Don’t sit too long on the throne

When Desi in half-asleep mode turned to the news after being seduced by the HEADLINE, it was such a letdown.

I was expecting a dig into sych long sitters like Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Chandra Muzaffar, Lim Kit Siang and Lim Keng Yaik, and ah, Lee Lam Thye, and ah, the everlasting SM Idris,

No doubt the good dcotor stepped down after a 22-year reign as Prime Minister on Oct 30, 2003, but the impression the average Malaysian gets is that he's still helming the country. Judging by his high profile presence on the Malaysian stage...if you ask the Western journalists, he makes beter coffee -- Ooops, copy! Breakfast is sttealing on my mind! -- than present doe-eyed Sleeping Beauty replacement. Many funnies here would rather call him a Beast, to Desi that's just not fair. Maybe I left out a comma somewhere?

Chandra Muzaffar -- oh, yes, his throne was ALIRAN, so much so when one mentioned Aliran, it was equated to Chandara, and Chandra was Aliran. Is he going to perpetuate the crown at JUST? I think again it is just not fair.

Many call him "Uncle Kit", but to me observing politics of NegaraKu -- government and Opposition benches -- nobody represents the face of the Pembangkang as much as "Saudara Kit", the term of endearment from party cadres. Replace "Cadre" with DAP card-holders, for the former is a label quite easily aligned with the Communist Party, which can be fatal in NegaraKu. DEsi, a declared "Socialist" for six out of SE7EN days a week has been labelled a Commie too, but blardy hell, do I care? (THat's why Parti Socialist Rakyat Malaysia died an unmarked death -- it was so easy meat minced by UMNO and their putra and pouteri. Butt that's another storey for another die!)


As for the Gerakan chief, until coming June when he maekth way for young Koh Tsu Koon, you woud think he's indispensable to the Penang party. Like a former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik, all the "three LIN" clansmen (LIN is as should be in Mandarin script) at one time simultaneously were each heading a majority-Chinese party, leading many Chinese Malaysians to wander if the surname LIN was descended from royalty, or wooden subsitute from the Oak tree family, or Meranti, or whatever.

And where does Lee Lam Thye fit in?
Well, he is numero uno as SOCIAL ACTIVIST, after breathing down the neck of Emperor taiko at DAP but knowing he's getting nowhere. Might as well try an Establishment alley, Yes/No/Not sure?

As for the last mentioned, do I need to tell YOU -- well-informed Person of the Year elected by Time, everlasting, perrenial as the Green, Green Grass of Home.

Okay, the throne is everlustingly his:

SM Idris is CAP, CAP is SM Idris.

To some of my Young&Articulate readers who I am proud to mentor: Now you have a hint as to why Malaysian politics and civil society is heading nowhere?

Because most of the kings and king-makers don't heed this advice:


Don’t sit too long on the throne


Don’t sit too long on the throne


DON'T SIT TOO LONG ON THE THRONE!

12 Feb 2007



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IPOH: Spending long periods reading the newspaper while sitting on the toilet seat in the morning could lead to piles, said a colorectal surgery consultant.

"Instead of doing what usually takes three minutes to complete, you are spending 15 minutes," said Dr M. Sarkunnathas of a private hospital here.

(DESI's interruptus cant!: Some sit on the throne like forever and a day...)

While the causes of haemorrhoids, or swelling near the anus commonly known as "piles", are uncertain, toilet habits might be a factor.

"Squatting is good for the knees but sitting on the toilet is good for (not developing) piles. You take your pick," he said during a recent talk to raise awareness of the medical condition.

However, sitting too long was harmful if one were engrossed with reading and forgot one’s mission in the toilet, he added.

According to statistics, one of every two people or half a population would have piles to a certain degree at some stage of their life.

There were no differences among races or gender.

Due to embarrassment, many would diagnose the problem and find the solution themselves, allowing the condition to worsen to the point of needing surgery.

In the worst-case scenario, bleeding from the anus — a symptom associated with piles — might spark a belief it is cancer.

Thanks to technological advances, specifically a "circular stapler" invented by Italian surgeon Dr Antonio Longo, surgery is now a 15-minute procedure, which allows a patient to be on the feet and sitting comfortably the next day.



Over a million people underwent the Longo stapled haemorrhoidectomy or procedure for prolapse and haemorrhoids since its introduction in 1998, including some 12,000 Malaysians.

The procedure, using a non-recyclable stapler and titanium staples, cuts a circumferential core of the rectal wall and immediately staples the wall, causing minimal pain and leaving no wounds.