IOI: more than a mall
It was such a Malaysian experience today. Wake up and go to a mall. Where coffee, shopping, hangout, more shopping, more coffee, foodcourt, toilet… can all happen in one place that we call M A L L. But what makes IOI Mall more special than the others today?
At about 4pm, there was a protest at IOI Mall Puchong. Yes, the protest against the toll hike and it is also the demonstration to demand the right to know (in other words, protest against the OSA) about the details of the toll agreements. In our OSA, the act defines an “official secret” as:
…any document specified in the Schedule and any information and material relating thereto and includes any other official document, information and material as may be classified as ‘Top Secret’, ‘Secret’, ‘Confidential’ or ‘Restricted’, as the case may be, by a Minister, the Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of a State or such public officer [as may be authorised to classify such documents by a Minister, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister].
According to Wikipedia, the Schedule to the Act covers “Cabinet documents, records of decisions and deliberations including those of Cabinet committees”, as well as similar documents for state executive councils. It also includes “documents concerning national security, defence and international relations”. That means, we all do not have the right to know what the gomen have decided. Yes, the gomen that you’d chosen (not me) can screw you (and me, this is not fair) all over and you (and me, this is so unfair) have not right to read the related documents. Well, you can still read OSA-ed documents but the those flers can sue you under OSA. Hurrah!!
Back to IOI Mall… I was there with Jerry and Queen to get some footage and interviews for Asia247.tv. I was holding the HDV cam so I don’t have any photos to show here. You may visit Jerry’s and Queen’s blog for the exciting pics. Will be cutting the video with Jerry tomorrow…
Yes, shopping was good at Jusco (sale!). Unbranded funky running-photography shoes for RM24.99, a CNY miniature bamboo good luck pot for RM 8.90, 3 kg cat food for RM 19.90 and a huge dinner for only RM 4.00 (2 udang, daging rendang and nenas curry).
Oh. Demo… what demo? Malaysians are so happy that they don’t protest. They shop…
Do you mind to share what CRM & CMS software that you used during the event? I’m looking for one CMS for a NGO to manage their membership information. It will be best if it can use as web base.
大侠，glad to know that you’re looking for CRM.
we tried SugarCRM for managing organisation and members. For CMS, I use Joomla at work and tried Drupal during the event.
I really 糊涂. Posted this message in wrong side. sorry sorry.
no problem kawan…