Petition to Save the Chinese School

Here’s a quotable "quote” (translated and paraphrased) from a father who was at the 325 “Save the Chinese School” peaceful assembly in Kajang, with his kid in tow:

“Twenty five years ago, as a kid, I was at Thean Hou Temple (Robson Height) with my dad, attending a similar “Save the Chinese School” assembly. Today, I am here with my son for the same reason. I hope my son won’t be here with my grandchildren petitioning for the same cause 25 years from now…” L

Political Shows of Malaysia in 2010

Most of my English-educated and Mandarin-illiterate friends have no idea what they miss out for NOT reading the major Chinese dailies. However, some of them who are aware of this "disadvantage" have requested that I do them a favor by translating for them the good "stuff" I come across in the Chinese papers. So, starting today, I shall be putting my blog to good use: I shall try to post at least one translated article per week in this blog.

Actually, I have NOT asked permission from the papers to do this. I reckon that they will not object knowing that I am NOT doing this for profit, but as some sort of "community service". If they do object to this, too bad, I will have to stop this free service. So, please be forewarned, I don't know how long this service is going to last....

This first posting is a cartoon from the Nan Yang Siang Pau on 01/01/2011. It is a parody of major political "happenings" in Malaysia in 2010. For a bigger picture with clearer labels, please double click on image, then pess [F11] for a full screen view.

The caricatures are very vivid, and the various politicians' antics are aptly illustrated. Let's see how many of these public figures you can recognise....Enjoy!