At a glance:

• The Barisan National coalition has been denied 2/3 majority by the opposition.
• Barisan secured a simple majority to form the government.
• The Democratic Action Party (DAP) won every parliamentary and state seat it contested in Penang.
• The combined opposition of DAP, PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) and PAS (Parti Islam Semalaya) will form the new government in Perak.
• PAS and PKR won 40 of the 45 state seats in Kelantan, with BN taking the rest.
• PAS and PKR have won 22 out of 36 state seats in Kedah.
• Opposition takes Selangor (State seats: PKR 15, DAP 13, PAS 8 out of 56)
• Opposition captured 10 of the 13 parliamentary seats in the Federal Territories.

Shocks:

• Datuk Seri Shahrizat (Minister for Women, Family and Community Development) loses Lembah Pantai seat to PKR’s Nurul Izzah Anwar
• Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon (Gerakan Acting President) lost to Dr P Ramasamy in Batu Kawan
• Datuk Seri Sami Vellu (Works Minister) lost to Dr D. Michael Jayakumar
• Datuk Lee Hwa Beng (Subang Jaya Assemblyman) lost to Loh Gwo Burne in Kelana Jaya
• Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin (Information Minister) lost to PKR’s Johari Abdul in Sungai Petani
• Chew Mei Fun loses PJ Utara seat to Tony Pua Kiam Wee (I am shocked)

Finally, Malaysians have voted to make their voices heard. The election results stunned many Malaysians (I was certainly shocked), who did not expect the Opposition to capture so many states. This is the power of the democratic voice. It shows that our votes have power and our voices can be heard in Malaysia. The people in many constituencies basically decided that they would vote for any party as long as it is not the BN.

But the BN is still in control of the Federal Government, and as Wong Chun Wai says in his column in the Sunday Star, the BN might have to review its numerous projects in states lost to the Opposition. This might mean that Selangor, the most industrialized state in Malaysia, will be affected in many ways, he says. Penang has also gone down to the Opposition, but will this have effect on the industries there? Penang is home to large multinationals like Intel and Dell who make Penang their manufacturing hub.

Nonetheless, I echo Wong’s closing statements in the article. The clear winner wasn’t the Opposition or the BN, it was the democratic system in Malaysia. Yesterday has shown that democracy is very much alive here in Malaysia. We Malaysians want change in this country. We are sick and tired of all the nonsense that has been happening while the BN ruled. We non-Malays are also frustrated with the discrimination in this nation, particularly the affirmative action system here.

I hope that the Opposition can now work harder to deliver their promises after this election. When many more young voters enter the legal age of voting in the next few years, Barisan National will have to watch out and work harder as well. Otherwise we young people would come in and wipe the BN out and deny them of even a simple majority.

Unbelievable I tell you. Barack Obama blows his nose and wins applause from the crowd in Texas. Sounds crazy? Watch.

As John Kass writes here, “When a presidential candidate is applauded for nose-blowing, what’s left to discuss?”

Move aside, Clinton.

“That kind of spontaneous affection Chairman Mao only dreamed of.”

Haha. OMG dem funny la.

I nearly fainted today when I read this:

I feel angry and cheated. (I was rejected, you see) But who cares now anyway. Not me. Stupid MCA propaganda. Why not make the comparison between the number of bumiputera students getting the scholarship as opposed to the number of non-bumiputeras? It is almost certain that a disparity in equality would surface.

Then, would MCA really have worked? I doubt so.

Quoted from chron.com:

The crowd at the Toyota Center event was the largest Obama has drawn in Texas since his campaign last year hosted about 20,000 people on the shores of Lake Lady Bird in Austin. He held another rally in November in Austin with about 3,000 in attendance.

Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said 7,000 tickets were printed for the Toyota Center, which cost $35,000 to rent, and another 14,000 people signed up online. He said the Obama Web site had a waiting list of 10,000 people requesting tickets.

Many of those attending waited in line for hours until the doors opened, only to face another 2 1/2-hour wait for Obama to take the stage. Few appeared to mind. They took turns chanting one of the campaign slogans — “Yes, we can!” — and watched a video produced by Bob Dylan’s son on the arena’s large video displays.

“The wait was worth it,” said Joyce Smith, 54. “This is history-making, and I believe in him. I’m ready for some change.”

The above passage is an account of how Obama is changing the landscape of America with a big bang.

People BELIEVE in change, and while Clinton might play down the role of Obama’s words, she underestimates the power of strong, compelling words. Let’s face it. She is fighting a losing battle. Obama’s words lift and give people new hope that their new President (Obama) can deliver at last. Obama rallies and encourages people to stand up for the cause that he has set for America. It is not about Clinton saying that she can work very hard to deliver for America, but rather it is about empowering the people of America to believe that they can achieve greater heights through Obama’s leadership, allowing them to take action and be accountable for them.

Obama recently won the Hawaii primary nomination contest, having won the Wisconsin primary hours earlier. This means that Obama has trumped Clinton in the primaries for ten times in a row now. Clinton has not won a single primary since Super Tuesday, although she is not too far off from Obama by the delegate count because she won delegate-rich states such as New York and California on Super Tuesday.

But to overcome the large hurdle in front of her, Clinton has to first prevent the BOMB from exploding.

The Big Obama Momentum Bodoh. (The Big Obama Momentum, Stupid)

Can she do it? My bet is that she can’t. The BOMB is set to detonate soon. Muahaha

“I am the BOMB.”

I was in my mum’s car on the way to work in KL today when we encountered massive jams in many of the in-roads to the heart of KL, namely to Dataran Merdeka and the Parliament. Roads were shut and the police were everywhere cordoning the roads, causing me to be late for work.

Jam near Dataran Merdeka

Riot police on standby

Hindraf supporters near Dataran Merdeka making some noise

The view from the LRT on the way to my workplace near the PWTC Station

Well that’s all that I have to post here. Malaysia is rather strict about protests, for better or for worse. Where is the freedom of speech? But would that be good for Malaysia after all?

I’m so happy for Obama!

Barack Obama ousts Hillary Clinton in South Carolina with 55% of the votes as opposed to Clinton’s 27%, while John Edwards settled for 18% of the votes. Exit polls showed that Obama “won almost every age, ideological and income group” in South Carolina.

This win ties Obama and Clinton at a score of 2-2 in the running to the Super Tuesday elections on 5th February during which many other American states would hold their nominations on the same day. And Obama’s win also halts Hillary Clinton’s winning-streak momentum gained during the earlier two primaries at Nevada and New Hampshire.

GO OBAMA! He has proven that the underdog can catch up with the supposed leader (used to be Clinton indisputably earlier last year). Now the question is not whether he will survive and see daylight, but it is whether he can triumph over rival Clinton!

The world needs an American leader who is trustworthy and honest. I look forward to Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States!

Below is his victory speech after the win which showcases his power as a great orator who rallies people together. Great speech!

“YES, WE CAN!”

Yes, yes. I am a Malaysian. So what. I would vote for Obama if I were an American. NO questions asked.

Firstly, Obama is a great orator. Just listen to him speak, and you can’t help but feel inspired and lifted. He is a man who perhaps has not proven track record, but nevertheless so did Abraham Lincoln, who is regarded as the finest President America ever had. What the world needs now is a President who can change things for the better and unite the people.

Secondly, I believe that Obama is a man of integrity and is running for the Presidency not as a matter of personal ambition but for the benefit of America and its people. Obama is the man of my choice and I believe that he will prevail over the next caucuses despite a slight loss to Hillary in New Hampshire. He did it in Iowa, he can do it in America. The world really needs a President who believes in humanity, not war, as Obama does. As Obama says it,”Yes, We Can!”

Even when Hillary led in the many months before the primaries, I supported Obama. He gives me confidence, no matter how falsely placed it might be. To me, Hillary is old-school, and for a youngster like me, Obama speaks volumes of hope to the world. I have faith that Obama will pull through and become the first African American President of the United States.

May God let the best candidate win!

Go Obama!