You know how people usually stamp Singapore as "
KIASU", "
KIASI"?
You know how people usually generalize China as "THE competitive", "THE selfish"?
More often than not I would stand up for the above, and time and time again I have to reinstate to my audience it is not the country that makes its people, but rather it is the
people that make the country. But time and time again, my audience just would not stop scorning and how scornful and ill-mannered Singaporeans are. My, what an irony, don't you think so. Even if in the stats conducted by some I-forgot-the-name organization in Singapore saying that Singaporeans show really little care and concern for others, just by putting yourself within that community you will soon realize there is actually more warmth than what is found in cold facts.
So look at the two countries I made examples with. As contrasting as their sizes might be, both of them are great in their own rights. China boasts of big business opportunities and (need I even say) foreign reserves; while as critical as you may be in finding faults with the Little Red Dot in the South East Asia, you have to agree that this country has proven to be one of the better countries to reside in.
It is the people that make the country, so who are we as Malaysians to critcize them, honestly? At least one of them has got good progress while the other, good reputation; take a closer look at ourselves - what have we got?
Flip over the news pages, what do we see? The never-ending political quarrels that appear much like children fights, high fashion tea party style - that's what we've got. Gone were the days where parties rally people together to be united and drive the country forward. Hail the time where country's goals are secondary to individual's - if not a party's - ambitions.
Haven't forgotten also the infamous fight over the Menteri Besar Perak 'throne', have we? As distinguished political parties as well as figures in the political arena, they have quarrelled, fought, and screamed at one another. All was done in such high profile as they would in a stage play. They have made appearances on screens and had their big faces all over the papers just like my photos on Facebook. It has all come to a point where the public starts questioning their productivity, credibility as well as their capabilities. When rampant crimes never seem to stop increasing, we wonder why they won't just take matters to their own hands, stop fighting and start helping. Of course, we too wonder if our taxes were filed and paid to fund such stage drama.
Come on, open your eyes and see how we stand in the eyes of the international community. What are we but little kids with the most childish of demeanour trying to imitate a giant's strides? When the world is battling global crimes like terrorism, we are in our own crystal ball of a world fighting over, uhm, yes, unclaimed candies.
Maybe now voters have a clearer picture of who they have voted for.
Maybe now some voters begin to find that they have sided the wrong troop. I read from somewhere that politicians are but people who shakes your hands before an election and your confidence after. No wonder. Then again, there is always a next election for them to reconsider. Til then we will continue to put up with these high fashion tea party debates.
There are so-many-things wrong with Malaysia and the above is just the tip of the iceberg. For one, I have not even said a word about corruption but you should, by now, know how serious a case it is, considering the severity of those uncovered. Think about those that have not been exposed yet. So I really don't understand why SOME Malaysians would love so much to BITCH about other countries, and dislike them, and be so scornful of me stepping into those countries, when we Malaysians have so much more to be ashamed of.
I have more to bitch actually, but there is a greater appeal to save them for later.
Oh yes, I am in Singapore already, for you who don't already know.
