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When things around you do not seem to evolve, it is time for you to make a move. If you know for a fact that there is a promising path ahead of you, a path that can make you a better person, you should not linger too long. After all, no one will save you other than your own self. 

Having life goals is good but having goals to balance out life with life goals is better. Stop focusing so much on working hard or having too much fun or not doing anything at all (as goals can come in many forms; not having any goals is also a goal). Start focusing on balancing out things in life because when things are in balance, we are moving accordingly with nature -- day and night, negative and positive, up and down. To go against nature is just WRONG.

By logic, non-racism can only be achieved through transparency, fairness and equality. As long as this country segregates the citizens racially through language, education, locality , economics and the likes, racism will be transmitted from one generation to another like a disease. The issue of racism today is not merely a spur-of-the-moment due to politics, but it has been a ticking bomb living in  every citizen of this country. And like every other ticking bombs, it's all about time! Nonetheless, on a positive note, Malaysians, regardless of our race, whatever thoughts that we have on this clearly reflect our sense of patriotism. We have a strong sense of belonging to this country, our roots and cultures. This shows that each and every one of us speaks for the right cause. In other words, we are all patriots. Racists but patriots. 

Everyone has his/her own views on patriotism. But it is no surprise if some people have no clue what patriotism is all about. Nevertheless, patriotism serves a purpose to us human, or rather countrymen. Living in a colorful country such as Malaysia, sometimes being a countryman seems a little too mono. Some leaders run shows to scare the people, while others create a sense of luxury by giving false hope. Either way, who are at the losing end? The answer is -- US, the countrymen.  Ideally, countrymen refer to the people who belong to the country. As for Malaysia, before the arrival of the Malays, there were the Orang Asli . They were the likes of Red Indians for the United States and Aborogins for the Australians. Known for its geographically strategic location, Malaysia has a unique history of becoming the hub for traders across the globe long time ago. And what do these traders brought to this country? Other than trading products, they brought themselves which came together in ...