My views on present Malaysia: Post election blues

Dear bloggers,
I have been reading and listening to a lot of comments by many Malaysians on issues relating to governance, economics, education etc that somehow tend to suggest the ruling Malaysian government's weaknesses. Why is it that after losing a few states to the opposition whatever is done by the government seems to look sour? Why is it that the opposition is always looking for the other side's mistakes, even after wresting control of a few states after last elections? Is politics that really bad? I'm also wondering why the ruling government has to bend their own rules to accomodate the opposition demands just to appease some of the rakyat's wishes without actually realising that these 'rakyats' are actually diehards oppositions that have never supported the ruling government no matter whatever good that government has done to the nation as a whole. I must strongly say that the liberalisation of the mass media that includes internet, blogging, newspapers etc has placed the ruling government in a very precarious situation, like having to face the firing squad every day. This is not a good way to govern, neither a good way by the rakyat to treat the government. I have done a lot of soul searching trying to figure out what the government ought to do to win back the confidence or rather the love of the rakyat. I have still not found the answers. Ask any non-government supporter and they will say one thing about the government, and ask any government supporter and they will say likewise about the opposition. An amicable solution benefiting both parties should be sought quickly to prevent further deterioration of good governance and effective opposition. Democratic Malaysia must never be allowed to decay, while maintaining the status quos of delicate issues relating to NEP, allocation of scholarships and the likes, the needs of the minorities must also be amicably addressed. If this cannot be done then I must say that the present top leadership must make way for someone else to quickly take over for a complete makeover exercise of the governing policies. The truth is that there is nothing wrong with the ruling government. It lost many states during last election mainly because of UMNO's, MCA's, MIC's and Gerakan's own doings such as replacing popular and proven effective incumbents with unknowns. Other reasons being the well-timed Hindraf issues that led one thing to another until the whole Indian community of Malaysia was overcome by the so called opposition-planned 'Makkal Sakkti'. The timing could not have been better, but MIC could have been saved if the ruling government was more proactive and sensitive to the issues at hand, and also not to forget its unpopular President. The MCA too was drowned by its own leaders who were too engrossed by scandals. GERAKAN never worked hard enough in Penang, except for the obnoxious out going President's mouth that worked too hard spewing rubbish most of the times. UMNO never lost its ground, it stood fast and held its ground well in most states, losing a few seats perhaps due to internal squables and it really stood by the malays' special rights. I think the component parties of BN must go through serious re-branding process to reach the heart of their former supporters, and perhaps new ones. Pakatan Rakyat's success was just coincidental, I repeat, coincidental. There is nothing special nor a miracle about their sucesses. At the end of the day, DAP will show its real ugly anti-malay racist head, PKR is riding on a high crest but will lose its momentum because it cannot actually address the real needs of one particular ethnic group without compromising the needs of other ethnic group. It could end up like the multi racial GEARKAN, but focus being on the malays because of Anwar's long standing special agenda to be the PM. Malaysia is very unique indeed, in the sense that peace in is guaranteed if the Malays' special rights are maintained as enshrined in the Constitution. Do what you want, say what you may, this is the hard core reality that the hard core racist chinese of DAP must start learning to accept. You want equality, you may get it but Malaysian style, without any party losing out, by just ensuring the malays' rights are not provoked, reduced or taken away. We cannot afford another 13 May as the path towards 2020 is very clear ahead of us.