Please Focus to Serve Penang People First

With less than 2 years of winning the power to govern Penang, speculations had been heard that the state Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is plagued by infighting following calls by PKR youth leaders to rotate his post among parties within the opposition bloc.

(The PKR youth leader denied later in his blog).

This is another typical story of power fighting even before they success to get the power.

Ouui........... young men, do you still remember the story of 3 Gerakan strongmen (2 Teng and 1 Lee) fighting who is the Penang CM before the last election.

What "Penangkia" will do? They will throw all of them away...............

Please focus to serve the Penang people first.

"Penang" a Beng is in Trouble?

Penang CM said today,"Those wanting to use the word “Penang” for functions, events, publications and other purposes must first get permission from the state government."

He said there had been complaints of the word being used in functions, events and magazines which had nothing to do with the state.

Oooooh! So Penang ah Beng is in trouble now as his blog not only talked about Penang issues, but also others.

The problems also affect the use of Penang char koay teow, penang har mee, penang laksa, etc as other places or states also do have all these food. Other states may protest like Indonesian complaining that Malaysia stole their culture.

Like what KKP said, we understand that Penang State Government's name were used without approval very often in functions which were not subsidised or supported by the Government.

But we might notice that the word is the "Penang State Government". It is not about "Penang" but more about the state government.

I think the Penang Chief is over excited about this issue and they should focus more in the delivery of the government service instead of spending time to process this meaningless proposal.

Everything also History & Heritage?

KBP was the unfortunate case. The land accordingly owned by the villagers was controversially sold by the previous government. The villagers took up the case to the court but they lost the case and was instructed to vacate the land for a high rise development. The villagers were then refused to vacate and obtained "the election promises" given by the current government to remain them as what they were since 150 years ago.

To keep the promise, the state government, specifically the CM finally exercised his authority to order the Penang Municipal Council to revoke the development approval granted to the developer and hope that the developer could have a win-win solutions if they want to develop the area.

Could the win-win solutions achieved? It may end up all-lose situation.

The Penang state government is taking a bold, high-states gamble and risk of being sued. It also set an example of using the authority over & above the rule-of-law, read Romerz. This may also discourage the development industries in the state. If the compensation scheme is reasonable, the villagers may have lost an opportunity to upgrade and improve their livelihood. And finally, if the government lost the case, the people of Penang at large would need to pay the unnecessary compensation.

Take KBP case aside, now the Penangite may need to make a choice about development.

We may like to keep our history and our heritage, but we may also need to balance with the reasonable developments that keep the society to move on.

We could not in one hand hope to benefit from the development and the other hand reject the development that may affect you.

We could not in one hand hope to have more business volume or more income but still want to live what we we were since 150 years ago.

We could not in one hand hope to make as much as what Singaporean make but still want to live slowly and comfortably as what we are now.

Like what many people agreed with me the way Penangites always think, "you may have whatever developments you want, as long as the developments do not affect me."

(I met LGE once in the plane and he told me this, a young chap told him that he may do whatever he want to increase the incomes of the People, but the young chap want to remain the char koay teow price from now until 10 years later. )

So now, Penangites, please make a choice and tell our so-called People's government.

You Promised, You Deliver

Our KPI Minister is very loud today, "You Promise, You Deliver". Of course, not to his big brother UMNO, but to the current Penang CM, Lim Guan Eng.

Thinking of that, the history of Penang CM would not change if KTK was loud and delivered what he promised when he was still the CM of Penang.

KTK said Lim must find his own solution to the problem because he and his party, the DAP, had promised the residents there that if the opposition succeeded in taking over the administration of Penang from the Barisan Nasional (BN), the residents would not have to move out.

Of course LGE has to find his ways to solve the current problems.

But could the ex-government washed their hands just like that for whatever they have done wrong in the past? If so, some opportunists will be forgiven if he just need to leave the post after committing of big blunder or big corruption.

If so, the Taiwan ex-President, Chen Shui Bian will be now enjoying with his multi-millions of corruption money with his family and friends, not forgetting the ex-Korea Presidents, the ex-Philipines President, etc.

Still feel very funny about "You Promised, You Deliver" coming out from the mouth of our ex-CM. Don't you? Considered this as the best joke of the day.

Anwar Apologise

Anwar had apologised to Guan Eng for failing to inform him of the resignation of his DCM 1, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, as the state assembly person for Penanti.

This is again a good example setting of mutual respect and mutual understandings of 2 sincere coalitions. Making a mistake with no bad intention, sincere apology, forgiveness and good relationship moves on.

Did UMNO Penang apologise for tearing the KTK poster last September?