Negeri Selangor maju yang syumul tahun 2005"
I had a good laugh looking at it. So there you have it, the 'VISION STATETMENT' but hey, where's the roadmap towards that ideal dream? Shouldn't there be some form of explanation on how that vision is to be achieved? What are the key strategic thrusts that must be realized? Who will be the benefactors? The list of questions grows as I ponder more on this relatively plain and simplistic page.
What were the criteria used to justify that Selangor should be the first fully-developed state in Malaysia? No one explained this upfront to anyone at all. Maybe it's being measured by the number of huge mansions or villas scattered around Selangor that gave the people 'up-there' the impression that we have achieved the highest level of state governance.
I have always thought that a successfully managed state should inspire its citizens to achieve the best in all fronts of civilisation development. Everyone should feel it but I don't. Is this another one of those feel-good 'shock-sendiri' campaigns again?
Anyway, here's a list of reasons why we should NOT declare Selangor a fully-developed state... yet:
- Corruption is still the perennial favourite topic of discussion in all projects related to the government.
- Inefficiencies and lack of customer-oriented behavior at government service counters.
- Blatant mis-management of government funds and non-willingness to open up further for public scrutiny.
- Chaotic property and housing development due to inefficient planning resulting in traffic congestions and over-crowded population areas.
- City folks are still waiting and commuting miserably in public busses.
- Water flowing from our taps are yellowish in colour. If yours appears green, I truly feel for you.
- Insufficient reading resources at libraries.
But when you think about it again, we, as citizens, must play a contributing role too in the improvement of the state. We have to admit that to some extent, some of the problems we faced today in urban living are also due to our own selfishness and irresponsible actions. Having the Selangor government to drive the vision alone is just not possible. We need to know our role to support it too. We will know then when we have finally arrived.
