Rethinking my principles and ideology regarding what I stand for.
Need a break after GE13.
Friday, April 26
Foto Friday
Rethinking my principles and ideology regarding what I stand for.
Need a break after GE13.
Friday, April 19
Sunday, April 14
GE13: Ubah?
Went for a Pakatan Rakyat ceramah in my hometown this evening. Lots of people turned up; parking space was not easy to find, which I did not quite mind. The crowd was big and loud. And the speakers were also loud and clear about their ambition to form Federal Government.
Politicians will be politicians, they need not to only convince their voters to vote for them by mere performance in Parliament and/or Cabinet, but also have to engage with voters through speeches with good conviction about what they talk about. From experience, such speeches seem to be rather fiery and I have noticed that energy levels rise with the size of audience.
Just one observation I feel might be worth sharing, a good majority of the turnout this evening belonged the Chinese community. Not trying to imply anything here but I believe this to be a truth: Without support from the Malay population, Change can never take place.
Politicians will be politicians, they need not to only convince their voters to vote for them by mere performance in Parliament and/or Cabinet, but also have to engage with voters through speeches with good conviction about what they talk about. From experience, such speeches seem to be rather fiery and I have noticed that energy levels rise with the size of audience.
Just one observation I feel might be worth sharing, a good majority of the turnout this evening belonged the Chinese community. Not trying to imply anything here but I believe this to be a truth: Without support from the Malay population, Change can never take place.
Friday, April 12
My few words on GE13
We are living in exciting times as polls are nearing. I have been given hope and I have been disgusted as well; by both sides of the political divide. I believe that it is beneficial to the country and its citizens if the ruling government and its opposition counterpart were to receive near-to-even support from the voters. Therefore neither side would dare to do anything stupid due to the high risk of losing power. The fact is, people should not fear the government but the other way round, because the people who choose a government also possess the power to change it.
I have my own preferences as to which side should form government through this general election, but I would not want the other side to totally collapse. Both coalitions need to do a lot of "spring cleaning" and sort things out among themselves in order to serve the nation better and bring Malaysia to higher heights. In my humble opinion, both sides need to check and critique each other so that nobody becomes too arrogant and everything could be more transparent. It is never healthy for any government to be too strong.
Needless to say, I care about who wins in the 13th General Election but I care more about the winner winning by proper means because a fair electoral system is fundamental to any democratic society. And for a better democratic society, voters ought to stop casting their votes blindly. Time to start giving our support based on good judgment of the candidates' characters and careful review of their parties' plans for the nation.
Again I say, I do not wish to see either side of the political divide lose too badly because the truth is they need each other.
I have my own preferences as to which side should form government through this general election, but I would not want the other side to totally collapse. Both coalitions need to do a lot of "spring cleaning" and sort things out among themselves in order to serve the nation better and bring Malaysia to higher heights. In my humble opinion, both sides need to check and critique each other so that nobody becomes too arrogant and everything could be more transparent. It is never healthy for any government to be too strong.
Needless to say, I care about who wins in the 13th General Election but I care more about the winner winning by proper means because a fair electoral system is fundamental to any democratic society. And for a better democratic society, voters ought to stop casting their votes blindly. Time to start giving our support based on good judgment of the candidates' characters and careful review of their parties' plans for the nation.
Again I say, I do not wish to see either side of the political divide lose too badly because the truth is they need each other.
Friday, April 5
Foto Friday
These people, not unlike their counterparts on the other side of the political divide, are merely human, imperfect too.
There is hope for the nation when good people rise up against corrupted rulings; but no man is incapable of corruption himself.
Malaysians, remember that no human being is perfect as the country expects its 13th General Election soon. Look out for how the various parties campaign and get to know the candidates whom you would be voting for. Listen, observe and give your support wisely. Judge wisely those standing for election based not policies, values and past records. Watch how they speak and how they carry themselves.
Cast your vote! Vote for BN, vote for PR. Whoever you vote for, please fulfill your citizenry responsibility.
As for me, however obvious it may seem with regards to who would I be voting for, my mind is not made up yet! The people in the picture above have potential to bring about good change to the country, but they are also only human.
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