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Taken from : anwaribrahimblog.com
Kemaskini Secara Langsung Dari Permatang Pauh
10.02 pagi: DSAI selesai melayani wartawan, kini berarak ke kenderaan beliau 300 meter dari pusat membuang undi.
10.10 pagi: DSAI kini berama-sama konvoi Pakatan Rakyat melawat sekitar pusat membuang undi di Permatang Pauh.
10:29 pagi: DSAI kini sedang melawat pusat pengundian SK Seberang Jaya. Sokongan pengundi sangat positif.
10.40 pagi: DSAI mula meninggalkan pusat pengundian SK Seberang Jaya.
10.58 pagi: DSAI tiba di pusat mengundi di Tenggiri, Seberang Jaya.
Taken from : anilnetto.com
Polling Day: LIVE reports from Ground Zero
1023: Superpoorman tells us that voter turnout appears as high as the 2008 general election and Ariff Shah has received a lukewarm reception:
I went to queue up in front of the SK Seberang Jaya II voting centre’s gate @ 7.45am. There were already several early birds in the queue and hoards of reporters. Ariff Shah and his wife and several women walked from his house and arrived there @ 7.50am. He attempted to chat up the voters but their responses were lukewarm. From their expressions and body language it looked as if they were not voting him. Nobody offered to salam him. Even those extended salam by him merely shook his hand and quickly pulled back. Not a single voter were heard uttering any ‘good luck’ wish.
Instead, a Malay man next to me was quite pissed off by Ariff blocking the entrance; I could see this man rolled up his eyes and draw a deep breath.
Sensing the poor response from the real voters, Ariff quickly turned his attention to the media and gave a short interview plus photo taking.
The voting centre finally opened at 8.00am and people started streaming into the compound in droves. The turnout was as much as the one in 080308 (I was there voting @ 8.00 sharp too).
I casted my vote while Ariff casted his in Saluran 2. While on my way out, I saw Ariff still hanging around the compound, walking listlessly, trying to shake the hand of anyone who looked familiar to him. By this time the press had deserted him and he appeared to be alone, like a lone sea-gull. Again, nobody went up to shake his hand.
Judging by that kind of response, I am confident BN will lose big this time, real BIG, probably 20,000-30,000 majority.
Well, Malaysia, I have discharged my duty in voting for Anwar. The rest will he history.
1023: Muhammad Firdaus Christopher provides an update on the mood from the ground:
My sincere apologies for not being able to send in my updates last nite as I was caught up with the action and only managed to get home at 3am… Last nite was just amazing and I was there since 9pm, laying my tikar and sharing them with five of the local folks around Seberang Jaya.
Despite the downpour, they were in high spirits and very excited about listening to their wakil rakyat. Whilst awaiting we chatted quite a bit and here is some input:
- They do not believe the sodomy allegation, say it was a political ploy
- Arif is really needed as an Adun in Seberang Jaya as he has excellent track record
- BN particularly Umno has become a racist party
- Too much propoganda played up by the media on the sumpah laknat/sodomy allegations
- Puteri/Putera Umno’s allegedly obscene gestures
- They feel that Najib/Rosmah are (allegedly) linked to the Altantuya case (may her soul rest in peace)
- and many, many, many more…. can’t continue.Bottomline, with the feeling of the voters at Ground Zero where it matters, I’ll bet my dough on Datuk Seri with 80-20 in his favour.
Taken from : no2umno.blogspot.com
TERKINI | DI PERMATANG PAUH
10.05 am | Timbalan Pengarah Pilihanraya PKR, Fauziah Salleh berkata pihaknya sedang menyemak perbezaan muka surat dalam daftar pengundi yang diberi pada PKR dan yang digunakan di saluran dua, SK Seberang Jaya 2.
10.30 am | penyokong PKR lebih banyak di kawasan sek keb Seri Penanti dan menjadikan antara kawasan yang paling hangat dalam dunia. Hlicopter berlegar dia kawasan mengawal dari atas atau menghabiskan duit minyak…
Seorang penyokong Pakatan ditahan kerana didakwa melontar objek ke arah penyokong BN.
10.40 am | difahamkan sehingga pukul 10 pagi, kira-kira 20 peratus pengundi sudah keluar mengundi.
10.42 am | Ketua Polis Pulau Pinang Datuk Ayub Yaakob tiba di tempat kejadian melontar objek. Selepas berbincang dengan para pegawainya, polis mengarahkan penyokong kedua belah pihak supaya beredar.
10.42 am | Ketua Penerangan PKR, Tian Chua sedang berunding dengan pihak polis untuk memberi lebih masa kepada penyokong parti politik beredar.
10.52 am | Calon Akim, Hanafi Mamat memberitahu Malaysiakini, beliau dalam perjalanan untuk melawat pusat pengundian di Kubang Semang.
Taken from : perisik-rakyat.com
Komponen Barisan Nasional Bantu Rayu Undi Untuk Pakatan Rakyat.
Assalamu’alaikum…Ronda-ronda ditempat pengundian.aku sempat sembang dengan petugas perayu undi.boleh tahan semangat depa…
Yang Istimewanya hari ni petugas Pakatan Rakyat menda[at 1 lagi suntikan baru bilamana beberapa ahli parti komponen Barisan Nasional iaitu daripada MCA, MIC & GERAKAN turut membantu merayu undi untuk Pakatan Rakyat…
Mesej depa 1 je untuk pengundi – Tolak Parti Perkauman..!
Takbir..!
