On Current Events

On Permatang Pauh
 
I know this is stale news but I do have an opinion about it. The landslide victory won by DSAI could mean either of the following:-
 
- People do not trust the government's allegation at all despite all the effort to undermine DSAI's credibility. The media propaganda just leave a bad taste in people's mouth. Also means people accepted DSAI's claim of government conspiracy.
- People do not care whose backside got hurt as long as there is a chance their plight might be attended too. There are a lot of issues faced by the people and all BN's effort to win the people's vote is focused on someone's a**. What's the government's plan on the food prices, petrol price, cost of living, development, economy, etc.?

On Merdeka

The celebration was not very noticeable this year. The only reminder Merdeka's coming was when I got stuck in the morning traffic due to the rehearsal. Not that many buildings put up the Jalur Gemilang. For that matter, not that many cars either. Well... what do you expect when there's no free flag and the prices of everything going up. While it is nice to see Jalur Gemilang all over the place, I'm not into showing your patriotism through flags while you still throw rubbish on the road, drive like a maniac and doing all sorts of unpatriotic behavior. Anyway, Happy 51st Merdeka to all Malaysians.

On Moon Sighting for Ramadhan

There's no more thrill in anticipating the first day of Ramadhan. Whatever's written on the calendar, that's your 1st Ramadhan. While it makes things easier for TV channels to plan their programs, it sure takes away the thrill of waiting for the Ramadhan announcement. I'm sure many can still remember the time the whole family waited in front of the TV waiting for the announcement. Some would want the Ramadhan to start the next day, some would wish another day to eat to their hearts content before fasting begins. When I was little, I remember sometimes we waited until 10 p.m. for the announcement. The recent years, there will be announcement by 9 p.m. the latest. This year, I caught the announcement by chance. Not even waiting for it. It brought back memories of waiting for Ramadhan announcement in the past. Have a blessed Ramadhan to all Muslims.