There was this activity been carried out by local survey company who collect data and answer from Rakyat based on certain survey questionnaire.
One particular question being asked around ...
Survey: What do you want your MP (Member of Parliments) do for you?
Rakyat#1: I want them to fight for our right and bring business to our area ... blah blah blah
Rakyat#2: I want them to understand our basic daily need, give us more attention ... blah blah blah
Rakyat#3: I want them to get more money, budget, new road, larger longkang (drain), etc etc to our area... blah blah blah
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Rakyat#X: I want my MP to die!!
The survey collector was shocked, but after calming himself down, he further asking ...
Survey: Die? You mean Mati (die in Malay language)?
Rakyat#X: Yes.
Survey: But why? Your MP is not doing his/her job well? or you want to complain something here about him/her?
Rakyat#X: He is doing fine and I got nothing to complain about ... and please don't misunderstand, I don't hate him at all.
Survey: Then??
Rakyat#X: When my MP die, then government will 'Buy' Election...
Survey: You mean, By-Election, right?
Rakyat#X: ... and then they will fight for our right, bring business, understand our need, pay us more attention, build new road and longkang, give away money, house ... etc etc etc ... blah blah blah
Survey: (-_-)||| ...
Eason Chan Shen Jing Institute
14 years ago