Sunday, February 26, 2012

Rais: Govt unsure if Hang Tuah existed


Sunday February 26, 2012: Rais: Govt unsure if Hang Tuah existed. By WONG PEK MEI pekmei@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government cannot say for sure if Hang Tuah ever existed, said Information, Com-munications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

He said it would not be upset if people concluded that Hang Tuah and his friends were not mentioned by history writers as he (Hang Tuah) may not have been portrayed as a warrior “based on the dates and records that the public understand today”.

“However, we are unable to say conclusively that Hang Tuah did not exist or ever existed. This is because we do not have sufficient records and evidence.

“That is why he has been regarded as a legendary hero or a myth which can also be considered a cultural heritage similar to Robin Hood, Maid Marrianne, Hang Li Po and others,” he said in his speech before launching the History of Malaysia Collo-quium at Universiti Malaya yesterday.

The debate over whether Hang Tuah actually existed came about after Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim said there was no written record of Hang Li Po, Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat, adding that the stories that had made it into the history books were just myths.

Dr Rais said in history, there were legendary figures, like King Arthur and Hang Tuah, that should not be put aside just because there were no empirical facts about them.

“This group, although not supported by facts, remains part of culture which is classified as cultural heritage or intangible heritage,” he said.

Source: The Staronline Sunday February 26, 2012: Rais: Govt unsure if Hang Tuah existed. By WONG PEK MEI pekmei@thestar.com.my

P.S. I had visited the "grave" of Hang Jebat in Malacca. If really what Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim said is true then to prove a point dig up the remains and carry out DNA test on them. It is that simple!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

MORE U.S. FALSE FLAG OPERATION


I posted an article on my blog, ‘2012: AN ASCENTION TO A EXTRATERESTRIAL MIND’. A reader responded with some information and I searched around and find it interesting shit.

Every country with large Naval fleet are in the Gulf of Aden right now as I posted this including our Royal Malaysian Navy. The cover story is that there is an uprising or soon to be uprising and major cargo vessels in these waters risk being hijacked by Somalia and/or Taliban terrorists.

Apparently when I followed through Uber’s claim, a whistle blower named Aron McCollum, ex U.S. Army had exposed his role in the army the US and major countries are messing with what seems like a Stargate off the coast of Yemen. In the middle of 1998, it seems there was vortex of sea water seen about 100 km off a coastal town called Jil’Ah, Yemen. The vortex had somehow affected the ocean’s natural conveyor belt (the cyclic flow of warm and cold water around the globe), causing rapid ice melting, climate change and earthquakes. The vortex which stopped shortly after, started again with more intensity on 5th Jan of 2011.

Uber added that “earlier in May 2010, a crop circle appeared in England. Google “Wilton Windmill Crop Circle”. It caught the attention of retired American astrophysicist Mike Reed when he saw it in a national newspaper. He was struck by its shape and eventually concluded that it was a coded image representing the first ten digits of Pi (3.141592654), a conclusion declared to be a “seminal event. An event where are new form of communication/consciousness will appear".  

"A Crop Circle enthusiast found the same pattern about 1.6 kilometer south east of a town called Bir’Ali, Yemen (again). Please Google Earth and Fly to: 4 00' 51.58 N, 48 21' 23.09 E where you will find the exact formation about 35 meter across”.

Uber wrote “Only this is not just a formation, it’s the key itself. Similar strange disc was found submerged under water at 20 25’ 28.09 N, 136 04’ 38.35 E which is protected by Japan. You will also find heavy naval security over what seems like 3 rows of rock formation”, a landmark or sorts for the ET.

OK, not everything we read on the internet must be true. But likewise not everything posted are false either. Having note that many Governments are keen in shutting down YouTube and Facebook, more the reason to suspect there is something admist, right?

I Google earth the given grid and admit did find it interesting. Note that on my second attempt, the given grids did not take me to the exact location. Therefore, I posted a print screen of the locations above. Also on Google Earth, try 14 01’ 25.94 N, 48 07’ 21.12


Saturday, February 04, 2012

“Sarawak teachers' union says no need for English teachers from US."


The Staronline: Saturday February 4, 2012 MYT 12:24:00 PM

“Sarawak teachers' union says no need for English teachers from US
KUCHING: The Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) is not in favour of importing English voluntary teachers from the United States, under the English Teaching Assistants (ETA) programme to beef up the English standard among the students in the state.

STU deputy president Jisin Nyud said this was because the state had enough qualified local English teachers who could handle the task.

"Of course, we welcome the move should the Education Ministry say it is good for the students.
"However, these American English teachers may not understand the local cultures like our local English teachers do.

"We prefer to have the local teachers who possess qualified degrees like Teaching English as Second Language (TESL) to do the task since we have enough manpower," he told reporters at the STU Chinese New Year Open House at its premises here Saturday.

The ETA is a programme which has been engaged by several states in Peninsular Malaysia such as Johor, Pahang and Terengganu, where native English speakers from the United States would assist local teachers to teach the language, in a move to beef up the English standard among students.”

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/4/nation/20120204123801&sec=nation

P.S. This is another typical mindset of the Dayak (Sarawak).