He’s not a bad man, after all
March 24, 2008
Salam,
As Amar pointed out in his comment in the last post, we look too much into the one incident happened during the Sidang DUN and condemned him as if he’s all bad with that manner. I admit, that breakdown was horrible. However, ever heard of his good side? He seems to be far ahead of Idris Jusoh. I read it from RPK’s Malaysia Today
Mat Said is no pushover. When Eric Chia was heading Perwaja, he embarked on a housing project and started building the houses even before the Kemaman local council could approve the project. Mat Said stepped in and issued a stop-work order. Eric Chia was outraged. He complained to Menteri Besar Wan Mokhtar Wan Ahmad and said that he reported direct to the Prime Minister and has carte blanche to do what he likes.
But Mat Said would not back down, Prime Minister or no Prime Minister. He even went against his own direct boss, Wan Mokhtar. The law is the law and even the CEO of Perwaja, the Menteri Besar of Terengganu, and the Prime Minister of Malaysia are not exempted from obeying the law. This was just a YDP of the Kemaman local council but he took on the giants and refused to back down and finally won when the all-powerful Eric Chia was forced to halt construction until all his papers are in order.
Mat Said is a fighter. And even as a ‘nobody’ he stood his ground against an outraged Eric Chia who was foaming at the mouth while screaming the Prime Minister’s name. No Chinese gangster or Menteri Besar or even the most powerful Prime Minister could shake him. And that is the kind of Menteri Besar His Majesty the Agong would like as head of his state government.
Terengganu has only about four years left. According to Petronas, after 2012 there will be no more oil in Terengganu. Four years at RM1 billion a year is merely RM4 billion. This RM4 billion will disappear in four years if Idris Jusoh is installed as Menteri Besar. And, in 2013, Terengganu will revert to being just a fishing village like what it was in 1973 before they discovered oil.
Yes, it was a great 40 years. But the 40 years which started in 1973 will end before 2013 is out. Terengganu can choose to allow Idris Jusoh to run the state and therefore allow the RM4 billion to finish by 2012 or they can instead ask Mat Said to run the state and ensure that the RM4 billion will last till 2020. His Majesty would rather choose the latter.
Reference: Monsoon (Cup) winds of change by: Raja Petra
http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/4906/1/
He deserves some respect.
Bad mouth is bad but i’d still prefer ones with strong integrity and not a kaki-ampu
Till then,
Assalamualaikum
hmm..belum lagi ada kesedaran politik. tik tok.
Lets don’t judge people at the very first impression. It’s fake. Yup, I agree with you. Bad mouth is bad, but that is way much better than those who take bribe, mengampu and so on. The idea of accepting a bribe is totally repugnant to me. I’m not referring this to Idris, but in general. Let’s be assured that he will improve himself and be a better leader in the future.
Yep, no one’s really perfect and it’s just much easier to point out the bad things about someone instead of the good. Human nature no? All that peribahasa about gajah seberang sungai and all that. But like Amar has pointed out what matters is he has learned from past mistakes. People are not perfect, but they can be perfecter. But perfecter is not a word lol. Crap. Yeah you get the drift. Good post, salam.
hmmm bad mouth.. kena sumbat listerine ni. cara?
ni opinion je ok..kalo sorang laki ni secara serius2222 gile nak pilih isteri, kalo tau yg bakal isteri die pnah buat macam mat said pnah wat dulu tu, macam sure je die pilih org len..ke x?
honestly,
i don’t think so. huhu.
The question is unfair la however. A man with bad mouth doesn’t seem as bad as a woman. A man is used to a harsh personality.
Even if so and you know the woman is now a very nice woman and very soft-spoken. Would you not accept her if she’s totally changed?
hi! this is a nice blog you got there.
I like the story loo… veli much
ya loo… he got this integrity but can you tell me
of his academic background….
‘xe 2x ..
ehhehe..saje nk mencelah.
ni dia org kemaman – yg hidup di zaman itu.
kisah perwaja terpahat dlm hati ~
(org perwaja lg ariff nih)
kemaman kite (”,)