Merdeka - What it means to you?

As we celebrate yet another year of our independence, i started asking myself, is life really as good as it is depicted in some MERDEKA ads? Those TNB? Telekom? argh~~ That's only one little corner in a dark room. It was so touching, so nice, but it never oversee the real thing behind.

FREE.FREEDOME. Are we really free in the sense of the word or is freedome measured with a diffrent yard-stick for some of us? Understand what i'm trying to say here? Hope some of you does...What i'm saying here is the freedome reflected on our daily life, even now when i'm writing this? Our job application, university? Study loans, the list wont come to an end~! Have your thought.

Somebody tells me there is an unwritten rule, more of a convention, that principlas of schools have to be bumiputras. that really shock hell of me. That day, at alamnda when i was promoting ENSURE(a nutrition drink). An businessman come over and ask me why the prices on the good in carefour are so much expensive compare to those in grocery store? How could this happend, he said. As we talk and chat, he ask me to see ppl around me. Who are they? If last time around. Those who when shopping in big shopping complex is mostly chinese and indians... but now. Well? Why? Since when? This shows that NOW, they have the power to spend. How and why they have the power? Who gave them? Form where? Are they "earning" it at the same sense of how the others does? Think of it. Slowly they are gaining edge. But some of us just dont care bout it so much.

Althought there is no such thing in your DAILY BUKU PANDUAN, overzealous pen-pusher who have been told to ensure quota is filled, have mroe or less closed the door to non-bumiputras to progress in the public education sector. What kinda of "usahawan", this program and that program priority to "them" only. As you can see, many of us only get promoted just before we retire. I was somehow like a parting gift. For example, in education sector. Some teacher with the leadership of a headmaster ended up tailing at the end til he/she is around 55 years old... and yeah~~~ celeration.. ur now promoted to headmaster.... GOSH~! I saw this phenomena happend often my and i see them with own eyes... or hear them with my pair ears.

The last thing minority groups expect after ousting the british is to be govenred with a diffrent set of rules. We expect for a better "deal" a better life. I know, we are improving. But we are still no where. We are still "conquered". We are still in a "cagE" just that it's a little bigger. Doesn't that sound.... erm... u might just think that "Well, i'm merdeka afterall".




Merdeka is not just about waving the flag and singing NEGARAKU, while standing attention. Its not that. Who does know why you do that? Who does know the meaning behind all these doings? Go out now and ask... Ini hari kebangsaan keberapa cik? "Er... ke 50~!" .... and that's the time u take a look his car and u saw... damn lots of flag~! You find yourself slapping you forehead then. Patriotism is not about flying the country;s largest flag~! It's about doing your best in your birth-place, being apart of your nation progress. It's about taking care what happends around you...

To be truly free, to be turly merdeka, we also need to be free from all forms of oppression. Merdeka is when meritocracy is UPHELD and only the best are allotted top jobs(proton), contracts(Klang's fly over collapse), scholarships(everywhere) and even a place in the national football team(finger count my own "ppl"). We cant let the hand-to-mouth LIFE continues. It's not the way~!

Well.....It is only when we practise fairness and equality will we be able to enjoy FREEDOM. Hence our nation will be free of the constraints that hinder progress.


Selamat Hari Merdeka ke-48
just my 2 cent.