July 28, 2012
Numero Uno Ampu Minister: Merdeka (2012) Logo is Original
Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim has defended this year’s Merdeka logo, stressing that it was an original work.
According to a Berita Harian report today, Rais said the logo was not plagiarised and was a manifestation of the 1Malaysia spirit by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Rais, who is the National 55th Merdeka Celebration chairperson, also brushed aside criticism that this year’s Merdeka slogan themed ‘Janji Ditepati’ was political in nature, the report added.
“In my 10 years as as National Merdeka Celebration chairperson, this year we have received mischievous and scathing criticism which I believe is a result of political perception,” he was quoted as saying.
In the report, Rais explained that the logo and its message this year did not
vary far from previous years and those criticising them were out for cheap publicity.
Aside from accusations from the opposition that the ‘Janji Ditepati’ theme was political in a bid by the ruling coalition to garner support ahead of the general election, netizens have also made fun of this year’s Merdeka logo which was deemed as mediocre work.
A video entitled ‘Insanely easy 55th Merdeka Logo Tutorial’ showing how the exact logo could be reconstructed within 10 minutes on Photoshop had also surfaced on YouTube.
Graphic designers, too, have taken issue with the logo and have taken upon themselves to design alternative logos.
Even Hitler is angry with the 2012 Merdeka Logo. He would have sent Rais to the Stalag. Tipu punya kerja. How much does this logo cost us taxpayers? Desperado, UMNO-BN. Telochand will be very angry with our Numero Uno Ampu Minister. Original?
Ciplak is a word invented in Malaysia. The problem with the present Government is that everything is politics. National Day is for the people to remind them our independence and its significance, not to get re-elected. If you want to be in Putrajaya, make sure that you do the right thing and have the guts to call for elections and ensure that it is free and fair.
Janji tidak ditepati, duit rakyat hampa sapu semua sampai serbuk pun tak tinggal. Itu pun tak cukup nak sapu lagi sampai tiada lagi untuk disapu. Negara akan bankrupt kalau macam ni. Allah selamatkan Malaysia dari lanun-lanun darat di kalangan birokrat and ahil politik.–Din Merican
Stupid. Using Photoshop? That will be an insult to Adobe. I think you can pull this one on Microsoft Word. I’m pretty sure Rais made this one. No graphic designer would embarrass himself with this kind of work. I’ve seen high school kids coming with better logo designs. This will be a horrible Hari Kebangsaan. Thanks to Najib and his band of bodek-merrymen.
These birdbrained mat Ampu have really under-reached this time. When they are in crisis, they just can’t get their flock together! Ahh.., just as well. They’re just waiting for “Flock-apocalypse”. Terminal dysphasia.
I mean what designer “logo”? My puppy could make a nicer curlier, cuter design with her turd.
Dato’,
What is plagiarism in Malaysia? My uncle who’s a professor in UM told me of how many of his students do not feel that plagiarism is wrong. It happens with a lot of Malaysian students at my college in the States too. It’s embarrassing. But instead of blaming themselves for their actions, they blamed the professors for catching them doing the act. These people might go on and become our future leaders. The leaders that we have now are not setting good examples for the future generation to follow.
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We have people buying doctorates, calling themselves DR after receiving honoris causa doctoral degrees and so on. One of them I know personally. He is (DR) Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, Chairman of Asli. Ask Dr. Zahid Hamid about his doctorate. No shame. –Din Merican
Ask Dr Zahid Hamidi about Tan Sri Dr Ramon Navaratnam’s doctorate or ask Dr Zahid Hamidi about his own doctorate? He He He…
Komen dari Najwan Hilmi@www.themalaysianinsider.com
28 JULAI — Saya tertarik untuk mengulas tentang lagu tema sambutan kemerdekaan negara ke-55 yang kini sedang hangat diperkatakan di kalangan rakyat khususnya anak muda Malaysia.
Jika diteliti respon dan sambutan di laman-laman sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter dan laman-laman blog, ternyata lagu “Janji Ditepati” yang mana liriknya ditulis oleh Menteri Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Dr Rais Yatim ini diperlekeh dan dijadikan bahan jenaka oleh khalayak Internet khususnya di kalangan anak-anak muda.
Semakan saya di laman YouTube mendapati, setiap video yang memaparkan lagu ini menunjukkan bilangan pengunjung yang mengundi untuk tidak menyukai (dislike) jauh lebih tinggi berbanding pengunjung yang mengundi untuk menyukai (like) video lagu ini.
Malang bagi lagu ini kerana bukan hanya susunan muzik dan melodinya yang “cincai” dan tidak teratur, bahkan apa yang jelas adalah lirik lagu ini secara tersurat bersifat propaganda picisan dan bertujuan untuk memesongkan minda rakyat dari menghayati matlamat sebenar sambutan ulangtahun kemerdekaan negara.
Bermula dari rangkap awal lagu ini yang mengungkapkan perumpamaan kabur — “macam malam ikut siang, macam bulan ikut matahari” — diikuti dengan “satu Malaysia terus berjuang, janji kita ditepati”, pendengar pastinya gagal memahami apa sebenarnya yang cuba disampaikan menerusi lagu ini.
Apa kaitan malam, siang, bulan dan matahari dengan konsep 1 Malaysia? Apakah 1 Malaysia ini hanya retorik bersifat janji kosong sehingga objek-objek angkasa lepas seperti bulan dan matahari pun boleh ditawarkan kepada rakyat?
Jika kiasan dalam lirik ini dihurai dari sudut astronomi, ternyata ianya bercanggah dengan hukum alam. Bulan dan matahari tidak berada di orbit yang sama dan adalah mustahil untuk bulan “mengikuti” matahari. Logiknya, bulan akan muncul pada sebelah malam manakala matahari pula akan dilihat di waktu siang.
Maka dari rangkap awal lagi lirik pembukaan lagu ini sudah bermasalah dan gagal menyampaikan sebarang mesej kepada pendengar.
Pendengar kemudiannya akan “dibuai” dengan lirik perihal janji dikota (kononnya) dan kemudiannya bertemu dengan bait paling bermasalah iaitu “janji sudah ditepati, kini masa balas budi”. Persoalan yang timbul adalah janji siapa yang sudah ditepati? Dan apa maksudnya “kini masa balas budi”?
Pendengar yang bijak pasti akan dapat memahami bahawa lirik ini secara tersirat bertujuan memerangkap minda khalayak seolah-olah Umno-BN (kerajaan sekarang) telah berjaya menepati janji dan kini telah sampai masanya rakyat (pendengar) supaya mengundi Umno-BN dalam Pilihan Raya Umum (PRU) akan datang sebagai membalas budi atas janji-janji tersebut.
Lantaran itu, timbul persoalan apakah kewajaran bagi sesebuah lagu yang seharusnya bertemakan penghayatan kemerdekaan diolah sebagai medium propaganda picis dan “ditransformasikan” menjadi lagu kempen untuk meraih undi dalam pilihan raya?
Pada bahagian korus pula, secara jelas dapat disimpulkan bahawa lagu ini sebenarnya adalah “wahyu penguasa” yang diturunkan sebagai “ingatan” kepada rakyat. Ini berbeza dengan lagu-lagu tema sambutan kemerdekaan sebelum ini khususnya di era Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yang lebih berteraskan unsur kekitaan dan kebersamaan di antara pelbagai lapisan rakyat.
Keseluruhan bahagian korus lagu ini jika diteliti sememangnya tiada langsung penzahiran elemen patriotisme dan penghargaan terhadap nikmat kemerdekaan yang dikecapi negara. Apa yang ditonjolkan hanya sekadar memuja-muja dan mengangkat retorik kosong “Janji 1 Malaysia” yang sehingga kini masih kabur dan mengelirukan.
Akhir sekali adalah pada rangkap “rap” — lirik yang mengisi rangkap akhir ini paling parah dan bersifat cacamarba. Entah apa yang bersarang dalam benak si penulis lirik sehingga terhasil bait-bait lirik yang lemah, dangkal dan membosankan.
Alangkah jeleknya bila mana lirik rap pada rangkap terakhir itu diselit dengan istilah (Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia) BR1M, klinik dan kedai yang berorientasikan retorik 1 Malaysia!
Apa kaitan BR1M, klinik dan kedai dalam proses penyampaian mesej kemerdekaan dan semangat patriotisme kepada rakyat? Langsung tiada kena mengena!
Dan paling memalukan adalah tatkala dihebahkan kepada khalayak bahawa penulis lirik lagu ini merupakan seorang yang memegang jawatan menteri dan bertanggungjawab menjaga portfolio kebudayaan!
Jelas, menerusi lagu ini, Umno-BN cuba untuk memanipulasi sentimen patriotisme bersempena sambutan ulangtahun kemerdekaan negara dengan menerapkan propaganda lekeh dalam usaha terdesak mereka untuk meraih undi menjelang PRU yang dijangka akan diadakan dalam tempoh terdekat ini.
Tidak dapat tidak untuk disimpulkan bahawa tiada langsung sebarang elemen patriotisme di dalam lagu ini melainkan puja-puji dan sanjungan melangit ke atas retorik 1 Malaysia serta pujukan halus supaya rakyat terus mengekalkan kuasa di tangan Umno-BN. Semangat kemerdekaan dan nilai patriotisme langsung tidak dirasai di dalam lagu ini.
Justeru, rakyat khususnya anak muda tidak wajar untuk terus membiarkan diri mereka dihenyak dan diperbodohkan oleh propaganda sempit ini.
Kemerdekaan seharusnya dirai dan dihargai dengan menghayati nilai patriotisme berasaskan semangat pencerahan yang tulen; bukannya dengan propaganda lapuk yang disandarkan pada sebuah lagu “kemerdekaan” paling buruk dalam sejarah negara!
* Najwan Halimi adalah timbalan ketua penerangan Angkatan Muda KEADILAN (AMK) Malaysia.
* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.
Don’t know about you guys, but honestly this is my favorite song. Because it sounds like music by my favorite group in the ’60s – the Shadows. So while there’s still time and this being the Weekend, enjoy it.
Don’t believe just listen to Perfidy by the Shadows.
ooops…. perfidia. old geezers on this blog would recognize the guitar music by the Shadows anywhere, anytime no matter who plays it.
Yes Dato Din, saya sokong sepenuh nya. I would like to express my disgust : THESE SLIMY SLITTHERING SLEUTH……
But wait….wait till Malaysia in not too distant a future when Malaysia becomes “The Living Zoo” they will be good specimens inside their ” Cages ” for worldview….
janji di”TEPI”kan
We have people buying doctorates, calling themselves DR after receiving honoris causa doctoral degrees and so on. One of them I know personally. He is (DR) Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, Chairman of Asli. Ask Dr. Zahid Hamid about his doctorate. No shame. –Din Merican
DATO DIN…
That kind of people also are in the local university la dato…One of them (I’ve been told) was awarded the best phd dissertation la…that’s why local univ are full with this so called kangkung prof la…! BTW..tu ampu minister is champion in ‘BAKAR JAMBATAN” also got his phd based on his ‘BAKAR JAMBATAN” treatise la…!
Rais Yatim has become a bad joke.
This whole fiasco on Merdeka 2012 is going from bad to worse.
And Najib is keeping quiet tryng to be a Teflon Prime Minister as if HE had nothing to do with it.
When things go right, he takes the credit, when things go wrong, his ministers will get the kick in the ass by the voters.
Typical of Najib, highly irresponsible leader of the nation.
Mr Bean
Your friend playing Ternag Bulan banyak goreng especially in the intro and in between. Not much difference between his version and Negara Ku except in third line with a different chord and a slight twist. Nice try tho.
The Perfidia guy a Hank Marvin wanna-be not that smooth. He blew it in several places and- out of sync. Need lots more finger work. Overall good for weekend entertainment.
Mongkut Bean,
Here’s my friend Abdul Kadir rendition of Maria Elena. Enjoy it.
We must all remember that our friend semper fi was an accomplished musician in his younger days. The only fingerwork I know came from sitting next to a GRO in Bunny Inn. Can’t remember that hotel next to McAlister Road where cross-dressers hang out around midnight. I thought I saw semper fi and his side kick orang malaya lurking around corners there too.