Times are changing, but have they really changed

I am being reminiscent about life in our little dot. The political environment has changed a lot and people are becoming more vocal. More and more are also beginning to want a change in the way they are beign treated However, has much really changed? Like the just passed elections, almost eveyone was in disarray and had their own choice of who they wanted to be their President. However, what choices did they have and in the end who was chosen?

The ruling party has claimed an overwhelming endorsement that with the closest loser and the winner, they have garnered over 70% of the total votes. However, did they not say that the President is not supposed to be linked to any party? So here is where the oxymoron is, will we ever be able to have a non political President? Haizzzz.... Sometimes I really just wish not to be involved with all this.

Life is not the same...

Do not worry, I am not the type to sit down and cry.... Although I have many health problems, it is allowing to be more healthy in my lifestyle. You cannot imagine how many ways I can cook bitter gourd nowadays and also the pleasures of brown rice. But also to be able to run 2km. I started running a few days ago and even though legs are telling me to give them a break, I do feel much better and sleep much better.





Anyways, all this is beside the point. The point is that we have to live as long as we can live and this is so that we can be with those whom we love. It is really silly in my opinion to try to make sure that in death, those who live on are well taken care of. Insurance and other measures are at most something to fall back on, but if the living are unable to look after themselves, then they are most probably better off dead.





This is how I plan to teach my kid. She has to learn to take care of herself and be able to live a normal life by herself. If it means she has to understand hardship, then so be it as life will not be as easy as when being a child and being protected and pampered by a parent or parents.





They are back in Japan now and they should come back in end September. However, I will be very busy and tavelling around, so I do hope that I will at least be here to make sure they land safely.

Why is this so?

Recently, due to the derisiveness of the GE, there have been people online claiming like they are super brainiacs that they know better than others. They always claim, (sometimes with vulgarities) about the 60% who voted for the ruling party.

Why is this so? Why is there such an abundance of superiority attitude? Do they even consider that 100% will convert? Do they know the turmoil this will will cause? I am not a supporter by far. I am also not a fan, but in the great words of a learned man, if we cause a revolution, are we ready for the consequances? A whole new team who does not know anything or have not tried their theories. Imagine the investors from foreign lands going..."Hold on... lets wait and see what happens"...

Yes we need to change things. Yes we need to have some fundemental changes in almost every aspect of our lives. But the change comes from all of us and within us. The opposition is going a long way to initiate this and time will slowly tell.

What happens if today the ruling party has a fundemental shift and starts to work for the people and with the people, will then the 60% start to laugh at the 40% who voted against? Please lah.... lets just all work in our own little way to make our own little lives a bit more better for ourselves.