A Simple Meeting



Yesterday I attended Anwar Ibrahim's open house in Bukit Damansara. Once again, I was being introduced to him by a friend and apparently, he remembers me still from our first meeting in the civil court last year. I was a bit speechless for not knowing the right thing to say to him. We were standing quite close to each other and facing each other. Except there was a guy who frequently wanted to come in between the two of us. I found that guy was very annoying. Plus, he smelled bad too. Must be Anwar's bodyguard though!

Anwar looks a bit old. Yes, I know he is old but there is something missing from him. I couldn't figure out what it is but I knew for sure, something is not there with him that day. He usually appears looking fresh and vibrant but somehow, he wasn't like that day.

Anwar has been my political idol since I was in high school. Since the days he was the Ketua Pemuda UMNO. What happen to him after he was sacked was very influential to my political standing. It fortifies my understanding about the political impact on my personal belief. I got a chance to communicate with him through letters when I was a student in America. Getting answers straight from the ex deputy prime minister is something you don't get every day in your mailbox. I received three letters from him and the last letter started with this sentence, "Soalan-soalan yang pelbagai dari saudara seringkali memaksa saya berfikir panjang untuk menjawabnya...". That I could not forget for rest of my life. :)

I always believe that Malaysia can be a better place to live. A better place to create honest friendship and the right place to do business without prejudice and bias.

Unfortunately, due to our past leaders' bad attitudes and wrong decision, they have led us to be a passive and reactive country. We react to many incident with narrow minded and only on lip service per se. We hardly deal with any matter vis-a-vis.

For instance, the incident of Dato Zakaria of Pandamaran, Klang, has certainly shown the quality of our leader. I feel ashamed of having Malay leader like himself. I feel ashamed towards my fellow Chinese and Indian friends in Klang for having him as their representative.

Kalau Takut Dengan Risiko, Jangan Bicara Soal Perjuangan

How much I wish there are many people who share the same aspiration like Anwar has. I did write somewhere in my blog about Anwar's spirit. His courage to show defiance towards injustice and corruptions in this country had cost him many sacrifices. He should be the societal symbol for fighting injustice in our motherland.

However, that alone couldn't be the reason for us to put him above than anyone else. He can come and go. He will die someday. That is the fact. But the real fact that we must sincerely admit is, who will continue his struggle? Who want to assume his role in this country?

I don't know how to answer the question. I'm just doing my part, step by step. By God's will, if we all work together and forget the differences which divide us, we can make our beautiful country a very much better place to live. Not only for us, but for our children as well.

p/s: Starting in December, I will be giving free tution to PMR and SPM students of Rumah Anak Yatim Bakawali in Taman Melawati. Who wants to join me, feel free to contact me through this blog.