Hope

Hope (noun) 1. is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life

Was watching the live coverage of Zaid Ibrahim's and Badawi's Speech at Malaysian Bar Council dinner on Bernama, and I swear there were almost tears in my eyes :)

UMNO ultras from Dr Mahathir's era might regard it as a sign of weak leadership but I believe history will vindicate Badawi as a leader who had the courage and strength to make amends for the wrongs set in motion by his predecessor some twenty years ago. As silly as this sounds, as someone who was born in 1988, the same year of the judiciary crisis which so badly tarnished the good name of our judiciary and made us the laughing stock among legal circles worldwide, I have always felt a heavy burden to help restore the judiciary to its former glory. Yesterday, I was able to see the light at the end of the very dark, very long tunnel. Of course, we should not kid ourselves, their still remains so much work to be done. Twenty years of injustice cannot be corrected with a twenty minute speech. However, Badawi's speech gave hope to this young, idealistic, aspiring law student.

This year has gotten off to a pretty bright start. It is with these recent developments, that I believe Malaysia may finally be ready to take its rightful place amongst the developed and functioning democracies of this world.