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So now they resort to even more lowly tactics? Ya..ya...of course they are not involved or they do not have any idea....
So far, reports regarding this aren't complete yet. According Malaysiakini, two molotov cocktails were thrown into her family house. Luckily no one was hurt in the incident. It seems there is also a letter attached. The incident happened at around 2.55am. Teresa Kok is scheduled to make a press conference at her family house this afternoon regarding this matter.
When dirty tactics fail, desperate tactics are being implemented.
Are we bloggers willing to take the risk now? To lose our balls or to lose our freedom?
While 'they' are lurking around, trying to see everything and waiting for a chance to pounce at the right moment,....bloggers on the other hand are starting to lose their balls(as you can see from 5xmom here..lol). Not just bloggers, but readers alike...all are beginning to lose hope. All the hype before 916 have gone, the hopes and hype are starting to diminish from the peoples mind.
It is already two days past 916, no news from DSAI. Instead, UMNO has started their preparations for an onslaught(from Malaysiakini). What is next DSAI? Or should I say when? DSAI's credibility is falling faster than the KLSE stock market.
Bloggers are fearing for their own safety, lots of them stopped updating...some even deleted their past blog posts. The only ray of hope has sizzled off.
With the ISA on the lose...anyone and everyone can be rope in, are we willing to take that risk?
They are spying on our internet and keeping an eye the blogger community.
Most of the bloggers have been putting their life on the line with the hope of DSAI reigning power on 916.
Btw, the raw oil price has dropped below USD100/barrel but we do not see any announcement or any indication of the raw oil price in the news. Making a 'hush-hush' so that the people will not notice it and demand for a reduce in petrol price?
I am sick...the country is sick...we are all sick....I just wonder how long more can we survive or hand on to this..........
As usual, I was there wayyyyy too early. Reached there about 7pm, went to 'New Town' an 'Old Town' wannabe type of coffeeshop.
At around 8.15pm, the DAP members arrived and started putting up the banner and making preparations for the night.
By 8.30pm, people have started to gather. About 9.00pm, estimated a crowd of 100 people had gathered there. Candles were handed out. (My personal opinion, I felt DAP had poorly organized this event. DAP BM's last night event was organized much better. Even when the crowd had started to gather, the DAP members just kept among themselves. Hardly any interaction with the public gathered there.)
At 9.15pm, after waiting..and bored, DAP finally announced Penang's CM Lim Guan Eng will be here and he is on his way. By then the crowd have grown to almost 200 people.
9.30pm, CM Lim Guan Eng arrived. Started the event with signing the petition banner by CM Lim GE. After that he made a speech which lasted roughly half an hour. Estimated crowd was at 300-350 people.
The candlelight vigil ended at 10.10pm. After that, CM Lim GE held a press conference there(on a table set-up just on the shoplots walkway).
Finally after the press conference ended at about 10.30pm, the crowd decided to disperse off.
*CM Lim Guan Eng went for Dim Sum supper just around the area at Raja Uda after that. My younger brother met him while having his supper too and managed to get a personal photo shoot with CM Lim Guan Eng(darn! I damn jealous now).
More pictures, please go to the bottom right of my blog for the album.
Special statement by CM Lim Guan Eng for the civil servants / government sectors employee, the bonus for them will be paid out in two installments. The first installment will be paid on this 19th Sept. while the balance will be paid at the end of December.
CM Lim Guan Eng welcomes Zaid Ibrahim to join Pakatan Rakyat to fight against the abuse of ISA.
All in all, the candlelight vigil was poorly organized. Not much interaction with the public/crowd. There wasn't even any explanation regarding ISA or the purpose of the candlelight vigil being held for. The DAP members were too absorbed within themselves, even when CM Lim GE was giving the speech, there weren't much chanting or interaction or applause. The DAP members should have encore the applause or chants...
On a personal note, I just realized today that loads and loads of people still have no idea what is ISA or what is going on in our beloved country. While standing there, few passerby came up to me(well, I did look like a reporter there..with all my gears, camera and stuffs). They asked about the candlelight vigil stuffs and its purpose. Most of them don't even have the slightest idea what ISA is! They don't know anything about the abuse of ISA, the detention of Teresa Kok or even the reporter being detained case! I had a field day(night) just explaining these stuffs to them.
The DAP will be having candlelight vigils nationwide today to demonstrate their solidarity with YB Teresa Kok, Raja Petra Kamarudin, the Hindraf 5 and all those currently detained under the ISA. All are welcome to attend.
Candle will be provided, but on first come first basis only due to limited quantity available. You are most appreciated if you are able to bring your own candles.
Dress code is free, but black will be most suitable to show our solidarity for the ISA detainees.
The program schedule for tonight are as below. Before that, please show your support too by heading over to the online petition started by DAP and also campaign website for more details and updates.
Arrived at DAP Chong Eng's centre at about 8pm. Since I was way too early(the event was scheduled at 9pm), I headed to the nearby foodcourt to have some drink first.
At about 8.30pm, Chong Eng arrived and they started hanging out the anti-ISA banner. They even have boxes of candles prepared to give out...(and I went to buy my own =.=").
8.45pm, the crowd has gathered and candles were lighted. A small crowd of estimated 50 people.
9.00pm, the crowd started to get bigger and begun to participate.
There were shouts of anti-ISA, free Teresa Kok, free RPK, free Hindraf 5, free all the ISA detainees. There were even sing-along sessions.
Estimated the crowd was at around 200 people.
And as scheduled, the candlelight vigil gathering ended at 10.00pm, but at 10.15pm the crowd has yet to fully disperse.
There were few rounds by the policemen to the area but left without any incident.
For more pictures, you can find the album link at the bottom right of my blog.
