Tuesday, June 29, 2010
World Cup Vuvuzelas and respect
Thursday, June 24, 2010
My cellphones since 2000-2010
It was thus replaced by this Siemens C30. Which despite it's shape does not vibrate. So jokes aside, it has a silent mode but I was in secondary school back then and times I can't turn it to silent mode it plays a very high pitched ringtone....
Until about March 2007 when I got my hands on a Sony Ericsson k800i which I'm using til now. It has scratches here and there but it's in way better shape than my late 3310 or 2100. Heck it lasts longer than them. The 2100? Was given to my sister ~ I kinda feel bad for her always getting 2nd hand stuff from me at times.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Equal Rights in Malaysia vs Singapore
Singapore Malays ‘Kowtow’ to others, Says Mahathir
KUALA TERENGGANU – MALAYS in Malaysia could end up as a weak minority if they remain politically divided, said former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, comparing them to Malay Singaporeans.
Even though Malay Singaporeans enjoy the benefits of a more developed country, they had to ‘kowtow’ to others, he claimed yesterday, returning to a rhetoric he often espoused as prime minister.
Dr Mahathir addressed some 1,000 Malay activists at a Malay rights rally in the capital of Terengganu state. This was well below the expected turnout of 5,000, and organisers blamed this on the World Cup, reported The Star newspaper.
Dr Mahathir said: ‘The position of the Malays (in Malaysia) is in deep crisis and precarious. If they do not think deeply and act wisely, one day, we could become like Malay Singaporeans, a group without power who have to terbongkok-bongkok (kowtow) before others.
‘We do not want others to kowtow before us, but we want a fair distribution of power and wealth.’
Tun Dr Mahathir’s speech came amid fears among some in the community that Malays will lose their dominant status in Malaysia, especially with the increasing influence of opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat and its focus on multiracialism.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_540409.html
My two cents: Mahathir have said it! Malays in Singapore apparently need to kowtow to others. I think he is not very sensitive to Singapore Malays feelings over his remarks, and have definitely anger many of them by now. About 14% of 4.8 million population of Singapore is Malay, living happily and growing!
Many Singapore Malays object to his remarks of course. In Singapore, the hardworking Singaporean Malays will be recognise and benefit from the meritocratic system and work with dignity for those Singapore Malays that graduate with professional degree. Some have also mention that they are happy to be able stand equal among other Singaporean rather than being spoon-fed all the time.
I am not very sure what is Mahathir is trying to achieve during the Malay rights rally but I guess that people finds it more important to watch world cup game instead as only 1,000 people show up. (This was well below the expected turnout of 5,000, and organisers blamed this on the World Cup, reported The Star newspaper).
One of the replies:-
MR AHMAD ABU BAKAR: ‘I strongly object to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks. Like others, Malay Singaporeans work hard for the benefits in a meritocratic system. They are not born with a crutch of ethnic rights, quotas and ‘unfair’ opportunities. When Singapore Malays graduate from universities as doctors, engineers and scientists, they can hold their heads as high as the others, because they have done so by their own hard work and merit.’
KUALA TERENGGANU – MALAYS in Malaysia could end up as a weak minority if they remain politically divided, said former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, comparing them to Malay Singaporeans.
Even though Malay Singaporeans enjoy the benefits of a more developed country, they had to ‘kowtow’ to others, he claimed yesterday, returning to a rhetoric he often espoused as prime minister.
Dr Mahathir addressed some 1,000 Malay activists at a Malay rights rally in the capital of Terengganu state. This was well below the expected turnout of 5,000, and organisers blamed this on the World Cup, reported The Star newspaper.
Dr Mahathir said: ‘The position of the Malays (in Malaysia) is in deep crisis and precarious. If they do not think deeply and act wisely, one day, we could become like Malay Singaporeans, a group without power who have to terbongkok-bongkok (kowtow) before others.
‘We do not want others to kowtow before us, but we want a fair distribution of power and wealth.’
Tun Dr Mahathir’s speech came amid fears among some in the community that Malays will lose their dominant status in Malaysia, especially with the increasing influence of opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat and its focus on multiracialism.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_540409.html
My two cents: Mahathir have said it! Malays in Singapore apparently need to kowtow to others. I think he is not very sensitive to Singapore Malays feelings over his remarks, and have definitely anger many of them by now. About 14% of 4.8 million population of Singapore is Malay, living happily and growing!
Many Singapore Malays object to his remarks of course. In Singapore, the hardworking Singaporean Malays will be recognise and benefit from the meritocratic system and work with dignity for those Singapore Malays that graduate with professional degree. Some have also mention that they are happy to be able stand equal among other Singaporean rather than being spoon-fed all the time.
I am not very sure what is Mahathir is trying to achieve during the Malay rights rally but I guess that people finds it more important to watch world cup game instead as only 1,000 people show up. (This was well below the expected turnout of 5,000, and organisers blamed this on the World Cup, reported The Star newspaper).
One of the replies:-
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Donnie Darko
The movie is very deep and intriguing. Probably requires a few viewings to truly understand what's going on but the link above explains most of the events in the movie.