Ah Long illness in our society-Below is my letter to the Star paper editor

I read "Why are Ah Longs so untouchable?" in The Star, today, Saturday July 23 2011.

I am sure it is the public knowledge where Ah Longs are putting up all sort of posters blatantly everywhere. Now that I read what Mr Paul Singh, Kuala Lumpur have highlighted in your paper, I began to realize that it is not only occurring in Melaka where I am residing.

Now the question Mr Paul asked, why the police are not apprehending the Ah Longs is the" very question we have been asking in our mind for a long time.

The only reason I can think of for the police is that Ah Long is not their priority. They have so many other cases to be busy with.

I do pity our police who are already have their hands full especially just after the Bersih 2.0 Rally where they were kept busy. I observed that they have been very efficient putting road blocks as early as July 1st. even though Bersih was on July 9th. They locked down the whole of Kuala Lumpur especially the areas near the Merdeka Stadium. I know this so well because I was there in the Bersih Rally.

It is very easy to notice where the police are kept busy, just take a look in your paper today, page NATION 27, "Shooter can't be determined". The individual who caused the death of 15-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah could not be determined because there were two policemen who fired the shots. Mine you, the above case happened more than a year ago in last April. I really pity the police who had been kept so busy for more than a year now, trying to police their own colleagues.

Just one more example where our police are kept busy. Your paper again, today, July 23 2011,page 34 Other News & Views, "Cops produce proof to refute Mat Sabu's claim" the cops have to come up with CCTV footage that shows the motorcycle ferrying Mat Sabu avoiding the police car before hitting a road divider. Here, the police is involve in politic trying to defense the political masters. No wonder, the Rakyat concerns are not in their priority list.

Let me share with your readers my personal encounters in making reports to the police. They actually are doing the job of a clerk filing up my reports, that is all. How do I  know it? Just ask the police, they will tell you what they are busy with. My reports are not their priority.

I have came across other people who just simply not making reports to the police any more. So sad.

They will tell you the police, instead of investigating the case, they who make the report are kept busy being interviewed. The reports just end up in the files.

So much so now, we just better save our time in reporting because it is going to be a futile exercise. I am sure this is a common knowledge.

Now, let me come back the the illness of Ah Long in our society. I think it is just the symptom and sign of many of our fellow Malaysians finding difficulty in getting proper loan from the bank. If not, why borrow from Ah Longs who charge such an exorbitant interest? People who go to Ah Longs are at the dead end financially.

I propose many of us can come up with micro-financing to help giving out soft loans to those who are worthy of help. What prevents us from doing it is that we neither have the expertise nor the man power to hand out the loan securely. Money, in my view is the least problem. Many will donate to help those who are genuinely in need of help. The other thing that prevents us from helping is that Malaysia is full of up to date regulations and licenses that restricting us instead of helping us to help others.

May be, the police can be forth coming to let us know how they have been coping especially with the slogan, "People first, performance now".

Wong Fort Pin, DM, DRM.
Klinik Wong,
B-007 PANGSAPURI SRI SIANTAN BUKIT BARU MELAKA 75150
tel: 06 2834530 or 012 2691176
Sent from my iPad

My Bersih unremarkable walk

My Bersih Rally experience
Many had written on their experiences in Bersih Rally. I am now only writing about it because there are some friends still calling or texted me asking how was my first hand experience.

Left Melaka at 11AM on Friday July 8 2011, having the foreknowledge that the roads are being blocked.
One taxi driver noticed that the Melaka Ayer Keroh toll had been blocked by police since as early as July 1st. 2011.
Reached Swiss Inn on Petaling Street at 1.30PM.
Woke up on Bersih day July 9 2011, Saturday 7.30AM. Ventured out alone, while my son, Leon and daughter, Michelle were sleeping soundly.

First thing I noticed that the streets were with very few people and hardly any vehicles. Thanks to the police who had done a complete shut down on KL.
My hotel was just a few minutes walk to the Merdeka Stadium. When I was near the Stadium I saw the police just beginning to put up barricades with barbed wire. Later I went up to the entrance of the stadium. It was shut closed but there were policemen every where. At first I  was discreet taking videos. Subsequently there were more and more reporters taking photos, the police didn't seem to mind, I also became bold taking video out right in front of police in the bright day light.
While on my way down the stadium  the army man  in green who appeared to be the leader among them asked me where I came from and told me not to take photos because I have no authorization name cards like the reporters.

Lost tract of time, later after meeting Philip Low, my "shifu" who brought me to Bersih in November 10 2007in my hotel to exchange notes what was going. While we walked out of the hotel, we heard one small group of about 10 people singing Negaraku, we joined them....the rest is history.
I did not have the opportunity to face the water cannons nor the tear gas where I was. My wife said lucky of me, by the grace of God I came out unharmed.
My first hand experience int both Bersihs taught me that the people were having orderly, peaceful walk to appeal for a better Malaysia. Many came on their own accord with own money without any direction from anyone or parties. Of course there were among the crowd, some Keadilan, DAP and PAS party members. The political parties alone would not have brought that many people. Why do I say so? Just take a look how many Umno youth or Perkasa brought...they just talked BIG like Najib who said he can conquer KL because he has 3 million Umno members. I doubt.
Among the free people who came to the Rally are many lawyers, doctors and other professionals. We took all the trouble to walk is because we want the country changed for the  better for our children's children.