Not So Apathetic Anymore

[*Pats own back for finally ending the longest every blog-post drought]

Attended the Malaysian Student Leaders Summit organized by UKEC the past weekend. Was basically [cutpaste from official website] “a platform for intellectual and scholastic discourse between the prominent figures and also the Malaysian student leaders from around the world”.

Darn, sounds so canggih maut but actually only went there because it was held in Nikko Hotel and thought they will let us dine at the buffet lunch for free (am not at fault, the buffet has chocolate fondue). Alas, the best they offered was nasi briani.

On a more serious note, over the weekend, one thing that I realized was that young people are not that apathetic anymore, in the sense that we are more aware of the socio-political developments and issues in the country.

Not just drawing from this experience, but previous meeting with teen and youth peers somewhat also supported the notion. And I somehow sense that facebook and blogspot played a big role in this; so did March 8 2008.

However, am unfortunately a little skeptical. Awareness is good, but what ultimately matters is the action itself. Many spoke passionately (not to mention many nonsensically as well) over the weekend on a myriad of issues; ranging from education, politics, business, etc.

But as time goes by, the hype and enthusiasm will surely fizzle out, leading us to return to our indifferent and self-centered lives.

Nevertheless, that's good progress. We’re getting somewhere.