Wednesday, November 5, 2008

What a historic moment!!

I am currently in Cebu in the Philippines attending the Hitachi Data Systems CIO Conference. While waiting for the event to start this evening - I am in my room watching the acceptance speech of the US President-elect Barack Obama... What an historic moment this is.  



Here are some excerpts of his acceptance speech that he just gave at Grant Park, Chicago awhile ago....

"This is our moment. This is our time -- to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth -- that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can" 

"As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, 'We are not enemies, but friends ... though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.'

"Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long"


America has matured!! They have decided that the "American Dream" is more important than their personal, vis-a-vis race or religion agenda. They understand that the survival is dependant on how they can work together as a nation.

This really goes to show that for Malaysia to succeed, we must work as a nation and not just for a particular race. 

I was just having breakfast with a few customers and we all agreed that the main issue in this country is not the Malays, Chinese or the Indians in Malaysia but rather the Chinese from China, the Indians from India, the Singaporean, the Aussies, Japanese and other. We must not divide among ourselves. 

I hope the politicians understand this... Sighhhh  

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