips. We even went back and negotiated for a better price.

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Dear Malaysian Youths, especially Malaysian Indian Youths,, this post specially dedicated for you guys. Happy to see the youths who are not interested in politics before but currently showing out most interest in debating about political issues due to nearing PRU 13(13th Malaysia General Election). It is a very healthy phenomena. But this inviting good phenomena are being polluted by young and energetic youth's immature outburst. People who previously does not even know his local DUN or PARLIAMENT member, people who not even know the difference between parliamentary and state seats, now making comments in family, friends, and other gathering, and more most obviously in social media like a well seasoned A-Z politician.

So, we youths does not have rights to voice out our opinion? We as a Malaysian have all the rights to comment and react towards the political issues. Moreover we are Voters. But are we youths going to be irresponsible,  violent, immature group of people as claim by certain Media? Definitely No.

Let the photos do the talking for me:
(Just using the Person/political party as an example.But the message is applicable for all PAKATAN RAKYAT, BN, PAS, DAP, and other Parties)

A small example of unhealthy personal attack towards PARLIAMENTARY seat candidate in social Media.      Can read the more marvellous comment of Thanesh in the link below : https://www.facebook.com/S.Murugessan?hc_location=timeline                                                                                                                                

PARLIAMENTARY seat candidate can representing BN or MIC. The party which not pleasant by many youths. But how much do we know the person himself/herself personally? Just leave the party they representing to a site for a while, just think how much do we know about the contribution,  scarifies they make personally for the society they belong to? How much do WE contribute to the society so far? Are we eligible to make personal attack towards who already contributing for the society? 

He is a Malaysian Indian, you are an Malaysian Indian ,, Don't Like the party he representing, senang cerita, Undi Parti yang U Suka.. 

Now Lets see the healthy political image try to portray by the current politicians In PRU13:

Fierce rivals in the political battle ground, but still can have cup of coffee. They are acting or not, we don't know. But they still can face each other and sit to gather for a cup tea/coffee.

Source The Star(21/04/2013) : Terasa Wong(DAP) and Nicole Wong(BN) competing for Seputeh parliamentary seat. Shaking hand and quoted the rivalry going to be a "Sisterhood fight in Seputeh".

Ex-Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng(Pakatan Rakyat) shaking hand with his friend Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam during the nomination day. Years back, Datuk Chua during in his BN days campaign for Dr Subra in Segamant house to house, now facing each other in election rivalry. Both quoted  "We are looking forward a healthy and good fight".

Emphasised the chronic diseases of personal attack political game between Indian youths because : Melayu sama Melayu gaduh, boleh bersalam, Cina sama Cina gaduh, boleh berdamai, Kalu India sama India gaduh sampai mati muka pun tak boleh tengok.... Good Friends, Dato Sammy Vello and Dato Panditan divided by different political journey, have meet face to face many times, but only able and talk heart to heart in last moments of Dato Panditan's life in hospital before he past away.

Personal Attack Political approach among Indians, is deadly.... Be a wise political observer and commenter.

Lets don't repeat the past mistake.

Idea to write this post emerge from one of my conversation with people from my own community. During the discussion, at a point we start discuss about some basic information about Malaysian Indians. Not many who have the knowledge of Information of our own community. First it is important to know the facts, than only we will know what is our real situation, where we are standing now, and are we voicing for in this country.

Especially Malaysian Indian Youths, this is for you.

Definition:
Malaysians Indians are Malaysian of Indian Origin. In the Indian communities which mostly consist of Tamils, Telugus, and Malayali, Hinduism, followed by several branches of Christianity and Islam, are the main faiths.

Population:
15% from overall Malaysian Population in year 1957,  decreased to 8% in 2000 and 7.1% in 2010.
Malaysia have total of 28million population. Today we Malaysia Indians just made 7%(approx. 2 million) .the percentage have drop about 50% since 1957.. approcimately by 2040 our population will be less than 5% and maybe categaried under "lain lain" category.

"Alle koreva iruntalem , sattem perusutan ..."

Language :
Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi

Major Festivals :
Deepavali, Thaipusam, New Years(Tamil, telugu, Malayee, Sikg), Ponggal

 History : When Indians came to Malaysia
1st during Pallava Dynasty (4th century, about 1700 year ago.) That is about 700 years before even Parameswara set his feat in Melaka. 2nd time during Chola Dynastry  (9th century , about 1200 years ago ), that is about 700 years before British conquere just the Pulau Penang. 3rd time,  19th century under Bristish as Labors, Goverment workers, small business. And the rest......We know the story.

"Paravaleiye, muntila nambe allgge periya allutanpa.."

Human Resource :
15.5% Professional(White collar) in the country.
Indians constitute 15.5 percent of professionals in the country.  This includes doctors (28.4%), lawyers (26.8%), dentists (21%), veterinary surgeons (28.5%), engineers (6.4%), accountants (5.8%), surveyors (3.0%) and architects (1.5%).

Despite the 7% of overall population, our 15% contribution in overall professional workforce is something we can proud of.

But 35% Labor in this country are stands from our community, which is considerable high for a community with population just 7%.

Economics :
Sources have confirming , Malaysian Indian are have share less than 1.5% of Malaysia's wealth.

But, about 0.8 is the contribution of big tycoons, we now their name.  Mr.AK, n Mr.T
So, the community of 2 million people, only own 0.7% of the national wealth...

"POTUMA? Ille inum konjem Venuma?"

Source for all the information above : Wikipedia, and google, few hours of gathering Information .

13th General Election/Pilihanraya Umum, going to be on of the important general election in Malaysia's history. The election going to have a significant effect especially on malaysia's future social economy structure. Voters of the 13th general election actually voting for Malaysia's future.

We are standing on the crossroad, which the path will be decide by Malaysians on the coming election.

A significant event, and everyone waiting to know the "Tarikh Pilihanraya umum ke 13". Things are taking place, paving the way and giving the indication of the election date.

The events that indicating how close is the next general election :

• Dato Seri Anwar Released from all cases .
• Barisan Nasional already conduct high level seat allocation meeting among the the component party.
• Primary medias piling the attack on opposition issues especially in Penang, Kedah and Selangor.
• Weak relationship among PAS, PKR and DAP indications in Pakatan Rakyat
• RM500 skim bantuan rakyat which get good response
• Barisan National(UMNO, MCA, DAP, ect), all  low level branch meeting will be completed soon.
• Barisan National smaller component parties start to flash their presence in primary media channels.
• Prime Minister and Deputy Prime ministers continues visit to critical election areas meeting the Rakyat.
• Barisan National continuously having big gathering events nationwide..
• Re-aligment of controversial laws , "Mansuh Akta ISA"
• SPR already finalize and invited foreign independent agents who will be observe 13th General election...
• New laws for cyber world, now the government have the power to arrest any individual be politically sensitive in cyber world
• Most probably after 2012 London Olympics, because if Malaysia win first gold medal, it can create a very feel good atmosphere among  Malaysians

Any idea of 13th general election from you site? Happy guessing...

13th general election can take place any time within this or next year. Election is the time where the Rakyat will choose their site, by voting for the political parties. The political parties which they thing had run the country or will run the country by safeguard country's and community's interest.

Common factors considered by the voters before choose a party to vote:

• Political issue related to party
• Race sensitivity issue
• Inflation rate, Price increase, Living cost increase
• Current country economical situation
• Relationship between race in Malaysia
  
• Influence by the promises by the political party or propaganda

Beside considering the above factors, the voters also need to think of the bigger picture. Is our country basicly there are two political coalition, and each with thier own propaganda.

Barisan National(BN) - Race Base(UMNO, MCA, MIC, etc), run and will run the country base on social contract during Merdeka Pakatan Rakyat(PR) - Plural(PKR, DAP, PAS, etc), paving the way for Malaysian Malaysia

Now we look at the benefit and advantage of voting for the BN or PR:
BN : PROS

• Have 50 years experience running the country
• Have many infrastructural plan for country(MRT, Bullet Train, Penang 2nd bridge, highways, etc)
• Well seasoned in handling racial issues
• Strong coalition, UMNO, MCA, MIC, etc
• Have good experience handle economy crisis
• Well experienced leaders are readily available at all level. Trained by the previous and current leaders
• Suitable for voters who love current social structure

PR : PROS

• Have 4 years experience running few states in the country
• Vibrant leaders with new ideas for nation
• Young leaders from professional background(Lawyer, economist)
• Possibility for correcting the lagging happen in national wealth and political structure happen since last 50 years
• Suitable for voters who eager for Malaysian Malaysia.

CONS : I am not going to point out about it, not having idea to getting into trouble :D

The choice is between be in current safe zone, enjoy watever we having now OR Step out and take the risk to re-shape the nation.

CHOOSE YOUR side

Elections is when the citizens voice their rights in the form of vote. The voting influence by many occurred and occurring events. Lets see the significant events which took place in the country since last few years which can favor or against the competing political party in upcoming 13 general election.

Events Favor Ruling Coalition(UMNA, MCA, MIC, etc)

• Sodomy case on opposition leader(image damage)
• Inappropriate act video release
  
• Oppositions Fail to take over Putrajaya(by Sep 2010) as mention
  
• Perak take over by BN, betrayed opposition MPs. Rakyat will loose trust on oppostion MPs
  
• Felda bankruptcy issue, unable be proven by opposition
  
• Big hit of 1Malaysia slogan among rakyat, especially among low income, Mid-above age group, veterans.
• Dato Seri Najib's ability to handle bumiputra's an non-bumiputra's sensitivity and interest related issue.
• Introduction of 1Malaysia grocery and restorens, re-branding plan under 1Malaysia fund
• Significant fund allocation for non-malay school development and renewal
  
• Approve grand to build 8 new tamil primary schools nationwide.
  
• Handle oil price increase issue diligently. Removal of government subsidy, introduction of oil price floating base on market price + partial goverbment subsidy.
• Frequent Propaganda clash within opposition coalition ( DAP Vs PAS )
• More transparent, and streamlined government scholarship award for student after SPM.
• Key opposition leader resign/sack due to clash with party leadership, example in PAS
• Government incentives : RM500 rebate, family below RM 3k, book voucher for collage students,etc.

Events Favour Opposition Coalition(Keadilan, DAP, PAS, etc)

• Dato Seri Anwar release from all of his law suits
• Data Seri Anwar's natural energetic speech to attract voters emotional attention
• Increasing number of fresh/new voters PRO REFORMASI
• Controversial racial book in Secondary SPM Bahasa Melayu syllabus
• Keadilan & PAS MPs turn to independent MPs in Perak, until, oppositions loose the state to ruling coalition(BN)
• Political secretary killed in Anti-corruption office
• Water rebate in Selangor
• Senior citizen kebajikan in Selangor
• Ex-Selangor MB Khir's corruption case
• Rakyat's believe they need to be provided with cheap oil and sugar
• Increasing demand of non-malays for more interest
• Kepala Lembu incident in Shah Alam
• Strong presence and influence of opposition leader in New media(facebook, websites, Blogs)

Public's memory is short. By now , many Malaysians already forgot most of the incident mentioned above. If they still remember and the impact to their society and nation, definitely the above events going to make the upcoming Malaysia's 13th general election very interesting.

Our prime minister, YAB Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib has launched the Skim Amanah Rakyat 1Malaysia (SARA 1Malaysia) on 12th January 2012. This was previously informed in 2012 Budget in parliament last year. 100,000 households(palabur) with income not exceeded(tidak melebihi) RM3000 per month(gaji sebulan) expected to be benefit from this program.

Provider : Malaysian Development Holdings Sdn Bhd

Eligibility :

1). Malaysians aged between 18 and 58 years old
2). Gross household income of between RM500 and RM3,000
3). Applicants must not be declared bankrupt throughout the loan funding period
4). Any other terms set by the banks

Return :

Invest Own RM5000

RM 133(dividend per month) X 12(month) = RM1596 per year

RM 1596 x 5(year) = RM7980 profit (RM 7980) + ur capital (RM5000) = RM12980(Total Return)

Invest From Bank Loan RM5000

RM133(dividend per month - RM83(bank loan deduction) = RM50(income per month)

RM 50 X 12(month) = RM600 per year
RM 600 x 5(years) = RM3000Profit (RM 3000) + capital (RM5000) = RM8000(Total Return)

Get(Dapatkan) The Application Form(Borang Pendaftaran) from:

Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Malayan Banking Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad dan RHB Bank Berhad.

Loan Providers:

Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Malayan Banking Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad dan RHB Bank Berhad.

Amanah Saham 1Malaysia Release Date:

Jan 30 2012

Good Luck, thank you for the government.

Dear readers and followers, as we can see in the daily news and current nations political moves clearly indicating its preparation for the 13th National General Election. Last election is the worse for the ruling Barisan National(BN) and best for the sudden opposition coalition of Pakatan Rakyat(PR).

As a political observer, in my own point of view the next general election will be a do or die for the opposition coalitions and do or struggle for the ruling coalition.

The ruling coalition(BN), need to win back the seats they loose in the 12th national general election and gain real majority. This is important to make sure they can run the country and create new policies with minimal interruption. If they fail to do so, the opposition will have the chance to strengthen their influence and create strong holds in the parliament and state assembly seats which is currently under them. In 14th(approximately in 2016) general election the Barisan National will have very hard time to win back this seats. At the same time the ruling coalition need to find ways to curb the raging influence of opposition coalition especially among the youths(increasing number of new voters).

The opposition coalition(PR), first they need to hold on the seats they win in the 12th national general election. BN already start to work and align strategy to win back the areas/seats they lost to oppositions, straight away after the 12th national general election(year 2008). Now the challenge in the opposition coalition's door step, to keep the seats they win in the 12th national general election. The threat comes in monetary, media coverage, and national & local issues. The opposition leaders need to find ways to handle all this threat to maintain the parliament and state assembly seats. If the opposition coalition able to handle the 1st situation, than they can steadily strive forward the next goal, gain simple majority. The opposition need to find ways to win more seats/areas to get them at least a simple majority to become ruling party. By failing to do so, the ruling coalition can utilize the upcoming four or five years until the 14th national general election to minimize or distract the influence of PR in the country.

Influence = politics = political party, No Influence mean no political party.

What is your opinion about our country's 13th National General Election?

Looking forward to write more in detail of upcoming 13th national general election in the next post :

1. Events that makes the 13th General Election More Interesting



2. Choose Your Site : 13th General Election
   

Stay tune....

Hi my dear blog readers,been months i last update this blog. But now im back. I really miss the blogging world and my dear Malaysian Indian Bloggers.

To our topic today. First of all congratulation to all who got their 2010 SPM recently.
No matter you got a very good result, just average or bad, each of you have a bright future. Especially Malaysian Indian Youth, now many government and non-government groups are down and running to help you guyz and girls.

First empower your self with the helps and advice available to you. To whom already decide their ambition the path is clear cut. But to those who still numbering your choice, this is the rite time get a good advice from right person/group.

Today(27th Mar 2011) while watching a discussion program in TV2 namely "Vasantham", collected the following contact details who currently giving advice to students with SPM results. Who are still in confusion to which course to choose, or how to apply for public universities.

He are the details:

• Biro Pengajian Tinggi MIC - 0340431111
• Yayasan strategic Social - 0340415958
• Vetri Padigal(Click)

Contact them soon as possible if need help. The closing date for public university application 4th April 2011.
The help is here, so my dear fellow student now it is up to utilize it or not not.

Good Luck :)

1 Malaysia is buzz word in Malaysia since last year. Everywhere Everything is 1 Malaysia. The creator of this Theme is our PM - Dato Sri Mohd Najib:
The theme - 1Malaysia,
Slogan - RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN - PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN( English - People first, Achievement is main priority).

Till today, i think millions of ringgit/dollar already been spend for this theme in the form of speech, stickers, advertisements and etc etc. The aim is to bring the REAL meaning of 1 Malaysia to the citizens of Malaysia.


In logic sense -
What we understand by 1 Malaysia? Everything is 1 in Malaysia ,NOTHING is 2 or 3. I think the slogan of 1 Malaysia not really suitable for 1Malaysia theme.

Suppose-
1 Malaysia should matched with better slogans which reflects real meaning like :

1. 1 Race, 1 Goal ( Bahasa Melayu - 1 Bangsa, 1 Matlamat)
2. ............ anything else

Or the Slogan purposely set in such way to not reflect 1Malaysia... Or 1Malaysia is just like a blanket to serve other purpoe like improvement of unity of races NOT to form 1 Malaysian race....

Wrong Target Group-
Who are the real audience for this theme?? For most of us.... we think this slogan most suit for the minorities.... But current situation proves that this slogan need to me mainly aimed towards people who really needing it.
We can see in web , newspaper, many minority groups organising 1Malaysia themed functions, include in religions functions:

1. Upcoming Ponggal festival in few temples.... themed 1 Malaysia (Malaysian Indians)
   
2. Aiyepen devotees sponsored 1 Malaysia T-shirt by Dato Saravanan ( Malaysian Indians)
3. Few Talks/speech Organised by MCA to spread 1 Malaysia concept (Malaysian Chinese)
4. etc etc

But, do the MAJORITY ethnic does get this concept rite..... Question mark arise when glance through recent happenings like:

1. Kepala Lembu issue
2. Attack on Church issue
3. etc etc..

Want to succeed the 1 Malaysia concept...... Try to educate MAJORITY ethnic group to understand and implement this wonderful concept. 1 Malaysia is a wonderful concept, all we need is - HONESTY, TOLERANCE( of majority), REAL IMPLEMENTATION( not just speeches and stickers on cars).

note : sorry for woeful English, thanks for your time.
Regards,
townguy

Hai my beloved readers and anybody who bump to this blog accidentally. Already 2 month not update this blog. Busy updating and setting up my another site.... townguyz.com. As usual, what the title and this article about ? A random tough while traveling in car bring me to write this article. This article is not to bash over Malaysian Education System AGAIN, worldwide point of view. We only going to see the purpose, output and difference between OLD modern education system(OMES) system and NEW modern education system(NMES). What do i mean by modern education system. Simple, people who go to school, university and training institute to gain official certificate or professional title. In this article i assume OMES is a education system before 1950s and NMES after 1950s.

Purpose of OMES:
Children thous days not compulsory to attend official schools. But very few go through OMES and reach the highest point by reaching Universities. One of the earliest, famous and well known Universities situated in Europe and US, and very few in other continents. Students study in universities because of thier own pure interest, eager, and passion towrads knowledge.

Pupose of NMES:
In many counties there is a law to compolsery childredn to attend school untill certain age or level. Higher education become a necesary to survice , to ensure good life in easy way. Offical certificates become employement requirements. Hence MOST people go through NMES , because they have to.

Output of OMES:
Purpose of OMES which we go thorough above, encourages many research, studies, and experiment conducted my self passionte students. As a result human kind discover many scietific and technological knowledge during the era of OMES. Most of the famous scientis who are famous untill today are the production of OMES..... simple example Albert Einstien.

Output of NMES:
Many findings already made by OMES, hence NMES students reach universities to study and enhance knowledge of OMES. Even the rocket science is generated from the findings of OMES. NMES studies give OMES aerospace and physics knowledge a practical form in the name of NASA and Space Shuttle. In simple words.... very few findings but lots of enhancement during NMES.

Problems during OMES:
Some of the main probles during that point time:
1) very low awareness towards importance of education
2) very limited facilites, family support.
3) not such low to must the formal education
4) limited or not infomation vailable to reffer to
5) Word War 1 & 2, civil war, territory expansion by superpowers.

Problems of NMES:
1) MANY go thorugh higher education becase it already become a neccessary for easy life. No education, no good work, no money.
2) Too many distraction, Internet, Television, Handphone, Extended Social Life, etc.
3) No extra time to to extra researh....... After graduation people rush for work, like a meachine, no time for extra research and produce new findings.....

Benefit of OMES:
People who reach the higest level of OMES will dedicate thier self for their specialisation. Spend more time do reseach, we sometimes call them mad profs if englsih movies. NO distraction of social need like, need go to work with fix time, need to fullfill other social need like buy good house, fast car, pay handphone bills , electric bills, have delicious food and leave a life which ruspected by the social like friends, and family.

Benefit of NMES:
Extensive information available with click of a button. Big funds available for ONLY the best research which have commercial values.

Conclusion, OMES and NMES , both have pros and cons. But in my point of view NMES not performing to the REAL purpose of education as good as OMES. Do you think the situation described in "Problems of NMES" can produce beneficial research and knowledge for mankind??

Note : My English sucks, sorry. But not my facts and thinking, i guess....

My beloved readers... townguy welcome anyone who interested in contributing to this blog. Contribution in term of articles. For loyal reader, you know this blog talk about : Malaysian Politics and Malaysian Indian Politics related issues.

Most of my post can get few comments/support. But lately i am buy with another own domain website call townguyz.com . So don't have pleasure of time to write good critical politic news.

You may think, you write and i earn from the ads in this blog. aahh... the ads are useless, never been earn anything from that. Some more this blog not that famous, only few loyal readers, followers and of course critics. Anyway thanks for the critics, you motivate me to write more articles. Usually uncles and pak cik only talk politics and most of the time they don't know blogging, so this kind of blogs get very few readers unless townguy is politician.

Bottom line..... Feel free to contribute for this blog. Mail your articles, pictures, or anything can be posted to townvoice@gmail.com or sasi_c07@hotmail.com. Include you pet name or blogging name in the article so i can show it when i post it, so people can know it is a contribution article.

Thank you & Regards
Townguy.

MIC Election going to take place coming saturday. Among all election result, most awaited result will be MIC Election Result for MIC's Deputy president contested by 3 candidates. Each have their own characteristics, and campaign style.

Dato Palanivel

• backup by Dato sammy.
• hoping the delegates vote for him base on Dato sammy's campaign.
• Luckiest candidate compare other two, campaign money...... you should know from which pocket.
• very few time i see him been talk in parliament or TV.
  

Dato Subra

• a experienced candidate, experience on struggling with dato samy.
• can be said as veteran leader to.
• a politician who been feel all the dirty politics of his captain before.

Dato Sothi

• A quite man with bravery to voice for indian community
• A person who can talk about real changes, MIC leader from generation after dato sammy's generation.

As a outsider of MIC, but as a Malaysian Indian , I want a leader who :

1. Always there when our rites challenged and misinterpreted.
2. A clean politician, who focus on what he should do to the community, rather than spend time to hold his own seat by destroying other leaders.
3. Create a good image for Malaysian Indian community
4. A person who not misuse his power.

Hence my expectation of MIC Deputy President Election Result :

Reason i aspect Dato’ S. Sothinathan to win the election:

1. IF dato subra really wants changes happen, he can done it when he as deputy president of MIC and when in the cabinet . What he want, is revenge. Thats all. Political ego between dato sammy and dato subra. And he dragging Indian community's fate into it NOW.
2. Dato Palanivel, he can done allot when he was Selangor MIC leader and MIC deputy president. And he lost his image, he become reflection voice of Dato sammy, shadow of Dato sammy's movement. Is there anyone still going to belief on him?
   
3. Dato’ S. Sothinathan, a clean leader.Even in his campaign in this election he did not talk bad about any of his rivals. We been vitnest his bravery in voicing out indian community's fate in parliament. Is there in history any MIC leaders band from parliament to voice out Indian community's voice aspect Dato’ S. Sothinathan?

To people who believe we not need political base party in this country, sorry this post not for you.

Weird title, let it be. I don't want write one long paragraph about protest in shah alam regarding build temple issue. For most of you who reading this article, we might already know whats going on in shah alam, so lets do a good discussion rather than read same thing again and again. For those who don't know what we talking here, please go through this link first : 'Cow head' demo.

And the Video :

from : malaysiakni.com

There comes another chance for our politicians to point the finger at each other. Barisan National leaders and Pakatan Rakyat leaders just waiting to mistakes happen and use the issue to bash their opponents.

While reading through some websites about this issue, i come across a PKR politician's blog stating this, who the politician, i don't want mention:

"All this points to dirty politics played by ruling UMNO heads, desperate to see the toppling of the opposition-led Selangor state government. This is shocking and absolutely despicable. I also strongly condemn the lack of action on the part of the police, who have subtly been accomplices to the act that is totally disrespectful of Hindus."
from : http://votecharles.wordpress.com/

As i say before, this issue make use by a politician to condem BN. Never ending politicking by BN and PKR. Don't mistake me, I AM condemning PKR or BN leaders, frustrated with their politicking without even concerning about sensitive issues.

Lets be simple, lets be logic, lets think ways to solve this problem. Don't make it as another provoking racial issue. One simple idea from unknown blogger(me) on this section 23 shah alam issue :
As we all know, the new place allocated for the temple building surrounded by majority more than 90% are muslim friends. Base on the protest, it is clear they not happy with the upcoming new temple. Leads to cow head protest.

Why not, any Hindu society or Shah Alam base Indian representatives gather and request another location to build temple. By doing this, they building a good relationship and image with their neighboring Muslim friends and resolve this racial issue in very good manner. By doing this, don't think Shah Alam Hindus afraid of this protest. Actually Indians took very good effort to build harmony with other race Malaysian brothers and sisters. In malay we can say," berdasarkan semangat persaudaraaan satu bangsa Malaysia".

A big issue can be solved very easily, not like our over reacting politicians who just waiting to use racial issues to blame each other.

Racial Remarks : i don't know how to explain it properly. A act of words to symbolist a race in some way, most of the time symbolist a race in bad way.

I am from Malaysia. A multicultural country, occupied by few different races. Malays are majority, and other faces like Chinese( 35% of population ) and Indians are minority. In this kind of environment, racial remarks are common. Some remarks known for joke and some others really hurts.

As a young Malaysian Indian, i been heart many racial remarks as i stated above. I also used some for fun, just to make jokes which does not hurt other race friends. Other race of friends sometimes use curtain terms, sentence or slangs. They thing, by doing that they actually manage to mingle-up with other race Malaysians. Sometimes yes, it accepted as a joke and create some friendship. BUT most of the time it hurts, really hurt your heard in silent.

Lately, using racial remark issue reduce dramatically among Malaysians. Yet indirectly or without they even realize Malaysian still hold or using it. If you a Malaysian, you only can notice it if you sensitive ENOUGH. Nowadays many indians does not look and sound like typical Indians. That is very good. I look like typical Indian due to my skin color. But im a true Malaysian for sure, that cannot be reflected physically rite. So this make people make some racial remark, or they just don't realize, or can be said they triggered to to use some words which irritate me as a INDIAN in origin.

Some of the experience i been encounter :

1) Few years back, when i enter degree level one. Im the only Malaysian Indian in class. All others are other race Malaysians plus foreigners. When we talk, one of the guy in the class, try to be funny by answering me while shaking his head and in Indian slang of english. I feel really irritated.
I straight ask him why he act such way, and he answered:" Indians like to shack their head while talk what". I answer back : " i talk just now, am i shaken my head ? the indian lecturer teach you standing infront there, is she shaking her head?". And than, time past by we talk normally.

Acts which bring to racial remark:
Indian are known for shake their head more compare to other race when talk, those days.

2) I on the way to interview. And im almost there, just not sure which building. I stop and ask a guy, i think he work in office near by. I ask : "Abang building ini kat mane?"/"Where is this building ?". And that guys answer : "Itu sana, ada pahamka tamy?"/"thats the building, did you understand tamby?". I asked him in proper Malay, why in earth that another race Malaysian answer in the Malay which Indians tend to use 50 years back. Is it a indirect racial remark ?

Acts which bring to racial remark:
First generation of Indians which came to Malaysia as migrants have poor communication skill in Malay language.

3) I and my friend(girl) is in fast food shop. In front of me, a Malaysian Chinese guy with girl beside him, place a order, after few second he change the order. And the cashier in the counter with smiling face change the order. My turn, i place the order, within few second i ask the cashier to change order. While changing the meal, while not facing me she said "Mengade gadela". Now how should i conclude this ? Am i too sensitive or im just be a victim of indirect racial remark?

Acts which bring to racial remark:
Some young indian guys like to rise the voice and create irrelevant situation when with group of friends.

4) A music shop newly open in shopping complex which i always go. I enter the shop, want ask for availability of any music class. I am the only customer at the shop at that moment. The shop worker does not ask me how should she can help me, or even say any wishes like "hai" or "welcome". And straight to the counter, and the person there just look at me. Than i ask about the class, and the person just answer what i asking. She did not treat me as potential customer. I on the way out of the shop. And saw other race Malaysian enter the same shop. Now the shop worker wish that person and the person at the counter, stand up. And walk and entertain the person even he just enter the shop to take a look at the new shop. Again, am i too sensitive ? Or my personality too bad? Or am i just be victim of indirect racial remark ?

Acts which bring to racial remark:
Basically buying power of Malaysian Indians are not that good compare to other races. FACT.

There are many other personal experiences, but this few enough to make as example and provide better understanding of what i trying to explain in this post/article.

Racial remark , still ??

Primary tv channels in Malaysia are well known for their editing technique. And they did it again. Since yesterday im quite upset with PKR's Padang Serai MP N Gobalakrishnan, after saw his act slapping police man in tv3. The scene repeated few times in the tv3 news. I thought why this guy humiliating Indian Community again. AGAIN ? The history, first he in MIC, than he jump to PKR, than against PKR, now back with PKR. Than why other races wont label Malaysian Indians as "lalang".

Video shown in tv3 just lasted for few second, highlights the part he slap a policeman. And tv3 show the same video again today at 8pm news. Something wrong somewhere, i try to look for the same video in youtube and i found this :



Should i angry with him or pity after watch this full video? uncensored full video, not like TV3.

Make it fast and simple : T.Mohan and S.P Muthi Veloo contest for MIC youth election 2009. And the pole is today, 16th August 2009. The vote counting just finish, and the result:

( MIC Youth Result Election 2009 )

source : from one of their( T.Mohan and S.P Muthu ) close contact.
first on net, not even at malaysiakini.com, YET .

How much vote, majority ? townguy will update about it later. For now this is the breaking MIC Youth Election Result.

Islam has laws regarding which foods can and cannot be eaten and also on the proper method of slaughtering an animal for consumption, known as dhabiĥa or commonly known as Halal Food. Malaysia as a Islamic country with majority of its citizens Muslims, have a very good rules and regulation to safeguard the importance of Halal food.

I am a Malaysian, but not a Muslim, im a Hindu. I know well, even when im in primary school that, my Muslim Malaysians cannot eat pork, because it is not Halal. But do you know, what are the most prohibited food we cannot eat ? Even other Malaysians( non-Hindus ) MOST of the time don't know that we Hindus cannot eat anyting related to "Beef" because of our religious believe.

In the point of a view and personal experience as a Malaysian :

Few times i been hurt emotionally when i go to shop and my non-Hindu Malaysian server ask me for the Menu :

2 years back
I and my Chinese friend went to a shop. He order fried rice. My turn, i order a fried rice to, the waitress ask me BEEF or CHICKEN ?? As a fellow Malaysian is she suppost to know that i cannot eat meat. How she should understand , im a Malaysian Indian, Majority of us are Hindus, common sense. I know some, very some of Malaysian Indians are Christians, if they want beef let them tell. But most of the time she will encounter Malaysian Indian who are a Hindu.

As a Malaysian Indian i feel : To slap her for her stupidity and does not respect other race religious believes.
As a Malaysian i feel : ashamed and embarrassed, my fellow Malaysian not even know a simple information about his/her another Malaysian, pity.

Last week
I and my family went to a TOM YAM shop ,dinner. My father place the orders and he emphasise few time, no beef, only chicken, ....... again , no BEEF, ONLY CHICKEN. Because he a experienced man who know how well we Malaysian with different religious believes understand each others, lol.
After few minutes, the foods on our table and all of us helping our self get the Tom yam to our plate respectively. The lights at the shop quite dim, and i ate the tom yam soup first when my family members still taking the soup. I bite a meat, and it taste like mutton and not chicken. And i take it out of my mouth, and it is black in colour. I straight away stop my family members before they start take a single spoon. IT IS A BEEF, not chicken. I quite temper, my father, a good Malaysian. Not make any problem, nicely call the waitress, and she apologise. She say her cook does not know we cannot take beef. The cook dint bother about the order script, does not know about his other fellow Malaysians from other race(Hindus) cannot take beef, yet they running a famous Malay food shop in Malaysia.

As a Malaysian Indian i feel : We Hindus not strict enough about letting others know about what we can eat and what not.
As a Malaysian i feel : pity Malaysians who even cannot understand fellow Malaysian's culture, how going to improve their business internationally... wasting governments effort and money.

JUST ASKING YOU(be open minded) : If your a Muslim. Even you say no PORK, the waitress make you eat pork. How do you will react ??

As a minority( Malaysian Indian) it is not realistic to ask a law to protect Hindu's interest in what we cannot eat. Ask the government to come out any ting like "BULAL" for Malaysian Hindus. I just expecting better understanding among Malaysians especially the majorities. Don't just tell to others what you cannot eat and avoid other Malaysian friends cook for you, and put the HALAL stickers in all the shops. Try to understand about other Malaysians to, because we all Malaysians , but we ALL NOT FOLLOW THE SAME RELIGION.

First fix basic understandings among the race, before talk about big SLOGONS my dear fellow Malaysians.

Amanah Saham 1 Malaysia, or 1 Malaysia Unit Trust announced by our prime minister Dato Seri Najib 20 days ago as his gift for Malaysians as his 100th day as prime minister of Malaysia. Amanah saham 1 Malaysia will be distributed by Permodalan National Berhad(PNB).


Today 31st Julai, Prime Minister again confirmed amnah saham 1 Malaysia available for public staring coming Wednesday, 5th August. 100 unit of Amanah Saham 1 Malaysia will be awarded to all 50,000 standard one students worth of 5 million. 10 billion unit, biggest ever unit trust until now in Malaysia. Out of 10 billion unit 50% allocated for bumiputra, 30% for chinese, 15% for indians, and 5% lain lain.

Permodalan National Berhad(PNB) announce, RM 10 billion which will be collected from the sales of amanah saham satu malaysia will be invested in local multinational companies. It been estimated 3.7% - 4% interest will distributed annually. Compare to Amanah Saham Malaysia , this interest rate is low, where in ASM we will give 6% - 7% interest.

In my point of view, our prime minister approaching the aid of the citizens in lifting countries economy. On of the way is this unit trusts, billions of ringgit malaysia gained from Amanah Saham Malaysia and Amanah Saham 1 Malaysia sure will able to inject our country's economy. All we need is proper economic planning and implementation.

Whoever unable to get their hand on Amanah saham Malaysia, now you get a second chance via Amanah Saham 1 Malaysia. Good luck my dear readers.

Also Read my latest article : Amanah Salam 1Malaysia Sara

"We Are Worst Than Racist" definition, "We" i mean here are Malaysian TAMILS. "Racist" prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others(directory).

This is sensitive,hot and huge topic, and i must careful with each and every word im typing here, and i don't know where to start from. I wanted to write this article as a self reflection after read some hot issues regarding Malaysian Indian Sub-ethnics.

In our parents era we can see some clear trades among various Indian ethcnics( Tamil, Telugu, Malayalee). even nowadays a can see some uncles mix more with his co-ehnic friends. I thought all this will come to a end when we young educated Malaysian Indian generation comes up. But i think by assumption are wrong. More we educated and IT savvy, the worst the ties among us especially Malaysian Indian Youths.

Who are responsible for this issue? you , me , they , NO. Malayaisan Indians especially Malaysian Tamils who are majority among other sub ethics Of Malaysian Indians. Oh yes, Malaysian Tamils have this misinterpretation the meaning of "Tamilan", we think tamilan reflects the whole Malaysian Indian community, you admit or not that how we think in our daily live all this time.

Exmple 1 :
Person A : Yare Angge accident anna, chinene malaykarena tamilala?
Person B : yaro ore tamilale , on the spot out.

Example 2 :
Person A : Anthe puthe kadei yarode, chinene ille tamelena?
Person B : Yaro ore tamilalela buka paninekare.

At both of the situation up there, are the dialogs we hear often. Person A and B talking about a tamilan or malayale or telegu. Not their fault, because we trained to be assume all Malaysian Indians are Tamils. Another reason Malaysian tamils are majority compare other Malaysian Indian sub ethnic , causes us assume All Malaysian Indians are Tamils. Thats good, but it also can be a discrimination.

HOW ? How do you feel if Malays in this country assume all Malaysians are just Malay, because Malays are majority in this country. No more tamils schools, all Malay schools. No more tamil way costumes, wedding, cultural events. HOW DO YOU WILL FEEL my dear TAMILS ? This what we doing to our dearest Malayales and telugu who are part of our root, INDIANS.

"WE" are worst than racist. First of all Tamil, Malayalem, and Telugu not even a race. We all just , i mean just ethnics. If WE condem Malay or chinese , than we are categorized as racist. If a tamil condem malayalee, it worst than racist , what we call it, i don't know , maybe "Ethinist". We pray same god, go to same temple, having almost same wedding ceremony, celebrate deepavali, wear same traditional costume, share same norm and values, only thing differentiated us is LANGUAGE. And we willing to sanctifies all this valuable things and having prejudice on each other just to up hold the LANGUAGE. Not a balance or good trade i think.

"WE" tamils pun satu, we soo arrogant and do not want to admit that we are lacking in many areas. If people talk bad about us we will start jump and shout. Why not we take that as a lesson and change our self. You change your self the community will change by itself. We are key south indian ethnic, we have problem whole south Indians will have problem, , haha. In Malaysia, we have already have 7 political party to represent just 7% of Indians. Now we being Ethinist,lol, and make situation worse.

I been read in comments people got say "i never mean fail to get good education", "mix with other race", "never been fail to support my family with good income". But my dear Malaysian Indians, we never been fail to be great tamilan malayalee or telugu , but we always FAIL TO BE a united Malaysian Indians.