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The following are events that took place on 8th July 2009 and covers Vaitheeswaran-Thirunallaru-Vellankani-Thiruvarur-Alangkudi-Kumbakonam route. Read about the previous day here.
Photo of the day:
Day 5 started early, around 7.20am. We left the hotel, and headed back to Vaitheeswaran temple to take photos.
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This movie is a remake of an Hindi movie – A Wednesday, starring Nasseruddin Shah and Anupham Kher, which was released in 2008. I did not watch the Hindi version, but it seemed that the Tamil version followed it closely, even the movie length was similar, with no songs and comedy tracks. What sets apart this movie is that it had the “Ulaga Nayagan” Kamalhaasan!
The movie opened on a public holiday weekend in Malaysia, and also without competition from other Tamil movies, so it should get a good run. The downside (for some) is that there’s no skimpily dressed heroines, Vadiveloo jokes, or dreamy songs. And yeah, its a short movie, about 2 hours only. But what a two hour it was!
One won’t realize time passing by, as you will be living the moment – tensed just like the police, anticipating like the journalist, plotting like the protagonist.
OK, let’s start with the storyline – its all about terrorism and the ‘Common Man” (people like you and me). How a man takes the laws in to his own hands and punishes the terrorists. Terrorist for the terrorists. Oh, and its a bit like short version of the series 24, covering only about 6 hours of time (from noon till 6pm or so) on the same day.
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email One should not believe a word ex-PM Mahathir says on face value. There’s always a hidden agenda somewhere. So, if he says Samy Vellu should go (short of harakiri-ing), or that Nazri should be dropped from Cabinet, or Isa Samad is not fit to be a candidate, there’s something else happening behind the scenes. Let’s look at his comments (also available in Malaysiakini):
“If we look at other countries, whenever a leader fails, he resigns. In Japan he commits harakiri. We’re not asking him (Samy Vellu) to commit harakiri.
“You (Samy Vellu) have failed to lead the MIC until you yourself lost,” he said.
Citing the example of former prime minsiter Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who resigned after his poor performance, Tun Dr Mahathir said: “Samy Vellu performed worse than Pak Lah (Abdullah) but he did not want to relinquish the post.
“He should have resigned before things got to this stage.”
He said he had a right to criticise anyone for the sake of the Barisan, and added: “I’ve criticised Pak Lah, who’s Samy Vellu that I cannot criticise?” [Where is Samy going to hide after this? Does this mean more MIC staunch supporters will propose or even garland Mahathir’s pictures with slippers? Anyone supporter will self-immolate like in Tamil Nadu? I don’t think so 🙂 ]
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Had early dinner at Ratha Curry House in Bandar Puteri today. And the following left a bad taste in my mind (nope, not the food!):
A guy was smoking, seated next to a boy aged about 7-10 years old. OK, I can still take that, considering secondary smoking is hazardous and setting a bad example for the boy. What I saw next scared me! There was a lady seated opposite the man, and she smoked too, two pieces of poison sticks within 15 mins or so. And this is witnessed by the boy. I presume the man and woman was the parents (even though they were of different race) since all three came together.
Really disturbing! They both looked educated, but in reality?
Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Low wage earners will be looking forward to the festive season(s) with dread. With meager income in the ever-escalating cost of living cities, its hard to make ends meet. And the alternatives are practically non-existent. Those working as cleaners, security guards, drivers, cashiers, sales persons, etc, especially in small establishments or those that don’t really bother about employee welfare will be hard pressed to celebrate festivals with pomp.
I was surprised to hear that at some organization, the lower level staff ‘s overtime payments were held back. The workers don’t have much choice as jobs are not easy to find. Make some noise, and you’ll find a foreign worker taking your place. Not sure if in these kind of cases, the top management or owners are aware of the predicament of their staff in the lowest rungs. Maybe its some mid-level management or even contract manager who is doing all this. I’m also wondering how much the top management and directors take home, as comparison to the executives and workers in an organization. What’s the point of winning awards and plaudits when own backyard tells a stinking story.
I hope the Human Resource Ministry will conduct spot checks on companies (hint: try the dozens of IPTS, private healthcare facilities, etc in Klang Valley) and check their payrolls. Need to be proactive instead of waiting for complaints to fall on their laps.
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