And to his friend, he said: Ask, and you shall be given. The value of Datuk Seri-ship is about to change. Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan, according to my sources in Penang, is on the list for the Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), which carries the title Datuk Seri.
This will be his third datukship: in 2001 he was given the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri by the Penang State governor. His second came from the state of Kelantan.
He does not deserve it but that's my view. Someone in Putrajaya thinks Kalimullah has done enough for Penang and its people to get the title next week in conjunction with the official birthday of State Governor Tun Rahman Abbas.
Oops (at 11.39am, 9 June) .. Actually, Kalimullah got a title from the state of Perak recently. My apologies. So the Penang title will be his fourth!
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Datuk Seri who?
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Well, you know, when a citizen of the state can easily get a few Datukships, Datuk Seriships, a Tan Sriship, become a Senator, Deputy Central Bank Governor, become an adviser to the PM, become a Minister of Finance, even though he SINGLE-HANDEDLY (some say) lost the mother of all losses (yet to be awarded a Malaysian Book of Records entry) from speculating with our country's reserves, why begrude a yet another small gong for Kali, Mullah? Penang needs to give out medals so anybody, anybody, will do.
ReplyDeleteNext year it will be Kedah's turn. And then Johor, then Terengganu (if still BN), then Melaka, you know, until he's got from everyone. After all he sends his tabloid everywhere.
Bro,
ReplyDeletethe value/currency of datukship went down when kalimullah and his ilk received the awards/titles.
tell me.. what did he ever contribute to the states of Penang and Kelantan to deserve the award.
you are right and I agree. kalimullah does not deserve to be be given that award.
enough said.
Titles for the rich
ReplyDeleteThey don’t even get their hands dirty
Helping the poor society in our midst
Yet every year titles are bestowed on them
Really what have these people done?
Traders, politicians, academicians
Senior government servants
They get titles not for helping the poor
Or the distress segment of the society
It is more on connection
And the liberty of giving money
For something in gratifications
Some say it can be bought
With few hundred thousands changing hands
Why must titles be given every year?
Who benefit in the end?
In my time I met a few
Some can’t even speak Malay
They just want to show off
“I get one you don’t have?”
So now we have thousands titled people
Some truly deserved it others aren’t
I should say let the King does it
In this way we don’t have so many
As they say we can cross them out
In the traffic jams…………
Rocky,
ReplyDeleteMaybe you want to blog on the following interesting news too:
1. Three branches in Kubang Pasu nominate Dr M;and
2. "Felda settlers can invest in IDR, too!" - IDR senior vice-president, Ismail Ibrahim.
Regards
Hantu Gigi Jarang
A dime a dozen, my dear Watson.
ReplyDeleteAll today's serving editors have two, three, four even five datuksheep.
Where's Dolly my dear Watson?
She too deserves a datuksheep.
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ReplyDeletei believe that jeanne abdullah will be on the list too.
ReplyDeleteNST has quite a number of Datuks. Tell me, did they do anything to deserve the titles. Are the papers doing any better. Your guess is as good as mine. When you have states dishing out titles like datuk koyak, datuk seri, you know something is wrong.
ReplyDeleteAnyone with a title should be looked upon with deep suspicion. They are just verbal masks and what types of people like to wear masks?
ReplyDeleteJust like you, I was amazed to see some datuk who was involved in that dodgy land deal where the KLGolf and Country Club now stands, get a Tan Sri title just recently.
ReplyDeleteI guess money talks BIG here.
Pardon my ignorance. The only Kali I know is the Hindu goddesss Kali, a somewhat nasty piece of work, I 'm told. And Mullah? Is that the chappie who sends his goons to what he considers immoral places to add notches to his gun? All these would make super stuff for a tabloid story. With or without the page three girl? It's the one who is improperly attired in the tabloid The Sun- no difference from the Emperor's New Clothes. Like the child in that story I shall end with "But Mummy, the emperor' hasn't got any clothes on!!!!" But never mind, he's got a title.
ReplyDeleteSeronoknya Kali kumpul datuk. Jasa ape yg Kali lakukan. Datuk utk Kali spt kasut jenama mahal keluaran Siam. Kah...kah..kah...kah..
ReplyDeleteAh....that title.
ReplyDeleteWell, on Saturday, I just met someone who was asked by a foreigner friend, is the title 'Datuk' is equivalent to a 'Sir'.
My friend, a very succesful retired businessman went on to explain that 'Datuk' is the probably the most common of titles and in his opinion not the same as 'Sir'.
At this point, the foreigner produced a letter signed by a very famous (now Tan Sri) signing of as Datuk (Sir) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
How do you like them apples???
Wont be surprised the next tittle for Kali-ular is a Tan Sri-ship followed by most probably, a Tun-ship as long as Dollah Badawi is the PM.
ReplyDeleteAnd what has Kali done to deserve all that? Sell the country.
What a a joke!!
bro,
ReplyDeleteif i have 'cucu s' i will suggest their name be tengku ..... sri.....and so on lah cause at that time i already be 'latuk' la.
what a waste hoping the istana/s to look into it.
I know a jaga lembu who later became a flight steward for our national airline and with backing from illegal 4 digit operator bought datuk title and now moving around high society, smoke cigars and walk around in suits. Still behaves like a jaga lembu though. Also mamak but fairer comlexion than Kalimamak. Won't be surprised they are moving in the same circle. So what is the big deal with all these f#@*^ng titles. Birds of a feather flock together.
ReplyDeleteHi Rocky,
ReplyDeleteWhy do you hate Kalimullah?
Datoship title is much sought after. I know a young developer who tried hard to get a dato'ship from a state in the east coast but was rejected and this young guy is from Penang. The I noticed the other day, another brother who is a director of a public listed company was awarded dato'ship from Sultan of Pahang, making him on par with his 2 other brothers in the family. This quest for dato'ship is very prominent among the business people in the private sector. For layman like us, I will wait with God's grace when my kids start to have kids on their own, I will be my own datuk.
ReplyDeleteHi Rocky,
ReplyDeleteWhy do you hate Kalimullah?
NOT ONLY ROCKY!ME TOO!
huh? kali who? me a penangite all through... in penang for 4 decades already but dunno any kali doing any good for penang. but that's our bolehland lah... no need to contribute anything want, just BODEK the 'higher up' a lot!!
ReplyDeletemolten cake,
ReplyDeleteyou have to ask why kalimullah hates rocky that he forced the NST to kick Rocky out?
by the way -- rocky, you don't have to answer molten cake.
molten cake,
ReplyDeleteer er.... becos kali is selling the country?
molten cake
ReplyDeleteIf you know kali, you will love...
to hate him.
Bru,
ReplyDeleteIt's the norm for Penang to award Datuk Seri-ship to NSTP boss. A Rahman Maidin go the same award when he has deputy chairman of NSTP. Check out this guy called Tan Sri Ibrahim Zain. He's the PM corporate point man. Kali is nothing compared to this sidekick of Khoo Kay Peng.
Catwoman,
ReplyDeleteYou are next in the long list of people who are taking the mick/piss out of the guy's name which; incidentally, has nothing to do with whether or not he deserves the award. I can never understand why people stoop so low so as to insult the people they disagree with personally. Comment on the substance of the issue "objectively" for pete's sake instead of taking personal pot-shots at the guy, geeze...
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you......
ReplyDeleteKadang-kadang tu kita tertanya-tanya, kenapalah asyik individu yang sama dianugerahkan darjah-darjah kehormat?
ReplyDeleteBro...
ReplyDeleteIt's not something new bro..
I've a former boss who pays the police not to interfere with his business (gambling,etc).
He still got his Datukship from the Penang state govt..
Life is such..
Dah memang rezeki dia yang Allah nak bagi. Ini semua bukan urusan kita. Yang kita nak dengki-dengki ni memang tak patut. Kita patut tumpang gembira sebab dia diberi rezeki oleh Allah ke atas dia. Tak perlulah kita nak salak bukit.
ReplyDeleteSo what if Kali is conferred a Datuk Seri-ship?.
ReplyDeleteLook at Jeanne (pronounce "zohn") also got a Datuk Seri-ship for just serving the PokLah.
Going by these criteria, no one needs to serve the country to be conferred a title. Its who you know means more than what you know or did.
Anyone can have a title if you click the right "button".
Oh come off it, you have to resort to this pettiness? Want to show how small minded fella you are izzit? Lay off petty matters la. Am sure you are a bigger chap at heart than this!
ReplyDeleteKali got 4 Datoships? Hmmm. 9 more to collect.
ReplyDeletePsssst. You want a Dato' pingat? Go to a popular Sunday market at a Shopping Complex and you can buy some slightly used ones for RM 500 a piece. But being Malaysians, bargain it down to say RM 250, after all it being a buyer's market.
Don't be choosy though. They belonged to some bankrupt Datos, deceased Datos, embarassed Datos and stolen from Datos. Ask if you must but the seller won't tell. Caveat Emptor.
Biarlah rezeki masing masing, Tan Sri ke, Datuk Seri ke, Datuk ke, Nenek ke....Allah swt muliakan siapa yang DIA hendak muliakan, dan hinakan sesiapa yang DIA hendak hinakan.....Dia orang dapat Tan Sri Datuk Sri pun tak kacau periuk nasi orang lain..janganlah dengki..
ReplyDeleteABANG ATTAN.
ReplyDeleteJASA DIA PADA PAK LAH.. IALAH
DIA TELAH MENCETAK SURAT PAK LAH KEPADA PENGUNDI PILHANRAYA 2004.. MENGUNAKAN DANA ECM LIBRA.. ITU IDEA KALIMILLAH.. BILA DIA NAK JATUHKAN NAJIB... DIA KENA BUANG DARI NST..
WAIN KAT RUMAH DIA BOLEH DI JADIKAN AIR KOLAM RENANG...
PETRUS 1923/1889 PUN DIA ADA ..
KITA KENA BAGI DIA DATO SRI..SEBAB JASA DIA BANYAK PADA NEGARA..
KAYA DIA..
TAPI SAYA TERINGAT TOK SAYA KATA..
"FIRAUN PUN KAYA..SADDAM HUSSIN PUN KAYA..
TAPI BILA ALLAH MURKA...SEMUANYA TERBALIK....."
Kalimamak, Kalimulak, and what else? You have to be close to Pak Kaduk and you will be rewarded. The more crooked you are the higher you go up the social ladder.
ReplyDeleteKalimamak is a good role model of how to do it. Bodek 24 hours a day and write glowing articles about Pak Kaduk, the PM.
Listen up ya'all...
ReplyDeleteThis if the Grand Chamberlain (Datuk Maharajalela) speaking...
Hear ye hear ye... Plese address these blue-blood wannabes accordingly by their titles and honorifics..for instance Kalimullah Masherul Hassan should be all respected for his titles collected thus far. In this case, one should address himself as
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dato' Dato Kalimullah Hassan... (soon to be Y.Bhg Dato' Dato' Dato' Dato' Dato' Seri..)
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dato' Dato' Dato' Hishamuddin Aun and the best part is that both of these fellas have NOT even seen the inside of a campus life as students (they ain't got no degree, not even a diploma), well maybe they went into one or the other in the line of their work as reporters previously... hehehe
ManyakCantikLuPunyaMuka
Molten cake
ReplyDeleteYou have not been on another planet with no internet connection for a year, have you?
What jasa have Kalimullah done to deserve even on edatukship?
I think he doesn;t deserve the Malaysian IC. Perhaps with the older IC, his shd be brown colored.
Sorry Rocky, You had been tagged
ReplyDeletekalau tak bagi pada Kalimullah alamatnya nanti jadi mangsa serangan NSTP la. MB pun nak kena jaga kedudukan juga. Sebab zaman pak lah ni yang berkuasa ialah anak menantu dan Kalimullah serta Kamarulzaman.
ReplyDeletePak Lah ilek pochi
Sdr Rocky dan sahabat2, datukship atau apa saja anugerah adalah merupakan pengiktirafan kepada sumbangan seseorang. Saya percaya setiap orang ada sumbangannya. Kecil atau besar, itu adalah persepsi kita. Soal sama ada layak atau tidak, itu adalah sesuatu yang subjektif. Walau apa sekali pun neraca yang digunakan, ia tidak mampu memuaskan hati semua pihak. Cuma apa yang diharapkan ialah agar sesiapa saja yang mendapat pengiktirafan tersebut menjadikannya sebagai perangsang untuk terus menyumbang kepada agama, bangsa dan negara tercinta. Terima kasih.
ReplyDeleteActually at that age, their Datuk ship is no big deal only their wives kinda benefit as their status changes from Nenek to Datin, kakakakaka!
ReplyDeletemolten cake,
ReplyDeleteI guess you must be new to this or many other blogs. Please don't ask Rocky a stupid question like that. Please do your own research on who and what is Kalimullah. His history is there for all to see.
cucuparit
So --Dato Seri Kalimuntah ..
ReplyDeleteMore licence to rape the country by kalidullah and gang !!
FADE IN
ReplyDeleteKALI: heeehhhhe...I got Rocky all angried about my titles.
KJ: Don't give him a flying fuck lah...I'm sure you'll take him to the cleaners soon enough.
KALI: Yes...but dey, you know very well, its not easy for me you know, to get all dis titles from the Sultans...from international ex-spy to big time corporate player in dis cuntry.
KJ: Hey, Malaysia boleh mahh..look me..unemployed, married the fat daughter of a PM suffering from narcolepsi.
KALI: Fark u lah KJ..I told u not to use big words with me lah...just because I run a bloody Ingris newspaper does not mean I can speak or write that language like you bloody Oxfordians..
KJ: Narcolepsi means someone suffering from a disease that cause you to sleep suddenly...no control whatsoever...
KALI: Ooooh i tot it means to screw dead peeple...like what Jean is doing.
KJ: NO NO THAT IS NECROPHILIA!!!
KALI: Watever lah..you're the fuckin genius not me...
KJ: Now you're talking senselah mamak.
KALI: Mamak Dato Seri okkkkkk..
KJ: Blody aksyen lah you ni..
KALI: Hahha..hey KJ..with your koneksions in UK ahh..can you get me an MBE or OBE or not?
Than people have to call me Sir Kali...
KJ: I wish I can call you sekali...but most time dua tiga kali also cannot call you one...
KALI: ERR..KJ ahh..you maybe master politician..but I think no need to tell lame jokes lah...
cucuparit
Hi Rocky,
ReplyDeleteWhy do you hate Kalimullah?
WHY ASK ROCKY!TANYALAH SAMASAYA,TIRU NACAN SAYA!
SAYA TAK KENALPUN KALIMULAH TAPI BENCI SAMA KALIMULAH.
KENAPA SAYA BENCI,TEPUK DADA TANYA SELERA!
There is a saying that is want were to throw a pebble into a any crowd, one is likely to hit teh head of a datok.
ReplyDeleteThere is so many datok around that it demens the title. Rececntly I heard among my alumni of a 26 year old datok amongst the pemuda umno, likely the kj cronies. What could a kid 4-6 years after university could possibly contribute to society at that age?
Well, as long as the demand for datokship far exceed that of supply, then it will have value to some.
Frankly, with so many dato around that even such datok are really becoming normal people drinking teh tarik under a ketapang tree.
There is no more pomp and pageanty to it anymore! Its cheapen by the excess award. So whether kalimullah deserve it or not, is no more an issue but is the honour really worth it!
I am waiting for the first malaysian nobel prize winner! Even that is cheapen by politics!
Rocky,
ReplyDeleteSorry step aside please...
Hey molten cake,
Are you from another planet or what? What a stupid question.
Tan Sri, Tan, Dato Seri and then Dato. All those with Tan, You are higher than Kali.
ReplyDeletekalimuttu @ kolimutte,
ReplyDeletevery sorry about u. who give u the dato, i think he will deserve the greatest hell. we know u & your family kalimutte. we are collecting your background from your family in Pengkalan Hulu and will publish here.
Latuk Kali,
ReplyDeleteAiyoh, ini maciam semua bolih lapat itu latuk taitel manyak senang, tak payah bikin kerja kuat sulah lapat latuk. Luduk bikin main share pun lapat latuk, tulis itu 3/4 punya kolum pun lapat latuk, cucu belum ada pun lapat latuk. ini alamat dunia nak apa olang melayu kata, K-i-a-m-a-t lor.
- Ah Pek Tongsan Mob1900
mob1900 said... "cucu belum ada pun lapat latuk"
ReplyDeleteLol!!!
mob1900
ReplyDeletekasi makan wang lakyat, kasi sapu - latuk jugak. kasi tuleh itu cilta tipu ma, lapat latok juga. bule minta ma..kawan-kawan minum satu kali sula jadi latok, wa minta la sama lia. mob 1900, lu ata saket hati maaaa..
kasi wa sinang sikit la.. wa tipu talak kacao sama lu maa...
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteSo what if Kali is conferred a Datuk Seri-ship?.
Look at Jeanne (pronounce "zohn") also got a Datuk Seri-ship for just serving the PokLah.
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So easy ah? Many people also serve the PM, how come no titles?
copy & paste.
ReplyDeleteSo what if Kali is conferred a Datuk Seri-ship?.
CALL HIM DATUK,MIGHT AS WELL 'MOHON DIPERKENAN KEBAWAH DYMM, KETOK KALI!
To VSS Riong, and anybody else who's naming names:
ReplyDeleteLook, if you are frustrated by the societal structure of our country that's fine, good for you speaking out and saying how you feel on the wonderful world of the internet.
But could you please be polite about it? Naming names will do nobody any good, and to be honest, when people start saying unsavory things about MY FATHER on a blog that many people read, I start to take things personally.
I'm not trying to start a fight or make you mad, I'm just asking you to stand in my shoes for a minute and think about how it would make you feel if people you've never even met suddenly began saying unsavory things about your father and his friends. Thank you for treading with caution in the future :)
- Kat
Get 2 knw da person 1st b4 judging him, n all r pin pointing 2 him... go n lo0k 4 da REAL person bhind diz small fish...
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