Say no more.

Since young, we're always taught to be honest, to say only the truth and nothing but the truth. We learn to be responsible for what we say, which will reflect our personality and how we are being perceived. It's all in the curriculum, carefully planned and laid out by the system. Through our primary and secondary days, we have Moral Studies and Islamic studies; tertiary education bearing arts and humanities' subjects such as moral studies, moral and ethics, critical thinking, etc. etc. Even as we grow older, we are to learn from experience, no longer punishment, the importance of honesty and responsibility.

Let's reflect what we learnt, shall we?
Reflect more, shall we?

Did I waste endless hours of my life learning, uhm, nothing?

So, what's next?

Well, just like a storyboard, or a template, the government official would then publicly announce that his words have been misquoted and he never said anything along that line. He would then still offer an apology, obviously to garner sympathy, which magically works everytime, for causing such an unintended commotion, while still denying everything. He would also sing praises for bloggers, cite a few examples, and proceed to preach the importance of unity and harmony. The rakyat (mostly) would then forgive him, since there's nothing much that can be done anyway, and everyone lived happily ever after.

I honestly feel that just like corruption, reading or hearing news about some government officials making baseless or snide remarks and accusations about anything has become part and parcel of a rakyat's life, or to the least, my humble, insignificant life. I, myself, have grown to accept that some people will never learn from their mistakes, that it is pointless to do anything about it, other than creating awareness because it will gradually die off, as if nothing occured. Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, repeats itself, again and again and again...

I shall say no more.

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