Blue Luster

Football Updates – England beat Andorra 5-0 :) Hey, it’s the mighty English Empire after all and Andorra is nothing. Ok, maybe it’s a little bit insulting of me to say that Andorra is nothing – let me re-phrase that again; Andorra just haven’t reach that benchmark of greatness yet. In the future, they might.

This week, it’s the celebration of our INDEPENDENCE. It’s our 49th and next year will be our 50th. Well, on Merdeka’s eve, I was down at Sunway to watch some really fancy fireworks display. The bright colorful sparkles were really mesmerizing. Yet somehow…I don’t know…I can’t put a finger to it…but I feel there is a lack of patriotism among the rakyat this year :( Maybe there were more important issues – wedding of the year (Siti Nurhaliza & Datuk K), Mawi & Ina confessions on their highly publicized broken engagement, the yearly budget, the PM son-in-law suggesting that the non-malays would take advantage of a weak UMNO and the rotation of the Chief Minister post in Penang.
The Chief Minister post has always been held by the GERAKAN party and some government portfolios have also been traditionally held by certain Chinese & Indians political parties. It has been agreed among the Barisan Nasional component parties that the pie will be shared equally. UMNO will take this, MCA will take that, MIC will have this, Gerakan can have that – it signifies power-sharing, no party will be left out. Of course, there is a silent acknowledgement that UMNO will have a larger share of the pie as they are the majorities of the ruling party. If the government decides to rotate Penang’s CM post – we might as well rotate the PM post. I’m really insulted when they say that the Malays in Penang are being marginalized because they have a Chinese CM.
The non-malays population is dwindling, but don’t take advantage of it. We work hard, we put in effort, we participate in the country’s economic growth, we help strengthen civil institutions, we build national capacity – all without help…we were not as lucky as some community where special privileges are given out and now that privileges have turn into some sort their rights. We work our way up with our bare hands and have never once complaint on those privileges…all these years we have only ask for more mother-tongue schools to be built, more land given to build churches, temples etc. Public universities don’t even recognize UEC (private Chinese high school) qualifications as an entry requirement. Do we make a big fuss out of it? I don’t think we did…the parents just send their kids overseas. If a community is really being marginalized, I say it’s the government at fault for not providing a sound economic environment where everyone can earn a decent living. All I’m saying is be fair. Every racial communities have contributed to this nation. This country is ours. Stop bickering around and say that I’m more superior to you. The government has found the right formula to govern its multi-racial people, so continue with that policies and perhaps, just perhaps minimizing racial prejudice along the way.

Work Tales – this week have been very shitty. The owners in M13 decide to part ways and have put us up for sales :( We have no idea who will be our new sponsor. All of us are crossing our fingers, hoping against hope that the new owners will have strong confidence in our sound business model and the team & will continue to provide us with the necessary funding. Everyone is so worried – whenever there is a merger or take-over, there surely will be retrenchment. Everyone is playing the wait-and-see game. This is so aarrggghhhh! Peace & GOD Bless Yingze.

Just as I’m starting to…starting to see a side, beginning, in fact, to have the first stirrings of feelings – it has been 16 days…maybe it was not meant to be :(