A Tale of A Summer Long Gone

The Middle Income Trap

2012-01-10T02:03:00.000-08:00

These are merely unbiased thoughts of myself and noone else's. Should you feel not comfortable reading it, you may very well leave this blog and never come back.

Don't know if anyone realised this, in Malaysia, the rich gets richer while the poor gets poorer, but what is even more dangerous is being trapped in the middle income. This "middle-income trap" in economic term is the biggest class in Malaysia where most citizens sweat and toil like a machine everyday and yet still have to pay off a huge house loan, car loan and some other smaller loans. (maybe like education loan etc..)

By simply raising our GDP as suggested by some beloved leader of the country is not going to help us change into a high-income nation. While the rich gets richer is has made the borders of being in the "high income group" go higher and higher, hence no matter how hard the middle income strive, unless they can earn more than the high-income group, they can never reach the high-income status.

Apart from that, you (in the middle-income group) can never be poor as well if the poor gets poorer as they drag the poverty line lower. Unless you intentionally fuck yourself financially, say like throwing all your cash into a huge bonfire, you are not going to be so poor that you cannot afford to have a meal a day! It's virtually impossible for this to happen in Malaysia! Ask yourself, honestly, when was the last time you hear any news saying someone died of hunger from poverty in Malaysia?

So, how can this work out, you might ask. This matter corelates with the productivity of our nation. But given the rich natural resources and the seemingly talented dear Malaysians, why are we having this kind of problem? Shouldn't we be having a sustainable productivity? The problem is pretty simple actually. Brain drain and also financial drain.

The brain drain starts with pure genius talents in Malaysia migrating elsewhere for a better prospect or any other reasonable reasons. (Of course eloping could also be one of them, trust me.) We've heard enough of this from even our own relatives and parents to know enough on the reason why Malaysians leave their own land for a greenerpasture elsewhere.

The financial drain in Malaysia can be divided into two accounts. First and foremost, our issatiable reliance on foreign workers. Foreign labours; cheap, lasting, easy to manipulate and dispose, government-supported for election reasons. With an influx of these foreign labours, the currency of our nation plummets so much because of the outflow of our currency which ended up offshore. IF our currency goes offshore but is re-invested back into our country, that would be a different story. Point-in-case, money going out, never come back, Ringgit devalues, we're fucked. So no you know why there are more and more Indons, Banglas, Nepalis, Myanmars and etc around Malaysia right? Clear? Good.

Another account of financial drain would be corruptions and I don't mean petty ones, happening in our country. Huge large sums of money meant for civilian welfare just go up and off in thin air through quick-schemes and contracts shared among the corrupted "brotherhood" created to milk the resources of our country and directly into their own pocket for good. And because the tracking of money would be more difficult hen transfered offshore, hence, don't expect the sum to appear in our nation's statistics as these corrupted money will end up being spent out of Malaysia. You can also see many little "middleman' company being set up (with the help of our beloved government, new laws have allowed some go-to companies to be set up with a minimal fee of RM2) JUST to help with the transaction of these contract and thus, earning commission from the transaction. The ambiguousity that appears from the company with a sole purpose of helping the ONE transaction could never be more pertainingly curious. Why do we need these kind of company in the first place? Why waste more public money on nonsensical spending?

As if that is not enough, let me quote a case. The Australian company LYNAS whom attained green lights from the ruling bloc of the government albeit huge protest from the opposition and civilians; is coming into our grounds to set up a manufacturing plant.

Let me brief out the impacts this company would cause. First off, roughly putting it, LYNAS is a company that produces radioactive parts meant for high-end technolgy, such like your handphones, computer and etc. The waste from these company are dumped into our soil, devaluing not only our land but also our health. Apart from treating our land like a dumpsite for their production, to add insult to injury, this company is let in and given tax-exemption for 12 years. The ruling bloc Barisan Nasional actually allowed this company to come into our land, pollute the grounds, killing the health of the lower and middle-incomers nearby, lowering living standards and as if that is not enough, they are given tax-exemption for UP TO 12 YEARS! What's wrong with the government??! And there you have this question, but as question lead to question, we shall ask, whta goodies did the ruling party receive already from these foreign countries that they in turn are getting such great contracts? This is where and how the rich and powerful gets richer and more powerful.

So, to make the income gap smaller, it's pretty simple. Stop the rich from getting richer from dirty deals and help the poor from getting poorer. Perhaps instead of killing the lower and middle income group, the high-income group can try investing into social welfare for a higher living standard in our country.

If all else is not working... well, we just need a new government.

Seksualiti Merdeka in Malaysia : Of Bad Politics and the Casuality That Comes With It.

2011-11-07T09:25:00.000-08:00

A quick read up in the Wikipedia and you will know what Seksualiti Merdeka is by every mean. Here's the link for you lazy bums.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seksualiti_Merdeka

"Seksualiti Merdeka features a programme of talks, forums, workshops, art, theatre and music performances, interactive installations, and film screenings, organised by a coalition of Malaysian NGOs, artists and individuals."

So please excuse me when I ask, how the F*** can someone say Seksualiti Merdeka is equivalent to a "Free sex festival" ?!

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/marina-mahathir-livid-over-free-sex-slur-on-seksualiti-merdeka/

The latter link reveals how national "propaganda" media highlighted Seksualiti Merdeka as. Perhaps, you know, they probably translated Seksualiti Merdeka directly.. I mean, of course, Merdeka in every means mean Free or Freedom if you may but how they hell did the idea Seksualiti Merdeka is an open orgy as described by these propagandas came about really baffles me.

Founded in 2008 by Pang Khee Teik and Jerome Kugan, things have been, in a way, rather smooth-sailing until this year, when news of Datuk Ambiga, Bersih 2.0's chairperson was involved in this year's LGBT's biggest moment in Malaysia. I mean, why now? This is infuriating as any blind men can see, this is a cheap political salvo fired just to garner more political milestone ahead of the General Election in Malaysia which is predicted to be taking place early next year.

With serious backing from the mostly Muslim NGOs and mainly the rabid-mouthpiece chairperson of Perkasa or rather known as the BN's loose canon, Datuk Ibrahim Ali, championing most of the (illegal) demonstrations against the organization and launching of Seksualiti Merdeka, it all seem to conspicuous and sudden to actually see all these rubbish being piled up and flung at the sexual independence programme.

And of course, not fleeing out of the limelight was the ever-resilient Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan, who, from the mouth of the horse (no offense, it's just an idiom) was quoted saying :

"You (national propaganda media, TV3) have been misleading the public, you have been calling this (Seksualiti Merdeka) a free sex festival. I challenge you to carry everything I say now or I assure you, you will be hearing from my lawyers on this issue,”

Picture from the courtesy of www.themalaysianinsider.com

Food for thought. The question here now is, most certainly "Why now?" Are you saying that all these years, since the beginning of Seksualiti Merdeka in 2008 till now, the cops have been unaware of this annual LGBT event? Does this mean that all these while, the police have been sleeping? And more importantly, is this programme doing any harm to anyone?

I think I probably read this from an article in the newspaper (Yes I do read newspaper from time to time!), most probably spoken by Pang himself while being interviewed :

"Talking about HIV will not spread it. Keeping quiet will."

Now, ain't that a quote of the century? Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not brushing or polishing up Pang's shoes, but as my friends know better, I do believe in the freedom to live and love as long as it doesn't harm anyone. It's like a religion altogether, only in a different context. (Don't start hating me, it's only an example.) This is as good as saying you can't practise your religion because MY religion thinks it's wrong! Now that's just pure phobia isn't it?

Fishy isn't it? Back when Datuk Marina Mahathir (Daughter of the former Malaysian premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammed) was chairing these event, I don't see no problem cropping up, at least, until Bersih 2.0 happened and the chairperson happened to be involved in the organizing of the Seksualiti Merdeka.

Ask thyself, don't you think this is pure payback by the Government to Datuk Ambiga for the successful Bersih 2.0, albeit all these self-praise of them (the Government) being "morally upright and just"? When only will the cries and plight of the silent minority, crushed by pressure created by the majority society's point of view of what is morally right and wrong in these modern times, shall be heard and attended to? We've been living too long in a closed-minded society that inadvertantly, while preaching the words of God, harmed the ones that was borned different.

My hearts to you guys out there, and to the four people detained and quizzed by the police; Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan, Pang Khee Teik, Irene Fernandez and Maria Chin Abdullah.

We shall remember the name.

Don't you just hate it?

2011-10-30T00:27:00.001-07:00

Last posted : July 24 2011

That was some time ago.. I believe I got lazy after awhile. Anyway, what I'm going to express today is deeply my own feelings towards certain people whom I find, as much as he is a friend to me, he is also a very lousy boyfriend to another girl.

I hate guys who.... well, have a girlfriend already, but would instantly go all out to help another girl. As much as the girlfriend doesn't mind but deep inside she is still a woman who wished her man would not be so EAGER to help another woman and neglect her feelings. The worst part would be, the guy denies that he have done anything wrong and said he had no choice because he "can't leave the girl in despair" as if without his help she will die. And don't think your friends aren't aware, you aren't only helping that one girl. ANY girls who approach you, you will end up helping them too.

Come on la, we all know your attitude when you meet another girl. I also know you are somewhat the attention-seeking kinda guy who always want to prove yourself in front of girls. That once I caught you faking was more than enough to make me revise everything you have ever said to me. As much as your girlfriend is bemused by your so-called "connection" at your hometown, you know.. all those "people behind you" who you can ask them to beat someone up anytime at the call of a phone, is starting to feel and sound lame.

Let me tell you, this is your biggest flaw. You are just a plain flower-hearted guy whom if given a chance, would cheat on your girlfriend ANYTIME. I really feel sorry for that girlfriend of his.

Oh well, there goes my ranting. Have a nice day y'all and Happy Halloween.

When I Was Small

2011-07-24T00:25:00.000-07:00

I was told that cactus actually could ward off evil spirits and wills. Funny ain't it how when you're small you'd believe in anything?
Back when I was a child I'm very much afraid of ghosts lurking around every dark corner I could see. Nightmares were abundant and the only person I'd turn to in the depths of my despair, my good old aunt who babysat me till I was like 10. Of course, she was the one who told me all these olden stories and tales about legendary folklore and beliefs that now helped me much in the development of my creativity. It doesn't take all the imagination in the world to be creative when you're a child. You just.. imagine.
Now, back to the cactus story. My aunt was the one who told me that cactus could ward off ghosts and spirits because of it's spikes.

How exactly, I didn't know. But one thing's for sure. I DID plant a cactus at the back of my house. It was a "Prickly Pear" (After Googling the name out, only did I know)

That's how a Prickly Pear looks like and is probably one of the most common ornament plant that people tend to plant outside of their house probably because of the lack of thorns and their beautiful flowers.

The thing about cactus, instead of its horny feature (excuse the pun) it is quite the spectacular plant as a nutrient for our body.

Excuse the Pun! And the disturbing picture here.

Cactus juice are known to be cooling agent for the heaty body and are really great nutrient for supple skin. (or at least, that's what people who are selling cactus juice are telling, I mean, they'd even say consuming cactus juice can make you live till 130 years old if they have to just to sell their products)

That would be all on this wonderful Sunday, have a great evening you all!

How did we end up being in a state like this?

2011-07-11T02:01:00.001-07:00

The recent crackdown on the Bersih rally has brought many Malaysians wrath to a par of level unknown. It really got us thinking, "Why is the government so afraid of the Bersih rally's call for a clean and fair election?" This is pure bullshit if you ask me. The government is actually opposing a call for clean and fair election.

All around the world, Malaysians have gathered in numbers under the name of Bersih irrespective of race, religion and age, to garner the spirit to ensure the citizens' message is sent clearly to His Majesty Tuanku Mizan, King of Malaysia. The Bersih's purpose of having that rally was to send a memorandum to His Majesty so as to call for a clean and fair election next year. But then again, how is this peaceful march being treated by hands of the government aka police and federal reserve units?

Note : Police were out of handcuffs. XD

I was also told that there was a Malay man distributing salt to all who took part in the Bersih rally. The salt was simply to neutralize the effect of the tear gas to avoid yourself from choking should you inhale it. The distributing wasn't the key to this story. It was the generosity of that man, because soon after distributing, he had left none for himself. This, may I make a stand now, is 1Malaysia. I've been busy reading #bersihstories in Twitter. It wasn't the rally that made us realised that we're are one. It is the little things that happened DURING the rally, where, we, Malaysians, are one.

Madam Annie Ooi, Malaysia's new heroine. She's 65-years old. tear-gassed 4 times, once hit with "blue chemical water canon" <-- in words of her daughter
Anne, from Setapak, took a bus ride down to KL, ALONE, in support of the rally. She was stopped 4 times, being asked her IC, and questioned by the police on why she's wearing yellow. "Why can't I wear yellow?" was her reply.
She didn't know what time the rally was scheduled to start, she didn't know where, she has no one with her; all she knew was to get down to KL, and stand for what she believes in. A true Malaysian story.

A quote by Madam Anne herself,

“Why do we have to feel so scared (and threatened) in our own home land… and by own countrymen?”

Sometimes, some things are just so pure, it makes you want to cry. Here's a video of our national anthem Negaraku being sung in Melbourne at the time of the rally.

Is this the 1Malaysia we so desire? Are we really living in Malaysia or Myanmar? The question "Why are we being bullied and threatened in our own land?" arises among many Malaysians lately. The public who are rallying in a peaceful demonstration are actually being beaten up! (Sorry, can't find more photos on police brutality at the moment, though I know I saw a bunch of them in FB, shall try to save them pictures when I do see them.)

And this is what our Home Minister's reaction towards this rally's call for fair and clean election. Home Minister Hishamuddin aka Kerishamuddin blatantly rejected any idea/speculation/suggestion/evidence/proofs/videos/images/etc of police brutality and promised to punish any media caught reporting "false" news about the Bersih coverage.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/home-ministry-to-punish-media-for-false-bersih-coverage/

How did we end up being in a state like this?

That out-of-this-world feeling?

2011-07-06T06:04:00.000-07:00

I had a very interesting read with Chris today. She's got the CLEO mag and apparently, since we haven't met for weeks, we kinda got a spot in the newly furnished Learning Point in school to chill. It was fun really, chatting with such a crazy girl whose boyfriend shares the same Christian name as I do.. (But I'm always way more awesome.)

Anyway, about that mag. Something caught her attention, and her attention caught my attention. Apparently, there were some rather "Explicit" questions being asked in the mag. One of them would be :

"Why does stimulation at the clitoris brings the out-of-this-world feeling?"

I was like... "Oooooh....*continues reading* aaahhhhhhh..... I see. "

Stimulating the clitoris? Reminds me of.... this.

Yeah.. That movie.. "Teeth". Don't know if you guys have watched it before, but it kinda gave me a good bit of laugh to see guys who try to force their way into this one particular girl eventually lose their bits with a chomp from where they least expect. :D

Anyway, back to the drawing board. It did suggest sex as a weekly prescription. A weekly sex seem to improve your love life a lot.
In the once in a month category, "Lock the door and pull the blinds. Have sex around the house the whole day. Only stop when you need to use the toilet or eat something."
LoLwut?! Haha. Okay, might try that some time later in life. :D

Last but not least, in the list of "Must do : Once in a lifetime" is.... *drumroll*

"SEX IN PUBLIC PLACES"

Awesome!!! Must do! Once in a lifetime! Okay.. quit it. By "Public" here it doesn't mean "in front of everyone." It literally meant "outside where you might get caught" but the thrill of it makes a couple do it I guess. *ponders*

Hurrr....... Imagine a scene where you're walking along a quiet road, then the bush on the roadside started to sway and moan. :D Happy times.

Ciao y'all! Have a great time out there ya! *pun not intended but if you insist, then play safe*

Where Did All My Creative Juices Have Gone To?

2011-06-29T14:06:00.000-07:00

Now that I have your attention, I used to be a crazy story writer and it has been, literally, ten million years since I last wrote a full complete story. Dropping by at the good old forum that I used to indulge myself in till the wee hours in the morning rambling on and on in the random Endless RP, I kinda came across my only three full stories, a complete set of them, each a series to the older; inside my gallery. It was rather.. reminiscing to see that I actually bothered getting my ass off from the lazy couch and when I do set my mind onto the story, all those ideas just flew in every second, like as if I have been at the place itself.

Well, now, I'm kinda skeptical about my ability to write again. Although I may have been better now (back then I was only 17 and my stories are already rate 5/5 by a few hundred users) but I find that I like the motivation and creativeness to actually bother writing off my fantasy, wording every bit of dream and hallucination into the Microsoft Words. Perhaps it's because I've grown out of the community that I used to be in, where many people just indulge into delicious fantasy and couldn't be bothered by the knicks and knacks of life.

Though, I still have no intentions of publishing/announcing where my stories are, and I would love to keep it that way. If you've found it, dibs on you, but I dare bet it's a long shot from trying as seeing those stories were posted in 2007, so.... go figure on which forum to find. In fact, the old forum made a great shift to a new server, hence, all the more, locations of this forum is lost. Anyway, I think most of you would feel.. awkward, reading my stories. Haha!

5.15am, and I'm still awake. Cheerio~

Clobbered, limping, scrawling. And how I still try to finish this walk of life.

2011-06-21T23:02:00.000-07:00

I know I can be darn revolting at times, from the way I behave, to the way I speak, but nonetheless it is what that makes me who I am now. And by who I am now, I am what they call I am, "flower heart" much. Haha!
Yes, so to say, you don't really get many people coming at you like a mad bull. And in my case, mad bulls. I am quite.. guilty of said charges as I try to untie the binds that hold me at the moment. I know I've been of a lesser being this past month due to some delusion on my part and what not, self-propelled idiocy that arises along with the occasion. And as the event passed, I just realised, I'm not even a grown adult yet at times and I have a lot more to learn and earn.
What of the path less chosen, I ask myself, and sometimes, I myself do want to try indulging into that road, the path where everyone tend to overlook, covered by the brushes and mellow grass, blurring the view as to where road lead to road, to a neverending curiosity.

Okay.. fine fine.. I sound so melodramatic that it's so boring and starting to kill your gut.

Anyway, onward with how I've been. I've been quite well, less agitated and trying to find more inner peace. Those late nights out have been quite a boon to my social circle as I met more and more new people who makes the night in Malacca go alive. Of course, these kinda thing took a bit of a toll on me as I have been deprived from a few hours of sleep lately, something of which I'm about to restore when I do have the time.
Flowers to pick? Well, I do fancy one right now, but apparently, that particular flower's lesser bud starts to rear its head at me. It was pleasant, but I try not to be who I am before at times, rolling the wheels just to please the crowd. The particular flower's response? Thus far, it has been good and at times, lukewarm. Wonder what the flower thinks right now. Haha!
Though many things happened, I think I burnt myself out this week, although it's only Wednesday today. I literally felt tired spiritually as I clobbered to get a hold of myself.

Yesterday I had a really enjoyable conversation with a friend of mine. He was totally hilarious when he said in Chinese "I kinda saw some of your posting in English. I really couldn't understand all the short forms that you are using in your FB!"
I was like... what? Hahahaha! I didn't write anything English using short forms for millenias already (apart from Twitter per se cause 140 letters is just to short) and even in SMSes so to speak. Never had that habit. So, my conclusion was, the words I wrote was too deep for Chinese educated students like him. Some of my friends too, have a hard time guessing what's in my mind when I post those vague nonsensical post.

Up in my mind next, I have a sore feeling of my past. Win some, lose some, but it was all those grime and goo that makes the gold glitter. No matter how much I hate my past as a teenager, stepping into young-adulthood has been an achievement for me as I endured every bit of crap life threw at me without mercy. I may be limping, but trust me, I will scrawl my way to the finish line if I have to. (Go #TeamScorpio ! Oh lawl!)
Anyways, adieu for now. Je suis un peu fatigue. Peut-etre je vais sieste pendant un certain temps.. Au revoir!

If they mean something...

2011-06-14T19:33:00.001-07:00

I've always believed my dreams meant something, good or bad alike. Yesterday's dream was pretty weird, if I may say so. It wasn't a nightmare, nor was it pleasant. I always trusted my inner conscious that appears mostly in my dream, and these dreams can be so vivid and real, and what not, at times, deja vu happens, like how my dream has potrayed something to be. But this time round, it's definitely something really different. I think something's messing with me.

Here's how the dream looks like.

I was in a yard of a abandoned building. It was dusty and brown and most of the building there are made of metal, resembling what I would like to think as an old refinery, factory or sorts. I have always known that I had a spiritual dog as my guide all these while. Not only do I feel it, apparently, some spiritual practitioners too told me they felt it's presence, a black dog. In my dream, apparently, there were a lot of dogs. A LOT OF THEM in the compound. And they were.. snarling, at me. This hasn't happened before. I never recalled any dogs ever snarled at me at that manner for years. They look angry, like, I've done something. I tried to calm them down, talk to them, but they wouldn't listen. And they started charging at me, one of them, a brown one, even attempted to bite me, twice. I felt it brush against my shin as I evaded it. And when I tried to hold it down, it tried to snap my fingers. Eventually I ran, not quickly, but just not to get myself surrounded by all of them. I don't see any black dogs, just some really big ones or middle-sized ones that is either brown in colour or a mixture of dark brown and white. I wasn't hurt in my dream, not at all. But what kept me wondering was, why did they attack me? And then, I woke up.

I guess I need to tend myself spiritually. Also, I had a bit of a depressing night yesterday. I guess I won't be going to KL the end of this month, and I waited all night for someone to call, only to know that person was already asleep.

This morning.. was once again stood up by someone... sigh.

Repeated Salvo Is No Salvo.

2011-06-12T21:58:00.000-07:00

You know, I'm getting tired of all these "Anwar sex scandal" issue being played over and over again over mainstream media. Can't the Government come up with something new to keep us entertained? It seems to me, they way all news are reported (free media and controlled media alike) people from BN seem to have more scandals to be dug up compared to BN's repeated (albeit overly used) salvo to "concentrate all firepower on Anwar". It's a smart move, arguably, knowing that Anwar is the head of the entire opposition, (namely a group that was formed by marriage-of-convenience) PR. No one, thus far, fulfills the needed and expected qualities to lead the entire opposition once he's gone. That includes CM Lim Guan Eng simply because of the "expected" rule. I mean, CM LGE is a really good leader, but his legacy to lead in Malaysia was doomed simply because he's "not of the majority race" although it was never listed in the Constitution that a Prime Minister should be a Malay and if he ever contest as a Prime Minister, he gets my best wishes and support.

Anyway, back to Anwar. It seems lately that he is playing Najib's game pretty well. He has adopted Najib's silent elegance over the issue knowing that harping and defending more onto the matter would only cause and bring about more problems for himself. Its like, we accidentally stepped onto a cow dung, we should know better than to step onto it repeatedly. But given the repeated "reminder" by the Umnoputra members, it seems the controlled media are trying hard to force Anwar dip his leg onto that piece of shit over and over again. Oh well, the conundrum..

If there is one message I'm trying to send to my readers, it's this. In the next general election, don't care or listen to who blows up a Mongolian with C4 or who had sex with his former aid. Vote for whom you think can provide a better future for us Malaysians in all aspects of life.

It's June Already?

2011-06-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

So, half a year has just swept by through the tunnel of time. Food for thought though, although chances are you might choke on this thought, but never mind. Here goes; What have you, as an individual, done for everyone around you, in this past half a year?

Jeng jeng jeng! Flashbacks after flashbacks on the goodies you try hard to think of to potray yourself as a nobleman suddenly come rushing into your mind? Haha. Godspeed and may you be blessed with whatever you do.

Anyway, onward to the funny.

Lately, there has been a price hike on the tariffs of the electricity bill. That's not very nice. I mean, the government can be so funny at times. I'll put on two paraphrases (not the exact speech/line, but they kinda bring about the same meaning anyway)

"We will not be raising the price of RON95 petrol because we don't want to burden the Rakyat"

AND THEN

"The Najib administration announced today it will raise electricity prices by an average 7.12 per cent from June 1 in an effort to trim its burgeoning subsidy bill."

Well now, that is so totally "IN-YOUR-FACE-SUCKER!" isn't it? I am even skeptical about the "75% of the domestic user will not be affected". I mean like, does this "75%" include those people who have NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY? Haha. Cause we all do know that there are a certain percentage of these people living in the rural area who has frequent cuts to electricity and water and probably have no access to these basic necessities at all.

Some times I really wonder if they had failed logic three million times over.

*queue "Inilah..... barisan kita...." *

And I dare not even write "yang ikhlas berjuang."
A great day and adieu readers, as onward we strive in this mad, mad world. :)

If They Not Be At It Already..

2011-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

Forgive me for the absence of posting nonsensical blogs for the entire month. I have been quite the busy man rushing to complete my Final Year Project part 1 during that period. It was quite the hectic procedure, considering I was given an entire 8 weeks to do it, but I kinda lazed off a bit (okay, a bit is an understatement) and kinda finished EVERYTHING during the last THREE days before submission date is due.

Anyway, onward to constant idiocy that has been plaguing us Malaysians lately. These few months, we have been reading craploads after craploads of racism bullshit on the tabloids and dailies, which prompt me to ask, Mr Najib, do you think your elegant silence will save your Putrajaya next General Election? Sorry to say this folks, but I have a high believe that there will not be an election this coming 11.11.11, as much as Najib loves the number eleven.. and makes me wonder... why does he love eleven that much? (Right you folks who understand what I mean, shush! Let's just keep it an inside joke.)

That pathetic big-mouth independent MP in the Parliament is totally turning our country into a comical fiasco. It often plays in my mind now; "What the bloody hell is wrong with these clowns ever since Najib took place as PM? Why are there so many loose canons and no one to douse the fire? What is the Home Minister and the Law Minister really doing?"

By god damn, all of them should be fired. If not through a rocket chute or with a gun, at least be fired from the post they are holding. Malaysians, in all right and sound mind, are getting tired of this rampant racist mudslinging fest conducted by our beloved Pasir Mas MP. That foul thing which hell spat back out doesn't really know that every word he said is going to power up the Opposition's arsenal during the next GE and being the cunning one Najib is, I'm sure he knows this but to garner the support of what he has left, he has to let that rabid mouthpiece of a loose canon to conduct his daily racist chants. To incite more hatred so as to win vote. Hey, how convenient! And some people actually bought it!

I'm just really thankful the other day when I saw some of my malay muslim friends condemning that largest governing malay party for being extremist of selfish and no ends. It's simply thanks to these crooks disguised as politicians who are committing a crime most foul : Creating tension, distrust, turmoil and unbalancing the harmony of our country.

My only hope right now? MCA would come to sense and pitch their weight onto the Pakatan Rakyat side. They should, by now, realised that UMNO is taking them for a joyride and the stop has come where they can be dumped and left to rot, seeing majority of the Chinese voters are already swinging towards the Democratic Action Party. And please, Dr Chua, by championing the students' right to government scholarship doesn't grant you amnesty from the public, simply because you bowed so low to those scumbags in Parliament that the public's perception of MCA is of equivalent to a running-dog of the Government where when Umno says "one", MCA wouldn't say "two".

It indeed is a mockery of the overused slogan "1Malaysia". Even by mentioning it here defiles my blog to no end. That slogan is a joke, or should I say, propaganda, overzealously used in anything and everything related to the government kononnya to promote racial unity. Like I once said in one of my previous post,

http://davidwoon.blogspot.com/2010/05/racial-polarisation-in-malaysia.html

RACIAL UNITY MY FOOT.

Stagnant Phase of Life.

2011-04-11T20:50:00.000-07:00

It has been quite the stagnant phase of my life. Nothing new emerged, neither did anything interesting came upon me. I'm pretty much awaiting for the 22nd, and truly hope the organizing committee can just pull it off well, cause if they don't they're gonna be the epic joke in the annals of history, considering there will be another bash in less than a week after theirs.

Masquerade, weirdos hide in different shades! Masquerade, hide your face so the world will never find you.

Oh how things flew by the last time we organized a Masquerade party in Eleven. For those who were there, thanks for coming. Hope it wasn't a bore. At least I knew I wasn't bored. XD

There are several things I would like to do/organize/create in MMU, but too bad, due to my idly self/time constraint/I couldn't be bothered/hassle in MMU system/not enough members/no funds/etc, things just get abandoned. For example, a softball club. I know a couple of people who are into it, but too bad, the degree of madness I have for softball and them is on a different scale, or world, to be exact.
Or we can have a coffee-lover club, where all we do is just have meetings that teaches people how to brew/drink/enjoy coffee, and all e ever do is drink caffeine. That would be awesome. And should we have any event, we'll get Starbucks as our sponsor! (No, I hate Coffee Bean! Apart from their "The Ultimate Extreme")
Haha~ Meh, was just joking on the last part~
Though, I've yet to see a drawing club, nor a DJ club in school, I mean, Cyber has them, why don't we? Simply because there are SEVERAL people who are in their senior years stalling such things from happening. I mean, get grad already!! Stop trying to be pretentious in front of freshies! And for the love of go0d, as a senior, stop being childish and spread negativity* (the asterisk includes all forms of negative actions from gossiping to slander) and start working your ass on helping juniors sincerely.

There goes ANOTHER rant by yours truly, and once again, if I ever stepped on anyone's toes virtually, I blame the coffee.. and the Internet. Thanks for reading. ^^

Of Qing Ming and Filial Piety.

2011-03-29T09:28:00.000-07:00

I got this strange reaction from a fellow MMUian when I told him about Qing Ming (All Souls Day). No doubt, he wasn't a Malaysian and knows nil about this festival observed by Buddhist people all over the world. (Maybe Bahai, Taoism and other religions too). It wasn't the most pleasant reaction I might say, as labeling something someone does from a religious point of view as "silly" is just plain rude. (Apart from hurting one another physically, emotionally and spiritually)

Nevertheless, I did my part and played my role in the family, (being forced) waking up as early as 7.30am on a SUNDAY to have some dimsum breakfast outside and we're off; my dad and I, to our ancestor's grave in Jelutong, Melaka, the largest cemetery in Malacca, if not Malaysia.

All along my journey from the roadside to the heart of the cemetery, (yes, we're in the middle) I noticed how there were many MANY people there, setting off fireworks, firecrackers, praying notwithstanding, but I never fail to realise this one thing. There were hardly any people of my age, nor to say younger, which is.. a little crest-falling to know that this age old tradition is slowly losing observance by the younger generation.

Call me old fashion, but things like these are reminders of what we are. Just that past week, we were in a Buddhist temple, praying to my paternal grandmother whose ashes were laid there to rest. In the midst of the hallway, three children were running around. Now you might think that children ALWAYS run around. What's new with that? The point being, these children in the pure naivety, is running around carefree in a site honouring the people long gone. A stark contrast of the gloomy atmosphere that envelopes many. (not THAT gloomy, but still..) It was a scene so pure and innocent, I would say, that brought me to think for a moment.

Then, the children were stopped by their mother, telling them not to run around less in case they knock something over. I reasoned with myself though, to let the children continue having fun, as this is what everything is all about. Having fun, no matter how solemn the situation is. This is how they are going to remember something, or an event so important in the annals of Chinese culture; honouring the dead. The only deterrent that supported the predicament I saw in Jelutong was the younger generations don't find any meaning in doing it anymore, or simply to say, they are not attracted to this kind of thing anymore. I always visit my ancestors without fail, simply because, our ancestors, dead or alive, are the only people who can bring our relatives far and apart all back together. Without them, I don't think I could be as close with my uncles, aunts or cousins. The only few times I get to see our family gathering, truly something amazing, considering how a dead person could bring together a large family in a SINGLE DAY.

All in all, I'm just going to remind you people out there, Qing Ming is really something that we should observe, continue and respect, be it for a cultural purpose or simply out of pure filial piety, it's the only thing LEFT that we could do for someone who is no longer here.

Untitled.

2011-03-20T21:15:00.000-07:00

Have this very weird dream today.. It's about me and a bunch of friend sealing a creature up within the old walls of Malacca, hiding it from the authorities. Running around like fugitives. Coordinating.. It's like we're a bunch of secret society agents. And I clearly remember who the members are. Haha.
Malacca looks so different in my dream. There are new structures and weird buildings. Overall, I'll give it a 5/5 weird dream as I never knew deep within me I have such Naruto-ish fantasy! XDDD

OMG.. I am going nuts.

It's a boring boring day.

2011-03-20T05:38:00.001-07:00

It's has been quite a moody day today. Been raining since afternoon, and it's still raining now. According to sources on the interweb, I should be dying of radioactivity soon. Yay me~

Anyway, nothing interesting has been up lately apart from me trying to look for people to sms to but my smses were never/seldom replied, assuming people are just too busy with their life to bother about me. Bleh!

Went to my uni's Open Day today, and well.. Some people, albeit being a senior, still behaves like a prick. Don't understand why does he insist on denying something that CAN'T be denied. Just gotta let that pass I guess, since it has nothing to do with me anyway.

I just need a cup of coffee, methinks.. Feeling so down and out today, unforeseen lethargy.. Haiz.

算了吧。。

2011-03-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

为什么我还会这样的？真的不明白。可是。。因该。。没事吧？都当他做朋友了，不觉得还会有问题吧？
一个月。。一个月了。。有时候会很想跟他聊一聊，可是都不懂有什么好聊了。哈哈。。我好笨。真的好笨。人家都已经有个新的了，我还要去看他来干嘛？做回朋友？希望我们还能吧。。

最精，我对一个人有好感，可是。。我都一次的告诉自己不要在发梦了。都觉得自己没有资格去追求人家。。说已，大卫，算了吧。

EFE : Export Furniture Exhibition. An eye opening experience.

2011-03-13T08:13:00.001-07:00

Okay, this might come bit late, but yeah, two weeks ago, I was at EFE aka Export Furniture Exhibition. It was quite an eye-opening experience, seeing new designs of not only furniture, but booths and stages as well. It was a really grand expo held in Serdang's biggest exhibition hall.

http://www.efe.net.my/

That be the official website. Being held from 3rd to the 7th, I was privileged enough to accompany my father to the gallery that was being conducted at the latest all-new venue at Malaysian Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), Asia's largest and most comprehensive showground and exposition facility.

If you noticed, as a member of the public, you are not quite allowed to enter until the 7th of March, but being accompanied by my father, I managed to get the slip, registering myself as a "Student trainee" in my dad's branch. :D

What captured me most is not only the sheer size of the exhibition ground, nor the number of companies pushing their sales. It was the unique and ubiquitous way the booths were designed. Simplicity that awes, grandness that silences, creativeness that captivates. Imagine all that in a single expo. You wouldn't have guessed that you were in Malaysia if you magically teleport yourself in there unsuspectingly.

The creativeness of this booth struck me at first as it was typically outstanding amongst the lesser booths beside. Using mere plasters, they managed to create such eloquent look to their booth within only a single month of preparation. Oh, and the best part was the insides.

Warm and all welcoming, the ambiance was just lovely and perfect. I felt quite at home with the lush carpet beneath my feet and the warm lights hovering over my head. And best of all, there was a kitchen/bar in the exhibition booth itself. Certainly the only of its kind to serve pretty little Hors d'oeuvres and mini cupcakes, along with drinks and many other refreshments. Mind you, I couldn't give you much photo evidence due to the fact that you aren't suppose to take any photo in the gallery itself. (Yes, I'm committing a crime. But as long as I don't reproduce their furniture design, I'm all fine and dandy.)

And then, black always seem to win me over ANYTIME. I was very much attracted to this one booth too that has quite a unique concept to its design. Spotted with a window-like design that allows the visitors to get and inside-view of their product, it has the bragging feel to it. It simply makes you stare inside, like you're looking into someone else's window and eventually, a set full of furniture.

And then, there's always the weird and wonderful. Simple, yet astonishingly supple and defined. Truly an eye opening experience. One that I would look forward to visiting again. And I've saved the best piece as the last too. For you Mac junkies out there, have a bite at this.

Cheerio! Till the next interesting article then. Thanks for reading.

The Hatchet Wounds Deeply, But How Willing Are We To Heal?

2011-03-01T22:04:00.000-08:00

It's not everyday you get a racist remark. And when you get it, two things strike you. One, the reaction. Two, the clever comeback. At least, that's how it is for me. To ration things out and ease the tension, or give them a smack in the mental conscious till they go black out. Often times, we come across conditions that allows us to use both options to make a sly and clever reaction to get the most out of everything.

Take situation A per se. I was selling some goods at the recent PC Fair. I approached this woman (who happens to be a Muslim Malay) to promote my goods. Surely, as customer, they are my "boss" and I should rain every compliment I could onto them. She was carrying her baby with, and right beside her was her old mother, wrinkles upon her face, reflecting every single experience and intelligence I can pick off her. I always have the utmost respect for the demure elderly, particularly this old lady and you shall see why. As usual, I threw every single information about my product at the young lady with the baby. She gave me her attention at least, so I thought, "Here's my chance to pitch a sale." Then, she gave indications that her HUSBAND is the real "boss" so, while we waited for the guy to come, I kept them company, complimenting her beautiful baby with big eyes. I said her baby have lovely big eyes. She snorted, saying "Of course my baby have beautiful eyes, unlike Chinese." That pricked me a little. See, I'm a pure Chinese but not your typical Chinese with small eyes. Hence I gave her a shot back, claiming that not all Chinese have small eyes, and took myself as an example. (And I swear my eyes was bigger than hers, and better cause I have double eyelids. =P) The instant she heard this, out came another racist statement.

"You, mata sepet la!" ("You, you have squinted eyes!")

Surely that made me a little angered, as you see, I've been known in my settlement as "The kid with big eyes" or "大眼仔" and what not, the racist sediment utter by her. Call me petty but I think it's stupid and ignorant of her to just shoot her mouth off without even using her brain to compare and realise that my EYES are bigger than hers in the first place. I think she kinda forgot that every stall in the PC Fair, regardless of what we're selling, is managed by Chinese people. (Malaysian economy is largely dominated and fueled by Malaysian Chinese people) And I let that slipped pass me.

BUT, there was a halt, as her elderly mother, the demure old lady, tapped me on my arm and said,

"Tak ada la. Ah boy ini hensem, mata besar cantik, orang pun sopan.." ("Not really. This young boy is handsome, with big beautiful eyes, and full of manners..")

I don't know about you, but I really felt like I could float with those comments. Haha!
The old lady smiled so sweetly and asked again,

"Ah boy, orang Cina? Cina tulen?" ("Are you Chinese? As in pure Chinese?")

"Ya mak cik. Cina tulen." ("Yes madam. Pure Chinese.")

I replied with full of confidence about my ancestors' background. She gave me a nod and smiled again, then proceeded to look at the products around. The young lady was already entertaining her baby who is starting to wail like a siren while waiting for her husband to approach.

At least, I knew, this old lady, despite her wrinkles and her age, was the wiser and the politer one compared to the post-independence generations whose brain has been muddled and politically brainwashed by idiots who only cared about their own well-being at the expense of his people.

And so I ask, the hatchet wounds deeply, but how willing are we to heal? Do we stay the same and let the pain linger on until it's infected by maggots and start to rot? Or do we apply medicines, cleanse and heal the wound and start all new again?

SQ much?

2011-02-20T08:03:00.000-08:00

So, let's see. How many of us here actually do understand their Spiritual Quotient (SQ)? Is it a thing that we use to measure how spiritual we are? Or, does it work like a sixth sense? Can we actually feel it? Haven't been scientifically proved, but I'd like to believe it does exist.

I'm going to skip the cliche of asking you the "Have you ever felt...." kind of question that investigates your senses. Most of these are what we call "perception". For example, the feeling of being followed, when actually in fact, there's no one there. We, as humans are always paranoid. It's only right to feel that way, but to what extend?

While it hasn't been as rampant as before, but my deja vu or I'd rather call "premonitions" are starting to come back again. Today, itself, one such event happened. I don't know the cause for it, but it just came to me today. Was it because I went emotional these few days, so emotional that it triggered my senses again?

I've had a few sessions with my friends regarding the supernatural. I'm not going to start convincing you all that it exist, the supernaturals, but with all due respect, I do think they do exist. In fact, such was the case I've always believed I'm being watched over by a black dog. I wouldn't know how to relate it to anything but I'd like to believe it has helped me out of lot of trouble. A friend of mine who sees "things" too, confirmed I have a lot of spiritual energy around me but most importantly, they are part of me, but not emitted from me. Can this explain why my affinity with dogs? I wouldn't know. I mean, how is it, I can just walk up to a dog and pet its head like we were close? And these dogs are strays for the matter. I myself too, cannot explain it in any biological term, but I must say it may be because of how attached I am spiritually to dogs. Probably was because of this one dog whom I've watched since pup, till it finally grew up, had pups itself, and finally, met an untimely death. Not forgetting the two dogs that used to roam at the car park outside my house that were always playful whenever I'm around; they too, met an untimely death. Then, there was the neighbour's dog that had already passed away, which I too, cared for. Oh, and not forgetting another black dog who too, met an untimely death. (Note : Those untimely death meant being shot by municipal workers) I can't help but felt attached to these five dogs. Somehow, I can feel their presence lingering about, with the whiff I often felt along my legs.

I too, can feel "things" lingering about at the edges of my view. Nothing too clear, but at least, I can feel the presence of these energy running around. But did they bother me? Nope. Not in the least bit. I mean, I stay quite near to a cemetery. These energies that I felt are nothing new. They do no harm to us. Perhaps, one fine day, I could open up the flows of my spiritual energy again, to maybe help my predictions. Oh yeah, I did several tarot reading a few years back, and most of them were very accurate. They say such things, like predicting the future, can make our life shorter, but meh.. I'm not really bothered about dying young. Just bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses. Sink me in the river at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song. *snicker*

An unofficial announcement.

2011-02-07T12:27:00.000-08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm officially going against the MMU mismanagement, hence most of my posts might incur some wrath of people who are just arguing for the sake of arguing although they know very well what my post meant exactly. So, to avoid this, any unnecessary comments shall be deleted without notice. I will most probably provide pictures too, as :

a. photo evidence
b. graphical description
c. a decoration for my blog post. :D

So, if you guys have any leaks on the current mismanagement of the MMU, anything lacking in the service or anything you would view as pure mangled justice, just drop me a PM in my facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/audesxerxes

Malaysians are just pretty great keyboard warriors aren't we?

2011-02-07T03:29:00.000-08:00

So, the death of a puppy struck the wrath of many many Malaysian netizen. I mean like, everywhere I go in the social webbie, there the video of the poor dog's demise is, sprawled all over the interweb, creating a bigger ruckus than a general election in Malaysia. Profiles after profiles are being targeted and headhunted by these keyboard warriors who chant blasphemy behind their plastic cannon and text ammunition. It's really nice to know there are people who cared, or do they?

Let me put it simply. How many of us are really willing to give up a seat for an old lady? I know I did. And I was in KL. The best part? Nobody else did, and someone blatantly threw his bag onto another seat, disregarding the millions around who needed it badly. It was quite a sense of accomplishment for me when the old lady thanked me and said she was very surprised with what I did and said these things seldom happen in KL. I only said "I am from Malacca" to her.

And to the million keyboard warriors out there, how many of you actually treat your pet well? You may, of course, treat your pet better than that unknown guy who killed the poor dog, but how many of you treat yours well enough? I've seen dogs being chained till bruise start to appear on their neck and furs being mangled by the leash due to negligence but of course, dare we sound such situation to the owner? I did, at least. And with that my conscience is clear.

How many of us treat strays nicely? That pooch that died in the video probably got more sympathy and attention because of its breed, but should a smelly stray come whelping into your doorsteps, how many of you do treat it like any other pets should be treated? I know I did. And the gratitude from the dog amuses me all the time, not forgetting the one time he did chase away some immigrants who were hiding at the porch of my house. No I didn't adopt the dog, yes it still lives outside my house, at my porch.

Putting two with two, animals nor humans alike, how many of us do really treat them nicely in the times of need? And most importantly, our parents themselves. The recent Chinese New Year rang my bell heavily, on how much my parents are indeed important to me. I have yet to watch the new Petronas CNY advert but I dare bet, when I do, I too would feel guilty and maybe shed a tear or two.

In conclusion, we are just great pretenders, including myself, as we wear our mask all the time. Ask thy conscience, how true are we with the walk we talk? Happy Chinese New Year, folks.

Hurr~ Boredom makes the mind go wild..

2011-01-18T18:10:00.000-08:00

This is really my first time being in the library THIS early in the morning. And DID YOU SEE THAT?!

You didn't? Try looking again.

Yeah, note to self, be in school early next time if you want to get a spot with a plug to power your laptop..

PS : And what the hell are those two guys in yellow doing in the library THAT early in the morning without any laptop??
PPS : Actually, they were chatting.. But for god's sake, even Din's Cafe is a better spot to sit and chat, not the library's top floor!

Flood~ Again~

2011-01-05T10:21:00.000-08:00

So.. it was raining like crap the other day. And once again, my area was flooded. Photo evidence to prove I am not lying. XD

Yes... so, what exactly are those dudes at the floodgate doing?

You do the maths. 2

2011-01-04T19:19:00.000-08:00

Just posting a little something to make a comparison of how our judiciary undertakes the law lightly.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325101/Arthur-Kent-sorry-brutal-puppy-attack-exposed-YouTube.html

The RSPCA have confirmed an investigation is ongoing. If convicted , he faces a lifetime ban on keeping animals, six months in prison and a fine of up to £20,000

Yes, now compare this penalty with the one that's imposed in Malaysia which I wrote in the previous post and you will get what I mean.

You do the maths.

2010-12-27T19:33:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since I last made a satirical and sarcastic post about pure lunacy of the society, so here comes one, brace thyself!

I accidentally read this one old article on the smuggling of pangolins or rather fondly known as tenggiling for the locals. I admit that I'm big fan of animals and reading materials like these really saddens me and it begs the question "Why does this happen in MALAYSIA AGAIN??"

Looking back at our animal smuggling history, Malaysia has been known as the hotspot for wildlife trading, the illegal ones. Heck, even the world's most notorious smuggler Anson Wong comes from Malaysia. We have a jungle of diverse animals and plants, but instead of treasuring it, we give them away for leafy greens which is not even green to begin with.

It's pretty simple, really, to understand the equation. First and foremost, look at how ridiculously low the penalty for smuggling wildlife in Malaysia is!! 5 months jail and RM2000 fine??! Who wouldn't kill for that?! Let's put the statistics on the board, even though my statistics failed me badly, but nontheless, if a math-idiot like me can understand it, how can the Government not?!

Let's just use the pangolin case as a drawing board. Poachers get RM50-RM95 per kilo of pangolin and an extra RM150 to RM180 for the scales. Juvenile pangolins are preferred in the market, fetching up to prices of RM2000 each. In Peninsular Malaysia, prices of live pangolins range from RM30 to RM330 per kilo, depending on season and location. These pangolins are then shipped frozen or live, with live being more valuable to countries that has demands for it, say, America, Thailand and China? A pangolin would usually weight from 3 kilo to 15.8 kilo. Let's just take the mean and put it at 10 kilo as an average.

Now, bear the variables in mind and put them into this equation. The biggest case involved with the seizure of a container lorry carrying 100 polystyrene boxes filled with 530 frozen pangolins. Two men were arrested in this case where each were sentenced to 6 months of jail and a fine of RM9000. So, put the average of all variables in. 530 frozen pangolin x 10 kilo x RM80 = RM 424 000 of profit and they were only fined like.. what? RM9000 each? RM9000 x 2 person = RM 18 000. Take the risk and versus the profit, now you tell me, who wouldn't kill for these kind of money?

Now, let's take the Malayan Tiger case. Jail time maxed out at 6 months (once again because that is the max.. stupid ain't it?) and a fine of RM 10 000 regardless of the number of tigers. And for the variables. Each tiger skin fetches RM 15 000 in the market. We have even yet to look at the price the tiger's tooth, claws, meat, bones and even the tiger's penis will bring in the market! Overall, an adult tiger can fetch a total of almost RM 100 000 just like that.

So.. now you see why Malaysia is such a bloody haven for wildlife smuggling? Simply because PERHILITAN, the Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara or in English, The Department of Wildlife and National Parks, is corrupted to the core. How can smuggling and illegal logging activities be done right under their noses? Like seriously? And also, this also calls for greater pressure to push for an amendment to our current law. Simply that, and you'll see a better future for all our generations to come.

Of Lèse majesté in Malaysia... though we don't have one anyway..

2010-12-05T20:48:00.000-08:00

Q : How often do you see placards stating "DAULAT TUANKU!" in a demo?
A : When it's being used against Pakatan Rakyat.

Why does it look so redundant that EVERYTIME there's a demo against the PR, there would be a placard literally screaming "LONG LIVE THE KING!". Don't get me wrong here, I love my King, YDPA Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, for he is one that stays above politics and religious zealots, a figure that shows fairness and just above all. But for some reason, I'd like to point out his subjects have undermined his names to no end.. okay, maybe at the political end. Take scene A, when MP Karpal Singh was misunderstood for "insulting a Sultan", out came a bunch of unruly hooligans under the name Barisan Nasional, trumpeting their "Daulat Tuanku" chants like no tomorrow when all MP Karpal Singh mentioned was even a Sultan can be subjected to the Federal Constitution and can be charged in court. Nothing is wrong there, in all context according to the Federal Constitution. BUT, by using the Sultan's name, perhaps these goons were hoping to get the media's attention and what not, the Sultan's.
NOW, scene B. GAPS - also known as Selangor Anti-Irregularity Federation, rallied against MP Anwar Ibrahim's call for the removal of "Ketuanan Melayu" which, in the first place, shouldn't even exist in Malaysia as no one is master to any, and no one is slave to any either. In fact, it didn't even exist in the first place, but this ideology was implanted into these goons' mind, with the constant chanting of "Daulat Tuanku" as a motto to bring more bloodthirst into their vein, or brain. I'm sorry to say this, but in all respect, every citizen here love our King as a fair and just leader, but stop misusing his name to create tension and pressure for political gain please? I'm not saying that the King should be displaced from his throne, but I'm saying that the King should be colour-blind to race and religion, as he should be. If they say "Ketuanan Agong" no one will give two shit about it, seriously, because we know, the King is the supreme ruler in this secular Government. Perhaps BN forgotten to tell their goons that, you know, the Parliament's decision can overwrite a King's decree, and the most the King could do is... delay it for 90 days, that is by not agreeing to the act that has been passed, and not signing for it. But regardless, in 90 days, the act still goes as if nothing had happened. So, back then, when BN was totally in charge, where was your "Daulat Tuanku!" slogan?
You know what's funny? Our Bad-Rude-Din (Badrul Hisham Badrudin) who backed the GAPS' move claimed that the low turnout for the protesters was due to many roads to the stadium has been blocked, with a approximate 500 supporters making it to the event that aims to submit a memorandum to our King alleging of misappropriation of funds by the currently PR controlled state government, and once again placards of "Daulat Tuanku!" are highly visible. MEANWHILE, the protest against the hike of water price in Selangor due to the Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd's decision come in throngs amounting to thousands, mostly carrying a flower as a symbol of peace; albeit most of the roads being blocked and guarded by the Federal Reserve Unit. And also, not forgetting the risk that these protesters faced against the FRU. (some were beaten up by the FRUs)
What I'm highlighting here is, if you have a poor turnout for your event, don't blame it on the roads, dude. If one is determined to protest, they will make their way into the event in a peaceful way. In fact, there's no need to play the King's name in your political game. It's downright disgusting and that's what I would like to call "Lèse majesté" for misusing the King's name, which is an insult, to your own political gain.

Logic Fail!

2010-12-04T20:17:00.000-08:00

It's downright idiocy, if not lunacy. The claim that the recent price hike for petrol was to cut back on annual subsidy by a whole RM1.2 billion. Now don't get me wrong, as an economist, I view it as a positive move to not spoon feed and babysit our nation, lulling them into thinking that our lives can go on like this forever, but what irks me about the hike was the way the money saved was spent.
Ever wondered why such hike would cause total chaos among the nation? It's because of the natural way we have been oppressed, duped, conned and cheated all these while by the people in charge. You claim to save RM1.2 billion from the price hike, then what? Build a no-good, stupid RM5 billion tower that doesn't even help our economy one bit? Claims that the mega tower would spur economy, by all honesty, is not a lie, but the real question here is BY HOW MUCH? Looking at the facts and figure, we already have more than enough empty lots around us to be fully utilised before building more nonsensical good-for-nothing building just to show "Malay Supremacy". No, no, no, I'm not being racist here, but the past comments used during the UMNO general assembly stated that "It will be a mega tower built amongst the sea of non-bumi land" and that is their goal and aim all these while? To show that, you know, "WE TOWER OVER YOU, FOOLS!"
I'm sorry to say this, but many have been lulled and drugged into believing this is going to empower our economic stand further, but of course, we're doomed since favouritism has been practised ever since the recorded time in our national history, (not forgetting the fact that our history is biased too) because chances are any contract revolving around the tower will be awarded, not openly tendered, to BN cronies. It's just that simple. And few years down the road, expect yourself to equip yourself with an umbrella and walk into a rainforest called the the 100 storey mega tower as we'll only find leaks here, there and everywhere, just like how these buildings built in Malaysia have been.
Our trust has been undermined and we no longer are being considered. If that dude really regard us as a nation and values our every concern and thought, take a look at the god damn poll that shows how many people are against your stupid 100 storey Jenga block. If you're so eager to build a legacy of your own, rule fairly and just, then no one would even complain.

Random Rant, again.

2010-12-03T08:44:00.000-08:00

As I read a column in the news paper today, I was quite sadden to agree that life nowadays are a-changing. No longer do we live in that simple world that I use to be, or at least I can proudly say I live to see the change in the world, the entry of the electronic media.
I don't know much about you guys out there, but my childhood memories are filled with bicycle rides, pebble throwing, hopscotch, shuttlecocks, badminton, spinning tops and a lot more us budak kampung would do. I don't really blame the changing of trend, I blame the consequences of such change, and while I'm at it, let me hit out some points that I find disgusting to the core.
Long ago, during my childhood days, we look forward to November the first if my memory serves me well. Well, it's a special day for us children to commemorate the National Children Day, where we get little goodies from our good old teacher, celebrated and played and enjoyed like no tomorrow. It was certainly one of the best days in schooling life. Along came chocolate biscuits, jellies, candies and chips, and all that for being a child. Life certainly was good back then. We also had competitions, decorations, parties and what not, fun.
What I do see now, is shame, SHAME I TELL YOU! For, no longer are Children Day being celebrated as it is meant to. No longer do children get to play like they use to. The simple life has become something so complex that even I as an adult now can barely understand. Where were the days where we played skipping ropes? Do children nowadays even know how to spin a traditional top? Are they capable of shooting bottle caps? (the metal ones, duh.. plastics are for sissies)
What I'm trying to say is, the Children Day is no longer a day where children experience fun, but more of a day where we are reminded of a Child's Right. No longer are they safe, or free to enjoy. No longer are there celebrations. It's just national level act on the Child's Right, which I think is WRONG! Who could imagine such a drastic change took place and ruined the childhood nowadays? Electronic medias are now the tops, the skipping ropes, the bicycles, the shuttlecocks, the badminton, the bottle caps, the hopscotch, the five stones and the ice cream sticks that I used to play back in the 90s. 20 years down the road, and a new saga is born. For better or for worse, no one is to tell. Rampant cases of abuse, torture and trafficking of children plagued the newspapers almost on a daily diet enough to make me feel sick. The beast in sheep's hide should be eliminated as soon and as swiftly as possible. 人诛 if not 天诛.

The JB Getaway.

2010-11-23T21:59:00.000-08:00

Here I am, stealing the chance to go online in this conveniently placed Starbucks right across my hotel in a busy afternoon. Not exactly the exciting trip as I expected, but nevertheless something to break away from the hectic days in Malacca. (Did I say hectic?)
Anyways, JB's quite cool, compared to little ole Malacca. Neat roads, tall buildings (god do I wish for these in Malacca, don't ask me why!) nice little malls for me to walk around on. If there was anything marring this little city, it's the number of beggars on the road and I mean ABLE-BODIED BEGGARS AS YOUNG AS TEENS sitting on the sidewalk and whatnot, the pedestrian bridge. Not my typical cup of tea, to give charitably to these people, all for a simple cause, they are just plain lazy bastards. I mean, you've got freaking working limbs and healthy and all! Go get your worth, stinking bastards. (Sorry, but I'm quite worked up)
It's quite saddening to see this one young Malay boy sitting on the pedestrian bridge and boy does he dress well as a beggar; jeans, red shirt emblazoned with the word "Quicksilver" and a punk-ish hairdo. It really makes one wonder if this boy REALLY is a beggar or just one plain lazy ass. Then there was the Chinese bespectacled ah pek and another Malay pak cik and the Indian Ah ne.. all able-bodied but share the same job that reaps sympathetic charity from the ever-charitable Malaysian society, if not with a tinge of generous Singaporeans swarming in from across the border. (I happen to be just beside the transit between M'sia and S'pore)

Now, enough of the ugly. Now, moving on to the wonderful.

CHRISTMAS IS NIGH!! Ahem... Yes, the Christmas spirit is in the air already. I wish a wish for a White Christmas. Can't help but help myself indulge into Starbucks' latest offering for this joyous season, PEPPERMINT MOCHA! <3 (Yes, I know it sounds oxymoronic but bear with me)
This year's Christmas list? Go caroling as I've always intended to do ever since three years ago but failed miserably every time. This time I'm quite the determined one to do it. Theme, black and white, preferably more of a white over black, to play along with the White Christmas. So, this 25th December, I'll be caroling in Dataran Pahlawan. Thus far, a few people seems interested to join my source of fun and madness, anymore takers?

*sips the said Starbucks peppermint mocha*

Ahhhh~

Surely you jest? Me? Not doing anything?

2010-10-06T18:18:00.001-07:00

Note : Ya know, if you hate people who whine and complain almost half the time, I can just tell you to stop reading here and go live in your happy and flowery world. No point getting offended by someone who has a more critical stand on the government's actions, right? I'd just say tits or gtfo.

Well now. I'm quite the upset being reading that someone says I'm all shouts and vents but not being proactive on my words into helping changing my dear country into a better place. Honestly? I think these people who are having a better life OUTSIDE of our country should just think twice before putting up a statement like that. Like, pot calling the kettle black? Happened three times already recently and it's saddening. First occasion would be my argument on reforms and the benefits society gets. The second would be my arguments on the liberalization on sexual orientation and gender.

Recently, I've just log heads with a fellow Malaysian now residing in Australia. I was told by him that all my venting on how the Government has been leaving out crucial things in society when making a reform. Take for example, Malacca itself. I'm quite sure many of you who have been to Malacca could see lots of development within the state itself in mere years, but then again, let me ask, who benefits from all these transformation of a small city into a world heritage? Are they, us, the citizen, or are they the Government themselves, earning revenues and praises from Malacca's "improved economy".

Although the development is good, but nothing comes without strings attached. Take the icons of Malacca, the river cruise, the revolving tower of Taming Sari and the soon-to-be-removed Eye of Malaysia. Do you think we, as Malaccans would even want to spend the money into riding any of these things? The only profit form these architectures and machinery would be the revenue it generates, for the Government, and what goes back into the citizen? Nothing. Nothing but continuous floods, dengue outbreak and corruption. Let me point out, dear readers, that in Australia, a dengue case only happens like, once in 60 years. So, to that guy who is in Australia now, I'm sure you're happy that I caught dengue do you? I mean, it was fun, letting them draw my blood endlessly everyday for monitoring and losing weight.

Surely now people would ask if Mr boy-genius here has any suggestions or solution to these matter, well of course I do. Flood is not something new in Malacca as we know it. And the worst part was, flooding happens more often in our town itself. Shouldn't our town, being a town itself, be equipped with more contingency plans? Oh! Right! Actually we do! The recent flood was caused by SOMEONE who didn't released the floodgates at the Malacca river and now HE wants to use public money to build an automated pump that pumps water out of the river in case of flashfloods. I'm like, dude! Just make sure there are automated orders instead of directive orders to open the flood gate in case of heavy rain or flood indications, that's more than enough! We don't need to spend another billion on a single pump! Save us the money and invest them into Malacca's public transport would ya?! Malacca has never gone any better by the way, spending power is still low, social ills are still about and rampant, corruptions are still aplenty, medical treatments are still pretty much backwater and services in various sectors are still poor. Now you tell me. So, what have I done? Oh, I'm only complaining. I did nothing really. I am just going to do what a small man like me can do, denying votes. Unlike some people who have left us here and couldn't even be bothered about casting votes.

Now, on to my second argument of liberalization of sexual orientation and gender. This is one sensitive topic to talk about honestly, as many people have differing opinions on this taboo, but regardless I think Malaysia should really grow up by now and be more sensitive towards this issue of gender and sexual orientation. Lately, one friend of mine was relieved from his work because it was found out he was gay. (Don't ask me how, but it happened) So, let me ask, what was his sin in this case? Did he steal? Did he hurt anyone? Does it matter what your orientations are while you're working?

Two guys were granted asylum in the UK for being gay last month. Yet, they were accused of abusing the law and going for greener pastures on the other side of the country and worst yet, these accusation come from fellow Malaysians. I guess this needs no further ranting from me right? I'm quite tired repeating this over and over again. Though I'd really like to see Marina's opinion on this. Surely she has a better and wiser opinion.

Then, allow me to point out a news that many people didn't know or read in the papers. A hermaphrodite, (for those who doesn't know what hermaphrodite means, go wiki it.) was constantly taunted and bullied in school. She (because her appearance resembles more of a girl) always have a hard time choosing between the gents and the ladies because entering either one would create more obscene taunts anyway.

So, what can be done about these problems? I'm just going to sulk here if you don't mind. I think the Government should have a law that forbids gender and sexual orientation discrimination. And even though we do have, there are not enough contexts to cover every single angle and are not taken seriously enough. Surely my friend there in the Europe can understand these liberty instead of accusing me for being a hell full of hatred? Come back to Malaysia, would you? And tell the world your orientation! We'll see how musical-basket your life would be right after that.

I'm just a man with opinions. I'm just a man who have been through many things that lots of people haven't been through, and trust me on that. I may have my own views and approach and if you don't like them, that's just too bad. I'm not apologizing for my thoughts and my push for justice on these people who were victimised daily. And surely I do hope my friend Carol (not her real name) would understand my outburst in her Facebook wall recently and would see things my way for awhile. I'm just a man.

Are we ready for that kind of relationship?

2010-10-04T06:18:00.000-07:00

Yes folks. Today's blog would be another one of my thought-provoking question on life and love. I just had quite a chat with a friend of mine. As outgoing as she seems, she ended up opening up to me all her pain that she was enduring all these while. (sounds so like me by the way..)
Apparently, my dear friend has been quite in the mud on how to deal with this one boy she was with. You know, those relationship-in-a-puddle-of-mud kinda thingy? Like, you don't know where this is heading. Like, you don't know what to do right now. Like, everything is just not the same anymore, not fun anymore. So we ask ourselves once again, are we ready for that kind of relationship?
She even told me about her ex, who is her best friend now. She did ask him this one peculiar and interesting question after their relationship fiasco. She asked, "Did you ever love another while we were together?" Pretty much of an innocent question isn't it? But, quite a heavy one too, seeing how she had totally guilt-trap this guy. Anyway, this was the guy's reply, "Yes, I did, but I didn't meet her at all because we were together."
Noble answer indeed, young man. And now for the second trap!
My friend asked again, "Did you do it out of responsibility or you didn't meet her because you have forgotten about her?" Now, this, is the final touch on the masterpiece. I find this one question truly truly thought-provoking. And, as it seems, this poor guy couldn't quite answer for awhile and he ended up saying, "I did it out of responsibility." But oh well, either way it's a die-die situation for him.. I mean, girls are good at guilt-trapping guys.
So here's the conclusion. You date a girl, and didn't meet another because of RESPONSIBILITY? So, what if someone did indeed cheat? Is he irresponsible? But saying that you've forget about the other girl would totally be lying wouldn't it? Haha.
Still, when questions like this arise, we ask ourselves once again, as I have mentioned before, are we ready for that kind of relationship? I seem to find the younger generation nowadays seem to take love easy, something which I don't quite approve. Just the other day, I've heard another friend asking an opinion on how to handle a partner who flirts with another person too much till it's unbecoming and uncomfortable. You can't blame someone for flirting can you? It's a kind of boost for their self-esteem to be admired and wanted, but a dose of jealousy is good too, and do let them know you are envy (NOT JEALOUS) of their actions because you think it's unhealthy for your relationships. Also, emotionally-wise, it makes them realise that they are wanted and eventually, leading to a sense of stability, reliance and protection.
Though, back to my ranting, I see people nowadays coupling like nobody's business. It's like, you can be with this girl AND another girl at the same time, thinking it's just a sheer game where you will continue winning as long as no one finds out. Isn't this just.... WRONG?! The kind of mentality embedded in our younger generations is just.. stupid, to say the least, if not irresponsible. Is he ready to be responsible for the outcome should anything untoward happens? Not forgetting the fact that humans nowadays have a more fragile mind that shatters like a glass with a simple blow of crushed relationship, and WHAM!! Commit suicide... again.
I guess this is as much as I would say now, knowing that some people actually bothered listening. Anyway, thanks for reading this little breath of mine.

I just wish I can sleep and pretend nothing had ever happened.

2010-09-30T21:12:00.001-07:00

In the words of Duffy, I guess I'm just reiterating her points again.

I've been confused, out of my mind lately
You think you're loving but you don't love me

So. Yes, I have been confused and crazy lately. Why did I ever felt this way again I don't really know. As soon as I realise that I have been dreaming, I am quite sad to say that, well, I've been hurt, by myself once again, for being naive. I can have the whole world, but everything means nothing I guess, if I I ain't got you.
You know those silly little feelings of you hanging between the balance of love and like is so depressive. You want to love but you can't. You want to like, but you felt remorseful over the idea. And you end up with a broken heart and lie in your bed, waiting for he day to end, hoping that someone would ask "How are you today?" and you'd really really love to reply "I have been missing you and want to see you badly." but you just can't because those words are so forbidden, so dangerous and risky to say as if you're putting your current status quo on the line, risking of losing a friendship (at least, what's left of it) the you cherish too much until it became love.

I guess.... Red and Blue just don't mix huh? Just going to remind myself not to live the teenage dream anymore.

Sedarlah, wahai manusia yang tengah aku kutuk ini~

2010-09-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

Aku sekarang memang amat berharap engkau akan berhenti merepek dekat depan orang lain sebab perangai kebudak-budakan, dengki, hasut dan fitnah engkau itu adalah amat memilu, memedih dan menyakitkan hati aku yang selama ini menganggapkan engkau sebagai kawan. Sampaikan hati perut anda menikam aku di belakang disebabkan anda tidak mendapat apa yang aku memperoleh dan semua ini adalah disebabkan perangai anda itu yang menakutkan orang ramai. Bertaubatlah wahai manusia jahil. Anda telah diingatkan supaya dilarang merepek!
Aku selama ini tidak pernah pun menyangka anda adalah makhluk sebegini. Perlukah anda berbuat demikian? Yakni tuhan yang maha esa akan membetulkan perangaimu itu (walaupun diriku tidak pernah percaya wujudnya "miracle" disebabkan bantuan tuhan selama ini.. ironiknya~ Hahahaha!)
Kalian, aku meminta maaf jikalau anda terasa tersinggung atas kata-kataku yang berat dan terpendam dihatiku selama dua hari ini. Biar aku meyakinkan para pembaca sekalian bahawa mesej ini hanyalah ditujukan kepada seseorang dan seorang sahaja malah aku amat sedih dan pilu dengan perbuatannya yang telah membelot kepercayaan yang telah aku menaruh ke atas dirinya. Aku tidak faham mengapalah manusia sebegini wujud di dunia ini.. Tidakkah anda puas dengan apa yang telah anda ada dan peroleh selama ini? Tidakkah anda puas dengan hidupmu yang senang-lenang berbanding dengan hidupku yang merana di tempat ini? Anda telah pun meninggalkan negara ini selama hampirnya dua tahun kalau aku tidak silap, namun anda masih tidak mampu meletakkan segala yang sudah pun anda tidak mungkin peroleh ke belakang hidup anda dan menuju ke arah depan hidupmu sekarang. Sedarlah, wahai manusia yang tengah aku kutuk ini.. Berbaloi ke perbuatan anda itu? Berbaloi ke perbuatan yang bak kata pepatah batu hasut? Biarlah hidup sepekarangan denganlah pepatah buang yang keruh, ambil yang jernih. Anda yakni akan menempuhi hidupmu dengan lebih keriangang dek hari.
Para pembaca sekalian~
Sekali lagi, aku ingin menyusun jari sepuluh aku ini tanda memohon maaf jikalau anda menyangka aku tengah mengutukmu. Biarlah siapa yang memakan cili, dialah yang terasa pedas. Kadangkala kita perlu juga menyuarakan pendapat kita walaupun perbuatan sedemikian akan mengeruhkan dahi sesetengah manusia, namun jikalau perbuatan sedemikian mampu menghasilkan lebih kebaikan daripada keburukan, yakni dalam hidup kita ini, kita tidak sekali pun akan menyalahkan diri kita dan menyesal suatu hari nanti sebab tidak berbuat sedemikian bila adanya masa.

Sekian, terima kasih.

- David

Misery

2010-09-20T11:25:00.001-07:00

Oh yeah
Oh yeah
So scared of breaking it
But you won't let it bend
And I wrote two hundred letters
I will never send
Sometimes these cut are so much
Deeper then they seem
You'd rather cover up
I'd rather let them bleed
So let me be
I'll set you free

I am in misery
There ain't nobody
Who can comfort me
Oh yeah
Why won't you answer me?
Your silence is slowly killing me
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna get you back

Your salty skin and how
It mixes in with mine
The way it feels to be
Completely intertwined
Not that I didn't care
It's that I didn't know
It's not what I didn't feel,
It's what I didn't show
So let me be
I'll set you free

I am in misery
There ain't nobody
Who can comfort me
Oh yeah
Why won't you answer me?
Your silence is slowly killing me
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna get you back

You say your faith is shaken
You may be mistaken
You keep me wide awake and
Waiting for the sun
I'm desperate and confused
So far away from you
I'm getting near
I don't care where I have to run

Why do you do what you do to me, yeah
Why won't you answer me, answer me yeah
Why do you do what you do to me yeah
Why won't you answer me, answer me yeah

I am in misery
There ain't nobody
Who can comfort me
Oh yeah
Why won't you answer me?
Your silence is slowly killing me
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna get you back

No money, no medical care.

2010-09-12T21:53:00.000-07:00

If it's not anger that channels my words, I wouldn't know what else does. Today, I was given the big runaround in Mahkota Medical Centre all for a blood test result which I already have the brightest idea of the outcome. It all started on that past Thursday where I was visiting the doctor to get a comment on my second blood test result. All in all I needed another one more blood test the next day to conclude if my illness is serious, though I do feel really healthy anyway. The doctor said to come on Friday which is a public holiday, again for a blood test. I asked if there were anyone around on that day and he said yes. Fine! I was told to head directly to the laboratory for the people there to get a sample of my blood. So, off I went on Friday (it was a public holiday) and there was like little to no people at all. I was clueless as to where to head to because there were no one in the laboratory at the moment. So I headed to the reception and was told by the receptionist to wait while they check my record. Then, I was told to pay up the administration fee.. which I settled with my medical card. But there was this one catch, I have no Guarantee Letter from my medical card supplier, meaning I have to wait for an entire hour just so they can fax one over to the hospital to confirm that I am a beneficiary of that medical card. Fine! So I waited. And got that done. Then I head to the lab to give them a sample of my blood. But hey, I was told I couldn't get my results today cause, well, it's a public holiday! And I have to wait until Monday (today) In my mind, my brain is already telling me, "Thank god I'm not in dire straits or I'll probably die first because it's a public holiday and this five star hospital has no doctor to analyze my blood sample."
Off I went today, to collect the result. Following what I was told, I headed for the clinic in that hospital to get my blood result. The receptionist was there, but she don't have my result! And she have to make several calls to locate my result. I was like, what the hell? You people aren't really organized.. Then, the nurse came and ask me what the problem is. I related to her that I'm here to get my blood result and she said "Where did you go that Friday?" I told her I went to the lab, as instructed by the doctor. And I was told this, "No no no! You should have went to the emergency ward, then they will take you to the lab to get the blood sample."
At this point, I was really really... annoyed, angered, displeased, and whatever semantics are available. Did she just hear what she say? I went to the lab as instructed by the doctor. She said I should go to the emergency ward, then they will bring me to the lab. I mean like, hello? And she bloody insisted that she did mention to go to the emergency ward. I'm like, NO, your doctor told me to go to the lab. Even the receptionist down there told me the same thing. And she is still insisting that she is right and I was wrong. That's it, really. I got so fed up at this point, I just said, "Great. Now you can't locate my blood result. What next?" And guess what? She said "GO register yourself and pay up the administration fee first." That's it. I just lost it. I went off just like that, without even taking my blood test result. Like, screw it. You call yourself a five star hospital but I feel so degenerated here. What a bunch of money-minded bastards..

Detour.

2010-09-12T07:32:00.000-07:00

I'm really sorry, fellow readers, for being lazy of late in my postings. Many interesting things happened, so the by. Anyway, what prompted this sudden urge to blog was my pretty extraordinary trip today to Kaz's house which is a supposed 1 hour drive away.
Today was a beautiful day. I'm serious. Lovely weather, cloudy and cool. Not too hot, the type I would love to laze in given the chance. I receive this one call at about 12pm from Kaz asking if I would like to go to his house today as Michelle (his girlfriend) is going there, so I could at the least hitch a trip along her side since I did promise Kaz of reviewing his drawer of clothes to help him style up a bit. The whole motive of being there was to study in the first place, but oh well..
Anyway, by 3 pm I was already at Michelle's place, getting ready to leave for Kaz's. We had quite a long chat on the way. From music to fashion and some really funny gossips. Twas quite enjoyable. Though that wasn't the whole highlight. The highlight of course, was... Michelle getting us erm... a detour.

So I asked, "Are you sure this is the way to Kaz's house?"

And she answered "Yes, of course. Kaz said to go straight all the way and when we hit the end, turn left."

Fine~ All cool and dandy. I mean, how difficult could it be to drive straight ALL THE WAY and turn left right? I think I did write ALL THE WAY right? Actually.. we weren't supposed to go ALL THE WAY.. We were supposed to turn left at a junction but Mich drove on.. which brought us to a new... horizon.. I was.. erm.. enlightened. I see trees are green... Red roses too.
Anyway, yes, in case you haven't notice, genius, we're lost. Like, waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy lost. Though it wasn't quite an ordeal. I find it rather amusing and entertaining. Michelle totally kept her cool like woah. (She was driving, by the way) I mean, how often can you get level-headed girls that could still drive calmly and laugh our asses off the entire journey? We were supposed to go to Kaz's house in Sungai Udang, but we ended up in Durian Tunggal, Tebong, Machap Baru, (see that photo at the top of my blog? Yeah, like that photo's taken in Machap Baru~) almost to Lendu then a right turn at the right junction brought us back to Alor Gajah and all the way back on track to Sungai Udang. Did I mention the trip took us a good 2 hours? We could have been in KL by then, but meh.. XD
So, the journey, which was supposed to be a 45 min to 1 hour drive turned into a big, like really big detour that took us 2 hours and countless gossips. It was fun, honestly, though I'm not too eager to do it again.
When we finally reached there (surprisingly, we did) we sat for a bit, then we had some satay which was really nice and saw some lame stage performance. Then it's back to town for us. Mich is still the driver. And guess what? We got lost again.. This time not too bad though. We ended up at UTeM main campus instead of the Ayer Keroh highway, but a small u-turn pretty much fixed everything. A little 10 more minutes and I'm here at home, at long last.

Of Black and White in the Week that Was.

2010-08-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

And now I'm going to tell you the tale of the forgotten Dark Knight.

*disc screech*

Haha. Got you didn't I?

Weee.... So, last week, I have been pretty busy with Chess Week and Chess Closed competition, not as a participant but as an organizer, so I guess dressing up real nice is something I find necessary to complete this event as an organizer? Haha.
Some of my friends thought I'm mad, to wear formal/half-formal for four freaking days. Well, like I always say, no harm dressing up once in awhile for someone or something eh? Does it really hurt to look nice?

Oh and so the by, I was all dressed up for another reason as well, PRESENTATION! Jeng jeng jeng~ One of those times where I can really show my talent in speaking and capturing people's attention just with words. Haha. I swear once I start speaking, everyone shuts up and listen and I love that kind of magic. Not that I'm bragging. XD

On the first day I was wearing formal black and white, to compliment the Giant Reversi, which is the highlight of our chess week. Haha!

On the second day, I wore all white. I seem to be glowing in this picture..

On the third day, I was in all black.

On Saturday's Chessed Closed, I was in Black and White again.

All in all, it's been a wonderful week dressing up and having fun in Black and White. Here's a shoutout to all my working committee, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST AND THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL MEMORY!

It's Been A Bitter Pill, But I'm Better Now. ^^

2010-08-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

Yes, if any of you have been keeping up with me, I suppose most of you do realise that I have been conned of my laptop, phone and some cash. I'm not too hardup about the materials that I have lost, but more of the contents of the laptop and the numbers that went missing along with the phone. It was quite a nightmare for me, (well, not really, but for the sake of looking like a damsel in distress, just play along with me aight?) I pretty much have two sleepless nights rolling on my bed at night die to utter boredome. I got my number back by the way, but much to my horror, that bastard used my number to con another friend of mine a Rm500. I was really surprised to know so many things can happen in one night. I didn't even have enough time to block my number. XD
Looking on the bright side, it's not like I lost everything. I pretty much spent his RM2000 on clothes, not forgetting the meals we had, the money he spent on other things too. So, my dear laptop costs about Rm 1800, after depreciation, and the RM400 something cash I lost to him, so all in all I didn't really lose everything. In fact, I recovered pretty quickly and I didn't even shed a tear because I know doing that would be pretty useless. Hehe.
I've been busying myself lately with my university's Chess Club. No, it's not like I'm a big geek or anything, but I find Chess Club to be the only club without politics, whereby we all are like one big happy family and I swear to the fates I do mean it. We've just finished one major event call Chess Week today and lemme tell you guys it was one of the best event I have ever been as an organizer. XD
The participation was great, the crowd wasn't as big but was bigger than what we expected, the members were cool despite some setbacks but we pulled it off and everyone was happy.
So, my friends in that particular event were quite caring as of my condition. The lost laptop, handphone and cash.. what not? Any given people would be sad, but I guess I have stayed above the clouds of emo to not let my setback cost everyone's day. So I pretty much smiled the entire time, to not let others lose hope. They were pretty much smothering me with words of comfort and I was like, "Guys, thanks. I feel alright. Don't worry about me. Now I feel like playing chess. Any taker?"
And immediately they knew, they knew that I'm not the kind of guy who endorses a sudden raincloud over a bright sunny day. I'm just more concerned about the amount of damage that bastard have caused to my dignity, friends and more importantly, my trust on other people. Yes, I admit, I'm more screwed now. I don't realy trust people anymore. Or maybe, that's just how I'm feeling right now. Who knows?
Last but not least, I am quite happy now. Haha. To know that someone wants to hug me. XD

It's been a bitter pill to swallow, but I'm better now!

Where are we heading now?

2010-08-05T11:58:00.000-07:00

Verily the idea of implementing a firewall on pornography website is going to make me sad. Malaysia is already currently under the talks of implementing what China did to its netizen, censoring pornography from the general public. Then, in today's local paper, I couldn't help but feel cryptic about an idiots suggestion to censor online games as well, making it sound like computer games are the root of all evil misdeed nowadays. Surely the ideas he pitched was good, but not reasonable. As in, how the hell do you want the Government to ban online games? Surely its implementable, but then again, to what extend? And how frustrated will we get if we can't even play games to release our tension? Like seriously?
Suppose, if you say students are playing truant, ending up in cybercafes instead of being in school, I don't think the video games are to be blamed. It's more likely the students who play truant who are to be blamed. I mean, addiction is one thing, but suppose if a student knows how to rationalise the problem, it wouldn't even be a problem in the first place. So, instead of blaming the games, how about a self-reflecting moment for the parents? I don't see me playing truant in school before because of video games, although I'm pretty much a hardcore gamer myself.
If there were anything to be censored in the internet, it's propaganda. Look at the bigger concern right now. Isn't fighting online terrorism one of our biggest problem now? Students from our country are being recruited into terrorism network, and plus the fact that the students targeted are mostly Muslim students in public university, this is indeed worrying to the core.
Then, instead of worrying about something as trivial as someone watching pornography, how about trying to curb rape and premarital sex amongst students? I still don't know why our country is still backward when it comes to sense and sensibility. I mean, can't we discuss about sex openly under the sun than to sweep it under the carpet when the question arise? Why are we shying ourselves from the fact that the youngsters nowadays are lacking the brains to think and have been using their dick to make decisions? I was most surprised when I learn of students from my former high school as young as 15 were already having sex with others about their age. And without protection too. I am definitely most impressed. How bold they are nowadays. Haha. Well, I can only say they are quite stupid and when things do get out of hands, Happy Father's Day to you kids. What is so hard implementing compulsory sex education in school? Some times, they are just too stupid..
Anyway, I'm a little tired now, forgive me for the lame rambling. I kinda have a feeling that my post here isn't quite as impressive and lack the uhm... firebrand that my posts always have. I promise a more juicy and awesome post next time.

Ciao.

Reality TV, not?

2010-07-26T22:23:00.000-07:00

So I'm into this whole idea of dancing and dancing and dancing lately. Couldn't get enough of it. And if that's not enough, apparently, whenever I drink coffee, I feel charitable, as in morally and physically charitable, not monetary-wise. (Yes, I'm still a cheap-skated bugger)
Kinda just watched So You Think You Can Dance? and it was really nice. Especially with one of my favourite stand-up comedian, Ellen DeGeneres as one of the jury. She's just so witty. Wish I could be more of a joker like she is. And this brings the question, why didn't Malaysia have such a great platform for budding dancers on national cable? Oh sure, we have lame-ass programme that promotes dances, but guess what? Nobody watches it. It's called Sehati Berdansa which is honestly, really lame. I don't intend to watch silly programmes bounded to religious rulings and culture bindings. When you dance, wear comfortable and good-looking clothes. I actually once saw the advert for this reality show on tele and guess what? I almost died seeing a couple dressed in clown attire, complete with make-up dancing. Wrapped up from head to toe, I'm seriously impressed that they didn't die from heatstroke.
Okay, before anyone start flaming me, yes, I know, we had "So You Think You Can Dance? (Malaysia)" back in 2007 and 2008. But what happened?
And what happened to "Malaysian Idol"?
WHY IS "AKADEMI FANTASIA" STILL GOING ON?! That's like one of the lamest untalented-show on earth. Those singers can't really sing! They croaked! I guess we all know the reason why these lame programmes are still going on while epics like "So You Think You Can Dance? (Malaysia)", "Malaysian Idol", "Project Runway Malaysia", "One In A Million", "I Wanna Be A Model", "Project Superstar", and god knows what happened to this one reality show that made quite the buzz, "The Firm", an alter-ego of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice".

Okay.. for some unrelated post, god forbid I might die from excessive caffeine intake from my habit of drinking coffee everyday. But at least coffee makes me feel and do good. Haha~

That's all for now. Keep an eye on my blog ya?

How about free hugs everyday?

2010-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:00

Yes, how about giving free hugs everyday to random people everyday to make at least someone happy everyday?
I would kinda love that, not only at the receiving end, but also on the giving end. lately, this one smack of spiritual wave hit me quite hard and I felt compelled to do something nice at least everyday, then I'd feel reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll good. Maybe it's the coffee.. Iono. But if coffee could make me feel good, worthy and happy every time I drink it, I'm sure as hell gonna drink at least a cup everyday.

Some time ago, there was this one guy in New York who decided to stand in the busy streets, offering nothing more than a free hug. You might think, "Hey, is this guy nuts? And what's the big deal? It's only a hug."
Truth being, this man has not only offer something so sincere that it comes from the bottom of the heart, he has also made life for someone seem more colourful for that particular day. Lemme ask you guys now, how many of you guys ever had a hug in the morning? Surely it felt good, didn't it?

So how about we do it in my campus? Haha. I would love to be the pioneer to extraordinary things like these. Mob flash, free hugs, free dancing classes.. Haha.
Any takers?

HOLLYWOOD! STOP REMAKING ASIAN ANIMES AND GAMES!!

2010-07-18T07:21:00.000-07:00

Like as if the high time ever-failing Dragonball and The Legend of Chun Li of Hollywood wasn't enough.. Here comes... AVATAR! THE LAST AIR-BENDER! And if that didn't quite blow you away, then upcoming, TEKKEN!

Look, it's not like I don't like these genres being brought to life by Hollywood, but at least, do it right. Let's see where they have gone wrong.

And as if those two blunder wasn't enough..

And now this?!

NO! HOLLYWOOD! NO MORE!!!! PLEASE!!!

If it's Asian, it's Asian! If you HAVE to remake it, use the original race of the cast! If it's an Asian, USE AN ASIAN! ASIANS AREN'T THAT UGLY!!
Oh dear... Thank god I haven't quite watched all of those movie save for The Legend of Chun Li.. Was watching that movie just for the sake of mocking it anyway.

Still, I call for a boycott of the two new movies. ><
Work with me people! Let them know that the anime coffer is not simply up for grabs.

The week that was... Certainly a busy one indeed.

2010-07-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

So, another week has passed and I have yet to write anything new. This is promising of me.. ==
Anyway, I had quite a week since the last. Monday started with a Chess Club HiCom meet at 9.30 pm right after the weekly chess practise that starts at 8 pm. Then I went home late because of after-hour meet.
Another meeting was conducted on Tuesday, along with an interview for MILE. Tuesday's meeting's about Chess Week which starts at 8pm and duly ended at 10pm with after-hour meet right after that too. Went back late again..
Wednesday morning, meeting on MMU Chess Closed, 10 am to 12 pm at the library. Then it's class and more after-hour meet.. Went home late again.
Thursday, was supposed to have a Chinese Chess Tournament meet, skipped it. 8pm to 10pm with definite after-hour meet again.
Friday, too, was supposed to have a International Chess Open meet, but apparently their director was kind enough to let me off the hook and once again I didn't attend any meet. And thank god for that I had more fun on Friday than I expected. Haha.
So yes, I've been busy lately, so sorry about the delays in my posting. Will try to update it more often this week.
Stay tuned!

ISA, The Last National Weapon In Case Any Political Firepower Failed.

2010-07-04T21:15:00.001-07:00

Lately in the news, I can't help but somewhat laugh at some really preposterous manner of the politicians. Note the "s" at the back, because many of them, mainly from the Government bloc, are behaving like asses.

Senator Wee, was threatened to be tried under ISA.. Wait, why am I saying "tried"? ISA doesn't try you. It's imposed on you. You get no trial, no testimony, just a cold, damp room, locked away from public to keep you out of nonsense.

The ISA, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Security_Act_%28Malaysia%29

Section 73(1) Internal Security Act 1960: "Any police officer may without warrant arrest and detain pending enquiries any person in respect of whom he has reason to believe that there are grounds which would justify his detention under section 8; and that he has acted or is about to act or is likely to act in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to maintenance of essential services therein or to the economic life thereof."

Section 8 ISA: Power to order detention or restriction of persons. "(i) If the Minister is satisfied that the detention of any person is necessary with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of Malaysia or any part thereof or to the maintenance of essential services therein or the economic life thereof, he may make an order (hereinafter referred to as a detention order) directing that that person be detained for any period not exceeding two years."

Section 8(1) theoretically restricts detention to a period not exceeding two years but this limit is readily circumvented because under Section 8(7), the duration of the detention order may be extended indefinitely in increments of up to two years The extension of the detention order may be made on the same grounds as those on which the original order was based or on different grounds. In delivering the judgment of the Court, Steve L.K. Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) in Kerajaan Malaysia & 2 Ors. v Nasharuddin bin Nasir (2003) 6 AMR 497 at page 506, ruled that the powers extended to the Home Minister are valid under the Malaysian Constitution. In addition, preventive detention is also now allowed by the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 and the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) has recently recommended that the ISA be repealed and replaced by new comprehensive legislation that, while taking a tough stand on threats to national security (including terrorism), does not violate basic human rights.

A detenu can make representations against his/her detention if an order of detention has been made against the detenu by the Minister under Section 8(1) of the ISA but under Section 73 however, the detenu seems to have no such right. Generally, the attitude of the Malaysian courts in respect of detention under Section 73 is that the courts have jurisdiction only in regard to any question on compliance with the procedural requirements of the ISA and they seldom grant any substantive rights to the detenu.

Article 151 of the Malaysian Constitution gives to any person detained without trial (under the special powers against subversion) certain administrative rights. By the terms of Article 151 the authority, on whose order a person is detained, shall, as soon as may be, inform the detainee of the grounds of detention and the allegations of fact on which the order is based. The detainee shall also be given an opportunity within three months, of making representations against the order to an Advisory Board . The Advisory Board as the name implies is not a court. Its determinations are also mere recommendations that the government is under no obligation to accept. It may also be handicapped in its deliberations by the discretionary power of the government to withhold facts, the disclosure of which would, in the executive’s opinion be against national interest.

Any person may be detained by the police for up to 60 days without trial for an act which allegedly threatens the security of the country or any part thereof. After 60 days, one may be further detained for a period of two years each, to be approved by the Minister of Home Affairs, thus permitting indefinite detention without trial. In 1989, the powers of the Minister under the legislation was made immune to judicial review by virtue of amendments to the Act, only allowing the courts to examine and review technical matters pertaining to the ISA arrest.

So, get the point now? ISA is used when you somehow are thought of to be threatening the securities of Malaysia. So, Senator Wee (from MCA, a coalition of the National Front, ruling party of the current Government), in fact, not only him, even Senator Ibrahim Ali (Independent, formerly a contender under the PAS ticket who later on abandoned the PAS ship and now is the senator for Pasir Mas) from the Independent Bloc is now currently in the news because some egoistic and brainless politician from the main Government Bloc kept the constant chanting of

"Dia patut dicuba di bawah ISA!
("He should be tried under ISA!")

I mean like, come on, grow up. From here, right now, from the stupid bickering, we can already see how this small time politicians are cashing in on the spotlight and trying to be overlords by invoking the usage of the decade old draconian law of ISA albeit it's still worthy of keeping. This tyrant often times keep this last resort as a measure to improve their ratings by playing the racial card and at the same time using the ISA card as a chain link. I don't know about some of you guys, but remember "Yugioh"?

"You activated my trap card!!"

So it's all pretty much a trap for politicians to step one other politicians' heads to climb higher.

Peace out for now.

Water... Water everywhere....

2010-07-01T09:28:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, my house was flooded.. again. Haha. Not really a big deal, not really a small one either.

This pic was taken somewhere outside at the street before turning into my house. Out in the street, it wasn't that deep.

Somewhere nearer to my home,

It's almost past my ankle. At the front of my home, it was like.. shin deep.

Yes, I managed to camwhore a bit.. Haha. Well, I took some a lot of photos but I'll spare you readers of the misery.

And the McDonald's that I bought that night for my supper.. ended up being my breakfast.. T_T

Underappreciation and bending it like Obama.

2010-06-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

Right. I know I've committed the mortal sin for not posting any new posts for more than a week, so a thousand apologies to those who bothered to check up on me. Thanks a million for being so patient. Truth be told, I was quite the busy man of late and deserved a nice break on the weekend. Away from stress, away from obligations and away from binds that hold. I've been quite the lucky bastard this weekend. Anyway, enough about me.

Onward to the daily grouses. Just today, I've read in an article in The Star, our local English paper, claiming that our National Laureate Datuk A. Samad Said wants to move his work over to New Zealand. That name strikes a familiar tone in us doesn't it? "The Dead Crow" and "Di Hadapan Pulau"? The guy with the "sexy beard" as my BM teacher said. The guy with his initials being A.S.S. ?
Okay.. okay.. jokes over. Anyway, this cool dude with long beard threatened to take his original work all the way to NZ where his work would certainly be more appreciated than here in Msia. If there's one thing about Malaysia, it's the lack of respect and recognition that artistes alike receive for the handiwork. Let's not look too far. Our beloved Yasmin Ahmad was never really appreciated by the Government until the day she died. Come on.. everyone knows that. Singers like Fish Leong (correct me if I'm wrong) and Michael Wong, better known as Guang Liang know, they KNOW that staying behind in Malaysia and living off the entertainment industry is not really and option. The Government failed to realised that stars like these are what makes us proud to be able to shine on international stage. Datuk Ahmad Samad Said's poems and stories have entertained us for decades yet, the Government turned a blind eye on his brilliant work, making it seemed like they were the least interested in artsy stuff like these. The Information, Communications and Culture Ministry should be held responsible for having such a stupid attitude. I dare bet they are gonna give an excuse and say there must be some communication misunderstanding and try to undo their mistakes, like they always do. Apparently, due attentions to artistes are heaved upon the wrong idol, one such with the bald head and stupid goatee, namely Mawi. Never a talented singer and was made popular through a lousy "idol-like" competition that almost nobody approves, called Akademi Fantasia. You know what a real Idol is? Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor and Daniel Lee. They are real idols who could sing in several languages without any problem. We don't need baldies that is tone-impaired to entertain us like a clown.
With that being said, I certainly do hope Datuk A. Samad Said's work will be given the due appreciation, especially on his literary works.

Apart from that, another stupid thing that have transpired over the week was, the stupid decision of buying a Persian cat by the Prime Minister himself. I know you're loaded. Everyone knows that. Even some dead Mongolian actress knows that, but let me remind you that adoption is certainly better than buying. But then again, that's not the real grouse I'm having here. The real grouse is, our PM aka Najib, playing it up with the buying of his cat. You know.. When Obama got a dog, similar press sensation was skewered into the nation, causing a pet-frenzy across USA. I think Najib is just flexing his political influence by buying a cat and then as if he bothered, asking the nation what to name it. It's like... the hell. It's your darn cat that you bought with RM650. You name it! Playing it up and asking the nation to name it as if you would care is stupidly lame for a political stunt. Call it copy cat, since you pretty much lay it down like Obama. Or maybe, call it SELCAT.. Iono. Have fun with your cat then. One thing's for sure, this little kitty's gonna be the centre of attraction for quite awhile and I'm quite sure watchdogs like RSPCA and PAWS will be waiting to pounce on any mistreatment the Persian should receive.

That's quite what I have in mind right now. A very good night dear readers. Ciao for now.

The Week That Passed.

2010-06-20T07:58:00.000-07:00

Revelations after revelations. It's been awhile now since I last felt human and little. Took the car for a snow wash today and was really relaxed as I watched the dragonflies zooming around on the open field while I waited for my car to be cleaned. Lately, there has been a lot of things bugging me that needs my immediate attention such as my course registration and the such but I will be skipping those and prolly spare you people of my boring predicaments.
Just the other day, I promised Raphael to help him with promoting his mini theater, Jubilee Cabaret, featuring colourful and lively cabaret dances coagulated along with Malaysian cultural dances and song and not forgetting our Malacca's own baba nonya dances, songs and a lot more. So it's generally a whole new refreshing thing for me when I first watched it. Things of course got better as time goes by because they will often times slot in new performances and kick out the old such as Chinese New Year specials to keep things in time and fresh. Certainly a must watch for people who enjoys a good time on vibrant and happy performances. Little nonyas in kebaya, seronok sekali. Hahaha~

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulng82/sets/72157623178302718/

An Indian dance as performed in the Jubilee Cabaret. Certainly very VERY entertaining.

Now, back to topic. As I was saying, I promised to help Raphael in promoting Jubilee, so I met him one afternoon to accompany him around town, visiting hotels after hotels to ask if they would allow us to place Jubilee pamphlets on their counter/tourist info section/etc.. Mind you, it's quality paper Raphael ordered for the printing of these pamphlet. Not some cheap thin material that people use to stick adverts on your windscreen. Glossed finish, thick quality paper. Certainly it's not too "low-class" to be displayed on a counter of a hotel right?
Of course, since we're asking for other people's help, you gotta expect the worst to come. We stepped into this little hotel called Malacca Straits Hotel. The receptionist was a guy and he was quite the pleasant man to talk to as he was really REALLY polite, like how hospitality services should be. We asked to see their Public Relation Officer to tell of our request and the man kindly nodded and told us to wait for a minute on the cushion. As much as the interior decor was a total overhaul, I cannot help but smell of a very familiar smell. You wanna know what that is? Sterilizer. The Malacca Straits Hotel used to be a hospital. Many may not know of this but us Malaccans know better. It certainly was funny when someone once called my dad and ask if he had stayed in that hotel before cause, my dad was admitted to that hospital and stayed in that building before it was turned into a hotel.
And 5 minutes later, this lady in headscarf came out from the room she was in and mind you she did not even greet us. (Talk about Public Relations Officer.. pfft~)
This rude lady certainly left us with a very bad impression of the management. She was bossy and was not even compromising. As we pitched our idea, she asked what's in it for them (the hotel). We said that we will be issuing two complimentary tickets for them to see the show so as to better understand the show and hence, be able to explain to the guest or our potential customers. The following reply was the most shocking and in fact, the worst you could explain from a PR officer.

"Apa? Dua tiket saja? Lepas tu? Bukan tiap-tiap bulan bagi?"

("What? Only two tickets? What about after that? You're not giving us tickets every month?")

I was certainly shocked! SHOCKED I say! The ticket was a COMPLIMENTARY, meaning we are already incurring loses to invite you to see the show and you DEMAND more?! One word to sum it up, greed. What a tard! She actually wanted more! I mean, we're only borrowing a 20cm x 10cm x 7cm spot on your precious little tourist information board to put some pamphlets and you wanted more?! Plus, you're only a freaking PR. And all the more because you're a PR, shouldn't you be more gracious on your choice of words?! The only salvation the hotel has I dare bet, was the receptionist. It's a tiny little hotel that charges a hand and a leg for a room BUT albeit the pricing, I saw a contingent of cyclist who's contesting in SUKMA (Sukan Malaysia) staying there. Does the Government has so much money to pamper these athletes that aren't even promising in the first place? I swear they are not promising because of a personal incident I had with a customer of this very hotel (A car signaled late and just blindly turned into the hotel compound without noticing this poor guy on motorbike, who happens to be yours truly, was right beside him and clashed into me.) and these cyclists have to butt their nose into our argument, ganging up on the Chinese guy (which is me) and end up being reprimanded by their coach for being busybodies. They lack the brain and logic while arguing (They claimed I was speeding and overtaking a car from the left. For god's sake, a motorcycle's lane is on the freaking left side of the road! And the fact that I was still sitting on my motorbike while the accident happen proves that I was riding within a safe speed or I would end up some meters away, implanting myself face-first on the tarred road during the collision. >< ) and also the courtesy on the choice of words. I swear I didn't even use any vulgar while arguing and all the while they kept spewing words like "fuck", "butto" meaning ass and the such, inclusive of racial sediments.

And so that quite summed up my boring days on the week that passed. My arm was left with a really big ugly bruise but thank god, nothing permanent and I am alright. That'd be my ranting for this moment. Thanks for reading. Ask me out for tea sometimes okay, for those who stay in Malacca, and for those who are going to be in Malacca, ask me out for tea too~ Follow me on my Facebook if you guys are interested in looking up for me. I'll bring you to places in Malacca where they are under the tourist radar yet charming altogether. Good food, beautiful beaches, breath-taking mountain view, you name it. Haha.

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Cheerio!

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A filler for now. Long Hair!

2010-06-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

So I have been talking about other stuffs so often, I've quite forgotten to talk about myself of late. How silly.
I'm currently considering a change of hairstyle; a shorter one maybe? But pretty much reluctant at the same time cause I love my hair when it's long. It's almost like Hugh Jackman yo.

There we go, no joke. LoL~ Check my older photos of me with slightly longer hair in facebook if you want. X3

Of course, that would be me if I don't change my hairstyle and leave it long in accordance with time. But what if I change my style by a little, parting in the mid to look like this?

He Jun Xiang.... smexy hair.. Gah~

Well, many would be wagging their tails by now, I'm quite sure. Seriously though, my hair curls at semi long lengths. Hence it's not too wavy and is at just the right volume to boot.

And now.. to drink more hair growth tonic.. Haha. Ciao people. Until next time.

When the society defashionize...

2010-06-08T22:46:00.000-07:00

Right now, I'm sipping and paying my daily homage to the great Java. Blended to smooth perfection, the roasted taste is just.. ecstasy. Sitting here inside Starbucks, it instantly reminds me of Joanne Loke's blog. The thoughtful thought of a young lady who pretty much provoked my thought and got me thinking. Right.. I'm just being random.. Blame the coffee.
So, many would be wondering what am I doing here instead of being in class. Well, arguably, one has to take time to chill off after a few hectic weeks of planning and gathering. I've been so up and about that I haven't even have time to actually enjoy my semester break albeit it's no longer semester break anymore.
Well, at this wonderful afternoon, I pretty much took a tour around Dataran Pahlawan's West Concourse, keeping a mindful eye and limited glances all the while checking out society and it's behaviour. I'm quite the curious one when it comes to human behaviour and also the snarky one when it comes to criticizing it.
So, here's what I noticed. Kids nowadays, (Mind you, anyone younger than me I deem them as kids. I'm 21 anyway.) have quite the poorest sense of fashion. I'm quite sure some do, but on a general populous, it seems like the younger generations are moving in onto a weirder and weirder sense of fashion which I pretty much disapprove although my little opinion may not matter. As the school holiday breaks, many can be seen loitering about in this shopping complex. Quite the scene, really, to see so many people on a Wednesday morning yet Starbucks remains as lonely as ever. Don't think kids enjoy coffee on the same level as most of us adults do.
Now, to shoot my point, I noticed that the younger generations have a great liking to wearing sunglasses in shopping complex. I admit that I'm guilty of that too, but only once and that was because I was doing a photoshoot in this very same complex, yet, may I ask a question now.. Is it really THAT bright and sunny inside a shopping complex that you have to wear AVIATOR sunglasses? I mean.. if you are some celebrities stuck in a scandal, I can understand that but for real?
Here and right now I would like to coin the word "DEFASHIONIZING" out of frustration. It simply isn't because of a slanted perspective of me in the fashion industry. It simply isn't because of solely my opinion that the younger generations are fashionably numb BUT it's out of sheer anger at how fashion has been tainted by these retards. Imagine a group of scrawny kids dressed in tube jeans, tight canvas shoes, tees with obscenity or some controversial message that makes absolutely no sense scribbled on it, ridiculously gelled hair and aviator glasses stuck on their face but slides down their nose almost half the time. And I do mean a GROUP of them, dressed in the same way, only with a different tee. It's really a plain sore to the eye and believe me, this kind of fashion can only be seen on certain people of certain race. I'm sorry to say this, but it's the hard truth that everyone has to swallow.
That's not the end. Let me move into the other race. Chinese boys nowadays too, can be spotted wearing short pants and plain tee. I mean, yeah maybe it looks alright, but with a handbag? And it's not only one of them, but a bunch of them together, parading around with their LV bag.. OH MAI GOD~ LV BAG! God knows if it's even a fake. It doesn't stop here. Most can be caught guilty of wearing glasses frame and I do mean only the frame. Pray the lord I was able to convince one of my friend to not wear it because it only makes him look "Ah Dai" (meaning "nerdy") and it's such a liability on his looks. White skin, slim face, but with a nerdy frame on.. =_= And don't get me started on the girls. It would have been endless, so I'm skipping that for now.
Indians, on a national scale, well, I kinda noticed that their sense of fashion has not changed since the past decade. I don't know if it's because of Samy Vellu's continuous presidency (sorry, couldn't resist.) or they are quite comfortable with the way they are. Indians here will dress almost casually. A simple jeans and a simple tee and that's it. Maybe a gelled or dyed hair at the most. Simple yet acceptable and that's how it should have been if one wants to look normal. They don't quite get in the scene when it comes to fashion.

So.. right now, I'm still sipping and paying my daily homage to the great Java... and I'm loving it. Peace out people.

Reiterating the Points.

2010-06-04T00:40:00.000-07:00

To reiterate my point of our Government getting their priorities really wrong, once again, allow me to point out yet another disappointing news that has befallen onto our nation.
The Government has recently announced the motion to slash subsidies off from our daily necessities. It is a motion that receives mixed emotions with some lauding the move while others cringed so much at it, it almost look like they have been suffering from constipation for the past thirty years.
As someone who views our nation's economy in a long term, I approved the motion, though not whole-heartedly. It is partly because of a flaw in the motion, hence why the rejection from several parts of the Rakyat.
First off, the cut of subsidies in the wrong necessities of course, earns the nation's wrath as it was deemed as unnecessary and almost trivial yet causing a nationwide problem. The cut of subsidies in wheat, sugar and petroleum was of course, frowned upon because of the imbalance it might trigger in the market. Here's the reason for the flaw. Suppose you propose a cut of subsidy, wouldn't it be fair and wise to actually impose a minimum wage ruling to help out our Rakyat? A minimum wage, in the long term, boosts economy even if there is a price hike in local commodities. It's basic economy that the Government has failed to look at thoroughly.
I know, some of you people out there are already chiding me for being naive. I do agree that the minimum wage policy can't be implemented because of Malaysian's attitude in general. Lazy, unmotivated, yet wanting an easy job that offers high salary. Now you tell me, where in the world can we find such a job? Even prostitutes in Taiwan have to make a living by working hard, not forgetting the part where they have to pay taxes too. Honestly, part of the reason why the Government is suffering from a deficit every year is due to very VERY obvious reasons. Let's list them.
A. Corruption.
B. Unnecessary spending on stupid projects. (Like planting stupid deco flowers along the street only to change the entire plot after a month with NEW different flowers or incidents where there are ten people from the Government sector working on digging the road where three are working and the other seven supervising. Once again, wrong priorities.)
C. Tax evaders, and we know who they generally are.
D. Poor/wrong investment. (During the fall of Wall Street, our Government could have bought and bail out the entire entity, but our Government eventually chose to buy out a bank in Indonesia instead.)
E. Unequal/Unfair subsidies.
F. Tributes. (Almost too sensitive to say. I'm not going any further on this one. I still cherish my friends.)
G. And of course, general subsidies.

So, it's pretty clear on how the taxpayer's money is spent on.
And now, let's get back onto topic. Apparently, there was a hike which I, as a part of the nation lauded the movement entirely, which is the hike of price for a 20 stick pack of cigarette. It's really a move which deserves a praise yet I don't think the Government has done enough. Singapore charges a S$13 for a 20 stick pack while in United States - Alabama to be precise, according to a friend of mine there, it costs a freaking USD15 for the same amount of cigarette. Malaysia on the other hand, proposed a floor price of RM6.40 per 20 stick pack. In case there are some readers who didn't know our currency, when converted into USD, it's about USD2 or a little more?
Now, seriously?! I mean, you wanted to curb smoking. You don't even enforce any rules. And when you do, you don't even do anything at all to punish the people caught smoking for various reasons. The Malacca Government hung up several posters earlier this year and launched a "Smoke-free Melaka" campaign.

http://www.seatca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=776:smf-melaka&catid=1:regional-updates&Itemid=57

I don't know about you people, but I seem to notice that nobody gives two shit about it. I still see cigarette butts strewn all over the Victoria Fountain square, courtesy of "beca-pullers" or trishaw drivers. I also see locals puffing away like no tomorrow in our so-called "smoke-free zone" which covers the entire Melaka town area. I also spotted workers of the MBMB public swimming pool smoking away right inside the compound, just beside the "No Smoking : Fine RM 1000" sign. Is this for real? Good work oh Chief Minister Ali Rustam, the minister whom was convicted of money politics by his own political party yet can still sit comfortably in our senate and become a Chief Minister. It just proves how silly our Government is, with their empty promises of erasing corruption. There's just a bitter lack of enforcement and it's very EVIDENT.

Okay okay.. I've been drawn way out of topic. About the price hike of tobacco. Right. So, if our Government imposes a higher tax for cigarette, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone? I mean, you can curb smoking and gain more money at the same time. And about taxes, stop taxing our Rakyat from luxuries like foreign cars just because you want to protect your own national car's market! Suppose, if you remove the subsidies from petroleum, then lower the tax from foreign cars as well! It's like, you're happy and the people are happy. Win win situation. Problem solved. Government saves money, rakyat gets luxury at lower price. You can't exactly have it all and force it down our throat!
Also, to anyone who has bothered to check, Malaysia is ranked 3rd, freaking 3rd for selling the cheapest cigarette worldwide by the Marlborough Company, although sources may not be reliable because the result was based on invested countries by the company itself. So, Malaysia is actually selling Marlborough, one of the deadliest and oldest cigarette around which offers packs which doesn't have filters at a really low price if compared globally. Indonesia ranks first, followed by Turkey. The little hike in price is definitely not enough. Oh, I've just realised, I haven't disclosed the amount of hike. It's a mere 20 sen and every bloody smokers are already complaining. For the love of your own health, just be grateful that it's only 20 sen and not a few ringgit to match our neighbour!

Cheers people. That's it for now. I know, economy is not something that can please everyone but if it's for the greater good in a long term, I don't mind spending a few more, that too, if the Government enforces minimum wage policy.
Most of the content's ideas are courtesy of my former Economics teacher, Mr Lee Tick Siong and also from a good friend of mine, Sharvan Bhojwani.

When We Get Our Priorities Wrong..

2010-05-31T21:26:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I last posted anything. God forgive, I have been really out-of-thought on what to write for awhile. It's not that I'm busy. I'm mostly free honestly. In fact, I'm pretty much stuck here in my own town in a three week-long holiday not going anywhere for a fresh breath of air. (Unless you consider going to visit your brother in another state as a holiday, well that's the only salvation for me I guess.)
So I've decided to tell you people how wrong our priorities can get. To quote an example, I should be on holiday, not stay at home. That's how a priority gone wrong. To quote a better example, Malaysia, in general has got its priority REALLY wrong. In fact, it's not just Malaysia, I believe the whole world is. Still clueless on what I'm speaking about? I'm blabbering about the World Cup fever!
It isn't as eminent yet, to see the fever striking youths here. I mean, I haven't seen any betting going on yet. But the again, don't you people think it's pretty silly for 20 people to chase after a single ball? Okay, I'm not delving into the silliness of football, so a thousand apologies for that statement. Let me get back to Malaysia first.
During the period of Uber and Thomas Cup, I literally saw NO adverts on the idiot box showing or depicting our national hero in action or practically anything related to badminton. Seriously? I mean, look at us! We're like, PARTICIPATING in Uber and Thomas and there's almost nil advertisements on it. Nil propaganda to make us cheer on our Malaysian team! The only feedback was, "Oh, he did well. He should work on his footwork." and that's it. And giving ourselves a small pat on the back, we consoled ourselves that we've been and DID support the country in Uber and Thomas.
BUT when it comes to World Cup... Something that Malaysians are not even participating.. we have gazillions of adverts on it, not to mention that stupid advertisement of Malaysians dancing as if they have cramps on their feet in Astro. That's gotta be like the WORST advertisement I've ever seen. Astro seems fond of making stupid advertisements at times. And it's a sad fact that we are paying to watch it.
I mean, honestly, don't you think we've got our priorities REALLY wrong on this one? Food for thought.

Nice guys are ugly, hot guys are jerks, and hot nice guys are gay.

2010-05-17T07:33:00.001-07:00

So how true does this hold for some people? Mind me not for saying this, but I’ve got like tonnes of other girl friends asking or rather, telling me the same thing. It’s definitely something these girls are pretty afraid nowadays, considering the population of guys living on this planet although ironically is more than girls by figures, but undeniably the number of homosexuals are also on the rise.
Girls, how many times have you been in this situation? You head to a bar/club/bistro/whatever casually and you eye a hot guy at one corner, sitting alone. You thought to yourself that he’s pretty attractive; the square chins, the ruffled hair, the slim and toned body, that charming smile, the flattering height, the gentlemanly behavior; definitely a whole package itself wrapped up there just tempting you till no end. And then the thunderstorm came; another guy, almost of equal beauty and character with the first guy came over, sat beside him and gave him a tender kiss on the cheek. Your world just tumbled and crashed. Your jaws hit ground zero. Your eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. You ask yourself, “Is he for real?!”
Let’s give it another situation. You met a guy on the bus, and once again, he looks suave. He offered you his seat while he stood up. His sexy voice drowns your mind. You got to know him. You learned where he works/studies. You got his number. You both went out for a dinner, and you ask him to be your other half. Much to your chagrin, he tells you he can’t. You insist on wanting him to give you a reason, and he says, “I’m not into women.”
Again and again I hear my girl friends confessing to me how their boyfriends mistreat them in the harshest way possible, even if it was just an SMS. If you think this poor girl had it coming, allow me to tell you that the only “sin” this girl committed was going out for a “yumcha” session with other guys from her faculty and it’s common knowledge that the number of guys in her faculty is outrageously higher than the number of girls, hence it’s only normal that she make more guy friends than girl friends. If you think this situation is wrong, wait till you hear this.
Another friend of mine was constantly under the “surveillance” of her boyfriend who is not in the same state as her as she is now pursuing higher education, she moves to another state. What transpired was, she wants to go out for a movie but out of respect, told her boyfriend about it. Boyfriend goes skeptic and demand to know who is going. Girlfriend tells name, her roommate. Boyfriend calls the said roommate. The said roommate confirms it. The said roommate was then told by the said boyfriend to make sure that the said girlfriend does not sit beside another stranger, especially guys. Now let’s take a reality check here. If you are going to the movie, granted unless you are sitting on the less-desirable side of the cinema, you’re most probably going to end up sitting somewhere in the middle, or in between some seats. What’s more, imagine this, if you are with your friend, only the two of you, and you’re going to the cinema. How exactly can you make sure you’re not going to sit beside any stranger unless you’re sitting at the said less-desirable corners?! If this is not ludicrous enough, I rest my case.
Rest assured that the title is only a jab on the society, spoken with tongue in cheek. It meant no factual reports or whatsoever, yet on a more surreal level, it does apply to some, undeniably. Nevertheless, at the way society is heading, more and more metrosexual guys/girls are starting to emerge as the world shifts towards a more gender-equal civilization. Handbags are no longer for the ladies. They have manbags now. Short hairstyle on girls is no longer unacceptable or deemed immoral anymore. Even the tolerance against homosexuality has gone lower, albeit by a little.
I ask you now, how did this phrase come up, if these are just blatant lies? Admittedly, a slight number of female friends I have confessed having crushes on their homosexual friends, although they know fairly well that they stand no chance at all. Most of them claimed that they like being around homosexual guys because most homosexuals are pretty open-minded and are able to understand girls better than their heterosexual counterparts. Some girls are even spotted chilling out at gay bars. Queer? NOT! This is because they seem to find it safer, considering that they will not have to bear sexual harassments or catcalls from hetero males in normal bars.
As the world opens up to newer and newer generations, there are still a slight number of people who withhold their principal or religious believes whereby homosexuality is a sin and homosexuals should be punished. As justified as it may sound, this activity, known as gay-bashing has been highly looked-down by many alike who claims that these are just religious zealots that tend to hold their faith a little too close for comfort, what not contradicting their religion for hurting people, physically, emotionally or mentally.
The dawn is upon us to make or break. Taking on the stand “Whatever floats your boat.” seems to work best by looking at how society works. A word or two if you must, but do be gentle as they are still human and all, just like us.

The Otherside.

2010-05-11T09:50:00.000-07:00

It’s like a big joke. Suddenly, and as always, Malaysians are up at it again, talking about human rights and official police conducts. Why now? And more importantly, why again?

Supposed if you had been living in Malaysia as long as I did, read almost every single political scandal with as much zest as I do, you would have understood what I meant.

The death of teenager Aminulrasyid Amzah was a tragic one, I admit but nonetheless, I can not help but feel the urgent need to throw in some questions lying in the grey area of this fatal accident. (Yes, it’s an accident.)

Allow me, to ask my first question. The alleged shooting took place at 1am – 2am local time. My question here would be what is a boy, a 14 years-old boy, doing driving around at 1am – 2am? According to Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) Malaysia rulings, an individual can only be allowed to be behind the wheels of a car if he/she is 17 years old from the date of birth and possesses a driving license recognized by the JPJ. Quoting Assoc Prof Dr Teoh Hsien Jin, as far as law was concerned, such an act was an offense.

This brings me to my second question. The accused, Kpl Jenain Subi, was conveniently scapegoated for the alleged fatal shooting. It was also claimed by the police that the 14 year old driver, along with his friend, 15 year old Azamuddin Omar, was given chase for a 6 km stretch before the car crashed. My question here is, while being asked by the Kpl Jenain Subi to stop, along the 6km chase, why didn’t Aminulrasyid do as told by an officer? According to the law, while being asked to stop by a police officer, one must comply, regardless of the situation. He/she can ask the officer why are they stopped and what offense have they committed. If no specific answer was given by the police officer, one can just leave. But then again, should one not comply with a police officer’s order to stop, he/she is deemed as obstructing a police conduct and is therefore deemed as guilty.

Then, here comes my next question. Azamuddin Omar, who claimed to have held his dying friend in his arm, was there at the scene and was also present in the car during the chase. Azamuddin Omar is also the son of a policeman, which brings even more question about his understanding of the Malaysian law. Azamuddin Omar KNEW his underaged friend is doing something illegal. He knew that Aminulrasyid shouldn’t be driving at the tender age of 14, but did that stop him from enjoying the joyride at the middle of the night? I am to understand that a policeman should understand the law and his son or daughter are of no exception to the obeying the law and shall be persecuted like any other human in this land. Supposed you know your friend is doing something illegal, by keeping mum or not doing anything about it can be deemed as an act of condoning it, morally speaking, although in all legal term, arguably, the boy had done nothing wrong.

I have a lot more questions floating in my head right now, but after consulting a friend of mine, it’s best I just leave it here. Please be reminded that this view is purely mine and no one else’s, hence I take charge of all liabilities that may have incurred and a thousand apologies to those whom I may have offended. These messages are merely the questions of an individual who yearns to know more about the tragic death of a youth in his country.

Racial Polarisation in Malaysia.

2010-05-09T10:34:00.000-07:00

So what exactly does the title imply? This title itself left me pondering on the contents that I should be writing. Allow me to first ask a few questions.

If given three possible answers, which are as the following; Malay, Chinese, Indian; place the race where you think deem fit in the given situations.

Who are the businessmen?
Who are the farmers?
Who are the rubber tappers?
Who drives luxurious cars?
Who drives Kancils?
Who drives lorries?
Who cheats and cons in businesses?
Who are the Mat Rempits and snatch thieves?
Who are the serial killers/rapists?

Some may have a vague idea of what I am implying now. These few questions are actually very thought-provoking though often times shied away in public, yet left as a topic on the dinner table, gossipy and saucy enough to actually replace the ketchup on my regular Maggie Goreng.

Allow me to quote from what I found in www.wikipedia.org when I key in “racial polarisation”.

Sociologist Dr Syed Farid Alatas pointed out "We do not live according to the three principles for harmonious relations – recognising the multi-cultural origins of civilization, inter-religious encounters and showing respect and understanding the point of the other," "We have little appreciation for each other’s religion and culture." "Our education system does not inculcate these attitudes in us but instead tends to polarise us. We have little appreciation for each other’s religion and culture. In China, there is a strong interaction between Islam and Chinese culture." He also said "Dialogue is a matter of national integration but the Malaysian education system does not inculcate the three pre-requisites for inter-religious cooperation and relations". [7]
When asked why this was so, Rais stated that in national schools, there is "too much religion, too much Islam. They became frightened. That is the big impediment to the races studying together under one roof." He then recommended "Have religious classes by all means. But keep away Islam from other aspects of life in the school. No doa (Muslim prayers) at the assembly, no doa in the classroom except during religious classes." (see Issues in Malaysian Education)
Note that the fault doesn’t lie solely with the Government system, but also the mentality of the people here. Probably because of the oppressive nature of the Government that hushes every breath that might create a racial tension that could probably drive a ruckus on the street. We have been living in a society that is almost on the verge of collapsing due to the constraints of racial polarisation. Even children nowadays tend to pick up the habit of practising apartheid from their parents.

Allow me to present a situation often times happen in our country. The beginning of a new year in a culturally mixed school calls for a new life, new environment, new knowledge, new teachers and what not, new friends. If your children/siblings/relatives happen to come home one day claiming that they have made some new friends and the following names are the names of their new friends;

“Ali, Abu, Zaid, Siti and Wati.”
or
“Chong, Chee, Lim and Meng”
or
“Bala, Puspa, Rinesh and Pravina”

Then, yes, you should be worried because this answer itself is the very first proof that the pillars that hold out racial unity together is falling apart right on the very base of it. I personally have many friends of mixed cultures and religions, something of which I have no problem with. In fact, whenever we dine together, we always take our friends and their religious obligations into consideration and we will always find a common ground (or food) to chow on.

This title also brought me reminiscing on the vivid memories of my distant past. Program Latihan Khidmat Negara, or rather fondly known as PLKN by many is a living proof of the collapse of our racial unity. PLKN was claimed by the Government as a way to integrate racial unity. This number of the intake for all races in this programme is a simulation of the actual ratio of the races amongst the Rakyat, or so it was claimed. First off, let me bat to you a simple statistic that I found out about the camp I was assigned to three years ago. The camp was situated in Bandar Seri Jempol, a rural little area in the dormant state known as Negri Sembilan. The number of participants in the camp I was in is a staggering total of 600 people. Our camp allocated certain days in the week for the Buddhist, Christians, Islams and Hindus to practice their religion and complete their prayers. Needless to say, several of my friends and I were to board the 8 o’clock bus every Thursday that brings us to a little Buddhist temple in Bahau to complete our weekly prayer. The number of buses needed to bring all Buddhists, inclusive of boys and girls and the extra empty seats available in both buses; were two.
Meanwhile, the Christians needed only a small van to cater all Christian boys and girls to the nearest church.
The Hindus needed two buses too, for both boys and girls alike.
And finally, for the Islams, let’s just put it this way. Whenever it’s Friday afternoon, the camp magically turned into a dead little encampment that barely holds any soul.
So, if I were to tell you that the bus can only hold 40 people at max, boys and girls in my camp are to be in separated buses, and there are about 10 empty seats in each bus every week, you do the math and tell me if the ratio was even right.

Claims that the PLKN is the pathway to racial unity can be easily shot down with this simple statistic. The situations are even clearer when you can noticeably see how the people in my camp spend their time on weekends when classes are off. On days like these, when I have nothing to do, I’ll usually hang out with my friends of all races. My Chinese friends will hang out in the basketball court, while my Malay friends will be at the canteen and my Indian friends will all be hanging out in their dormitories. First, I’ll visit my friend Ah Keong and tell him of the pretty girl he fancies is sitting alone at the slope of the hill of our camp, then I’ll go to Kannan and challenge him to a bunk weight-lifting contest in the dorm, then lastly I’ll tell Kamarul that we’ll be having an awful menu for dinner tonight unless our camp commandant buys us burger as a treat again. As much as I’m enjoying my time on that day, it irks me so much to know that I have to walk literally miles away whenever I am moving from Ah Keong to Kannan and to Kamarul. What racial unity when the youngsters themselves are already racially segregating the small community around them? Racial unity my foot. Why can’t these people hang out at the same spot, chat with different races and understand each other better? Are we really living in a first-world country with third-world mentality that practises apartheid?

Oh, and don’t get me started on the Character Building classes. My class was asked

“Adakah Malaysia satu negara yang adil dan saksama?” (“Is Malaysia a fair and just country?”)

And of course, to which many people kept quiet. Some small nods of head were noticeable but no loud actions or whatsoever. And that was when I boldly said

“Tidak!” (“No!”)

That definitely caught the attention of everyone in my class. When asked to explain myself, my reply is simple and to the point.

“Kalau Malaysia adalah satu negara yang adil, mengapa ada terma Bumiputra dan Non-Bumiputra?” (“If Malaysia is indeed a fair and just country, why does the term Bumiputra and Non-Bumiputra exist?”)

And that of course, left my cikgu CB pretty much dumbfounded that such an opinion can come from a young 17 year old. I was only left with a tap on the wrist for my bold, if not condescending statement.

The futures are really going to be set on stone, if not predictable; that Malaysia is going to tear apart from the racial tension if nothing solid is done soon. Checkboxes that needs you to indicate your races and religion should be exempted from any forms of application that doesn’t need you to reveal it. Terms such as Bumiputra and Non-Bumiputra should be eliminated. There is no such existence of Malaysian Malay, Malaysian Chinese or Malaysian Indian but only Malaysian. Let us not stoke the fire of the May 13th anger that happened in 1969 again.

Now ain't that sad?

2010-04-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

Well now dear bloggers and readers alike. I have been told by the outgoing president that the publication doesn't need me anymore. Said he, it was a decision by "all the committee" but a few calls and the allegations that "all committee" were agreeable was clearly not true. I instantly called him again and demanded a show-cause letter, which has yet to arrive. I sincerely hope it's not a personal vendetta. Of course, everyone can even see it, that I'm not too agreeable with the new president too, but of course, I have solid reasons for my doubts. Unless I have missed the "The publication reserves all rights to revoke your membership" I'm not going to let myself lie down low and be trampled upon. And until I have received the show-cause letter, I'm just going to make it clear I'm not leaving without a fighting chance.

Relieved, at least, for the moment.

2010-04-21T11:20:00.000-07:00

So, technically, I'm quite relieved that our Talkshow has come to an end. That marks another improvement for this semester, seeing that we actually beat the odds of performing a talkshow with only like, only three days of practise and rehearsal. Not too bad I would say, plus the effort we actually put in is less than 10 hours in total.
Loans and semester fees are settled. Gonna have Mock Meeting tomorrow.
I'm just a tard bit disappointed right now. The reason? Pretty simple. It's MMU awards. Apparently, because of some internal, or more like personal conflict with the soon-to-be prez, he's leaving me off the list on MMU awards. Meaning, I don't get to go because of some personal vendetta. I swear once he comes in and starts being the new boss, everything's gonna fall apart from the way he governs things.

Anyone has anymore seat for MMU awards? T.T

Boring little me.

2010-04-13T23:17:00.001-07:00

So, I'm still alive, and kicking, most importantly. I don't know about you, but I bagged class today. I guess I just felt like taking the day off. I'm quite bored at the moment. Can't really think of anything to do.
I'm a kind of person who shouldn't think at all, ya know, cause, thinking makes the mind go wild, and me being wild is not a good thing. Whenever I start thinking, I get sad.
So, yesterday, I noticed that the SPBians nominated me as the "Entertainer of the Year"I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing since their words reek with sarcasm anyway, though I'm not the only one being nominated. Chun How made the list too.
I guess I'm just gonna move from my bed now, get freshened up, have some breakfast.. although it's already.. iono, 2.22 pm?

2010-04-05T12:38:00.001-07:00

Yes, I've just yelled at him, and blocked him over the MSN. I'm so mad.. and maybe out of my mind this time. I told him to go away and leave me alone. Some people say that we still could be friends. But what's the point of having friends like these? People that make you disappointed over and over again. People that don't understand how much effort you've given in and just expect a little gratitude in return.
It seems like we were not even suppose to know each other, since so many conflict happens every time we try to talk. Since he's always siding his friends anyway. I guess the next best step now is to avoid him completely.
Selfish bastard... I'd really hope I'm not stupid enough to do the things floating in my head now..

Disappointed again.

2010-04-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

Yes, people, I'm a very fragile creature. I get disappointed almost half the time.
Someone kept me awake till 3.17 am to be precise because he told me to wait for him. That's the last time I'm going to be so stupid.

And then there was another classmate. Woke up at 9 am today, and I texted him.
"Woke up yet?"
And at 10.14 am he replied, "Just woke up. Why?"
And I replied instantly, "Asking if you wanna have breakfast."
His following reply was "I just ate already." and he sent that to me at a conveniently late hour, 1.30 pm.
Dear lord, why do I have people like these as friends? Do they not treasure time? Plus, don't they like.. feel guilty making someone wait for them and let them down? Especially when I asked for breakfast, I don't mean brunch or lunch. I mean BREAKFAST, so reply BEFORE noon at least.

Dad's Birthday. Am I feeling disapointed...

2010-04-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is my father's birthday today, but for some reason, I feel bad and disappointed. with my self and my brothers.
It happened this morning when I was planning to foot the dinner bill along with my brothers. I mean, come on, it's our father's birthday but guess what? My elder brother doesn't want to. I thought, "Fine, he doesn't really have a lot of money anyway." then I approached my younger brother, whom I thought might have a little more sense and money to begin with, but ahoi! He too INDIRECTLY rejected the idea, and said the very same thing my elder brother did. "Pa said he doesn't want us to spend any money for his birthday."
Oh am I proud? I have two filial brothers who suddenly decided not to spend any money for my father's birthday because my father said so!
Ya know... I was.. like.. sigh.. never mind. Since I can't do this, I'll prolly do something else. I noticed the bill for the dinner was about 140, so if it was divided by three of us, it would have been about iono.. 50 bucks more or less per person? That's not too much to ask isn't it? But NO! They want to be filial sons. I guess I'm going to get my father a belated gift tomorrow. Maybe Chris can help me pick out something from the store. She's that good at buying things and shopping anyway.

Happy Birthday pa.

Securing the past.

2010-04-03T06:17:00.000-07:00

So I've managed to secure some really old photos. Old paintings to be exact and god knows how much they worth. I'm a little disappointed though, cause my grandaunt, who's about my mum's age, is quite, ignorant to say the least when it comes to art and antiques. My uncle took out a piece of certificate with my great grandmother's photo attached onto it. It's a really old certificate, almost to the stage of tearing apart but still clear, written in ancient Chinese lettering. I was quite fascinated with it, but once it reached my grandaunt's hand, she just tore the photo out and crumpled and dumped the rest of the precious certificate into the dustbin. I was like... WTF??! You ignorant bitch! She's not directly related to me anyway, just.. some distant relative and she has been residing in Australia, leaving her old mother alone here. I don't even know she exist..
As I was eyeing some old stamps in my great grandmother's possessions, I kinda prayed hard that she doesn't tear them off ignorantly. Thank god, she didn't, but the saddest part was, SHE decided to keep them. "I collect stamps!" she said cheerfully, as if she wasn't even perturbed by her mum's death.
I swear I was really really disappointed. I mean, you're going back to Australia! Why the hell do you collect Australian stamps for??! You should be collecting Malaysian stamps! Those 20 sen and 50 sen stamps! Gimme those Australian stamps, damn it!
But out of due respect, I kept my mouth shut, whimpering inside at those poor antiques being discarded ignorantly into the dustbin.

And she seems almost happy when I found some hidden cash in the briefcase belonging to my great grandmother. I mean, yes, I know those money are yours now, but can't you keep that grin off and stay calm until you leave? That's just so rude..

I decided to be clever a moment ago..

2010-04-01T11:10:00.000-07:00

Yes, and guess what? I stepped on a nail. God knows if it's a rusty nail too. It was dark. So, my heels were bleeding non-stop for about 10 minutes or so, with more fresh blood oozing out minutes after minutes. It a good sign though, not the steeping-on-nail event, but the oozing of blood. At least I'm kinda relieved that the blood flows out instead of staying inside because it might just turn wrong if the blood clots there and goes into my system with essence of rusty nail. Yup, hence develop what we call "kancing gigi" and god knows what's it called in English again..
And this got me thinking. It really has nothing to do with "gigi" (teeth) at all, so why call it "kancing gigi"? Sometimes, the Bahasa language is a mockery itself. Like how we say orange juice and they call it "jus oren". And this brings me to the word "joystick". Yup.. I wonder... "Kayu ria" ? (Kayu for stick and ria for joy)
You know... like a simple manual on my computer, "Plug the joystick into the hole." can just sound so wrong and out of context when translated directly.

"Sumbatkan kayu ria ke dalam lubang itu." (Which literally meant 'Stuff that happy stick into that hole' in another way.)

8 am class tomorrow. Gonna start being an ass to that guy who hits me with doubts. Kekeke~

PS : I just remembered, "kancing gigi" is called "Tetanus". It kinda slipped my mind for a moment there.

Muahaha~ Je suis extatique!

2010-04-01T06:07:00.000-07:00

So, the French listening test went really well. Haha~ Never was I ever so relaxed for a test.
Just had my dinnah~ I pigged. Feeling a little guilty now because I just had an intense slimming exercise and now it's all futile.. Boo~
Feel like going out now but hanging out alone is boring.. =="
Anyone wants to go out?

I R Late 4 Clazz~

2010-04-01T01:19:00.000-07:00

But... I'm still sitting here Facebooking in SPR.. Cool right?
French listening in half an hour. Bless us all.

When death brings us closer, laughters and happiness

2010-03-31T22:03:00.000-07:00

As awkward as it sounds, it seems like the death of my great-grandmother seems to bring more laughter than tears, more happiness than sadness. It's all a process of maturing I guess. Apparently, though we mourn her inside, we can't help but find today is just as lovely as any other given days. My cousins who resides in KL came back. We had some good laugh and games and meals together. So it's actually quite enjoyable. Mind you, I'm not saying that the funeral was enjoyable, but the happiness and joy it brought, something hidden in within it's means, an event often thought of as a dark parade seems so bright inside.
Perhaps because the younger ones are still unaware of death and the meaning of it, I'm hearing my niece's laughter, along with my sister's and my cousin's. We just had a meal at Golden Mansion, all of us, and I feel really at ease and comfortable now. (Although I know I am going to have a French listening test soon)
We're gonna go to the crematorium again later, at 3 to collect the ashes. Then I'm gonna head straight to class at 4.

Right now, I'm just hoping the interview yesterday went really well. I mean, I think it's good. Just gonna wait for the result I guess.

2010-03-31T02:33:00.000-07:00

Let see.. today seems pretty, short. I dunno, maybe it's just me. Time just went by suddenly. I bought a shirt today, because I like it, without thinking.. It was like, "Oooh, this looks nice on me!" and snap, I bought it without thinking twice. At least I'm not regretting. I might head over to the funeral parlour later, to visit my great-grandmother who passed away the other day.
Right now, I'm just feeling a little lost on what to do. I mean, I just went to class. And an arithmetic class at that. I feel proud! But the class only lasted like, 15 minutes? I swear it was FIFTEEN MINUTES, minus the minutes that the lecturer was late. I just sat there.. with an empty piece of paper and tutorial questions that I wasn't suppose to even bring. It was tutorial 7 and I brought tutorial 9, 10 and 11. Am I not smart....?

Ah.. I just realised.. Tomorrow I'm gonna have French listening test. Great.. And I'm not even reading anything, yet.
Oh well, I'm bored now. I'm ALWAYS bored. I might as well head home now but I'm kinda downloading some stuff at the moment. SPR ALWAYS have high download speed.
Wait.. I can just leave it here... and risk everyone touching invading my laptop.. Hmm..
And I think I might be having dinner with Christine again. It's really nice of her to come and give me support. Haha~ That's all for now. Ciao!

I Haz FISHEZ!

2010-03-30T04:17:00.000-07:00

So, I have fishes now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>on the right>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In case you couldn't see it. Haha.
Okay, that's totally random.
Today I'm feeling a little guilty skipping class again. Seriously wish I would have been a little more.. uhm.. hardworking? But hardworking has never been on my tagline. Everyone knows that. I am even lazy to chew my food when I eat. I mean, come on, I'm a snake. LoL.
So, the solution? Since work hard won't work, I'll work smart then.

On an unrelated note, today has been a little dull. Weather's not too compromising and I'm feeling bored. Facebook just seem redundant. I need a holiday.. ><

Here I am... sitting down in this room, SPB, pondering on the day I will turn 21 this year. Iono, some people might find it depressing that they are still single by the age of 21, but I digress. I'm quite contended, although I do admit that some nights are lonesome. At least I've taken steps and routes no one dares to make and I've never regretted everything I do. Still, what will happen on my birthday then? I wonder if Steven and Dryan would be in Malacca on that day. Hahaha! It should be nice. But I pray Steven won't suggest karaoke again. Starting to feel a little fatigue singing with him almost every week.

And..... in case no one knows, not like anyone will bother to know, my great-grandmother passed away today like about 1 am or something. Feels awkward that I'm not really sad, but then again, we're not really close in any way. She's a nice little lady, but I suppose age caught up to her. Funny though, yesterday, like at 2 am or so, as I was heading to the toilet, I saw a butterfly at the sink outside the toilet. Usually, this means we have a visitor. I dare bet it's her. I actually said hi to it. Haha. Bless her.

And now... as my throat burns inside me, I'm starting to ponder on my fate tomorrow as I walk into that interview room. What are they going to ask...? Hmm.. I suppose no talks are to hard for me, as seeing I'm that good at talking crap. if talking crap is a job, I dare bet I'm the CEO, earning millions every day.

That's all for this evening I guess. Let's hope Kim approves my registration soon. I'm getting anxious. It's freaking 30 USD. XD

And here's my humble page

2010-03-29T21:55:00.000-07:00

So, today begins my journey back in Blogger, again, for the.. iono.. fifth time already?
Honestly, I'm not much of a blogger myself. And the ironic part is, I'm a blog moderator for a certain website. It's kinda fun sometimes, reading blogs belonging to other people. You get tales from all around the world, nice and warm, cruel and cold, joyful and happy, sad and disappointed. It's just eye-opening some times to know that you're actually delving yourself into someone else's mind just to put yourself into their shoe and feel for once what it's like not being you.
Of course, some of you may question why am I blogging again... Well, I got inspired by a certain dancer who eats a lot but have a high metabolism rate that makes her look like she has been skipping dinner everyday. Haha.
Mind me not for my sanity and orthodox, but I do get a bit out of border some times, that I admit. I was told that I am provocative and easily provoked but the latter being dealt with now. It seems like I've been able to deflect most unwanted comments or taunting easily now. Say for example, just the other day, I jokingly pointed at the "motivational poster" made by someone out of mockery, quoting me on facebook and likened me to.. iono, a fool perhaps? But meh, I just laughed along and even saved it on my laptop as my personal motivational poster. Haha. And that's not the only one, as there was another. But meh, I digress, I find it kinda fun and nice too, ya know, to know that there's someone observing you out there. Apparently, I was ticked by Mr. AI for saying I don't get the point of the mocking poster, to which I replied "I know, I'm just not letting it get to me, that's all." and I smiled.
Oh, and talk about smiling, that's certainly one of the best way to keep you out of trouble. Like, yesterday, when I had my presentation, this one dude actually tried to make it hard on me by posting semi-ridiculous (granted his questions made sense but obviously he wasn't listening) questions to try to disc me off my mojo. But here's the fun part. I actually enjoyed it! Blame it on my "easily-provoked" spirit I guess. Apparently I managed to answer all of those questions, albeit being semi-ridiculous, almost superfluously, without batting an eyelid. It's seems almost predictable that I got the lecturer's attention by providing those smooth answers. I certainly mocked him in my answer by starting off my reply with "Unless you've not been listening to the presentation..."
At the end of my reply, I certainly got some support in forms of giggles and semi-laughter from the audience who seemed entertained at the way I replied. Even my lecturer felt satisfied with our presentation. At the end of the session, the dancer-who-has-high-metabolism-rate got commended for her cheerful way of presenting, one that also caught my attention amongst those who actually mumbled their way on the microphone. And then, there was Faiz, who's in my group. He definitely surprised me to no end. I mean, I've always looked upon him as a clueless guy in my group but damn! Haha, boy was I wrong. I'm so sorry Faiz!
And last but not least, yours truly too got commended for the supposedly trained accent that I used in every speech and presentations I do ever since secondary to get people's attention. My lecturer actually thought it was faked, and I was like.. ZOMG, I do this nearly every time, it's not faked.

Well, off to school for me now. See you guys in a bit!