Quo Vadimos Malaysia?

Late 90’s – before we have smartphones, we have newspapers on the table, where we gather for breakfast, conversation issues ranging from football results, Manchester kalah, best players sold, bought. Arguments where we can get teh Tarik, roti canai yang best, number toto results, and whatsoever.

Someone got fired, threw a fit, goes nationwide tour, public demonstration and the word Reformasi became fashionable.

1998 – all breakfast conversations or dialogue ( at times can beat any repetitious academic polemical conferences ) revolving

Sodomy
Anwar
Saiful

These 3 words – cause so much arguments, questions, delusions, indemnity, personal squabbles or ensuring to lose your apetite. 8pm, the whole world saw a magical mattress came out from the police truck to the court. Its not small ok, its king size…..We were awakened with personal bedroom issues, graphic details of someone sodomized someone's ass.  







its so vivid, livid and graphical. I was surprised that this incident was not sponsored by KY Jelly or other lubricants. 

Until to the extend, our late sasterawan negara ( national laureate ) Shannon Ahmad ( god bless his soul ) published his anger in his book entitled literally SHIT. ( yes im not joking )



I have seen families torn apart due to political affiliations, same like football clubs, father support arsenal while his eldest honors Spurs. Every member needs to wear Adidas in the name of club loyalty. 

Fast forward to 2017, all these mattress related issues, embarrassment, punctured assholes were forgotten.

Time came in and put her magical healing powers to everyone. Enemies became friends. Nothing last forever

and we Malaysians have to get into our daily grind, to make a living, putting food on the table and what not..

Petrol prices fluctuate, increases – we move on

We move on

Democratic elected leaders soon learn how to make fun of themselves, as public figures need to be a  punching bag in the social media. It helps when they learn how to cook nasi goreng or stroking his cat. Its absurd seeing these guys dressed nicely, haranguing, arguing in the parliament and throwing crude childish arguments by screaming and the at the same time - paid handsomely.  

we in the hyper-real man ( just google Baudrillard and hyper-real ) 

and now we have media covering about "spoilt votes"

its ok

coz we will move on.......on and on and on....

on and on towards

the grave. 

coz foolishness, ignorance and other forms related to it doesnt age and permanent.


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