To That End We're Heading To

1. The Malaysian political scene has possibly jumped the shark - there's a shameless trio of morons, one of them a former Chief Minister, showing pornography in the halls of Parliament. There's a needless debate over Interlok, when the conclusion should just be: change the book or leave it as is. It's literature. And of course not forgetting the recurring problems for the Christians, what with that whole Alkitab rubbish. What's the country coming to when these things are the front and centre of our news every day?

2. But credit where it's due - it's surprising to hear that the Penang PR-led government will work with BN for a 'Greater Penang' (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/guan-eng-shelves-plans-will-aid-najibs-greater-penang/), even more so considering Point 1. But it's a first and something optimistic for once.

3. There is no perfect system. Studying in Singapore shows you that there's a high tide everywhere and that absolute fairness is a myth. But if you survive here you can survive anything (but maybe not China...?). Work is insane and exams are hard when they shouldn't be, so naturally I'm dying a little here. But oh well.

4. And so everything that's happening now is something heading towards an end - the rubbish politics is only the prelude to the upcoming state elections, and maybe a general election later in the year. Who'll sit in that seat? It's judgement time but not by a higher power (is there one?) - it's everyone, heading to that end and making it what it'll be. The ignorant, hard-working folks in the depths of Sabah and Sarawak, the youth activist groups on the West side. Normal people, stupid people, intelligent, selfish people. It's not a perfect decision that will be made but it never is.

5. Hence things are ending for us little people too. Friends back home doing A-levels will be done by the middle of the year while my buddies doing STPM shall suffer with me all the way till December or so. Then, people leaving and people staying back, and then who knows la.

6. Just for the sake of a short point, because that's what bullets are for.

7. Another short point, to make 6. look less tacked-on.

8. For fun.