Miror, mirror on the wall...?

Desi's jest recovered his bearings after a bout over-lemak-ing (the stoopid ones go lepak-ing, the WISEones go ...you know, I know, Ok-lah) following one night of high-powered Pow-Wow at a certain G7-reduced-to-F4 Meet held with an undisclosed National Agenda for Media Practitioners. Media includes the-all-important-BlogCitizens, a significant sub-class of NetCitizens.

Hence a short take.
First take out your mirror.
All femail readers, I know you have one in thy handy handbag.

All mail, borriow from thy galfriend, failing which, enter the Washroom, Rstroom or a Place with the signTO.LET. Besta if you can use one at Putrajaya along its corridors of power. You are a tax-payer, arent you, you you are entitled to access, yes?

Now obedient ones -- Malaysians are very well brought up, no? -- turn to page 4, The Star, February 21, 2006:


PM: Lay off race politics

MALACCA: Politicians have been told to steer clear of racial issues as a means to fish for votes because it will jeopardise national unity.

“Politicians think that harping on racial issues is the way to get votes. It is an easy way, but not a proper one,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.

“If we continue to play racial politics till a level beyond our control, we will be at the losing end,” he told reporters after launching the Yayasan Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) building fund at MITC, Ayer Keroh.


MEET THE PM: Excited students greeting Abdullah at the launch of the GPMS building fund in Ayer Keroh Monday.
The RM18mil building to be constructed in Alor Gajah will be a tuition and training centre for students.

Abdullah stressed that all parties needed to work together to foster stronger racial unity.

“This is not an easy task, and it will take a long time since the country is made up of various races,” he said.

Education, he said, was one of the key segments in promoting national unity.

Abdullah noted that the level of tolerance among Malaysians had improved compared with the old days.

“One is comfortable with the other; now, we need to enhance cooperation and mingling among the various races.”

Parents, when educating their children, should not display prejudices toward other races, he said.


DESIDERATA:

Preface: A short commentary, for I have an important appointment later that is of national importance, not cari-cari hari-hari makan.
To the PM's credit, his opening call was addressed to ALL POLITICIANS, so I give him the benefit of the doubt he includes those from the 14-component Barisan Nasional, secondary to PAS, DAP,PKR, MCP, JKR and what have thee.

This morning I am in a tolerant mood, so I'll expend some precious time to lay off cari-cari makan and lend some of my much expressed thoughts at Desi's Place the past 11 months (how time flies, like the birds above!).

HIGHLIGHTS:

*1. I've appealled for the abolition of all race-based political parties e.g. UMNO for the Malays, MCA for the Chinese, and MIC for the Indians, for is n't what Unity supposed to be, One above Race? We're Malaysians, aren't we?
Subsidiary point: Do away with the space for Ras?Keturunan in all official forms eg Passport application, IC application, School enrolment

*2. Do away with all religion-based parties e.g. PAS catering for Muslims. If anything that is of potential incendiary nature, it's RELIGION, as bad as RACE, when used/abused by the politicians.
Can yuou imagine if some Christians, Buddghist and Hindus enthusiasts were to register the Christian Democrazy Party, Buddhist Uniti Party and the Hindu Prossives Party respectively in Malaysia?
They can, you know, as long as you allow PAS to go on...

*3. So now that I have to the one of the CORE PROBLEMS that stand in the way of UNITY OF MALAYSIANS< do you think Pak Lah and his great Barisan Nasional leaders will lead by example, and start dismantling the barriers?

I hear some of my YoungOnes whisper: Desi, Be more patient and tolerant-lah. Don't behave like the child dismantling the Emperor's new clothes at Putrajaya, kenORknot?

PS: A short one as I preface with a hint, I have an appointment with PKR and DAP members to PERSUADE them to persuade PAS to act first -- then they stand a whisker of a chance to form the Alternative Government.

OtherWISE, it's business as usual, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi or Najib Tun Razak, or ........
The Political Process of first, Cooperation, then CO-OPTION, finally, Copulation, will go on, swimmingly, as in a Crocodile-invested Pool.

As for Ong Ka Ting and Samy Vellu -- who art thou?
"We" managed the country from the PWTC -- not Parliamen House. See how we decided at dat last UMNO General Assembly to retain the NEP? We prefaced with UMNO Youth doing the keris sandiwara, forgot eh?
You Malaysians have such short, or s-circuited, memories!

It's alright, Big BrotherUMNO will lullaby you to continue sleeping.
We are sleeping partners, aren't we?

While the juniors will continue to Eat, Drink and Be Merry!