443,000 Went In

Two days ago on Tuesday, 443,000 pupils went in to begin their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

A miniscule number of these 17 years old may stumble onto my site. And for those, I wish you guys the best of luck in this examination and a wonderful career ahead.

Still on numbers. ..

Two million young, opinionated and Internet-savvy Malaysians will be eligible to vote in the next general election, and will undoubtedly have a big influence on the results then, as reported in today's Star.

The power of the young could be further reinforced by four million eligible voters, many believed to be under 30 years, who did not register in time for the March 8 elections.

If these youths choose to register, the eligible voter population in the country will total 16.9 million, including the 10.9 million already registered in the country.

It is very likely that if enough youths register in time to vote in the next General Election, we should see a change of Government. I am confident that it will be a change for the better.

How can it be not so. Fresh people with fresh ideas and fresh motivation can't do worse, when they are replacing a team who has been at it for 51 years and doing poorly in so many areas. At least they would not be saddled with excess baggages. Even if Pakatan Rakyat should fail, then a renewed Barison Nasional can still come back in 5 years for another chance.

51 years of the same just can't be a good idea.