Malaysia Votes – One Nation, One People, Divided.

I've had just enough time... to vote for hope

My finger stained blue on election day...

Today, the 5^th of May, my countrymen votes. It has been an emotionally charged period that has divided and polarized the nation. If there is any agreement in rhetoric, it is – we should stay “united as one nation, one people”. The government said we are and should persevere this proud heritage. The opposition said we are not and pushed for a change.

But the sad thing for Malaysia is – the people know better. Whether it is the government or opposition, things are not going to change that much.  Discrimination by race is so deeply ingrained that it is not going to disappear overnight. It is only – “Will it be better or worse than the current state?” Whether it is for the citizens who condone it for the benefits they bring, the citizens who oppose it for the pains they suffer or for the majority who live with it because they don’t know what else to do. We are all living a lie. The country is sick because the people are sick. And we are all sick because we made moral and ethical compromise; and we made them because we are not brave enough to stick our necks out and things are not bad enough to compel us to. And, we are afraid that things will turn out worse.

I have my finger painted blue this morning after I cast my vote. I left the polling station with a heavy heart because I voted not with enthusiasm and optimism. I voted for what I think it is the lesser of “two _____”. And I cry for my country because of that.

"Enjoy Your Life", You Said.

I've had just enough time to...   enjoy my life not yours.

Taken while walking through the main road of Yangon, Myanmar.

Enjoy Life, you said.

Well, I tried.

And I find it bitter with no means to sweeten it.

Change my attitude, you said.

Well, I did.

But there was no harmony in my singing.

Hope for the better, you said.

Well, I hoped and prayed.

Even as each day gets darker than before the day.

So now, it is my fault you said.

I think I agreed.

You with your fancy car and positive attitude.

With no need to hope for your days are bright.

And your nights are peaceful.

Go ahead and enjoy your life,

But stop telling me to enjoy mine.

It is MY LIFE!

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Live Your Life Feat. Rihanna 

Got Everybody Watchin What I Do 

Come Walk In My Shoes

And See The Way I'm Livin If You Really Want To 

Got My Mind On My Money 

And I'm Not Goin Nowhere 

So Keep On Gettin Your Paper 

And Keep On Climbing 

Look In The Mirror And Keep On Shining 

Till The Game Ends, Till The Clock Stops 

We Gon' Post Up On The Top Spot 

Livin The Life, The Life

The Light At The End of The Tunnel

I've had just enough time to...   see the light at the end of the tunnel.

After a long time in the dark, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel (Ipoh, Malaysia)

I saw light at the end of the tunnel.

I saw white clouds and blue sky.

I have been in the dark for too long

And my eyes need to adjust to the light.

But I know where I’m heading to

And what I’m leaving behind

As I walked towards the light

At the end of the tunnel…

Hope Is A Thing With Feathers.

I've had just enough time...   to let fly a little hope.

Taken in the grounds of Shaolin Temple, China.

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all, 

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm. 

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

-"Hope Is A Thing With Feathers", Emily Dickinson.

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Cast your wish with hope

Let it fly without wings to

Cover a nation.

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Every Vote Counts! Yours Will!