In life, for one to admit own’s fault is a virtue by itself, however, to find a remedial measure, to rectify the cause and to embark on taking the necessary action, that probably good enough to become one lengthy yet never ending topic to dwell on.

Last year, while Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin was still holding the deputy post, he admitted RTM weaknesses and pleaded for more time to put RTM back as the number one on screen.

"I admit our weaknesses because we did not portray ourselves as first on scene and the first on the screen. We are working towards achieving this objective and we will get there one day."

Then, it was his predecessor Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir who vowed not only for RTM to become the number one, but the best too!

To make things worse, the biggest hiccup happened last Tuesday, during the cabinet reshuffle announcement by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. RTM failed to broadcast the event live, causing loud and persistent outcry from cabinet members and the public.

"I am aware this has become a topic of conversation and are being questioned by cabinet members and the public as everybody depended on RTM to watch the live telecast as it is the government’s official television station." […]

Zainuddin said he was depending on RTM but was disappointed and had to switch to TV3 after RTM failed to live up to its motto "First On the Scene, First On The Screen".

"I am well aware of the people’s disappointment over RTM’s failure on a very important announcement which the people have been waiting for all this while.

"What is more frustrating to me is that it happened not because of technical problems but due to human failure."

Just wondering, ZAM’s famous "we’ll get there one day", together with RTM never-die-attitude to be the "First On the Scene, First On The Screen", may remain long enough for our children not to witness it?

My grandchildren would probably help to observe that on my behalf.

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