We're comparatively rich and wealthy today not because that we're capable, productive, innovative, creative or tech minded.

It's simply because that we have oil and gas.
And even our greatest oil digger does not have the capability to mine oil.
For most cases, they rent the oil field out and take commission.

Our economy is left nothing when the oil and gas are both mined out.

We need a new direction for our people.

We can't fight head to head with the People of Republic China in term of labour wages.
No matter how hardworking we are, there's still no way for us to fight in this manner.

We did well in semi-skilled and skilled worker.
At least a large portion of our population now is educated.
But it still can't hold the economy.

There's only one way we can lead, that's to transform whatever we generate from oil and gas today into technology innovation for future.

We have the potential to become the best tech player in South East Asia.

This sort of transformation doesn't only come politically.
It must be generated from the heart of every person.

If you're a lawyer today, you ask yourself what you can do to help tech industry.
If you're a doctor today, you ask yourself what you can do to improve the medical technology in our country.
If you're an engineer today, you ask yourself what innovation you can do.

You must force yourself to be a self learner.
You must explore the dark terrain of knowledge that you have never been before.
You must read, analyze and experiment to keep up with the world's pace.

We must forget about the different colors of skin that we have.
We must forget about the fact that we're praying to different god.

Because we're running out of time, we simply don't enjoy the luxury of complaining and rebelling our governments.

We should be the one that change the future.
We shouldn't point our fingers to people who made us this day.

Be hardworking, be self learning, be tech minded, be efficient, be knowledgeable.

Start learning today.