White Flag - Enough!

Bombarded with further bad news of what is happening to our beloved country, I went to bed restless and troubled though the lure of watching the Euro 2021 match between Germany and England seemed to be the easiest escapism I could get but somehow I simply bypassed that as I thought of all the children in this nation of ours who would have gone to bed hungry that night.  What a devastating thought that totally rocked my conscience and my whole soul being indeed. As I tossed and turned early this morning, I could not help feeling the experience I had gone through as a child ( as I am the eldest ) and though we seemed happy enough to get through our childhood, I knew from an early age, how much my dad had to go through just to feed the three of us. ( my younger brother, sister and I ) Illiterate, hardworking and patient, Dad would always ensured that we have food on the table. At times, we had porridge with lots of water and salted fish as our best accompanying dish but we roughed it through. Other times, it would be the faithful salt or soya sauce. I could never forget the day when I overheard Mom telling my Dad one day that we have had no rice left in our rice bin. Mom made coffee that evening and we had some scraps of white bread for our dinner that night . As children, we never complained and we went to bed hungry but we understood it all because we knew what position we ( my siblings and I ) were in. That night after everyone had slept, I heard Dad cried softly as he slept inside our house corridor. I knew because I slept together with him at the corridor. That etched on my head and heart for a long time and I would never ever forget that as it is a reminder for me to understand in all humbleness what it meant to go to bed hungry and the humble ability to provide for your family always. You see, you cannot hide the stomachs rumblings even when you are asleep. It would growled loud and often no matter how you tried to hide it. Ever been in such position before? If you have, you would understand exactly what I am saying.

Today, the Covid-19 figure stood at 6,276 affected and 62 deaths! There is not a day that I pray that the figure would fall but the figures don’t lie, ladies and gentleman. What is wrong with our authorities?!!! I believe, the Rakyat had  been very patient and very accommodating in ensuring the success of the MCOs (PKP) and the "Stay at Home" call but there are still durian parties ( cornered, documented proof and analysis - CSI also lose, man! Then finally "admitted" !! )  and blatant disregards of SOPs and MCO restrictions among the VIPs and “the so-call rich & famous.” For crying out loud, people are dying and getting affected! People are hanging themselves due to economic woes and people are suffering mentally, economically and socially. Which part of people dying that you idiots do not understand? Are these lives “less important “ than yours because they don’t fall into your pay grades or status? Are you forgetting that there is a heaven and earth? Are the people/rakyat a play thing or a play pawn in your games of thrones and play of power? These are lives,man. The rakyat is painfully driven to a corner like a rat cornered to the edge of the wall. You, the VIPs sits high and mighty on your personal thrones and pedestal with unaffected salary and allowances and yet, you scorned, make fun, mocked and shamed the public by asking them to pray rather than hand out food and necessities for the rakyat! I want to remind you so-called caliphs of religions or religious bigots that Yes, it is important for us to pray to God for His provision but it also must be followed by the action to provide to his people. Have you heard “words without action is dead?” Most certainly, my faith tells me so.

What is the use for us to say to a hungry man “ Don’t worry , brother.  I know you are hungry. I will pray for you.” But give out nothing to the man and left him to die of hunger. Therefore, my answer to you is get the hunger man some food first so that he could LIVE! I am sure, the first thing he would do is to give the food to his children and wife. That is the heart of a good man. If you tell him that you would pray for him without providing anything to him, you are the murderer of his children and his family! Gosh, Oh My God! We have such a cruel and evil people in our government today. This is the worst of the worst of human beings! People hiding behind the religious robes and proclaiming that it is better to pray! Isn’t it better to provide for the needy rather than getting the funds in the poor people’s fund being channeled into the corrupt pockets and annals of corruptors? It makes me mad seeing such things happening in our nation.  Wake up, you clowns! People are pressed to the very end and people are really dying. The other day, a friend send me a Whatsapp message of a man committing suicide at the pedestrian bridge in town and then another sent me a message of another suicide at the parking shade of a hypermarket. Such is the hopelessness people are feeling about this country of ours under this sickening administration. I want to say barbaric administration but I guess, I would rather stick to some “kindness” or I would mencarut freely as I usually do. The other day, a friend sent a picture of a single mother who had lost all her income due to the lockdown for about a year plus now and seeking help. I immediately did my part and gave what I could without hesitation though I am a retiree now. I thought nothing but about her children who could go to bed hungry that night. I guess, I didn’t have to “ wait and pray” about it, right? Niamah! Insolent idiots of the highest level! 

The Rakyat is already very patient in a lot of matters. Please stop scamming the Rakyat.  You can still get away by scamming the orang kampongs, illiterate and poor but you cannot do it all the time.  This I-Sinar, I-Lestari and I-Citra is just another financial jargon as far as I am concerned. Maybe it should be followed by I-Burit and I-Cirit later on! Look, this “I” funds comes from where? It comes from our old age fund in the EPF ! In the first place, this is rightfully our money! Our hard earned blood, sweat and tears money! These help is not even from the government but from our own money! So, tell me, financial geniuses, which part of these monies are government money? This is money from our hard earned sweat , blood and tears! Monies for "our hari tua!" There is this saying, “ You can lie to some people at some time, but you cannot lie to all the people all the time!“.  Taking out our own money is our right, to be exact. It is our money in the first place! Where is the money from the government fund? May I ask, where is the help fund from the government? Not even a shred of money! All squandered away in high salaries of 70 ministers and the failed government itself and channeled out through the annals of corruption and corrupt practices. Don’t you ,as leaders, have a conscience? These are people’s hard earned monies for their old age and to be used in their old age. That too you want to whack their money and sapu licin leaving nothing for their old age? Have a heart la…..we will all grow old one day and this is the only monies we have for our old age. Dosa besar curi duit orang kita yang akan tua ini, yunno. Dosa besar! Dosa yang tak boleh diampuni!

Then the fiasco of loan moratorium next. Enquiries with banks revealed that you still have to pay your loan interest later. Meaning it is dragged further in your loan repayment period! The only difference is that the compounding interest should not be charged for “late payments”. So, Mr. Finance Minister , can you care to explain to the people how does that benefit us as rakyat with car loans, business loans etc etc.? This steps definitely help “eased” us in a way by prolonging the loans but at the end of the day, we still have to service the interest. It takes us longer to pay up and nothing changes and the banks are still smiling away as they did not lose anything at all! So, you see, you care only of the banks pockets but not the rakyat. So, don’t say you serve the rakyat in your pledge! It is an embarrassment indeed. Likewise, there is no money involved from the government again. At the end of the day, the rakyat had to tanggung everything again! Adoi! Kepala pening seeing such failed government Ministers! Luckily, I still have some sense of logic of continuing to service my loans despite being told of the moratorium. Right now, the word moratorium sounds like crematorium to me! 

Another thing I cannot tahan is one of our of “bright” minister asking the public to get money from licensed money lenders if they feel they need money! Tunafishmadder! It is like asking the public to die early and jump off building faster! This is the most reckless statement I’ve ever heard from a woman Minister! I can accept “drink warm water”, “make Doraemon voice” and “play bodoh-bodoh to get husband” and some of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard in my life but this is the worst of the lot. It only shows the level of mentality of our Ministers. It is virtually asking the rakyat to go to the “Along”. What will they think of next? Promote Pajak Gadai Shop! Wait! Wait! They are already thinking of that, isn’t it? Or asking people to go to betting houses to put their money on Euro 2021 football bets! BLM ( I am really sorry! I really am! Hainanese swear word! ) Life is hard enough la..….Please give solutions not solutions that will lead you to jump off buildings!!! Please call upon the think tank of the country to come up with better solutions! 

That’s why I am particularly irked at where has all the monies and richness of our country had gone. The reserves we are so proud of to proclaim. Where are they? Siphoned, stolen and even channeled somewhere….God knows where. I am terribly upset and angry at where this country is heading. The attitude and level of “bodoh sombong” is extremely high that it chokes the very society we live in. 

I joined the movement amongst the rakyat and raised my ‘White Flag” telling the authority of the day that I am fed up with you and fed -up of your antics of stupid arrogance ( bodoh sombong ) and lack of transparency! It is not a sign of surrender or retreat but rather giving up on their inhumane ways and selfish thinking ways! Cukup dah!

I promise that I will do my best to help out fellow Malaysians who are in need at this hour of despair and difficult times. If you raise a white flag in your house compound and if I see it, my wife and I will get you the groceries and do what we can to ensure that your children and your family will not go to bed hungry. Yes, we may just be retiree and we may have little but the little that we have will be given because our God says so and our hearts say so. No pictures, no hesitation, no fuss! 

So, Malaysians, care to join me ?