Toy Story 3

Watched Toy Story 3 yesterday and it was a good end to the series. It shows how much time has passed and how we've grown. Truly a masterpiece

Back in Malaysia

I'm back in Malaysia and now looking through the things I did before I came back

Taken from my facebook notes:

Some of the things to do

Crepes (done)

Cake (done)

Cycle to Ankeny (July) (done)

Gym (1st week only....)

MidWest Games (May)(done)

Okonomiyaki (done)

Visit Malaysia 2010

Nahhh nothing to do with tourism Malaysia... I'm taking off on a journey back to Malaysia in less than 12 hours.

Last time I set foot in Malaysia was in 08/08/2008. That's almost 2 years~

Song of the Month July 2010

Blast from the past 1993

Radiohead -Creep

World Cup Vuvuzelas and respect

Those people should stop blowing them vuvuzelas at the beginning of the match when the national anthems of the respective teams are playing. Just sayin'

My cellphones since 2000-2010

It all started with a 3310... but I lost it and somehow it got stolen at a Cybercafe.....

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....

About some time before or after I finished secondary I was given my mom's 3310 which lasted all the way until after NS (which was really battered the way I treated it) and was handed down to my lil sister after I used it for about 6 months through college. I was then given this Nokia 2100.
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.

Equal Rights in Malaysia vs Singapore

Extracted from this article from voiceitout.com

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.’

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I can see how that could anger some Singaporeans. They're considered to be looked down on by their Malaysian counterparts. But then again, Dr. M's argument

‘one day, we could become like Malay Singaporeans, a group without power who have to terbongkok-bongkok (kowtow) before others.’

Yea, sounds like he's indirectly dissing the minorities in Malaysia as well.

Personally I like the part where the world cup was more important than this. This shows that such 'power' is no longer important in this day and society of football addicts~