TDM stands for Tun Dr Mahathir
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Posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at August 8, 2008 11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (645) | TrackBacks (0) | Previous Blog
1. I am very touched by the response to my article "The Country We Love" (July 27, 2008). We may have our differences, we may be of different races but it seems that we all love this country.
2. I have been abroad hundreds of times but I never fail to look forward to returning home. And as I step off the plane I would feel that sense of belonging that almost move me to tears. I am quite sure that every Malaysian feels this way upon returning to this, our very own homeland.
3. As Malaysia we are not an old country for we came into being only slightly more than 50 years ago. But it had been a very eventful half a century.
4. No one gave us much of a chance when in 1957 we lowered the Union Jack and flew the Jalur Gemilang. We were of many races, cultures and religions, divided again by our economic functions, by extreme disparities in material wealth.
5. But our wise founding fathers, our Tunku Abdul Rahman, our Tan Cheng Lock and our Tun Sambanthan worked out a unique form of racial cooperation that staved off any violent confrontation between the races.
6. That cooperation, embodied in the coalition of racial parties and the Alliance/National Front Governments enabled the country to remain peaceful, bar one or two hiccups for 50 years.
7. Those were glorious years. The country grew and prospered. It became the model of the development of a developing country, a model of racial cooperation. It became known throughout the world where once no one could evenpronounce its name. It was the envy of other developing countries.
8. Malaysians abroad felt proud because the moment they identified themselves as Malaysians, immediately people talked of F1 in Sepang and the twin towers.
9. There seemed to be nothing to stop us from achieving our goal of becoming a developed country by 2020.
10. Now all these dreams seem to have faded away. We are involved in political wrangling of all kinds, our leaders seem to be uncertain about what to do, our foreign policy is in disarray etc etc.
11. We have lost our direction. And we get no guidance.
12. We can withdraw into ourselves and merely wish our problems would go away or would solve themselves.
13. But that is wishful thinking. They will not solve themselves, they will not go away. If at all they will become worse, become much more difficult to resolve, as our people become more deeply divided.
14. The organisations created by our founding leaders which we were once confident could handle every problem have now deteriorated. Everything is about what is in it for me. Even the ordinary members of once respected political parties want something for themselves. Jobs, posts, titles, contracts and filthy lucre are the only things which matter.
15. Sacrifice? What sacrifice?
16. Who cares to sacrifice whatever. For most of the people we put our trust in to steer this beloved country to greater heights, the only sacrifice is to give up the Mercedes Benz for Proton Perdana, and that too very reluctantly.
17. I wasn't the best of leaders when I was in the hot seat.
18. But I did try my best. If my best is not good enough I am sorry.
19. But Dato Onn Jaafar, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Tan Siew Sin, Tun V.T. Sambanthan cannot be faulted in terms of the sacrifices they made, their contributions to building racial harmony, peace and stability for their country.
20. Could it be that we forgot to teach this generation of leaders about the sacrifices made by our founding fathers. 21. Could it be that we cannot handle wealth as we did poverty?
22. Could it be that our leaders lack honour and the sense to accept responsibility and to retire gracefully?
23. Some simply cannot accept the realities, the role they had played in the destruction of a near perfect system which had done so much for our country.
24. Yes we should "Cry the Beloved Country" as Alan Payton said of his South Africa of the Apartheid past.
25. But crying would take us nowhere.
26. It is time the silent majority stop being silent.
27. It is time to speak up and be counted.
28. If we love our country we must not allow crooks and charlatans to rape and steal it from us.
29. It is ours, this country of many races and religions.
30. We must stand together, we the concerned Malaysians, and defend our heritage.
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By moyabira on August 8, 2008 11:13 AM
assalamualaikum Tun,
Semoga Tun & sekeluarga dlm keadaan sihat walafiat.
TQ
By Captain on August 8, 2008 11:14 AM
Assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun,
Apa khabar ayahandaku yang tercinta? Boleh kah saya ingin berjumpa dengan ayahanda? Saya teringin nak cium tangan ayahanda.....saya tak pernah jumpa ayahanda seumur hidup saya tapi saya adalah penyokong no 1 ayahanda....adakah saya yang pertama hari ini?
Semoga Allah memberkati kita semua. Amin
By chongtam on August 8, 2008 11:19 AM
I 'm the no one
By nyabor on August 8, 2008 11:20 AM
Dear Tun - wow, can't agree more with you. But I don't agree with you on your point 17. I think you are thus far the best PM we have ever have!
By budak kodiang on August 8, 2008 11:21 AM
Dear Tun,
Teruskan perjuangan yang belum Selesai..
By JobsBroadway.comAuthor Profile Page on August 8, 2008 11:21 AM
Agreed with you on Point 25: Crying would take us nowhere. Of course we must stand together and defend our heritage.
But 1st, everyone must get a stable jobs in order to have a better living standards.
By harry on August 8, 2008 11:23 AM
ON THE DOT BOSS.....MEMANG SPOT ON
By cool80 on August 8, 2008 11:23 AM
Tun please do sumthing to change the current condition of our country..... WE NEED YOU! Thanks
By anakmiri on August 8, 2008 11:24 AM
I am with you
Keep on writing
By moyabira on August 8, 2008 11:25 AM
Assalamualaikum Dr Tun,
1.Rasanya orang zaman sekarang di Malaysia ini terutamanya orang yang tidak pernah mengalami keperitan hidup seperti zaman 40an, 50an, 60an. Tidak dapat menghayati apa itu pengorbanan untuk bangsa, negara tetapi untuk menjaga perut nasi sendiri mereka aje.
2. Ini menyebabkan lahirlah orang-orang yang bersifatkan materialistik atau diri sendiri.
By KunPhisaid on August 8, 2008 11:28 AM
Viva Tun Berdua,
I love Malaysia. I love being Malay. I am proud of my heritage. I am an overseas trained Chemical Engineer. After fulfilling my goverment obligation, I can go to anywhere in this world to get a better money like some of my egonistic highly educated Chineese born in Malaysia. But NOOO, I stay in Malaysia. I love this country. May be becouse I am a Malay? Dirgahayu Tun.
By remadel on August 8, 2008 11:30 AM
Apa kahabar Tun?...Harap Tun sihat bersama keluarga tercinta...
Seperti hilang arah pemimpin kita sekarang, semuanya takut bersuara mungkin takut dengan AB, kalau dulu Tun dikatakan diktator tetapi terang-terangan ditentang oleh orang-orang sendiri, tapi sekarang AB dikatakan orangnya "Mr Clean", lemah-lembut tapi kenapa pemimpin semua takut kepada AB...
Tun apa rakyat perlu buat?
By twocents02 on August 8, 2008 11:30 AM
Yeah Tun!
Way to go. Dr M the STATESMAN has spoken.
May Malaysia shine on for the rest of the third world countries to emulate...
Great piece again, Tun.
The SEMANGAT is undeniably very PRESENT and STRONG.
By mushroom_soupAuthor Profile Page on August 8, 2008 11:32 AM
By Moon on August 8, 2008 12:15 AM
I'm chinese (non-bumi) from Tawau, Sabah. My family is poor. Father left us when i was young leaving my mother have to take care of me and other 5 siblings. She had to pajak ikan sikit sini dan sana just so she can try to sell just so she can untung a bit everyday. Being the eldest, when i finish form 5, she cannot afford me to go for further studies. I try to apply to go ITM (Institut Teknologi Mara), thanks to the NEP, the institute is for Bumis only. Those Bumis who can't study and well-off manage to gain entry. I try to apply nursing, but instead was rejected because i was chinese, instead those bumis who pass form 3 only, manage to gain entry.
For that lady who wrote to say that it's sad to watch a malay sweeping the floor of a chinese bungalow. Lebih sedih, mak saya terpaksa pergi dari rumah ke rumah orang menanya jika ada kain mau di cuci. You think Malay saja yang kena victimize? Well, think again. Orang cina pun kena victimize bah
------------------------------------------------------------------
This is some of the flaws in NEP...
sad to hear this...
NEP bertujuan untuk menyeimbangkan taraf ekonomi antara kaum...
Memang elok bantu Melayu,asalkan jangan lupa bantu kaum lain...
Im grateful for NEP as now im working in industrial industry as engineer after graduating from U...
During the early years of NEP, ia banyak membantu kaum bumiputra yg susah seperti saya
Tetapi selepas sekian lama; lebih 20 tahun, orang Melayu jadi bangsa yang mengharap...mungkin tak semua,tapi majoriti!
Sentiasa mengharap bantuan kerajaan, pinjaman, jawatan kerajaan...
Saya yakin, pada waktu ini tanpa keistimewaan yg diberikan, Bangsa kita boleh jatuh...
Memang itu kesalahan individu itu sendiri
kerana salah mereka sendiri yang tak berusaha...
Tetapi kita tak boleh nafikan NEP juga menyumbang kepada perkara ini...
Saya banyak berurusan dengan kaum lain dalam industri (especially chinese)...
Mereka MERESTUI niat baik NEP untuk membantu orang Melayu yg miskin, tetapi mereka juga persoalkan.
kenapa selepas puluhan tahun taraf ekonomi orang Melayu masih berada di bawah?
Kenapa tak gunakan peluang yang ada sebaiknya?
Satu perkara yg saya sependapat dengan mereka ialah bantuan ini tidak sampai sepenuhnya kepada rakyat Melayu. tersangkut dengan YB?!
You know the answer!
Banyak yang cakap kaum bukan Melayu banyak yang kaya, Orang Melayu pun banyak yang kaya (mungkin tak seramai mereka)...
cuma kita tak nampak saja!!
Sebab tak boleh tunjuk kekayaan tu, atas sebab2 tertentu...
Paling sedih, sekarang kaum kita susah untuk berdikari...
Saya berpendapat (mungkin ramai yg tak bersetuju)
bantuan seperti NEP ini hendaklah dikurangkan secara berperingkat
sehingga tahap kaum kita sudah kuat sedikit boleh lah kita hentikan.
Memang susah untuk diterima
tetapi ini penting supaya kaum kita boleh mejadi lebih kuat!
Orang lumpuh kaki pun kena bangun dari kerusi roda, jalani fisioterapi yang getir supaya boleh berjalan...
Sebelum lumpuh selamanya...
Kalau teruskan begini,saya risau sampai bila2 pun kita di takuk lama
atau mungkin akan jadi lebih teruk!!
bersusah2 dahulu, bersenang2 kemudian...
dan Semoga Tun yang dihormati sentiasa sihat
By anakmiri on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
Count me in if you need to die for Malaysia
By ZASAG on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
I cried when heard news that Tun Razak died in London
I had tears when Tun Dr Ismail leave us
I was sadden when Tun leave your office then
I was heartbreak when Tun leave UMNO
BUT
I dont care anymore if anything happen to our present leaders...
By TDMhater on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
Sorry, out of topicd a bit:-
Few people that I would like to address:
Samuraimelayu:
My deepest apologies to you bro, I might have overlooked it. But if you see the posting on August 4 2008, your name appeared 1st, then Jeng3. And then there was another posting only by Jeng 3, but both carried the same articles. Maybe it is another conspiracy or something like that, since Malaysia is well known for conspiracies these days. Anyway, I pull together my ten fingers and apologize to you…
Jeng3
My posting that was written for samuraimelayu was actually for you, so take note!!!
Mis_bah
I do not really know who is actually practising discrimination, you or me? My nick is TDMhater, but have I ever said TDM stands for Tun Dr Mahathir?? I never knew Tun has both the copyright for TDM. I mean, yours is mis_bah. Bah is another word for flood in Malay. So are you Miss Flood?? Which place do you want to flood actually?? I sound stupid right. Just because your name is that, I sincerely believe you do not have any intention to flood anywhere. But if I sound stupid, you have to agree you too sounded stupid, judging me just because I have such nick!!! And on the discrimination part, you are worst off, because you don’t even know me, but you assumed I am such a person just because of my name…SHAME ON YOU!!!
Abdul Hayee
Posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at August 8, 2008 11:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (645) | TrackBacks (0) | Previous Blog
1. I am very touched by the response to my article "The Country We Love" (July 27, 2008). We may have our differences, we may be of different races but it seems that we all love this country.
2. I have been abroad hundreds of times but I never fail to look forward to returning home. And as I step off the plane I would feel that sense of belonging that almost move me to tears. I am quite sure that every Malaysian feels this way upon returning to this, our very own homeland.
3. As Malaysia we are not an old country for we came into being only slightly more than 50 years ago. But it had been a very eventful half a century.
4. No one gave us much of a chance when in 1957 we lowered the Union Jack and flew the Jalur Gemilang. We were of many races, cultures and religions, divided again by our economic functions, by extreme disparities in material wealth.
5. But our wise founding fathers, our Tunku Abdul Rahman, our Tan Cheng Lock and our Tun Sambanthan worked out a unique form of racial cooperation that staved off any violent confrontation between the races.
6. That cooperation, embodied in the coalition of racial parties and the Alliance/National Front Governments enabled the country to remain peaceful, bar one or two hiccups for 50 years.
7. Those were glorious years. The country grew and prospered. It became the model of the development of a developing country, a model of racial cooperation. It became known throughout the world where once no one could evenpronounce its name. It was the envy of other developing countries.
8. Malaysians abroad felt proud because the moment they identified themselves as Malaysians, immediately people talked of F1 in Sepang and the twin towers.
9. There seemed to be nothing to stop us from achieving our goal of becoming a developed country by 2020.
10. Now all these dreams seem to have faded away. We are involved in political wrangling of all kinds, our leaders seem to be uncertain about what to do, our foreign policy is in disarray etc etc.
11. We have lost our direction. And we get no guidance.
12. We can withdraw into ourselves and merely wish our problems would go away or would solve themselves.
13. But that is wishful thinking. They will not solve themselves, they will not go away. If at all they will become worse, become much more difficult to resolve, as our people become more deeply divided.
14. The organisations created by our founding leaders which we were once confident could handle every problem have now deteriorated. Everything is about what is in it for me. Even the ordinary members of once respected political parties want something for themselves. Jobs, posts, titles, contracts and filthy lucre are the only things which matter.
15. Sacrifice? What sacrifice?
16. Who cares to sacrifice whatever. For most of the people we put our trust in to steer this beloved country to greater heights, the only sacrifice is to give up the Mercedes Benz for Proton Perdana, and that too very reluctantly.
17. I wasn't the best of leaders when I was in the hot seat.
18. But I did try my best. If my best is not good enough I am sorry.
19. But Dato Onn Jaafar, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Tan Siew Sin, Tun V.T. Sambanthan cannot be faulted in terms of the sacrifices they made, their contributions to building racial harmony, peace and stability for their country.
20. Could it be that we forgot to teach this generation of leaders about the sacrifices made by our founding fathers. 21. Could it be that we cannot handle wealth as we did poverty?
22. Could it be that our leaders lack honour and the sense to accept responsibility and to retire gracefully?
23. Some simply cannot accept the realities, the role they had played in the destruction of a near perfect system which had done so much for our country.
24. Yes we should "Cry the Beloved Country" as Alan Payton said of his South Africa of the Apartheid past.
25. But crying would take us nowhere.
26. It is time the silent majority stop being silent.
27. It is time to speak up and be counted.
28. If we love our country we must not allow crooks and charlatans to rape and steal it from us.
29. It is ours, this country of many races and religions.
30. We must stand together, we the concerned Malaysians, and defend our heritage.
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645 Comments
By moyabira on August 8, 2008 11:13 AM
assalamualaikum Tun,
Semoga Tun & sekeluarga dlm keadaan sihat walafiat.
TQ
By Captain on August 8, 2008 11:14 AM
Assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun,
Apa khabar ayahandaku yang tercinta? Boleh kah saya ingin berjumpa dengan ayahanda? Saya teringin nak cium tangan ayahanda.....saya tak pernah jumpa ayahanda seumur hidup saya tapi saya adalah penyokong no 1 ayahanda....adakah saya yang pertama hari ini?
Semoga Allah memberkati kita semua. Amin
By chongtam on August 8, 2008 11:19 AM
I 'm the no one
By nyabor on August 8, 2008 11:20 AM
Dear Tun - wow, can't agree more with you. But I don't agree with you on your point 17. I think you are thus far the best PM we have ever have!
By budak kodiang on August 8, 2008 11:21 AM
Dear Tun,
Teruskan perjuangan yang belum Selesai..
By JobsBroadway.comAuthor Profile Page on August 8, 2008 11:21 AM
Agreed with you on Point 25: Crying would take us nowhere. Of course we must stand together and defend our heritage.
But 1st, everyone must get a stable jobs in order to have a better living standards.
By harry on August 8, 2008 11:23 AM
ON THE DOT BOSS.....MEMANG SPOT ON
By cool80 on August 8, 2008 11:23 AM
Tun please do sumthing to change the current condition of our country..... WE NEED YOU! Thanks
By anakmiri on August 8, 2008 11:24 AM
I am with you
Keep on writing
By moyabira on August 8, 2008 11:25 AM
Assalamualaikum Dr Tun,
1.Rasanya orang zaman sekarang di Malaysia ini terutamanya orang yang tidak pernah mengalami keperitan hidup seperti zaman 40an, 50an, 60an. Tidak dapat menghayati apa itu pengorbanan untuk bangsa, negara tetapi untuk menjaga perut nasi sendiri mereka aje.
2. Ini menyebabkan lahirlah orang-orang yang bersifatkan materialistik atau diri sendiri.
By KunPhisaid on August 8, 2008 11:28 AM
Viva Tun Berdua,
I love Malaysia. I love being Malay. I am proud of my heritage. I am an overseas trained Chemical Engineer. After fulfilling my goverment obligation, I can go to anywhere in this world to get a better money like some of my egonistic highly educated Chineese born in Malaysia. But NOOO, I stay in Malaysia. I love this country. May be becouse I am a Malay? Dirgahayu Tun.
By remadel on August 8, 2008 11:30 AM
Apa kahabar Tun?...Harap Tun sihat bersama keluarga tercinta...
Seperti hilang arah pemimpin kita sekarang, semuanya takut bersuara mungkin takut dengan AB, kalau dulu Tun dikatakan diktator tetapi terang-terangan ditentang oleh orang-orang sendiri, tapi sekarang AB dikatakan orangnya "Mr Clean", lemah-lembut tapi kenapa pemimpin semua takut kepada AB...
Tun apa rakyat perlu buat?
By twocents02 on August 8, 2008 11:30 AM
Yeah Tun!
Way to go. Dr M the STATESMAN has spoken.
May Malaysia shine on for the rest of the third world countries to emulate...
Great piece again, Tun.
The SEMANGAT is undeniably very PRESENT and STRONG.
By mushroom_soupAuthor Profile Page on August 8, 2008 11:32 AM
By Moon on August 8, 2008 12:15 AM
I'm chinese (non-bumi) from Tawau, Sabah. My family is poor. Father left us when i was young leaving my mother have to take care of me and other 5 siblings. She had to pajak ikan sikit sini dan sana just so she can try to sell just so she can untung a bit everyday. Being the eldest, when i finish form 5, she cannot afford me to go for further studies. I try to apply to go ITM (Institut Teknologi Mara), thanks to the NEP, the institute is for Bumis only. Those Bumis who can't study and well-off manage to gain entry. I try to apply nursing, but instead was rejected because i was chinese, instead those bumis who pass form 3 only, manage to gain entry.
For that lady who wrote to say that it's sad to watch a malay sweeping the floor of a chinese bungalow. Lebih sedih, mak saya terpaksa pergi dari rumah ke rumah orang menanya jika ada kain mau di cuci. You think Malay saja yang kena victimize? Well, think again. Orang cina pun kena victimize bah
------------------------------------------------------------------
This is some of the flaws in NEP...
sad to hear this...
NEP bertujuan untuk menyeimbangkan taraf ekonomi antara kaum...
Memang elok bantu Melayu,asalkan jangan lupa bantu kaum lain...
Im grateful for NEP as now im working in industrial industry as engineer after graduating from U...
During the early years of NEP, ia banyak membantu kaum bumiputra yg susah seperti saya
Tetapi selepas sekian lama; lebih 20 tahun, orang Melayu jadi bangsa yang mengharap...mungkin tak semua,tapi majoriti!
Sentiasa mengharap bantuan kerajaan, pinjaman, jawatan kerajaan...
Saya yakin, pada waktu ini tanpa keistimewaan yg diberikan, Bangsa kita boleh jatuh...
Memang itu kesalahan individu itu sendiri
kerana salah mereka sendiri yang tak berusaha...
Tetapi kita tak boleh nafikan NEP juga menyumbang kepada perkara ini...
Saya banyak berurusan dengan kaum lain dalam industri (especially chinese)...
Mereka MERESTUI niat baik NEP untuk membantu orang Melayu yg miskin, tetapi mereka juga persoalkan.
kenapa selepas puluhan tahun taraf ekonomi orang Melayu masih berada di bawah?
Kenapa tak gunakan peluang yang ada sebaiknya?
Satu perkara yg saya sependapat dengan mereka ialah bantuan ini tidak sampai sepenuhnya kepada rakyat Melayu. tersangkut dengan YB?!
You know the answer!
Banyak yang cakap kaum bukan Melayu banyak yang kaya, Orang Melayu pun banyak yang kaya (mungkin tak seramai mereka)...
cuma kita tak nampak saja!!
Sebab tak boleh tunjuk kekayaan tu, atas sebab2 tertentu...
Paling sedih, sekarang kaum kita susah untuk berdikari...
Saya berpendapat (mungkin ramai yg tak bersetuju)
bantuan seperti NEP ini hendaklah dikurangkan secara berperingkat
sehingga tahap kaum kita sudah kuat sedikit boleh lah kita hentikan.
Memang susah untuk diterima
tetapi ini penting supaya kaum kita boleh mejadi lebih kuat!
Orang lumpuh kaki pun kena bangun dari kerusi roda, jalani fisioterapi yang getir supaya boleh berjalan...
Sebelum lumpuh selamanya...
Kalau teruskan begini,saya risau sampai bila2 pun kita di takuk lama
atau mungkin akan jadi lebih teruk!!
bersusah2 dahulu, bersenang2 kemudian...
dan Semoga Tun yang dihormati sentiasa sihat
By anakmiri on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
Count me in if you need to die for Malaysia
By ZASAG on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
I cried when heard news that Tun Razak died in London
I had tears when Tun Dr Ismail leave us
I was sadden when Tun leave your office then
I was heartbreak when Tun leave UMNO
BUT
I dont care anymore if anything happen to our present leaders...
By TDMhater on August 8, 2008 11:34 AM
Sorry, out of topicd a bit:-
Few people that I would like to address:
Samuraimelayu:
My deepest apologies to you bro, I might have overlooked it. But if you see the posting on August 4 2008, your name appeared 1st, then Jeng3. And then there was another posting only by Jeng 3, but both carried the same articles. Maybe it is another conspiracy or something like that, since Malaysia is well known for conspiracies these days. Anyway, I pull together my ten fingers and apologize to you…
Jeng3
My posting that was written for samuraimelayu was actually for you, so take note!!!
Mis_bah
I do not really know who is actually practising discrimination, you or me? My nick is TDMhater, but have I ever said TDM stands for Tun Dr Mahathir?? I never knew Tun has both the copyright for TDM. I mean, yours is mis_bah. Bah is another word for flood in Malay. So are you Miss Flood?? Which place do you want to flood actually?? I sound stupid right. Just because your name is that, I sincerely believe you do not have any intention to flood anywhere. But if I sound stupid, you have to agree you too sounded stupid, judging me just because I have such nick!!! And on the discrimination part, you are worst off, because you don’t even know me, but you assumed I am such a person just because of my name…SHAME ON YOU!!!
Abdul Hayee
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