"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,for the rights of all who are destitute...Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."
Proverbs 31:8-9
Di bawah pemerintahan Barisan Nasional, kita kena bayar lebih untuk segala-galanya! Kita ada penyelewengan dalam pembelian skru yang berharga RM32 dibeli dengan harga mencecah RM224 dan jack kereta yang bernilai RM50 dibeli pada harga RM5,700. Menurut laporan audit Negara, pada tahun 2011 , jabatan taman laut telah membeli teropong yang harga sebenar tidak melebihi RM1,940, tetapi telah dibeli dengan harga yang melebihi harga pasaran sebanyak 28 kali ganda iaitu RM56,350. Bukan itu sahaja, malah jabatan juga membeli barangan kegunaan jabatan seperti komputer riba, mesin pencetak,LCD TV, DVD yang harganya mencecah RM192,694 walaupun kesemua barang ini boleh didapati dengan harga yang tidak melebihi RM20,193.
Tambahan pula, pegawai penyelia yang terlibat dalam kes ini hanya diberi surat teguran sahaja sebelum kes ini ditutup. Kesemua ini merupakan satu kelemahan dalam proses perolehan dan ia seharusnya tidak berlaku jika mengikut piawaian yang betul seperti tender terbuka.
Recently, radio channels in Malaysia are broadcasting awareness messages against bullying and it caught my attention when one radio announcer mentioned that although bullying makes the bullied person stronger and more courages over the years, but the pain can still be felt...
I believe it is true, thinking back of the bad experiences being an alopecian back in high/secondary school, being the only guy with freak bald patches all over the scalp...
Will need make some time and do some research on the topic of "bullying". Research into the minds of a bully and the bullied...
God bless us all.
God makes us for a reason and nothing is in vain, we were made for so much more because there's a place for us...:)
Joshua
p/s: visit my other blog There's a place for us... or simply watch the youtube below and read the lyrics...
The lyrics of the song performed by Carrie Underwood- There's a place for us
There's a place out there for us
More than just a prayer or anything you've ever dreamed of
So when you feel like giving up, 'cause you don't fit in down here
Fear is crashing in, close your eyes and take my hand, yeah
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe
It's written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong where, faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There's a place for us
There's a place for us
When the water meets the sky
Where your heart is free and hope comes back to life
When these broken hands are whole again
We'll find what we've been waiting for, we were made for so much more
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe
It's written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong, where faith and love will keep us strong
Exactly who we are is just enough
There's a place for us
There's a place for us
So hold on, hold on
There's a place for us
We can be the kings and queens of anything if we believe
It's written in the stars that shine above
A world where you and I belong, where faith and love will keep us strong
The revelation by sexually abused individuals have cast a shadow over Christianity's most holy week. These horrendous acts by "men" of God on children and individuals must be condemned and punished according to the law.
There should be no cover up by any authority in the Church. As "men" of God, they must and should be subjected to the court of law if not more severely dealt with. People come to God through Christ not priest. It is better for the sheep without an immediate shepherd rather than putting a wolf among the sheep.
These sexual offenders must be expelled from priesthood and must be prosecuted by the civil law, lest they taint the image of Christ.
Christ has such a deep hatred and anger towards the acts of people who mislead the little ones (children) that he said : "If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." ~Matthew 18:6
If a shepherd sees a wolf among his sheep, wouldn't he drive the wolf away? and keep the wolf away?
The Catholic Church headed by the pope (shepherd) must not tolerate the presence of wolves among the sheep! especially the One that the pope served has such a deep disgust for sin against the little ones!
