i wanna vote but im in england and not registered because i turned 21 here =( can i register online! but have to travel to london to vote hor
thegeekinpink
· 1 year ago
I totally agree with what you said! When i first saw the BN tv campaign, I was so insulted. Vote for Malaysia! Then vote for BN! Come on lah, how blatant are you right? If it was only the tagline Vote for Malaysia, then great.
Can't wait can't wait too. I'm so excited it's all i talked, argued, discussed and annoyed my dad about!
nileey
· 1 year ago
I'm not sure what's the age group definition for 'young Malaysians' but I consider myself a young working adult. It's really sad some of my friends don't even bother registering themselves to vote. They give reasons such as "doesn't make a difference if I vote or not, BN still win", or "might as well let them run the business since they've been at it for so long". I think there's too much apathy among Malaysians, they think migrating is the easy way out but they don't know what they are losing out eventually.
Kudos for this post and I hope more people will be inspired to cast their votes this coming 8 March. Anyway, it's for our future.
Overseas Malaysian
· 1 year ago
BN even have the audacity to threaten Malaysian non-malays by saying that we have to bear the consequence for not voting BN.Anyway,people who are discontented and understand the current situation in Malaysia are mosty studying overseas and not enough information are given to us on how to vote by postal means.The BN government is only interested in getting postal votes from the pro-government army personnel.Many of us have no qualms about voting for the opposition party like DAP but like what you said,many of us have given up hope on the current system.If you observe the way they draw up the constituencies,there is almost no chance at all for the opposition to deny them a 2/3 majority.States like Sabah and Sarawak has ridiculously high number of seats,but urban places where anti-establishment sentiments are high like K.L and Selangor has limited number of seats.I would try my best to vote for a change but unfortunately my voting constituent has only candidates from PAS and UMNO,which is a drawback for me to vote.
Tim
· 1 year ago
Listening to his speeches on Youtube, Khairy is really scary guy. A provocative Ultra in the making :(
jun
· 1 year ago
Yes I'm totally agree with you! Hehe, did you saw that comment on x's blog? I'm so angry and disappointed when I saw such an ignorant comment. I want to vote but I can't because I'm still underage :(
This is the attitude of Malaysian. Is so disappointing. Well, if KJ win I won't be surprise because of so many dirty tricks that BN can use. Besides, KJ need to ensure he, himself have a sit in politics in order to get involve so I think he will do every "necessary" action to win. If, he become the future PM I think we the other race won't have any chance to survive any more. He is the one been racist.
And, actually every time when UMNO is having there AGM we the other race should also pay our attention in their meeting. Because, a lot of things that been said in UMNO will be a law in the country. As for MCA and MIC's AGM you can just forget about it. Is useless. Talk cock only. Can't even stand up when chinese and indian are been "rape"! When, person from UMNO said racist things against chinese and indian they just keep quiet. But when someone not form the party, like maybe opposition? They will condemn that very person. Like How disappointing they are. Or Our government is been fair loh. All this bullshit! Just so sick of them.
Voon KN
· 1 year ago
First of all, a well written post and it is so nice to see you writing on the Malaysia political scene again. This is the second time i leave a comment on your blog and the first being the entry you made on the Bersih rally.
I am 20 this year and currently studying in the UK and that have me missed out on the 'election fever' happening back home. I cant agree more on the first point that you have made.
I remember the Sarawak State Election in 2006 in which, SUPP the component party of BN, said that only BN can bring about development for the state. What was actually saddening is that most of my college friends took the bait(or threat); I cant recount how many times I had been told to look at the current state of Kelantan and asked me to reconsider my support for the opposition parties lest i want Sarawak to be less developed than the other states in Malaysia.
And without fail, all the election goodies are given when the polling date is nearer. Allocation of funds to chinese schools, community groups and so on and so forth. It happened in 2006 and I am 110% certain that it is happening right now.
It is just sad to see how shallow some voters are at times.
I don't know how relevant my comments are to the points that you have made but I hope you don't mind me voicing my opinions out through your blog.
8th of March - Vote with your conscience.
sieutheng
· 1 year ago
sigh i totally get what u mean in the 1st issue. i'm living with ppl like tat under the same roof! just today i debated with my older sis abt this issue, asking her why didnt she register to vote bla bla bla. she gave exactly the same excuses u mentioned - "one vote from me doesn't make any difference la" and "my frens all also haven't register so why the rush" and "even if I did register I dunno who to vote for so no point" etc etc etc!!!! I'm so angry ok. these are the people that complain and complain why our government is so shitty but yet doesn't do anything about it.
Lavender
· 1 year ago
omg you are so right!! i cannot agree more! I'm only 17 so I can't vote yet and this is really making me angry.
what really bugs me is how OBCESSED BN is with reputation. they don't care about the people at all! what has pak lah done in the past few years? hmm let's see, spend taxpayer's money on sending a male model to space so he could share nasi lemak and teh tarik! woohoo! such an accomplishment! they seem to think so. but i've read articles from newspapers overseas and they're LAUGHING at us.
meanwhile our country is in serious shit. so many people need financial help and they're just throwing all that money away.
and look at how much money they're spending on their campaign! is that fair?! SO MANY BLOODY BILLBOARDS!! they cost at least 45,000 EACH! and those tv ads! the oppositions campaigns pale in comparison simply because they don't get to use taxpayers money for all these.
and the kelantan thing is really unfair. i've seen what it's like there 'cause it's my mother's hometown. it's most definately not PAS's fault. the government isn't dividing the country's funds equally so how could PAS develop the area if they don't have the money to do so? BN did this all so that the people of kelantan would see how little PAS is doing and vote for them instead.
it's so obvious how little they care about the people....so why are we still voting for them?
Dan-yel
· 1 year ago
Great post there mate... We must put an end to this defeatist mindset. If you have a problem, deal with it. You're just going to be haunted by this guilt if you don't vote.
Fu Han
· 1 year ago
And to think that he was a UWC graduate turns me off.
reallybites
· 1 year ago
can i have the url of that blogpost mentioned in 2? :D
Dan-yel
· 1 year ago
About Khairy, oh please, he's just a flower on the outside, but a weed in the inside. That's like Myanmanr current junta leader. Indiscriminate spilling of blood, but a gentle touch for diplomats. That's successful politicians' forte. Are we suppose to give in to that in this day and age where every vote will embed Malaysia forever in her fate?
Well, answer. Wake up people, the blacks' rights were a foregone reality when Martin Luther King took their cause to the urban streets. But it ain't stopping them.
Democracy and freedom is like a feeble flame, it's bright and it gives light to pitch darkness. You must keep putting in firewoods to keep it burning, you must constantly protect it from the cold threatening wind. The moment you stop putting the fuel, the moment you get easy with it, it's gone. Back into that chilly solitude you will.
Can you ever get back light? Yes you can, but it aint easy.
Robb
· 1 year ago
my my~ some1's fired up about the election. haha. good to notice that there's young peeps like us who do care about politics in our country
justakid
· 1 year ago
omg i love all r ur politics posts :) ive been reading ur blog like 5 years now and its only when you write stuff that this that it makes me realize wats reli going on in the country, cos the papers and the tv news (esp tv2 wtf) don't actually report stuff truthfully. i'm too young to vote sigh.
nickchhan
· 1 year ago
Malaysia is severely lacking in patriotism, the natural response are that "i can't make a difference", or "Migrate as there isn't a future here", or they are oblivious to everything around. Our fundamental problem lies in our education system. Indeed, Asia's education policies are to breed conformist citizens, one that will be an obedient consumer to the economy. Even working class drones.
It isn't right that Malaysia doesn't have a strong enough filibuster. It also isn't right that political parties are by race advocates, it should be united.
This coming election is really cutting close to the impending decline of Malaysia's economy in the globalised world, one that is close to peak oil.
Our next election would be 2012, and that may indeed be too late for change. We owe this change to our children, and with a worsening economy: having children is an even greater challenge. This calls for extreme measures to change things.
I'm a libertarian, and I will quote Voltaire to Malaysians that don't speak up: "I may disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death your right to say it".
natchai
· 1 year ago
yeah,
what's most frustrating is that BN is trying to create a general atmosphere trying to tell the nation that they are the only ones who could run the country. I wonder if those who were "forced" to vote would vote for BN since it's the most publicized.
it's really unfair how things work (on the campaign) because only BN can put theirs up any time anywhere wheres there's this time limit for the other parties.
the campaigns in T.S newspaper sometimes anger me as well because I feel the public media isn't willing to take the risk to campaign for other parties just in case BN finally wins (again!) and would find a reason to ban their activities in the future.
have you been to Anwar's public talk?
It was a real interesting one no matter it being a political gimmick. It sure did speak the mind of us Malaysian Chinese's.
"Orang Melayu semua takut Orang Cina menang"
csv
· 1 year ago
i was pretty damn pissed too seeing that ad on tv.
vote for malaysia. all right.
vote for BN. WTH?
clearly this is propaganda.
then there's the newspaper article writings on how BN has sucessfully grown from the past and how the WRITER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTIES WHATSOEVER, then going on to praise BN blah blah blah.
i am sick of this bullshit, but unfortuately, i am too young to vote.
sigh.
then there's the young malaysians su ann mentioned. too indifferent and lazy. which is one of the key factors why BN manages to win election after election.
1 thing's for sure, i'm not gonna vote for a party that talks on empty promises and can't pronouce election(erection, Pak Lah) properly either.
charlenediane
· 1 year ago
way to go pinkpau, if only every young malaysian had your kind of mindset! i remember when i was 15 i couldnt wait until i turn 21 so i could register to vote. i am totally appalled by the fact that most of my same aged friends (and i am 27 this year) have not even registered to vote yet. thats 6 years of procrastination - if they even make it to register in the first place.
sigh. i hate to imagine wht will become of our country if everyone esp the younger generation thinks and acts this way.
alvin
· 1 year ago
'and how can young malaysians say that they are glad not to vote'
so true. which is why every year i tell my parents their vote wont matter anyway before I go to the polling station to vote.
Simon Seow
· 1 year ago
Will be voting in Segambut just after my work. I finished work at 8 am on Saturday, after that I'll go home and sleep.
vincent
· 1 year ago
I was always under the impression that in a democracy people could choose their leaders or voted whoever they liked without being called a moron.
The blogosphere taught me otherwise.
mrbherng
· 1 year ago
Malaysia is on the verge of changing, it takes time. The USA took more than 200 years to reach the democracy system that we see today and the UK took even longer to reach the current state of affair. Despite so, the thing in common is that there's press freedom and there isn't any form of protection towards the ministers.
Malaysia will need to achieve that before any imbeciles will be voted into the parliament.
BoraBora
· 1 year ago
i am registered as a voter. unfortunately, i cannot vote because my name has not appear in the electoral system yet as I registered on January 08 (it takes 2/3 months to process registration).
anyway, go rocket go!
kezanne
· 1 year ago
what i can say is dat : most malaysians are racist - thanks to BN. i dun rlly feel dis much of racism before i came to ireland to pursue my degree. u can c hundreds of rich malays who are studying on PSD scholarship and spend like millionaires over here.. as for chinese and indians, they come fr really poor families and if they dun save, they wont have the money to buy the air ticket to go home during college breaks. why is there such inequlity? this problem has been there since many yrs ago but no one is outside there to represent the minority of us and make changes in such issue.. scholarship is not the only issue which has no equality among the diff races in msia. business as well.. if u dun hv a malay partner in ur company, dream on if u want to win over a tender fr the government. even if u can do the job using the best materials and u can do it at a lower cost, u r not given the job cos u r not a malay or u dun hv a malay partner. wen it comes to buying properties ie cars, houses; the bumiputeras can get it at a cheaper price.. why? wen u ask someone outside, the only answer u will get is "it is in 'perlembagaan malaysia'.. what i can say is dat 'there wont be democracy in msia unless every single person get up fr their bottom every 4 yrs and vote wisely' dun get deceived by those empty promises made by the representatives. u hv the intelligence to make the right choice.
johnleemk
· 1 year ago
vincent:
Democracy means freedom of speech. If you vote for stupid candidates for stupid reasons, you get called a moron by any reasonable person who isn't nice enough to be dishonest. You have the right to vote, just as you have the right to own property, the right to freedom of movement, and so forth. If you exercise those rights in a way that other people don't like, they have a right to call you on it - just not to obstruct you from doing so. As long as those calling others "morons" don't prevent them from voting, I don't see anything wrong with it.
Fu Han:
To be fair, practically all UWC students and grads I've talked to consider the Singaporean UWC (where Khairy graduated) a pariah because it lets anyone in as long as they pay enough.
su ann:
Eh, speaking of Malaysian history ah...I'm taking an SE Asian history course this term and my prof crammed like all the important points from our Form 2 syllabus (Perjanjian Pangkor, residents, the Straits Settlements and Federated/Unfederated Malay states, indentured Chinese/Indian labour, segregation, etc.) into an hour-long lecture. Damn memalukan...it makes you realise how much useless shit they've crammed into the curriculum to focus us on memorising bullshit rather than actually thinking about the issues.
kezanne
· 1 year ago
i had a debate wif my frens here in galway 2 days ago and they said if they were to vote, the vote will most probably go to BN. i asked "why?" the answer was "cos BN has the money for development"
in my heart "BULLSHIT!" this shows how ignorant they are. money comes fr the taxpayers. this means the money goes only to the governing party to bring development to the country. in other words, if BN loses and the opposition wins, the opposition will get to bring development to the country using the taxpayers' money.
kezanne
· 1 year ago
last comment from me, talking bout BN's dirty politics, i have 2 very good evidence to prove their dirty tactics.
1. my classmate's (a chinese PSD scholar) family recently received RM1,000 fr BN to ask them to vote for BN.
2. the mother of another classmate of mine is obliged to vote for BN cos she is a government servant. i din believe this but she said her mom told her and that if she doesnt vote for BN, the ppl will eventually find out! can anyone back home clarify this matter for me? seriously, u dun write ur name on ur ballot paper, how will ppl know which party u voted for?
nickchhan
· 1 year ago
@kezanne - Malaysia doesn't practice anonymous voting. When you vote you're required to produce your identity card before you're given a ballot paper. This ballot paper has a serial number tied to your ID number.
howzan
· 1 year ago
CORRECT! CORRECT! CORRECT!
especially the part on empty vessels who are not registered to vote.
i feel so sad because i have so many friends who do not bother to exercise their bloody rights and yet making so much noise on the corrupt government.
what you said is actually what many of us thought of, but couldn't put into proper words. bravo on that!
yip
· 1 year ago
not to forget khairy wants to build a circuit for mat rempit...what an idiot
thegeekinpink
· 1 year ago
this video pretty much shred my last remaining naive optimism in the current government.
Mahathir admitting he was wrong and Anwar was innocent.
thegeekinpink
· 1 year ago
... and they all knew.
thegeekinpink
· 1 year ago
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damn sorry for the spamming. after watching the video a second time, guess he was being sarcastic.
but hell, i didnt think it was very funny at all. just very cruel.
pinkpau
· 1 year ago
tze : unfortunately not my dear :( the electoral roll has been gazetted already
thegeekinpink : if it was just vote for malaysia, but with the BN logo all over it, i'd be miffed too. my friends in penang have been getting emails and flyers telling them their constituency and polling station (what is supposed to be a neutral mssg from the 'neutral' EC) but with BN logos all over it. its crazy.
nileey : YES that omnipresent "aiyah BN still wins anyway" excuse. yalar with people who just sit around never taking action, of course BN still wins right. -_- sigh. pls give your peers a smack on the butt for me :(
overseas : yes that is exactly it - people who would vote against govt are all abroad and cannot vote or are too jaded to even want to vote. hmm would you not vote for PAS even if it means voting againt govt?
tim : he is already Ultra! he is the EPITOME of ultra melayu.
jun : that is precisely why i am so worried that khairy will get into parliament. i dont care lah if he's eloquent and all that.. such a silly reason to vote for a person if at the end of the day, he's going to screw you and the country over when he assumes the premiership. he's done so many shitty things in the past and is not regretful about them at all. i dont see why people would still vote for him knowing all these facts.
voon kn : that development argument of theirs sickens me. there was a recent article in our papers about BN's comment regarding a specific town who voted the government out in 2004, and PAS in. in that article, BN said this - "Town X is no longer blacklisted, as long as they learn from their mistake". damn stupid. what the hell is BLACKLISTED anyway??? you cut their electricity? you dont give the state funds? and what right has the government to BLACKLIST a town anyway? such a thinly veiled threat... vote for us or we will blacklist you. disgusting isnt it.
sieutheng : smack your sister for me!!! sigh nevermind in 2012 we will show the country which generation is boss wtf
lavender : yeah purposely underdeveloping a state is very evil. such a vengeful govt. i totally hear you about the billboards... there are so many of them in my neighbourhood. as if nothing better to spend the money on like that. -____-
danyel : the problem is the ppl who dont vote are prolly not going to be feeling very guilty. because they just havent been taught to care or be aware of whats going on.
fu han : hahaha nvm nvm you didnt go to UWC in the end mah!
reallybites : very what wan lah you... already know still wanna ask wtf
danyel : haha daniel you are poetic as always!
robb : yaaaa them old folks should learn from our semangat :P
justakid : glad you're learning stuff :) that's my aim of writing all these posts. just make sure to vote when you're of age ;) i'm not of age myself.
nicholas : yes it's the conformist thing. but with more and more people choosing to study abroad and bringing open and learned mentalities back home, at least there is some semblance of balance. and in the case of our young people, it's more eleanor roosevelt than voltaire. she said, "..Too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.” i dont think 2012 is too late, but of course i'd like to see a good change in this election :)
natchai : ya to a lot of simple minded people, sometimes it's the party that has the most presence during election season that captures votes. no lah the newspapers cannot carry opposition propaganda because they're owned by the government. their licenses can be revoked or suspended if they piss the govt off :) has happened before to The Star in 1987. HAHA hey did you go for anwar's talk at taman muda??? by the time i found the padang, he had left already :( but there were so many ppl there!!!
csv : are you serious? did they really say this writer is not aligned to any political party?
charlenediane : not too late to make an impact on young minds :) sigh you must give you friends a swift kick in the butt :(
alvin : hahaha puppy why are you so weird !
simon : segambut!! yong tau foo :D
vincent : the blogosphere is only saying what Malaysia isnt allowed to say in the mainstream media.
mrbherng : i dont really buy this 'we need time' thing.. 200 years ago and now are very different times. a new country in this time and age should be progressing faster than a new country in the 1800s. sigh but yes if time is what it takes, then i hope it will be as little as possible.
borabora : OH NO what a shame :((((
john : yeahh.. memorising silly facts that glorify the government. sigh what have i done with my high school years!
kezanne : you must enlighten your friends!!!!! tell them how they cannot be waylaid by BN's threats of underdevelopment for states that dont vote them in.
nicholas : are u sure? i read somewhere that this serial number and marking of the foil is no longer practiced :\
howzan : you must make your friends menyedarkan diri :(
yip : yeah tell me about it. mat cemerlang... LOL. it's irrelevant underhanded tactics like these that win votes for UMNO.
thegeekinpink : my boyfriend would say that is totally characteristic of Mahathir :) i havent watched the video tho.. no sound on this pc :\
nickie
· 1 year ago
i read the comments above and i feel a sense of hope. thank you su ann, for keeping this hope burning in us and many others i'm sure. sometimes reading news about how our country is dwindling downhill really really upsets me. lets keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best :) march 8!
keep writing and inspiring! :)
ashleytyy
· 1 year ago
i'm tempted to say this is the best post you've written so far, but that wouldn't do you justice, now would it? i'm in hawaii right now. in Brigham Young University where we have students from 74 countries and proud.
i know how to greet in Chinese, Cantonese, Malay, Hawaiian nothing impressive. But i also know how to greet and speak a little in Samoan, Maori, Tahitian, French, Korean, Japanese, Fijian, Russian, Tongan, Micronesian, Tagalog, Marquesas-ian?, Mongolian, Indian, Sri Lankan, spanish, portugese, swedish, swiss-german... i'm so in love with the cultural diversity we have here. it's like travelling around the whole world without the pricey air tickets and hotel rooms.
It certainly sounds like i'm bragging without a point, but i'm just wondering back home, what drove us into despising another race like that. alot of which you have mention in your amazing posts like this one and the taxi driver one.
you just amaze me with the political insight you have. how do you do that!
malaysian youths certainly need more encouragement and realization. you're doing a great and marvelous work su ann. i can feel the seed you planted breaking it's husk and about to sprout.
another thing about malaysians are they don't take risks! i've heard so many of my peers say: the political issues are not that bad lah.. it could be worse right? BN got alot of controversy going on, but they've been serving our country since independence woh.. blablabla... my answer was: yeah it could be worse but can't it be better??
why are malaysians SO SCARED of change?! are we so brain washed into thinking that if there is change in the parliament, it would definitely be bad???!!!!!!
wawasan 2020 my arse la like that!
i hope to see more blogs like yours unafraid and uncompromising of truth. SU ANN FOR FIRST CHINESE FEMALE AS MALAYSIAN PM!!!
you're so awesome!
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Great Post ! I live in PJ utara and I'm voting for change. I'm not alone in this thinking
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Check out the post and blog. Who is doing what to who ? It looks like an uphill battle for PKR. This is one smooth "crook" is more scary than a stupid one.
This country is so corrupted beyond belief. I’ve been trying to create some awareness thru my blog but I guess u r doing a better job at it! :) keep going pinkpau! U rock!..We need more youngsters like you in the country to bring a change!
tana
· 1 year ago
glad to see such educational post here. i believe u have some influence over such group of ppl. keep it up. deny sleeping PM, deny pak lah (or khairy) dynasty.
barisan rakyat mesti menang!
tom
· 1 year ago
Same thinking as me.. The ones whom to be blame are the ones leaving everything behind them and just follow what these jokers are telling them. Why leave but not stay to make a change!??
Well sadly, most Malaysians have practically "no choice" besides that "ONE CHOICE" to vote. Why? Because they give them food and shelter. Why? Because they are using our money to indirectly buy our votes. See how these jokers are throwing tons of development projects only during the election, but not at any other time? Need not to elaborate here.
The oppositions can't really help with developments is not to be blamed. The ones are the people holding the government. To cut them off from funds and make people unhappy with the opposition is a win for them. Simple said.
reckless gerrymandering (dividing voting districts unfairly) to ensure BN victories? I so agree with this! I remember back then about 2 elections ago, my constituency was base in Klang. Now, my constituency was re-gazetted to Shah Alam. See how they do in such a way that leave out eligible voters for the opposition in Klang! Why can't they leave my constituency alone?
It is either now I will vote for Idiot Number 1 or Idiot Number 2. I am a hypocrite, such in a way that I bank on BN and invest on opposition.
benjamin lee meng chuin
· 1 year ago
it's tough being the minority. lets vote people even though they may change the location of the eletorial polls but we gotta stick together.
Pak lah rocks ! that's why he stays in one place like a BATU !
Aik Leong
· 1 year ago
Young Malaysian, Isn't that typical of youth? Have the uncanny ability to bitch about life but never wanting to take affirmative action. I have travelled the world and let me tell you one thing, the grass ain't that much greener on the other side. So listen up! For once in your life take action..not just bitch about it. Remember, it's not their problem...it's our problem....
sheon
· 1 year ago
MPs are suppose to bring your voice to the parliament. NOT bring BN propaganda to the people!!!
to these people that stay ignorant about the politics of their country, i brand you as hypocrites! you curse the police when you were flagged down by police and had to pay duit-kopi; you shook your head when you hear stories about how blatantly corrupt government officials are; you complain when you were denied entry to a local U despite scoring aces; it annoys you when you see so many under-table payments made to get certain things done............the list goes on and on and on...... but come election day....you make a remark as if politics does not involve you.............and then you go vote for bn.
BN is what made our country uniquely malaysia......with all its blatant corruption, systematic racial profiling, politics ala gangster, absolute media monopoly, in-your-face election fraud, little napoleans, ridiculous business practices, monumental money mismanagement, close-one-eye syndrome, arrogant mps, corrupt chief judge..CORRUPT CHIEF JUDGE OF MALAYSIA WHO STILL HAVE THE GUTS TO LIE IN THE COURT OF JUSTICE!!!!! CHIEF JUDGE OF MALAYSIA mind you!!...........i can go on forever..........
why? why? why?.................why vote for ppl like these?? i would rather have a pile of cow dung sitting on the PM's 'throne', than our sleeping beauty there!!! at least a pile of cow dung doesnt care if ppl think it smells bad, but doesnt steal my tax money and lie to me. yeah!!! vote for cow dung!!!!
davidlian
· 1 year ago
Hey Su Ann,
I'm a Chinese (as you may know) and I love my country - race and all. What disappoints me is that race has to become such a huge factor in every civil / social issue.
Not too long ago, the government was talking about a "Bangsa Malaysia" where everyone living in our country would identify more with our nationality than our ethnicity. What's happened to that? How did we revert back into groupig ourselves with our races?
This elections, my vote won't go to Chinese, Malay or Indian politicians. It won't go to BN or Opposition. I'm going to vote for the person I feel would best represent the interests of the constituency, would be responsible and transparent, and would make good on promises. Hope many more do the same.
sheon
· 1 year ago
davidlian: there are 2 votes. one for parliament, another for state. yes, we all want to see our land and home be developed the way WE want it to be developed. so.....vote for a rep that would REALLY have the guts and vision to represent you in the state seat.
parliamentary seats.........you send MPs there to make government policies that will govern the whole country. you dont send somebody who will just look after your longkang and potholes.
azrin
· 1 year ago
Well, even with your votes..there will be Ghosts to over ride your votes.
i swear i dunno anything about politics. i am half malay by the way - not that it has anything to do with anything. i am just so damn confused. hahahaha.
sharon
· 1 year ago
Su Ann for PM!! =P I will be 27 this year, registered not too long ago, and can vote. Problem is, my IC has my Johor add, I need to either:
a) Change my IC to my current Selangor add b) Go back to Johor to vote
I cant change my IC add, as I'm getting married in a few months time, and I will have to change my IC add to a KL add (coz he's from KL) so that we can register our marriage in KL. Damn stupid rule can die.
I cant go back to Johor to vote coz its so uneconomical. I was trying to hitch a ride from some friends who happen to be going back that weekend, but the car full already. If I were to take a bus and all that, will cost me about RM100 and 8 hours travelling to and fro. Plus, my family has moved from Johor, so I got no house to stay in! :( :(
How? HOW??? I wanna vote! DAP ftw!!!!!
Michael
· 1 year ago
issue 1 : Sejarah have little to none influence at me as i'm from *those* chinese school (stereotyping?). We learn china and world history as the main part of our history education. There are malaysia history too, but been included with many problems malaysian chinese faced in education/politics/culture. So, i've certainly not brainwashed to be eating that crap. Yeah, and i certainly will vote when i reach the age :D.
issue 2 : He's smart, he's goodlooking, but i just hate him. I agree to you and believe there are so much better qualified malaysian overseas. A lot of my professors in my school is Malaysian (mostly indian, why har). They are just too dissapointed with how Malaysia treat them.
We just have to change. Every vote counts.
DENY THE 2/3 Majority
· 1 year ago
UMNO has gone too far this time.
Aronil
· 1 year ago
I feel you babes, and i can emphatise with the young ones on why they won't be bothered. If i were to think about it, I'd say the young ones feel that way, because firstly they are not thought much about politics (have you ever ran through anything in our days studying on politics? save for maybe things like Sultan Ahmad Shah and so on). Also I don't find our politicians able to reach out to all groups of people. Or maybe more precisely I don't want to know them. In fact.... call me terrible, but I was more keen on the blardy USA election. Can one see the differences of how they run their campaigns in comparison with ours. With the elections getting nearer, it has been nothing but a bunch of heavy duty posters all over the place. Hello that is not going to be winning cause of us voting for them. Like so here
Our education here, like you were referring to has brought us up to mostly vomit out what we are suppose to read in books (heck even the history on Hang Tuah, was removed because they can't even get their own solid history right.) Personally I'm glad if one's upbringing makes them think for themselves. On my end, I'm terribly grateful for my time in Monash, for i didn't study Social Studies I would be an ignorant turd, which to some level i can be :P
And on the point of Khairy stating UMNO must be strong otherwise the Malaysian Chinese will take advantage’? I haven't heard or seen him speak but i will definitely be looking out for this video now on his speech. Another thought on why maybe i won't vote. Is because I wouldn't know if any of the people we vote for will actually deliver. Call me cynical and a pessimist. But next year, I'll make it a point to register and vote.
Good post babes, thought provoking.
wy
· 1 year ago
"i’d be cramming sentences like these into my head, and then writing them out in essays during the exam, always accepting such statements, only caring about whether i’ll get 10/10 for the essay, never really thinking about the meaning behind what i’m writing. that’s the problem with us young Malaysians. we never think. "
omgosh.. i'm 16 and that's what i'm doing right now! only caring about getting 10/10... ahh! anyway, good post :)
nAoKi
· 1 year ago
erm,i agree to what you've said... i do follow news on Khairy,i remembered he even said that being son-in-law of PM does gave him a certain priviledge and he will use it to his advance.So cheebai right?and even after that confession,people still supports him!he's such a racist and so freakin bias...i just dun understand why others dun see this.
avispek
· 1 year ago
hey u have a much better sense than CMF who moved to the guarded house becoz its not safe staying at her constituency
lets hold hand together n make the change :)
Jm
· 1 year ago
don't you think it's stupid that by the time you're 18, you can drive a car, buy alcohol and tobacco, go clubbing, etc, but you can't vote?! what a stupid and backwards country. if this group of young malaysians continue their manifestations of shallowness and indolence, we will all learn to regret it sooner or later.
Sheryl
· 1 year ago
this is a well written post. I really want to vote but i am shy to say that i have yet to register myself! In fact,i might not vote for next GE as well as i am so disappointed with Malaysian Government that i might want to relocate to other Asian countries. Having said that, i will definitely remember to register if i am still in Malaysia the next GE. I do not think that BN deserves our votes because when i looked back the previous year, i don't see any achievement or contribution that our Government has done for our countries. It has in fact gotten worse year by year. The crime issue, the economy issue and the corruption issue! Look at Lingam case, missing girls, rapes etc...I personally think that it is no longer safe to live in Malaysia. I hope you guys who will be voting will take all these into consideration before choosing your next Government!
skippy
· 1 year ago
Agreed. Never voted, don't intend to vote. Nothing changes anyway. Pointless exercise. Lived and worked in Sydney, now living and working in London. Don't intend to go back. They don't value us. Again, pointless.
alea
· 1 year ago
I WANT TO VOTE SO BADLY!!!!!
khairy's a nuisance to the country.
why is our country like this. T_______T
eunice
· 1 year ago
now that i’m at an age of understanding, i’m just really surprised how many people aren’t voting! stopped counting already. its crazy indifference. can’t wait till I can!
Y'know the way things are going, it's going to get so bad that every vote that doesn't go to BN is an anti-BN protest rather than a show of support for the opposition. What does that say about politics in Malaysia I ask you?
And yes, I do believe they are being deliberately obstructive when it comes to overseas voters - my poor mum tried twice to determine whether there was any way I could cast my vote from Australia and was basically told that unless I was a member of the Msian military/ diplomatic service posted overseas, fat chance. Or more precisely, wank off/ balik Tong Shan/ the usual bullshit.
I almost got a stroke when I spoke to her over the phone, as you can imagine.
As for Khairy, articulate and Oxford-educated eh? All the more reason not to be racist do you not think? After all the benefits that an overseas education and exposure to life outside Malaysia can bring, all he can come up with is pandering to the party line and sucking up like a bigot?
How pathetic.
eyeris
· 1 year ago
I'll vote for any candidate who can ensure that they will take down those goddamn waste-of-plastic campaign material as soon as possible AND recycle them instead of throwing them away.
I vote for the environment!
Monster
· 1 year ago
Guys, you are wasting your time voting at the ballot box. Yet another generation's hopes and dreams of a united, progressive and fair will turn out to be a mirage, just like mine did.
Vote the only way that matters, with your feet.
vincent
· 1 year ago
"vincent : the blogosphere is only saying what Malaysia isnt allowed to say in the mainstream media."
Right. And you are responding by being the exact mirror image of the mainstream media aren't you?
You listed 10 reasons not to vote Khairy, but not a single reason why your friend should vote Chegubard. Being anti-BN is not the same as being pro-PKR/DAP, you know. There is a very big difference there. At least your friend picked a candidate she believed in. What's wrong with that?
It's actually scary that you bloggers complain about the BN government, but you guys are actually turning into the monsters that you so claim to despise.
sieutheng
· 1 year ago
i'm so proud that my father is voting for changes. he was soooo pissed with the govt, he gave me a long talk in the car yday abt all the bad things that BN has done =p and he will so vote for pas (our area has only pas and keadilan and BN) juz as long as it opposes the govt.
anwar ibrahim was at my area yday berceramah-ing but too bad i was going back to puchong edi. :\
foreverjas
· 1 year ago
gosh. all my frens dun even bother to register. sigh. sux. !!!! rocket! =P
entwined
· 1 year ago
i'm very proud of the fact that almost all my friends are registered voters. one is even going to endure a 5 hr journey back to her hometown to vote. heheh i always use her as an example when asking people why they hadn't registered. i agree, this election is something to look forward to. i don't think dissatisfaction and anger has ever been this high, and the ruling party knows it too well, that's why there's all the ads and nonsense flying about. sheesh. as if some last minute speeches and promises will make us forget the past 4 yrs.
eunice
· 1 year ago
vincent, it's kinda pathetic we can't vote for either anyone GREAT - you know what i'm saying? gerakan even merged with BN when they won a long time ago. i guess the point is.....dont let em get SO complacent. it's either or yknow. the opposition's never been in power, we never know good or bad. imagine if it was a really close call - imagine what'd happen to the people's thoughts. "We can actually do it!" and the next queue for voting will be full.
arroyos
· 1 year ago
ok..i dono much about politics...but what i know is under the period of badawi as our PM, many incidents happened compare to last time..
i think its time to vote for a change!
dria
· 1 year ago
actually i find malaysian politics very depressing but i still try to follow everything that's going on, which is quite hard to do especially with what the papers print. hopefully in four years when i'm old enough to vote, things will be better.
your posts are always insightful, and i feel like i need to thank you for bringing up this issue because no one else words it as well as you do.
lung
· 1 year ago
I am so so very relieved to read your post.
Damnit, it's good to know that there are young people out there who are prepared to sit up & take note of what's ailing our country .... and do something about it. You have done your bit & your post is a public service.
Keep plugging away.
From an old fart.
Nicole Cheyenne
· 1 year ago
hey! i give u the utmost respect on posting this entry and without doubt, i agree with u fully.the malaysian political scene has been depressing.i find everyone equal on this earth and theres no reason why one gets better privileges than someone else.OH WAIT.i'm not suppose to question this now am i? how can UNITY be a reality.all i know is that more and more people are in dire need to leave the country and not return.i suppose "they" will drive us all away soon.nuff said =)
cheers
janediva
· 1 year ago
Very well written, pinkpau. I share your sentiments... in fact, we all do :) I urge all of you to see the big picture not just vote for your favourite candidate. The election is not Akademi Fantasia. Keep the check and balance in Parliament. A good government works for us, not us working for the government.
saboon
· 1 year ago
I'm so proud of you, Su Ann! I must admit I am fully ashamed of my ignorance towards our Malaysian politics. You really gave a good wake-up call there..
It's actually funny if you realised that there are people out there who thinks that.. 'oh, i'm 21 already and can vote liaw. Hmm.. let's see who my parents vote for. I follow them la. So lazy to choose' It is really really sad, isn't it.
I really hope that there are more young people like you, and of course all the adults too, who will give these elections some serious consideration and stop whining without real action already.
Thank you, Su Ann.. =)
WA
· 1 year ago
Pinkpau,
Excellent write up. I was at a Ceramah today SS2 (MJ Cafe) even with the rain many people were still there. You can feel the crowd supporting what they are staying. Even Raja Petra (blogger) was there. Gave a great speech. My mind was already made up for quite some time it is opposition but just wanted to feel what the crowd is feeling. It's Electrifying on the crowd agreeing on the issues at hand. PJ Utara may have a new MP. Hmmmmm have to just wait and see on the 8th of March
csv
· 1 year ago
yeap,
she said she is not going to be helping any parties here, but the goes on to say that BN is better etc etc, how her family loves BN.
not surprised, our media is controlled by government ain't it?
look at the news station and radio.
good luck to us all.
Capablanca
· 1 year ago
Pinkpau, I agree with you. The Khairy is bloody racist and double-faced. Say one thing to one side and denied it to the other. I'll never vote for him and I fear the unity among races in this country should he succeed to be PM, when family in politics to keep the power should not be encourage in the first place.
Product of the System
· 1 year ago
Non-bumiputras are the cause of their own damnation.
hey pinkpau, i'm a new reader of your blog and i must say that i totally agree with you. i'm not eligible to vote but i so want to vote this coming saturday!
everyone has a racist side to them, but that's not the point. The thing is, we should acknowledge that we are racist and do something about it. not adding salt to injury like what some people are doing.
another thing is, some people i know, they complain about the government all the time. They bitch about everything from the playgrounds to public transportation. but who the hell are they to bitch when they were the ones who voted for and chose their representatives for the past 4 years? who the hell are they to grumble when they did not go out and vote for a change?
and the same goes for the future government as well. if the people u voted for did not do a good job, just remember, you voted for him/her to represent you.
i cant vote, yet i'm really excited as to whatever that will happen on the 8th
Dek Mat
· 1 year ago
wow pinkpau, nice list!
what are the odds of you endorsing our party? ;)
Undilah SiPM for the power of 4G!
miss nurulle
· 1 year ago
im a malay, but never like bn thou. he is only up there cz of his father-in-law who i think doesnt bring much development compare to Mahathir. wanna vote but not 21 yet. =p
LC
· 1 year ago
Hi, I too attended the Ceramah last night at SS2 MJ cafe, it was great! The heavy rain never stop them for having huge supportor....
I got to know that many of my friends are not interested to vote too, very disappointing of these people.. Every now and then I have been hearing them complaining the unfair treatment they are having, the price increse burden they are facing, the high toll they are paying now, the lousy rules the country implement and many many more....But so sad when now they are giving then chance, having the right to at least make a change, they refuse to!!! Sorry to said that these people are silly, I just don't know what is inside their head!!
Guys, to keep it short, let's VOTE FOR A CHANGE!...Support the rocket, let them voice out for us who is suffering here...Go rocket!
iamthewitch
· 1 year ago
If there's one thing, I really do not understand why one must REGISTER to be a voter? We all have our ICs/myKads which have our records and age. Why can't we just vote with our IC as proof? Then it will eliminate ALL the excuses that one has not registered even though eligible. Don't you agree?
SPR
· 1 year ago
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28. kezanne | March 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 am
last comment from me, talking bout BN’s dirty politics, i have 2 very good evidence to prove their dirty tactics.
1. my classmate’s (a chinese PSD scholar) family recently received RM1,000 fr BN to ask them to vote for BN.
2. the mother of another classmate of mine is obliged to vote for BN cos she is a government servant. i din believe this but she said her mom told her and that if she doesnt vote for BN, the ppl will eventually find out! can anyone back home clarify this matter for me? seriously, u dun write ur name on ur ballot paper, how will ppl know which party u voted for? #
29. Nicholas Chhan | March 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 am
@kezanne - Malaysia doesn’t practice anonymous voting. When you vote you’re required to produce your identity card before you’re given a ballot paper. This ballot paper has a serial number tied to your ID number.
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This serial number no longer holds true. Spr has changed the system.
1. the use of indelible ink 2. transparent ballot boxes 3. no more serialisation of votes to track voters. (sso this means u can vote with confidence)
If come that day, SPR still wanna play dirty, tell ur fren to just spoil the vote rather than gv it to BN. Just do some minor errors. They cant blame you.
A vote for BN = a vote for corruption. If you support corruption, what does that make you? A corrupted person? An accomplice?
SPR
· 1 year ago
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75. saboon | March 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I’m so proud of you, Su Ann! I must admit I am fully ashamed of my ignorance towards our Malaysian politics. You really gave a good wake-up call there..
It’s actually funny if you realised that there are people out there who thinks that.. ‘oh, i’m 21 already and can vote liaw. Hmm.. let’s see who my parents vote for. I follow them la. So lazy to choose’ It is really really sad, isn’t it.
I really hope that there are more young people like you, and of course all the adults too, who will give these elections some serious consideration and stop whining without real action already.
Thank you, Su Ann.. =)
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What does so lazy means? If you have taken the effort to register as a voter and will take the effort to wake up and head towards the polling station, queue up and take the ballot papaer, your final step is to just make the right choice.
How does lazy comes into the picture?
You dont hv to follow what your parents do or choose. They are in their prime. Your are having a future ahead of you. You are not voting for your parents' sake anymore. You are voting for yours and the other young Msians. Your parents shld be the one who shld be voting for your future.
What future is there for us if we continue to let our country rot? Continued to be plundered every year by the billions?
I am a father of 2 and I am voting for my kids' future.
Can you help me then?
A vote for a proven corrupted govt = we condone corruption. If we condone corruption, what does that make us? We could be either stupid or we are not much better than them as some ppl do really rely on a corrupted govt to do biz and make their living.
Yang Guo
· 1 year ago
Budden ler the Opposition ain't exactly all sanctimonious ler, remember Anwar was responsible for alot of the racist Pro-Malay policies before he was jailed for backdoor-ing, and now he's supposed all for equal rights for all races...
For me most politicians are dirty ler, they pander to whatever cause that will garner them the most support ler, BN fans racial issues to get it, while the opposition advocates equal rights only because its the only way for them to distinguish themselves from BN...
Still, if I were eligible to vote (I'm 1 year too young), I'd vote for the Opposition anyway, simply because we need more people in the Parliament to combat those racist biggots from BN. That's all we can hope for I think, because realistically BN can't be beat, at least not in this election
Budden ar, Su Ann, I'm quite politcally unenligtened ler, how is it that you are able to gain so much knowledge on the local political scene?
Overseas Malaysian
· 1 year ago
SPR,you are wrong,the SPR just decided to scrap the plans for using indelible ink today.They must be up to some dirty tactics again.
habri
· 1 year ago
I think in the next GE, the opposition will make strong impact if more young peoples aware about issues and speak up. We need to create more awareness among the younger generation about issues surrounding them. Ask them to actively involved in political process instead of become a political party member.
Sad to say this, but the young & sophisticated non-Malay should engage & mingle more with the Malays if you want to bring change in Malaysia. I hope with the urbanization process among the Malay, they will be more progressive in their thinking and ready to accept meritocracy and competition and do away with DEB. To ensure this happen, every Malaysians must be play their part.
During my recent discussion with Malay & Chinese peers, the biggest stumbling block for the young Malays (most of them not a professional) to accept so called meritocracy is the reality in their workplace where racism still exist. Hard to quantify but we must discuss this issues openly.
Some said the Malays are lazy and some said why bother, this is my company and government do the same thing to us. Its like chicken and egg situation and the victim are the poor bumi & non-bumi (sorry i have to used this word to describe the situation) So my simple solution is it must start from the government & private sector (including Malay company) to create a win-win situation and hopefully can bring better future for all in the long term. Another thing is please mingle and talk to different peoples from different races, only then we can know the real issues and discuss and debate with them openly.
SPR
· 1 year ago
Yes i was rite at the time when i wrote my piece. EC the scumbag tan sri Rashit is the devil.
Can we spit at these devils?
anonymous coward
· 1 year ago
oh please. you seriously think pas and pkr are going to abolish the NEP? GTFO. and you think pas is just going to smile and nod every time your beloved dap starts making noise about malaysia being secular (and it's not. article 4, READ IT) ?
.. and yes, keep on talking about migrating, and how things are better out there and how you've made your fortunes outside.. the umnoputras will just cite it as evidence about how disloyal "those people" are and convince the makciks and pakciks that they, and ONLY THEY, can protect their wellbeing and prosperity.
I'm an umnoputra and i hate KJ more than you can imagine, but if you think he's horrible because he's a racist, you really are naive and need to read more newspapers. You don't even know how hishamuddin was mocked and ridiculed even in umno circles because of his keris-waving antics now don't you? i bet you don't.
as for hindraf, have you any idea how stupid those hindraf idiots were? congratulations on breaking up the sense of unity of purpose bersih forged. thanks to their open letter to gordon brown, you've just united umno against a common external enemy, given them someone new to hate instead of their internal struggle over the softness and incompetence of the wak dol regime.. bet you didn't know wak dol's nominees for the umno supreme council got mauled in the 2006 party elections didn't you?
my point is, the opposition has proven itself adept at self-sabotage, better than what the bn media machine could do (look up "harakah effect" ) to smear them. enjoy 4 more years of this, watching from far away america while we have to put up with this shit IN OUR FACES
silentobserver
· 1 year ago
i really like the fact that people bother about politics nowadays.. good stuff btw... :)
i'm a chinese studying in the UK and sadly, too young to vote. i so totally agree about the people who complain and not vote.. but also, we complain complain complain and don't do anything else. ie, if we mean business, we should step up, go into politics and see what we can do to change... not meaning all 10 million (or more ppl wtf) dissatisfied citizens go into politics, but if we have no one stepping up, we will forever be going "our government sucks ladida..."...
as much as we diss BN, how much can we say that the opposition party is any better? yeah BN messes with you head, but the opposition party does that too lor... the whole anwar singing different songs to different crowds...
politics is dirty... ppl don't want to get involved but we expect things to be all butterfly-and-rainbow-ish.. we expect other ppl to do all the dirty work and we enjoy earning millions of bucks (other countries lah, how to earn here wtf)... our forefathers sacrificed their most of their lives fighting for Malaysia lor... again, what do we really want? yes, voting makes a difference, but if you want to fight, have to go to war lor... and not just complain that the tanks are used to shoot coconut trees for soldiers to drink coconut juice wtf... sometimes i think it's so easy to comment from the sidelines.. and yeah, it is true it looks like our government is not getting anywhere but i also don't think it is easy governing such a multi-cultural country with so much to think about... development, religions, stability, each races' wellbeing etc..
omg why am i so idealistic wtf... please lah potential ppl step up... in the mean time, imo, don't vote just because "BN sucks" or "i blindly support the government" but vote for the candidate whom you think you can trust, that will make a diff, that'll do good in your constituency... (but then again.. how to trust politicians right? haha) because how much can we really cleanse? can we guarantee that the other party we're voting for is 100% pure? can we purge these evil from the world? erm.. food for thought... :D
sigh.. i should go study now and shut up baibai
songjun
· 1 year ago
lol not only does mr anwar pander to different crowds with different rhetorics, the opposition 'supporters' who are out to 'fight the BN machine' also plays the same game.
reference : http://youtube.com/watch?v=nzK5BAt8ets - Anwars promise of bringing down petrol prices, and that while he was Finance Minister up till 1998, prices didnt go up. Hmm.. yes.. anwar magically controls market prices of crude oil :D
bettermalaysia.com - activisit blaiming government for commodites and prices going up. Yes, with food prices around the world going up together with crude prices, its BN's fault our subsidised Flour, rice and sugar is raising in price
Anyone remember when Anwar happily jumped on to Mahathir's band wagon after saying all sorts of things about UMNO etc? From liberal, to conservative to liberal? Turncoat? or Opportunist?
When opposition complain about how 'unfair' or how dirty BN does, why doesnt it not take the higher moral stand and play fair? Then at least we can see you walk the walk and talk the talk. Because as far as I can see, voting people like that will just bring about another bought of 'cronism' by different people.
I honestly think DAP deserves more credit then any other party, PKR is a semantic driven party and PAS is just playing Market Orientation.
DAP has proven itself thru and thru but sadly, the opposition cant get its damn act together to even put up a fight. The previous 'alliance' fell apart due to PAS's 'stronger' majority.
To all non bumi's saying how horrible their situation is, yes, we all know how bad u guys have it. But consider this, wherever there is a majority, it will supress its minority in some form. Complaining about how non malays cant get positions of authority? Singaporean malays in the army rarely get promoted to even Officer positions.
Remove NEP? Nay. Stick with it, but remove racial priority and instead fix to baseline income rates. Lower income, higher support.
Vote DAP :D Teresa Kok rox my sox :D haha
johnleemk
· 1 year ago
songjun:
Actually PKR has correctly identified the reason why we have been especially hit hard by inflation. If you read their manifesto, they point out that price controls and quotas on how much you can buy (WTF la, can only buy one bag of sugar at the supermarket during festive season) have made the problem worser by disincentivising firms to continue supplying basic necessities, and also by discouraging competing firms from entering the market to drive down prices. PKR's recognised that the fault lies precisely in BN's misguided attempts to control prices.
Having said that, they are still stuck on subsidising petrol, unlike the DAP which has moved on. But both parties in their alternative budget/economic agenda have correctly pointed out the root source of why inflation has hit us so hard.
johnleemk
· 1 year ago
(That should be "hit us so hard compared to the rest of the world.")
anonymous coward:
I think most of us support PAS either because we recognise that unlike BN, they will have no choice but to engage in dialogue with the other parties in Parliament. UMNO in BN rides roughshod over everyone else. There are checks even within the opposition. Realistically speaking, neither the DAP nor PAS can ever form the government, unless one or both radically alter the base of their party - the DAP seems to be slowly moving there, and PAS has also been taking small steps to moderate their previously radical stances.
Regarding the NEP, if PKR doesn't end the NEP, vote them out la! Why is it so hard to do that? If PKR doesn't do it, we are still the same as we would be under BN, no? We have nothing to lose by voting for a party that at least acknowledges the NEP has failed, rather than voting for Barisan "NEP has failed, so we must extend it indefinitely" Nasional.
Hisham may have been mocked for his keris-waving, but the fact is, he's not alone. Many grassroots leaders support this kind of radical behaviour. It wasn't for nothing that Najib threatened to bathe his keris in Chinese blood 20 years ago, or that so many delegates have consistently stood up at the UMNO AGMs over the years to lambaste the non-Malays and make violent threats against them. I personally know people in UMNO Youth who aren't like this, but I strongly suspect they are not representative of the true face of UMNO or BN.
silentobserver:
Under other circumstances I would definitely agree. In this case, I cannot. With its constantly unshakeable majorities in Parliament over the years, BN has gotten complacent. It sees no need to tolerate dissenting views. I can reel off a list of good men and women in BN, from all races and parties, who have been stymied by BN's refusal to let them vote their conscience. Shahrir Abdul Samad, Zaid Ibrahim, S. Sothinathan, Lim Keng Yaik - all have paid the price for refusing to toe the party line.
I like good MPs as much as the next guy. But as long as bad guys in BN force these good MPs to vote against what they feel is right, I cannot support any BN candidate.
Mel
· 1 year ago
Even the world are aware of the unfairness in our elections/voting systems...
Rest not. At least we will give it a shot by voting this coming election. Perhaps, with each 1 vote, it will make a lot of difference..
wookie
· 1 year ago
Well, I've blogged about almost the same issue but from a different perspective. But I do agree on the part of how youngsters felt about being Malaysians. Not that they want to ignore it, they just think their very existence couldn't do anything and I blame that on the government. At this point of time, sad to say I feel them too especially when they talked about moving out of Malaysia. I too feel it. Mainly because I wanted to be able to report freely on corruptions if they ever have some or even about something bad on the government. What kind of policy is this?
I really didn't want to be tied down by governmental policies even before I go out to work, because I don't want to live a life of secrecy and pain of knowledge about the government's sins and yet do nothing about it.
Ah well, just a ramblings of a 19 going on to 20 year old kid. Hopefully our blog posts could make a difference to anyone. Cheers.
Jeffrey
· 1 year ago
It appears that in the rural areas of Malaysia, the people are still so poor that they will gladly accept a few ringgit to vote for the BN, something which no opposition party or independent candidate is in the position to offer them.
Forget about all the “support” that they give to any opposition candidate during the campaign period. This is merely to up the “ante” so that more money and promises are forthcoming from the BN (and if they are lucky, from the opposition candidates as well). They think that they are being smart. They of course fail to realize that they are only deceiving themselves.
This act of self-deception has drastic consequences for them and for all of us over the next 5 years or so after any election, but will they ever learn? It has been going on for the last 50 over years.
Ironically, especially in the Malay-majority constituencies, it is not even necessary for the BN to pay anything other than for some token food and drinks for the voters. These are the voters who will believe anything and everything that the BN and the BN-controlled media will tell them.
Will the BN prove yet again that it can fool most Malaysians all the time?
The situation is so bad that in some if not most of these areas, the saying goes that even if you put a monkey under the BN symbol, it will win. And there are many BN YB’s who are arguably worse than monkeys (and that includes KJ). The only reason they are picked is to be yes-men (or yes-monkeys) to the Prime Minister. Just give them their daily bananas.
UMNO is only too happy to let the Prime Minister, arguably now the sleepiest and most ineffective politician in the country, to get away with it as long as he delivers the goods each election – how is never the question.
Malaysians have still not woken up to the full extent that their country's wealth and resources have been stolen, siphoned off or wasted (thought sheer inefficiency and mismanagement) by UMNO and their cronies, leaving the rest of us for generations to come to pay for the damage.
This being the case, it is doubtful that the 9th Malaysia Plan’s avowed intentions of eradicating poverty, etc. will work, since most of the allocations meant for the poor will be stolen by the BN monkeys who are about to be voted in to Parliament or rather by the sleepy zoo-keeper, Pak Lah and his cronies and family, UNLESS the people really have a say in it and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
After all, the people will end up paying for it themselves. Where else in the world can you find people paying to get cheated and stolen from?
That is democracy Malaysian style. The people deserve what they get! Too bad, I couldn't vote this time as I'm still 19 going on 20. So my dear Malaysians, VOTE WISELY THIS TIME!
PS: Are you studying in taylors?
Bridget
· 1 year ago
I cant agree more. Young Malaysians should definitely vote! and for pete's sake, so what if khairy jamalludin can speak good english?! he might be the big bright shining star in THEIR community because he's probably the only one who speaks good english and if the Malaysian education system is so great why does he need oxford? These Malaysian's dato and datin and yb's kids should all be in the local unis. Whatever happened to support our local products anyway?
OMG! i just soooo hate them!
silentobserver
· 1 year ago
i admit that i really dont know the full story about the political situation... but i know i'm not alone on that... the news these days are so biased... one is super pro-govt, the other is super anti-govt... there are hardly any objective people left... i hope i'll reach that objectivity...
johnleemk: about the good MPs... from the heated comments i read from kennysia's blog, there were also some people who fought and got kicked out from the party, etc for toeing the line... i really REALLY respect that, it took alot of balls to fight for what they believe in... but even the people whom you listed down.. i think they knew what they were doing... i don't think its easy sitting down and letting shit things you don't agree with take place... but instead of "berani dengan membuta tuli (moral spm wtf)" i think they thought they could do some changes in things WITHIN their power... firstly, they had to endure shit from the party, then they have to endure the ungrateful ppl who call them "dogs" for listening to their superiors... -_- it sucks lorr... i REALLY think these ppl are not given due credit at all.... they are so much smarter than we think they are... some might say (the annoying ones that talk alot) the changes might be hardly noticable, but THEY DID SOMETHING TO MAKE THAT CHANGE... thing is, our forefathers suffered alot of shit also, but did they give up? we have to persevere... instead of, oh, this government is shitty, let's overthrow them... then the next one comes into power, oh shitty also, let's overthrow them... won't we just be wasting precious development time??? at least now we know there are donkeys and kutus and whatever nots in the government... THEY ARE EXPOSED... the new ones? can you REALLY guarantee they are squeaky clean? won't it take MORE TIME finding these parasites? all i'm saying is that keep the good, throw the bad as much as we can... i think its faster this way and it'll save our country alot of precious time.. p/s sorry about the "shit"s used and if i seemed rude... i'm not angry.. just that i spent alot of time thinking about this and i need to get it out of my system.. i appreciate your reply and thoughts... i think i'm too passionate for my own good... -_-
and seriously, i think most (ie not all) young people are just complaining it's hard for the non-malays to make it big in Msia... doesn't that show we're just greedy? are we REALLY interested in the country's development or we're just sore we can't own 10 ferraris and 1123756 prada bags as easy (something i don't really believe) THAT race? i might be wrong to say this, but many youths especially just see the fact that it's harder to make money in msia... i agree this situation is not ideal at all... but are we suffering? yes there are hardships, but all that just makes us stronger... the great ppl we know of today who lived and died had to go through alot of shit to be where they are/were lor... how much toil, sweat, tears, lives did it take our forefathers for us to be where we are today? do we really have a right to complain? we're definitely nowhere near japan, UK, US or whatever, but are we living in trees without internet access, uneducated, etc? sad truth is, we just want more for ourselves... i understand about wanting the best for our future generation, but we should see it as hardships make us more whole people... more appreciative, better individuals... saying so, it's no excuse to be complacent with the current situation... there is injustice that i totally don't agree with either.. that's why we have to fight!!!!
i understand the anger, i do... i suffered from the discrimination just as any ah chong next door, but just dont let that blind our brains..
oh, my name is supposed to be an irony.. i'm so not silent... i really can't just sit here and do nothing while things are happening back home...
i was kicking myself for being idealistic.. but i was thinking today (ALOT) and i think our country needs a vision... just because i say politics is dirty it is SUPER SUPER DUPER TROUPER difficult to get rid of this corruption doesn't mean i condone it at all... i cannot stand those kutus and donkeys sitting in the seats as well.. there are really good candidates from all parties... let's vote for the ones who will stand up for righteousness and truth regardless of their parties?
disclaimer: i'm not on a PSD scholarship, or any government related bonds just in case anyone says BN bribed me.. -_-
johnleemk
· 1 year ago
silentobserver:
So let me boil this down to a simple couple of sentences: if the government fails, we should give them another chance. Rinse and repeat for the next five hundred years. Am I the only one who sees a problem with this logic?
Sure, it is a waste of time if we keep electing impotent governments. But I say it is a bigger waste of time to elect the same impotent incumbent government, rather than trying to elect potential alternatives which could easily be good or bad. With BN, we have an expected value of 100% corruption and racism. With the opposition, the expected value is definitely not 100%, which in itself makes the only reasonable choice the opposition.
I agree that dissenters within the government aren't given enough credit. The problem with the seductive "change from within" argument is that BN doesn't want to change. That's why they give these dissenters the boot in the first place. They send their dissenters to compete against opposition candidates in tough constituencies - if the dissenters win, BN has a huge majority in Parliament to force them to STFU. If the dissenters lose, then we have an equally worthy set of dissenters from the opposition who won't STFU.
When the whole system itself is designed to fight change - when it is drawn up on a fundamentally wrong basis - there is no point in trying to "change from within". The system itself has to be reformed. You can't eradicate racial politics by playing racial politics, but that's what you have to do to rise to the top in BN. Gerakan tried to do this, and instead BN has changed Gerakan. From the only true multiracial party in the country in 1969, thrashing both UMNO and MCA candidates, they have become an entirely Chinese party this election.
silentobserver
· 1 year ago
johnleemk: Hmm, ok I see your point. It is hard to see the logic in just voting for the candidate and not the party. But as for me, I'm not "pro-govt" or "anti-govt". Because honestly and realistically, I think BN will still win. So the most we can do is do our best to put up more useful people who will fight to make those changes. Because yes, I still believe that those dissenters did make a difference somehow, no matter how minute as we see them to be.
I also have a problem with the logic of having another party as the government because at this point in time, is there any potential one? Can we realistically say that we can see DAP, PKR, or PAS as the ruling party? If I'm not mistaken they tried forming BA in the past but had problems themselves. Having opposition parties in a democratic country is good, but do the current ones really have a vision or a realistic one for the country? Or do they exist just to oppose the government?
Anyway it's great to see that you know quite a bit about politics. Because despite my seemingly over-passionate ramblings, I have to admit I'm not maestro in this politics business. I really hope you are one of the few who are making that sincere decision for the best of our country as a whole (and I believe so, :))
and may you make that choice I can't, wisely.
p/s once again I apologize for my previous comments' choice of words
Charmaine
· 1 year ago
For those who wanna vote and don't wanna vote, please feel free to read this.
its true that civil servants have their identity disclosed in their ballots in democratic msia. one of my parents is a police officer, and was required to send the ballot in an envelope for postal, and the envelope bares the name of the voter. anyhow, my parent was so sick with BN, and eventually voted for the opposition despite the risk.
johnleemk
· 1 year ago
silentobserver:
I agree that BN will win the elections - but again, I don't see the logic in saying "BN will win, so therefore I should vote BN." Voting for the best individual candidate only works in a real two-party system. In an authoritarian "democracy" like Malaysia's, there isn't much choice if we actually want to hold the government accountable - to punish them for their poor governance, we have no choice but to vote against their candidates, regardless of how good their candidates in our constituencies actually are.
I'd also beg to differ on the opposition forming the government - I used to share your skepticism, but I see reason for cautious sentiment now. Many opposition candidates, and the most promising leaders, are technocrats educated at some of the best universities in the world. If you read their manifestos and objectively compare them with BN's, I believe you would find it hard to say that BN is significantly more competent when it comes to governance - if anything, 50 years of power have made them far too complacent.
Jules
· 1 year ago
hey there! im behind u 100% on this.i feel the same way and me and my dad have been discussing politics non-stop since the start of the elections.after 50years, if it is a risk we must take to vote for the opposition, then why not after all these years?look at australia for example.the once opposition party is now the ruling party today.ppl there have not been afraid to voice out that they're sick n tired of the government.they want change n they're not afraid to demand for that.just my thoughts anyway :)
nymph
· 1 year ago
in the days running up to the election, our "Dear Leader" has threated us continually with chaos and instability if we even think about voting for the opposition. so wipe that thought off your mind.
HOW DARE HE? HOW DARE HE THREATEN US?
"Dear Leader", didn't you get the memo? WE ARE YOUR BOSS!
chanzhe
· 1 year ago
There is no doubt that BN has done something for Malaysia, but BN too has failed Malaysia.
The total corruption of Malaysian Judiciary has put Malaysia to shame! What is independence of Judiciary that has been promoted all these while? Who should we rely on when there is court case where we are on the right side? Vincent Tan to pay for the accused means the verdict of us losing! This is not supposed to be the situation! Where is the promise to fight the corruption that's being broadly announced as BN manifesto in 2004?
Things have been proven correct that we, the people shouldn't put too much of mandate to the goverment to run a country on their own, without listening to any objection raised by the opposition because of the 2-3rd majority they were holding. And of course, we can't rely on the MP of the BN to voice out disagreement as they are FORCED to vote even if they personally don't agree with the party! What more is when the parliament is being filled with people who can't even answer questions and blatant ignorant(like CMF)! People were being victimized.
I am happy this time, because of the arising o professional candidates with good qualifications. I sincerely hope that the opposition will deny 2-3rd majority of BN and our parliament will have more QUALIFIED MPs.
*most Singapores MPs have degrees from well-known institutions, our malaysia's MPs? >> some have only primary school qualification(samyvellu) =.=" how can u expect an efficient government?
anonymous coward
· 1 year ago
look what the fuck have you idiots done. enjoy your PAS government you stupid fucks.
sheila
· 1 year ago
glad to know there is a young malaysian so passionate and not ignorant.. with all the malaysian politics stuff ;)
m
· 1 year ago
totally agree with you...but my teachers don't agree with what the textbooks say and encourage us to develop our own sense of right and wrong because the facts in the textbook are all doctored...one of my teachers even commented that malays are immigrants also and that only orang asli are the original ppl here. i think they dare to make comments like this is because i am in a chinese private high sch...lol...damn liberal man.
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Can't wait can't wait too. I'm so excited it's all i talked, argued, discussed and annoyed my dad about!
Kudos for this post and I hope more people will be inspired to cast their votes this coming 8 March. Anyway, it's for our future.
This is the attitude of Malaysian. Is so disappointing. Well, if KJ win I won't be surprise because of so many dirty tricks that BN can use. Besides, KJ need to ensure he, himself have a sit in politics in order to get involve so I think he will do every "necessary" action to win. If, he become the future PM I think we the other race won't have any chance to survive any more. He is the one been racist.
And, actually every time when UMNO is having there AGM we the other race should also pay our attention in their meeting. Because, a lot of things that been said in UMNO will be a law in the country. As for MCA and MIC's AGM you can just forget about it. Is useless. Talk cock only. Can't even stand up when chinese and indian are been "rape"! When, person from UMNO said racist things against chinese and indian they just keep quiet. But when someone not form the party, like maybe opposition? They will condemn that very person. Like How disappointing they are. Or Our government is been fair loh. All this bullshit! Just so sick of them.
I am 20 this year and currently studying in the UK and that have me missed out on the 'election fever' happening back home. I cant agree more on the first point that you have made.
I remember the Sarawak State Election in 2006 in which, SUPP the component party of BN, said that only BN can bring about development for the state. What was actually saddening is that most of my college friends took the bait(or threat); I cant recount how many times I had been told to look at the current state of Kelantan and asked me to reconsider my support for the opposition parties lest i want Sarawak to be less developed than the other states in Malaysia.
And without fail, all the election goodies are given when the polling date is nearer. Allocation of funds to chinese schools, community groups and so on and so forth. It happened in 2006 and I am 110% certain that it is happening right now.
It is just sad to see how shallow some voters are at times.
I don't know how relevant my comments are to the points that you have made but I hope you don't mind me voicing my opinions out through your blog.
8th of March - Vote with your conscience.
just today i debated with my older sis abt this issue, asking her why didnt she register to vote bla bla bla. she gave exactly the same excuses u mentioned - "one vote from me doesn't make any difference la" and "my frens all also haven't register so why the rush" and "even if I did register I dunno who to vote for so no point" etc etc etc!!!!
I'm so angry ok.
these are the people that complain and complain why our government is so shitty but yet doesn't do anything about it.
what really bugs me is how OBCESSED BN is with reputation. they don't care about the people at all! what has pak lah done in the past few years? hmm let's see, spend taxpayer's money on sending a male model to space so he could share nasi lemak and teh tarik! woohoo! such an accomplishment! they seem to think so. but i've read articles from newspapers overseas and they're LAUGHING at us.
meanwhile our country is in serious shit. so many people need financial help and they're just throwing all that money away.
and look at how much money they're spending on their campaign! is that fair?! SO MANY BLOODY BILLBOARDS!! they cost at least 45,000 EACH! and those tv ads! the oppositions campaigns pale in comparison simply because they don't get to use taxpayers money for all these.
and the kelantan thing is really unfair. i've seen what it's like there 'cause it's my mother's hometown. it's most definately not PAS's fault. the government isn't dividing the country's funds equally so how could PAS develop the area if they don't have the money to do so? BN did this all so that the people of kelantan would see how little PAS is doing and vote for them instead.
it's so obvious how little they care about the people....so why are we still voting for them?
Well, answer. Wake up people, the blacks' rights were a foregone reality when Martin Luther King took their cause to the urban streets. But it ain't stopping them.
Democracy and freedom is like a feeble flame, it's bright and it gives light to pitch darkness. You must keep putting in firewoods to keep it burning, you must constantly protect it from the cold threatening wind. The moment you stop putting the fuel, the moment you get easy with it, it's gone. Back into that chilly solitude you will.
Can you ever get back light? Yes you can, but it aint easy.
It isn't right that Malaysia doesn't have a strong enough filibuster. It also isn't right that political parties are by race advocates, it should be united.
This coming election is really cutting close to the impending decline of Malaysia's economy in the globalised world, one that is close to peak oil.
Our next election would be 2012, and that may indeed be too late for change. We owe this change to our children, and with a worsening economy: having children is an even greater challenge. This calls for extreme measures to change things.
I'm a libertarian, and I will quote Voltaire to Malaysians that don't speak up: "I may disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death your right to say it".
what's most frustrating is that BN is trying to create a general atmosphere trying to tell the nation that they are the only ones who could run the country. I wonder if those who were "forced" to vote would vote for BN since it's the most publicized.
it's really unfair how things work (on the campaign) because only BN can put theirs up any time anywhere wheres there's this time limit for the other parties.
the campaigns in T.S newspaper sometimes anger me as well because I feel the public media isn't willing to take the risk to campaign for other parties just in case BN finally wins (again!) and would find a reason to ban their activities in the future.
have you been to Anwar's public talk?
It was a real interesting one no matter it being a political gimmick. It sure did speak the mind of us Malaysian Chinese's.
"Orang Melayu semua takut Orang Cina menang"
vote for malaysia. all right.
vote for BN. WTH?
clearly this is propaganda.
then there's the newspaper article writings on how BN has sucessfully grown from the past and how the WRITER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PARTIES WHATSOEVER, then going on to praise BN blah blah blah.
i am sick of this bullshit, but unfortuately, i am too young to vote.
sigh.
then there's the young malaysians su ann mentioned. too indifferent and lazy. which is one of the key factors why BN manages to win election after election.
1 thing's for sure, i'm not gonna vote for a party that talks on empty promises and can't pronouce election(erection, Pak Lah) properly either.
sigh. i hate to imagine wht will become of our country if everyone esp the younger generation thinks and acts this way.
so true. which is why every year i tell my parents their vote wont matter anyway before I go to the polling station to vote.
The blogosphere taught me otherwise.
Malaysia will need to achieve that before any imbeciles will be voted into the parliament.
anyway, go rocket go!
why is there such inequlity? this problem has been there since many yrs ago but no one is outside there to represent the minority of us and make changes in such issue..
scholarship is not the only issue which has no equality among the diff races in msia. business as well.. if u dun hv a malay partner in ur company, dream on if u want to win over a tender fr the government. even if u can do the job using the best materials and u can do it at a lower cost, u r not given the job cos u r not a malay or u dun hv a malay partner.
wen it comes to buying properties ie cars, houses; the bumiputeras can get it at a cheaper price.. why? wen u ask someone outside, the only answer u will get is "it is in 'perlembagaan malaysia'..
what i can say is dat 'there wont be democracy in msia unless every single person get up fr their bottom every 4 yrs and vote wisely' dun get deceived by those empty promises made by the representatives. u hv the intelligence to make the right choice.
Democracy means freedom of speech. If you vote for stupid candidates for stupid reasons, you get called a moron by any reasonable person who isn't nice enough to be dishonest. You have the right to vote, just as you have the right to own property, the right to freedom of movement, and so forth. If you exercise those rights in a way that other people don't like, they have a right to call you on it - just not to obstruct you from doing so. As long as those calling others "morons" don't prevent them from voting, I don't see anything wrong with it.
Fu Han:
To be fair, practically all UWC students and grads I've talked to consider the Singaporean UWC (where Khairy graduated) a pariah because it lets anyone in as long as they pay enough.
su ann:
Eh, speaking of Malaysian history ah...I'm taking an SE Asian history course this term and my prof crammed like all the important points from our Form 2 syllabus (Perjanjian Pangkor, residents, the Straits Settlements and Federated/Unfederated Malay states, indentured Chinese/Indian labour, segregation, etc.) into an hour-long lecture. Damn memalukan...it makes you realise how much useless shit they've crammed into the curriculum to focus us on memorising bullshit rather than actually thinking about the issues.
in my heart "BULLSHIT!" this shows how ignorant they are. money comes fr the taxpayers. this means the money goes only to the governing party to bring development to the country. in other words, if BN loses and the opposition wins, the opposition will get to bring development to the country using the taxpayers' money.
talking bout BN's dirty politics, i have 2 very good evidence to prove their dirty tactics.
1. my classmate's (a chinese PSD scholar) family recently received RM1,000 fr BN to ask them to vote for BN.
2. the mother of another classmate of mine is obliged to vote for BN cos she is a government servant. i din believe this but she said her mom told her and that if she doesnt vote for BN, the ppl will eventually find out!
can anyone back home clarify this matter for me? seriously, u dun write ur name on ur ballot paper, how will ppl know which party u voted for?
especially the part on empty vessels who are not registered to vote.
i feel so sad because i have so many friends who do not bother to exercise their bloody rights and yet making so much noise on the corrupt government.
what you said is actually what many of us thought of, but couldn't put into proper words. bravo on that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COm3D6FDmwY
Mahathir admitting he was wrong and Anwar was innocent.
damn sorry for the spamming. after watching the video a second time, guess he was being sarcastic.
but hell, i didnt think it was very funny at all. just very cruel.
thegeekinpink : if it was just vote for malaysia, but with the BN logo all over it, i'd be miffed too. my friends in penang have been getting emails and flyers telling them their constituency and polling station (what is supposed to be a neutral mssg from the 'neutral' EC) but with BN logos all over it. its crazy.
nileey : YES that omnipresent "aiyah BN still wins anyway" excuse. yalar with people who just sit around never taking action, of course BN still wins right. -_- sigh. pls give your peers a smack on the butt for me :(
overseas : yes that is exactly it - people who would vote against govt are all abroad and cannot vote or are too jaded to even want to vote. hmm would you not vote for PAS even if it means voting againt govt?
tim : he is already Ultra! he is the EPITOME of ultra melayu.
jun : that is precisely why i am so worried that khairy will get into parliament. i dont care lah if he's eloquent and all that.. such a silly reason to vote for a person if at the end of the day, he's going to screw you and the country over when he assumes the premiership. he's done so many shitty things in the past and is not regretful about them at all. i dont see why people would still vote for him knowing all these facts.
voon kn : that development argument of theirs sickens me. there was a recent article in our papers about BN's comment regarding a specific town who voted the government out in 2004, and PAS in. in that article, BN said this - "Town X is no longer blacklisted, as long as they learn from their mistake". damn stupid. what the hell is BLACKLISTED anyway??? you cut their electricity? you dont give the state funds? and what right has the government to BLACKLIST a town anyway? such a thinly veiled threat... vote for us or we will blacklist you. disgusting isnt it.
sieutheng : smack your sister for me!!! sigh nevermind in 2012 we will show the country which generation is boss wtf
lavender : yeah purposely underdeveloping a state is very evil. such a vengeful govt. i totally hear you about the billboards... there are so many of them in my neighbourhood. as if nothing better to spend the money on like that. -____-
danyel : the problem is the ppl who dont vote are prolly not going to be feeling very guilty. because they just havent been taught to care or be aware of whats going on.
fu han : hahaha nvm nvm you didnt go to UWC in the end mah!
reallybites : very what wan lah you... already know still wanna ask wtf
danyel : haha daniel you are poetic as always!
robb : yaaaa them old folks should learn from our semangat :P
justakid : glad you're learning stuff :) that's my aim of writing all these posts. just make sure to vote when you're of age ;) i'm not of age myself.
nicholas : yes it's the conformist thing. but with more and more people choosing to study abroad and bringing open and learned mentalities back home, at least there is some semblance of balance. and in the case of our young people, it's more eleanor roosevelt than voltaire. she said, "..Too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.” i dont think 2012 is too late, but of course i'd like to see a good change in this election :)
natchai : ya to a lot of simple minded people, sometimes it's the party that has the most presence during election season that captures votes. no lah the newspapers cannot carry opposition propaganda because they're owned by the government. their licenses can be revoked or suspended if they piss the govt off :) has happened before to The Star in 1987. HAHA hey did you go for anwar's talk at taman muda??? by the time i found the padang, he had left already :( but there were so many ppl there!!!
csv : are you serious? did they really say this writer is not aligned to any political party?
charlenediane : not too late to make an impact on young minds :) sigh you must give you friends a swift kick in the butt :(
alvin : hahaha puppy why are you so weird !
simon : segambut!! yong tau foo :D
vincent : the blogosphere is only saying what Malaysia isnt allowed to say in the mainstream media.
mrbherng : i dont really buy this 'we need time' thing.. 200 years ago and now are very different times. a new country in this time and age should be progressing faster than a new country in the 1800s. sigh but yes if time is what it takes, then i hope it will be as little as possible.
borabora : OH NO what a shame :((((
john : yeahh.. memorising silly facts that glorify the government. sigh what have i done with my high school years!
kezanne : you must enlighten your friends!!!!! tell them how they cannot be waylaid by BN's threats of underdevelopment for states that dont vote them in.
nicholas : are u sure? i read somewhere that this serial number and marking of the foil is no longer practiced :\
howzan : you must make your friends menyedarkan diri :(
yip : yeah tell me about it. mat cemerlang... LOL. it's irrelevant underhanded tactics like these that win votes for UMNO.
thegeekinpink : my boyfriend would say that is totally characteristic of Mahathir :) i havent watched the video tho.. no sound on this pc :\
keep writing and inspiring! :)
i know how to greet in Chinese, Cantonese, Malay, Hawaiian nothing impressive. But i also know how to greet and speak a little in Samoan, Maori, Tahitian, French, Korean, Japanese, Fijian, Russian, Tongan, Micronesian, Tagalog, Marquesas-ian?, Mongolian, Indian, Sri Lankan, spanish, portugese, swedish, swiss-german... i'm so in love with the cultural diversity we have here. it's like travelling around the whole world without the pricey air tickets and hotel rooms.
It certainly sounds like i'm bragging without a point, but i'm just wondering back home, what drove us into despising another race like that. alot of which you have mention in your amazing posts like this one and the taxi driver one.
you just amaze me with the political insight you have. how do you do that!
malaysian youths certainly need more encouragement and realization. you're doing a great and marvelous work su ann. i can feel the seed you planted breaking it's husk and about to sprout.
another thing about malaysians are they don't take risks! i've heard so many of my peers say: the political issues are not that bad lah.. it could be worse right? BN got alot of controversy going on, but they've been serving our country since independence woh.. blablabla...
my answer was: yeah it could be worse but can't it be better??
why are malaysians SO SCARED of change?! are we so brain washed into thinking that if there is change in the parliament, it would definitely be bad???!!!!!!
wawasan 2020 my arse la like that!
i hope to see more blogs like yours unafraid and uncompromising of truth. SU ANN FOR FIRST CHINESE FEMALE AS MALAYSIAN PM!!!
you're so awesome!
It looks like an uphill battle for PKR. This is one smooth
"crook" is more scary than a stupid one.
http://www.antikhairy.blogspot.com/
barisan rakyat mesti menang!
The ones whom to be blame are the ones leaving everything behind them and just follow what these jokers are telling them.
Why leave but not stay to make a change!??
Well sadly, most Malaysians have practically "no choice" besides that "ONE CHOICE" to vote. Why? Because they give them food and shelter. Why? Because they are using our money to indirectly buy our votes. See how these jokers are throwing tons of development projects only during the election, but not at any other time? Need not to elaborate here.
The oppositions can't really help with developments is not to be blamed. The ones are the people holding the government. To cut them off from funds and make people unhappy with the opposition is a win for them. Simple said.
reckless gerrymandering (dividing voting districts unfairly) to ensure BN victories?
I so agree with this! I remember back then about 2 elections ago, my constituency was base in Klang. Now, my constituency was re-gazetted to Shah Alam. See how they do in such a way that leave out eligible voters for the opposition in Klang! Why can't they leave my constituency alone?
It is either now I will vote for Idiot Number 1 or Idiot Number 2.
I am a hypocrite, such in a way that I bank on BN and invest on opposition.
lets vote people
even though they may change the location of the eletorial polls
but we gotta stick together.
Pak lah rocks ! that's why he stays in one place like a BATU !
Isn't that typical of youth? Have the uncanny ability to bitch about life but never wanting to take affirmative action. I have travelled the world and let me tell you one thing, the grass ain't that much greener on the other side. So listen up! For once in your life take action..not just bitch about it. Remember, it's not their problem...it's our problem....
to these people that stay ignorant about the politics of their country, i brand you as hypocrites!
you curse the police when you were flagged down by police and had to pay duit-kopi; you shook your head when you hear stories about how blatantly corrupt government officials are; you complain when you were denied entry to a local U despite scoring aces; it annoys you when you see so many under-table payments made to get certain things done............the list goes on and on and on......
but come election day....you make a remark as if politics does not involve you.............and then you go vote for bn.
BN is what made our country uniquely malaysia......with all its blatant corruption, systematic racial profiling, politics ala gangster, absolute media monopoly, in-your-face election fraud, little napoleans, ridiculous business practices, monumental money mismanagement, close-one-eye syndrome, arrogant mps, corrupt chief judge..CORRUPT CHIEF JUDGE OF MALAYSIA WHO STILL HAVE THE GUTS TO LIE IN THE COURT OF JUSTICE!!!!! CHIEF JUDGE OF MALAYSIA mind you!!...........i can go on forever..........
why? why? why?.................why vote for ppl like these?? i would rather have a pile of cow dung sitting on the PM's 'throne', than our sleeping beauty there!!! at least a pile of cow dung doesnt care if ppl think it smells bad, but doesnt steal my tax money and lie to me. yeah!!! vote for cow dung!!!!
I'm a Chinese (as you may know) and I love my country - race and all. What disappoints me is that race has to become such a huge factor in every civil / social issue.
Not too long ago, the government was talking about a "Bangsa Malaysia" where everyone living in our country would identify more with our nationality than our ethnicity. What's happened to that? How did we revert back into groupig ourselves with our races?
This elections, my vote won't go to Chinese, Malay or Indian politicians. It won't go to BN or Opposition. I'm going to vote for the person I feel would best represent the interests of the constituency, would be responsible and transparent, and would make good on promises. Hope many more do the same.
parliamentary seats.........you send MPs there to make government policies that will govern the whole country. you dont send somebody who will just look after your longkang and potholes.
Dirty Politics gets nasty in Malaysia
azrin @ www.azrin.net
a) Change my IC to my current Selangor add
b) Go back to Johor to vote
I cant change my IC add, as I'm getting married in a few months time, and I will have to change my IC add to a KL add (coz he's from KL) so that we can register our marriage in KL. Damn stupid rule can die.
I cant go back to Johor to vote coz its so uneconomical. I was trying to hitch a ride from some friends who happen to be going back that weekend, but the car full already. If I were to take a bus and all that, will cost me about RM100 and 8 hours travelling to and fro. Plus, my family has moved from Johor, so I got no house to stay in! :( :(
How? HOW??? I wanna vote! DAP ftw!!!!!
Sejarah have little to none influence at me as i'm from *those* chinese school (stereotyping?). We learn china and world history as the main part of our history education. There are malaysia history too, but been included with many problems malaysian chinese faced in education/politics/culture. So, i've certainly not brainwashed to be eating that crap. Yeah, and i certainly will vote when i reach the age :D.
issue 2 :
He's smart, he's goodlooking, but i just hate him. I agree to you and believe there are so much better qualified malaysian overseas. A lot of my professors in my school is Malaysian (mostly indian, why har). They are just too dissapointed with how Malaysia treat them.
We just have to change. Every vote counts.
Our education here, like you were referring to has brought us up to mostly vomit out what we are suppose to read in books (heck even the history on Hang Tuah, was removed because they can't even get their own solid history right.) Personally I'm glad if one's upbringing makes them think for themselves. On my end, I'm terribly grateful for my time in Monash, for i didn't study Social Studies I would be an ignorant turd, which to some level i can be :P
And on the point of Khairy stating UMNO must be strong otherwise the Malaysian Chinese will take advantage’? I haven't heard or seen him speak but i will definitely be looking out for this video now on his speech. Another thought on why maybe i won't vote. Is because I wouldn't know if any of the people we vote for will actually deliver. Call me cynical and a pessimist. But next year, I'll make it a point to register and vote.
Good post babes, thought provoking.
omgosh.. i'm 16 and that's what i'm doing right now! only caring about getting 10/10... ahh! anyway, good post :)
i do follow news on Khairy,i remembered he even said that being son-in-law of PM does gave him a certain priviledge and he will use it to his advance.So cheebai right?and even after that confession,people still supports him!he's such a racist and so freakin bias...i just dun understand why others dun see this.
lets hold hand together n make the change :)
khairy's a nuisance to the country.
why is our country like this. T_______T
all i have to say is…….
http://www.ancasterjewellers.com/diamonds/carat...
......is more like it!
And yes, I do believe they are being deliberately obstructive when it comes to overseas voters - my poor mum tried twice to determine whether there was any way I could cast my vote from Australia and was basically told that unless I was a member of the Msian military/ diplomatic service posted overseas, fat chance. Or more precisely, wank off/ balik Tong Shan/ the usual bullshit.
I almost got a stroke when I spoke to her over the phone, as you can imagine.
As for Khairy, articulate and Oxford-educated eh? All the more reason not to be racist do you not think? After all the benefits that an overseas education and exposure to life outside Malaysia can bring, all he can come up with is pandering to the party line and sucking up like a bigot?
How pathetic.
I vote for the environment!
Vote the only way that matters, with your feet.
Right. And you are responding by being the exact mirror image of the mainstream media aren't you?
You listed 10 reasons not to vote Khairy, but not a single reason why your friend should vote Chegubard. Being anti-BN is not the same as being pro-PKR/DAP, you know. There is a very big difference there. At least your friend picked a candidate she believed in. What's wrong with that?
It's actually scary that you bloggers complain about the BN government, but you guys are actually turning into the monsters that you so claim to despise.
anwar ibrahim was at my area yday berceramah-ing but too bad i was going back to puchong edi. :\
rocket! =P
i think its time to vote for a change!
your posts are always insightful, and i feel like i need to thank you for bringing up this issue because no one else words it as well as you do.
Damnit, it's good to know that there are young people out there who are prepared to sit up & take note of what's ailing our country .... and do something about it. You have done your bit & your post is a public service.
Keep plugging away.
From an old fart.
cheers
It's actually funny if you realised that there are people out there who thinks that.. 'oh, i'm 21 already and can vote liaw. Hmm.. let's see who my parents vote for. I follow them la. So lazy to choose' It is really really sad, isn't it.
I really hope that there are more young people like you, and of course all the adults too, who will give these elections some serious consideration and stop whining without real action already.
Thank you, Su Ann.. =)
Excellent write up. I was at a Ceramah today SS2 (MJ Cafe) even with the rain many people were still there. You can feel the crowd supporting what they are staying. Even Raja Petra (blogger) was there. Gave a great speech. My mind was already made up for quite some time it is opposition but just wanted to feel what the crowd is feeling.
It's Electrifying on the crowd agreeing on the issues at hand. PJ Utara may have a new MP. Hmmmmm have to just wait and see on the 8th of March
she said she is not going to be helping any parties here, but the goes on to say that BN is better etc etc, how her family loves BN.
not surprised, our media is controlled by government ain't it?
look at the news station and radio.
good luck to us all.
http://unwantedcitizen.blogspot.com/2008/03/day...
everyone has a racist side to them, but that's not the point. The thing is, we should acknowledge that we are racist and do something about it. not adding salt to injury like what some people are doing.
another thing is, some people i know, they complain about the government all the time. They bitch about everything from the playgrounds to public transportation. but who the hell are they to bitch when they were the ones who voted for and chose their representatives for the past 4 years? who the hell are they to grumble when they did not go out and vote for a change?
and the same goes for the future government as well. if the people u voted for did not do a good job, just remember, you voted for him/her to represent you.
i cant vote, yet i'm really excited as to whatever that will happen on the 8th
what are the odds of you endorsing our party? ;)
Undilah SiPM for the power of 4G!
I got to know that many of my friends are not interested to vote too, very disappointing of these people..
Every now and then I have been hearing them complaining the unfair treatment they are having, the price increse burden they are facing, the high toll they are paying now, the lousy rules the country implement and many many more....But so sad when now they are giving then chance, having the right to at least make a change, they refuse to!!! Sorry to said that these people are silly, I just don't know what is inside their head!!
Guys, to keep it short, let's VOTE FOR A CHANGE!...Support the rocket, let them voice out for us who is suffering here...Go rocket!
28. kezanne | March 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 am
last comment from me,
talking bout BN’s dirty politics, i have 2 very good evidence to prove their dirty tactics.
1. my classmate’s (a chinese PSD scholar) family recently received RM1,000 fr BN to ask them to vote for BN.
2. the mother of another classmate of mine is obliged to vote for BN cos she is a government servant. i din believe this but she said her mom told her and that if she doesnt vote for BN, the ppl will eventually find out!
can anyone back home clarify this matter for me? seriously, u dun write ur name on ur ballot paper, how will ppl know which party u voted for?
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29. Nicholas Chhan | March 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 am
@kezanne - Malaysia doesn’t practice anonymous voting. When you vote you’re required to produce your identity card before you’re given a ballot paper. This ballot paper has a serial number tied to your ID number.
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This serial number no longer holds true. Spr has changed the system.
1. the use of indelible ink
2. transparent ballot boxes
3. no more serialisation of votes to track voters. (sso this means u can vote with confidence)
If come that day, SPR still wanna play dirty, tell ur fren to just spoil the vote rather than gv it to BN. Just do some minor errors. They cant blame you.
A vote for BN = a vote for corruption. If you support corruption, what does that make you? A corrupted person? An accomplice?
75. saboon | March 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
I’m so proud of you, Su Ann! I must admit I am fully ashamed of my ignorance towards our Malaysian politics. You really gave a good wake-up call there..
It’s actually funny if you realised that there are people out there who thinks that.. ‘oh, i’m 21 already and can vote liaw. Hmm.. let’s see who my parents vote for. I follow them la. So lazy to choose’ It is really really sad, isn’t it.
I really hope that there are more young people like you, and of course all the adults too, who will give these elections some serious consideration and stop whining without real action already.
Thank you, Su Ann.. =)
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What does so lazy means? If you have taken the effort to register as a voter and will take the effort to wake up and head towards the polling station, queue up and take the ballot papaer, your final step is to just make the right choice.
How does lazy comes into the picture?
You dont hv to follow what your parents do or choose. They are in their prime. Your are having a future ahead of you. You are not voting for your parents' sake anymore. You are voting for yours and the other young Msians. Your parents shld be the one who shld be voting for your future.
What future is there for us if we continue to let our country rot? Continued to be plundered every year by the billions?
I am a father of 2 and I am voting for my kids' future.
Can you help me then?
A vote for a proven corrupted govt = we condone corruption. If we condone corruption, what does that make us? We could be either stupid or we are not much better than them as some ppl do really rely on a corrupted govt to do biz and make their living.
For me most politicians are dirty ler, they pander to whatever cause that will garner them the most support ler, BN fans racial issues to get it, while the opposition advocates equal rights only because its the only way for them to distinguish themselves from BN...
Still, if I were eligible to vote (I'm 1 year too young), I'd vote for the Opposition anyway, simply because we need more people in the Parliament to combat those racist biggots from BN. That's all we can hope for I think, because realistically BN can't be beat, at least not in this election
Budden ar, Su Ann, I'm quite politcally unenligtened ler, how is it that you are able to gain so much knowledge on the local political scene?
Sad to say this, but the young & sophisticated non-Malay should engage & mingle more with the Malays if you want to bring change in Malaysia. I hope with the urbanization process among the Malay, they will be more progressive in their thinking and ready to accept meritocracy and competition and do away with DEB. To ensure this happen, every Malaysians must be play their part.
During my recent discussion with Malay & Chinese peers, the biggest stumbling block for the young Malays (most of them not a professional) to accept so called meritocracy is the reality in their workplace where racism still exist. Hard to quantify but we must discuss this issues openly.
Some said the Malays are lazy and some said why bother, this is my company and government do the same thing to us. Its like chicken and egg situation and the victim are the poor bumi & non-bumi (sorry i have to used this word to describe the situation) So my simple solution is it must start from the government & private sector (including Malay company) to create a win-win situation and hopefully can bring better future for all in the long term. Another thing is please mingle and talk to different peoples from different races, only then we can know the real issues and discuss and debate with them openly.
Can we spit at these devils?
.. and yes, keep on talking about migrating, and how things are better out there and how you've made your fortunes outside.. the umnoputras will just cite it as evidence about how disloyal "those people" are and convince the makciks and pakciks that they, and ONLY THEY, can protect their wellbeing and prosperity.
I'm an umnoputra and i hate KJ more than you can imagine, but if you think he's horrible because he's a racist, you really are naive and need to read more newspapers. You don't even know how hishamuddin was mocked and ridiculed even in umno circles because of his keris-waving antics now don't you? i bet you don't.
as for hindraf, have you any idea how stupid those hindraf idiots were? congratulations on breaking up the sense of unity of purpose bersih forged. thanks to their open letter to gordon brown, you've just united umno against a common external enemy, given them someone new to hate instead of their internal struggle over the softness and incompetence of the wak dol regime.. bet you didn't know wak dol's nominees for the umno supreme council got mauled in the 2006 party elections didn't you?
my point is, the opposition has proven itself adept at self-sabotage, better than what the bn media machine could do (look up "harakah effect" ) to smear them. enjoy 4 more years of this, watching from far away america while we have to put up with this shit IN OUR FACES
i'm a chinese studying in the UK and sadly, too young to vote. i so totally agree about the people who complain and not vote.. but also, we complain complain complain and don't do anything else. ie, if we mean business, we should step up, go into politics and see what we can do to change... not meaning all 10 million (or more ppl wtf) dissatisfied citizens go into politics, but if we have no one stepping up, we will forever be going "our government sucks ladida..."...
as much as we diss BN, how much can we say that the opposition party is any better? yeah BN messes with you head, but the opposition party does that too lor... the whole anwar singing different songs to different crowds...
politics is dirty... ppl don't want to get involved but we expect things to be all butterfly-and-rainbow-ish.. we expect other ppl to do all the dirty work and we enjoy earning millions of bucks (other countries lah, how to earn here wtf)... our forefathers sacrificed their most of their lives fighting for Malaysia lor... again, what do we really want? yes, voting makes a difference, but if you want to fight, have to go to war lor... and not just complain that the tanks are used to shoot coconut trees for soldiers to drink coconut juice wtf...
sometimes i think it's so easy to comment from the sidelines.. and yeah, it is true it looks like our government is not getting anywhere but i also don't think it is easy governing such a multi-cultural country with so much to think about... development, religions, stability, each races' wellbeing etc..
omg why am i so idealistic wtf... please lah potential ppl step up... in the mean time, imo, don't vote just because "BN sucks" or "i blindly support the government" but vote for the candidate whom you think you can trust, that will make a diff, that'll do good in your constituency... (but then again.. how to trust politicians right? haha) because how much can we really cleanse? can we guarantee that the other party we're voting for is 100% pure? can we purge these evil from the world? erm.. food for thought... :D
sigh.. i should go study now and shut up baibai
reference : http://youtube.com/watch?v=nzK5BAt8ets - Anwars promise of bringing down petrol prices, and that while he was Finance Minister up till 1998, prices didnt go up. Hmm.. yes.. anwar magically controls market prices of crude oil :D
bettermalaysia.com - activisit blaiming government for commodites and prices going up. Yes, with food prices around the world going up together with crude prices, its BN's fault our subsidised Flour, rice and sugar is raising in price
Anyone remember when Anwar happily jumped on to Mahathir's band wagon after saying all sorts of things about UMNO etc? From liberal, to conservative to liberal? Turncoat? or Opportunist?
When opposition complain about how 'unfair' or how dirty BN does, why doesnt it not take the higher moral stand and play fair? Then at least we can see you walk the walk and talk the talk. Because as far as I can see, voting people like that will just bring about another bought of 'cronism' by different people.
I honestly think DAP deserves more credit then any other party, PKR is a semantic driven party and PAS is just playing Market Orientation.
DAP has proven itself thru and thru but sadly, the opposition cant get its damn act together to even put up a fight. The previous 'alliance' fell apart due to PAS's 'stronger' majority.
To all non bumi's saying how horrible their situation is, yes, we all know how bad u guys have it. But consider this, wherever there is a majority, it will supress its minority in some form. Complaining about how non malays cant get positions of authority? Singaporean malays in the army rarely get promoted to even Officer positions.
Remove NEP? Nay. Stick with it, but remove racial priority and instead fix to baseline income rates. Lower income, higher support.
Vote DAP :D Teresa Kok rox my sox :D haha
Actually PKR has correctly identified the reason why we have been especially hit hard by inflation. If you read their manifesto, they point out that price controls and quotas on how much you can buy (WTF la, can only buy one bag of sugar at the supermarket during festive season) have made the problem worser by disincentivising firms to continue supplying basic necessities, and also by discouraging competing firms from entering the market to drive down prices. PKR's recognised that the fault lies precisely in BN's misguided attempts to control prices.
Having said that, they are still stuck on subsidising petrol, unlike the DAP which has moved on. But both parties in their alternative budget/economic agenda have correctly pointed out the root source of why inflation has hit us so hard.
anonymous coward:
I think most of us support PAS either because we recognise that unlike BN, they will have no choice but to engage in dialogue with the other parties in Parliament. UMNO in BN rides roughshod over everyone else. There are checks even within the opposition. Realistically speaking, neither the DAP nor PAS can ever form the government, unless one or both radically alter the base of their party - the DAP seems to be slowly moving there, and PAS has also been taking small steps to moderate their previously radical stances.
Regarding the NEP, if PKR doesn't end the NEP, vote them out la! Why is it so hard to do that? If PKR doesn't do it, we are still the same as we would be under BN, no? We have nothing to lose by voting for a party that at least acknowledges the NEP has failed, rather than voting for Barisan "NEP has failed, so we must extend it indefinitely" Nasional.
Hisham may have been mocked for his keris-waving, but the fact is, he's not alone. Many grassroots leaders support this kind of radical behaviour. It wasn't for nothing that Najib threatened to bathe his keris in Chinese blood 20 years ago, or that so many delegates have consistently stood up at the UMNO AGMs over the years to lambaste the non-Malays and make violent threats against them. I personally know people in UMNO Youth who aren't like this, but I strongly suspect they are not representative of the true face of UMNO or BN.
silentobserver:
Under other circumstances I would definitely agree. In this case, I cannot. With its constantly unshakeable majorities in Parliament over the years, BN has gotten complacent. It sees no need to tolerate dissenting views. I can reel off a list of good men and women in BN, from all races and parties, who have been stymied by BN's refusal to let them vote their conscience. Shahrir Abdul Samad, Zaid Ibrahim, S. Sothinathan, Lim Keng Yaik - all have paid the price for refusing to toe the party line.
I like good MPs as much as the next guy. But as long as bad guys in BN force these good MPs to vote against what they feel is right, I cannot support any BN candidate.
http://news.my.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp...
Rest not. At least we will give it a shot by voting this coming election. Perhaps, with each 1 vote, it will make a lot of difference..
I really didn't want to be tied down by governmental policies even before I go out to work, because I don't want to live a life of secrecy and pain of knowledge about the government's sins and yet do nothing about it.
Ah well, just a ramblings of a 19 going on to 20 year old kid. Hopefully our blog posts could make a difference to anyone. Cheers.
so poor that they will gladly accept a few ringgit to vote for the
BN, something which no opposition party or independent candidate is
in the position to offer them.
Forget about all the “support” that they give to any opposition
candidate during the campaign period. This is merely to up the “ante”
so that more money and promises are forthcoming from the BN (and if
they are lucky, from the opposition candidates as well). They think
that they are being smart. They of course fail to realize that they
are only deceiving themselves.
This act of self-deception has drastic consequences for them and for
all of us over the next 5 years or so after any election, but will
they ever learn? It has been going on for the last 50 over years.
Ironically, especially in the Malay-majority constituencies, it is
not even necessary for the BN to pay anything other than for some
token food and drinks for the voters. These are the voters who will
believe anything and everything that the BN and the BN-controlled
media will tell them.
Will the BN prove yet again that it can fool most Malaysians all the time?
The situation is so bad that in some if not most of these areas, the
saying goes that even if you put a monkey under the BN symbol, it
will win. And there are many BN YB’s who are arguably worse than
monkeys (and that includes KJ). The only reason they are picked is to
be yes-men (or yes-monkeys) to the Prime Minister. Just give them
their daily bananas.
UMNO is only too happy to let the Prime Minister, arguably now
the sleepiest and most ineffective politician in the country, to get
away with it as long as he delivers the goods each election – how is
never the question.
Malaysians have still not woken up to the full extent that
their country's wealth and resources have been stolen, siphoned off
or wasted (thought sheer inefficiency and mismanagement) by UMNO and
their cronies, leaving the rest of us for generations to come to pay
for the damage.
This being the case, it is doubtful that the 9th Malaysia Plan’s
avowed intentions of eradicating poverty, etc. will work, since most
of the allocations meant for the poor will be stolen by the BN
monkeys who are about to be voted in to Parliament or rather by the
sleepy zoo-keeper, Pak Lah and his cronies and family, UNLESS the
people really have a say in it and say "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
After all, the people will end up paying for it themselves. Where
else in the world can you find people paying to get cheated and
stolen from?
That is democracy Malaysian style. The people deserve what they get!
Too bad, I couldn't vote this time as I'm still 19 going on 20.
So my dear Malaysians, VOTE WISELY THIS TIME!
PS: Are you studying in taylors?
OMG! i just soooo hate them!
johnleemk: about the good MPs...
from the heated comments i read from kennysia's blog, there were also some people who fought and got kicked out from the party, etc for toeing the line... i really REALLY respect that, it took alot of balls to fight for what they believe in... but even the people whom you listed down.. i think they knew what they were doing... i don't think its easy sitting down and letting shit things you don't agree with take place... but instead of "berani dengan membuta tuli (moral spm wtf)" i think they thought they could do some changes in things WITHIN their power... firstly, they had to endure shit from the party, then they have to endure the ungrateful ppl who call them "dogs" for listening to their superiors... -_- it sucks lorr... i REALLY think these ppl are not given due credit at all.... they are so much smarter than we think they are... some might say (the annoying ones that talk alot) the changes might be hardly noticable, but THEY DID SOMETHING TO MAKE THAT CHANGE...
thing is, our forefathers suffered alot of shit also, but did they give up? we have to persevere... instead of, oh, this government is shitty, let's overthrow them... then the next one comes into power, oh shitty also, let's overthrow them... won't we just be wasting precious development time??? at least now we know there are donkeys and kutus and whatever nots in the government... THEY ARE EXPOSED... the new ones? can you REALLY guarantee they are squeaky clean? won't it take MORE TIME finding these parasites? all i'm saying is that keep the good, throw the bad as much as we can... i think its faster this way and it'll save our country alot of precious time..
p/s sorry about the "shit"s used and if i seemed rude... i'm not angry.. just that i spent alot of time thinking about this and i need to get it out of my system.. i appreciate your reply and thoughts... i think i'm too passionate for my own good... -_-
and seriously, i think most (ie not all) young people are just complaining it's hard for the non-malays to make it big in Msia... doesn't that show we're just greedy? are we REALLY interested in the country's development or we're just sore we can't own 10 ferraris and 1123756 prada bags as easy (something i don't really believe) THAT race? i might be wrong to say this, but many youths especially just see the fact that it's harder to make money in msia... i agree this situation is not ideal at all... but are we suffering? yes there are hardships, but all that just makes us stronger... the great ppl we know of today who lived and died had to go through alot of shit to be where they are/were lor...
how much toil, sweat, tears, lives did it take our forefathers for us to be where we are today? do we really have a right to complain? we're definitely nowhere near japan, UK, US or whatever, but are we living in trees without internet access, uneducated, etc? sad truth is, we just want more for ourselves... i understand about wanting the best for our future generation, but we should see it as hardships make us more whole people... more appreciative, better individuals...
saying so, it's no excuse to be complacent with the current situation... there is injustice that i totally don't agree with either.. that's why we have to fight!!!!
i understand the anger, i do... i suffered from the discrimination just as any ah chong next door, but just dont let that blind our brains..
oh, my name is supposed to be an irony.. i'm so not silent... i really can't just sit here and do nothing while things are happening back home...
i was kicking myself for being idealistic.. but i was thinking today (ALOT) and i think our country needs a vision... just because i say politics is dirty it is SUPER SUPER DUPER TROUPER difficult to get rid of this corruption doesn't mean i condone it at all... i cannot stand those kutus and donkeys sitting in the seats as well.. there are really good candidates from all parties... let's vote for the ones who will stand up for righteousness and truth regardless of their parties?
disclaimer: i'm not on a PSD scholarship, or any government related bonds just in case anyone says BN bribed me.. -_-
So let me boil this down to a simple couple of sentences: if the government fails, we should give them another chance. Rinse and repeat for the next five hundred years. Am I the only one who sees a problem with this logic?
Sure, it is a waste of time if we keep electing impotent governments. But I say it is a bigger waste of time to elect the same impotent incumbent government, rather than trying to elect potential alternatives which could easily be good or bad. With BN, we have an expected value of 100% corruption and racism. With the opposition, the expected value is definitely not 100%, which in itself makes the only reasonable choice the opposition.
I agree that dissenters within the government aren't given enough credit. The problem with the seductive "change from within" argument is that BN doesn't want to change. That's why they give these dissenters the boot in the first place. They send their dissenters to compete against opposition candidates in tough constituencies - if the dissenters win, BN has a huge majority in Parliament to force them to STFU. If the dissenters lose, then we have an equally worthy set of dissenters from the opposition who won't STFU.
When the whole system itself is designed to fight change - when it is drawn up on a fundamentally wrong basis - there is no point in trying to "change from within". The system itself has to be reformed. You can't eradicate racial politics by playing racial politics, but that's what you have to do to rise to the top in BN. Gerakan tried to do this, and instead BN has changed Gerakan. From the only true multiracial party in the country in 1969, thrashing both UMNO and MCA candidates, they have become an entirely Chinese party this election.
Hmm, ok I see your point. It is hard to see the logic in just voting for the candidate and not the party. But as for me, I'm not "pro-govt" or "anti-govt". Because honestly and realistically, I think BN will still win. So the most we can do is do our best to put up more useful people who will fight to make those changes. Because yes, I still believe that those dissenters did make a difference somehow, no matter how minute as we see them to be.
I also have a problem with the logic of having another party as the government because at this point in time, is there any potential one? Can we realistically say that we can see DAP, PKR, or PAS as the ruling party? If I'm not mistaken they tried forming BA in the past but had problems themselves. Having opposition parties in a democratic country is good, but do the current ones really have a vision or a realistic one for the country? Or do they exist just to oppose the government?
Anyway it's great to see that you know quite a bit about politics. Because despite my seemingly over-passionate ramblings, I have to admit I'm not maestro in this politics business. I really hope you are one of the few who are making that sincere decision for the best of our country as a whole (and I believe so, :))
and may you make that choice I can't, wisely.
p/s once again I apologize for my previous comments' choice of words
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I agree that BN will win the elections - but again, I don't see the logic in saying "BN will win, so therefore I should vote BN." Voting for the best individual candidate only works in a real two-party system. In an authoritarian "democracy" like Malaysia's, there isn't much choice if we actually want to hold the government accountable - to punish them for their poor governance, we have no choice but to vote against their candidates, regardless of how good their candidates in our constituencies actually are.
I'd also beg to differ on the opposition forming the government - I used to share your skepticism, but I see reason for cautious sentiment now. Many opposition candidates, and the most promising leaders, are technocrats educated at some of the best universities in the world. If you read their manifestos and objectively compare them with BN's, I believe you would find it hard to say that BN is significantly more competent when it comes to governance - if anything, 50 years of power have made them far too complacent.
HOW DARE HE? HOW DARE HE THREATEN US?
"Dear Leader",
didn't you get the memo? WE ARE YOUR BOSS!
The total corruption of Malaysian Judiciary has put Malaysia to shame! What is independence of Judiciary that has been promoted all these while? Who should we rely on when there is court case where we are on the right side? Vincent Tan to pay for the accused means the verdict of us losing! This is not supposed to be the situation! Where is the promise to fight the corruption that's being broadly announced as BN manifesto in 2004?
Things have been proven correct that we, the people shouldn't put too much of mandate to the goverment to run a country on their own, without listening to any objection raised by the opposition because of the 2-3rd majority they were holding. And of course, we can't rely on the MP of the BN to voice out disagreement as they are FORCED to vote even if they personally don't agree with the party! What more is when the parliament is being filled with people who can't even answer questions and blatant ignorant(like CMF)! People were being victimized.
I am happy this time, because of the arising o professional candidates with good qualifications. I sincerely hope that the opposition will deny 2-3rd majority of BN and our parliament will have more QUALIFIED MPs.
*most Singapores MPs have degrees from well-known institutions, our malaysia's MPs? >> some have only primary school qualification(samyvellu) =.=" how can u expect an efficient government?