I was reading the newspapers earlier when I finally realised why I find it hard to come up with new topics to blog. There was this article in The Star by some guy whom I can't remember the name and am too lazy to go through the papers again to find out. I just remembered his surname was Wong.


He stated that Malaysians are becoming a boring and less humorous lot because of the concept of "political correctness" which first started out in the USA. That means, if we make jokes about races, we're a racist. If we make jokes about the opposite sex, we're a sexist. And funnily enough if we make jokes about the homosexuals, we're a homophobic (that's for you gays in UTAR..hahahaha..you know who I mean). In other words, we have to becareful when we speak or crack jokes so as not to hurt the group we are making fun of...that is, if they happened to hear us. Obviously, Mr Wong isn't very happy about this and guess what...so am I. I guess I have been trying to tone down on the way I blog because I was afraid of offending or hurting some people. Well you know what? Fuck that.


I'm going to start off first with those people who are complaining about the 10 cent hike in the price of a plate of roti canai. FUCK YOU! It's only 10 bloody cents, assholes. You can walk around Bukit Bintang for 10 minutes and yet collect enough 10 cents to start a bloody coin collection. Didn't the government just raised the salaries of civil servants? But who are increasing the revenue of the mamaks? The 10 cent hike is fucking justifiable since wheat flour now has gone up by 15 cents a kilo. But less you forget, to prepare a plate of roti canai with a bowl of curry takes a lot of work. Why should the mamaks be on standby 24 hours a day just so they can earn 80 fucking cents from you?


I'm amazed how people can complain so much even if the price of roti canai goes up to 90 cents. Let me do a simple calculation for you.

Assume one has a piece of roti canai for 3 of one's daily meals.
Using the old pricing :- 3 x 80 cents = 2.40 a day x 30 = 72.00 a month
Using the new pricing :- 3 x 90 cents = 2.70 a day x 30 = 81.00 a month

A rise of 9 bucks...9 fucking bucks!! Under the government scheme, the poorest groups of civil servants will receive a pay rise of several hundred ringgit(if I'm not mistaken 200-400). Plus the government has increased the cost of living allowance by 100%. So now, you fucking political correct bastards can not say that a price hike in roti canai would be a burden on the poorer groups. I'm sure they don't even eat roti canai for their 3 meals so why complain?


Next on the agenda, Paris Hilton. I'm sure you guys know that I hate her and that she makes my blood boils everytime she appears on the papers. So you had no idea how happy I was when I read that she was going to spend 40 something days in jail, which unfortunately, had been reduced to 20 something days on the grounds of good conduct. Good conduct? GOOD CONDUCT??!?!?!? Since when does Paris Fucking Hilton and Good Conduct go hand in hand? Here is someone who has broken the law and yet had her sentence halved because apparently, she behaved well. Last I heard, she's trying to appeal to the state governer(who happens to be that guy from Terminator) to abolish her sentence. NOT FUCKING FAIR! Why should Arnold give a flying fuck about Paris? I swear to god if Swashbucklerburger abolishes her sentence, I would hold a sacrificial ritual where I denounce my faith in Arnold and burn the Terminator DVD box set that I bought.


Unfortunately that's it for now. Getting sleepy. Will continue another time.

I would wish to follow up my earlier post about the sexist remarks made by the two MPs. As I said, MP Fong didn't show enough wit to stand up to the two MPs. Here's a video of the Opposition party demanding an apology from the MPs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDZ0UJXIc0&mode=related&search=

As DAP leader Lim Kit Siang mentioned, in the heat of the argument nobody really took notice of the remarks made by the two MPs. However, it seems like the media decided to make this into an issue. Thanks to MP Fong however, who I'm sure didn't notice the remarks as well and had to rely on the media, the issue was made even bigger and in some parts, even seemed like a move to try and outdo the ruling party's MPs. Perhaps a publicity stunt to garner more votes for the next elections? Perhaps MP Fong could have learn from her fellow party member, Ipoh Barat MP Kulasegeran. MP Kulasegeran showed exactly what I have been trying to stress. Enough wit and poise to actually give a reply where the two MPs would find themselves in a lost for words without trying to hard to make this issue into a disaster.


Here's the video of the remarks made...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqnw-q93wyc


As we can see, after the remarks had been made, the MPs had the cheek to have a good laugh about it. As I have said earlier, they were definitely in the wrong and an apology is needed here.


On a more personal note, I am quite disappointed that the Dewan Rakyat is just as noisy and "huru-hara" as a pasar malam. I've been to high school debates which are less messy than the Dewan Rakyat meeting. I used to think that the MPs would sit around and discuss in a highly civilized way about current issues. But from the videos, with sexist remarks being made and insults being hurled from all over the place, I am sorely disappointed. But if this is how the Dewan Rakyat discuss daily issues, who am I to change it right?


Also, I can see why DAP is now the strongest Opposition party. I have found new respect for DAP leader Lim Kit Siang who seemed like a charismatic MP who is actually brave enough to raise issues to be discussed with the ruling party. Most of the time I read about him in newspapers but to see him challenge MP after MP of the ruling party, it was enjoyable. Not because I do not like the ruling party. But because, sometimes, the ruling party needs to be reminded not to be too lacking in their job in running the country.

I read with much amusement the news concerning the sexist remarks made by 2 male MPs to a female MP recently which have grabbed headlines in the newspapers for the past week or so. It is amazing how such a small issue can be blown out of proportion and now, it seems like everybody else is just focusing on this issue alone.


It all started when opposition MPs tried to raise a motion on the leaking ceiling near the media centre during a meeting of the Dewan Rakyat. MP for Jasin, Datuk Mohd Said Yusof and MP for Kinabatangan, Datuk Bung Mokthar Radin then said, “Mana bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor setiap bulan.” (Where is the leak? Batu Gajah (MP Fong Po Kuan) also leaks every month.)


And before we know it, women's groups, some gay men and even the Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil vented their frustration and criticised the two MPs for not only making sexist remarks in Parliment but also failing to apologise to both MP Fong Po Kuan and the public.


As I said, this issue has been going on for a week or so and yet, the real issue at hand has not been resolved : the actual leak in the media centre. Now do you agree with me when I say Malaysians love to fan the fire and make a big issue out of something so insignificant? In my opinion, each and every person involved in this issue is in the wrong. Yes, the two MPs were wrong for making a sexist remark during a meeting in Parliment and one would certainly question their level of education. Lest we forget, MP Fong Po Kuan and Datin Shahrizat were also in the wrong.


So why then, you ask, did I say MP Fong was also wrong in this issue? I am quite sure that a certain degree of education, wittiness and street-smartness is in need in order for one to become a MP. So what if they made sexist remarks? Couldn't MP Fong accepted their insult with grace and dignity and perhaps come up with a witty and intellectual insult to hand back to the MPs? This only reminds me of the Queen Elizabeth and George Bush case.


The president just barely stopped himself before dating the queen to 1776.
"You've helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- in 1976," Bush said at a White House ceremony as he noted the queen's long history of dealing with successive U.S. governments. Did the Queen got angry with Bush? Did the British felt insulted and wanted to go to war with the Americans? Of course not. With a playful grin, the queen opened a dinner toast to the president saying: "I wondered whether I should start this toast by saying, 'When I was here in 1776...'


The Queen has shown how an educated and wise person, a dignified and witty woman, a leader of a modern First World country, should behave. Couldn't MP Fong have done the same? As a matter of fact, most Malaysians usually run their mouths off without thinking properly. I am sure somewhere in your life you have debated with a kiasu Malaysian before...you know, those who keep talking and never listen. They come up with fact after fact and logic after logic that you feel as though you are being stomped to the ground with no chance to get back up whatsoever.


MP Fong and all those people who are being stomped should pick up the attitude and mentality of the Chinese in the old days. Those Hong Kong and China costume dramas always depict how a wise man would answer a question not before slowly stroking his beard and gazing into the horizon all the while laughing heartily. The point I want to make is that one should think properly and use as much time as possible to come up with a reply/answer/insult that is not only witty/intellectual but also good enough that you earn the respect of your opposition. Back to MP Fong, there will always be another chance to get back at the MPs, maybe through another insult or through your jasa to the rakyat. No need for making this into such a big public issue.


Now for Datuk Seri Shahrizat, instead of letting all three MPs settle this issue themselves, she had to come in and fan the fire by bringing in women's groups and demanding for an apology, all this while making it sound like we men are always out and about insulting women. This is definitely uncalled for. Under the constitution of Malaysia, each person is given the freedom of speech and also to bear whatever consequences from this freedom. So the MPs made a sexist remark. So what? They will get their punishment in due time. The rakyat are not stupid and insensitive. We will definitely want to see action taken on the two MPs. But please, Datuk Seri, we do not need constant reminders about the issue from you or the women's groups in the newspapers. There are more important things to look out for.


As for the two MPs, it is clearly wrong to make such a remark in a formal meeting, what more in a Dewan Rakyat meeting. To not apologise after a week or so just shows how undeserving of the MP title and how ungentlemanly and MCP-ish you people can be. As I said, one must bear the consequences and I truly believe that in order to set things straight, an apology is definitely called for here

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If these are the people supposedly running our country, I can see why Malaysia is always labeled as a country with First World infrastructures with a Third World mentality. No no. This doesn't end with only the MPs. Generally, everyone is the same, including me. Your overcharging taxi drivers, lacklusture public services, and many more all share this Third World mentality. Well who can we really blame when even our MPs are behaving like that? We do not have proper role models. I think Malaysians should choose its leaders not because of his/her popularity but of his/her intelligence and dedication to improving the country. MPs of today?? Bahhh..a childish lot and yet...more enjoyable then any sitcoms/dramas that I know of.