The Chinese have a lot to be proud about - a decade of hard work paid off after a flawless return flight by their first taikonaut.
Despite all the scepticism surrounding any major Malaysian endeavour, I'm kind of proud that I'm Malaysian. True, we're not exactly an Asian powerhouse, but we have to admit that it's difficult for anyone to die of starvation in Malaysia.
We have issues to deal with in terms of how we treat our women, but I can hold a job, commute from my home to work, socialise, shop and basically live my life without much problems.
We probably have a long way more to go in terms of how we deal with our differences, but we can live side by side in peace. And despite the fact that we have more than our fair share of idiots who think that they can do whatever they want, and motorists who can't seem to grasp the concept of traffic rules, but the way I see it, we've got sunshine, we've got water, and we've got a whole lot of opportunities...
At this juncture, I will restrain myself from using the 'B' word...
Posted by Najah Nasseri at 2003年10月16日 20:08 | TrackBackHear hear!
We're not perfect. But it's home. And theres nothing better than home.
Posted by: Suresh Gnasegarah at 2003年10月16日 22:40can't get the toilets in KLIA clean... and want to go to space...???
Posted by: Space Man at 2003年10月17日 01:19If we want to email you, we send email to ....?
Em if it's somewhere on the site, I missed it because I'm a perpetual blur.
Posted by: Suan at 2003年10月17日 06:03Space Man, it is quite unfair to say that the level of clenliness in KLIA is any indication of how society is in general. Noting fully well that KLIA is an international transit point and it is used by others than just Malaysians alone.
We have to remember that the misdeeds of a few does not reflect the characters of the masses.
Posted by: Gabriel at 2003年10月17日 09:15Other than being an endeavour the nation can rally to, what purpose does it serve? Is there a greater scientific goal or do we just want to be the first South-East Asian country to send someone into space? Private individuals have made the journey, a member of N Sync tried to, it's not a big deal.
Posted by: Shryh at 2003年10月17日 12:03Malaysia has a lot of things done in the wrong way. We need to REFORM.
But, I full agree with Najah, this is where I call home. However, as a citizen, we all need to do a lot to REFORM for our future generations.
We are all lucky nobody throw stones each time we pass by houses, just because of our racial differences, like in white or western countries
Posted by: bill at 2003年10月17日 14:32we do have our bolehnauts found ocassionally wandering
lost along Jalan Chow Kit