Are u happy?

XXX: u know what, i saw a aunty wrong footed and fell down infront of my motorcyle while im stopping at the red light.
Fee: haha~ then.. the aunty ok? u got help her?

XXX: nono.. coz the light was turning green, i dunno where to parlk my motor.. but the aunty got back to her feet by herself soon after.
Fee: hahah~ no 1 was helping r?
XXX: There was a lady, who only step up and offers help after that aunty stood up.
Fee: .............


This entry arrives a bit late indeed. But a mamak sessions with few of my friends triggered the lightbulb for me to post this.

Few months ago, an article from Reader's Digest suggested that the capital city of my nation-Kuala Lumpur has the 3rd least courteous citizen among the 35 cities that being investigated. This areticle, ofcoz, drawn the attention of every Malaysian citizen who read the news, coz when u are talking about KL... u are pretty much talking about the rest of the cities in this country.. coz Malaysia is indeed a small country, no major differences in terms of culture among all the cities it has.

Ofcoz... this article provoked a lot of debates among ppls, some might agree with it, but some reacted rather defensively. Well, for me... a Magazine like Reader's Digest doesn't need to published a article to tell that we are very rude without a good reason. If we do not agree that we are rude, at least prove it with an bug enuff heart to accepts critics from others.. not by being defensive whenever ppl condemn us.

Apparently, my friend's experience sarcastically proven the validity of the Reader Digest's investigation. What can i say anymore to deny it? Ofcoz.. like many policticians handle their issues, i try to raise a positive issue, focus on it, and try to forget the negative issue, so i quickly browse the net and try to make myself feels better... and look what i've found? We are, one of the happiest nation in Asia, and Rank 18th worldwide, happier than the Yankees, happier than Japs and happier than the Kiwis.

But think twice... this could be the worse fact. If the rankings are accurate, which make us one of the least courteous and one of the happiest nation... does it means..that we are actually happy to be rude? and happy to be living in a rude society? most inportantly, we happy to stay rude?

Are u happy?