Merdeka? Bleh.

Tomorrow we Malaysians celebrate the greatest day in our history. Our independence day. Merdeka.

I guess i should be worked up about this. I guess flags should be flying on top of my car, on my house and anywhere else i can think of. Sadly (is it really?), this isnt the case.

I can honestly say that i have never in my short existence, been really excited to celebrate Merdeka. Yea, sure, i do look forward to it, but only because its a holiday. These days however, Merdeka is just another excuse to get wasted.


I wonder why i am this way. I also wonder why almost everyone i know is the same way. I really don't know 1 person that really looks forward to Merdeka day. Perhaps i just don't know enough ppl. Having said that, its not as though i just have 5 friends. I do have quite a lot of friends, not all of them close like a brother or sister, but friends none the less. The point is, never have i seen them excited about Merdeka. My family is no different. Everyone is just happy that its a holiday. No need to go to work. No need to go to school. Yay.

Just another Malaysian Tourist in Malaysia

I can't speak for the rest, but i really don't feel like this is my country. Don't confuse this with whether or not i love this country. Thats not in question. I love this country a lot. I love the food, i love the freaky weather. I love people (well, most of them). There are a lot of things i dont love about this country as well, but thats for another day. Bottom line, is i love this country, and would probably die for this country if it got invaded by Americans or Aliens.

Back to the point i was trying to make, which is that i don't feel like this is my country. In fact, i feel more like a tourist, who's got a PR status in this land. I feel like an outsider, a curious watcher of daily activities. Nothing more.

Its curious to note, that during the colonial times, this was exactly the desired effect that the British were going for. Divide and conquer. And even after nearly 49 years, i feel divided. I do not feel Malaysian. Is everyone else like this too? Ask yourself. If the british arent creating this effect, who is? Am i simply indifferent and uncaring?

Thoughts of grandeur and ministers going "Boom"!

Almost everyday, i meet someone who wants to bomb the entire Parliment to smithereens. But no one ever says the want to nuke Malaysia to glory. The "rakyat" loves the country, but hate the politics.

Without going too deep into this, i'd say that Malaysians have got a huge problem with the way the country is run. I really do. Quota's and shit. Yeah yeah, the common excuse is "...the country will not grow unless the majority progresses as well...". That makes sense, perfect sense. But how long more? How long more should the "majority population" be spoon fed, at the expense of the minority population? Another 50 years?

And then there's that latest incidents of temples being destroyed. What kind of effect did these damn retards think that will have on the "rakyat" ? Did you know that the Catholic Church in Shah Alam took nearly 20 years to build. At one point, construction had to stop because in the design plans, the Cross on top of the church was taller than the Shah Alam mosque minarets. Talk about an ego problem. Geez. And do you know where this Church is? Its in industrial land. Surrounded by warehouses and factories. Never theless, i'm eternally grateful that the Church even managed to get built. Thank God for that. Without his help, i think it would have taken another 20 years.

I think i've ranted more than i should. There's many more things i can rant about, but its pointless. No one important is going to read my blog. And even if they do, they'd probably throw my ass in jail, than actually try to do something about the whole situation.

Anyways, Happy Merdeka people! Have a great one. I'll be getting wasted, as usual. Hope i get to see fireworks this year.