Demo for a better Malaysia?

Whilst the nation has seen many street demonstrations calling for electoral reforms or betterment of racial conditions, I'm puzzled by the street demo in Georgetown after Friday prayers. What for? To protest against the DAP-led government in Penang.

What if the boot is on the other foot? This is clearly a good example of a sore loser unhappy with losing then starts to protest. Even the PM I respect started to play the trump card of racial division again by a warning to the new CM. For what?

Every word and actions seemed like an act of retribution at Penangites for what they've done last weekend. So much of for the nation and for the people. And didn't the same people proclaim that protests aren't a part of our culture? For every problem, there's a suitable channel to go through. Yeah, right. Didn't the son-in-law of our PM in a speech asked the police to act swiftly on the BERSIH rally for disrupting peace? Wonder what's his stand on this rally?
A case of paranoia - isn't there a federal government and also the Constitution?

At least now I see the real colours besides that of blue and white, or rather red and white. Can't these people learn to live and follow instead of leading all the time? Humility is what they're lacking.

Do read the entry by Dr Rafick Khan Here

*Ponder*

Welcoming Changes

So, it's official. The state will be administered by a new goverment. Followed the discussion the night when results were announced. Some things which were said hit the bullseye. A wake up call. Time to clean up the act. Listen to the people.

Yet, I still hear commments that show these bunch of people are still living in the state of denial. Instead of owning up the real reason they were not chosen, they attribute it to the playing of the racial card by the other parties. Well, hello!

It's much more than that. It's the people saying: We had enough, you guys are too arrogant to hear us out. Development is good and it becomes bad when it come at the expense of nature. I don't vote along the communal line (who says there are race-based parties here?) but along the road I drive home everyday The hills are bald and Gurney Drive stinks now.

I can't be too vocal about other issues as I'm prohibited to do so under the law governing us students in varsity (so much for trying to churn out mature and professional future leaders when what we read has been censored and chosen for us). One thing is, I believe that nobody and nothing is above the Constitution.

Then there's this thing about "reconsidering projects" in some states. Sour grapes. Sore losers. Talk about winning them back when there isn't any interest in doing so except hinder the necessary development.

About certain races losing their voice; if one is sincere and a good administrator, they would speak up for all. Who's being racial now?

Malaysians, like me, are more educated and better in their judgment now. It is not the 13 days of campaigning that will win us over or smother what was done the previous years. It is a continued effort to champion the needs and rights of the people.

We're watching. Evaluating. I just hope there's no more tree-cutting in the name of development. The Pearl is as good as a moss-covered pebble now.