This week has been a tiring week. Even during weekdays, I found myself during Solar Car business. I am sure this is the start of a busier phase but yet, I am glad. The first stage concerning the solar panels is nearing completion and we are entering the second level.
To mark the start of the second stage, Mirai, Brent, Ivan and I went out of Ann Arbor to eat some seafood. It cost us USD 60 but it was definitely worth.
Also, I have finally seen SpectruM complete design on the computer. The design is complicated but then, I don’t really know how to the read CAD or use it, yet.
In a few hours, I’ll be in Ohio to start on the second stage. This is the first time a Solar Car work has brought me outside of Michigan. Before this, there were a few trips made by the Team members. One was to Canada (“or Canadia” quoting Skip) and the other one was to Detroit for the Auto Show 2003.
Before I depart for Ohio, I want to clarify my stance on affirmative action, particularly concerning Malaysian case.
Basically, I am against affirmative action. Reasons are, number one, it make it unfair for the others. Some (in fact all the AA supporters) argue that AA is a way to correct a wrong. This is a screwed way of seeing it. The way of seeing it is this – it is correcting a wrong with another wrong. The a.a movement is like Hammurabi’s Code of Law that says an eye for an eye. What the code failed to see is that if we took that principle as a way of life, the whole world will go blind.
Secondly, AA movement, at least from my eye is a racist movement. From my observation, most of the AA supporters are the one that were oppressed in the past. So, there will be two groups (maybe three on the people on the fence, lets not count them), the a.a. believer and the opposition. In the end, this will polarize the society. For example, in Ann Arbor, the AA supporters are mainly Blacks. Note that this is exactly the opposite of AA goal.
Thirdly, the notion of feeling guilty. It is true that there are some supporters coming from outside the said ring. For these people, I tend to think of them of still holding to the idea of white man’s burden. For me, I strongly believe the past is the past. We can’t change it until somebody found the secret of traveling backward in time (forget relativity, I am NOT seeing Physics anymore). We can learn from the past but to feel guilty for things that we have already been forgiven is wrong. Life goes on so let us just more on.
Fourth, I can’t think of any.
About the Bumiputra status, it is a little bit difficult to say. Malaysia has gone too far down the affirmative path and in the end, even the Malaysian political parties are divided racially. There are even SRKJ (C), SRKJ (R) and SRK schools. In order to change this, it is going to take some doings. A lot of opposition will arise. Even now, some of the Malaysian Chinese are fighting against the government will to impose “sekolah nasional” or something like that on them.
The Malay of course wants to retain their special rights guaranteed in the Constitution.
After five decades of AA, I could only wonder whether it is worth it to change the policy. It is a dilemma. If we stick to the current policy, the Malaysian society will continually be divided. If we change, there will be another 13th May. Some say to go with the 13th May path all over again. Some rather stay (and these are the conservative).
Which is better? I myself do not know. Do I consider the Malay rights as holy? A part of me say yes, the other half say no.
Yet, suffice to say that I would like to see a day where there will be no Malay, Malaysian Chinese or Malaysia Indian. I want to see only Malaysian. No more, no less.
p/s – The Dutch Eresdivisie has resumed. De Magish van de Meer!!! Go Ajax Go!!!
p/s 2 – I am seeing a lot of grammar mistakes. I am above grammar.
p/s 3 – Just kidding, I’ll do some correction later.
p/s 4 – Console games suck.
