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THE POET AND THE KING Once a upon a time, a King had a private poet. Sometimes he would ask the poet to read some good poems for him to enjoy. One day the King decided to write a poem himself. After he finished writing, he called the poet and said, "Today I have tried hard to write a poem out of my own experience. I want you to listen to it carefully." He then begin to read the poem with as much feeling as he could. At the end, he turned to the poet and said, "How was it?". The poet paused a moment and said, "Your Excellency, unfortunately I have to say that it was not so strong. It's a very poor work." The King became angry and asked the soldiers to send him to the stable for two nights because of his bad judgement!. A few months later, the King tried to test his ability in writing again. He then called for the poet and read him the poem. After he finished reading, he turned to the poet and said, "How was this one?". The poet...

ORANG-ORANG BODOH 1.   Saya diberitahu bahawa Sarawak Report berjaya mendapat rahsia rasmi laporan Audit Negara mengenai 1MDB dan mereka  kata ia satu laporan yang teruk. Terdapat banyak laporan salah termasuk jenayah yang dilakukan oleh orang-orang dalam 1MDB termasuk Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat sehingga didorong untuk membawa tuduhan jenayah dibawa ke atas Pengerusi dan para pekerja 1MDB. 2.   Akan tetapi, kita semua tahu bahawa P.N. terdahulu - Peguam Negara telah mengisytiharkan bahawa laporan Audit Negara tidak menunjukkan Najib telah melakukan sebarang kesalahan atau jenayah. P.N. sekarang telah menolak laporan P.N. terdahulu tetapi beliau menggunakan Akta Rahsia Rasmi untuk menghalang orang awam mengakses untuk laporan ini. 3.   Sudah pasti, kedua-dua P.N., para pekerja di Jabatan Audit Negara, di pejabat Peguam Negara dan  di Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Wang Negara mengetahui kandungan laporan ini tetapi mereka tidak akan buka mulut. Mulut m...

LUCK Years ago, a poor peasant was trying to change his life. Whatever he tried was useless: He was still poor and helpless. One day while working on his land, he thought, "I have done everything I could to get a better life. Why can't I change it? Maybe my luck is sleeping in a very far land! I'd better go and awaken my damned luck. It will certainly change my life!". He then decided. He then left everything to find his sleeping Luck. Days and nights passed as he traveled impatiently toward his luck. Somewhere on the way, he came across to a very weak lion. "Where are you going man?" The lion asked. "I'm going to awaken my sleeping luck to change my life." The man replied proudly. The lion said, "I have been seriously sick for a long time. Please tell your luck about my situation and ask him to prescribe something for me so that I can get well again." The man agreed and kept travelling. After some time, he met a farmer s...

MY STAND 1.   Many asked me what is my stand after they have won. 2.   My stand didn't change. Maybe it'll be more tougher. 3.   No way I can support wrongdoings like forming a sovereignty wealth fund with borrowed money, mismanaged the fund and causing it to loss billions, 1MDB bought government land valued at RM3000 with only RM60psf, Jho Low's involvement in 1MDB's management, money amounting millions of American dollar transferred to Jho Low owned company, Najib's own admission that there is 2.6 billion in his personal bank account, Najib's failure to explain the source of this money, billions of 1MDB money went missing, transferring 1MDB liability to Government. 4.   Maybe, I, too didn't support Najib's wrongdoings by arresting, detaining, charge with wrong act, that is, anti terrorism act that being changed  to so-called  sabotaging economy, sacking A.G and replaced with the A.G who willing to lie and hide behind OSA...

RAKYAT URGING 1.   There are UMNO members who are uneasy and angry because I shared the same stage with Kit Siang, UMNO nemesis. 2.   I won't be with Kit Siang if UMNO is still same as the UMNO founded in 1946. 3.   I didn't any  reprimand and challenge when I  was the UMNO President and Prime Minister. Musa Hitam, Tengku Razaleigh was nominated to contest the President and Deputy President post. Many ministers in my Cabinet, namely, Rais Yatim, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Syed Hamid, Kadir Syeikh Fadzil campaigned supporting Razaleigh and Musa Hitam. I didn't stop them, revoke their membership. 4.   I and Ghaffar was won with simple victory. UMNO then dragged to court and was ruled illegal by the judge. 5.   I have to revive UMNO. Eventhough Razaleigh founded Semangat 46 but majority UMNO members join the New UMNO. Those who joined are Abdullah Badawi, Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, Syed Hamid and then Rais Yatim. They were reappointed as Minister...

A Short Story.... Fool or Lost? A :   Hello, boy. Where does this go? B :   It doesn't go anywhere. It always stays here. A :   How far is it to the next town? B :   I don't know. I never measured it. A :   (Angrily) What do you know? You seem very strange. You a big fool. B :   Maybe I am fool but at least I'm not lost **Just for fun Bodoh atau Sesat? A :   Hello, budak. Ke mana jalan ini menuju ? B :   Ia tidak menuju ke mana-mana. Ia sentiasa berada di sini. A :   Berapa jauh hendak ke pekan sebelah? B :   Saya tidak tahu. Saya tidak pernah ukur. A ;   (Marah) Apa yang kamu tahu? You kelihatan sungguh pelik. Bodoh betul. B :   Mungkin saya bodoh sekurang-kurangnya saya tidak sesat. **Sekadar hiburan Diterjemah oleh : Teratai Melur E-mel : terataigenius@gmail.com ** Jika perlukan khidmat terjemahan, sila e-mel maklumat di alamat e-mel di atas. Terima kasih.

LESSONS FROM ANCIENT COMEDIES There is wisdom in these seemingly silly tales Picture this. A man mistakenly gives his newborn baby a bath in boiling hot water. The child's face, grimaced and distorted, reflects her agony. In the throes of death, she fails her hands about and dies in her father's arms. This is one of the most gruesome scenes in the popular Malay folk literature series of Pak Pandir.Pak Pandir, in absurd conclusion, looks at the baby's face and thinks she is laughing with glee. Mak Andeh comes home, to find her only daughter scalded to death. How this could be considered comedy is probably beyond the comprehension of the modern audiences of today. And yet, perhaps, this is the genius of the ancient comedies in delivering the simplest of messages. That sheer stupidity can cause great grief and untold personal loss. The unthinkable makes you think. Why such tales? Perhaps comedies are prevalent in all old fables as a means to share wisdom...