This compilation of Azly Rahman's articles about Malaysia before and after GE 12 in 2008 express what many have in their hearts - a strong sense of emotional distress. Azly's articulation of and approach of many important contemporary issues facing Malaysia. come from a series of unique perspectives, which I intellectaully admire and would personally find very difficult to articulate, as he has done superbly. Through his perceptions and meta-framing, Azly has been able to see straight though the symptoms and sandiwara that besets the country and take a brutally honest and sincere look at the root causes of the condition Malaysia is in today. This 'immersed' yet still objective approach has been able to tap into some of the colonial pre-merdeka, post 1969, and post-Mahathir era narratives. He has deciphered the sinister and destructive meanings that today run counter to the shared aspirations an evolved Malaysian society holds today. -- From the Foreword