Merry Christams to you all, believer or non-believer.

I am writing this in this particular blog because no where else seem fit to go…

I would like to tell you something that you would already know……

One night last week I went to my sister house at 9pm. She just came back from distributing charity food basket for the church in this holiday and her eyes were wet and swollen.

I asked her what’s the matter and this is what she said. This is the first time she actually go out with the church group (of 4 to 5 people) delivery food basket for charity. In the past she volunteered her time preparing the baskets. In the basket were cooking oil, bag of sugar, bag of rice, bag of instant noodles, some spice, canned meat, canned vegetable…

In the past some selected church representative (members) do a survey (with word of mouth or from past record) designated recipient of the charity food basket. They have the names, number of family members, addresses, direction to get there, what special needs the family need (like child clothing, shoes, writing paper..).

A week before Christmas 4 groups of 5 people were given the list of family to deliver the charity basket (for 2 evenings). My sister had gone for the church caroling before but this year she took part in the delivery of charity basket.

They past by a mansion /palace of a royalty half kilometer away, in front of the house were 3 Mercedies. They reached a slump area. They arrived at a “house” where the roof were make of patched up sheet metal from big tin can. There was no floor to speak of, the floor were dirt /soil – no cement. The wall were like salvage plank from dump. In it were one 80 years old frail Chinese couple and their 2 grandchildren. They were dressed in rag (clothing that you do not want to caught dead in). The “house” consist of a “bedroom” and a wood burning kitchen. The bed is raised wooden platform with straw mat. With one glance you can see all the stuff (or hardly anything) in the 4 meter by 3 meter “house”. The “house” were lighted by oil lamp.

They were delighted by the genorisity and have no words to express their appreciation. The church members could see it in the couple eyes that they were thanksful.

Looking at the deporable condition of how this family lived, my sister busted out tears. How can this be happening in Malaysia at this century? Where are the riches of the countries goes to? Who in the proper authority sleeping on the job to help the citizen who build up this country? Are Chinese a third class citizen?
where are the social safety net to help people in these conditions? Where is the government in this matter? Who the non-bumiputra the forgoten one? Where is the justice? Which goverment in the last 50 years have make this condition previal?

Two other women also had their eyes wet and left. That night and the next evening they went to other family in needs and found most of them in similar condition – neglected, poor, mal-nurished, sad.

I am telling you all this story to remind you what this UMNOPUTRA had a hand in the last 30 years had contributed to the society, how it molded one race and totally neglected others.

If we the non-bumiputra do not help our own, then do not expect them to help the non-muslim.

On this Holy Day, give thanks to what you have and do something to change the world tomorrow (change this government for a start).

Merry Christmas.