GE13: Twitterjaya abuzz after dissolution of Parliament

By MICHELLE TAM and TASHNY SUKUMARAN

PETALING JAYA: Tweeters had much to say about Wednesday's much-anticipated dissolution of Parliament, which makes way for Malaysia's 13th general election. A large volume of tweets with related hashtags such as #GE13, #Najib and #Parliament were trending, leading netizen Saiful Adilin to tweet: Now every Malaysian in #GE13 mood. Many tweeters were sharing information, tips, or just plain celebrating. Incumbent Kota Belud MP, Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan tweeted, Starting today, there is no need to call me YB. Power has returned to the rakyat. May Allah bless our country Malaysia, which we love. Amin. Many tweeters expressed excitement over being able to exercise their right to vote, such as @PremaKalimuthu who tweeted, "Finally , the announcement is done..no ruling till next #GE13..excited because it's going to be my first time to vote..suspense." Others like host of Astro Supersport's Football Overload! Michelle Lee, tweeted: Parliament dissolved. Still can't vote. Didn't turn 21 in time to register #GE13. Artist-architect Hong Yi, noted for her unconventional works of art, tweeted: The parliament has dissolved! Malaysia, let's make wise choices! #GE13. Another tweeter, Aeefi Alghazali, urged netizens to come and fulfil our responsibility as rakyat Malaysia. Self-proclaimed Twitterjaya speaker', Aisehman, also reminded tweeters that, It's important to realise you're not only choosing your Parliamentary and state representatives, you're choosing the next Government, and added, Never mind how other people vote. The only thing that matters is how you vote and why. Think of others by all means but think for yourself. Tweeter @TypicalMsian also joked that the Malaysian 'word of the day' was 'bubar', Some tweeters were already looking towards the next big announcement the EC's special meeting, where it will decide on polls and nomination dates. @nikicheong tweeted "So, now that we can't harass Najib to #bubar, can we start harassing EC for dates? #GE13"

Others gave advice and shared their opinions on democracy. @bongkersz said "It is about getting things done. BN has its ways of doing, PR has its ideas how it should be done. And you get to decide which one you prefer." "Members of parliament are people's rep. They are representing our voice in parliament. Parliament dah bubar. It's the Rakyat's time to speak," said @amuse_gueule.