Just finished my test, so I have "license" to blog! ;)
Today I am going to tell you all a story. A story about an insurance executive and a model.
The insurance executive, a young person, who, like you and me, led a seemingly quiet and predictable life. A person, like you and me, had such great dreams of what he wanted to do with his life. A person, like you and me, was totally oblivious with his surroundings and seemed to have a care-free life, adopting the motto of the three monkeys "See no evil, Hear no evil, and say no evil".
The beautiful model, a mother of two, and pregnant at that, had a career people can only dream of. She wined and dined in the best restaurants across Europe, translated several languages, brokered a few arms deals and connected with the highs and riches.
No, these young people weren't different from any of us. We were all forwarding lame emails while state governments were flying in and out of the door. We were all watching soap operas while six men were shot point blank while at work in a warehouse. We were all gossiping about the neighbours while the premiership in this country changed hands without anyone being able to do anything.
But today, that young insurance executive and that model are not with us anymore. He was unfairly dragged out of his comfort zone, mistreated, stabbed, and stamped with iron marks akin to the doings of Satan himself, while she was being dragged across a reserve forest where, while pleading for the life of her unborn baby, she was blown up mercilessly.
And what did we do? We read the post-mortem reports, followed the kangaroo court trials, shook our head and went on with our lives. Yes, semuanya ok. If ain't affecting me, I am not bothered. That's what it is all about isn't it?
What the fuck will it take for us to change?? What have we done to avenge for these people? Will we only change if it happens to OUR loved ones? Will my relatives and friends change if the same thing was to happen to me?
Go on. Keep doing what you do best; nothing. Keep forwarding those emails, keep watching those soap operas, keep taking those lame quizzes on Facebook while the country is burning. Oh yea, the country is burning brightly, in case you don't know.
I will tell you all what to do:
I personally know two of my friends, one of them here, who drove up to the by-election sites to campaign.
Read about Angry Malaysians from Singapore. These people took a day off, and drove all the way north to campaign.
And for people who can't get there physically, BLOG about it. Send text messages out. Voice your opinion.
Remember, if it can happen to your neighbour, it won't be long till it happens to you.
P/S: The government declared today that Kugan died of natural cause. Yup, you read it right. Natural cause. And you might wonder where did all the bruises come from? Eyes Wide Open aptly said this: Kugan had the shit beaten out of him. His beating was so bad that he suffered massive internal injuties and his kidneys were destroyed. Because his kidneys were destroyed, fluid got into his lungs. He died from the fluid in his lungs. So...the verdict is:
He did not die from his beatings and nobody is at fault.
On a lighter note, read this excerpt from Malaysiakini: 9.35am Bukit Gantang A PAS supporter was chased by two policemen after he was seen wearing an Altantuya mask at the SK Changkat Jering polling centre. The supporter got away.
HAHAHAHA.. you can chase the masked man away, but can you chase her ghost? ;)
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