CARTOON REVIEW : Temporary Teacher

 

The issue of  ignorance and denied attitude of the Penang Education Office to pay the tiny salary to the temporary teachers who have taught in Chinese primary school for three months has again bring the attention of the public. Up most top cartoon was published in Nanyang Siang Pau on 21/2/88 depicted temporary teacher was treated as spare tyre of the Chinese primary school as the replacement when the qualified teacher shortage often happen here. The second cartoon was published in Nanyang Siang Pau on 14/9/92 depicted the school headmaster has to approach door to door looking for the suitable candidate to fill up the temporary teacher position as if he is the salesman due to poor respond to the post. The two articles below described my ambition to become a teacher was not materialised eventough I attended post graduate Diploma in Education in University Malaya after having served as a temporary teacher in Chinese primary school for almost two years due to no posting for science stream teacher in the first year graduation. The entry requirements were tough as many unemployed graduates looking for stable jobs in the midst of reccession in year of 90's. Out of 20,000 applicants, only 2000 graduates were taken in after deliberate interview by the dean and professors. I was called to serve as a chemistry teacher in Kuala Terengannu Technic School in the second year after graduation but it was too late as I was used to the working environment as a chemist in one of the public listed company. Being a temporary teacher before, I realised the heavy responsibility to the students in exchange for tiny salary. Please don't take advantage over them, they should be given chance to be a qualified teacher.

Isu berkenaan dengan sikap tidak endah dan penafian Pejabat Pendidikan Penang untuk membayar secubit gaji kepada guru sandaran yang telah mengajar di sekolah rendah Cina sekali lagi menarik perhatian orng awam. Kartun paling atas dipaparkan di Nanyang Siang Pau pada 21/2/88 menonjolkan guru sandaran dianggap sebagai tayar simpanan sekolah rendah Cina sebagai pengganti semasa kekurangan guru terlatih yang kerap berlaku di sini.Kartun yang kedua dipaparkan di Nanyang Siang Pau pada 14/9/92 menonjolkan gurubesar terpaksa tampil ke hadapan dari pintu ke pintu mencari calon yang sesuai untuk memenuhi jawatan guru sandaran andaikan sebagai jurujual kerana sambutan yang kurang memerangsangkan. Dua rencana yang berikutnya menerangkan cita-cita saya menjadi guru tidak kesampaian  walaupun saya menghadiri kursus Diploma Lepasan Ijazah Pendidikan di Univrsiti Malaya setelah dua tahun berkhidmat sebagai guru sandaran di sebuah sekolah rendah Cina hampir dua tahun kerana tiada jawatan guru aliran sains selepas tahun pertama tamat pelajaran. Syarat kemasukan agak sukar kerana ramai graduan yang menganggur dahagakan pekerjaan yang stabil di tengah-tengah kemelesetan ekonomi pada tahun 90an. Daripada 20,000 pemohon, hanya 2,000 graduan yang diambil masuk selepas pertimbangan temuduga oleh dekan dan profesor. Saya dipanggil bertugas sebagai guru kimia di Sekolah Teknik Kuala Terengganu pada tahun berikutnya tetapi telah terlambat kerana saya telah biasa dengan persekitaran kerja sebagai ahli kimia di sebuah syarikat awam. Sebagai guru sandaran sebelum ini, saya sedar tanggungjawab yang berat terhadap murid-murid ditukar dengan secubit gaji. Mudah-mudahan jangan mengambil kesempatan terrhadap mereka, sebaliknya mereka sepatut diberi peluang untuh menjadi guru yang terlatih.

CARTOON REVIEW : Rare Earth

This cartoon was published in Public News dated 8/7/87 when Asia Rare Earth issue proposed by BN government was hotly debated, it depicted the new born distorted baby, resulted from the mother who was exposed to the radioactice ray of  rare earth while she was pregnant, would want to take revenge against the minister who had agreed to such a proposal and denied the danger of radioactive ray towards the health of human being. It has proved to be true when a single parent mother come forward recently sighed with crying that the hardship she has gone through to bring up one out of  the eight who is mentally and partial bodily retarded child resulted from her work with Asia Rare Earth when she was conceived this child to support the livelihood of her children. Nearly 24 years has past, the same issue was proposed once again by the same government. Will our government still sturbborn to proceed on with this proposal without considerate the objection of the people? Be repentant!

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 8/7/87 semasa isu Asia Rear Earth yang dicadangkan oleh kerajaan BN tengah hangat diperdebatkan, ia menonjolkan seorang bayi yang baru dilahirkan diherotbenyotkan, akibat daripada ibunya yang terdedah kepada pancaran radioaktif rare earth semasa hamil, bayinya berhasrat membalas dendam terhadap menteri pada masa itu yang bersetuju dengan cadangan tersebut  serta menafikan bahaya radioaktif terhadap kesihatan manusia. Ini terbukti benar apabila seorang ibu tunggal baru-baru ini bertampil ke hadapan mengeluh dengan tangisan betapa sengsaranya memelihara salah seorang daripada lapan anak yang terencat akal dan sebahagian badannya akibat bekerja dengan Asia Rare Earth semasa ibu ini mengandung anak tesebut demi menyara anak-anak mereka. Hampir 24 tahun sudah berlepas, isu yang sama dicadangkan sekali lagi oleh kerajaan yang sama. Adakah kerajaan kita masih berdegil meneruskan cadangan ini tanpa menghirau bantahan rakyat? Bertaubatlah!

CARTOON REVIEW : Chinese Education in Malaysia

This cartoon was published in Public News on 22/6/1987 depicted the hardship faced by the Chinese community in pursuing thier study in Chinese language. Not really as what have claimed by our former prime minister  that Chinese in Malaysia is "lucky" lot whom they can study the Chinese language freely. It does not come authomatically but with a lot of sacrifices, sweat and blood. Our ancestor teacher Mr Lim who has really fight on the ground of human right to study thier own mother tongue until his licence of teaching profession was withdrawn by the government and his citizenship was retracted, he was forced to live without proper job and his livelihood was in hardship. Many unfair education policies subsequently were implemented knowingly or otherwise aiming to eradicate the opportunity to study Chinese language in order to achieve National Language policy. Attached the article about the hardship which has been gone through by the Chinese community in pursuing Chinese education in more 24 years ago, you can make some comparison how much it has improved in Malaysia eventhough Chinese language has widely gained the attention after China as the awakening dragon become one of the strongest economy country in the world lately. I really respect and salute to the Chinese individual who has sacrificed, contributed and worked hard quietly to defend  thier right to study thier own mother tongue no matter what. If not because of them, there would not be existance of  Chinese education in Malaysia until today!

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 22/6/1987 menonjolkan kesukaran yng dihadapi oleh masyarakat Cina dalam mengejar untuk mempelajari Bahasa Cina. Bukan benar sepeti apa yang diperkatakan oleh bekas perdana menteri bahawa Cina di Malaysia adalah mereka yang bertuah di mana mereka boleh belajar Bahasa Cina secara bebas. Ia bukan datang secara otomatik tetapi dengan pengorbanan, peluh dan darah. Nenek moyang kami cikgu Mr Lim sesungguhnya telah berjuang atas dasar hak kemanusiaan untuk mempelajari Bahasa ibunda  sehingga lesen pofesional perguruan telah dirampas dan kerakyatan telah ditarik balik, dia terpaksa hidup tanpa sebarang kerja sesuai dan berkehidupan dalam kesengsaraan. Banyak polisi yang tidak adil selanjutnya dilaksana secara sedar atau sebaliknya bertujuan untuk menghapuskan peluang untuk mempelajari Bahasa Cina agar dapat mencapai polisi Bahasa Kebangsaan. Bersama ini dilampirkan rencana yang memaparkan kesukaranyang dilalui dalam mengecapi pendidikan Bahasa Cina lebih daripada 24 tahun dahulu, kamu boleh membuat bandingan berapa banyakkah ia telah ditambahbaik walaupun bahasa Cina telah mendapat perhatian setelah negara Cina sebagai naga tersedar dari lena menjadi salah sebuah negara yang paling kuat dalam ekonomi di dunia baru-baru ini. Saya sungguh menghormati dan tabik kepada orang seperorangan  Cina yang telah berkorban, menyumbang dan bekerja keras dengan senyapnya untuk mempertahan hak untuk mempelajari bahasa ibunda tidak kira apa sekali pun. Bukan kerana mereka, pendidikan Bahasa Cina mungkin tidak akan wujud sehingga hari ini!

                                                                                                                                                                             

CARTOON REVIEW: OBJECTION TO SIT FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE EXAM

This cartoon depicted the father objected his child from taking Chinese Language in rhe government examination in believing that the subject is extremely difficult to score "A". Recently, few students from SM Jenis Kebangsaan (former Chinese Private Secondary School turned to government subsidised school) refused to take Chinese Language subject in SPM (government organised examination) has triggred the attention of the Chinese community and widely debating in the Chinese media. Attached a copy of article pulished in Nanyang Siang Pau on 16/11/1998 as part of my authobiograph  about  my journey to become cartoonist and  explain how I forced to take Chinese Language in my  exam  instead of  arts subject which is in the same catagory of the elective subjects eventhough I was so confident that I would be getting "A” in Arts subject, just to show my support to the Chinese Language subject. This happen 34 years ago. True enough, without share to expose my result, I was obtained not so good result in Chinese Language. I only  obtained grade 3 in  SRP eventhough I am still top student in the whole class and grade 5 eventough I was still the best student in SPM Chinese Language, there was none of  them obtain grade 6 and all obtained grade 7 or poorer in the school. You could have tought our school is lousy in the Chinese Language. Do you know that I was one of the top 10 winner in Chinese Language Essay Competition in the whole state of  Kedah and Perls in lower secondary school and upper secondary catagory, that was never happen before? My Chinese Language teacher therefore put on very high hope on me, sorry to say that I have dispointed them. There is open screte that the graph of the exam result could be manupulated, it could be aim of the authority concern to "pull up" the grade and passing mark of Chinese Language so to discourage student to take up the subject in thier exam, you would be surprised the percentage of the candidates who obtained "A" is less than 1%! Many issues which are widely discuss currently in fact were pending for decades unsolved, it reflects how "efficient" is our government particular the Chinese party which is still "in power". As Malay proverb goes, " language as a soul of the race", no matter what, we agreed that mother language shouldn't let abondon and disappear for whatever reason. In the next episod I will upload how tough the journey of  Chinese education in Malaysia, not as easy as what has claimed by our former prime minister. It is not come naturally and with a lot of sacrifices, don't ever take it for granted!

Kartun ini menonjolkan ayah membantah anaknya daripada mengambil  Matapelajaran Cina dalam peperiksaan kerajaan dengan mempercayai matapelajaran ini terlampau susah untuk mendapat keputusan "A". Baru-baru ini, beberapa orang pelajar daripada Sek Men Jenis Kebangsaan ( Sekolah Swasta Persendirian Cina yang ditukar ke sekolah bantuan kerajaan) enggan mengambil Bahasa Cina dalam peperiksaan SPM (peperiksaan yang dianjurkan oleh kerajaan) telah mencetuskan perhatian masyarakat Cina dan diperbincangkan secara meluas di media Cina. Bersama ini dilampir salinan rencana mengenai sebahagian perihal diri saya di sepanjang perjalanan sebagai kartunis dan menerangkan bagaimana saya terpaksa mengambil matapelajaran Bahasa Cina sebagai ganti matapejajaran seni yang berada dalam katagori matapejaran pilihan yang sama walaupun saya begitu yakin sekali saya boleh mendapat "A" dalam matapelajaran Seni, sekadar menunjukan sokongan saya terhadap matapelajaran Bahasa Cina. Ini berlaku 34 tahun yang lalu. Cukup benar, tanpa segan pilu saya membongkarkan keputusan saya, saya tidak dapat keputusan yang baik dalam matapelajran Bahasa  Cina.  Saya hanya mendapat gred 3 dalam keputusan Bahasa Cina  SRP saya walaupun saya masih pelajar terbaik dalam matapelajaran Bahasa Cina di seluruh kelas dan gred 5 walaupun saya masih pelajar cemerlang dalam matapelajaran Bahasa Cina SPM, tiada sesiapa yang mendapat gred 6 dan kesemuanya dalam sekolah mendapat gred 7 atau lebih teruk daripada itu.  Kamu mungkin menyangka presitasi Bahasa Cina di sekolah saya teruk. Tahukah anda saya adalah salah seorang daripada 10 di atas senarai pemenang pertandingan karangan Bahasa Cina di seluruh negeri Kedah dan Perlis yang tidak pernah ada di dalam sekolah kami? Guru Bahasa Cina saya lantaran itu menaruh harapan yang begitu tinggi terhadap saya, dengan putus asanya saya telah menghampakan mereka. Telah menjadi rahsia terbuka bahawa geraf keputusan peperiksaan boleh dimanipulasikan, ia mungkin merupakan hajat pihak berkuasa menaikan geraf dan markah kelulusan agar tidak menggalakkan pejalar tidak mengambil Bahasa Cina dalam peperiksaan. Kamu mungkin terperanjat bila mengetahui peratusan yang mendapat gred jauh lebih rendah daripada 1%. Isu-isu yang diperdebatkan secara luasnya baru-baru ini tertunggak berdekad-dekad lamanya tidak diselesai. Ia telah mencerminkan bagaimana "keberkesanan" kerajaan kita terutama parti Cina yang masih "berkuasa". Seperti bak kata pepatah Melayu berkata " Bahasa jiwa bangsa", walaubagaimana sekali pun, saya sangat bersetuju bahawa bahasa ibuanda tidak seharusnya dibiarkan terbengkalai dan lenyap walau dengan apa alasan sekali pun. Dalam episod yang akan datang, saya akan memuatnaikkan bagaimana sukarnya liku-liku perjalanan pendidikan Bahasa Cina di Malaysia, bukan semudah yang diperkatakan oleh bekas perdana menteri kita. Ia bukan datangnya semulajadi dan dengan banyak pengorbanan, jangan sekali-kali menganggap ia dianugrah! 

CARTOON REVIEW : TAR COLLEGE (3)

This catoon and article were published in Public News on 5/11/1984  and 23/7/1986 respectively by using the different pseudonym in avoiding been recognised by the  college and I was one of the popular cartoonists who agrgressively published cartoons condenming  politicus at that time. It depicted how was the life of the student of TAR College  by renting a room in the housing estate nearby and how they was bullied by the landlord. That is why we felt so sad and disppointed when the board of the TAR University rejected the offer by the tycoon who proposed the donation to build hostel for the student, one of the reasons of rejection was to take care the benefit of the surroundong developer. Shouldn't be the benefits of the student is more important? Whoever is not in that position cann't even feel the pain!   

 Kartoon dan rencana ini diparparkan di Berita Awam pada 5/11/1984  dan 23/7/1986 masing-masing dengan mengguna nama samaran yang lain untuk menggelakkan dapat dicam oleh pihak kolej dan saya adalah salah seorang kartunis yang agresif memaparkan kartun-kartun menkritik politikus pada masa itu. Ia memaparkan bagaimana kehidupan seorang pelajar Kolej TAR menyewa bilik di kawasan perumahan berhampiran dan bagaimana mereka dibuli oleh pimilik rumah. Inilah sebabnya kami berasa begitu sedih dan putus asa apabila Lembaga TAR Universiti menolak tawaran oleh orang kaya yang bercadang menderma untuk membina asrama untuk pelajar, salah satu daripada sebabnya ialah untuk menjaga kepentingan pemaju-pemaju di persekitarannya. Bukankah kepentingan pelajar itu lebih penting? Sesiapa yang bukan dalam keadaan ini tidak dapat terasa pedihnya!

CARTOON REVIEW : TAR COLLEGE (2)

This cartoon depicted the promise of some of the politicus which has never been materialised should only left in the memorial park. As in the case of recognation of certificate issued by TAR College, it has been promised by former  Education Minister when TAR College was first proposed to establish 43 years ago and the news was publised in WARTA MALAYSIA on 18/7/1968. Unfortunely, it has never been recognised since then not because of the education quality provided, but mainly due to the political considerations as mentioned in the two articles which has been published in Nanyang Siang Pau in 23 years ago supported by valid reasons and statistics . What has been done by MCA which  is acted as the founder of the college this far not even talking about upgrading its status to universiti, are they cann't even take a good care of  thier own baby?

Kartun ini menonjolkan janji oleh sesetengah politikus tidak pernah ditunaikan seharusnya ditinggalkan di Laman Kenangan. Seperti dalam hal pengiktirafan sijil yang dikeluarkan oleh Kolej TAR, ia telah dijanji pengiktirafannya oleh bekas menteri pendidikan pada masa itu semasa Kolej TAR pertama kali dicadangkan penubuhannya pada 43 tahun dahulu dan berita ini telah dipapar di WARTA MALAYSIA pada 18/7/1968. Malangnya, ia tidak pernah diiktirafkan selepas ini bulan kerana kualiti pendidikan yang dibekalnya, tetapi pertimbangan2 politik yang diperkatakan dalam dua salinan rencana yang dipaparkan 23 tahun dahulu disokong dengan sebab2 yang sahih dan statistik2 . Apa yang telah dilakukan oleh MCA selaku pengasas Kolej TAR selama ini jangan pula bercakap dengan menaiktaraf ke kedudukan universiti, adakah mereka tidak berkeupayan menjaga bayinya dengan baik?

CARTOON REVIEW: TAR COLLEGE (1)

This cartoon was published in Public News on 14/11/1984 depicted how TARCians queued up in early  morning before the reading room was opened in order to book the seat to make revision, I was one of them; as if the audients queueing desparately to buy the ticket to watch the movie by Jacky Chan . Those who are not in that position will not feel the pain. A day before, our Chinese deputy minister wondered the certificate issues by TAR College was widely recognised internationally, TAR College would has been qualified to be upgraded to university status. Do you know that this has been discusssed widely in 22 years ago? It would have been more than qualified to be upgraded to university status at that time. Issues have been raised up again and again before general election to gain support from the people but tends to forget thereafter. Attached are two copies of articles published in Nanyang Siang Pau in 1989 depicted my objection to upgrade TARC and MARA to university status with some valid reasons at that juncture, how the education system has been implemented and how TAR College and MARA were originated. Having talk a lot about disadvantages of  upgrading to university status, political agenda prevailed, not long after just before general election was announced, former prime minister at that time declared INSITITUTE TEKNOLOGY MARA(ITM) was upgraded to UNIVERSITY TEKNOLOGY MARA (UITM instead of UTM because the short form of UTM which stand for Universiti Teknologi Malaysia was taken, I suppose).Most of the TARCians are the "by products" and victims  who has  "no privilege" to enter local university because of the racial quota system which has sacrifing the quality of education,  they are catagery of people who cann't afford further study oversea and  "kick off" from local university eventhough thier result much better than other races. Those talented Chinese among talented community who are "lucky enough" to enter local university mostly end up in pure science and art subjects or none popular faculty. Eventually, we have produced most of the none marketable, racist minded, no confident, jobless and end up work in the government sector. Therefore, we are "proudly" on the top of the list among the highest ratio in the world in term of government servant against national population.

Kartun ini telah dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 14/11/1984 menonjolkan pelajar TARC berbaris di hadapan bilik bacaan awal-awal siang sebelum ia dibuka bagi mendapatkan kerusi untuk membuat ulangkaji, saya salah seorang daripada mereka; bagaikan penonton2 berbaris dengan terdesak agar dapat membeli tiket untuk menonton tayangan wayang oleh Jacky Chan. Sesiapa yang bukan di keadaan sebegini tidak dapat terasa pedihnya. Sehari sebelum ini, timbalan menteri Cina kita meragukan sijil yang dikeluarkan oleh Kolej TAR yang diiktiraf dunia dengan luasnya, Kolej TAR seharusnya telah berkelayakan untuk dinaiktaraf ke kedudukan universiti. Tahukah anda, isu ini telah luas diperbincangkan 22 tahun yang lalu? Ia telah lebih daripada berlayak untuk dinaiktaraf  ke kedudukan universiti pada masa tersebut. Isu2 telah dibangkit berulang kali sebelum pilihanraya diadakan untuk mendapatkan sokongan rakyat tetapi berkecenderungan dilupakan selepasnya.Bersama ini dilampirkan dua salinan rencana yang dipaparkan di Nanyang Siang Pau pada 1989 yang menonjolkan bantahan saya agar Kolej TAR dan MARA tidak dinaiktaraf ke kedudukan universiti beserta dengan sebab2 yang sahih, bagaimana sistem pendidikan kita dilaksanakan dan asal-usul Kolej TAR dan MARA dimulakan. Walaupun berpanjang lebar bercakap tentang banyak keburukan menaiktaraf ke kedudukan universiti, wahal agenda politik diutamakan, tidak lama selepas itu dan sejurus sebelum pilihanraja diumumkan, bekas perdana menteri pada masa itu telah mengikrar INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI MARA (ITM) telah dinaiktaraf ke UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UITM sebagai ganti UTM, pada sangkaan saya, singkatan ini telah diambil oleh Universiti Teknologi Malaysia pada masa itu ).  Kebanyakan pelajar TARC adalah "hasil sampingan" dan mangsa di mana mereka "tiada berkeistimewaan" untuk memasuki  universiti tempatan kerana sistem "quota" yang berlandaskan perkauman dan sanggup mengadaikan kualiti pendidikan. Mereka merupakan katagori manusia yang tidak mampu melanjutkan pelajaran ke luar negara dan "ditendang keluar" dari universiti tempatan walaupun keputusan peperiksaannya jauh lebih baik daripada kaum lain. Bagi Cina yang lebih pintar daripada masyarakat pintar yang "bernasib baik" kebanyakan dimasukan ke matapelajaran sains dan sastera tulin atau fakulti yang tidak popular. Akibatnya, kita telah menghasilkan kebanyakan graduan2 yang tidak berkeupayan dipasarkan, berfikiran perkauman, tidak yakin diri, menganggur, akhirnya bekerja dalam sektor kerajaan.  Lantaran itu, kita begitu "bangga" di atas senarai  antara negara yang mempunyai nisbah yang paling tinggi di dunia dari segi bilangan kakitangan awam berbanding dengan populasi negara.

CARTOON REVIEW: REAL DEMOCRACY?

This cartoon was published in Public News on 22/09/86. It has long been practiced the so called "real democracy" by long serviced government in Malaysia whereby the majority votes that counts,  in viewing of minority non Malay has been placed in the Ministry Cabinet.

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Harian pada 22/09/86. Telah lama diamalkan apa yang disebutkan " demokrasi sebenar" oleh kerajaan yang lama menerajui di Malaysia di mana undi majoriti diambil kira, memandangkan segelintir bukan Melayu sahaja dipertempatkan di dalam Jemaah Menteri

CARTOON REVIEW : DUCK TO TEACH CHIKHEN

These cartoons were published in Public News on 15/7/87, 19/8/87 and 26/10/87 respectively depicted issue which has been hot debated concerning Malay language teachers who are not fluent in Chinese teaches in Chinese primary school is not a new issue, it had happened decades long which has no solution as if monthly women sickness but happen once in a year. First cartoon shows that Faculty Chinese Study of University Malaya was introduced to teach in Malay language, second cartoon shows that teaching Geography and Human subject in Chinese Primary School in Malay language and third cartoon shows that appointment of those are not fluent in Chinese language as high position officer in Chinese Primary school, funny but it is true! It also showed that incapable of component party which is representing Chinese ethnic or arrogant of the party which is leading the government implementing illogical policy.  

Kartun-kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 15/7/87, 19/8/87 dan 26/10/87 masing-masing menunjukkan isu yang hangat diperdebatkan baru-baru ini  berkenaan dengan guru BM yang tidak fasih Bahasa Cina mengajar di SRJK bukan lagi perkara baru, ia telah berlaku berdekad-dekad lamanya yang tiada penyelesaian seperti sakit puan bulanan tetapi berlaku setiap tahun. Kartun pertama menonjolkan Fakulti Tiong Hua Universiti Malaya yang diperkenalkan mengajar Pengajian Tiong Hua dalam Bahasa Melayu, kartun kedua menonjolkan pengajaran matapelajaran Alam dan Manusia di SRJK Cina dalam Bahasa Melayu dan kartun ketiga menonjolkan perlantikan pegawai yang tidak fasih Bahasa Cina dalam jawatan tinggi SRJK Cina, pelik tetapi benar! Ini juga menonjolkan samada ketidakupayaan komponen parti yang mewakili kaum Cina atau keangkuhan parti yang menerajui kerajaan melaksanakan polisi yang tidak munasabah!

CARTOON REVIEW : Turn it to racial issue

This cartoon was published in Public News on 21/09/87 depicted how the politicus turn public interests issue to become racial issue to make it so sensitive and vulnerable to discuss openly, otherwise you will be labelled as "racial extremist", failing which, to the extend you could be charged under ISA which means jailed without prior fair judgement. This is the common tactic used by politicus just to cover up thier wrong-doing, such as what was happen in the cases such as Bank Bumiputra scandal, Chinese coorporation conspiracy, New Economy Policy etc.

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 21/09/87 menonjolkan bagaimana politikus memutar isu yang berkepentingan awam  menjadi isu perkauman sehingga ia menjadi begitu sensitif dan sukar dibincangkan secara terbuka, kalau tidak kamu akan ditandakan sebagai "pelampau kaum", kegagalan berlaku sedemikian, pada tahap kebarangkalian kamu akan didakwa di bawah ISA di mana ia bermaksud dipenjarakan  tanpa penghakiman terlebih dahulu. Ini adalah taktik yang kerap digunapakai oleh politikus sekadar memperlindungi salah laku mereka, sepertimana apa yang berlaku dalam kes-kes seumpama skandal Bank Bumiputr, komplot koperasi Cina, Dasar Ekonomi Baru dsbnya

Chinese version is self-explanatory.

CARTOON REVIEW : Ladder to become PM

This cartoon was published in Public News on 24/07/1987 depicted former head of UMNO youth Najib, who is now PM and the advocator for "ONE MALAYSIA", followed the foot step of his predecessor Suhaimi and Anwar played the racial issue to strenghtened his position in the party and was treated as the hero of  Malay ethnic.Historically, most of the PM was formerly "racial hero" before achieve thier highest position in the party as the head of UMNO who will be authomatically become PM to represens all racial in Malaysia regardless whether they would have been supported from other racial.  The is the reality of politic system in Malaysia.

Kartun ini dipapar di Berita Awam pada 24/07/1987 menonjolkan bekas ketua pemuda UMNO Najib, di mana beliau selaku PM sekarang dan penganjur "SATU MALAYSIA", beliau mengikut jejak langkah bekasnya Sulaiman dan Anwar memainkan isu perkauman sekadar mengukuh kedudukannya di dalam parti dan dilayani sebagai wira kaum Melayu. Secara imbasan sejarah, kebanyakan PM pada satu ketika adalah " wira kaum sebelum mencapai puncak kedudukannya di dalam parti sebagai ketua UMNO di mana secara otomatik menjadi PM mewakili semua kaum tak kira samada beliau mendapat sokongan daripada kaum lain. Ini adalah hakikat sistem politik di Malaysia.

CARTOON REVIEW: Santa Clause Is Coming Soon !

This cartoon was published in Nanyang Siang Pau on 29/09/1991 depicted when politicus is acted as Santa Clause desperately promising a bundle of gifts such as equality, justice, people's rights, nation developments, gaurantees, fund giving etc means --- General Election won't be too far away! .....but the waiting period is a bit too long, once in every five years. Those who are Christian, wish you Merry Christmas!

Kartun ini telah dipaparkan di Nnyang Siang Pau pada 29/09/1991 menonjolkan apabila politikus berlagak sebagai Santa Clause terdesak dengan menjanjikan seguni hadiah-hadiah seperti kesamaan, keadilan, hak rakyat, pembangunan negara, jaminan, pemberian dana dll bermaksud----Pilihan raya tak lama lagi!...tetapi jangkamasa menunggunya agak lama, sekali-sekala setiap lima tahun. Kepada mereka yang berugama Kristian, Selamat menyambut Hari Natal!

CARTOON REVIEW: INFINITY OF NEW EKONOMY POLICY

This cartoon was published in Public News on 27/07/1987 depicted New Economy Policy was started in 1970 with the objective to restructure the society and norrow the poverty gap between racial which was proposed just after the tregedy 513. Unfortunately, it was extended its period again and again, its initial 15 years period was extended to another 20 years, it seems like there is no ending period . Until and unless the report on the 513 incident was disclosed, poverty gap between racial may not be necessary  the cause of the incident. This could be due to the rivalry party that was defeated in the general election, out of jealousy and worry,  triggered the havoc.Up to date, because of the New Economy Policy, certain quarters who has political power became richer and richer to the extend the gap of poverty within the racial increased.

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 27/07/1987 menonjolkan Polisi Ekonomi Baru dimulakan pada 1970 dengan objektifnya untuk menyusun semula masyarakat dan mengurankan jurang perbezaan kemiskinan di antara kaum di mana ia dicadangkan sejurus selepas trajedi 513. Malangnya, ia dilanjutkan jangkamasanya lagi dan lagi,jangkamasa 15 tahun pada mulanya dilanjutkan ke 20 tahun untuk kali yang lain, seumpama tiada tempoh tamatnya. Sehingga dan kecuali lapuran peristiwa 513 dibongkar, jurang perbezaan kemiskinan antara kaum barangkali bukan punca peristiwa. Ini mungkin kerana pihak lawannya yang ditewas di dalam pilihanraya umum, atas sebab cemburu dan bimbang, mencetuskan kekacauan.  Sehingga hari ini, oleh kerana Polisi Ekonomi Baru inilah, segelintir yang mempunyai kuasa politik bertambah kaya dan lagi kaya sehingga jurang perbezaan kemiskinan di dalam kaum bertambah.

CARTOON REVIEW: THE NEAR DEFEAT OF DR M

This cartoon was published in Berita Awam on 06/05/87 depicted Dr M was nearly defeated in the straight fight with Ku Li, he won with sliding majority votes on UMNO election. Subsequently, when UMNO was declared as illegal party, Dr M and a group of UMNO members who favour him formed  UMNO BARU. Through its application screening through process, members who favour Ku Li was discarded from entering the party, eventually forced a group of UMNO members who favour Ku Li form a group called Semangat 46. Unfortunately, Semangat 46 was nearly capsized in the General Election thereafter, PAS became the real winner in the state of east coast. Due to lack of support from Malay community, out of disappointment, Semangat 46 was dismissed not long after. UMNO BARU, especially Dr M, became so strong to the extend he could amend Federal Constitution at wish to made it favourable to BN in view of the strong majority seats in the parliment. The election policies, either in the party or for national were changed.During his tenure, at that time, communication channel dan public mechanism tools can be monopolised so easily by the government, those news which are unfavourable to them were censored.  Appoinment of the judges fell on the hand of executive ( the PM in particular), some of the power of the royal was detrived in particularly in land matters caused the constitutional crisis; therefore,  the real separation of  power was at stake. There was at one time, internal fight was so intensive in UMNO BARU, Dr M announced " Operation Lalang" merely to srenghtened his position in the party and divert the attention to thier internal problem and against opposition party. UMNO youth leader at that time, Najib, the advocator "1 Malaysia" then when he is the PM of Malaysia, used extreme sensitive words against Chinese community to create havoc, however, no action was taken against him. Dato Lee who was MCA youth ran to Australia. Apart from opposition leaders, many innocent organisations leaders like Tong Jiao Zhong were arrested under ISA without giving chance to defence themself. Thereafter, Dr M was the longest service PM in Malaysia for decades whom are qualified to be named in Malaysia Book of  Record. His influence still can be felt even after his retirement from the way the media so emphasis on his opinions, the way he commented on the administrative style of Pak Lah while he still in his tenure, the appointment of Dr M's son as the minister eventhough he was defeated in the UMNO youth election and became laughing stuff of the opposition when the winner Khairy, once conflict with Dr M, has no ministerial post at all.......As Dr M once said : "People tend to forget....".

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 06/08/1987 menonjolkan Dr M hampir tewas dalam pertandingan langsung dengan Ku Li, dia menang dengan majoriti undi yang tipis dalam pilihan UMNO. Lantaran itu, apabila UMNO diikrar sebagai haram, Dr M dengan sekumpulan ahli UMNO yang berkecenderung di sebelahnya menubuh UMNO BARU, melalui proses penapisan permohonan, ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li disekat daripada menyertai parti ini, akhirnya memaksa sekumpulan ahli-ahli yang berkecenderungan di sebelah Ku Li menubuh oarti baru disebut sebagai Semangat 46. Malangnya, Semangat 46 nyaris terlingkup dalam Pilihanraya Umum yang berikutnya, PAS merupakan pemenang yang benar di Pantai Timur. Disebabkan tidak mendapat sokongan daripada masyarakat Melayu, atas putus asa, Semangat 46 telah bersurai tidak lama kemudian.UMNO BARU, terutama Dr M, menjadi begitu kuat sehingga beliau boleh mengubah Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang lebih bermunafaat kepada BN secara sukahati  memandangkan kerusi Parlimen yang majoriti. Polisi-polisi pilihan, baik di dalam parti atau negara, telah diubah.Semasa pemerintahan beliau, pada masa itu, saluran komunikasi dan alat-alat mekanisma awam boleh dimonopoli dengan begitu mudah oleh kerajaan. Akhbar-akhbar yang tidak membawa munafaat kepada mereka disunting. Perlantikan hakim jatuh di tangan eksekutif ( terutama Dr M), sesetengah kuasa raja ditarik terutama dalam hal tanah menyebabkan krisis perlembagaan, maka, pengasingan kuasa yang benar dalam keadaan berbahaya. Pada satu ketika, perbalahan dalaman begitu sengit dalam UMNO, Dr M mengumumkan "Operasi Lalang" sekadar untuk mengukuhkan kedudukannya dan mengalih pandangan masalah dalamannya untuk menentang pembangkang. UMNO MUDA pada masa itu, Najib, pencadang "1 Malaysia" semasa beliau menjadi PM, menggunakan perkataan yang terlampau sensitif terhadap komunikasi Cina supaya berlakunya kekecohan, walau macam mana pun, tiada tindakan diambil terhadapnya. Dato Lee selaku pemuda MCA pada masa itu lari ke Australia. Selain daripada pembangkang, ramai daripada pemimpin organisasi yang tidak berdosa seperti Tong Jiao Zhong ditangkap di bawah ISA tanpa diberi peluang untuk membela. Selepas ini, Dr M menjadi PM yang panjang berkhimat berdekad-dekad lamanya sehingga beliau berlayak dinamakan di dalam Buku Rekod Malaysia.Pengaruhnya masih terasa walaupun beliau telah bersara dari cara media masih memandang berat tentang pendapatnya, cara beliau memberi komen gaya pentadbiran Pak Lah semasa beliau masih dalam tempoh jawatannya, perlantikan anaknya sebagai menteri walaupun tewas dalam pilihan UMNO youth dan menjadi bahan kelakar pembangkang bila Khairy, pernah bercanggah dengan Dr M, sebagai pemenang, tidak dilantik apa-apa jawatan tahap menteri.langsung... Seperti apa yang diperkatakan oleh Dr M :"Rakyat senang lupa....".

CARTOON REVIEW: THE END OF THE POLITICAL LIFE OF TAN KOON SUAN

Tan Koon Suan appeared in the one of the six prominent people 2010 seminar organised by speaker association recently, he urged the government to help Chinese as well who has contributed a lot to the country . This cartoon was publshed in Public News on 10/08/1986 depicted Tan Koon Suan was jailed because of the Pan Letric case, until he has nothing left. Apart from Lee San Choon, Tan is one of the MCA chairman I really admired whom has sacrified for the sake of the benefits of the Chinese community. He was one of the tycoons and advocated the idea of coorporation to gather the wealth of the Chinese to do business in big way, until the idea of the coorporation collapsed, it left mystery unexplained and to my personal opinion it was merely conspiration of certain quarters who worry and jealous the wealth of the Chinese community grown up so rapidly having to say that other minor reasons could be also the contributory factor. Given chance, I will elaborate what are the logics behind in the next cartoon review.Strange enough, whoever real leader in MCA who are willing to sacrify for the sake of the benifit of the Chinese community has short political life, provided he has gained the blessing from the leading party in BN. As a result, we can witness many of the puppets around in the party who are bow to the finger pointing of the leading party in BN.

Tan Koon Suan muncul di seminar salah satu daripada enam orang yang terunggul 2010 yang dianjurkan oleh persatuan penceramah baru-baru ini, beliau menyeru supaya kerajaan menghulurkan bantuan juga kepada Cina yang banyak menyumbang kepada negara ini. Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 10/08/1986 yang menonjolkan Tan Koon Suan dipenjarakan kerana kes Pan Letrik, sehingga beliau tidak meninggal apa-apa. Selain daripada Lee San Choon, Tan Koon Suan merupakan satu-satunya pengerusi MCA yang saya sanjung, di mana beliau berkorban demi munafaat komuniti Cina. Beliau adalah salah seorang yang kaya raya pada masa itu dan orang yang memulakan idea koperasi supaya mengumpul kekayaan Cina agar menjalankan perniagaan secara besar-besaran, sehingga terlingkupnya idea ini, ia tinggal hanya misteri yang tidak terjawap, pada pendapat peribadi saya ia sekadar satu konspirasi oleh sesetengah pihak yang khuathir dan cemburu akan kekayaan Cina diperkembangkan begitu pesat walaupun ada alasan-alasan lain yang kecil yang menjadi faktor penyumbang. Diberikan peluang, saya akan menerangkannya secara panjang lebar dalam tinjauan kartun pada masa yang akan datang tentang lojik-lojiknya di sebalik pendapat saya . Anih sekali, barangsiapa betul-betul pemimpin yang ingin berkorban untuk komuniti Cina mempunyai riwayat politik yang pendek, kecuali beliau mendapat restu daripada parti yang menerajui BN. Akibatnya, kita dapat menyaksikan banyak boneka di dalam parti yang tunduk kepada jari telunjuk parti yang menerajui parti.

Chinese version is self explanatory.

CARTOON REVIEW: BURDEN FOR TUN DR LIM

This cartoon was published in Public news on 17/09/86 depicted late Tun Dr Lim borne the responsibility of leading in Penang as the president of Gerakan Party and ensure that Prime Ministry post was consolidated in the the hand of Chinese whom was the main population until he cann't afford to retire eventhough his age was catching up in worrying prime minister post will change hand to his composition party in BN who was long eyeing for this post. After Tun Dr Lim was passed away, when we recall, besides to remember his contribution, true enough his prediction, UMNO Penang just before his demise dan under care of Koh, quite frequent certain quaters claimed that this post shall be sitting by UMNO.

 Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 17/09/86 ynag menonjolkan mendian Tun Dr Lim memikul tanggungjawapnya menerajui pimpinan di Penang sebagai presiden Parti Gerakan dan memastikan jawatan  Ketua Menteri dikekalkan di tangan kaum Cina yang menjadi populasi utama sehingga  tidak sanggup beliau berundur walaupun usianya telah meningkat kerana dikhuatirinya jawatan Ketua Menteri ditukartangan ke parti komposisiya di dalam BN yang telah lama menyanggak jawatan ini. Dengan pemergian beliau, di samping kita terkenang jasa mendian Tun Dr Lim, apabila mengimbas kembali, betul benar ramalan beliau, UMNO Penang sebelum pemergian beliau dan di bawah jagaan Koh, telah kerap menyuara agar jawatan ini disandar oleh UMNO .

Chinese version is self explanatory 

CARTOON REVIEW : Delima of talented non Bumi

This cartoon was published on Publc News in 29/07/89 which is depicted non Bumi talented was hand tighted because to fulfill the Bumi quota, 20 over years till now, true enough this stuation has never been improved which could be one of the major contributory factors why many of the foreign investors pulled out from investing in Malaysia, even some of the non Bumi investors were forced to invest in neighboring country which can provide more liberal business environment and more tax incentives in view of the world without boarder may invite more stive competition.Quota system most likely would only be benefitial to small amount of the Bumi who are in political power directly and indirectly whom they would be invited to be sitting in the board of company without much effort. These kind of politicus fully understood you requests just before the general election and became lost of memory after the general election and wonder : "What are you still want? Not enough?""

Kartun ini dipaparkan di Berita Awam pada 29/07/89 di mana ia menonjolkan bukan Bumi yang berbakat tangannya diikat sekadar untuk memenuhi Bumi kuota, 20 tahun telah berlalu, cukup benar keadan ini tidak berubah di mana ia mungkin salah satu faktor penyumbang utama mengapa ramai pelabur asing tarik diri daripada melabur di Malaysia, malah sesetengah pelabur bukan Bumi terpaksa melabur di negara jiran yang boleh memberi suasana berniaga yang lebih liberal dan galakan cukai  yang lebih memandangkan dunia tanpa batas yang boleh mengundang persaingan yang sengit. Sistem kuota lebih bermanafaat kepada segelintir Bumi yang mempunyai kuasa politik secara langsung atau tidak langsung di mana mereka dijemput menduduki di lembaga syarikat tanpa usaha yang banyak. Politikus seumpama ini memahami kehendak anda dengan sepenuhnya sebelum pilihanraya umum dan hilang peringatan setelah pilihanraya umum dan bertanya dengan hairannya : "Apa yang kau orang masih nak? Tak cukupkah?"

CARTOON REVIEW MAR 1988 : UMNO TEAM A AND TEAM B

This cartoon was published on Public News in March 1988 depicted after Umno was declared as illegal political party, previuos political head formed New Umno and he implemented a process to screen through the applicants who wanted to join the New Umno, those belong to Team B was discarded from entering New Umno, eventually forced Team B to form new party called Semangat 46. This cartoon reminds me that not long ago our previuos political head made an comment that party which was formed under multiracial banner should be dismissed because this will split the Malays, what's a nonsence when his act worse than this

Kartun ini dipaparkan .di Berita Harian pada March 1988 menonjolkan selepas Umno diisytiharkan sebagai parti yang haram, bekas orang besar menubuh Umno Baru dan beliau melaksanakan satu proses supaya menyaring pemohon-pemohon yang ingin menyertai Umno Baru, bagi mereka yang memihak kepada Kumpulan B dipisahkan daripada memasuki Umno Baru, memaksa Kumpulalan B menubuh parti baru yang disebut sebagai Semangat 46. Kartun memperingatkan saya tidak lama sebelum ini bekas orang besar membuat kenyataan di mana parti yang ditubuh di bawah panji pelbagai kaum sepatutnya digubalkan kerana ia memechbelahkan Melayu, apakah karutnya kenyataan ini sedangkan beliau melakukannya lebih teruk daripada ini. 

Chinese version is self explanatory

CARTOON REVIEW JUL 1986 : EC RULING

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This cartoon was published on" Public News"  (losely translated from Berita Awam) in July 1986 depicted hidden hand behind the Election Commission (EC) who was instructed to revise and amend the 1981 Election Ruling to make it more favourable to them in the coming election. Recent episod whereby overseas voters who claimed thier right of voting in the near future election whom they have been denied thier right which is granted under Federal Constitution, on the other hand, only certain catagories of overseas voters are allowed to exercise thier voting right overseas via thier respective diplomatic office; this kind of discrimanatory act towards certain group of  Malaysian could also be due to such favouratism as mentoined above which could be detrimental to the real democracy process? God knows.

Kartun ini telah dipaparkan di " Berita Awam pada Julai 1986 menonjolkan tangan yang tersembunyi di belakang Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya di mana ia diarahkan untuk meninjau dan mengubal Peraturan Pilihanraya 1981 agar ia lebih bercenderung memberi kebaikan kepada mereka pada pilihanraya yang akan datang. Episod baru-baru ini di mana pengundi di seberang laut menuntut hak mereka untuk mengundi pada pilihanraya pada masa yang terdekat di mana mereka dinafikan haknya  yang dijamin di bawah Perlembagaan Persekutuan, di sebaliknya, hanya sesetengah katagori pengundi seberang laut dibenarkan menjalankan hak mengundi melalui  pejabat diplomatik masing-masing, tindakan diskriminasi yang sebegini terhadap sesetengah kumpulan tertentu mungkin juga berpunca daripada pilih kasih sedemikian seperti yang tersebut di atas yang boleh membahayakan proses demokrasi yang sebenarnya? Tuhan mengetahuinya.

Chinese version is self explanatory

CARTOON REVIEW 2001: COME BACK DEAR

This cartoon was published  on " Cili Padi" magazine in year 2001 depicted government was in the effort to call back with nice lyric in hoping that Malaysian braindrain oversea to serve in thier own country by doing a lot of researches, plannings and reports etc but not knowing (pretended? ) that the obstacles in the middle of the river to obstruct the talents from coming back to mother nation such as racist, biased government policy, unmatched carreer, Was it successful? Judge yourself.

Kartun ini telah dipaparkan di majallah " Cili Padi" pada tahun 2001 yang menonjolkan kerajaan dalam usaha memanggil balik dengan lirik yang menarik dengan harapan agar aliran minda rakyat Malaysia di luar negara dapat berkhidmat di negara sendiri dengan menjalankan banyak kajian, rancangan dan lapuran dsb tetapi tidak mengetahui (berpura-pura?) bahawa halangan di tengah sungai yang menyekat mereka yang berbakat pulang ke tanahairnya sendiri seperti perbedaan perkauman, polisi kerajaan yang pilih kasih, kerjaya yang tidak berpadanan. Adakah ia mencapai kejayaannya? Anda mengadil sendiri.

Chinese version is self explanatory.