A week ago , I shared this poster from a friend's post in facebook but couldn' t help blogging about it further...In my humble knowledge on politics, my itching fingers find this statement both amusing and misleading... well because this is half truth.. the whole truth, yes..you and I know...and ..he knows...whom do we hoodwink, ? Guess most Malaysian politicians have finances saved up to their 10th generation and their extended family...but did you ever stop to think whats gonna happen to us, people who once trusted this great man's leadership and credibility to raise a successor who was suppose to carry on his legacy ?? So, what have you got here, Tun ? Why don't you come back and clean up the mess, huh ?
"KETIKA SAYA JADI PERDANA MENTERI, KITA JUAL JET MEWAH APABILA KRISIS, EKONOMI MELANDA MALAYSIA...NAMUN PUTRAJAYA SEKARANG ADA BANYAK DUIT SEHINGGA BOLEH MEMILIKI 7 JET KERAJAAN. KERAJAAN HARUS POTONG KOS, BUKAN POTONG SUBSIDI RAKYAT MALAYSIA.."
Thus , the lamentation of a great leader who once ruled this nation with an iron fist. Who imposed many subtle laws that surprisingly maintained the peace and prosperity of a nation called Malaysia... Maybe now when we look back at having outlived draconian laws like the ISA, Press / Media Freedom Act, Land Acquittal Act, New Economic Policy son of soil special priveleges, and countless others, its strange how we didn't feel we were being oppressed, sidelined and taken advantage of at that time , compared to now with the amplified version of all these atrocities ! If I could write a letter to Tun Dr. MAHATHIR, this would probably be what I would like to tell him from my heart...
DEAR TUN,
When I was a teenager, I used to be proud to be a Malaysian. Tun successfully put our country on the map. Suddenly , everyone near and far wants to live in Malaysia, a land flowing with milk and honey...tis what my grandfather used to say till the day he died , cause they once migrated to Malaysia long long time ago looking for a better live too...!
And the slogans...We are proud to be Malaysians, Malaysia truly Asia, Malaysia Boleh, Bersatu Kita Teguh...maybe I forgot the others...seemed so impressive for a small town girl like me....
Tun even gave us hope for a future, promising Vision 2020.
But now, many years down the road, Malaysia is sadly no longer what is used to be...
It's a big mistake Tun, selling our country to traitors, parasites, evildoers and hypocrites ! who only thought about their comfort, wealth and welfare...
All that you built, Tun, national unity with diversity, racial harmony, the Malaysian brand, the economic boom of the 80s and 90s, bailing us out of recession by refusing help from the IMF....
( I mean you were so bold when you nailed our currency against the USD, I mean common', we're talking about an atomic matter against the world grizzly super power?!!
Your decisions were so futuristic, you made us WOW ! at your endevour ..I really thought you mustta be a hero at that time...
we were like people who had been saved from calamity, like fish out of water...name it ! )
So, you may have practiced your unpopular policies, but surprisingly you RESPECTED US.... the minority ! YOU SURE KEPT US HAPPY AND FREE !
For once, you did not run around the streets, calling out to the Chinese to go back to their motherland, and calling the Indians gangsters, or burn Bibles, tear down temples. Yes,... you upheld the Malay supremacy, BUT NEVER HARPED ON IT TO HURT OTHERS....that kind of supremacy was HUMBLE AND DORMANT, FAIR AND PEACE LOVING...
So, when you ruled, well, what can I say..we were simply HAPPY !
When we talked about your Economic policies, we were HAPPY.
When we talked about the budget, we were HAPPY !
When year end comes by, we eagerly looked forward to enjoy the fruits of our labour...THE BIG AND BIGGER BONUS !
Every year, our income became better and better, our lives were becoming better and better.... our parents afforded comfortable homes...people could grow old gracefully and peacefully...
SO AND AGAIN.. HAPPY !!
I use the word HAPPY repeatedly as this element is missing from most of our lives these days...2014.
We are happy for a while, but then when the bills come pouring in, the assesments are due, the fees are credited, the loans are deducted, and everytime we drive through the god forbidden toll gates, ....
we can't help wishing for the days when it took forever to drive from Penang to KL, when LLN supplied us electricity, when we didn't even cared who collected our excretions, let alone Indah Waters..., When our Town Council didn't torture us with parking tickets and the DBKL Mayor did not spend $15 million for new year dangdut and fireworks whilst forcing a 300% raise on house assesment, when fuel was just petrol and diesel, no ron95 or ron97, we could use our car as long as we lived or till Iitself gets seized...!..much to our despair....
We sit down and ..yes we lament and lament and lament...but the difference is, some of us lament because out of millions invested in shares, bonds and equities, maybe you are about to loose a few peanuts. Whereas , for some of us , peanuts are all we had and now even that is being robbed to pay another's debt, literally speaking !
Statistics reveal that cases of child abuse and domestic violence has increased by 50% due to skyrocketting cost of living...
MONEY MAY BE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, BUT TAKE MONEY AWAY AND YOU WILL SEE ALL HELLS BREAKING LOOSE....does anyone dare to agree to disagree ??
Today, all the political and financial stability Is crumbling down before our very eyes...only because some people chose to favour one , over the other. Who created cronies, red tapes, bureaucracy, qoutas, favouritism, agendas and policies, that were way too biased, till some groups now are using your very success formula and blueprint to ruin all that you have ever built....
Much as I admire your majestic leadership...I have to tell you this Tun,,this is a mega blunder, a disasterous one, too...
First, and foremost, you overthrew your own handmade apprentice, who could have and definately would have carried on your legacy. Do you realise, our country has been sold to all this half baked potatoes who are now ...YES THEY ARE ! indeed jetting and cruising around in multi million dollar vehicles, shopping in high end malls around the world, demolishing historical sites,...erasing history itself...having birthday bash in 5 star hotels, spending lavishly on door gifts, souvenirs and mounting utility bills...., ..
....just the time when the rest of the country is crying out , unable to handle the lunatic cost of living which is not even at par with our measly income....
The time when we are suffering to make ends meet, struggling to own our first property, to give our children the best education in this demanding world !!
Tun, if you would just sit back and recollect your memory, it would come to your mind that we are the very people who entrusted and contributed our hard earned money, in terms of taxes to this leadership, today we stand as loosers, not having got back even a fraction of what we invested, but on the other hand, we have to slog extra hard, to pay back the government debts due to overspending...
Hey, why are we being squeezed , dripped , drained off our last penny to bring down our country's fiscal defisit to less than 4 % again? While some people can blissfully shop for diamonds and silk and purchase luxury condos, penthouses, finance a block buster movie, book expensive cruises and private jet planes that cost $270, 000 per hour ??
Isn't this worst than communism or even cannibalism ??
OR IS THIS A FORM OF NEW AGE COMMUNISM OR CANNIBALISM ? Jokes aside...
Our parents cant even retire in peace, they are now expected to work extra years in their old age , still contributing to bail out a
CORRUPTED GOVERMENT !
Tun, With all due respect...
Yes, you sold jets to bail us in the 90's, unfortunately , you as supposedly the mentor, failed miserably to educate your mentees, to follow your footsteps, your dignity and your integrity.For 20 years you ruled ...how come you did not prepare a secret book, a blueprint for the next government to follow...especially on foundational policies of Malaysia, like what they do in the US ? There are certain grassroot disciplines / principles that every goverment should uphold. Some principles could be viewed for changes. But some is best left on the shelf at all times..heres a few...
DO CHANGE
LEADERS
PARTIES
DON'T CHANGE
CULTURE
ETHICS
EDUCATION SYSTEM
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
CONSTITUTION
HISTORY Facts and Figures
HUMAN RIGHTS
DON'T MESS
RACE
RELIGION
DON'T SUPPRESS
VOICE
PRESS FREEDOM
These do's and don'ts, together with a substantial amount of tolerance, brings about an aurora of harmony and ambience, compounded with a positive energy that would bring all humans to unite with one another...despite their differences....now THIS IS THE LAW OF NATURE...
So having said this, one should raise groups who promote the stability and harmony of the nation...not racial groups who would destroy it...should I name some of them? I do not wish to rub salt on injury ......coz I know that by now , and by what statement you unleashed up there, your mind is already regretting the many things you could have or should have done....and what you should not have done...
Thats a failed leadership ....no one to be blamed,
WE SHARE YOUR GRIEF, AND WE ARE ALL GRIEVING ABOUT THIS SPENDRIFT GOVERNMENT, BUT WITH ALL YOUR INFLUENCE, THERE IS TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TUN...
AND TODAY IS THE DAY...
"Sharifah, Shin Yee, Sharon, Sumathi "
1MALAYSIA
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