AWARDS OF THE WEEK: Anon
855pm, wherever you are, you captured THE NEW MALAYSIA so well, with perspicacity, let me add. THANK YOU……..
May 9, 2013 at 8:51 PM
Anonymous
said...
zorro,
I was caught in the traffic like many others and
arrived at about 9.30pm.
I could not get in.
I hung around outside and saw Malaysians of ALL
creed and colour in harmony with a common purpose - to let the world know that
this BN government is an unfair and unjust government.
I missed an incredible photo opp.
You see, a young boy, with the PAS flag draped
around his shoulders, had in his mind to scale up the outside of the walls to
the upper seating above as he could not get in.
Being of rather small stature, he struggled a
bit until some strangers just walked up and gave him a boost so he could get a
grip on the brickwork.
As he slowly reached the railings, willing hands
were reaching down to haul him up and there was a moment when his life was in
the hands of the people above.
As he was successfully hauled up from the
outside of the stadium over the railings into the upper seating inside, a roar
went up from us who had just witnessed this amazing feat.
There was no distinction of who was what colour.
The sight of a young boy with the PAS flag as a cape being helped by strangers
just blew me away.
It was then that I realised it would have had
been an incredible picture which I had missed altogether.
May 9, 2013 at 8:55 PM
.........……and this little ripple contributed by a blood
kin:
This Little Malay Ripple That Added potency to
this new TIDE
on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:07pm
Dear Prime Minister and all in UMNO
I am, by your definition, Malay. Except it is said that in our family
folklore, my paternal grandmother was probably biologically Chinese. And yes, my mother is a former Catholic from
the Philippines.
Not that any of that should matter because, as
far as you are concerned, I am Malay.
Only, I did not vote for you. And neither did a whole lot of other Malays, despite
what you would like to think. Do the
math. If 80% of the population voted,
then surely, you cannot blame the erosion of your power on the Chinese
minority. Or did you fail that subject
too?
I voted for the Opposition because as a Malay, I myself have had enough. Not because I necessarily like all the Opposition leaders, but frankly, I just like you lot less. Because despite all your rhetoric about the Opposition being a lying, conniving bunch, I have personally born witness and been on the receiving end of YOUR lies and policies that stoke racial and religious polarity. Not the Opposition’s.
Yours.
Because your government is the only one I have
ever known since birth. And what I see
and experience every day in my life is your creation.
Yes, I am a recipient of your Bumiputera
scholarship. I went to one of the
world’s best schools. In my graduating class, there were less Malaysians
than you could count on one hand. The
truth is, I could have obtained my own scholarship from someone else in the
world if I wanted to. And believe me,
there are many times I wish I had taken that route, so that I can be relieved
of the only burden of debt I feel towards you and your policies.
After graduating from university, I chose to
return home. Yes, I was apparently
bonded to work for you for ten years, in repayment for the education you
provided me. But instead, you chose to
let me go. And I still remained
here. Because this is my home.
I could have chosen to work in one of the
richest and most developed countries in the world, but I decided to remain in
Malaysia.
Over the last twenty years, I have never relied
on favours or connections to get a job.
It is against my principles. And
I have done well. Believe me. I can get a job in corporate Asia if I
want to.
I used to have a job with one of the world’s largest companies,
overseeing seven countries in the region.
Bosses tried to entice me to leave – decamp to Singapore, Hong Kong and even Japan. But I still chose to stay here.
In the last four years, I decided to leave
corporate Malaysia, because the extent of the rot I saw within its walls were
so bad that if I knew any more , I would have to migrate. You may find this
hard to believe, but when us ordinary Malaysians are exposed to the
incompetence of our policy-makers and leaders, appalled is an
understatement. More than that, the
arrogance (and worse, lack of sheer, basic intelligence) of many of those in
power whom I have met, whether in the government,quasi-government or private
sector crony companies, made me begin to believe that Malaysia was not capable
of producing good leaders.
You see, I have benchmarks for comparison. I have worked with some of the world’s
biggest leaders, names you would recognise in a heartbeat. Don’t
believe me? Try Colin Powell. Or Kissinger. Or Bill Gates. And NONE of them can equal the arrogance and
despicable character of some of Malaysia’s corporate and government leaders I
have met.
Since I have left corporate Malaysia, I have become a small business entrepreneur. And to no surprise, there was zero assistance to be had, even with my Malayness. Funds that should be used to catalyse entrepreneurs like me had dissipated. Government funding vehicles were uninterested, because hey, they have no time to do due diligence on a company asking for a million Ringgit or two. What’s the point? It takes just as much work to do the due diligence for a company asking for ten times that amount.
So I struck it out on my own. And Alhamdullillah, things have been
good. In fact, they are so good our
small little engine that could (it’s a tiny boutique hotel) won an award as one
of Malaysia’s top bed and breakfasts within the first year of operations.
None of my achievements are because you helped me.
Yet, at every election, at every opportunity you
get, you turn around and tell me how much you do for me.
Well honey, you lie.
So no, it is not just the Chinese who voted for the Opposition this time. Because you can count on at least THIS Melayu who did as well. Please stop insulting me and negating my role in your erosion of power. If you had any sense, you would realise this, and realise it quickly. And figure out how to win Malays like myself back.
But my faith in the good of your kind
unfortunately does not stretch that far.
And today you reaffirmed my lack of confidence in you a thousand-fold.
Keep insulting my fellow Malaysian Chinese. It will not bring me closer to you, because I
do NOT count you as my people.
The Malays I am part of are a people who have
for generations lived shoulder-to-shoulder with other races, because we ourselves know our own history,
and accept the fact that we are a race that is borne of a meld of many others. We are a race that has itself experimented
with different brands of theology, are unafraid of adapting aspects of other
cultures into our own and has NEVER thrived in isolation. Unlike Japan, we do not have a history of
cultural, social or economic growth that does not coincide with an era of
openness, cross-border trade or cultural assimilation, be it with or without
force.
If you are going to blame the Chinese for your
losses, please,blame me too. And the
rest of the Malaysians who did the same.
We ALL did it. And yes, the
entire classroom is standing up this time.
*****
BE
READY FOR A DAWNING OF A NEW PHENOMENA
–
THE NURUL NIMBUS
