PDRM Big Day

Today the PDRM had their 200th celebrations at Dataran Merdeka. I saw it on the news earlier ... it was okay la .. with all the pomp and pageantry.

The Star had a few good stories about them today. Among them ...
1) IGP request raise
2) Tales of Survival
3) Old Cop Tales

No 1) I am all for it. Their job is thankless
No 2 ) A note indeed, but the picture that was used was not convincing. Drinking while sitting on the floor, but did you notice the tv and furniture ?
No 3 ) I salute you sirs....

There are bad cops and good cops, admittedly. And I had a fair share of both of em, let us give them benefit of the doubt. I am sure there are more good than bad ones. I like what this writer said in his letter about PDRM.

To the ones who do really serve, Terima Kasih tuan :-)

ps / Gerak Khas cops actually exist .. on the tv that is :D

Takut Katalah Takut

Sometimes, the powers that be forget that perception, as I mentioned before, is important in this country ...

Like this piece of the news, an average Joe will 'angguk - angguk, geleng - geleng' ... however, nowadays, people ain't that dumb anymore ...

Kadir Jasin's piece on the matter was interesting. Aptly titled, Bukan Penembak Curi Yg Ditakuti, he claims that the order works both ways, that is, blogs are becoming a strong media tool, but the current traditional media has to becareful and check their facts when quoting blogs.

This lady wrote a blunt piece , which my radical side agreed. Some times I wonder if it's in their ambition to be in the news at least once a week. Naikkan profile la katakan.

Rocky has a piece, too.

Here is a simple thought : Has the current official news media so untrustworthy that people believe in blogs nowadays ? Think about it ..