To hail Merdeka! for a united Malaya - as adapted from ongky

I'm going to paste Ong's entry on her take of the failure of the merger between Singapore and Malaya. I know, Paper 2 History is over. Today in fact, phew. Never mind, the history kiddos will relate.

Ok so here goes.

"Every time we look back on this moment we signed this agreement which severed Singapore from Malaysia, it would be a moment of anguish."

First time I am quoting Lee Kuan Yew man. I swear studying SEA history paper invokes patriotism within me. I wish we never left Malaysia too. His aguished pain lives on in the fact that I could have been a fisherman like those in Perlis or Perak. Assuming that the Tunk would never allow Singapore to be the "New York of Malaysia". HAW HAW. LEE KUAN YEW'S CULT STATUS IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED WITHIN US. It is scary how i could remember all the quotes that he says and how he would pick communism over colonialism. I personally think that Singapore's history has reached a plateau in this day and age. There seems to be nothing to fight for. We moved beyond independence. Now, we are just a cold, clinical state who needs a "4 million smiles" campaign to get Singaporeans to smile to a bunch of delegates! As much as the 1960s was harsh with racial violence, it had this vibrancy to it, whereby we all stood for something together-communists, nationalists and immigrants alike, within a plural society. Still, maybe our perception of life and things that mattered to us would change. And the type of lifestyle we can lead would actually allow it. Money is not the top priority because mabye we can survive on just subsistence alone. Wouldn't that be nice? Saying goodbye to all forms of polticking. It is quite a brain tease, knowing that a bunch of men in this world have the capabillity to change our society so much. At the cross roads of 1965, we could have been an independent communist state, remain merged with Malaya, still under the British(making us Hong kong no. 2) or an independent Singapore. WHOA.

I can picture diary entries in today's day and age if we were still part of Malaysia.
ahem.

Dear diary,(everything should be written in malay. but i can't write malay at the moment so let's pretend it is in malay!)
auku mana?(okay. i don't know what does that mean. but nevermind!) Today was an enjoyable day. I helped my ibu(mother) to sew a traditional costume. My father is still trapped in the tin smelting areas. He is a hardworking man and provides for us all. My ah bang(i think this means brother) has decided to be a rubber tapper. He is so strong and brave punyaorang(person). I am about to get married soon to my new husband, raji ahmad tan. We will be moving to his kampong in Negri Sembilan. It will be a nice home to raise our children who can grow up to not be communists but learn to have Lim Chin Siong's chracter. He is very handsome. The chinese middle schools are still rioting. Nevermind them. I shall send my child there to study. They can teach him to be a good man-for nation,sultan and family. Merdeka has brought many good years to come. Thank you Mr Lee.

Compare it to an entry of today's day and age with merger.

Dear diary
Wah lau. I am just pissed off with school. Prelims sucks. I feel nothing but angst. Shoot the world. I hate everything! Singapore sucks. I wish I live in America like the OC kids. I am emo. I hate it...
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this goes on for quite a bit then it ends with a whole string of vulgarities and the phrase "Screw you lee kuan yew and nepotism"

TAH DAH! Compare and contrast the 2 sources and discuss to what extent has merger benefitted the youths in Singapore. That should give you a nice essay. grin. SEA history is amazing. This is what it can do to you even after you have finished the paper. Take that Reagan and Gorby!

DISCLAIMER: this entry is jsut a refelction of the author's silly stereotypes of people. Suits for libel and defamation are not allowed in this context. sorry mr lee!) shit. i am bloody scared he'll sue the pants off me.


HAHAHA Ong how could I not love you.
Cheers!