The pungent Chilli

In English the real taste of chilly is not properly described; mere hot or pungent is not appropriate but in Malay the word Pedas really describe the taste of the small chilli of Negeri Sembilan known as the lada burung. That what has happened to me when reading the news or watching news from the TV. I feel the pedas of the political events being portrayed now. I could not be ignorant about things happening around me. The world is a sphere and we lived within another sphere equally manifested by such antagonistic schisms as social, economic and political intuitions. I ‘ve been following some of the blogs and reading the news online. However I have my reservation on the political issues at large. I would not indulge so much on the political rife now but I have my preferences and gave my vote to the party that I think worth voting last March. Most of these contemporary political blog sites are writing about the government move to curb the opposition parties from forming a new government. Of course the government feels threatened by the takeover plan. According to Pak Lah, PM Ahmad Badawi he did not want to negotiate and refused even to see the opposition leader DSAI and dismissed the whole thing as rubbish. Strange as it is; for instance as a person who do not believe the existence of a ghost but still feel scared when walking in the dark. That’s what happened when Pak Lah suddenly changed ministry with Najib. If the ghost is really there he can now use the new weapon from the ministry. As for DSAI, I’ ve been following his move too. He likes to give dates and he is actually like a poker player a good one too; he is able to make his opponent feels skeptical, afraid and intimidated. But this time he is really in a limbo though. DSAI is still delaying his decision or ‘moves’ amidst the fury of his supporters. Thinking about those been taken to Kamunting under the prosecution of the ISA at this time of the month I followed the similar thinking of others such as by Dr. Bakri Musa’s article Pak Lah Desecrating Ramadan: http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/13035/84/ in the Malaysia-today blog. Pak Lah should at least be considerate to RPK not incarcerating him at this time. Even to those (some court cases) the judge could delay prosecution until a few more months. A few more days would be the Idul Fitr day or the end of fasting for the Muslims all over the world. This is a once of a life time celebration for some. Allah has given His blessings to those who have successfully abstained from the otherwise lawful things yet forbidden by Allah during the day in the month of Ramadan. Think and think hard what is the significance of this month to all Muslims!