I have asked one of my friends who is going back to Malaysia for a vacation to buy and help bring for me a copy of Tun M's memoir, the 'Doctor in the house' ! I would not have been aware of this book if not for the noises made by supporters and detractors in the blog-sphere. There are enough reviews in various blogs that I feel like I have read the whole book before I can hold one in my hand.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/breakingviews/article/der-doktor-dr-mahathirs-memoir-sakmongkol-ak47/
ReplyDeleteSaya setuju 100%
You confuse me. Do you sokong or hentam Tun? Bunyi seperti menyokong, tetapi saya rasa awak menghentam?
ReplyDeleteI read you well Pak Payne. God bless you. For some people, the world is divided into just Black and White. Thankfully, there is another group that can discern the good and the bad, and opt to look at things as objectively as possible. I'd say you belong to this third group. Welcome to Grey.
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Pakpayne,
ReplyDeleteWhen I asked a young American expatriate in Tokyo whether he knows Malaysia, his immediate answer was "Yes, Mahathir and The Twin Towers". That was way back in 1996. Indeed Mahathir succeeded in making the world notice Malaysia but he too did succeed in perpetuating corruption and self enrichment at the expense of the nation opening the way for the rest to follow.
You are right in that he failed to find a successor who could right the wrongs that he did, they all just follow his ways.
Pak Tua
Betul :-) thanks for the link, interesting!
ReplyDeleteSerba salah :-) pls refer to the comment from 'Kama' below yours - 'Grey' is the word.
Kama :-) yes...i am in the third group, and i am glad to know you are there too...
Pak Tua :-) Corruptions did happened during his time; i would not point all my five fingers in his direction though. hehehe. I would give some credits to other UMNO leaders around at the time who were equally capable of promoting money politics and corruptions! Gosh...I got goose pimples reading abt the Sarawak chief Minister's asset around the world!
Yang Ariff,
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I am trying to be grey but his "4 girls and Anwar" made me puke! Why? He refused to testify in court, but told freely in a book.
So I save my RM 100.
ahj
But the current PM...someone very, very close to him seems to be more 'powerful' than him...it make him look weak in eyes of the rakyat jelata..you know.
ReplyDeletePp and Puteri..I am Grey too.Count me in please!
ReplyDeleteahj :-) feel free to feel u actually feel...Tun pun tulis mengikut rasa dia nak tulis...so, he must have expected readers to react freely.
ReplyDeletetapi, make sure lah jgn baca time di meja makan atau bila susah ke ranjang ...hahaha.
mamasita :-) grey is an exclusive club...mine dah jadi silver la pulak...hahaha
ReplyDeleteLiyas :-) kebanyakan lelaki pun memang tak se powerful wanita di sisi mereka...hehehe....cuma, kita ni bukan public figure, orang tak nampak lah...:P
ReplyDeletePak Pin
ReplyDeleteMahathir sebenarnya yang mudah lupa. Dah nyanyok orang tua ni tetapi masih berbohong dan buat bising tidak bertempat.
Ahli Politik :-) saya bukan lah ahli politik. jadi tak nak lah terlibat condemn dia secara peribadi...hehehe.
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