It has been a super hectic week for me last week. I didn't have time to blog or even check my FB.
LF came to stay with me at the hotel in KL last week, as she was having a project in KL too. Then again, we drove to Melaka last night and then returned to JB today while stopping over at Tangkak for durian. We didn't do much in Melaka this time because we left KL rather late last evening. We only had a late dinner at Jonker Walk last night and Nyonya cuisine for lunch today.
There were roadblocks at various places in KL last week. When we left KL at around 7pm yesterday, we saw a roadblock at the Sungei Besi toll on the direction towards KL. The police blocked off two lanes out of the three, and was stopping every car and flashing the torchlight at each car that drove by. The traffic came to a complete standstill and jammed up all the way from the toll to the exit of UPM (and the congestion was still building up as we passed by).
As we drove by on the other lane, LF and i really felt for those people in the traffic jam. Imagine that you were one of them - after a long day of work, it was Friday evening and you were eager to get home for dinner and a good rest. Yet, you were going no where because your car was stuck in an unnecessary jam for nothing. Our bet was that it would take at least 3 hours to clear up the traffic.
Then today, there were roadblocks at Melaka, Tangkak and JB too. The police would block off the lanes and only allow one lane for passing through. What we found puzzling was that they weren't looking into the cars at all and it was as if they were just making the cars to stop for no purpose at all. It was as if they were intentionally creating inconvenience to frustrate the people, just so that the people would start blaming those who called for the rally.
And indeed, just now i saw a message of a friend on FB saying that he was stuck in a jam for hours because of "stupid Bersih". It is really sad that the government's tactic actually worked on these ignorant people.
However, as we may be feeling disappointed at the country and the ignorant Malaysians, do not forget those brave people who attended and supported the rallies in KL and all around the world. As i read the online news and watched the videos posted on FB, i was touched to tears. Yes, more and more people have awakened, and this is the first step, if not the most important of all.
For once, i finally saw a glim of hope for our country.
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