Many wondered what our first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman's motive was for choosing "Terang Boelan" as the National Anthem. He is still believed to have hidden a message by the choice. The original score of "Mamoola Moon" is believed to be a Hawaian tune, conjuring the heavenly tropical islands of Hawaii which it signifies musically.
Songs and verses are not in dearth supply in Indonesia. In fact, the French composer who was reputed to have written Mamoola Moon, might well have not. They weren't so "intellectually rights" conscious those days.
For us now the old folksy rhyme of :"
Terang bulan di pinggir kali;
Buaya timbul disangka mati,
Jangan percaya mulut lelaki,
Berani sumpah tapi takut mati.
[translate as]
In moonlignt splendor by the lake
Up for air a croc is looked over for dead
Don't believe a swooning lover's take
who'll swoon and swear a heavenly sake.
could most appropriately indentify with the empty and false promises of the unethical BN and their cronies in the coalition, especially SUPP and PBB.
If we could survive these uncertain times of serial economic crises, it won't be because of Najib Razak or Taib Mahmud, whose coalition have "lelong" away Limbang Oilfields. It would be because of human resilence in faith, not for vanity of being cajoled with sweet promises, which in reality is but national theft and plunder.
Sibu may have a City Council and all of that guise of the usual legit beaurocracy, but only a few people, cronies of Taib Mahmud decide for Sibu. And Robert Lau, past or present stand for that.
Najib Razak and Taib Mahmud can "sumpah" or SUPP can squander away public finances and State assets in their delusions of granduer but we know better - they're like "buaya timbul disangka mati"!
For decades now BN is the "Buaya". Let's see voters to skin it in Sibu and wherever because their politics are embodied in their wanton irresponsility in governance.
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