Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Malays - no real issue now. Hahaha

So... I havent updated my blog for quite awhile now. Now that I am sitting at Coffeebean with 2 hours to wait before my next training, I think it's time to put what I feel, what Ive gone through, what I feel into words.

There are certain issues I feel very strongly about, and I've felt very strongly about it for a long time. It's just that, like many others, I didn't bother to post it up on Facebook, although... I've actually quite a few posts in my blog since my younger days. Here and there, but since noone really reads my blog, there has never been a big hoo haa about it.

What made me suddenly do it? you know, post all these "negative" comments about the Malays on FB, hence inviting alot of attention, up til the point, it came out in Berita Harian.

Well, I guess, I grew up. I saw, I observed, I analysed, and I did it the best way I know how to do it. Post it up on FB. Why? Cause I have so many Malays on my FB and the messages are meant for them, for them to pass on to their friends/family etc. And... u read my previous post, about how it got so big.

It's not nice to "fitnah", it's sinful. But i do know who the perpetrators of it all are. How they blew it all out of proportion etc etc. Which I feel, served me well, because... "publicity, any form of it, is good publicity." News travel. And I am glad, that whatever I have posted, did make a difference POSITIVELY in some OTHER pple's lives. And for those who passionately opposed me, they were like a living example of what I've posted. I do invite debates, but do check out the "fanpage" (Hana Saemon should apologise publicly to the Malay Community). If they want to debate, substantiate it with facts, figures whatever.

They didnt concentrate on the main point, which is (and i stand by this) "THE MALAY COMMUNITY NEEDS HELP AND AT THIS POINT, THEY SUCK." and that was heavily summarised. yeah, im Malay, so I suck too lah? cmon pple. if you are SMART enough, you would know that when someone refers generally like that, it's not an indication that the WHOLE malay community suck. it's just that, a certain group of ignorant ones are causing the rest to look like shit, when the rest are actually okay. basically, this "nila setitik" causes the whole "belangah" of "susu" to "rosak."

it's not only important to get yourself educationally educated. it's also wise to get yourself educated on the whole. and ive always emphasised that it's NOT JUST educational qualifications, but it's about being educated overall. the message is: do not be stupid.

having said that though, living in Singapore, you know you cant survive comfortably if you are not equipped with the paper qualifications. yes, you have skills, and yes, you know your stuff. but with foreign talents coming armed with paper qualifications to PROVE their skills, what have YOU got. that's reality knocking on the door babe. and even with paper qualifications, it's already difficult to find a job, what about those without.

then, some pple, happily said that, "it's okay. asalkan ada makanan atas table, and it's halal, then it's okay." that's selfish. you are only thinking of yourself. what about your PARENTS, your future CHILDREN? do you even read the papers? do you know how much it would cost to take care of your parents and send your kids for proper education? and you choose to be selfish and not do anything when u know u can do something about your current state now?

i dont deny that i chase for material wealth too. but i put a limit to it. like why dont i have a car, when my pay is double that of this particular person i know who bought his car when he earned only $1.6k. if he could afford it, i blardy hell can too. but everytime i think about it, there were so many other things that stopped me.

1) i can use this money to further educate myself. to get my masters etc
2) i can use this money to travel. seeing other countries, their culture, the pple is education too.
3) i cans use this money to save for my younger brother to further his education after NS.
4) i can donate more money to education funds, for those who are not as fortunate to seek education f0r themselves.
5) i can use this money to invest, buy insurance, to ensure that I am well taken care off when I am older, and that in case anything were to happen to me, my family will get money.

and... most importantly... i'm not in debt. a car in Singapore... is not joke okay. what if you get retrenched? or fired?

then these pple happily talk about how in Islam yadaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. some points are true. but... it's really annoying when pple concentrate on that part of Islam to use it as an excuse, rather than concentrate on the part that Islam encourages education and encourages u to seek wealth (in every sense of the word, wealth in knowledge, monetarily etc). failure to see the real message behind "kutukans". now... that's narrow minded. padahal, Islam encourages u to see the good behind every supposedly bad.

oh well... i can go on and on, but u get my drift. haha

I shall end this with a few quotes:

Nelson Mandela:
1) There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

2) After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

3) Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

and last of all.... BANGKOK IN 3 WEEKS!! WOOHOOO!!! hahaha..that was random. =D

Posted by L|v|nGdEaD b|tCh at 12:06:00 PM