Our Parliament begins sitting from end-April. That's not much time to prepare for the work at-hand.
Other than, YB Tony Pua, through his website, none of the other MPs seem settled down to ask their electorate for proposals and/or bills that should be presented in Parliament. I do hope that this is being done by both sides - PR and BN, but not being uploaded onto their websites.
This is simply because there is plenty to do over the next 4/5 years. A great deal of filth to clean up. Since more had be added under the previous watch. After cleaning out the rubbish, there is the re-decoration and reinforcement that needs to be done, so that our house, our country is new and strong again.
As RPK pointed out, a thunderstorm has gathered at the door. USA is undergoing a crisis of financial excesses. Europe is changing and reforming. China is an overgrown adolescent aiming to be an adult. India has awoken from slumber and taking its rightful place in the world. What are the consequences of all this? Rising commodity prices for one. Our favourite rice is in short supply and prices are rising. So are soya beans, cooking oil, fuel and gas among others.
All this spells challenges for Malaysia. As a relatively small country, we have to find our niche in the world. This is not easy. So both BN and PR must work together on it. Not by political bickering and laying blame on all and sundry.
Enough!
There can be no 100-day honeymoon as the storm is battering down the door. If BN pulls one way and PR drags another, Malaysia is in deep shit. Worse if PAS, PKR and DAP begin to pull in different directions and airing their outdated insecurities in public. This serves no purpose except to distract from the job at hand.
Just to remind all the YBs. You were elected to serve the people as best you can. We believed or are willing to take your word for it. We don't really care if you are BN or PR. Get on with the JOB!
Same thing at local state level. At least, there are some positive noises and news coming out. As far as we know, the Penang, Perak and Selangor governments have had their meetings and the machinery is beginning to crank up. Good plans are good so long as they can be efficiently financed with adequate income. Withholding Federal funds from the elected state governments is a really bad NO, NO. Not co-operating and ensuring funding from Federal to State will not just bring down the state but the WHOLE BLEEDING COUNTRY. Specially when the states are the key lynchpins of the whole economy of Malaysia. What are you trying to prove? That you can bring down the whole country by your own self serving blinkered eyes? The word T_E_S_N comes to mind. I think we still hang people like that. Unfortunately, during the last clean up, we managed to allow some dirt to remain. Sigh!
Alright all, finish with all the rhetoric and rantings. Time for celebratory congratulations are over. You were elected to a job, not selected to receive a prize. Get the documentary proof if you have something to prove and present it in ONE meeting. Not "Come back another time, ah?" Forcefully plant the files and documentary proof on the table at the first meeting, next time, okay? No second and third meetings. That's for evaluating the results of the 1st meeting.
Then, move on to the next agenda.
All the very best, YBs, you have a big job ahead.
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I agree ... We need to move forward.. the rakyat need to cari makan also... The MPs has alredy got a job and will have a fix salary... But the rakyat need to continue to cari makan...
Using the common rule of thumb, the first 100 days will be a snapshot of what will be instore for the next 4/5 years...
If they show a good initiative and a progresive attitude, chances are we will see the good result for the next 4/5 years...
But if the start on the wrong footing, the chances are, it will be a struggle for the next 4/5 years....
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