WHAT'S SO GREAT, SO PROUD BEING A MALAYSIAN ATM VETERAN ?

Stoma Bag

I served 22 years, the BEST part of my life... for what ?!... I have become a nuisance to our authorities ... always sick every now and then, now that I'm old, at age 73... always wanting to claim this and that ... I'm beginning to lose heart - and pride calling myself a VETERAN... great meh ?!

Salary wise we were paid PEANUTS and have to serve 22 YEARS before they'd even give me a monthly PITTANCE OF A PENSION ... great meh ?! At night lying awake, I reminisce on my LIFE AS A SERVICEMAN....

It's THE GREATEST MISTAKE in my life ! I had to struggle, wait year by year FOR MORE THAT 20 GRUELLING YEARS before I could even draw a DECENT (?) MONTHLY PENSION OF RM 1,400... Tell me my dear BROS AND COMRADES AT ARMS, FELLOW VETERANS, SHOULD I BE PROUD ?...

With just RM 1,400 per month, to sustain me and my wife, DOES ANYONE AT ALL, THINK THIS IS SUFFICIENT?!! Both of us are into our 70s... and as OLD PEOPLE , often fall sick, now and then, we have NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PATRONISE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE WORD VETERAN, MUCH LESS HONOUR US !

Often we were ask to purchase our own medicine FIRST - CLAIM LATER ... and then what happen ? They'll make us fill in all kinds of forms, get so and so to sign this, sign that RUN ALL OVER THE CITY. I don't drive anymore, and I CAN'T KEEP ON SPENDING WHATEVER LITTLE MONEY I HAVE ON GRAB, TAXIS ..

I have no choice but to WALK, TAKE BUSES, TRAINS, WALK TO JHEV... JUST TO SUBMIT MY CLAIM FORM, FOR THEM TO TELL ME 1 WEEK LATER, THAT I NEED THE SIGNATURE OF SOME ONE IN HATTM, WANGSA MAJU !!... HAVE THEY NO PITY, RESPECT FOR US VETERANS. !

I AM NOW 73... A CANCER PATIENT, CARRYING A STOMA BAG FOR 2 YEARS NOW , AND NOW COUPLED WITH PARA STOMA HERNIA ! ... AND I HAVE TO RUN AROUND JUST TO GET A SIGNATURE FOR JHEV ?! ... BRO.. I COULD BE FOUND DEAD ALONG THE STREET OF KL... IN THE BUS... IN THE TRAIN...

JUST TO SUBMIT THE FORM WITH A SIGNATURE, JUST TO CLAIM BACK A FEW HUNDRED RM OF MY OWN MONEY.... WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS TO US VETERANS ??!!!... MAKING US LIKE FOOLS... Those days, I PROUDLY encouraged others to join the ATM... BUT NOT TODAY ANYMORE,....

SUCH SHABBY TREATMENT ... our top men also don't care two hoots... BETTER YOU VETERANS DON'T SURFACE BUT JUST DIE OFF QUIETLY... Proud to be VETERAN ?... NOT ANYMORE... LIVING LIKE BEGGARS, FOR ALL THE GOVERNMENT CARE ... This is my own PERSONAL feelings about my own situation today 4th Dec 2021... (Yours could be better....)

Rgds.

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PW2 TEOH B S.

Feb 1968 - Feb 1990.