Leak? Where got lah...

Yesterday, the TV woke me up. No, the Parliament woke me up, to be exact. The regular talk show on a local telly reported that newspapers reported, members o the Parliament (MP) made a sexist remark during perbahasan.

Still groggy, I tried to listened what actually been reported. It said that one male MP made a sexist remark towards a female MP of the opposing side while another male MP was supporting him. The ‘victim’, was told by the said MP that she also ‘leaks’ every month.(The Sun)

I’ll let you folks read yesterday’s paper if you want to know what really happened in the country’s highest legislative institution at that time.

But what’s with the remarks? It was reported that the female MP pointed out that the Parliament House also leaks at several parts during a downpour.

“Mana ada bocor, Batu Gajah pun tiap-tiap bulan bocor juga.”

That was what said as recorded in the video, reports newspapers.

I have met with on of the male MP’s. It was in Jasin at the time thousands of people were affected by flood that hit Melaka, especially Jasin district. He is a no nonsense man. Kasi hentam sama dia kind of guy.

“I said it in the heat of the debate. I don’t see what they are fussing about. They also call us names. Like Kinabatangan (referring to the other male MP), they call him Kinabinatangan and orang liar. We never kicked up a fuss then,” said the male MP as reported in a newspaper. (NST)

He was supported by another MP, (Tangga Batu), another Melaka man.

“I feel that she should not see it as a gender issue. I feel she is using this issue as a means of getting publicity for her own political agenda. When we say such things in parliament, we take them as a joke, not as a personal attack.” (NST)

Take it as a joke? Mind you, surely nobody wants other people to say that our mother hasn’t ‘leaked’—in referring to menopause – just as a joke, don’t you?

Was that a friendly banter? No. Crude, wasn’t it? Plus, it is no way to joke in a berbudi bahasa term.

By the way, what relevance is the MP menstrual cycle to the leaks in the Parliament House?

Many of our MP’s are seemingly arguing about matters that are not related to national interest. Just personal attacks, and more personal attacks. No wonder they don’t air the whole session on TV.

At a press conference after the session, the female MP was reported to say that she was disappointed that no BN women MP’s had lent their support.

It’s terang lagi bersuluh, Madam MP. In no way you should turn your back and support others outside of the family. Or else you’ll end up like Fredo in the iconic movie ‘Godfather’ – you’ll be ‘swimming with the fishes’.

In another gender related issue, Zainah Anwar grouses that the gender gap in Malaysia is worrying. Hah! Given the furore over ‘bocor’ at the parliament, I don’t think the gap will be narrowed sometime soon. Our MP’s are acting like kids, and you expect something so moving like that to happen.

More on that later.

p/s: Maybe they all can’t 'leak' anymore, lah!

So, you have anything to say?