CAN AN INDIVIDUAL CONTROL HIS/HER EMOTIONS BY HIS/HER WILL?

You ultimately have control over your emotions. Emotions are dictated by our thoughts, and our thoughts can be affected by the current situation that we find ourselves in (situation + thought + emotion). This is a concept taken straight out of the book of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

We don’t control our feelings. We control our words and actions.

We either allow our feelings to pass or seize onto them and make them last. I suggest allowing them to pass.

We either feed our minds loving, joyful, and grateful messages (and feel love, joy, and gratitude) or feed our minds fearful, angry, shaming messages (and feel fear, anger, and shame). I suggest feeding your mind loving, joyful, and grateful messages.

Feelings are essentially a secretion of hormones into the bloodstream in response to a thought—a different cocktail of hormones for each feeling. Or possibly a form of energy.

Those thoughts can be mistaken, but your feelings will be real. Trust that you actually feel what you feel, but don’t assume there’s a direct connection between your feelings and the outer world. Maybe it was a mistaken thought that stimulated them. That is often the case.

Thoughts can be ill-chosen, but your feelings still grab you. (You don’t have to grab them and hold onto them.)

Feelings are like clouds that pass by. Watch them pass. Breathe. If you’re emotionally aroused, that isn’t a good time to solve problems or have the wrong kinds of conversations. Give yourself permission to decompress before solving problems or having certain conversations.

In relationship, sometimes a partner who walks away is judged, as if somehow walking away is the wrong thing to do. As if stepping out means giving up. It doesn’t necessarily mean that! Sometimes stepping out is exactly the right thing to do, for example, when you need to decompress before continuing.

If you can’t give yourself and each other breaks for decompression, you’re asking for violence, and you’re in a toxic relationship. Something has to give. Isn’t it gentler to allow for decompression before continuing?

Be gentle with yourself. Allow feelings to pass. Feed your mind loving, joyful, and grateful messages. Your feelings will then be more enjoyable. Your vibration will rise. As your vibration rises, you’ll consistently feel more love, joy, and gratitude—for no particular reason. It might sound too good to be true, but it is true.

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After halal, non-halal waste brouhaha, maybe ports need similar divisions to handle live hog imports

 

THE Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) has strongly opposed the proposal to transport/import live pigs through Port Klang over fear that such move poses a risk of environmental pollution and affects integrity of the halal supply chain.

The open management and swine handling operation in the port vicinity not only bring about pollution risks but also “glaringly touches on the sensitivities of Muslims, especially port workers and nearby residents”, according to the NGO’s chief activist Datuk Nadzim Johan.

As such, PPIM has been made to understand that facial complaints have been submitted repeatedly to relevant authorities and agencies but no concrete action has been taken to date.

“The animal transfer process was seen as very dirty, unsystematic and did not follow strict sanitation standards,” lamented Nadzim who is often referred to as “Toqqi” in a recent statement.

“Among the most critical issues is the act of releasing sewage and waste from the animal transfer activity directly into the sea, thus posing a high contamination risk on the aquatic ecosystem around the port.”

Moreover, the integrity of the halal supply chain cannot be compromised, thus the aspects of cleanliness and halal assurance at Port Klang need to be given serious attention because it is one of the main entry points for the country’s trade that handles various goods and food products.

Unfortunately, the outcome of PPIM’s monitoring confirmed that the passage area and facilities used to move the pigs “were never cleansed (samak)” in accordance with Islamic law after the handling process was completed.

“This situation is very worrying because other halal food products are also sharing the same passage, facilities and equipment during the loading and unloading process,” observed Nadzim.

Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) chief activist Datuk Nadzim Johan

“This directly raises reasonable doubts about the integrity of the halal food supply chain passing through the said port.”

Only allow frozen pork

According to PPIM, the previous live pig import operation from Sarawak has caused severe odour pollution, hygiene concerns and prolonged discomfort.

Henceforth, attempts to revive such activity have not only brought back the threat of pollution but have sparked unrest among the Muslim community in Selangor.

On this note, PPIM has previously questioned the appropriateness of bringing in live animals from Sarawak when fresh chilled pork supplies from Thailand have been allowed to enter continuously.

If pork supplies from Sarawak are still needed, PPIM has suggested the following:

• Imports should be made in the form of processed or frozen meat instead of live animals. This method is safer, cleaner more organised and easier to control compared to live animals that carry the risk of disease and dirt.
• The Selangor state government must review appropriateness of the pig slaughterhouse operation in Rawang in line with the closure of pig farms throughout Selangor which is scheduled to be fully completed by July 2026.

Above all else, Malay language  news portal Sinar Harian reported that Nadzim also voiced PPIM’s backing to the the objections of the Port Klang Workers’ Association and surrounding residents against efforts to bring in the livestock through the port.

Therefore, PPIM has urged the Selangor state religious authorities, the state government and the Port Klang Authority (PKA) to take firm action to ensure that any efforts or consent to transport/import live pigs through the port are stopped.

“The rights and welfare of workers as well as surrounding residents must be protected by ensuring that aspects of harmony, public cleanliness and religious sensitivity continue to be maintained,” he asserted.

“The integrity of the halal chain and public cleanliness are consumer rights that must be defended and should not be compromised for the interests of certain parties.”

At the end of the day, if the Madani government truly wishes to satisfy both sides of the divide, perhaps the best way is – to cite this Johorean commenter – “Finally, we shall have halal and haram port”

This brings back to mind the practicality or environmental benefits of the Selangor state government in wanting organic waste to be separated into halal and non-halal categories?

As MCA Selangor Youth chief Tan Jie Sen pointed back in June, if such requirement is to be maintained, then the state government must explain how it improves waste management outcomes.

Does it increase recycling efficiency? Does it reduce treatment costs or environmental impact? If both categories ultimately enter the same waste treatment system, then the public is entitled to ask what purpose this additional layer of segregation serves.

The same logic applies to ports whereby it is generally not practical or economically viable to segregate seaport operations to an exclusive “halal-only” and “non-halal” sections.

Perhaps, a practical approach could be establishing halal-compliant zones, terminal, or specialised services (such as dedicated halal warehouses and designated handling protocols) within a multi-purpose, conventional port. –  Focus Malaysia

4 charged with murder after businessman’s body found in net

 No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the High Court’s jurisdiction.

Four men were charged at the Batu Pahat magistrates’ court with murdering a businessman whose body was found wrapped in a net and floating in Sungai Tanjung Sembrong on Aug 3. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Four men were charged in the Batu Pahat magistrates’ court today with murdering a businessman whose body was found wrapped in a net and floating in Sungai Tanjung Sembrong, Parit Raja.

Harian Metro reported that the accused are lorry driver Yogesvaran Subramaniam, 40, lorry attendants Lim Yong Ming, 26, and Achuthan Nagarajan, 32, and used-car dealer How Han Wei, 33.

They are charged with jointly murdering Low Kai Xian, 39, between July 29 and Aug 3 between a restaurant in Jalan Emas Putih, Taman Sri Skudai, Johor Bahru, and Sungai Tanjung Sembrong.

The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code read with Section 34, carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, with at least 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

The four men nodded after magistrate Mustaqim Sukarno read out the charge to them. No plea was recorded as murder cases fall under the High Court’s jurisdiction.

Oct 14 was fixed for case mention pending the post-mortem and forensic reports. No bail was offered to the accused.

Low’s family reported him as missing on July 29 after failing to contact him.

Police found his body wrapped in a net, with his hands and legs bound by adhesive tape and injuries to his waist and arms. - FMT

PN eyes 6 seats in Melaka, warns that ‘traditional’ votes not guaranteed

 PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad says the Islamic party won't overestimate itself in seat negotiations with BN.

PN Supreme Council member Idris Ahmad said Malaysian politics is now more uncertain, with some voters supporting one party in state elections and another in parliamentary elections.

PETALING JAYA:

Perikatan Nasional (PN) may contest six seats in the Melaka election under an agreement with Barisan Nasional (BN), although formal seat negotiations have yet to begin, says PN Supreme Council member Idris Ahmad.

Idris said PAS, in particular, would not overestimate itself in negotiating for seats, although he warned parties against assuming they still have “traditional” supporters, Berita Harian reported.

The PAS vice-president said Malaysian politics was now more uncertain, with some voters supporting one party in state elections and another in parliamentary elections

“This is what happened in Pahang: we won several state seats in a parliamentary constituency, but were defeated in the parliamentary election.

“Today’s voters are dynamic in nature. We cannot assume that we have traditional voters, whether Umno or PAS.

“The same applies to young voters, we can’t predict who they will support. And they are the ones determining political changes,” he was quoted as saying.

Idris maintained that PAS would not make unrealistic demands for seats, and would instead seek to contest constituencies based on data, political atmosphere and public reception.

“For PN, it may be around five to six seats,” he added.

“We have to consider our strengths. We shouldn’t fight over seat demands because negotiations must be based on our respective strengths.”

Immediately after BN-PN’s commanding victory in the Negeri Sembilan polls, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the cooperation with PN would continue in the Melaka election.

Shortly after, however, he insisted that BN would defend the 21 seats it won in the previous Melaka election, and was open to cooperating with other political groups.

Idris said it was the conventional practice to allow incumbents to defend their seats in negotiations, although this was still up for discussion.

“We will discuss this aspect. It’s easier to follow that principle, but we don’t know the (alliance) formula yet as we’re just about to start discussions.

“We may apply the incumbency formula, or we may opt for another formula. What’s important is that we’re not divided,” he said.

Idris also said PAS hoped that its rekindled relationship with Umno would be long-lasting, acknowledging the failure of previous pacts over the years.

“We hope that this relationship lasts forever this time around. We must learn from our past experiences.” - FMT