Better Malaysia? Maximize Our Moderation.

Moderation is best defined the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one’s behavior or political opinions. The word is so “heavy” that I think not enough importance is placed on its meaning when it is defined.

Even after more than five decades of gaining independence, we are still lagging behind in so many areas. What we should have had after all these years is love and acceptance of each other, with all of us having lived under one roof, which in this case, being Malaysia, we have become more divided.

We are unable to accept and respect each other’s beliefs and, in fact, destroyed all our “basic family values”, which should have grown from strength to strength. Why are we not living as one big united family? What went wrong? Have we stopped loving our country or are we thriving on our own personal beliefs, and distrusting everyone, except ourselves? How did this uncaring attitude, distrust, lack of equality, disrespect for each other come about?

Answer: Extremism!

Obviously, there are many among us who are saddened by all this. These moderates who have continuously believed that Malaysia without extremism is the place and the country to live in. Strangely enough, their voices are not loud enough and not much publicity or coverage is given to this in our society. The extremists have clearly become so loud and deafening, so much so it is like they are “our new leaders” and are eagerly waiting, on the sidelines, to disrupt our peace-loving nation. These extremists are just ”attention seekers”, creating disruption and going all-out to take away what our forefathers have fought so hard to achieve 57 years ago.

Extremism has no place and should never be allowed in a diverse nation like Malaysia.

Moderation has to be practiced more in our beloved nation in every way possible to defeat extremism completely.

Let’s hail the moderates and let us live up to our 57th National Day theme: Malaysia where love grows!
May our children be blessed with what being Malaysian truly is.

May Your 2015 be SUPER!

Dear readers,

 First of all we would like to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR, may this 2015 be filled with

success and prosperity! 

One thing that I observe in 2014 that we need to give serious consideration in 2015 is HEALTH! It's very important to take care of your health as you may have everything you wanted in life but without health there's no point in it. Not only yours but to those around you; parents, relatives, friends and neighbors. Sad to say Malaysians don't really give enough importance to health compared to other countries. Look for the statistics its saddening. Losing a loved one is not easy!
So the below are a few things to do keep you health at check:-

A BLOOD test is one of the ways to check and monitor your health. You can check your cholesterol or blood sugar level before your condition gets worst. Don’t wait for a stroke or unhealed ulcer as it may be too traumatic for you.

Check your eye pressure yearly to monitor if your eye pressure is normal. High occular pressure is more common when we get older and it is one of the reasons the elderly become blind.

Bone density checks can be done yearly to detect osteoporosis so that remedial action can be taken rather than wait for a fracture.

Have mammograms to detect early breast cancer which is more common among older women.

Today hiring a foreign maid is very expensive and children have no time for their parents if they need long-term care. Therefore, living a healthy lifestyle with an annual check-up is a wise move that ensures an independent and healthy life.

Have a blessed year! Take care.