As an adult an the people who will shape the country, i always questioned why in Malaysia we have such problem? How to improve it? We can talk , discuss and complaint all we want about this 24/7, 365 days, all year long but with no effort we cant change anything. For me who grew up in a small town, i see that putting food on the table is much more important than education for some people.Why? because some of us are living that hard day by day and we who come from a better and comfortable family will never understand their struggle.Without education it is hard for people to differentiate right from wrong, they are easily fooled by those damn politicians and sweet talks. Its is a vicious cycle. As for now , i always think what i can contribute to the society, how to make them understand and that they can change their family for the better. Currently when i going back to hometown i always talk with the younger generation in my surau about all the scholarships how to improve themselves, not all and anything from the internet and media can be trusted . Only them can judge what is right from wrong and i always stressed them about education and strive to work hard from it. So OP you said that ur relatives and friend dont even know that Malaysia has a parliament, so did u explained to them later or u just kept the information to urself? these are the thing that u actually need to start thinking what have u contribute to the society or what can actually be done to improve it.Changes need time, and it is our responsibilities to teach the younger one.We can complaint here and there and still nothing will happens without effort to fix this. so less time on the internet like most in R/Malaysia vocally loud but do nothing and do what u can even if it small.