INTERLOK..INTERLOK..INTERLOK..

Interlok is an issue that is greatly being debated now. The author Datuk Abdullah Hussain is a well respected literary figure and also a national laureate and a very distinguished and talented writer and I’m certain his work is a matter of perception and imagination which is the cornerstone of any great literary work.

After perusing the book I found many positives, the language was succinct and the description of life in the pre independence era was charming. The plot too was very heart wrenching and shows the struggles of a young nation on its way to independence.

However certain parts of the books might not be suitable for young minds who would have a problem with distinguishing fact from fiction and history and “His”(author) story.

For this reason, I agree with the opinion presented by the special committee who represented MIC who met the Deputy Education Minister and also stand by the decision made by our Party President Dato' G Palanivel.

I would like to ask the government to devise a way where all parties can win, the children should be exposed to a great literacy work but not something that may induce them to misunderstand the rich past of our multi racial country.

I’m sure the Barisan Nasional government will address the issue in the true spirit of nation building which has led to our country being such a beacon of peace and tolerance.

MY REPLY TO SHOPPER'S SOLUTION

Shopper's Solution said...

As a resident of Bukit Beruntung myself, I appreciate your effort on unravelling the issues of public transport, as you have done so on the route between Rawang-Batang Kali. I strongly believe, public transport issues should not be confined to urban areas such as KL and Penang, but also at other suburban areas like Rawang and Bukit Beruntung.

I dream of a day when I could click on the internet, check the schedule of bus from the nearest bus stop from my home at Jalan Anggerik, and can figure out the interconnection of buses, commuters for me to get to KLCC.

I dream of a day when after looking at the schedule, all the services are not delayed by more than 15 minutes, and can arrive safely at my destination with minimal effects from the rainy weather.

I wish these dreams, not only from mine, probably from many others, can be relayed by my MP, to the parliament.

Thanks!

January 20, 2011 11:39:00 AM GMT +08:00


Dear Shopper's Solution,

I thank you very much for visiting my blog and most importantly leaving a comment and your suggestions.

I have been thinking of this bus ride for some time and for me it is very important that this very important public transport system should be in order, we may not have a perfect system, but at least a system which is reasonable and convenient.

When I was looking for an office space to open my Service Centre, one of the most important priority was that, it has to be near a bus stop - so that all a person need to do is to take a bus from anywhere in Hulu Selangor and they can reach my office and off course the other factor which was important for the office was that, it has to be disable people and senior citizen friendly.

I will continue to make more bus rides from various destinations within Hulu Selangor and not only that, I would also be taking a ride on the train soon and to see how effective is the feeder bus services.

In the meantime, once again I would like to thank you for your suggestions and I would raise the suggestions that you have brought up in the Parliament. Also, I would be informing via my Tweet and Facebook a meeting with Hulu Selangor residents to give inputs on matters pertaining to our neighborhood and I do hope you would be able to join us on that day.

THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU.
 

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SYABAS KEPADA ENCIK S MURUGESAN & ENCIK S VEL PAARI

Saya baru sampai ke rumah saya sebentar tadi, setelah satu hari berada di Segamat untuk menghadiri Mesyuarat Majlis Tertinggi MIC yang pertama untuk tahun ini dan juga untuk turut serta dalam program YAB Perdana Menteri bersama penduduk-penduduk di Tenang.

Tanpa melengahkan masa lagi, saya telah mengambil keputusan untuk menulis satu artikel dalam blog saya, ramai kawan-kawan saya dari Media mula memanggil saya untuk mendapat komen serta pendapat saya mengenai keputusan Majlis Tertinggi MIC mengenai perlantikan Encik S Murugesan sebagai Ketua Penerangan Parti MIC.

Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada rakan seperjuangan saya Encik S.Murugesan atas perlantikkan beliau sebagai Ketua Penerangan MIC dan Encik S Vel Paari sebagai Pengerusi Biro Media Baru. Saya mengenali saudara S Murugesan sejak zaman saya di pergerakkan Pemuda MIC pada pertengahan dekad 90an. Beliau merupakan seorang yang berwawasan dan berdedikasi kepada perjuangan parti dan saya amat yakin yang beliau adalah pilihan yang tepat dan wajar untuk tanggungjawab besar posisi Ketua Penerangan parti. Manakala Encik S Vel Paari pula telah banyak membantu pergerakkan Pemuda serta Putera MIC peringkat Kebangsaan dalam pelbagai aspek, kecenderungan beliau dalam dunia media baru memang akan menjadi aset melalui perlantikkan ini.

Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Dato Seri S.Samy Vellu bekas Presiden MIC atas segala kepercayaan beliau dalam diri saya dan kerana peluang yang diberikan oleh beliau untuk menyumbang kepada parti sebagai Ketua Penerangan sejak tahun 2009.

Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Presiden Parti Datuk G Palanivel yang juga telah memberi saya peluang berkhidmat di bawah kepimpinan dinamik beliau. Datuk G Palanivel merupakan seorang pemimpin yang sentiasa sedar bahawa kecemerlangan organisasi tertakluk kepada sejauhmana kita memaanfaatkan aset utamanya iaitu modal insan. Komitmen beliau kepada kepercayaan ini dibuktikan dengan perlantikkan saudara S Murugesan sebagai Ketua Penerangan MIC.

Visi Presiden Parti adalah untuk memastikan yang laungan YAB Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak untuk “Rakyat Didahulukan dan Pencapaian DiUtamakan” dapat direalasasikan dalam MIC.

Perlantikan Saudara S Murugesan akan memberikan saya peluang yang lebih untuk terus berkhidmat di kawasan Hulu Selangor sebagai ahli parlimennya. Saya akan nenggandakan usaha saya untuk memastikan visi Presiden Parti Dan YAB Perdana Menteri dapat dipraktikkan dan membawa kepercayaan dan kejayaan kepada keraajan Barisan Nasional.

Saya juga ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada kesemua ahli-ahli MIC dari pelbagai peringkat bermula dari ahli biasa, ketua-ketua cawangan, ketua-ketua bahagian, ketua-ketua Negeri serta serta Majlis Tertiggi MIC atas segala sokongan , tunjuk ajar serta bimbingan mereka semasa saya menjadi Ketua Penerangan.

Terima Kasih juga kepada rakan seperjuangan saya di bidang media cetak, elektronik dan media baru yang telah bekerjasama dengan saya untuk memenuhi tanggung jawab tersebut. Saya penuh yakin dan kesemua sokongan ini akan juga diberikan kepada saudara S Murugesan dan saya sendiri akan sedaya upaya saya untuk menolong beliau dalam apa cara yang di perlukan.


Salam 1Malaysia - RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN, PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN

PONGAL VAZHTUKAL

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Malaysians a very Happy Ponggal.

Let us all celebrate Ponggal as a festival that unites Malaysians irrespective of their race, religion and back ground.

Let us also take this opportunity to show our appreciation to all the Farmers in Malaysia for working their hearts out just to ensure we get our food on our table. We thank the sun for giving enough ray of hopes not only to the farmers, but to have a enough yield in the paddy fields. We thank the earth for giving the right soil for our farmers to grow paddy and the cows and buffalos for working and helping the farmers plough the field - Have we thanked them - THIS IS THE DAY.

I will write more about Ponggal and the changes we have made to make Pongal as a festival of Malaysia - the journey that we took to popularize Pongal to what it is today.

MY BUS TRIP TO BATANG KALI

It has been some time I took a short trip journey using public transport. The last I took a bus trip, was probably to Singapore on work and that to was using the Express Liner.

I wanted to understand the problems faces by public transport users in my constituency, off course, the easiest way is just to speak to them, safe time. But, I would not be able to really understand and feel the real issues behind each and every journey they make.

Thus, today I woke, kept my car at home and asked a friend to send me to the Bus Stop, off course, he was shocked and wanted to send me to the office, but after explaining to him, he understood and send me where I wanted to go, and before taking the bus journey, stoped for breakfast in a restaurant near the Rawang Bus station.

YES, they have a new bus stop, which I saw as under-utilized, when I went there, I was told that to take the inter town bus, I need to go to the old bus stop ( So why build a new bus stop). As such if you take a bus from Kuala Lumpur and you Wang to go to Batang Kali, you need to stop in the new bus stop and walk to the old bus stop in Maxwell Street, that's not the right thing to do. LOGISTIC BETWEEN BUS STOP - FAIL

Once I reached the old bus stop, I was told that I need to wait for the next bus that would leave only at 10 a.m. One hour for a bus that does the inter-town routes is not practical at all. - TIMING OF THE BUS - FAIL

However, the good thing was, the bus took off punctually. PASS WITH DISTINCTION.

The ticket was RM 2 for the drive which is equally to about 1 litter of Petrol - So i guess it's value for the money for that journey. BUS FARE - VALUE FOR THE MONEY.

The bus condition was good although it was an old bus, but, the seats were okay, it was noisy and all. But, you can expect a luxury bus ride for RM2. CONDITION OF THE BUS - FAIR WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

The driver did very well, I must congratulate him for abiding the rules of the road - DRIVER's PERFOMANCE - VERY GOOD.

the safety inside the bus, not as good as what it should be. I did not see the first aid box. - SAFETY INSIDE THE BUS - FAIR (CAN BE I PROVED).

There were 12 passengers inside the bus and I'm glad the trip was a good one. I have realized that there are 1 or 2 issues that I can raise to the NKRA - Pemandu officers who would be meeting me soon to brief on the Transportation hub.

I will be making another bus trip soon and also would be using the train so that I can understand more issues and find ways to resolve them soon.