Malaysians are gearing themselves for
the drama that will unfold on our upcoming GE13 next weekend. As the
flag war intensified all over this country, our only fervent hope is that all will ends well. It is in us to worry about the outcome whether or not we try not to be and yet, there lies that bit of
anxiety...
what if and why not?
The sentiment for change is stronger
than in the last election and it is glaringly obvious. Not
surprisingly, the current Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Razak as I see it as his desperate bit to win the favours of
Malaysians, have in fact backfired tragically. Malaysians have tolerated with all the nonsensical acts of empty promises from the incumbent party for far too long. We are no longer provided adequately in
all that matters for us to live in this country. So if the PM and/or
BN feels that a few music videos from party members will ease this
tension, he is in for a bad surprise indeed!
All that said, as in any political
campaign, the casualties of this raging war are its people. We are
not blind and we can see millions of ringgit being poured into the party election campaigns. Where does the funds comes from? The answer
is obvious, and it is still the people that will suffer if or when
this political dust settle.
We did a photo trail to several
locations starting from Shah Alam to Bangsar and also a chance to
witness the peaceful mini "flowers" planting project at
Bandar Utama overhead bridge (near Centre Point)
Our photography journey start at
Persiaran Teknologi Subang which is the stretch between Subang Jaya
to Shah Alam.
Three parties have their flags up
prominently along this stretch which is the PKR, PAS and BN. Out of
three parties, the PAS party members have done a marvelous job of
aligning the PAS banners in a neat row which creates an outstanding
impression indeed.
Kudo to the party members!
Next stop is at the Petron Station in
Batu Tiga closer to Central Sugar Refinery. Here we are greeted with
rows and rows of flags from BN, PAS and PKR that stretch right up onto the overhead pedestrian bridge.
BN flags and banners were seen wrapped all around the overhead bridge
which out-numbered the PKR and PAS flags.
Yet, it is the PKR that outshine in the careful placement of their flags
in a very strategic manner.
As we drove along the main road from
Shah Alam to the Federal Highway, and at this busy cross junction is
where we saw the giant banners and billboard for PKR, PAS and BN.
It rained so it's time to take a
lunch-break and we decided to feed our hungry tummy and a large
glass of icy drink at Centre Point in Bandar Utama. After the much needed break, we are
replenished with enthusiasm and energy to continue with our quest, we
headed out to look for the "flower" planting project.
Honestly, I was not aware about the
meaning of this whole 'flower' planting project
but am curious to
find out.
A crowd had gathered with some holding the PKR flags and another a cardboard message for motorist to 'Honk' to show their support. They did get quite a lot of response and support from passing motorists on this busy intersection.
The green grassy lawn were almost
filled with colourful 'flowers' of pink, red, white, black, blue,
yellow, orange, cyan, green and purple too. I wondered what the
colors represent? As it is not the colors of the PKR party which is
just cyan, red, green, white and yellow for BERSIH and black for Ini
Kalilah .... I think?
A
quick check online shows me the news about this project which were
initiated by architect Ng Sek San at the Lucky Garden roundabout in
Bangsar.
Sek San named this project "Malaysian Spring",
which he shared,
"is to
spread the message of hope and change, and to get people to
participate
in the process of making a better Malaysia, through the
simple gesture of
planting a flower in the street. Now we want
Malaysians
to snowball this effort by making their own flowers."
It
is a community project where people can voluntarily put up this
message of 'flowers' to show their support. Sek San explained that
the colour (of the skin) is not important to new Malaysia, so they
can use whatever colours and materials. It is the defiant act of
planting a flower to welcome Spring which is more important. His
target is to have 28 million 'flowers' planted all over Malaysia. To
follow Sek San's project, do visit www.malaysianspring.com
So we witness this peaceful and voluntary act of support for new Malaysia through the planting of beautifully made mini flowers. Elizabeth Wong, a PKR candidate showed her support for this project.
Next up, we were off to check out the Lucky Garden round-about in Bangsar where the first Malaysian Spring project started by the community there.
Arriving
at the Lucky Garden round-about, we were stunned to see it filled up
almost to the edge; except for the longest stretch of BN banners
which looked like a badly executed effort of 'Let's try to conceal
them with BN banners'. I leave you to interpret it's meaning or
maybe it's just one of the hired contractor by BN to just hang them
up..lah!
Finally,
our election flags trails is coming to an end, how sad! We were just
beginning to enjoy it so much. Just before we ended the day, there is
just one last party which we failed to shoot, the DAP party flags, so
the hunt begins again.
We found some along the main road of SS2 in PJ
and again along Sunway MAS by then the evening sun shine so brilliantly that created an illusion as if these rockets were actually
flying...!
No..lah!
Just my eyes playing tricks on me after seeing the multitude
colours of Malaysia.
We all love this country as it is
summer all year round, who doesn't but unfortunately it is not about
the weather only. So there are times we need a change, whether for
better
or worse, but
it still beats suffering in this sad state of
equilibrium.
So
the call for change, it is inevitable as we all can see that the
winds of change are blowing in Malaysia!
Malaysians wants and demand for a better Malaysia, not only for today but many, many years to come.
