CROSSING THE BORDER

From: Teck Bee Tan

If you cross the North Korean border illegally

You get 12 years hard labour.

If you cross the Iranian border illegally

You are detained indefinitely.

If you cross the Afghan! bor der illegally

You get shot.

If you cross the Saudi Arabian border illegally

You will be jailed.

If you cross the Chinese border illegally

You may never be heard again.

If you cross the Venezuelan border illegally

You will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed.

If you cross the Cuban border illegally

You will be thrown into political prison to rot.

If you cross the British border illegally

You will be arrested, prosecuted and sent to prison and deported

If you are an Indonesian and cross the Malaysian border illegally

You will get:

- My PR (Permanent Residence)

- A driving license

- Voting rights

- Job reservation

- Special privilege to be consider as a bumiputera

- Credit cards

- Subsidized rent or a loan to buy a house

- Free education

- Free healthcare

Oh Malaysia! What a great country!