forgive me for being so insensitive (heck, i AM being sensitive by starting my sentence with apologetic words), but :
- is it really necessary for the people to protest like this?
- is it appropriate for the common people to express their disagreement on the road?
- is it important for them to follow what our ASEAN brothers did when they disagree with their government actions?
as my blog title goes, "things happen for reasons". there are reasons of why the government decides to increase the fuel price. this "let-me-subsidize-you-all-the-way" culture is not the direction we are heading. the truth is, it is the subsidize culture that made the Malays to be ever complacent in every fields. just look at me. and yourself too. i am lacking of vision and the need to progress and go further because deep inside me, there is one small voice. so small, that i tend to believe what it is saying. it keep on saying, "relax laa...the government will always ensure that the Malay people will get job..or be employed..or at least survive the globalisation onslaught"
yes, i know that most people, mainly from middle-class people, are terribily affected by the price hike. i'm still studying, and coincidentally, my father is currently unemployed. and i do feel the effects of this price hike. and i believe that means, i am one of you people. but do i suffer? no. do i take it to the road? no. why? because i believe. i believe that things happen for reasons. and the government, whom i believe is working on the purpose of "menjaga kebajikan rakyat", will never do this drastic measures, without any good motives.
once Pak Lah was asked, "why take this unpopular action? aren't you afraid of losing people's confidence and votes?" He replied ,"the government would be able to use the surplus recovered to improve people's condition, and to successfully implement Malaysia Ninth Plan" (or something like that laa..can't remember the exact words hehe) and do you know that, the number of people using vehicles is only minority. and why should the government spent the people's money on the minority part?
which brings us to another popular discussion topic at selected 'kedai kopi'.
"PETRONAS kan untung juta-juta ringgit. kenapa tak cover duit subsidi minyak?"
or
"Kerajaan patut menggunakan keuntungan besar PETRONAS untuk kepentingan rakyat terbanyak bukannya untuk membelanjakannya untuk kepentingan yang tidak tentu"
i nearly on the verge of laughing and "tepuk dahi" when hearing these kind of topics. FYI, this has got nothing to do with PETRONAS. in fact, PETRONAS's profits should never be used by the government. if the government should wanted to do so, they might as well forced SHELL, EXXONMOBIL and other Oil and Gas companies based in Malaysia to channel their profits into Malaysia's government coffers. or even better, help to finance the petrol cost.
these Oil and Gas companies are business entities. they existed solely for one purpose. to produce wealth. to whom? to the shareholders. who are these shareholders? go figure out yourself.
when people revolts because they are being oppressed, then that should be supported. but when some parties (political or not) decided to ride on the issues in order to gain support from the public, that is another story. without shame, with no remorse, they tried to rally the people to go against the government. for goodness sake, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING OPPOSITION SIDE IN THE PARLIAMENT?
where is this check-and-balance part supposed to be played by the opposition parties? do we really need to make life difficult for others, just for the sake of gaining support? have you ever imagined on what this "demonstration" would do to our country? just in case you HAVE NO IDEA, then let me present to you this scenario.
one of the big multinational company decided to come and invest in Malaysia. although there are troublesome news from surrounding countries, due to political instability and demonstration, the investors are still having the confidence to do Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia. benefits that can be gained by Malaysia from this FDI? more job creation for its people, and incoming technology transfers. but suddenly, these MNCs decided to hold their decision. why? because of current events happening in Malaysia. people were demonstrating and rioting. Foreign countries issued a travelling statement: IT IS ADVISABLE OF NOT TO ENTER MALAYSIA.
the number of foreign investment dropped. same thing happened to numbers of foreign tourist.
do we need this?
how to cope with this price hike? adjust back our lifestyle. do consume less petrol, which means, please use public transportation. carpool. don't spend lavishly on unnecessary things.
and please, no demonstration please. i know it's exciting to do/join. the adrenaline rush, the excitement, the voices that representing the oppressed. a friend of mine, said that her first time of participating in a demo was good, she's considering of joining future demonstration.
don't be a fool.
things happen for reasons. and only if you find the reasons are ridiculuos or pompous, then voice it out in other more proper ways.
i do not support any political parties, but i believe that current government is doing their best to deliver their promises.
or
"Kerajaan patut menggunakan keuntungan besar PETRONAS untuk kepentingan rakyat terbanyak bukannya untuk membelanjakannya untuk kepentingan yang tidak tentu"
i nearly on the verge of laughing and "tepuk dahi" when hearing these kind of topics. FYI, this has got nothing to do with PETRONAS. in fact, PETRONAS's profits should never be used by the government. if the government should wanted to do so, they might as well forced SHELL, EXXONMOBIL and other Oil and Gas companies based in Malaysia to channel their profits into Malaysia's government coffers. or even better, help to finance the petrol cost.
these Oil and Gas companies are business entities. they existed solely for one purpose. to produce wealth. to whom? to the shareholders. who are these shareholders? go figure out yourself.
when people revolts because they are being oppressed, then that should be supported. but when some parties (political or not) decided to ride on the issues in order to gain support from the public, that is another story. without shame, with no remorse, they tried to rally the people to go against the government. for goodness sake, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING OPPOSITION SIDE IN THE PARLIAMENT?
where is this check-and-balance part supposed to be played by the opposition parties? do we really need to make life difficult for others, just for the sake of gaining support? have you ever imagined on what this "demonstration" would do to our country? just in case you HAVE NO IDEA, then let me present to you this scenario.
one of the big multinational company decided to come and invest in Malaysia. although there are troublesome news from surrounding countries, due to political instability and demonstration, the investors are still having the confidence to do Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia. benefits that can be gained by Malaysia from this FDI? more job creation for its people, and incoming technology transfers. but suddenly, these MNCs decided to hold their decision. why? because of current events happening in Malaysia. people were demonstrating and rioting. Foreign countries issued a travelling statement: IT IS ADVISABLE OF NOT TO ENTER MALAYSIA.
the number of foreign investment dropped. same thing happened to numbers of foreign tourist.
do we need this?
how to cope with this price hike? adjust back our lifestyle. do consume less petrol, which means, please use public transportation. carpool. don't spend lavishly on unnecessary things.
and please, no demonstration please. i know it's exciting to do/join. the adrenaline rush, the excitement, the voices that representing the oppressed. a friend of mine, said that her first time of participating in a demo was good, she's considering of joining future demonstration.
don't be a fool.
things happen for reasons. and only if you find the reasons are ridiculuos or pompous, then voice it out in other more proper ways.
i do not support any political parties, but i believe that current government is doing their best to deliver their promises.
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