Yesterday was my first time voting in an
election and I have to say.... what a disappointment it is....I'm
disappointed because there was this tiny spark of hope inside me
that thought maybe just maybe this would be a fair and just election.
However the results show otherwise and I am truly saddened that the
ruling coalition would stoop to such unscrupulous tactics to hold on to
their power. Unlike some of my friends, I am not pro-opposition nor am I
pro-government. All I want is whoever's in charge to provide Malaysians
with more than just the essentials. I want to feel safe when I go out
walking around my neighborhood... I want to see little children playing
outside their houses during the evenings. I don't want to receive daily
updates that tells me yet another person has been robbed and yet
another house has been broken into. It's fact that the current
government has not done an adequate job ruling this country. I don't
like it when they compare us to countries like Laos or Zimbabwe. I don't
want Malaysia to be compared to countries that are worse off than us. I
want Malaysia to be compared to Singapore or South Korea and if we
cannot compare to those countries, I want the government to reflect on
their lacking and try harder to do more for this country. Although I
don't show it, I do love Malaysia and I want the government to always
strive to do their best to ensure that Malaysia will progress to be a
developed country.... Sadly I don't see the progression. I can only see
how much we are regressing........ Yesterday was another proof of the
regression we are experiencing... All over the Internet, I read and
watched what was happening all over the country in the polling
stations....Maybe I'm naive for having that spark of hope.... I've
always been a cynic and I shouldn't have harbored that spark.... We may
have stood up and voiced out our displeasure but has the government
heard our cries? I understand change can sometimes be slowly achieved
but I wonder how long will it take? Will I still be here when change
finally comes? I hope I will be because it will be nice to be able to
live in a place where I don't need to state my race when I fill out
forms....
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