I was hesitant to write about this, as
I can see that there is so much frustration and disbelief with the results of
GE’13 in Malaysia yesterday. Let me start by briefly telling you about my
background and where I come from. I was born and raised in the little country
called Malaysia. I spent most of my memorable childhood in
Malaysia. Like most Malaysians, when asked by strangers what I love about the
country, I would gush about the oh-so-delicious food, especially the Mamak
stall food found locally. When I migrated to Australia, the food does not even
compare, and still to this day, I miss the taste and flavour of the authentic
Malaysian food found back home.
Although I have migrated to Australia 5
years ago, Malaysia will always be a part of me, as it’s a part of who I am,
the place where I grew up, the place where my beloved family and relatives
reside. I want my future children to be able to have the choice and opportunity
to experience all that this beautiful country has to offer without the interference and corruption of the Malaysian government. I want them to have hope and faith that Malaysia
is safe; the place where they came from is a safe place.
Democracy is a severe issue in
Malaysia, how can we keep our children and off springs safe if the government
is a fraud and democracy is dead. When fairness and equality is non existent in
our community. Where the credibility of the government and the police
authorities are questioned. We hear about under privileged or war-torn
countries, whose governments are seeking help from others to develop and
improve the economies of these countries, but no one speaks or vocally addresses the democracy
issue within our Malaysian government. How can our country move forward when
the people who rule us, or runs our country does not have a care for its people
and society.
Over the last couple of days, the GE’13
has affected so many people; I can’t even scroll through my FB newsfeed without
someone mentioning the upcoming election, or the disappointment on the election
poll results. The fiery passion that every Malaysians have regarding
this is evident, even petitions have been created online, such as the
petition named Democracy crisis in Malaysia: foreign
workers were employed for fraud voting in Malaysian General Election, which has an
astonishing 170,469 signatures. I have never seen Malaysians so united in my 20 years of existence. Malaysia still has a lot to change, however I believe that we have come too far to give up hope for the future of Malaysia and its people.
I am confident that there is light at the end of this darkness, so don’t give
up hope just yet.
Remember that if one person can make a difference,
imagine how much one nation can do?
This is purely my opinion. I
do not mean to offend anyone.
Michelle L.
