Changing We Are..

Wakey Wakey~

After reading the article, I pat the MOE on their back and say “Finally!”

Because after years of continually supporting the very brightest of our students by sending them anywhere overseas, for above average education, the government has finally taken the step back to review the whole cycle and spotted what was wrong.

Why are we still short of specialists? Aren’t we sending enough to fill the gap?

Aren’t the Brunei government spending more than enough money to ensure the survivability of Bruneians within the country alone? And then we have be so ungrateful and selfish to take advantage of that?

The thing is, though we’re taking steps to change, its still not enough nor is it thorough.. I mean Britain didn’t change overnight, they stripped their kings off their power here~

So, I suggest that in order for people to know how much money are spent on them by the country, they have to know. Make a census, a study, individually, per family, per capita, annually, bi-annually, etcetera. I’m confident in this. Because if they know and truly understand what it takes to ensure Brunei wakes up everyday and sleep every night without trouble, they will reconsider everything before doing it. Because what they will do will affect them. And they are fully aware of it and be more responsible.

Who’re paying for the medicines I get for only a dollar or five?

Who’s paying for my medical treatment?

The road that are connecting our houses to schools, shophouses and offices. Did I pay for them?

Most importantly, fuel. Would I pay $130++ for a litre of it?? Gosh I bet we’d have more people riding bikes than ever if we have too..

See…We don’t get information here. No matter where we seek or who we ask. No one is telling us because they also don’t know the figures!

So the Government plans to develop the country by all means and is now in the 9th National Development Plan which includes on building and establishing a Defence Academy. How are they going to do all that? By using the country’s annual revenue that is, heavily depending on oil and gas trades.

But I still think they’re overlooking a vital issue on every development they make. Who’s taking care of maintenance? And the price will depend on the standard of the building material. If they use shitty low grade cement/sand to build another Science College that is soon to crumble down, then they’re gonna spend a lot more on maintenance than building it.

We can’t blame them. Not their fault anyway. But we do point fingers to the contractors that wins the call. The lower they cost, the more likely they are to get the job. And what a work that’ll be. Construction workers working in a non-safe environment, no hooks or links to ensure they don’t fall off a high building or any other scenarios. We gotta stop this. Stop taking an offer just because its cheap.

And I digress.

To all Bruneians, wherever you are. You owe the Brunei Government A LOT. From the moment you breathe in the air until now. Heck! Even before you were born, the government has already spent money on you! So please, and I say this with all the respect I have for my own beloved King & country, come back and serve your country without fail. Like it has never failed you.

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