2008 Malaysian General Elections - Think before you vote!
Posted in on February 29th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
High prices and the people
Posted in on February 29th, 2008 by nini | | 0 Comments
Who is the employee and who is the boss?
I have stopped blogging for a while. However while surfing, I came across this this post: Can an Employee Refuse a Meeting with the Boss? This simple illustration speaks lots of our political system. It is rotting deep inside through decades of dominance over the political scene.
The ‘democratic’ system is so deeply entrenched that the rakyat no longer has a say in matters. To quote Shakespeare , The world is but a stage and we are all but actors in it The voters have been taken for granted and act like bit actors. The voters have been tuned, cowed and frightened to vote the same way for half a century. The opposition tries against all odds to make a difference but it is an uphill battle. The opposition of course exclaim and lament their vision of perceived electoral abuses, the institutional disadvantages, and almost total media blackout by the government.
Let us not kid ourselves. Everybody knows the above. Even the leaders in BN know it. After all they are the ones who created the scenario in the first place. What is more important is will this spur the rakyat to make a stand.
There is a ray of hope though. Citizens have through education have learned to surf the net and find information otherwise inaccessible to them. They are more vocal in their blogs and comment as they see it. However many still write in a climate of fear. Personally I self-censor myself after every post.
Now my message for every voter is : vote according to your conscience. Treat what is in the official media with a healthy dose of suspicion. One has to respect their stance considering they have their owners who pay their pay cheques and we know they need to keep their jobs with the rising costs of living.
It will be an interesting election. It might also the first time we see the impact of the internet on electoral polls.Every vote makes a difference. Go home to vote if necessary. Make travel plans today. It is your right as a citizen. And an obligation to make known your political stance.
Posted in on February 15th, 2008 by nini | | 3 Comments
Weekend snapshot
My entry is about this old man. When I left for lunch he was busy scavenging. Looking for things to recycle.
He left soon after with a bicycle load of things. Later when I was walking back after lunch I took this pic. There seemed to be nothing of commercial value at all.
Minutes later he was still at it. Busy scavenging for recyclable goods of commercial value. The mid-day sun is so hot. He put me to shame for being so comfortable in my office and complaining about my work load.
Contrast this with : how the Malaysian government spends our money
Posted in on February 4th, 2008 by nini | | 2 Comments
