A few days ago, I found out that my parent’s 10-month old Honda CRV got stolen from right under their noses……..the car was all locked up with the usual steering wheel lock and immorbiliser switched on……and of course the heavy duty automatic gate closed, just before they went to bed. Well, they realised all that was in vain, since the thieves managed to unhinge the two gates and drive the car away without a squeak……..
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What did the police say when my parents went to lodge a report?
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“These thieves are professionals….”
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As if we didn’t know!!! I guess hoping for a breakthrough by our police force in finding that car is probably yet another act in vain…….like keeping a brand new car safely locked up behind bars.
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And according to my mum, a few houses away, a Mercedes and BMW were also stolen from the porch at night……in fact, the thieves actually broke into that house for the car keys.
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It’s not so much the loss of a personal possession, but rather the feeling of such vulnerability, that there are criminals who now have mastered breaking an entry into the typical Malaysian fortressed homes, without creating any sort of alert. How scary is that!!!!???
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And it seems crimes against our children are flourishing too…….Remember the recent report about a bus driver sexually assaulting a 10-year old girl? In broad daylight, at the roadside?
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Or the failed attempt by four men to kidnap an 11-year old girl from right in front of her mother, just as they were about to leave for school in their car?
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Is it any wonder that my siblings have asked me to check with the retailers in Australia for any sort of GPS tracking system for children……….
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Should we give our current IGP a round of applause for a job well done? Or perhaps, in all fairness, it’s actually the brilliance of our current Home Minister?
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Of course we can’t blame their ignorance……
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After all, how would these parasites of luxury ever know that when ordinary folks like us go out of our self-imposed prison-like homes, we cling onto our bags and children by our sides, while constantly scanning the horizon for suspicious looking motorists or motorcyclists; or that we would only carry minimal cash in our wallets while stashing our important documents like the IC in the deep pockets of our pants; or that the first thing we do when we get in our car is to lock the doors, but before that, we would scan the area first before heading for our cars…….the list would be long and exhaustive……
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Too troubling for the minds of our great leaders, who most probably have more pressing issues to deal with, such as………which drinking hole has the best entertainment?
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Is it a wonder that I am also suddenly getting emails from friends asking about the migration process? They were the ones who had all said that Malaysia’s good enough for them and their family, as long as they are earning enough…..but now, it’s MORE than just about education……it’s MORE than just about not being victims of apartheid policies………they are really fearing for the safety and lives of their loved ones……..
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Would those so-called caring people-people’s leaders suggest that we’re just being overly paranoid? But at the moment, it seems the sentiment is that it’s better to be paranoid than sorry……..
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For the sake of my loved ones back home, I hope I’m just being paranoid………after all, if all that chaos were upon the nation, our Prime Minister wouldn’t have taken a vacation with his wife recently, right?
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Speaking of vacations, here’s a good example of an excellent leader……….President Mugabe!!!!!!!
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4275654
