There is really no openness just as there is no transparency in this Government. You can deceive all of the people some of the time, some of the people all the time but you cannot deceive all the people all the time.. - Openness by Tun Mahathir
Menteri naik ERL ke Pejabat
Tracking the system: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad arriving at the Express Rail Link station in Putrajaya yesterday, the second day he was trying public transport from his home in Jalan Tunku in Kuala Lumpur to his office in Putrajaya. His verdict after two days? “It’s not so convenient since there is no bus connection from my house to KL Sentral to take the ERL to Putrajaya. My wife has to send me to KL Sentral and my driver picks me up in Putrajaya. He will be bringing the matter up in the Cabinet today. Shahrir is a frequent user of ERL to KLIA. Source
YAB Mr. Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang was spotted travelling in economy class from Kuala Lumpur to Penang. Source
Kidpieces: This is the tradition, thinking and atittude I want to see among our current and future Malaysian leaders/ministers. FYI, I know a couple of our Emeritus Professors and Head School from School of Biological Science or School of Physical Science and Chemistry catch public buses after classes at 6-7 pm. Besides, you can never tell if there is one the richest man in NZ sits right next to you. All I am saying is, I want to see more of Malaysian top people from the Government or private to be open among other Malaysians happily, throw all the egos and arrogance away, at any where, in any time! Be with them.. Don’t have to make it public. Make it from your heart.
I pray other Malaysian Ministers and leaders follow the lead of Datuk Shahrir and YAB Lim Guan Eng - Approach the people of Malaysia like people like me and my friends do. But I hope other Malaysians make peace of this and do not take this for granted by taking the advantage to hurt them in any mean.
When they are being open, “Jangan pijak kepala mereka!”.
June 17, 2008 at 9:28 pm
So well expressed - “All I am saying is, I want to see more of Malaysian top people from the Government or private to be open among other Malaysians happily, throw all the egos and arrogance away, at any where, in any time! Be with them.. Don’t have to make it public. Make it from your heart.”
Hugz …..
June 18, 2008 at 9:41 am
Thanks Mossavi, it would be very good and harmoniuos if they can mingle with the Malaysians. Tun’s blog is like ‘tempat mengadu rakyat Malaysia’ besides it is a space for him to express his idea and feelings as well.
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Maybe there’s some complication if the upper class Government servants being too open to the public, but that can be curbed insya Allah
June 19, 2008 at 11:28 pm
- I have the greatest respect for YAB Lim for not just talking the talk (cost-cutting), but walking the walk as well.
- As with the federal government, I do not expect much from a political party that practices fascism.
- To expect them to break tradition and convention, in my opinion, is close to impossible.
June 20, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
Why there are such divided party accroding to races in Malaysia..eg UMNO (Malays), MIC (Indians), MCA (Chinese) and other minorities? I wish I can explain that to you..
I don’t really like to think something is impossible or even it is close to impossible. Everything is possible. I am not a fully optimistic kind of person (neither a pessimist) because logically, this can be done if we have more ppl like YAB Lim and Datuk Shahrir, and some others I know.
I see, being open to the public, is not a tradition. Its the mentality/feelings of the leaders and Ministers towards the community, I found a little slacking.