9th. candle-light vigil (7-12-2008)

This was the 9th. candle-light vigil for the abolishment of the ISA. The weather was almost perfect and the people once again came from far and near......sacrificing the comfort of a lazy Sunday evening's much needed rest to be here at the PJ Civic Centre to make this a better place for their kids.... or are they wrong to be here ? ....rays of hope or blessings from above or just freak photography ? Nicole Renee Low, 11, in a green "No Holds Barred" t-shirt with her candle...... Bernard with Peng of "peng's thots" fame..... and whom I met for the first time today.....hmmmmm.......interesting !
Pet took the mike....seems like a guitar was missing or you could have surely heard some Dylan numbers... Claire as usual with here version of the candle.....and her twinkling mistletoe earrings ! Ravichandran brought his 3 kids aged 11, 6 and 3 ! And the little one could actually mutter "mansuhkan ISA" shyly.... more faces I have yet to know...... Physically challenged and a regular face at these vigils, gutsy KK Lim from Shah Alam found a comfortable place to "hold" his candle.... Gus and Queenie giving their million-dollar smiles (after about 2 shots and demanded which photo I should post ).......talk about vanity ! Mathias, Pet and Lokeman......in deep conversation.... introducing Jennifer........who is also the SIL of the fisherman..... regulars Boom, Rodi and Lillian.......looking lovely and beaming..... new faces have been flooding these vigils together with their kids too week after week......surely all these lovely people can't be wrong being here, right ? another section of people I have yet to be formally introduced, but then heck, who needs intros.....will make it a point to pluck up courage and introduce myself to them next week ! and these section too..... ......from Sungei Siput, Perak.....relatives of Haris, I hear....

There you go folks...the crowd was definitely getting bigger and bigger every week as the message rings LOUD AND CLEAR.....civil society does NOT need the ISA, abolish the ISA and release all in detention and try them in our civil courts and if it warrants punishment....then charge them and jail them ........that's the message !

And when you look at the crowd every week.....do you think they look "dangerous"....... they are just ordinary and concerned tax-paying citizens who have this dream of a better future for their kids......yours and mine included !

Hope to see you there next week ! Cheers and have a nice and fruitful week ahead !