Once in 40 years in our unique land
so alcohol we will ban
they will just buy elsewhere to avoid the ban
the shops will suffer in the end
buses we also ban
so they take public transport to circumvent the ban
the public will suffer congestion in the end
so ban until when
our 149th press freedom ranking media as usual in the can
got talk much about the implications of the ban
in the end everybody may hit the fan
only to go back to the status quo before it all began
will workers ever really get a helping hand
will workers continue to be exploited in our land
are low-wage man so different from elite man
the sword that ban will never be mightier than the pen
discontent is like the shifting sand
blowing in the wind until the very end
Leong Sze Hian
*Leong Sze Hian is the Past President of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an alumnus of Harvard University, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow and an author of 4 books. He is frequently quoted in the media. He has also been invited to speak more than 100 times in 25 countries on 5 continents. He has served as Honorary Consul of Jamaica, Chairman of the Institute of Administrative Management, and founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of Brunei and Indonesia. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional qualifications. He blogs at http://www.leongszehian.com.