moon over MU....

This was the "eruptive " breakfast of "cilli padi"- loaded nasi kerabu I had with Duke and Haji at 7:00 on the way to MU...

I'm just going to show shots of the entire by-election from the various polling stations in MU, and the 1st. stop was at Manik Urai Baru....eager and expectant faces to last the soon-to-be gruelling polling day......

our boys in blue.....marking the boundaries to separate the already noisy opposing supporters.....nope, this did not help at all as you'd soon see.....

...tempers flared when the supporters of UMNO decided to block the PAS front-line.....that's when as an "Italian" disguised as a PAS supporter pinch this UMNO woman's ass !!! ... hmptfpp....!!!! Can you spot the Italian ? anyone is a suspect.....I couldn't !

...to a point that the police had to actually beg with clasped hands to appeal to this group of ladies to get back to their demarcated site.....

as in any by-election....a show-off.....adorned with medals of valour ?

..and surely I couldn't resist this lovely maiden.....no reason for this photo is necessary, yes ?

more accusations and arguments with the cops.......who's the boss ahhh and who's side are you on, huh ?

.... another show-off here.....parading new fashion designs for the party.....to adopt, perhaps !

...ahhh....the young 'uns.....such innocence....

....this was the UMNO "promised" bridge too far linking Manik Urai Baru and Lama......guess it will STILL be a bridge too far now !

....and yes....one of the 2, apart from me in Manik Urai Lama....Malaysian of remote Indian origins......yes we exchanged a few pleasantries, even if he was a member of the Light Strike Force...."makkal sakthi" !!

and the few Chinese I saw the entire day......beaming from ear-to-ear at the attention they're getting.....crucial votes ? naaawh !

....angry and worked-up supporter pleading with the opposition to change sides and see the light "before it's too late"....

....while the other side prays for the opponents to repent and change their life-style "before its too late".....

...this pic. don't need any words...!

...she was the subject of the above pic. Perhaps one knows the dark secrets of the other ?.....

....and while the children climb on walls to get a better view of the ruckus below...oblivious of the danger......even cops turn the other way from the precarious situation the kids have posed themselves in !

.....more jeering and ridiculing match continues......

.....and everyone with a "kopiah"....say cheese !.....and a V sign too.....

...aahhhhh...the fishing pole bait trick appears here too ( I last saw this in Bukit Gantang)......enticing the other with a pole, line and bait...hmmm....only that the "bait" is a RM10, 5 and a dollar notes clipped together !..... so cheap ah ? Hey....try RM 50's 100's please !

...and in Kg. Karangan, even the ewes came out to vote......

......and this guy came on a mean machine.....cool !

.....help is always available.....in exchange for a vote, perhaps ?

.....and at Lata Rek......everyone took advantage of the public holiday to come out to vote and end up in this lovely cascading falls......what with the blistering heat too....a welcome sight.....how I wished to dive-in too.......sigh..!

and back to Sg. Peria.....the sight of so many orange-garbed SPR workers dug at my curiosity....why are there so many of them.....a new meaning to the "phantoms",....perhaps ?

....and lastly, this guy on the right, who only wanted to be known as "Yiah" (maybe short for Zakariah) was kind enough to spend the entire day taking me around on his trusty "kap-chai"....and I must say a big "thank you" to him for the patience and assistance he gave me.

As for the other older guy on the left....erh....he was just a "sibok" and was just happy to be photographed.....

......and that was my day here, folks when the moon rose over MU !

Cheers to all Malaysians.....where ever you are !

Goodnite and Godbless !