sharing my experience on the price hike rally organised by coalition against inflation (protes)...

can someone pls tell me the meaning of democracy?!?... tks!...

nowdays in malaysia, the rakyat can't even tell the government that prices of goods in malaysia is high!.. the government is paranoid!...

approx more than 50 people arrested for a peaceful gathering... indian lady was pushed, hit a pole and apparently punched too... people wearing bersih t-shirt arrested... man with 2 'special children' with a baby pram pulled...

all the above actually happened during a peaceful rally in front of klcc and along jalan ampang!... this price hike rally was organised by the colition against inflation (protes)!...

the time i left my house approx 1315 hours with a backpack contained an extra set of clothes wrapped in a plastic bag, disposable raincoat and a pair of sandals.. that was probably the 1st saturday i didn't wear my bersih t-shirt and walked out of my house!... still undecided whether to take the train or drive to klcc... decided to drive and expect major traffic as understand the roads will be closed... surprising, the traffic in kl were so smooth as if that was the 1st day of chinese new year!... as soon as i got on to jalan ampang, opposite ampang park... tons of men-in-blue who the rakyat pay their salaries can be seen fm the ampang putra lrt station entrance, mca building, wisma naluri right up to the entrance of klcc!...

got to klcc, parked my car and walk to the entrance of klcc... here and there you get those men-in-blue who the rakyat pay their salaries stare at you as if you are the one who abducted sharlinie!... made a few phone calls and walked to ampang park... before reaching ampang park, saw a group of indians with parti sosialis malaysia (psm) and/or say no to isa badge pinned on them in front of the mca building... stopped there and make few more calls... met someone and understand there's a court which issued on the 25th january 2008 (court order within 24 hours, talk about the efficiency of the judiciary) stating they ban the rally and 5 names were mentioned... anyway, ended up in nikko hotel and took the newspaper... true enough on the court order!... anyway, waited in nikko hotel, made another round of calls... it was then, understand the men-in-blue who the rakyat pay their salaries already started their operation earlier... many people are nabbed... at that time already approx 1540 hours... decided to go back to klcc...

on the way saw at least 2-3 thousand of people fm wisma central onwards...

saw a commotion outside avenue k... rushed across the road, before that saw a man-in-blue who the rakyat pay his salary bang on the window of one cab and shouted the driver.. "jalan terus lah!"... mind you, with the strength he used, the window may shatter to pieces!... wonder who will pay for the damage if the window breaks!... anyway, met a well-known blogger and saw an indian lady who is in her 40's in the fainting/passing out condition... understand a psycho who the rakyat pay his/her salary pushed the indian lady and she hit a pole and apparently she got punched too!... pathetic!... an ambulance stopped right infront of avenue k for the lady... her companion shouted something like... "ini barang kerajaan, jangan harap kita mau naik"... perfect statement i would say!... her friends then brought her few meters away for her to rest... it was then an indian notorious looking man-in-blue who the rakyat pay his salary shouted loudly... "bawak dia keluar!"... to this 'request', one of her friend replied... "kalau dia pengsan dan mati tengah jalan, you mau jawab kah?!?".. i would say his comeback was brilliant!... the notorious looking man-in-blue who the rakyat pay his salary just kept quiet...

a helicopter was hovering above and around us...

walked further down the road and saw a group of men-in-blue who the rakyat pay their salaries was requesting the i/c of a chinese guy with the bersih t-shirt on!... next thing you know he got hauled up the truck!...

almost at the very same time, another commotion happened across the road, in front of wisma central... a man with a baby pram with his 'special daughter' in it was pulled despite he was holding on to a baby pram!... brainless authorities who the rakyat pay their salaries i say!... couple of more people nabbed minutes after that!...

by that time, it was already approx 1715 hours... crowd dwindling and men-in-blue who the rakyat pay their salaries relaxing and smiling, probably smiling to a victory which they have just won!...

went into wisma central for a quick tea with the well known blogger and continue my walk back to klcc...

the helicopter still hovering above and around us then...

it's been quite sometime since i last went to klcc, decided to hang around near the bus-stop enjoying the bright sky and the brezzy wind... were chatting with 2 reporters from france and hong kong with 'red pass'.. one of them actually experienced a rela fella want to 'take' his watch until that pathetic guy saw his camera and his red pass!... don't think i want to go into details on what other pathetic stuffs they witnessed and still witnessing in malaysia and the authorities!...

i thought it was all over... until i saw another commotion right smack outside the entrance of klcc... this time another well known blogger, a well known lady who is a gutsy activist and another guy nabbed!... why?!?... understand it's because they are handing out a "2008 elections : time for change" leaflets... pathetic, moronic and iditotic!...

i sighed and walk to the washroom to freshen up before coming out again for a few minutes and left the place...

it was a very good outing!... with the hundreds of reporters and thousands of clicks fm their cameras, it was an excellent awareness to prove what the malaysian authorities are doing!...

only a peaceful price hike rally and they called in hundreds of safety personnels... go look for sharlinie will do you greater things i would say!...

i didn't regret a single bit for not resting on saturday after a hectic week!... also, i believe the presence of each and every indivdual made a different and their presence is important to make that change, change for the better that is!...

for more eye-witness reporting...

(http://zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/2008/01/hello-zorrocan-i-have-your-particulars.html)...

(http://elizabethwong.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/saturdays-protest-against-price-hikes/)...

reporting from malaysiakini...

(http://malaysiakini.com/news/77477)...


p/s ; this basically sums the whole thing up... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuOW0_jdCdA)...