Monday, June 3, 2013

CHINESE TSUNAMI vs URBAN TSUNAMI

1. 5-5-2013 is the date of the 13th Genaral Election in Malaysia. In this General Election Barisan Nasional won 133 seats (47.4% of the votes) while Pakatan Rakyat won 89 seats (50.9% of the votes). Barisan Nasional would continue to rule for the next five years.

2. Some attributed the change to 'Chinese tsunami', while others attributed it to 'Urban tsunami'.

3. Assuming that it was a 'Chinese tsunami', what then was the real cause? What is visible is that the family structure of the Chinese have changed, previously Chinese families would have more children but less opportunity for education as they were required to start working early to help their families. But now Chinese families would have less children, and these children are given more opportunity to gain higher education. More education means more independent.

4. Another important factor is that the Malaysian society as a whole may have changed.

5. Firstly, the emergence of Pakatan Rakyat has caused the people to see that there is an alternative. This development is not unique to Malaysia as it is commonly seen also in other countries.

6. Secondly, the rapid expension of the modern media has suddenly created a new type of people which may be called cyberpeople.

7. Everthing changes. Adaptation is the only way to keep living.

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