I woke up that morning feeling enthusiastic about going to the HQ to have the flag-raising ceremony which i thought will tickle my nationalism just a little bit. We were meant to leave at 7 AM, yet i had to wait for nearly half an hour in front of the office building before the car arrived. My boss talked about how he hadn't had enough sleep last night, etc etc.
As expected, we were the bunch who came the latest. Embarassed, i sneaked at the back of the nearest group.Though late, i was glad that i didn't miss the most important part - the flag-raising.
Just when the flag started to rise, my mind wondered. Are we really independent?
We have had too much loan that it will take probably three generations to pay back.
Children's affairs and education are not part of the biggest portion in the government agenda.
We couldn't get the best interest of the wealth of the nation's nature as government has so far signed far too many 'so-called cooperations" with foreign institutions with un-transparant share of benefit. The gold mining in Papua still raises protests. Can our leaders see what's coming?
Our teachers at school would say that the best way to fulfill the obligation as a good citizen in the spirit of independence was to study hard (if you were a student) or to work hard (if you were an employee). As simple as that. The question is: Is that enough?
I watched on TV that Malaysia has an ambition to erase poverty by the year 2010 and to become a developed country by 2020. If what it takes is to set a target and work hard to the bone, then the Malay would do just that and i believe that they can.
Can we set a target?
Can we make it come true?
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