Creation of a Nation: The destruction of One Party Rule

The Destruction of One Party Rule
1	And at last there came two parties to the election; and the old guard at one end: and the new guard at the other end; and they both bowed to the people;
2	and they said, Behold now, my fellow people, turn in, I work for you, into your house, and all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
3	And they pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4  But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of the beaten, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: . . . 38  And the younger, she also bare a son, and live in harmony: the same unto this day.

spaghetti incident?

new development! we've our first spaghetti incident while moving on to the election day. every day the world is changing from bad to... worse.

creation of a nation: let there be a hung parliament

1:1 - In the beginning the forefathers created this nation

1:2 - And the nation was firstly without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of nation moved upon the face of them.

1:3 - And I said, let there be a hung parliament: and there was a hung parliament

1:4 - And I saw the the leaders of the hung parliament, and it was good; and the nation no more in the darkness

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1:30 - And to every man in the nation, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creep upon the earth, wherein there is life, they must be given their right fairly and it was so

1:31 - And I saw every thing that took place, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning of the hung parliament were the good day

Kudos to hung parliament (if the leaders a wise, otherwise...)

wonderful world

my second child is very excited she will be taking part in a school activity tomorrow.

they have such wonderful world to explore. they will learn more than I will ever know. good luck for our children and their tomorrow. as a parent, we should nurture this. do not ever taint their dream and vision.

infinity in future

according to this picture, there is an infinity. my kids too have infinite future. of course there several stations that they need to stop. and of course there is going to be a final stop. but before that, let the kids rolling but guide them. like how the rail is guiding the train.

guide them wisely.

Greece and the bankrupted democracy V - unity government

Greece is facing yet another crucial moment. the politicians are debating while commoners riot. the commoners said they're no longer can stand the 'austerity' plan. seemed that again history is repeating itself. the one in power will pressure the commoner. but I believe, in this case the one in power is not the ruling people.but it is somethign else.

Syria, 'Don't Talk to Strangers' by Dio

when TV news aired the picture on Syria conflict, my kids asked why people behave as such. I believe I've told them the answer before. so this time I commented that even a leader who supposedly protect his people, hate his people. to the extent to injure (and even kill) them. so I advice my kids to take precaution on other persons.

just like what Ronnie James Dio said

Don't talk to strangers
'Cause they're only there to do you harm

- 1987

1001 Arabian Nights - superficial

when I was a kid, 1001 Arabian Nights story was one of my favourites. among the many stories, there is one particular that I'm repeatedly keep on telling to my kids.

the story is about one wise king's aide. one day he got an invitation to a wedding party. on that particular day, he went to the party dressing moderately. everyone ignored him. he went back home and changed into his best attire. he went back to the same party and no surprised, everybody is now wanted to be with him. the punch line in the story was that, he started to pouring foods and drinks into his dress. when asked he answered "I was here before but no body noticed me. but when I came back with a better attire, everybody wanted to be with me. it's not me who you want to be with, but my attire.so let the dress get the foods".

understand, everyone?

wealth and truth

someone told me that if you're rich enough, you may be able to buy truth. though my belief don't agree with this but in reality, sometimes it works that way. I had a friend while in the university who really fought on extreme right path. he would explained his believe to everyone he spoke to: he had a brilliant public communication. among his statement was "justice (system) is for the one with money".

after three years in the so-called higher learning campus, he told me "even we (same race) don't really understand the problem. after this I might as well study, get a job, and get my self rich". I hope he's succeed.

Greece and the bankrupted democracy III

the discussion among political parties in Greece is still in progress. and may be the democracy is in progress!

Libyan revolution

I want to make it a permanent reminder to my self about a man whose words describes what is revolution correctly. his troop captured Muammar Gaddafi and this was what his view on revolution.

"We started with a civilian revolution. After that, Gaddafi changed this revolution to a war. The revolution starts now. Because the revolution means: build our country, correct our mistakes in our country."

the man, Omran al-Oweib will eventually return to his civilian's role as an electrical engineer. I believe inside his heart building his nation and correct the mistake is more important than war. thank you Omran! 

Muammar Gaddafi

they are reporting that the son of Libya has died. now the people of Libya get what they want, freedom. good luck to the Libyans!

Yemen, tyranny replacing tyranny

so the president of Yemen says he will step down 'in days'. I hope he will. and the whole system that the people of Yemen opposed will step down too. otherwise I remember a speech of our local opposition leader who said, don't ever let a tyranny (colonial) to be replaced by another tyranny (a local one, this time)'. paradox...

diary of a father XII - revolution

today, exactly two years ago I had to leave my family so that I can put that little food on the table. I left in the name of my dignity and belief (not religious belief, that is). those things are mine, what ever happens. the very touching moment was that I had to leave my children and my pregnant wife. less than 24 hours after I set my foot on that foreign land, my child was born. I missed that experience waiting for her at the hospital.

someone reminds me that there is no need to look back. I wonder if the revolutions in Arabs today or in any part of the world were due to the fighters vision of the future. of course, they did. they look up to the future. they didn't want  whatever bitter experience they had in the past would happen to their children. they fought because of injustice. they fought because they think they can change the world. some, like in Egypt, succeeded in doing so in less casualty. some, like in Libya, need to go war for that.

nothing can break the chain between past and future. of course, as we embrace today's life, the past is only use as a guide or reference. don't hold any grudge. so let it be like that way.

history and politics II

until now, the independent historical polemic is still being discuss fiercely in this country. for me, I'm more concern about the high price of food, education, transportation, unemployment. it's always the people who will lose. politicians, I'm getting fed up with what you have been doing so far. please look at the people needs.

history and politics

it's very dangerous when history is politicized. a nation will lost its identity and even liberty if the history is manipulated for the few.

but, what the hell. if the history is only a perspective, then get your own version of history. the professor may speak his mind over the media. but you shouldn't change what ever you feel about your version of history. it's yours and nobody can change it. tell the version to your kids and friends.

liberty

today is the celebration of our nation freedom from colonial rule. so as usual, we recite back how the previous generations fought for the independence. but some say history is written by the group in power. history can be altered! but why only learn how they fight. for me, equally important if not more important, is the fact of how the previous generations mistakenly let the colonial get into our nation. and how some of the local people scandalously worked with the colonial.

think about it.

england on fire

so what triggered fire in england? racial cards?

Direct Democracy: 'The Third Wave', Alvin Toffler

fascinating! the politicians in the US could only agreed to disagree. in Egypt, street demonstration kicking again. anti-Muammar Gadaffi in Libya had one of their top leader killed. in Turkey, top brass of all three branches of army, whom they called themselves defender of the constitution, resigned en mass. in my country, we lose some of our land and waters to our neighbour. I wonder if all these have anything to do with what people really want. leaders have always say what they do is what the people want.

then I remember the term 'direct democracy' I read in 'The Third Wave'by Alvin Toffler 30 years ago. with all the social and technological advancement, can't the idea put into practice? or is it practical in the first place? remember that some of previous civilizations did some kind of the idea.

'to be or not to be'
- c 1600

more things

I keep on thinking on yesterday's topic and I believe it is true. more things have never contribute to any value. I think I want to write more about this. really.