Apabila YB Dato' Adnan Yaakob dilantik sebagai Menteri Besar Pahang, beliau telefon saya bertanya samada saya hendak tak datang ke Kuantan bekerja dengan dia. "Sam, Long ingat elok awak berubah angin. Mari datang Kuantan kerja dengan Long". Begitu lah kata-kata beliau. Kebetulan tahun 1999 itu saya kurang betul menumpukan perhatian kepada kerja-kerja sebagai lawyer. Anak saya baru meninggal pada 20hb August 1998. Dato' Adnan dilantik sebagai MB pada 25hb Mei 1999. "Come lah work with me. We see how I can place you in the MB's Office" Begitu lah Long Nan beritahu saya. "Boleh lah Long. Setahun dua boleh kot. I like myself more as lawyer, Long...." "OK...mari lah setahun dua" Itu jawab Dato' Adnan. "Tapi Long tak boleh lah bagi awak gaji besar Sam...." Sambung Dato' Adnan. "Kita tengok lah mana yang sesuai". Tambah beliau. Pada mulanya sejak bulan Mei 1999 itu saya hanya berulang alik KL-Kuantan. Tujuan...
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ReplyDeleteYou guys will miss him should anything bad happened. What is Parliment without Karpal?
Nasib dia orang DAP maka dikatakan kemalangan, kalau orang UMNO laknat dah datang kot?
ReplyDeleteIt was such a disgrace to see the Kuantan Court's stairs were so narrow that the wheelchair could hardly be lifted up it.
ReplyDeleteJust happened someone as famous and obnoxious as him had to fall there eh?
Dear VersedAnggerik,
ReplyDeleteBeg to differ, I dont see that as a disgrace to the Kuantan Court's staircase, its a disgrace to Karpal really!
I have walked on worst court staircases in the early 80s. Reminds me of the Courts at Bukit Mahkamah, Jalan Duta and Jalan Raja...swirling staircases!