Thoughts of the Ordinary Perakian on the Street.

This is how the majority of the ordinary Perakian on the street perceive and interpret the chain of events. Perakians want Malaysians from other states to understand the predicament they are in right now and hope not for a repeat of such case in any other state. They do not all represent my view, but nonetheless, I am very much an ordinary Perakian on the street too.

1. ADUN (Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri) Bota, Dato' Nasaruddin jumped ship from Barisan Nasional to Pakatan Rakyat initially was with the sole intention of proving to public that PR adopted double standard by not making any noise when BN's ADUN defected, but not the other way round.

2. Unfortunately, this failed badly because PR always holds the moral high ground and public perception matters. As long as BN continues with its current ways, it will always be OK for BN to defect to PR and not the other way round.

3. The reason for the 2 PKR assemblymen, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Jailu (Changkat Jering) to switch deck was due to the current 'rasuah seks' scandal that they are involved in at the moment. Dato' Seri Najib must have promised them to put on a show trial and to set them free should they switch allegiance. It does not have to mean joining UMNO, just be 'BN-friendly' will do. Whatever that means.

4. DAP assemblymen Hee Yit Fong's (Jelapang) lack of academic credentials meant that she was not offered any post in the state EXCO (executive committee). Worse still, she was not offered a Toyota Camry like every other assemblymen. Her jealousy and inferiority complex prompted her to be 'BN-friendly' too, whatever that means. Can't believe a mere car is the price to pay to bring down the Perak government, as quoted by Raja Petra Kamaruddin.

5. This leaves 28 assemblymen each for BN and PR, with 3 'BN-friendly' independent assemblymen, whatever that means.

6. The ordinary Perakian thinks that if the numbers are the same, and 3 independent assemblymen, though claimed to be 'BN-friendly', whatever that means, then why is the need for a change of government?

7. After all, is not it that PR is the popularly elected state government by the people? Why is there the need for a change in government? What are the justifications for such action?

8. Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah is a well-loved ruler by all Perakians. Trust me on this. No Perakians that I know off have spoken badly of His Royal Highness. Our Sultan, yes, I mean our beloved Sultan that we knew off, would always act on the best interest of the Perak people. Daulat Tuanku.

9. However, His Royal Highness had unconstitutionally dismissed Dato' Seri Nizar Jamaluddin as the Menteri Besar (MB) of Perak. The state constitution states that the ruler has the right to dismiss any of the state EXCO member other than the MB.

10. Constitutionally speaking, an MB in Perak can only be removed either with a resignation on his part, or a vote of no-confidence in an emergency state assembly meeting. In layman's term, it implies a majority vote for the MB to step down in the next state assembly.

11. DYMM Sultan is a constitutional expert himself and a former Lord President of the Federal Court. How could someone whose reputation as the voice of the nation's conscience make such a decision that is widely regarded as undemocratic? *Your Royal Highness, we are not implicating you. What we are fuming about is our sudden loss of people's power to elect our own government. Should not we at least have a say on who we want as our state administrators? After all, the numbers are tallied. Perhaps an explaination from your part is not too much to ask for.

12. The ordinary Perakian can only think of the reason for all this is DS Najib's behind-the-scene actions. It must have been him who did all the unseen dealings that resulted in His Royal Highness arriving in such a hasty decision.

13. Speaking of which, eh Najib, aren't you the Finance Minister? For god's sake, we are currently facing probably the biggest financial crisis in the history. The ordinary person on the street is not doing that well. Why the FORK are you so free running here running there? Sekejap boleh pergi Permatang Pauh, sekejap nampak kau di Kuala Terengganu. Sekarang kau pula sibuk menatap Sultan di Perak. Kau sangka kau ni host for Cuti-cuti Malaysia kah?

14. Rumah tiap-tiap hari ada open house kah? Sampai seorang graduate dengan nama Saiful The Sodomised pun boleh datang merayu untuk biasiswa tengah malam. I pun nak juga.

Cibai.