Tourism In Malaysia?

Just came back from a business trip to Bangkok, Thailand...
It hasn't been very long since I was there, but..
A freaking lot has changed..
Their subway station and sky train is working really fine..
Their tourists are booming like crazy..
Whyyy....

We were once in a long time ago, very well ranked..
I subscribed to Forbes.. We were mentioned regularly there (not that regular, but once or twice in 2-3 issues)
Our economy, believe it or not (does not seem so real now) were on par with Korea and close to Singapore not that long ago....
Now, these two countries..., seem... well.... beyond our reach!!
What happened? Where did we go? Why did we stop?
Looking at the current situation.. If we do lose to Thailand economy wise, the country that always was not in our level (now closing in) I...I..I don't even know what to say....

We claim to be a great tourist destination, a place where all tourist from around the globe visits..
Bullshit..
Only people that don't travel a lot would believe in that loada crap..
I know what we lack... Honestly I do... I have been to Thailand on business trips more than enough times to find out what is wrong...
Let me start, from the not so important to the most important.. Here we go,

REASONS WHY MALAYSIA FAILS TO BE THE BEST TOURISM DESTINATION:
6) Maintenance
Our maintenance is bloody horrible.. Look at the current KLIA status..
It looks sooo old.., and the toilets are not that clean...
Our shopping complexes.. Very badly maintained... (again toilets)
Stations are very gross.. (I am speaking for the foreigners, I meet them a lot)
Mainly the toilets actually..
In Thailand, all toilets are more than usable.. They are bloody clean..
The subway is not at all dirty, you can see cleaners there all the time
This is quite important you know, the toilets... It is true..

5) Public Transport
YES, anyone knows that this will come... Haha.. No need much explanation here
I'll leave you to explain our public transport for yourselves..
In Thailand, the interchange is great.. No delays, not crowded..
Anywhere you look, left, right, forward or backward, there are at least 10 taxis around.. (or more)

4) Planning
Let me say it again Planning, well, we very much lack this..
The three main shopping complexes in Thailand (MBK, Siam Paragon, Central World) are all inter-linked to one another...
They may be rivals, but they all share a same goal, for a better tourist destination..
If you prefer to walk below, there are stalls and shops everywhere, even in between small alleys
It is crazy.. But look at the amount of people and tourists.. Well, it does not look that crazy anymore.. It is bloody hell well planned..
They know their goal, and they get to it.. Simple..

3) Piracy
Yes, the ISA may catch me for this.. But I don't care... Admit it people, and Mr the 'CLEAN' Janitor.. Admit it.. The only thing you actually cleaned has destroyed our economy in the tourists point of view..
Let me tell you.. We DO not develop major software in this country.. Our local music and film industry are negligible in the eyes of not only internationally, but even in our country, these industries do absolutely nothing for our economy..
So what do we have to gain from destroying piracy? Nothing.. More losses than gain..
It is dirty money, but if we don't use it, other countries will, like Thailand..
Foreigners call this place a software haven.. We were once there..
There IS a reason why no one touched this... Idiot
There IS a reason why the progress to clean this thing was always put aside
There IS a reason why it has been around all this while, not for you or for me... IDIOT!
Now we can never take back that rule.. Never again.. It is gone..
Singaporeans now, since chased away by our government, shifted from Johor to somewhere in Indonesia (can't remember where)

2) Snatch thieves
Yes, I have mentioned this before.. Well, it is a big issue.. I was contemplating whether to put this at number one, but I think number 1 is the worst, so here it lays at number two..
We cannot even protect our own people, well, how are we going to protect the tourists?
Doesn't mean that now there are no news in the paper about these thieves, it does not mean they are not working anymore..
The problem is, they target unsuspecting foreigners more than the locals.., assholes..
Not only are they making lives miserable, but they are tarnishing our name!!
It is true, believe it.. They are now getting way out of hand.. But nothing is done, and nothing is reported.. The media and government seem to play that we are still peaceful, and harmonious..
Bah, humbug..
Thailand, they have security and detectors for all entrances to transportation in subways and trains.. They also place them in all major shopping malls.. Now that is security, dammit..

1) Night Life
Again, dirty money..
But, hell, it works...
Our current Janitor boy (note that I put the word Janitor in capital letter, cos I am showing him respect) destroyed this... As in he destroyed the night life..
Take a look at KL.. (I won't get started with Johor) Shopping malls closes at 10 pm.. All of them..
(Sungei Wang way earlier) WHY? Pubs and clubs have a maximum till 2 am.... WHY?
Yes, this is bad, immoral way of earning cash.. Because this includes, selling alcohol and promoting people to walk around the street all night..
But please.. Do know that these Western people do not sleep, unless you make them.. And their water is alcohol.. Believe that..
Thailand markets closes way till past 3am.. (According to the taxi driver it all closes at 4am)
Don't get me started with the 'sin' way of earning money through alcohol..
In Thailand.. It is not even compulsory for an ID check for a drink..
Anywhere the tourists walk, 24/7, there is a place to drink alcohol..
(Tourists don't like Teh Tarik, puh-lease)
The westerners in my hotel in Bangkok, were asking the staff, "I want to go shopping now, where do I go?" at around 10 pm!
If it were Malaysia, "Oh sorry, everything is closed, please go back to your room to sleep and wake up early, maybe you can do shopping then"
We are at the losing end...
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..............Figures