Well, if you have read The Star on the 21st of April, you would have noticed that the first page of the newspaper reported that 29 Members of Parliament have not posed a question in the first Parliament session which is going to be held starting from the 28th of April. And in this 29 MPs, 15 are from BN, 9 from Keadilan and 5 are from DAP. Notice that there’s no PAS MPs being listed here.
And in the 5 DAP MPs, one of them is Hiew King Cheu of Kota Kinabalu, where I stay. The last time I saw him on the newspaper was in a Daily Express article where he had complained that he was barred from a DBKK meeting even though he received an invitation. Maybe he had released other statements through the Chinese newspapers, which I don’t read.
Well, let me tell you, nobody knows this Hiew guy, not even any of my classmates. They only know Yee Moh Chai, Chau Tet On, Yong Tet Lee and the others who attended various school ceremonies. And let me tell you, nobody cares about Hiew. Even Christina of PKR is more vocal on local issues and has her own blog.
Hiew is only using the rocket symbol to obtain votes, thanks to the popularity of the rocket in the peninsula. He needs to prove himself useful in parliament or else we’ll vote Christina into parliament in the next elections, and guess what, I can vote in the next elections, provided that it is held in 2013 when I’ll be 22. I’d vote for any DAP candidate provided that they are vocal, but I won’t mind voting for BN or PKR either.
Talking about vocal, Hiew is really quiet throughout the campaigning period in the elections. My suggestion: set up a blog and let everyone know what you have in mind.
Right now, I’m hoping that Hiew would make good use of his MP position. And yes, do raise that question why you were barred from the DBKK meeting in parliament. 
Hiew King Cheu, are you sleeping?
14 responses so far ↓
Semangat 63 // May 4, 2009 at 2:33 am |
School ceremonies? ….those are just to garner votes and make kids happy. Dr.Hiew is so much more vocal compared to Yee Moi Chai and Chau Tet On. Don’t expect to see much reading a government control newspaper like the Star. Pls visit SabahKini.net and see for yourself. Yes i know this reply is late. but also think that raising questions in parliament is not as important as making sure things in ur own place are taken care of first. as Dr Hiew has done in going down to ‘turun padang’ and expose all the problems in KK. Thank You.
Sabah Maju Jaya
ylwong // May 13, 2009 at 1:44 am |
Compared to all other DAP, PKR, Pasuk, and PAS leaders here in Sabah, yes, I have to agree that Hiew has been more vocal.
However, those “kids” you said Yee tried to make happy，I have to make you understand this: these “kids” will someday be voters. Like myself, I’ll be able to vote in the coming elections, provided it is held in 2012 or later when I’m already 21. And hey, it’s not like these “kids” have no eyes. It is a fact that they don’t see Hiew King Cheu around in person often while Yee Moh Chai can be seen attending various functions every now and then. So who’s really doing their “turun padang”?
While it’s good that Hiew turun padang to do serious business, but if we youngsters do not see anything, it’s useless, really.
ylwong // May 13, 2009 at 1:48 am |
Oh and by the way, I am already a reader of Sabahkini.net myself, thanks for the note anyway.
Sabahan // May 13, 2009 at 9:19 am |
Hi kid,
Don’t you know MPs from the other side of the party aren’t allowed to attend school ceremonies?
Do more reading before you start ranting baseless accusations, and I bet you are not even 1/3 of my old ripe age
ylwong // May 16, 2009 at 3:21 am |
I did not make any baseless accusation.
i. I never accused Hiew of seldomly “turun padang”. It is just that Hiew is rarely seen around (at least I rarely see him) and that’s a fact.
ii. Another fact is Yee is seen much more oftenly compared to Hiew, both in newspapers and in-person.
Oppositions members were not allowed in school ceremonies? Then why have I seen Hiew King Cheu attending several ceremonies in my school? I can predict that the next thing you’re going to say to me is that my school’s a private one. Well, here’s a fact: he attended our school’s graduation ceremony last year (2008), when Yee Moh Chai’s daughter graduated. Hiew was sitting a few seats away from Yee himself on stage. If Yee had really wanted to boot Hiew out of the hall he could have done so pretty easilly. But he didn’t. This shows that opposition members are not always disallowed to attend school ceremonies, even in the presence of BN YBs. Maybe this is the difference between Yee and other BN YBs, and this shows Yee is in fact quite respectable. (and perhaps this is the reason why Christina lost in Api-Api?)
This argument is never going to end so I’ll stop here, for now. Do reply if you have anymore to say. I’d be happy to debate.
I respect you for being an elder, but I hope you understand that “kids” nowadays are deciders of future leaders, if not future leaders. The way you’re replying to me is not helping Hiew or anyone from the opposition, in fact, you have given me a very very bad impression, that the opposition have such brash and impolite supporters that are offensive in their speech. Yeah, talk all about how many times you’re older than me, but here’s another fact: most of the opposition MPs in Peninsula Malaysia are voted in by youngsters and not old-people three to five times their age.
Try antagonizing young people and you’ll lose their votes the next time. (or perhaps this is what you aim, you silly BN trojan horse pretending to be an opposition supporter?)
Semangat 63 // May 16, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
it’s nice to see Sabahans both young and old debating on issues of the state.
Though if i may add, i think what commenter Sabahan meant when he said “opposition MP’s aren’t allowed to attend”, he meant in an official capacity.
Also i believe “kids” should start looking around for themselves, in stead of looking merely at what is infront of their eyes.
I would judge a YB by what they do for an entire community, and not just a certain layer. i.e. students.
Im sure you know that Yee going to your school is just Public Relations. What issues has he brought forward that are of any good to Sabahans?
Are you a member of Sabah Forum? if u aren’t, sign up. Lots of politic talk there.
Sabah Maju Jaya
Sabahan // May 18, 2009 at 9:53 am |
As per what Semangat 63 commented, when I mentioned “Don’t you know MPs from the other side of the party aren’t allowed to attend school ceremonies?” is as per in official capacity, this is all well understood and a normal term. And you were jumping up and down going amok, go figure.
“That the opposition have such brash and impolite supporters that are offensive in their speech. ” – I think you are referring to yourself here, my 4 paragraphs of reply resulted in such a long reply from you, you shot yourself in the foot, backup with facts and figures before you commented, as I have been politically savvy the USNO days.
Kids nowadays are really a pampered lot, I am glad I brought up my children and grandchildren in a proper way and well behaved too.
ylwong // May 19, 2009 at 5:44 pm |
@ Sabahan
I hate baseless accusations, especially when it is aimed at me.
i. I did not go “jumping up and down going amok”. I was only presenting facts by mentioning the graduation ceremony. If fact, should I say you were the one trying to avoid facts by changing the topic?
i. I am in no way pampered, or at least I do not feel pampered at all. My parents came to Sabah in 1990 almost emptyhanded from Sarawak (not Kuching) and raised me and my siblings from then on. Perhaps you felt that the way I talked made me sound like some “unwell-behaved pampered kid”, but I am only speaking what I think of you (which is “brash and impolite”). You can always defend yourself, but instead, you chose to be offensive by saying “you shot yourself in the foot” and “Kids nowadays are really a pampered lot”. This shows that you are indeed “brash and impolite”.
iii. I am aware of things happening around me. I am aware of history too. I am also aware that I may be the single soul since 10 years ago who have finished reading several books regarding politics in my school library, just to name a few: “Sabah: A Triumph for Democracy” by Tan Chee Khoon and “The Third Mandate” by Bala Chandran. It is not for me to compare what I know with you and you may have “been politically savvy the USNO days”, and if you really have been, I’m not sure why I do not have any respect for you at all, despite the fact that I have high regards for people who have high knowledge in politics. Perhaps it is because you do not show any signs of being a senior in Sabahan politics at all.
With due respect, I have to note that I have nothing against you. You’re just a random commenter who refuses to leave a link and uses a false email. I support free speech so I do not delete your comment, nor I had even wanted to, even though I can do so. In return, I have to rebutt your allegations against me. If I have in any way offended you, I offer you my apologies.
@ Semangat 63
i. I agree with what you said, yes definitely, that opposition YBs are officially banned from attending any school functions. But they were never banned from attending it unofficially. They can always attend any function without having to sit in front onstage. The important thing is to make their presence felt.
ii. I also agree that we should “judge a YB by what they do for an entire community, and not just a certain layer”. When I mention “school functions”, it was only as an example of functions that were held, and you cannot deny that school is a part of a community.
Here’s another function I want to mention: the other day I attended a funeral, it was the funeral of the mother of the chairman of some association. YB Yee and YB Khoo were present. Those were not official functions and yet they still attend it. They had not gone around shaking hands, and had only shoke hands with those who approached them and offered their hands. In my opinion, they did the right thing by leaving their last respects to the demise. They were not there to boost their popularity (they were invited), but I am sure the people at the spot were able to feel their sincerity. That is what I mean by “making their presence felt”.
Oh and, gimme the link to the Sabah Forum you’re talking about. I might join.
Sabahan // May 20, 2009 at 8:40 am |
Hi kiddo,
You are a Sarawakian, no wonder.
Sabah is for Sabahan, do not forget that.
And you do not even know the link to Sabah forum, go figure.
ylwong // May 20, 2009 at 11:20 pm |
Hi Old Man,
Yes, I admit it, I do not know the link to Sabah forum. What’s the big deal? At least I humbly requested the link to avoid joining the wrong forum. =\
“You are a Sarawakian, no wonder.”
And Khir Toyo’s an Indonesian cuz his father’s from Indonesia. Bah. Say whatever you want.
My IC has a “12″ in the middle. That should be enough to show you what that I am made of.
Sabahan // May 21, 2009 at 8:27 am |
Hi kiddo,
Yes I am an old man, gracefully.
Those PILAKS also got Sijil Anak Negeri, Bumiputra status, and the IC also got a 12 in the middle, that should be enough to show you what that I am made of.
Surely your parents haven’t taught you on how to respect the elders, calling them by names.
However, that shows your level of maturity.
Semangat 63 // May 22, 2009 at 1:33 am |
Sorry for the late reply. Been extremely busy. Sabahan, what’s ur nick on Sabah forum? Mine’s this same one.
As for wong, umm… regarding funerals, i don’t have much to comment as i think attending funerals are more of a personal thing. and any YB, even UMNO ones, that i have seen with my own eyes go for funerals regardless of wheter the person is a constituent or in another state. So i don’t really understand how that is in anyway impressive, i.m.o. cos i feel YB’s while are important should not be put on a pedestal. I mean, when it comes to a funeral its not important if its Najib, Yong Teck Lee or the beggar from gaya street, as long as the person is there to pay last respects. Anyways, its Sabahforum.com
If you and commentor Sabahan dont mind, i’d very much love to add you guys on MSN. I feel discussions about the state are more effective and less tiring on the eyes in smaller groups instead of forums. and to be honest, i really find it hard to use so much time reading a million replies on forums due to some ppl sometimes using forum space for unrelated comments.
Sabah Maju Jaya.
ylwong // May 22, 2009 at 5:14 pm |
@Sabahan
If by calling you “Old Man” had I offended you… I offer my sincerest apologies. I had no intention of disrespect at all and I was only referring to you as Old Man cuz you referred to me as “kiddo”.
You’d probably realised the feeling when other were to call you with names. You’d probably realise, too, that I had been unhappy when you had called me “kiddo”. So, you might want to stop calling me “kiddo”, too.
“Those PILAKS also got Sijil Anak Negeri, Bumiputra status, and the IC also got a 12 in the middle, that should be enough to show you what that I am made of.”
I don’t get your argument, sorry. What had PILAKS getting Sijil Anak Negeri and Bumi status anything to do with what you’re made of? Or you’re implying that you are a PILAK? o_o
@ Semangat 63
Okay, I understand. The funeral was a function I wanted to raise as an example YBs should attend to make their presence felt, that’s all. Just simply as an example. Perhaps I should have brought up a better example.
Sure, feel free to add me to MSN. You can find it on my “contact” page.
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