KT was not a wake-up call!

When the racial minority rejoices that a Muslim political party has won the by-election over a party that supposedly represents all the rakyat, you know something is not right somewhere – or that something very wrong is being set right. And that’s what happened recently in Kuala Trengganu when PAS won the KT by-election. How much more obvious can the collective scream for a new government be? Right now, it seems that any government will do, just as long as the old one is vanquished. For some, it may not necessarily be the opposition but they just want a new government. I know this will happen because; the Barisan Nasional does not seem to get the message and understand simple fundamentals. As each day passes, our PM is one day closer to moving out. But it’s not all disastrous though. At least he will not be like Bush and be remembered as one of the worst presidents ever. He will just be seen as the seat-warmer for the rakyat’s next best candidate.

At least they focus on competency...

When things go wrong in the world, there is a good chance that a large number of people will be very quick to point and accusing finger at the US. While I do agree that United States may suck big time at many things especially with regard to policies and economy, I will give them props for electing someone competent this time round. Or at least that’s what I see and think, and I’m sure I’m not alone. The Americans seemed to have wizened up and chosen the rightfully appropriate candidate – and it doesn’t matter that he is African American and bits of various other nationalities. Now, let’s take a look at Malaysia. Look at the number of incompetent “leaders”. How can they be elected representatives of the rakyat with such competency levels. It is absolutely absurd. We are not toddlers who like puppet shows. So kindly stop putting up a “boneka” to confuse and frustrate us.

Stop Worrying & Start Taking Action

“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere”. ~ Glenn Turner

There is so much bad news these days; it’s enough to make anyone want to jump off the nearest building. Wait a minute, that’s happening already.

Finding a bit of good news is like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack. And what boggles the mind is that we do send positive news to the media but they seem insistent on highlighting the bad news.

Do they seriously believe that bad news sells? Maybe it’s time for a reality check. People buy the papers not to read about the bad stuff, but they buy it for a glimmer of hope – that perhaps things are getting better in certain parts of the world or that things will get better.

The bad news has to stop.

And we have to stop believing everything we read. If you read about something you are unhappy about – do something about it. Of course you can. Get a group of like minded people and band together. If you think about it it’s not whether you can do it or not, it’s whether you want to.

It’s sad but this at a time when so many people are having it hard; it could be your time to rise above the rest and make the best and most out of the situation. It’s only when we begin to create opportunities for ourselves that opportunity will show itself. You’ve got to fight for your right to survive and be a part of the good news that will sweep the nation soon.

Goodbye 2008 & Hello 2009: Putting and end to Bullshit and Grabbing the Bull by its Horns

It’s the year of the Ox, Bull etc in 2009. And while the world is screaming bloody murder at the economic woes, there are some who are finally realizing a perfectly horrible storm is coming.

In case you were hibernating, here’s a gist of the meltdown mess that was 2008: declining wildlife, more global warming, a pretty momentous US Presidential race, a wake up call for the forces that used to be in Penang, and of course many bullshit promises that were broken a hundred times over.

Now we have arrived in 2009 – where things are going to get worst and this is the truth. But the bright side of things is that when you hit rock bottom, the only way is up, unless you choose to give up and down deeper still – like six feet under.

We have all been given free will – to choose our actions and be accountable for them. So what’s it going to be for you this year? Are you going to do a belly flop and kick the bucket or you going to grab the charging bull by its horns and wrestle the crap out of it?

You can make 2009 your best year yet. Only you can decide your future and make the impossible possible. It takes hard work, that’s the truth. But it isn’t going to kill you. It’s the giving up that will do you in eventually. And there’s no deadlier poison than the regret of not doing your best.