You've got to believe in conspiracy
There is only one bad thing about Malaysia, which every Malaysian will willingly admit, without arguing - the traffic jams - notorious, despicable, infuriating traffic jams. I am used to hearing excuses like: "oh, it's because of the Friday prayers, everybody's rushing", or "school holidays have started today", or "long weekend - people 'balik kampung' (go back to their villages)". These days, however, you catch yourself thinking more often than ever: "What could be the reason now? It's Monday night, and I'm stuck here forever."
In the country where new highways, mega-junctions and fly-overs are launched more often than it rains, constantly increasing traffic jams are suspicious, and that is put mildly. First, I suspected stupid road engineering and bad planning. Then, I experienced on my own skin that the barbaric traffic manners of Malaysian drivers have a big part to play in adding to the congestion. Today, I came to a firm conclusion - it is a conspiracy!
When I ended up in a merciless traffic jam not 2 minutes away from our house, risking to miss my appointment on the other side of the city, I found out with surprise that the traffic police had forgotten to remove a road block after an event 3 days ago, thus sending half of the cars on an unwanted detour.
It must be the conspiracy. It's like with any war industry - Malaysian traffic police must be engineering the jams to keep themselves employed. Even my Estonian friends, on their second day in KL, noticed that in the middle of each traffic jam in this city, there is a zealous policeman.
In the country where new highways, mega-junctions and fly-overs are launched more often than it rains, constantly increasing traffic jams are suspicious, and that is put mildly. First, I suspected stupid road engineering and bad planning. Then, I experienced on my own skin that the barbaric traffic manners of Malaysian drivers have a big part to play in adding to the congestion. Today, I came to a firm conclusion - it is a conspiracy!
When I ended up in a merciless traffic jam not 2 minutes away from our house, risking to miss my appointment on the other side of the city, I found out with surprise that the traffic police had forgotten to remove a road block after an event 3 days ago, thus sending half of the cars on an unwanted detour.
It must be the conspiracy. It's like with any war industry - Malaysian traffic police must be engineering the jams to keep themselves employed. Even my Estonian friends, on their second day in KL, noticed that in the middle of each traffic jam in this city, there is a zealous policeman.
posted by Kristina at 9:35 AM
2 Comments:
Be careful! They could be monitoring what you're writing, and tomorrow...? Your car will be completely surrounded by 'accidentally' placed barriers and, somehow, some stranger will whisper in your ear as you look around in bewilderment, "They're watching you!". ;-)
How's the job search? I apologise profusely for my extended absence and STILL the absence of a proper e-mail... this situation and others are being rectified in the near future. You have, on more than a few occasions, crossed my mind, and each time -as now!- I've been wishing you the best, and hoping that all is going well these days.
I'll write soon -an oft-repeated promise, I know!- but in the meantime, enjoy your weekend, and I hope we speak soon!
With warmest wishes,
- Brian... who is not part of the Malaysian Traffic Conspiracy Corp.
Glad you are back, dear!
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