Just wanna dedicate this blog to Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
He has been Malaysia's PM for a good 22 years and at one point of time the longest serving PM in Asia.
He has taken Malaysia from a third world, backward, agricultural-based to a modern, developed, and progressive country to what it is today.
No doubt that with his no-nonsense and never give-up attitude of changing the economic and social landscape of Malaysia, there are critics who called him a 'dictator', 'tyrant', 'Mahafiraun', 'Malay extremist', and all the 'lovely names' that once or still appear on the world-wide-web. Of course for any person, beside his pillar of strength, there are also weaknesses that may have impact or in a way affected his image. However, it is Tun Dr Mahathir's achievement is what really until today inspire and gain admiration not only here in Malaysia, but internationally as well.
He was also a very constant critic of the Israel policy of discrimination against the Palestinian people. His action and verbal annoyance of Israel's government is far greater or even louder than the Arabs in the Middle East.
Anyway, if not for Tun Dr Mahathir, the internet in Malaysia would not have become what it is today. Imagine now majority of Malaysians are pretty hooked up into the net and not to mention 'Facebook', Twitter, Skype, and etc... He was pretty foremost in his ways to ensure that Malaysians do not missed out the advantages of internet.
Of course, thanks to him 2 cities were created which was Putrajaya (federal administrative center) and Cyberjaya (the 'Malaysian Silicon Valley' city).
In my opinion, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad deserved the biggest credit for taking and putting Malaysia as one of the center of attention especially in this part of globe. No doubt he may sound or his style is 'autocratic', but Malaysia has never enjoyed so much economic, social, security, and political success and stabillity for a long time when he was the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Until today, I personally missed his leadership and sense of that 'fatherly' knows best for the country. His influence still has not dwindle or decline, but gradually with age (now 86 years old) he is slowing down a bit, but again his mind is as sharp as a speeding bullet especially in his views and perspectives highlighted particularly in his blog and also in the daily media.
This Legend is an ICON and yes there will not be another Tun Dr Mahathir perhaps for the next century or while I am still alive. Gosh, I wish I cud write more, but I will end by this.....Dear Tun Dr Mahathir, We Salute You!!!!
Cheerios!
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