Malaysians have guts, I'll give them that. For non-Malaysian readers (I know I have at least one), some background.

Our government decided quite a while ago (about 3 years, I think) to convert all old identity cards to new chip-imbedded smartcards. And they gave a deadline of 31 Dec, 2005. All applications made before then would be FoC. 3 years... hmm...

Fast forward to the week prior to New Year, there were huge crowds at every registration office in the nation. Things got rowdy too, with some middle-class businessman (who should honestly know better) complaining that the government was not prepared. Not prepared? They gave you 3 years. Three stinking years! Who wasn't prepared? Run that by me again, please.

Fast forward again, to the present. Government has announced that fee would be RM10. Majority of opinions tend to be - those who haven't registered, deserve it. Probably should have made it larger. A few people complain that they have large families and can't afford to pay. Hmm... now why couldn't a member of your huge, oversized family have gone to the office sometime over the 3 years to apply? Or were you just too busy expanding your already overlarge family? A few others complain that if they had known 'only 10 dolleh', they wouldn't have bothered queueing up at all. Gets me wondering whether Msia or Sg people are now more kiasu.

So... Malaysians definitely have guts. They are brave, proud, and not afraid to voice their opinion. Or... maybe they're just not smart enough to know when their opinions make them sound like 3 year olds.