DISQUS

My thanks to Relax for the insightful comments.

Firstly let me say that your points are very much valid. I did do some research on nuclear fission energy when writing this post, and I think you will agree with me when I say that proponents on both side of the arguments have made various astute and valid points for their respective cases.

In fact I'd go as far as saying that yes nuclear energy is probably a good choice - in absence of 1 criteria. And that criteria is this country Malaysia itself. We cannot deny that we are the embodiment of the saying 'First world infrastructure, Third world mentality!'

Time and time again we have made a muck of various initiatives undertaken. Just take the Bakun Hydroelectric dam as an example. Bloated costs, plagued with various problems, construction defects, massive environmental damages ... and the list goes on. My point here is if building a dam is such much out of our league, what more about building a nuclear energy facility?

Admittedly my reference to the Chernobyl incident was in hind-sight a tad jumping the gun so to say. Yet I believe if we do venture into nuclear energy generation, what guarantee is there that a Chernobyl like event isn't remotely possible. Someone has to say out the possibility least we all remain ignorant.

And as most people would point out that the proper experts and professionals can be brought in for the required jobs of building the nuclear facilities, then I say yes that is true, but how much will that cost us. Already out economy has been and is still currently being literary screwed by the government of the day. Money is thrown into 'Mega' projects that at best are questionable in their returns and benefits to the country and its people.

Nuclear energy is a project that will taken years if not decades. How much money will be wasted in this initiative? Can our country and it's fragile economy bear the brunt of such an investment?

Hence I return to my argument for the use of green energy. It's available, it's clean and it works right now - not 20 years time! In fact technological advancements are making green energy more cost effective and a more and more plausible option.

As for the possibility of green energy being a valid option for Malaysia, I'm the first to admit that I am no expert on the matter - yet we do have an abundance of natural sunlight for solar energy and we are a country with vast tracts of coastlines that are possible locations for wind turbines. To state out of hand that green tech is not suitable for Malaysia is akin to judging a book by it's cover. In the end I do believe that green power is a better alternative to nuclear power.

Ipohcai: I also think that the Camry's and Accords are the new age Mercedes. So indeed why were they not considered at all is still a huge question mark.

Cyanide: Nicely put :D

Patrick, I'm sorry to hear that your troubles are even worse than my experience.

I finally got my new MyKad somewhere on Day 12 onwards. This is also because I specifically called up the PJ JPN office to inquire on my application.

Maybe you can do the same and call up the JPN office you submitted your application to.
Hope this helps you out.

Ironically just 2 days ago I was blinded by a wira whose light were HID/Xenon light and there were aimed HIGH! Not low - thus effectively blinding me whilst I was at the junction facing the car.

This here is my main point of contention. This kind of gross negligence is the exact thing that present a danger to the other road users.

Abdullah's position seems to me ever more precarious day by day. The people are more aware of the issues at hand nowadays and we cannot be easily hoodwinked anymore.

It would seem that people power is in nowadays. So if MP step out of line with racist/sexies remarks or plain just fails to do his or her job, we the people can just remind them that we were the one who put them there in the first place.

I really hope that you're right Klaw. I'm hoping that this serial no. is truly a non-issue. Also thanks for the info on the use of a camera.

Yet I clearly remember people telling me that there is not supposed to be any sort of number on the ballot paper! So I stumped on the issue.

Also it's not my intention to scare people to vote in fear! I absolutely support free and fair elections for each and every one. I've been telling people to go and vote and not to abstain from voting as their vote can make a difference.

Admittedly Malaysiakini does indeed regurlarly provide coverage (unbiased) to the oppositions. Since BN MP's have on a couple of times banned Malaysiakini from covering their press conferences, this just goes to show it's not that Malaysiakini doesn't want to writeup on the government's side of things.

As for Komas, well they are an NGO and I would hardly say that they are pro opposition. Better to say they are pro-Malaysian.

Compared these 2 entities to the tightly bound, censored & totally biased media in Malaysia and then you'll see the true extent of matters.

Though sometimes I myself wonder how the lies have been spoon fed to the rakyat, I realize that it's not that the majority of us Malaysians are stupid.

In fact it all comes down us simply not being in the know or informed of the 'real' story. Chalk that down to the so called free press of our country. How can we expect the rakyat to made an informed choice when day in day out they are subjugated to filtered & feel good news while the critical issues are buried?

So it falls to us the ones who have a clearer view on such matters and know what BS and whats not - to spread the news to the rest of our family, friends & acquaintances.