“The uncanny thing about his timing had left me wondering as he would not have chosen to go on any other date except for the 4th of April, the birthday of Haris Ibrahim. I guess he wanted Haris to remember the dream that he shared or the vow that he had pledged and that every year on his birthday Haris must be reminded of” – excerpt of the tribute to Zorro on the Rakyat Times.
I just got back from Zorro’s funeral and am leaving for overseas shortly and wanted to quickly share this with you.
When I was still living on my farm in Bentong, very few friends were invited over to stay.
Zorro and his lovely wife, Karen, were amongst those few.
They came over and spent one night there.
It was a rare moment when both Zorro and I could speak out our hearts without the world listening in on us.
Our conversation touched on so much that we both believed in, that we were both fighting for.
We both agreed on one thing.
We would both not live to see the full fruits of our labour, and that we, like so many out there, were merely planting the seeds of a nation of a single people.
We both got into a debate as to who from the two of us would go first.
Then we reached a consensus.
Whoever went first, the other would continue the fight.
At the funeral service today, Zorro’s daughter, Petrina, read the eulogy.
She said that in Zorro’s last days, he asked two things of her.
The second was that a message be taken to all of you.
Fight on to set this nation free of the tyranny that it suffers now.
He wanted this message to be delivered especially to the young.
Bro, you have my word.
We will fight on.
The People's Parliament 
ben
April 7, 2014
yes harris…we will fight on
thanks and godspeed to bernard
Voter Wan Abdullah
April 7, 2014
Chief…your pledge is also our pledge…we are the cuts of the same piece of cloth & we shall fight on, .Lawan tetap Lawan & Lawan sampai Menang.
Zorro….RIP …we shall carry on your fight for A BETTER Malaysia for ALL Malaysians i.e free from tyranical evil umno/bn
looes74
April 7, 2014
Harris,
We will continue the fight! One tribute song! We are brothers & sisters. We are bangsa malaysia
John Tay
April 7, 2014
Ya bro !!!
Bumi Semua Manusia
April 7, 2014
So sorry to hear this lost. We will continue to fight mate. We will…
Kee Thuan Chye
April 7, 2014
All power to you, Haris, and the memory of Zorro. You shall overcome.
Ruban Raj Kumar Ganesan
April 7, 2014
I actually felt the passing of Bernard the most after reading this Harris.
I shall not make the same mistake I made with Bernard again? Meet him up and shake his hands.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
April 7, 2014
Haris,
I am sorry I have only just checked your blog today after two weeks in my kampung due to personal reasons.
I am sad to hear that Zorro aka Bernard Khoo is no longer with us.
I am also sorry that I was unable to attend the funeral.
My resolve in supporting your struggle for a better Malaysia has not changed one iota and Bernard Khoo can rest peacefully knowing that there are many Malaysians who will support the ideals which you both share – that of one nation, one people.
More power to you, Haris Ibrahim.
Cheah Ewe Huat
April 8, 2014
We are with you, Brother.
'gugu' kinabalu
April 8, 2014
Sdra Haris,im sure the people are with you to continue the ‘fight’. What a date 4/4/14 for you to remember; your birthday and the passing day of your good friend Zorro. Belated birthday to you & RIP to Zorro’s soul..
bigjoe99
April 8, 2014
Hate to say this but the man responsible is smiling, smirking, sniggering and more arrogant as more drop before he does – merely confirming to him, things on his side..
shakoon
April 8, 2014
Haris sorry to come into this sad and precious blog dedicated so loyally and truly to the great human being that the late Zorro was…deepest of condolences to his dear greiving family his friends and you.
He shares with the other great lady Irene Fernandez the shining gift of light they so brravely shone to lift this country from literally the darkness it has sunk into.
We pledge with you to carry on with the good fight. We ought to be proud to be “servants of light.”
Many thanks Haris for this thoughtful eulogy to the late well-beloved and never to be forgotten Zorro
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
April 8, 2014
shakoon,
Yupe Irene Fernandez was a great lady who will be remembered by many Malaysians for her fearless defence of justice and equality in Malaysia.
Vale Irene Fernandez.
wandererAUS
April 10, 2014
I still have two unpublished comments in Zorro’s blog. I was wandering why…and it came to this, we lost a good friend, a very decent human being. Reflecting on my short time I knew him and engaged in his blog, the thing I admired him deeply was this God fearing man spoke with a clear clean voice, .firm and fair… never with a tainted heart!…a true Malaysian. He shamed the corrupts in UMNO/BN administration his decency of an upright man. Bernard, your fight is not in vain…there are still many of us willing and able to continue your fight to demolish this UMNO evil regime. Haris your fine eulogy to our late dear friend was most inspiring…Zorro, I am saddened but I will not you be forgotten.
Taipan
April 10, 2014
Yes, fight on we will, bro! Zorro may be gone, but not forgotten. A tribute to all the true Anak Bangsa Malaysia out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq7U-Ad8mDI