I am a person who has never really liked to get involved in politics but I do feel that one must pay attention to the game as it does dictate the way we Malaysians live. I would just like to make a comment on the fact that Malaysians like to glorify the so-called 'elite educated'.

I do agree that we Malaysians do put the so-called Oxbridge and Ivy League scholars on a trophy pedestal. This has lead to the moulding of paradigms and mindsets of Malaysians. These so-called blue-blooded scholars are not just perceived as bright individuals, but somewhat as god-like figures.

Due to this train of thought, these elite scholars roam around town and gloat that they are the best, that they are miles in front of everybody else. And after this they sit amongst themselves, while sipping their glasses of Chardonnay and Shiraz, and ask each other why people hate them.

They often come back to the point that people are jealous of their achievements. I do agree that people get jealous as for most they can only dream of the places and opportunities these elite had access to.

But they also forgot that people hate them because they are also just darn right rude and arrogant. They look down at local grads and other overseas graduates and perceive people who are 'green- blooded' as stupid. Pardon me, but I thought a good education was supposed to teach one about values, ethics and above all, respect for people.

I did not study at such places of high calibre. Yes, I am overseas educated but I was educated at a place that was very far and distant from the shores of Europe and North America.

I work in the field of human resources and I know that a university degree does not help one perform. The academic ballot only opens the door for interviews and opportunities. At the end of the day, the individual has to perform.

I do not think today's senior managers and corporate leaders will let shoddy work slide past them just because a person was educated in at an elite WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) academic institution.

If that were the case, God help us all who didn't study at this 'elite club'. For Malaysian grads, that almost three-quarters of us.