the recent turn of event has been a spectacle
isnt it amusing, that when it comes to lending help to poorer country, much less a poorer muslim nation, help comes like a snail competing in a marathon which will take ages to complete. when the devastating pakistani earthquake erupted, we heard of help from the states and even france but not from a muslim nation. amazingly even the rival india land a helping hand. but when it comes to condemning another country, tsk tsk tsk...we can see that all the muslim nations are HAND IN HAND united! of course, it has to do with their religion that is why they are behaving like that. but when you think logiclly, does islam permits violence???? NOPE.
islam doesnt preach or advocate for violence. islam is a peaceful religion. but look at all the big hoohaa about the cartoon that we dont even get the chance to see and decide for ourselves if it is OTT! well o well. it is getting out of proportation and not only has it affect the muslim nations, it has been affecting the other nations politically. boycotting of danish products. it is a political thing! and if i must say, the cartoon is just an excuse of propaganda. by boycotting their products, burning their flags and protesting....it doesnt help at. it will not make matter easier. in fact, with all these protests, it result in wastage of lives. a 14 year old afghan child was killed, but then again, it is better for him to die now as his future is bleak in afghan. lives were taken elsewhere too. this is not the true teaching of islam. if they think that by behaving like a child screaming for attention will get an apology from the dane, well...wishful thinking.
the danish foreign minister has said in a televised conference that they will not say sorry to anyone cause they have a thing call freedom of press. and since we are at the talk of press, the sarawak tribune which has been in operation in sarawak for 17 years, was shut down. i am not sure if they voluntarily shut down the office or was asked to shut down. the reason was that they publish the cartoon on their papers. sarawak tribune is just like our local the straits times. been around for so many many years, and one day, u woke up to no more papers in the country. shallow thinking. and a UMNO member has said that the closure of sarawak tribune was a THREAT to others not to take religion or sensitive material to limelight. but then again, it has always been one sided. they are more concern about the bumi people.
the recent case about a chinese student not allowed to attend her convocation for not wearing the head scarf is absurd! for god's sake....she is chinese n not a muslim! well islam practices using force on the weaker one???? i am sure it doesnt! and now...the local televison station wants all its' newscaster to wear the baju kurung when on air. *shakes head* nonsense!!!! sad to think about it, they do not have any freedom of speech! then again, same for the lion city. so i find it rather funny when i watch the tamil news and all the female newscaster speaking fluently in tamil with their putu on their forehead wearing baju kurong! hahahahaha it was a good laugh though. i guess the lesson learnt is that no matter how liberal one tries to be in this world rite now, their thinking is still shallow.
anyway....lets' put things on a lighter side. i will be having my off today and tomoro. i am still at work tho, and will finish at 7am. gonna head down straight to M Hotel where the rest of the bachelors are there since last night. *bummer* was there only in the evening and went to j bar. a cool n hip place to hangout, especially the alfresco sitting. the guys has decided that we will make this a monthly affair to stay in different different hotels in singapore. and to see their service. but nope...i told them not the old gpo though! haahaa i do not want to be under their watchful eyes. at work, there is an overwhelming amount of locals checking in. the trend will be the same for about another 3 days. konon konon feeling romantic laa celebrate vdae kat gpo! buat susah lagi ada laa! haahaa
and yes....one of the guys which i hated has resigned within 24 hours! i think he left after my confrontation with him at the locker! mulut dia tu besar sgt! LOBANG KING! padan muka in the end berhenti! haahaaa see who has the last laugh now! :)
oh yea i almost forgot...a certain famous male celebrity from hongkong has just checked out. and i am the lucky one to assist him. i got 2...yes 2 autograph...haahaa...no no no not his autograph, just a signature on the folio and cc slip! hey, i have to be profession don't i? i can't reveal the name here, coz if not i will be putting my job on the line. he is on confi stay. he look handsomer now, sporting a new haircut. and he is so charismatic! wat a way to start my day!
since been at the gpo, i have seen my fair bit of international celebrity. Nakata, Fantasia, the AMI gang, Yasmin Ahmad, Maya Karin (whom i attended personally..heehee), some famous HK model which i do not noe, some HK actors who were here for the Star Search last year, Sushmita Sen (twice i chat up with her) and the MTV guests star that came here in 2004!
Yasmin Ahmad is the director for the acclaimed controvesial SEPET and she has just finished GUBRA. she is very very friendly and very down to earth. Maya Karin is gorgeous!!!! she is born in 1979 and still hold a deutsh passport. cool huh???
enough of the famous people...i am sure they have an interesting day routine!
anyway...the night with minh was splendid! we gate crashed a party of one of her sis friends! there were so many international student as minh was from german international school, so is her sis. so i was a bit awkward at first trying to blend in cause all of them are angmoh and even the asian ones speak with thick american accent! but the night went great. made new friends. and twice i was at the VIP area! heehee but erm...i can't even remember the birthday boy's name! notti notti
i am sick right now. FLU. who cares, gonna go to M Hotel, sleep, take a swim, and just chill with company of great friends. i thank god for making my life bumped into them. they are my only male friends that are so comfortable with me! but hey, that is wat being friends are all about. can't wait for our planned trip to bangkok come march 30th!
and yes manis, we need a holiday together!!! last year bintan, this year bintan lagi ke? atau chathuchak market! cheerios!