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Mar 17th, 2008 by Tian
Hi, I am back.
It had been a very exhausting week after the election result. I also felt heavy burden with great expectation from the people.
Malaysia is now catching up with the development of other countries. We are moving towards a multi-party democracy.
However to maintain and to continue inspiring the people is much more difficult than to overthrow the government.
Over the last few days, besides spending time shaking hands, I also tried to forge better links between parties. Now the coalition of DAP, PAS and KeADILan had successfully and firmly formed, its time to work on our reform agenda.
The coalition also need a formal structure. This I believe leaders of the 3 parties are talking, and a unified team will be formed.
As I am writing, UMNO and its cronies are trying to destabilize the newly formed state government. There had been a few demonstrations sponsored by UMNO. Welcome my friends in UMNO for maintaining disciple and peace in the rally. Though the police alleged that the gatherings have no permit, no demonstrators arrested.
This is a great improvement: now the police is upholding a high standard of tolerance towards peaceful gatherings. I don’t wish to see the experiences of reformists being repeated on UMNO protesters.
Anyway, congratulations to UMNO. Only slightly more than a week ago, UMNO and its allies declared demonstrations “bukan budaya kita”. Now UMNO is in agreement with us. Welcome to the club!
I hope this scene will not be repeated anymore
We’re with you guys all the way, Tian Chua. Don’t lose your sense of humor. I just love the thought of you as an MP - a Yang Berkhidmat no less. The last time I saw you on YouTube, you were being punched by a cop even as his colleagues dragged you from your car and carried you off ceremoniously - all in clear view of the Parliament! I salute your phenomenal courage…now let’s get to work on the stamina
BRAVO!
We’re with you guys all the way, Tian Chua. Don’t lose your sense of humor. I just love the thought of you as an MP - a Yang Berkhidmat no less. The last time I saw you on YouTube, you were being punched by a cop even as his colleagues dragged you from your car and carried you off unceremoniously - all in clear view of the Parliament! I salute your phenomenal courage…now let’s get to work on the stamina
BRAVO!
Selamat bertugas !
Welcome back sir. I met u at the Keadilan Centre in Jln Sentul and volunteered to be a polling agent (La Salle) after the request on Haris’s blog. Congratulations on your win. I guess now is when the hard work will begin. God bless you in all that you set out to do for the people
Hi Tian Chua,
I am very happy with the election results. We have hope now! Time for a change! Thank you Tian Chua for all the hardwork you have done. In one of the reformasi, I saw you lying down and being carried by the policemen and the manner of how Nathienel was arrested. At that moment, I feel so sad for this country. After that day, I did two things.
1) I make sure that I get to vote although I have never bother to vote all these years
2) I tell everyone that I met to read Malaysia today and malaysia kini
Keep up the good work.
I wonder why they don’t beat up those UMNO demonstrators?
Welcome back!
The double faced UMNO is waiting for their death with this kind of racial based demos. They just refuse to understand that this is no more 1969 era. The people are much more matured to see beyond the racial mask these goons are trying show. Well, one thing is proved that the UMNO goons had to keep their mouth from now on and can not cry “Demotrasi bukan budaya kita”. Shame on them. They can not engage a proper discussion. They are scared of their ill gotten wealth is slipping away. Let them dance around. People are just fed-up with them. By next election they will be nowhere. For PKR-DAP-PAS, keep moving forward. You have the RAKYAT support.
Congratulations upon your election victory! All the hard work has paid off. We hope you will do well as an MP in representing the rakyat, and wish you success.
Having a united front (DAP/PKR/PAS) among the coalition parties is the most important step forward in view of the BN’s divide-and-rule government for 50 years, pitting the people and races against each other by using racial politics.
Congratulations again. I am sure PKR-DAP-PAS can do much better than old gov in the 5 states that they are ruling now. I would like to suggest that all MP and Dun members from PKR-DAP-PAS must declare publicly their personal wealth and that of their immediate family memebrs - spouse & children. Whenever possible, these 5 states must limit the serving terms of their CM/MB to at most 3 terms. In the long run but before next GE, a mechanism must be formulated to make sure that only the most suitable candidates be appointed the state exco members regardless of race, religion and party. This will prevent these 3 parties from repeating the old rotted system practising by BN all the while. If all these can be done, BN will be forced to reform it self similarly. Best still if there will be no racial parties in Malaysia forever!
YB, it’s been a pleasure meeting you the other day at your office. You might not know me but I had been a supporter since your name frequented the MSM during the BERSIH and the Parliament Petition protests. I commented on Jed Yoong’s column on “Tian Chua. It’s time he is a MP” :”This is what selfless really mean…..” (read here:http://jedyoong.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/tian-chua-its-time-he-is-an-mp/)
We hope you could continue to stand up against the powerful and mighty. We also hope you could make your presence felt in DBKL to right all the wrongs in the city. We will be your eyes and your ears. Rest assured, you will hear from us!
Congratulations again, Yang Berkhidmat!
salam saudara Tian chua. Tahniah atas kemenangan yang diraih dalam pilihanraya ke 12 tahun ini.kemenangan yang diraih bukanlah kemenangan untuk parti yang anda terajui tetapi untuk rakyat Malaysia keseluruhannya. Saya Nur Azmi dari kampung Puah bahagia tidak lah menetap lama di sana,. sebelum menetap di sana saya diam di wangsa maju selama 3 tahun. Saya berpindah ke Kg. Puah Bahagia bermula bulan Februari 2008. Waqlaupun begitu saya sering ke sana kerana saudara saya diam di kg. setinggan tersebut. majoriti di sini adalah kelas pekerja “working class’ yang bekerja sebagai buruh, peniaga pasar malam, peniaga kecil dan pekerja am rendah.suasana setinggan yang penuh unik dan kekampungan menjadikan saya seronok tinggal di sana. Namun apa yang diperhatikan, penduduk setinggan di sini kebanyakannya tidak turun mengundi. semasa ceramah saudara yang berlangsung di Bandar baru sentul pada 7 hb 2008.Saya dan tunang saya hadir melihat kehebatan saudara dan wakil Hindraf berucap. hebat dan kemenangan saudara amat dijangka oleh saya. PKR sememangnya parti yang menarik perhatian saya semasa saya menjadi jurnalis bebas sehingga lah kini saya menerajui syarikat sendiri yang menjurus ke arah penerbitan, seni dan musik. Penduduk setinggan yang saya nyatakan adalah merujuk kepada Kg. Puah Bahagia. Saya melihat mereka bagai tidak mengambil endah lagi perihal politik dan kenegaraan. dengar-dengar di kedai dan warung, “Apa perlu sokong BN, DAP,PKR atau PAS? nasib kita manusia susah tetap sama.” Itu kata-kata yang sering saya dengar di kalangan mereka. Saya membaca tentang politik dalam surat khabar atau media elektronik, ada yang menyindir. ‘PKR menang awak dapat apa?” di sini mencerminkan budaya “ignorance’ wujud di kalangan warganya. mungkin zaman penguasaan BN di sini cukup memahitkan. tiada pembelaan dari parti tersebut untuk golongan “working class’ seperti mereka. Yang lucu, penduduk asal dari Indonesia lebih mengambil peduli tentang perkembangan politik setempat berbanding penduduk tempatan. Mereka mungkin tercalar lama dengan kesusahan, tempat tinggal yang tidak sihat, kotor dan sering dilanda masalah banjir, nyamuk dan air paya yang membusuk. Masalah dadah juga terlihat jelas tetapi tiada tindakan dari pihak tertentu termasuk penduduk. Selama ini mereka tepaksa mencacak bendera Bn kerana khuatir rumah tempat tinggal mereka akan disodok kerajaan untuk tujuan pembangunan.Apa nasib mereka yang disodok rumahnya? Pakah BN memberi rumah baru dengan kaedah sewa beli atau sewa bulanan? Kasihanilah penduduk setinggan kerana mereka memerlukan manusia seperti awak dan saya untuk membuka minda, jiwa dan dunia mereka. mereka terhimpit dan suasana semakin menyempit. Harap kemenangan anda di kawasan Batu akan memberi perubahan yang baik kepada mereka. Harap kita boleh bertemu dan berbincang tentang perkara ini. Saya bisa bawa anda turun sama kepada mereka. jumpa lagi dan harap komentar ini akan memberi perhatian kepada anda.
-NUR AZMI,
KG.PUAH BAHAGIA,SENTUL
http://www.nurazmiworld.blogspot.com
Let’s hope the authority does not practice “inbalance” in social and economic actions. It’s early days…..hence the DAP-PKR-PAS Team must be strong and present a credible force to check those in power.
It’s time for a Shadow Cabinet system to hold those cabinet ministers responsible for their actions and inactions.
The outcome of 2008GE speaks for itself…….we need a fundamental change in the directions of the Malaysian social and economic system !!
salam sejahtera Tian Chua. saya ucapkan tahniah kepada anda kerana memenangi pilihanraya ke 12 untuk kaw.batu.saya pernah menghantar komen berkenaan hal yang melanda di kawasan setinggan sekitar sentul. Antaranya di kawasan saya tinggal iaitu di Kg.Puah Bahagia. saya menulis komen ini dlm Bahasa Melayu bukan kerana saya tidak tahu bahasa inggeris tetapi saya menghormati penuh Bahasa melayu sebagai bahasa kebangsaan. Sudah dikatakan bahawa kebanyakan penduduk sekitar setinggan di sini agak malas untuk turun mengundi. kata mereka biar apapun parti yang naik, nasib mereka tetap sama. saya syorkan kepada saudara agar mendekati kelompok istimewa ini. sebagai YB baru, saudara perlu turun ke sini melihat keadaan di sini (kg.Puah Bahagia). persekitaran yang kurang bersih, tempat tinggal yang tidak tersusun, nyamuk,paya yang berbau dan macam-macam lagi. majoriti di sini adalah dari kalangan ‘working class’. mereka terdiri dari peniaga kecil,buruh binaan,pekerja bawahan,peniaga pasar malam dan juga kelangan yang mencari rezeki dengan mengutip barangan yang boleh dikitar semula. Perlu ada web berbahasa melayu bagi pihak saudara. ini bagi membolehkan lagi masyarakat ‘working class’ ini mendekati saudara dengan lebih rapat. ingat kemenangan parti saudara amat saya kagumi. PKR dari dahulu lagi bersama saya semasa namanya bukan parti politik iaitu ADIL. PKR menang bukan untuk menyatakan parti itu kuat, tetapi untuk mewakili rakyat Malaysia keseluruhannya. harapan baru Malaysia kerana anda dipandang peneroka baru dalam reformasi yang bakal berlaku. Kg. ini begitu memerlukan anda dan itulah tugas anda sebagai wakil rakyat. mungkin dahulu di sini penduduknya terpaksa mencacak bendera BN kerana takut dan gusar. rumah mereka disodok dan nasib mereka bagaimana?masyarakat setinggan perlukan pembelaan wajar dari anda dan siapa sahaj yang dipertanggungjawabkan. mereka mungkin tidak mengerti apa itu manifesto,reformasi dan sebagainya. namun mereka adalah sebahagian dari masyarakat yang memerlukan petunjuk. anda lah orangnya. saya syorkan anda turun ke mari dan melihat sendiri apa yang saya maksudkan. dekatilah mereka. kasihanilah mereka yang naif dan daif. Di sini saya melihat segalanya dan mungkin saya cepat tersentuh walaupun di sini hebat dan indah cara hidupnya. sederhana dan penuh setiakawan dan menghormati sesama jiran. namun mereka dahagakan segala informasi dan perubahan yang mereka sendiri keliru. Saya menggarapkan semua yang berlaku kini di dalam sebuah karya saya yang bakal menemui pembaca novel grafik nanti. awak kena membuktikan bahawa awak adalah suara rakyat yang sebenarnya. jauhilah dari politik kotor dan tidak mengendahkan rakyat marhaen. mereka di sini cukup terseksa dengan apa yang mereka peroleh setiap hari. selama BN berkuasa di sini, apa yang mereka bawa? ketakutan dan masa depan yang tidak menentu. saya sedia bertemu anda tian chua dan kita sama-sama melihat keadaan ini. Saya mahu kamu juga merasa bagaimana seorang seniman itu merasai di dalam benaknya. tian chua anda bangun bukan untuk kemewahan dan kuasa, anda dibangkitkan untuk kebangkitan rakyat. di sini saya sedia menyokong begitu juga mereka jika anda turun mendalami masalah mereka. Jangan nanti menag sorak namun kosong dan kosong. meninggalkan rakyat dalam kebingungan serta ketidak pastian. mereka bila-bila masa bisa merubah jalan mereka. mereka bisa kembali kepada BN. ingat tak apa yang berlaku kepada kerajaan PAS Terengganu? di Perak tempat kelahiran saya, saya begitu gembira melihat perpaduan di antara PAS,DAP dan PKR terjalin. teruskan wahai perjuang rakyat. jika benar kamu semua permata rakyat buktikan! jangan hanya penuh retorik! beraksilah, beraksi untuk masyarakat yang memerlukan.
selamat memikul tugas mulia..
Nur Azmi Mohter
Bandar baru sentul
http://www.nurazmiworld.blogspot.com
http://www.nurazmicomics.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/nurasite
Hi YB, Congratulations and I hope the first agenda is to clean the electrol roll.
Dear YB Tian Chua,
I can definitely appreciate your twist on matters viz the ‘demontrasi bukan budaya kita’ (as PKR, DAP and PAS) has done so often with everything else.
However, I urge caution against using the word ‘overthrow’. What happened was the suara rakyat for change, reforms rather than a revolt!
nama ‘Tian Chua’ bolehlah dikatakan popular meniti di bibir2 kami - rakyat biasa yang kebanyakannya golongan berpendapatan rendah yang mengalami kesukaran dalam menghadapi cabaran hidup di bandar besar..kisah perjuangan ‘Tian Chua’ yang sangat berani menjadi bualan kami2 yang mengharapkan angin perubahan di dalam kepimpinan negara yang sedang’huru - hara’ dengan berbagai isu.. ketika berita tentang kemenangan ‘Tian Chua’ di Parlimen Batu tersebar, kami2 lah antara orang yang berasa lega kerana sebenarnya, barisan kepimpinan negara memerlukan lebih ramai ‘TIAN CHUA’ !!
kami2 sangat respek keberanian YB Tian Chua dalam perjuangannya dan sekali lagi diucapkan tahniah di atas kemenangan ini.
Harapan Baru Untuk Malaysia
can i have mr chua tian chang had phone no. because i have very urgent cause to contract him.
Hey, my brothers and sisters in Malaysia irregardless of race,
Congratulations and Well done. I am so proud to be known as a Malaysian again. What an achievement despite the intense BN actions and provocations. I will finally like to call Malaysia home again. Especially proud of the fact that my fellow Malaysians be it Malay, Chinese or Indians are able to see the senseless way the BN had been able to dictate the racial based agenda for 50 years and divide us as a nation. We can now work hard to prove these bad people in the BN wrong that we Malaysians are truly Asians of one identity and nationality. Truly Malaysia Boleh and not their stupid cliche to pretend to divide us as a people and as a nation.
Now on to the trial of Altantunya to bring the real culprit and justice for her and the Lingam tapes.
it’s time for you to walk the talk and Batu voters have all the confidence in you.
Yang Berhormat Tian Chua,
Congratulations on your winning. Show them our power.
well done Tian, PKR.
Heard Anwar is busy enticing BN MPs to join PKR or DAP, PAS. Tian, I am from Sabah. I know the feeling of being betrayed by my MPs who jumped ship. Anwar had a hand in the Sabah affairs in 1990s where many PBS assemblymen jumped ship and ignore the people’s mandate.
My advice, ask Anwar to ask those BN MPs to resign , if they want to join PKR/DAP/PAS, and let their constituents decide. Don’t play dirty. Most importantly, don’t trust sabah Umno MPs. You’ll rue that day. We in Sabah know them only too well.
Dear Oris,
Thank you for your concern. In fact we are not interested to lure any MP from BN to join us. Our plan is to consolidate the coalition of KeADILan, PAS and DAP. We can prove to the people we provide better governance than the BN. There is no rush to take over the national government.
Regards,
Tian
Dear Y.B,
Congratulations to you and ur team! Finally!! I am so glad u r representing the people..Ur such an inspiration to all Malaysians. Please give them hell in parliament.
Now that you are a Member of Parliament (MP), do press ahead with freedom of expression in Malaysia, one that comes with responsibilty.
Through the years, you and your fellow intelectual ones had been supressed and harassed by the authority. It’s time to voice you views (and that of most Malaysian) in the Parliament.
The minority and marginalised had spoken out loud and clear the disappointment, discontent and anger against the current government. So please hold the cabinet accountable to the people of this land, Malaysia.
Tian Chua,
Hope your stay in Sydney and Melbourne during your student days gave you the energy and mindset to be an effective and responsible Member of Parliament.
I salute your courage to face the government machinenary.
(Pls seek ways to secure the release of your fellow MP who is currently being locked up, one who won 2008GE in absentia, a clear message in anyone’s langguage).
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Bravo!!! Congrats to you and your team. Welcome back!!. We missed your jokes. Worry not, we will be with you all the way. You will get our full support.
BTW, pls ensure the BR (PKR-PAS-DAP) stay united. We are not like the BODOWI team!!! Stay united as a team show BODOWI and his Kitchen Cabinet Team and we are more civilised!! No ISA needed!!
Dear Sir,
Please ensure the Barisan Rakyat does a good job in the 5 free states, so that the people in my state of Johor will see hope in the PKR-DAP-PAS coalition and vote BN out the next election. At present, BN is still very strong here because of racial chauvinism and an intense fear of retaliation from the authorities.
Hi Tian Chua,
I append herewith another article of mine for your comments. Thank you.
NO MORE NEGOTIATED TENDER PLEASE!
May 3rd, 2008
The Prime Minster’s reply in Parliament on 30-04-08 that under the 9th Malaysia Plan, a total of RM153 billion had been approved for projects, of which RM63 billion or a good 38% were under direct negotiation and the rest by open tender, is something we, as citizens of a civil siciety, have a good reason to ponder over.
Firstly, it is generally observed that negotiated tender could not ensure a fair competition among the suppliers or contractors, and would thus mean that the government would have to pay for a higher cost for goods and services. This has become unduely taxing to the tax-payers.
Secondly, the materials or works secured may not be of the best quality or standed, given the situation that there is limited scope of suppliers or contractors.
Thirdly, direct negotiation with companies seem to provide chances for bribery and corruption, as the power to select suppliers or contractors may then in a position to ask for kick-backs or commissions, which are, in fact, strictly prohibited under the law.
Fourthly, such system tends to breed cronism and nepotism, as the same power may then usurp this golden opportunity to build up its own sphere of support and influence. At the very least, it is hereby argued, favouratism and political patronage may have a good chance to grow under such unhealthy circumstances.
Therefore, if the BN government is serious about to transform itself to become more acceptable to the general public, top on its political agenda should be one of possibly getting rid of the negotiated tender system altogether. However, such a system should only be considered, if at all , only upon failure of an open tender which must be called for at least more than 3 times. This is to ensure that the authority concerned is truely facing a situation whereby no capable supplier or contractor could come forward for a bid, or whereby the subject matter is so unique, so rare or so specific that it is not freely available in the open market.
The Pakatan Rakyat government in the 5 states has already announced to go for open tender for all government projects of the value of over RM20,000 each. This is something of a break-through indeed as we have strong reservation of a negotiated tender system for its inherent weaknesses and chances for abuses as aforesaid. Therefore, it is sincerely hoped that the BN government at both the Federal and State levels, not excluding all the local authorities, district offices, government agencies and statutory bodies , should put down its pride by emulating from the 5 PR state governments in this regard, so that tender should not only be called, but be manifestedly and undoubtedly seen as being openly, transparently, and accountably called!