Friday, March 07, 2008

an accidental patriot

after work, i went to pizza hut as planned. we're supposed to discuss with the area manager of their intention to hold a major coloring contest in our atrium. one topic to another, or since there was nothing more appealing than tomorrow's election, we landed on top of the political mountain.
i can't remember when was the last time i ever had to justify my not going to vote this saturday. the manager was asking the very same question. question i have heard like zillion times. question i have been wanting to avoid. question that will only make me feel that i'm doing the right thing.

so i said many things about the current quality of life. i asked her if she could stop by the KFC and buy something for the family on her way home. she said, "yes, sure". and if she could do it effortlessly. and the answer was "yes" again. so i went, "do you know that there are breadwinners out there left with no other choice than to save for three months just to bring their kids to enjoy the KFCWTF, because they have been promised?". and because getting to dine in KFCWTF means a lot to them. a real big deal. and i said that i couldn't bear the sight of a family of three riding a bike in the rain. with the wife holding the baby.

in those remote places, villages, squatters, families shared a blanket under the tin roof. studying with the help of poisonous candles. fighting and crying over fried fish or cold chicken from yesterday's lunch.

and they say, this is a rich country. this is the nation you should be proud of. this is the country you can live in harmony. agreed. now, go help the people.

4 comments:

outkhai said...

i demand for menteri kebudayan dan kesenian, not a designer???

jadi, semua pentari2 kebudayaan khususnya gadis2 tari di warisan johor adalah di bwh kawalan saya ye?

$@m said...

i propose 4 menteri pembangunan wanita... lagi best...

nazib said...

outkhai>>>it's your call but for now, i'd prefer it that way..and not all traditional dancers are traditional.

nazib said...

sam>>>can we have one for us as well? it's for the gender equality. mmm, what kind of development are we discussing about?

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