The moment when a dream is awakened...*
I wonder you feel the same as me ; all the sudden I realized friends andrelatives around me seems to get less and less.
Those years when the New Year drew near, all sorts of gatheringappointments almost completely filled the diaries, but this year seems soquiet.Even in normal time, phone calls become less and less, face to face meet upalso become much less.
Perhaps, everybody is busy with their own things, or perhaps, nowadayspeople prefer to stay in.
However, it is not entirely like this, thinking further, actually oldfriends and relatives are not around any more. God bless, they are stillalive and well, they just left the country, Malaysia .
They have gone to China to set factory; ah Wang quit his engineer job andmigrated to Australia to set up his little food store business, ah Fongleft the local University went to Hong Kong as a lecturer. 'Frog' went toTaiwan to pursue his second career life. Others went to Americia , England, even Indonesia ...
At first, I thought these are individual cases, but gradually, peoplearound me realized the same, these are not individual cases but a generalsymptom of our society. they are not small numbers but the pretty bigindeed.
Department of Foreign Affairs released the figures earlier, it confirmedthe situation is real.
從去年3月到今年9月，已經有30萬大馬人移民他國；其中20萬 人是今年1月到8月出走的數目。From March 2008 thru September 2009, a total of 300,000 Malaysian migratedto other countries, among them 200,000 left between Jan - Aug 2009. (in 8months)
累積下來，已經有超過200萬大馬人移民，接近今天印尼外勞在大馬的人口。Cummulatively, 2 million Malaysians migrated, this figure is close to thenumber of Indonesian workers in Malaysia today.
不同的是，移居他國的大馬人，多是專業人士、中產階級。The difference are, those migrated are mostly professional and middle classpeople.
他們有很多出走的理由，追求事業發展，為了孩子前途，尋找個人更大空間……，概括一句：對馬來西亞失望。They have many reasons to leave: pursue career development, for the futureof their children, in search of better life and environment... In onesentence, they lost hope of Malaysia .
50年前，大家說，馬來西亞真好，好過香港，甚至日本。50 years ago people said: Malaysia is very good, better than Hong Kong andeven Japan .
30年前，大家說，馬來西亞還不錯，比得上韓國、台灣（不提香港和日本了）。30 years ago people said: Malaysia is not bad, comparable to S. Korea andTaiwan . (No mention of Hong Kong and Japan any more).
20年前，大家說，馬來西亞還可以，至少超越中國、泰國（不能和台、韓比了）。20 years ago people said: Malaysia can do lah, at least better than Chinaand Thailand (Cannot compare with Taiwan and Korea lah)
10年前，大家說，馬來西亞再差，還不至於像越南、印尼（中國已是不同級別）。10 years ago people said: No matter how bad Malaysia is, cannot be worsethan Vietnam and Indonesia ok-lah. ( China is already in a differentcategory).
今日，越南和印尼的經濟成長率遙遙領先大馬， 社會活力和知識發展也勝過一籌；距離愈來愈近了。Today, the economic growth rate of Vietnam and Indonesia already farexceeded Malaysia , Social activity and intellectual development of thecountry is also better, the gap between us and them is closing up.
怕甚麼，還有菲律賓和柬埔寨、緬甸。Why worry? there are still Philipines , Cambodia and Myanmar behind us.
但是，一位經濟學家最近到菲律賓考察之後，認為再過20年，大馬可以取代菲律賓，出口馬籍女傭到全世界了。However, according to an economist who recently surveyed Phillipines, hethink in 20 years' time, Malaysia can replace Phillipines to become theWorld exporter of Malaysian maids.
半個世紀以來，馬來西亞是在大宅院裡，用封建方式，分配祖宗家業，消耗社會資源，浪費和逼走人才；不談競爭力，忽略生產力，討厭績效制。Over half a century, Malaysians live in the big old imperial housingcomplex, closed up and survive on properties left behind by the ancestor;continued to consume up social resources, wasteful, and drove away talents;they never talk about competitiveness, totally neglected productivity, andhated meritocracy.
亞洲金融風暴來襲時，大馬把門關起來，以為避過一劫， 有人還自我陶醉，自以為是天才策略。When Asia economic storm hit in 1997, Malaysia closed their doors, thinkingwe beautifully avoided a disaster, they even think of themselves as genius,being able to handle the situation so well.
然而，其它國家面對風暴，走出風暴，進行體質改革，跨步向前，登上另一個水平；大馬卻還在原地踏步。However, just look at other countries in our neighbourhood ; they stood up,faced the storm, and walked out of the storm. They overhauled their system,improved the processes and marched forward ; they moved up to a new level.And Malaysia , still walking on the spot . . !
馬來西亞，該醒一醒了。Dear Malaysia , it's time to wake up !We are very very late now !
NO MORE 5C'SBUT NEW 5B'S in Singapore
Well.....here is something to link the 5cs to the newer 5 bs !
I don't need a CAR, but I want a BMW
I don't need a CONDO, but I want a BUNGALOW
I don't need you to have CASH but I want you to own a BANK
I don't need you to have a CAREER but I want you to be a BOSS
It's interesting for you to read!
Most of you would have heard of the Singapore 5C's! :
Car, Condo, Credit Card, Cash and Career
Heard of the 5B's?
B - BMW
B - Body
B - Brain
B - Billionaire
B - Bungalow
And, and addition with the 5K's ......................
Kiasu (scared of losing)
Kiasi (scared of dying)
Kiabor (scared of wife)
Kiaboh (scared of having nothing)
Kiachenghu (scared of government)
We've been reading about the 5C's! and 5K's for Singaporeans, nowcomes the 5 Numerals and Malaysia 's equivalent...
Singapore's 'practice' for Simple Living : 123451 - One Wife (If more than one, LKY will consign you out of Singaporeanyway )2 - Two Children3 - Three Bedroom Condo4 - Four Wheels5 - Five Figure Salary
Malaysia's Melayu 'theory' to Simple Living: 54321 must be opposite toSingapore's theory ma5 - Five Children4 - Four Wives3 - Three Figure Salary2 - Two Wheels1 - One low-cost Govt. flat
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