Note: According to announcement, Lim Kit Siang will be delivering his speech on Monday 9:00 p.m., 3 March at USJ 12 (the same location below). Click here for more details.
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It was a night of interesting and delightful (and at times, fiery) speeches delivered by the opposition candidates, much to the amazement and amusement of the audience (rakyat). According to the schedule, MCA and the DAP were having their election ceramah same time on Saturday 1 March, both at Subang Jaya but at different location.
Unlike what I read in the newspaper (by Wong Chun Wai in Star newspaper, Friday 29 Feb) that two ceramah in Penang were separated only by a street where the rakyat can shuffle around and exchange notes. Possibly, if they were to stand in-between, they may even hear from both sides.
The MCA was having their ceramah at USJ 11 whereas the opposition party was having their ceramah at USJ 12, about 1 km away – No! Not likely that they can hear each other’s manifestation.
After hearing MCA’s ceramah once last Wednesday (27 Feb), I decided to go to the opposition party’s, which is more interesting. When I arrived at the scene at 9:10 p.m., as usual, I could only find car parking very far away. Walking towards the padang (which is a football field), I could see other rakyat were walking swiftly in the same direction. The ceramah has already started, presumably, started on time at 9:00 p.m.
The crowds there were even bigger this time, possibly about 5,000 people; I believe it doubled the size of the ceramah at SS 18 on Wedn 27 Feb.
According to the Master of Ceremony, there were seven speakers that evening, much to the satisfaction of the rakyat who wanted to listen more of the “korek, korek, korek” (correct) speeches.
The main speakers were Nurul Izah binti Anwar (Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter), Tony Pua, Hannah Yeoh, Haris Ibrahim, Loh Gwo Burne (PKR Kelana Jaya Parlimentary candidate), Teng Chang Khim (N44 Sungai Pinang State seat), Teresa Kok (N30 Kinrara State seat).
As usual, there was much applause and cheers. The speakers engaged the rakyat very well and the responses from rakyat were amusing too.
During Tony Pua’s speech, we could hear the honk and loud sound of motorbikes. When the attention of the crowd was focused at the motorcyclists, one guy shouted, “BN Mat Rempit!” much to the amusement of others. It turned out that it was the arrival of Nurul Izah binti Anwar.
Loh Gwo Burne (the person who filmed Lingam’s video) gave a rather interesting opening of his speech: he started to introduce his father and two brothers. Then he called out the name of his brother, Gwo Pong. So he quipped, “If you see one that look like him, and sound like him, that is my brother!” much to the cheers of the audience.
Of all the speakers that evening, Mr. Teng Chang Khim’s speech really captivated the audience with his polished and humorous speeches, and witty remarks. Being the state assembly man for two terms, he could relate to us his experiences, where other speakers could not touch on.
He said when Pak Lah took over the helm of the Administration, he would be catching 18 big fishes. So far, he managed to catch two of them (of which one is Perwaja Steel chief, Tan Sri Eric Chia who could walk only with the help of wheelchair). However, the other 16 big fishes were still not able to catch. Over time, the small fishes have also grown up to become big fishes. The analogy was funny and the rakyat gave a resounding cheers.
He quoted Chinese Premier Deng Xiao Ping’s famous quotes: Whether or not it is a white cat or a black cat, as long as it can catch rats, then it is a good cat. He added on by saying that (his version): Whether or not it is a male cat or a female cat (referring to Hanah Yeoh), as long as it can catch rats, then it is a good cat. That extended quotes really draw much applauses.
The rakyat were standing there for three hours, wanted to listen to more interesting stories. Since it was 12 mid-night, the ceramah ended abruptly, much like the Cinderella story.
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It was a night of interesting and delightful (and at times, fiery) speeches delivered by the opposition candidates, much to the amazement and amusement of the audience (rakyat). According to the schedule, MCA and the DAP were having their election ceramah same time on Saturday 1 March, both at Subang Jaya but at different location.
Unlike what I read in the newspaper (by Wong Chun Wai in Star newspaper, Friday 29 Feb) that two ceramah in Penang were separated only by a street where the rakyat can shuffle around and exchange notes. Possibly, if they were to stand in-between, they may even hear from both sides.
The MCA was having their ceramah at USJ 11 whereas the opposition party was having their ceramah at USJ 12, about 1 km away – No! Not likely that they can hear each other’s manifestation.
After hearing MCA’s ceramah once last Wednesday (27 Feb), I decided to go to the opposition party’s, which is more interesting. When I arrived at the scene at 9:10 p.m., as usual, I could only find car parking very far away. Walking towards the padang (which is a football field), I could see other rakyat were walking swiftly in the same direction. The ceramah has already started, presumably, started on time at 9:00 p.m.
The crowds there were even bigger this time, possibly about 5,000 people; I believe it doubled the size of the ceramah at SS 18 on Wedn 27 Feb.
According to the Master of Ceremony, there were seven speakers that evening, much to the satisfaction of the rakyat who wanted to listen more of the “korek, korek, korek” (correct) speeches.
The main speakers were Nurul Izah binti Anwar (Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter), Tony Pua, Hannah Yeoh, Haris Ibrahim, Loh Gwo Burne (PKR Kelana Jaya Parlimentary candidate), Teng Chang Khim (N44 Sungai Pinang State seat), Teresa Kok (N30 Kinrara State seat).
As usual, there was much applause and cheers. The speakers engaged the rakyat very well and the responses from rakyat were amusing too.
During Tony Pua’s speech, we could hear the honk and loud sound of motorbikes. When the attention of the crowd was focused at the motorcyclists, one guy shouted, “BN Mat Rempit!” much to the amusement of others. It turned out that it was the arrival of Nurul Izah binti Anwar.
Loh Gwo Burne (the person who filmed Lingam’s video) gave a rather interesting opening of his speech: he started to introduce his father and two brothers. Then he called out the name of his brother, Gwo Pong. So he quipped, “If you see one that look like him, and sound like him, that is my brother!” much to the cheers of the audience.
Of all the speakers that evening, Mr. Teng Chang Khim’s speech really captivated the audience with his polished and humorous speeches, and witty remarks. Being the state assembly man for two terms, he could relate to us his experiences, where other speakers could not touch on.
He said when Pak Lah took over the helm of the Administration, he would be catching 18 big fishes. So far, he managed to catch two of them (of which one is Perwaja Steel chief, Tan Sri Eric Chia who could walk only with the help of wheelchair). However, the other 16 big fishes were still not able to catch. Over time, the small fishes have also grown up to become big fishes. The analogy was funny and the rakyat gave a resounding cheers.
He quoted Chinese Premier Deng Xiao Ping’s famous quotes: Whether or not it is a white cat or a black cat, as long as it can catch rats, then it is a good cat. He added on by saying that (his version): Whether or not it is a male cat or a female cat (referring to Hanah Yeoh), as long as it can catch rats, then it is a good cat. That extended quotes really draw much applauses.
The rakyat were standing there for three hours, wanted to listen to more interesting stories. Since it was 12 mid-night, the ceramah ended abruptly, much like the Cinderella story.
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Note: the photos are extracted from http://www.usj.com.my/
Written by KC
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