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Thu, Feb 23, 2012

What They Say

What They Say

Who are the ulama?

Posted on 20 February 2012 - 08:12pm
Last updated on 20 February 2012 - 09:23pm

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Capital Café, KL

MOHAN: Wah, so many people at the national gatherings of ulama, intellectuals and bloggers and others at the Putra World Trade Centre on Sunday. A meeting of old friends, but mostly where they talked shop and where they yak, yak and yak.

Chong: By the way Azman who are these people?

Hard to give up power

Posted on 7 February 2012 - 04:33am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Pelita Nasi Kandar, PJ

Chong: Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has been Kelantan mentri besar since 1990. But he wants to continue.

Azman: What’s wrong with that?

Chong: Nothing except that he is 81.

Hang Tuah symbolises many good values

Posted on 31 January 2012 - 04:32am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Syed Bistro, PJ.

MOHAN: So Azman, did Hang Tuah exist?

Chong: You mean Hang Tu Ah?

Mohan: Ya, I've heard of that one. It's possible. Yes, he could very well have been. But did he exist?

Fat cats shouldn’t travel free

Posted on 9 January 2012 - 07:38pm
Last updated on 9 January 2012 - 09:31pm

Zainon Ahmad

Venue: Syed Bistro PJ

CHONG: Everything about Malaysian Airlines or MAS used to be compared to gold at one time, golden service, golden girls. Too bad the gold is long gone from our national flag carrier.

Mohan: It used to make money too. Not much losses then. Somebody told me it lost money last year.

Turbulence in the South China Sea

Posted on 27 December 2011 - 04:32am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Syed Bistro, PJ.

MOHAN: Why is it that people in this region seem to think China is a bad boy? Bad boy or the villain of this part of the world or even the whole world.
Chong: Yes, I get the sense. But why should it be so?

Rumour mongers liven up the party

Posted on 13 December 2011 - 04:30am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Kana Curry House, PJ

Chong: So how was the annual Umno gathering, Cikgu? Our great reporter Azman told us you were there throughout the three days beginning Thursday, Dec 1.

Zain: Well, to some of the old members who were there – myself included – it wasn’t such a great party.

Collective democracy

Posted on 29 November 2011 - 04:29am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Syed Bistro, PJ

Azman: When did you first hear of the Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 and as a lawyer what was your reaction to it?

Mohan: I heard about it a day or two before Monday, Nov 21, when it was presented in the Dewan Rakyat by Minister in the PM’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz.

Two-month breather

Posted on 15 November 2011 - 04:31am

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Capital Café

Mohan: So, no general election or GE13 this year. Datuk Seri Najib Razak said so on Friday.

Chong: Wonder why he decided to remove November and December from being speculated on as a possible time for GE13? Isn’t it to his advantage to keep the opposition parties preoccupied with preparations for an early election?

Lessons from far away

Posted on 1 November 2011 - 04:29am

Zainon Ahmad

MOHAN: Are you guys following events in Tunisia, especially the election?

Azman: Should we? I don’t think many people in Malaysia are. Too far away and it is, after all, a small Arab country. Egypt, maybe yes. Don’t you think so Cikgu?

Zain: No. It’s a pity because the developments in Tunisia hold many lessons for us.

To continue or not to continue

Posted on 17 October 2011 - 09:00pm
Last updated on 17 October 2011 - 10:25pm

Zainon Ahmad

Scene: Pelita Nasi Kandar PJ

Mohan: The number of voices calling for a nationwide referendum on the teaching and learning of science and mathematics in English (PPSMI) is increasing. And growing louder too.

Chong: Maybe those wanting the policy to continue are desperate now as they have only a few months before it is stopped. The PPSMI started in 2003.