Chanting Yes has a great point in that contributions to society can come in many forms, which many Malaysians and Asians in general are not aware of. The stereotype of every smart student going on to do medicine, law and engineering is very true, and unhealthy.

However, Chanting Yes is forgetting that the ability to contribute in alternative fields are independent of being denied the opportunity to contribute in a preferred field. Say what you want about the narrow-minded mentality of Malaysian students but it cannot be an excuse to deny a him the opportunity to pursue his dreams especially when he has proved his capability.

Chanting Yes is drawing a beautiful picture where citizens sacrifice for the country. Many would. Malaysia has been a great country but certain practices by the government is causing certain people to leave.

If Chanting Yes can distinguish between concepts of country and government, he or she may rethink the 'lesson' offered. I love my country, no doubt, but love for my country does not make me a 'yes-man' for obviously biased government policies.

And, justifying those policies by criticising those who don't agree (assuming things don't change) is quite illogical. Perhaps Chanting Yes can imagine himself having a PhD in physics and being asked to teach in primary school after years of preparing for high-level research. (Let's consider some extremes).

Primary school education is pretty damn important, no one will deny that, but being denied the opportunity do maximise your potential while someone else gets the same opportunity you were dreaming of with a lot less effort is kind of rotten, isn't it?

It happens a little too much, in case you didn't notice.