"Independent"

Growing up in a region where $500 a month is a good wage, a place where tycoons and sons of soil rule the economy, a place where the government forces you to be the fittest in order to survive; I totally believe that under capitalism man exploits man. I’m not born with golden key and I know that there are millions of people claiming the same thing. Why even the rich jackasses still declare themselves as poor in Malaysia? This is because the word “independent” in Malaysia is highly valued in the sense that it makes you feel proud of yourself as you make the money by yourself although your old ones finance your business, pay for your car, your education fees and your girlfriends’ shopping spree.