As you all know, on the 28th of April, I was on my way to Manila for an Academic Conference at the Ateneo University entitled "The Process of Democratization in Southeast Asia: The Impact in the 21st Century" which rocked my socks off! But yea sadly I have yet to attain my pictures from my conference but I do have pictures of me going around Manila with my Filipino friends who have been treating me very nice and providing me the best hospitable condition I can get.
Manila night life is 5000 times better than Malaysia, Sorry to say, even better than Singapore's Geylang Red light district and Malaysia's Bukit Bintang or whatever. It's just wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better. No joke guys. I was greeted with lovely people, happening people, and I blend in well with the Filipinos. Apparently I look very filipino to them so probably thats why. The best part of it, everyone speaks English! easy for me to get around and also everyone speaks Tagalog. Not like Malaysia where majority speak their own language among their ethnicity.
I made great friends here as well and my Masters classmates from Holland, Switzerland and Philippines were with me the whole time. It was really fun going aroun
d Manila.
One thing I just can't stand about Manila is the bloody traffic!! Oh God, if you think Puduraya traffic is driving you nuts, wait till you come here and see it for your self!!
A ride like from Bangsar to Mont Kiara is only 15 minutes, but if you were to convert that distant in Manila, it'll take you 45 minutes~ I wear to God guys, its really terrible but its good for me though since I get to see the city and stuff. And yea for those babi lovers, this is also a place for you all. Every there's pork hahaha but yea ever since the Pig flu hits the wave around the world, the BABI business is doing not so good here. But its ok, haha.
Beer here is cheap. you can get a heineken beer can for RM2.50. hahaha. I dont drink so im just telling to those guys who loves to Tanee Tanee all the time and get drunk. And yes, All the women here are soo pretty and gorgeous!!! and of course the Men here are also good looking as well la. All well hybrid from their colonizers and etc. lol but it was fun. I didnt get the chance to hit the beach but I hope to come again.
But I think the highlight of my time in Manila was that there was this gig going on in Makati, the Mont' Kiara like city in Manila and My Filipino friend gave my name to the Emcee and made me go upstage and sing live~! what really crave the fan's to scream like crazy is probably my nice vocal voice (:P) and the fact that I'm Malaysian probably hahaha. yea, if you have facebook you can check out the video. lol. I really had alot of fun in Manila. I wish I could've stayed longer and I'll definitely come back here again. What I observe being here is that we Malaysians can learn from their through how they integrate with one another and their social activities here can be a plus for us such as the so not much discrimination they get there than here and the way people treat each other.
The only downside that is that their are struggling to help the poor and to demonsrate whether the country is still able to grow and develop economically and socially.
Frankly speaking, before coming to Manila, my parents and some of my friends warned me that Manila is dangerous full of crimes and not so productive as our lovely nation. To be honest with you guys, I can't tolerate comments like that if you haven't really seen and been to the city so I was on a mission to explore and learn my trade about Manila social activitives whether it befits the storiescommented by my friends and family. As I arrived in Manila, one thing I notice is that you are able to notify poverty immediately you step out of the airport. I took bus that rides through the country side and what I saw were houses being buit on mud, under the bridges and they wre made out of cardboards to some of them. The Philippines go through several typhoons every year and these houses are always at risk of being smothered down. Second of all, as I was riding in a car with one of my good friends from the Philippines, at a traffic stops, dozen of kids and some are half naked would come to your car window starring at you asking for help, aid, money visa versa and it was really a first time experience for me. very sad thing to see seriously. But on the plus side, I didn't see myself being endangered throughout my whole trip, and the people here are just very nice and lovely. Again, better to come and see it yourself rather than buying from people's comment who barely know about it.
For your information, The Philippines compromises of 10% really rich classes, 12 - 14% middle classes, and the rest are just below middle class and poor. almost 15% of its population are living under one dollar a day and the population of the philippines is nearly 80 million. So you do the math. Tell me guys, you should be grateful of your nation, Malaysia. This is what I was thinking, the whole time during my stay here, it clicked into my head that I am grateful of my country, even though we are facing domestic political turmoil at the moment (These political problems like the one in Perak can be seen as the process of democratization in our country), we should still be proud and happy that our government still provides subisidies and we are able to move forward. Our government policies, especially the budget on progressing our education system is very much favorable. Do you know that in the Philippines, there are only 550,000 registered teachers available for primary and secondary school in the whole nation and they have to teach 20 million students in primary and secondary level? Tell me if this is sufficient for them to develop. 
The Phillipines never had the chance to develop as fast as us or Singapore. Believe it or not, in the 1960's, the Philippines were 10 times more developed than Malaysia and Singapore combined. What really halted their progress and caused them to go backwards were the dictatorship like role taken by its President when he had too much power and a spoilt wife (google Imelda, very famous). That resulted to a revolution in in the late early 70's and 80's when President Marcos was overtrhown by the people. So guys, dont complain if Malaysia is not giving enough this and that. If you are a Hindraf member, think twice of what you are doing and ask yourself if this is what you want. We are still in the midst process of developing and this economic crisis is pulling us under a bit so, dont worry we are progressing. Look at failures and negativity as an opportunity, not excuses. "Ini la masalah orang Malaysia, you are too influenced with the emotion of your surroundings and never think the rationality of the positive side, always looking for ways to criticize. BULLSHIT! If you talk the talk then you might as walk the walk, if not you've done nothing at all but putting more bullshit to other people. Get your actions right man". It's time you have a thought of it and see the future. Push aside the politics, look at ways to develop our economic growth. As a SDC member, you shouldn't be able to think like this because we dont encourage you to do so and we highly recommend you not do get your mentality like this at all. The best way for you to realize the real problem is by going around Southeast Asia and explore them yourselves. Only than you judge the books by its cover. Yes Manila was fun, full of entertainment, joy and happiness but you must also accept the fact that you can't leave behind the true reality. Other LDC (less developing countries) likeVietnam, Cambodia, Myannmar, and Loas are even worst. Just be grateful of what you have; trust me, Malaysiaits good enough already. Expect it to be better in the future. Always remember, Live with passion and you will overcome any barriers in the future. This our promise to you, as SDC'ians. This is our true Color. Live with Passion Guys
Yours Truly,
Mohd Zikry Kholil
Manila night life is 5000 times better than Malaysia, Sorry to say, even better than Singapore's Geylang Red light district and Malaysia's Bukit Bintang or whatever. It's just wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better. No joke guys. I was greeted with lovely people, happening people, and I blend in well with the Filipinos. Apparently I look very filipino to them so probably thats why. The best part of it, everyone speaks English! easy for me to get around and also everyone speaks Tagalog. Not like Malaysia where majority speak their own language among their ethnicity.
I made great friends here as well and my Masters classmates from Holland, Switzerland and Philippines were with me the whole time. It was really fun going aroun
d Manila.
One thing I just can't stand about Manila is the bloody traffic!! Oh God, if you think Puduraya traffic is driving you nuts, wait till you come here and see it for your self!!
A ride like from Bangsar to Mont Kiara is only 15 minutes, but if you were to convert that distant in Manila, it'll take you 45 minutes~ I wear to God guys, its really terrible but its good for me though since I get to see the city and stuff. And yea for those babi lovers, this is also a place for you all. Every there's pork hahaha but yea ever since the Pig flu hits the wave around the world, the BABI business is doing not so good here. But its ok, haha.
Beer here is cheap. you can get a heineken beer can for RM2.50. hahaha. I dont drink so im just telling to those guys who loves to Tanee Tanee all the time and get drunk. And yes, All the women here are soo pretty and gorgeous!!! and of course the Men here are also good looking as well la. All well hybrid from their colonizers and etc. lol but it was fun. I didnt get the chance to hit the beach but I hope to come again.
But I think the highlight of my time in Manila was that there was this gig going on in Makati, the Mont' Kiara like city in Manila and My Filipino friend gave my name to the Emcee and made me go upstage and sing live~! what really crave the fan's to scream like crazy is probably my nice vocal voice (:P) and the fact that I'm Malaysian probably hahaha. yea, if you have facebook you can check out the video. lol. I really had alot of fun in Manila. I wish I could've stayed longer and I'll definitely come back here again. What I observe being here is that we Malaysians can learn from their through how they integrate with one another and their social activities here can be a plus for us such as the so not much discrimination they get there than here and the way people treat each other.
The only downside that is that their are struggling to help the poor and to demonsrate whether the country is still able to grow and develop economically and socially.
Frankly speaking, before coming to Manila, my parents and some of my friends warned me that Manila is dangerous full of crimes and not so productive as our lovely nation. To be honest with you guys, I can't tolerate comments like that if you haven't really seen and been to the city so I was on a mission to explore and learn my trade about Manila social activitives whether it befits the storiescommented by my friends and family. As I arrived in Manila, one thing I notice is that you are able to notify poverty immediately you step out of the airport. I took bus that rides through the country side and what I saw were houses being buit on mud, under the bridges and they wre made out of cardboards to some of them. The Philippines go through several typhoons every year and these houses are always at risk of being smothered down. Second of all, as I was riding in a car with one of my good friends from the Philippines, at a traffic stops, dozen of kids and some are half naked would come to your car window starring at you asking for help, aid, money visa versa and it was really a first time experience for me. very sad thing to see seriously. But on the plus side, I didn't see myself being endangered throughout my whole trip, and the people here are just very nice and lovely. Again, better to come and see it yourself rather than buying from people's comment who barely know about it.
For your information, The Philippines compromises of 10% really rich classes, 12 - 14% middle classes, and the rest are just below middle class and poor. almost 15% of its population are living under one dollar a day and the population of the philippines is nearly 80 million. So you do the math. Tell me guys, you should be grateful of your nation, Malaysia. This is what I was thinking, the whole time during my stay here, it clicked into my head that I am grateful of my country, even though we are facing domestic political turmoil at the moment (These political problems like the one in Perak can be seen as the process of democratization in our country), we should still be proud and happy that our government still provides subisidies and we are able to move forward. Our government policies, especially the budget on progressing our education system is very much favorable. Do you know that in the Philippines, there are only 550,000 registered teachers available for primary and secondary school in the whole nation and they have to teach 20 million students in primary and secondary level? Tell me if this is sufficient for them to develop. 
The Phillipines never had the chance to develop as fast as us or Singapore. Believe it or not, in the 1960's, the Philippines were 10 times more developed than Malaysia and Singapore combined. What really halted their progress and caused them to go backwards were the dictatorship like role taken by its President when he had too much power and a spoilt wife (google Imelda, very famous). That resulted to a revolution in in the late early 70's and 80's when President Marcos was overtrhown by the people. So guys, dont complain if Malaysia is not giving enough this and that. If you are a Hindraf member, think twice of what you are doing and ask yourself if this is what you want. We are still in the midst process of developing and this economic crisis is pulling us under a bit so, dont worry we are progressing. Look at failures and negativity as an opportunity, not excuses. "Ini la masalah orang Malaysia, you are too influenced with the emotion of your surroundings and never think the rationality of the positive side, always looking for ways to criticize. BULLSHIT! If you talk the talk then you might as walk the walk, if not you've done nothing at all but putting more bullshit to other people. Get your actions right man". It's time you have a thought of it and see the future. Push aside the politics, look at ways to develop our economic growth. As a SDC member, you shouldn't be able to think like this because we dont encourage you to do so and we highly recommend you not do get your mentality like this at all. The best way for you to realize the real problem is by going around Southeast Asia and explore them yourselves. Only than you judge the books by its cover. Yes Manila was fun, full of entertainment, joy and happiness but you must also accept the fact that you can't leave behind the true reality. Other LDC (less developing countries) likeVietnam, Cambodia, Myannmar, and Loas are even worst. Just be grateful of what you have; trust me, Malaysiaits good enough already. Expect it to be better in the future. Always remember, Live with passion and you will overcome any barriers in the future. This our promise to you, as SDC'ians. This is our true Color. Live with Passion Guys
Yours Truly,
Mohd Zikry Kholil
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