Step Up 3D - The Return of Boring

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While the trailers are bursting views into millions,
everyone must have been anticipating this groundbreaking movie of the year.
But little do you people know,
how DISAPPOINTING this movie is! Yes I've said it right.Downright disappointing!

Sure, when Step Up appeared, it became a major blockbuster.Back then, it deserved the popularity because the idea was seemingly fresh at that time (aside from other dance movies like Honey, You Got Served etc). Step Up is considered one of its kind.

The success of Step Up had lead to its sequel; Step Up 2: The Streets. This sequel is still doing fine even though the typical love story element was reused.

However, the third installation of Step Up is incredibly...boring.Effects,yes they are there but did not do the choreography any justice,at all. Storyline is flat and maybe occasionally a few little surprises (which were expected!!!!). The female lead cannot act and certainly cannot dance that well.Male lead looked painfully sad.

There are many elements in the movie that don't make sense at all.
For example; the Pirates gang can afford a gigantic collection of 'cun' shoes but cannot afford to pay for their house mortgage or something.
Another spoiler; The Chinese crew at Chinatown had so much difficulty to dance when the water pipe broke,acting like water is some sort of bad omen or something.Also,showing some chinese apeks [uncles] betting on American hiphop battles, did not help in enforcing the image of Chinatown.In fact, it made things worse.
Wait till you reach the final battle,you'll cry for your loss of 20 bucks including the cun popcorn combo.

Verdict is pretty simple; annoyingly typical plot that lacks the 'oomph' factor and also amazingly fake visual effects.

There you go! *takes deep breath*


Oh sorry I forgot to warn you guys about the spoilers.NGEEKKK too late for that! Now I have successfully convinced you not to watch it.HAHAAAA

Hadi: Malaysia Hospitality 2

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There's an unwritten rule in Malaysia that says "If you own a car, you own the world."

Most Malaysians have no respect towards pedestrians. They assume that they move around in four wheels instead of two legs, they have the power of the Gods. In foreign countries (such as Singapore whom we envy so) they would stop for pedestrians and let them have the respect as they took the trouble of actually walking.

Pedestrians too, are not aware of the respect they should get. They too, automatically give respect to those with cars.

Most Malaysian drivers just do not care for pedestrians. We are impatient, rude and aggressive beings. Can this be changed? Let's hope so.

I hate to see the star and the crescent moon on the Jalur Gemilang (Malaysian flag) turns into the Mercedez emblem.

Have You Missed Someone?

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Rascal Flatts is a well known country band that sings songs about real life and people and once related to them. As I was browsing YouTube, I came across with Here Comes Goodbye because I was curious like how the video looks like.

When I heard the old man says "sometimes life just seems the chapter of goodbye", I felt goosebumps all over me and tears shed from my eyes. Overall, the video is about a mother who was once pregnant but never got the chance to tell her boyfriend because he died in a car accident. Soon enough, her son died at the age of four and the old man in the video is his grandfather.

I kinda shed my tears down because this song reminds me of my grandma that just passed away four days after I sat PR exam. She meant a lot to me.

So people, cherish the people you love beforehand.

media placement? media intrusion...

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hey!!! koffee with kiru is dying lar...
lets revive it with our discussion today! the media intrusion thing! =)

let me be the first one to update about what our group found today.. the media intrusion ad placement..
it is about the funeral home ad, placing at the subway station in Berlin. opposite the platform..
it written there "Come a little closer" and makes people wonder and if they try to look closer, they might fall down on the railway and oops, need their service already, so our group picked that as it is media intrusive. actually i will still be confused with this thing.. as miss said, the difference between adv, media, PR, event and so forth are all at the very thin line.. hopefully by the end of semester, we all can get it clear kie! =)


here comes the ad...


night!

cheers~

Hadi: Malaysian Hospitality 1

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The reason the title is "Malaysian Hospitality 1" is because there will be a whole lot more of my post concerning Malaysian Hospitality.

Let me just give you a scenario all right? Loosely based on a true story.

Mat (Not a real name) went to a restaurant. A high-class one, if you will. When Mat first entered the restaurant the waiter that guided him to his table didn't even smile nor say anything more than two words. To be fair, Mat does look unpleasant with his long hair, shorts and sandals.

The waiter didn't really welcome Mat and Mat swore he heard the waiter sighed while Mat was thinking on what to order. After Mat made his order, the waiter went away.

After a few minutes, a foreign man, Caucasian, entered the restaurant. Whithin a second the waiter sparked with joy and greeted the man "Good Morning, Sir! Table for one?"

The moral of the story is this:

Foreigners, please visit Malaysia. In this country, we treat you better than our own people.

Kaum Cina Mari Perkukuhkan Gagasan 1 Malaysia

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Hello semua,saya tertarik apabila terbaca post daripada Su Ann tentang Malaysian Chinese dan saya rasa terpanggil untuk memberi respon terhadap post itu.Benar ramai yang tertanya-tanya apa lagi yang orang cina mahukan,ini bukan satu kenyataan yang bersifat perkauman tetapi hanya kebingungan yang melanda apabila kerajaan BN tidak mendapat majoriti 2/3 didalam pilihanraya baru-baru ini,diantara sebab utamanya adalah kerana tidak mendapat sokongan orang cina.

Ini tidak berlaku di zaman pemerintahan Dr.Mahathir,kerana sikap beliau yang tegas membuatkan semua orang,termasuk kaum melayu,cina dan india bahkan Raja-Raja Melayu juga hormat pada Dr.M.Semuanya bermula apabila Pak Lah dan mengambil tampuk kepimpinan negara dan diteruskan oleh Datuk Seri Najib,diwaktu itu Malaysia dilihat berada didalam zaman kegelapannya.Dizaman itu orang cina telah membuat beberapa permintaan yang besar yang juga telah menakutkan orang Melayu dan kaum lain.

Orang cina telah membuat permintaan yang pertamanya,supaya kerajaan membuka sepenuhnya kolej-kolej matrikulasi kepada orang bukan melayu ,yang ke-dua sistem biasiswa juga dibuka penuh kepada orang bukan melayu,yang ketiga kemasukkan pelajar di universiti dan kolej tidak perlulah mengikut kuota,yang ke-empat tanah di Kg.Baru dibuka kepada orang Cina untuk pembangunan,yang ke-lima MCA desak penambahan kerusi cina didalam Kabinet dan permintaan yang ke-enam yang paling menakutkan kaum lain adalah,untuk melantik seorang orang Cina sebagai Timbalan Presiden Barisan Nasional.

Semua orang sedia maklum sesiapa yang menjadi Timbalan Presiden BN tentunya secara automatik akan dilantik menjadi Timbalan Perdana Menteri,ini telah memberi gambaran apa agenda sebenar mereka.Permintaan mengenai pertambahan kaum cina kedalam Kabinet dilihat melampau kerana semasa itu Kabinet Malaysia mengandungi 6 orang menteri penuh berbangsa Cina dan 13 orang Timbalan Menteri berbangsa Cina.

Bagi Biasiswa dan kuota kemasukkan Universiti pula ianya sudah termaktub didalam perlembagaan negara dan didalam Hak-Hak Istimewa Orang Melayu yang telah dipersetujui sebelum Merdeka oleh semua kaum.Semestinya permintaan untuk membuka tanah di Kg.Baru menunjukkan rasa tidak hormat kepada Raja-Raja Melayu kerana tanah itu dianugerahkan kepada orang Melayu oleh Raja-Raja sejak berpuluh tahun yang lalu.

Terbaru di Penang,Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng didalam Majlis Pelancaran 'Governor Of Penang' And 'Peranakan Penang' Exhibition' telah sekali lagi membangkitkan rasa tidak puas hati kaum lain apabila mengumumkan bahawa rakyat asal atau penduduk asal negeri Pulau Pinang adalah kaum Peranakan dan bukan Melayu,semua orang sedia maklum dan sedar didalam sejarah bahawa pembukaan pulau pinang dan penduduk asal adalah orang Melayu.

Ini adalah satu usaha untuk melenyapkan orang Melayu di Pulau Pinang seperti mana yang dilakukan di Singapura.Di Muzium sejarah Singapura kini tidak lagi menonjolkan orang melayu,sejarah Singapura telah diubah oleh pemerintah sekarang.Kata mereka Singapura telah dibuka dan penduduk asal adalah orang peranakan,kenyataan ini semestinya tidak benar kerana semua sedar dan maklum bahawa pembukaan Singapura atau Temasik adalah atas usaha,Sang Lela Setia dan Temagi iaitu tuleh darah Melayu.

Didalam Persidangan Parlimen tahun lepas seorang timbalan Mentri MCA telah bangun dan menyatakan penduduk asal Malaysia bukanlah Melayu dan telah membuat kenyataan bahawa Melayu juga pendatang didalam negara ini,ini telah membangkitkan rasa tidak puas hati dikalangan MP-MP melayu juga mengugat kedudukan kaum Melayu.

Walaupun begitu kerajaan masih sayang akan kaum cina,berbagai kemudahan dan peruntukan kerajaan salurkan demi kepentingan kaum cina.Di Sibu,didalam satu Majlis di sebuah Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina,Dato Seri Najib telah mengumumkan peruntukan Rm8 Juta untuk sekolah itu,hanya untuk sebuah sekolah Cina,pada ke-esokkannya di Kuala Lumpur di sebuah Sekolah Melayu,Dato Seri Najib mengumumkan peruntukan sebanyak Rm100 ribu kepada sekolah itu.Perbezaan peruntukan ini jelas mencerminkan betapa kerajaan begitu mengambil berat terhadap kaum Cina,sehingga mengetepikan kaum lain.

Jika Kerajaan,Kaum Melayu dan India boleh mengetepikan soal perkauman dan kuasa,apa salahnya jika kaum cina juga berbuat demikian.Ketepikan soal-soal ini demi kepentingan negara dan anak cucu kita,sesungguhnya perjuangan kita masih belum selesai.Kaum Melayu,Cina dan India mestilah bergerak sebagai satu suara demi mempertahankan kedaulatan negara kita.Jika kita asyik bertelagah sesama sendiri negara lain akan mengambil kesempatan terhadap kelemahan negara ini,sama dengan sejarah kejatuhan Kota Melaka dahulu.Semua kaum haruslah berkompromi dan mengamalkan sikap 1 Malaysia yang telah diinspirasikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang pastinya dapat menjamin keharmonian negara ini.






Malaysiakini | 3 April 2009

Timbalan setiausaha agung MCA menggesa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak mewujudkan jawatan timbalan perdana menteri dan timbalan pengerusi BN untuk diisi presidennya bagi mencermin “perkongsian kuasa sebenar”.

“Rakyat Malaysia pelbagai kaum telah lama menerima dan memberi sokongan penuh kepada ideologi pentadbrain berasaskan kepada perkongsian kuasa di negara ini.

“Bagaimanapun, selepas 52 tahun merdeka, kita terus merasakan bahawa perkongsian kuasa itu hanya satu slogan dan tidak mencermin situasi sebenar, yang kita amat harapkan menjadi kenyataan pada suatu hari nanti.

“Oleh itu, rakyat Malaysia kini kecewa dan tidak puas hati dengan situasi sebenar kita sekarang kerana ia hanyalah satu cakap kosong,” kata Datuk Loke Yuen Yow.

Menurutnya lagi, jawatan kedua timbalan perdana menteri untuk presiden MCA bukan sahaja membantu merealisasikan konsep perkongsian kuasa, tetapi juga menunjukkan bahawa kerajaan memberi kepentingan kepada peranan dan sumbangan kaum Cina dalam proses pembinaan negara.

Loke menambah, jika diberi jawatan seperti dituntut, presiden MCA boleh, dalam kapasitinya sebagai anggota kabinet, membantu menggariskan dasar yang lebih adi dan berfaedah kepada semua pihak, terutama masyarakat Cina dalam ekonomi dan pendidikan.

Beliau juga menegaskan bahawa MCA telah mewakili perjuangan masyarakat Cina, untuk mencapai kemerdekaan negara, bersama Umno dan MIC pada 1957.

“Oleh itu, dalam proses pembinaan negara, sumbangan yang dihulurkan oleh MCA dan masyarakat Cina adalah amat banyak dan sangat besar,” tambahnya.

Pada masa yang sama, Loke mengulangi lagi desakan awal MCA bahawa presidennya mesti dilantik sebagai timbalan pengerusi Dewan Tertinggi BN.

“(Pelantikan) ini akan memanifestasikan senario sebenar perkongsian kuasa bawah pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib,” tambahnya.

“Sebagai seorang pemimpin yang bijak dan berpandangan jauh, Datuk Seri Najib perlu melihat peri pentingnya dan keperluan mewujudkan jawatan-jawatan timbalan perdana menteri Cina dan timbalan pengerusi Dewan Tertinggi BN – yang kedua-duanya dipegang oleh presiden MCA.”

Hadi Likes 'Rojak'

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Hello.

It's been a long time since I've been here because I've been busy lately... Okay, that's a lie.

Now, I've read some books that are quite heavy like 'Satanic Verses' by Salman Rushdie (You might be wondering how I got this book though it was banned. My brother found it in a second-hand bookstore) but this book is too heavy and, honestly, I couldn't understand shiit(ake mushrooms). I'm not cursing, it's a name of a Japanese food.

BUT, I have found a "bite-size" book that truly is interesting. It's called 'Rojak' by Amir Mohamad. This book really is the shi(h tzu)! It's a compilation of many short stories in one book.

The stories in this book truly captures the essence of every Malaysians. Our lifestyles, our slangs, our music, our food, everything.

When I recommended this book to some of my friends, they'd say "I don't read, man." The thing is, this book is very light, its contents and its actual physical weight. Every short stories is no more than two pages. Also, the language that Amir Mohamad used in this book is really, really Malaysian-like and simple.

I wouldn't say Amir Mohamad is a genius. I wouldn't say that this is the best book Malaysia have ever produced. But 'Rojak' truly is a book that is just so... tasty.

Trust me, this post is no bullshit(surakuen).

Mom admits running washer with kid inside

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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) A 34-year-old woman under arrest for allegedly killing her 5-year-old daughter in Fukuoka Prefecture has told investigators she confined the girl in a washing machine and turned it on as a way of disciplining her, investigative sources said Wednesday.

The suspect, Junko Egashira, who was arrested June 30 on suspicion of strangling her daughter, Mone, at their home in Kurume on June 27, said she put her daughter in a washing machine three times in June after covering her mouth with adhesive tape and tying her hands and legs.

Egashira told the investigators she also taped the machine's lid so the girl couldn't get out, and left her in it for two or three hours. She also admitted that she ran the water inside the machine and set it to start spinning, although she may not have done so in all three cases, the sources said.

Fukuoka police suspect that Egashira's abusive behavior escalated and led to the murder.


Thought:

What in the world is the mother thinking? Running a kid in a washing machine is a way of disciplining her? Poor kid.

Link to the news.

I'm In love with my GRANDSON

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just when i was browsing through facebook,
i saw a fren of mine posted a news on facebook..
den the title was so shocking and out of curiousity.. i clicked in and read..
the news was on may 2010..


'I'm in love with my grandson and we're having a baby'

HOT GOSSIP

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Pearl Carter is positively glowing with joy. She has a handsome new boyfriend, is enjoying an active sex life after many years of celibacy and, amazingly, is preparing to become a mother again.

But the retired grandmother isn't carrying the baby herself. She and her young lover have spent a staggering $54,000 hiring a surrogate to help them with their dreams of having a child.

What makes Pearl's decision to become a mum again even more shocking is that her new boyfriend is her biological grandson, 26-year-old Phil Bailey.

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Phil is the son of Pearl's daughter Lynette Bailey, and the pair is braving public horror and even prison by breaking one of the last taboos – incest.

However, the pair makes no apologies for their controversial plan to start their own family.

'I'm not interested in anyone else's opinion,' Pearl says. 'I am in love with Phil and he's in love with me. Soon I'll be holding my son or daughter in my arms and Phil will be the proud dad'.

Phil adds, 'I love Pearl with all my heart. I've always been attracted to older women and I think Pearl is gorgeous. Now I'm going to be a dad and I can't wait.

'Yes, we get laughed at and bullied when we go out and kiss in public but we don't care. You can't help who you fall for.'

Pearl was 18 when she fell pregnant with daughter Lynette. She was living with her Catholic parents in Indiana and they insisted she give the baby away, so as not to bring the family into disrepute.

They organised a private adoption and Pearl never again saw her baby girl.

Pearl went on to marry, but she never had any more children. Instead she searched for her lost daughter until finally giving up hope 15 years ago.

Finding each other

In 1983, Pearl's daughter Lynette had a baby of her own, who she named Phil. She raised him as a single mother.

'My mother told me she was adopted when I was 18, and at the same time she told me she'd been diagnosed with brain cancer,' Phil says. 'I was devastated.'

Phil nursed his mum for six months before she died. It was then he decided to track down his grandmother. It took three years before he found an address for Pearl and wrote to her.

'I was stunned to get his letter,' says Pearl, who was now single. 'My heart jumped that I'd be re-united with a grandson. I wrote back immediately and included my phone number.'

When Phil phoned Pearl, the pair admits they were both rather nervous. Pearl told Phil about being forced to give up Lynette for adoption, and Phil told Pearl about his mum dying of cancer.

'We both cried but kept talking for three hours,' she says. 'When he emailed me a photo, I thought what a handsome and sexy man he was before pinching myself – he was my grandson!'

Confused, Pearl talked to a friend, who told her about an article she'd read on Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA), which occurs when close relatives meet as adults and are attracted to each other.

'I could now understand my feelings and realise they weren't wrong,' Pearl says.

In 2006, Phil met his grandmother for the first time.

'From the first moment that I saw him, I knew we would never have a grandmother-grandson relationship,' Pearl remembers happily. 'For the first time in years I felt sexually alive.'

Phil admits that he had the same feelings towards Pearl.

'I wanted to kiss her there and then,' he says. 'My feelings were overwhelming.'

The pair spent the first week shopping, bowling and eating out. During the second week, giggly on wine after a night out, Pearl decided she wasn't going to deny her feelings anymore.

Unexpected feelings

'I called Phil into my bedroom, sat him on the bed, and then I leant over and kissed him,' Pearl says.

'I expected rejection but instead he kissed me back.'

Pearl then explained to Phil what she'd discovered about GSA.

'I was thrilled and excited,' Phil says. 'I could be with Pearl and it was OK because she'd never raised me or been in my life.'

That night, grandmother and grandson became lovers.

'Making love to Pearl was a real eye-opener. It was love combined with all this sexual tension that had been building up,' Phil openly explains.

Phil, a carpenter, agreed to live with Pearl and get a job with a local building firm.

'Living with Phil as my life partner has been amazing. He cooks and cleans and we make love three times a week. We can't keep our hands off each other.'

Twelve months ago, Phil made the shocking admission that he wanted a child. Pearl told him she was desperate for a baby as well, but it was one wish that she couldn't fulfil as she'd already gone through menopause.

The determined pair then decided to use Pearl's retirement money to find a surrogate mother and buy a donor egg to inseminate with Phil's sperm. They placed an ad asking for an open-minded surrogate, and Roxanne Campbell applied. The three met up a few times and hit it off.

'Initially I was shocked,' says Roxanne on learning the couple were related. 'But they're a brilliant pair and I saw how much they loved each other. I know the baby will be loved too.'

The couple sees 30-year-old Roxanne once a month and accompany her for scans, with Pearl playing the part of a pal or the baby's grandmother.

'I am just so happy,' Pearl says.

'I am finally going to be a mum and not forced to give up my child. Phil's going to be a great dad. I never in a million years thought at 72 I'd be "pregnant" and in love with my grandson. I make no apologies and I believe God's given me a second chance.'


read it and tell me what do you think.. hahaha

awesomeness la..XD



Bodoh, bangang atau bahlul?

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When I was in Form One, a class-mate asked me "Engkau ni bodoh ke, bangang ke atau bahlul" ? . That's when I learnt that there are 3 categories of stupidity. I forgot all about it untill this week - when I suddenly remembered that question again. It was triggered by 3 pieces of news, all about spending money on unessential projects, splashed all over newspapers.

News 1
Government's plan to build a new Parliament House in Putrajaya at a cost of RM800 million.

News 2
Cost of building the new palace escalates to RM811 million.

News 3
Minister Datuk Nazri Abd Aziz says "government hasn't got enough money to provide our students with scholarships".

Bodoh, bangang or bahlul? If you spend RM1.6 billion on building a new Parliament House and a new palace, you of course won't have money to provide scholarship for our students. Many have already questioned the need for a new Parliament House. The country already has many palaces, many of them hardly used. So people wonder how does the idea of "rakyat didahulukan" fit in here.

Note

RM1.6 billion can finance the entire university education for at least 40,000 students or be used to build at least 40,000 low-cost houses for the poor rakyat.

So think about this, which category do we fit in : bodoh, bangang or bahlul?

Hello Malaysians, in future, think carefully before you cast your valuable votes because the 50 odd years old corrupted govt believes we are bodoh, bangang or bahlul.


Note: Personally I'm not surprised by this article at all. Have a pleasant study week ;P

Su Ann: Are We?

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articles that have come to my attention lately:

“Chinese Malaysians Asking Far Too Much”

By Zaini Hassan
Source – Straits Times, published Apr 30, 2010

WHAT else do Chinese Malaysians want? Let us put aside the reasons why they do not support the current government in Kuala Lumpur. Let us study first what else they want.

For that, we have to go back to history. The Chinese came to Malaya to seek opportunities. They had lived a hard life in mainland China for hundreds of years. Like the whites who migrated to the American continent because it was the land of opportunity, the Chinese migrated to Malaya to make their fortunes in this bountiful land.

The strategy of their forebears has borne fruit. The Chinese have attained what they wanted. They now live in the lap of luxury in this land of opportunity called Malaysia.

In fact, it is not only in Malaysia that they have attained what they wanted. They have even gained full control of Singapore. Singapore is not their original country. The Singapore Chinese and the Malaysian Chinese were originally boat people. The difference is that those who landed in Singapore managed to gain full control of Singapore, but those who landed in Malaysia did not manage to control Malaysia.

In Malaysia, the Chinese live in peace with the Malays, the indigenous people and the Indians. In comparison, in Singapore, the Chinese control politics and the Government. In Malaysia, the Malays still control politics and the government. The systems of both governments are the same, but it is vice versa: The Malays dominate in Malaysia while the Chinese dominate across the Causeway.

In contrast, the Malays in Singapore and the Chinese in Malaysia are very different. The Malays in Singapore lead ordinary lives while the Chinese in Malaysia lead lives that are ‘more than ordinary’.

In fact, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad once stated that if all the Chinese-owned buildings in Kuala Lumpur were lifted from the map, only the buildings in Kampung Baru, a Malay area, would remain in the city.

All the other buildings are owned by Chinese Malaysians. The well-known shopping centres in Malaysia are owned by the Chinese.

The Chinese Malaysians are fantastic. They control all the cities and major towns in peninsular Malaysia, as well as Sabah and Sarawak. They produce the largest number of, and the most successful, professionals. The school system of the Chinese Malaysians is the best among similar school systems in the world.

The Chinese account for most of the students studying in the best private colleges in Malaysia. The Malays can gain admission into only government-owned colleges of ordinary reputation.

With regard to corporate and private organisations, it is the Chinese who dominate. The Malays number just a few; most of them are low-level employees. In fact, knowing Mandarin is a prerequisite for applying for jobs in these organisations.

Finally, an annual survey by the Malaysian Business magazine has found that eight of the 10 richest people in Malaysia are Chinese. The following is the list of the 10 richest people in Malaysia:

Mr Robert Kuok Hock Nien
Mr Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan
Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng
Tan Sri The Hong Piow
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan
Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua
Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King
Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun

This is the reality in Malaysia, my beloved country. Is the current government, which has been in power for 52 years, cruel and totalitarian? What else do the Chinese Malaysians want? I think I know, and I think you know too.


and this is the article written in response:


Thuan Chye Responds to “Orang Cina Malaysia, apa lagi yang anda mahu?”(Utusan Malaysia article)

By Kee Thuan Chye

Every time the Barisan Nasional gets less than the expected support from Chinese voters at an election, the question invariably pops up among the petty-minded: Why are the Chinese ungrateful?

So now, after the Hulu Selangor by-election, it’s not surprising to read in Utusan Malaysia a piece that asks: “Orang Cina Malaysia, apa lagi yang anda mahu?” (trans. Chinese of Malaysia, what more do you want?)

Normally, something intentionally provocative and propagandistic as this doesn’t deserve to be honoured with a reply. But even though I’m fed up with such disruptive and ethnocentric polemics, this time I feel obliged to reply – partly because the article has also been published, in an English translation, in the Straits Times of Singapore.
I wish to emphasise here that I am replying not as a Chinese Malaysian but, simply, as a Malaysian. Let me say at the outset that the Chinese have got nothing more than what any citizen should get. So to ask “what more” it is they want, is misguided. A correct question would be, “What do the Chinese want?”

All our lives, we Chinese have held to the belief that no one owes us a living. We have to work for it. Most of us have got where we are by the sweat of our brow, not by handouts or the policies of the government.
We have come to expect nothing – not awards, not accolades, not gifts from official sources. (Let’s not lump in Datukships, that’s a different ball game.) We know that no Chinese who writes in the Chinese language will ever be bestowed the title of Sasterawan Negara, unlike in Singapore where the literatures of all the main language streams are recognised and honoured with the Cultural Medallion, etc.

We have learned we can’t expect the government to grant us scholarships. Some will get those, but countless others won’t. We’ve learned to live with that and to work extra hard in order to support our children to attain higher education – because education is very important to us. We experience a lot of daily pressure to achieve that. Unfortunately, not many non-Chinese realise or understand that. In fact, many Chinese had no choice but to emigrate for the sake of their children’s further education. Or to accept scholarships from abroad, many from Singapore, which has inevitably led to a brain drain.

The writer of the Utusan article says the Chinese “account for most of the students” enrolled in “the best private colleges in Malaysia”. Even so, the Chinese still have to pay a lot of money to have their children study in these colleges. And to earn that money, the parents have to work very hard. The money does not fall from the sky.
The writer goes on to add: “The Malays can gain admission into only government-owned colleges of ordinary reputation.” That is utter nonsense. Some of these colleges are meant for the cream of the Malay crop of students and are endowed with the best facilities. They are given elite treatment.
The writer also fails to acknowledge that the Chinese are barred from being admitted to some of these colleges. As a result, the Chinese are forced to pay more money to go to private colleges. Furthermore, the Malays are also welcome to enrol in the private colleges, and many of them do. It’s, after all, a free enterprise.

Plain and simple reason
The writer claims that the Chinese live “in the lap of luxury” and lead lives that are “more than ordinary” whereas the Malays in Singapore, their minority-race counterparts there, lead “ordinary lives”. Such sweeping statements sound inane especially when they are not backed up by definitions of “lap of luxury” and “ordinary lives”. They sound hysterical, if not hilarious as well, when they are not backed up by evidence. It’s surprising that a national daily like Utusan Malaysia would publish something as idiosyncratic as that. And the Straits Times too.
The writer quotes from a survey that said eight of the 10 richest people in Malaysia are Chinese. Well, if these people are where they are, it must have also come from hard work and prudent business sense. Is that something to be faulted?

If the writer had said that some of them achieved greater wealth through being given crony privileges and lucrative contracts by the government, there might be a point, but even then, it would still take hard work and business acumen to secure success. Certainly, Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, who is one of the 10, would take exception if it were said that he has not worked hard and lacks business savvy.

Most important, it should be noted that the eight Chinese tycoons mentioned in the survey represent but a minuscule percentage of the wider Chinese Malaysian population. To extrapolate that because eight Chinese are filthy rich, the rest of the Chinese must therefore live in the lap of luxury and lead more than ordinary lives would be a mockery of the truth. The writer has obviously not met the vast numbers of very poor Chinese.

The crux of the writer’s article is that the Chinese are not grateful to the government by not voting for Barisan Nasional at the Hulu Selangor by-election. But this demonstrates the thinking of either a simple mind or a closed one.
Why did the Chinese by and large not vote for BN? Because it’s corrupt. Plain and simple. Let’s call a spade a spade. And BN showed how corrupt it was during the campaign by throwing bribes to the electorate, including baiting a Chinese school in Rasa by promising RM3 million should it win the by-election.

The Chinese were not alone in seeing this corruption. The figures are unofficial but one could assume that at least 40 per cent of Malays and 45 per cent of Indians who voted against BN in that by-election also had their eyes open. So, what’s wrong with not supporting a government that is corrupt? If the government is corrupt, do we continue to support it?

To answer the question then, what do the Chinese want?
They want a government…

a. that is not corrupt;

b. that can govern well and proves to have done so;

c. that tells the truth rather than lies;

d. that follows the rule of law;

e. that upholds rather than abuses the country’s sacred institutions.

Because BN does not fit that description, the Chinese have learned not to vote for it. This is not what only the Chinese want. It is something every sensible Malaysian, regardless of race, wants. Is that something that is too difficult to understand?
Some people think that the government is to be equated with the country, and therefore if someone does not support the government, they are being disloyal to the country. This is a complete fallacy. BN is not Malaysia. It is merely a political coalition that is the government of the day. Rejecting BN is not rejecting the country.

A sense of belonging
Let’s be clear about this important distinction. In America, the people sometimes vote for the Democrats and sometimes for the Republicans. Voting against the one that is in government at the time is not considered disloyalty to the country.
By the same token, voting against UMNO is also voting against a party, not against a race. And if the Chinese or whoever criticise UMNO, they are criticising the party; they are not criticising Malays. It just happens that UMNO’s leaders are Malay.
It is time all Malaysians realised this so that we can once and for all dispel the confusion. Let us no longer confuse country with government. We can love our country and at the same time hate the government. It is perfectly all right.

I should add here what the Chinese don’t want:

a. We don’t want to be insulted,

b. We don’t want to be called pendatang

c. We don’t want to be told to be grateful for our citizenship.

We have been loyal citizens; we duly and dutifully pay taxes; we respect the country’s constitution and its institutions. Our forefathers came to this country many generations ago and helped it to prosper. We are continuing to contribute to the country’s growth and development.

Would anyone like to be disparaged, made to feel unwelcome or unwanted? For the benefit of the writer of the Utusan article, what MCA president Chua Soi Lek means when he says the MCA needs to be more vocal is that it needs to speak up whenever the Chinese community is disparaged. For too long, the MCA has not spoken up strongly enough when UMNO politicians and associates like Ahmad Ismail, Nasir Safar, Ahmad Noh and others before them insulted the Chinese and made them feel like they don’t belong. That’s why the Chinese have largely rejected the MCA.
You see, the Chinese, like all human beings, want self-respect. And a sense of belonging in this country they call home. That is all the Chinese want, and have always wanted. Nothing more.

The Utusan Malaysia article: Orang Cina Malaysia, apa lagi yang anda mahu?

Dramatist and journalist Kee Thuan Chye is the author of ‘March 8: The Day Malaysia Woke Up’. He is a contributor to Free Malaysia Today.



so, what do you think?

have you "frozen" ?

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hello~! i watched this movie today! =)..
have u guys watched it?
i personally think that this movie is very realistic yet it made me feel very worried for them when they were up there..
but then.. i dun really like it..=P
because the movie literally only 3 person talking talking and talking..
and.........
if u are interested to know, go watch it.. =)

i dunno how to review on movie, again~
but this movie actually not that bad..
its just that me personally don't fancy movie like this..
because it scared me.. =(
magic bullet theory i know~
movie definitely have their impact on ppl like me.. =p

ok..
off to work!
all the best!
come to our event on wednesday and make it a success!

yoohoo!

Let's Sleep With Toys!

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Feeling blue and stressed? No worries! Spend your time with the loved ones for the newest movie from PIXAR - Toy Story 3!

Andy has grown up now and it's time for him to go to college. But what happens to his favorite toys like Mr. Potato Head, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and others? Where will Woody be going? Woody will go to college but rumors say others will be a junk. What is going on here?

So people, it's your chance to sit back and relax. I know everyone's being so stressed and going mad with assignments, sponsor event, event and such. But you still have to rest your mind. This is what I recommend. Go and watch. (=

Inspiring Ad

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Hey guys! Since we are doing on advertising! I think we should do check out more advertisements right? :D
This is one of the ads I saw in Youtube. It's really nice in my opinion! It educate people yet not forgetting to advertise their product. Cool!

facebook

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its getting more and more people joining facebook, even primary schools children start joining too.
so, what do you think about this social networking site? is it good? or bad?
well, it is subjective of cuz, but today i wanna discuss about one of the negative view of facebook that are quite serious in influencing teenagers nowadays.

this thought came after i have watched a few videos posted up on facebook. i have seen a video on facebook before which it is about a girl was tied on a bed, naked. then there were two guys, one was holding the saw, and another guy was... i guess raping the girl. and the guy who was holding the saw, literally cutting the ankle of the girl.. and i dunno what happened after that. because i couldnt stand it because it is SOOOOOOO violence!! and after that i wanted to find back the video but it had been removed by facebook.

then two days back, i watched the video of primary skul students kissed in the class.. the next morning, in the class, one of my classmate accidentally saw the video of a guy and a girl, making out at the staircase in a shopping complex.. gosh.. it was.. i dunno how to comment. and! at night, i saw another video where my friend posted up on facebook, about a guy got caught stealing his hostel-mate's phone, hair were shaved by the people who caught him, unevenly, and forced him to mas***bate! GOSH.. it was gross.. i really dunno how to say...

i did not watch all these on purpose, but hey, everyone is sharing these kind of videos on facebook! everyone can watch.. curiosity, u know?
what am i trying to say here is, with facebook, people is now intentionally record down every "special" thing they bumped into and post them up.. i bet alot of people try to make out at the staircase at some random place, i guess last time, if anyone happen to bump into such thing, they will go off quietly, but what happen now is, ppl record down! omg.. of cuz the victims are at fault too, why not just get a room and settle it? doing such thing in the public is more exciting meh? =.=.. all these becoming invasion of privacy, and the boy stealing case, is actually a very serious case, i guess it is like threatening already..

and also! having all these video on facebook, EVEN THOUGH it will be removed after few hours, but, in that few hours, how many ppl have viewed? have watched? and shared? some even can dl the video.. can u see the impact? especially when teenager even primary school students own facebook acc.. what will happen when they actually view it? it is seriously some very bad example and bad influence to them. they might know that this is wrong but hey, out of curiosity, who can guarantee that they wont have the urge of trying these things out?

if not, then why would there be so many cases about premarital sex, baby abandoned in the toilet so on so on?

the social networking site become a platform for ppl to share things like that, if they dun take this into account and improve from there, i really dun dare to imagine what our society will be in the next 10 years..
everyone making out at everywhere? lol... perhaps....


do drop ur comment about ur view on this.. =)..

chiao to dinner.. bye!


cheers!

More Earthquakes. O.O

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READ HERE

or HERE

Earthquakes, Tsunami. Its occurring too often these days. Not too often but how many earthquakes have we heard so far this year? 
I just wanna give you guys a heads up.
It has been a while since I posted something. xD
*goes back to reading news and assignments*

Our Theme song!

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OH YEA!!!
GUYS!
Remember this song when your stress =)
MISS! UR LOLLIPOP =p

Banned COKE vs PEPSI

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Hey, Check out this,
COKE vs PEPSI
Competitor ads!







This is an unrealistic ad =p
abit long and i find it boring.





This is better =)





And finally, an artist ambassador ad =p
Both promotes the product and the artist.









COKE! haha when i watch this, i'm like. wow~



Hhahaha this is awesome! i like the coke's



Simple and short =)
Coke wins


Democracy is ______

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Hey PEOPLEEEE,
there is a video challenge by create a video short that completes the phrase “Democracy is…”

And, one of our Malaysian's video are in the 2010 Finalists!
Linus Chung by creating the video - Democracy is YOU!
Congratulation to him!!! by entering the 2010 Finalist :)
if win the competition he will get ,

  • An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
  • Gala screenings of the winning videos in Hollywood, New York and Washington
  • Exposure to filmmakers and the U.S. film and television industry.
  • Meetings with democracy advocates from government, media and civil society.


WOH!
sounds great man!!
He makes this video that can educate children about democracy and reminding the adults why is democracy is so important :)
His video has been selected 18 top video throughout the world :D
However, 700 videos
submitted for the Challenge, and his one of the finalists people! :)

PLEASE VOTE HIM PEOPLE!


Linus Chung's video -
Democracy is you





PLEASE VOTE HIM!!! <-
1. go in to the website
2. sign in your youtube account
3. click on the
'VOTE'
4. search his video called -
Democracy is you
5. select and watch it!
6. last but not least, click the GREEN thumbs up


ohmygod!

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Has anyone heard about the BP station incident?
Well, I heard it goes a little something like this.., there was a car crash including a MyVi car. A malay girl was stuck in the car and a man from outside saw a spark igniting. Therefore, like the good citizen he was, he decided he had to do something about it and he ran to the nearest BP station around 500 meters away to get a fire extinguisher. Upon reaching the station, the two workers did not allow him to take the extinguishers, even after he said he would leave his I.C. with them and he would be back. Therefore, after trying everything he could, they still did not allow it because according to them, the management does not allow it and if they lose one tank of it, it will cost them a lot. This angered the helpless man, so he rushed back to the scene upon cursing the workers and realized the police and fire department officials were there already. The poor girl was burning alive and he could hear her helpless screams. The man was so disappointed and angered by the workers actions that he planned to boycott BP stations anywhere.

taxi driver - rapist?!!

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this case was reported since few days ago. i think i want to bring this topic up.
i knew about this case thru China Press because it have been for the front page since it was reported until today it still is.

it is about a taxi driver, turn into a rapist and he hunt for girls from the same school. when he raped those girls, he had a partner who would record down the process to threaten the girls for further deals.
u can read the news here:

rapist turns students into sex slaves
Hunt for rapist's buddy
three 17-year-old girls claim they were molested by rapist taxi driver

personally think that the star din really focus on this case where China Press have reported about this news for almost 3 pages today. there was a girl came up and said that the rapist taxi driver raped her 4 years ago and she is now married and pregnant.

even though he is a rapist, which he is supposed to be hated by everyone for his doings. however, one of the victims actually said that she is relieved when she was told that the taxi driver will not be sentenced to death or stripe.

and also theres a girl said that he is a nice guy, its just that he is a lil pervert.

why izzit a rapist can have people so concern about him? what he actually did to make those girls sided him? the influence of psychology maybe?

what do you think?

ps: if you can read mandarin, go look up for some news on this, u will understand better about this case. =)


cheers!

the star is going green too!

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The Star launches its Go Green campaign

PETALING JAYA: Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad is taking initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint.

Group managing director and chief executive officer Datin Linda Ngiam said while The Star had always promoted "go green" messages, it was now time for its staff to put this into practice.

"We decided to walk the talk and start encouraging staff to take six simple steps to reduce our carbon footprint," she said in her speech at the launch of The Star's Go Green campaign here Friday.

The steps include switching off lights, air-conditioners and computers when they are not in use, driving less, reducing usage of water and plastic items, and using the stairs instead of lifts.

"This campaign will go on for a year to change the mindset of our staff. Our target is to reduce our water and electricity usage by 10%, by Earth Day (April 22) next year," she said.

Ngiam said seven volunteer eco-wardens would remind their colleagues to conserve electricity.

"We are trying to put at least one warden on each floor to ensure electricity is not wasted," she added.

She encouraged other companies to initiate similar moves.

"We also hope to hear from those who have already started their 'go green' campaign so we can learn and improve," she said.


this was actually the news on 4th of June. it is about the star, the local newspaper has launched their go green campaign as their effort to save the environment.

in this news it says that The Star also hoped that other companies to start going green as well. Actually this is a very good move because when they took the initiative to start, i guess other companies will follow too. Monkey see monkey do theory applied.. haha..

Besides companies, i think us, the individual can also give a hand by switching off the electric when we are not using them. "use only what u need", always remember this can motivates u to save the usage of electric, water and so on.. Remember that, u save the electric; it is directly save the money of ur parents who are paying all the BILLS.

we have the responsibility to save the environment. Let’s start doing something. It’s our mother earth.. =)

ps: sorry for this messy post.. no flow at all.. i just write whatever that came across my mind.. not reli functioning.. @@ sorry!


cheers..