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So on the 5th of May, I did my part for my country and voted. This is only the second time I have voted. Prior to this, I never really bothered to know much about politics. It all seemed such a bore.

However, since the advent of the Internet, more and more people are being exposed to non-government controlled news and information which sheds light on just how corrupted our country is.

Now, more than ever, people (especially the younger voters) are aware of the dire need for a change of government. Young parents like myself are forced to think about the future of our children if they are to stay in this country. So it is for their sake that we vote, in the hopes of providing them with better opportunities and a safer environment.

So on Sunday, everyone was excited and filled with hope. We went out with pride to the local schools to cast our votes. Long queues and rain did not dampen our spirits. I had many friends who flew back from the peninsula just to vote. Even SIL and Hubby booked a flight the night before just to come back for a few hours to vote!

That night, many of us could not sleep as we waited for the results. Many stories of election fraud poured in and the counting carried on suspiciously until way past midnight!

When BN announced a dodgy win, it seemed a darkness fell over the land!!! That sounds a tad too melodramatic, but I really don't know how else to describe it. It was really depressing. It felt like all hope was lost. Even on Facebook, everyone's profile picture eerily started changing to black... (to signify the death of democracy).

We really had our hopes up. After the defeat, we just felt like it was all useless, we were fighting a loosing battle. We were David and they were Goliath, extremely wealthy Goliath at that...

Then in the days that followed, we were reminded that basically; Rome wasn't built in a day. Nobody said it was going to be easy... etc, etc, etc..

And after a huge rally in KL, where Malaysians of all races got together in a beautiful show of unity (to protest the election results), our spirits were revived once again. There was hope yet for this beautiful country of ours, filled with beautiful loving people.

So the fight goes on... Let's see if we can turn the tide come the next election in 5 years time!

Love and peace!!

a bit of high tea with ex-schoolmates back to vote!