Smarting Dayak YBs

Time and again our Dayak YBs are always smarting themselves and refuse to admit that a large section of the Dayak community is hardore poor.

We have those suave looking young YBs, driving luxury cars, having luxury houses, born with silver spoon, travel overseas on holiday trips and fat bank accounts.

At the other end of the spectrum, we have those poor folks in the rural areas who can't even make ends meet.

This syndrome is cutting across the elit class of the Dayak community. They feel ashame of the members of their community who are poor.

So what they do, the want drop the word 'Dayak'. They also replace 'Orang Ulu' with some weird animal.

As long as this is the attitude of the so-called leaders, the Dayaks will remain poor forever.

PPSMI - BP Fri. Jul.10, 09

I have never been a fan of Tun Mahathir. In fact I feel uncomfortable with this man even though I have never met him or known him.

Today he is doing a census on the use of English in schools for Maths and Science. I voted "NO" to the reversion of teaching the 2 subjects in BM.

I am a Malaysian and speaks BM. It is the national language. No quarrel with that. Malays being the major ethnic group has been agreed to allow their mother tongue to be used as the national language. Therefore, it is now our language as Malaysians.

But I had this bad experience which I notice in my younger brothers. They were educated in BM medium of instruction. I was the last to study in English medium. Nothing profound about that. But I found out that their approach to life and mentality is different than that of mine and those of my siblings who are educated in English medium.

Now I have 4 children. Given the choice, I will send my children overseas as I see that they may fare better studying overseas than in Malaysia. I don't want to sacrifice my children's future just because of the political game the government is playing.

Why do most of the senior government officers, politicians and rich men send their children overseas. Why not keep them to study in Malaysia. There is someting telling but politicians are always hideous about their agenda. The ordinary citizens always suffer.

Generations of Malaysians have their future destroyed because of the continouos trials on our children.

I vote for English to be used in teachign Maths and Science.

RM100M FOR NCR LAND DEVT-BP Fri.10.Jul, 09

Every time an announcement is made on development of NCR land, it send shivers along my spine. Who turn is it now the question that throbs my heart?

This time around it is the Julau folks. Sime Darby is entering into JV with LCDA!! Not with the Dayaks!! Is there any agreement between the Dayak landowners with LCDA to allow LCDA to deal away with their lands?

I don't think so. LCDA relies on LCDA Ordinance to claim a native status and sign away the native rights. So you see, LCDA does not require the natives' signatures as it can deal with the natives' NCR even without the consent and agreement of the native landowners

No wonder, during the last Batang Ai by-election I overheard someone saying LCDA to mean - Let's chase Dayaks away. Quite true indeed!

I am sorry for these natives who are next in line for the coming trouble.

But what can I do.

These native folks chose them to power; and it is the same power now being used to take away their lands.

But I would like to ask, where is Najib's promise that the government doesn't take away the Dayaks lands.

Another lie??? Sounds familiar again!!!