我还记得爸爸在我很小的时候就买第一架电脑给我。
我还记得妈妈在厨房里，一边做菜一边帮我背听写和乘法表。
我还记得爸爸常带我去逛书局买书。
我还记得妈妈假装跟我打架，然后假装打输给我。
我还记得爸爸在晚餐以后用一粒苹果跟我讲解地球是怎么绕着太阳转。
我还记得妈妈叫我坐在爸爸的大腿上，她说我会很快长大然后那时要坐也不能坐了。
我还记得爸爸叫我不要看电视看得太近，因为会伤害眼睛。
我还记得妈妈叫我不要一边吃饭一边看电视，因为对消化不好。
我还记得爸爸跟4岁的我说屁股很肮脏，所以把小便的地方放在大便的地方就会有艾滋病（我问他为什么会有艾滋病，他如是回答而已）。
我还记得妈妈拿着藤鞭说要打我，但其实只是轻轻地动一下。
我还记得爸爸看到我很不高兴的样子在地上打滚，他就挺身出来帮我解决我的问题（我是1994年的班际辩论比赛的筹委会主席-星期一是颁奖典礼，但是我什么奖杯也还没准备。爸爸用他的超能力PR技巧帮我在2天内搞定）
我还记得妈妈在某一年的农历新年假装相信我这样的一个谎话：“喝汽水可以让喉咙痛好一点，因为那个泡泡会‘攻击’那个痛的地方”。
我还记得爸爸用相机帮我拍照时，我需要定型很久。
我还记得妈妈驾车带我到吉隆坡的globe。
我还记得爸爸驾车带我到Terengganu看海龟。
我还记得妈妈每一次假装看不见我在玩电脑。
我还记得爸爸每次带一大箩的榴莲回来家里的客厅，一个个开来吃。
我还记得妈妈强逼我上美容院把我脸上的暗疮除掉。
我还记得爸、妈赞说我一出世，医生不用打我屁股我就会哭，所以我很聪明。
我还记得爸爸妈妈很疼我。
我都还记得。
在我还没忘记之前，我都把它写下来。
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
你是谁？
最近，常发短讯给在马来西亚的朋友。
得到的回应都是，“who are you?"
他们没有把我的英国电话号码储存起来。
我简单回答，“shin liang”
。。。
然后就再也没有回音了。
我记得大四的时候，雪琴有一次没有回复我的SMS，我就很狠狠地骂了她，说他没礼貌 。回想起来有点不好意思。这一点，我有点像我爸 - 我爸也是完全完全不能接受一个人说了“i'll get back to you”而没有"get back to you”的人。这也难怪我在辩论队会被称为“打压”亮或美国亮（注：美国很喜欢打压其他弱小国家，所以打压亮 = 美国亮 ）。
恩。没事的。他们可能只是很忙。可能没有话题。或是电话费贵。我已经不是打压亮。
得到的回应都是，“who are you?"
他们没有把我的英国电话号码储存起来。
我简单回答，“shin liang”
。。。
然后就再也没有回音了。
我记得大四的时候，雪琴有一次没有回复我的SMS，我就很狠狠地骂了她，说他没礼貌 。回想起来有点不好意思。这一点，我有点像我爸 - 我爸也是完全完全不能接受一个人说了“i'll get back to you”而没有"get back to you”的人。这也难怪我在辩论队会被称为“打压”亮或美国亮（注：美国很喜欢打压其他弱小国家，所以打压亮 = 美国亮 ）。
恩。没事的。他们可能只是很忙。可能没有话题。或是电话费贵。我已经不是打压亮。
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
4粒鱼蛋讲大马政治。。。
黄子华栋笃笑里有提过这样的一个例子：
小明在买鱼蛋。老板卑左佢一串，有2粒。但当他转头睇到他旁边的人有4粒，他就很不高兴地向老板话：“点解佢有4粒，我只有2粒？”
老板即刻道歉，并卑佢多两粒鱼蛋。 但是小明不要。佢对老板话， “我要你拿走那个人两粒鱼蛋！”。没办法之下，老板跟另外一个人要回2粒鱼蛋。那个人虽然少了2粒鱼蛋，但是他还是很高兴地在品尝他手里仅有的2粒鱼蛋。于是乎，小明又投诉，“点解佢没左两粒鱼蛋还可以这么高兴？但是我甘伤心？唔得老板，你要整佢吃鱼蛋同我一样伤心！甘先至公平！”
其实，要大家高兴，可以大家一起吃4粒。但是，好多人就是宁愿大家吃少D,大家一起痛苦，都不要‘4粒鱼蛋’。马来西亚的政治何尝不是这样？政府宁可大家一起痛苦也不愿大家一起进步。马来人教育水准比较差，政府可以提供更好的条件让他们赶上其他种族。但是政府却选择要剥夺其他种族的教育机会。马来人的经济水准不高，政府可以制造更多机会给他们做生意。但是政府却选择了剥夺其他种族的经济能力。然而，这还是可以理解的。因为，在有限资源的情况下，让别人多一点机会，就等于要剥夺某些人的机会。就好像，如果鱼蛋老板已经没有鱼蛋了，他没有办法给小明多2两粒鱼蛋。要公平，唯一办法就是拿走另一个人的鱼蛋。
但是，如果事隔2代以后，小明的孙子来买鱼蛋时又再次给他碰到那个‘4粒鱼蛋’扑街的孙子，他的反应应该是如何？是不是应该这样：
“哦，我记得你啦。。。好多年前在这个档口，你爷爷买左4粒鱼蛋，但是我爷爷只有2粒，整到我爷爷好不开心。我不理啊，今日你买鱼蛋，你只可以有2粒，而我就有要4粒！唔系嘎话就唔公平！”
这样的要求合理吗？但是，马来西亚现在的状况，不就是这样吗？
小明在买鱼蛋。老板卑左佢一串，有2粒。但当他转头睇到他旁边的人有4粒，他就很不高兴地向老板话：“点解佢有4粒，我只有2粒？”
老板即刻道歉，并卑佢多两粒鱼蛋。 但是小明不要。佢对老板话， “我要你拿走那个人两粒鱼蛋！”。没办法之下，老板跟另外一个人要回2粒鱼蛋。那个人虽然少了2粒鱼蛋，但是他还是很高兴地在品尝他手里仅有的2粒鱼蛋。于是乎，小明又投诉，“点解佢没左两粒鱼蛋还可以这么高兴？但是我甘伤心？唔得老板，你要整佢吃鱼蛋同我一样伤心！甘先至公平！”
其实，要大家高兴，可以大家一起吃4粒。但是，好多人就是宁愿大家吃少D,大家一起痛苦，都不要‘4粒鱼蛋’。马来西亚的政治何尝不是这样？政府宁可大家一起痛苦也不愿大家一起进步。马来人教育水准比较差，政府可以提供更好的条件让他们赶上其他种族。但是政府却选择要剥夺其他种族的教育机会。马来人的经济水准不高，政府可以制造更多机会给他们做生意。但是政府却选择了剥夺其他种族的经济能力。然而，这还是可以理解的。因为，在有限资源的情况下，让别人多一点机会，就等于要剥夺某些人的机会。就好像，如果鱼蛋老板已经没有鱼蛋了，他没有办法给小明多2两粒鱼蛋。要公平，唯一办法就是拿走另一个人的鱼蛋。
但是，如果事隔2代以后，小明的孙子来买鱼蛋时又再次给他碰到那个‘4粒鱼蛋’扑街的孙子，他的反应应该是如何？是不是应该这样：
“哦，我记得你啦。。。好多年前在这个档口，你爷爷买左4粒鱼蛋，但是我爷爷只有2粒，整到我爷爷好不开心。我不理啊，今日你买鱼蛋，你只可以有2粒，而我就有要4粒！唔系嘎话就唔公平！”
这样的要求合理吗？但是，马来西亚现在的状况，不就是这样吗？
Bertolak ansur...
Mohd Ridhuan Tee...and along with many Malay supremacist always claim that we, as Malaysians, have to bertolak ansur. Most of the time, they claim that they had 'bertolak ansur' and 'bertimbang rasa' so much that they are almost like saints but yet the rest are still just ungrateful. Similarly, 'the rest' i.e. the non-Malays too feel they had 'bertolak ansur'. So, who is right?
First, let's try to understand what bertolak ansur means.
Imagine a working husband and house wife. The husbands work very hard and very often until very late. He expects that when he got home, he would be going back to a loving wife that would smile and hug him. Instead, upon reaching home, his wife would usually show a sour face and was not responsive when he tried to tell her about his work. He cannot take it anymore. He hasn't said anything for years, he had 'bertolak ansur'. But today he cannot take it anymore and so he confronted his wife. "Why you cannot put on a smile? You hate me is it? I work so hard everyday and feel so tired when I reach home. The least I expect is for you to give me a nice warm hug. I have been trying to be nice, kept quiet and tolerating for all this years, why can't you understand?"
But you see, the wife too wasn't very happy. "Why can't you spend more time with me? All I expect is for you to spend at least 3 days a week with me. Sarah's husband spend the entire weekend with her, but all I get is just one lousy day per week. That's all the time you have for me. I am the one who has been tolerating you all this while!", the wife complained.
So who is the one who has been tolerating? Who is the real person who 'bertolak ansur'? The husband expects to be hugged. When he doesn't get that but yet he swallows it and doesn't complain, HE FEELS that he is tolerating. Likewise, the wife expects more time with her husband, when she doesn't get that but doesn't complain, SHE TOO FEELS that she is tolerating.
So the key to toleration or bertolak ansur is this - EXPECTATION. When we fail to live up to the expectation of the others and yet did nothing to show our displeasure openly, we then say we have tolerated. Toleration doesn't indicate understanding. Toleration is the inaction at a particular dissatisfaction. And in theory, if both parties set an unreasonably high expectation, both of them is going to be disappointed and will be in the endless vicious cycle of tolerating each other - tormenting themselves in the process. In the husband and wife's case, one can argue that their expectations are actually reasonable, they only needed better communication.
But what of our Malaysia's politics? Who is tolerating who? What were our expectations?
The Malay supremacist feel that they are the one tolerating because they EXPECT this land to belong to them for eternity. And therefore by allowing your citizenship, they are doing a great favor for the non-Malays, they are tolerating.
The Non-Malays, especially those born in this new generation knew Malaysia first. Not China or India. They were born as Malaysians. Thus they EXPECT that they are just like any other Malaysians, whom deserve to live and work and be granted equal rights - at least in most areas. But as they grew up, they soon realised that unlike their other fellow Malaysians, it is more difficult for them to go into local Uni or to get scholarships, they have to pay extra for houses, work harder for promotions, and have to move their temples far far away. Yet most of them said nothing. They too thought they must have been the one tolerating all the time.
So the question remains, whose EXPECTATION is the more reasonable one? To expect this land to belong solely to a particular race? Or to expect that we are treated equally?
As reference to my previous post here. This may be straight forward if you are seeing purely from a Chinese or Malay or Indian point of view. But not so easy if you look at Malaysia as a whole.
Whatever it is that you have come to conclusion, it is important not to say that the other have not tolerated. Because that is not true. So for a jerk like Mohd Ridhuan Tee, who in my opinion is neither Malay nor Chinese, please don't try to portray your holiness by claiming how much you have tolerated. I had enough of tolerating you!
First, let's try to understand what bertolak ansur means.
Imagine a working husband and house wife. The husbands work very hard and very often until very late. He expects that when he got home, he would be going back to a loving wife that would smile and hug him. Instead, upon reaching home, his wife would usually show a sour face and was not responsive when he tried to tell her about his work. He cannot take it anymore. He hasn't said anything for years, he had 'bertolak ansur'. But today he cannot take it anymore and so he confronted his wife. "Why you cannot put on a smile? You hate me is it? I work so hard everyday and feel so tired when I reach home. The least I expect is for you to give me a nice warm hug. I have been trying to be nice, kept quiet and tolerating for all this years, why can't you understand?"
But you see, the wife too wasn't very happy. "Why can't you spend more time with me? All I expect is for you to spend at least 3 days a week with me. Sarah's husband spend the entire weekend with her, but all I get is just one lousy day per week. That's all the time you have for me. I am the one who has been tolerating you all this while!", the wife complained.
So who is the one who has been tolerating? Who is the real person who 'bertolak ansur'? The husband expects to be hugged. When he doesn't get that but yet he swallows it and doesn't complain, HE FEELS that he is tolerating. Likewise, the wife expects more time with her husband, when she doesn't get that but doesn't complain, SHE TOO FEELS that she is tolerating.
So the key to toleration or bertolak ansur is this - EXPECTATION. When we fail to live up to the expectation of the others and yet did nothing to show our displeasure openly, we then say we have tolerated. Toleration doesn't indicate understanding. Toleration is the inaction at a particular dissatisfaction. And in theory, if both parties set an unreasonably high expectation, both of them is going to be disappointed and will be in the endless vicious cycle of tolerating each other - tormenting themselves in the process. In the husband and wife's case, one can argue that their expectations are actually reasonable, they only needed better communication.
But what of our Malaysia's politics? Who is tolerating who? What were our expectations?
The Malay supremacist feel that they are the one tolerating because they EXPECT this land to belong to them for eternity. And therefore by allowing your citizenship, they are doing a great favor for the non-Malays, they are tolerating.
The Non-Malays, especially those born in this new generation knew Malaysia first. Not China or India. They were born as Malaysians. Thus they EXPECT that they are just like any other Malaysians, whom deserve to live and work and be granted equal rights - at least in most areas. But as they grew up, they soon realised that unlike their other fellow Malaysians, it is more difficult for them to go into local Uni or to get scholarships, they have to pay extra for houses, work harder for promotions, and have to move their temples far far away. Yet most of them said nothing. They too thought they must have been the one tolerating all the time.
So the question remains, whose EXPECTATION is the more reasonable one? To expect this land to belong solely to a particular race? Or to expect that we are treated equally?
As reference to my previous post here. This may be straight forward if you are seeing purely from a Chinese or Malay or Indian point of view. But not so easy if you look at Malaysia as a whole.
Whatever it is that you have come to conclusion, it is important not to say that the other have not tolerated. Because that is not true. So for a jerk like Mohd Ridhuan Tee, who in my opinion is neither Malay nor Chinese, please don't try to portray your holiness by claiming how much you have tolerated. I had enough of tolerating you!
Monday, September 7, 2009
牛头示威事件--民联将军！！
（若要知道牛头示威详情，请点击这里）
其实，我觉得巫统这步棋很有策略性。民联静静不做事，民联会违背自己对选民的诺言；你大声喊“捉”，他就说你以前叫我不要禁止游行，为何现在却来出尔反尔；你妥协，把印度庙建在附近的另一个地方，极端的游行就会变得越来越普遍；你说他们极端，他就说‘所以嘛，内按法令、煽动法令是有用的’；然后最后王牌就是在雪州制造一个迷你513事件，然后夺权--如Razak usurped Rahman的方法一样--宣布紧急状态，成立中央委员接管雪州。到时又多一个50年的借口让巫统实行‘扶弱政策’。
面对这样极端、无礼的示威，希山首先是维护示威者，然后再改口风。所制造的印象可以是：“他不想的，但是现在非马来人越来越放肆，在他们的要求和压力下，我不得不 ‘屈服’ ”。但也可以是：“你看!我们这个政府还是听取人民的意见的”。
今天，这些示威者正式被起诉了。如果，法官严厉地下判，以后巫统针对任何的大大小小示威就顺理成章，他们会有很强的理由和前例来说--聚会是破坏性的，犯法的，应该被惩罚的。他们还可以加一句，“我们是一视同仁的，因为上次那个牛头示威者，我们也是一样地惩罚。”
掌握了国家各大机关的巫统，在这一步上已经渐渐地将民联推向将军死棋的部位。我不能不说纳吉很‘醒’。我只能期望‘道’可以再高一丈。安华，看你了。
其实，我觉得巫统这步棋很有策略性。民联静静不做事，民联会违背自己对选民的诺言；你大声喊“捉”，他就说你以前叫我不要禁止游行，为何现在却来出尔反尔；你妥协，把印度庙建在附近的另一个地方，极端的游行就会变得越来越普遍；你说他们极端，他就说‘所以嘛，内按法令、煽动法令是有用的’；然后最后王牌就是在雪州制造一个迷你513事件，然后夺权--如Razak usurped Rahman的方法一样--宣布紧急状态，成立中央委员接管雪州。到时又多一个50年的借口让巫统实行‘扶弱政策’。
面对这样极端、无礼的示威，希山首先是维护示威者，然后再改口风。所制造的印象可以是：“他不想的，但是现在非马来人越来越放肆，在他们的要求和压力下，我不得不 ‘屈服’ ”。但也可以是：“你看!我们这个政府还是听取人民的意见的”。
今天，这些示威者正式被起诉了。如果，法官严厉地下判，以后巫统针对任何的大大小小示威就顺理成章，他们会有很强的理由和前例来说--聚会是破坏性的，犯法的，应该被惩罚的。他们还可以加一句，“我们是一视同仁的，因为上次那个牛头示威者，我们也是一样地惩罚。”
掌握了国家各大机关的巫统，在这一步上已经渐渐地将民联推向将军死棋的部位。我不能不说纳吉很‘醒’。我只能期望‘道’可以再高一丈。安华，看你了。
District 9 - The movie.
Hollywood has been churning out abysmal movies one after another. Harry Potter, Transfomers 2, Terminator 2, etc. It's just more and more computer graphics, with less and less acting and storyline. But 'district 9' is a re-fresher. This is by far the best movie I've ever watched for the past 2 years at least. (although the 'movie' of the cow head protest and Dato Hishamuddin's defence of the 'cow herds' are quite interesting as well)
Although district 9 is produced in Hollywood, I guarantee you it ISN'T THE TYPICAL Hollywood sci-fi action movie. If you like transformers 2, where there's no plot, no story, no acting no nothing, but just loads of computer graphics (CG) and a lots of scenes showing megan fox's 'clashes of peaks' then THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. Go away! Shooo! But instead, if you are looking for a good movie - one with good acting, story line and a good blend of sci fi and action then PLEASE GO AND WATCH DISTRICT 9 NOW!
Don't be fooled by it's abysmal trailer and posters. The producer (Peter Jackson) probably did not have much funds for post-production promotions. Also, many of you, like me, may be put off by the 'cloverfield' or 'blair witch project' type of camera handling in this movie. But please don't, because this will only be a small part of the movie and the camera handling is much better compared to 'blair witch project' that the 'shaking' of the camera was just nice to create the effect of realism, not dizziness.
At the beginning of the movie, many may feel it was a let down because the colour of the movie is slightly 'dull' and not as colourful or vivid as the typical Hollywood movie. It gives the impression that this is a B grade movie. But there is a purpose in that - the director tries to make the movie like a documentary, with key witnesses and analyst recalling the key events that took place during the entire incident. From the animation of the aliens and, later, from the animation of the alien weapons you can see that the movie is capable of making excellent CG.
The story was adapted from a short movie about apartheid in the South Africa. In fact, there was a district 6 during the Apartheid days. And fittingly, this entire movie was shot in Johannesburg. Instead of about the segregation of whites and the blacks, this movie is about the segregation between the human race and the aliens. The aliens are refugees who are severely malnourished when they arrived in Earth. A district was setup for the aliens to camp on our planet and receive aid. But soon, this district was abandoned and turned into a slum. Just like humans, the aliens soon become victims of social problems in the district. But this, is just the beginning of the story...the real story begins when you found out that the aliens were intentionally prohibited from leaving Earth because someone wanted to get hold of their awesome alien weaponry. You will follow the story through a unlikely 'hero', Wikus, who is in charge of evicting the aliens to a new district. (Don't worry so far there's no spoiler. I haven't reveal anything beyond what is shown in the trailers.)
A good movie connects with the audience. In order to do that and to develop the story properly, the movie must lay down the complex background story and the make you understand the main characters of the movie in the shortest time possible. So the first 10 minutes is just the setting of the plot. But the plot slowly unravels in a very nice pace as the movie goes on. Have some patience, and I guarantee you that the movie is worth your time. The events that could be confusing at first, will make sense towards the end.
This is a very good movie, and I highly recommend it. Three thumbs up!
Although district 9 is produced in Hollywood, I guarantee you it ISN'T THE TYPICAL Hollywood sci-fi action movie. If you like transformers 2, where there's no plot, no story, no acting no nothing, but just loads of computer graphics (CG) and a lots of scenes showing megan fox's 'clashes of peaks' then THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. Go away! Shooo! But instead, if you are looking for a good movie - one with good acting, story line and a good blend of sci fi and action then PLEASE GO AND WATCH DISTRICT 9 NOW!
Don't be fooled by it's abysmal trailer and posters. The producer (Peter Jackson) probably did not have much funds for post-production promotions. Also, many of you, like me, may be put off by the 'cloverfield' or 'blair witch project' type of camera handling in this movie. But please don't, because this will only be a small part of the movie and the camera handling is much better compared to 'blair witch project' that the 'shaking' of the camera was just nice to create the effect of realism, not dizziness.
At the beginning of the movie, many may feel it was a let down because the colour of the movie is slightly 'dull' and not as colourful or vivid as the typical Hollywood movie. It gives the impression that this is a B grade movie. But there is a purpose in that - the director tries to make the movie like a documentary, with key witnesses and analyst recalling the key events that took place during the entire incident. From the animation of the aliens and, later, from the animation of the alien weapons you can see that the movie is capable of making excellent CG.
The story was adapted from a short movie about apartheid in the South Africa. In fact, there was a district 6 during the Apartheid days. And fittingly, this entire movie was shot in Johannesburg. Instead of about the segregation of whites and the blacks, this movie is about the segregation between the human race and the aliens. The aliens are refugees who are severely malnourished when they arrived in Earth. A district was setup for the aliens to camp on our planet and receive aid. But soon, this district was abandoned and turned into a slum. Just like humans, the aliens soon become victims of social problems in the district. But this, is just the beginning of the story...the real story begins when you found out that the aliens were intentionally prohibited from leaving Earth because someone wanted to get hold of their awesome alien weaponry. You will follow the story through a unlikely 'hero', Wikus, who is in charge of evicting the aliens to a new district. (Don't worry so far there's no spoiler. I haven't reveal anything beyond what is shown in the trailers.)
A good movie connects with the audience. In order to do that and to develop the story properly, the movie must lay down the complex background story and the make you understand the main characters of the movie in the shortest time possible. So the first 10 minutes is just the setting of the plot. But the plot slowly unravels in a very nice pace as the movie goes on. Have some patience, and I guarantee you that the movie is worth your time. The events that could be confusing at first, will make sense towards the end.
This is a very good movie, and I highly recommend it. Three thumbs up!
Moooo.....
The infamous Cow incident.
The mainstream media has but suppressed all information about it, screw thestar and utusan! Spread the news and judge for yourself.
Highlights:
1:54 "Jaga-jaga...Kami cabar...andai awak ingat lihat tumpahan darah"
2:53 (this is heard from the background when the speaker stepped on the cow head) "Yeah...hahaha... (clap clap clap)"
3:12 "Kami pijak kepala lembu ini...hadiah kepada Khalid Ibrahim..." (and then a small kid appeared to be 'fascinated' by all these and joined the crowd in stepping onto the cow's head -- don't blame him, he had plenty of 'role models' there)
5:07 "Ada orang rasa kami biadap...tapi yang bertanggungjawab mengajar kami biadap adalah Khalid Ibrahim..." (WTH??? yeah blame it on the people, that's very mature)
but this is my 'favourite' part la...
5:25 (the journalist asks 'kenapa bawa kepala lembu? apa maksudnya?') "Errrrr..." (obviously taken aback by the question) "Sebenarynya, kepala lembu bukan daripada kami.........kepala lembu daripada individu-individu yang marah....inilah yang kami takut - tindakan daripada segelintir individu yang ekstreme ini (tapi bukan kami la)..."
Eh, kata orang ni kepala lembu daripada individu yang marah, bukan daripadanya. Tapi dia sekarang amat marah and dia pula pijak atas kepala lembu juga. Maka, jangan nafikan lagi, dialah segelintir individu ekstrem yang marah dan menakutkan yang dia sendiri cerita tu!
I'm sure after seeing this, you don't feel very well. It's ok. Our Home Minister, Dato Hishamuddin assures you that everything is fine. Look at the video below, I'm sure you'll feel better after that.
And now, MCMC is asking Malaysiakini to take down these two videos. MCMC says it is inciting hatred. Who is? The video or the people in the video? But hang on, why does Dato Hishamuddin's press conference video clip also considered inciting hatred? Wah MCMC, you berani a, you are saying our Home Minister inciting hatred.
But of course, I don't find anything seditious about this protest. It doesn't create any threat to harmony or unity among races in Malaysia. And I certainly do not feel threaten. And oh btw, Malaysia always have freedom of speech what, so their protest is completely ok. I see now why Dato Hishamuddin sees nothing wrong with it. I too can see like him now...It's like what UMNO says - 1 Malaysia. So let it be and peace shall prevail.
This is exactly why I support Dato Hishamuddin's decision to use the police force to detain peaceful candle light vigils, people wearing black shirt and all other forms of protest by the opposition but instead asked the police to stand aside and allow angry protestors to bring a cow head still freshly dripping with blood. It's got good effect don't you think? And just in case you are wondering, the cow has nothing to do with Hindhusim. It's just purely coincidental that the beheaded animal for effect is a cow and the protestors are protesting about a Hindhu temple, which treats cow as a sacred animal.
And the latest news is: protesters from a candle light vigil were IMMEDIATELY detained and jailed by the police force. So let me see what does this mean: IT IS OK TO BRING BLOODIED COW HEAD TO A PROTEST BUT NOT OK TO BRING CANDLES. I can surely see the threat of the candle bigger than cow head, I mean, you could set KL on fire overnight!
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NOTE1: just in case you don't get it, the last three paragraphs in italics are pure sarcasm.
NOTE2: i'm very very sure that this does NOT reflect the majority of Malays, Muslims or Malaysians. but nevertheless the numbers of such people in Malaysia are significant enough to make a political case.
The mainstream media has but suppressed all information about it, screw thestar and utusan! Spread the news and judge for yourself.
Highlights:
1:54 "Jaga-jaga...Kami cabar...andai awak ingat lihat tumpahan darah"
2:53 (this is heard from the background when the speaker stepped on the cow head) "Yeah...hahaha... (clap clap clap)"
3:12 "Kami pijak kepala lembu ini...hadiah kepada Khalid Ibrahim..." (and then a small kid appeared to be 'fascinated' by all these and joined the crowd in stepping onto the cow's head -- don't blame him, he had plenty of 'role models' there)
5:07 "Ada orang rasa kami biadap...tapi yang bertanggungjawab mengajar kami biadap adalah Khalid Ibrahim..." (WTH??? yeah blame it on the people, that's very mature)
but this is my 'favourite' part la...
5:25 (the journalist asks 'kenapa bawa kepala lembu? apa maksudnya?') "Errrrr..." (obviously taken aback by the question) "Sebenarynya, kepala lembu bukan daripada kami.........kepala lembu daripada individu-individu yang marah....inilah yang kami takut - tindakan daripada segelintir individu yang ekstreme ini (tapi bukan kami la)..."
Eh, kata orang ni kepala lembu daripada individu yang marah, bukan daripadanya. Tapi dia sekarang amat marah and dia pula pijak atas kepala lembu juga. Maka, jangan nafikan lagi, dialah segelintir individu ekstrem yang marah dan menakutkan yang dia sendiri cerita tu!
I'm sure after seeing this, you don't feel very well. It's ok. Our Home Minister, Dato Hishamuddin assures you that everything is fine. Look at the video below, I'm sure you'll feel better after that.
And now, MCMC is asking Malaysiakini to take down these two videos. MCMC says it is inciting hatred. Who is? The video or the people in the video? But hang on, why does Dato Hishamuddin's press conference video clip also considered inciting hatred? Wah MCMC, you berani a, you are saying our Home Minister inciting hatred.
But of course, I don't find anything seditious about this protest. It doesn't create any threat to harmony or unity among races in Malaysia. And I certainly do not feel threaten. And oh btw, Malaysia always have freedom of speech what, so their protest is completely ok. I see now why Dato Hishamuddin sees nothing wrong with it. I too can see like him now...It's like what UMNO says - 1 Malaysia. So let it be and peace shall prevail.
This is exactly why I support Dato Hishamuddin's decision to use the police force to detain peaceful candle light vigils, people wearing black shirt and all other forms of protest by the opposition but instead asked the police to stand aside and allow angry protestors to bring a cow head still freshly dripping with blood. It's got good effect don't you think? And just in case you are wondering, the cow has nothing to do with Hindhusim. It's just purely coincidental that the beheaded animal for effect is a cow and the protestors are protesting about a Hindhu temple, which treats cow as a sacred animal.
And the latest news is: protesters from a candle light vigil were IMMEDIATELY detained and jailed by the police force. So let me see what does this mean: IT IS OK TO BRING BLOODIED COW HEAD TO A PROTEST BUT NOT OK TO BRING CANDLES. I can surely see the threat of the candle bigger than cow head, I mean, you could set KL on fire overnight!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NOTE1: just in case you don't get it, the last three paragraphs in italics are pure sarcasm.
NOTE2: i'm very very sure that this does NOT reflect the majority of Malays, Muslims or Malaysians. but nevertheless the numbers of such people in Malaysia are significant enough to make a political case.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I dreamed a dream
"Now life has killed the dream I dreamed..."
Some can sing it to the perfect tune, but none that I've seen so far, can sing it with such emotions that bring the story to life. The story behind the music, that's what is most important, isn't it?
Some can sing it to the perfect tune, but none that I've seen so far, can sing it with such emotions that bring the story to life. The story behind the music, that's what is most important, isn't it?
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