tumpang sekole...?: How lucky can one be?

10 March 2007

How lucky can one be?

The Star reports that;
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary has become the latest Malaysian to join the ranks of world's richest, according to the Forbes 2007 list of US dollar billionaires.
Sometimes I wonder when I will be listed in Forbes as one of the riches among the poorest. Anyway this Al-Bukhary boy isnt related to me at all,but I admire him for his hardwork that made him earn the title "billionaire". Btw,this is the guy who was awarded the crooked bridge project during Mahathir's era but later was axed by Pat Lah. The Jelutong expressway & the various project along that coastal highway are all his under his IJM Construction Sdn Bhd. He is among those vying for the Proton takeover. His contribution in the education sector is also enormous thru his Al-Bukhary Foundation.So,how not to be so kaya? Anyway I wish him success.

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Semakin lara kita didera bara -
kita laungkan juga pesan merdeka:
Demokrasi sebenderang mentari
sehasrat hajat semurni harga diri.

Lama resah kita - demokrasi luka;
lama duka kita - demokrasi lara.
Demokrasi yang angkuh, kita cemuhi;
suara bebas yang utuh, kita idami!

Dua abad lalu Sam Adams berseru:
(di Boston dijirus teh ke laut biru):
Tak diperlu gempita sorak yang gebu,
diperlu hanya unggun api yang syahdu.

Kini menyalalah unggun sakti itu;
kini merebaklah nyala unggun itu.

- a.samad said

The BERSIH Fire
(translation)

As the coals that molest us rage higher
we shout still the message of Merdeka
for democracy as bright as the sun
as pure as dignity our purpose is one

Deep is our worry – as democracy’s wounds
long is our sadness – as democracy’s woes
at arrogant democracy we scorn
for a strong free voice we dream

Two centuries ago Sam Adams decried
in Boston was tea poured into blue seas
no need for riotous shouts full of ire
only for a truly heartfelt fire

Alight now the sacred fire
spread afar raging higher.

- a.samad said

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