It has been a hectic week for me leaving me no time to even put a short line but it also gave me a window of opportunity to catch up with the latest political developments in Malaysia especially the first 100-days after the election and Sabah's SAPP move to break ranks from BN.
Although reflecting the past 100 days since March 8th and observing the on-going politicking are certainly interesting which provides a great debating/conversation topic but at the end of the day it is still politics and just will not stop here.
Of course politics are needed to run a country, complement and assist economic development but at the end of the day what did the people received in terms of their wallets and bank accounts as a result from politicians politicking?
Politicians should be the ones to be reformed if Malaysia wants to move forward. Many of the current mindsets of Malaysian politicians belong to the 60s and has no place for them in 21st century.
Despite the opposition winning five states in the federation I have failed to see any of the parties in PR, that can offer strong credibility in building the nation forward other than sloganeering and eloquent speeches. Of course, time and faith must be given to allow them to have a chance in fulfilling their election promises which won over nearly half of the people in the country.
But the reality is that any political parties can draw up feel-good and hell of a promising manifesto. The BN did it in 2004 riding on the back of a so-called 'reformation' agenda which in the end did not materialise and slided backwards instead. People are skeptical and if given the choice of two evils, why not choose the lesser of the two evils?
Most politicians are like chameleons and they have to be as this is the game. While they can play the game all the want, I want to ask them and to know whether they really subscribe to nation-building as their goal or just merely to serve their constituency and survive the elections as they come?
The hint of looking at the larger picture was revealed by the opposition parties in the run-up to the election. Tony Pua and Jeff Ooi mentioned that Members of Parliaments are not just tasked to solving local problems such as drainage which comes under the responsibility of the local councils. For a very long time the majority of Malaysians thought that MPs are just 'lonkang' solvers. At the very least we now have new lawmakers that recognise the larger picture.
100 days after the election is a very short time and the new MPs who promised the people to reveal the details of the larger picture goal is a bit far fetched as they have yet to settle down comfortably in their role as MPs.
Politicians as the forefront 'advocate' of the masses should lead by example. After all they are like the captain of the ship and can you imagine what will happen if the captain is drunk in the rough high seas?
Perhaps all politicians before serving as MPs or intending to should be thoroughly educated in 'serving the people'. For a start in reforming the MPs and assemblymen, they can start studying the philosophies of Han Fei-zi, and hopefully subscribe to it.
Although reflecting the past 100 days since March 8th and observing the on-going politicking are certainly interesting which provides a great debating/conversation topic but at the end of the day it is still politics and just will not stop here.
Of course politics are needed to run a country, complement and assist economic development but at the end of the day what did the people received in terms of their wallets and bank accounts as a result from politicians politicking?
Politicians should be the ones to be reformed if Malaysia wants to move forward. Many of the current mindsets of Malaysian politicians belong to the 60s and has no place for them in 21st century.
Despite the opposition winning five states in the federation I have failed to see any of the parties in PR, that can offer strong credibility in building the nation forward other than sloganeering and eloquent speeches. Of course, time and faith must be given to allow them to have a chance in fulfilling their election promises which won over nearly half of the people in the country.
But the reality is that any political parties can draw up feel-good and hell of a promising manifesto. The BN did it in 2004 riding on the back of a so-called 'reformation' agenda which in the end did not materialise and slided backwards instead. People are skeptical and if given the choice of two evils, why not choose the lesser of the two evils?
Most politicians are like chameleons and they have to be as this is the game. While they can play the game all the want, I want to ask them and to know whether they really subscribe to nation-building as their goal or just merely to serve their constituency and survive the elections as they come?
The hint of looking at the larger picture was revealed by the opposition parties in the run-up to the election. Tony Pua and Jeff Ooi mentioned that Members of Parliaments are not just tasked to solving local problems such as drainage which comes under the responsibility of the local councils. For a very long time the majority of Malaysians thought that MPs are just 'lonkang' solvers. At the very least we now have new lawmakers that recognise the larger picture.
100 days after the election is a very short time and the new MPs who promised the people to reveal the details of the larger picture goal is a bit far fetched as they have yet to settle down comfortably in their role as MPs.
Politicians as the forefront 'advocate' of the masses should lead by example. After all they are like the captain of the ship and can you imagine what will happen if the captain is drunk in the rough high seas?
Perhaps all politicians before serving as MPs or intending to should be thoroughly educated in 'serving the people'. For a start in reforming the MPs and assemblymen, they can start studying the philosophies of Han Fei-zi, and hopefully subscribe to it.
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