I refer to the letter Emigrating to a better life by Arbibi Ashoy.

My sister was first to migrate to Australia in the early 90s and later sponsored my parents and my younger brother. My sister hated almost everything about Malaysia, from the institutionalised discrimination against the other races to the infamous red tape at government departments.

Knowing that my younger brother would not get a place in a local university (due to the so-called meritocracy system), my parents took the opportunity to migrate so that he would have a better chance of getting into a university there.

My elder brother, too, later moved to Australia after 20 frustrating years with the Malaysian government where his bumi junior staff became his bosses.

All of my family have become proud Australian citizen with no regrets.

As for me, I went to Australia, too, but failed to find any of the proverbial greener pastures there. I returned to Malaysia and eventually found a well-paying and secure job that I enjoy very much.

I have decided that the location of where one resides is not of utmost importance as long as one is happy with their living (earning) and working conditions. I am in my late 40s now and am not worried about my personal future or the politics in Malaysia.

My teenaged son (who was born in Australia) will have to decide where he wants to live once he reaches 18 years of age.

Hopefully by then, Malaysians would have become one bangsa and my son will not be in the same position as that of my sister and both my brothers.