GE13

General Election 13.

Also known as PRU13, Pilihan Raya Umum 13.

Today is the 5th of May, and citizens of Malaysia rise up to have a say in their choice of government. Millions flock to their respective polling stations to mark an X on their choice, having blue ink stained on their fingers as a symbol of 'I Voted'.

*The ink comes off really easy btw. Why!?

I woke up at 8 today finding my house empty. My dad had gone to vote, and my brother had to drive my mom to her polling station.

Ubah!

I was home alone for an hour plus. I watched one and a half episodes of The Voice. Never have I watched so much of this American singing competition. Hm.

At about 9:45, my family came home. They held their fingers up proudly, showing off their blue fingertips (except for my brother, of course. He's not of age to vote yet. He was just there showing me his clean finger lololol)

Since the time they came home till now, *12:39pm* they've been watching the news. Election election election. Banglas getting caught. People smiling as they show their fingers. Aunties telling us how easy the ink comes off. Reporters saying that queues at polling stations are of unbelievable lengths.

But all in all, I'm so glad that the number of voters in Malaysia has increased so much this time. Many of us want an 'ubah', a change, and we're doing all we can. Waking up extremely early to go vote is just one of them.

I've never seen this much unity among Malaysians. Tonight, I guarantee, there'll be many more eyes glued to TV screens across Malaysia compared to when our champion badminton player Datuk Lee Chong Wei fights his no. 1 rival, China's Lin Dan.

Ubah!

And to those under 21 Malaysian citizens who are itching to tell the nation what the youths of Malaysia are thinking, head on over to under21malaysian.com to cast an anonymous vote for the party you support. Although it doesn't affect the results tonight, it will at least make an impact on Malaysians to see the young people making a choice for their future.

Ini kalilah!

Ubah!