If you haven’t got your issue of TELL magazine you better get one fast. In fact buy several and present them as gifts for your friends and family. I’d say the magazine will make great stocking stuffers for Christmas! This time I am blogging about it with some authority because I got my two copies courtesy of Kak Ton of Tok Mommy If you are curious who Tembam is, my cover has been blown in TELL magazine. Sorry no pix! For the ladies, there is really a larger than life pix of Rocky that is worthy of being framed. He is my new poster boy. In this issue Nuraina explains the NURIN Alert system and how it can be used to save missing children alive if we can implement it effectively in Malaysia. The Roundtable with Datuk Seri Shahrizat was an eye opener indeed as the dialogue showed how little we know of the agony that families go through when their child goes missing. We owe Nurin a huge debt of gratitude for unveiling this shortcoming in the current system of handling missing children.
This issue of TELL is truly a visual treat as the magazine’s elegant layout is tastefully done with some beautiful photos that truly capture the moment and illustrative graphics that draw interest. My favourite is the photo of the FRU lined up along the sidewalk of Putrajaya on page 36. I always thought things like that happen only in militant foreign nations! Not in my beloved Malaysia please! Also loved the portrait gallery of Malaysian faces by Steven Lee. Beautiful images captured artistically. My favourites have got to be Bernard Chandran, Tunku Eana and twins, Caitlin and Samantha. Breathtaking!
If you noticed the cover of TELL magazine is actually a double-page spread and the graphics used is quite arresting as it tells a tragic story of the many children still missing around the world. Are they alive or dead? Are they calling out to us to save them? Will they know that we hear them and are trying our best to find them alive? I pray we will find them.
In the article “Life Since Nurin’s Death” on Nurin’s family, Mustapha Mahidin writes: “The nightmare this family went through during the whole episode is manifold. Numero uno is of course the loss of Nurin whom both Jazimin and wife Norazian Bistaman had paid special attention to because of her asthma and impaired kidney. Apart from regular medication whic was always on standby, Nurin had to go for regular medical checks every six months. ‘And they dare say that I was irresponsible and did not take good care of my daughter! I had always been alert,” retorts a dismayed Jazimin. Contemplating the horrors Nurin actually went through and the family’s experience at the mortuary is better left unsaid.”
And that is what motivate us in Citizens for Nurin Alert to keep working towards the setting up of this system. As Jasni blogged here:
Earlier this week we had our Citizens for Nurin Alert (“CFNA”) Committee Meeting. As just like other Committee Meetings, ours had several agendas tabled and deliberated as well. While I don’t plan to disclose the whole minutes of the proceedings to the public at this juncture, I would think furnishing the gist of the meeting would be informative especially to all those who have registered as CFNA friends.
First, the composition of the Committee. After working for slightly more than a month “designationless”, the Committee Members have now been given suitably designations each. We now have a Chair, a Deputy Chair, a Secretary, a Treasurer and various exco members. Soon, the Committee would also be expanded to include representatives from the Chinese and Indian communities as well as for the Sabah/Sarawak/Labuan region.
The Committee’s full list would be disclosed upon it being finalised by the Committee in their next sitting. We have also decided to encourage communication from among CFNA members and with the Committee via a forum like network. Due to logistical constraints, the idea to hold a “general meeting” to host all CFNA members has been shelved.The www.nurinalert.org will be brought to life soon. Its basic contents have been agreed upon and it is now just a matter of time for the “construction” of the website to be completed. Reviews of the achievements made so far were also made, most of them are already in public knowledge, i.e. the submission of the draft paper on Nurin Alert, the coverage it got from the mass media, including TV, talk sessions etc.
Coming up next will be meetings after meetings with the various parties to push for the adoption of Nurin Alert, including meetings planned with an organisation who has stated its interest to help set up a pilot Nurin Alert Centre. More publicity campaigns are in store as well. Publicity after publicity, CFNA now has no alternative other than continually working towards the adoption of Nurin Alert mechanism without further ado.
March on Nurin Alert! March On!
Jasni AJ
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Interesting product for the future, don’t you think? But then again, only for those who can afford it lah. Usually kids yang terbiar ni are those from the lower income families.
Managed to get my copy of TELL today. Yayyy!!
Hi Pi Bani. Betul ke a child goes missing in the US every 45 seconds. That is so scary kan. When the child is a very young child it is even more scary. Interesting product. I think they already use this in Japan to track the children using their handphone. If we don’t take care, we might have to do that too. Gerun nak memikiokannye,
Yes, that’s true. I uncovered the same information too when I was researching (though I should recheck again just to make sure). Also, I read somewhere that virtually 75% of children who are victims in stranger abductor cases perish by the 3rd hour. That is why the very first hour when a child abduction takes place, it is most vital to act quickly (this is where systems, such as Amber Alert, play their role). Generally, it’s the very first 24 hours that’s the most crucial.
Hi Munira. Three hours, my God! We have to find ways to address this with Nurin Alert. What we may deluding orselves is that it couldn’t happen here in peaceful Malaysia. But reality shows otherwise.
PS, Did you get you copy of TELL? Let me know.
Yes, 3 hours. Sounds horrifying, doesn’t it? Well, those are the statistics for abducted children in the US. For Malaysia, I can’t find enough relevant and supporting information, or maybe I’m looking at the wrong places (however Nurul Huda Abd. Ghani was murdered in less than 5 hours since she was taken, I think). I’ve checked PDRM website – they have statistics, but they’re not specific to what I was looking for. However, the fact remains that although stranger abduction is the rarest, there is no denying that it is the most fatal cause in missing children cases among all.
My dad said he might try get me a copy of TELL. Tapi tak taulah… my dad tu sometimes pelupa sikit. Nanti kena tanya dia balik semula, haha.
Hi tembam,finally got a copy of TELL, nice mag and very good coverage on NURIN, I think all who contributed on this Nurin did a fantastic job. So, despite all that’s going on, it’s also great to know so many caring Malaysians and bloggers too la!! hey..read yr comments on rocky’s blog (and I thought you never commented..), cant help but to agree, sigh…
Hi Mary Kate. Sigh indeed. I just couldn’t tahan lah, so much civil unrest in the name of freedoms. I know there are many more people interested in instigating such displays of herd mentality in the name of democracy. What is the ultimate aim? Anarchy? Forget the children, they have no voice amidst such mobs? It pains me.
Hi Tembam,
Finally did a posting on Tell, on Nurin.
Wrote a ‘reminder’ to the IGP about the post mortem photo culprit(s) who are supposed to be picked up and charged in court coz it’s been 23 days since the last news report.
Did you read of any further development on this matter coz I can’t find any on the blogs or MSM? Maybe I should call YY.
Meanwhile, do you think Tell could print a booklet on child safety measures (Wahti looks up..huh?), get a govt grant through Sharizat (Wahti gets excited..yay!) and distribute these booklets (Wahti does a slamdunk!!) at schools, daycare centers, etc. Maybe even have a school PTA ‘book discussion’ project (Tell’s next cover story?) to create awareness. And get the RMP involved too.
Ok, it’s 5.30am (can’t sleep lah) and I’m rambling….
Hi shar101! Yes, I read your posting yesterday but was too saddened by Sunday’s events to comment. Thanks bro! Can’t sleep at 5.30am or up early to get breakfast for the wife? Kah, kah, kah…you the best bro!!! Not only do you write well, post killer comments, you also get dinner and make breakfast too!! That is one lucky lady.
Ya lah, after that announcement about having identified the person who leaked the pix there has been no other news. I wonder what is happening? Maybe YY has some news he’s not telling. Or maybe he got muzzled after that dig at the boys in blue?
Good ideas shar101. I’m sure all that can be done. Lot’s of things happening. I actually missed the CFNA meeting due to a last minute appointment. So I’ll need to find out more. We’ll keep everyone posted.
Hey shar101! Glad you are thinking about the children so early in the morning. Waht gives with Wahti eh??? Don’t mess with that lady bro, she might just slamdunk you instead!!! Hey, sleep well!
Tembam… just to let you know I applaud your efforts to keep this thing alive. No rest for the weary, at least until the culprits are brought to book. I think it’s a disgrace that it has been this long. 100 days! This is a matter of public safety and to me personally, the whole of RMP’s credibility hinges on their ability to solve this. But like Shar said, even the unscrupulous fools who leaked the autopsy photos have not been prosecuted yet –and this from the IGP who claimed that they knew who they were! What gives?
Hi Mat Salo! Been feeling blue la about the state of this nation. I always remind myself that we shouldn’t try to conquer the world but to try doing our bit, a small step at a time. Just when things are looking good, more foolhardy and depressing stuff goes on in this nation of ours. Police don’t put priority on finding Nurin’s killers when they are too busy fire fighting. I need to cheer myself up and to try make some sense out of recent events. Nurin is no longer on the police agenda. Who cares if the child is Indian, Malay or Chinese right but suddenly I worry if we don’t pay enough attention to a particular race, will we then be accused of discriminating against a particular race? That will be a sad day indeed.