.. Lat...... the original 1 Malaysia.

i happened to pick up the NST today and saw Dato' Lats cartoon. Great piece. His one drawing beats my 1 dozen photos. Whats more while there is so much gloom from the haze and h1n1 his drawing made me laugh. Imagine h1n1 moving so much faster than an F1 or Air Force 1. That makes h1n1 the No 1 for now. I tell you this Lat cracks me up. And yes..i've got most of his books. Prefer the earlier ones though.

By the way Lat was was born in Kota Baru( Perak) and studied at Batu Gajah and Anderson Ipoh. So that makes him a product of Ipoh and Kinta. He should be almost 50 by now. AND HE SPEAKS ENGLISH. Its so good he doesn't need to write pages. His one page says a hundred words. Whats the issue??. Well if he can speak jolly good english when he was taught 40 years ago (back then)...then..why on earth can't the later Malaysians speak good english too (imagine Professor Higgins from the play 'My Fair Fady' speaking). Anyway i know the reason. Its due to Wonky management. hahahaha.
cheers!

kk

Ipoh Indoor Hockey

If you are free check out the Asian Hockey Federation Indoor Hockey Tourneament at Indera Mulia Stadium. It started on Monday 3 August and lasts till this Sunday 9 August. I wasn't interested in this sport earlier but each game lasts an hour hence my attention span was kept interested.....??? This is the 2nd indoor hockey tournament held in Ipoh. Only 5 countries are participating this round. Malaysia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Thailand and includes the mens and womens teams. India pulled out at the last moment. Seems they are going to be penalised for their last minute decision.
Below ...i caught a few games on the first day on Monday morning between Thailand and Uzbekistan (womens)

..the Thai team....

..the Uzbek team...

...click on the photo to enlarge and check out the game times. Unfortunately most of the games are run during office hours. But its free. So if you have the time check it out. Fast action and besides the stadium is air conditioned.

cheers!

kk

Rights & Priveleges Committee - locked out again.

The members of the Rights & Privileges Committee were again locked out at the State Secretariat gate on July 30 at 10am.

The first time they were locked out was on Monday July 27 when the committee wanted to meet to investigate the complaint received from Pokok Asam Assemblyman Yee Seu Kai regarding the appointment of Datuk R Ganesan as the "new speaker" during the controversial May 7 Assembly sitting and allowing the police into the State Assembly.
Being locked out, the committee adjourned to a hotel to convene their meeting. After hearing the testimonials from 3 witnesses the committee found Datuk Ganesan guilty of contempt of the house and recommended a 6 month jail term for him in the next sitting.
(below pics L : the committee members / R: Complainant Yee and Tommy Thomas)

Based on the chronology of events regarding the appointments on May 7 are deemed illegal because the resolutions were passed before the Raja Muda declared the sitting open.

Anyways this was the scene before 10am on Thursday July 30. Police having breakfast at the malay shop near our State Democracy Tree.

Police bikers standing in the shade opposite the gate entrance.

10am. The committee members taking a group photograph before proceeding to the gate.The group had decided to have their committee hearing inside the state building but did not materialise.

..the now famous "shut gate"that regularly refuses to allow the elected representatives of Perakians from entering...

...Supt Glenn Anthony (far right ) on duty ......
.. elected representatives " are kept out of their "house"

..chief asst to the state secretary Shamsuzaman again had to be the bearer of bad news.

YB Chang Min Kai cheeky as ever. He was planning to sneak in when the motorcyclists were being let out.

Our elected representatives showing off their house badges. However they were not allowed in even to have coffee at their cafeteria.


kk

OMPH Parish Feastday. June 27 2009

Below are some snapshots taken during the OMPH Parish feastday held recently. This years theme was "Mary: Mother for All." The main celebrants this years were Fr's Phillip Lai, Patrick Masang and Peter Wee .(click on the photos to enlarge)

..in attendance as always..the flower girls....

..at the start....



..the choir.....

...it was a nice evening ..it did threaten to rain ..but didn't..which was great as it kept the temperature lovely.....

..the crowning queen and assistants.......


.. a portion of the congregation during the procession around the neighbourhood....


...benediction.....


... the servers annual feastday group photograph....


..until next year...

kk

OMPH Feastday 2009.....begins on June 19.

Its that time again to " Make Her Known"...yep!...its the OMPH Parish Feastday 2009. The theme this year is " Mary, Mother for All". The celebrations will begin this Friday June 19 at 740pm with Novena prayers. (please enlarge the poster below for the schedule)

Coincidentally on the walls of the church are paintings of Mother Mary which have been there for several years now. I was told it was painted by a young parishoner while waiting for his results.

It depicts the image of Mother Mary, probably as seen through the the eyes of an individual's culture, nationality and perhaps the time in history when ones belief in Her was realised.


All of the images reflect the same theme, that of a baby appearing comfortable and secure in the arms of its mother... irrespective of its background... a "Mother for All"

cheers!

kk