Ok ..talking about dogs and new rules and regulations, I was just wondering … do these normally get implemented when a state becomes a Developed State or a peanut town becomes a Bandaraya?

It’s quite obvious isn’t it? You have MIB going under cover in Ipoh and KLCC trying to ‘saman’ couples who hold hands (umm… to be exact, they only ‘saman’ if these couples refuse to pay bribe, they offer to let you settle on the spot the Malaysian way, quite humane right !?). Then you have few clowns from local councils gathered in cosy meeting room (under expense of your cukai pintu and tax) and imposed rule A, B, C, D, E…Z, ways to reduce cases of school kids from being attacked by dogs (it seems to me like ‘ways to reduce number of dogs in their area’). These clowns are smart, they knew population of dogs will go down and indirectly hurt their tiny dog license revenue, well solution is ….. ta…ra… you have new pricing for dog license. As usual, excuse to public: Barang-barang semua dah naik harga, tag baru akan diguna, harga cost nya mahal daripada tag yang lama… ya whateverrrr… the tags are probably provided by some crony companies by their Auntie / uncle anyway.

I don’t (to be proper, I didn’t) see these in smaller councils? Is that the way to represent that people are Maju and councils getting smarter and modern? I am puzzled… what I can see is that there are obvious stricter animal protection rules and tougher punishment for animal abuse in UK while Malaysia is still stucked with a ceiling fine of RM100 (if i am not wrong) for dog abusers. Couples in kampung can hold hands in public while they are not allowed to in the cities? I am imagining shopping in KLCC with Mel, sure i will receive silent treatment if i don’t hold her hand, cause i have longer legs in nature, holding hands is a way to keep both walking at the same pace. So, one saman for that, and if i happen to give her a peck, another Saman, then Lady in our double storey house, lagi satu! And without neighbour’s consent, another One. All 4 samans just because we try to live our normal lifestyle??!? Heloooooooo, negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darah ku, jangan tumpah Saman kasih aku….

Sometimes, I really wonder what these council people think when they impose and enforce these weird regulations. Do a web search and it’s not difficult to find these being discussed in overseas media. Wouldn’t they be ashamed of the limelight that Malaysia is receiving for the wrong reasons internationally?

There are so many far more important things than stopping couples holding hands in public or keeping photos of where Coffee is going to sleep! Do something with Traffic Jam… Flooding … Rubbish…Snatch Thieves…Parking Space…House Break-in…Drain… Illegal dumping … the list will go on, wake up Encik Datuk Bandar.

I may sound a little exaggerating, but my points are clear

Malaysians don’t need to be special to be recognised overseas, we don’t need the tallest building, don’t need the biggest flag, and most importantly don’t need the weirdest rules to be known worldwide. What we need is a sensible government body who will think for the people, the people who pay their house’s electricity bill and the least their son’s diapers. -eng