Jeff ‘the blogger MP’ Ooi
I noticed that on the day my ‘personal website’ went live – 15 April 2008, somebody else was busily writing away, trying to be as critical of me as possible! After reading his post twice (his English was way too perfect – it completely left me behind), I knew I had to respond.
In his post titled ‘See Pinned’, I admit that I had made a mistake in miscalculating how long Jeff Ooi has been blogging in cyberspace. On the April 14 edition of theSun, page 6, it was reported that I said Jeff Ooi has been only blogging since circa 2005 when in fact, Jeff Ooi said that he has been blogging since 2 January 2003. So I was ‘out’ by 2 years, big deal! Why kick up a big fuss? But if time is ‘of the essence’, then admittedly you are the “king of bloggers”, oh sorry, it shouldn’t be you right, because my friend, Oon Yeoh beat you to it.
Secondly, lets have some ethics, at least the cyberspace sort of it, if there’s any left in you. Why be petty with my name. As Dale Carnegie wrote, “The sweetest sound to any man is his own name, use it often in addressing others and you would have the world in the palm of your hands”. So YB Jeff Ooi, if staying too long in front of the computer screen allowed EMF wave to ooze your grey matters out, for your information, my name is Lim Si Pin – and not See Pinned! I’m sure if I were to ‘defame’ your name in front of ‘your mother’, Mrs. Ooi wouldn’t like it also, right? Can you imagine how my mother felt when her son’s name was ‘played’ around by you? She wasn’t very pleased!
Thirdly, Jeff Ooi write in his article, and I quote, “Perhaps one way to make this son-of-an-ex-minister is to as soon as possible, get someone to throw him a 20% shareholding in one wireless Wimax company and another 30% in another wireless Wimax company, plus perhaps a business radio license to boot, then we talk blogs.” Unquote. What is YB Jeff trying to infer? What does this have to do with me miscalculating the time (whether 3 or 5 years) you have blogged in the cyberworld. I believe either too much ‘wind’ has gone into your grey matter and made you super-egoistical since 8 March or this could be a sure sign of premature onset of Alzheimers Disease for a 52 year old from listening too much to your rumour-mongering ‘informants’ from CMC?
And lastly, you haven’t told us why after being an ordinary member of Gerakan for 7 years, you suddenly jump ship (short of six months prior to the 12th General Election, I wonder why) to the other side, and then you ‘victoriously’ became a YB. You said elsewhere in Mediacorp’s Today edition that “you were working behind the scene and also did help out in the 2004 elections”, I think this could be a typical case of gathering information (ala KGB style) on the inner workings of Gerakan before hopping to the other side. I wonder, if you were to contest in Jelutong under the banner of Gerakan on 8 March 2008, could you have won. What’s the difference, same GUY, only different banner! Apa bezanya, isi sama, hanya pembalut lain!
For 7 years while you were a member of Gerakan, did you ever voice out or ‘did’ anything about the need to change on Public Governance, fight for a corrupt free Malaysia, etc, except in your own blog. And while Gerakan Youth organised a Convention Anak Malaysia in 2005 to discuss about National Unity, (where Lim Guan Eng of DAP came and join our panel of speakers, at least he came), where were you? I didn’t see you, I should know, because I was the organiser. A Gerakan event, and you were not there. I believe you were busy blogging away and criticising the Government in your own ivory tower perhaps!
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Jason ANG
April 27th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
In fact Jeff Oi just a young man in IT world , the only thing that make him special is that he dare to talk rubbish, is a naive man that keep argueing he is a first or a second blogger in malaysia, what so fantastic to become a first blogger in Malaysia??? I in Online solution for 9 years, blog just a content management solution that we can develope it within a week. Hello jeff wake up lah. u are the YB Yang berhormat already, why u are so naive that to argue this issue in the blog ? i think u are more like a yang burung becoz keep argueing that u are second blogger? u should serve your people in your place not spending our tax payer money to talk rubbish in blog OK, i will … [Editor: deleted] … u further if u keep argueing rubbish in the blog , show us your work, stop talking rubbish in the blog OK
Jason ANG
April 27th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Hello YB (Yang Burung?)Jeff , remember lah what u have promised during the election, what u have done so fa after election, hello u are drawing 6k per month and ++++ other allowance OK, u talking rubbish in the blog and not showing what u have done for us . If you still rubbishing around i will be a … [Editor: deleted] … aiming on you OK, make sure u work properly, as u always comment and complaint other MP or ADUN never working properly for people, this round make sure u work hard, i always watching u behind the blog
Jason ANG
April 27th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
further i read this dirty AP jeff blog why u like to change people name, tooooooooo free right enjoy spending our tax payer money ? what is the problem si pin is th son of LKY, hello jeff can u choose ur father ?
or your mother choose other nature father for u, dun be toooooooooo much OK u are employed by us , Malaysian, listen carefully, we are not paying to playing around with others people name neither blogging around the internet, otherwise if u are enjoying rubbishing around the blogg resign as Dirty AP OK, as u have mentioned during election we are ur boss, so hello http://www.jeffooi.com u better working hard enough to serve us otherwise next election we the boss of u going to give u a shiiiiiitt vote
A Tanjung Youth
May 4th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Jeff Ooi might be seen good in talking in the air, but it’s yet to see his practical performance in relation to the growth of the country.
I would suggest we stop talking about him, otherwise it will help growing him to a greater level in politic. In reality, he’s just an ordinary individual with NO special skills?!
To me, he’s just another opportunist who has NO patience and cannot grow with Gerakan gradually, but has chosen to “jump”, he might have thought he’s indispensable in Gerakan…
Some might have said Jeff Ooi is a professional blogger? but nothing proves that? He has No blogging paper-qualification to support, but has literatural and international Business papers, instead! Of course, he can be classified as a regular blogger, definitely the word “professional” is too big for him!
Yes, I agree with some comments posted herein, he’s already a YB and should have expressed his views or opinions via a proper meeting or channel, not by blogging in the air!
I would sincerely urge everyone to stop talking about this guy… and please talk more about the present active members in Gerakan.
United is Power!
love
May 5th, 2008 at 6:01 am
Blogger or not, able to deliver or not, he is chosen by the Rakyat to speak for us, he deserve his chance to speak for the people.
I hope Barisan take the defeat by hearing the voice of the people and change their mindset, for me I hear that:
1) The rakyat wants a Government that is transparent, runs with integrity and uphold by justice
2) The rakyat wants a good Leader (who not only good in skills but also in Character) to lead the nation
3) The rakyat wants to remind BN that in a democratic country, nothing can stop the voice of the people, no matter how hard you try to filter them through media.
If BN understands and willing to bite the bullet for a change “within”, I’m sure the Rakyat will be confident towards BN again
Jed Yoong
July 24th, 2008 at 9:23 am
=)
Bloggers are nuts.
BTW, Si Pin, where are you from and where did you go to school?
Cheers.
Si Pin
July 26th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Hi Jed,
Please press the tab “About Me” on the main page and you would see my enitre biography there. I hope that may help as far as information is concern, thanks for stopping by, cheers!
Alex
August 13th, 2008 at 7:16 am
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!