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It is funny how politicians are compared to reptiles and amphibians. Due to the infamous Perak debacle, some have been called frogs when they had no qualms about resigning from their political parties to become independent lawmakers. So deep is the fixation of a greener pasture on the other side that more frogs leapt into action. I was also quite swept away with this trend and wrote many satirical stories on frogs :-) such as The Frog and the Genie, The Hopping Frogs and the Princess and The Frog that Met His Lady.


Like in the animal kingdom, political frogs come in all shapes, sizes and gender with varying degrees of loudness in the way they croak. I am sure you can think of ONE BOSSY FROG who makes a lot of demands, even to the most powerful man in this country. Wow! That is one cantankerous frog indeed!

And today, we are told that we have chameleons in our midst! The Malaysian Insider carried a report HERE where Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin continued his attacks against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today, calling him a “chameleon extraordinaire” for apparently apologising for a recent Pakatan Rakyat (PR) anti-Zionist protest outside the US embassy here. Why must there be so many instances of name-calling? Again, I am concerned about the example that some are setting to the younger set.


Well, apart from frogs and chameleons, snakes have also surfaced in the arena so to speak, hissing away for all to know their presence. Symbolically, the snake/serpent is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols, some which are positive and some which are negative.

According to Wikipedia HERE:

In the Abrahamic religions, serpents are connected with deceit, and are used to symbolize deceitfulness. An example is the serpent in the Garden of Eden, who tricks Adam and Eve into partaking of the Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

The symbolic connection between serpents and deceit may depend in part on the observation that snakes have forked tongues. A forked tongue is a tongue which has not one end, but two, pointing in different directions. In humans, the tongue is an essential tool in speech, and the presence of only one tip signifies the unity of truthful speech, and corresponds to the unity of the truth itself. There is only one truth, but there are many lies. The forked tongue represents the disunity of deceitful speech.

Does it not surprise you then that some frogs are also snakes in the things they say? I am sure you know who I am talking about. Allegation after allegation...*yawn* and he forgets that he spent some time in US too telling tales! I oft wonder how and why anyone could have the courage to make such statements in the light of their own 'history'. But then again, we are talking about snake-like frogs unlike some frogs who are hiding under the tempurung shell - from guilt or enjoying their lifestyle?

Only God knows!

Life can be unpredictable. Malaysia Boleh. Snakes can morph into frogs which could then be eaten by snakes!



On a lighter note to escape from all the political madness raging around, unwind with THIS RENDITION of Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. Take care and have a lovely evening!