Celebrate Malaysia Day, the right way ...
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 admin-s
On the 31st of August this year, it was a day of true shame, people got slashed, and were racially insulted on our Independence Day, and more importantly apart from government buildings, no one raised our flag. It hit me more than others, as two of those people who were hurt were my friends. It was not the beating that they received that hurt more, it was the words thrown to them .... Balik negara kamu ....
By Faizal Azlan
I am not trying to be a hero here, I am just sick of the postings of hate that is going back and fourth, and the fact we tend to sit quiet and do nothing while the country is being torn to pieces.
On the 31st of August this year, it was a day of true shame, people got slashed, and were racially insulted on our Independence Day, and more importantly apart from government buildings, no one raised our flag. It hit me more than others, as two of those people who were hurt were my friends. It was not the beating that they received that hurt more, it was the words thrown to them .... Balik negara kamu ....
The first segment may sound unfamiliar because it is less practiced, but is part of the whole rukun negara. Note the words "cita-cita tersebut" which was referring to the top segment of the rukun negara.
BAHAWASANYA NEGARA KITA MALAYSIA mendukung cita-cita hendak:
mencapai PERPADUAN yang lebih erat di kalangan seluruh masyarakatnya;
memelihara satu cara HIDUP DEMOKRATIK;
mencipta satu MASYARAKAT ADIL di mana kemakmuran Negara akan dapat dinikmati bersama secara adil dan saksama;
menjamin satu cara LIBERAL terhadap TRADISI-TRADISI KEBUDAYAANNYA yang kaya dan berbagai corak;
dan membina satu MASYARAKAT PROGRESIF yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden.
MAKA KAMI, rakyat Malaysia, berikrar akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip yang berikut:
KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN
KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA
KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN
KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG
KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukun_Negara
How far have we gone off track? When did you read that? If we ourselves do not hold to that as true and just, then Merdeka has no meaning and the Constitution has no meaning. If the government and the opposition can't hold that which they swore to protect because of fear of losing the support of the Malay grassroots, then they are no longer legitimate as they have broken the promise made during Merdeka. If you believe in that written above, you are empowered by this nation to stay here. And those who challenge that are by default challenging the rukun negara.
Let's not fall to their level and raise above them by showing they can hit us, bully us, insult us, but this is OUR COUNTRY and if they don't like it, find an island, a boat and make yourself a country.
Don't give up on Malaysia. Giving up or dividing ourselves on the grounds of race will destroy everything your forefathers did. And more importantly, you let people like Perkasa win. Every nation in the world has its ultras, some stronger than others. Its just a fact that we can't eradicate stupidity but stupidity only becomes out of control when we “layan” them. I have been racially insulted before when I was studying abroad, "GO HOME YOU F*****G ASIAN...". Then, I did not take a stand as I wanted to go back to my country so I answered, "In 5 months, bitch, and then ran for my life". But this is my country, and hitting another is hitting me as well.
16th September is Malaysia Day. It was the true date that the country called Malaysia was formed with the inclusion of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore. It was the day we were called this land Malaysia under one King, one constitution, one one name to call us all Malaysians.
This 16th September, celebrate it by making parties, BBQ, dinners, events, jogs, marathons, anything with your friends, take pictures of it post it up with OUR FLAG! SHOW these idiots that WE HAVE every right to this country as they do. OUR forefathers fought and died for Malaysia. I don't need a University corrupt drop-out to tell me who belongs here.
Forward it to your friends, but of course, celebrate it, it is Our country, Our flag. No one has more of a right to be here than the other person.
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HERE'S ONE OF THE VICTIM'S ACCOUNT:
It Happened to Me, It Could Happen to You (Update 4th Sept)
by Lau Chee Kin on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 5:13pm
Sounds like an ideal plan as the path is a frequent walkway and is even advertised in Pavillion as 'Bridge to KLCC'. (Just to note that we didnt go into any dark alley)
At 10.15pm, we started walking towards Pavillion, stopped to get a drink at Starbucks and proceeded ahead. As we walk, we came across people from various races and foreign tourists along the way.
On Jalan Kia Peng, we walked past Novotel Hotel, Hakka Restaurant, Menara HLA and was reaching the junction of Jalan Pinang when a group of about 10 teenage Malay youngsters walking from the opposite direction. They looked like typical youths, giggling and talking to each other.
As we walked past them, suddenly one of them turned around and started to make a flying kick to my friend. Noticing the 'fun' he is having, his other friends started to do the same to me. It was so sudden and all I was thinking at the moment was, "What the hell did we do to them?"
Both of us ended up kneeling on the ground for a moment before more kicks and punches came flying in. Even though both of us had our tripod strapped across our shoulder, we were too shocked to react to it. Eventually one punch landed right on my right forehead and I started to bleed profusely. Seeing that they eventually stopped and walked away.WALKED AWAY, damn it. They were not even afraid to run but just WALKED AWAY like winning a game or something.The last thing I remember hearing from one of them was "Baliklah ke negara asal"
Imagine hearing this statement on Merdeka Eve.
I knew I was bleeding but I didnt know how bad. I could feel the right side of my head swollen and wet but I did not try to look at myself through a mirror. My friend also suffered bruises on the body and face. By that time there were more people walking around us but they did not stop to see what was wrong. I don't blame them, it was a poorly lit area just in front of Menara Pinang. We recovered and continued walking towards the Convention Center. The guards were symphatetic to let us in to use the washroom to clean up. It was then I saw my bloody face.
I did not take a picture of myself then as it is not my intention to send a horror message. This is not a message of sympathy. It's a account of a random person walking on a street.
Eventually after cleaning up, we walked back to the Police Booth in Pavillion to relate the incident. The response from the officer: "This cannot happen, we have all our men on the streets" (Well, not on the street we got beaten up ...)
Apparently informing the police booth stationed in a public area is NOT MAKING A POLICE REPORT. WTF? Apparently we have to go to a Hospital, get some treatment and make a complain/report at the police counter there. I would be dead by then, ain't I?
Is this how the police maintained that they have improved street crimes? By not noting down petty crimes like gang bang which did not result into hospitalization? Would we be taken seriously if only we landed in the hospital?
What we did was, we went back to the office, rested til this morning, went to a nearby clinic to get some bandages and medic.What else to do? I can't identify my assailants, and my wounds are not death-threatening.
If I had not wanted to celebrate Independence Day, would I walk or drive to the venue?
If I was not thirsty would I stop for 5 mins to get my drink and missed them completely?
If I had held my tripod as a defensive weapon earlier, would I save myself or get more beating instead?
If I'm not Chinese, would I get the same 'treatment'?
All I want to say in the end is ...
Forward this to your friends (so that they will be careful on the streets)
Forward this to your 'friendly police' (so that they know the procedure is wrong)
Forward this to any politician/newspaper (so that he/she can be the champion for highlighting this to the government)
UPDATE 1ST SEPT:
It was not my intention as attention seeking whore. I'm merely highlighting that it could happen to anyone at anywhere when you least expected.
It is wrong to say that we are all patriotic and everyone is following the 1Malaysia concept of togetherness when the roots (our teens) are out portraying the opposite.
This is not political. People messaging to say if we change government or vote for the other party this will not happen.I don't believe so.
This 'low crime rate' statistic is ridiculous when all these 'reports' at Police Booths are unrecorded. What is the function of all these booths being setup all around housing area, public area, etc if these reports must be done at the main police station?
Went to Dang Wangi for an official report of the incident. 15mins to get the report written. The was assigned to an Inspector In-Charge who is still at the old office at Stadium Merdeka. (DangWangi station just moved and the officers are between places) Waited for an hour and got more questions asked. Had pictures of our injuries taken, and was informed that they had some suspects caught for a different beating. I dont think we can identify them as it was dark.
UPDATE 4TH SEPT:
1st Sept : Story picked up by FreeMalaysanMirror, Malaysia-Today.net and numerous blogs. Bernama confirmed the story at midnight.
2nd Sept : Other newspapers followed up.
3rd Sept : Sinar Harian reported that the Police is investigating the Police Booth incident and 'hoped that the writer would give full cooperation '. 3.30pm - Received a call from the Inspector to give additional statement tomorrow.
4th Sept : 11.00am - Andrew & I went to Dangi Wangi again to give our full account of the entire night. Faizal's article on unity and celebrating Malaysia Day as I appears on Malaysia-Today.net.
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