Of course, you are perfect

     
           May be a bad start for me to clean the dust gathered around my blog with this kind of title, but I'm a free writer. People can judge (I know they will) all they want but here's my bits of thought of recent situation: "High-achiever Malay student facing a culture shock".

           Since SPM is the biggest exam that became such an important issue that what ever comes out in that exam slip will decide how the younger generations' future will become, so whoever that went through the exam with flying colours became a legendary idol towards others. When moms and dads are busy comparing their kids to Amalina who managed to score 17A1 in her SPM, certain students feel so pressured that a 12 years old girl made a decision to hang herself out of the fear that she'd dissapoint her parents for not getting 7A's. Is this really the kind of thinking that we want to put in our future holders? Change your way of thinking dear Malays.

           You see, I'm not against Malays. Or simply betraying my country and my race. I still remember the land I grew up in, despite the little details of history kept in my mind. I'm just bad in history. I'm just a lil dissapointed with the way of thinking that they bring. Years back, Amalina's name was huge because of her achievement. People looked up to her and made her an idol of education. She was sent by the government to study in high-end universities by hoping she'll later will serve for her country. All attention were given to her without she's asking for it and now, the media ambushed her house when she was in UK while the family had to face with the problems.

            My point is just to leave her alone. Not that I'm with her decisions and support her all the way. I'm just highlighting a question on who are we to judge what she was and what she has become. Rather than blaming and pointing fingers to her from thousand miles away, why don't we start with the people beside us? Have you seen the students nowadays? Partying in clubs, drinking, making out and proudly published them publicly. Amalina is somebody's daughter. So as these young adults we see everyday in front of our eyes. And there's no media exposing all of these? No culture-shock-changing issues?

           People make mistakes. I bet you do too and I am not excluded. Why do we need to focus on peoples' mistakes and forget about ours? Of course, giving advice is something we should do. Just we need to correct our motive which is to help, not to embarrass. Mahatma Gandhi once said 'be the change you want to see in the world'. The first step we have to take is to judge ourselves before judging anyone. Let's start with the man in the mirror.

Memorizing the lyrics,

So much for a 'Split Second' Importance

            It has been extremely too long since my last post, but it's just something that I could not avoid since new semester had just started plus the condition of nothing to be written about. So this new post would be about something that doesn't need to be interesting for you guys should read it.

           Since I moved from UiTM Lendu to IIUM Nilai, I was given a car from my parents for me to go back and forth easily without having to ask them to pick me up. The journey from KL to Nilai usually takes about 40 minutes if  I was too lazy to step on the accelerator, but reaching in less than 30 minutes is piece a cake for me. Using the MRR2 would be the easiest and fastest way. There would be nothing interesting about travelling on the same road almost every week, but something bugged me today.

           It came to my senses, that everytime I take off from Nilai it would be around 12.30 - 1 in the afternoon. Couldn't be bothered to drive in the morning but too long to wait until the sun goes down in the evening. So the first toll would be Nilai's. Nothing amusing happened till I reached the Sungai Besi toll. Most of the time that I drive from Nilai to KL on a Friday, there would be an ambulance, putting on the siren that indicates that there's an emergency. Up until today, I've heard and seen 3 ambulances going through the same toll on the same day. I'm not so sure about any other day though.

          Giving way to this ambulance wouldn't be so easy when every body's lining up for the toll and an ambulance came out from nowhere trying to cut in the line. It's not the cutting that worries me. I mean, it's common sense that an ambulance would need to reach somewhere asap for it's the matter of life and death.
The thing that gives me a headache, with the Malaysia's status a developing country, with the increasing achievement in high-tech facilities and gadgets, and to be more specific with the creation of 'Touch-n-Go' and in fact, 'Smart-Tag', an ambulance that needs nothing to stop them from reaching to a destination and a 'Split Second' would change everything, why can't the government sector provide them with these needs? I mean, even for me, having my own 'TnG' is very helpful and helps me to avoid jam during the peak holiday seasons, why can't they have one in their hands?

          If it's anything about the payments or buying to be done (since the government sectors are very cheapskates in certain things) one card only cost RM10 and it can be used until it's void which is most probably in another 10 years. Plus, having a TnG card would make it easier for the accountants to budget up the toll fees since it's a prepaid system. So instead of lining up for the Sungai Besi toll, please figure out any kind of way that will save the few minutes spent on looking for exact cash and waiting for the change.

                                                                                                                                                      

So much more to cope with dear Malaysia,