Contesting Malayness

If you have the time, please please do read the article below. It was sent to me through email and I found it wonderfully interesting. To all Malaysians, we should all know our history - the RIGHT one of course and not mere figments of imaginations of sick people that wants to merely wants to make their "race" superior to others.

Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:20:37 +0800
It's been interesting to read such free-flowing comments on an all 'Malaysian' free for all. While we are on the subject, how many of you have read the book entitled Contesting Malayness'? Written by a Professor of National University of Singapore. Cost S$32 (about). It reflects the Anthropologists' views that there is no such race as the 'Malays' to begin with.

If we follow the original migration of the Southern Chinese of 6,000 yrs ago, they moved into Taiwan, (now the Alisan), then into the Phillipines (now the Aeta) and moved into Borneo (4,500 yrs ago) (Dayak).

They also split into Sulawesi and progressed into Jawa, and Sumatera. The final migration was to the Malayan Peninsular 3,000 yrs ago. A sub-group from Borneo also moved to Champa in Cambodia at 4,500 yrs ago.

Interestingly, the Champa deviant group moved back to present day Kelantan. There are also traces of the Dong Song and HoaBinh migration from Vietnam and Cambodia. To confuse the issue, there was also the Southern Thai migration, from what we know as Pattani today. (See also 'Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsular'.)

Of course, we also have the Minangkabau(s) who come from the descendants of Alexander the Great and a West Indian Princess. (Sejarah Melayu page 1-3.)

So the million Dollar Question: Is there really a race called the 'Malays'? All anthropologists DO NOT SEEM TO THINK SO.

Neither do the 'Malays' who live on the West Coast of Johor. They'd rather be called Javanese. What about the west coast Kedah inhabitants who prefer to be known as 'Achenese'? Or the Ibans who simply want to be known as IBANS. Try calling a Kelabit a 'Malay' and see what response you get. You'll be so glad that their Head-Hunting days are over.

The definition of 'Malay' is therefore simply a collection of peoples who speak a similar type language. With what is meant by a similar type language does not mean that the words are similar. Linguists call this the 'Lego-type' language, where words are added on to the root word to make meaning and give tenses and such. Somehow, the Indonesians disagree with this classification. They refuse to be called Malay. Anyhow you may define it. Watch 'Malays in Africa' - a Museum Negara produced DVD. Also, the 'Champa Malays' by the same.

With this classification, they MUST also include the Phillipinos, the Papua New Guineans, the Australian Aboriginies, as well as the Polynesian Aboriginies. These are of the Australo Melanesians who migrated out of Africa 60,000 yrs ago.

Getting interesting? Read on.

'Malay' should also include the Taiwanese singer 'Ah Mei' who is Alisan, as her tribe are the ancestors of the 'Malays'. And finally, you will need to define the Southern Chinese (Funan Province) as Malay also, since they are from the same stock 6,000 yrs ago.

Try calling the Bugis a 'Malay'. Interestingly, the Bugis, who predominantly live on Sulawesi are not even Indonesians. Neither do they fall into the same group as the migrating Southern Chinese of 6,000 yrs ago, nor the Australo Melanesian group from Africa.

Ready for this?

The Bugis are the cross-breed between the Chinese and the Arabs. (FYI, a runaway Ming Dynasty official whom Cheng Ho was sent to hunt down.) Interestingly, the Bugis were career Pirates in the Johor-Riau Island areas. Now the nephew of Daeng Kemboja was appointed the First Sultan of Selangor. That makes the entire Selangor Sultanate part Arab, part Chinese!

Try talking to the Bugis Museum curator near Kukup in Johor. Kukup is located near the most south-western tip of Johor. (Due south of Pontian Kechil.)

Let's not even get into the Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekiu, and Hang Lekir, who shared the same family last name as the other super famous 'Hang' family member, Hang Li Poh. And who was she? The princess of a Ming Dynasty Emperor who was sent to marry the Sultan of Malacca. Won't that make the entire Malacca Sultanate downline 'Baba'?

Since the older son of the collapsed Malaccan Sultanate got killed in Johor, (the current Sultanate is the downline of the then, Bendahara) the only other son became the Sultan of Perak. Do we see any Chinese-ness in Raja Azlan? Is he the descendant of Hang Li Poh?

Next question. If the Babas are part Malay, why have they been marginalized by NOT BEING BUMIPUTERA? Which part of 'Malay' are they not? Whatever the answer, why then are the Portuguese of Malacca NOT BUMIPUTERA? Did they not come 100 yrs AFTER the arrival of the first Babas? Parameswara founded Malacca in 1411. The Portugese came in 1511, and the Dutch in the 1600's. Strangely, the Babas were in fact once classified Bumiputera, but discovered that they were strangely 'declassified' in the 1960s. WHY?

The Sultan of Kelantan had similar roots to the Pattani Kingdom making him of Thai origin. And what is this 'coffee table book' by the Sultan of Perlis claiming to be the direct descendant of the prophet Muhammed? Somehow we see Prof Khoo Khay Khim's signature name on the book. I'll pay good money to own a copy of it myself. Anyone has a spare?

So, how many of you have met with orang Asli(s)? The more northern you go, the more African they look. Why are they called Negrito(s)? It is a Spanish word, from which directly translates 'mini Negros'. The more southern you go, the more 'Indonesian' they look. And the ones who live at Cameron Highlands kinda look 50-50. You can see the Batek at Taman Negara, who really looks like Eddie Murphy to a certain degree. Or the Negritos who live at the Thai border near Temenggor Lake (north Perak). The Mah Meri
in Carrie Island looks almost like the Jakuns in Endau Rompin. Half African, half Indonesian.

By definition, (this is super eye-opening) there was a Hindu Malay Empire in Kedah. Yes, I said it right. The Malays were Hindu. It was, by the old name Langkasuka. Today known as Lembah Bujang. This Hindu Malay Empire was 2,000 yrs old, pre-dating Borrobudor AND Angkor Watt, who came about around 500-600 yrs later. Lembah Bujang was THE mighty trading empire, and its biggest influence was by the Indians who were here to help start it. By definition, this should make the Indians BUMIPUTERAS too since they were here 2,000 yrs ago! Why are they marginalized?

So, in a nutshell, the 'Malays' (anthropologists will disagree with this 'race' definition) are TRULY ASIA!!! (Main continent and West Asia included)

Here are some comments from Michael in answer to some Malays who have attacked him for penning this commentary.

Greetings. This is Michael Chick. Unlike others who hide behind 'anonymous synonyms' I came clear with my real name. The post which I put up was not a figment of my imagination but the end result of 3 years extensive research. As such, the facts presented are clear-cut, straightforward and unassuming. Perhaps you would all like to chat with any anthropologist at UM before sending-off any flaming sparks in my direction again. These Professors should be as Malaysian as any of you.

The subject matter is fact-based. To Bayi, 'Contesting Malayness' is available at Kinokuniya at Takashimaya 4th floor, Orchard road. At a cost of S$32. It is also available at National University of Singapore. Why? 'Coz it's their textbook. Let me repeat -'Contesting Malayness' is an NUS textbook, published by NUS Press, written by Professor Tony Milner.

To Achmad Sudarsono, calling the Malays a 'race' is akin to calling the Hokkiens or the Javanese a 'race'. Please do not confuse the term 'orang' with 'Bangsa'. What do I mean? The term 'orang' is used by Malays to describe Orang Bugis, Orang Acheh, Orang Laut, Orang India, Orang Melayu. And here is where the confusion was. Orang Melayu merely refers to the residents of Kampung Melayu near Jambi, near Palembang. Please use Google Earth to find its exact location.

Unless you can say that all 'Orang Melayu' are descendants of that village, you simply cannot be called Orang Melayu. In fact the name 'Malay' has been traced to Lembah Bujang, where the Indian traders used to call the locals 'Malai' (in Tamil) to describe the locals. The locals were animistic pagans at that time, and readily adopted Hindu practices and Indian customs. 'Raja' and 'Sultan' are Indian titles. The adat bersanding with the pelamin are of Indian origin. Even the 'gifts-bearing' walk by the groom has its Indian roots. Please attend an Indian Wedding before flaming me again. Or have a chat with Prof Nik Hassan who is in charge of the Lembah Bujang archaeological excavations.

Malaya, was therefore a derivative from Himalaya. 'Sejarah Melayu' therefore was describing the Kampong Melayu origins. But here is where, from pages 1-3, it will tell you that Kampong Melayu are descendants of Iskandar Zulkarnain (Alexander the Great) through the bloodline of a West Indian Princess. This came from Sejarah Melayu. This book is cheap. You can buy it at the University Malaya Bookstore for a mere RM35. It is published by MBRAS (Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society). Its patron member is Tun Hanif (ex-IGP).

Please speak with Datuk Prof Zuraina Majid, who excavated 'Perak Man'. She will tell you that Perak Man is a descendant of the Australo-Melanesian stock. African National Museum of the Phillipines will verify that they came from Taiwan. And National University of Indonesia will confirm that they came from the Phillipines.

Nik Aziz (PAS leader from Kelantan) will tell you that his grandfather came from Champa. To all Kelantanese, please explain the newly changed name of a Kampong near Bachok (close to the Pengkalan Chepa airport) to 'Kampung Champa' to our friends here.

Please also visit Museum Negara to see the exhibits on the 'Dong Song' brass drums and Gua Cha in Kelantan near Gua Musang to see the Hoabinhian Caves. Dong Song and Hoabinh are in Indochina. And therefore, the locals are descendants from that region. The entire Northern States also have their roots from the Pattani Kingdom; which today we call Thailand. In fact, please visit the Kelantan WWII museum to see the article on how Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu was part of Thailand from 1943-1945. Then walk over to the Kelantan State Museum to see the exhibit on Gua Cha to read their explanations of the Hoabinhian Cultures of Early Kelantan settlers.

Malaysian Archaeologists call the early settlers Proto Malay. And the current settlers Deutero Malay. The scientific term is actually, Australo Melanesian (African) and Austranesian (Chinese, or Mongoloid). This is a DNA and bone structure classification. Even the term Negrito transalates from Spanish to mean 'mini Negro'.

I hope that I've made myself comprehensible enough. Feel free to ask any further questions to help clear the air. The 'Malays' are NOT a race. I'm so sorry that you are only hearing this now. The rest of the Academic World has known it for years.

By: Michael Chick on May 30th, 2007 At 2:44 am
To address Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekir and Hang Li Poh. They were all related by the family name of 'Hang'.

Please visit their graves in Malacca. Their graves are clear-cut Hindu. This was during the 'Great Malacca Empire' when Parameswara was supposed to have converted to Islam. Why are the graves of the 'Legendary Defenders of the States' Hindu? They do not have the spiral headstones or the Batu Acheh type headstones - instead, they are solid concrete blocks with triangular holes for incense and oil-lamp burning.

Hang Tuah's grave (Kampong Keling) is another 'conspiracy'. Please read the inscriptions on the side: 'they found a large stone marking a grave, and therefore it must be Hang Tuah...'. This grave was merely designed to be a tourist destination. Note that there are no names engraved anywhere. Just a big non-descript stone marking that a human body lies underneath it. Lastly, why is a Muslim buried in Kampong Keling - 'Keling' meaning Indian?

The subsequent question is why is Hang Tuah removed from current school history textbooks?

One of two suggestions comes to mind. He was pure fiction (please read Hikayat Hang Tuah before flaming me again), or as the Bugis Museum Curator in Johor will insist, that Hang Tuah was Chinese. So were the rest of his 'blood brothers'. They were all Chinese; and related to Hang Li Poh.

Let me pose a simple question to you: Why is it, that when you visit Malacca to see the great historical Malaysian City/State, you see the Portugese 'A Famosa' gateway, or the Red Dutch buildings like Christchurch, or even St. Paul's Church on St. Paul's Hill? Where is the evidence of 'The Great Malaccan Empire'?

Let me help you with that answer. Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in a publication called 'Melayu Journal' in 2005 - '...we had to look for an icon by which the Malays would be proud of...' Since Majapahit, Acheh, Lembah Bujang (Langkasuka) were either Hindu, on Indonesian soil, or both, Malacca was the only location left. The great Parameswara is, by the way buried on Fort Canning Hill downtown Singapore, for those of you who want to visit it. They call it the 'Keramat' and it's immediately behind the National Musuem of Singapore.

Please enlighten me by showing me ONE single piece of evidence of 'The Great Malaccan Empire'. Even Dewan Bahasa couldn't. Perhaps any one of you could. Evidence, and not mere gut-feeling please.

Also, please consult Prof Khoo Khay Khim before flaming me again; Thank you.

Maxyn Forest

Visiting IJM

A short update:

Went to visit IJM a few days after the launching. They have moved from the Citibank building (Sorry I forgot the name of the building) to near Tesco. Their new building is 3/4 surrounded by glass and it looked fabulous! The sun shining in without it being overly hot and the place looking immaculate and clean. Hell, I really don't mind working there. I didn't dare to take pictures of the entire place so no pictures to provide and readers will have to use your own imagination.

I find it really hard to believe that Yew San, Jacky's colleague is urmm.. way older than I had first thought. It's so unfair! How come guys can still look good without having to use all the anti-wrinkling and firming stuffs that we females are so dependent on. *waves fist at Jacky and Yew San*

While Jacky is funny, I must admit that I can never tell when Yew San is telling the truth or not. He's the super macho and super cool type of guy and I quote from Elisa, the very man type. Muahaha! No pictures too. Sad.

Here's Jacky teaching Elisa how to use the new coffee machine at the office

This is what happens when you're bored and you decide to vamp up your nails

When I first painted my french manicure, it was so that I could paint animal prints on it. It really didn't turn out as nice as I saw on Youtube. I suck! Well, there's always a first for everything. Giffafe prints are no fun and bloody hard to do, the next time, I'm gonna stuck with Zebra prints. That'll be much easier!

The brush I use to paint the prints with

Reviews - Kajal/Kohl pencil

Me with Givenchy eye pencil and black eye shadow. Forgive my pale lips and I need a haircut

Kohl has been worn traditionally as far back as the Bronze Age (3500 B.C. onward). Kohl was originally used as protection against eye ailments. Darkening around the eyelids also provided relief from the glare of the sun. Mothers would also apply kohl to their infants' eyes soon after birth . Some did this to "strengthen the child's eyes," and others believed it could prevent the child from being cursed by an "evil eye" - Wikipedia

The entire package is about 5cm high and the Kajal is roughly about 3cm

It's been a few years since I last use a kajal pencil, usually known as a kohl pencil. I didn't even manage to use half of the stick before I threw it away.

But I decided to go ahead and get a new one since RM1.90. There was a slightly smaller one for only RM1 too! It's as black or even more black than most eyeliners that I've used.

Smooth, glides on easily and it good for beginners

The only eyeliner I know that is even this black is the one I'm currently using, the Givenchy eyeliner pencil and the NYX Black Bean. Though NYX's Black Bean is not an eyeliner and more of an eyeshadow and the Givenchy eyeliner pencil is very creamy and needs to be applied with a layer of black eyeshadow so that it won't smudge.

The reason I use pencil instead of liquid or gel eyeliners is because for one, I'm not all that good with liquid and it doesn't suit me cause I need a thicker than usual line because I have mono lids and if I draw too little, nothing can be seen. For gel eyeliner, no problem there but it irks me that it dries up before I can finish it, so I end up with jars and jars of gel liners that has more that 3/4 left.

RM1.90!!

The description on the back of the package says;

Beautifies, smooth and cools the eyes. Easy to apply and carry around. Does not smudge easily, restraint to perpiration. Medically safe, has no side effects. Longer lasting.

Good to see that the person could spell. Nothing is a bigger turn off that nicely packaged item that has nonsense printed on it. The type that makes you want to grab a red ink pen and circle all the spelling mistakes and draw a big O% on the top but nothing beats one that has sentences that makes absolute no sense and looks as if it got translated at Babel Fish Translator.

It's a little sad that no ingredients were stated on the package. I'm really not sure if it's really 100% safe but then again, what cosmetic is 100% safe but do read the ingredient and if it looks too shady. Don't buy it! Also, the Kajal/Kohl did smudge a little on me.

The content of kohl and the recipes used to make it vary greatly. While some kohl is a harmless, "natural" cosmetic, certain varieties can pose a serious public health concern. Galena (lead sulfide) used to be used in kohl preparations before the toxicity of lead became known, but now reputable manufacturers use amorphous carbon or organic charcoal instead of lead. Plant oils and the soot from various nuts, seeds and gum resins are often added to the carbon powder - Wikipedia

Oh and another thing that Elisa, Kern and I were talking about during breakfast. We absolutely hate bloggers that give not very truthful reviews on items.

We've encountered a few that perhaps was a little 'worried' about offending other people or the manufacturers or whatever shit by saying the truth so they end up painting pretty pictures about the product. Saying only the niceties and leaving out the nasties. And that irks me because as a blogger, we're not bounded by anyone, there's no one to offend or suck up to and we're trusted to give the most accurate and personal reviews on the product.

But I give a benefit of a doubt that perhaps, they product really suited her and she genuinely liked the product but like all coins, do state out the possible cons or remember that no one paid us to do reviews so lets give it our most accurate to other readers.

P.S: Elisa bought the product based on a certain blogers recommendation only to find out that it was one of the most disgusting sunblock she has ever used.

Read Elisa's review here

Monkey with BIG mouth

I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matter concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning power are not above the monkey's"

- Mark Twain

Oh Mr Twain, I cannot express to you how much I agree with your statement. If you were still alive dear sir, I would humbly request for you to rule *ahem* govern our poor beloved confused and for some strange reason going backwards country.

Does it hurt everytime an idiot open his mouth and removes all doubt that he's an idiot? Yes, it does hurt, growing up in Malaysia and studying in a Convent, I had lots of Malays friends whom I still love dearly. Growing up, the government then promoted racial harmony and I happily boasted to all my pen-pals around the world how calm and peaceful Malaysia is with all races working together and not having any racial tension. Fast forward to 2008, I take back all my words and hide in shame. We seem to have forgotten how hard Tun Abdul Rahman and Dr.M's work towards one race, one country, one Malaysia dream. It's all now about Ketuanan Melayu. The dates moved forward for time wait for no man, but unfortunately man himself seems to be going backwards.

And to Mr. Ahmad Ismail,

&^%$#@!! *&^%$#@*&^%$#@!! Thank you.

I calmly translate the above statement:

Kindly remove your head from your ass and see the light. Thank you.

Time and time again, racial issues in Malaysia has been bought up again by the BN (Ruling Coalition) and this time, Mr. Monkey above mentions that 'the Chinese (in Malaysia) has NO rights to claim as they were only squatters in Malaysia.' and promptly refused to apologize and then claims the newspapers have blown up the issue and his statement has been misinterpretated.

It's only in Malaysia that one can come up and say 'It looks like me, sounds like me but is not me." and pretty much get away with it.

Our wonderful Prime Minister Pak Lah has finally stood up and asked the newspaper, bloggers and to stop SMS nonsense and not to blow up sensitive issues.

Right. Then kindly send your MPs (Monkey Parade) or your UMNO chairmans (something or another), to classes to learn about mannerism, etiquette and use our tax money into good use by giving these people a brain to begin with instead of sending people into space. Its really 'funny' when you hear about the ruling coalition being the ones who are racist. Tsk tsk, shame on you!

Pak Lah mentions that issues regarding race, religion and social contract could lead to anger and racial disharmony.

Like DUH. It's expected, tell Mr. Monkey that being a VIP (Very idiotic Person in this case) he is in the public's eyes and everything he say will be recorded, so mind what you say. Don't want racial disharmony? Easy, don't let the Mr. Monkey open his mouth.

Oh wow, I'm so smart, I ought to be in the parliament. *Pets herself on the back*

Taken from my old journal regarding the then upcoming General Elections 2008

*Don't bother reading if you're not Malaysian, It's a long, boring and probably and most likely confusing unless you're into International Politics. But this is a personal rant. Kindly note the 'personal.'

Vote for AH MENG for an important post in the upcoming Malaysian General Election 2008!

You will not be forgotten. R.I.P Ah Meng

Ah dang, I forgot...
Number One: Ah Meng's a Singaporean.
Number Two: Ah Meng just recent went to where all Orang Utan all goes when they kick the bucket.

But worry not, there's still hell alotta monkeys here in Malaysia for you to vote for. THE ROYAL 'MALAYSIAN' CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!! March 8 2008. Come one, come all!

I know that politics is a sensitive subjects but I really can't help sometimes. I'm beginning to see Malaysia as nothing more than a big circus. With the "Oh-So-Important' VIPs as ringmaster and trapeze artist and clowns. Don't forget the clowns for all circus needs clown. The ordinary Malaysian are nothing more than the circus animals. Held in small cages depending on species, we do all the work, get whipped if complain and get paid peanuts.

Kidding! I don't wanna be put into jail under ISA (Internal security Act), I want my mommy!! It'll be torturous enough if they take my poor laptop away or cut my internet connection *ahem*

The ISA is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. It allows for the arrest of any person without the need for trial in certain defined circumstances. Primarily to combat the armed insurgency of the Malayan Communist Party

A person detained under the ISA during the first 60 days is held incommunicado, with no access to the outside world.
Furthermore, lawyers and family members are not allowed access to the detainee during this initial period. - wikipedia.

If you note the "primarily to combat the armed insurgency of the Malayan Communist Party" then you would have realized that Hey! We don't need ISA anymore since our country have long gone finish their war with the communist.
Meaning: Communist = kaput
Meaning: Communist = Packed up and gone else where

But we still have the ISA around.
Question: What ever for?
Answer : If you say something nasty about the government. We'll have the right to say that you're citing racial disharmony and basically a pain in the ass and therefore we're going to lock you up in a 'special' cell. HAHA

Oh well.

I love my country, but I must be truthful, I'm not entirely sure if my country loves me back. I'm not even sure if they want me actually but even so, guess I'll stick around and see what happens next. That should be interesting.

I know that if there's anyone even reading this, probably one of their first initial thoughts are "Hey if you hate it that much, MOVE OUT!"
Hell, I'm Malaysian too. I'm born, raised and WILL die (peacefully I hope) in my country. My little patch of soil. MY little patch of soil. MY!! And I will take my right and make my thoughts be known!

But there are some *ahem* people in the government that irks me. Namely, Pak Lah's (our Prime Minister) son-in-law, Khairy J. I'm not gonna mention about his personal stuffs but having a background in journalism and investment banking, I'm not entirely sure what the hell was he thinking when he supports the illegal racing. Is this guy right in the head or does he has a screw lose?

"Another controversy that created a stir among Malaysians was the unsuccessful attempt by Khairy Jamaluddin and Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim to rebrand "Mat Rempits" as "Mat Cemerlang". "Mat Rempit" is a derogatory term used to refer to youths who aim to win drugs, prostitutes and cash in illegal racings using illegally-modified motorcycles. The suggestion by Khairy that "Mat Rempits" should become the "Eyes and Ears" for the Malaysian Police Force has sparked anger among former victims of "Mat Rempits", who previously had their vehicles smashed by "Mat Rempits".

Eyes and Ears? Does Khairy have eyes and ears?!? If he did, he'll be seeing us giving him "the" finger and cursing his name.
Mat Rempits are the ones that causes trouble on the road. They ride their bikes in numbers of HUNDREDS and some think that it's okay to ride on the opposite side of traffic without the lights on. If we were to crash into one, I strongly suggest making a run for it. Head to the nearest police station at all cost and do not alight from the car.

These 'rempits' nearly cause Devon and me an accident since they rode on the wrong side of traffic to avoid a road block!

These "eyes and ears" are more often snatch thieves and robbers who prey on women drivers. How many of us women has fallen victim to them and to suggest them to be eyes and ears for the Police Force is so stupid I wonder if Khairy's brains is up in his ass. Guess he stores them there when he's not using them, which is most of the time if not all.

Khairy created further controversies by claiming that the Chinese Communities in Malaysia will take advantage of the Malays if UMNO is weak.
Editted my nasty comment in fear of the ISA.

I'm not extremist nor am I racist, it just breaks my heart whenever I see that people are judged, awarded and looked down upon just because of the color of our skin. I thought we've pass that.

We were all born here, live here and we're all proud to be called Malaysians. Why do you rejects us so and insist and treat us all differently?
I would die for Malaysia. I'm patriotic. But what's the use of that is I died for a country that didn't appreciate my death.

Khairy, who once said he wanted to be Prime Minister before turning 40.
Take note, fellow Malaysians. If Khairy ever has a chance to become the PM, I'm migrating despite the promise to myself to die in my own homeland. I'm moving out!
I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again. Oh babe, I hate to goooooooooooo~
@Dream, I hope Canada's nice.

Another MORON that makes me wanna load my shotgun and put it into good use is Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein. He is the current Malaysian Education Minister and also the Chairman of the Youth Wing of UMNO. I acknowledge that to some he may be a hero, but to me he's nothing more that a pest. An extremist trouble making racist!

Talk about bull shitting, this guys wins hands down.
In 2005, Hishammuddin became infamous for waving the keris (traditional Malay dagger) at the UMNO Annual General Meeting. Commentators perceived this action as meant to defend Malay supremacy and to threaten those who opposed the Malay special rights as set out in Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia and in the social contract.

Can I wave my kitchen knife around next time when I'm making a public speech?

Then there's the May 13 1969 incident. May 13 marks a black day in the Malaysian history and a day when the Malays and Chinese fought. Correct term : A day when the Malays beat the Chinese. LOL!
May 13 incident
We chinese bowed our head in shame thinking that it was indeed all our fault that the riots started only to find out later that;

In 2007, a book — May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969 by academic, former Democratic Action Party member and former Member of Parliament Kua Kia Soong — was published by Suaram. Based on newly declassified documents at the Public Records Office in London, the book alleged that contrary to the official account which had blamed the violence on opposition parties, the riot had been intentionally started by the "ascendent state capitalist class" in UMNO as a coup d'etat to topple the PM from power.

Let me guess, the two chineses guys that beat up a malay that sparked the entire riot were fiction from some sick person's imagination. *&^%$#@ to you, sir!!

In other words, we were scrapegoats. Gee, thanks!

That being said and done. In every country, there is the good, bad and ugly. As I said before, I support the government but some people should just sit at home, grow old and die.

This is my longest post. Wow!!!
I sincerely hope that the Government will not find my post and knock on my door and drag me away under ISA.

If you note that I have not log in for over a year, it means I have been taken away by the little men in white coats or whatever they are wearing at that point of time.

Property Fair in Penang

It's been a hectic week for me, lots of running around like a headless chicken. I'm already very close to my third month and I'm still no where close to my confirmation target. I'm still spending most of my time building repertoire with the developers, agents and lawyers.

The highlight of the week was working in the Property Fair in PISA as odd as it sounds, I had lots of fun. Being there on Friday and being as blur as 'sotong' I walked around aimlessly as I there alone while Elisa and Kern was having delicious luncheon with their lawyer, Ms Wong at the E&O eating smoked salmon and oysters while I was eating a tasteless char koay teow in PISA. So while walking around after lunch, I caught sight of one of IJM's sales advisor, Jacky Chan (Seriously that's his name). I was super lucky that he remembered me from Elisa's blog as he's a frequent reader. LOL!

So I requested to hang around their booth and basicly be a parasite. If any 'potential' customers were to approach IJM regarding their property, we were to intoduce ourselves and hopefully get some sales if they needed a housing loan.

Oh la la~ The Summer Place Condominium

So while hanging around, I learnt of their new upcoming projects such as The Summer Place Condominium. It's along the Jelutong Expressway and is currently open for registration only. It'll be launching sometime near Jan of next year if I'm not mistaken. IJM's The Spring Condominium was sold out in hours after launching with people queueing up as early as 3am in the morning, I wonder how the sales will be like for The Summer.
Read Elisa's blog here about IJM The Spring launching

I wish IJM would have more projects in Tg. Tokong or Tg. Bungah side.

Time passed by really fast on Saturday while working with Elisa and Kern, Elisa was required to service Plenitude a new up and coming developer that will be developing Feringghi Heights next to Sri Sayang. The price tag is a little scary but it another drool-worthy eye candy condo.

It's been some time since I last worked at a roadshow and I guess I've forgotten how fun it used to be. I remember a few years back how Elisa and I loved to work in roadshows because of the pay and flexibility. It's usually just 2 or 3 days work and it was fun. I don't really have a problem talking to complete strangers and I've during my stinct with IJM, I forgot that I was working for a bank and was happily getting people to register for The Spring and Summer Place. But I must apologize to Jacky if I was being a pest that day.

It was relatively stress-free till it was time to get home. OH BOY, I was bloody glad that Elisa and Kern carpooled with me that day so I wasn't lonely, it rained non-stop the entire day and the roads were flooded and jammed bumper to bumper. We left at 7 pm only to reach home a good 1 1/2 hours later on a usual 35 minutes ride.

March 16 *Please go to IJM The Summer Place Launching for more info or feel free to email me

Face Value

First off, a very BIG HUGE ENORMOUS thank you to Elisa for helping me add a search box on my blog. Being Blog clueless, Elisa surprised me by installing a search box that she knew I wanted so badly. Thank you Thank you!

Readers can now have a much easier time searching for past articles by typing in the box. Whee!

Face

I'm not too sure about everyone but ever since young, I've always disliked my own face. rowing up, I still dislike it. If you ask me to describe my own face, it's pretty simple. It's as big as a dinner plate, with small ceaseless almond eyes, a small nose and a small mouth.

If you've read carefully, you've noticed by now that my features have one thing in common... and that is that they're all small. I remember going to facial one and the beautician laughed at me saying something like "Haha, all your features are so small..."

It made me even more self conscious after that. I know that I'm really not pretty and that there's probably nothing great about me. Hello! I own mirrors I can tell! It's not a case of low self esteem as I accept the way I am without wanting to change myself too much.

People tend to look at me and laugh at how small my eyes are. How they disappear whenever I laughed. I've grown to love my eyes more and to appreciate them more with words of encouragements from friends that my eyes are unique. It's thanks to words like that that I don't HATE my eyes.

Just some random picture with NYX round lipstick in TeaRose + Lancome juicy tube in Peche

If there's something that I really wanted to change would be to have fuller lips. To plump them up with collagen. Muahahhahaa!! I've always found Elisa's lips sexy and I've always wished that mine would even look half as good as hers.

But if there's something good/bad out of having such a face is that it's recognizable or so I'm told. Although I've always insisted that I have a face that looked like it came out of a China factory. Mass production! But through time, I'm surprised that people still remember me and all, it never occurred to me that people can easily remember my face, I used to think that they remember me for my bad attitude or how I've somewhat offended them in the past. LOL! I'm pretty sure some definitely remember me for the bad attitude part =_=;;
Trust me, it doesn't pay to be vocal. Take my word for it.

Another thing I've come to dislike my face is that I don't control my emotions well and my emotions are plastered all over my face. How I feel is shown as clearly as a 30 foot signboard on an empty field. I HATE that! I do admit that I'm someone easily annoyed but at the same time, I'm also someone who loves to crack jokes and laugh. But the first impression that people usually get of me is that I have something shoved up my ass and that I'm in a pissy mood when I'm not.
People are scared of me!! *gasp* How can they be when I'm actually so lovable? LOL! Kidding! People usually find me so intimidating that they don't dare to talk to me and say that I have an arrogant face. I'm really sorry that I'm born with such a face but because of the "hissy pissy face" people don't give me a chance to know me and but to the people that did gave me a chance, can tell you not to expect what you see the first time and that my personality is somewhat 360 degrees different from the first meeting with his "hissy pissy face".

It's really sad. Can I blame the shape of my eyes? When I daydream, Elisa tells me to stop it and that I look like I'm staring rudely at someone, when I'm wide awake, my boyfriend tells me that I look sleepy, when I look at people from the corner of my eyes, people think that I'm glaring at them. I'm SAD!!! It's the eyes, the eyes I'm telling yoouuu! It's all in the eyes! I'm actually very niceee~

Oh out of boredom;
French Manicure is actually so easy to do, all you need is

1. Basecoat (optional)
   
2. Base nail colour
3. White nail colour
4. Topcoat
   
5. Scotch tape @ sticky tape
   

It's so simple, I'm sure everyone on planet Earth and beyond knows how to do french manicure for themselves but I've always had difficulty painting the lines especially when I'm right handed and painting my right hand.

Now I've learnt a new inexpensive trick to it. Just paint on the base colour and paint on the topcoat (I use OPI Topcoat) then let it really dry for about a day before sticking the scotch tape @ sticky tape over and painting the white on, let it dry and apply top coat again. It's really so simple. No more losing your hair over how to get the bloody lines straight and nice.

The whole trick to this is the scotch tape. Forget the expensive so-called French Manicure strips (that are close to being useless, I would know, I bought them) that you can find at Watsons when you can use scotch tape for the same or better effect.

Or am I the only idiot that didn't know about this trick?

My nails are real!

Err.. okay so my lines weren't 100% straight but it's a improvement from before

I'm really not much into expensive nail colors but I got the OPI Topcoat which (I HIGHLY recommend to everyone) I ordered online from the online forum I usually frequent for RM38 I think. It's really one of the best Topcoats I've used and trust me, I've tried alot alot!

Cult of Cherry swatches

I left my laptop at home when I went down to KL since I was already lugging around some pretty heavy stuffs, and it was surprisingly not too agonizing not going online for three days. It was a much needed break after working my poor ass off at work (or what's left of it). The highlight was not having to drive and getting to shop around 3 different malls in a day.

Ian and I headed to Pavillion since it's sometime since I last went and Ian wanted to watch the Singaporean movie Money No Enough 2, it was a pretty good show, it made me laugh, cry, then laugh then cry again and so forth.

It was more depressing than comedy mostly because the portrayal of the mother/grandmother reminded me so much of my own grandmother whom I miss so much. The type that will willingly sacrifice her own happiness or money for the sake of her children. It made me miss her all the more. It's been 8 years since her passing and I still think about her, I wasn't her favourite but I really loved her from the bottom of my heart. Everytime I hear the song from Mariah Carey Bye bye, I get reminded so much of her;

Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky 'cause we will never say bye
I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life goes on like
"I wish I could talk to you for awhile"
Miss you but I try not to cry
As time goes by
And soon as you reach a better place
Still I'd give the world to see your face
And I'm right here next to you
But it's like you're gone too soon
Now the hardest thing to do is say bye bye

On a happier note, I finally got the M.A.C Cult of Cherry lip glass that I was so indecisive about. I went over to the counter and tried it on but couldn't decide whether to get it or not, it looked great but it's definitely not an everyday wear. I'm a little tight on money despite it being the beginning of the month and I bugged the hell out of Ian when I kept asking his opinion over and over again.

The lighting in MAC wasn't the greatest, I look as if I contacted yellow fever / jaundice

Money was tight but I couldn't get the colour out of my head so I was never so confused. Ian got a little pissed at me, I must admit that it was my fault but being egoistic I went into sulky mood and threw an tantrum. I bought him coffee at Starbucks since I couldn't open my mouth to say that I was sorry but lo and behold, Ian excused himself to toilet only to come back with the Lip glass for me. I was shocked!

But while I was in MAC, I swatched everything on my hands while the MUA was busy with other people. I'm surprised, is it me or is the attitude of the MUA improving?

Top, left to right: Jampacked, Cult of Cherry, Cherry Blossom, Rich and Ripe, Liqueur

Bottom, left to right: So scarlet, Russian Red, Lightly Ripe, Creme Cerise, O

In natural light, please excuse my veiny wrist.

We headed over to MidValley the following day and this time it was with Ian and his mom who was down from Sabah for a holiday. Since there was a Merdeka Day Sale, we browsed around Metrojaya looking for good bargains. Ian went over to take another sniff at the perfume he was eye-ing for a while now, Hugo Boss Pure. It's been while since I last bought him anything and knowing that he's low on perfume and how much he loved the scent, I bought the perfume for him. I know I said I'm tight on cash so I guess I'll won't be buying anything more this month if I don't want to end up eating grass.

In the end, I don't mind buying it for him seeing how much he loves the scent. As long as it's loved and appreciated, I feel as if it's money worth/well spend.

The guy in MidValley gave us some pretty nice free gifts, some samples, a small toiletry bag, body shower and the pure purple body lotion for me

I found the perfect brown pair of shoes while waiting for Ian's mother shoe searching. Ian bought it for me with the RM20 voucher we got from the perfume. Oh la la, it's comfy too. I finally own a proper pair of brown shoes! It took me long enough to find it.

Ta-daaaa~ Me happy!

Speaking of brown, that was the colour of the tap water in Ian's Apartment too! Instant Milo on tap! GROSS! It happen to be tank cleaning day or something and the water was a muddy brown colour for the entire day. Of all times, it just had to be on the day I'm down in KL.

Woke up in the morning and didn't have my glasses on, turned on the tap, washed my tooth brush, brush brush and was about to gargle when I noticed the colour of the water. That sure woke me up! Luckily, spotted on time!

PTUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

*&^%$#@!!!
The colour was worst, but this if after I let it run for about 2 minutes

Saw this on sale in Watson, never tried it before, I wonder if it's any good. Will review later.

Gambar terencat, roasted chestnuts

My favourite snack, chestnuts! YUM! Mom always said that I shouldn't eat too much since it's 'heaty' but I can't stop myself! I used to love love getting roasted chestnut from Gurney Drive but the lady selling the chestnuts sells overcooked chestnuts! They are not roasted to perfection but rather roasted to Kingdom Come! It's like eating little balls of charcoal. Mind you, expensive charcoals! But the above packaged chestnuts are expensive too! But these were given my Ian's mom so no complains.

Nemo Fish with red bean paste

1. It doesn't look like nemo
2. I HATE red bean paste or whatever
3. It's slightly expensive at RM1.60 each
4. It's smaller than it looks
5. The red bean paste inside is almost non-existent (Good for me, bad for the people who loved red bean paste)
   

Buuuut, it doesn't taste too bad, I left all the red bean paste side to Ian. Got them at some Korean Frozen Yogurt Shop. I LOVE the frozen yogurt, it was delicious, pricy but delicious. Its a pity they don't have a shop like that in Penang. I liked it better than Baskin Robins or Haagen Dazs.