boon's log 0909.01: Oh Pening! What's happening?

From the last time I blogged, it seems like the Malaysian political scene is deteriorating - just like what the global economy - falling deeper and deeper into the abyss. When will we recover from this pointless political dispute and focus our energy and resources on how best to weather through this global "storm"?

As the rest of the world talks about economic recovery plans, it seems like our leaders are more interested about what (luxury) cars are the big guns driving (and how they plan to finance the maintenance of the car) or how many cows are being changed hands or how to spend money (unnecessarily) in sending lawyers and reprentatives on a free trip half way around the world to London in trying to get a second opinion from the Queen's Council or setting up an Anti Corruption body that now seemed to be taking sides when passing un-confirmed and pre-mature judgements on individuals.

Gosh, the list goes on and on.... and on. What is happening to Malaysia? It is indeed sad to see the state that we are in now - especially when we've just celebrated our 50 years of independance - an event we so proudly and gallantly declare to the world!

But seriously how far have we progressed from 1957?

Well, 50 years and 5 Prime Ministers later, we are still debating about cars and cows (and eggs).

50 years of independance from the British and 5 Prime Ministers later, we still run back to Big Momma's House, seeking the Queen's Council for their opinion. What a total embarassment?

"Mommy, Mommy, the other party bullied me!"

50 years of independance and 5 Prime Ministers later, the national anthem was changed twice - once in 1992 to a much faster marching beat (where some related it to a circus song), and another time, sometime in 2003 where the beat was reverted back to the original tempo - after much objections from Malaysians. It was during the second change also, when there was a proposal to change the Title of the national anthem from Negaraku, to Malaysiaku - which was later reportedly dropped.

We were asked (or told) to respect the monarchy, but does the monarchy respect the wishes of people whom He so openly declare that He cares so much about? That certainly remains questionable and many thinks that He's just doing a Milli Vanilli...

Well, in the same breath as we sing those powerful words of the National Anthem, in asking God for bessings of happiness and for our Kings (and rulers) to rule in peace, I'd like to add that we also pray that God will grant Them (our Rulers and Kings) wisdom and knowledge to rule the land in fairness and in truth, impartial to any individual or political party, knowing well that though all things may be permissible, but not all things are benefitial to the state, to the country and to the people living in it. They should work together with the government, i.e. the government elected by the people, for the betterment of the country and the people.

Oh, and for goodnes sake, please leave the personal lives of single female politicians alone. What else are they going to come up with next? Naked baby photos of them when they were 1 or 2 years old? It's not like she committed any crime or broken any law. It's not like she was married with 3 children and THEN stared in a scandalous DVD - well, even THEN you can still make a come back into the political scene - a magical feat that some folks have sucessfully proven to be working.

if you have the time, take a look at the people at the newspaper stands - how many of them, when picking up their usual dailies, shakes their heads upon reading the headlines these days? I, am one of them.

boon out...