What Happened After 080308

Wow.... looking at the date, looks like an easy date to remember in the History books. A date where the rakyat of Malaysia made a decision that we have had enough of all the nonsense that is going on with the governance of our land. 080308 was a date where Malaysia found her voice and a backbone. It is a date when she said, we are mature and are no longer living in fear!

After this momentous occasion, what happened?

Well, .... actually, quite a bit. We started speaking up, exposing the truth and working for a change that we had voted for. Then, the powers that are decided that this had to end, so people were arrested under an archaic draconian law for the most ridiculous of reasons. And now, it would seem the rakyat are to be silenced with the usual scare and fear tactics again.

Are we to be bullied again? Silenced as in the past? I pray NOT.

The democratic system that we have voted in, is the system that which we must work in to bring the changes that we want!

When you think about it, does it matter WHO is in power when the rakyat are dictating the governance of the nation? I believe the answer is NO. So, how do we do this then?

The answer lies with every single citizen of this beautiful nation. YES, the answer is in U! How?

Well, apart from dutifully voting your conscience and value at every election, we can go to the ground of the government hierarchy to start effecting the positive changes that we want. Where?

In your very own neighbourhood, there is an ADUN that was elected by the people. This ADUN is answerable for their constituents, and it is through this ADUN that we have to work with to bring about the change we so desperately want.

When we, the rakyat, start getting concerned about how our constituency is being governed, and are prepared to work with the ADUN and the local councils to get things done, we are partnering for a change and taking charge (taking ownership).

NOW,... imagine when every single one of us does that, every constituency in the country has a band of rakyat working with the ADUN to improve our nation (starting with our own neighbourhood). At this point, we are definitely on our way to changing our beloved Malaysia to the nation that she is destined to be.

Our children will be proud to be identified as Malaysians. And you can tell them that you were an instrumental part of creating this legacy for them. For when each of us rise up to take ownership of our nation, we are democracy in action.