馬來西亞，該醒一醒了。 Dear Malaysia , it's time to wake up !

從去年3月到今年9月，已經有30萬大馬人移民他國；

其中20萬人是今年1月到8月出走的數目。

From March 2008 thru September 2009, a total of 300,000 Malaysian

migrated to other countries, among them 200,000 left between Jan - Aug

2009. (in 8 months)

累積下來，已經有超過200萬大馬人移民，接近今天印尼外勞在大馬的人口。

Cummulatively, 2 million Malaysians migrated, this figure is close to

the number of Indonesian workers in Malaysia today.

不同的是，移居他國的大馬人，多是專業人士、中產階級。

The difference are, those migrated are mostly professional and middle

class people.

他們有很多出走的理由，追求事業發展，為了孩子前途，尋找個人更大空間......，

概括一句：對馬來西亞失望。

They have many reasons to leave: pursue career development, for the

future of their children, in search of better life and environment...

In one sentence, they lost hope of Malaysia .

50年前，大家說，馬來西亞真好，好過香港，甚至日本。

50 years ago people said: Malaysia is very good, better than Hong Kong

and even Japan .

30年前，大家說，馬來西亞還不錯，比得上韓國、台灣（不提香港和日本了）。

30 years ago people said: Malaysia is not bad, comparable to S. Korea

and Taiwan . (No mention of Hong Kong and Japan any more).

20年前，大家說，馬來西亞還可以，至少超越中國、泰國（不能和台、韓比了）。

20 years ago people said: Malaysia can do lah, at least better than

China and Thailand (Cannot compare with Taiwan and Korea lah)

10年前，大家說，馬來西亞再差，還不至於像越南、印尼（中國已是不同級別）。

10 years ago people said: No matter how bad Malaysia is, cannot be

worse than Vietnam and Indonesia ok-lah. ( China is already in a

different category).

今日，越南和印尼的經濟成長率遙遙領先大馬，

社會活力和知識發展也勝過一籌；距離愈來愈近了。

Today, the economic growth rate of Vietnam and Indonesia already far

exceeded Malaysia , Social activity and intellectual development of

the country is also better, the gap between us and them is closing up.

怕甚麼，還有菲律賓和柬埔寨、緬甸。

Why worry? there are still Philipines , Cambodia and Myanmar behind us.

但是，一位經濟學家最近到菲律賓考察之後，認為再過20年，

大馬可以取代菲律賓，出口馬籍女傭到全世界了。

However, according to an economist who recently surveyed Phillipines,

he think in 20 years' time, Malaysia can replace Phillipines to become

the World exporter of Malaysian maids.

半個世紀以來，馬來西亞是在大宅院裡，用封建方式，分配祖宗家業，

消耗社會資源，浪費和逼走人才；不談競爭力，忽略生產力，討厭績效制。

Over half a century, Malaysians live in the big old imperial housing

complex, closed up and survive on properties left behind by the

ancestor; continued to consume up social resources, wasteful, and

drove away talents; they never talk about competitiveness, totally

neglected productivity, and hated meritocracy.

亞洲金融風暴來襲時，大馬把門關起來，以為避過一劫，

有人還自我陶醉，自以為是天才策略。

When Asia economic storm hit in 1997, Malaysia closed their doors,

thinking we beautifully avoided a disaster, they even think of

themselves as genius, being able to handle the situation so well.

然而，其它國家面對風暴，走出風暴，進行體質改革，跨步向前，

登上另一個水平；大馬卻還在原地踏步。

However, just look at other countries in our neighbourhood ; they

stood up, faced the storm, and walked out of the storm. They

overhauled their system, improved the processes and marched forward ;

they moved up to a new level. And Malaysia , still walking on the spot

. . !

馬來西亞，該醒一醒了。

Dear Malaysia , it's time to wake up !