Saya (N)anti Rasuah

ever since i got back from college, i've been confined in my room the whole day. been doing loads of studying lately as AS is just a few weeks away. as the tension rises, i somehow managed to feel that the whole house is under pressured as well. both my parents are worried sick about me as i'm the youngest child in the family (seems that somehow the youngest child is the most problematic child: results slacking, falling grades etc etc). my parents reckon that i had way too much fun back in college and i should be controlled. well at least i agree on that part.

studying, reading was the only thing i can do right now. contrary to popular belief, i still DO care about my studies! so for the past week, i basically studied my ass out for my AS. however, there's still loads of ground to cover but heck...,i can do it!

yesterday, however was somewhat different from the other days i am homed. as usual i woke up around noon and had lunch. after that, studied some and then out of a sudden my dad knocked and presented himself inside my damn messy room. and then, he ask me something that i thought that he would never ask me for the rest of my life. he asked me out!. LOL as in 'teman' him to go somewhere.

apparently he needs to go down to JB to meet a client and since i'm so stressed out, he figured it would be a great idea to bring me along. (yeah i need like...fresh air!)

half an hour later, we hit the road. my dad was driving and me sitting in the passenger sit beside him. we talked. alot. like some studying stuffs (like how's college? how's your coming exam? how's this how's that etc). conversations like that really do kill time though. before we notice anything different, we were in JB.

we meet his so-called client. it was my uncle HAHA. (great one dad! cheers to you!) apparently my uncle booked this new condo in dunno where where and my dad wanted to check it out. but when we went there, the show unit was under renovation. so, we can't enter the show unit! FUCK THIS SHIT!

so there you go. then we kinda hung out in some lake area around the famous kopitiam in JB. we had some coffee talk and then me and my dad left JB. heading back.

i was so pissed that i had wasted my day (and not getting to see my uncle's condo). my dad maintained his cool attitude and remained relax as he drove home.

and then, Murphy's law kicks in as we saw a roadblock 500m away. farkk! at that time, my dad was driving no less than 140kph. my dad slowly decelerates as we approach the roadblock. we lined up like all the other cars as usual. one by one was checked and was released. then..,it was our turn. moment of truth. tadah. as predicted, the police officer signalled my dad to the side of the road. we're so fucked.

from the rear view mirror i can see another police officer walking towards the back of my dad's car. my dad winded down the window as the police officer was standing right by the side of the car. the following is an actual conversation that took place on highway roadmarker 58km:

Police officer: Encik tahu tak encik sudah melanggar had laju kenderaan tadi? (Sir, are you aware that you have went over the speed limit just now?)

Dad : Tadi saya ingat saya bawa perlahan saje (I thought I was driving slow just now)

Police officer: Tadi encik bawa 130kph semasa memandu di zon 110kph (You were driving at 130kph in a 110kph zone)

Dad : Ai sikit saje lebih. Tak boleh lepas ke? Saya janji lepas ini bawak perlahan. (Just a little above the speed limit. Can I get away with it? I promise I will drive slowly after this)

Police officer: Betul nak lepas? Janji bayar RM50 saya sekarang boleh lepas. Ingat jangan pandu laju lepas ini. (Really don't want to get into trouble? I can let you off if you pay me RM50 now. Remember don't drive fast after this)

and just like that. all this happened in less that 60 seconds. it took 60 seconds to get yourself out of trouble. cool!.then my dad slipped a RM50 note to the police officer. he then slipped the note under his torso pocket. as he slips the money into his pocket, i notice something. something distinct on his pocket that got me wondering. something like this :

wtff?! he was wearing a "saya anti rasuah" badge! lmao. as he walked away, my dad winds up the window and sped off. we hit the road and before we knew it, my dad was going 140kph again.

it got me wondering as i recalled the badge on his chest. if only we were in another foreign country, my dad would be in trouble now as he was speeding on the highway a little while ago. he would be in more trouble for trying to bribe the cop as he can be charged for obstruction of justice. but hey. we're at no trouble at all. wer'e here. in malaysia. home of the 'open traffic police bribery".

as we reached the ayer itam tol, i said to myself : "damn i still got loads of stuffs to catch up!"

most importantly, i love malaysia! :)