DAP presented a Malaysian parody of the popular 'Oppa Gangnam Style' song today, raising various issues while calling for change.

Delegates at the party's national congress laughed and cheered as the music video touched on issues such as lack of security from crime, corruption, abuse of power, and the Lynas Advanced Material Plant (LAMP).

Ubah style The star of the song dubbed ‘Ubah Rocket Style' was DAP's mascot hornbill named Ubah.

Other familiar faces in the video included DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng, assistant publicity chief Teo Nie Ching, Teratai assemblyperson Janice Lee, and a person impersonating the prime minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor.

In one scene, Ubah appeared to be attempting to prevent a corrupt highway deal from being sealed and after being ignored, an explosion blows away the businessperson and politician involved.

Ubah style In another, a Rosmah lookalike shows off a massive diamond ring and in a duel with Ubah falls flat on her face.

Elsewhere, the DAP leaders join in the comical horse-riding gangnam style dance that is all the rage at the moment. 

The song, lasting just under four minutes, was in both Malay language and English. It will be officially launched in conjunction with Chinese New Year next year.

The lyrics go:

No more corruption, give us transparency.

End abuse of power, we want accountability.

Lower prices, hey. Can we lower prices, hey.

You can change to make thing right, let's make history.

We can change to make things right, let's make history.

Ubah Rocket Style!

Ubah style When contacted, the congress' media coordinator Ng Wei Aik added that a Chinese language-version is also under production.

Aside from the dance music popularised by South Korean artiste Psy, the congress was also graced by two performances from East Malaysia.

The first was a dance of the Orang Ulu of Sarawak, which the emcee said was traditionally used to welcome the return of their warriors.

Keeping true to word

The other was the Kadazandusun-language rendition of DAP's ‘Ubah' song.

Ubah style During the congress, party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng ( left, with Ubah ) also presented a models of a Penang ferry to 66 party veterans who had served the party for over 35 years.

They included DAP chairperson Karpal Singh, Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, and Lim's own father, Kit Siang.

Earlier in his policy speech, Guan Eng said the gifts were presented in recognition of their service and loyalty.

"Before the 2008 political tsunami, a typical DAP branch would consist of a few veterans keeping the fire burning," he said.

At the sidelines, delegates, observers, and media personnel were occasionally seen filling up water bottles.

dap congress water cooler save environment This is a result of a new policy of giving only one water bottle per person in effort to reduce waste. An adhesive label was also issued to each person to help identify the bottle's owner.

A banner placed beside one of the water dispensers warned of the wastefulness of disposable water bottles and urged, "So join us to reduce carbon footprint. Keep the bottle, refill water from the water dispensers."

Meanwhile, children played with balloons, chasing each other at a day care centre set up to cater to the delegate's offspring.

Teo, also the Serdang MP, had previously called for more childcare centres at workplaces to help working mothers, and highlighted the issue by bringing her own daughter to parliament.

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Reports by Ahmad Fadli KC, Koh Jun Lin, Lee Long Hui, Low Chia Ming and Susan Loone.