Malaysia in the Eyes of the World: Malaysian Court is Whipping A Women In Public?

Malaysia again have make a name in the World...

Sadly, this time its nothing that i can be proud of... infact i am disgusted that the malaysian leaders are not 'stopping' this from hapening!

I mean common 'guys'... whipping a women in public? !!!!!!!!

I hope the United Nation can do something bout this!

If she shoot down a cow during a thaipusam festival i can undertand if humans want to 'whip' the women.... but to whip the mother of 2 IN PUBLIC just bcoz she drink a fucking beer is just not humane anymore....

I think u guys know what im talking about here...

Im just too angry / sad / disgusted to blog about this... below are the details

article from a local newspaper:

Allah will decide my punishment in the hereafter, says Kartika
Ng Suzhen
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 07:21:00


IN a new twist, part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor, 32, now says she wants her punishment to be carried out quickly and that she will not file an appeal.


Ordered to be whipped six times by the Kuantan Syariah Court, after she had pleaded guilty to consuming beer in public in Cherating, Pahang on July 11, 2007, Bernama reported that Kartika just wanted the ordeal to be over.

"I will accept this punishment, let Allah decide my punishment in the hereafter," said Kartika, who has been residing in Singapore for the last 15 years.

Based on the Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2002, the whipping tool used must be a rotan or small branch that should be not more than 1.22 metres long and not more than 1.25cm thick.

The whipping has to be done using moderate force and the punisher should not raise the hands over the head to avoid injuring the skin. The appointed punisher must be a fair and mature person, During the punishment, the offender must be dressed according to Syariah law.

Male offenders will be whipped while standing whereas female offenders will be in a sitting position when whipping commences.

Whipping would not be done on pregnant offenders and would only be done two months after delivery. It must not hit the face, head, stomach, breast or private parts - only the buttocks.

The offender's health should be checked by government health officers who should also be present during whipping.

The whipping must be done at locations determined by the court or the State government. The whipping punishment is more commonly conducted at the Penor jail in Kuantan, Pahang as the officers there are trained to conduct them.

Earlier, women leaders such as Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Dr Lo'Lo Datuk Mohd Ghazali had expressed concern over the harsh punishment in relation to the offence.

Lets go Jungle!!!

Last saturday i went into d' JUNGLE for the first time!

A city sleeeeeekkker like myself no NUTS bout the jungle what more driving into the mud, climbing hillslop and crossing river!

but i did just all that!:)

further more i drove my SORENTO with normal ONROAD tyres!

This crazy idea going into the Jungle is to understand the whole 4x4 thingy and to support my 4X4 team....

YUP ... i set up another division to explore the 4X4 Industry... I 'reactivate' my 1st company that i set up in 1994 for this project... "X4" is now a division of Power Mind Consultancy Sdn Bhd and my partner and CEO of the Company is Jeff Zaiham (i will 'blog' bout him soon enough)!

x4 first task was organising a trip for me and a few of my friends to evaluate x4's "X4 Weekend Xcape: Xplore Ulu Slim" program...

Anyway...

....back to my 'adventure'...

We assemble at KL Sentral last saturday at 8am... (Juhaidi and Syed ofcoz were there early...ehhem... on time but i was late! )

We makan first then 'rolling' @ approx 8.45am...

Three 4WD... Jeff the Commander is driving the JeeP ; me they call me LINCAT (a hybrid of lintah and pacat) driving a SorentO and Zali driving a Monster JeeP (pic)! The 'cargo' : Syed , Juhaidi, Richard, Fizrul (my younger brother) and Rina (Zali's fiancee)

We convoy to ulu slim using the Plus highway....

There was a Ferarri Team convoy too at the highway..zzooming away...think bout atleast 13 ferraris... dont think they re going to the Jungle..Duh!

We took the Behrang exit and stop at the small old town of Kampung Ulu Slim... Its a very small old town... i mean its a 10 small one storey of shops facing each other on a not too long a road... ata the end of that short road stand a small 'restaurant'; owned by Pak Atan..

Pak Atan is a very humble old man with tough fit body... macam komando! He explained the history of the town as the town is more than 100 years old. He also told us that next to his shop is a chinese barber shop that has been operating since the birth of the town and now passed down to the son that is also damn old:) the uniqueness of the barber is that he will take more than an hour to complete a haircut and only charge RM5 to his customers... how he survive the month?.... he cuts his own hair and not at a hair salloon in KLCC!

While waiting for our 'simple lunch' to be served there was a group of 4 more 4WD big pajeros arrive and parked infront of the shop...there were Jeff's friends and they too going at the same camping site...

The first thing they ask was "Siapa punya Sorento tu?" (who's sorento is that) ... the 'guys' tone of voice is almost a tease yet confuse on what the f_ck a sorento doing here and what the H_ll the driver is thinking to drive the sorento up into the jungle! further more with ONLY a normal on road tyres!!! :) ofcoz all fingers pointing at me and Jeff starts to introduce them one by one to me and the 'cargo' too...

After our early lunch (approx 1130pm) we continue our convoy ... we stop at the hot springs nearby and all of us try to 'boiled' eggs by slowly putting the eggs onto the small rocky pool of the hot springs... all enjoyed ourself ofcoz right after syed almost fell into the big 'hot pool' and richard 'half boiled' eggs broke INSIDE his pockets:))

Approx 12pm we went 'IN'!

My heart starts beating fast when jeff radio me and ask me to engage to my 4WD Low gear...

I might say that i am almost ready to get scratches on my car or some shit things to happen:)

The route is getting tougher and rougher by the minute!

its not a light terrain as what Jeff have told me... its actually a medium terrain route where they are muddy and hillslops to climb and also rocky river crossings ahead! I was just focusing on the route and instructions especially when i got stuck at the hill slop! thanks syed,juhaidi and ofcoz Zali and the echo of Jeff on the radio...thnx guys! (fizrul just pissing in his pants n pray to god dont kill him today:)) (i will upload more pics and video soon)

When we almost reach the camo site, we stop at a small Orang Asli settlement and joined y the 'other 4x4 guys' ... After just saying 'hi' to the head of the settlement he all continue convoy to the site that was not far from the settlement...

I got woried when i hear a big strong current of the 2 rivers ahead as we need to cross the river to get at the camp site:p Jeff crossed the river like an expert... well ofcoz..he founded the camp site and been there almost 50 times..grrr... Jeff step out fromn the his Jeep and signalling me to cross over... i was telling Juhaidi, syed and Fizrul... my mechanics will tell me to change everything when i got back to KL...

Slowly i let my car slide into the river and then 'GONG' ... i hit a rock and i keep pressing the power and puff the car lift and crosssed the river... man i felt like i just got my 'akil baligh'! (will upload video soon)

After i crossed the river...one by one of the 4x4 guys crossed and all step down and congratulating me for crossing the river well... very good for a first timer... (kembang hidung aku):)

The rest of the trip is just great... details of the trip will be shared via my pictograph

syed tengah rajin...

syed tengah menunjuk...


Zali memotong...


syed's hand blister after not blogging:)


Juhaidi BBQ ala Kelantan Delights (sebelum masak dia buat salad... with petai and potato chips and thousand island)


Syed also wanna be a chef... (ade assistant cook lagi)


Op api hilang...hehehe :)


all busy eating... bbq ala kelantan delights really 'sedap' with a touch of Jeff marinate chicken and his 'creative serai' (lalang)


But Juhaidi is still bbq-ing... rajin rajin! (semua rajin dalam hutan)


After Makan session: talk and kelantan delight painful massage!


Pain in the Jungle: only Syed volunteer:))


Next Morning: Zali getting prepared...


All Set! Ready to go up hill...


Stop for some scenic view...











Syed just finish meditating...


Me with the Orang Asli's Kids


Back from the hill... Zali is crossing the river that i crossed with my sorento:)


End of trip: Zali's Jeep mandi lumpur

more pics and video coming soon...

Sport as an Industry

I was invited to attend a conference last friday and saturday organised by the Ministry of Youth & Sports via Institut Sukan Negara (ISN)

The Conference titled "Konvensyen Industri Sukan Malaysia 2009" or "KISMAS 2009"...

Dunno why the title is in Malay as the whole convention were conducted in English... i guess its the same case of whether Maths & Science to be taught in English or BM :)

anyway..back to the conference...errr...convention

The MAIN reason I attended the convention is bcoz i was quite happy that Malaysia FINALLY realise that Sport is an Industry!

Its like MITI just realised (2 years ago) how important the SMEs to compare with nurturing only the SMIs that is only 2.5% of the companies registered in the Registrar of Companies... SME is 97.5% and growing each day! (b4 that MITI only extended their grants n loans to SMIs and 'a few' SMEs)

After 52 years of independence... Malaysia acknowledged "Sport as an Industry"....

well... its better now than never... Alhamdullillah!

I will be in touch with the Ministry as a 'committee member' (most of the time self appointed) to make sure ....err ... oklah i can use a friendlier word .... to ASSIST on the intention and the acknowledgement of Sport as an Industry is well implemented and no more 'wasting' or so called 'investing' money in events only... especially event that the Rakyat can not participate.... tengok perahu belayar and kereta laju lumba je... bukanya boleh naik jap pun...

Main focus on Sport Industry is to develop and nurtured companies that are now currently manufacturing (or in planning) the sport equipments, products for manufacturing exports...

Ministry must also focus on the Sport Aviation Industry...

As the VP (ehem, ehem) of Malaysian Sport Aviation Federation I will be in contact with the Ministry of Youth & Sports and a few other ministries on the great benefits that Malaysia will achieved by focusing on Sport Aviation

But one thing for sure... for Malaysia to be serious in making Sport as an Industry, the Ministry of Youth & Sports need to set up a task force consist of rep from Ministry of International Trade & Industry; Ministry of Tourism; Ministry of Higher Education; Ministry of Finance; the Prime Minister's Office; Sport Educators, Industry Players (well chosen) and also the Media... then ONLY the world will take u seriously...

Ministries should learn how to work together and have an internal motto...."ONE GOVERNMENT"!

Good Luck Malaysia!