Happy Birthday MalaysiaN!

Ho ho ho… It’s Malaysia’s ‘Birthday’ and the celebration seems to be full of fish bones in the flesh.

Politically, Malaysia is going through a drastic turn of events.  The ruling party is wondering, what’s next from the Opposition party.  Will Anwar’s plan materialize come mid Sept 08?  The Permatang Pauh by-election event hinted that the ruling party has run out of bullets and are just shouting ‘Bang! Bang! Bang!’.  The voters know too, by giving the Opposition a higher vote count.  The ruling party couldn’t make any more promises like better roads, better wet market, better housing, etc., because the rakyat knows that all that would end up as just that- promises.  And BN decided to play up the Anwar alledged scandal.  Personally, I thought that that was a backfire move; throw in sensational issue to get vote? Oh please, the rakyat is not so dumb to simply believe what’s sensational.  I wonder, the nation is to go through election again today, will the Opposition really take over the government?  I didn’t vote during the last general election, but if one to be called now, I would go back and cast my vote.  I know who I’m voting for.

Economically, it’s bad.  The rakyat knows, that the world is going through a rough economic road, but it i dampened in Malaysia simply because of the black gold- the domestic price is not affected by the international rising price.  But once the government denied that of the rakyat, what other reason to vote the ruling party back in?  Funds to most if not all sectors from education to healthcare to business sector, most if not all are mishandled.  The rakyat knows it, because we are the end user.  Education is not up to standard (don’t you remember, our beloved UM has drop out of top 200 recently… well, at least we are in top 500 ranking…).  Road repairworks are terrible ( don’t you remember, it takes a member of rakyat to repair pothole in JB to get a spark of nationwide attention) And how many times have we heard of shabby works, even the parliament building is not spared…  The rakyat are questioning, the ruling party has been in power for so long, but the general public is not getting any better.  Things are getting more expensive.  We are expected to cycle to work and use only one lightbulb per household.  That’s not a sign of progress at all.  Somethng is very wrong.  The country does not have enough fund to make the country a better place to live in compared to last year, or last 2 years, or last 10 years?  then what the hell are we working for and paying taxes?

Socially, we are no where.  From the time we are ‘independent’, the racial line has always been there, and redrawn, and demarcated.  There is a quota system in place, be it in education, in the government sector, in the army force, even in the private sector.  Though it is not as apparent as confining seating arrangement in coffeeshops, it is glaring enough, and the rakyat knows it.  Who put in place all those restriction?  Why are we still using the term bumiputera and non-bumiputera?  Why do we need to indicate our race when we fill forms?  Are we less Malaysian if we are Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, whatever?  Of course we are, for we are ‘trained’ to believe so.  I’m ok if we are not unified to have a bangsa Malaysia, for I am readily accepting diversity.  But to define my nationality and my rights based on race, that’s unfair and downright racism.  I’m born a Malaysian, I am Malaysian.  And yet, we are always told, we are living in harmony and we are together.  And yet, come election, we have political parties based on race, we heard speeches with racial tone, we hear serious racial remarks made by high level people.

So, what is there to celebrate this Merdeka day, when even the real age is debatable?  I still choose to celebrate, not Malaysia, not the ‘racial harmony’ with all those ‘racial dances and performances’, not Malaysia’s tangible progress; I’m celebrating us ‘rakyat’.  We have seen how Malaysia is shaped, and it’s out-of-shape now.  I’ve seen how we’ve learnt about each other of different races, religion and background, and we are still learning.  I’ve seen how we have matured from the time we have freed ourselves from the British, and now back to being ruled, and we are realizing our choice.  And I’m celebrating exactly that- the rakyat’s choice.  We choose, and we have the right to choose, for ourselves and loved ones, for freedom, for better living for everyone who shares this dream.

Happy Birthday Malaysian…

Mooncake festival: if you going to Hong Kong…

Remember to order these.

So what if the Singapore’s table tennis team get the Olympic gold?

The possibility of Singapore’s table tennis team getting a gold is so great that the PM has decided to postponed the telecast of the English version of the Natonal Day Rally speech.  The first thing that went through my head was, what the hell?!?

Let’s put things intoo perspective.  The National Day Rally is the most important speech of the year.  But that has to make way for the POSSIBILITY of ACQUIRING an Olympic gold.  Note that I’m not using the word WINNING.  That is simply because, if the team did beat the China’s team, that piece of precious metal and the title would have been considered BOUGHT OVER.  We can’t ignore the fact that the team is made up of China-born athletes bought over, and being ‘offered’ Singapore citizenship.

What would have been a truly great WIN is, a true blue born-in-Singapore or who have lived in Singapore for at least 10 years or more winning the gold medal, in whatever sport.  What’s the difference?

The medal and the title should reflect who the sportsperson is, and vice versa.  The medal should reflect the country’s way of life is a winning one.  The country’s way of life should reflect the nuture and nature of bringing up and treasuring a champion among society.  The medal should reflect the country’s constant and perseverence in supporting the glory of sporting spirit.  A few days back, I saw an article in the local newspaper on why India, being an emerging nation scores so low at the Olympic.  India does not place importance on that, but if they do, they would have build international standard stadiums, encourage sports among its people, and provide good financial support.  Till that happen, India won’t be able to win an Olympic gold medal.  OR, take the easy route like what Singapore did; ‘import’ gold medal winners, or at least potential winners and make them citizen.

So what if the Singapore’s table tennis emerge no. 1?  It’s just business.  It’s just investment.  Just like any other business and investment, some work, some don’t, some are fruitful, some are bad decision.  In this case, it’s a calculated good investment.  Let’s just forget about patriotism, let’s just forget about being a ‘quitter’ or not, let’s just forget about the sense of belonging… let’s just watch the game, and think, what a good investment the government has made.  Go Singapore!

That old fart…

It’s this asshole again lor..

That ’super’ ‘righteous’ old fart just got into office…

It’s 9:41 lor…

And how dare he tell me that I’m constantly late.  He even dare to say it to my face about 2 months back, and I found out that he also went and asked my other colleague what time I start work.

Luckily, that colleague is on neutral ground, and said some ppl start work at 8, some at 8.30, some at 9, some at 9.30… There’s no fixed time.  And she also said that sometimes, I stayed on even after she herself has left, which is normally around 7pm.

That silly old fart… he’s the type with the old mindset that one has to come to work on the dot, then he would leave for lunch on the dot, then he’ll leave for work on the dot…
You know what, that old fart sometimes don’t come back from lunch on the dot.  And that old fart leave work about 1/2 an hour earlier, like yesterday.
This kind of person is the kind you have to look out for.  For me, I don’t care, just as long as I don’t have to talk to him, or work with him.  Besides, his work is crap, no one in the company knows what he’s doing.  And whenever he gives and update, everyone knows he has no substance to show.  Try to hide this and that and create some kind of mysterious enigma, by using profound analogy.  Please lar! I’m not impressed by all that mambo jumbo…

And he’s the senior manager summore… Yup, you guess it right too, I’m in the public service sector.  And you’ll find that kind of people.  And yup, I curse him everyday.  He’s fat with a balloon belly ready to give birth, he’s ugly, he talks with foul air, he smiles like a hamsup uncle, he’s a despise, he’s a bigot with a bitterguord up his ass.