I remember the first time I went to the polling station was in 2013. I remember I was still in secondary school and I felt so disappointed when I found out that the elections were not fair.
Fast forward in 2018, I am legally eligible to vote but I was not really keen on doing that. I remember telling my parents that it is pointless to vote because it is not a fair election. So whatever you do is just sort of a ritual and my father told me "If you think like that and everyone else think the same way like you do, then everyone who is trying to change will never see it come true". We disagreed but at the end he drove me to the DAP office and I registered just to please him.
It did not really bother me much until I saw the video of our now Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng explain how he will not be using the DAP logo for this election. I watched the video and I felt really sad for him. As a Chinese in Malaysia, we all know that the rocket is all that we have for as long as I can remember and not using it indirectly meant don't vote for them. It must have been such a difficult decision and for that, I really respect everyone in the party for letting go of their pride and joy for 50-50 or less chance.
Watching how Dr. Wan Azizah and her daughter, Nurul Izzah put away their grudges against the back then mighty Tun Dr. Mahathir and actually decided to work together with an old man to to make this work really touched me.
My dad was right, those people who are trying to change, want to see it come true and were willing to sacrifice and give up their pride for it.
So on election day, I voted. I lined up along with many other people under a poorly shaded school balcony from 9am in the morning until past noon. It was such a sweaty and tiring experience because I am neither a senior citizen nor a OKU, so I line up with everyone else. -.-
It was such an intense after 5pm and my whole family was in Starbucks after dinner to wait for the results. To be honest, I was not hoping much. All I wanted was for it to be peaceful and no fight to happen anywhere. We wanted a change, not death.
We waited up until PH finally overtook BN and I have not felt so 'kan cheong' (nervous) in my life for politics until then. I never thought it was possible.
Then there was obviously SPR who stopped and refused to announce anything. I was determined and I actually sat up until 3am to wait for it. Felt like a damn apocalypse because no one knew what was going to happen.
Finally, they announced that PH was going to form the federal government and Tun M was giving a press conference. I felt so bad for him, he is a 93 year old man who stayed whole night for this. How could people be so heartless and make an old man wait like this.
Today is a day after Malaysia Day. Malaysia Day is the day we formed Malaysia. All the states include the back then Singapore agreed to form Malaysia. Similarly, a few months ago the whole of Malaysia also made a decision and agreed to form Malaysia again.
I am so thankful for everyone in our cabinet now. I am beyond glad that finally people actually speak sanely in the Dewan Rakyat. I appreciate each and everyone of you and please continue to do whatever you are doing.
THANK YOU!
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