Goodbye to PM Abdullah and thanks for the many little contributions you've made throughout your tenure as the fifth PM of Malaysia. Now, regardless of whether I'm sincere or otherwise, my congratulations to the sixth PM of the country. That's about it.
I've been thinking of MCA's request of a second deputy PM and was amazed at such a request. It's both meaningless and lacked a long term goal. It only serves to satiate a selfish desire and for personal aggrandizement. Nothing concerning equality, none whatsoever. If MCA is serious about quashing the myth of the word "power sharing", it's not by installing a second deputy minister. It's by removing the "Race" column in all kinds of forms. The man on the street doesn't even care who is holding the No. 2 position since if policies and mentalities do not change, no point having someone there to purportedly "fight" for our rights. A true statesman will go all out for everyone in the country and if he or she can do that then what does the skin colour amount to? A Malay can lead if he has proven him/herself to be impartial and colour blind. Time has changed and I'm amazed how each and everyone of us are distinguished and recognized based on our names and our skin colour.
I don't know if the "One Malaysia" ideology will be just a fad which fizzles out but looking at how things were, I doubt it'll see any real changes. After all, the "Perpaduan" word had been used since time immemorial and it's just a word. Politicians use them and people of the same boat trample on it by their incendiary speeches. True unity is seen everyday by the road, at the mamak stall, in the work place and definitely not on the stage during National Day celebration nor in government functions. The former captures the real meaning of the word whilst the latter is just a gig. We're far from maturity. Everyone is selfish - on one side we have a group holding on to their rights and the other clamour for more power. Never shall the twain meet. Not in this lifetime.
I'm wary. Most speeches are rhetorics and hot air. Down the road, the captain forgot his bearing and the helm being taken over by schemers. As historic as it gets, one can only wait and see what'd be delivered.
Bye, Tun Abdullah. And thank you.
I've been thinking of MCA's request of a second deputy PM and was amazed at such a request. It's both meaningless and lacked a long term goal. It only serves to satiate a selfish desire and for personal aggrandizement. Nothing concerning equality, none whatsoever. If MCA is serious about quashing the myth of the word "power sharing", it's not by installing a second deputy minister. It's by removing the "Race" column in all kinds of forms. The man on the street doesn't even care who is holding the No. 2 position since if policies and mentalities do not change, no point having someone there to purportedly "fight" for our rights. A true statesman will go all out for everyone in the country and if he or she can do that then what does the skin colour amount to? A Malay can lead if he has proven him/herself to be impartial and colour blind. Time has changed and I'm amazed how each and everyone of us are distinguished and recognized based on our names and our skin colour.
I don't know if the "One Malaysia" ideology will be just a fad which fizzles out but looking at how things were, I doubt it'll see any real changes. After all, the "Perpaduan" word had been used since time immemorial and it's just a word. Politicians use them and people of the same boat trample on it by their incendiary speeches. True unity is seen everyday by the road, at the mamak stall, in the work place and definitely not on the stage during National Day celebration nor in government functions. The former captures the real meaning of the word whilst the latter is just a gig. We're far from maturity. Everyone is selfish - on one side we have a group holding on to their rights and the other clamour for more power. Never shall the twain meet. Not in this lifetime.
I'm wary. Most speeches are rhetorics and hot air. Down the road, the captain forgot his bearing and the helm being taken over by schemers. As historic as it gets, one can only wait and see what'd be delivered.
Bye, Tun Abdullah. And thank you.
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