It's not that I have any grudge against KTM but if yesterday I was highlighting on the not so dignified treatment accorded to the once but still grand Old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, today I'm highlighting another station of theirs.
About three weeks ago while waiting for my wife to pick me up from the Komuter Station nearest to home, I noticed that the flags flying from the flag poles were of torn flags. As it was rather late, I did not make any fuss about it to any of the KTM officials stationed there then.
This morning however (after three weeks), and thanks to missing the train to office, seeing that the flag poles were still flying "worst off" flags of both the Jalur Gemilang and the Selangor State Flag, I went straight to one of the KTM officer in uniform and asked him "Kat Stesyen ni tak ada Stesyen Master ke?" (Don't you have a Station Master here?). Answered in the affirmative, I then asked, "Habis tu kenapa pasang bendera-bendera koyak kat tiang bendera? Tak Malu ke?" (Then why is the station flying torn flags, Isn't it shameful?)
The guy just kept quiet without a word. I then said, "Tolong bagi tahu kat Stesyen Master, tolong turunkan bendera-bendera koyak tu. Kalau tak, saya nak repot kat surat khabar!" (Please ask your Station Master to take down the torn flags, if not, I'm going to report it to the newspapers!)
Well, when I return from office late this evening, I'm so glad to see that he torn flags were no longer there. I am glad that they do listen but I just can't help feeling sad that they had to wait for someone to tell them off before doing anything. And to change the flags which are hoisted right in front of the station for everyone to see isn't a difficult thing to do.
I guess the care less attitude is just too great, right from the officers of the station right down to the rakyat who are seeing the torn flags everyday for at least three weeks.
Oh Negaraku, I pity you.
Jasni AJ
p.s. To keep my part of the bargain, I'm not naming the Station with the torn flags. But Dear Station Master, perhaps you should get the manual on how to fly flags from the Information Department. If I remember correctly, flags are to be raised in the morning and lowered at the end of the day, everyday. Flags are not supposed to be hoisted all year round, except for special occasions like during Merdeka celebration.
5 comments:
Nowadays, people work for money, money and money. People never work for their life anymore. Thats why they don't have dignity anymore.
So pitty huh..
hmmm itu pasal la kita ni dah tak ada identiti sebab semuanya duit...penghasilan filem melayu sekarang ni pun dah tak ada jiwa melayu dan ketimuran tengok sahaja filem anak halal dan remp_IT...dah masuk unsur kebaratan yang keterlaluan....filem cerdik tak semestinya merosakkan identiti bangsa....apabila terlalu mengejar komersial dan duit kita lupa identiti bangsa dan yang hancurkan bangsa adalah kita sendiri...kita jual maruah bangsa untuk duit
kerana wang...KTM dan bangunan antik yang lama pun kita tak jaga..untung hobi saya simpan barang lama...kurang kurang anak anak saya dapat tengok nilai seni bangsa kita sendiri...
Zul... aku baru blajar2 nak tulis blog..
kalau ade mase jengok2 la blog aku di http://langsueh.blogger.com
nak jemput En Jasni rase segan pulak sbb En jasni dah senior dlm bidang ni. Tapi kalau ada masa tu, boleh la jugak jengok sama dan bagi komen sikit ke banyak ke untuk menjadi panduan saya.
Wasalam..
lang aku try beratus lemon kali nak gi blog kau tak dapat la boss..
Jasni, happy belated birthday for your daughter....
Thanks Lang, Thanks Zul.
Lawat-lawatlah selalu, insyaAllah akan saya bawak cerita yang orang suka nak baca dan yang boleh bertukar-tukar pendapat kalau idea yang dipersembahkan itu nampaknya songsang sikit.
Maklumlah, akal fikiran kita ni bukannya boleh pakai sangat - kadang-kadang okay, kadang-kadang terbabas.
Selamat Malam.
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