It is over, get over it. Just be glad that in 5 years time, you get to try again!

I did not have any exam today but I am starting to think that some people are crying over spilled milk.

Did any of you realised that media nowadays are flooded with the Malaysian General Election nowadays. Truth be told, I never care but now it gets a tad old. I am generally not interested in a lot of things but after the huge incident of 2011, I vowed to change. But I must say that I remained unchanged in my political view.

These are my reasons:
1. No matter how much you want it to change, certain things just wouldn't change. Like your past, its going to haunt you for the rest of your life and its up to you to make the full use out of it. You know that I am pointing the obvious here. Our country's name is MALAYsia. I don't think I need to elaborate any further. But be thankful that even though CHANGE didn't come round this time, at least we are one tiny step closer to "CHANGE".

2. I am not a fighter. I am a Chinese, business people at heart. A firm / corporation's sole purpose is to get profit / benefit out of anything. If I don't see me getting any benefit, there is no point for me to fight. Same goes to everything, I fought, I lost and I moved on. Hopefully, the more I moved, the better I get.

3. With a leader like that, truth be told, are any of you really surprise of the outcome. I think deep down a lot of people know that there's a certain fixed outcome, well, a rigged game will always favour a side, but I suppose the consolation here is we knew how to fight. We are 50 years too late, but as what my lecturer once said "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER". Also, my advise is, start campaigning now, I know Bersih had been going on for years, but perhaps we should be more enthusiastic about it through the 5 years instead of at the remaining few months. Just like studying, there is so much you can do if you start the day before.

I am glad there is no such rally or protest here because its a shameful matter that a certain someone is so proud of.

I am very thankful that Malaysia is my home. No matter where I go or end up in the future, Malaysia will still be my home. Where I grew up, where I learnt the way of life, where I took my decision to be what I am to be, where I got my heart broken, where I fell hard and also where I regain my strength to stand back up.

Malaysia is a good place to grow up, good place to learn and my kids will spend their summer at Malaysia where they would learn not to complain about the cold weather because having 4 seasons is a blessing. Hahaha. Making the assumption that I am living at a 4 seasons country.

Today is the General Election Day in Malaysia, so I decided to participate from 7000 miles away.

Even though I wanted very much to study International Relations and Politics together with Economics for my undergraduate degree, I never wanted to be involved in politics. No, that is not true. I don't care about anything that vaguely relates to politics.

I know I am blessed to be born in Malaysia and have a great place that I call home. But, even though things had improved and benefit me, I still think we had a long way to go. As my former boss once said "you either fight and die, let others benefit or you leave." I am very ashamed to say that I am the latter. True, there is no other place I would like to retire when I am old. But, for now or in the near future, I don't see anything changes in my favour. If I were to apply to scholarship to further my study, chances are, I will not be able to do it. If I chose Economics in the local university as my preferred course, chances are I might get forestation for my undergraduate degree and work in Jabatan Alam Sekitar (That is Department of Nature for non-Malay speaking readers).

I never wanted to continue my tertiary studies in the local university even though the best universities one could go is the local university back home. I paid my way to my undergrad and master, nothing much to be proud of. But in some way, in order to avoid my future disappointment and sabotage to what I truly love for a career, that is the way to go.

I am not going to vote in the upcoming election, before you accuse me to be a traitor (i knew one of my friend wouldn't approve but screw him, I want a 480 days maternity leave). I tried to have high hopes just to be splash with cold water again and again. Penang improved, I agree. But "Second home Programme" for foreigners that could easily afford a high end apartments / condominium while I can't even afford a decent home? That is a major problem. I am not some lazy bum that sits around and whine. But the government should think of us, the young Penangites before those foreign folks that looks to set up home here. Setting a MYR 500k minimum doesn't and won't stop them. Its not difficult to fork out £100k. While some of us are struggling to even get a FIRST home for ourselves.

No offense to my foreign friends but my home is in Penang, Malaysia, I should have a home before you. This is only a tip of the iceberg, don't get me started with foreign plates clogging up Penang's road during holidays. Here's an idea, impose congestion charges. Its not that much to ask for foreign cars that are taking holiday in tiny little Penang to pay a small fee to use our tiny roads, isn't it? With the number of cars and no public transportation like overground or underground, I don't think its too much. MYR 10 per car per day, how does that sound?

These are my thoughts, sorry that I the amount of f*** s that much. But I don't see much improvements that could benefit me in the near future, so I chose not to fight because who wants to fight in a war that they can't win. I GIVE UP!!! See you when I am old when I could easily fork out £100k from my pension fund.

Election and I just realised...

Election 4 years ago, I am not around to vote, ok... I was too young to vote, 4 years later, I am old enough to vote but I am still not around. I am excited to know where I will be in 4 years time when there's another election. I have a feeling yet again that I won't be around to vote. And honestly speaking (even though my friends would not approve), I am looking forward to it. Hopefully, I will be at my *dream city* and not around to vote yet again.