Passion for Freedom!

The night before what is now known as “The greatest ever political tsunami in Malaysia”, I managed to finish my work earlier than usual and rushed to Happy Mansion apartments in Section 17, Petaling Jaya, to attend the grand finale ceramah for PJS parliamentary campaign.

Nathaniel reassured everyone that Anwar has made up his mind to uphold pluralistic politics in Malaysia, and voters need not be frightened by BN propaganda labelling him as Malay ultra or Islam fundamentalist.

“I was inside for just 4 years and I could tell you it really sucks. Anwar was inside for 6 years,” Nat told a crowd of about 200 people, without realising his slip of tongue, as he was actually put into the lock up for 4 days. Li Tsin and her friends were amused.

Millionaire candidate for parliament PJ Utara also came to lend a helping hand. Tony Pua elaborated on the dwindling of safety after Badawi mengambil alih tampuk pemerintahan 4 years ago, where violent crime rate as well as inflation skyrocketed together with the pride of Malaysians, Syeikh Mustapahar Shukor, our very first spaceflight participant.

And the last highlight for the night was our candidate for parliament PJ Selatan, Sdr Hee Loy Sian, albeit with much room for improvement in public speaking. Describing his battle to unseat incumbent Donald Lim Siang Chai as “Goliath vs David”, he promised to speak up for PJ residents in Parliament on various pressing issues ranging from bread and butter issues and escalating crime to corruption and abuse of power.

The night was still young, you know ceramah in Chinese areas end early. So by 11 o’clock, we were back in bilik gerakan, contemplating for the next course of action.

Suddenly, someone realised that eventhough DAP had set up pondok panas (booths set up by political party to check voter’s saluran as well as the last place to woo voters) in all 13 voting centres in Bukit Gasing state constituency, but none of them had been decorated with Hee Loy Sian’s posters, Tang, Chew and I volunteered ourselves for the task.

But first, we need to collect posters and buntings from around the town, as there’s not much left in bilik gerakan anymore.

Among the volunteers putting up KeADILan flags as well as Hee’s posters was this uncle, daddy of BN candidate for Seputeh. Did I tell you that Carol was my Form 5 classmate? Pix taken outside the primary school in Section 1, PJ Old Town.

Later, we were looking around for this Sekolah Kebangsaan (Lelaki) Bukit Bintang, as noned of us could remember where was Jalan Sungai Jernih. We finally called it a day after cup of kopi at the nearby stall at 5 am in the morning.

After witnessing the uprising of PJ Selatan constituents through the ballot paper, the same process is repeated in the parliamentary seat of PJ Utara, by none other than this blogger himself.

Bearing in mind that the voter status result reflected in Election Commission (SPR) website shows that I would b voting in this one primary school, I went there only to find out from the DAP pondok panas outside, that I don’t belong to this polling station. Instead, they suggested me to try my luck in the nearby Chinese primary school.

This is one of the rare opportunities I visit my alma mater since my Standard 6 days many years ago. With the only aim, which is identical with many of you my fellow compatriots: to realise the first ever regime change in Malaysia!

Yet, a check with the pondok panas there, followed by a subsequent visit to the SPR booth, confirmed that I should cast my vote in the first school.

Like the “Only One Choice” advertisement that flooded mass media and even LRT stations lately, obviously we have to make this choice in order to achieve the ultimate goal in order to safeguard public interest. Even our friend MENJ made the same decision.
Makkal Sakti!

It was 8:30 in the morning of Saturday, March 8, 2008, a small crowded gathered outside the SMK Sri Utama, the polling station for Section 14 Selatan polling district in Petaling Jaya, were just allowed to enter the polling centre, and two prominent candidates were seen casting their votes here, hammering the last nails into Barisan Nasional’s coffin lid.

KeADILan Vice President and Petaling Jaya Selatan division chief, also the candidate for Subang parliamentary seat, Sivarasa Rasiah, casting his vote. Prior approval has been obtained from the Ketua Tempat Mengundi to conduct photography session from the edge of classroom.

Exco Angkatan Muda, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, running for the state constituency of Sri Setia in this election, casting his vote. He arrived at the polling station together with his parents when Sivarasa and Anne James were making their exit.

The salurans are allocated according to one’s age. The younger one is, the later saluran one goes to. Nik Nazmi’s parents voted in saluran 1 while Sivarasa and Anne James saluran 2. Nik Nazmi saluran 3 while this blogger was given saluran 11. Obviously the government of Malaysia recognized that I am younger than Nik.