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Well... what do you expect when even the sentries to Parliament are corrupt?

I will never forget the day I got lost and accidentally drove up to the gates, only to be asked by the policeman at the gate for a bribe to get out of driving to a restricted area.

It's just sad.

Viceice, yeah yeah yeah, same to me when I accidentally drove into the Parliament, thought I can make a U-Turn. The guard was not happy and asking for money! I was not giving him. I argued with him and for quite a while, only then he let me make the turn.

JEFF OOI says: When was this? I can lodge a complaint if it was just recently, and we may do snook on them for evidence.

Same story.
It happened to me a few years back when I took two visitors from Philippine to tour Lake Gardens. Accidently I drove up to the Parliament road. The police guarding the entrance said it is a restricted area and asked for our IDs. Since my friends could not produce their travel documents, the polis threatened to detain them. Finally we were freed after their palms were greased.
How "malu"!

I, too, had the unfortunate experience of driving towards Parliment by accident, a couple of years ago. At the gate of Parliment, the guards requested to look at my driving license, IC, including the ICs of the rest of the occupants in the car.

Then, the guards asked for "duit kopi". I appealed to him, after which he inspect my car registration no., which indicated it's an oustation car, only then he allowed me to make the U-turn.

The wierd part of it all, the road leading towards Parliment, which is a straight road, has NO signboard stating "NO ENTRY for Ordinary cars/citizens" or whatsoever!

Anyway, it's just SAD that BN has bulldose through with the Bill amendment to extend the retirement age of the EC to 66, obviously for BN's selfish agenda, just because they can. We can only hope for divine intervention in this hopeless situation.

JEFF OOI saysL: I reckon my blog entry has wasted on ALL four commenters above. We talked of the larger issue if people sacrificing their freedom, getting arrested for electoral reforms, you guys pontificated on your burning several dollars, sucking to bribes -- if they ever really did happen. SHAME ON YOU LOUSY MALAYSIANS who failed to see the larger good beyond your navel button..

The parliament is no longer a sacred ground. not even for sacred cows.

Ali helped Fairy. Fairy gave him 1 wish... Ali said his wish is 100 more wishes....

What happen if Bush tell American he wanna veto law to allow him to serve max 2 terms -> 20 terms?

It is indeed a sad day for Malaysian Democracy as opposition political leaders can be arrested without any court orders or valid reasons (as seen from the video).

Perhaps we have a government that has been one term too many, in ruling this country. There is no clear separation of powers between the Judiciary, Executive and Legislative but rather grey areas surrounding the Judiciary and Legislative.

God Save Malaysia.

For all demos and the memos, all will NOT work if there is NO LEADER to spearhead this movement.

All these groups must work together to select a LEADER who will lead them like GANDHI to succeed. I recommend TOK GURU NIK AZIZ to lead this group.

Let the BN put Nik Aziz in jail!

I've gone to parliament many times and made that U-turn with NO PROBLEMS whatsoever.

It's good that BERSIH bring out this memorandum about why Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman is unfit to continue to be EC chairman. It doesn't matter that whether BERSIH is able to hand over the memorandum to the MP in parliment or not but this at least bring the attention of the public on the wrong doing of the EC chairman and made the public understand that why BN won some of the seats in last election.

Even Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman may continue to be the EC chairman but at least the public is well aware about the dirty tricks of the EC in particular of certain important constituencies especially those belongs to cabinet ministers (especially Samy Vellu's Sg Siput).

I would suggest BERSIH do not limit this to Klang Valley only. BERSIH should have a campaign to revealed these EC (Gov) tactics throughout Malaysia. Why not simultaneously handing this memorandum to all Sultans and head of states at the eve of new year 2008.

My Prayers To God:

I pray to thee, be it which ever form of religion and entity. Bless us your kindness. Give us yr strength, wisdom and integrity to stage the bigget upset in malaysian electorial system. Give us the courage to move pass beyond corruption and dirty laundry. Give blessing to all who is willing to stand up and be counted. Give hope and dignity to all who are willing face injustice. Give insight to all oppositions for a united vision and goals. Show us yr compasion. Grant us mercy and relieve from this sadness, injustice and cruelty to freedom. Make Opposition come alive and well to lead the country to biggest and greatest WINS of all WINS.

I pray to thee, my god the almighty powerful.

I fear that PM will say Bersih's memorandum about EC is a "lie, plain lie", without even looking at it. Already he said we have given to people what they want. Or he get Nazri to fence off and speak on behalf of PM again.

Ai, after a while, we seemed learned about government tactics and even can make up what they might say!

I have not much comments of my own to add, but a quote:

"We find our population suffering from old inequalities, little changed by vast sporadic remedies. In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the underprivileged. Both of these manifestations of injustice have retarded happiness." Franklin D. Roosevelt

ok. nuff said.

Sorry lah Jeff, didn't mean to hijack your post.... My point is that Parliament is hardly the symbol of democracy, no longer the "Peoples' house" it once was any more and the events as you report here very resoundly drive the point home.

Besides, I never paid the bribe. My beef is the same as yours, the sacrilege on Parliament grounds.

Keep up the good work.

PM Abdullah is not joking but not serious about the use ISA. If we want reassurance, the former Deputy PM Tun Musa Hitam in the N Sunday Times Interview said: “This is Abdullah’s time, he’s more liberal, more open. People ask him to impose the ISA, he said it could be used but under specific circumstances. It’s so comforting when he says it; as against the old days”

And on street demos developing into violence, we have been brainwashed & conditioned by the Government to always think that way; his reply - “No, it has always caused violence, it is sure to cause violence.” So the people think demonstrations are violent.

His ridicule of –“but where is there a budaya (culture) of violence anywhere in the world?”
His experience as advisor with Maldives Government on demos - “Mr President, why don’t you try this: allow them to demonstrate, but keep the police away. Put them on standby alert. If possible, don’t let them be seen.” He was a little hesitant but I said: “Why don’t you try?”
He further added:

“The right to peaceful assembly is enshrined in our democratic institution” The past bad experiences (May 13, Memali or Baling) be “used as a basis in handling demonstrations, but it need not be used as excuses not to allow people to express their views”
& inter alia the Arrest of the 29 outside Parliament house

The De facto Law Minister standard reply is ““It does not matter whether you are pro-government or anti-government, the rule of law applies”

And the IGP has also declared “All Police actions are governed by the laws of the Country”
But laws can be applied and enforced selectively – like the wearing of crash helmets is not enforced in the rural areas.

The former Deputy PM Tun Misa Hitam said laws must be adaptable, for more details of his ideas on Street demos and assembly
Go H E R E

"But laws can be applied and enforced selectively"

Sure, like hauling Jeff Ooi to Bukit Aman prompted by a police report but not hauling Badawi to Bukit Aman for another police report made against him on account of two hundred ringgit paid to each delegate against Mahathir.

And would the same PM like to confirm whether or not 'Someone' had 'warned' him of the constitutional power of the monarchy over his post?

And this for Lim Teck Ghee - the reports from the banks to EPU said many of the nominee shares are indeed held by malays.

Those megabuck screwdrivers are still handy even till today.

Rakyat, s-a-a-a (screwed again and again).

i'm almost finished with my own country.

And what is parliament all about if not to represent the people? And how can people be represented if they are not allowed to present their memorandum to Parliament? And why disbar them from doing so on the technicality of a court order? And why issue the court order if they have not committed any offense?

By nabbing them in and around the grounds of parliament house, this UMNO government has clearly shown that it does not believe in democracy-based representation.

If not for the rain these days, the founding fathers of this country would have risen from their graves seeing what those jokers have done to the country today.

i better go/