Patriotism gone sick
Once, I have heard when I hear people complaining about the country I should be thankful for the fact that we have freedom of speech.
So what if when we are free to say anything, everything falls on deaf ears? Would that not defeat the purpose to even speak?
And if we were to only speak politically right stuff, who is defining “freedom” then?
The health ministry had gone loco. Or… at least, the pharmacy department of Hospital Melaka had gone into crisis. I say we deserve this plague.
Once, we have offered professional pharmaceutical services to other department who needs and appreciates, wholeheartedly and the Head of Pharmacy dismissed such efficiency by questioning, “who’s the boss?” and sent away these dedicated workers.
Now, other department demands our pharmacists to work extra hours. We could not cope, should we ask this outsider “Who’s my boss?”
We have Standard Operating Procedure booklets flying whereabouts in the government hospitals/clinics and suddenly the ministry allows the private clinics to operate outside the SOP. Mega controversy. Many questioned, nobody answered.
It all comes to and end, when an official letter is forwarded to the respective parties with an ending, “Saya yang menurut perintah”. (I shall follow orders) Regardless, whether it is humanly do-able or not, ethical or otherwise, nobody questions when these orders materializes onto paper and ink.
Because they say, “Saya yang menurut perintah“