A recent article in the print media had this to say...
" We're one of the eight cheapest countries to visit, Malaysia saw a 65.3% drop in tourist arrivals in 2010. "
I'm laughing thru' my arse over this statement. Eighth! Cheapest! Malaysia! Arrivals!
The four words above got me rattled throwing me into a teeth gnawing anger.
Are we really the 8th? The Cheapest? Then again 'Malaysia'!! Do tourists even ARRIVE here?
Straight out let me give you the tell-tale doldrums of whats left of the little tourism in Malaysia. Have any of you ever REALLY spoken to a tourist who shuns Malaysia but not Singapore or Thailand or even remote Lombok, Indonesia?
This is what the Malaysian government lacks and it greys in their minds. The cold hard facts are swiftly swept away under concrete carpets.
Straight to the point. One tourist I chatted up in Chiangmai had this to say.
Me : So, where to after Chiangmai,
Tourist : Singapore, never been there.
ME : You need to pass thru' Malaysia. Any plans of dropping by. I'm from Malaysia.
Tourist :(immediately) Nope. No plans, That's a MOSLEM country. You've strange rules. You hate white people.
ME: I turned sour and he shot my foot.
I REST MY CASE. DARN! HE WAS SOOOOO BLOOODY RIGHTTTTTTTTTT.
Malaysia, you really need to throw away or cloak away your caveman mindset and open up to the world. The more you're race bent, the more you'll drown in your own fallacy. Even people living under volcanoes are watching us.
Sometimes, I've felt insulted for even being a Malaysian when approached by tourist. Malaysians actually make them feel hell. Go to Pudu Raya and listen to the conversation between the taxi drivers / touts and the little tourists who arrive here. You'll get what I mean. But a lot of Huu-Haa goes round the country to lure tourists but the real truth is there is a hidden message that says otherwise. Refer Lat's cartoon.
From the print media again.
"Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said this sharp drop should be taken seriously and urged the ministry and Tourism Malaysia to find the best solution to ensure Malaysia attracts the targeted number of tourists."
This dumb lady, guess she never saw it coming either. In fact the tourists were there all the time. No one bothered to "welcome" them or even cared to make them feel safe. They're fleeced, robbed, bullied and spat at. And such incidents go unpublished in the media but get published in travel blogs, logs and twittered. Now, tourist aren't coming and Malaysia is worried. This is like telling a christian cow to go moo back home or in another pasture.
No point crying over spilled milk. Malaysia's half the population can't speak English and today English is classified as the language of the white devil by the non-speakers.
I wonder how one goes about setting targets for tourist arrivals. I can't agree Singapore, Thailand and even Indonesia target the numbers. In fact they don't need to if at all they want to ....coz tourists come flocking crazy. What do these countries have that we don't? What's their charm? How do they differ from us? We're all rice stapled nations.
In fact, many Malaysians know the VERY reasons and the solution but are afraid to speak out. Who would want to listen to the voice of the minority unless it concern the polls.
No parley here. Lets be honest and face the music. We do have a sick government. The whole world knows that. The world is the tourist. Malaysian Moslem, mainly are so into race war, how can you possibly except tourists to come who are mostly non-Moslems. But then again, Malaysia opens up its arms for Arabs. How is this so? Go to Bukit Bintang after dusk and you may not read no more of this blog for what you'll see.
This is what is killing us, not softly but dejectedly. We need tourists and tourism is healthy. In my own country where I was born and bred, even I'm viewed as a race obstacle. Imagine a honeymooning tourist coming here. Malaysians would go out their way to render them a taste of hell and Halloween as a package. I've travelled wide in Malaysia and I've seen how tourists are taken for a ride. How could you? Do you do such things to a visitor coming to your home? Shouldn't doing business be a fair and equal trade?
Visit LIMA and apart from the fancy aircraft and subs, you may puke for what takes place behind the curtains.
How can a roti canai sold to tourist cost RM3 and a piece of fruit cake the size of a credit card cost RM5? An apple Rm10?
Being racist is evil but to deny a visitor his space to trod for the sake of goodwill and fellowship is being heinous.
Oh dear!! Malaysians DON'T deserve tourists.
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