I went to UK for almost two weeks for 4 objectives - accreditation visit, witness the historic installation of Sr Ong as RICS global president, interview QS applying for ISM membership, and attend ISM UK chapter's reception dinner. The accreditation visit together with Prof Dr Abdul Rashid was one hectic week as upon arriving at Heathrow airport we travelled direct to Liverpool and Bristol and back to London. Although I was physically and mentally exhausted it was satisfying meeting with the learned professors and lecturers of both universities and ensuring QS program for Malaysian students meets the requirements of Malaysian construction industry. 
I spent my birthday on 2nd July meeting UKC committee members and interviewing applicants for ISM special entry in London. On the 4th July 2011, busload of Malaysian surveyors arrived at RICS headquarters, uncouth by British standard, we were cheering and hooting with flags flying when Sr Ong was installed as RICS global president - the first ever non-British and it was a proud moment for all Malaysians. On 5th July 2011, we attended UKC reception dinner held at Holiday Villa which was well organised and successfully held and I could not have been more proud of them. Personally I get a feeling of euphoria and a sense of achievement being able to be part of making UKC a reality and celebrating its 1st anniversary in London. Well done Sr Faisal and his hard-working team.
Coming back to Malaysia, I was down with flu and had coughing fits. I cut short my stay in London to be back in time for ISM 50th anniversary dinner and my niece's "sambut menantu" ceremony. However to my utter disappointment the dinner was postponed on the advice of the police due to the meaningless planned show of demonstration by groups of disatisfied hooligans - calling for the so-called "Bersih" rally. They had their window of opportunity to forward their memorandum when they had an audiance with the Agung but they choose to resort to illegal street demonstration and disrupting people's lifes in their arrogant show of defiance. This is the leadership with Pak Pandir mentality of "menang sorak kampong tergadai". The leaders of the pack are still stuck in immature "campus politics" in their pursuit for attention with one main objective of trying to put the nation in chaos, which at the end of the day they fail miserably. They have the audicity to inform foreign press that it was a success and the guts to make further demands on the government.
What makes my heart aches is seeing my fellow Malays berpecah belah - how vulnerable are we? The fate of the Malays lies in the hands of these 3 leaders - unfortunately all of them have different ideologies and approaches -Transformation, Islamic, and ...... (I don't have any vocab for Annuar's approach). All three somehow have some baggage - one is the wife, the other is a holier than thou attitude, and the another is a pompous self-centred liar. I wish I have the power and miracle to knock some sense in these three so that they could work together. It needs divine intervention.
