tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post7540843840219190668..comments2023-11-30T00:11:27.068+00:00Comments on Anak si Hamid: Damned if you do, damned if you don't - Malaysia's dilemma.anak si-hamidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-65641976356884947952015-05-25T14:04:14.002+01:002015-05-25T14:04:14.002+01:00Thank you semenyih,
It would take something to br...Thank you semenyih,<br /><br />It would take something to bring this geriatric down - the spirit is still willing though the flesh is a bit bolshie!<br /><br />You just keep on walking (not trudging please) !anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-19389713927956291832015-05-24T22:40:38.722+01:002015-05-24T22:40:38.722+01:00Hope you are feeling better dear.As for me...this ...Hope you are feeling better dear.As for me...this old foggie is trudging along :).semenyihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775046870818305058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-39146185573188815612015-05-24T11:49:05.315+01:002015-05-24T11:49:05.315+01:00Sorry semenyih,
I forgot to thank you for the s...Sorry semenyih, <br /><br />I forgot to thank you for the solid comment.<br /><br />Thank you.anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-70697733720511748702015-05-24T11:44:52.659+01:002015-05-24T11:44:52.659+01:00Dear semenyih,
Umpteen apologies for this belated...Dear semenyih,<br /><br />Umpteen apologies for this belated reply - the old lady had a little health blip.<br /><br />I have often mentioned or insinuated into my postings about how lucky Malaysians - Malays, Chinese and Indians - are. As we both have lived abroad, we are able to see the Malaysian and Western world from uncoloured glasses.<br /><br />Malaysia is the only country in the world where the proportion of the indigenous are almost at par with the immigrants (brought upon by the imperial authorities) - where the latter have the opportunity and freedom to prosper and keep their holdings (unlike in Vietnam for instance) and where the citizens are given a lot of rope to criticise and demonstrate against the authorities, the constitution and government policies.<br /><br />Of course Malaysia, like any other country has its warts and needs to clean up some its objectionable practices like corruption. But certainly the situation is not so bad that Malaysians have to rush on to rickety boats to seek for economic and political sanctuary overseas. Except maybe for the well-heeled and well-educated (all achieved while they were Malaysian nationals) who hop on into jumbo jets with the visas for their western destinations safely tucked in their briefcase and handbags.<br /><br />But I often wonder why these so-called 'diasporic' Malaysians gravitate to the wealthy West and avoid their Eastern 'blood' countries? PUSH or PULL?<br /><br />However I have to make this caveat ; sometimes the ones who remain in Malaysia are more vociferous in griping their dissatisfaction and discontent as they "memijak bumi dan langit' di Negara Ku' " anak si-hamidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936071509364600235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504059632454233163.post-63291449892946810382015-05-22T05:35:53.928+01:002015-05-22T05:35:53.928+01:00As I am writing this, I am in Tawau,Sabah.We have ...As I am writing this, I am in Tawau,Sabah.We have more illegal than legal migrants here.Contrary to what has been rumoured in the media, it is extremely difficult to acquire Malaysian citizenship here, even for those migrants who are third generation, born and bred in Malaysia, whose only language is Bahasa Malaysia.Malaysia has given them a peaceful place to stay, away from the 'fighting' in the Sulu islands and away from the poverty in the Suluwesi Islands, all in the name of compassion.The kids go to school until standard 6 and so far a hospital visit is like rm5 at the outpatients clinic. They are able to earn a living peacefully.<br />Even the Bajau Laut, living out in boats, on the coastal waters, are able to earn their living as fishermen.They chose to live on the boats and not to sent their children to school, contrary to what has been potrayed on the Western media.They have refugee documentation provided by the Malaysian government and many have set up their own businesses.Having lived in the West for most of my adult life,and working for several years in Borneo, I can see the difference in policy between the Western nations and Malaysia.Many Western nation will adopt a 'not in our backyard' policy when it comes to immigration. The same attitude is used with respect to the palm oil industry in Malaysia.We are giving jobs to those who otherwise would have no other means of supporting themselves-maybe those in the West would like to offer them jobs instead eh?Malaysia is 2/3 covered by forest still, can the same be said about the US? The orang utan are released back into virgin jungle, not killed.Australian farmers kill their rabbits and dont bat an eyelid over it? Just because rabbits are not endangered, does that mean that they can be killed and not released back in the wild? At the end of the day, its all double standard and the ignorance, arrogance and the selfishness of the West.<br />semenyihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775046870818305058noreply@blogger.com