Yet another oldie, “Leaving on a jet plane”, sung by Peter, Paul and Mary, reminds me of the planned trip by the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) to a hitherto undisclosed destination to supposedly study ‘the latest technology in agriculture and high-tech food production’.
In other words, these elected BN politicians will be taking this all-expenses-paid trip to ‘go agro’.
This sudden thirst for (technological) knowledge is indeed noteworthy especially when it involves a bunch of backbench BN politicians.
It is hoped that this two-week study trip would eventually enhance the agricultural sector in terms of productivity and its contribution to the overall economic growth of the country.
Farmers and cultivators across the country would surely be waiting for their return with bated breath. They may be looking forward to an advanced technique that relates to cross-breeding or cross-fertilisation.
Incidentally, the rakyat by now can be quite convinced that the timing of the trip, i.e. nearing the ‘tensed’ Sept. 16, is purely coincidental.
