irst of all, let me tell you of my gladness that Italy is still in contention for Euro 2008. They displayed their great superiority over the French, and will no doubt pick up momentum and give Spain a shameful beating.
On to more important things:
After a month or so of hiatus from this blog, here are a series of observations. I have been reading the news and keeping track of things as always.
1. I am sick of Anwar Ibrahim
Well, he’s at it again. You don’t get through a week without hearing him talk about party hopping at least once. Here’s the latest one from Malaysiakini.
“Come. Save this country, Malaysia! Let us bring down the BN government,” said Anwar Ibrahim.
His claims that 30 MPs will flip, from whatever party (even MCA MPs are wanting to join, I hear…), doesn’t make me feel like he’s saving the party. It just makes me feel like he’s trying to cheat voters and come to power in a non-democratic way. If he does not have the patience to work his way through to the next elections, I am not convinced that he has the patience to see Malaysia through a long term vision.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not against our current government being replaced. I am only opposed to the manner in which Anwar is trying to achieve that. He did defend his stance once, stating that BN has cheated their way before, so why shouldn’t he (in a more subtle way). Well, that goes to show that this man is willing to compromise ethics and intergrity for the sake of ’saving the country’. If we buy it, we are merely replacing the misguided with the misguided.
2. I am sick of SAPP and other component parties who are doing this whole political mumbo jumbo.
MCA had its snoop squad thing. MIC had a Samyvellu rant for a couple of months. SAPP is making a fuss about a no-confidence vote. When in the world are these people going to get a grip and serve the people.
Ok maybe this is the right time to bring up the technical term for politicians. It’s called ‘civil service’. A politician is ultimately, personally, a civil servant. Stop serving parliament. Stop serving your damn party. Stop serving your ego. Stop serving your best friends exclusively. Shut the hell up about making statements in parliament. Yes, your state is the reason BN is still in power. Yes, Sabah is the majority stakeholder in Malaysian governance now. Well, Sabah needs to start acting like it.
Wait, I’m sure Sabahans are up to it. I’m just not sure SAPP is up to it. Are you guys interested in running Sabah or Malaysia?
3. I am sick of our Prime Minister
Fuel hike by 40%.
RM650 rebate (which is the equivalent of roughly 7 full tanks on a normal Proton Wira, which is roughly about a month and a half usage).
BN Ministers’ Entertainment fund deduction. (Prime Minister’s reduced from 18k to 16.5k. Others reduced from many thousands to still many thousands.)
Proposed tax relief plan of all kinds.
Total savings. Millions upon millions. Rebates? Millions upon millions too.
Save us the trouble. Reduce petrol prices. Same thing right? You’ll still waste/save those millions.
Which makes me ask. Somewhere in all your transfer of money from the north to the south, will some coins drop and get picked up by intentional passers-by?
4. I am sick of the whole party hopping thing
And Malaysiakini just reported the latest about MP hijacks. Hit this link to read “Barisan MPs hijacked overseas”.
Here’s what I think.
Option A: Spend your time persuading people from other parties to spend their time thinking about whether to switch parties or not.
Option B: Spend your time serving your constituency and spending the rest of your time encouraging your nemesis to serve his or her constituency. Then spend all your energy doing a good job so that 4 years from now you can beat the living out of your nemesis in the next GE. Then after that, with no more competition, govern in peace.
Option A is easier. Therefore it is being practiced by our beloved opposition. I will probably get comments that this is being idealist. Well. When they campaigned with a promise of change, I was hoping for a change in the way we do politics as well. If that doesn’t happen, I’ll still support them, but I’ll be sorely disappointed.
5. I am the most sick of the state of Malaysian education today
I hate it that our schools are institutions of propaganda. I was just telling my girlfriend earlier that I believe that schools is the last public space that represents hope. The truth is, I disagree almost completely with the way our curriculum is set from primary to secondary school. In terms of skills and method. But I can live with it. The current curriculum has its benefits too.
What I can’t stand is the mentality that is being infused in our students. The A is more valuable than anything else. If it means memorizing the entire textbook so you can write every word in a word perfect manner is what it takes to get an A, then do it. Understanding the stuff you remember is not relevant until you go to college. Subjectivity gets you a zero because you’re exploring other options without the textbooks’ consent. And. AND. Taking 20 hours of tuition a week on top of your schooling hours will make you smarter because all the information will be packed into your head.
Sorry parents, but you just increased the possibility of your kid losing the ability to independently control their brains. (Trust me. I know.)
And this happens too. Hannah Yeoh, the DUN of my area, got barred from attending her own school function because she’s a member of the bloody opposition. Our schools teach science objectively. They teach math objectively. But they teach social responsibility from Barisan Nasional’s point of view. Wowee. This is new.
Take government influence out of schools. What is done is more humiliating and embarrassing tham Kim Jong Il of North Korea. At least he does it openly. Stop feeding our next generation with this lack of basic ethics.
Oh Barisan. Get a grip!
Sorry. A big rant here.
Malaysian politics is not crap. It’s diarrhea.
superratty
Hey, just a comment.
Politicians are NOT civil servants. Civil servants are appointed by councils, like our local MPPJ. Politicians, (and hopefully soon, the leaders of our councils) are elected representatives. They are given power by the rakyat, unlike civil servants who are given responsibilities by some higher-up.
I think the image of the politician as a penjaga longkang to ’serve’ is simply a campaign ploy bought by too many citizens. The politician is elected by his constituents to present their interests and welfare to government, whether state or federal, not to worry over the nitty gritty, which is the job of civil servants, until the civil servants mess it up.
Just my opinion =)
you are not the only one who is piss off with BN now. But the question is, what you going to do about it? If you said that we change the government in 13 election? mind you that the election is not free and fair. Election was design to ensure that BN stay in power, ask SPR. change paklah? then he will be replace by Najib who will be 100 times worst. hope that UMNO & BN to change? it is no better then waiting for pig to fly.
so what are the option for the rakyat? Anwar call does deliver hope, but how he going to do it must be treate with care. right now people want hope and if anwar could beliver it, then it good for the nation. if not, then God help malaysia…..
The commenter above is right. Executive and legislative branches are technically supposed to be independent of each other. Civil servants work under the executive (hence neutral and non-political in principle) whereas MPs are under the legislative, they can play as dirty as they want to without breaking the laws.
Other than that, I can agree with rant #5. Being an average student with an average result and stuck with Malaysia’s education system for 12 and a half years, I’m at the point where I’m not sure what kind of direction our education system is supposed to be going. Any ideas?
It seems like you’re sick of everything. Easy, unplug your internet connection and from reality. (that’d be tough huh?)
I agree your #5 points. But no good grades = no higher education = no good job.
Honestly, I think the current political scene is getting firmer as MANY outspoken politicians are massaging their way through. We are witnessing history in the making and I hope its for the best!
I”m sick of your nonsense. You have no principle. Just talk cock only. What is the use of your complains if you don’t want action. At least Anwar is trying to do something. But you just talk talk talk.
It’s a joke here: how the Kuantan recently devising a way to alleviate the trafic congestion in town.
1. the identified main route sections having high volume of vehicles will limit to make entrant to-at several trafic light sections. The idea is great! The result is immediately seen at these areas, less traffics now, but what happen to the havoc created somewhere else? You need now to spend more on petrol and waste more time to reach your destination. Many shops will face severe drop in business simply bcos customers ’see’ your shops already but require to make big big round turning to reach there. So dont’t go there la.
Overall traffic volumns throughput obviuosly drop.
2. They know changing to a better more inteligent traffic system and doing away thos zebra crossing in the town center will be a better approach but are not their priorites? What agenda is on their mind?
Think about we are paying them doing all these low grade jobs that affecting us………..
Change govt right?
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Local politics may not be totally crap
Even if it doesn’t walk straight but like a crab
In line with De Bono’s lateral thinking perhaps
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Sun. 22nd June 2008.
good stuff, superratty!!!