Whoa..the last time i wrote on this site was like...January this year. So much for the end of the world, huh. In your face Mayans! In your face Nostradamus! Haha..well still, alhamdulillah nothing extreme happened throughout this year. Just some bad weather and a handful of natural disasters across the globe. Anyway, I'm glad to be alive and glad to welcome the year 2013. My new year's resolution would be to lose weight (same as last year as i recall), to slow down or possibly quit smoking, and to be a more responsible husband & father. Well, that's it for now. Toodles..
Malays have long carried a fear, the idea that the Chinese will one day take over the country. Traumatized by the 13th May incident and with politicians further amplifying the notion during every election season, this belief became deeply rooted. It is repeated in family conversations, passed down through generations, and used as a convenient tool to divide Malaysians. But when we examine this narrative closely, it does not hold up. It is not reality. It is strategy. Let’s debunk it. Malaysia’s Parliament has 222 seats. To amend the Constitution or make any major changes, a government would need two thirds, which is 148 seats. In the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan, with DAP included, won 113. In 2022, they won 82. Both numbers were far short of 148. And no Chinese-majority party has ever, in the history of Malaysia, controlled Parliament on its own. The only way to form government has always been through coalitions that include Malay-led parties. Beyond numbers, the Constitutio...
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