Oh well, moving on…
Sometimes I wonder, with all the apeks sitting in the coffeeshops, forumers and bloggers bashing up them local politicians, are they really that dumb? Did they really blurt out those highlighted words in that newspaper page that seriously made me think that they are dumb?
It seems so……. fabricated… to me.
You see, the media in Malaysia, as most Malaysians would like to believe, IS controlled and partly owned by the government. It is a fact. Like, how many reporters, growing up, wanted to pursue the truth and at least once, in their lifetime, be able to produce a daring piece about an expose of sorts? But, threaten them with an ISA, or anything much lesser, they’ll just back down and lick your toes obediently. All the braver ones are obviously jailed under the ISA already, that’s why we’re left with those mundane articles. The only exciting stuff left are on foods. The lifestyle stuff are crap.
Malaysian reporters are so uninspiring, save for a few. The only one that I come up with now, is that lady reporter that went to Iraq and the tsunami-stricken areas. Even so, her name I can’t really recall. Helloo~~ I’m like so bored here. Every other page I flipped through only reports about everything I can read from the internet. Try writing your own piece, why don’t you?
Yeah, speaking of which, a few days back, I noticed that The Star quoted something from Wikipedia. Somebody should probably run to their office and tell them that Wiki, though proven to be very useful for us net-users, is not exactly a reliable source. How to be a respectable paper like that, I ask you? Iyerr….
And last time hor, they also quote from howstuffworks.com.
Sibeh lazy lorr….I say.
I f they wanna look better, they should at least quote from a book mah….. e.g. The Why of Flies, Doe, John. Million Eyes Pub. ISBN 0-417-32897-7
Seriously, what happened to the word ‘credibility’?
Back to the politician thing hor…..these ppl have titles after titles. Some are so highly decorated that you wonder is it ever possible to get that far in your lifetime. Still, they had the audacity to say whatever crap they’ve said. Really, these nonsense are better left unsaid to save whatever that’s left of their dignity. Like kids at the play ground only……
what? dare to shoot me with your watergun??? I ….I….. I tewl my mamie!! *mean face*
Another thing. If others challenge what you said or certain policies being unfair to certain races, you just plain stand up and say, ‘Kalau you tak suka, you keluar dari Malaysia!!Keluar!!’, is it? CHEY…… spoil the fun only. I thought that a wiser man would stand up and offer a listening ear to their woes and talk it out nicely. It’s ok if you think there is no cause for concern and it really is not an issue, just don’t be like a drama queen and shout like you own Malaysia when cornered with arguments that will hurt your little head if ever you attempt to counter them.
I dunno, maybe that saves the trouble of arguing because as beautiful as the Malay language is, in songs and poems, there are just too many syllables. It will just tire them out and risk dozing off halfway while debating. Try comparing it with English or Chinese, if you don’t believe me.
Saya sudah makan——— 6 syllables
I have eaten——— 4
Wo(3) chi(4) le(1)—– 3
Huh, see what I mean? Play around with other sentences if you think I’m putting BM at disadvantage because I used this particular sentence.
