On a beautiful public holiday, and I open facebook...when i arrived at my homepage, this was starring me in my face:
PADERI MELAYU SEDANG AKTIF DI SEREMBAN 1900 ORANG PADERI MELAYU YANG BARU TIBA DARI SINGAPURA BERADA DI SINI SEKARANG. MEREKA MENGGUNAKAN SIHIR. AIR MINERAL JENAMA:- 1. AL -BARAMKAH 2.AL-MANSORI 3. AL-BISTARIA P/S : SAMA ADA DIPEROLEHI SECARA PERCUMA ATAU DIJUAL MURAH SEMUA AIR-AIR INI TELAH DICAMPUR DENGAN 'HOLY ...WATER' TOLONG SEBARKAN MESSAGE INI KEPADA SEMUA UMAT ISLAM/SAHABAT/SAHABIAH & DLL.
This piece of 'news' was posted by a colleague of mine. I couldn't resist but to put '???' in the comment box. I was so annoyed. Translating it, this paragraph claims that there are Malay priests active in Seremban and there are 1900 malay priests in Singapore already. They are apparently using magic, lacing mineral water with Holy Water, and distributing them, free or very cheap, under the names Al-Baramkah, Al-Mansori and Al-Bistaria. And then the message asks to spread this word around to all muslims.
Initially I was gonna rebut everything claimed here. but I decided not to, because I think the only thing I can say is there is a great, great level of ignorance in Malaysia. While the minorities learn about others and heed the call to live in tolerance and unity, the majority has a total lack of tolerance, and is totally insensitive to the rest.
it saddens me so much to see us slide backwards. I went for a movie with a Maldivian friend yesterday.And we were queuing up for tickets, and two groupd behind us just cut in front of us. I was so mad. Then at the counter, this guy, Prem who was manning it was rude. This is GSC in Midvalley. I was close to calling for the manager, but I did not want to ruin the night, so I just tolerated it. Thank God the guy Yusree at the popcorn stand was a million times better. After the movies we went to McD's and once again, this Indian girl, I can't recall her name, was not very polite either. SS15 McD, Subang Jaya, next to Starbucks.
Another time, in PJ, this car in front of my brother and I just wound down and threw his tissue out the window.
This is Malaysia right now. And my Maldivian friend was asking why none of the Malaysian youth believe in One Malaysia. This is why.
The root cause of the problem is not addressed. A slogan on the surface would not do anything. You can't just please the masses with superficiality any more. People are educated and going with the times.
My friend who is a Dean's list student from the esteemed University Malaya, was not given a scholarship because she wants to pursue her masters in Australia. And what do they ask her? 'How would we know if you will come back and serve Malaysia?' With that they have truly lost a scholar who really loves Malaysia because it is her home.
We make poor choices.We reap poorer produce.
Can't they get that straight? Before looking at how others could do better, we need to look in retrospect! You can only put a lid on on a boiling pot for so long before it pushes the lid off.
I am sad and very troubled.
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