Lately, Malaysia has been bombarded with news of racial tension. First, that fella fron Penang, arrogantly made that statement 'pendatang this' 'pendatang that'. Then Teresa Kok. I myself feel very uncomfortable with these news ( regardless of whether or not these news are true ).

This is a multiracial country. I'm only 23 years old and (fortuntely) did not witness that racial clash on 13th of May 1969. But I understand its importance and its lessons. Tell you what, if we are not careful, history may repeat itself, you know.I don't know if any of you have noticed. but I have ,and from my own observations I notice that the elderly, senior citizens aged 55 and above, their interaction with Malaysians of other races are astounding! They are so kamceng with each other, live in the same neighbourhood, went to the same school, practically living, growing old with each other, makes this age group an example of what we youngsters should emulate!

My family (before I came along) used to live in a KTM quarters in KL. My parents told me, there were people of all races possible living in the same neighbourhood and together, they lived like one big family. My mom tells me, our former neighbour, an Indian used to babysit and fed my brother. Auntie Radha used to care, and suap kan him with love, and it was no big deal, let alone a taboo. But now, look at us. Despite all the sky high buildings, enourmous developments, our achievements, after 51 years of merdeka, sadly we (some of us, not me) look down on our fellow Malaysians. Some of us don't even want to acknowledge the existense of other people that do not exhibit the same skin tone. Only want to befriend and be around people that look like them, or simply put, people of our their own race la...

Do you know why this happens? I think, lack of respect. I think we should respect other individuals, regardless of thier race, religion,nationalitites, occupations, etc. It's a cliche, but so true. We tend to pick on the differences whenever we have an issue with someone else. Can you think of possible (and obvious) differences between Malaysians? Aha. You know it, too.

Another reason is lack of exposure. I think the fact that we tend to live and come in close contact with people of our own race leads to this problem. Think of it. Our neighbourhood, chances are our close neighbours are same like us. Malays with Malays, Chinese with Chinese, etc. Then we send our kids to different types of school, where the likelihood of our kids mingling with kids of other races are quite low, if not too low..

My point is that if ALL of us, (especially parents), make continous efforts in mingling with other races, we will understand that we are all the same, really.. We have the same problems, same concerns, same wants and needs.. It all begins at home. Our family should inculcate the importance of understanding and respect for one another, regardless of our race, religions, etc...

I'm lucky that I've been brought up in a multiracial environents. My parents did a great job in choosing the right type of school for me. I will do the same for my future kids. I'm gonna make sure they befriend people of different races. Or simply not point the differences!

We are all the same, really.

My next post-my opinion on Teresa Kok and her conflicting statements.

Anybody home?

Hello?

Is anyone present? Cause I myself don't know where I have been for the last few weeks...

Now, time to spill the beans, on high and low points, that occurred latelly...

Uh-oh. Dunno where ( and how ) to start...

Oh. on 13th of sept, I turned 23 :) getting older, wiser, definitely more mature and more mellow...But I've got a long way to go.There are so many things that I haven't done, people I haven't met,places I haven't been to, things I haven't achieved, and I don't just mean school grades, here.. WAY too many things that I haven't done. Sometimes I wonder how my former school peers are doing.You know, to compare myself with them..****.I know that there are whole horizons that I haven't been to.. I'm simply too scared, I guess..Too afraid of screwing up. *******. That's not good.

You know what. I'm not going to wait until I graduate, and I start working,to turn over a new leaf. You know what. It starts now! Yup. Now at this very moment as I'm frantically typing this page (caffeine high)! I'll be more assertive,more spontaneous, more street-smart.I'd lead the pack (even when I feel insecure), I'll be more pro-active, a better ME! And for these awesome things to really happen, I'm gonna need my mojo. My confidence. My 'thing'.

I've many weaknesses. (Don't we all?). One of it is that I sometimes get a little too carried away with my future life that I'm not paying attention to NOW. *****. The future, actually depends, on me, on what I do NOW.

--I'm gonna need more time to get this deeply--

Excusez moi.

Anybody home?

I'm back!

Hey..
Finally I'm back. I forgot that I have a blog that needs update every now and then. hehe.Umm.
It's been a hectic week, I'm sleep-deprived since past few days . I was busy preparing my project proposal...

Yesterday a terrible thing happened. My tyre burst, in the middle of LDP! Can u possibly guess round what time it happened? 5 pm! My front, left tyre has been making funny sound since last week. But that time, still ok la. Yesterday, I was heading home from SA, with the traffic very slow, but still moving, I heard a weird sound. I started to feel anxious, wondering if it's something wrong with my car. I was on the right lane, then. After a few more seconds, I was damn certain the sound WAS from my car. So i signalled and went to the left. I switched my gear (yes, I drive a manual car), only to hear even frightening sounds. The steering shook extra violently, and I knew I was doomed.
So i urgently signal to the left, again, and I pulled over. Went out and saw the tyre uglily torn. Kesian pulak. Guess what happened next? Apa lagi, everyone stopped and stared la..aduh. I would love to elaborate my misery yesterday, but just the thought of it seems too much for me,(drama queen)-I'm preparing to go out for merdeka countdown la. I'm going to Mutiara Daman.

To be continued......

The Dark Knight Madness

Have you watched The Dark Knight?

If you haven't, then you better do. A.S.A.P because it's freaking awesome!..And the fact that one of the main lead is dead simply drives us to watch and appreciate it even more. And appreciate is what I'm doing here as the movie was beyond great! It's been quite a while since I left the cinema with such an awe.. It's just so damn good because of The Joker. Heath Ledger gave one hell of a performance. The movie won't be half as good had it not been for him.Scary, psycho, witty, always ahead of the other guys and yet still keeps us wanting for more of him...

However this time around The Batman is rather subdued, which suits me just fine, because again, The Joker is just too damn good. Too bad he's not around to give us more of him...But I think Batman sounds funny whenever he uses the suit. Batman suit.His voice suddenly appears somewhat deeper. Actually, a lot deeper, hehe...Hero is as handsome as ever, huh he's hot allright..I just read in article that the suit that Bruce Wayne uses-not as Batman- was "handmade" by Giorgio Armani. Nobody mentioned who did the purple suit for The Joker, though...

I watched it for the first time on its premiere day, and i watched it again with my guy just now...
And I have a feeling I'll be watching it again sometime soon...

my favourite lines in the movie-"why so serious?",
"an unstoppable force meets an immovable object..."

I hope Heath knew that he was such a brilliant actor.

hey hey u u

hello. havent been updating me blog for quite some time...bz la..i just got back from the mall..i seriously couldn't wait to get me moolah..it seems most of the stores are having sales! but i'm beyond broke, so i can only look those pretty things from far far away..tsk tsk...

everywhere we go, things are getting more and more expensive due to soaring fuel price..anyway, can someone explain to me who decides on the price of crude oil and how do they do it? There must be someway they can be beaten, right? Is it monopolised by a certain party?

most importantly, foods are getting costlier!!! It's true..A few months back, I read a headline in the star, it says "The era of cheap food is over".. I didn't give it a second thought, let alone reading he whole article..but then i almost had a mild heart attack to see the prices of 10kg rice was doubled!..macamana ni, aku dahla cepat lapar...

oh..i have a happy news. for meself mostly.. i just got what i've been trying to get that will change my life significantly... but i'm not gonna reveal it here... kinda embrassing hehe ;)

im back!

hello people!

I havent been updating me blog bcuz, i am on a very short holiday break..i'll be on a very short boring intensive course starting next week.. so i'm spending my time at me real home, good food and to catch up with my family...it's nice u know....

Just a few hrs ago, I read an article in the star newspaper, by xandria ooi. i love her. i think she's smart, and she's damn real..(neway, j'adore the star, i read it everyday religously,not missing each page and column).today's column by xandria is regarding us children taking our family, especially our parents for granted. I couldn't agree more..bcuz i myself have not been nice all the time with my parents..Good thing i read that column. I think most of the time we treat our most loved ones the most disdain.not good ppl! ..no matter how tired, stressful,PMS-ish we're feeling, it is simply UNFAIR to snap at our parents, man. Because it hurts. And it hurts them badly.

xandria writes that the thought of losing them is unbearable. same here...my family is not perfect, i do feel like they make me angry. but i know damn well that i simply cannot live without them. btw, there's no such thing like a PERFECT FAMILY. what we see in other's is simply a perception.look deeper n u'll see they're not perfecct..

we cannot choose our family, but we can choose to make our loved ones feel loved and appreciated..

ok ok, i'm feeling teary-eyed now, so i'll chow..

Till then,
vespervenom

p/s- i just got back from marie digby showcase in 1u, she's so pretty but i could barely see her. i was relying on a fabulous camera of a guy in front of me.