4 to 6

for a very long time, there were only 4.
there was always, only the four.
growing up, my actual formative years in the nineties, we had always only knew that there were four.
and for a very long time, the thought of a fifth never really came through.
it was as though, it will always be the 4th. i mean, fact is.. it had always been the 4th since ‘81.
the 4th was the only one where we ever knew of in fact.. in the flesh and all. the rest of the 3 were really more to like figures in our history syllabus. like, what 5th? the 4th would always be around rite?

then ‘03 came… finally, it was time for the 5th.
it didn’t really registered much at that time… but soon, ppl started making comments and everyone suddenly became expert politic reviewers. at one point of time, it was like.. Every common man on the streets had something to say…
you could say it was like a very uneasy period of transition. after all, it was after more than 20 years of the previous administration. what would you expect??
and now, finally today i read the newspapers… yes, after all the recent hoo~haa, i finally sat down to read the Saturday papers… and yup, the 6th is in.
looking back, it was like just yesterday that the 5th had stepped in.
never given much thoughts to the 5th, coz seriously, 5 years+ really does seem to pale in comparison … =S

anyhow, so now the tagline is 1Malaysia.. People first, Performance now.
(sounds eerily similar to my fav morning coffee brand’s slogan too~)
and the 6th’s public address to the ‘young nation’… very well written, but very well said?? Opinions vary…




another itch scratched...