Malaysia Loves Numbers
Have you heard of 1Malaysia, 15Malaysia and Malaysians Unite for Road Safety 090909?
In short, 1Malaysia is a vision, or theme, brought up by our current Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Najib Razak. 15Malaysia is a project of 15 short films produced by Malaysian producers. And Malaysians Unite for Road Safety 090909, which encourages citizens to pledge for a change that has no relevance to the date.
But 090909 is a nice date though. Thanks for reminding me about my mum’s birthday. She’s gonna say I’m a good son. ;)
Okay, this year’s Independence Day theme is 1Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Pencapaian Diutamakan (means Citizen First, Achievement Prioritized). Sounds nice, but there are many questions raised regarding the meaning of the theme. Well, I’m not gonna mention it. Don’t wanna get detained by ISA, do I?
Oh by the way, have you visited the 1Malaysia website? Check it out, and you’ll realize that it’s more of a personal website for our Prime Minister. I find it a little weird.
Dear Malaysia’s Prime Minister, we know 1Malaysia is your baby but please, relate 1Malaysia website more to Malaysia as a whole instead of putting your faces, your flickr link, your youtube videos and your twitter link there? 1Malaysia doesn’t mean 1Person okay… Even President Barack Obama has his own website at barackobama.com instead of organizingforamerica.com.
Next, I’m not sure why many is obsessed with the 15Malaysia project. I watched a few of them and I must say, there is nothing so significant about the videos. Yeah, it’s mentioned that the films could deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia. Certainly a great intention.
But come on, if short films can solve such issues, these issues would have been solved long long ago.
All the producers showing their teeth.
Honestly, I think the short films are produced just for the sake of producing. Malaysians watch it and go oooooohhh and aaaaahhhhh – but next, nothing happens.
Finally, pledging to make Malaysian roads a better place? I’m really amused with the domain of this website – 090909.org.my. They certainly do love relating to numbers huh? There, Malaysians make pledges, by stating the changes they hope to make, to promote a safer road environment. Effective or not?
Some may pledge to obey the rules and regulations, but in the end – they still drive over the speed limit. And when asked why, they answer – No speed trap mah! Urgent lah! Or…
MY WIFE IS HAVING A BABY!
Know what, even Iron Man made a pledge.
One of the submitted pledge. Cool huh?
So, our dear Malaysia, great thoughtful objectives and goals. But… all the best lah!
kenwooi.com wish you a HAPPY MERDEKA DAY!
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Now you’re gonna be detained by ISA for interrogation… on what you’re trying to imply…
And after commenting like that, I’m gonna be detained on why I’m being curious, or suspicious towards them… Nice.
See you in prison or something! Haha.
P.S. Happy birthday Malaysia! I miss you. :P
stephen on 31 August, 2009 at 12:12 AMgreat one..happy merdeka day to u..btw, what did u pledge for the 090909?
wenn on 31 August, 2009 at 12:19 AMLol, in some sense its true~
anyway Happy 52nd Birthday Malaysia………
JustinH on 31 August, 2009 at 12:36 AMlol. its “People First, Performance Now”. Bad english. but still…..
WayeYoung on 31 August, 2009 at 12:56 AMRakyat didahulukan? LOL
waikeong on 31 August, 2009 at 1:01 AMI’m a good driver. I won’t speed on roads *ahem*
MERDEKAAAAA …A !!!!
Miss Zane on 31 August, 2009 at 1:35 AMLOL..good one… i wish u’d have blogged more political sattire…be interesting =P
Keng Huei on 31 August, 2009 at 1:43 AMOne damn creative post kenwooi! Happy Merdeka to you! ;)
tekkaus on 31 August, 2009 at 1:45 AMHey, nice post. Vry true indeed.
chris on 31 August, 2009 at 3:09 AMWel…the prime minsiter is always prioritize his face and what he does he most…he doesn’t really care about other things although he said he did…haiz…
it is a really special day since you have to wait like another 1000 years later for another 090909 to appear…
Cheong Hao on 31 August, 2009 at 5:19 AMm’sians relate numbers to wealthiness. haha. got money, means they’re berstatus tinggi. but this one 1, 15, 090909, sort of weird to me? haha. politics? entertaining and amusing post you’ve got here! =)
SJ on 31 August, 2009 at 7:41 AMweiiiiiiii I saw your pic in the STAR yesterday hahahha…too bad you didnt get RM50, better luck next time :)
manglish on 31 August, 2009 at 10:18 AMhahaha! 1Malaysia – 1 Person!
ladyviral on 31 August, 2009 at 11:12 AMhappy merdeka!!
dolly on 31 August, 2009 at 11:30 AMeh.. not every producer showing the teeth. hahaha.. count from the last 5, he shows his lip only! ^_^
so funny and interesting!
caihong lummie on 31 August, 2009 at 11:31 AMHappy Merdeka Day! dropping by via BE!
liferamblings on 31 August, 2009 at 11:35 AMit seems like a scheme to me :P
Louis on 31 August, 2009 at 12:10 PMEspecially agree with the 1malaysia issue! How come our beloved PM uses the domain for his own personal blog? It’s as you said, the content of the 1malaysia site should actually be about 1malaysia!
Then again, a lot of people are still of the opinion that the 1malaysia concept is still too vague / unclear to be properly implemented or used as the basis for our development up to 2020. What do you think?
hanseong on 31 August, 2009 at 12:23 PMLOL All prime ministers love that
Mahathir – Wawasan 2020
Badawi – Misi 2050
they always set their target at the date when they probably die, so no one can blame them if they’re not achieved.
Jz on 31 August, 2009 at 1:21 PMhahaha….agree with u ler…dunno y msians love numbers a lot….thats why we got magnum, toto and damachai…kekeke…
via on 31 August, 2009 at 2:07 PMLOL…. Nice one! Happy Merdeka!
JemOCL on 31 August, 2009 at 2:14 PMHappy Merdeka Day!!
Mery on 31 August, 2009 at 3:27 PMwao…very good la you! Happy Merdeka Day to you too!
uLi on 31 August, 2009 at 4:00 PMHaha, nice one on the malaysia website. Your prime minister wants people to go visit him more often la. LOL.
roxy.z on 31 August, 2009 at 4:13 PMawesome to an extend! Happy Merdeka! ^^
yungchien on 31 August, 2009 at 4:45 PMwish you a HAPPY MERDEKA DAY
Bengbeng on 31 August, 2009 at 4:58 PMi dont really agree with u about the 15Malaysia project..
Keo on 31 August, 2009 at 5:07 PMI believe, it might not change much thing, but it does give some effects… which we might not see in short….
Happy Merdeka!
Before 1Malaysia, there is…..1Utama! Haha! I always lepak in 1Utama so I can remember.
foongpc on 31 August, 2009 at 5:38 PMall the one here and there are just plain talk only …. but neutralised by others who are contradicting the pm’s visions
johnny ong on 31 August, 2009 at 5:48 PMHappy Merdeka and Happy Holiday to u…this post is too politic, i dunno what to comment oso, hi hi hi………..
amycheah on 31 August, 2009 at 5:51 PMOmg are u serious? Congratulations Mr Soon-to-be-a-father!! :D and happy merdeka. not quite sure what it is but im guessing it’s some big party event that the whole country celebrates? happy holidays! (i think. the other posts seem to imply that it’s a holiday) ^_^
Candice Chin on 31 August, 2009 at 6:48 PMHappy Merdeka Day to all of you.
tikno on 31 August, 2009 at 7:57 PMHappy Merdeka! hahaha..
Finally i’m back to Blogsphere LMAO!
btw, u grad from inti ady? so fast >.<
Jing-leBelle on 31 August, 2009 at 8:13 PMI still got 2 more sem to go =(
Yes. harga beras turun. lol.
extreme on 31 August, 2009 at 9:28 PMFirst time I’m reading your blog. Will be back for more. ^_^
I wanna hang a Malaysia flag outside my house.
But I scared the Singapore government will revoke my employment pass. =(
Happy Merdeka everyone!
Shingo T on 31 August, 2009 at 10:07 PMA little less talk, films and whatnots and let’s have some real action…then people will believe. Otherwise, it’s all talk, talk and more talk isn’t? You’re right. What’s with all this obsession with numbers??
Mei Teng on 31 August, 2009 at 10:17 PMHappy Merdeka Day to u too!
slavemom on 31 August, 2009 at 10:53 PMDon’t forget 2020 lol
Stanley on 1 September, 2009 at 1:57 AMVery interesting. It’s good to hear about things going on in other countries. Keeps things interesting.
Mike on 1 September, 2009 at 3:02 AMroad safety =.=
should start by getting police roadblocks to be more brightly litted. i got the fright of my life when i suddenly saw policemen in the dark and the blocked off road. luckily i wasnt driving very fast in order to make an abrupt brake.
Terri on 1 September, 2009 at 3:09 AMDont like his face la..if u know who i meant! hahaha… as u said, dont want to get detained.. so 090909… toto all sure pow pang one…
claire on 1 September, 2009 at 8:10 AMhmmm,…. i tot it’s people first, performance now?
zewt on 1 September, 2009 at 11:19 AMomg! 1malaysia site is so funny! did you see najib’s photos on the right hand side? so colourful!
Ju Ann on 1 September, 2009 at 12:20 PMYou might have missed it, so I’d suggest you go to the 1Malaysia website’s FAQ. This is what it says:
Q: What is 1Malaysia.com.my?
A: 1Malaysia.com.my is the personal website of Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.
It IS his personal website.
We all know that 1Malaysia is his brainchild, so we can’t exactly fault him for using it as his domain, although it is really a terrible choice.
For a more technical site for 1Malaysia, visit the Yayasan 1Malaysia site (http://www.1malaysia.org.my/).
It seems that you might be misguided on the intention of 15Malaysia. What they actually said on the site was that the films “deal with the issues”, as in portray them, not “could deal” as in solve them.
15Malaysia is an art project displaying 15 different facets of Malaysia from 15 different filmmakers. Nothing more.
If any, they have proven that you can take any slogans like “1Malaysia”, change it into “15Malaysia” and made it more palatable and makes more sense.
As for pledging for 090909, well recognising the problem is the first step to curbing it.
Zurairi AR on 1 September, 2009 at 12:23 PMHi Ken, interesting blog posting.
Uncle Lee on 1 September, 2009 at 6:33 PMThough I find it rather confusing. I guess there’s always the much publicised pledges and hand raisings on topics the government finds useful, and as you mentioned, forgotten later.
These even happen during my times back in the 60′s….and then forgotten, not only by the people, but by the authorities too….
like we used to say those days, “where got meaning”? Ha ha.
Have a nice day…..Lee.
Numbers are good, Ken, afterall we are a Magnum 4D/Sports Toto/Da Ma Cai society. haha…
Nice post..
Happysurfer on 1 September, 2009 at 6:54 PMhey kenwooi,
for the 1malaysia, i think it can be done. it can be done if we all believe it. it was easy to tell people we are independent but to tell them that we are united- we are family. that is difficult.
but i had to say, from the previous vision from previous prime minister, i had doubts on the word 1malaysis by the now prime minister.
for road safety, i think it was prudent to said, this is malaysia and dont speed just because you can. and proton cars are not meant to go up 140 in karak highway. all in all, driver is the problem, every year they pledge to increase the number of malaysian but every year malaysian pledge to reduce these number on the road.
090909 might just as well 90,909 death on the road but it can also meant 90,909 families dead or person who lost their family on the road. who are there to make the difference?
=D
yinkoon on 1 September, 2009 at 7:57 PMyea i agree with you, 1malaysia is just like najib’s personal website, but who care about him?
JoJo on 1 September, 2009 at 8:18 PM*Sigh*… 1msia…
cathj on 1 September, 2009 at 10:10 PMHappy merdeka!!
ayie on 2 September, 2009 at 6:31 AMhahaha… nice to read!
I wish ur mum Happy Birthday in advance ;-)
Dora on 2 September, 2009 at 8:57 AMHello Ken!
yoon see on 2 September, 2009 at 9:29 AMI don’t particular like or hate 15 Malaysia project.
To me it’s normal je….
Of course, I like numbers, the more the merrier!
yoon see on 2 September, 2009 at 9:30 AM8
88
888
8888
88888
888888
8888888
88888888
It seems to me that I am more well aware of what’s going on in Malaysia when I’m out of the country. Haha.. But yeah, I agree that with so many ‘wonderful’ named and writted goals and ‘awesome’ vision and dreams, I wish Malaysia all the best lol!
Fumoffu on 2 September, 2009 at 9:36 AMHappy Belated Merdeka day! thanks for the info, if i did not read your blog, i won’t know about the pledge thingy though. haha…
Gabriel on 2 September, 2009 at 2:43 PMi just erased off what i wanted to write just now – scared of being caught under ISA.. :p
well i love numbers too.. can’t you see SK0617?? hahaha :p
[SK] on 2 September, 2009 at 5:57 PMHAHA! I like the Iron Man part. :DDD
iameunice on 2 September, 2009 at 8:24 PMLOL!
U really make me laugh dear~
Zara on 3 September, 2009 at 11:51 PMYup~
Malaysians love number so much~
i am never too hyped with their project either. :p
levian on 4 September, 2009 at 8:34 AMall those sweet talking is not doing any improvements that was
expected of them.
always feel like telling them to .. cut the crap, n get moving. :p
I was sad on Merdeka Day cos the corruption level has risen by 52 folds!
Twilightzone on 5 September, 2009 at 12:31 AMHaha……NUMBERS!!!!
Himmat on 25 February, 2010 at 9:43 PM