Boycott; who gets the “hit”?

It is with my deepest regret and grief over the Israel and Palestine conflict and the suffering and pain our brothers and sisters are going through there, I’m moved to write this article. I’m a Hindu by birth but a Malaysian by heart and a human by virtue. I can’t tolerate the unlawful killing of any other human.

At first I was reluctant to write or comment over this whole boycott plan as I worry it might invoke the sensitivity of my fellow Islam friends but when I saw this statement over the internet and as personal messages to me :-

 “Jumaat ni diorg nak buat Hari Tanpa Mcd Malaysia. Dalam masa 24jam, takde siapa makan mcd. Bgtau kawan2.. Nnti ade yg tak tahu pulak. Satu Malaysia boycott mcd hari jumaat ni. Malayu cina india semua agama boycott. Kemanusiaan.. Sebarkan yer..”

I understood that the idea of the boycott is means to be “us”, Malaysians as one whole family which means I have every right to comment on.

I’m not sure if this boycott is a genuine plan or propaganda/manipulative moves by irresponsible parties making use of this hard times for personal gain but I observe that the internet society has taken this seriously! I see netizen’s making banners, poster in preparation for this boycott.

Who are we cheating here actually? This whole boycott propaganda, who is going to suffer as a result of it? You mean to say the Israel? Don’t misuse the grief and anger of my fellow naive netizens over the suffering of the people affected by the war in Palestine. When I say “hit”, I’m referring to the ‘impact’ of the boycott.

 This boycott would leave a greater impact to the Malaysian working with the corporations you intend to bring down compared to the impact it would leave on the war. Easy way for all this corporations to stop making loss without impact to their shares in the stock market is to reduce workers salary, allowance or in worse case termination of employment.

In my view this an unnecessary move which is utter waste of time and resources. Like me, I’m sure many out there are disgruntled of the happening in Gaza but this boycott is not a solution. The “hit”-impact of the boycott is on us, fellow Malaysians working with corporations alleged to be part of funding to the war. There and many other ways to help the GAZA. Please go make donations from genuine sources provided on the capacity that you can afford. Ask me to march or give a memorandum to the relevant department or embassy; I’ll definitely do.

I’ve seen boycott and protest over this war conflict in Malaysia, it’s a joke for them! Most of the participants don’t even know much of the reasons of their boycott act. They join this protest for cheap fame, taking “selfies”, posting photos on social networks and making unnecessary troubles and remarks which are much uncalled for.

Having said all that, I urge fellow Malaysia to show your support to end the war in Gaza by proper means and not participating in illegal assemblies and uncalled-for boycotts which has no proper evidence to prove their alleged funding for the war.

Open the "People's Parliament" unanimously adopted ‧ 30 "Young YB" behind IPCMC (English Version)

Translation of the SIN CHEW Daily article to English

Sub-standard as Our New Standard Malaysia?

The tsunami of sub-standard attitude has become part of us Malaysians. 

Many Malaysians, if anything is not working well, “tidak apa lah”. (It doesn't matter) If someone had not finished their work but it was time to go home, “tidak apa lah”. When something is made sloppy, “tak apa lah”.

We put up with below par standards, attitudes and work because they all still functioned, more or less. So why put in the extra mile to do something properly?

After years of the “tidak apa attitude”, we now have evolved to a catchphrase: “biasa lah”. (that’s normal). And usually it refers to when something goes wrong.

Let me give examples:-

I neighbors house was undergoing some renovations, it was understandable that I've gotto suffer with the sound pollution and dust caused. As the contractors were doing some piping the removed my house rain piping and promised me to put back things in place after. On the note all the piping was done on my side of the house and was not in any way interfering with the neighboring house but then I didn't want to be a pain in the ass to my new next-door. After the renovation was over the rain pipe-line was installed on my pillar broken, dented and my pillar all ruined. When asked about it the contractors replied "biasa lah" things like this happen when there is a renovation going on. 

Another example, went to a stall to buy some kuih and saw lotsa flies, when asked the Malay aunty replied, "lalat pun nak makan juga". First was no initiative to give customer hygienic food then the sambil lewa answer.

What all this means is that after years of tidak apa, we have come to a situation where shoddy work is considered normal.

We have become so accustomed to it that we accept standards which are much lowered. People now tell you that they didn't reply your email from two months ago but provide no excuse for it. That’s just the way it is. I really wonder where this is going to lead. Are our standards going to deteriorate further until, despite our fancy buildings, we truly become a Third World country again?

I am afraid that if this “biasa lah” attitude carries on, we will see a real deterioration in all our services and professions. Already, sales people who can’t answer any questions have a tendency to disappear rather than face an irritated customer. Sooner or later, our trains will be even later, roads will go unrepaired and more strange radar blips will be ignored.

Due to the "tidak apa" attitude of AirAsia staff I missed my flight. When clearly something could have been done. The counter staff just called the manager "she claims" said not a word and hang up saying nothing could't be done when clearly the plane is still there and it was just a domestic flight. 

The nation needs a serious makeover, let alone the political side but the mentality most importantly. JOM UBAH! Ini kali lah!

Sub-standard work is considered usual and we now accept standards which are much lowered in our daily lives.

To Make The CONSTITUTION Part Of The School Syllabus

Among things that I think we need for a better future as a nation is better education system. Education today determines the fate of our nation tomorrow.
Apart from the proposal "free education for all", I think a more do able one would be "to make the constitution part of the school syllabus"

Well let me tell you how I got this idea,
Still remember those good old school days where we were forced to remember and recite the "rukunegara".

KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN

KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA

KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN

KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG

KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN    

Do you know the legal standing of our national principle/rukunegara? Well it is just a principle and not legally enforceable. Highlighting the essence of the topic today which is the third clause of the rukunegara which is "KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN" which means "CONSTITUTIONAL SUPREMACY".

 Constitution is the highest form of law in our country. When I actually got to know this fact I felt very foolish of the system. Why ask me to remember and recite something all my life which is just mere principle and why not teach us our highest form of law, the CONSTITUTION itself!

Thou I understand the constitution is drafted with many technical jargon's and legal terms yet knowing the constitution is way better than knowing all the nilai in Moral. You can carry your knowledge on constitution for throughout your life, with daily activities and knowing your limits as per the law and what good does knowing all your 36 nilai moral does to your life?

Do you know that it is illegal for a guy to have sex with a 16 year old girl or below even if she consented?
The guy would be charged for rape!  If he was thought of the law,more likely he would have not committed the offence or even at least he knows the consequent of his act. Which on my perspective would lower the possibilities of innocent youth being charged, prosecuted and be doomed for life. Is it his fault to be born as a guy?

At the implementation level it might be difficult but as time goes students would be able to cope-up similar how they cope-up with the uncertain changes of language in which Math & Science be taught in schools and our "Sejarah" syllabus which varies from year to year.

Though I think this is quite of a big leap but it is very essential to empower our youth today as the fate of the nation tomorrow lay in their hands.

Perlembagaan Malaysia : http://cpps.org.my/resource_centre/Perlembagaan_Persekutuan.pdf

Happy New Year everyone, I hope you have an amazing 2014!

      Happy New Year 2014

You are a dreamer,

and you are an achiever.

May you dream and achieve bigger feats,

with every passing year.

All the best for the new year 2014.

Enjoy 2014 !!!