Pillar of strength

Once again, my tone is that of one who dislikes both sides.

The temporary incident that had led DAP into a momentary hiatus has shown how PR would operate in the case where DAP has lost power.

DAP would contest under the PAS flag and the PKR in Peninsular and West Malaysia respectively.

Has one ever wondered why DAP and PKR have to team up the time bomb, PAS in their coalition?

This is a matter of political reality, as both DAP and PKR lack one thing that both BN and PAS have in their possession, and that is a stable "pillar state", where their power are mostly permanently stable.

PAS knows this.

BN knows this.

Being a new party who has stepped up to rival BN in power under the leadership of Anwar Ibrahim, PKR lacks the administration background and reputation, while DAP is a nearly chinese dominated party, which lacks the social and racial cohesion of the PKR. Their coalition manage to cover some of their holes, but they still lack stability.

And that's where PAS comes in. Having "pillar states", PAS has welded itself into the Malaysian background with its insistence for hudud laws and an Islamic government.

In the PR coalition, PAS holds the true power, however, it severely lacks support from chinese and indian factions due to it's hardcore nature. The coalition of the three parties seems like a perfect team.

The real problem is knowing that PAS holds the true power in the coalition. While they advocate the "PAS for all" propaganda, their leaders are known for making statements that they will never back down from their stand to implement hudud.

What the DAP and PKR needs is their own pillar states so that they do not require back up from PAS, but before that, it seems that they will have to contend with giving PAS more power as it goes into the GE13 as the people will be voting for their party of choice tomorrow. Once PAS has cemented itself into the power seat, it would not give a damn to the other parties as it could have easily run the country Indonesia-style.

That is the real problem for PR. Without an equal standing, the strongest party will dominate the entire coalition.

It's just like how UMNO teamed up with MCA and MIC during the early days of independence. And look at them now. Enough said.

Then, PAS was still inside BN. However, as time went and UMNO going from extreme to central, PAS remained hardcore and was booted out. However, it's like a deja vu as PAS forms it's own coalition rivalling BN now.

Once again, I stress that DAP and PKR have to have their own stable "pillar states" if they are to stand equal to PAS in PR, even if I don't really give a damn to PKR.

MalaySIA ISA democratic country...So?

So it means that the power is in the people's hands. Of course, this is what we all know about the system. It also means that the bigger group has the bigger say in the Parliament. Now, this group happens to be the Malays. Once again, every time I hear something about any other race "controlling" the country, I simply sigh. There is no hope for the DAP to lead the country, just as the chances for a Chinese Prime Minister in Malaysia is slim. The Chinese is not the major ethic group, the Malays are. Also, the talk about us being Malaysians, not Malays, Chinese, Indian, or any other race obviously shows that the particular person is NOT Malaysian at all, or even have even lived in Malaysia. How so, you ask? The answer is simple: Malaysia's culture is founded on the integration and mixture of all the other subcultures among all the races and religions. To do away with race means our assimilation into another's culture, like how Singapore developed a much western-aligned culture after doing away with the racial sentiments. We are Malaysians-lah. Where else do you see green "angpows" on Hari Raya in the region? There's Singapore.
Democracy means power in people's hands. But the people have another thing in mind: giving that power to someone who could act as their nanny and make sure their needs are covered, yada yada yada--the government. Strange as it seems, we like to see the road in front of us, and not the horizon beyond. Subsidies are here to STAY, say the "rakyat" with their stomachs in mind, while economists scratch their head over the reason this country's economy haven't failed yet. Amazing country we live in,eh?

Malaysia human resources:the unused and misused.

Malaysia students are among the best in the world, ranking top among world universities. In fact, a typical reaction for a foreign student towards a local universitiy student is, "Wow, you're Malaysian? No wonder you have high grades!" or something along that line. However, where have they gone? Malaysia?

Once, my Singaporean friend jokingly said that Malaysians are extremely friendly as,"You make, we take!" Huh? And that includes industrial products, water, and of course, our students! Statistics show that over three hundred thousand Malaysian degree holders, top-scorers, professionals, are working in Singapore!

A common complaint circling the general public is that the students should not be choosy with jobs after graduating. I wonder if they have actually thought about wasted intelligesia and resources needed to produce them. A molecular biology Masters holder working as a restaurant waiter in Malaysia when he or she is offered a place in another country's research institute? Huh? What is happening? No wonder they left.

Talent corp is about attracting local talents overseas but what about in the country? The government should allocate the right places for the right people. Scientists should contribute in research and developement, not wasting their days doing work not complying with their field of expertise. Singapore excelled in that place, why couldn't we? I believe that Malaysia Boleh! But Malaysia Government boleh?