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		<title>We are the People. We are not Prostitutes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 07:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To me, there&#8217;s a stark reality in the mind of our beloved PM. He thinks the people are GROs. GROs or Prostitutes are people who will provide a certain service (eg. Sex) to a Client in exchange of money. So he thinks he can expect the same reciprocal actions or &#8220;service&#8221; (in this case votes) just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To me, there&#8217;s a stark reality in the mind of our beloved PM. He thinks the people are GROs.</p>
<p>GROs or Prostitutes are people who will provide a certain service (eg. Sex) to a Client in exchange of money.</p>
<p>So he thinks he can expect the same reciprocal actions or &#8220;service&#8221; (in this case votes) just by declaring that he could just make deals and give money away. Watch this video, and then watch the next one.</p>
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<p>I guess he might have watched this video before making this speech.</p>
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<p>Imagine this video being broadcasted all over the world for others to see. How would other countries view our PM, and consequently, Malaysia?</p>
<p>Shame. <strong>A complete shame to our nation&#8217;s pride and dignity.</strong></p>
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		<title>1 Malanchestersia ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I came across a surprising news that Telekom Malaysia (TM), our country&#8217;s largest, and self-claimed &#8220;one of Malaysia’s most dynamic and innovative telecoms brands&#8220;, has just inked a 5 year sponsorship deal with the club I support the most : Manchester United. The deal will make TM the official integrated telecommunications partner of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning I came across a surprising news that Telekom Malaysia (TM), our country&#8217;s largest, and self-claimed &#8220;<em>one of Malaysia’s most dynamic and innovative telecoms brands</em>&#8220;, has just inked a 5 year sponsorship deal with the club I support the most : <strong>Manchester United.</strong></p>
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<div id="attachment_917" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 395px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/p5-mu-tel.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-917" title="p5-mu-tel" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/p5-mu-tel.jpeg" alt="" width="385" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Alex Ferguson and TM Ceo Datuk Zamzam</p></div>
<p>The deal will make TM the official integrated telecommunications partner of the English Premier League in Malaysia, with rights to produce and distribute Manchester United merchandizes. This partnership with allow TM to broadcast and spread its brand image to 4.2 million MU fans in Malaysia and hundreds of millions football fans around the world.</p>
<p>Though the financial details of the sponsorship have yet to be disclosed, being accustomed to the culture of <em>Boleh-land</em>, I have a strong feeling that the sponsorship amount for this deal is not going to be small.</p>
<p>After all, we everything also <em>Boleh, </em>everything also want to be number<strong> 1 </strong>:</p>
<p>1 Malaysia also<strong> 1</strong>.</p>
<p>1 Utama also<strong> 1</strong>.</p>
<p>1 Borneo also <strong>1</strong>.</p>
<p><em>1 Tan Mee</em> also <strong>1</strong>.</p>
<p>And guess who&#8217;s the actual sponsors? <strong>You. Me.</strong> The tax and bill payers.</p>
<p><em>Congratulations people!</em></p>
<p>So I&#8217;m guessing that beginning next EPL season, we should be seeing some <em>dynamic</em> and <em>innovative</em> changes to the Manchester United image. Here are my speculations :</p>
<p>First, the TM logo will be emblazoned on the beautiful jersey of Manchester United.</p>
<p>This is the old design. So boring, right?</p>
<div id="attachment_913" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-913" title="10" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">AIG is Boring.</p></div>
<p>Unlike the new design, way much COOLER!</p>
<div id="attachment_915" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Man_U_TM.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-915" title="Man_U_TM" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Man_U_TM.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">TM is Cool!</p></div>
<p>This is to signify the strength of a Malaysian conglomerate taking over from AIG, one of the largest insurance companies in the world.</p>
<p><em>So what? AIG only mah. They also now facing financial problems what. Not like TM, very the strong! Got government to back them!</em></p>
<p>To help further propagate and market the <em>1 Malaysia</em> agenda, all Manchester United Stores will be selling this jersey at <strong>53%</strong> discount.</p>
<div id="attachment_916" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 394px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Man_U_TM_back.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-916  " title="Man_U_TM_back" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Man_U_TM_back.jpg" alt="" width="384" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">53% off!</p></div>
<p>The discount is to commemorate our <strong>53 years of merdeka</strong> from the British! 47% will be subsidized by the Malaysian government.</p>
<p>For those who hate the<em> 1 Malaysia</em> logo, they will have a more neutral design to cater for people with different tastes <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<div id="attachment_912" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 394px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-1.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-912  " title="10-1" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10-1.jpeg" alt="" width="384" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This one not so Geli.</p></div>
<p>Lastly, to further promote our Malaysia culture and heritage, they will be also coming out with a <strong>special edition</strong> jersey, only to be worn during the Champions League Final.</p>
<div id="attachment_919" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/batik_MU.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-919" title="batik_MU" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/batik_MU.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Special Edition of MU jersey. Must BUY!</p></div>
<p><strong>THE BATIK MU JERSEY.</strong></p>
<p>If<em> Endon</em> <em>(ex PM&#8217;s wife) </em>were still alive, she will SO HAPPY to see this!</p>
<p>Even Sir Alex Ferguson will be a big supporter of our traditional fabric.</p>
<div id="attachment_918" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alexferguson_batik.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-918" title="alexferguson_batik" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alexferguson_batik.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="449" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">He will be wearing this at the training grounds and no one will take him seriously!</p></div>
<p><strong>I think I&#8217;ll become an Arsenal fan for the next 5 years.</strong></p>
<p><em>Arsenal, got any openings in your Fan Club?</em></p>
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		<title>Chinese New Year Blues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have absolutely no mood for Chinese New Year this year. Except, only, that I manage to take a break from work, and spend some time with family and friends. Faded Tang Long Perhaps it&#8217;s due to the fact that we are all grown ups now and the excitement for the celebration we once had as children [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have absolutely no mood for Chinese New Year this year.</p>
<p>Except, only, that I manage to take a break from work, and spend some time with family and friends.</p>
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<dd>Faded Tang Long</dd>
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<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s due to the fact that we are all grown ups now and the excitement for the celebration we once had as children have seemed to fade in time.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s odd. Because this is the first time in my generation, Chinese New Year coincides with Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. It&#8217;s supposed to not only be full of excitement and fire crackers, it&#8217;s supposed to be also full of Love.</p>
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<dd>A lonely Flower.</dd>
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<p><em>Where is the Love ???</em></p>
<p>Even this Ah Pek doesn&#8217;t look like he&#8217;s excited.</p>
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<dd>Bo Mood.</dd>
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<p>Maybe he got less ang pau this year because his children&#8217;s bonuses all kena potong. <em>Hmmm&#8230; Speaking of bonuses <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p>Perhaps it could also be due to the economy. Despite government claims that we are out of the financial crisis, a chat with the local business owners will give you pretty much a conviction that what the government say is far from true.</p>
<p>This chinese druggy looks like he&#8217;s <em>pek chek-ing </em>with his ledgers.</p>
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<dd>Debts, debts, debts&#8230;</dd>
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<p>And this stall owner shared with me how quiet the market is.</p>
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<dd>Quiet Times.</dd>
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<p>Anyhow, as an optimists, I believe the year of the Tiger will be better, and even if it&#8217;s going to turn out to be otherwise, well, we&#8217;ll just continue hoping that the year ahead will be, erm, better <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So I wish each and every one of my readers and friends :</p>
<p>1. May this Chinese New Year brings harmony, peace to you and your family members. 团团圆圆！Just like this Furball flower.</p>
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<dd>Harmonious and as Round as this Flower.</dd>
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<p>2. May you be prosperous not only in health, but also in wealth. All year round.</p>
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<dd>Be Prosperous!</dd>
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<p>3. May the God of Wealth accompany you everywhere, even to sleep!</p>
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<dd>财神到！</dd>
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<p>4. May you be lucky and<em> ong </em>all year round!</p>
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<dd>Wang wang wang&#8230;</dd>
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<p>5. And may you be surrounded by best of friends, relatives and &#8220;expensive people&#8221; (贵人)! Just like how this photo is packed with Lanterns!</p>
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<dd>Packed with friends, relatives and expensive people. Just like this.</dd>
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<p>Happy Chinese New Year!</p>
<p><em>P.S : Photos from Jalan Bunga Raya and Kee Ann Road, Malacca, Malaysia.</em></p>
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		<title>AL&#8230;..LAH&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia is a Funny country. We are a nation with a potpourri of healthy, tolerant, understanding, harmonious, polite, and hospitable people. At the same time, we also have a pool of hideous, insensitive, selfish, moronic, rude, and extreme bastards. Here we have a group of people trying to uphold the constitution and the law. These [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Malaysia is a Funny country.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/malaysia-flag.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-693" title="malaysia-flag" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/malaysia-flag-300x154.jpg" alt="malaysia-flag" width="300" height="154" /></a></strong></p>
<p>We are a nation with a potpourri of healthy, tolerant, understanding, harmonious, polite, and hospitable people.</p>
<div id="attachment_694" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/colour-blindness-01.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-694" title="malaysians" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/colour-blindness-01-300x225.jpg" alt="The beautiful side of Malaysians." width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Beautiful side of Malaysians.</p></div>
<p>At the same time, we also have a pool of hideous, insensitive, selfish, moronic, rude, and extreme bastards.</p>
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<p>Here we have a group of people trying to uphold the constitution and the law. These are the people trying to resolve the <em>rakyat&#8217;s</em> problems and constantly striving forward, working towards the development of the country and the prosperity of the nation.</p>
<p>And there, we have a group of extremists, trying to be heroes of their own race and religion, ignoring the Real social problems like unemployment (currently at 3.6% and rising), inflation and the limping economic situation haunting our country, but focus religiously on worrying on whether the word &#8220;ALLAH&#8221; can create confusion among non-muslims and be exploited for the wrong reasons.</p>
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<p><em>In the words of Kelantan Menteri Besar, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, the word &#8220;<strong>ALLAH</strong>&#8221; should not be used by other religions, because it will lead to confusion among the Muslims.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;As Muslims we are afraid that the word &#8216;<strong>ALLAH</strong>&#8216; may be exploited to <strong>the extend that the Muslims may be confused when the word is used by Christians</strong>&#8230;. In the end,<strong> the church can become a Christian mosque </strong>so it will be better if the authorities stop other religions from using the word &#8216;<strong>ALLAH</strong>&#8216;&#8230;&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">The presence of Christianity has been on this land for centuries, since the days of the colonization of Malaya by the Portuguese, Dutch and even the British. Is GOD not spelled as ALLAH in <em>Bahasa Melayu</em> even way back in those times when services or mass were being celebrated for the locals? Why it didn&#8217;t confuse the Muslims back then? Why Now?</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><em>Come on guys. </em></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>This is only a matter of language and grammar for GOD&#8217;s </strong>(and/or ALLAH)<strong> sake!!!</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">Imagine you are in the US or Europe now and you attend a Muslim prayer session and the sermon is given in English. ALLAH in this case, will be spelled as GOD in English! </span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong>Is it possible or fair then, for the Christians in these countries to ban the Muslims in their country not to use the word GOD because it will be exploited or misused or be confused by the Muslims and other non-christians then?!!</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">If this were the case, imagine if you are a Muslim in the US and Europe and one day President Obama or Gordon Brown suddenly makes the following statement :</span></strong></span></p>
<p><em>The word &#8220;<strong>GOD</strong>&#8221; should not be used by other religions, because it will lead to confusion among the Christians.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;As Christians we are afraid that the word &#8216;<strong>GOD</strong>&#8216; may be exploited to the extend that th<strong>e Christians may be confused when the word is used by Muslims</strong>&#8230;. In the end<strong>, the Mosque can become a Muslim church</strong> so it will be better if the authorities stop other religions from using the word &#8216;<strong>GOD</strong>&#8216;&#8230;&#8221;</em></p>
<p>What will you feel then, if you read the above statement and if you are a Muslim citizen in that country?</p>
<p>It is <strong>high time</strong> that the Muslims in this country realize that we are living in a secular country, and they MUST understand that to coexist with the other people in this country, they must also not only accept and respect the religion of others, but to <strong>SHARE </strong>even the <strong>nouns</strong> of the language used to bind all of us together.</p>
<p>In fact, ALLAH is a common colloquial among Malaysians and Singaporeans. Consider the following conversations :</p>
<p><em>Ah Lian : My boy friend don&#8217;t want to buy that Burberry beg for me wor&#8230; Why he so like that one?<br />
Ah Hua : AL&#8230;.. LAH. You go find another rich boy friend loh&#8230;</em></p>
<p>It will be conversely funny and odd, if one is suddenly forbidden of using the &#8220;ALLAH&#8221; word in their daily conversations and have to change to the word &#8220;GOD&#8221; or &#8220;TUHAN&#8221;. Imagine this :</p>
<p><em>Ah Lian : My boy friend don&#8217;t want to buy that Burberry beg for me wor&#8230; Why he so like that one?<br />
Ah Hua : GO&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;D. You go find another rich boy friend loh&#8230;</em></p>
<p>or</p>
<p><em>Ah Lian : My boy friend don&#8217;t want to buy that Burberry beg for me wor&#8230; Why he so like that one?<br />
Ah Hua : TU&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.HAN. You go find another rich boy friend loh&#8230;</em></p>
<p>So does that mean we Malaysians and Singaporeans have to stop using this colloquial too for fear that we may be brought to the Syariah Court to get our tongues cut off?</p>
<p><strong>AL&#8230; LAH&#8230; PLEASE LAH&#8230; my fellow Malaysian citizens.</strong></p>
<p><strong>When will we ever Learn? </strong></p>
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		<title>The True Meaning of 1 Malaysia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not so very long ago, I was quite pleased as a citizen of this country that our country&#8217;s new leaders have finally came to terms with their consciousness and decided to Unite fellow Malaysians under the &#8220;1 Malaysia&#8221; propaganda instead of tearing them apart using explosives stuffed in funny places like their anus. So when [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not so very long ago, I was quite pleased as a citizen of this country that our country&#8217;s new leaders have finally came to terms with their consciousness and decided to Unite fellow Malaysians under the &#8220;<strong><em>1 Malaysia</em></strong>&#8221; propaganda instead of tearing them apart <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">using explosives stuffed in funny places like their anus</span>.</p>
<div id="attachment_680" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 258px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1_malaysia.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-680" title="1_malaysia" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1_malaysia-248x300.jpg" alt="Gahmen want us to United as One. But are we treated as One?" width="248" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Gahmen want us to United as One. But are we treated as One?</p></div>
<p>So when I saw this logo earlier this year, for the first time in 26 years, I actually felt like I&#8217;m finally <em>part </em>of this country. Sharing the same aspirations like other fellow Malaysians, enjoying equal rights and benefits, irregardless of your gender, age, race or religion.</p>
<p>For the first time, I actually <em>thought</em> maybe the change has come. My children no longer need to worry about not being able to enter Gahmen universities with 8 A&#8217;s in SPM while their good friend sitting next to them with only 1 or 2 A&#8217;s gets a seat in Medicine in University Malaya because he/she carries a <em>bin </em>or a <em>binti</em> in the middle of their name. We, the <em>non-bumiputeras</em>, can finally enjoy same benefits with the <em>bumiputeras</em>, making us feel like part of the family and not being exploited for the first time&#8230;</p>
<p>Until I saw this advertisement not very long after on <em><strong>The Edge</strong></em> :</p>
<div id="attachment_681" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 747px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_1223.JPG"><img class="size-full wp-image-681 " title="1_Malaysia_Housing_Schemes" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_1223.JPG" alt="The &quot;True&quot; Spirit of 1 Malaysia" width="737" height="553" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The &quot;True&quot; meaning of 1 Malaysia...</p></div>
<p><em>Non-bumiputeras</em> apparently are required to pay an average of <strong>3.33 times more</strong> for a house according to this advertisement of Sime Darby Property, based on a 7% discount given to the <em>bumiputeras</em>.</p>
<p><strong>Why should it be like this? </strong></p>
<p>There are many Malays, in all fairness to them (and whom I am close friends with), are smart, hardworking, and diligent. But if you&#8217;re a Malay and you&#8217;re reading this, and you happen to fall under the category of Malays whom I described above, won&#8217;t you feel <em>ashamed</em> to be given this unfair advantage over those <em>non-bumiputeras</em> whom you grew up, are friends with, and worked just as hard as you, if not more, to get to where they are?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just like<em> Vijay Singh </em>being given a handicap when playing against <em>Tiger Woods</em> in a golf tournament and <em>Tiger</em> is forced to accept this advantage given to <em>Vijay</em><em> <strong>just because </strong></em>the golf tournament was held in <em>Fiji Island</em> in which <em>Vijay Singh</em> is a <em>citizen</em> and <em>Tiger Woods</em> a <em>foreigner</em>.</p>
<p>But where did <em>Vijay&#8217;s</em> ancestors originated? India (He&#8217;s Hindustan). He was born in Fiji.</p>
<p>Same goes to me. My ancestors were from China (I&#8217;m Hainanese). I was born in Malaysia and therefore a Malaysian citizen.</p>
<p><strong>So why do I have accept that my <em>bumiputera</em> peers be given this unfair advantage when they are </strong>(or at least they claim to be)<strong> also as capable as I am?</strong></p>
<p><strong>IS THIS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THIS 1 MALAYSIA THING?</strong></p>
<p>I guess the Gahmen must have overlooked a typo on that logo they designed&#8230;</p>
<div id="attachment_683" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 258px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1_melayu.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-683" title="1_melayu" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1_melayu-248x300.jpg" alt="This should be the correct Logo..." width="248" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This should be the correct Logo...</p></div>
<p>On the 30th August 1986, a man by the name of Abdullah Ahmad, an Barisan Nasional MP from Kok Lanas then, delivered a speech on the &#8220;Issues in Malaysian Politics&#8221; at Singapore&#8217;s Institute of International Affairs. This was what he said :</p>
<p><em>&#8220;The Malays must be politically dominant in Malaysia as the Chinese are politically dominant in Singapore&#8230;&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;I know there are many Malays who have been telling me they would rather share poverty with Indonesia than see their political position eroded.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>He continued, saying :</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Without UMNO, as presently constituted, the future of the non-Malays would be bleak indeed&#8221;.</em></p>
<p><strong>Now, for the 2nd time in 26 years, I suddenly felt like I&#8217;m not part of this country again <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
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		<title>Legal Implications of Conversion in Islam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an article from the Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of Malaysia on the Legal Implications of Conversion to Islam. I feel everyone in Malaysia, irregardless of whether you are or you are not Muslim, should clearly know the implications in order for you to make a clear conscience choice if you do decide to convert into [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s an article from the Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference of Malaysia on the <strong>Legal Implications of Conversion to Islam.</strong></p>
<p>I feel everyone in Malaysia, irregardless of whether you are or you are not Muslim, should clearly know the implications in order for you to make a clear conscience choice if you do decide to convert into Islam.</p>
<p>So Here it is. It is self explanatory.</p>
<div id="attachment_650" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 659px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pic00041.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-650" title="legal_implications_of_islam_conversion" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pic00041.jpg" alt="The Actual Document by the CBCM." width="649" height="902" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Actual Document by the CBCM.</p></div>
<p>Cheers!</p>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s Hair on Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered a video released online depicts the deceased King of Pop caught in an explosion caused by misfiring of the fireworks during the filming of the a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles in 1984. This video was never released before and reports are saying that since this accident, which resulted him going through a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I discovered a video released online depicts the deceased King of Pop caught in an explosion caused by misfiring of the fireworks during the filming of the a Pepsi commercial in Los Angeles in 1984.</p>
<p>This video was never released before and reports are saying that since this accident, which resulted him going through a serious scalp injury due to 2nd degree burns, he developed an addiction to pain killers.</p>
<p>Check out the video below.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/01TvbsTE-ZE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/01TvbsTE-ZE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>What a pity&#8230; Was it the defining moment that triggered off his <em>Gila-fication </em>25 years down the road later?</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning while having my morning coffee, I came across this piece of news from cnn.com regarding "Virginity Tests" being conducted on brides-to-be during mass weddings in the Madhya Pradesh state of India, which prompt me to come up with this entry.

According to this article from CNN, "...some 150 brides-to-be, mostly tribal women, were subject to "virginity tests" before their mass wedding on June 30 as part of a state government scheme." If found otherwise, they will be rejected from the mass wedding and left to fend for themselves...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning while having my morning coffee, I came across this piece of news from cnn.com regarding &#8220;Virginity Tests&#8221; being conducted on brides-to-be during mass weddings in the Madhya Pradesh state of India, which prompt me to come up with this entry.</p>
<div id="attachment_572" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/virginitynews.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-572" title="virginitynews" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/virginitynews-300x183.png" alt="The news on cnn.com." width="300" height="183" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The news on cnn.com.</p></div>
<p>According to <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/14/india.virginity/index.html" target="_blank">this article from CNN</a>, <em>&#8220;&#8230;some 150 brides-to-be, mostly tribal women, were subject to &#8220;virginity tests&#8221; before their mass wedding on June 30 as part of a state government scheme.&#8221;</em> If found otherwise, they will be rejected from the mass wedding and left to fend for themselves.</p>
<p>It jinxes me to realize that &#8220;tests&#8221; like these still exist in our modern and fast moving 21st century.</p>
<p>Virginity Tests? Wtf.</p>
<p>IMHO, if tests like these are still relevant today in say, Malaysia for instance, and if you&#8217;re no longer virgin, you&#8217;re not allowed to get married, then<strong> 80% of the population below 30 years old will be single for the rest of their lives</strong>, based on a result of a survey found <a href="http://malaywomen.blogspot.com/2007/07/virginity-malaysian-women.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s open minded society, I think this &#8220;test&#8221; is just plain <em><strong>bull crap.</strong></em></p>
<p>However, out of curiosity, I decided to dwell deeper into what this &#8220;Virginity Test&#8221; is all about. Well, seems like Wikipedia has a clear answer to the definition of a Virginity Test :</p>
<p><em>&#8220;A </em><strong><em>virginity test</em></strong><em> is the practice and process of inspecting the </em><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #002bb8; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial;" title="Genitalia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitalia"><em>genitalia</em></a><em> of girls and women to determine if they are sexually chaste. It is based on the false</em><sup><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #002bb8; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginity_test#cite_note-sexinfo-0"><span><em>[</em></span><em>1</em><span><em>]</em></span></a></sup><em>assumption that a woman’s </em><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #002bb8; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial;" title="Hymen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymen"><em>hymen</em></a><em> can only be torn as a result of </em><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #002bb8; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial;" title="Sexual intercourse" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse"><em>sexual intercourse</em></a><em>.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Like This?</p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<div id="attachment_574" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/300px-Gynae.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-574" title="Gynae" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/300px-Gynae.jpg" alt="Virginity Tests? : Let's see... hmm... erm... ooo... oh... okay... Yes! You're a Virgin!" width="300" height="366" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Let&#39;s see... hmm... erm... ooo... oh... Congratulations! You&#39;re still Virgin!</p></div>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p>The main problem with this virginity testing is that it is<strong> not exactly an accurate way</strong> of determining virginity. A woman or girl is normally determined a virgin if her hymen is intact. However, a woman&#8217;s hymen can be broken or eroded by masturbation and also a number of nonsexual activities, including exercising and working. Plus, the natural appearance of the hymen will vary from one person to the next; some women are even born without one. Therefore, the absence of a hymen is not a determining indicator that a woman is not a virgin.</p>
<p><strong>Girls,</strong> this is how you check for your hymen!</p>
<p><em>Warning : Explicit image below. Exit this blog immediately if you can&#8217;t take explicit stuff.</em></p>
<p><em><br />
</em></p>
<div id="attachment_577" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hymen.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-577" title="hymen" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/hymen.jpg" alt="If you've Got It, You're Virgin! :-P" width="400" height="301" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">If you&#39;ve Got It, You&#39;re Virgin! <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':-P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
<p> <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':-P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Another startling discovery is this : Virginity Tests ALSO applies to <strong>MEN &amp; BOYS</strong>. Yes. In fact, it is a very common practice among some South African townships like Durban. Check this out :</p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><em>&#8220;&#8230;Young boys <strong>also have hymen</strong>, <strong>white lacy skin on the foreskin</strong> &#8230; if the foreskin on the penis slips away easily, it means that the hymen is gone. If the foreskin is sore and hard to move, then it means he is still a virgin.</em></p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><em>Other methods include checking for a certain vein on the penis &#8211; if it still can be seen, it means he is either still a virgin or that he has never slept with a virgin. The only time that the vein disappears is when a boy sleeps with a virgin because her vaginal opening is still tight.</em></p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><em>If a boy urinates straight up into the air, he is a virgin. If the urine sprays, he has had sex before. Expert male virginity testers could determine virginity by looking at the colour of the knees. If a man&#8217;s knees are dark, he was not a virgin.</em></p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><em>Read <a href="http://www.news24.com/News24/Archive/0,,2-1659_1137520,00.html" target="_blank">Here</a> to find out more about the quote above.</em></p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><strong>Guys,</strong> there is only one way to find out.</p>
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">
<p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">
<div id="attachment_576" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/IMG_0241.JPG"><img class="size-medium wp-image-576" title="checking_your_penis" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/IMG_0241-300x225.jpg" alt="Guys, do this to confirm whether you're still having your &quot;Hymen&quot; or not. Haha." width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Guys, do this to confirm whether you&#39;re still having your &quot;Hymen&quot; or not. Haha.</p></div>
<p><strong>And Girls,</strong> feel free to check on your partner <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Like This.</p>
<div id="attachment_581" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penis-inspection.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-581" title="penis-inspection" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/penis-inspection.jpg" alt="This is how you can check for a man's virginity in Public. Beware of the Authorities alright." width="600" height="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This is how you can check for a man&#39;s virginity in Public. Beware of the Authorities alright.</p></div>
<p><strong>How to interpret Results of Tests?</strong></p>
<p>If the your man&#8217;s penis is like this :</p>
<div id="attachment_600" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/banana.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-600" title="banana" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/banana-300x225.jpg" alt="Virgin Man." width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Virgin Man.</p></div>
<p>Then you should be freaking happy, because he&#8217;s virgin <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  <em>The tradeoff? Experience in bed. Haha. Don&#8217;t put your expectations too high on this type of man ya.</em></p>
<p>If his penis looks like this :</p>
<div id="attachment_601" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/banana1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-601" title="banana_peeled" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/banana1-300x226.jpg" alt="Non-Virgin Man." width="300" height="226" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Non-Virgin Man.</p></div>
<p>Then you should be still happy <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  because he&#8217;s definitely got experience and all you have to do is to brace yourself for an excitement of a lifetime!</p>
<p>However, if his thing looks like this :</p>
<div id="attachment_599" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3294195164_0a9c90fe88.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-599" title="rotten_banana" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/3294195164_0a9c90fe88-300x138.jpg" alt="Expired Man." width="300" height="138" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Expired Man.</p></div>
<p>Then you have 2 choices.</p>
<p>1. If he&#8217;s rich, then take his money, and do whatever you like, for instance shopping, traveling , or getting another man <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':-P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>2. If he&#8217;s poor, then you have another 2 choices.</p>
<p>a. Love him and be prepared to eat curry rice with anchovies for the rest of your life and be miserable.</p>
<p>b. Love him as a friend. <img src='http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So, after all said, <strong>are you guys/girls still &#8220;Virgins&#8221;?</strong></p>
<p>Check yours out NOW and give me a feedback!</p>
<p>HAHAHA.</p>
<p><strong>Happy Hymen-ing!</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>China is a fascinating country. If you ask me, I think it&#8217;s a country where the best of the both extremes can be found. For example,</p>
<p>Great civilization.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_43" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 425px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/china-shanghai.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-43" title="china-shanghai" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/china-shanghai.jpg" alt="Shanghai, an icon of Chinese capitalism." width="415" height="332" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shanghai, an icon of Chinese capitalism.</p></div>
<p>And Not-so-great-civilization.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_44" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 540px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20071010119200281322880800.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-44" title="china-toilet" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/20071010119200281322880800.jpg" alt="Chinese toilets, an icon of Chinese Slum-doggylization." width="530" height="398" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chinese toilets, an icon of Chinese Slum-doggylization.</p></div>
<p>But to me one of the best things to notice is the command of English of the Chinese there. Despite the Chinese government&#8217;s claim that their people&#8217;s level of English has increased dramatically (which I believe it&#8217;s true), we will still see some fantastic Chingrish being used there. A visit to a local restaurant will leave you in awe with this kind of menu&#8230;</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_45" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 471px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00000.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-45 " title="Chinese-menu" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00000.jpeg" alt="Chingrish 1" width="461" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chingrish 1</p></div>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_46" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 624px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00001.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-46 " title="chinese-menu2" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00001.jpeg" alt="Chingrish 2" width="614" height="461" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chingrish 2</p></div>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_48" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 624px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00002.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-48 " title="chinese-menu3" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00002.jpeg" alt="Chingrish 3" width="614" height="461" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chingrish 3</p></div>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_49" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 471px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00003.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-49 " title="chinese-menu4" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/att00003.jpeg" alt="Chingrish 4" width="461" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chingrish 4</p></div>
<p>So let&#8217;s visit China today!</p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get Drunk to Help Chinese Schools!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently you may have seen an advertisement from Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) anywhere from newspapers to local restaurants that looks something like this. So since the deadline of this program has already passed (9th Feb 2009), I shall pen down some of my views about this program.   I can&#8217;t help but feeling a bit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently you may have seen an advertisement from Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) anywhere from newspapers to local restaurants that looks something like this.</p>
<p>So since the deadline of this program has already passed (9th Feb 2009), I shall pen down some of my views about this program.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_28" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gab_ad.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-28" title="gab_ad" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/gab_ad-225x300.jpg" alt="Help GAB raise RM2.5 million for Chinese Schools. By getting tipsy. Or better still. Drunk." width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Help GAB raise RM2.5 million for Chinese Schools. By getting tipsy. Or better still. Drunk.</p></div>
<p>I can&#8217;t help but feeling a bit pissed after seeing these series of advertisements, because maybe to you, this advertisement&#8217;s tagline is :<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Help Us Raise RM2,500,000 for Chinese Education.</strong></p>
<p>To me, the tagline reads :</p>
<p><strong>Get Tipsy or Pissed Drunk in order to help Chinese Education or we ain&#8217;t gonna donate a freaking cent to them, You Drunkard!</strong></p>
<p>In other words, to help donate more money to build Chinese Education, you should buy more Booze.</p>
<p>Well of course, you can always say to me, <em>&#8220;I only buy but never drink them mah&#8230; For Chinese Education&#8217;s sake!&#8221; </em></p>
<p>And I will say to you, <em>&#8220;Cut your bullshit because no one will buy Booze because they want to help Chinese Education. They buy because they want to drink them!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Like my friend here.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_29" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jiaye_drunk.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-29" title="jiaye_drunk" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jiaye_drunk-225x300.jpg" alt="Normal Case." width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Normal Case.</p></div>
<p>And this friend.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_30" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/james_drunk.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-30" title="james_drunk" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/james_drunk-225x300.jpg" alt="Serious Case." width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Serious Case.</p></div>
<p>And this friend.</p>
<p> </p>
<div id="attachment_31" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/john_drunk.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-31" title="john_drunk" src="http://www.jonathanfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/john_drunk-300x225.jpg" alt="Gone Case." width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Gone Case.</p></div>
<p>So apparently what happens in this program is that whenever you buy any product from GAB, the company will donate a certain amount of money to a Chinese School in that vicinity.</p>
<p>1. 33 cents for every big bottle of Tiger, Guinness, Heineken or Anchor.</p>
<p>2. RM1.00 for every 2 jugs or 1 bucket of Tiger, Guinness or Heineken.</p>
<p>3. RM3.33 for every 27 can pack of Tiger, Guinness or Heineken.</p>
<p>4. RM1.33 for every 15 can pack of Anchor.</p>
<p>5. 50 cents for every 24 can pack of Anglia Shandy.</p>
<p>According to the <strong><a href="http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/publications/theglobe/globe200103-04/gl200103-04_p18.html" target="_blank">Global Alcohol Policy Alliance</a></strong>, <em>&#8220;Malaysia, though a small country, is the tenth largest consumer of alcohol in the world. Each year Malaysians spend over <strong>US$500million</strong> on alcohol.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>And <em>&#8220;There are <strong>two main breweries</strong>, which are located in or near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.<strong> Guinness Anchor Berhad </strong>is a joint venture between Guinness and Asia Pacific Breweries of Singapore, itself a joint venture with Heineken and a local soft drinks company. Carlsberg controls the largest shares of Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Ladies and Gentlemen. <strong>Assuming</strong> that GAB has a market share of say&#8230; <strong>20% ONLY</strong> out of the <strong>US$500 million per year</strong>, that will make up to around <strong>US$100 million</strong> per year worth of revenue. That&#8217;s <strong>RM330 million </strong>based on today&#8217;s exchange rate. Perhaps higher.</p>
<p>And say <strong>if</strong> out of that <strong>RM350 million</strong>, GAB has a net profit of ONLY <strong>3%</strong> after deducting expenses and dividends and taxes.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s <strong>RM10.5 million</strong>.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s<strong> RM2.5 million</strong> to GAB then? They could have just donated the money to Chinese Education, and take the money used on these printed advertisements to spend on a National Broadcast on how generous they are to Chinese Schools, instead of asking the public to <strong>&#8220;Help&#8221;</strong> them to help these Chinese Schools.</p>
<p>Because people<strong> ARE </strong>going to get drunk anyway, and they <strong>ARE</strong> going to buy GAB products anyway.</p>
<p><strong>So why wanna have such a sarcastic campaign?</strong></p>
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