Sunday, December 7, 2008

When Old Gingers remain hot


Photo above:Old Gingers of TSM! Mr.Pang Su Hai is the fourth from left in a blue shirt with glasses. A former scout master and sports adviser for volleyball, he is an expert in many fields.

On 3 December 2008,I received a phone call from IPD Muar, a
sking for Mr.Koon Chew Fatt, aged 70, and Mr.Pang Su Hai, aged 67 details for the nomination of Anugerah Warga Emas Peringkat Negeri Johor 2008. According to the caller,a chief inspector, he was contacted by the Pejabat Kebajikan Masyarakat within the D.O 's building.



Photo above: Mr.Koon Chew Fatt( in white shirt),aged 70 is the adviser for TSM sports team for "Sukan Rakyat" by KRT. His willingness to participate and ability to blend into the youth group is something other old gingers should emulate.

The Common traits among Koon & Pang are:


1)Both gentlemen are above age of 60, both Warga Emas

2)Both are very active in community work especially in
Cp
3)Both of them had happy families, with children and grandchildren living both in Malaysia & overseas

4)Both of them are respected elderly among the TSM residents

5)Both had went through life pre-Merdeka and understood the meaning of national unity
6)Both lead a healthy and active lifestyle, despite the age factor

In my humble opinions, senior citizens are like
Old Gingers, they are hotter and if added into your cooking, it tasted far better with outstanding and long- lasting flavours. It is like the Chinese saying that "姜是老的辣".

The old Gingers are:


1)Always wiser (but not neccesarily always correct)

2)Could be a good listener (when you are ready to complain)

3)Could be a good mentor (when you need good advise)
4)Could tell you many real life stories (when you are keen to hear kisah benar)
5)Could be a role model to emulate (analysing their success could save you time to achieve success in life)

If every Old Ginger is prepared to continue and serve the society and community even after retirement, Muar will be a better place.

In fact, there are many Old Gingers around us. Try and rope them into community work, be it a charity show, Cp or a line-dancing class, getting them to get involve is good for them to maintain a healthy lifestyle and also a healthy mind.

For the young people, never under estimate your Old Gingers! Listen up and do the right things.

It save you a lot of unnecessary disasters in life if you start taking clues and free tips from the Old Gingers!


The cook in the kitchen will tell you this: "The older the ginger, the hotter!"

PS: Wishing my 2 Old Gingers good luck in their bids to win over the Anugerah Warga Emas Johor 2008! (TSM is damn proud of you two!)

Sunday, November 30, 2008

A piece of paper called SURAT PENGHARGAAN



12th November 2008
was a meaningful day for all the residents of Taman Sri Maharani in Muar because being the secretary of the Residents Association, I was awarded a
"SURAT PENGHARGAAN" by the nation's top cop, the Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan.


I accepted the "letter of appreciation" from Ketua Polis Johor, Datuk Mohd. Mokhtar bin Hj.Mohd Shariff at a ceremony at Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontigen (IPK) Johor.

It was presented in recongnition to our team effort in making
Cp a success in TSM and the surrounding neighborhoods. ( Tahniah to ALL TSM residents,the honor goes to YOU,yes ...that'sYOU !)

From 2006 to 2008,the other recipients of "SURAT PENGHARGAAN" within KRT Jalan Bakri are:
  1. Ghafar bin Ibrahim,KRT Jalan Bakri (by OCPD Muar)
  2. Lee Kuan Hwee ,China Press Muar (by OCPD Muar)
  3. Tam Yong Yuee,TSM (by OCPD Muar)
  4. Koon Chew Fatt,TSM (by OCPD Muar)
  5. Persatuan Penduduk TSM (by Ketua Polis Johor 2007)
  6. Persatuan Penduduk TSM (by Ketua Polis Johor 2008)
  7. Chua Teck Boon ,TSM (by OCPD Muar & IGP)
  8. Soka Gakkai Malaysia,Muar branch (by OCPD Muar)

Not An Ordinary Piece of Paper


The highest award from PDRM for the members of the public is a humble piece of paper named "SURAT PENGHARGAAN".

It sounded humble but for every piece of surat penghargaan awarded,it tells an extra-ordinary story about the recipient or the organisation.

Over the years, they were awarded to peace- loving citizens, organisations and police officers who contributed to local peace and security, for those who promote neighborliness and racial unity within our society.


Surat Penghargaan Vs. State Awards
Surat Penghargaan is so....... special because:

  • Always genuine
  • The intention is always clear
  • Something money can not buy
  • No because of who you know
  • Never a barter trade tool
  • No nomination process to follow
  • Number of recipients are only to a "limited few"
State Awards are ......the opposite of ALL the above.(you do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out, right...?)


SGM Kompang welcoming Johor Chief Police Officer at a Cp launching ceremony in Muar recently

Soka Gakkai Malaysia (Muar)
was awarded a surat penghargaan by OCPD Muar recently for promoting racial harmony and unity through cultural arts.

Their famous Kompang group consists of 20 members,all chinese, had been performing for many major events around the country.

They were also invited to perform for 2008 National Day celebrations in Dataran Tanjung Emas Muar.


On 1st August 2008, SGM's youth performed traditional dances of Malay,Indian and Chinese at the Cp event in TSM attended by Johor top Cop.

Mr.Tam Yong Yuee of TSM, a retired teacher and a peace-loving Malaysian, is a regular contributor to New Straits Times. He is a living proof of "the pen is mightier than the sword". In Cp, Mr.Tam's pen is more powerful than all the guns!

M
r. Tam Yong Yuee, a recipient of "SURAT PENGHARGAAN" in 2008, is a regular writer to New Straits Time's (NST) letters column.

He often expresses his views in a fair,honest yet critical manner,touching on issues affecting the daily lives of Malaysians.

He had in many occasions expressed his personal opinions about the benefits of teamwork along with PDRM and suggested ways to further enchance this partnership in the concpet of Cp. ( For Tam Yong Yuee's many interesting articles,try to log on any search engines, just type in his full name T AM YONG YUEE! )


The Man who did a better job than our first Angkawasan! Mr.Lee Kuan Hwee,the newspaper bureau chief who contributed beyond the call of duty, accepting his Surat Penghargaan from OCPD Muar,ACP Nasir Bin Ramli . His papers, had donated newspapers columns worth a market value of above RM 250,000 for Cp since year 2007.

Mr.Lee Kuan Hwee, a local Chinese paper bureau chief, accepted his SURAT PENGHARGAAN on behalf of China Press in March 2008.

Knowing that the media could play a role in sending the correct messages to the readers, Lee has done what many failed to do.

He fought extra hard to ensure enough coverage were given to anti-crime campaigns by IPD Muar.


All together,he and his team had allocated at least 34 full pages(with color prints too) of news coverage for anti-crime campaigns and Cp with Muar police force.

In conclusion, what Lee did on the ground is far better & significant than what our nation's First Angkasawan had done on the space ! ( If you invite Lee to speak at public lectures, I guarantee you my dear fellow Malaysians,that he does not charge a fee either !!)


The Spill over effects


A "SURAT PENGHARGAAN" is to:

  1. Recognise the contributions of an invidual or organisation for assisting the police in fighting crime and maintaining law and order
  2. Encourage more peace-loving citizens to come forward and play a part in crime prevention
  3. Motivate the recipients to keep up the good work and improve from there

Young children at TSM are all good friends to local Cp cops

A pat on The Shoulder


While police do not advertise on papers about their achievements, Malaysians in general are stingy in giving due recognition for a job well done by the men in blue.

The next time, when you encounter a friendly or helpful policeman, you should:

  1. Take down his identification number on his uniform, write a "surat pujian" and send to the nearest OCPD, cc. to the state Police chief
  2. Congratulate him or her on the spot for the job well done
  3. Encourage him or her to keep up the good work

Therefore, let's be generous to our men in blue.

Follow your heart and give our policemen due recognition when it is due.

Despite a few bad apples, majority of our policemen are all good cops, true to the new motto of T.A.B = Tegas, Adil, Berkhemah






Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Open House The Malaysian Way











1 1For All, All For 1: Residents of all 6 taman posing with D.O and wife. They are TSM,Pangsapuri Intan,Taman Permata, Taman Orkid,Pangsauri Permata & Taman Permai

The Open House concept

In a multi-racial Malaysia, we take pride of our Open House (Rumah Terbuka) concept during festive seasons such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

It is a time for everybody, young and old regardless of race and religion to come under one roof to celebrate and socialise together with plenty of great food.




D.O with Senior management of IPD
Muar and Mr.Chew Ah Keng of Taman Orkid.

Everything is Opened-
the house, th
e door, the heart and the mind

During "Open house", everybody is always in a good mood. The host is happy, so does his many visitors.

Everything is opened in an "Open House"-the house, the door, the heart and the mind.





If you offended somebody intentionally or unintentionally, this is a time to seek for forgiveness-maaf zahir dan batin.

  • This is the best time for the rakyat to ask the leaders for assistance & advice
  • This is the best time for you to have the best family photo(konica time) taken with your beloved leaders
  • This is the best time (lobby time)for housing developers to lobby for more contracts
  • This is the best time for people to seek endorsement for their children's higher education

I say "the best time" because:
  1. You do not require an appointment at all
  2. The date,time and venue is always fixed. No postponement, no cancellation
  3. Your target-the host is sure to be in a joyous mood to lend you his ears
  4. The partner of the host is always there for you, to join in and listen to your story
  5. You will be treated extra-special, feeded with plenty of food and drinks
  6. Your children will be given first- class treatment too- with Duit Raya
  7. If you are lucky, you will be leaving with a door gift and reminded to return next year
For all the valid reasons listed above, we, 30 residents from 6 taman visited the open house of Muar No.1 couple, the District Officer(D.O) and his wife at their Open House.









AOC leads the way

Our Muar Assistant OCPD, Supt.Lee Choon Guan,who happened to be a resident within the KRT Jalan Bakri area, led a high-powered delegation of residents to the D.O 's house.

The
word "high-powered" was chosen because among of the 30 people, they were:

  1. 1)AOC and wife
  2. 2)CID chief & his senior officer
  3. 3)Special Branch chief and family
  4. 4)KRT Jalan Bakri Chairman
  5. 5) KRT Jalan Bakri exco members
  6. 6)Residents of Pangsapuri Intan,Taman Orkid, Pangsapuri Permata, TSM, Taman Permai and Taman Permata.
  7. 7)The children, Wanita , Pemuda and senior citizens from all 6 taman.

If you don't believe it, look at the photos shown below:

















Muar No.1 couple - D.O & wife

Supt.Lee's high-powered delegation, is a good combin
ation of many orang awam and his police officers.

All were greeted with a warm hospitality by Tuan Hj.Abdul Rahman and his lovely wife.

Pointing at the rows of high coconut trees surrounding his off
icial residence, D.O says:

" Wow! So many of you here today to wish me Selamat Hari Raya! If I knew earlier, I would have asked my men to pluck down all the coconuts for all of you!"

" Enjoy the food, help yourselves and I will invite all of you to take a group photo after that".


D.O official residence
It was a brand new experience to visit D.O's official residence. The location?

If you are a frequent golfer, it is the big blue-colored villa on the same row with the Kelab Golf Tanjung.

If you are a daily jogger along the Tanjong beach , t
hen it is that big house on your right from the car parking lot.

Yes, the official residence is a double- story building, with a classic British look, located at a very strategic
and expensive location.

It has a breath- taking and scenic view of the beautiful Sungai Muar, not too far from the river mouth and Straits of Malacca.



D.O posing with Pemuda TSM ,Ms.Foo Jei Rong & Ms.Kelly Gan. Both are active young Muarians who holds CP very close to their hearts.





Seize The Day

Melbourne's famous newspaper, The Age has a beautiful tagline- seize the day. I love the tagline!

Our mission
for our visit to D.O house is also to seize the day by:
  1. 1)Celebrate Raya Aidilfitri with D.O & family
  2. 2)Treat it as a meaningful community activity for our residents & neighbors
  3. 3)Take it as a regular CP activity uniting residents with our men in blue
  4. 4)To reinforce to D.O the importance of CP in long term for the entire district of Muar
For reason No.4, we shared with D.O a piece of our mind: One of Muar latest famous products, apart from:
1)Mee
Bandung,
2)Satay,
3)Asam Pedas
4)Kopi 434

Would be 5) CP



*Friendly CP cops in action at Taman Sri Maharani Muar
  1. 1)We are proud warga Muar and we had a burning passion for a peaceful, vibrant & prosperous Muar
  2. 2)We should adopt CP to realise the goal of a safer town
  3. 3)We should engage more peace-loving Muarians to step forward and play a part in CP
  4. 4) CP is a simple and yet effective strategy
  5. 5) CP can be copied & paste, by anyone, anytime and anywhere

To suceed CP, we require 4 things:
  • 1) A dedicated team of forward- looking local police force
  • 2) A visionary leader who is committed in pushing ahead with all strategic plans
  • 3) A group of the "think-out-of-the-box"members of the local community
  • 4) A people-oriented mass media that care about the local issues


CCTV s

Our D.O fell in love with the espression- "CCTVs", when
we said to him everyone has a pair of free CCTVs,the human eyes.

He told us that he started to promote the term "CCTVs" everywhere he visited in his governing territory.

He
wanted every Muarian to start activate their own CCTVs!



Nothing could beat our human eyes.

In CP, we emphasis on prevention measures. Make use of your CCTVs and be the eyes and ears to the police.

For example, in KRT Jalan Bakri(Jln Hj.Jaib,Jln Dato Hj.Hasan & Jln Bakri) we have about 2000+ residents.

Now, Imagine if every resident use their CCTVs the smart way to monitor the local situation in their area, it means we have 2000 pairs of CCTVs operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year non-stop.





What can 200 taman do for Muar ?


Martin Luther King once said "I had a dream" for America.

We "Orang Aw
am" also had a dream for Muar,that is for all 200 taman in Muar to start CP as soon as possible.

Every taman should form a Residence Committee(RC) or Persatuan penduduk.

Next, they should link up with the police and hopefully join the nearest KRT centre.

Every RC in a taman is a platform. According to D.O, it could be for 3 major purposes:
1) A clever platform for CP
2) Promoting
semangat kejiranan
3) Kebersihan (rubbish & recyling issues)





Potential D.O Award for A Taman Cemerlang

One of our residents even suggested to D.O for introducing a D.O
Award every year for the best managed taman or kampung that fulfill the following criterias:
  1. 1)A taman that has an active RC,youth and wanita wings
  2. 2)A taman that adopts CP with a low crime rate
  3. 3)A taman that promotes racial unity & neighborliness
  4. 4)A taman that is free from diseases, net and clean
  5. 5)A taman that supports & partcipates in goverment's policies and blueprints
  6. 6)A taman that has the least rubbish and supports recycling

The same resident says: "Tuan D.O, if I am allowed to suggest,try make it as a healthy competition among all the tamans."

"The winner of your D.O a
ward will be enjoying many monetary benefits such:

  1. 1)Getting new tarred roads for whole taman
  2. 2)Extra TNB lamp posts for whole taman
  3. 3) Free- of- charge landscaping design for whole taman
  4. 4)An upgrade of a drainage system for whole taman"

If the above rewards worth RM 500,000 or
more, it is definitely worth spending.

Just look at the spilled-Over effects after that.
If 1 lucky taman won the Taman Cemerlang award,others will emulate.

The local government can then promote the successful model to other 199+ taman and kampungs in the entire district.


The award winning taman will definitely try harder to maintain its s
tandards.

The rest of the taman will start to initiate,to adopt,improve, to comply and try to win over the award i
n the following year.




More D.O Awards......for Murians


If I were given a chance by D.O to suggest a thing for Muar, I would suggest D.O to create more awards to motiviate fellow Murians to be more creative, hardworking,passionate and patriotic to the town.

I would propose a D.O award each for 3 categories:
  1. 1) Outstanding Muarian of the year
  2. 2) Young Muarian of the year
  3. 3) Woman of the year
It is a win-win situation for all.

After all, we must think- out- of -the- box.


Sunday, October 5, 2008

Racial Harmony Begin From Young


Racial harmony has to begin with the young



(Datuk Johan Jaafar,known as J.J, is definitely proud of his Muarian identity. Grown up in Sungai Balang Besar, Muar, he always relates his happy childhood in his many writings over the years. He is a former editor-in-chief for Utusan Malaysia, and currently holding the chairmanship of Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka(DBP). This piece of writing, is a "Must-Read" for every Muarian & Malaysian. Touched by his story? E-mail him at :zulujj@tm.net.my)

Race relations are about people, not punitive measures, sanctions or court rulings. It is all about how we accept, tolerate and live with each other.

Perhaps too much emphasis has been given to the role of politics and politicians in ensuring harmony among the races.

Perhaps we are expecting too much from them. We are disappointed with them for playing the race card. We criticise the race-based politics that has redefined our existence as a nation.

We all know how racial issues are being played up unashamedly by some, sometimes without even realising the consequences of those actions.


We ought to look at ourselves: we the people. We have to find a people's solution to the problem. We matter. We can decide the destiny of this beloved nation of ours. We can make the difference.

Where politicians failed, we must take the initiative. Let's call it People's Initiative. We have to look beyond politics and politicians.
We have to admit that our people are drifting apart. We have been talking about it quite a lot of late.

We even mooted the idea of a Race Relations Act. Again we are resorting to acts, laws and regulations. We must not fall into the trap of using laws and regulations to manage everything, more so race relations in this country.


Perhaps we should be asking ourselves why we drifted apart in the first place? Why were we more successful before? We pride ourselves as the poster boy in managing race relations among developing nations.

We have done remarkably well actually. Our track record is commendable. It's just that we need to do more.
Things have taken a turn for the worse. Sensitive issues are being raised to fever pitch.

The 2008 general election saw the rearing of the ugly head of racial politics.
We must heal the divided nation. We need everyone's contribution to make this place a harmonious one -- I don't mean the political definition of it, but the people's.

Let us look at the big picture. For one, we are segregated. Our children do not go to the same schools. That is one critical element to begin with.


We can argue about diversity and uniqueness, but in the end we miss the opportunity for our people to integrate from a very young age.

They live in their own enclaves, with very little or no contact with others. Interactions are kept at a bare minimum.
The role of Bahasa Malaysia, the language that is supposed to bind us, is often taken for granted.

I have my own story to tell. I went to an English school in the 1960s. There were 24 of us in the class -- 16 Chinese, seven Malays and one Indian. It was the only English school within 40km of the nearest town.

We were pioneers.
The village itself was a portrait of harmony. A row of Chinese shophouses had existed for as long as one can remember.

The Chinese boys and girls went to Chinese schools while all my friends went to Malay schools.
But outside school, we were friends. Childhood in Sungai Balang Besar transcended race. Malay, Javanese and Chinese boys played together.

When the Chinese and Malay orchard owners found that their durians and rambutans were stolen, they knew the culprits were Chinese and Malay boys.


There was in fact the legend of Wak Samad, the gravedigger who saved Chinese families in my village when a parang-wielding mob rampaged through the area in the 1948 race riot in Parit Jawa.

Led by one Pawang Salleh, they came from Batu Pahat.
When they reached my village, the remaining Chinese families were at the mercy of the mob. Wak Samad stood in front of the shops warning them that those people were his anak buah (wards). The gravedigger's words carried a lot of weight. There was no untoward incident in the village.

The story of Wak Samad is part of the local folklore remembered fondly by Chinese elders.
My father was a barber in the afternoon, a rubber tapper in the morning. He rented a small shop in the village. His neighbours were all Chinese shopkeepers who called him Jakpo Gunting (Jakpo the Barber).

I spent lots of time with the shopkeepers' sons and daughters.
I remember my father told me the Chinese even bought pork discreetly by special delivery so as not to offend the Malays.

One of my best friends at school was one bubbly Chinese boy, Wong Chin Hock. The other boy, Jumadi was the son of a movie theatre owner in Semerah.

We were so close that we called ourselves Panglima Tiga Serangkai (Three Warriors).
We parted ways after Form Three.

But we made a promise -- every 10 years we were supposed to meet at a specific place, just for old times sake, regardless of what we do and who we are.


In 1978, 10 years after we made the promise, I went to the place that meant so much to us. I waited but they didn't turn up.
I was there again in 1988 and 1998, and I was alone.

Early this year I did the same, and they were nowhere to be seen.
I met them a couple of times over the years. But I never reminded them of the childhood promise we made. Perhaps they have forgotten all about it.

Perhaps I am being too nostalgic. But I wanted to keep my promise.


When I wrote a children's book entitled Tangan-tangan Kaku (published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in 1974), I immortalised Chin Hock as one of the three major characters in the novel.


My encounters with the various races since my childhood days have helped me tremendously in understanding others. Malaysians need that. We must begin from a young age.


Harmony is not just about going to Hari Raya, Chinese New Year or Deepavali open house. It is not just about superficial encounters. It is a socialisation process that takes time, patience and lots of understanding.


by Johan Jaaffar, NST 5 Oct 2008

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Muar D.O Adopts Open Door Policy















Bangunan Sultan Abu Bakar Muar
Today, this building is one of the most recognised landmarks in Muar. It was named after the late Sultan of Johor, Sultan Abu Bakar.

The name "Muar", on the other hand was orginated from the word 'Muara",a happening town situated along the river mouth.

It was also named as
Bandar Maharani by Sultan Abu Bakar after his beloved Sultanah, according to my history book back in secondary school,Sekolah Menengah St.Andrew.

As a child in the 1980s, I was a regular visitor to this building that houses many government agencies,including the District Officer's(D.O) office.

I would accompany my late father, a cikgu who used to carry with him many of the 'Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda" brown colored envelops as he entered the building.

He has dozens and dozens of friends serving in the civil service. Many of them had worked in this building before and now majority of them are leading a happy retired life.

Then in 1987, I had the honour of putting my thumb prints for my very first IC in life. Next was second renewal with an attached barcodeon it and then in 2003, when the Malaysian government went hi-tech with the introduction of MyKad.

Five years later in 2008 in the holy month of Ramadan, I had another honor of being an Orang Awam to accompany Muar OCPD and three peace-loving Muarians to meet our D.O to share with him the concept of Community Policing (CP) in Muar.


Photo left: CP salesmen in action!
From right: H.E.A Chief,Chief Inspector Hj.Abdul Wahab, OCPD Muar ACP Mohd Nasir bin Ramli, Pengawai Daerah Muar, Y.Bhg Tuan Hj.Abdul Rahman bin Jaffar, MPM secretary En.Jamaluddin, me, Chairman of Pangsapuri Intan,En.Nick Ng and Exco member of TSM, En.Pang Su Hai.




Knocking On The D.O 's Door
Meeting Muar D.O Tuan Hj. Abdul Rahman bin Jaffar was an eye-opener. His hospitality was superb.

Although we met for the first time,we were treated like old friends and of course we exchanged ideas like old friends too. Very open, very genuine and very sincere.

The condusive environment in his office had allowed all of us to speak honestly on topics ranging from local security & crime rate, our youth & cyber cafes, masyarakat penyayang & semangat kejiranan, all together straight from our hearts.


We were well-prepared that day, armed with all "evidences and proofs", we carried along 20 poster-sized Manila cards (TQ Mr.Pang for carrying those heavy evidences!!) posted with photos and newspaper cuttings to support our case.

In brief, we highlighted to our D.O the urgent need to tap on the existing successful model of Horizontal Policing at TSM and Vertical Policing a Pangsapuri Intan (pangsapuriintanmuar@blogspot.com) in CP, and introduce both to all the taman-taman and kampung-kampung in Muar district because:

1) IPD Muar was successful in engaging the public and local media to form a smart-partnership that proven to be effective & productive

2)The senior management of OCPD Muar, ACP Tuan Nasir bin Ramli is ever-ready to support a program like CP for all Muarians

3)The models initiated by both TSM and Pangsapuri Intan are now good models recognised by PDRM top brass for other Malaysian towns and cities to emulate


Our meeting lasted for more than an hour,an impressive record! D.O was impressed with our presentation on the concept of CP.

He says:

"You people are special. I must always ask my people here, invite them to listen to my talking (about local safety issues).

But you people are different. U knocked on my door today and do it the other way round. I am happy, congrats and please keep it up!"


D.O's answers are always with a valid reason. He proudly announced:"Your Persatuan Penduduk can survive till today because of 3 major factors:

  1. Firstly, you all have a passion and a capable team
  2. Second, you are a NGO, non-political linked
  3. Thirdly, you already got a successful model on the ground


Two "Living-Dead" Local Government Agencies.....

D.O was upset and heart-broken when we expressed disappointment on 2 important pejabat tempatan which failed 400,000 Muarians for failing to:

1)promote neighbourliness & racial unity

2)to disseminate all important information about dasar-dasar kerajaan to the ground and to the man on the street


We said they are not perfoming, he 100% agreed.
We said it was a pity that they have been sleeping for years, he 100% agreed.
We said they were like "Living-Dead" agencies, he again agreed 100%!

Those 2 are "living- Dead" agencies in the district of Muar !

When I asked my 8 year-old neighbour to define "living-dead", she says:"Uncle, it is like a vegetable man, lying on the bed, still breathing but not moving!"

Then I turned to her a 12 years old brother for his own definition, he says:" Uncle, A useless man !!"


Therefore, "Living- Dead" could be defined as "Vegetarian,not moving and..... UseLess".

Note: To the bosses of the above two agencies mentioned,if you read this blog by accident, Congrats! To prove that we Orang Awam are speaking nothing but the truth, here is the test to prove your innocence:

  1. Pick randomly 10 men & women on the street
  2. And try to ask them whether your agency is doing a fine job.
  3. Trust me, the answer will be the same like mine.
  4. Don't be frighthened IF, the answer might be worse than my answer!












Photo Above: Mr.Lee Kuan Hwee of Pangsapuri Intan was seen introducing the CP handbook to D.O, witnessed by OCPD Muar, MPM secretary and residents fromTSM and Pangsapuri Intan Muar.


Photo Left: D.O praising Mr.Pang Su Hai, a pensioner for his active involvement in community service at TSM.

D.O commented that retired people would remain healthy if they practise:

1)regular exercise 2) social work 3)good deeds


(Congrats Mr.Pang, we are proud of u!!)


Tuan Hj.Abdul Rahman Bin Jaffar
What do I think of my D.O? Good question! I did not have the privilage to be associated with any D.O for the past 33 years in life.

I predicted all D.Os are super-important officers in Government. They are:
  1. Very fierce;
  2. Strict;
  3. Impatient;
  4. Maybe they don't even interested to listen to ordinary people, like you and me (for our two cent's worth of opinions)

I was wrong and terribly wrong. I wronged him for a wrong reason.

My D.O is friendly and approachable.
My D.O is a soft but firmed man.
My D.O is a good listener.
My D.O is alert
(I should say Super -alert!) to current issues on the ground and articulative on his topics.

His secret weapons are his openess and great sense of humor.

He really calmed us down, made us all laughed at ourselves for 5 minutes straight (seriously... 300 seconds non-stop) before he lead us into serious discussion topics.


HE is a powerful diplomat !
HE has adopted an Open Door Policy for his rakyat !
HE is passionate about CP !
HE welcomes smart ideas for Muar !
HE knows what U are thinking, Don't play-play!

Dear D.O, TSM wishes you & family Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfiltri,Maaf Zahir Batin.We are ready to bring along residents from 6 taman to your Raya Open house soon.

(Tuan Hj.Abdul Rahman,sir, if you blog on this post, which I believe you will, post a comment! We (and all CP fans)love to hear from you, TQ!)