Why the world can’t be perfect (and fair)? soufulow version
I was reading a recent interview of our foreign minister on BBC:
Sarah Montague:
Is it time to change Malaysia’s laws and treat everyone the same?Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar:
When you talking about, looking at everyone, we’re looking at nation building. The most important thing is Malaysians feel they are Malaysians. To recognise our diversity as a source of our strength, there is no need for us to change the laws so long as we’re able to exercise the unity, we’re able to act as Malaysians. And I think this is happening, the process of nation building is not a short process. We came from a very divided society that was recognised by economic functions, living at a very poor living standard. So I think we have tackled the issues in a way that will bring peace and stability, at the same time people are able to share prosperity of the country. And this is happening..…read more from
- official source: BBC UK
- blogsphere: The Cicak
Basically, i think Dato are talking crap thru out the whole Q&A session. however, i was surprise that there’re someone (which are not minority, obviously) that thinks totelly the opposite and believe that the racial imbalance in Malaysia is okay. read this, quoted from another blog that responded to the news:
Sementara anonymous blogger sentiasa memprotes apa yang mereka rasakan tidak berpuas hati dengan hak istimewa bangsa lain, manakala blogger yang mempunyai identiti di dalam blog pula membicarakan betapa mereka bangga lahir di bumi Malaysia. All that I can say is don’t fake it. Selagi Malaysia tidak menjadi seperti Singapore selagi itu perkauman akan ada.. Itu yang mereka mahukan. Di sana, orang tua terkutuk ketawa terbahak-bahak melihat Malaysia yang mana negaranya sendiri telah dijual kepada antarabangsa, National day pada mereka hanyalah satu hiburan, itu juga antara impian sesetengah bangsa di negara ini.
Mereka kata kerajaan bertindak pilih kasih kepada sesetengah bangsa dan mereka merasakan negara jiran lebih baik. Tapi mereka tidak sedar malah kerajaan sana juga bertindak pilih kasih cuma yang membezakannya rakyat di negara ini berhak bersuara tidak seperti di sana, mereka bersuara mereka akan ditangkap. Mahu jadi macam tu?
Feeling threaten?
“Mahu jadi macam tu?” i’ve been hearing so much of these - remember the infamous “Jangan cabar kesabaran kami?” Suddenly, i feel so threaten… i have so much dissatisfaction of current situation in Malaysia, i feel like a second grade in the country, and i have so much to say - as a chinese brought up in malay community (living in a housing area where half of the population are bumiputera soldier families). the situation wasn’t like this in the past!
But then, i recalled Yap’s blogpost about perfect… i recalled yap’s yelling that there is no such thing as a perfect world! i recalled that ore than 6 billion people live on this earth and every one of them have a different definition of perfect; all of them significantly contradict with each other! your definition of perfect is different than my definition of perfect.
And since the world can’t be perfect, of course, we can’t expect the world to be fair. We tend to overlook or even dismiss the imbalance when it’s in our favor; vise versa, we’ll magnify every unfair details and complain around… isn’t true?
Will you say it’s unfair?
Imagine this: If gov policy says that you can purchase my house with 5% - 15% discount regardless while the rest have to buy in normal price, will you say the situation is unfair? when most well known companies are forced to offer 30% of their ownership to you and your family, will you say the situation is unfair? your son get special pre-uni education and avoid direct competition with others so that they get a place in local university easily, will you say that it is unfair? there are dozen of entrepreneurship foundations to help you to start your own business while others have nil, will you say that it is unfair? your village has less than 500 students but gov built a new school with 100 classrooms and a big ball field, while others have to stucked in a 2500 students - 50 classrooms school with no field at all (and further more, others have to apply for it 5 years earlier!), will you say that the situation is being unfair?
OF COURSE NOT!
I would say i am getting what am i suppose to get; worse still, i would tell you to put your hands off the benefits i am getting right now or i’ll kick your arse! that’s what i’m seeing in newspaper, hearing from the radio news, watching on the TV news - everyday.
So hey, i had give up hoping for perfect, nor being fair - after all, the world is not fairly rounded in shape, how can you expect ‘fairness’ in boleh-land? 
Just one man out there,, said,
Wrote on September 30, 2007 @ 11:11 pm
It’s happen in many countries around the world. Despite being minority or majority, question about special treatment always happen regarding race, religion or ideology. IMHO, Malaysian so lucky because every people could still living in prosperity and peace. I do not want to touch issues in Malaysia because i believed every “one”(despite races and religions) has their own specialty and weakness(what it is, ask for ourself). Sometimes we have to look into the very fair perspective. If we was good in this, the other will not be the same. But the other will be good in other stuff that maybe we are not good in it. So, do i have to become so greedy that we want to be good in everything and control everything? It should be better compare to the other countries where the survival for fittest apply(there, if you born among the weakness, how do you want to voice out to the stronger??, the stronger might kick your ass and silent you forever. They will say that they already in high place for hundred years ago and who are you to ask for fair and equality? ). This is the reality, thankful we are in malaysia despite having some good and bad, tolerance always happen in many level! How much again do really want?? Always remember to the nature of human being that never satisfied with everything and always asking for more. Peace out man..
soufulow said,
Wrote on October 1, 2007 @ 9:28 am
“Everything happened for a good reason, all we need to do is to live on and do our best.” i am told in such since i was young - guess that’s the only thing we can say to the less protected community here in Malaysia.
Agree. it’s more than just ‘luck’ though. as said, we are seeing high level of tolerance in all walk of life here. however, how many had sacrificed in the name of ‘nation harmony and peace’? why must some sacrifice; while others, enjoy their privilege for decades in this country? with so much of ‘keris showing session’, politician’s threatening talk, skewed (and ‘and skewer) policy; i wonder how long more ‘lucky’ will hold our peace.
Are you worry? i am.
Just one man out there,, said,
Wrote on October 3, 2007 @ 12:07 am
I think Malaysia have been established in very balance way for one and another for every religion and races. I don’t want to be “shoot” back for what i am to write here. This is my opinion base from what I heard from time to time. For the detail facts I guess you have to digg up by yourself. The Malay own the Tanah Melayu(before Malaysia) for the centuries or perhap millenia ago. After the British colonization, most of Tanah Melayu already become multi ethnic and races(since the Brits brought Chinese and Indian mostly for economic development during colonial age). THIS IS NOT THE MATTER OF WHO COME FIRST SERVE FIRST. The Malay already establish and become the majority of the land before. Like the Chinese in China, Egyptian in Mesir, and etc. Of course thing will be develop from time to time but the base ethnic or races always get the privilege. Go and GOOGLE around about “HAK-HAK KEISTIMEWAAN ORANG MELAYU”. Most of the politician go for ‘keris showing session” (as you said) because someone does not understand “HAK-HAK KEISTIMEWAAN ORANG MELAYU” and try to destroy it slowly intentionally or not. It may sound unfair because you are the new generation but i believe the old generation before could live with it and try to gain advantage and strenght in a way that the others are not. It happen around the world right now. It happen for the Muslim(immigrant) in Europe, Jews in America, and a lot more. We may not know if we stick in the same newspaper everyday. Try to look far beyond what we could see. Racial harmony could be gain by the tolerance of one another. I AM SORRY TO SAY THIS, some of good heroes out there try to put the best equality among races in our country in a RIGHT way. It may be slowly but it cannot be drastic like “bayonet charge” in battlefield. It may be wise to join them rather write a expression hateful message in internet. Be a hero. Apologize for any offense words. Peace out again….
Dllmch said,
Wrote on October 7, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
reply to Just one man out there..
I thought off some issues which worrying me when read your post.
I don’t oppose the special rights but for more than 30 years NEP had been lauched and til today the Malays still need a “stand” (tongkat) don’t you think it’s failure?
If the unfair happened in others countries,we really don’t want it to happen here in our nation.
I mean why can’t we make it Malaysia a fair and peaceful nation. What for we need to look at others say, “Ah,we are lucky, we won’t ask for things that we don’t get here; we’ll take whatever you gave us.” I say is that type of “diam diam duduk” attitude you are looking for?
1st of all,thanks for giving me chances to survive in Malaysia more than 30 years here.
But then.hey..
In the some way,”someone does not understand “KEBUDAYAAN BANGSA CINA DAN INDIA” and try to destroy it slowly intentionally or not”.
Oh yes, no offense. That’s the same words I would like to say.
DLLMCH!
Again,peace out there…
soufulow said,
Wrote on October 8, 2007 @ 10:27 am
@Just one man out there:
Don’t worry, no one’s gonna ’shoot’ you here. more over, your voice is heard (and thought about) - loud and clear.
@Dllmch:
Thanks for the senseful (and careful, should i say?) reply to Just One Man Out There.
I would like to input some of my thoughts here…
First off, i am not here to spread hate - as anyone commenting here, i love and appreciate the peace we are having here in Malaysia.
Secondly, to Just One Man Out There, if i am not mistaken, your so call Tanah Melayu actually belongs to the orang asli (not Melayu) at the first place. remember history lessons in school? Parameswara killed someone at Temasek (singapore) and escaped to Melaka and build his empire - that’s how malay population got spread in malaysia. that’s how i remember the history but of course, i am no expert in history field.
But then again, it’s not about ‘who come here first’ as you said. it’s about dealing what we have now and achieving better in future.
I would like to draw everyone’s attention on the fact, with open mind and heart, that, for 50 years our gov had been supporting the Malays with double standard policy and yet, there’s not much improvement we’re seeing here, isn’t that sounds like a failure to you? isn’t we should do something different? don’t you think we are going in the WRONG direction?
I am not saying that we shouldnt help those in need of help. i’m brought up in Ulu Kinta - where 80% of the population in my neighbourhood are Malays (poor malay to be exact), i’ve seen how they suffered poor, and suffered along with them. will more restriction on company ownership quota help them? no. is more more keris showing session going to lift up their living standards? no. the fact is that most our gov biased policy only favors a small group of malays and the majority’s benefit are set aside. what’s happening here is that in malaysia, the rich malays get richer, the poor malays get poorer, and the chinese get all the blames for the imbalance economy situation.
That, is what worrying me.
lam soon said,
Wrote on June 5, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
no need to comment too much,chinese&indian = all of us have to thankfull to our old leader(PM)that giving us a chance to live in Malaysia as a Malaysian. Don’t complain too much on HAK ASASI MELAYU. That’s is what our ‘nenek moyang’ agreed before being a malaysian.