tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post8263364426722981955..comments2023-10-25T19:40:32.887+08:00Comments on Disquiet: An Ode To My MotherMalik Imtiaz Sarwarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06047439912593830984noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-5009733977670457432008-07-17T11:20:00.000+08:002008-07-17T11:20:00.000+08:00Mom, I saw you last night!And, I saw you smile!You...Mom, I saw you last night!<BR/>And, I saw you smile!<BR/>You always smile when I am doing something I am not bright <BR/>but something I need to do it right!<BR/><BR/>With frustration I always came to you.<BR/>But with your smile I know I need again to try.<BR/>I know I can come to you whenever I need your hankerchief to dry my eyes. <BR/>And, last night I saw you have got a towel for my eyes!<BR/><BR/>I hope you will not be tired <BR/>as I may need to come to you more.<BR/>The only place where I can have my prayer tried!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-49352388822686867232008-07-16T04:34:00.000+08:002008-07-16T04:34:00.000+08:00Nostradamus,Trying to see how many will think abou...Nostradamus,<BR/><BR/>Trying to see how many will think about Right or Wrong even on what had happened in daily life?<BR/>Or, to see if you have posted in the Right Place?<BR/>With people of wisdom to say?<BR/>----------------------------------<BR/>I think People of Wisdom in this Bolehland will only consider first <BR/>1. If it will drag them into un-convenience if they do.<BR/>2. If they will be hurting others in their crews.<BR/>3. Why Bother? (I assume this goes to the majorities!)<BR/><BR/>A fair comment could be the last consideration if it needs to come.<BR/><BR/>As a Layman with "Nature Understanding", I give my comment:<BR/><BR/>1. Altantuya was killed and blown to bits. FACTS<BR/>2. Sodomy is as evil as murder. FALSE<BR/>3. Anyone accused are innocent until proven guilty. TRUE (by Law) FALSE (by Heart & Soul)<BR/>4. Statutory Declarations and Police reports can be made to fool people. (TRUE in Practice / FALSE by Law).<BR/>5. Anyman or woman will swear on his religion or beliefs to save his own skin. (TRUE if selfishness stands) (False if they value their Freedom in the Mind) <BR/>6. Race superiority is needed to rule Malaysians. (Fiction, if People realize Malaysians stand for ALL)<BR/>7. Religious superiority is needed to rule Malaysians. (Fiction, if People realize Religious is for spiritual life with Fairness in mind).<BR/>8. All poor people need to be helped by Government. (True if Government is the cause of their poverty).<BR/>9. Corruption is a fact of life and should be tolerated. (Fact of Abuses and ignorance of Fairness. Fiction of the POWER).<BR/>10. ISA is needed because prevention is better than cure. (Fact of Abuses and Fiction of the Power).<BR/>11. Free education is a right for all Malaysian children. (TRUE. In a lot of Countries, this includes residents not necessarily citizens)<BR/>12. Free healthcare is a right of all Malaysians. (True when Human Rights are concerned)<BR/>13. Free speech is a right of all Malaysians. (True when it is taken on an Honest Believe and fair comments).<BR/>14. Freedom of religions and beliefs is a right of all Malaysians. (True).<BR/>15. Liberty is a right of all Malaysians. (True within the Framework of Human Rights).<BR/>16. All Malaysians and the world can be converted to a single culture, religion, race in future. (Possible if Human Rights are the basis and Definition of Culture, religion and Race are taken on a broader sense)-----> Cosmopolitans, I suppose! <BR/><BR/>==================<BR/>Mom, I have done my best as part of the society to answer!<BR/>So, I still practice what you said even I am battered in this Bolehland!<BR/><BR/>AMITOFU!<BR/>==================Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-52641230664262716342008-07-15T18:00:00.000+08:002008-07-15T18:00:00.000+08:00oh Lordy I enjoyed this so much. Your Mum sounds l...oh Lordy I enjoyed this so much. Your Mum sounds like ME !I do the narrowing and hissing ALL THE TIME !& sometimes end it with this'if you wish your face to be plastered to the wall ,try doing/saying that again' but just the narrowing and hissing will send the message usually. My daughter will be nodding if she gets the chance to read your piece.<BR/><BR/>All jokes aside,there is no other happiness and fulfillment than to be a mother.and no matter what my child is the pride of my life.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the article,enjoyed it very much.I wonder what my child will write abt me(it maybe similar to you)hahhahaha<BR/><BR/>CHeersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-88594419978145454062008-07-14T23:08:00.000+08:002008-07-14T23:08:00.000+08:00Mom,Thanks for the space you had provided me long ...Mom,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the space you had provided me long time ago!<BR/><BR/>I am sorry that you did not speak Malay and so your wisdom cannot be shared among them.<BR/><BR/>I believe you have not been moving among the Chinese for very very long time so even the Chinese they had lost the wisdom of yours.<BR/><BR/>And, those speaking others, I am sorry that I just started to communicate.<BR/><BR/>So, Mom, I am sorry that I am in a different world that you have left me.<BR/><BR/>Doing good to others had brought me a possible million RM defamation suit by the one I paid to let him earns extra-money.<BR/>I paid in advance to appreciate the seniority of a so called professional. But, nothing can prove him so.<BR/>I was battered just because they have the power and not the justice!<BR/><BR/>MOM, YOU HAVE NOT TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT PRACTICE THE SAME WHEN IN BOLEH-LAND!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-41287196027674849132008-07-14T14:10:00.000+08:002008-07-14T14:10:00.000+08:00Interesting and refereshing...the "slap" part remi...Interesting and refereshing...the "slap" part reminds me of myself...:) I feel less guilty now...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-80325453993569167682008-07-10T21:03:00.000+08:002008-07-10T21:03:00.000+08:00I really like this one; using a personal anecdote ...I really like this one; using a personal anecdote to address the issue of personal freedom and "Batu Putih" although that must have been furthest from the mind of both your friend and her young son.Giant Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248043152043307964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-70832793668806765232008-07-10T19:12:00.000+08:002008-07-10T19:12:00.000+08:00Thanks everyone for the very warm feedback. Did no...Thanks everyone for the very warm feedback. Did not get a hiss, so I think the coast is clear. For the moment.<BR/><BR/>Barry Manilow? Nope, I don't think so. Closest I'll come to it is the nose (pretty much all I got from my mother's side, they're all 6 feet tall, I'm not!).<BR/><BR/>I had a great time writing the piece, was so fed up with gloom and doom. We have to credit the resilience of the average Malaysian. Thunder, rain and lightning, and we're still lookng at ways we can laugh at ourselves and our differences. I like that about us, a lot.<BR/><BR/>MISMalik Imtiaz Sarwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047439912593830984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-1884240081350132922008-07-10T15:48:00.000+08:002008-07-10T15:48:00.000+08:00I have to protest your latest article. As if not e...I have to protest your latest article. As if not enough for taking the intellectual market with your usual articulate dose of justice and left of centre socio-liberalism, you had to corner the market so far as the ladies are concerned. Are you a Barry Manilow in disguise? I think we should be told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-33744637851934137292008-07-10T15:38:00.000+08:002008-07-10T15:38:00.000+08:00malik, Why, judging by the responses in this post,...malik, <BR/>Why, judging by the responses in this post, it appears you have just revealed a winning formula in appealing to a lot more female readers! <BR/>Beyond that, you've shown a very endearing side of your personality. <BR/>Hmm... <BR/>A boon to creating wider awareness of issues in social justice , for sure ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734651035134247613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-65578246550619472292008-07-10T13:28:00.000+08:002008-07-10T13:28:00.000+08:00thank you for the laughs. sounds like my mum.maathank you for the laughs. sounds like my mum.<BR/><BR/>maaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-69963428303412024722008-07-10T12:46:00.000+08:002008-07-10T12:46:00.000+08:00WIDE AWAKEo happiness is coming,right on my TV scr...WIDE AWAKE<BR/><BR/>o happiness is coming,<BR/>right on my TV screen<BR/>my needs are televised,<BR/>just over channel three<BR/><BR/>wide awake, wide awake<BR/>turn off the lies<BR/>wide awake, wide awake<BR/>don’t ask me why<BR/><BR/>the “truth” that you see<BR/>are the lies that they feed<BR/>and it’s not the food that you’re gonna need<BR/>don’t tell me my life’s alright (wide awake)<BR/><BR/>free speech for one and all,<BR/>wrote all the media print<BR/>your dreams’ll be realised,<BR/>just close your minds and heed<BR/><BR/>wide awake, wide awake<BR/>turn off the lies<BR/>wide awake, wide awake<BR/>wipe out that smile<BR/><BR/>the “truth” that you read<BR/>are the lies that they feed<BR/>and it’s all the goods that they’re gonna give<BR/><BR/>don’t tell me my future’s all bright<BR/>as you keep saying your wrongs are right<BR/>don’t tell me my life’s alright<BR/>as you keep binding your ropes so tight<BR/><BR/>© 1996 - Carburetor DungAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-80602586454902025602008-07-09T22:41:00.000+08:002008-07-09T22:41:00.000+08:00These are from My Mom!---------------------With He...These are from My Mom!<BR/>---------------------<BR/>With Heart & Soul, My Mom told.<BR/>Do it when you sense Right.<BR/>Drop it when you sense Wrong.<BR/>With Right or Wrong, I got the direction to go!<BR/><BR/>One of the Stories I remember well from My Mom:<BR/>-----------------------------------<BR/>A poor boy took a long trip to search for wisdom to cure his mother.<BR/><BR/>On his way, he had promised an Old Fruit Tree to search for answer why he cannot fruit.<BR/>He also promised a Fairy Carp (a fish) to search for answer why he cannot turned into Dragon.<BR/>On arriving the destination, he found that he can only have two questions.<BR/>He took them all for the Fruit tree and the Carp.<BR/><BR/>On his way back, he told the Carp to take off the Pearl in his month. <BR/>After taking off the Pearl, the Carp turned into Dragon and left the Pearl to the boy.<BR/><BR/>He helped the Fruit Tree to dig up what were underneath the Tree that had hindered the Fruiting.<BR/>They were boxes of silver and gold.<BR/>The Tree than fruited well and the boxes were given to the Boy.<BR/><BR/>The Pearl cures his Mom disease and the gold and silver made him rich.<BR/>With continuous helping people, the boy and his family lived happily there afterwards.<BR/><BR/>HELPING OTHHERS WILL HELP ONESELF ALSO!<BR/><BR/>--------------------------------<BR/>Always think of others who are less fortinate or in worse conditions, then, all will be happier off!<BR/><BR/>No regret if one had tried his best!<BR/><BR/>My Mom had gone.<BR/>But, these the space, directions and Peace of Mind that I got remain!<BR/><BR/>IF ALL MOMS GIVE THE SIMILAR SPACE, DIRECTION AND PEACE OF MIND TO THE KIDS, I BELIEVE THE WORLD WILL BETTER OF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-40314409628592093702008-07-09T14:05:00.000+08:002008-07-09T14:05:00.000+08:00Dear MIS,Your latest piece has obviously melted a ...Dear MIS,<BR/><BR/>Your latest piece has obviously melted a lot of the female hearts, the young and old alike. Good one.<BR/><BR/>Besides love, it takes much courage and confidence to allow a mother to give that space for her child to find himself. As a community, that needed courage and self esteem are often lacking. Hence, we feel the need to dominate.<BR/><BR/>LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-10303229113897723882008-07-09T13:58:00.000+08:002008-07-09T13:58:00.000+08:00touching and beautifully written. i enjoyed readin...touching and beautifully written. i enjoyed reading your articles.you never fail to amaze me with your great command of knowledge.thanks for sharing...Malik!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-33441939104851562262008-07-09T13:53:00.000+08:002008-07-09T13:53:00.000+08:00Dear Malik,Thank you for the wonderful piece and t...Dear Malik,<BR/>Thank you for the wonderful piece and timely reminder.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>JayaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733911338996897310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-23512948399618709512008-07-09T11:00:00.000+08:002008-07-09T11:00:00.000+08:00The concept of freedom and independence is closely...The concept of freedom and independence is closely linked to the ideas of self worth and identity. An individual cannot and will not fight for his freedom unless he first has an identity and a sense of self worth. Whether the power elite want to grant that freedom on the other hand is something different altogether. In this case the "power elite" was your mother, and many would also say that this applies to the relationship between the government and the rakyat. <BR/><BR/>I however think that it should be exactly the opposite. The rakyat should be the "power elite" narrowing our eyes and hissing before delivering a resounding slap to the face for economic misbehaviour and political truancy. Civil society cannot survive otherwise.Fareezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277544376718564499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-34410722915723710412008-07-09T10:36:00.000+08:002008-07-09T10:36:00.000+08:00Malik Imtiaz, you have a sense of humour after all...Malik Imtiaz, you have a sense of humour after all!!!<BR/><BR/>Speaking as a mother of two in their twenties, I know your mother is proud of you - even if she doesn't come right out and say it. I know I would be, if you were my son.<BR/><BR/>This is a lovely piece. No gushing I-love-yous and trite trivialities. I enjoyed reading it. <BR/><BR/>And I thank you for the break.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-32355118446912392242008-07-09T06:19:00.000+08:002008-07-09T06:19:00.000+08:00lovely writing, yet again. MIS, you may consider w...lovely writing, yet again. MIS, you may consider writing columns more often. it is way better than some of the craps we get on thestar/thesun sometimes. <BR/><BR/>"... provided grandchildren that serve to distract" << how true! ahahhaWYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149881615500824835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-7698318141844464222008-07-08T21:59:00.000+08:002008-07-08T21:59:00.000+08:00Your mother is EXACTLY like mine.Your mother is EXACTLY like mine.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466770053258278747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-11330691497723463812008-07-08T21:57:00.000+08:002008-07-08T21:57:00.000+08:00Love, as is truth, is what sets you free...and so...Love, as is truth, is what sets you free...and so it was with you; and me too, I should add.<BR/><BR/>Nice one!<BR/><BR/>Now, if only all the other women who come through our lives know this little secret! Hmmm!!Old Farthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473446507494861946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-88342932479147276352008-07-08T20:20:00.000+08:002008-07-08T20:20:00.000+08:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's a warm tale...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's a warm tale and food for thought for other moms like me.<BR/><BR/>AMArena Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348012284511621652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-68278198334649269282008-07-08T19:31:00.000+08:002008-07-08T19:31:00.000+08:00Very sweet... MIS. Nice warm article. Enjoyed itT...Very sweet... MIS. Nice warm article. Enjoyed it<BR/>TxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-52646381501968409152008-07-08T19:30:00.000+08:002008-07-08T19:30:00.000+08:00Just wanted to say what a refreshing article this ...Just wanted to say what a refreshing article this is to read - made me laugh too.<BR/><BR/>JunglebunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-44207411738455114092008-07-08T19:12:00.000+08:002008-07-08T19:12:00.000+08:00Malik,this is one of the most beautiful tribute fo...Malik,this is one of the most beautiful tribute for a mom. I am mom with four boys and I think I want to learn to hiss too but I don't need to narrow my eyes cos my Chinese eyes are narrow as it is. Thank you for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181672827682662169.post-80633897990945624152008-07-08T18:16:00.000+08:002008-07-08T18:16:00.000+08:00It's love that made your mother accept you for who...It's love that made your mother accept you for who you are and give you the space and liberty to be who you. And it's love that we need not only in our families but in our society: to accept and trust one another, and to give others the freedom to choose his/her own beliefs and convictions, even if they are diametrically opposed to our own.<BR/>ellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com