The
Spanker would hazard a guess that everyone has his 15 minutes of fame. In
my case however, I’m not sure if its actually fame or infamy.
You
see, my blogging status has suddenly been elevated to such an extent that I am
now a proud recipient of an anonymous phone threat. Which I find rather
perplexing actually, since I tend to blog and tweet in rather boring and sedate
terms compared to the more vociferous voluminous and vituperative bloggers and twitter-es out there.
I
like to think that I’m also fair, whacking both BN/UMNO and PKR/Pakatan when
they fcuk up respectively. Apparently Mr Anonymous Caller doesn’t think so.
Normally
I would not pick up calls from “private number”, but lately my sister is in the
UK, and her calls register as “private number”. So I nonchalantly picked up
when my phone rang yesterday. The conversation went thus:
Caller:
“Are you Dave Avran?”
Me : “Yes”
Caller:
“I let you know ah, if you don’t stop blogging and tweeting about Ambiga and
Bersih, you will very soon have an accident.” *hangs up.
Me : WTF???
So
like the good Spanker that I am, I duly consulted my Sifu and took his advice
to lodge a Police report.
I
must say, I was impressed with the way the Police handled my report. Kons Md Harris
was courteous and efficient when he took down my report, taking pains to get
the facts right.
Insp
Nasrul was also very efficient when he questioned me about the call, seeming to
know his way around a smart phone when he gently checked my Samsung Galaxy Tab
for details of the caller. He asked my permission to draw my incoming call
details from my service provider, which I gladly gave.
So
there you go. A chore I was dreading to do turned out to be a pleasant
surprise. I now have two new friends in the Police force, complete with their hand phone numbers. Guess every cloud has
a silver lining, so thank you, Mr Anonymous Caller.
By
the way, I intend to continue blogging and tweeting about Dumbiga and Bersih. Or
any other damn subject I fancy.
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17 comments:
Bro Dave,
Keep the faith.
In the police and what you do.
I am no detective but who else has got your h/phone number?
Which means..
I am appaled this has happened to you of all persons.
God bless and keep you safe.
Best regards
Freddie
Thank you for your support, bro Kevin.
You are always there, whether good or bad :-)
Its time we sank a few beers and yadda yadda...
What can I say? Welcome to the 'club'??
Don't you ever succumb to such threat, Dave.
Those dyas BN were accused as trying to suppress bloggers.
Looks like Pakatan Rakyat are no different.
Their leaders resort to lawsuit and try to squel bloggers criticism by lawsuits.
The fact that "they" know your hp no. speaks volumes. You are now famous, you must also be careful.
Take Care Bro.
Don't let these scums stop you from writing the truth. No matter what the detractors say, our police force is quite efficient.
Take care and be careful.
Rocky brought me here. You know how rabid people can be. Please take care.
The Spanker he be spankin' that's what he's doing.
Dale
Good on you. Keep on writing.
Alice G
Dei Monkey what do you expect?
You diss people its alright.
People diss you sikik sikit you
run to the polis ar?
Cheh poorah! Myaire!
Hahaha Siapa makan cili
bontotnya mesti panas..
Backside Spanker
Isn't social media awesome? In the last 2 hours I've received blog comments, tweets, phone calls, texts, fb messages,gtalk messages, emails, LinkedIn messages and whatsapp messages all encouraging me to keep blogging and expressing support.
Err...except for the 2 brickbats hehehe :-)
Thanks, y'all :-)
Hi Dave,
Don't let these "haters" stop you from pressing on issues you feel strongly about...afterall, Malaysia is still our country. We still claim a right to be a Malaysian regardless being a Malay, Chinese, Indian or others.
Davey,
Darn!
I blog about Poetry with a pheromonal fire,
Then I blog about Anwar and that coffee-boy for hire,
And at the end of it all nary do I acquire
Half as much visitors as yours though less not I perspire
At last in these pages have I been shown how to really acquire
Very many visitors and boost the rankings higher
Why, criticise the Opps and shoot down their spin-dryer
And then wait for the assassins and the PKR guns-for-hire
Leman Pulut
Be careful bro. These samsengs in pakatan know no bounds
dave, i think the person called you not because of ambiga or bersih particularly, but more because you insulted the emperor of malaysian politicians. you know who.
Hey Dave
I'm sure you're all right and always will. Take care!
Hamdan (Tune)
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