PTPTN if abolished

This is what I think will happen if PTPTN is abolished and free education for every students..

1. All IPTS will be closed down. Only public universities still exist since only the government will be offering free education.

2. Lecturers from IPTS will be out of jobs since their IPTS are closed down. The number of unemployment will be increased. Public universities cannot absorb these lecturers since they do not have money to pay these lecturers.

3. There will be no or less grants for lecturers from public universities to carry out researches.
 The quality of education will drop. No local or overseas exposures for these lecturers, so the education level will stagnant, no new things will be taught to the students.

4. Students will take it easy and a long time to finish their studies since education is free. There is no hurry and this will prevent new students from entering the university. So a lot of dropouts. More problems since higher unemployment rates.

5. Less students will enter universities since only education is free but not the living expenses. Only those who can afford will enter the universities. Those who are poor will lag behind. The poor will stay poor and the rich will stay rich. Only with education the poor can become rich.

6. If the government pays for living costs, individual income tax will be very high. That's where the government gets the revenue.

7. Petronas...a short term solution. Petronas will bleed to death...then what?

PTPTN will be established again....the cost will be expensive. No more Petronas money to pump in..only the banks and the interest won't be at 3% it will be at 10 - 12%  .  Very few families can afford to send their kids to university even with PTPTN..but the damage has been done...due to short sightedness of our politicians.

UEC qualification

There is no problem for me if the PR government wants to recognize UEC. There will be many ways then to enter the university. I for one value meritocracy....an equal playing field. Most students who enter the university have either SPM, STPM, A Level, Matriculation, SMA qualifications.

What is the common denomination of these students. All the students sat for BM papers set by the Ministry of Education. If I am not mistaken, the BM papers taken by those sitting for UEC is entirely different from the rest. A friend of mine who has children studying in the Chinese schools said UEC BM papers is very much easier than SPM BM papers.

If we value meritocracy so much...why not these students take the same BM papers as the rest? Then everybody has an equal playing ground. Then I am sure the rest of us has no objection to UEC being recognized..since everybody takes the same paper. Why the Chinese in the national school can do that? They are even better than the Malays where BM is concerned. I know this since my daughter's best friend is a Chinese and her BM is better than my daughter's. There should not be any preferential treatment since Bahasa Melayu is our national language..

If this small change takes place, I then have no problem at all with UEC ...otherwise let every student take the UEC BM papers. But then again the quality of BM will be compromised...OR

Every student takes MUBMT. ( malaysian university bahasa melayu entrance test) then everything will be fine...just like every student has to take MUET to enter the university. Any other suggestions...so that we can recognize UEC?

Can You?

I thought of refraining myself from writing about GE13 again. But what can I say? It is an important issue to me...

The police have received a lot of complaints lately especially after the nomination date. Supporters with knives, machettes etc....And now bombing? Are Malaysians becoming hooligans just because we don't see eye to eye with each other? People....politics is only a part of everyday life. It is not the ONLY part. You have to go to work, live with your family, your neighbours, your work colleagues....If the situation does not warrant you to have a peace of mind...what then? Blame the politicians?

To the politicians, the general election is a game for winning..at any cost. We the rakyats must evaluate them rationally. Not at the expense of losing our harmony. Not at the expense of fighting with each other. We are the ones who are going to lose. We are the ones who are going to suffer.

Don't just follow the politicians blindly. Read all the newspapers, utusan, star, harakah, suara keadilan etc etc Watch the ceramahs if you want. Don't let your hatred clouded your judgement. None of the politicians is perfect. They are only human. They make mistakes. But can you live with their mistakes? Can you live with their policies? Can you live with their imperfections? Only you can answer that.

We, Malaysian must have political maturity. With this we choose the best government whom we think can bring us and our country forward. Accept the differences between us with open mind and hearts. Basically we want the best for our future and the future of our country. Don't lose that....otherwise we are no different from the people of Egypt, Syria, Libya....they lost everything.
We too can lose that....everything

A Letter From ROS

I have read the letter concerned in the social media. Nothing strange or extraordinary that will make DAP leaders jumping around angry. The letter merely stated that ROS do not recognized their CEC members . That's all. There's nothing written that DAP will be barred from contesting in GE 13.

So when Lim Guan Eng made some hoohaa about using PAS or PKR symbols, any body will see through him that he is manipulating the letter. To me...what's the problem? Do another CEC election and the problem is solved. What's so difficult about that? It is as simple as ABC. It is just like any society in school when the members are not satisfied with the central committee election, they will complain to the advisor who is normally the teacher and the teacher will ask the election to be conducted once again. No headmaster was involved.

Unless the committee doesn't want the members to find out certain things, nor they want the advisor to know anything, then they will make some hoohaa. From here any idiot will know that the committee members are made up of people that cannot be trusted.

The DAP is luckier than UMNO . UMNO was banned once upon a time. No members complained...they registered back the party..as simple as that. DAP should take some cue from what had happened to UMNO and not making silly excuses. You can fool some people some time but you can't fool all the people all the time. What will happen when you win the election but you lose in your party CEC reelection? Too much chaos ....might as well you settle everything before the election for your sake and your party's sake too.

5 Years Under PR

The good, the bad and the ugly under PR 5 years rule. This is from my personal experience of being a rakyat in Selangor.

The Good - I did not have to pay for my water bills. This basic necessity is given free to me. In fact in my last bill there is a credit of RM2 something. Does this make a difference if I have to pay for water bills?  In a way, it is good to get something free sometimes but it doesn't make a difference to me since my water bill is low around RM6 a month. In 5 years I have save RM360.

The drains in front of my house were cleaned every fortnight. But this only happened on the first year only. After that nobody comes and clear the drains. But then again there's not much rubbish in them since My family do not throw rubbish everywhere.

The Bad - The roads have not been resurfaced properly. As I have said in my previous blogs....the government before did a very good job in maintaining the roads. The road leading to Jelebu from Hulu Langat was terrible. Grasses have encroahed the roads surfaces. The minute you reached the N9 border, you will find that the roads are in better condition.

Even when they resurface the roads, it was not done properly. The potholes still exist.

The Ugly - My house was robbed...not only my house, more than 3 houses in my taman were buglarised. None of us were at home at those times. The state government should work together with the police to ensure the safety of the people and their properties. A snatch thief took my daughter's money and handphone and pushed her to the ground. She suffered from bruises all over her body.

The coruptions still happens. Someone close to me was asked to make a different invoice for the local government for certain services. Mind you , this person in under PR. So much talk about anticorruption but the reality is corruption still happens.

Do I suffer under PR ? The answer is no. Do I feel there is a difference between BN and PR rule? So far the answer is still no. Do PR deserve another 5 years? 5 years is a very long time to be given to any party to govern Selangor. With so much controversies like selling land for low cost properties, UNISEL problem, Talamgate, Yapeim land, sand mining too mention a few, I don't think that PR has the expertise of governing a state. It is still okay if the state is in status quo as before but too much damage has been done, too much promises has not been kept, too much land and properties have been sold.

They do not deserved a second chance.

2008 versus 2013

The political scenario in 2008

A number of human turned to frogs.....they jumped from one party to another

The political phenomenon in 2013.....
Not much different....instead of turning to frogs, the 'toads' are jumping from one seat to another.

What do you expect from the frogs/toads in the future elections?....the answer is very simple...What else can the frogs/toads do except jumping all around?

BN versus PR

After spending a few hours reading pages of blogs, here is what I conclude:

When you read PR blogs, BN has no chance of winning but then when you read BN blogs, there is no way PR will win this election.

So how?

Bad Bad Roads

One thing that I look forward to during the election is roads being resurfaced. Then I will have a smooth drive everywhere. No potholes,, brand new paints...brand new roads everywhere.

Alas it is no more. Potholes still exist, resurfacing was done very badly like melepas batuk di tangga.
Election is around the corner and the condition of the road in my place is bad as being compared to the previous pre election condition. It may not be much but I value the safety of road users.

Hope against hope...
Will the roads be properly resurfaced after the polling day?

Aku Janji versus Manifesto

I have read The Star, Utusan Malaysia, Suara Keadilan, Harakahdaily, the blogs and almost every possible links related to these two issues.

I must say there are similarities between the two. I am a rakyat..... who would not be happy if the price of fuel will be reduced, electricity tariff be reduced, PTPTN is abolished, jobs will be created, more affordable houses for the masses, price of the cars will be reduced etc etc etc...

But at what price...when I asked my daughter about the PTPTN, her answer was, I applied for the loan, I signed the agreement to payback so I will keep my part of the agreement. She's paying RM350     a month after working more than two years. Before that it was my husband who service the loan.

I would be happy to see the electricity bill cut to a few dollars. My family has a very high electricity bills due to the high usage of airconditioning units. To me, when I used it I will pay for it. The only way to reduce the electricity bills is to throw away all the airconditioners away but Sarah will go bonkers and everbody in the family suffers when Sarah goes bonkers. In the house, she has a huge say where airconditioning and food are concerned. You would not like her when she is hot and hungry. Other than that she is a very doting daughter.

The price of fuel doesn't make a huge impact in my life. I only use the car to send my children to school and tuition. A trip to the supermarket that is nearby also doesn't make a huge dent in my pocket. A RM50 for fuel for more than two weeks supply is all I need. My husband's fuel charges will be paid by the company. We often use the LRT for our transportation purpose. So it doesn't matter if the price of petrol is high. Most rakyats use the motorcycles to travel to and from work eventhough they have cars.

I would like very much the government to develop more affordable houses for the masses. I have five children and one day they will need to have their own houses for their family. Houses are too expensive to own. Developers are making tons of money at the expense of people. Worst still some of the developers abandon their projects and the buyers suffer. Blacklist both the companies and the individuals and their families from doing business ever again. Sounds harsh...no it is not harsh when you think of the hardships and monies involved. These people are greedy and if I have my way...they should be shot by the firing squad. Then no developers will swindle the buyers. Both the AkuJanji and the manifesto mentioned affordable houses. BN has started the PR1MA projects...Penang sold the land meant for low cost houses to a 'hospital'., Selangor sold a formerly low cost house sites for a high end condos that Malaysians couldn't afford, Kedah made a requirement of 50% must be sold to Malays etc etc etc. Who will I choose? BN or PR?

Where cheaper price of cars is concerned,


...I for one do not know the difference from one brand of car to another. When I was young, a friend of mine asked me what car he was driving, I answered Datsun...he was quite offended and told me it was an Alfa Romeo. If people can be color blind I can be car blind too. Too me all cars are the same, it is just a mode of transportation. If cars are a lot cheaper, I would not be buying too because there is no space to park them either at home or the shopping centres or at the LRT stations. Pollution will be higher since many more will own cars since the fuel price will be low right....and the traffic congestions will be unimaginable . Nobody will use the public transport anymore. Oh...what a chaos.....


What I would like to be included in both manifestoes,
For the politicians to say good things if the opposite sides had done a good job. If not, give contructive suggestions so better things can be done.

For the supporters to refrain from saying bad things , bad words when the opposites have different opinions from yours.

To stop campaigning as soon as the polling day is over. I have had enough ....enough said.

Is it too much to ask?

It Just Doesn't Make Sense

When BR1M was introduced by the government.....a lot has been said about it.

1. It is the rakyats' money. Of course it is the rakyats' money. But if the government doesn't want to give to the rakyats, what can the rakyats do? The government is prihatin enough that's why BR1M was formed.

2. The ones received them are like animals being given hampas (animal feeds). The ones who received them were those having less than RM3,000 a month. To liken them to animals are heartless. I have seen those retirees with a lot of savings still lined up for BR1M and yet these people vote for the opposition. But Najib's government did not discriminate since they do not have monthly income.

To me, tangan yang memberi lebih baik dari tangan yang menerima.

Now...when Selangor government give RM300 to the civil servants....ooh tidak, apa pun tidak dari opposition. Di sini cuma jumlah dan penerima sahaja yang berbeza. RM300 and semua kakitangan kerajaan tanpa mengira gaji. During budget 2013, all these people have received their bonuses...kalau bukan untuk memancing undi ..untuk apa? It just doesn't make any sense. Untuk penghargaan? What about the private sectors employees? They worked hard for Selangor too..why no recognition for them too?
Why discriminate?

Why these people not liken to animals who accept hampas? At least Najib gave to the poor, to those who needed the help. At least he didn't discriminate between the civil servants and the private sectors' employees even the pensioner...

I am just a housewife...what do I know some of you might say. If you are earning a lot...what RM300 given to you means? Especially after the dissolution of the government and the general election is just around the corner? Bukan memancing undi namanya? Don't give me the crap it is for recognition...I just won't buy it.

Hospital Ampang

I bet many rakyats have used the klinik 1Malaysia services. I too have used them. Do they provide good services? You betcha. I had a doctor attending to my problems. You see I sufferred from frozen shoulders a very painful conditions. The doctor immediately wrote a letter to the Hospital Ampang ( this after asking me which hospital is conveniently located near my place)

Of course it took quite sometimes for me to make an appointment to see the orthopaedics. I won't complain since I paid only RM5 for this service. Mind you I have incurred a lot more when I saw the private practitioners. Rm5 for x-rays, medications and diagnoses...no wonder everybody likes to go to the government hospitals.

I was referred to the rehabilitation centre. For a mere RM5 too, the therapists worked on my shoulders for more than 2 hours. The treatments included heat treatment, ultrasound treatment, microwaves treatment and all sort of exercises inclusive of joint mobilisation exercises. They made sure I did all the exercises there and then knowing most of these makciks cheated when they are at home. I did this weekly and this meant I paid only RM20 for eight hours of treatment a month. In between, I saw the orthos for progressive diagnoses.

I am cured from my frozen shoulders after almost 1 and a half years of treatment. I spent less than RM400 for all the treatments. Where else can I get such treatments from the private hospitals at such low price? The doctors are first class, the therapists are first class and the treatments are first class. If they cannot offer me a better medication, they adviced me to buy from the pharmacies.

I am one of those who used to go to the private healthcare hospitals for any minor illnesses. I thought the government hospitals are shoddy and the services are lousy and slow. Slow they maybe because of the huge number of patients but then if you make an appointment you don't have to wait for too long. I'm talking about Hospital Ampang only.

Kudos to the government for providing such excellent healthcare facilities at my place

May Allah has mercy on us

It used to be only the two of us, my husband and I. I have voted almost all the time. During the last election, I voted for the person...not the party. Just to teach the government a lesson or two. My husband did not vote at all. GE12 ...the outcome was disastrous. A few of my friends did the same too..to teach the government but all of us did not want the government to lose in the 5 states. We only wanted to reduce the number of votes.

So this time around, the GE13 will see me , my husband and my 3 adult children at the polls centres. We will exercise our rights as the citizens of Malaysia. I love my country very much and I have the choice of a stable country or otherwise...

I used to be a very big fan of AI , i have followed his trials closely, his interviews etc etc etc. To me, he had not answered important questions directly. A simple answer of ' I am not a gay/bisexual' is enough for me than evading the questions. What had he done to stop the BNM forex scandal when he was in the position to do so? He was the finance minister during that time...( which was conveniently undisclosed by PAS economic advisor). Whatever being said during that forum has been made known in the newspapers long ago. Why discredit a dead man when he was in no position to defend himself? Both of the accused had resign from BNM. If Noor Mohammed had been asked to serve the government again...the government must have seen something good in him. I believed in rezeki Allah yang beri.

In this few months, I have let myself into the social medias just to gain some insights in the political scenes. I do not like what I read or seen. Too much profanities. Too much hatred.

It is just so sad..we Malaysian do not have the maturity of some of the westerners. It is okay to disagree, it is okay to have different ideology, it is okay to have our own opinions. However...it is not okay to impose our ideology to others, to stab back....to badmouth others to say hurtful things just to gain power. That's just not acceptable.

I call upon all Malaysians to open up your hearts and minds. See good in others. Our prophet saw  prohibits us from saying bad things about others eventhough it's the truth. If we have sinned Allah, we can ask forgiveness from him since Allah is most merciful. But if we have sinned others, Allah can only forgive us after the others have forgiven us.

May Allah has mercy on all of us Malaysians

Bring it on

I've been ready for the last five years. I've made up my mind. There's no turning back ...no switching of mind. Nobody can sway my decision. It's fixed..It's final

So bring it on. I'm all for taking care of Mysha fulltime.

What do you think? The election?

GE 13...with all the profanities....

It's coming soon. ....

So soon that all the medias are writing about it. Sometimes , out of curiousity I ventured into the social medias just to have some ideas what the rakyats think. My advice is to stay away from it. I for one, could not stomach most (a big capital letter MOST) of what being said there. No , I do not mean the gist of it but the profanities used were just not acceptable.

No decent person should use any of the profanities mentioned in the write up. It makes me cringed with fear that the animosity among the voters are so defined with which party they are voting for. There's no sign of maturity on the parts of the voters.

Hilang segala rasa malu yang telah diajar oleh ibubapa kita. Where have all these gone to? Every five years for most countries, the election fever is caught everywhere. But in Malaysia, the election fever is happening all the time. The ceramahs, the campaignings, the badmouthings...etc etc etc are happening everyday. Are the politicians getting too desperate to gain power.? Don't they know that with power comes the responsibilities....

If only they knew that many of the leaders are penghuni neraka..I'm sure none of them wants to be elected. The only explanation is Neraka tak nampak but the power, the monies, the wealth that comes with the position....is so tempting for many.

Campaign if you must...but leave out all the profanities behind