Before more people misunderstood "KVETCH" as a person name, perhaps I should explain the meaning a little.
Kvetch actaully meant to complain and whine. This blog named "Kvetch Haven" so that I can complain a little, whine a little about life. Of course, this blog will not be solely on constant whinning and complain.
We, the tiny red dot on this Earth fares better then our neighbour
whispered @ Sunday, September 24, 2006 by stardusz
While taking a break from rushing my assignment and browsing through one of the local popular forum, I came across a thread that title 'Mahathir dismisses Singapore as a "tiny" country"', someone extracted this from Reuters
After I've read through the article I find it more of an entertainment news.
Not that I am proficient with Malaysia's law and regulation, just that it happen that I have relatives living in Malaysia and obviously not very happy with their government. Hence, I know that Malaysia Government are not as fair as what Dr. M said. Chinese, as well as Indians who are treated as minorities in Malaysia, are not as fairly treated.
One of the many regulations in Malaysia is that your co-partner has to be a Malay when you need to get a house, open a shop or get a license for your lorry. When you are employing staff for your company, you'll need to have at least 1 Malay employee or else, you might not be able to continue your business very soon.
When I saw what Dr.M said
"We could ask about the status of the Malays in Singapore, why they are not allowed to bear arms in the military or train to handle weapons. Why is it that the Malays in Malaysia are so capable in the military field but the Malays in Singapore cannot hold high posts (in the military)?"
I wanna tell him straight in the face that he is so damn wrong. Malay in Singapore are given a chance to hold a M-16 and now, a SAR 21. There are commanders who are Malay. Malay in Singapore are well treated by the Government, from what I know, Malays are funded in term of education all the way to universities if they have the ability to.
Personally, I felt that Chinese and Malays, as well as Indians are all well treated in Singapore. If the Malays are treated unfairly, why didn't I see them mirgrating to Malaysia since it is a better piece of land.
If I could, I really want Dr M to eat back his words.
He really did not do his homework well.. Such comments will only make himself a laughing stock, to Singaporeans especially.
Oh ya, I think I smelt vinegar in this article, plain jealousy over the success of a tiny country which was once an asset of Malaysia; finanacially, we fare better, economically we progress faster.
The only things that won't worth much money is the brain of a Singaporean; we have lotsa dead brain cells, that won't fetch us much cash if we decided to sell it away.
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