Malaysia Day!

Malaysia Day!

Malaysia Day!

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:44 PM PDT

For the 1st time in the history of Malaysia, 'Malaysia Day' is celebrated. And the Sabahans and Sarawakians are asking, what took you so long?

For Peninsular Malayans (for without the Sabahans & Sarawakians, we cannot be Malaysians). We have been having it our way for far too long.

Can we also say that of the BN Govt?

When an 'institution' (here I name BN as one, because for far too long it thinks that nothing can move it) has been in place for far too long, complacency and arrogance creeps in, and when that 'institution' can have its way for that long, the 'sense' of superiority blocks their observation to what will come.

Why do we need another public holiday when for 47 years, nobody thought it as important to even mention it. And now, with BN losing grip in Parliament, suddenly, we notice that Sabah is indeed our 'Fixed Deposit'.

If you were a Sabahan (and for that matter, Sarawakians too), how would you feel? Taking us for a ride for the past 47 years, and now you realise that this 'daughter' has always been by your side while the other 4 sons have eloped with their favourite 'girlfriend'.

As fathers and mothers (BN), we cannot just ignore the signs that the family is telling us, not anymore. Up next on the agenda, when is the Sabah '20 point' Agreement going to be discussed and given prominence at National Parliament level? When are the Sabahan Parliamentarians going to voice out the grievances they have to endure for their constituents for so long? And let us also not forget that Sarawak have their own version of grienvances in the form of their '18 point' Agreement, we need to address those issues too!

I'm now sitting here in my office enjoying the fan while I manage to get this article typed, but how many Sabahans can enjoy that kind of basic amenity call electricity without interuption for the whole day? And what about hospital care, its virtually non-existant even in big towns like KK.

For now, its no point singing about Sabah as our FD for the next 13GE when all we can give them are just "cow's milk", please please please, we need more to tell our daughter(s) over the South China Sea that we really mean what we say. And dont forget the other elder daughter in Sarawak too, for otherwise, eloping could be another option for them!

To all fellow Malaysians in Sabah & Sarawak, happy Malaysia Day!

PS: In our haste to secure our Fixed Deposit in Sabah & Sarawak, we forgot that we need to amend the "public holiday roll" in our Parliamentary Enactments. So for now, lets say, Malaysia Day is celebrated illegally, save for a declaration from the DYMM Agung. So lets not forget to quickly amend our laws so that the Malaysia Day of 2011 is celebrated legally …

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