A New Malaysia

A New Malaysia?

Well, not in the context of Malaysia having more sky-skrapers like the Petronas twin-towers and not even the bullet train services.

It's the mindsets of Malaysian electorate in general and the Chinese electorate in particular that I wish to share as clearly demonstrated in the recently concluded 13th General Election (GE13).

For the first time in it's history since independence, we have witnessed as to how Chinese based parties in MCA and Gerakan (major components of the Barisan Nasional) were 'drowned' following the reluctance of the majority Chinese in voting Barisan Nasional (BN).

Some termed it as the Chinese Tsunami while some opined differently. 

The Chinese seemed united so to speak, at the expense of BN loosing it's popular votes to Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

It was BN's first time too to have lost in popular votes of which, to a certain extent has made their victory not so victorious.I mean morally.

In a broader perspective, synergy between component parties may also be affected post GE13.

If it is not the electoral system of this country, the lost in popular votes could have lead to a different scenario.

So, agree or not, the system saved BN, this time.Thus, the next redelineation process becoming a fundamental issue to PR, voters and the 'rakyat' as a whole.

Back to electorate, I like to believe if not convinced that substantial portion of the MCA and Gerakan party members themselves were not voting in favor of BN.

This is a perhaps a fact leadership in MCA and Gerakan found it difficult to digest what more swallow.

The scenario has lead Prime Minister Datuk Najib Razak in claiming that Umno has emerged the strongest party. He could have been refering to Umno's victory of 88 parliamentary seats, an additional of 9 compared to 79 won in the 2008 general election.

Despites the billions in public fund spent in the form of 'goodies' prior to polling, the Chinese electorate seemed unperturbed.

Some alleged, it has failed to 'tame' the Chinese. Some quarters alleged it was a mere 'tactical electoral strategies' by the BN to garner votes.

On the contrary, I wish to realate a rather perculiar incident that took place in my hometown.
In town, I met 2 'kampung' folks. One with his wife and daughter while the other accompanied by his son.

As usual, we shook hands before starting a conversation on our common wellbeings.
Along our conversation, I thought they were 'pulling my legs' when they told me that they were heading to a cyber cafe. 

I thought they must be escorting their children for some school works over the computers.However, I was taken a back when one of them explained that they were going to the cyber cafe to check the status of their 2nd BR1M  applications.

Just before we part company, I jokingly asked them which party they will go for this time. One answered me, "BN". The other spontaneously tried to justify by saying; "If BN lose, our BR1M will be in jeorpady".

Now, if the above can be of any indication, has the 'goodies' been effective to the malays?
Well, it's up to individuals to form an opinion.

Call it a coincidence, BN recaptured Kuala Selangor parliamentary seat from PR with a thin margin of 400 majority. Surely the above 4 votes (2+2 husband and wife) made up that 400 majority.

Next GE will be in 2018.

Should the chinese electorate sustain their GE13 pattern and with slightly over half of the malay voters voting PR, Malaysia would eventually see a change of government.

The ballot box will give birth to a New Malaysia.