Rabu, 9 November 2011

''The respected figures in Malaysia''

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. (born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.


Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysia's largest political party, before entering parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, before falling out with the then Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul Rahman resigned, Mahathir re-entered UMNO and parliament, and was promoted to the Cabinet. By 1976, he had risen to Deputy Prime Minister, and in 1981 was sworn in as Prime Minister after the resignation of his predecessor, Hussein Onn.



As Prime Minister, Mahathir was credited with engineering Malaysia's rapid modernisation and economic growth, and initiated a series of bold infrastructure projects. He was a dominant political figure, winning five consecutive general elections and seeing off all of his rivals for the leadership of UMNO. However, his accumulation of power came at the expense of the independence of the judiciary and the traditional powers and privileges of Malaysia's royalty. He also deployed the controversial Internal Security Act to detain activists, non-mainstream religious figures, and political opponents including his sacked deputy, Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir's record of curbing civil liberties and his antagonism to western diplomatic interests and economic policy made his relationships with the likes of the US, Britain and Australia difficult. As Prime Minister, he was an advocate of third-world development and a prominent international activist for causes such as the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and the interests of Bosnians in the 1990s Balkans conflict.

5 cara mengekalkan kesihatan sehingga ke usia emas cara Tun Dr Mahathir

1 – Tidak menghisap rokok
Siapa bersetuju rokok itu menyihatkan? Terdapat pendapat mengatakan rokok menyihatkan/menyegarkan tubuh badan jika diambil dalam kadar yang betul. Rokok juga berkait rapat dengan peningkatan kadar metabolisma dan sesuai diambil sebagai pemanas badan jika anda menetap di negara beriklim sejuk.

Namun bagi aku, info ini hanya kelihatan “sahih” dan boleh diterima-pakai jika tembakau yang digunakan datang 100% daripada daun tembakau, dan bukan seperti rokok-rokok komersial yang telah diperkayakan dengan bahan-bahan kimia yang entah dari mana dikutip, juga pengambilannya haruslah bersebab (akal) dan bukannya kerana ketagihan (nafsu).

2 – Tidak minum arak
Selain daripada keburukan yang dimiliki, terdapat juga yang bersetuju arak itu bermanfaat kepada tubuh badan jika diambil dalam kuantiti dan cara yang betul. Kajian terkini menunjukkan wine merah mengandungi phenol yang bertindak sebagai antioksidan untuk kesihatan kardiovaskular. Fakta ini mungkin ada benarnya, namun tidak bermaksud aku menggalakkan anda semua untuk meminum arak, kerana arak itu sudah jelas haram di sisi Islam.

3 – Makan secara bersederhana
Masihkah anda ingat pada pesan Nabi “berhenti makan sebelum kenyang”? Makan secara bersederhana tidak terhad kepada kuantiti makanan yang diambil, tetapi juga kualiti makanan yang masuk kedalam mulut anda.

4 – Makan MultivitaminTerdapat beberapa sebab mengapa anda harus ambil sebiji pil Multivitamin setiap hari.Salah satu rahsia mengapa Tun Dr. Mahathir berjaya mengekalkan kesihatan hingga ke usianya sekarang ialah beliau mengamalkan pengambilan 1 pil multivitamin jenama “Shaklee” setiap hari.

5 - Tidur secara mencukupi
Tidur ini seakan-akan butang reset manusia. Cuma konsepnya tidaklah semudah menekan butang reset sesuatu mesin yang hanya mengambil tempoh beberapa saat, tetapi memakan masa sekitar 7-10 jam sehari (pada waktu malam), bergantung kepada gaya hidup individu tersebut (mereka yang aktif seperti atlit sukan memerlukan tidur yang lebih lama berbanding individu biasa).

Pendek kata kalau kita amalkan cara hidup yang sihat.. tidak mengguna rokok, terutama rokoklah dan arak, kita boleh sedikit sebanyak (mengurangkan risiko mendapat penyakit kronik), yang lain semua (penyakit) kurniaan Tuhanlah.. kita tak tahu..” – Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad