Tok Molod said Mukhriz would be coming that evening - this was yesterday morning at Nilai Spring Golf Resort. Tok Zahar invited our old foursome from SIGC for a game there. We haven't played together since the last day of Sha'ban, more than three months ago. Tok Molod was my partner, against the two former judges. We won 6 balls. Tok Sleman said to contra his part of the loss to the buggy-fee that I owe him last Saturday.
After Isyak prayers I took the missus and picked up Pak E and Wira and arrived at the One Garden Hotel, Senawang around 9 p.m. We took our seats in the relatively small hall, with the crowd making a lot of noise of "Hidup Malaysia" and other unintelligible shouts, and soon Mukhriz arrived, with the fully-packed hall erupting in enthusiastic welcome.
Like the Ampangan "Bersatu" gathering last month, where Mukhriz didn't come, today I wanted to see and hear the crowd here in Senawang..
With the scant notice ( I asked Tok Molod to call his friend that afternoon to make sure the event was on ) the crowd of about 500, including some Chinese and Indians, was quite good.
Mukhriz's brief accounts of the questions he posed at UMNO Supreme Council's closed meetings regarding the money in Najib's bank account, and 1MDB, that led to his expulsion from UMNO were refreshing. He needs to relate these personal encounters to the audiance at all his future gatherings because they lend credence to the whole damning episode.
The youthful make-up of the crowd is telling, and therein lies the potential strength of "Bersatu". Maybe the old UMNO members are too old to care, or too content to bother, but the youth has only the future to look forward to, and probably feels they owe UMNO nothing. When Mukhriz criticised the undemocratic and criminal acts of Najib, the youthful supporters find that criticism fair.
"Bersatu" should take a lesson from the on-going Presidential elections in USA, when the die-hard supporters of Trump remain unfazed by the vulgarity and stupidity exposed about their candidate. It reminds me of the case of "Tuhan" Harun, who claimed he's God. Even he has his supporters. Najib will have his loyal supporters who'd probably die for him. "Bersatu" must continue exposing the thefts, lies and corruption, embellishing the story-telling with clear personal anectdotes and experiences.
Kamarulzaman Kamdias, Aspan's brother, from Padang Lebar, was also "introduced" to Mukhriz in front of the crowd. In fact they probably know each other, because for a short while, some years back, he was a member of the UMNO Youth Central Committee. I mention him because Aspan joined DAP just before the last GE in 2013. I thought that was a drastic move by a long-time UMNO member. I mention Kamarulzaman because he owes me RM 20,000 for a deal we penned in black-and-white years ago. He cheated me by cancelling the company in whose name he signed . Neat. Despicable but neat.
Tok Molod's friend, Jeff, pulled me to be introduced to Mukhriz, with the announcer saying that this is a former State Assemblyman for Senaling. "From 1995 to 1999" I said to Mukhriz.
Deka from Tanjung Jati whatsapped the photo of Mukhriz and me this morning. News travel fast.
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