It has been few days since I have written anything on this blog. Today, it seems I'm a bit free and just craving to write something. Hope it the writing will be of benefit to many.
The election mood is here. The EC has confirmed the nomination date is to be held on the 20th of April 2013, and the proper election day will be on the 5th of May 2013. Malaysians will have about 2 weeks to campaign for their choice of party and candidates. The campaigning proper will start after the 20th until the election day, although the ground campaigning has been going on since the end of the last election, about 4 years ago. Politics is a full-time vocation. Once you decided to become a politician, there is not rest for you. Work is perpetual.
The rumour's mill is at it again. There are so many news and information being spread around over the conventional and social mediums that one often found it very difficult to distinguish the truth and the not-so-true stories. An actual incident can be spunned in may ways. Depending on who will gain, the story will be tailor-made accordingly. Hence, the onus is on the voters to be wary and selective in how we acquire, gather, perceive and making sense of information that are being laid-out in front of our eyes.
Few months back, the opposition pact showed and announced their manifesto to the Malaysian public. It was received positively by some sectors, and condemned by others on the reason that it will bankrupt the country, and make life a living hell. Our national debt will increase, and the people will, basically, suffer if they opt for theses "ridiculous" list of empty promises and unrealistic pledges. The government was on the offensive. The "Buku Jingga" or "Orange book" was criticised and ridiculed, although no real and tangible analyses were given to justify these kind of responds. And, suddenly, come Monday - 8th of April, the government launched their own manifesto, and, unbelievably, quite a number of the pledges, mimicked what the opposition has been saying. And, the issue now is not whether the policies are good or not, but who is copying who. The turn of event got more interesting when, out of a sudden, the DPM it the BN's manifestos which were copied or plagiarised. He is a politician, indeed!
The voters are getting ready to be bombarded with daily and seemingly perpetual advertisement and political ploy to get their votes. I really hope things will be handled professionally and with etiquette. We are Malaysians, and all of us look forward to the morning of 6th of May 2013 with a government that will, finally and hopefully, get all of us out of this terrible mess.
Ini kali-lah!
9.13am
Seri Ampangan
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