Towards a New Frontier

忽然惊醒并且发现：事实往往不能如愿。我就像一只在海上行驶的船只，本来已锁定了目标前进。好久没那种感觉了。一直以来都为了过去的那段恋情而忘了活在世上的意义。现在终于又让我能重新振作过来。哪知，这只船越驶越远，且原来根本不可能靠岸。海岸太远了、海岸看不见。行驶的方向一开始就错了。我也不知道为何我会往这方向走。可能是凭着那份感觉吧。现在，到底应该怎么办？希望能够乘早回头是岸吧。

1. Show offs:

There are a lot of drivers who like to drive like 40-50KM/hr on the right lane of the road. I wonder if they really don’t know the law? Or do they think they own the road or they father bought it? Uncle/Aunties, pls be informed that the right lane is for people who wants to overtake and not for you to showcase your pretty cars in the middle of the road ok?

2. Ninja Turtle Cornering

Another issue here that seems to be trademark of Kuching is that, how many times I have seen drivers cornering at speeds like 10/20KM/hr. Worst still, some don’t even bother to signal and just suddenly brake and slow down. It’s dangerous you know! People at the back might not know about this sudden turtle-ing. I am not saying cornering at high speed is good. It’s dangerous. But again, uncle/auntie, if you dare not enter the corner, find some other route with straight roads pls.

3. Out of corner jinx

But this does not apply to drivers who turn into corners only. Those who comes out from corners are also at discussion here. Even when they know there are cars along the road, they tend to come out and then drive like a snail.. 20KM/hr? Come on! If there’s car then don come out fr the corner. If you want to, speed up! Not everybody is as alert you know?

There was a bit of an event at Kuching South City Council yesterday morning. The leader of SUPP (Sarawak United People’s Party - the main chinese BN component in Sarawak) challenged the DAP (Democratic Action Party - opposition party in Malaysia) electorial candidate in Kuching city area to a showdown at the council. Apparently, one of the heated debate is about the next mayor of Kuching south. Being the main Chinese party, SUPP had always enjoyed the priviledge of having to name the mayor of the majority-chinese Kuching South, until the last state election, where they lose quite a number of seats. Since then, the person responsible for appointing the mayor had gone to the hands of our Chief Minister. One of the debate during this coming election by DAP is who’ll be the next mayor. Since the main Chinese party had lost the power to nominate, it may come to a state where a non-Chinese is appointed as the mayor. Of course we don’t want this to happen.

Thus, not wanting to accept this fact, the SUPP president challenge the DAP candidate to step down if the next mayor is a Chinese while he himself will give up power otherwise. The DAP candidate went for the showdown as expected. But he did not accept the challenge. Reasons? How can he put the trust of the people by agreeing to such bet. At the same time, he handed a list of 10 items why the SUPP president should resign. I agree 101% with him. If he won the election, he is actually chosen by the people. It’s not up to him to decide whether he can step down or not. I mean, how can you simply just give up your duty as representative of the people through some bet. The SUPP president should know better. Since they are the highest representative in Sarawak, for the Chinese, they have to ask themselves first, what have they done for us? Other than just challenge people to such bet. He is making a fool of himself and the party. I was so shocked to hear that he even put up such a challenge. Has he gone nuts??

If follow the situation now, the future is rather bleak for SUPP. They had lost quite a number of seats in the last state election in 2006. Kuching city was completely taken over by opposition parties. Why can’t they reflect on the lost and improve the situation? They have to make the people feel they really have done something for the Chinese. Having such a stupid challenge to DAP can’t help the situation. Ya, they had been telling us, if they lost, the Sarawak Chinese won’t have any representative in the Parliment. But if they are not fighting for our benefit, what’s the difference of having them there and not? Make no difference to me. In the end, we are just electing them just to sit there and talk as if they had done a lot for us. People are not stupid you know? We know who have done something and who did not.

Ok, enough of those nonsense. If you wish to read more, here’s a good source: Click me!

Saw this commercial for CNY on TV today. It’s by Kurnia Insurance. The content is about how a guy always use “Wa Bo Eng (I am not free in Hokkien)” as an excuse whenever his mum calls him from his hometown. At one point, he was almost struck by a bus while crossing a road but was saved. Finally he took the initiative to put down all his work and went back home to celebrate CNY with his family.

After seeing this commercial advert, I feel that that guy doesn’t really know the value of life. Yes, working and earning money is important. But there are things way more important than money in this world. What if he had been struck by the bus? If he was, then for so many years his parents had not been able to see him and all of a sudden he is gone. Imagine how sad they will be? Don’t think that we are all alone here. There are tonnes of people who will be sad to use if one day something happens to us. That brings us back to an post I wrote before, nobody knows what will happen tomorrow and thus, don’t live a life such that you will regret if one day we need to leave this world.

Recently, I came to know there are people who say I am too mummy’s boy. Well, I don’t really care what others thing already. I have grown old enough to understand: What others think: I don’t give a damn! It’s what I think which is more important. For one, I know that when I was small, I was really a brat. I did quite many things which made my mum sad. Even my relatives know those bad things I did. As I grow older, I came to my senses that, it’s time for me to repay all those tears my mum had shred for me. (But of course la, I didn’t do those evil things like robbing/stealing/killing etc) Right now, anything that will make my parents happy, I will do it, unless I don’t agree with what they want me to do or I can’t do it. There’s a chinese proverb:

树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在

If I don’t 孝顺 them now, it may be too late tomorrow as nobody knows what will happen then. All I know is, I don’t want to regret living today.

Also, during the CNY, I was shocked quite many people didn’t come back for holiday. I understand the reason they went to outstation to work. Maybe the chances are better there. But please, CNY, especially the reunion dinner is that one day where people come back to gather around with their family. How can you say even this one day’s gathering also you cannot fulfill?? Are you really that busy? Is the airfare to come back really that much? Until can make you bankrupt? It really makes me sad how time can make traditions getting forgotten. No matter how successful a person become, he shouldn’t forget his roots. A tall tree won’t grow that tall if not for the roots. Thus, honour it. Honour the family. Honour your roots. I am sure all parents will be happy when the son/daughter came back for a gathering.

I think I wrote too much already. People may not know what I want to say even. Haha. Hope everyone had had a great time during CNY. I did.

All of a sudden, a friend of mine told me that she has already had a boyfriend. I was really shocked to hear this. Not that I am in love with her or something. But all this while, I feel that she is somebody whom I really can take to. I like talking to people who are carefree and open, meaning we can talk about anything and we won’t get offended. It has always been my style to be very direct also. And she just doesn’t mind.

However, since my mid-university life, I had had this rule: Never be too close with a girl who has got a boyfriend. I made a mistake once and I will not make the mistake ever again. The experience I had before with someone with a boyfriend had cause so much pain, not only to me, but her as well. It has been my life principle as well. Evidence

So right now, do I continue to be good friends with her? Or do I honour my promise and life principle. I am not really prepared to turn back on the promise I made to myself. I had always been very stubborn when it comes to decisions. I may think a lot when I make decisions. But once I do, I shall stick to it even till eternity..

Final verdict: I am sorry…… I won’t allow myself any chance of repeating a mistake twice…. Not ever again…………. (Just a normal friend is enough.. Won’t get too close to her)