"kasi bersih!"

and so now, the rally's been done and dusted...
not really a fan of the local political scene, but all these yellow themes and street videos popping up on my fb is pretty much darn annoying i'd have to say.
to the extent that bart simpson and spongebob too, has not been spared. . . =S

back in not too long ago, i posted a blog about how our youths don't really 'go for' things like rallies and demonstrations.. they called them lame then.
today, just not too many years from then, things have changed so dramatically.

my take on all these? what "the star says" on today's papers sums it up the best i think.
personally, i still do not prefer our nation to have these kinda turmoils. not exactly disastrous, the turnouts.. but still, the affected parties getting their desired publicities aside, what would this piece of news portray upon the rest of the communities in the world of our country?

when we read, or worse, hear of news of unrest in other countries, we think political + economic unstability. the reasons, causes.. roots and solutions only come later.
is anyone going to monitor whether those so called international news portals got their protest causes and objectives right?
can we be sure that other nations arent taking it wrong, or worse, jumps the gun and paint our country wrong?

viewing the videos of the marches and walks held at the same time in other countries.. UK, Taipei, Melbourne, Hong Kong, you name it...
it just baffles me .. the fb community keeps lambasting why there are only water cannons here. well, duh? it's for obvious reasons no?
they call them walks over there, it's called a "city lockdown" here. it's no peaceful march here, it's order-defying rallies.
the fb community jumps in the bandwagon and brandishes everything yellow they can think of.. well, praise them for their creativity, but first, are they even registered as voters? have they casted their first vote at all?
not crying pooh-pooh of their opinions on the social networks, these are just my own bafflements...

then again, as my own fb profile shows "i don't give a .." under my political views, just who am i to judge others yeah ? ? ?




another itch scratched...