tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674692449181140725.post1237513695358067857..comments2024-01-30T14:11:08.524+08:00Comments on Durian Democracy: MerdekaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11871377813067151783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674692449181140725.post-24673794389989146682011-09-01T02:49:08.330+08:002011-09-01T02:49:08.330+08:00Hm, the analogy about giving the older brother mor...Hm, the analogy about giving the older brother more things because he came first struck ME. I never thought of it that way. Interesting way of portraying that, and very apt! :)<br /><br />Simple but thought-provoking story. I wonder if twelve-year-olds really see the world in that way. If they do, we should all have the mind of a twelve-year-old eh? :DLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162988536992087007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674692449181140725.post-80077170850786528562011-08-31T23:08:42.068+08:002011-08-31T23:08:42.068+08:00The bit about the orang asli struck a chord with m...The bit about the orang asli struck a chord with me — I've lived deep in the forest with the Penans before and can really, really identify with their problems. Some of them (if I remember correctly) live on RM10 a month. I suppose lots of times the authorities make policies at the highest level without seeing with their own eyes what happens at ground level. And when they focus too much on the politics and economics of it all, they lose track of the human side. Or maybe they just don't care. <br /><br />But I really look forward to the day when our orang asli brothers and sisters will be regarded as Malaysian as the Malays, Chinese and Indians. <br /><br />Happy Merdeka!Hannah Khawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254977262247668956noreply@blogger.com