The three by elections results : I like!

Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin waving to supporters at the Taiping Municipal Council hall after being announced as the winner in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election. With him are his wife,Datin Seri Fatimah Taat and Pas deputy president Timbalan Presiden Pas Nasharuddin Mat Isa. (Picture credit : Malaysia Today mt.m2day.org)

As a follow up to yesterday's post, here's some info on the by election results

BUKIT GANTANG won by PAS - MAJORITY : 2,764

BUKIT SELAMBAU won by PKR - MAJORITY : 2,398

BATANG AI won by BN - MAJORITY : 1,854

I find Datuk Seri Nizar fascinating as a leader. Really.

Let's put aside our political difference here and just look at him as a person.

Not only is he a UK graduate engineer and have worked on big development projects in Malaysia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East, he speaks Mandarin and Tamil and he does his community work at the mosques and with numerous NGOs. He with his wife have raised 8 children with strong Islamic values. The first 4 kids have graduated as Syariah lawyer and Tahfiz. Doesn't that say a lot about a man? I think he is a Superman for being a well-rounded leader. Nak jadi pemimpin, mestilah jadi pemimpin / Imam dalam keluarga dulu kan. I see him as a role model for aspiring leaders.

NIZAR'S BUNCH. 8 kids!! And all raised with Islamic values. If I had an anak dara I would pinang one of his sons for my daughter. Hahaha. Aku tabik pada Nizar dan isteri. Serius!!! (Picture credit : prk059.pas.org.my)

My ex schoolmate, HALIDZA (she wants to remain anonymous but I told her I'm still mentioning her name here) had the privilege of reporting to Datuk Seri Nizar when he was serving at UDA. When I found out about it, I asked her on Facebook what it was like to be working with Datuk Seri Nizar. I can still remember her honest reply.

She said in response to my question - an excerpt from my FB status update comment by Halidza:

Yup. Engr Nizar ws head of ops for Dayabumi & Pusat Islam. Phew... Hw do u descr a good, pious,incredibly intellignt man in a few words...

What does that say to you? I rest my case! And thanks HALIDZA for sharing your thoughts.

Vote with Conscience

Saya dengan sukacitanya mengucapkan SELAMAT MENGUNDI kepada warga Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang dan Batang Ai yang mengundi hari ini.

Make your choice and let Truth prevail.

I'm back at work!

Yay! I'm back at work and I drove to the office too! Alhamdulillah.

Yup, I went to see the ENT specialist for a follow-up appointment. He got the camera-gadget-thingy into my right ear and saw that the inflammation beyond my eardrum has greatly reduced. He gave additional medical leave to last till today Friday 3 April. But since I could drive (from 1 April) and also because I had gotten bored at home, I decided to go to work today.
Sure there are bouts of dizziness but I'm trying my best to fight them. I cannot give in to vertigo! Fight, fight, fight! ^_^

The Middle Wife

I got this story via email from an ex schoolmate, Adini a.k.a. Kak Long.
It's too adorable not to be shared. I'm sure you'll love it too!
The kid in the story has a bright future in story-telling :-)
Enjoy!

p.s. I want my own "play-center" too! (you'll know what I mean)


The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher
I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell.

So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater. She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.' 'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.' She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me.

The kids are watching her in amazement. 'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.) 'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.) 'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!) 'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe. They started counting, but never even got past ten.

Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, (placenta) so there must be a lot of toys inside there.' Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest.