To setup a university as "a symbol of the party’s strength and struggle", Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi common sense prevails and kindly rejected some fantastic plan by no other than the Higher Education Minister Shafie Salleh. Quote:

"UMNO tidak perlu terikut-ikut dengan keupayaan sesetengah parti komponen Barisan Nasional (BN) memiliki universiti dan kolej kerana ia bukan soal parti, tetapi peluang untuk belajar." […]

"Dari segi peluang untuk belajar hari ini dalam sistem pendidikan negara kita ia memang banyak untuk bumiputera melanjutkan pelajaran mereka."

"Justeru, UMNO tidak perlu menubuhkan universiti sendiri." […]

Poor Shafie, first get to taste some hot pies from public, now in the midst of experiencing cold water by Pak Lah.

Lesson of the story: It’s your right to speak your mind in order to enrich your own intelligences. However, at the same time, you must make sure that you’re grateful for whatever you gets in return, all because you choose to be in that way.

Thanks Shafie by all means, for helping me to come out with a new realization.

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