Worrying trends ...

MCA given assurance
Khairy has no intention of hurting Chinese

Page N18 of The Star today features a story centring on what essentially, as hinted by the headlines, involved a statement made by the UMNO Youth deputy chief, KJ, which was deemed to have been "insulting" to the Chinese. And it seems all such controversies and hurts could be "settled" ("kau tim" is often used by the Chinese community in a derogatory way -- meaning that a problem is "settled" outside the normal legal channels, by often bending the rules...)

(IMAgine) Pic of Khairy: Had explained to
Hishamuddin that his
remark was misunderstood

(imaGINE) Pic of Ling: Told Khairy that the
MCA had never taken advan-
tage of the situation in Umno


Desi's NOT going into the details of the case -- some cheap publicity is given to KJ, the famous/infammous son-in-lah to the Prime Minister, and his MCA counterpart, King Hee Leong, who I wrote substantively in yesterday's "bonus"link Post to one ER Mave SM's trick comment on "Mat Rempits" -- sorrrry for sidetracking. This does not qualify as digression, as there is some link, though vague, but verifiable.

WORRYING TREND1:

Some Malay or English-inciting speech or controversy kicked by by an UMBNO or MCA leader can be "kau tim" just by a meeting between UMNO and MCA leaders, top or second or third-echelon.

So why not "kau tim" with a mere meet over tehtarik between a "Malay" scribe and a "Chinese" scribe? Or between an "Indian" scribe and a "Chinese" Scribe and a "Malay" scribe"?
I hate putting "inverted commas" over the ethnic references because I'm offended that after almost 49 years of Independence, we still need to refer to out ethnic classes.
We are are first and foremost MALAYSIAN, Yes or No?


WORRYING TREND2:


BIG words and phrases like "verifiable", "first and foremost" are used sometimes by this Scribe because some quarters have no idea what constitute the ordinary meaning of English words used oin Blogsworld, and when they are used as IDIOMS, and also when used as HYPERBOLE.

The current case involving Blogosphere sifu@screenchots.com, Jeff Ooi, is a case in point. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's my latest Comment hint, and then Get outa of here and pay Jeff a visit! Give him some moral support-lah:)

"Both references under "hearing" were each -- borrowing nexnews' words -- "is an idiomatic expression commonly used is English".

It's much ado about nothing -- so Ilmran and Commenters' are assured by Jeff's words -- don't lose sleep over this case.

My parting shot to Nexnews Ho, Guna and Nades -- What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Don't gun for Desi, okay! ~~ I'm merely using another English adage.

Posted by: desiderata | August 22, 2006 09:58 AM "

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WORRYING TREND3:

Coming! The wolf was spootted but now has run off to hide in the forest of words and changing trends, may emerge as a sheep!



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minor worrying trend4:

And even one of mGf is worrying DEsi with three "comments" at DEsi's Place -- replicated at my official Email -- which I COULD NOT track down at Comments at my recent Posts.


Hey, visitor in da steal of the nightie, art thou burying your shy comments in my archives? Your lates refers, reprised from my Email's account~~"DEsi,

This is Ah Moi's blog oi! How come you make so many comments ah...
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Got pay royalty or not?

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Worrying ...because I can't blardy "trace" the comments now numbering THREE at the POsts' comments channle.
Hey, bruddeer, don't hit-and-run! Shoot me if you can, but don't hit...below the belt!