Letters written by a Sarawakian

for any of you who's unfamiliar with this name,refer to this website.I think they provide a very good brief introduction of the man here.

Well,Stephen Kalong Ningkan was the first chief minister of Sarawak,where he was in office from 1963 to 1966.

But that's not the point I'm writing this today.I'd like to highlight that Stephen Kalong Ningkan was a firm believer that "that Sarawakians were entitled to have full citizenship rights and to participate in Malaysia's national development on a par with the Malays on the Malaya Peninsula."

You see,we the younger generations today, could not fully appreciate the true meaning of Sarawak and how our ancestors fought for their independence before,because we weren't there.I believe,if we were to experience it personally,then I think we'd know what Sarawak means.Even I'm still in the dark over the whole thing. But take note here,that our early leaders fought for our rights and they struggled everyday so that we now could have much better future and to leave our marks in this world.

When Singapore left the Federation of Malaysia in 1965,the Federal Government was scared that Sabah and Sarawak would follow suit,but of course,we didn't.No,we didn't.But after that,we've gone through many trying periods and even until today,we Sarawakians,especially the Dayaks are not united.At the end of the day,what matter is "united we stand,divided we fall."
We've heard about our neighbour in Sabah complaining that the Federal Government is quite insensitive to their needs and complains,and the development in our Bumi Kenyalang herself is not really encouraging.The poverty rate is still high.The supply of electricity and water not really good,as in the case at longhouses in rural areas.Why do we still deserve this kind of treatment?I believe it's because we're not united because even more so now,it is really important that the Dayaks,orang Ulus,the Malays,the Melanaus and the Chinese should stay united and make our voices louder.

I love Sarawak very much.It is not the case of being fascist or racist,because I really do love Malaysia as well,but for most of the time,I've been growing up in Sarawak,I've witnessed the true meaning of "Malaysia" but when I came to west Malaysia,the racism is still strong,no doubt.

So,remember,that the rise and fall of our great Sarawak is in our hands.We'd determine whether it would stand firm against time,or it would fall into disaster.Some of us thought the coming of Anwar Ibrahim and his party,Parti Keadilan is a good news for us Sarawak.But to me,it gives me a sense of deja vu,you know?Remember reading about Tunku Abdul Rahman came to Sarawak and convince our then leaders about the Malaysian dream,but 40 years after that,we are hugely dissapointed with what Mahathir and Pak Lah have done to us?So,is Anwar Ibrahim any good?Personally,I do not know,but as much as I dislike Pak Lah,I am feeling very suspicious of Anwar Ibrahim.He was in UMNO and he's throwing all these promises to us which is what we want to hear,but you know what?We are free to choose what we want to believe and if you think he's good,then he's good but if not,well,he's not.That's all.

Thanks.