THE JUICE YOU SUCCOUR

The watermelon is a thirst quencher. Man has improved its fruit quality - juiciness, sweetness, seedless, colour, yield, disease tolerance etc through genetic manipulation conventionally or through biotechnology. 

Watermelon is a popular cash crop planted in the inter-rows of immature rubber or oil palm. It is an export item.

Nishimura showing the square, pyramid and heart-shaped watermelons at the Shibuya Nishimura luxury fruit in downtown Tokyo.

Children eating watermelons to welcome the solar term "beginning of autumn" at the Hongning Dancing School in Bozhou, east China's Anhui province. Watermelons or peaches are traditionally eaten before the "beginning of autumn," to bite away the "summer."

KILL THEM INJUNS!

"Burial of Dead at Wounded Knee, 1890." How the West really won. The White victors called Wounded Knee a "battle." The Indian lovers called it a "massacre."

To decimate the Read Indians the whites gunned them down, displaced the various tribes into depraved reservations, killed thousands of wild bisons (buffaloes), horses that roamed the plains to deprived them of food and transport. 

The notorious killer of thousands of buffaloes was Buffalo Bill. Part of the meat was supposedly to feed workers building the coast to coast railroad. At the same time deprived the Injuns much of their supply of food.

The genocide of the natives and their animals was the first bloodletting. Thereafter, more blood to be spilt the world over until now - Vietnam, Somali, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan. The white devil will find ever more blood victims, an unquencheable thirst.

I.S. LOOKING FOR NAJIB?

Stupid* Najib is inviting trouble when he announced that the RM2.6 donated to him to fight IS. It is as if he knows the coming of IS because the billions were given to him when IS yet to be formed if not become active. 

IS is CIA-backed, that is what they say. Perhaps Najib has been informed of its inception beforehand by the agency! 

Najib visited a school in Kajang recently. I saw it on TV. What astounded me was the number (at least 6) of uniformed body guards with him into the classroom! 

Najibugis and family are paranoid. More so with IS in the country. The RM2.6 billion are to fight against them. That hard cash is good for ransom money. 

Imagine if a host of people are after him if not for the money. The Abu Sayyaf people are interested. The Mongols are after him. FBI, CIA, KGB (naturally), Mossad, MG15, mafia, yazuka ... the possibilities are endless as he used to say. 

Plus there are local madmen or disgruntled and deranged  people (remember Khalil?) because of insurmountable problems of living. They may blame on politics and misgovernance of the country at  whatever level(s).  

The billion ringgit question is where he keeps the money. Is it available on immediate demand?

Be careful where you tread Najib. You ask for it!

* 26-9 = 15 (2 disappeared into the pocket)

IN THE LION'S DEN OF BASHAR ASSAD

I had been to the lion's den that of Bashar Assad, Lattakia district northwest coast of Syria thrice several years before the civil strife. My host family is at Qassabin, a farm village in the district. 

Main street of Lattakia town.

Now, I realise that people were keeping an eye on me, for on the second visit I met an army personnel in uniform at the neighbour's house. On the last visit, a policeman in civilian clothes was stationed at the same neighbour's house. Everyday he would pass by my host's house several times perhaps checking my whereabout. This happened after I wandered to a nearby village alone taking pictures.  A villager stopped me and asked (most likely) what I was doing. In reply, I could just say a few Arabic words of greetings.

Until today I don't really follow why many of his people are warring against him. 

KILLING THE BEACHES ON SUNDAYS

Perak, the silver state has three beautiful beaches off the coast of Manjung district - Teluk Batik, T. Senangin, and T. Rubiah. 

Teluk Rubiah 

An Italian iron ore processing mill is in operation just north of Teluk Rubiah. The beautiful beach there is now out of bounds. Before the mill was built, there is a resort by the beach with several 3-storey wooden chalets, a golf course, and bungalow lots already pegged. When I stumbled on the beach some 5 years ago, the facilities built during Ramly Ngah Talib's time are in abandoned state, no visitors are allowed. It was a lost venture and to cover it up an iron mill is put on plan. Kampong folks who live in T. Rubiah area were forced and compensated perhaps to be relocated elsewhere. 

Why condemn a beach, a thing of natural beauty where people can enjoy by setting a polluting factory? Money matters above the rakyat. Greed above all. 

Teluk Senangin

Hotels, chalets, restaurants in the area are having difficult times to get customers. Why? There are a number of commercial poultry farms in the vicinity that attract breeding houseflies. The flies are a nuisance everywhere. The poultry farms need to be relocated elsewhere far from areas of residence and business.

Teluk Batik

Teluk Batik is one of the most scenic spot in Perak. The beach is a popular weekend resort. However, its environ is deplorable.

1. The beach is perennially littered with rubbish - discarded plastic bottles and bags, diapers, waste food items. 

2. The garbage disposal system - bins and collection not in order.

3. Food and souvenir stalls too many and  too close to the beach. They are shabbily constructed.

4. Poorly maintained and abandoned chalets means that they are not holiday friendly, of poor design, lack facilities.

5. (2nd picture below) - Wooden chalets built on the hill slope not occupied. For one thing direct access for vehicles not available. 

6. The beach is concretised with over hard landscaping.

7. Overall, Teluk Batik is poorly maintained and much money has been wasted.

8. Recommend that the beach's environ to be overhauled by professional design, landscape, and maintenance. 
9. There is so much wastage of resources already because of improper planning.

Empty chalets on hill slope.

Out of place concretised man-made lake (privatised) not in use. People just want to enjoy the beach, natural and free.

CINA LING TEMPELENG NAJIBUGIS

Pahlawan bugis sudah terhimpit tepi dinding. Mata membulat besar seperti mata kerbau. Bibir bertambah merah.  

Ia genggam hulu keris Lok Jembalang Saka Kempunan Darah sedia untuk dihunus. Darah amuk naik menggelegak. 

Kau cabar aku hentak. Begitu perasaan diri Najibugis. Bengis. Habis Melayu takut menyembah bumi    atau bertempiaran lari.

Tidak sangka ada cina cabar dia. Dulunya memang dia bela cina dengan habuan.

C: Itu duit 2.6bilion mana datang? 

N: Itu wang halal, Tok Sheikh kasi. 

C: Culi punya wang gwa olang atak mau o.

N: Jangan manyak cakap, lu pun ada hantam wang.

C: Semua olang hantam wang. Gulayu talak kelija kasi hantam saja.

N: Jangan kasi Melayu malu. Mari sini, aku nak lempang kau.

C: Gwa talak takut. Lu ala tengok itu Bluce Lee. Gwa kungfu sama lu.

N: Nanti, saya mau balik asah-limau ini keris. 

C: Lu tanya itu mini bila mau jumpa.

N: Satu minggu lagi.

C (dlm hati): Ala patut ini gulayu cina kasi tempeleng hali2. Manyak bohong. Lancau. 
N (dlm hati): Aku suap dia 100juta tentu cin tu balik tongsan.

PAHLAWAN PONDAN KEPIT DERMA

sumpah
aku handal
kebal
pahlawan

derma 
ku balun
2.6 bilion
malaun

lidah tipu 
tanpa silu
kaki sapu
hantu

wsj?
sarawak report?
Ling? (cina lempang bugis)


kedasar 
laut makassar
terjun, terjun

sumpah rakyat
sehayat
mayat