Some of you may still recall Hannah Yeoh was tweeting – on the morning of 1hb Syawal about a month-and-a-half ago – about her cruise around Subang during Aidil Fitri in search of food. She ate a meal of dry Bak Kut Teh.
However when she later sought to explain the food craving that prompted her drive-about in Subang, she tweeted instead an Instagram of chicken rendang and ketupat.
Hannah recommended to try the porky fries
Over the past year, some Chinese social media users got into trouble over Bak Kut Teh, i.e. Alvivi whose sedition cases are being heard in court, and similarly the Facebooker ‘Chow Jack’ (Chow Mun Fai, below) who was recently sentenced to a year’s jail.
Obviously an invitation to eat pork is a part of the political vocab arsenal when Chinese desire to offend Malays.
Now what I want to ask is this.
The DAP Serdang evangelista MP claims that his wife ‘puasa’ during Ramadan but nonetheless, Mrs Ong Kian Ming will eat something if she is hungry and she still drinks water anyway. So what kind of fasting is that?
Then these evangelista politicians make themselves the hashtag champions when it comes to #sahur (or #iftar) and loudly proclaim to the Firster audience that they too are sharing in the Muslim ibadah.
But is their diet genuinely halal? I mean like, say, halal chicken cooked in a halal kitchen.
So the upshot is that these DAP evangelista politicians claim to puasa but we’re not sure whether they berbuka with properly slaughtered meats properly prepared. Yet they proudly declare they puasa and their Chinese wife cooks the breakfast and the iftar meals.
For all we know, they had a nice Char Siew Fan for lunch and then in the evening, they put on their tudung and trot off to the surau to stir an empty pot – below.
Ever since the rise and rise of the DAP evangelistas, hypocrisy has permeated Malaysian politics.
There is the “heartache” at the news of dead children dunno who dunno where.
And the exploitation of young kids – “Popo, why so many people die. Shay Shay dunno what to do. Heartbreaking.”
Like the ploy of eating Bak Kut Teh but tweeting chicken rendang, the Christians support Israel but shed crocodile tears for Ebola-MH17-Gaza victims.
Today they ostensibly celebrate Harmony but just you read Guan Eng and Kit Siang’s Malaysia Day messages.
Unity
Guan Eng’s Malaysia Day sermon talked about Morals (of Right and Wrong) and Values (of Justice and Freedom), about “focusing on universal morals and common values that not only bind and unite us but also let us live with dignity”, about “doing things right” and “doing the right thing” but in the same breath incited Sabahans and Sarawakians against the BN government.
Kit Siang’s Malaysia Day sermon talked about a “unifying vision for all Malaysians, regardless of race, religion or region”, about “moderation and the middle path of unity, harmony, tolerance, justice and fair play for all Malaysians”, about transcending communal boundaries but in the same breath incited Sabahans and Sarawakians against the BN government.
Crumbs from “daily banquets of the stinking filthy rich”
And then the Lim Father and Son turn around and accuse Najib of allowing the “worst racial and religious incitement and polarisation” to happen under his watch.
Another Malaysia Day message in the Rocket website talked about Love in the same breath as the “system that is enabling the minority group at the top to amass the vast majority of the wealth whilst the vast majority of the people live on whatever crumbs left by the proverbial daily banquets of stinking filthy rich”.
“Divisive”
The DAP’s Malaysia Day article titled ‘Malaysia, Where Love begins?’ accuses the BN government of not reprimanding Perkasa and Isma as well as slamming senior BN cabinet Ministers for “repeatedly uttering words of bigotry and making racially divisive calls almost on a predictably seasonal basis”.
DAP wishes everyone “Happy Merdeka & Happy Malaysia Day” coupled with the following diatribe:
“It seems that the incitement of racial hatred; the politicisation of racial majority as superiority and minority as inferiority; and the insolent, racist and unconstitutional provocation of certain ethnic groups against others, are perfectly fine if used by leaders of the ruling party and/or their supporters.”
The Sarawak state election is rolling around. Its results will set the pattern for the next general election.
If you were wondering why of late we’ve been inundated with news of unrest in the two Borneo states, well, wonder no more.
BELOW: Evangelistas Tony Pua, Yeo Bee Yin & Gang
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Helen Ang 
Why Mdm speaker eats pork? Did she said she’s a devoted christian? Christian prohibited pork.
Jesus and John the Baptist pun tak makan babi. Kalau ikutkan pengikut-pengikut John the Baptist lagi la pure, makan madu lebah liaq dan buah-buahan hutan saja.
Did I hear somebody says you are what you eats, again?
What’s happening in Sarawak and Sabah is what I would call “Divisive Views, Dangerous Ideas”. Please save Negaraku from this threat, please BERSIH-kan Negaraku from traitors.
It’s positively amazing (mind boggling, even) how you swing your ire from topic to topic.
Let’s see now – “evangelistas” are passe, are they?
Maybe the news of Malaysian jihadists being killed in Iraq and Syria jolted your conscience a wee bit.
As, hopefully, did the gory videos of Westerners being beheaded in cold blood by ISIS jihadists.
Maybe the evangelistas are a lesser threat to Malaysia than trained and hardened Malaysian jihadists returning from the Middle East.
Which is why a Reuters report “Militant’s death greeted with eulogies in Malaysia” (Straits Times, 16 September) should ring all sorts of warning bells.
What about this comment from a Facebook poster called Hassan Basri Hashim: “I shed tears when I think about how fortunate my brothers are; they are in Syria to defend our religion. May they have all the protection and blessing from Allah” (from Reuters report).
Or how about the son of PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat, who, according to the Reuters report, “praised Lotfi (Kedah-born Lotfi Ariffin who was killed while fighting with the Ajnad al-Sham group in Syria) as a “martyr” in a Facebook posting.”?
Or the statement in the Reuters report that “PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar told a news conference at the PAS headquarters in Kuala Lumpur that the party hoped Lotfi would be ” rewarded” for his “ambition for martyrdom””?
You, Helen, seem to be strangely reticent in coming out with forthright condemnations of such views and attitudes. And, yet, you inveigh against “evangelistas” with considerable venom. Why?
So, am I to understand that when the Prime Minister “condemned ISIS militants in a statement last month, saying their actions were “counter to our faith, our culture and our common humanity” (from the Reuters report), he was expressing a view diametrically opposite what is espoused by you and your ilk?
Or, that when the US is putting together a new “coalition of the willing” to take on and take out ISIS and it’s supporters, there are elements in Malaysia who will oppose this?
re: “you inveigh against ‘evangelistas’ with considerable venom”
You are displaying more than just “considerable venom” against the IS (Islamic State). You’re displaying an obsessive hatred.
He’s displaying his hysteria perpetually. Happy Malaysia Day.
Really, Helen? Is that the best that you can come up with?
Are you condoning the beheading in cold blood of civilians? And videotaping the executions for subsequent splashing in the social media?
Are you condoning forced conversions to Islam and the purging of Christians from regions captured by ISIS? Are you saying that because the victims are Christians, they are fair game?
Let’s have straight answers to these questions, without fudging or obfuscations.
Then we can talk about “considerable venom” and “obsessive hatred”.
I said that the DAP evangelista politicians are inciting the native Christians in Sabah and Sarawak.
Why do you bring in the IS who are operating in Iraq and Syria? No Christian has yet been beheaded in Malaysia.
Tunku Aziz said “is it too much to ask Lim [Guan Eng] to leave the Malays and their religion well alone?
The same applies to you. With your kind of attitude, you’re begging for retaliation.
tbh, Taman – victims of IS are not just Christians, but also Muslims and other religions that don’t quite fit into the IS distorted views.
If you had kept your eyes and ears open to reports around the world (including independent observers who don’t follow the mold of Western corporate media) you’ll find that IS have destroyed countless historical Islamic shrines, killed people who tried to defend them, looted the sites and sold them to fund their organization. They, for all intents and purposes, are destroying the history of Islam itself in Iraq.
Also it bothers me when people use only the beheadings of white people aka the journalists by IS as a justification of their atrocity. I mean, are the lives of the Iraqis who are slain by this organization not human too?
Taman T – Love to learn what you have to say about the more than a miilion Iraqi Muslims killed by the US-led crusaders. Also, what you have to say about the 500 or so children killed in Gaza just recently. Then, it would be great to learn what you have to say who are the real criminals that need to be highlighted with more ‘venom’.
Ah, yes – “crusaders” is it?
Funny that Iraq, the Gulf states, Turkey etc are joining the US coalition to take out ISIS and it’s offshoots.
Seems to me that there are an awful lot of crusaders out there, including the descendants of Saladin and the Seljuk Turks!
And some Hans wannabe too!!
TamanT – you have not given your say on the million Iraqi Muslims killed by the US-led crusaders, Neither have you bothered yet to give your say on the more than 500 innocent Muslim kids slaughtered in Gaza just recently.
Until you show enough guts to stand up against what is wrong, cruel and unjust in just those two instances – what kind of character are you really believing yourself to be made of?
One more thing – Google the AFP, Bloomberg report “World leaders back Iraq in fight against ISIS”.
Quote: “Ten Arab states and Turkey had pledged their support to the US-led coalition in a meeting in Jeddah last week. While no Arab nations have publicly committed to military action, several had told the US privately that they were willing to join in air strikes in Iraq and Syria, said a US State Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity.”
So, are these “ten Arab states and Turkey” deemed to be “crusaders”?
And is Iraqi President Fuad Masum a “crusader” for saying “We are still asking for regular aerial operations against terrorist sites. We have to pursue them wherever they are.”?
” terrorist sites”? And nary an “evangelista” in sight!
@ TamanT – all your ‘talk’ here is cheap!
Until you show enough guts to stand up against what is wrong, cruel and unjust in just those two instances highlighted earlier – what kind of character are you really believing yourself to be made of?
You must be ‘hurting inside’.
“And nary an ‘evangelista’ in sight!”
At least the ‘terrorist’ are proud of showing themselves for what they are. The evangelistas are nary seen as they are always in sheep clothing.
WCW, this is Helen’s blog and she will posts as she likes. You can keep reading Reuters for your ISIL aka ISIS aka IS aka Islamic State feeds.
At the mean time, maybe you can get some spiritual guidance from the evangelistas himself, St Asisi of PAS on the latest PAS-IS pact!
Yes, but can she ignore what “ISIL aka ISIS aka Islamic state” is doing?
Your argument is risible, to say the least.
And if beheadings and forced conversions and ethnic/religious “cleansings” are perfectly kosher in your worldview, then say so straight up, instead of resorting to infantile humour.
re: “Yes, but can she ignore what ‘ISIL aka ISIS aka Islamic state’ is doing?”
What are you claiming that IS is presently doing in Malaysia?
“And if beheadings and forced conversions and ethnic/religious “cleansings” are perfectly kosher in your worldview, then say so straight up,”
Uhh hi GOD!
@ TamanT – more ‘cheap’ talk from you here!
You don’t seem to have enough guts to stand up against what is wrong, cruel and unjust in just those two instances.
What kind of character are you really believing yourself to be made of?
If you are equating what IS is doing with Islam, then you are seriously misguided. Trying to find parallel with muslims in Malaysia for what is happening in Iraq is just low. You’re just inciting hatred here. Such a LOVE-ing thing to do. Just evangelical!
Dear Helen…Your blog is the best and very informative. You have done thorough research before posting your article. May I suggest that all your postings are written in dwi-bahasa, English and Bahasa Melayu. If needed, we can help finance the Bahasa Melayu edition. Reading your blog is really an awakening for me.
Agreed that Helen’s blog is very informative. And that someone from BN should digest all the postings into flyers for distribution during BN’s meetings or whatever political events.
I once lived in Sabah. The particular community, we were the only MALAY family, my neighbour a Japanese, and the rest are all APEK. (Both houses belong to Apek landlords). They will introduce to you their uncles, siblings etc mainly Apek working for them in their offices.
All their kids attended Cina kindergarden and SJKC. After tht we don’t see the kids’ faces anymore – donno where they disappeared to further their studies. They don’t mix and were very secretive.
Papa n mamas mix only officially for company official functions or meets. (Local weddings hardly see their faces) Long holidays esp CNY the place almost deserted, all balik don know where kampungs. Many fly off to Hongkong or Australia for ‘holidays’.
The ‘local’ Apeks (permenant residents with China/Hongkong beautiful looking BM illiterate wives) don’t interact with DAP type Semenanjung Apeks, ada ‘class ego’ masing2.
They employ mainly filipino for clerical and mix filipinos n Indons for labour. Hardly see local Sabahan working for them.
When Sungai Segama bridge was built I heard them joking carelessly “padan muka sekarang biar itu orang sungai makan batu hari2”. (Sungai Segama mainly orang sungai christians who managed the river crossings previously).
Nearby Catholic church hardly see Apek there, mostly foreigners and locals so I assume majority pray to Tok pek Kong. I only knew a Taiwanese lady who is a Christian but she went to another Church 2km away.
Haiyaaa … DAP going in to take care of their own ‘community’ business only maaa… Temban’s prayer ‘move mountains’. Habis nanti gunung kena korek sampai botak! I am wondering what Lim Kit Siang and Dyana promised the Bumiputras there?
What else can you fairly call a people who attack a population of refugees confined to a small space surrounded on every side by fences and machine-gun towers, a population with nowhere to run?
No, that is not put strongly enough. Not just attack, but use the latest and most ferocious weapons from the American arsenal to slaughter more than 2100 people, including more than 500 children, destroying along the way a major portion of the housing, businesses, and institutions of a poor people.
No concern or sympathy has been shown by the Europeans and Americans. In fact the Americans gave money and arms for Israelis to kill more Muslims and destroy their homes and towns.
http://chedet.cc/?p=1462
Yet the very same Americans are being called upon to increase their presence in the region where a rampant China is increasingly strutting it’s stuff!
It must be shamefully demeaning to condemn the Americans while devoutly hoping that they remain engaged in the region!
Unfortunately, Che Det doesn’t make that distinction……
“while devoutly hoping that they remain engaged in the region!”
Who? You? Obama where art thou?
Kit Siang’s Malaysia Day sermon talked about a “unifying vision for all Malaysians, regardless of race, religion or region”, about “moderation and the middle path of unity, harmony, tolerance, justice and fair play for ….
Try unifying the Pakatan. What united vision do they have?
Happy Malaysia Day.
Tunku way is my way
LKS way, no way to me.
Sometime this evening I believe MP for Bandar Kuching compared the singing of the Negaraku before the commencement of the movie in the cinema with the communist Mao era.
Here’s a screenshot of that posting: [Facebook]
He has since retracted & deleted the post after getting brickbats for netizens. For those in doubt on who needs to be “ubah-ed”, I believe this slip of Freudian proportions should provide you the answer now…
I’m aware that the YB Kuching has been getting a lot of brickbats but it was one comment about the audience in the cinema that struck me more than what he himself let slip.
The following line – “Some even laugh out loud in disdain” – by the DAP Sarawak chief says a lot.
Yeah, the DAP politicians come under fire for their remarks but then the people they represent reflects the bapa borek anak rintik syndrome. It goes to show that Dapsters are out of control.
I believe that there are many who refused to stand, let along sing when the anthem is played. I’ve seen that happening once last weekend.
As a whole, I believe we have at least two generations of very angry “Malaysians” (read: Chinese) who have deep rooted hatred against anything BN (read: UMNO).
At the rate things are going, it is a matter of time before things come to head.
I agree with your assessment of the Chinese anger and resentment.
It’s better to be upfront about this. At least then we’re clear about what the issues and problems are.
But no. Instead the party representing 90 percent of the Chinese is so very double-faced – stoking the Hate from one side of the mouth while preaching Love from the other side of the mouth.
A product of such hypocrisy is the “heartbreak”, Shay Shay dunno what to do about dead children dunno who dunno where.
re It’s better to be upfront about this. At least then we’re clear about what the issues and problems are.
For a certain ethnic group in our country, it is proving increasingly difficult to be upfront on many issues and problems. Their hatred of the Malay/Muslim community is now a very open affair, social media diatribe/vitriol made and distributed 24/7 for all to see.
Yet their denial and diversion are taking on legendary and epic proportions. The most common excuse they give is that the dominant party of the ruling coalition is a racist entity and all problems emanate from this party. What ? This dominant party of the ruling coalition is a Malay nationalist party, it has right from day one of it’s existence made clear it’s stand what it stood for. Till today it has maintained that position.
When the denial and diversion failed, this particular ethnic group, well, to be more accurate, the people belonging to this ethnic group, would launch a barrack of attacks on their detractors, shouting and name calling being their weapons of choice. They think by being aggressive they win. As one commentator pointed out from time to time, all this only serve to highlight the lack, or rather, the absence of cultivation of human character/self.
re Instead the party representing 90 percent of the Chinese is…..
This is laughable. They go around town saying they are a ‘Malaysian’ party, they are all for ‘Malaysia’ and one of their ‘big’ guns even went as far as to say that there’s no Malay, no Indian and NO Chinese, ONLY Malaysian. Only those living on booze believe such a myth. But this is not surprising as a majority of their followers are hooked on Holy Water.
re I believe that there are many who refused to stand, let along sing when the anthem is played. I’ve seen that happening once last weekend.
They have the gall to accuse the majority race of racism towards them. Just ask them this one question : how many one them know the lyrics of the national anthem ? and see what they are going to do to you. But you know the answer don’t you my friend ? These are people with the mentality of ‘expect every privileges and evade all responsibilities’.
re As a whole, I believe we have at least two generations of very angry “Malaysians” (read: Chinese) who have deep rooted hatred………
2 generations of deluded ‘Malaysians’ who grew up under the leadership of one man during 2 decades of prosperity and now they are name calling him. Without this one man, where would these ‘Malaysians’ be ?
re At the rate things are going, it is a matter of time before things come to head.
It is happening right now.
re: “one of their ‘big’ guns even went as far as to say that there’s no Malay, no Indian and NO Chinese, ONLY Malaysian”
The DAP big gun is getting ‘bigger’ by the day. She should join the KJ zumba fitness programme. It is a fun aerobics exercise.
And lay off the Bak Kut Teh and Porky Fries.
kalau sabah dan sarawak keluar dari gagasan Malaysia, semenanjung back to persekutuan tanah melayukah helen? :)
Semua yang tengok muka tentu tak lalu makan…this is no gangsters’ country – talking about ubah and ludah !
Decent people never consider themselves perfect. They know how to live in harmony and hold thight the Perpaduan Nasional and Social Contract that had been long here, the strong base of our unity. Najib pronounced it 1Malaysia.
Double tongue and double face will end in double conflicts. Firstly, conflict of identity and secondly the social and moral obligations.
Easily said, Malaysians or Pendatangs? Which is which? Malaysian Chinese is full of never ending conflicts. Frankly their enemies are the Malays!
I really hope that ‘these what kind of people are they’ and so called ‘extreme’ moderate, learn to shove away their chauvinistic character or jingoism or whatever ‘yang pahit-masam’ attitude. Learn to be nice to others, especially to the Malays; really nice that lies deep down in the heart.
It is easy when we are ready to accept the differences.
Wonder if this Chow Mun Fan, who got arrested recently over some offensive tweets on Islam, is actually brother of Chow Mun Fai. Some ppl never learn …
https://www.hmetro.com.my/utama/2019/03/431453/tiga-didakwa-kes-hina-nabi-muhammad-saw