16th August 2008 is a day I would not forget. I was tasked to bring 56 party flags and Barisan Nasional flags to the meeting point at SK Mengkuang, from there we will then proceed to the Permatang Pauh by-election nomination center at Tuanku Bainun Teachers' Training College.
About 120 meters from the Berapit exit on the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) our bus cannot proceed anymore. The road ahead was near impassable.
As the leader of the group, I arranged the other 11 members to take all the flags and materials, 1/3 of the food and some cup types drinking waters. The rest was left behind.
The moment we start our walk toward SK Mengkuang, the hostilities started. A group of Chinese's KeADILan members in a luxury car started heckling us to go home.
The area was full of KeADILan members - We walk single file - across a hostile area - Anwars' heartland.
On exiting the expressway and turning right into the trunk road - the road was a sea of KeADILan members - at least 15000 of them. KeADILan had taken over the whole road. The map given to us indicating BN supporter route was useless.
From then on, the atmosphere was very tense - everyone of my group was intimidated continuously during the three km walk except two members that enjoyed photography (they were in casual).
None was spared even the 5 ladies in our team. One lady member which walk with a slight limb was badly harassed.
During the walk, KeADILan members furl their flags across our members face, insisted that we remove our party caps, asked us to wear Anwar mask, shouted harsh words, derogatory words and obscenities. Some even tailed us.
We stay cool, smile, and laugh our way out.
Some other BN members chose to made themselves incognito.
We continue at a steady pace except for a short pause where I requested one of our photographers to take some snapshots of a car surrounded by Keadilan members. Every car that managed to enter was inspected - Pakatan Rakyat cars easily pass through while BN car had an EXTREMELY horrible time.
We were the first to arrive at the nomination center gate as I decided to bypass the meeting point, instead we turned into a another mammoth KeADILan crowd. DAP was practically non-existent except handful. We cut across the crowd to reach BN allocated entrance.
The walk back was relatively easier - God be praised - two rounds of downpour managed to disperse the mammoth crowds which initially do not seem to want to disperse after the announcement of the election candidates. The first, disperse the bulk of the crowds, the second disperse the stubborn ones. Yet some gathers at the truck road below the BKE expressway to hurl abuse and to intimidate BN vehicles that passed through that road.
I decided to avoid that pass and exited through another exit point which have less concentration of KeADILan members.
Our bus driver also had a bad experience as some KeADILan youth supporters wanted to prise open his bus to use it as a shade from the rain, through my handphone I ask him to leave the area and returned when I called him.
While waiting for our bus to pick us up, I chatted with some Sabak Bernam UMNO youth which seem shocked and tired. When our bus arrived, I passed the balance assorted buns, all our mineral water and some Gerakan cap to themselves.
As I was writing this post, I heard a TV news report that a Berita Harian photographer was beaten up.
Now, every single one of us are totally convinced that KeADILan is a dangerous and destructive party. This party as the backbone of Pakatan Rakyat would make this coalition a "Pakatan Jahat" - they will destroy our country.
Unfortunately, many do not see the evil traits in them, they called this democracy.
Dr Mahathir knew that he must migrate if ever Anwar manage to seize control of our beloved nation - stability, peace and harmony will then be a memory.
P.S. Deputy Prime Minister, Najib and Home Minister, Syed Hamid painted a rosy picture of the nomination day. I guessed they had no choice in order not to scare future investors away.
12 comments:
Crying and crying. Why not send your blog posting to all your umno medias so that they can have more wider coverage for you. So now you understand karma eh, what you do to people will come back to haunt you.
When you and your clowns were in full control this is exactly what happen to the oppositions during all the past elections. What you describe about PKR is true but you and umno clowns are a few times worst then PKR.
So the people will have to chose the lesser evil, i.e PKR and sink the most evil racist umno.
And don't tell me "but Gerakan people have never done this kind of things before".
UMNO people have done this before and they are your partners!
Get out of BN now and maybe I might have some sympathies for you.
HKL, were you expecting a red carpet laid out by PKR supporters? They did not sodomise you, and you came out without a scratch, so what's the complain?
Toh Kin Woon is supporting Anwar, Tan Lian Hoe wants Gerakan out of BN....
I wonder what KTK meant when he said Tan Lian Hoe "was able to accumulate more information about grassroots sentiments due to her ministerial capacity" but still insist there is no question about Gerakan leaving BN. Does it mean grassroot sentiments are not important to the leaders of Gerakan???
Check out BN's lewd acts during nomination day. I'm sure HKL will fail to report these.
http://sloone.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/umnos-pornographic-acts-during-nomination-day/
Romez, Gerakan had never advocate harsh or violence tactics - unless you want to lie.
It's is confirmed - most PR supporters condones violence. Violence cannot be justified.
Gerakan DO NOT CONDONE VIOLENCE from any political party including UMNO.
KeAdilan styled democracy
When Keadilan supporters
Shout obscenities, it is democracy
Intimidate old ladies, it is democracy
Harass old mens, it is democracy
Touch girls' buttock, it is democracy
Stranglehold photographer, it is democracy
Beat up pressmen, it is democracy
Steal camera, it is democracy
Lie, it is democracy
Damage cars, it is democracy
Damage properties, it is democracy
Throw stones, it is democracy
Hurl ice cubes, it is democracy
Block roads, it is democracy
All these good actions are democracy.
Eventually when they start to riot and harm Malaysians, it is democracy achieved.
democracy - very well said..
I wouldn't say that the PKR is dangerous or destructive. No doubt that they acted like gangster or some teens on "crack/drug".
However, think of it as a so called mirror of BN. I've seen some BN supporter did some "immoral" activities to taunt the PKR.
pls refer here
http://sloone.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/umnos-pornographic-acts-during-nomination-day/
and
http://bangmalaysia.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/whos-the-rude-one/
so, can we say that BN is equal to PKR? or PKR is equal to BN ?
I'm not siding the PKR or BN, i was there during the election, however i've notice that PKR and BN are ACTUALLY THE SAME, the supporter. They fight for what they believe in.
Dear Mr H'ng,
I never said Gerakan people did what the PKR fellows did. All I said was don't use Gerakan people's non-violence as an example. (I was being sarcastic in reference to your partner, UMNO, well even not all UMNO members but a few who give it a bad name)
That the UMNO thugs of SIL have done this I know because I saw it.
My problem with your post is not the ordinary members of Gerakan. In fact, I have many friends within Gerakan.
My problem with your post is your equating violence done by some members of PKR as if it was the party ideology. It is not as is with Gerakan.
How do you control ordinary members from being overzealous?
These are actions of individuals which the party leadership has no control over until it makes the press.
Let me remind you that Tan Sri Dr Koh alluded to this when in the debate he implied that 'how can he act against errant state officers when no-one told him so and brought him proof'? what more when the UMNO controlled BPR said there were no wrong doings?
It is a shame that you fail to understand me when I say with all my heart that I want Gerakan to survive and be relevant again, but for the right reasons.
I take the trouble to read your blog so please afford me the same consideration before 'slamming' me.
And my problem with your postings is you would rather see the trees for the forest.
We are at a crossroad in which will determine the future of this country for the next 10 years at least.
Please take off your party spectacles and put on the spectacles of ordinary Malaysian.
French reporter submits memo condemning attack
Malaysiakini
S Pathmawathy and Ashley Boncimino Aug 21, 08 2:06pm
French photojournalist Halim Berbar, one of the media personnel assaulted at the Permatang Pauh by-election on nomination day on Aug 16, said that he was not interested in blaming anyone for the incident but instead condemned violence against all press members.
"As journalists we have every right to carry out our duties without fear of harassment and physical assaults," said Berbar.
In a memorandum submitted to parliamentarians today, Berbar appealed to government and opposition representatives to recognise and respect the role of the media in the country.
"In return, we are kicked, hit, slapped around and ridicule for doing our job or for telling the truth," said Berbar.
Romerz,
It is not KeADILan ideology but their tactics to strike terror into their opponents.
It had been succesfully carried out since the Lunas by-election.
This terror tactics will eventually become synonymous with KeADILan.
Whether you agreed or disagreed, time will tell.
Yes, we are at a crossroad. My opinion is Gerakan will cross it in October 2009 - but not with the destructive Pakatan Rakyat
This is a good post.
I've also experienced their aggroness esp they think I was a Barisan plant.
Now due to their misguided aggroness, I'm become more pro-Barisan.
They are really fanatical and I dun get the hatred towards Barisan, esp the Malays who benefited so much from the NEP.
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