“Haris, I really don’t know what to say, except a big, “THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH”. Whilst many are just still in the talking, “I wish you all the best”, “I admire you”, and passing encouraging comments stage, me included, you are there, in the thick of things, doing the work of several men.
We all have our valid reasons why we can’t help in person, but those that can’t be personally present, I do hope that they will join me and keep you and your staff, volunteers, etc., in prayer.
When, and IF, Pakatan win, and they will, if we can get rid of the “hantu voters”, etc, I wish that the people will be grateful, for their win will be surely be as a result of your work and sacrifice.
Don’t expect any gratitude from Pakatan itself, for that will nit happen, but at least you have done what you have, which is really a huge thing.
THANKS AGAIN HARIS.
MAY THE GOOD LORD, INDEED MAY ALL THE GODS JOIN TOGETHER AND BE WITH YOU, YOUR TEAM, THE VOLUNTEERS, ETC” – Grateful heart’s comment to the “How many Mat Abus do we need to bury UMNO / BN?” post.
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Grateful heart, firstly, thank you for your kind words of encouragement.
On behalf of all in the ABU team, and myself, I want to tell you that we do not do what we do in the hope or expectation of gratitude from any quarter.
My reason for doing all that I do is quite simple and I have shared this with all of you before.
I am addicted to the love, respect and tenderness that God plants in all human endeavour that has as its ends the justice, equity and compassion that He enjoins upon us.
That my efforts in ABU might please my Lord suffices for me.
I do not ever question the reasons of those who cannot join to help us in person.
We must each be guided by our own conscience.
What I do ask of you who, for whatever reason, cannot walk with us, is that you help us with funds.
Whether you are here, or away in another country, help us.
And I ask that you pass on this appeal to any and all who you know who love our country and her people and who are willing to help us remove UMNO / BN from Putrajaya.
I have shared with all of you in my Phase 1 Part 1, Phase 1 Part 2 and Phase 1 Part 3 postings, the work that is before us now right up to polling day.
On 20th December, I made another appeal for funds for the ABU War Fund.
I shared with you in that post that the balance of the funds given by you previously was about RM10,000.
Many of you have responded.
Big or small, we are grateful.
It all adds up.
To-date, we have received about RM90,000.
Thank you.
Tomorrow, I will issue a cheque to printers in the sum of about RM15,000 for material that will go out for distribution.
Last week, I issued two cheques totaling RM21,000, also for printed material for distribution.
In the coming days, more will go out.
Can I tell you approximately how much we will need to fight this war effectively?
Before I do, I ask you to try and appreciate the scale of work in the working teams operating through the Secretariat, the material for distribution that is being generated, as well as the ground operations in the constituencies that we are focused in from now until polling day, to make an assessment for yourselves of the funding that is needed.
ABU will need at the very least RM500,000 to see through all that is planned.
I am singularly responsible for the receipt and expenditure of all ABU funds, and I will at all times remain accountable to you for the same.
I do not ask you to give us funds and to trust me blindly.
I have spoken to both auditors to try and set a date and time for a second audit of all funds coming in and being spent.
We will account to the auditors for all monies received and all expenditure and as was done previously, they will report to you.
On 21st January, I posted here that I had received information that parliament would be dissolved on 22d February, the date for nomination of candidates would be set for 16th March, and polling day would be scheduled on 30th March.
Last Friday, I was on Skype with someone who moves in the circles within UMNO who are in the know.
His message : 22 – 16 – 30 is it.
How reliable is this?
The individual concerned who I have known for some time now, in my opinion, is.
Let’s work on the assumption that his source of information, too, is.
Starting today, we have less than two calendar months to polling day.
52 days, if we exclude today and the expected polling day.
And if we generously assume that each of us can give 6 hours a day from now to that expected polling day towards some ABU work, that’s a total of 312 working hours or 13 working days.
That’s the time we have, if the information is correct, to do all that we need t0 do to see the end of UMNO / BN in Putrajaya.
Please help us fight this war.
We cannot do it without you.
For details of where to send your contributions, go to the link on the sidebar on the right or the ABU website HERE.
The People's Parliament 
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 4, 2013
Haris,
RM500,000? I have nowhere near RM500,000 or I’d let you have it.
I will pass the hat around my kampung amongst my friends to see what I can rustle up.
I am also promoting your blog to as many people as I can so that other Malaysians can see the work you are doing and hopefully donate to the ABU cause.
As always, more power to you, Haris Ibrahim.
Thank you, bro, and God bless
Voter Wan Abdullah
February 4, 2013
Pray for ABU….Walk with ABU…Spare a Ringgit or two.
Every Ringgit$$ Counts.
Its NOW or NEVER.
Donate for A BETTER Malaysia ….for ALL Malaysians.
KTWong87
February 4, 2013
I just deposited the RM50 contribution for Feb earlier today. But from what you wrote, ABU needs more funds and faster than the original appeal (with its possible 6 months timeframe) was designed to generate.
Shall transfer another RM50 the next opportunity I get to do so. Ditto from now till polling.
And this weekend, with all the CNY gatherings starting, shall pass the word around. Including spending some time with the young folks (so heavily “burdened” with their piles of ang pows) and explain how some of that money can be put to a good use!
Thank you and God bless
shakuntala
February 5, 2013
Haris no need to be accountable, you are not stealing. Everyone who gives, gives without any thought….the principle is that when you give, you don’t look beyond the giving. Giving is the end of the act….what is done with what one has given is no longer the giver’s business.
So go ahead, Haris Ibrahim……cannot we have a fund raising dinner of some sort? Your plea here is bound to produce results, just wait and see!
Malaysians always respond generously to a worthy cause, ABU… .is that worthy cause..
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 5, 2013
shakuntala,
I wouldn’t mind attending a fund raising dinner if only for the opportunity of meeting some of the people here on Haris’s blog, including the man himself 🙂
Only thing is that it’d better be in the next two-three weeks as I am not going to be here in my kampung much longer.
Of course, the fact is that if we could spend money on a fund raising dinner, we could just donate the money we would have spent on the food direct to Haris 🙂
Maybe, the compromise is that we have an el cheapo fund raiser where we donate the equivalent of the food money – eg if one had ordered a dinner for oneself which cost RM10, one then donates RM10 or something silly like that 🙂
Who said supporting ABU needs to be boring?
Hm…. I have in mind at least 2 hot-shot lawyers I might try and drag along…..
P.S. Whatever Haris is having will be covered by me 🙂 In fact we could include everybody into such a hare-brained idea whereby whatever Haris orders for his dinner, we will donate the equivalent to the cause 🙂
Lluuung
February 5, 2013
Hi HARIS,
I do think that ABU is incredibly amazing n I do agree with the brilliant idea of warning foreign voters in native language, to stay away fr our GE.
However, I feel that the warning is (though brilliant n must be carried out ) merely treating d symptoms.
The disease is the electoral roll.
The EC has commited treason n ought to be revamped .
Is there any possibility of a revamp, maybe even engaging d palace, before GE13?
What can d rakyat do if d regime steal our GE13?
May God bless ABU n HARIS !!
There is no likelihood of any substantive reforms to the EC while BN is in power. Regime change is therefore imperative.
I have lost faith in the palace. My faith is with awakened people.
ABU and its allies have already warned that if the people are cheated at GE13, BN will have to face us on the streets.
Lluuung
February 5, 2013
Agree, regime change is imperative.Therefore I wld (pity I am not capable) venture all out, be it d easy way , AND otherwise.
Pls don’t lose faith in the palace, give them another chance to earn a place in the Rakyat’s hearts; no?
Thanks so much for everything ABU n U been doing. Best Wishes, n may God bless ABU n HARIS !!
Grateful heart
February 5, 2013
Harris, I am more humbled by your actions, and your words than ever. Deep within my heart, as fragile as it may be, I am not just grateful, but I admire your guts and strength, and I am sure that it can only come from Him…..
I will gladly give what I can afford Harris….that much I am sure…..and all the prayers too.
Thank you and God bless
lizziewong
February 5, 2013
Haris, I will be sending you some money today..
Lizzie,
Thank you and God bless
subra
February 5, 2013
Hi Haris, May god be with you through out this fight and forever. We are behind you as well. Just transferred RM100 for yr outstanding efforts. This is for now and will push my friends as well. I am channelling most of my funds to AFRICA as the need is also there. Lets together make this world a better place to live and lets hand over this planet to the next generation better then we found it. Best Regs, Subra
Thank you, bro, and God bless
Voter Wan Abdullah
February 5, 2013
Shakuntala…Great ideas to raise fund.Say RM 50/head minimum ( the more the merrier ). Simple setting i.e mamak or Steven corner of roti canai w Teh tarik.. after all we are there to hear Haris giving us pep talk & encouragement to work harder for ABU/PR. Haris can also post this dinner/fund raising @ his FB. Jus my 2 cent worth. Those who cant attend still can donate.,
Its NOW or NEVER.
Every $ Counts.
Tommy
February 5, 2013
Checking Electoral Roll – New SITE
Please check your status constantly to ensure that your name has not been moved to another constituency.
http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/NEWDAFTARJ/daftarjbi.aspx
The old site is now changed to this new one. Please pass it on……….ABU !!!!!!!
mohd
February 5, 2013
abg harris. jujurnya saya bantu PAS di caw dan kaw saya semampu mungkin tapi demi ABU dan pengorbanan abg hariis saya tidak mahu ketinggalan.inshallah esok saya transfer
Terima kasih, bro.
shakuntala
February 6, 2013
Another Anak Bangsa and Voter Wan Abdullah…..many thanks, I’m tickled to find you guys giving the nod…..just thought of it at random, kind of late night thinking, I might say.
Let’s toss both your ideas……shall we? What about Haris…does he also think similarly?Let’s see if he is willing to pick up your ideas…………………….??
Want to say here and now, you’re both so spirited, always ready and willing to walk with ABU., always so brave, sensible and encouraging, I think it’s absolutely grand of both of you..guys…you’re both movers!!!!
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Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 6, 2013
shakuntala,
Late night brainwaves can sometimes turn into great fund raisers for ABU.
Methinks that with Haris’s commitment to ABU, he’ll go along with the idea of the fund raiser provided we do the organising.
Haris’s only role should be to turn up, eat, give a short speech and bank the funds raised 🙂 Oh, and have a good time, as well 🙂
I have already got one interested party who would like to attend. I have not spoken to the two hot-shot lawyers too but if they don’t attend I’ll twist their arms for donations 🙂 I might be able to threaten .. oopss… invite yet another lawyer as well 🙂
As I am a rather boring person with little social skills, I am rather dependent on others to suggest where such a fund raiser should be held. Any suggestions by anybody?
As for being brave, nah, I am one of the greatest cowards you will find.
Sensible? Hm, I have been known to do some crazy things like getting involved in political movements 🙂
Encouraging? Eerrr… that is a nice way to say that I am good at haranguing others 🙂
Heheheheheheh 🙂
Sounds like a plan
581700
February 6, 2013
Taiktasu Naragas Lah !!!,Kita pertahankan BN sampai ketitisan air mata yang terakhir.
Daniel
February 6, 2013
Haris
another RM300 or more will be in the CIMB bank account when i am back to tanahair ku tomorrow…
Thank you bro
Dan
February 8, 2013
No need to thank us. This is the least we could do.
The money is in today.
bigjoe99
February 6, 2013
But how to ABU when the Sabah local monkeys have gone all APE?
sflyer
February 6, 2013
Dear ABU,
I just got an idea. I dont know if this will work of if this has been mooted before. Regarding Sabah opposition seat allocation troubles. AFAIK, negotiation have been taking place btwn PR, SAPP and maybe also STAR, and that this was a direct negotiation btwn relevant parties. Wouldnt it be great if this nego be facilitated by a neutral 3rd party? Like MCLM or ABU. Sorry off topic. I just donno where to say this.
I have tried, in my personal capacity as friend to local Sabah leaders but you can only take a horse to water, you can’t force it to drink
S. Menon
February 6, 2013
The greatest tragedy in Sabah is that its so-called politicians are so full of themselves and/or so proud of their party that they cannot see that they are defeating themselves even before the fight begins. Their unrealistic hopes tend to split the voter bank needlessly, making it easier for their enemy (BN) to defeat them.
Common sense would suggest that they arrive at some sort of rational arrangement, to evenly allocate the seats and help one another to campaign against a common foe, such that ALL the parties will get a few seats each and be able to contest their strongholds on equal footing.
Worse, many of these so-called politicians are self-serving opportunists, looking for personal gain, rather than in the interest of their people.
sflyer
February 7, 2013
Thanks for trying Haris. Pls dont give up on Sabah. Btw, I just transferred 50 today.
Thanks bro
shakuntala
February 6, 2013
Been distributing ABU material to people, at random……amazing how eager most persons are to take, read, become aware and let you know that they are together with ABU.U
.Haris, most, nearly all are prepared to walk with ABU, good news ….
Hey guys and gals, all of us need our own strengths to influence and win friends for ABU…go on get cracking, help to spread the ABU messages
We all need to help Haris…..let’s in our own way, help Haris and the ABU team.
shakuntala
February 7, 2013
.Anak Bangsa Malaysia and Voter Wan Abdullah ….ok, we toss the coin…and choose the best between what you two guys have proposed…..ok. Quick, quick.,quick, ok,ok, ok.
Even a few persons if they are earnest, willing able can translate into something worth for ABU and the cause……Ubah,ubah, ubah…
shakuntala
February 7, 2013
C’mon, guys and gals roll up your sleeves, dip your hands in your pockets and give,give, give whatever, you can. No need to feel coy, we can only do so much. Every drop counts remember, so says Haris., our leader.
Maybe we’re not all so vocal, maybe some of us are doing things silently,wish to be low key, go ahead whatever your modus operandii do what you can for ABU, a Malaysia we love and cherish,and for our precious children who by our example, are going to be, hopefully, worthy citizens and good leaders…..
Go, go, go for Ubah, Ubah, Ubah……time is getting short, so please heed the message of ABU….for YOU, YOUR CHILDREN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR MALAYSIA, our country, for whose sake we have to work hard, in order to enjoy responsible freedom, equality and happiness.
Voter Wan Abdullah
February 7, 2013
I am OK with anything…just prob Haris will be too bz fighting Bankcrupt Negara that he hav no time to go to the loo let alone makan. This is Haris call. Dinner or no dinner we will donate what we can.
Every Ringgit Counts.
Its NOW or NEVER.
Donate 4 A BETTER Malaysia.
ps…ABU need volunteers…any1 game 4 it? email to: abuvolunteers@gmail.com.
http://asalkanbukanumno.com/sukarelawan
Haris may not be able to emerge from ground work to make a dinner
Lluuung
February 8, 2013
Take good care, brother, and may God bless HARIS n ABU !
KTWong87
February 8, 2013
If Haris cannot go for the dinner, then the dinner shall go to Haris!
I hereby pledge that if such a dinner was to take place, and Haris cannot make it due to groundwork, I shall deposit RM50 into his CIMB account, with the EXPRESS condition that he uses it to have a good makan wherever he may have to be. That will be an ORDER!
hahahahaha
ablogsmith
February 7, 2013
07/02/13 13:17 %DSAR UTAMA*
1456-0001231-525 Haris Fathill
Cash Deposit Machine
RM50
Thank you, bro, and God bless
shakuntala
February 8, 2013
Ok get you…..donate, donate…….keep it rolling eh? Agree, rightight now there is not much time to organize any such thing, it is either we are spontaneous in giving something for ABU or we don’t
But looks like so many of us are trying hard and are generously donating,.for the sake of ABU and the country. Many thanks Voter Wan Abdullah, for your constant reminders for us to give whatever we can. Am sure, many more will get the message to donate, as info reaches them. A lot of people are getting the ABU materials to read and know..
Mike
February 8, 2013
Cash deposited RM50 on Wednesday.
May Allah bless you all.
Thank you and God bless
Penangoj
February 8, 2013
Many thanks for you good work. 200 from me, will deposit after work.
Thank you and God bless
shakuntala
February 8, 2013
So wonderful that so may persons are responding, it is a kind of brotherhood that is being cforged and cemented through Haris’s blog…..isn’t it so good that we all are beginning to get to know each other like family. Except some of us don’t have a clue as to who is who!! In my view that makes it more exciting.
This afternoon I did some distribution of ABU materials, a whole group of robust people joining together to have some food, fun and togetherness for the New Year, one of them wanted a few more. He said he was going to distribute to his friends. Another asked what ABU was all about.Before I could answer he suddenly got it and gave a good laugh. It’s a kind of instant goodwill, the mention of ABU!!!!
My goodness, talk about winning friends and influencing people…..ABU is doing it rather naturally, don’t you think?
Good suggestion KTWong87…..in fact the whole ABU team should have dinner together…..we owe it to them all.
KTWong87
February 9, 2013
Ahhhh gua sudah chooop ‘Bang Haris ah… Lu olang sponsor mah chai ABU yang lain lah…
shakuntala
February 9, 2013
Yes KTWong87, ABU is non partisan, am talking about how persons warm up to ABU….
ABU is sponsoring the spirit of Malaysianism…..in that sense ABU is lain, quite right……do I get you right. You’re using a (chinese?) dialect,so I may have got the wrong meaning.
This morning, several people readily accepted ABU leaflets…..numbers increasing, how nice.
KTWong87
February 10, 2013
What I meant was that others who felt similarly could pledge to pay for the makan for rest of the ABU crew.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 10, 2013
KTWong87,
Hm, I guess you are right.
The ABU crew should rightly be rewarded for the great effort they have put in for people like me.
Therefore, I will see your RM50 and raise you another RM50.
Just let me know when and where the makan will be and I will front up at any nominated place beforehand with the RM100 and hand it over.
Just make sure the makan is in the next couple of weeks.
In the mean time, I’ll chase up those donations around my kampung and arrange remittance.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 12, 2013
Haris,
Just got a donation, RM100, from a friend in my kampung 🙂 Will collect more and remit accordingly.
Thanks bro
shakuntala
February 12, 2013
Too late for makan, takers are too slow, we do not have time, only 49 days left, by good guess count, which may turn out to be just right.
Better to urge persons who really care to come out with at least RM1- a small drop. Surely people can affort RM1/-….a throwaway amount, one can easily lose it and not cry.
A dollar a day put away for a week would make it RM7/- three more would make it RM10.
Just use Haris’s paypal account and you need send at the most RM10/-, at the least RM1/-
All who dearly wish ABU success, on behalf of the Rakyat, please donate, as time is running short.
C’mon gals/guys….. do your best. It makes you feel good, like a breadth of fresh air filling your lungs. Malaysians can do it.
shakuntala
February 13, 2013
Good news to share.with everyone!!!……a few of my friends on appeal donated whatever they could afford, that made RM220/-
Heartfelt thanks to them, they did not hesitate. They said happily that they were doing it with heart and soul for the sake of the country.
Haris have banked the amount into your paypal account,yesterday 12th Feb….please see scan.
Shakun,
Thank you n God bless
Voter Wan Abdullah
February 13, 2013
Happy New Year to all….my ang pow RM 500 on the way to ABU via Haris by this evening.
Fight them & fight them hard Haris…the rakyats are with ABU.
Every Ringgit Counts..so donate donate donate
Every Vote Counts..so ALL must work harder getting more voters for PR.
Its NOW or NEVER.
Donate & vote for A BETTER Malaysia
shakuntala
February 13, 2013
Wow Voter Wan Abdullah……you’re great
Agree…it’s Now or Never…….keep it moving!!!
Are we ready for ………….ABU?……………..Yeeeeeeeeeess!!!!!!!
Voter Wan Abdullah
February 13, 2013
Make sure everyone of us & our friends ,relatives etc etc work harder to get more voters for PR. Its only some 43 days more to work that bit harder . GE13 is OUR best shot to kuburkan BN…thus its NOW or NEVER.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 15, 2013
Haris,
Deposited RM200 into your CIMB a/c being RM100 from my friend and RM100 for makan for the ABU crew in accordance with KTWong87’s instructions 🙂
Sorry it is not as much as I’d like.
Bro, all RM200 goes to the war fund. We all makan together after we have taken Putrajaya.
Every sen counts, bro.
Thank you and God bless
KTWong87
February 16, 2013
See “Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia”, this ABU Tai Kor very nakal wan lah. You mau belanja makan, dia sapu $$$ masuk tabung ABU pulak.
Should have made it an ORDER 🙂
Never mind. Strive for BIG kenduri bersama in Putrajaya. If I cannot go, I will deposit RM100 for ABU crew.