Fortunately, I have very good Egyptian friends, namely Omar and his gang from Universiti Teknologi Petronas.
And for the fact that I am staying with an Egyptian intern in Penang too during the Egyptian uprising, I got all the inside scoops about why the revolution is happening and the importance of it.
“People is fed up and things need to change!”
That was what Omar told me. I did ask him are they afraid of the law and the government. Well, of course they do but they also understand that in some circumstances, The Cause is Greather than The Fear.
A few weeks later when the revolution was all over, Belal said this to me
“Finally, I want to go back to my country and rebuild it with my hands.”
I was totally envious of Belal. When can I get to say that? and judging from the situation in Malaysia, I guess it is still very far. With all the corruptions, the riches people are most probably unaccounted for because of the legality of their wealth. People are running scared when everything we say can be up for legal dispute. People are giving up the fight as other country value our strengths more than our motherland.
When I posted up in facebook that I want to comfortably say “Finally, I want to go back to my country and rebuild it with my hands as there is hope from now onwards.” people will come tell me not to hope too much or even said that. Some even said I am a Malaysian and I should say it now! I know I am malaysian and definately not a chinese, but sometimes, you have to admit that you doubt yourself because others are questioning you indirectly.
But a glimpse of hope came, on 9th July 2011.
The last time I felt very Malaysian was during the Final AFC football match that Malaysia won. The next time after that was Bersih 2.0. It is funny to see the things that binds us together comes in the shade of Yellow. And not the red, white and blue figurine of “1″.
I didn’t join the Bersih Rally mainly because I am a empathetic man. I wouldnt want my love ones to worry about me when I am out there. But rally or not, I am totally in for it, the only difference between me and the man out in the streets is he puts his tears and sweat into it as well. And for that, I am very proud of them. Looks like it does take screwed up governance to unite the nation into a singular cause.
Malaysia… Are we strong enough to keep fighting for a better country? I hope we do and when the day comes, I will be back to rebuilt our beloved country.
I would like to shout out to Aunty Annie for being totally true to her school. You’ve truly inspired us all. Read more on CNN iReports at http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-633163
Be true to your school, never give up and good things will happen to you.
=) Most importantly, is that our wants be communicated through ballot.