Grandpa Seri Lah's Sandiwara Operation Manual:
1. Have some idiot under you say something really stupid and idiotic in the mainstream media.
2. Make sure what the lacky said in step 1 is a must-hate statement that even by glancing the headlines will make any legally and practically sane rakyat jump of disgust.
3. After generating tons of heat and criticsm from all four corners wait a minimum of two days (so that the PM can get enough info from every single freakin' media available in Malaysia*).
4. In come PM to save the day with some comments which echoed every single feedback columnists and blogs gave.
5. Make sure what he said is published in the headlines. Make sure all editors praise PM.
6. Rinse and repeat
*Blogs are optional since they are a bunch of whiny liars and I don't lie.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Pak Lah's Sandiwara Manual
I don't know about you guys but I think all this Mat Skodeng shit is one of those sandiwara act to boost Mr. Lah's/Grandpa Seri Lah's image as a open-minded, bold, wise and THE BEST THING Malaysia is so blessed to have. Don't you think this scenario is all too familiar?
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Wake me up when we get pass Renaissance Age
Ah... we are finally entering the phase where the rest of Europe and most parts of the World had experience during 400AD to 1000AD. I mean its not too late right? Considering we are lagging behind by..... a millenia? I mean surely its a good thing right? That means we are going to have good times ahead of us after 600 years right?
I mean surely treating foreign labours as slave is a good thing right? Keeping them in a confine area and denying them of the basic rights and even their sanity? That way after 600 years people will look back and be thankful for their freedom right?
Surely asking women to wear chastity belts are a good thing... maybe in the next 600 years women will finally have equality in this country right? Its not long right? 600 years is pretty fast.... I hope.
You know back in the Dark Ages where people questioning the king or the church are brand as heretics and are either burn on a stake or had his head slice off. I mean its a good thing right? At least after 600 years they finally had their brains grown on their head and started to decentralize power from an individual or organisation to the people. I mean surely the two heroes of our community being sued and the rest of us being called liars and even being branded as some sort of a heretic are a good thing right? I mean after 600 years freedom of speech and a balance democracy will finally have a place in this land... No?
The religious fanatics commisioning peeping toms to peep at people having sex as a form of "investigation"... Oh wait... even in the dark ages those religious fanatics are not so... so... fucked up... (sorry can't find a proper word for it >_<). So let's skip this.. Next! Do you still remember chapter 3 of our Form 4 Sejarah where we were told that both the political leaders and the religious leaders are sucking the country's coffers empty to fill their pockets? Do you still remember how the country's land and resources are divided up among the king's family members or some noble dog of the King... or some knight with a large army? How the father-in-law gave a large chunk of wealth to his son-in-law and his sons? Oh wait... I don't think the last part is inside the textbook or the syllabus. Damn my poor memory... its been a long time since I studied history and I kinda mix up the events in chronological order.... etc... etc.... You get my point ;) So yeah, all these events happening around us aren't so bad... I mean everything will be aye-ok if we are patient enough to wait for another 600 years... that is if you are alive til' then. Well for what I know, having a patience that can stretch to 600 years is something I don't have and will never have. Let's change all this shit now when we still have the power to.
I mean surely treating foreign labours as slave is a good thing right? Keeping them in a confine area and denying them of the basic rights and even their sanity? That way after 600 years people will look back and be thankful for their freedom right?
Surely asking women to wear chastity belts are a good thing... maybe in the next 600 years women will finally have equality in this country right? Its not long right? 600 years is pretty fast.... I hope.
You know back in the Dark Ages where people questioning the king or the church are brand as heretics and are either burn on a stake or had his head slice off. I mean its a good thing right? At least after 600 years they finally had their brains grown on their head and started to decentralize power from an individual or organisation to the people. I mean surely the two heroes of our community being sued and the rest of us being called liars and even being branded as some sort of a heretic are a good thing right? I mean after 600 years freedom of speech and a balance democracy will finally have a place in this land... No?
The religious fanatics commisioning peeping toms to peep at people having sex as a form of "investigation"... Oh wait... even in the dark ages those religious fanatics are not so... so... fucked up... (sorry can't find a proper word for it >_<). So let's skip this.. Next! Do you still remember chapter 3 of our Form 4 Sejarah where we were told that both the political leaders and the religious leaders are sucking the country's coffers empty to fill their pockets? Do you still remember how the country's land and resources are divided up among the king's family members or some noble dog of the King... or some knight with a large army? How the father-in-law gave a large chunk of wealth to his son-in-law and his sons? Oh wait... I don't think the last part is inside the textbook or the syllabus. Damn my poor memory... its been a long time since I studied history and I kinda mix up the events in chronological order.... etc... etc.... You get my point ;) So yeah, all these events happening around us aren't so bad... I mean everything will be aye-ok if we are patient enough to wait for another 600 years... that is if you are alive til' then. Well for what I know, having a patience that can stretch to 600 years is something I don't have and will never have. Let's change all this shit now when we still have the power to.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Foreign Workers = Unsung Heroes
Saw a posting from The Malaysian which shocked me. Go read it if you haven't here. Is there anyone in Malaysia that even care about the foreign workers? They are the unsung heroes of the Malaysian economy. They fill up the jobs where no Malaysian wants. Without them do you think the construction industry can survive? Our economy is very dependant on them.
Its stupid how we like to push all of the blame to the foreign workers when it comes to crime. Are we so short-sighted that we can't even notice that most of the major cases involving murder and rape are actually done by Malaysians? Are the authorities taking the easy way out by pushing all the blame to the foreign workers? Do they think that crimerates plunge all of a sudden after the implementations?
By putting foreign workers into a prison-like working environment, won't it cause even more social problems? When you restrict ones freedom you are taking away their precious sanity and that will be even worse when a legion of them break-free from their confinement. More chaos will ensue.
Is there any police in Malaysia left that actually respect basic human rights? Beating up peaceful protestors is one thing.. confining innocent people is the lowest one can get its like we are turning more and more into Nazis!
I wouldn't be surprise if one day all Malaysians are confined into their taman's when the problem is still not solved.
Its stupid how we like to push all of the blame to the foreign workers when it comes to crime. Are we so short-sighted that we can't even notice that most of the major cases involving murder and rape are actually done by Malaysians? Are the authorities taking the easy way out by pushing all the blame to the foreign workers? Do they think that crimerates plunge all of a sudden after the implementations?
By putting foreign workers into a prison-like working environment, won't it cause even more social problems? When you restrict ones freedom you are taking away their precious sanity and that will be even worse when a legion of them break-free from their confinement. More chaos will ensue.
Is there any police in Malaysia left that actually respect basic human rights? Beating up peaceful protestors is one thing.. confining innocent people is the lowest one can get its like we are turning more and more into Nazis!
I wouldn't be surprise if one day all Malaysians are confined into their taman's when the problem is still not solved.
Better ways to prevent rape then a chastity belt....
Just when you think religious leaders in Malaysia are not getting any dumber than they currently are, they go say something about women wearing chastity belt to prevent rape and incest. I have an even better idea... I mean to solve a problem we need to get to the root right? Like the Chinese saying "to kill the weeds you need clear the roots" (or something like that).
I had found the perfect solution to solve the root problem... let us castrate all male once they hit puberty. That way we can stop rape from happening before we can even know how to masturbate. Great idea huh? Well if you excuse me, I am going to pack my bags.....
I had found the perfect solution to solve the root problem... let us castrate all male once they hit puberty. That way we can stop rape from happening before we can even know how to masturbate. Great idea huh? Well if you excuse me, I am going to pack my bags.....
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Hurrah for the Police!
The Malaysian Police Force is a very interesting species. Each time when there's a report on the skyrocketing crimerates in the country, the police chief will always comment that they are "too understaff" to be effective and yet each time during festive seasons you can spot them camping at nearly every single major traffic lights in the whole country waiting for the "next big fish" to come swimming into their trap. Its like suddenly there seems to be a surge in the police efficiency. Can someone tell me why are blue uniformed policeman camping near traffic lights instead of patrolling residential areas where it is prone to break-ins?
Don't you just love festive seasons in Malaysia? Its a time where the rakyat have to worry of getting rob by both cops and crooks.
Don't you just love festive seasons in Malaysia? Its a time where the rakyat have to worry of getting rob by both cops and crooks.
Happy Chinese New Year!!
Well, hope everyone had lotsa things to eat so that by the time trimester ends... they will be my size and I won't get that "OMG JUSTIN LOOK HOW MUCH YOU HAD 'GROWN'" look each time people sees me.. j/k. Hope everyone had a great year ahead especially my bros who are now in their last sem. Hope you guys can go through this last freakin' obstacle.... or else I will have friends graduating with me next year ^_^
Monday, February 12, 2007
Don't Download This Song
If you think that every recording artists are pricks that supported the RIAA's (Record Industry Association of America) approach in dealing with downloaders (READ: SUING 12 YEAR OLDS FOR DOWNLOADING MUSIC OFF THE NET') and wanting to squeeze every single dime (or sen) out of us consumers you are wrong.
In comes "Weird Al" Yankovic, yeap the man who brought you all those uber funny parodies of songs such as You're Pitiful (a parody of You're Beautiful), Fat (Michael Jackson's Bad) and Amish Paradise (Gangsta's Paradise) with his latest song "Don't Download This Song". In this song he satirizes the actions of the RI-double-A and making fun of Metallica (remember the has-beens who went on a p2p witch hunt just because nobody is buying their music anymore during the 90s which brought the death of Napsters? Yeah its those guys).
"To add insult to injury" to quote Faz , Weird Al let's you to download his song for free from his album's website. Now what are you waiting for? Go download it here (don't worry it's legal). Now that's what I call a recording artist with class.
In comes "Weird Al" Yankovic, yeap the man who brought you all those uber funny parodies of songs such as You're Pitiful (a parody of You're Beautiful), Fat (Michael Jackson's Bad) and Amish Paradise (Gangsta's Paradise) with his latest song "Don't Download This Song". In this song he satirizes the actions of the RI-double-A and making fun of Metallica (remember the has-beens who went on a p2p witch hunt just because nobody is buying their music anymore during the 90s which brought the death of Napsters? Yeah its those guys).
"To add insult to injury" to quote Faz , Weird Al let's you to download his song for free from his album's website. Now what are you waiting for? Go download it here (don't worry it's legal). Now that's what I call a recording artist with class.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Party of Idiots?
I just can't stop laughing after reading this article about UMNO. According to the The Star:
Howstupid ignorant can these people get? And people still wonder why our country is in such a deep shit we are currently in?
"Some Umno members here think that by renewing their membership, they automatically become registered voters."
How
I Demand To Get What I Pay For!
Imagine this scenario:
You bought a condo with promises of tons of facilities from swimming pools to saunas to gyms and tennis courts... etc.. etc.. and after you moved in you wanted to use these facilities to make full use of what you pay. You found out that everywhere you go are crowded, the condo management did not provide enough space to accommodate these much people. After a month you saw a notice in the notice board stating:
So how would you feel? Cheated? Who's fault is it? Is it the management because they did not provide the proper amount of space needed to accommodate their customers? Or is it the customers' fault for "overusing" their facilities? As a customer, isn't it logical that we get what we pay for or else what is the use of paying right?
Same goes to us broadband users. We pay a monthly fee hoping to get what we pay for, fast connection speed so that we can stream videos, play MMORPGs, blog and download shows off the net. Instead we are told that we cannot use this much bandwidth so that it is "fair" to other users when the real issue here is that they are oversubscribed. They had too many users and so little bandwidth. So whose fault is it?
The truth is, our ISPs are all greedy bastards who want to get more customers but refuses to upgrade their bandwidth. Instead of admitting that they suck, they just have to take the easy way out by pushing the blame to us heavy users.
You bought a condo with promises of tons of facilities from swimming pools to saunas to gyms and tennis courts... etc.. etc.. and after you moved in you wanted to use these facilities to make full use of what you pay. You found out that everywhere you go are crowded, the condo management did not provide enough space to accommodate these much people. After a month you saw a notice in the notice board stating:
"Due to the overcrowding of facilities, the management decided to limit the usage of the facilities per unit. Each unit can only use the facilities 2 times a month. To use it more than 2 times, you will have to pay an additional fee depending on how many times you use per month."
So how would you feel? Cheated? Who's fault is it? Is it the management because they did not provide the proper amount of space needed to accommodate their customers? Or is it the customers' fault for "overusing" their facilities? As a customer, isn't it logical that we get what we pay for or else what is the use of paying right?
Same goes to us broadband users. We pay a monthly fee hoping to get what we pay for, fast connection speed so that we can stream videos, play MMORPGs, blog and download shows off the net. Instead we are told that we cannot use this much bandwidth so that it is "fair" to other users when the real issue here is that they are oversubscribed. They had too many users and so little bandwidth. So whose fault is it?
The truth is, our ISPs are all greedy bastards who want to get more customers but refuses to upgrade their bandwidth. Instead of admitting that they suck, they just have to take the easy way out by pushing the blame to us heavy users.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Ah.. Now it's the babies' fault?
I love being in my country because whatever we do its always not our fault. When the flood happened last month its not our fault because we do not have proper drainage system. It is not our fault when the flood response is chaotic at best. Nope that's not our fault it's Singapore's. When there's social issues like rape, robbery and murder happening in Malaysia it's not our fault. Yeah, it's the foreign workers (when most of the major crimes are committed by Malaysians)! When "local models" are not shown in ads and billboards its not their fault because they do not have the broad appeal, it's the Pan-Asian models.
To add in to the list of our truly Malaysian (something Zam should be proud off since it is not Pan-Asian), it's now the babies' fault. Yes, when a man married a foreign wife and later found out their marriage is not legal... their babies might get deported back to his/her mother's land of origin. So it's now the babies fault that their parents are not legally married? So is it the babies' fault that his/her dad deposited his sperm in his/her mother's "cockpit"? What are the deported babies going to do once they are back home? Find a job?
Yet whenever we declared something outrageous and stupid like that, we say out proudly as if that is the definite solution to the whole equation. God, I love Malaysia. We might be the only country in the World to be proud of our own stupidity.
To add in to the list of our truly Malaysian (something Zam should be proud off since it is not Pan-Asian), it's now the babies' fault. Yes, when a man married a foreign wife and later found out their marriage is not legal... their babies might get deported back to his/her mother's land of origin. So it's now the babies fault that their parents are not legally married? So is it the babies' fault that his/her dad deposited his sperm in his/her mother's "cockpit"? What are the deported babies going to do once they are back home? Find a job?
Yet whenever we declared something outrageous and stupid like that, we say out proudly as if that is the definite solution to the whole equation. God, I love Malaysia. We might be the only country in the World to be proud of our own stupidity.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Ahh... Why not ban foreign films as well?
As if blaming Singapore for the floods is not enough, our government had to go for double kill today by saying that they want to start banning ads that feature models with "Pan-Asian" looks. How about models with mixed parentage? Will they be ban from TV too? Or a pure Malaysian who happens to look "Pan-Asian"? Here's my favourite part:
Well why not ban ALL foreign cultures on TV and cinemas too? I mean if a 30 seconds ad can bring foreign culture into this country, what would a 2 hour movie do to us? Convert all into Americans?
Well I have a great suggestion for you Zam. Why not we emulate North Korea by banning all "foreign elements" from local TV stations, destroy the MEASAT, shutdown Astro, disconnect all of us from the internet and only allow local calls? That would be a great idea. I mean we don't want some American to "poison" our mind while we you are the Minister of Information don't you?
“RTM has long imposed the ban on foreign culture in ads on local television to allow some leeway for our local advertising agencies.”
Well why not ban ALL foreign cultures on TV and cinemas too? I mean if a 30 seconds ad can bring foreign culture into this country, what would a 2 hour movie do to us? Convert all into Americans?
Well I have a great suggestion for you Zam. Why not we emulate North Korea by banning all "foreign elements" from local TV stations, destroy the MEASAT, shutdown Astro, disconnect all of us from the internet and only allow local calls? That would be a great idea. I mean we don't want some American to "poison" our mind while we you are the Minister of Information don't you?
Time Flies
Just today a junior of mine added me to her Friendster list and after browsing through her photos and looking at how some familiar faces had grown up suddenly makes me feel... nostalgic. It was feels just like yesterday (I know this is an overused cliched line but that's what I am feeling right now ok? >_<) that I was still in (Secondary School Year 5) Form 5 and the rest of my juniors are in Form 1. Now all of them had graduated from secondary school recently. When I was browsing through her photos I had that "been here done that" feeling and I find myself wishing I could relive my secondary school days again. Still remember how I spend nearly all of my secondary school days as a prefect, how we would always start a rebellion against the head prefect, the two crushes I had during my five years there, the rejections I faced from the, how our conversation revolves around sex and watching porn was like an adventure to all of us. I still remember one of my close friend invited me over to his house for pizzas and porn when his parents are not around, I still can't stop laughing each time I think of it. I still remember how I was a rising "star" of the PBSM but only to quit as a sign rebellion against the new President but only to come back after being invited personally by another President during secondary 4. How I use to have a passion for chess. I was never really good at it but still the passion for chess and the love of going to competitions had been a part of my life during my five years there. I still remember the last two years of my secondary school days where me and my friend were considered as "heart throbs", yeah go ahead and laugh all you want but it's true :P and how I constantly receive gifts from girls and how I had to asked my mum to help me to settle a girl who constantly called me about 3 times a day. Those were the days indeed. Too I didn't experience any of those during my University life... (oh I am soooo going to get my ears pulled if my girlfriend read this sentence >_<) Sigh I really miss those days, where all friends are pure and none of them are out there to backstab you. How we are all so innocent and naive and the world outside meant nothing to us. How we view things in life as either black or white and never shades of grey. Maybe this is why I seldom mentioned anything about my past.... I hate the feeling of nostalgia... the feeling of wanting to relive your past but reality had just had to say "NO!"
Friday, February 02, 2007
A Simple Request
Please Singapore can you all do us all a favour by suing Malaysia for defamation? I never knew that the Johor government can insult our intelligence like that by trying to push the blame our neighbours down South for the recent floods as if blaming God is not enough. Ok, let's say that the theory of the Kota Tinggi flooding is some how correct, then how do we explain about the big Segamat flood? Blame it on Pahang or Melaka?
So please Singapore, sue us. Sue the Johor government and the mainstream papers that carry the posts and ask them for an apology. That way you might cure our government's "NOT ME" syndrome. Well at least they will think twice before blaming someone else.
So please Singapore, sue us. Sue the Johor government and the mainstream papers that carry the posts and ask them for an apology. That way you might cure our government's "NOT ME" syndrome. Well at least they will think twice before blaming someone else.
Excuse me Mr. PM (Part II)...
Dear Mr. Lah, I am sorry that I was harsh on you in my previous entry. Since you are still new.. like, you know, MORE THAN THREE YEARS in the office and since you are still a n00b in the office I am going to cut you some slack since you still have EVERYTHING a lot of things to do. I mean of course there's still lots of things to do, I mean, your son-in-law and your son still haven't reach multi-trillionaire status and you still haven't send your predecessor to the grave because you still haven't dismantle enough of his policies. So yeah, I am going to cut you some slack here today and instead of "lying" about how bad you are I am going to suggest a few things on how to boost your image online.
I mean c'mon, don't tell me you decide to condemn us all and the internet all together when you can embrace us and stop listening to our constant nagging about your sampans and private jets and your broken rice bowl family members right? I mean calling us liars and having your lackeys suing us for defamation will only cause a huge retaliation from us so why fight us when you can make us workfor WITH you (still remember this quote?)
First up I suggest you stop wasting the people's money by sending space tourists to space or building sports centres on other people's soil and start spending those money on ICT infrastructure. Start a nationwide fibreoptics cabling project that ensure everyone in Malaysia can stay connected. Lease those lines to ISPs, so that there won't be only one fucked up dominating ISP who don't give a flying fuck about its subscribers and in the meantime people can get affordable high speed broadband (high speed as in 5 to 10Mbps not that 512kbps or 1Mbps shit that we are offered now). Think about it, this is a win-win situation here. First, you get to educate a whole nation with the internet and you will finally get all the love from bloggers throughout the nation that you sooo wanted all this while since you had gave what most bloggers in Malaysia wanted even more than sex... a decent internet connection.
As a plus, you will get more foreign IT base investments to boost the dead MSC. People might finally start looking this way for a start instead of that nearly invisible red dot down south.
So yeah, I do hope you can think about it and stop threatening us for a change.
P.S: And please tell all your lackeys that the Internet is not just for porn! It's a disgrace how so many government officials can only think of porn whenever the internet is mention.
I mean c'mon, don't tell me you decide to condemn us all and the internet all together when you can embrace us and stop listening to our constant nagging about your sampans and private jets and your broken rice bowl family members right? I mean calling us liars and having your lackeys suing us for defamation will only cause a huge retaliation from us so why fight us when you can make us work
First up I suggest you stop wasting the people's money by sending space tourists to space or building sports centres on other people's soil and start spending those money on ICT infrastructure. Start a nationwide fibreoptics cabling project that ensure everyone in Malaysia can stay connected. Lease those lines to ISPs, so that there won't be only one fucked up dominating ISP who don't give a flying fuck about its subscribers and in the meantime people can get affordable high speed broadband (high speed as in 5 to 10Mbps not that 512kbps or 1Mbps shit that we are offered now). Think about it, this is a win-win situation here. First, you get to educate a whole nation with the internet and you will finally get all the love from bloggers throughout the nation that you sooo wanted all this while since you had gave what most bloggers in Malaysia wanted even more than sex... a decent internet connection.
As a plus, you will get more foreign IT base investments to boost the dead MSC. People might finally start looking this way for a start instead of that nearly invisible red dot down south.
So yeah, I do hope you can think about it and stop threatening us for a change.
P.S: And please tell all your lackeys that the Internet is not just for porn! It's a disgrace how so many government officials can only think of porn whenever the internet is mention.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Excuse me Mr. PM...
Dear Mr. Lah... or should I call you Uncle Lah. I know you had been going on interviews and giving speeches on how we, the bloggers, are liars and how we love to spread shit on the net. How we criticise you for every little thing you do like falling asleep and stuff like that. I know you hate us for smashing your Son-in-Law's rice bowl and how we dug up your little Turkish sampan... and oh yeah, found out that you bought LEASE a huge jumbojet recently for yourself i mean your ministers and we even call you some rude names.
I mean it is all our fault. You know, we should be good little children and stop being disobedient and stuff like that? I mean we shouldn't had question your authority... I mean you are like the father of this country for crying out loud and as your little children we must obey every little thing you say. Heck, like obedient little children we should keep quiet each time we dug up a stash of porn under our parents bed and pretend nothing had happened.
Oh wait, for the last time I checked, you are not God-given to me like my dad. You are E-LEC-TED you know like the "E" from the word Erectile Dysfunction? WE ARE YOUR BOSS. WE PAY YOUR SALARY AND FOR GOD SAKE WE ARE THE ONES PAYING FOR THE HIGHWAYS IN KL WHEN WE DON'T GET TO USE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! When you buy that stupid jet of yours and your cronies... ITS OUR MONEY. So is it wrong for us, YOUR BOSS, to criticise you when you under perform? Is it wrong for us to question WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING when the money you are spending is OURS?
So tell me what are you so pissed about in the first place? Had you, like some Malaysians, had forgotten the fact that this is a DEMOCRATIC country? If you are not happy how democracy is, go ahead and declare yourself the supreme ruler of Malaysia like what Senator Palpatine did in Star Wars. Only then we would totally surrender our fate and lives to you and you can do whatever you want without fearing any criticism from all of us.
I mean it is all our fault. You know, we should be good little children and stop being disobedient and stuff like that? I mean we shouldn't had question your authority... I mean you are like the father of this country for crying out loud and as your little children we must obey every little thing you say. Heck, like obedient little children we should keep quiet each time we dug up a stash of porn under our parents bed and pretend nothing had happened.
Oh wait, for the last time I checked, you are not God-given to me like my dad. You are E-LEC-TED you know like the "E" from the word Erectile Dysfunction? WE ARE YOUR BOSS. WE PAY YOUR SALARY AND FOR GOD SAKE WE ARE THE ONES PAYING FOR THE HIGHWAYS IN KL WHEN WE DON'T GET TO USE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE! When you buy that stupid jet of yours and your cronies... ITS OUR MONEY. So is it wrong for us, YOUR BOSS, to criticise you when you under perform? Is it wrong for us to question WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING when the money you are spending is OURS?
So tell me what are you so pissed about in the first place? Had you, like some Malaysians, had forgotten the fact that this is a DEMOCRATIC country? If you are not happy how democracy is, go ahead and declare yourself the supreme ruler of Malaysia like what Senator Palpatine did in Star Wars. Only then we would totally surrender our fate and lives to you and you can do whatever you want without fearing any criticism from all of us.
Come on, repeat after me...
Yeah, I want everyone to repeat after me:
Sorry if I treated you like a primary school kid there because the last time I checked there are people who thinks we are living in a Nazi state. Each time when someone said something bold and sensitive, there is ALWAYS, yes ALWAYS, someone who will say something like:
No I don't mean to point out anyone specific but most of the time when someone debate something political or sensitive, someone is sure to say that. For the love of God, we are living in a democratic country here. It's because of the people's fear of speaking out that makes the government think they can do whatever they want and they still can get our approval! Had our education system dumb us down so greatly? Had the propagandas we are taught in both Moral and History class had instill great fear in our sub-consciousness that we dare not to speak for ourselves?
Look, if a bunch of people who didn't even know where Iraq is on the World map knows the true meaning of democracy, we should too.
"Malaysia is a DE-MO-CRA-TIC COUN-TREEE."
Sorry if I treated you like a primary school kid there because the last time I checked there are people who thinks we are living in a Nazi state. Each time when someone said something bold and sensitive, there is ALWAYS, yes ALWAYS, someone who will say something like:
"Wah... you better becareful or the ISA will lock you up!"
No I don't mean to point out anyone specific but most of the time when someone debate something political or sensitive, someone is sure to say that. For the love of God, we are living in a democratic country here. It's because of the people's fear of speaking out that makes the government think they can do whatever they want and they still can get our approval! Had our education system dumb us down so greatly? Had the propagandas we are taught in both Moral and History class had instill great fear in our sub-consciousness that we dare not to speak for ourselves?
Look, if a bunch of people who didn't even know where Iraq is on the World map knows the true meaning of democracy, we should too.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Top 10 Favourite Movies of All Time
It's 2.30am and for some reason I can't seem to fall asleep. Since I got nothing better to do, I had compiled a list of my 10 favourite movies of all time. Movies like Lord of the Rings or Star Wars are considered as one movie since all of their movies tell one huge epic story. Movies with the same name but feature different stories such as the various Monty Python movies are separated as they told a different tale and have different universe.
10. Death Note I and II
Simply put. Death Note Live Action Movie is awesome. Its one of the best books to movie adaptation I had ever seen since Lord of the Rings. The pacing is great, each twists and turns are done perfectly without the audiences going "WTF JUST HAPPENED?". The change to the story is awesome too. Instead of dragging the show into two freaking story arcs like the manga, the movie ends it in the first arc. The acting is good too especially Ken'ichi Matsuyama's portrayal of super-detective L.
9. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
An excellent dark comedy about the Cold War. Its about a delusion US General trying to bomb the Soviet Union based on his crazy theory on fluoridated water. Things goes even crazier when the US tries hard to undo their mistakes. Definitely one of the best comedies I had watched.
8. Ghostbusters
How can a movie starring 3 of the best comedians of the late 80s (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis) suck? This movie is stock with one-liners after one-liners and memorable scenes after memorable scenes. Most of the humour are presented through the script instead of the brainless slapstick comedies Hollywood are producing these days.
7. Pirates of the Carribean
I have a small confession to make. Ever since primary school, I had been fascinated with pirates. I had even imagine myself being one. I had even played pirate-sim after pirate-sim on my computer. Unfortunately none of the games ever capture my imagination (until I played Sid Meier's Pirates last year but that's another story) and surprisingly Hollywood did not make any pirate films after a not-that-bad Cutthroat Island in the early 90s. When Pirates of the Carribean was showing I was skeptic about it being any good. I mean who would had thought a movie based on a theme park ride to be even decent? So I watched the movie with zero expectations and to my surprise it is actually a very well made film. True Orlando "Legolas" Bloom is sucky and the plot is as simple as a Saturday morning cartoon, but the way Johnny Depp carry this movie is what make this movie enjoyable.
6. Monty Python and the Life of Brian
Decades before Da Vinci's Code become a controversy among the Christian society, this Monty Python classic had been causing quite a storm among Christians and even banned in some country. Its about the life story of a guy name Brian who happens to be born in a manger next to Jesus Christ himself. This movie parodies and make fun of religion (not God btw) and also blind zealotry. Not recommended to religious fanatics ;)
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
What can I say? This is definitely the most funniest comedy I had ever watched. Period.
4. Lord of the Rings
LOTR is THE textbook of how a great fantasy film should be like. Great editing (the book is very long-winded and I am surprise how Peter Jackson actually squeeze all its contents into less than 10 hours), great casts and superbly done visual effects make this movie one of the best movies ever.
3. Star Wars Original Trilogy
Intergalactic battles (X-wings, Tie Fighters, pew pew pew)... check. Great villain (Darth Vader).... check. Great story about good vs evil.... check. Memorable characters (Han Solo and slave Leia :P)... check. Cool action scenes (who would had thought aliens fought with fluorescent lamps as weapons could be so cool?).... check. Need I say more? :P
2. Infernal Affairs Trilogy
Just when you thought Hong Kong movie industry is dead and creativity had run dry... they just have to surprise you with one of the best concept ever conceive in this decade. A mole vs mole flick with so many twists and turns that it make Hollywood took notice. Too bad Hollywood have to "remake" this classic into a pile of shit.
1. The Godfather Part I and Part II
A story of how the Corleone family, the most powerful mafia family in New York, stir its way through disaster after disaster before breaking apart and how Al Pacino's Michael Corleone turned from a goody-two shoes son into a horrific mass-murderer. Definitely the best movie I had ever watched.
10. Death Note I and II
Simply put. Death Note Live Action Movie is awesome. Its one of the best books to movie adaptation I had ever seen since Lord of the Rings. The pacing is great, each twists and turns are done perfectly without the audiences going "WTF JUST HAPPENED?". The change to the story is awesome too. Instead of dragging the show into two freaking story arcs like the manga, the movie ends it in the first arc. The acting is good too especially Ken'ichi Matsuyama's portrayal of super-detective L.
9. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
An excellent dark comedy about the Cold War. Its about a delusion US General trying to bomb the Soviet Union based on his crazy theory on fluoridated water. Things goes even crazier when the US tries hard to undo their mistakes. Definitely one of the best comedies I had watched.
8. Ghostbusters
How can a movie starring 3 of the best comedians of the late 80s (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis) suck? This movie is stock with one-liners after one-liners and memorable scenes after memorable scenes. Most of the humour are presented through the script instead of the brainless slapstick comedies Hollywood are producing these days.
7. Pirates of the Carribean
I have a small confession to make. Ever since primary school, I had been fascinated with pirates. I had even imagine myself being one. I had even played pirate-sim after pirate-sim on my computer. Unfortunately none of the games ever capture my imagination (until I played Sid Meier's Pirates last year but that's another story) and surprisingly Hollywood did not make any pirate films after a not-that-bad Cutthroat Island in the early 90s. When Pirates of the Carribean was showing I was skeptic about it being any good. I mean who would had thought a movie based on a theme park ride to be even decent? So I watched the movie with zero expectations and to my surprise it is actually a very well made film. True Orlando "Legolas" Bloom is sucky and the plot is as simple as a Saturday morning cartoon, but the way Johnny Depp carry this movie is what make this movie enjoyable.
6. Monty Python and the Life of Brian
Decades before Da Vinci's Code become a controversy among the Christian society, this Monty Python classic had been causing quite a storm among Christians and even banned in some country. Its about the life story of a guy name Brian who happens to be born in a manger next to Jesus Christ himself. This movie parodies and make fun of religion (not God btw) and also blind zealotry. Not recommended to religious fanatics ;)
5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
What can I say? This is definitely the most funniest comedy I had ever watched. Period.
4. Lord of the Rings
LOTR is THE textbook of how a great fantasy film should be like. Great editing (the book is very long-winded and I am surprise how Peter Jackson actually squeeze all its contents into less than 10 hours), great casts and superbly done visual effects make this movie one of the best movies ever.
3. Star Wars Original Trilogy
Intergalactic battles (X-wings, Tie Fighters, pew pew pew)... check. Great villain (Darth Vader).... check. Great story about good vs evil.... check. Memorable characters (Han Solo and slave Leia :P)... check. Cool action scenes (who would had thought aliens fought with fluorescent lamps as weapons could be so cool?).... check. Need I say more? :P
2. Infernal Affairs Trilogy
Just when you thought Hong Kong movie industry is dead and creativity had run dry... they just have to surprise you with one of the best concept ever conceive in this decade. A mole vs mole flick with so many twists and turns that it make Hollywood took notice. Too bad Hollywood have to "remake" this classic into a pile of shit.
1. The Godfather Part I and Part II
A story of how the Corleone family, the most powerful mafia family in New York, stir its way through disaster after disaster before breaking apart and how Al Pacino's Michael Corleone turned from a goody-two shoes son into a horrific mass-murderer. Definitely the best movie I had ever watched.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
To Parents
Well according to The Star, more girls are running away from home. Here's one tip for parents whose children had runaway from them. You suck. Seriously. Don't go blaming on cybercafes like our CID Director does and don't go "Oh s/he wasn't like that last time. s/he's a good girl/boy and very obedient too. It MUST be her/his friends. I told her/him not to go out with them be she wouldn't listen. Oh... I had tried my best". Right... you had tried your best nagging at them and scolding them like you did ten years ago or raise them up like how your parents raise you... Congratulations! You had given them the right to runaway from you.
For those dinosaurs who still don't get it. It's simple. Teenagers are a very fragile lot. They are like walking on a tightrope. One wrong move and "WHAM!" down they go. Every single thing that happens around them during these period is very crucial. Therefore, parents must be supportive of what they want to do and encourage them and advice them. And for the love of God... NAGGING AIN'T ADVISING AND SARCASM AIN'T ENCOURAGING! I am really happy to grow up in a great family. Both my mum and dad are really open to what I want to do. They let me do the things I want to do which won't harm myself. They let me play sports... go to cybercafes for my weekly Counterstrike fix and even don't restrict my internet time during weekends. When I join co-curriculum activities, they won't object to it. All they did was remind me of not forgetting my studies.
I know there are lots of parents who don't give their children any freedom at all. All they expect is that as long as they put food on the table and give them food to eat, their teenage children will listen to them. If that's what you want, you are better off with a dog. Heck, even dogs need to go for walks sometimes. Teenagers need freedom. They need a little privacy in things they do too. Try to give them a little freedom and in the meantime be open to them so that they will be open to you. Always give them the "I am always here if you need me" feeling instead of the "WHAT EVER I SAY YOU MUST OBEY BECAUSE I AM THE AUTHORI-TAY~" feeling.
Here, I had had my say. If you still think the "YOU MUST OBEY" approach is the best way to go... go ahead and try it. Just don't go bitching around when shit happens. Just remember at the end of the day its YOUR CHILDREN... and don't go blaming the whole world because its YOUR responsibility in the first place.
P.S: This post is only about teenagers running way from home and bad parenting. I do sympathise on cases of missing people.
For those dinosaurs who still don't get it. It's simple. Teenagers are a very fragile lot. They are like walking on a tightrope. One wrong move and "WHAM!" down they go. Every single thing that happens around them during these period is very crucial. Therefore, parents must be supportive of what they want to do and encourage them and advice them. And for the love of God... NAGGING AIN'T ADVISING AND SARCASM AIN'T ENCOURAGING! I am really happy to grow up in a great family. Both my mum and dad are really open to what I want to do. They let me do the things I want to do which won't harm myself. They let me play sports... go to cybercafes for my weekly Counterstrike fix and even don't restrict my internet time during weekends. When I join co-curriculum activities, they won't object to it. All they did was remind me of not forgetting my studies.
I know there are lots of parents who don't give their children any freedom at all. All they expect is that as long as they put food on the table and give them food to eat, their teenage children will listen to them. If that's what you want, you are better off with a dog. Heck, even dogs need to go for walks sometimes. Teenagers need freedom. They need a little privacy in things they do too. Try to give them a little freedom and in the meantime be open to them so that they will be open to you. Always give them the "I am always here if you need me" feeling instead of the "WHAT EVER I SAY YOU MUST OBEY BECAUSE I AM THE AUTHORI-TAY~" feeling.
Here, I had had my say. If you still think the "YOU MUST OBEY" approach is the best way to go... go ahead and try it. Just don't go bitching around when shit happens. Just remember at the end of the day its YOUR CHILDREN... and don't go blaming the whole world because its YOUR responsibility in the first place.
P.S: This post is only about teenagers running way from home and bad parenting. I do sympathise on cases of missing people.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Shit Happens...
Don't you just love it when life just came crashing down on you. Everything that you do or care about just turn your back on you. For this whole MMU academic year (June 2006 til' now) is pretty shitty for me. It all started off badly with my industrial training where I suffer a slight depression due to the sudden change of environment. I was having my training alone and being an enthusiastic trainee who tries to work as hard as possible, instead of getting my work recognized, I was being pushed around by my supervisor. Just when I thought nothing could get any worse, I flunked two subjects. Its perfect timing I tell you, I had never failed any subjects in my whole degree course and just when I thought I could have graduate peacefully with no hiccups I have to fail two fucking subjects on what is supposedly my last academic year and which I am forced to extend another just for these two subjects! During this time my former close friend whom I had never talked for nearly a year due to some misunderstandings in the past had pass away due to a freak accident. It came as a shock and this is the first time in my life I had to deal with a death of a friend. It took me a week to get over it.
Just two weeks before my industrial training ends and just when I thought all these will be better once I finished my industrial training, I got into some problems with my University's management. Of course I cannot voice it here since I was given the order not to speak out about the incident again or I might face the boot. Just say it have to do with voicing out and the management is not happy with it. The whole ordeal was really mentally taxing. I was screwed over and over again by the management and was forced to attend a Student Trial and all that shit and got away with a "DON'T DO THIS AGAIN" warning (that explain I did not explain everything the whole "saga" in detail). Its like I only wanted to help but instead I was the one punished.
Just when I thought my depression won't sink anymore deeper, there are some external factors which cause me to sank even deeper. Just when I finally found the light at the end of this seemingly unending labyrinth of depression just yesterday I found out I flunked another two subjects. All of a sudden I find myself wanting to give up my studies. I have no more will to go on anymore. Each time the scenario of seeing my all my friends graduating before me I feel depress. Each time I thought of how disappointed my dad will get when he finds out I fail, I feel depress. Each time I think about how I am still going to be financially dependent on my parents... I feel depress. Being the eldest in the family, my dad still have another 2 more younger sons to support and he ain't getting any younger. He is 53 this year and I really do wish to lessen his burden by supporting myself for once.
Right now, I really don't know what to do now. Everything seems to crash down on me all of a sudden. The only thing holding my sanity together is none other than my girlfriend. The only piece of sanctuary I know I can go to during a time like this. Let's just hope life won't take away my last piece of sanity while gaining back my lost ones.
Just two weeks before my industrial training ends and just when I thought all these will be better once I finished my industrial training, I got into some problems with my University's management. Of course I cannot voice it here since I was given the order not to speak out about the incident again or I might face the boot. Just say it have to do with voicing out and the management is not happy with it. The whole ordeal was really mentally taxing. I was screwed over and over again by the management and was forced to attend a Student Trial and all that shit and got away with a "DON'T DO THIS AGAIN" warning (that explain I did not explain everything the whole "saga" in detail). Its like I only wanted to help but instead I was the one punished.
Just when I thought my depression won't sink anymore deeper, there are some external factors which cause me to sank even deeper. Just when I finally found the light at the end of this seemingly unending labyrinth of depression just yesterday I found out I flunked another two subjects. All of a sudden I find myself wanting to give up my studies. I have no more will to go on anymore. Each time the scenario of seeing my all my friends graduating before me I feel depress. Each time I thought of how disappointed my dad will get when he finds out I fail, I feel depress. Each time I think about how I am still going to be financially dependent on my parents... I feel depress. Being the eldest in the family, my dad still have another 2 more younger sons to support and he ain't getting any younger. He is 53 this year and I really do wish to lessen his burden by supporting myself for once.
Right now, I really don't know what to do now. Everything seems to crash down on me all of a sudden. The only thing holding my sanity together is none other than my girlfriend. The only piece of sanctuary I know I can go to during a time like this. Let's just hope life won't take away my last piece of sanity while gaining back my lost ones.
Friday, January 19, 2007
No one shall take away our rights to speak!
Just yesterday the NST decided to sue two of the most influential bloggers in the Malaysian Blogosphere, Jeff Ooi and Rocky's Bru. Click here for more details on the whole saga.
As a blogger and as a lover of democracy, I had decided to join in this protest against this stupid lawsuits which doesn't prove anything other than to soothe the egos of these dinosaurs. No one can ever take away our freedom of speech. No one other than God himself have the right to shut us up. Let us all stand together and defend our rights. Defend against this little "crusade" against us.
As a sign of supporting these two bloggers, I had paste a picture of Blogger's United by Kickdefella in my blog. Get those pictures here, if you want to show your support to these bloggers.
As a blogger and as a lover of democracy, I had decided to join in this protest against this stupid lawsuits which doesn't prove anything other than to soothe the egos of these dinosaurs. No one can ever take away our freedom of speech. No one other than God himself have the right to shut us up. Let us all stand together and defend our rights. Defend against this little "crusade" against us.
As a sign of supporting these two bloggers, I had paste a picture of Blogger's United by Kickdefella in my blog. Get those pictures here, if you want to show your support to these bloggers.
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