No Sacrifice No Victory 2

Updated 10 Mar 2008, 9.45pm

Malaysians have finally matured with the outcome of the 12th General Election that was held on 8 March 2008. This is no a direct relation to my earlier post with the same title back in 2007 when Transformers the movie was released! I stayed up til 4.30am (being 3 hours ahead of Malaysian time) to keep myself posted with the outcome!

Oppositions Front has won, for the first time, 5 of the 13 states and more than 1/3 of the parliamentary seats, preventing the BN 2/3 majority, the first ever non-2/3 majority in the history of Malaysia (could Dewan Pustaka put that in the History subject....)! It is indeed a historical event of which I would have been part of should the election be held a week earlier! Nevertheless without my vote (and those overseas), DAP (and the previously-known-as-Oppositions) still captured my hometown Penang and whitewashed the usual parties in the name of Gerakan and MCA (which represented the Chinese in general). The promises made have not been fully fulfilled and only tried to buy the votes by giving out funds in the run-up to the election.

Penang's development in terms of welfare and economy have been stifled. From my point of view stated below in no particular order, the Penangites may be disappointed and voted for a change of government:

1) Affordability of houses by the youngs who just started out was no where to be found in the usual areas in Penang Island when there are plenty of more than RM1milliions condominiums coming up for the "My 2nd Home" program initiated by the previous state government for the wealthy groups including foreigners. [My own factor]

2) Samy Vellu's rejection of the 1st proposal for the 2nd Link bridge prior to the 2004 election did not make sense when the existing Penang Bridge's capacity had been maxed out a few years prior to that. [My own factor]

3) The corruptions of the government - state and parliament.
a) Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) development proposal hid the true blue print from the public eye of which would have worsened the traffic congestion due to higher density without proper town planning measures taken
b) No proper environmental study being taken for the construction of the 2nd Link.
c) Penang Turf Club's move to Batu Kawan where there is a lack of lushness due to the drier soil and air to make way for PGCC.
d) The sale of Malaya University's heritage land that benefited a handful few.
e) The Port Klang development incident where a minister has a hand (which I'm not too sure of).
f) The sudden elevation of status by family members of the influentials.
g) The Defense contracts which benefited a handful few.
h) The circumstantial and mystery deaths of the Mongolian and Candy Ong with a longer list of corruptions.

4) The indecisiveness of the State government when they have been voted into the state assembly. Why they have to obtain the mandate/permission from PM? Why not just make Penang into a Federal Territory? Isn't this a clear sign of being a puppet state government? What's the point of having them in the State if they couldn't even make the decision for the State and the People of the State. If they can't do it and they giving the impression the Oppositions can't do it, it's worthy act to give the Opposition a shot since we the Penangites have nothing to lose. Voted BN in, not much was done for us. In a nutshell, it's LPPL (in Penang Hokkien dialect, Lam Pah Pah Lan)! It's a risk we are willing to take since we have nothing to lose. [My own account but with agreement by some]

5) The inequalities and racial politics are the "Don'ts" for most of the current younger and educated generations when we are all born and bred in Malaysia. We are MALAYSIANS with our forefathers contributing to the economy and development of the country. Why the segregation? Why the unjust opportunities in education, welfare, housing, job market, business requirements, governmental registrations of various sorts? Worse, misusing ISA against the 5 HINDRAF protesters. If the minority representatives cannot bring the balance, there is no reason to keep and enrich them. No sympathy from this humble soul.

6) The mainstream news providers have not been able to supply the latest updates to the general public. These so-called companies do not provide the Freedom of Information as promised in the previous GE since the companies are owned (partly or in full, one wonders) by the Barisan Nasional component parties and selected individuals. However, thanks to sites like the Malaysia Kini (as well as its mirror site providers) and Malaysia Today (by Raja Petra Kamarudin), the majority of us were (still are) able to keep abreast with the news and updates within the borders of Malaysia and foreign soils. It's such a disgrace for the mainstream medias for they have the funds and resources yet couldn't provide a true and fair information. There were times when those in Malaysia couldn't access the same Malaysia Kini site address while I being in overseas were able to! This is something very odd and perhaps a filter of some sorts was in play! Additionally, Dynamic Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks came to mind to prevent these unconventional channels of information dissemination.

7) The independence the Judiciary as part of the 3 pillars of power. Executive, Legislature and Judicial are the basic of segregation of power but these have been muddled (or given the impression of, which should not even happened) in Malaysia. The 90% majority given to BN in the previous election has been misused to amend certain legislations for their own advantages.

I'm sure the fall is a lot harder with the result of previous election and the past 40 years! It's a very loud and clear message to UMNO, MCA, Gerakan and MIC that they have failed us, the People of Malaysia (read: MALAYSIANS), even after so many previous mandates given to them. Too many second-chances. In sports, warming up shouldn't have taken so long and a second could means second!

A quote from Abraham Lincoln sprang to mind, "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".

I am not sad nor dissatisfied for BN's lost though my great-grandpa shared the same hall/room/air with the late Tan Sri Tan Cheng Lok and supported MCA decades ago! For those curious, go look and ask around in Air Itam and Loong Boey. Perhaps try rummaging thru the donation records of MCA as it might be listed in there, just might! Yes, I'm the 4th generation in Malaysia/Malaya.

Hence, No Sacrifice No Victory as coined in the movie Transformers. We sacrificed those under the same ineffective and undesirable banners in hope for a victory in the longer term and a brighter future for the generations to come! We are the BOSS and the elected are the office bearers (employees) for the BOSS.

Echoing what were said/done by some individuals:

Come on, show us your Keris again! We'll let you lick the sharp edge of it and show you Ketuanan Bangsa Malaysia......

Well, if you don't like it (the outcome of the GE), get the f*#k out.....!!!

It looks like a win. It smells like a win. But it ain't a win........

CORRECT CORRECT CORRECT, you lost in the historical 12th General Election that Malaysians voted wisely!!

Are you seeking PM's permission to resign too? And is he deciding your future in politics? Why not be his butler in Perth since he can do the becks and calls? He's probably sleeping on the decisions........Hang on.....perhaps he would also change his mind within 24 hours!!

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Kudos to DAP (and the Oppositions). The same will happen to you (as previous election outcomes shown) should you don't performed as promised! Talk the talk, Walk the walk.....

oo0o

~Viva Malaysians~