Teh tarik philosophy
TC LimPublished: Feb 1, 2001 7:40 AM | Updated: Jan 29, 2008 6:21 PM
With reference to Ahmad Syafiq's letter ([#1]Dr M's still the best[/#], Jan 31) and Kevin Gan's letter ([#2]Can People Power happen here?[/#] Jan 31).
I wonder how many of us know, how hard it was for Indonesian parents to buy milk powder in 1998.
Is South Korea better than we now?
Did IMF help Thailand?
Ask any Thai or South Korean, they will tell you what the newspapers don't report.
Let's say Malaysia accepted the IMF formula; would we have fared better? Is anyone willing to take the risk? The 1999 general elections showed that not many of us were willing to take the risk, so please accept the fact than Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not that bad.
Critics say the KLIA is a white elephant, but investment on infrastructure will not be returned until five years on. Look at the Sepang International Circuit; how much has been invested in it and how much income it has generated for the country. SIC is so successful that our kiasu neighbour has been reported to be trying to stage the F1 too. When the North-South Highway was built, our ex-Mr Opposition refused to pay for the toll, criticised the project, etc. Well, look at the traffic volume now.
After all, Mahathir is only human and is bound to have made mistakes. The bottom line is, did his mistakes cause us hardship? Look at Indonesia, look at the Philippines.
Sometimes, for a country to progress, we must have a strong leader at the helm. Do we have any replacement for Mahathir?
To all opposition parties, please tell us who can lead us out from our current economic crisis?
Yes, we need strong opposition parties that can contribute to the country's growth. But no, we don't need strong opposition parties that is all talk but no action.
Who can forget a senior member of an opposition party who claimed he had six boxes of the country's secrets, and that he would reveal them. I believe all Malaysians are waiting to see them.
I don't know about the rest of you, but all I know is that I can still have my teh tarik with my Malay friends at the mamak or Indian stalls.
I wonder how many of us know, how hard it was for Indonesian parents to buy milk powder in 1998.
Is South Korea better than we now?
Did IMF help Thailand?
Ask any Thai or South Korean, they will tell you what the newspapers don't report.
Let's say Malaysia accepted the IMF formula; would we have fared better? Is anyone willing to take the risk? The 1999 general elections showed that not many of us were willing to take the risk, so please accept the fact than Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not that bad.
Critics say the KLIA is a white elephant, but investment on infrastructure will not be returned until five years on. Look at the Sepang International Circuit; how much has been invested in it and how much income it has generated for the country. SIC is so successful that our kiasu neighbour has been reported to be trying to stage the F1 too. When the North-South Highway was built, our ex-Mr Opposition refused to pay for the toll, criticised the project, etc. Well, look at the traffic volume now.
After all, Mahathir is only human and is bound to have made mistakes. The bottom line is, did his mistakes cause us hardship? Look at Indonesia, look at the Philippines.
Sometimes, for a country to progress, we must have a strong leader at the helm. Do we have any replacement for Mahathir?
To all opposition parties, please tell us who can lead us out from our current economic crisis?
Yes, we need strong opposition parties that can contribute to the country's growth. But no, we don't need strong opposition parties that is all talk but no action.
Who can forget a senior member of an opposition party who claimed he had six boxes of the country's secrets, and that he would reveal them. I believe all Malaysians are waiting to see them.
I don't know about the rest of you, but all I know is that I can still have my teh tarik with my Malay friends at the mamak or Indian stalls.
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