I'm glad I voted.
I'm happy with change. The only constant in change anyways.
You had your run, you failed us. Now let others give it a go.
The people should not be afraid of the government. The government should be afraid of the people !
You asked for 5 years. We have given you that 5 years. Now show us all you can do something better. Else you know, change will come again.
Ironic isn't it, my 400th blog post will be on such a momentous ocassion !
Sawadee Krab !!!
Ow khao neau ma muang krab !!
=)
Will be in Bangkok next week. Hope to catch up with some really dear friends from those days when Bangkok was home to me.
In my heart, Bangkok is always a second home. I'd like to see if I can meet up with Dee and Nuclear ... hope to see how they are now. And to reminisce the older days. And get some coffee at Black Canyon. I miss Black Canyon Coffee. And funky colored Toyota cabs ... who wants a shocking pink cab ?
I miss the water splashes in Songkran. I miss the wais when I pay my food bills. I miss the randomness of Chatuchak. I miss the walk from Chitlom to Siam Square. I miss the noise in Chinatown. I miss the small meals they call lunch.
I miss Bangkok.
I'm so glad I'm getting a fix of Bangkok, even for a few days.
With power, comes responsibility.
Those are the famous words Peter Parker, aka Spiderman utters all the time.
We are responsible for the government we vote for. No use berating the fact after that we have a system that rots us from inside.
Last week, while I was driving around, I realised what choices do to you. When parking was hard to find, just any spot would do. When there were plenty of spots, I became picky - this spot wasn't aligned in the wrong way, that one wasn't close enough to the lift, and the other one didn't have any shade.
Choices can be hard to make. But I will make my choice. And come what may, I won't regret it.
I can't guarantee myself if I vote one way or the other my future will be better. No one can. Promises are easier made than kept. And things aren't always what they seem.
My investment manager tells me that past performance cannot be used as the sole basis of future performance indication. Meaning: Don't look back and use it to predict the future.
We had our good times. Now we're moving into an era of increased collaboration and openness, where competition will squeeze us from every possible angle. And here we are happily practising the divide and conquer politics we accuse our former British masters of practicing.
We see roads tarred up before elections and by elections. All our developments fast track around election time, and just die down to their normal leisurely pace thereafters. We do improve, but if our pace of improvement is slower compared to the people we're competing against - Singapore, Hong Kong - the other economies I think we should benchmark ourselves against - wouldn't that really mean we're not improving at all?
Bottomline: I have made my choice. I will not regret it. I will take responsibility for it. I will stand up for my believe.
Just added a new post on my photoblog. It's a series on a very intersting cloud formation I chanced upon while flying over Java island. The last photo is what I consider a once in a lifetime sort of photo.
Do visit it and give your comments.
