Singapore Silat Chief: I want apology for ‘demoralising’ remark

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Singapore silat chief: I want apology for ‘demoralising’ remark
Fit To Post Sports - 11 hrs ago
http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fi...nt-apology-demoralising-remark-031350035.html
Say sorry.
That’s what an enraged Singapore Silat Federation head, Sheik Alauddin, wants from bowling chief and chairwoman of the Singapore Sports Awards (SSA), Jessie Phua.
Sheik’s fury stems from the omission of the Sportsman of the Year accolade from this year’s awards, after a selection committee determined that no male athlete had achieved anything of note in 2012.
Silat world champion Muhd Shakir Juanda was one of four nominated for the honour, along with paddler Gao Ning, sailor Colin Cheng and wushu exponent Seet Wee Key.
While explaining the decision not to award a Sportsman of the Year to various media, Phua said the panel had to “consider the quality of the competition” faced by the athletes.
A source told Yahoo! Singapore that on the night of the awards held on Tuesday, Sheik – incensed by the comment – had approached a minister to “demand” an apology from Phua.
When contacted, Sheik said that he was “just telling (the minister) how the silat council and community were unhappy, hurt, down and low in morale” as a result of Phua’s remark.
The silat chief, himself a two-time Sportsman of the Year nominee and former world champion, confirmed he wanted Phua to "apologise to the community”.
“Is she saying the quality of silat is not there? This is the first time in my life, and in 30 years of silat, that I’ve heard something like this,” he told Yahoo! Singapore over the phone.
“I personally feel demoralized,” added the Singapore Sports Council Hall-of-Famer. “This is not about awards or medals. It’s about the integrity of the silat community.”
Phua, who also presides over Singapore Bowling, declined to comment when pressed for a response. As part of her earlier explanation, she had referred to the number of participants in the athlete’s sport – a point which Sheikh passionately addressed.
“25 countries took part. But it’s not about how many countries. It’s about who you fight; your opponent’s background,” said Sheik. “Shakir fought world champions. He fought with the best of them all. This is not a 'kampong' sport. What more do you want?”
In the grand final of the World Pencak Silat Championships last year, Shakir overcame defending world and SEA Games champion Le Si Kien of Vietnam.
Moving forward, Sheik said that the Jakarta-based international silat body “will know about this” and that locally, the Singapore Silat Federation plans to convene to deliberate the matter on 3 July.
The three-time SEA Games gold medallist also hit out at the SSA selection panel’s modus operandi.
“I personally invited the relationship manager of SSC to Chiang Rai (in Thailand) to watch Shakir compete at the World Championships, but they said they were busy,” said Sheik. “After that, the committee never interviewed the silat federation about Shakir’s achievement.”
The awards were given during a gala ceremony on Tuesday. Table-tennis paddler Feng Tianwei won Sportswoman of the Year, but there was no male equivalent.
Former national fencer and triathlete Nicholas Fang, who was on the committee to decide the SSA recipients, told Yahoo! Singapore on the night itself that the committee was “not disparaging the achievements (of) the male athletes”.
Fang, who is also a Nominated Member of Parliament, then said that Shakir’s efforts did not go unrecognized as “we made sure we rewarded him with a meritorious award.”
But he acknowledged that the exclusion of a Sportsman of the Year award was “very tough” and that the “sports fraternity is disappointed for sure”.
Ultimately, he said, the panel’s decision was based on the need to “inspire people to aim very high.”
“If somebody wants to be Sportsman of the Year, he really has to dream big,” concluded Fang.
The question now is how big is big enough.
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373 comments
The fact remains that SSA under Jessie Phua is China-controlled sports association who exists in disguise as a local sporting authority. Most of their past awards recipient are ex-China National. If Muhd Shakir Juanda carries a China-sounding name, born in China & brought into SG under a foreign sport talent, I believe SSA will give him the award without thinking further. Another CRAPS sport authority who is nothing but a hot-air balloon!!!
Fair Comments, 9 hrs ago

SAY SORRY!
Shoegirl, 5 hrs ago

World champion not good enough to be male Sportsman of the year.. This is utmost bias against the sport.. Feng Tiangwei a FT didn't become world champion of table-tennis but she still won the spot.From my own 2 cent worth opinion, if one of the athletes nominated was a bowling world champion, it would be unanimous who the best sportsman of the year would be..
Al-Fiz, 10 hrs ago

he is our WORLD CHAMPION origin fm Singapore not buy in fm other countries to be a champion for us dat we don't feel proud of at all, but at least silat is one dat made us proud, Shakir Juanda u are the best Singaporean have, well done......M.I.W PLS TAKE NOTE WE DONT NEED A FT TO BE OUR CHAMPION. SHAKIR IS WAT WE WANT ORIGIN FM A SMALL RED DOT.........
Babaero, 1 hr ago

This char boh chiak sai, no wonder she got no brain.She thought every pap dog can bring home a medal. Seow lioa.
Wilson, 54 mins ago

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[whoami]

What does meeting your senior have to do with your whiny crap? You're becoming senile, you need to call upon your senior to help you indeed. Let an 80 yr old man rest.

Because Bodoh u, I am going to make sure the keris gonna fly to ur Ass! When u feel the pain, then u wont say is mambo jambo. If i screen shot a keris flying, u would surely say teres string attach to it lah. So how am i going to prove to u if u dont witness it urself? Ustand Bodoh?

At tis juncture, its best u excuse urself fm discussion on such topic. U know nuts abt silat or keris. Its best u go to ur favourite thread on racism where u r good in throwing insults on Malays and Indians. Tats ur forte! Lol!

 

[whoami]

The flying kris practised by some Silat exponents are real. An uncle fromm Indonesia got e shock of his life when he witness it. He is a christian n doesnt believe in e supernatural stuffs.

In e book Red Star over Malaya, e British author also documented how Malay silat master singlehanedly killed Chinese communist guerillas send to arrest' traitors..informers of the Japanese army sent to kill e chinese resistance.

U r right! Even small branches could "turned" into deadly darts.

As a Malay i dont wish to dwell much into such topic. Less ppl like Jamban and his like would sure say I BS here and try to praise art of silat sky high. It would be best for Non-Malays here to share their experiences here. Thereby i will contribute here and tere....macham adding spices lah.

U see. Ppl like Jah jamban only mix with his own race i.e. Chinese. He cant stand the sight of Malays and Indians. I wont be surprised if he tell us he never taste Indian mee goreng, thosai, capati, roti prata, or Malay Nasi padang, Mee rebus, Mee siam, Nasi rawan, Nasi Ambang, Nasi penget etc etc etc in his WHOLE LIFE. LoL!

Mentioning such delicacies is making me hungry ya...slurp! Poor Jamban. Only tasted bak kut teh. But never taste kambing soup or soup tulang in his whole entire pathetic life...

 

[Rogue Trader]

The flying kris practised by some Silat exponents are real. An uncle fromm Indonesia got e shock of his life when he witness it. He is a christian n doesnt believe in e supernatural stuffs.

In e book Red Star over Malaya, e British author also documented how Malay silat master singlehanedly killed Chinese communist guerillas send to arrest' traitors..informers of the Japanese army sent to kill e chinese resistance.

This book? I've read it from end to end and no such account.. It's by a local historian, not angmor. Was it another book you read?

 

[Rogue Trader]

One Indon chap who was part of our crew one day unveiled a Keris from his cabin room..

I was told the kris is usually only inherited from father to son and contain a spirit in them. Usually not sold. Some "maintenance" is required every month to make it powerful. An ex colleague's husband owns one passed down from his ancestors. Being the "modern and educated" Malay, they refuse to touch it.

There's still a lot of local magic being practised in the rural parts Indonesia. It's a pity not many people go and document this stuff...

 

[whoami]

There's still a lot of local magic being practised in the rural parts Indonesia. It's a pity not many people go and document this stuff...

Err....as Muslims, we r not encourage to practise those stuff. We only seek divine spiritual help fm God. Not fm
black magic. Tats one reason why we dont get such stuff documented.

 

[whoami]

I was told the kris is usually only inherited from father to son and contain a spirit in them. Usually not sold. Some "maintenance" is required every month to make it powerful. An ex colleague's husband owns one passed down from his ancestors. Being the "modern and educated" Malay, they refuse to touch it.

U can "purchase" it. Even alleys at Indon have some Wak kang selling it. But i dont trust them.

When purchase such item, u dont pay in monetary terms. One need to fast for it. Tats one of the conditions/requirements.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Err....as Muslims, we r not encourage to practise those stuff. We only seek divine spiritual help fm God. Not fm
black magic. Tats one reason why we dont get such stuff documented.

I was told by an ex domestic helper that the magic spells always with "Bismi allah ...." After so many centuries, imported religion has mixed with local customs. So your definition of good and evil, divine help or black magic might be different from others... I'm not a religious person. Just repeating what I've heard.

Peace!

 

[Rogue Trader]

U can "purchase" it. Even alleys at Indon have some Wak kang selling it. But i dont trust them.

yeah... probably if you look at them closely you can find the "made in china" sticker

 

[whoami]

I was told by an ex domestic helper that the magic spells always with "Bismi allah ...." After so many centuries, imported religion has mixed with local customs. So your definition of good and evil, divine help or black magic might be different from others... I'm not a religious person. Just repeating what I've heard.

Peace!

RT, if i am a bomoh and ur my client. If i chant certain verses beginning with "In the name of shaytan (satan) most powerful, most merciful". Would u still continue giving me bu$ine$$?

Its oso stated in the Quran, Satan would come in all form..as holy man etc etc juz to lead mankind astray. But those who read and ustand the scripture, they would surely know when in contact with such bomoh whether latter is practising black magic.