Monday, November 22, 2010

Of rickety Sabah and Sarawak bridges

If my memory serves me right, PKR's candidate for the recent Batu Sapi by-election, Ansari Abdullah, fell into murky waters on two occasions because two wooden bridges could not take the extra load of campaigners. It was not a good omen and was proven right when he lost the by-election.

I have just read this Bernama report headlined, 'Hishamuddin's Special Officer Falls Into Marsh During Minister's Visit'...


A sum of Rm40,000 was allocated for repairs to four dilapidated houses and the broken bridge.

The moral of the story: such incidents should happen to BN folks for immediate attention.


Update: Headline from Malaysiakini:
"Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is scheduled to make a two-day visit beginning tomorrow to the Limbang and Lawas districts in northern Sarawak."

I can't help but be reminded of this joke:

The crumbling, old church building needed remodeling, so the preacher made an impassioned appeal, looking directly at the richest man in town. At the end of the message, the rich man stood up and announced, “Pastor, I will contribute $1,000.”

Just then, plaster fell from the ceiling and struck the rich man on the shoulder. He promptly stood again and shouted, “Pastor, I will increase my donation to $5,000.”

Before he could sit back down, plaster fell on him again, again he virtually screamed: “I will double my last pledge.”

He sat down, and a larger chunk of plaster fell hitting him on the head. He stood once more and hollered, “Pastor, I will give $20,000!”

This prompted a deacon to shout, “Hit him again, Lord! Hit him again!”
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