“True that good governance of the state will speak by itself from the tourists that visited our countries that kept saying how wonderful this old city is and well-preserved to the rakyat biasa yg menikmati secara apa yg di sediakan (the people who are used to enjoying what has been given),” he said in a recent Instagram post using his handle, @chefwan58.
Chef Wan’s post was accompanied by a 30-second video clip of a conversation he had with a Penang taxi driver, who told him that Penangites were “very happy” with the current state government.
Curious to know the taxi driver’s opinion of just how many Penangites were satisfied, Chef Wan suggested the figure “80%”, to which he received a rather surprising reply.
“Lebih (more),” the taxi driver told him. He said everyone was happy, and the city was much cleaner and better maintained than it had ever been under the previous administration.
The taxi driver added that he did not take into consideration religion or ethnicity when forming his opinion, only the ability of Penang’s leaders.
“These are very good people,” he said.
In his Instagram post, Chef Wan said that the people could evaluate for themselves what was going on in Penang.
“Rakyat sendiri hari ini boleh menilai segalanya what more all that filthy and sick game being staged up there!
“Only idiots and bad apples cannot see all this,” he said, adding that such people were peddling their own agendas.
“However if u are honest and just want to bring changes to this nation u will do it anyway.”
Chef Wan stressed he was not taking sides but only wanted to do what he could for the country.
“Saya sayang negara saya mau pun bangsa saya apa tah agama saya tetapi saya tak reti simpan dendam dan iri hati (I love my country, my race and my religion, but I do not want to hold grudges or be envious)….
“I just went to do what i need to do for my country despite others that refused to help me and put me down.”
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