what does being an ASEAN scholar meant to you?
do you realise you're a chosen one?
i came here and realised that i wans't as stuck-in-a-small-town-under-a-coconut-shell as i thought i previously was. suddenly i realise i can make a difference. that my decisions and actions can actually catalyse a change, perhaps in our family, our community or even our country.
you, especially you, being an ASEAN scholar, have been given the privelege to learn first-hand experience from a First world country. you have insider information, albeit a little glossed over as singapore tend to picture perfect everything to you. nonetheless you have experienced an 'out-of-the-box' experience that your fellow friends in malaysia can only dream of.
you are equipped and empowered with the knowledge, the insights and the alternative point-of-view so badly required to precipitate change in Malaysia.
last month, Malaysia blogger Nathaniel Tan was detained by the police
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/13/malaysia-blogger-detained-by-police/
then the Parliament decides to clampdown on Malaysia vibrant blogging scene
http://www.suaram.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=540&Itemid=1
already our newspapers, local publications are being censored, both by the government, or self-censored, to avoid discussion of 'sensitive' issues...the public turns to blogs and now the government wants to regulate the virtual arena too.
isnt it time we got involved in out nation's affairs?
http://thecicak.com/?p=232
oh you'd want to check this out
http://thecicak.com/?p=275#more-275
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