Join the "I Love Malaysia" group!

Do you travel often to Malaysia and enjoy its land, nature or people? Do you have friends or relatives who are Malaysian? Do you deplore the way in which our images of one another have deteriorated over the years? Can't stand the way the governments and the media are blowing things up and making it worse?

Join the "I Love Malaysia" group! Singaporeans and Malaysians alike are all welcome to join in this new civil society group! Let us show the face of love in this time of hatred and misunderstanding. Let us stand up and say that yes, we have disagreements, but we are neighbours after all. Say No to social stereotypes! So No to government and media manipulation! Say Enough to the madness!

The purpose of this group is to put a face to the group of Singaporeans and Malaysians that want to turn the tide of cross-border resentment. Its aim is to proclaim very bluntly that not all Singaporeans hate Malaysians and vice versa.

Unpatriotic you say? No. There is nothing patriotic in hating a patriotic country. Neither is it unpatriotic to love another country, as long as you love your own country as well. In fact, we believe that working together is to the benefit of one another. In that way, we believe that it is patriotic to promote ties!

Don't hesitate. If you want to join the "I love Malaysia" group, want to support us in any way, or simply want to register you comment, email here now!

postscript:
I guess the point of this post is to say that despite all the (valid) reasons our governments and people detest each other, there still are many other Singaporeans and Malaysians that think that we should treat each other civilly and as close neighbours (I think the 'big brother', 'small brother' terminology is seriously outmoded). This group of people include people who have friends, relatives and loved ones across the causeway, people who genuinely like and enjoy visiting their neighbouring country (though I must confess that its hard to see why a Malaysian will like Singapore that way), and business people that depend on cross-border trade. A voice and a face deserves to be put on this group of people to counteract, and put a leash on, the media free-for-all (especially on the Malaysian side). The bad blood brewing between us is in my opinion overblown, dangerous, and putting us onto a slippery slope whose bottom both sides will end up regretting.