Say "Tidak Apa" to Everything?

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Dear Readers and Bloggers,

opihangtuah is a blog which I have been postponing to set up for quite some time already - have been busy changing jobs and attending to family matters - as well as managing my other blogs on art and music. It has always been my intention to share my thoughts with the world, particularly Malaysians, on various matters that affect our daily lives, our future generation and the way we perceive others. This encompasses current and sensational issues such as politics, media coverage and business world; as well as interpretation of historical events/records and random thoughts worthy of being shared.

Why * kopihangtuah? Well, as you can observe, the title to my blog comes with a brief introduction to what had inspired the name:

....and they say 'Tidak Apa' to everything that happens in their lives. Little do they know, when they sit and reflect, they'll realise that so much has been wasted. And soon they will regret not acting upon it and say ".. I should have thought about it when I was with my mates having a sip of that strong black kopi Hang Tuah..."

What does this really mean? Well, it's simple really. There are a lot of things we Malaysians take for granted, particularly the Malays. This had led to a complacent attitude that causes deteriorating ability to think and to develop further - be it individually, by race or the nation as a whole. Often, when we have the time to relax, say at a 'kopitiam' or 'gerai', with friends and family, we tend to boast, complaint, swear and blame others for all the misfortunes.

What if,... that valuable time is used to reflect on ourselves as individuals, a race and a nation? I have the feeling that we will encounter 'realisation' that we could have done much more in the past and could have saved all the trouble of blaming others. Hence, will it not make sense to start now? To change our attitude and help shape the world we live in? I am sure the late Michael Jackson, whom I share the same birthday, would have agreed with me (a tribute to his "Earth Song", "Man in the Mirror" and "Heal the World")

... whilst we continue to sip the strong black kopi Hang Tuah to rebel our very own depression, we might as well think of ways to rationalise the world we live in....




* kopihangtuah


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