The government handouts are only part of the problem. A lot of
it has to do with the Malay mentality of 'tidak apa' ('it doesn't
matter'). To put it simply, we Malays have been brought up to be
grateful for what we already have and to not be greedy.
TO be grateful for what you have is one thing, but to let the
concept of 'tidak apa' slide down into what I call 'tidak apa-thy'
is another matter. Too many Malays are using it as an excuse for
mediocrity.
That's why I say that being spoonfed on government handouts is only
part of the problem. Singapore Malays who don't get those handouts
get exactly the same problem of mediocrity.
I could go on... but this is a crapbox, not Speaker's Corner.
