One nation of one people

One nation of one people
20 Feb, 2009

In my next article, I am going to appeal to whoever is going to be the next Umno Youth Leader at the end of March to join us in this struggle to build one nation of one people.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Okay, okay, okay. I know. I have not been writing much these last few days. And I have not written anything yet today as well. Well, I am busy, okay. I just had to make another trip to the lawyer’s office today to sign some documents thicker than Rosmah Mansor’s waistline. And you all know how porky Rosmah is. (For those Malays not fortunate enough to have received an English education, porky comes from the word pork and is normally used to describe someone….well....fat like a pig).

Anyway, I just have an hour to spare before I have to rush off for my farewell party. The guys and gals are throwing a ‘Bon Voyage to Kamunting’ party for me tonight in anticipation that on Monday I will be making my way back to the detention centre.

But lo and behold, my lawyers just called to say that my appeal against the three-member Federal Court’s decision to reject my four applications is going to be reviewed by another quorum of judges. I suppose that would mean the Federal Court will not be able to send me back to Kamunting on Monday after all -- at least not until after the judicial review, and only if the second quorum of judges upholds the Federal Court’s decision. If the judicial review is of the opinion that the Federal Court had erred, or was indeed biased, then back to the drawing board we go. I will then be able to get a second bite of the cherry.

Hmm….my ‘Bon Voyage to Kamunting’ party tonight is instead going to be a celebration party after all. We appear to have at least been able to delay my departure, even if ultimately I am still going to lose. I suppose winning one battle is good enough at this stage even if I am not going to win the war in the end.

Okay folks, let’s party. I have been given a few extra days of freedom. And if things work out well in the end, I might still be around to campaign for the three Bukit by-elections come April.

When you have very little left, even small things are big blessings. For example, when you are forced to walk around barefooted in jail, the mouldy rubber slippers they give you after the first two weeks of detention is a king’s ransom as far as you are concerned. Maybe some of you have seen those OKT (orang kena tuduh) walking barefooted when you went to court to attend my trials? Well, that is what we are subjected to under detention or when in jail.

Okay, I gotta go now. The party is going to start in an hour or so. For those who will not be partying with me tonight, I shall leave you with this song to remind you about what our struggle is all about. It is about building one nation of one people. And that means an end to racism.

In my next article, I am going to appeal to whoever is going to be the next Umno Youth Leader at the end of March to join us in this struggle to build one nation of one people. I will ‘educate’ him on what it entails. And if he shares our aspiration and endorses our struggle of building one nation of one people, I am going to forget he is Umno and I will work with him to build a better Malaysia. If not, then I am going to make it my struggle to bring him down.

There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh…and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all

We can't go on
Pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere, will soon make a change
We are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need

[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Oh…….send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand

[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Oh…..there's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

When you're down and out
There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one

[Chorus: repeat as many times as you like till the cows come home]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

See the video: We Are The World by USA For Africa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INwB0BWVDnM)