Patriotic Runners

At the NTV7 Feel Good Run, we saw this pair of Father and Son team who donned costumes with the designs of Malaysian flag on them! Isn't it fun? And how patriotic of them!

Spectacular Bunaken

Another breathtaking scene of Bunaken island at North Sulawesi. Watching this kind of scenery spread in front of me tends to make me grateful of this wonderful earth that we live in!

Sky Watch Friday returns with beautiful photos of skies around the world. Check it out!

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I would like to share with all of you 2 short films recently released as part of the 15 malaysia short film project. This project was launched on 17 Aug and the project consists of 15 short films made by 15 Malaysian filmmakers. These films not only deal with socio-political issues in Malaysia, they also feature some of the best-known faces in this country, including actors, musicians and top political leaders. You may think of them as funky little films made by 15 Malaysian voices for the people of Malaysia.

The film 'Potong Saga' is a hillarious one that I would like to share with all of you. It is a laugh-out-loud film about a Chinese boy’s misguided attempts at opening an Islamic bank account.

This 2nd film is called 'Halal'. It is a very silly slapstick comedy demonstrating the proper Islamic way to slaughter chicken. Many may not know what it means by 'Halal' food for the Muslims. This film give viewers a better understanding of 'halal'. Laugh away with this!!

Wish you all a lovely weekend!

Building with A Strong Message

This building is smacked along a busy street in the middle of bustling KL City. Coincidentally, my car was at the traffic light when the words 'Abolish ISA' on the yellow wall caught my attention.

ISA stands for Internal Security Act. Many human right activists, Malaysian Bar Council and opposition party members in Malaysia have been condemning this act and want our government to abolish it. This law allows indefinite detention without trial.

According to the most famous Malaysian blogger, Raja Petra Kamaruddin,

"Activists have long urged the government to abolish the act, calling it draconian and oppressive. At various times, opposition lawmakers, journalists and bloggers have been arrested under the law.

The government has defended the law as necessary to protect national security and ensure stability. Including the three latest arrests, activists estimate about 30 suspects are being held in a northern prison center without trial."

Many in Malaysia have been arrested under this Act as can be seen in the list shown on Wikipedia.

There is even a "Bloggers Against ISA" logo created for bloggers to post on their blogs if they support the urge to abolish ISA.

Here's the logo expressing my stand on this subject!

I hope our wish for ISA to be abolished will become a reality soon!

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Happy Duan Wu Festival to all Chinese in the world. Today is the day we eat rice dumplings and commemorate the death of an ancient Chinese poet named Qu Yuan who committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth month. [Source: Wikipedia]