Election Day!
Election day,
It's election day,
Today is the day- and the stake is vast!
We may be thirsty,
We may be sweaty,
We may be hungry,
But he we will stay till our votes are cast!
Who are you voting for?
Who are you vouching for?
Who are you betting on?
Who are you bending on?
These are actual lyrics from Tunku the Musical, that got cut sometime during the rehearsal process (pretty much the first time the director heard them). The reason was quite mundane - the tune didn't quite fit into the mood of Act 2. Of course, if you saw Tunku, you'd know that the elections they were singing about was in 1969. Do read up on what really happened then - quite an interesting part of our history.
Later today, I perform my civic duty as a citizen of Malaysia. One vote, one voice. Will it make a difference? Who knows, but I must believe that it does. At the end of the day, my only prayer for Malaysia is that the powers that be wake up and see what they can truly do with this beautiful gem of a country. So much potential, so much waste.
On Thursday Shamsul Amri Baharuddin wrote a great opinion piece for the NST entitled "Why 'the opposition' remains a pipe dream" - check it out (link may die eventually). The way things stand today, he speaks truth; and I pray that 'the opposition' wake up and see what they can truly do.
For Malaysia, negaraku.
It's election day,
Today is the day- and the stake is vast!
We may be thirsty,
We may be sweaty,
We may be hungry,
But he we will stay till our votes are cast!
Who are you voting for?
Who are you vouching for?
Who are you betting on?
Who are you bending on?
These are actual lyrics from Tunku the Musical, that got cut sometime during the rehearsal process (pretty much the first time the director heard them). The reason was quite mundane - the tune didn't quite fit into the mood of Act 2. Of course, if you saw Tunku, you'd know that the elections they were singing about was in 1969. Do read up on what really happened then - quite an interesting part of our history.
Later today, I perform my civic duty as a citizen of Malaysia. One vote, one voice. Will it make a difference? Who knows, but I must believe that it does. At the end of the day, my only prayer for Malaysia is that the powers that be wake up and see what they can truly do with this beautiful gem of a country. So much potential, so much waste.
On Thursday Shamsul Amri Baharuddin wrote a great opinion piece for the NST entitled "Why 'the opposition' remains a pipe dream" - check it out (link may die eventually). The way things stand today, he speaks truth; and I pray that 'the opposition' wake up and see what they can truly do.
For Malaysia, negaraku.
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posted by Jo at 3:57 am
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I hear you. x
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