Flags Up, Flags Down

When talking about elections and posters, flags, banners, buntings, and whatever it is that people put up, it is OK for them to SPAM our place with those promotional stuff. Doesn't matter. Happens every time there is elections, isn't it? That was one of the grouses I have heard from people who prefer their communities clean from these things.

I agree.

After elections is over, those things must be removed.

So, this morning, as I was driving my kids out to school, I saw this guy taking down flags and banners....but only for a particular party only.

After dropping the kids off, I stopped and asked the person to please remove ALL flags and not just a particular party's flags.

His response was this 'Oh, itu bukan kita letak punya'. I was a little pissed off because if you are going to remove these flags, might as well remove the other flags as well, right? So, I told him that he should remove ALL flags.

But he explained that he wasn't instructed to do that. He was instructed to place the flags and then after the elections is over, to remove the flags that they have placed. That was his job. He is not authorized to touch any other stuff that other people have put up.

Oh, I see.

So I said 'Terima Kasih!'

At this point, this is still all over the place.

Especially this huge ass all-of-a-sudden-it-is-so-huge-and-it-is-in-your-face 'billboard'.

When are you going to get someone to remove that ah? Very eye sore la.

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