tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11711091152136820802024-03-05T16:04:09.141+08:00anas zubedyanas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-45643915100289481502024-02-27T08:20:00.004+08:002024-02-27T08:20:49.220+08:00 KELUARGA NABI: What does the Quran say?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I refer to the recent news about an individual claiming to be the descendant of the Prophet. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This subject matter is not new to Muslim history and society. The Quran at 16:64 says, “ We have revealed to you the Book <b>only to clarify for them what they differed </b>about, and as a guide and mercy for those who believe.” </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>what does the Quran say?</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“ Muhammad is not the father of any of your men,1 but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.” – Quran 33:40</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“The Prophet has a stronger affinity to the believers than they do themselves. And his wives are their mothers…” Quran 33:6</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“The believers are but one brotherhood, so make peace between your brothers. And be mindful of Allah so you may be shown mercy.” Quran 49:10</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The wives of the Prophet are called “Mothers of the Faithful” or in Arabic "Umm al-Muminin". So who you think is KELUARGA NABI?</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-84591533402224353612024-02-18T11:46:00.000+08:002024-02-18T11:46:00.686+08:00WEBINAR : MALAYSIAN HISTORY - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INCLUSIVE ?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jJ1zr5Bgdnezw9TyQ3ZT4ckQzcMi7_qyb6xovaOU8SLk97kmVIzK5QCm-NZy9xSPL-dUml2wBKSnCVoty-ebjQQjMKVyfhcBYEKELzrAjwjuDrH7Pfbn2Hq-G0z1HvJG3ylMw-5I7eeryzCTK-59qRCT9770pPKRw-x0D0TGtqcashPTIZZDkrwg1dXH/s8000/MMPI_FORUM%201%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4188" data-original-width="8000" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jJ1zr5Bgdnezw9TyQ3ZT4ckQzcMi7_qyb6xovaOU8SLk97kmVIzK5QCm-NZy9xSPL-dUml2wBKSnCVoty-ebjQQjMKVyfhcBYEKELzrAjwjuDrH7Pfbn2Hq-G0z1HvJG3ylMw-5I7eeryzCTK-59qRCT9770pPKRw-x0D0TGtqcashPTIZZDkrwg1dXH/w615-h323/MMPI_FORUM%201%202024.png" width="615" /></a></div><p></p><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">MALAYSIAN HISTORY - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE INCLUSIVE ?</span></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hey guys!!! Welcome back to our MPPI Talk Series. I will be moderating the above webinar this Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Speakers:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a><b>DATUK DR. RAMZAH DAMBUL</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">CEO Institute For Development Studies (IDS) Sabah.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Member of National Unity Advisory Council (MPPN)</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. <b>ENCIK AROF ISHAK</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Researcher, Author, and Executive Committee of the Malaysian Historical Society.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Date: 21st February 2024 (Wednesday)</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Time: 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Registration link: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FfwagAQW8tYLjty4G7%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1YpAuHwbT4Cnekn2ERNBzDxCbx4Id1LddG5A5CtJlbvRfYjpWyQ1vz6W4&h=AT3bShqoOz-e3UpjreQRWPEHshwL17hsvjaaFdhkhZH_8RRf8KS43HUPhSXjxJQ_5BAtDX0AQaVICU0qDzKH4Vo7311_t4RhfYOfD3XzxGaQCRqMFv8vSJEYAHYjK275Cg&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1FlcCpaN-KD5H3x9PWRcmNQ9LgN1o_bjcPa85ZrL4sjLJ-tMFfdDDabcoiW8N3DbRXh1wD4C16x8eJOw84bv8joDehK0mO17wZdy8OGF1T2Qywc0ULtDXoT_te-IvAEBwU" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESDl23rGogco3woP4TSYLFVZ8Q7zBNGqu5_-Ot_qeg9O0dOzmmXmOflZFSn9FW9P2fNaD30NAfRHznb_PxKPOLFJRqaHNYSDnH2sKazBofkbpeAChsyVbA3d52k-4L3qI6sWyHcK0DWY-Sw7IPEnCiZPbYU96qo77jYb42dpG_ieDnv4PZUn_qRUrlh2a/s4701/CNY_2024-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="806" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESDl23rGogco3woP4TSYLFVZ8Q7zBNGqu5_-Ot_qeg9O0dOzmmXmOflZFSn9FW9P2fNaD30NAfRHznb_PxKPOLFJRqaHNYSDnH2sKazBofkbpeAChsyVbA3d52k-4L3qI6sWyHcK0DWY-Sw7IPEnCiZPbYU96qo77jYb42dpG_ieDnv4PZUn_qRUrlh2a/w569-h806/CNY_2024-01.png" width="569" /></a></div><p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">HAVE A MEANINGFUL CHINESE NEW YEAR 2024</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>“To be rich is not how much you make, but how much you save”</b></i></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>- Ng Beng Heng (1917 – 1987)</b></i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Why <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Gen Z must learn to be PRUDENT</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Being prudent involves knowing how to care and think for our future – a skill that needs to be practised early, from the time we are schooling. However, this skill becomes crucial when we start working. It determines our success or failure in career and life. Gen Z must pay attention to being prudent.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nurtured early with prudent living, we create a savings culture and the ability to delay gratification. When we are just getting started, we make smart choices like making our own coffee instead of paying inflated prices at cafes. Buy a Bezza when we can afford a Myvi. We dress smart and simple instead of wearing designers’ brands. Choose practicality over the latest mobile phone models. Exercise at the park instead of paying gym fees. The extra money saved is used to further education and for self-development, as an emergency fund; and for investments to create wealth.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are aware that to retire well we need to save 50% of our income starting from our first salary. So, when we are drawing a salary of RM4000, we live a lifestyle of one who earns RM2000. We are mature and have a long-term vision. This is only logical since income from our first 30 years of working is needed to sustain us during our 30 years of retirement. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are also shrewd when using credit cards – we are transactors, not revolvers. We pay off the outstanding balance every month and so incur no interest charges. Revolvers tend to pay off only part of their monthly balance and incur heavy interest charges that snowballs. Many jump from one job to another in search of better salary just to pay off their credit card bills thus upsetting a well-thought-out career plan.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">We who are prudent are concerned about investing in ourselves. We focus on life skills and professional development. We keep fit and healthy, sleep and eat right. We build confidence and steadiness. As a person who is self-assured, we do not need to spend to show off or buy expensive things to feel good. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">However, it does not mean we live a miserly life. We nurture the skills to manage the wants of today while preparing for the needs of tomorrow. The wisdom to not hold on to our money till we are choked and not let it go until we are bare. It is no surprise that the common synonyms of the word ‘prudent’ are judicious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, and wise. The ability to have or show sound judgement and exercise restraint guided by sound, practical wisdom, and discretion.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let us be prudent.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let us add value,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a Meaningful Chinese New Year.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;">Peace, anas.</span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-28452275746541497012023-12-24T15:46:00.003+08:002023-12-24T15:46:57.559+08:00HAVE A MEANINGFUL CHRISTMAS 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRet89eFiSVXJoBb1bwGqaCakMiQ1AtBU3UrPKb5L_5w9n7nl5A8nd9vQ3SE9i_PixUQ9vg1K2icafMVdxZqELCk-_P8Nooj2-qymS42YFdyOaItjA1n_2jWlM6wdN8ESxsi6UhpXFnH77hX_cngphn8sSQkYHSOVLnxHr5cdVYhxwRnCVuNSJgwCXKw8d/s4701/XMAS%202023-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="798" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRet89eFiSVXJoBb1bwGqaCakMiQ1AtBU3UrPKb5L_5w9n7nl5A8nd9vQ3SE9i_PixUQ9vg1K2icafMVdxZqELCk-_P8Nooj2-qymS42YFdyOaItjA1n_2jWlM6wdN8ESxsi6UhpXFnH77hX_cngphn8sSQkYHSOVLnxHr5cdVYhxwRnCVuNSJgwCXKw8d/w563-h798/XMAS%202023-01.png" width="563" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a meaningful Christmas</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">What is and what is not
multitasking? </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Contrary to common belief, multitasking is not
about doing many things at once. Multitasking is focusing on one task at a time
while juggling multiple responsibilities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The former is simply being busy skimming
through tasks in the expense of quality – no depth, no real productivity. The
latter get things done and make things happen. Tasks are completed with the
quality required and depth expected – one task at a time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Multitasking as the ability to do many things
at once is a myth. It is simply a ‘<b><i>syiok sendiri</i></b>’ attitude, being
a ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’ – the ability to cover a number of areas
but are superficial at best in all of them. A recipe for failure.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Multitasking that focuses on one task at a time
while able to juggle many, is a skill and talent that has to be seriously
learnt. It takes a lot of hard work and discipline. One must be willing to
compartmentalize and have the will to stay focused. Ensuring each task is
accorded the attention and dedication it deserves.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">
Achieving this level of focus involves training of both the mind and heart to
resist distractions, ensuring full commitment to each task rather than being
swayed by impulses.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Defining
multitasking correctly is crucial, both for the individual and the organization.
It makes sure our talents get it right and do not consider attending a meeting
while driving is effective work. It not only dilutes work, but it is also dangerous.
When they get it right, work gets done and the talents perform. The
organization achieves corporate goals, and the talents develop into successful
people.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let
us multitask the correct way. Get things done, one task a time while juggling
many. This will help us meet the demands of the new environment and job
requirements. We become excellent productive workers and citizens while at the
same time build great organizations and the economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> HAVE A MEANINGFUL CHRISTMAS</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Peace, anas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -24px;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">St. Benedict of Norcia (480-547)</span></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">St Benedict’s Rule emphasizes attentiveness,
focus, and doing tasks well. It encourages the monks to dedicate themselves
fully to each task, advocating doing one thing at a time and doing it with
utmost attention.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></p><p>
</p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-31918776399766346122023-11-11T20:55:00.006+08:002023-11-12T08:17:59.756+08:00Have a meaningful Deepavali 2023 - Why Work-life Integration as opposed to Work-life Balance?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrwmyR2lM0zowd5gXfHAEYuZ9-QqpflDyQ01mpgqTmfPilS4l3Yicb6NXgg8AYmekjUSNl-I_K_B4tllqJFieH4iX5m-96TeGRTv3mQ7ZKLbcZV62nNzdkxF-FwG3SlDlHYLmH7T636njLr9Z-PqvlH5gTsFc-O5YGtXYeFNykhaeqm8xrUJqGMNz2o5b/s4701/DEEP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrwmyR2lM0zowd5gXfHAEYuZ9-QqpflDyQ01mpgqTmfPilS4l3Yicb6NXgg8AYmekjUSNl-I_K_B4tllqJFieH4iX5m-96TeGRTv3mQ7ZKLbcZV62nNzdkxF-FwG3SlDlHYLmH7T636njLr9Z-PqvlH5gTsFc-O5YGtXYeFNykhaeqm8xrUJqGMNz2o5b/w643-h912/DEEP.png" width="643" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a meaningful Deepavali</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Why Work-life Integration as opposed to Work-life Balance?</b></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Today, it is fashionable to talk about Work-life Balance. Many see Work-life Balance representing the interplay between the time we apportion to work and life as two separate activities in competition with each other. Life is good, work is a bane. This is a short-sighted and superficial approach to work and life.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Work <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>is part of life, not its competition. It is through work that we keep pace with life. Work is the source of our sustenance, a place to make friends and meet like-minded souls, a platform to learn and sharpen our skills, a journey to discover our potential and the mecca for our vocation. Why and how then do we see work as a bane?</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"> As such, it is no surprise that all our traditions look at work positively. Hinduism considers work as an act of worship and faith. Confucius stressed that work should be more than just a means of making a living; it should be a vocation, a calling. According to The Buddha, when a man works hard night and day without being sluggish or lazy, every day is called a lucky day. Christianity suggests that when we work, do it with all our heart as though we are working for God, not men. <span style="font-family: inherit;">In Islam, work is an amal that earns pahala – and man will not get anything unless he works hard and nothing belongs to him except what he strives for.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">If work is part of life, we need to integrate it and find a winning formula. As each individual is different, we also have diverse challenges. One size cannot fit all as the conventional “9-to-5” mantra suggests. </div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">One may be new at a job or a fresh graduate and need the extra hours and weekends to catch up on the skills required. The other may be ambitious and talented with big plans to be top management someday. What if you are the eldest in the family entrusted to earn and care for your siblings or a single mother in need to earn more to care for your kids? What about the low performer who cannot complete the job within the working hours? There is a need to integrate work differently in each of these situations.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We need to stop pitting work against life with ideas like Work-life Balance. Perhaps unintentionally, we are leading the younger generation astray hindering them from achieving their potential and success. Today, many “go home on time” without getting the job done in the name of Work-life Balance at the expense of Work-life Integration, productivity and performance.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Let us add value</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Have a meaningful Deepavali</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Peace, anas</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami's life exemplified that work, when performed with the right spirit, can be considered a form of worship to create a more integrated approach to life. - Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 – 2001)</div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-2379989975846963772023-09-15T22:58:00.000+08:002023-09-15T22:58:03.081+08:00Have a Meaningful Hari Malaysia - STAY MEASURED TO MOVE FORWARD<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoBR1LDUrA8WbHzopMRXi1uWRICS2FyjdLF3-WveoorR4NM_XqrGK_R8KHpa-jEI2vIXn5nYTOFRFbujHE-NjcBvDQZsoUxAlTjcPhLUM0r2V6NrJtPOWLZVqqVGEdvC0Fy1bsTkmMJMCc5AcGLt5JHn2YduXXvlfNqIChpouwocHRnWvvVjLhZKDCpUp/s4701/Hari%20malaysia_FA-01.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoBR1LDUrA8WbHzopMRXi1uWRICS2FyjdLF3-WveoorR4NM_XqrGK_R8KHpa-jEI2vIXn5nYTOFRFbujHE-NjcBvDQZsoUxAlTjcPhLUM0r2V6NrJtPOWLZVqqVGEdvC0Fy1bsTkmMJMCc5AcGLt5JHn2YduXXvlfNqIChpouwocHRnWvvVjLhZKDCpUp/w594-h842/Hari%20malaysia_FA-01.png" width="594" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>Have a Meaningful Hari Malaysia</b> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">STAY MEASURED TO MOVE FORWARD</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">“BERPADA-PADA”
- </span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Don’t overdo it. Don’t underdo it.
Do it just right.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">We are living
in an era of extremes where sensationalism dominates. To get attention, many go
overboard. Our young risk their lives to take selfies and videos at the edge of
tall buildings and sadly, many have lost their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Our political
actors pick the worst examples from their opponents and promote them as
mainstream – to paint the worst picture possible about the other. They also go
to extremes to point out our differences; things that separate us. Not things
that can bring us together – our similarities and shared values.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">In the
corporate world, we must be watchful too. We must be <i>measured</i> in dealing
with our multigenerational challenges instead of falling into rigid
stereotyping – comparing and being condescending. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">It takes wisdom
to be<i> measured</i>. Being <i>measured</i> is a choice and a respoinsibility.
We must be <i>measured </i>in our thoughts and actions and when the foolish go
extremes, we remain steadfast and not react in similar fashion but instead
offer peace. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Being measured
is a sign of a beautiful Malaysian.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">In politics, we
use the Rukun Negara and Perlembagaan Persekutuan as our compass – both are <i>measured
</i>documents prepared by <i>measured</i> leaders, our forefathers. In dealing
with multigenerational challenges we practice the 6Cs – communicate, compromise,
complement, collaborate, compassion, and commitment. We are clear that
ultimately our business and corporate goals are to serve customers, not our
generational desires. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">To be measured,
our young must remember who they are as a person; their character and
contributions speak louder than the photos and videos they post on social
media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Let us STAY
MEASURED TO MOVE FORWARD - Don’t overdo it. Don’t underdo it. Do it just right.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Let us add
value, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-language: EN-MY; mso-no-proof: yes;">Have A
Meaningful Hari Malaysia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-18551462961230953782023-08-11T17:46:00.008+08:002023-08-11T17:46:55.397+08:00NIGER: A COUP AGAINST FRENCH CONTROL AND DOMINANCE - BY CHANDRA MUZAFFAR<p><i> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">INTERESTING TO READ</span></span></i></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The situation in Niger is still in flux. On 26 July 2023 a military coup took place in that West African state that led to the ouster of its elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The Brigadier General has proclaimed that he is the new president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP).</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The coup has been condemned by the 15 member Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) of which Niger is a member, the African Union, the European Union and the United States of America. On the 30th of July, ECOWAS whose current head is Nigeria (not to be confused with Niger) issued an ultimatum to the coup leaders to restore Bazoum to power within one week, or face the consequences including possible military action. The deadline has expired. ECOWAS has not acted. It is alleged that the regional grouping would now prefer diplomacy.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of the reasons why ECOWAS has changed its stance is because of strong opposition to any military intervention from some of its member states. Mali and Burkina Faso have made it explicitly clear that they would view military intervention as a “declaration of war” against the people of Niger and would defend the newly installed military junta. Besides, Niger is geographically one of the biggest countries in West Africa and possesses a well-trained army.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But an even more compelling reason why military intervention may not be an option for ECOWAS or anyone else for that matter is because the 26th July coup, it is obvious to most observers, has widespread support among the people. The people see the coup as an attempt to end continuous Western --- mainly French and now also American--- exploitation and dominance of Niger. Niger, once a French colony, is rich in natural resources, uranium, oil and gold. Its uranium industry for instance is owned and operated by a so-called joint venture, between Niger and France, the Societe des mines de l’Air ( Somair). 85% of Somair is owned by France’s Atomic Energy Commission and two French companies, while 15% is owned by Niger’s government. Niger is the world’s seventh largest producer of uranium, vital for nuclear energy while France relies heavily upon nuclear energy for 70% of its domestic power supply. As Vijay Prasad and Kambala Musavuli put it in a recent article, “One in three lightbulbs in France are powered by uranium from Niger, at the same time as 42% of the African country’s population live below the poverty line.” </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">France’s grip over Niger’s uranium is just one example of the former colonial power’s hold on Niger’s economy. This neo-colonial dominance expresses itself in many other ways. Niger, like other ex-French colonies in Africa, is tied to the French currency and the French financial system. It uses the Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA) for its domestic and foreign financial transactions. 50% of the reserves of these African states are held in the French Treasury as part of an arrangement forged between the ex-colonies and France. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Consequently, when France devalued the CFA, the impact upon the African economies including Niger was disastrous. If we look at these economies as a whole, it is only in the fields of external trade and investments that some positive changes have occurred in recent years largely because of the emergence of China as an important partner.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Outside the Nigerien economy, the neo-colonial presence is most visible in the form of French and American soldiers and bases. French and American militaries were brought in by the government to fight Muslim insurgents. The rise of these insurgents is linked --- to some extent at least --- to the US-NATO overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 which paved the way for the growth of so-called jihadist groups in parts of North and West Africa. Of course, the Jihadist phenomenon cannot be divorced from US and British intelligence operations in the post 911 period.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Resentment against French and American troops has reinforced the perception that leaders like Bazoum, though elected, were mere puppets of Western interests. This explains why in the huge demonstrations that have taken place in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, and elsewhere Bazoum was denounced for betraying the people. It is not just in Niger that anti-French and anti-Western sentiments have peaked. In three other states, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea such sentiments have also found expression. The presence of French and American troops in those states has also played a role in the mounting anger towards Western power. Economic difficulties faced by the people which are often attributed to Western dominance have exacerbated popular feelings. It is significant that in all 3 states military coups had taken place between August 2020 and September 2021.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As feelings against France in particular and the West in general have become more pronounced in West Africa, the mood towards Russia seems to have become more positive. An article in the Guardian ( 5 August 2023) notes that “ Russian flags were brandished by those demonstrating outside the French embassy in Niamey, with many calling for Vladimir Putin to replace Macron as their biggest global backer.” Putin himself has been critical of the coup and has expressed the hope that civilian rule would be restored.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And indeed, civilian rule should prevail in Niger and other states in the region. But civilian rule should reflect the people’s legitimate desire for liberation from neo-colonial dominance. Civilian rule should uphold the dignity of the human being and the sovereignty of the people. It should protect the independence of the people which must include their right to own and control their economy and define and defend their own security.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dr Chandra Muzaffar is the president of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST)</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Malaysia.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">9 August 2023.</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-53725631996162974022023-07-24T12:49:00.006+08:002023-07-24T12:52:11.215+08:00MALAYSIA NEGARA MELAYU NORWAY NEGARA SCANDINAVIAN - Arof Ishak<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Note from AZ - Interesting gentle and civilizational explanation by </i></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Arof Ishak</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Susulan laporan-laporan akhbar 3/7/23, yang menyebut Tun
Mahathir telah menuduh mereka yang menaja Malaysia sebagai ‘negara pelbagai
bangsa’ adalah melanggar perlembagaan negara, A. Kadir Jasin menulis pada
17/7/23, “Melayu perlu terima hakikat Tanah Melayu tidak ada lagi … apabila
nama Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ditukar menjadi Persekutuan Malaysia” pada tahun
1963. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pada 18/7/23, Aidil Khalid menidakkan pandangan Kadir dan
menekankan walau pun Malaysia mengambil alih daripada Persekutuan Tanah Melayu,
Perlembagaan Malaysia terus mengandungi istilah “Tanah Melayu” dalam teksnya,
seperti “Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu”, dan “Semenanjung Tanah Melayu”; manakala,
istilah ‘Semenanjung Malaysia’ tidak terdapat langsung dalam Perlembagaan
negara. Aidil merumuskan Perlembagaan “tidak sekali-kali mencairkan sifat,
hakikat dan identiti Tanah Melayu” selepas pembentukan Malaysia. Disebut juga
dalam Perlembagaan, Malaysia terdiri daripada “Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu”, dan
“Negeri-negeri Borneo”. Juga, disebut dalam Perlembagaan orang-orang Asli
“Semenanjung Tanah Melayu”, tidak “Semenanjung Malaysia”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dr. Jahaberdeen Yunoos pula pada 19/7/23, tidak bersetuju
dengan pegangan Aidil, dan menyebut beberapa rujukan dalam Perlembagaan yang
padanya nyata menunjukkan Malaysia sebuah negara pelbagai bangsa, seperti
rujukan akan agama<span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span><!--[endif]--></span>agama lain selain
daripada Islam, dan kebebasan untuk bertutur dan mempelajari bahasa-bahasa
lain, dan kepentingan sah kaum-kaum lain. Jahaberdeen percaya Perlembagaan
mahukan negara Malaysia yang bersatu berlandaskan kepelbagaian. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Memang tepat bagi Kadir, Aidil dan Jahaberdeen mengambil
pendekatan perlembagaan bagi mengulas tulisan Tun Mahathir yang mahukan hakikat
‘Negara Melayu’ itu kekal, yang dilandaskan oleh Tun Mahathir dengan hujah
perlembagaan negara. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pendekatan perlembagaan yang telah diambil oleh Tun
Mahathir, Kadir, Aidil dan Jahaberdeen memerlukan meneliti perlembagaan negara,
dan mencari jawapan kepada isu yang dibangkitkan itu berpandukan kepada teks
perlembagaan negara. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Namun, bagi saya untuk mencari jawapan yang menyeluruh saya
mengemukakan satu pendekatan lain, yang saya namakan sebagai ‘pendekatan
peradaban’ (civilisational approach). Pendekatan peradaban melihat keseluruhan
fenomena, bukan sekadar perlembagaan negara sahaja. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pendekatan peradaban meneliti masyarakat manusia dengan
cermat. Dengan masyarakat manusia itu bermaksud masyarakat manusia yang
berperadaban (a society that is civilised). Peradaban (civilisation) bermaksud
masyarakat yang mempunyai satu umbaian budaya, satu umbaian nilai-nilai, dan
satu umbaian kebijaksanaan (a society that possesses a body of culture, a body
of values, and a body of wisdom); dalam kata lain, dengan tiga umbaian ini,
peradaban memiliki peraturan, kelaziman dan kebiasaan yang dikenali dan
diamalkan (recognised and practised rules, conventions and norms) dalam semua
perkara nasional. Dengan pendekatan perlembagaan mereka, Kadir, Aidil, dan
Jahaberdeen semuanya tidak membezakan antara negara (country/state) dengan
masyarakat (society/nation). Pada hal ‘negara’ dan ‘masyarakat’ adalah dua
entiti yang berlainan, walaupun berkaitan. ‘Negara’ adalah satu entiti politik,
yakni satu entiti super-structure; manakala ‘masyarakat’ pula adalah satu
entiti sosial, yang merupakan sub-structure. ‘Negara’ direka/dibentuk, dibina
sebagai struktur atas masyarakat, manakala ‘masyarakat’ pula tumbuh semulajadi
dan asli di bumi atau alam berkenaan, daripada zaman mula munculnya manusia di
alam berkenaan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sebagai sebuah ‘negara’, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu muncul
tahun 1957, dan kemudiannya Malaysia muncul tahun 1963, nyatanya sekali adalah
negara “Tanah Melayu”, kerana Perlembagaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dan
Perlembagaan Malaysia cukup jelas mempamirkan struktur dan inti ‘Negara Melayu’
: Ketua Negara adalah seorang Raja Melayu yang bertakhta, pemerintah di
negeri-negeri dalam persekutuan ini adalah juga Raja-Raja Melayu yang bertakhta,
atau wakil Raja Melayu sebagai Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Majlis Raja-Raja Melayu
berkedudukan dan berperanan penting dalam pemerintahan, Bahasa Melayu adalah
Bahasa Kebangsaan dan bahasa rasmi, Islam adalah agama persekutuan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Negeri-negeri yang membentuk Persekutuan Tanah Melayu adalah
negeri-negeri yang nyatanya negeri-negeri Melayu. Seluruh Semenanjung adalah
‘Tanah Melayu’. Namun, istilah ‘Tanah Melayu’ tidak kena untuk Malaysia
keseluruhannya. Malaysia terdiri daripada tiga wilayah iaitu Tanah Melayu, Sabah,
dan Sarawak. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pendekatan peradaban menghuraikan isu ‘Negara Melayu’ ini
dengan membezakan antara ‘negara’ dan ‘masyarakat’, yakni negara Malaysia dan
masyarakat Malaysia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Penghuraian dua entiti yang berbeza ini (‘negara’, dan
‘masyarakat’) adalah dengan mengenali akan peradaban asas, iaitu peradaban yang
membentuk negara di Malaysia. Peradaban asas itu ialah peradaban Melayu.
Istilah ‘Melayu’ mempunyai dua pengertian dalam peradaban Melayu, yang tidak
difahami luas, walaupun di Malaysia sendiri. Pengertian pertama istilah
‘Melayu’ ialah, ia satu kelompok etnik pribumi yang menghuni seluruh
semenanjung yang dikenali sebagai ‘Semenanjung Tanah Melayu’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>atau ‘Semenanjung Melayu’, wilayah pesisiran
pantai timur Pulau Sumatera, Kepulauan-kepulauan Riau, Sambas, Natuna, dan
seluruh wilayah pesisir pantai di Pulau Kalimantan. Kelompok ini juga disebut
sebagai ‘Melayu pesisir’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pengertian kedua akan istilah ‘Melayu’ ialah ia satu nama
generic merujuk kepada semua kelompok-kelompok etnik pribumi yang menghuni keseluruhan
pulau-pulau di Asia Tenggara ini, alam yang telah dikenali antarabangsa sebagai
‘Malay Archipelago’, atau ‘Malay world’. Hakikat identiti etnik generic ini
diistilahkan dalam Bahasa Melayu sebagai ‘Rumpun Melayu’, atau ‘Serumpun’,
bermaksud satu rumpun etnik yang satu bangsa, dengan satu sejarah yang sama,
satu leluhur yang sama, satu keluarga bahasa yang sama, satu rumpun budaya yang
sama, dan satu peradaban yang sama. Rumpun Melayu terdiri daripada ratusan
kelompok etnik pribumi ini, seperti Melayu, semua pribumi di Sabah, semua
pribumi di Sarawak, Jawa, Bugis, orang Maluku, Filipina, dll. Hakikat
keserumpunan ini dikenali juga oleh pengembara bangsa-bangsa Eropah dahulu,
yang sampai ke wilayah kepulauan ini semenjak 500 tahun dahulu,seperti yang
dinyatakan di abad ke-19 dahulu oleh Stamford Raffles yang berada di kepulauan
ini, bahawa ‘the Malays are one nation’ - satu ‘kelompok bangsa yang satu’.
Jelas istilah ‘Melayu’ digunakan oleh Stamford Raffles sebagai istilah generic.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dahulu, dan Malaysia sekarang ini
adalah jelasnya negara<span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span><!--[endif]--></span>negara di ‘Alam
Melayu’, atau ‘Kepulauan Melayu’. Maksud ringkasnya ialah, kedua-dua negara ini
nyata hakikatnya adalah ‘Negara Melayu’, atau pun ‘Negara Rumpun Melayu’
(countries of, and in the Malay World), yang dimunculkan oleh satu peradaban,
iaitu peradaban pribumi Rumpun Melayu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dengan mengenali dua pengertian istilah ‘Melayu’ ini, maka
senang difahami bahawa Persekutuan Tanah Melayu itu memang mudah sekali
dikenali sebagai ‘Negara Melayu’. Manakala, Malaysia adalah juga ‘Negara
Melayu’ atau ‘Negara Rumpun Melayu’ berasaskan bangsa dan peradaban serumpun.
Atau, dengan lain perkataan, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dan Malaysia bukan
‘negara pelbagai bangsa’. Alam kedua negara ini adalah Alam Melayu. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Melihat entiti masyarakat, pendekatan peradaban tidak
menolak hakikat bahawa Malaysia mempunyai penduduk etnik lain daripada Bangsa
Rumpun Melayu. Maka, sub-structure ini dirangkumkan sekali dengan identiti
negara. Dengan mengiktiraf hakikat masyarakat pelbagai etnik di Malaysia ini,
apa yang terlahir daripada pendekatan peradaban ini ialah apabila dikaitkan
identiti super-structure, yakni ‘negara’, dengan entiti sub-structure, yakni
masyarakatnya, identiti Malaysia ialah ‘Negara Melayu, dengan masyarakat
pelbagai etnik’ (‘Malay country, with a multiethnic population’). Bermaksud,
kepelbagaian itu adalah daripada segi jenis etnik dalam masyarakatnya, ia tidak
menyentuh identiti negara, kerana identiti negara berkait dengan alam aslinya. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pelbagai etnik selain daripada Rumpun Melayu itu tidak boleh
mengenepikan hakikat bahawa Rumpun Melayu adalah peradaban pribumi, dan
masyarakat dan peradaban pengasas di Malaysia, yang dari awal sejarah bumi ini
lagi telah membentuk pelbagai jenis kerajaan/negeri rasmi/formal di Tanah
Melayu dan di Malaysia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nah, itu dia identiti Malaysia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cuba lihat di Benua Eropah, negara Norway dikenali sebagai
‘Scandinavian country’, kerana ia sebuah negara yang terbentuk di ‘alam
Scandinavian’, oleh masyarakat dan peradaban ‘Scandinavian’. Begitu juga
negara-negara Sweden, Denmark, dan Iceland – semua negara-negara ini dikenali
sebagai ‘Negara Scandinavian’ belaka, di alam Scandinavian, walaupun ke semua
negara-negara ini mempunyai warga negara yang berasal daripada negara dan benua
asing juga, sehingga setinggi 25% penduduknya di negara Sweden. Tiada sesiapa
mempertikaikan negara-negara ini semua adalah ‘Negara Scandinavian’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pendekatan peradaban menunjukkannya. Tiada sesiapa yang cuba
menghujah negara-negara ini adalah ‘negara pelbagai bangsa’. Pendekatan
peradaban menujukkan persamaan yang nyata antara negara Malaysia dengan negara
Norway (dan lain-lain negara Scandinavian). Harus disedari bahawa istilah
‘Scandinavian’ merujuk kepada satu kelompok etnik, iaitu kelompok etnik bangsa Jerman.
Dan, istilah ‘Melayu’ juga serupa, merujuk kepada satu kelompok etnik. Jadi,
kedua-dua negara ini melandaskan teras identiti mereka atas kumpulan etnik
belaka, yakni kelompok etnik yang membangunkan peradaban di bumi masing<span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span><!--[endif]--></span>masing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Seperkara lagi yang dapat dikemukakan dalam pendekatan
peradaban ini. Iaitu, sub<span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span style="line-height: 107%;">[1]</span><!--[endif]--></span>structure Malaysia,
yakni masyarakatnya (masyarakat Rumpun Melayu) telah bersifat kepelbagaian
(diversity) semenjak ribuan tahun dahulu lagi. Di seluruh Alam Melayu, terdapat
ratusan suku-suku bangsa dalam bangsa serumpun ini, dengan pelbagai budaya,
resam, dan bahasa mereka. Kedatangan orang masyarakat Cina dan India ke
Malaysia sekadar menambah sangat sedikit sahaja lagi kepada ratusan
kepelbagaian yang telah mewarnai Alam Melayu ini semenjak dahulukala.
Maksudnya, kepelbagaian bukanlah satu fenomena yang baru di Malaysia atau di
Alam Melayu yang tIdak pernah diketahui atau dialami oleh orang Rumpun Melayu
sebelum ini, yang menyebabkan mereka menjadi kekok. Rumpun Melayu faham dengan
kepelbagaian dan mengenali falsafah/amalan (recognised rules, conventions and
norms) kepelbagaian dengan ratusan suku-suku bangsa mereka. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Seperkara lagi, masyarakat Malaysia harus diketahui sebagai
masyarakat ‘pelbagai etnik’, bukan ‘pelbagai bangsa’ atau ‘pelbagai kaum’.
Pendekatan peradaban peka dengan pebezaan sejarah dan makna setiap istlah yang
digunakan. Ada perbezaan antara ‘bangsa’, dan ‘kaum’. ‘Bangsa’ itu adalah
pembangun peradaban pribumi di alam yang dihuni. Manakala, ‘kaum’ itu adalah
masyarakat yang telah berhijrah ke alam peradaban bangsa lain. ‘Etnik’ pula
merujuk kepada kedua-dua ‘bangsa’ dan ‘kaum’. Bukan semua penduduk sesebuah
negara itu adalah ‘bangsa’; dan, juga tidak semua adalah ‘kaum’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jadi, identiti Malaysia ialah “Negara Melayu” atau pun “Negara
Rumpun Melayu”, dan jika perlu dengan huraian, iaitu “Negara Melayu, dengan
penduduk pelbagai etnik”, (“Malay country, with a multi-ethnic population”)
atau “Negara Rumpun Melayu, dengan penduduk pelbagai etnik”. Sejenis dengan
“Norway is a Scandinavian country”. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arof Ishak 23 Julai 2023</span><o:p></o:p></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-55482066012943215642023-05-03T19:52:00.005+08:002023-05-03T19:52:19.032+08:00 HAVE A MEANINGFUL WESAK -2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: xx-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98scyVWfGp7qbl0e943fRtcS-RynckyKb7dNPTf5OvannYFshmN4t0_pZr1yYzOMZtdG8dHAQoQ1ZZpDM0Op-nM3JQqYWlS94LET5DCSXxPRvHEMjqUWYB8nOna7qGiUOY9nm3O3qETTNjTmH3a3nzJbfsQ_8W55iBcJHTazwwgPKRhbJ4Gz8EU1ug/s1175/wesak%2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="828" height="920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98scyVWfGp7qbl0e943fRtcS-RynckyKb7dNPTf5OvannYFshmN4t0_pZr1yYzOMZtdG8dHAQoQ1ZZpDM0Op-nM3JQqYWlS94LET5DCSXxPRvHEMjqUWYB8nOna7qGiUOY9nm3O3qETTNjTmH3a3nzJbfsQ_8W55iBcJHTazwwgPKRhbJ4Gz8EU1ug/w647-h920/wesak%2023.jpeg" width="647" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: xx-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Intelligence and talent without </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: xx-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SELF-DISCIPLINE are useless</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of the most common enquiries during our sessions with the younger generations is how to stay motivated and avoid the “hangat-hangat tahi ayam” syndrome. They find it a struggle to just stay focused on daily goals and tasks. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Meaning, while we debate whether science and math should be taught in English or Bahasa, the challenges on the ground are more fundamental – a cry for better self-control and the ability to stay the course. This is a problem across the board, not just among the young. The young are simply worse at dealing with it.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Self-discipline is a decisive skill for success and has wide implications in life. It is the cornerstone for healthy habits that fashion a good life and ensure high-quality work. With self-discipline, willpower becomes natural and as such we are able to resist short-term temptations, and practice delayed gratification to focus on long-term goals.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is a need to create the right environment that can facilitate the culture of self-discipline, especially for the young. But first, we need to go back to basics. Are they sleeping and eating right? Do they exercise regularly? Do they constantly read new things? Do they have “a strong anchor” that makes their heart strong? </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lack of sleep alone can eat self-discipline for breakfast.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Intelligence and talent are important but without self-discipline we cannot complete tasks in a given deadline, at the quality required. We will not be able to stay the course taking repetitive actions that are likely to be tedious. Yet, only those who are willing and able to fight through tedious periods can be successful.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Until we pay serious attention to shaping the right environment to create the culture that builds self-discipline, our young, our people, our nation are simply unaware of our ill-fated future as we continue down our primrose path.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>“Though one should conquer a million men in battlefield, yet he, indeed, is the noblest victor who has conquered himself.”</i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Buddha</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-29825487361392606062023-04-20T11:40:00.002+08:002023-04-20T11:40:27.112+08:00HAVE A MEANINGFUL AIDIL FITRI 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bG0UWhu4A0Vc7enmKQDd7Vf_6vG5vx3VHd_je9myWSIajIA9mnx2YI3EeyVl9IArKFFKAR-U8ZU2C2vEy6IuOokKTtx_NzXRh4gQMsCs5_Uf76QKEkSRLadGnhlFzc9K8OfIuEHsWySX1b8NyD6s-l705WIOFxySfQWddLEesuuYWBW--XAe9_tYOQ/s4701/RAYA_2023-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="875" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bG0UWhu4A0Vc7enmKQDd7Vf_6vG5vx3VHd_je9myWSIajIA9mnx2YI3EeyVl9IArKFFKAR-U8ZU2C2vEy6IuOokKTtx_NzXRh4gQMsCs5_Uf76QKEkSRLadGnhlFzc9K8OfIuEHsWySX1b8NyD6s-l705WIOFxySfQWddLEesuuYWBW--XAe9_tYOQ/w618-h875/RAYA_2023-01.png" width="618" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">We have many “KEM BINA SEMANGAT”, but what we really need is “KEM BINA TABIAT”</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">An individual, a community or a nation who is constantly dependent on, in need of, or worse, yearns for extrinsic motivation to make things happen, can never be successful. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yes, <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>having a positive attitude is important and we spend a lot of resources to motivate people. But it is crucial to have a clear distinction between attitude and behavior. Attitude is a mental state, behavior is about actual practice. Attitude focuses on intentions; behavior pays attention to outcomes and performance. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To put it simply, “we do not have to like our boss, colleagues or subordinates”, but we still have to be professional, do our best to work with them and deliver results. Ditto our jobs. We do not need to like or love 100% of our tasks, but we must still deliver.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Failing to define this distinction clearly, we have created a new generation who are undoubtedly positive in their outlook, having grand visions, declaring lofty dreams to change the world, but failing to wake up early in the morning to take simple doable actions to make things happen. A generation who constantly needs a pat on the back for accomplishing the usual.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The belief that we continually need to feel positive, be encouraged and happy to get things done and make things happen, is a sickness. It is a flawed belief system and a myth. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What about the practice of delayed gratification? What about discipline – the inner ability to do what needs to be done? What about the sense of duty and responsibility? To do things because it is the right thing to do, not because you feel good doing it?</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In short, we have failed to create a generation who is happy because they are performing. Who knows that a difficult journey makes the outcome worthwhile and gives true joy.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” - Muhammad Ali</span></i></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Success does not depend on moods; it rests on action and deeds. Not just on attitude, but more importantly, on behavior. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">HAVE A MEANINGFUL AIDIL FITRI</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-24830889072337396312023-04-14T16:37:00.002+08:002023-04-14T16:37:20.667+08:00 HAVE A MEANINGFUL VAISAKHI - Why we need INTERFAITH ACTION<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xXNK7b5KWMYjMTa_a9uNwB88gOgwhlxTZqhiQ8Q-R8n77G-riaKS2OmvoRmv3s0KS6CMbMhmlcoPwdJyzameesviu50jHchc3wZbnX_wQQpPkPu1Ulw2jDUMaFyizSaleuIOZ7iljZ08sqHiMMj5CVVYgZXVR2IMgYJKBF7g8kzuX4AJJOGFEaJRpg/s4701/VAISAKHI_2023_FA-01%20(004).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3314" height="847" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xXNK7b5KWMYjMTa_a9uNwB88gOgwhlxTZqhiQ8Q-R8n77G-riaKS2OmvoRmv3s0KS6CMbMhmlcoPwdJyzameesviu50jHchc3wZbnX_wQQpPkPu1Ulw2jDUMaFyizSaleuIOZ7iljZ08sqHiMMj5CVVYgZXVR2IMgYJKBF7g8kzuX4AJJOGFEaJRpg/w599-h847/VAISAKHI_2023_FA-01%20(004).png" width="599" /></a></div><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Interfaith dialogue is good, but INTERFAITH ACTION is better.</i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">What Malaysia needs is INTERFAITH ACTION. What is Interfaith Action? </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">It <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>is Malaysians from different faiths coming together to take action for the good of the nation. Each one of us finding the motivation, energy and spirit from our own faith and unleashing pious fervor to do great work, make things right and correct wrongs. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interfaith Action does not require us to visit each other’s places of worship nor share each other’s rituals or prayers. There is no need to worry about someone trying to proselytize another. If there is any change of heart, it would be because of the attraction to that someone’s good deeds, authentic values and fantastic moral character.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interfaith Action seeks to harness our combined talents, cross-fertilize our creative energy and diversity, set free our artificial boundaries and germinate our potential. It takes place not in mosques, churches, temples, or any houses of worship. It directs us to where our interfaith togetherness and unity really count - the real world. To go where the poor and have-nots live. At the frontline against injustice and frauds. And, the forefront of new solutions and innovations that can bring us forward. Interfaith action focuses on real issues, not just lofty goals and the exchanging of pleasantries. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can come together to tackle corruption, misuse of power, hypocrisy, homelessness, hunger, health issues, poor education, care for the elderly, pollution, unsafe neighborhoods and so on. Movements like the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWbuPeD3eiExT0WTljfUtKgXBbemiFd1-8pL_XUxRw6C3oSBAshOD5oRXP4eF5zkc_Ov-Yyq8jhJWehliMgqvJM2HErkGYuxg8GbUqocdPCTw&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a></span> is a good example of Interfaith Action.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">At work, Interfaith Action pulls us together to have good work ethics, integrity, to work hard and work smart. We stop each other from being lazy and tardy, curi tulang and not fulfil our job requirements. We encourage each other to be both efficient and effective and go the extra mile. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is with Interfaith Action that we can truly share our common values – in deeds. We work together towards a common goal and create positive outcomes – through our faith, no matter which religion we profess. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">We need INTERFAITH ACTION.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAVE A MEANINGFUL VAISAKHI</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">“ With your hands carve out your own destiny”, Guru Nanak (1469 – 1539)</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-2875129921704518292023-02-20T09:46:00.001+08:002023-02-20T09:46:31.931+08:00Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE) - Global Webinar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDAjLPE-9oiAJTWP2EREjy0Jq5eO2Lp3XCoSWJeSxr1qqPRqmgcYVogJOZIElv78VlYzCKv1laTQHojL-FWU-nkwfcDKYpREBqTe6dd_a0GEClAjTtQqfgg1X2H564H6iHEzaVT8moOt3uqc0hTpccRgYpAN4fJpniaHzYqvI95eolZx2W5MwnAO4pA/s1272/SHAPE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="900" height="876" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDAjLPE-9oiAJTWP2EREjy0Jq5eO2Lp3XCoSWJeSxr1qqPRqmgcYVogJOZIElv78VlYzCKv1laTQHojL-FWU-nkwfcDKYpREBqTe6dd_a0GEClAjTtQqfgg1X2H564H6iHEzaVT8moOt3uqc0hTpccRgYpAN4fJpniaHzYqvI95eolZx2W5MwnAO4pA/w620-h876/SHAPE.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">GUYS - GLOBAL WEBINAR WITH BIG NAMES AS SPEAKERS, peace, anas</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Greetings friends,</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE) is an initiative to address the multiple crises that have brought us to the brink of the precipice. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">JUST has been part of this initiative since its inception, and now we are calling for invitations to join us on our second upcoming Webinar to be held on 23rd February 2023, 4.00pm MYT</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The main goal of this Webinar is to lay down a frank appraisal of both on-going and arising geopolitical crises, and draws lessons from the Ukraine war and set new pathways to global security</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To Register for the Webinar, please click the link below:</span></div><div dir="auto"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YLETTUn-TeOKolWhFXuz3w?fbclid=IwAR1Jth2KdDYzKTAZdO1ZMb95r5HCfQJgBlysCpvz4iL-1lYRHc1n6HFzhlA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_YLETTUn-TeOKolWhFXuz3w</span></a></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We encourage all our members and friends to also share this Webinar with others among their networks of friends</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Regards</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hassanal Noor Rashid</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">JUST Programme Coordinator</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">H/P: +6012-3621155</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-56633512586211348772023-02-19T13:28:00.001+08:002023-02-19T13:28:12.985+08:00LIFT SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA TO LESSEN SUFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE - BY Dr Chandra Muzaffar<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOOD TO READ </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">LIFT SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA TO LESSEN SUFFERINGS OF</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">THE PEOPLE CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE - BY Dr Chandra Muzaffar</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>International Movement for a Just World (JUST) urges the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">American, British, Australian, Canadian, Swiss and some</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">European Union and Arab League governments to lift the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">unjust, immoral sanctions against Syria in order to lessen the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">immense sufferings of the people caused by the massive</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">earthquake of 6th February 2023.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">A number of local groups including the Syrian Red Crescent</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Society have already made this call. Among individuals and</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">groups at the international level who also want sanctions</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">lifted is Helga Zepp LaRouche of the Schiller Institute. It is</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">reported that the US and EU have suspended temporarily</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">their sanctions. But this is not enough because it means that</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">they can be re-imposed at any time. If sanctions have to be</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">terminated once and for all, it is because there were no</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">justifications for them in the first instance.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The US began targeting Syria in 1979 by placing it on the list</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">of state sponsors of terrorism. This was largely because of the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">support that then Syrian president Hafez Azad gave</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Palestinian, Syrian and other Arab freedom fighters seeking</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">to liberate Palestine, Syria’s Golan Heights and other Arab</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">territories from Israeli occupation. It is an indication of the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">degree of influence that Israel and Zionism exercise over US</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">foreign policy in West Asia and North Africa (WANA).</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Between March and August 2004, sanctions were intensified</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">as a result of new allegations of Syrian interference in Iraq</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">and Lebanon which impacted upon Israel. By this time, the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Syrian government’s relationship with Hamas in Palestine and</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Hezbollah in Lebanon and its close fraternal ties with Iran</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">were at the core of US animosity towards the resolutely</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">independent minded nation. Needless to say, Israeli interests</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">were prominent in all these US stances.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">However, it was only after 2011, camouflaged by the socalled Arab Spring, that organised, aggressive US led attempts</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">to overthrow the Syrian government of Bashar Azad,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">supported by some of its European allies and WANA friends,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">gave birth to a whole range of new sanctions from travel bans</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">and asset freezes to prohibitions on exports and restrictions</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">upon the oil sector. The EU also joined the US in embargoing</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">the oil sector. 20% of Syria’s GDP came from oil. It has been</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">estimated that the country has lost 107 billion US dollars</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">from its oil and gas earnings since 2011.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Some Arab League states also froze Syrian government assets</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">as did Turkiye in 2011. But none of these actions had as</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">severe an impact upon the Syrian economy and State as the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">capture of territories containing oil and producing wheat and</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">cotton by rebel groups linked to governments, ethnic</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">movements or terrorist outfits in the region. These groups</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">collectively known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">led by Kurds with longstanding grievances against both the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Syrian and Turkish governments and are supported by the US.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">They occupy parts of North West Syria badly affected by the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">earthquake.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">It is this fractured and fragmented country that Bashar Azad</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">presides over. It is a country in which 15.3 million people out</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">of a population of 21.3 million are in need of humanitarian</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">aid. Bashar’s power and authority have been further</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">weakened as we have seen by loss of control over vital</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">resources and by crippling sanctions. It is understandable</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">why his government was not able to respond quickly and</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">effectively to the earthquake catastrophe which as of 11</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">th February has killed at least 3,500 people. It is of course much</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">smaller than the more than 22,300 children, women and men</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">who have perished in neighbouring Turkiye.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Nonetheless, the Syrian tragedy demands a response that</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">goes beyond rescue and recovery operations. It is a colossal</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">tragedy complicated by sanctions which impede not only ongoing operations such as the flow of basic necessities and the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">arrival of much needed personnel but also hinder medium</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">and long-term relief and rehabilitation work. This is why</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">sanctions have to be lifted immediately. This is why both</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">peoples and governments everywhere should make this their</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">priority plea.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The conflicts between competing groups the majority of</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">which are armed should also be brought to an end as soon as</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">possible. It is not going to be easy. One hopes that this</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">mammoth catastrophe will persuade some of the principal</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">actors in these conflicts to reflect deeply on what has</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">happened --- the unfathomable suffering of millions of</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">human beings on both sides of the Turkiye-Syria border. If</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">their suffering is to have any meaning at all, let it herald the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">end of conflicts and killings along the border and in other</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">parts of Syria. In this regard, it is encouraging that the United</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Nations has appealed to all warring parties to observe a</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">ceasefire with immediate effect to enable humanitarian</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">assistance to be channelled to the victims of the earthquake.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">There is another glimmer of hope. Even before the</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">earthquake, on the 5th of January 2023, the president of</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Turkiye, Recep Erdogan indicated that he wants to meet up</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">with the Syrian president, Bashar Azad, to discuss and resolve</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">their differences. Let us hope and pray that both men will</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">work towards such a meeting --- a meeting which will result</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">in a mutually acceptable solution to their problems. If the two</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">leaders who enjoyed a close friendship some time ago make</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">peace with one another, there is a strong possibility that</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Turkiye and Syria will be able to come together on a firm</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">footing and most of the other protagonists will also be able to</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">bury the hatchet.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">If that happens, the deaths of thousands --- especially little</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">children --- in one of the greatest tragedies in recent times</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">would not have been in vain.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Dr Chandra Muzaffar is the president of the International</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Movement for a Just World (JUST).</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Malaysia.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">12 February 2023</div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-71259045257971648302023-01-20T12:39:00.002+08:002023-01-20T12:39:15.418+08:00Have A Meaningful Chinese New Year 2023 - LEARN HOW TO LEARN<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oXd7b_g33-OscMUx-GG9VthkWQ6h7cdwuVh5NvkRzJOztkYiGb5QRF9Hb9Ad3dSO2rSIbIjbD693X1YuxhYnpkt7M-1E24NBzt9-8ia-Iiayed7l_jHWZZlqyy0u-eM50rZw8MnL5gKDtUygg6K35X6tI1CaF9EbADAVs1Xuq6XBK0FIYRScxmvKfA/s4701/cny%202023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4701" data-original-width="3315" height="855" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oXd7b_g33-OscMUx-GG9VthkWQ6h7cdwuVh5NvkRzJOztkYiGb5QRF9Hb9Ad3dSO2rSIbIjbD693X1YuxhYnpkt7M-1E24NBzt9-8ia-Iiayed7l_jHWZZlqyy0u-eM50rZw8MnL5gKDtUygg6K35X6tI1CaF9EbADAVs1Xuq6XBK0FIYRScxmvKfA/w604-h855/cny%202023.png" width="604" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WHY WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN</span></span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Learning how to learn is a skill – a crucial one. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It is a much-needed ability not just for our fresh graduates and newbies but for anyone who wants to keep pace with the world and stay relevant. A skill that will help us learn new things, grow, develop and avoid becoming deadwoods. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Learning how to learn helps us find answers when ‘we do not know what we do not know’ thus avoiding our blind spots – the antidote of being ‘bodoh sombong’. Learning how to learn is an attitude. To learn how to learn we need to cultivate the curiosity of a child and the awareness that it is okay not to know everything and to look for answers. To ask questions, is actually, being smart.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Practising learning how to learn requires action and good habits. When given a task, especially a new one, do not rest just on our past laurels, experience and skills – just in case they are not adequate or worst still, obsolete. One must read, read, and read. Investigate and do some research. Be active in looking for mentors, coaches and teachers. Be quick to volunteer for tasks outside our job scope and what we are paid for. These habits ensure that we learn something we would have learned less well, more slowly, or not at all if left alone. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A person who practices learning how to learn is like a seed. A seed has potential. But it would not grow into a big, strong, beautiful fruitful tree without absorbing and making full use of resources from the outside like sunlight, water and nutrients. We can keep a seed in a bottle for years and it will remain a seed. Good seeds can go bad if they are kept too long.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Like a seed that grows into a strong tree, learning how to learn ensures that we make full use of all resources available and grow to our fullest potential.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">HAVE A MEANINGFUL CHINESE NEW YEAR 2023</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Let us add value.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-55733873109255666842022-12-24T15:49:00.008+08:002022-12-24T15:49:51.756+08:00Have a Meaningful Christmas 2022 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouvavFJcJAJ7qA_dcvBHTXFnHaQ01vVOcbOxtilZm4xxn_MxLwGPsHvx91cz8HJDswqBbLJwn3ddFBjzXDcOs_87GVvx13Ih8xxXMw8DeA2DPvm0YWSv1jauanZQCts-P2YNI0EHFi0nG8SUlM7_zpzP2Fj6P_h-62nbtxDj2B56Zkxko5I7j0xfbLQ/s1080/8450a3c0-bac5-46f6-93f7-d2374b67afca.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="797" height="819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouvavFJcJAJ7qA_dcvBHTXFnHaQ01vVOcbOxtilZm4xxn_MxLwGPsHvx91cz8HJDswqBbLJwn3ddFBjzXDcOs_87GVvx13Ih8xxXMw8DeA2DPvm0YWSv1jauanZQCts-P2YNI0EHFi0nG8SUlM7_zpzP2Fj6P_h-62nbtxDj2B56Zkxko5I7j0xfbLQ/w604-h819/8450a3c0-bac5-46f6-93f7-d2374b67afca.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Meaningful Christmas</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk122789006"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk122789006"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why the Razak Report of 1956
recognises the importance of English </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk122789006;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In
today’s globalised world, the lingua franca is English where the vast majority
of English speakers are not 'native' speakers. As a lingua franca, English is
the bridge language making communication possible between groups of people who
do not share a native language or common dialect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk122789006;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">English
as a lingua franca, not only facilitates interactions for trade but also
political, diplomatic, cultural, religious, arts and administrative, exchanges.
It creates opportunities for scholars, scientists, thinkers, innovators and
artists from different nationalities to work together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk122789006;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Malaysia
recognises the importance of English well before Merdeka. The Razak Report of
1956 made both the Malay Language and English compulsory for primary and
secondary education. The Malay language with the purpose of uniting the nation
while English to give our citizens the added advantage - as a crucial means to “ensure
that no pupil shall be at a disadvantage in the matter either of employment or
of higher education in Malaya or overseas.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk122789006;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Over
the years, we may have forgotten this well-thought-out endeavour. Our people,
especially rural youths, are losing out and is at a disadvantage. It is time we
revisit The Razak Report. We need to reflect on its recommendations and
rebreathe its spirit. Going forward, put in place a plan for success.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk122789006;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Let us add value,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Have a Meaningful Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-35342608409966468762022-12-06T12:47:00.003+08:002022-12-06T12:53:26.858+08:00Why Politicians Lie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3qaWa4u2JDwWOpuo-275nR0Pk8XqDgSWLfyi7Gmpfrrht0WXDs-I1Hf5KwfYFjvioFMrJbgJvNv6MCJG0-aShe7IUR_AaicR3acOMKen6F6Pk0SVsxmkuAIxyP8nq1dHRztcd3mxz6HzwzI1F9-6aeScNpcd2blEbs9uxb-9fOmBNcwlL8_gQ7CBBw/s959/Nose-Lie-Long-Man-Fake-Pop-Truth-Pinocchio-Liar-7074360.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="959" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3qaWa4u2JDwWOpuo-275nR0Pk8XqDgSWLfyi7Gmpfrrht0WXDs-I1Hf5KwfYFjvioFMrJbgJvNv6MCJG0-aShe7IUR_AaicR3acOMKen6F6Pk0SVsxmkuAIxyP8nq1dHRztcd3mxz6HzwzI1F9-6aeScNpcd2blEbs9uxb-9fOmBNcwlL8_gQ7CBBw/s320/Nose-Lie-Long-Man-Fake-Pop-Truth-Pinocchio-Liar-7074360.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 class="blog-entry__title--full" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; font-size: 42px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Six Reasons Why Politicians Believe They Can Lie - by Jim Taylor Phd.</span></h1><h2 class="blog-entry__subtitle--full" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2c2d30; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Do politicians really think they won't be caught when they lie?</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Good to read - go here <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-prime/201209/six-reasons-why-politicians-believe-they-can-lie?fbclid=IwAR0QyU1CbsTWFFRfF3l5zxETKb490qpY-ACXubd7oci3sW1l16YZy86ng18" target="_blank">why politicians lie</a></span></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-9973087152110571812022-12-01T15:21:00.001+08:002022-12-01T15:25:59.476+08:00 FOR SME LEADERS ONLY - FULLY SPONSORED WORKSHOP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BPJI85G8VrA3Tbgay__DekKsluaUSxG1q_tOul-2cCkI2gkPGSLd72mMy8m_KSK_Zjz7p6oxZKFMm2lvbHU7XfGe5GfZg3BLk6XNnPG-sX7WclzvwHUIBsZ2gsqiEI5_Ar17MyxrYFoaF_kHuuVurqO8_RGspFNSJCHEgi52jCcERIt_pXr_vNztOg/s14617/TLM%20FOR%20HRDC%20-%20SME%20(002).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="14617" data-original-width="10334" height="880" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BPJI85G8VrA3Tbgay__DekKsluaUSxG1q_tOul-2cCkI2gkPGSLd72mMy8m_KSK_Zjz7p6oxZKFMm2lvbHU7XfGe5GfZg3BLk6XNnPG-sX7WclzvwHUIBsZ2gsqiEI5_Ar17MyxrYFoaF_kHuuVurqO8_RGspFNSJCHEgi52jCcERIt_pXr_vNztOg/w620-h880/TLM%20FOR%20HRDC%20-%20SME%20(002).png" width="620" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Hi guys, I have limited seats for this workshop that we normally organise for Senior Managers and Top Talents at MNCs and GLCs. The Public Program price per pax is RM 4770.00. So, this is a really unique chance.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">This one is fully sponsored by HRDC for Senior Managers and above - ONLY FOR SMEs.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">We <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>have a few more seats left, its a first come first serve basis. Please do not call or contact me directly but click this link to register <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F1CxH5YZKfApjmp9d8%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3dz8ObV1IgjV7_1pQGG9Jt4E8vczzXdgEVpfmkm6umB7l6NFZ3MmhRwIA&h=AT3J6vC1AZIW8gyj7GrZ7LIGbbORUQj1PYopQ5_g4E2FxPsZUsLAcdHGDHbV6rvp3c94wQ7Y3nO3Bo_8OxPNpF5HEdXarB22m1Ogo9J9AeRh3CfElzXeNayv7dSAtj2I1Q&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0oWHqLbnPRSPJv88aQtHq9zzdV6Xi-jt1qd4BfbW-f4FRlNyKnaWbaxWgK2iQdnovazoMBBrQ1xs9MMVvh9v9bUBo3oEY8TEw6nnq0PYHS9ZlWpbsuz08DqxiqRkrvUiWc" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/1CxH5YZKfApjmp9d8</a></span> . This is to ensure fairness and we follow the first come first serve approach.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks, anas</div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-26858266928402780722022-11-30T19:09:00.002+08:002022-11-30T19:09:08.722+08:00JUBAL - A Christian-Muslim Friendship<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ55dQzqOWb7NRViFaT8dgCOysLdFlWGdJBSgFC7PPP18VneC_WyqrSR0wI7LzOCGK1CqFj8YI430GSMS7Zdtm9h2i116QLW0002nhBjsZ7bzYwRUMrAcLMsebzJ6pg8iNmECZTJLPXOqQedAETaliaNF7Al3J3Mc4bv0uyjn6x6-4B37t8_eQgWoEg/s1080/jubal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1076" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ55dQzqOWb7NRViFaT8dgCOysLdFlWGdJBSgFC7PPP18VneC_WyqrSR0wI7LzOCGK1CqFj8YI430GSMS7Zdtm9h2i116QLW0002nhBjsZ7bzYwRUMrAcLMsebzJ6pg8iNmECZTJLPXOqQedAETaliaNF7Al3J3Mc4bv0uyjn6x6-4B37t8_eQgWoEg/w444-h445/jubal.jpeg" width="444" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">JUBAL </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Dear Jubal, it was 20 years ago today that you left us. It has been 20 years!!! But I have never stopped missing you. You were always there when I draw lines for MAD workshop and at the end of the program when the group sings FANTASY - walking among the participants like you always do. And, when I listen to Ennio Morricone's The Mission - just to remember you. </i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Love you much, brother!!!</i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>JUBAL - A Christian-Muslim Friendship</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>“And nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant” - Quran 5:82</i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In school, I was never good at choosing the right time to start and prepare for exams, so by the time I actually got to it, it was usually the exam week. I also picked and chose when to pay attention and when not to pay attention in class, with the latter being the norm. I would be reading something else, dreaming or plain half-asleep most of the time. Well, there were bright moments, although limited, when I was a teacher’s dream come true in subjects I liked – History, or when awesome teachers were teaching like Mr Teh-Ewe Hooi, Ms Lim Hoang Hoang and Cik Shakila Manan. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> But it was still a shocker to me when I got P7 for my Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, Bahasa Malaysia paper – by default I was a second grader. My Bahasa Malaysia was always good and I was always praised by my teachers. In fact, in Form 4 my marks were sandwiched between the top Malay and non-Malay student for highest marks. In those days, they awarded two prizes for Bahasa Malaysia – One each for Malays and Non-Malays. On hindsight I thought that was silly! </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Getting P7 was a problem because my plan was to correct my mistake in choosing to be in the science class during Form 4 & 5 and switch to the arts stream for Form 6 – and you cannot do that without a credit in Bahasa Malaysia! I was one of the fashionably naïve teenager whom after Form 3, rushed to be in Pure Science class not knowing that Additional Math and I were like water and oil and I had no chemistry with Chemistry. But, instead of getting to go to Form 6 Arts in Penang Free School (PFS) (PFS = a place only for the brave and the true!), I received a letter from Jabatan Pelajaran1 to report to a Maktab Sains2 in Seremban. Alamak3! </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I was told that for me to be reconsidered into PFS, I must first cancel my name in person from the Maktab Sains in Seremban. So off by bus I went to hang out with my sister in KL and took a day trip to Seremban by train. The recollection I remembered most about the Seremban trip was reading Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings while listening to Bob James’ jazz music using Kak Adek’s (my second sister) Panasonic walkman. Yes, it was a Panasonic not a Sony and during that time it was cassette tapes not CDs, DVDs or Digital Drive!</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> While waiting for the returning train to KL, I had a good many hours to read at the train station sharing my Coke and Bob James with a few down and out souls resting on the platform floor. I lazed with them, had some deep and meaningful conversations about how life was tough and the need to carry on. A few years later when I read George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London, I recollected this very Seremban experience. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I had to travel and plead to the Jabatan Pelajaran quite a few more times, in person, through letters, recommendations, etc and finally, months later, I was accepted back to the school that was built for only those who were Brave and True. I was not alone; one of my best buddies Nicky Ng Cheng Loong was also accepted. We were the last batch – batch number seven. We both were already planning to register to a private school, Methodist High School Penang when we got the news. Phew! </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The first time Jubal and I interacted </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jubal was the assistant class monitor at Upper Six Arts Three where both Nicky and I were placed. That pogeh fella (pogeh = smoke in Tamil, I will explain later) came to PFS only in Form 6. Earlier he schooled at TI – a Technical Institute. He did not understand and was a little annoyed with all the commotion caused by my presence. I was a popular kid in school and many of my old buddies like Bubba and Thiam Sin were celebrating ‘my return’. Furthermore, I was busy introducing the gang to Nicky, who was from MBS, Monkey Boy’s School, prior to Form 6. There were girls in the class and I wanted to get to know them too! PFS is co-ed at the 6th form level! There is a GOD and God is GREAT!</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Jubal, stood from across the room holding my registration form and spoke his first sentence to me by asking, “Hey Anas! Why didn’t your father name you anus?” </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> “The same reason why your father did not name you jubok (anus in colloquial Penang),” I answered. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Jubal and the class burst out in thunderous laughter and he suggested, “Mari-mari duduk sebelah saya, kita mesti jadi kawan baik.”3 </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We sat together in Form 6. His words became like a prophecy. We became best of friends. It was a friendship built on trust, care, understanding, love and compassion. And we had fun, always sharing our own jokes that no one else would make sense off – we were teenagers! </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> We were an unlikely pair, he smells; I don’t. He was not an egoistic person; I was full of ego (and still am) enough for the two of us and three more lifetimes. He had a face full of hair; I could hardly grow a decent moustache. I could do the Moonwalk, he danced like a papan4. He wore slacks, I wore jeans. He was always giving in; I was always on the offensive. He treated his car like a queen; I treated mine like a slave. He was always well groomed; I hardly combed my hair. I swam like a fish; he was totally scared of water. He took 3 weeks to decide which room to rent, I took 30 minutes to buy a house but on the other hand he married the first girl he dated (bodoh5 fella), and I am still as single as the time he and I first met. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Our relationship was special. In class when we were seated, it was a norm that our hands were on each other’s shoulders so much so I would smell like he did by day’s end. Once a teacher, Cikgu Ismail, probably irritated by our constant whispering and smirking walked over towards the two of us and asked,” You dua orang kembar Siam ka?”6 I answered back with a question, “Cikgu datang dari Kedah kan?”7 and when he answered yes, I continued, “Patut Cikgu bau macam padi.”8 </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All three of us laughed. Cikgu Ismail was a cool Sir. Jubal and I belanja9 him a few nasi kandar10 lunch when we were in the early 30s; he was no longer teaching then and was transferred to Jabatan Pelajaran Pulau Pinang. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Jubal and I had a deep and meaningful friendship. Even our parents and family recognized it. Umi and Irene his wife understood that when I was back in Penang, time must be allocated for the two of us to hangout. Jubal started working in Penang after Form 6, while I continued studying at Universiti Malaya and later made Kuala Lumpur my work base. We made the best of whatever times we had together and never failed to make time for each other. We cared and think for each other always. We practiced empathy between friends, always trying hard to ensure the other party gets whatever is best. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> After he got married, he moved to Balik Pulau – literally and geographically the other side of Penang Island. It does not matter even if my trip back was a short one, we would still find the time to catch up. If I was back for three days, I would drive to Balik Pulau on the first. He reciprocated by coming over to Fettes Park the next day. The third day we will meet halfway at Teluk Bahang for an early morning teh-tarik11 and roti canai12. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> He would slip me into church; it was easy because I do look like a Mat Salleh celup13. It was fun as Christian girls know how to dress well and yet do it decently. Although Jubal will taruh14 me, “ Ceh Zubedy, in church also you tengok perempuan!”15. I took him to Friday prayers; it was easy too, as with a songkok16 he looks like a typical Mamak17 fella. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> On a more serious note, we got to learn each other’s religions. I opened his mind and heart to Islam, and he did the same for me with Christianity. Not that we shared many books and debates, or discussions, but we shared a life together, a friendship and a living example; a good Christian in my midst and a good Muslim in his. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We saw the good in each other stemming from the very different religions that we professed. It made us realized without much funfair or the need for deep intellectual realization that at the deepest level we share the same Good God who is Caring, full of Grace, Merciful and Kind. That is why the relationship is deep and special; we are connected at the heart level. And, both our hearts are deeply connected to God. As Darrel, Jubal’s brother constantly reminds me, “I think God wanted us to be together, Jubal, you and I.” </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> While we worked hard at the friendship, life too chanced us to constantly meet. First it was the anus-jubok incident. When Nestle sent me for training in Kuantan, he was transferred by UAB (Use Another Bank?) to Kuantan too. He wanted to be a trainer-facilitator and strongly believed that teaching is one of the most meaningful professions. I started a training business. But it took almost 2 years for Irene and me to talk him into dropping his cushy salaried job and take the first step to be what he wanted to be. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> It was during his first understudy that the term Pogeh took shape. It was during my Presentation Skills Workshop. To teach participants how to give a good speech, we first taught them how to sing. The song chosen for the activity was “Smoke gets in your eyes”. Jubal translated the song title into Tamil, “Pogeh Kanne Pat Te Re Chi”, and he would utter it in a manner that would make you laugh. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> As he was tone deaf, it was hilarious to hear him singing it in Tamil. Later, he slowly changed the term pogeh and it became identified with bodoh or blur. So you can start a sentence with, “That pogeh fella forgot to pay the bill” or when someone created a big blunder, “Dashat pogeh fella lah”. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Jubal was a master in creating abbreviations and words with new meanings – his part-time job. So CAT is Chick Attracting Tool. The moment I bought the Mercedes E200 Compressor, he added a U in front of CAT, so it’s U-CAT – Ultimate Chick Attracting Tool. TIF is Top Indian Fella and so on. Anyone who had spent enough time with Jubal, ends up using all his funny terms and creation. Perhaps Jubal should have worked with Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I received an email from him asking me to pick Irene and him up from the airport one day later than planned. They were having a holiday in Bali and he said he wants to Genggong (Make Love To, Have Sex With, or simply F_ _ _ depending on who you do it with) his wife for another day. Pogeh fella, now I had to go change my entire schedule.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> That night just after midnight, someone rang my doorbell. I looked outside and saw a police car in front of my house and I recognized Mr Veerasingham our Resident Association Leader at Hartamas. I went outside and the police officer asked if I knew a Jubal Lawrence, as in case of emergency it was stated that I was the person to call. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I answered yes, ‘ Dia kawan karib saya”18. He continued gently, “Maaf saya ada berita buruk. Encik Jubal dan isterinya mati lemas di Bali. Encik kenal ahli keluarga dia?”19</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That was more than 7 (today 20) years ago. We were an unlikely pair. I swim like a fish; Jubal was totally scared of water. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Love you and miss you brother.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>“Those who believe (in the Qur'an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in God and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve”. - Quran 2:62</i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-71338025822517319972022-11-30T10:12:00.001+08:002022-11-30T10:12:03.976+08:00#BodohPolitik - FREE DOWNLOAD E-BOOK<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES6NnYJ_4hSxU4pEEllG-JwD5t5tbfoVctUj1xR76EUISAYH_1505L-bjb2uY3nbo0juei7033aRqO-ItsNRLb67SLlcj6Hvj3ug1qe7-Vz76u83qVYQiiCefw3NEiBHOD5Giav_2UKJm387n9uXiQsmtE5PyJ0TIv6zj0i7JuBWzNFkb8iLuhV9ijw/s1024/BODOH-POLITIK-1024x913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1024" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgES6NnYJ_4hSxU4pEEllG-JwD5t5tbfoVctUj1xR76EUISAYH_1505L-bjb2uY3nbo0juei7033aRqO-ItsNRLb67SLlcj6Hvj3ug1qe7-Vz76u83qVYQiiCefw3NEiBHOD5Giav_2UKJm387n9uXiQsmtE5PyJ0TIv6zj0i7JuBWzNFkb8iLuhV9ijw/w451-h401/BODOH-POLITIK-1024x913.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I wrote this book back in 2012 before GE13. I dedicated the book
to Clever Malaysians. Amazing how things hasn’t change. LOL! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The FOREWORD reads …,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">‘If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have
committed suicide’ - Mahatma Gandhi -<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In order to make sense of the world and … our politics, we
must know how to laugh, especially at ourselves. If we lose our ability to
laugh, we know that something is dead wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Journalist Erma Bombeck said that when humour goes, there
goes civilization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#BodohPolitik: 101 easy guides on how (not) to choose a
Malaysian leader is a light-hearted way to look at our politics. Humour is a
way to unite us. People who laugh together, stay together. So let’s have a
laugh at ourselves, knowing fully well that idiosyncrasies from any political divide
at the end of the day represent all of us – Malaysians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Download the E-Book here <a href="http://bit.ly/3EKJKwc">http://bit.ly/3EKJKwc</a>
for free. Share it with friends and family as ‘Many a true word is spoken in
jest’ - English proverb 😊<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Peace, anas</span><o:p></o:p></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-25624723572360091662022-11-29T15:46:00.001+08:002022-11-29T15:46:23.606+08:00 EDUCATED VS LEARNED<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Are you an educated or learned person?</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Malaysia has a high rate of educated people but perhaps not those who are learned. A learned person is able to differentiate between right and wrong, what is wasteful and what is productive, is fair, balanced and are able to be honest on both sides. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Educated people only have information and use them to prop up what they see fit.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For example, an educated person may support their leaders even when they are dishonest and inconsistent, but a learned person on the other hand will support even an enemy when the enemy is right.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is because learned people can make sense of right and wrong. They have ethics and believe in integrity. They care about values - good values.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So which one are you? </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Peace, anas</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-34520344342612833882022-11-28T13:44:00.005+08:002022-11-28T13:44:48.328+08:00INGAT JANJI - #RasuahBusters<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">*KENYATAAN MEDIA* *oleh </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RASUAHBUSTERS</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">*</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*Khamis, 24 November 2022*</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*INGAT JANJI KALIAN!*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RASUAHBUSTERS</a> GESA LANTIKAN MENTERI PENUHI KRITERIA*</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>*<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a>* merakamkan *TAHNIAH* atas penubuhan kerajaan baharu di bawah kepimpinan Perdana Menteri ke-10, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang memperoleh mandat untuk mentadbir negara bagi tempoh lima tahun akan datang. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ini adalah masa penting untuk manifesto yang dijanjikan pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) dilaksanakan. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Untuk itu, hanya barisan pasukan menteri-menteri yang teguh dan berwibawa berhak dilantik di kedudukan berkenaan. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Demi rakyat, dan jika anda benar-benar ikhlas, *<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a>* menggesa untuk kriteria berikut dipenuhi dalam lantikan menteri-menteri kabinet Malaysia:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*1.Berkemampuan*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Menteri yang dipilih harus mempunyai keupayaan, kemahiran dan pengetahuan tentang kementerian yang akan diterajui.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*2. Pencapaian*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Menteri yang dipilih mempunyai sejarah dan rekod pencapaian yang baik dalam bidang berkaitan dan mempunyai kelayakan yang sesuai dengan peranan kementerian.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*3.Mengutamakan agenda rakyat*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Menjadikan isu rakyat antaranya ekonomi, peluang pekerjaan, kesihatan, pendidikan dan sara hidup sebagai keutamaan dalam pentadbiran.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*4. Berintegriti dan jujur*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Lantikan adalah dengan syarat bahawa menteri-menteri akan memastikan ketelusan pentadbiran dan menghapuskan ketirisan. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">*5. Isytihar harta*</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Menteri-menteri harus mengisytiharkan aset mereka dan ahli keluarga sebagai langkah mencegah konflik kepentingan, pemilikan tidak wajar dan meningkatkan integriti.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sekiranya tiada dalam kalangan ahli dewan yang memenuhi kriteria tersebut, maka *<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a>* mengesa agar Perdana Menteri bersedia melantik daripada kalangan pakar dan profesional yang tidak terdiri daripada wakil rakyat yang dipilih bagi menunaikan tanggungjawab berkenaan. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Membawa gerakan <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/nilaimoralkarakterbangsa?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#NilaiMoralKarakterBangsa</a> daripada rakyat kepada rakyat, *<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a>* bersama rakan-rakan gabungannya akan terus berperanan memastikan rekod prestasi pentadbiran negara ini dipantau dalam tempoh 30 hari, 60 hari, 100 hari dan seterusnya agar Malaysia benar-benar kembali pulih dan integriti menjadi asas kepada kestabilan sebuah <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/malaysiatanparasuah?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#MalaysiaTanpaRasuah</a>.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Oleh:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Ketua Pasukan <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">bersama Pasukan Teras dan 524 rakan gabungan *<a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/rasuahbusters?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZX8nTKxaaYcKdehvzYT9CHpFLUc6hrC1y2BX5YltIF-9edTxAsBxU3ee3TUe5aBwS6Bbbyy59SABpxW0Qes4ITlP8PsXbez1FqaPOpPGJeounArj0Zve5fzz9VP_0h6RK5VPdUxt5AYgEF-dxdAFWmc_fvGculfHVgIzQRo8C9OdA&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#RasuahBusters</a>*</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-60006410545370450252022-11-27T16:15:00.000+08:002022-11-27T16:15:05.658+08:00 CHOOSING A PM AND HIS CABINET - WHAT MUST WE LOOK FOR?<p><i style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">" Leadership must come with integrity - there is no compromise. Without integrity talent is a liability. "</span></i></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would like to share with you a method I designed for the corporate leaders in choosing Top Talents for their organization. We call it C.A.P.I., making it easy for recall. I hope it will help you choose the best leaders for Malaysia especially our PM,DPM and Ministers.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>CAPACITY</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A person’s capacity is the basic foundation of his or her ability to deliver. No amount of training or exposure can bring out what is expected from a talent if he or she lacks the capacity. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like a car engine, capacity determines the ability to perform under different circumstances. The larger the capacity, the greater the propensity to deliver. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We cannot ask a 1.0 Liter 3 cylinder 96HP PERODUA to deliver like a 4.6 Liter V8 310 HP Lexus GX. That would simply be sending the person to failure. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When the leader fails, our country suffers.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ACHIEVEMENT - PERFORMANCE</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">True achievement is about results; not efforts, not promises, not words. Top talents focus their energies on where the results are, they make things happen, they deliver. They spend more time doing and delivering. They don’t talk as much as they do. When they talk, it is to engage people to perform. They want to get things done, make things right. They lead people to actions that are based on clear goals. We must choose leaders that deliver.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PEOPLE SKILLS</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Top talents deliver through working with and through people. They harness and focus the energy of others toward common goals. They are team leaders. Talent who prefers working alone are specialists and they are great support for top talents. Remember that we must choose talents that work with others in their effort to move up in an organization, not rise up by stepping on them. The latter will cause future disunity to the team.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the Malaysian context we must also choose leaders who are willing to listen and work with not just a particular race, but every ethnic group. Not just with those in the Peninsular but also Sabah and Sarawak and vice versa. Care for those in urban as well as the rural areas plus willing to engage not just the old, but the middle aged and the young. In short, we must choose a leader that is with the rakyat, one that will work with us and care much about our well-being, not their position and power.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">INTEGRITY</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leadership must come with integrity - there is no compromise. Without integrity talent is a liability. No matter how brilliant, knowledgeable or successful, lack of integrity disqualifies any and all talent for any leadership position. We must check their track record like their propensity to lie, practice double standards, say one thing and do the other.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In short in choosing our leaders, INTEGRITY IS THE FINAL SIFT that must not be put aside no matter what.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peace, </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">anas zubedy </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kuala Lumpur.</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-72733707053886458872022-11-25T17:49:00.001+08:002022-11-25T17:49:09.461+08:00THE GREEN TSUNAMI? <p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4bsh-F6ix1_z9bFqWsQRCvFAku8pM1uh9NBC2yUCYRFk7dB9DSFqLbqaAmmlwKlBXO59BlIMB57UadHu_Sil4RaRcjgDtuzbSMwrqTTmpKdM9jW5bscaKSTU9H55gMKgrU63AUK355PGiHWPIGN7WcEyGD1iSdV16jubhOuskUFAjbUxJOtPJZtWdQ/s1080/cwaz.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4bsh-F6ix1_z9bFqWsQRCvFAku8pM1uh9NBC2yUCYRFk7dB9DSFqLbqaAmmlwKlBXO59BlIMB57UadHu_Sil4RaRcjgDtuzbSMwrqTTmpKdM9jW5bscaKSTU9H55gMKgrU63AUK355PGiHWPIGN7WcEyGD1iSdV16jubhOuskUFAjbUxJOtPJZtWdQ/w545-h545/cwaz.jpeg" width="545" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">THE GREEN TSUNAMI? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">GO here https://www.facebook.com/realchunwai/videos/3015191745439929</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I have for some time wrote that Malaysia will turn more and more "Islamic" as a foregone conclusion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So what is next? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Do watch the above interview and read the 2013 article below.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-stronger-islamic-flavour-after-ge13.html </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Peace, anas</span></p>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-6608050222493805822022-11-23T14:50:00.005+08:002022-11-23T14:50:27.877+08:00“WHAT DOES TOP MANAGEMENT LOOK FOR IN TALENTS”<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">omorrow 24/11/2022 Thursday 8:00 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“WHAT DOES TOP MANAGEMENT LOOK FOR IN TALENTS”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Leadership and Social Innovation webinar.</span><br style="background-color: white; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Passcode: LSI03</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Join Asrif, Bhuvanes, Ben and I in sharing our thoughts about Top Talents.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Peace, anas</span></span></p><div><br /></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171109115213682080.post-56176614675307625072022-11-18T12:24:00.003+08:002022-11-18T12:24:23.235+08:00 FOKUS KEPADA CABARAN BUKAN PARTI - Dr Chandra Muzaffar<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Terlebih dahulu, saya ingin meminta maaf kerana lambat menyampaikan mesej kepada para pengundi seperti kelaziman setiap kali Pilihanraya Umum negara ini kerana saya berdepan dengan masalah kesihatan dan baru sahaja keluar dari menerima rawatan di hospital. Walaupun mengalami kekangan, saya berasa terpanggil kerana saya menyedari kepentingan untuk menyampaikan mesej ini demi masa hadapan rakyat dan generasi akan datang. </span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Artikel ini tidak akan <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>menyentuh mengenai parti-parti politik yang terlibat atau calon- calon yang bertanding sebaliknya saya mahu mengupas dan memfokuskan kepada 5 isu utama yang mendepani negara ini serta cabarannya. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lima isu utama yang saya maksudkan ialah rasuah, tanggungjawab dan hak, hubungan kaum dan keharmonian ,ekonomi adil dan maju dan perubahan global dan serantau. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Isu pertama ialah rasuah. Kita sedia maklum rasuah umpama barah dalam membentuk masyarakat yang membangun. Permasalahan memang perlu dibanteras demi kemaslahatan negara ini. Ia bukanlah isu enteng dan memerlukan iltizam yg luar biasa di kalangan kepimpinan dan semua lapisan rakyat. Pada pendapat saya, amalan retorik bukanlah kaedah yang berkesan untuk mengatasinya. Undang-undang atau peraturan yang mengawal selia pembiayaan politik perlu digubal. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Isu kedua yang saya ingin tekankan ialah mengenai tanggungjawab dan hak sebagai rakyat Malaysia. Rakyat harus memahami tidak ada hak tanpa tanggungjawab. Sebahagian rakyat begitu lantang menyuarakan hak mereka tetapi mengabaikan tanggungjawab memahami dan menghargai asal-usul negara, latarbelakang dan evolusinya. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pada pendapat saya, hubungan antara kaum adalah sesuatu yang sangat perlu dititik beratkan. Hubungan yang kukuh perlu dipupuk berdasarkan sifat kemanusiaan kita dan kewarganegaraan yang sama. Nilai-nilai bersama harus diutamakan . Penghormatan yang ikhlas antara kaum perlu diterapkan demi membentuk sebuah masyarakat yang harmoni. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ekonomi adil dan maju merupakan satu isu yang perlu digapai dan diberi perhatian khusus. Jurang perbezaan di antara golongan kaya dan miskin perlu dikurangkan. Sifat memonopoli kekayaan oleh segelintir rakyat juga perlu dihapuskan. Untuk merealisasikan kesaksamaan ekonomi, asas berdikari dalam ekonomi dan masyarakat perlu ditingkatkan. Rantaian bekalan makanan serta keselamatan sumber makanan perlu dikukuhkan. Sumber-sumber ekonomi baharu hasil daripada khazanah semulajadi negara juga perlu dimajukan. Selain itu, pemperkasaan syarikat-syarikat kerjasama (cooperatives) juga boleh diambil sebagai salah satu pendekatan ekonomi. Jaringan ekonomi serantau dan global juga boleh dijalinkan untuk merencanakan kemakmuran ekonomi nasional. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kita tidak boleh lari dari perubahan sistem global. Pertembungan di antara ‘unipolar world’ yang diketuai oleh Amerika Syarikat serta sekutunya dan ‘multipolar world’ yang dipelopori oleh China. Multipolar world lebih adil dan telus untuk negara-negara seperti Malaysia. Kita harus menyokong usaha ini melalui rancangan-rancangan seperti ‘The Belt-Road Initiative.’ Amerika Syarikat cuba menggagalkan multipolar world melalui politik penggulingan pemimpin-pemimpin yang berjiwa merdeka (regime change) seperti yang berlaku di Pakistan. Kita juga harus berwaspada dengan ancaman ini. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kita tidak boleh menyokong unipolar world yang membawa banyak malapetaka kepada dunia. Unipolar world dan kuasa Amerika Syarikat yang membawa bencana seperti pengabdian rakyat Palestin dan kehancuran beberapa negara Muslim seperti Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yaman dan Afghanistan. Kuasa Amerika Syarikat menyasarkan kebangkitan China sebagai satu cabaran utama yang perlu dihapuskan. Rakyat yang beragama Islam dan kaum Cina di Malaysia harus memahami hakikat ini dan mendirikan benteng bersama mempertahankan kedaulatan negara. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pengundi-pengundi Malaysia pada 19 November harus memahami segala isu dan cabaran global, serantau dan nasional dan menggunakan undi mereka secara bijak dan matang. Jangan kita menjadi seperti pepatah Melayu, sesal dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tidak beguna. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sekiranya kita gagal memilih kerajaan yang sanggup menghadapi cabaran-cabaran yang dibincangkan atau kita gagal mendirikan kerajaan yang stabil selepas 19 November, kita tidak harus merasa kecewa. Kita mempunyai satu lagi pilihan untuk negara ini. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pemimpin-pemimpin tiga gabungan utama di Semenanjung dan pemimpin-pemimpin di Sabah dan Sarawak boleh berunding sesama sendiri dan cuba mendirikan sebuah kerajaan MUAFAKAT. Politik negara kita selama ini bercirikan ‘Politik Keseteruan’ (Adversarial Politics) seperti di kebanyakan negara lain. Apa salahnya sekiranya dalam tempoh 5 tahun akan datang ini kita cuba politik muafakat dimana semua parti politik dan pemimpin politik memberi tumpuan kepada cabaran-cabaran bersama dan mengenepikan kepentingan kepartian dan individu? Mungkin melalui cara ini kita dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraan rakyat jelata. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chandra Muzaffar. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ahli Sains Politik </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Kuala Lumpur </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">17 November 2022.</span></div></div>anas zubedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08461600313710822294noreply@blogger.com0