Sunday, May 06, 2007

Mat Rempit rules in Bolehland


I was rather disturbed after reading one local daily this morning regarding the recent Putera Umno feat in the North Pole.

It should be noted that I am not ridiculing the act of creating national and world records with this feat of theirs but rather the glory that has been bestowed to these former Mat Rempits.

The daily reported that the Umno team comprising 12 former Mat Rempits have now been invited by the Governor of Mecca, Prince Faisal to attempt to skydive in the Muslim holy land of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

According to UMNO's wing chief, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim "..sceptics should open their eyes now that their members had achieved the feat and received acknowledgement by others..."
Azeez further added that these former Mat Rempits will soon be roped in for training to become professional sky jumpers.

Fine, the Malaysian public was sceptic about the entire mission, but surely it wasn't whether the entire mission would be a flop! Instead individuals were more concern over the fact that thousands of ringgit was being spent on a group of people who were former public menaces.

These are the same youths who indulged in illegal racing on public streets and caused unwanted accidents on the Malaysian streets. The same people who broke so many rules and went above the law. In addition, these were the same group who caused distress among other users of public and some were even high on drugs. Yet these were the same people being sent overseas on so called "national" missions to "mengharumkan nama negara"?

We all make mistakes .Yet the same time we should also provide chances for people to turn a new leaf and undo their wrongs. However, surely there must be a certain level of perks that should be given to people who want to repent. But sending Mat Rempits to the North Pole ... I suppose everything is Boleh in Bolehland. I guess we'll soon be hearing about a former rempit who will be Malaysia's second Astronaut or maybe even a rocket scientist one day. Surely, the ruling party would somehow see this as a good investment.

Perhaps the people up there believed that these Mat Rempits could deliver .Since they've conquered every major highways and federal roads in Malaysia, surely skydiving in the North Pole would be a piece of cake. Who more better to adapt with nerve wrecking weather conditions if not the former Mat Rempits. Knowing that these guys posses daredevil enthusiasms, why not sent them there right?

So now, these former group of rempits will be visiting schools, kampungs and youth community centres to share with the public their experiences of conquering the North Pole. These "national heroes" will soon be offered positions in government offices or the local Umno branches accross the nation for their amazing efforts of making their nation "proud", or to the extent of receiving monetary cash prizes. And even perhaps to the extend of awarding some of them with Datukships?? Possible yes..possible!!

I'm sure there are former SPM and STPM high achievers who were not selected to furter their education abroad who feel really shitty because this feat of the Rempits have prooven that 11A's for SPM is much more inferior compared to the places that a Malaysian Mat Rempit can go.
Bolehland. A nation where "national menaces" become "national heroes" almost overnight!! The spirit of Malaysia Boleh is widely applicable in any single way I suppose.

Some information on Mat Rempits courtesy of Wikipedia :

A Mat Rempit is a Malaysian term for 'an individual who participates in illegal street racing', usually involving underbone motorcycles (Kapcai) or scooters. Minah Rempit can refer to either the female counterpart, or a female companion of a Mat Rempit. Not all Mat Rempits involve in street racing, some of them just ride their motorcycle's dangerously on public roads just for thrills. Mat Rempits usually travel in groups and race in bustling city centres on weekend nights. As of recently, Mat Rempits have been linked to gangsterism, gang robbery[1][2], fighting, vandalism, thefts and bullying. Most motorcycles used by the Mat Rempits do not meet standard specifications, or have been modified extensively. Additionally, some Mat Rempit do not have valid licenses, do not pay road taxes, and ride stolen motorcycles. [3] [4] More and more housing estates were turned into racing tracks.[5] It is estimated that there are about 200,000 Mat Rempits in Malaysia. [6] The terms of Mat Rempit also used in Singapore and Indonesia for the same reason.


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3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mat Rempit on Wikipedia..i'm amazed!

11:05 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

congrats on your 100th post!!

2:37 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

gracias:) who ever you are.

12:11 am  

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