COMMENT | "How are you?" is a tough question for me to answer. "How are you?" compels me to answer "I'm fine, thank you," when I know I'm not fine. It compels me to answer "Hey I'm good, thanks for asking," when the very opposite is true.

So I usually just divert that question with another question instead.

With the election date out, at least I can breathe a sigh of relief. The anticipation of GE14 has made Malaysians passionately edgy and politically charged, with everyone having strong opinions on both sides, not willing to be generous to those who are not on their side of politics.

Like any typical Malaysian, I talk about politics with friends at the 24-hour mamak stall. Friends know my stance on the elections, and my stance on #UndiRosak.

"Why can't the opposition just be honest? Just say, 'If you don't vote for Pakatan Harapan, you're a traitor'. No need to say, 'If you don't vote, you're a traitor'. Just say it outright that you're not happy with those who are not voting, or spoiling their votes, because they're not voting for your party," a friend of mine commented.

"That's where the real disgust is, the dishonesty, the double-speak, the lying and the emotional blackmail," I thought. But as much as we are disgusted by the rhetoric of politicians, we know BN never ceased to be the immediate enemy to our democracy.

At the same time, there should not be ambiguity when you're campaigning. Stop sending mixed signals with #UndiBaikBaik; just be clear, undi who? That's how you defeat voter apathy, give them reasons to vote, not compel them to vote just for the sake of voting...