2009 the year for Politics

I have stopped buying The Star paper for a quite a while now. The main reason for doing so ? If i had a choice on the sections i would actually read, it would only be 20% of the entire piece. And the rest would only benefit the "old newspaper man". Apart from doing my part in saving the trees, I have internet access all over the place and the online version is available free of charge and the best part is they are updated almost by the hour and there are so many choices available.....mainstream and so called "deviant" versions so that we actually get a "better" idea of the actual news reported.

Since late 2007, the most active news reported by the media is politics. The media has made politics a star in every issue of dailies. Can't blame them as it has become the most interesting thing to report about other than snatch thefts, rape, and occasional maid abuse. I believe politics has been taken to astronomical levels especially in Bolehland when news involving politicians become so interesting. People go to great lengths just to shoot down a politician. Late 2007, we actually lost a Health Minister because of some DVD being distributed about his sexual encounters outside his home. Then we had a real surprise on the results of the general elections in March 2008. Then we had calls for the PM to step down followed by politicians dying one by one and the need for by-elections. If that wasn't creating much hype, we had Anwar who suggested the "jumping frog" technique. And then the frogs started jumping in Perak...albeit in opposite directions. With the state in turmoil, even the Sultan was not spared. And bribery in politics must be at its best for 2009 i guess. And then we have another monster of a man who took pictures of his so called naked girlfriend secretly and decided to make a quick buck by selling it to the media, thus ruining the poor girl's career in politics. Today we have a bunch of Putras who decided to take on Karpal (wheelchair bound) at the lobby of parliament because of a statement he made a day ago. Not good ....not good

Sometimes I wonder if the media is paying these flers to create all the ruckus so that they have something to report about at the end of each day.

I wished politics could take the back seat for a while in 2009 as there has been so much publicity on politics and politicians. But how could that be possible with the new PM coming in on April Fools day ?

So for the average Bolehlander, we just sit and watch the circus lor. Apa boleh buat ? More clowns should be joining the act soon. Hmmm......question for the day....if all politicians are so busy trying to put out the political fire, who is managing the economy of the country ?

Time flies doesn't it

Before you know it, Christmas has come n gone, so did the New Year. Then I was looking forward to Chinese New Year and the more than a week long holiday.......and guess what ? That's gone too now :( You can never get enough of holidays anyway. Malaysia is packed with holidays every month. I believe we should be one the top ranking nations in the world where holidays are concerned :)

To all my friends, I wish you all "Gong Xi Fa Cai"

This Chinese New Year was pretty interesting although me and family did not go anywhere out of town. We had the pleasure of driving around KL without any traffic at all. Getting to Ikea was a breeze on the 1st day of the lunar year, believe it or not. Spent the rest of the time visiting relatives and it was good to catch up with my cousins, aunts and uncles. Bet I easily put on a few pounds as during Chinese New Year, it's all about food. The moment you enter a house as a guest, you are greeted with lotsa goodies like cookies n stuff, peanuts, mandarin oranges, candy, kuaci, dried meat floss blah blah blah. Mind you, thats just for starters. Almost all homes that I went to had lunch or dinner or tea prepared as well. And we can never finish the food because there is always so much prepared. Apart from the food we had quite a good time catching up and talking about funny events we experienced during our younger days as family. Collecting "Angpow" is another favorite activity during CNY. Used to enjoy receiveing these attractive n cute little red packets filled with $$$. But when you're 38 and still receiving them...hmmm...trust me it can be quite embarassing....this year was quite okay lah as nobody mentioned about the golden sentence 'when you getting married ah?'..... but what the heck...take first lah.

Now that the 1st week of CNY is over, we're all back to our offices , business, schools, colleges, homes. Some are energized after the break. Some are still recovering from all the travelling. Well, its definitely a good time when CNY comes again next year.