I’m … s-s-sorry, I … am … currently … feeling … s-s-so … revolted!!!

Minutes ago, I came across a video on the internet, showing a guy sentenced to 20 strokes of the rattan caning, which is a judicial corporal punishment in Malaysia and some other countries … If you’ve not seen it before, I’m telling you, the nausea level it caused is as high as any SAW movie can deliver…

The entire bare buttocks was swollen and bloody, plus the agonized howls of the convict on every stroke almost made me puke my dinner over my computer monitor… Seriously, I’m still sick to my stomach right now … umph …. umph …

I’m not going to display the video here on this website … If you’re THAT curious to see it, you can email me.

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*After a break*

Feeling better now …

We had our club’s appreciation dinner on Thursday!

The dinner was held at Imperial Palace Restaurant, Puchong. Since most of our high-committee members are Chinese, we felt it absolutely suitable to choose a Chinese Restaurant.

To show our respect towards our ex-president, Alex, who was running late because of his exams ending only at 9AM that night; we waited for almost an hour for him to arrive before we started eating!

Alright, we actually started off with the first dish, and the first dish only! After that we really waited! =)

I think we were the last guests in the restaurant when Alex finally arrived, it was around ten minutes to 10.

The waiters and waitresses served our 9-course-meal at an alarming speed, leaving extremely small time intervals between dishes – An action, they explained apologetically, that was inevitable because their kitchen was closing at 10.30PM!

Fortunately, we were allowed to stay and chat until 11 o’ clock before they officially ended that day’s business.

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A couple of interesting news reached my ears during the past few days:

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Remember the nice, cosy beach resort that we stayed in during our Tourism Club trip to Redang Island?

The resort that provided us with comfortable rooms, exciting marine activities, the beautiful beach … Remember?

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Guess what? IT’S NO MORE!!!

A major part of Redang Beach Resort, in which we stayed during our previous trip to the island, was demolished last Wednesday by the Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council.

Apparently, the owner of the resort had ignored a stop-work order issued when the building was under construction last year, rendering the building practically illegal.

You can check out the online New Straits Times article here.

I can imagine the look of shock and frustration on the owner’s face when he witnessed the bulldozer’s arm thrashing through the building that he invested so much money in, and was earning so much money for him! This is a major beach resort in Redang Island we’re talking about! One of Malaysia’s top tourist attractions!

Sigh, that’s totally sad, the resort’s staff were very friendly to us and we wanted to revisit the place in the future! But I guess it’s no longer possible …

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The second interesting, or should I say, amusingly extraordinary news is about Gwen Stefani’s upcoming The Sweet Escape 2007 Concert, which is scheduled to happen on August 21st, in Malaysia.

Now we all knew this was coming, but I just can’t help but being amused by the way some of our local authorities react to the pop star’s coming.

First, Gwen was told that:

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No jumping, shouting or throwing of objects onstage or at the audience is allowed. Performers cannot hug or kiss and their clothes cannot have obscene or drug-related images or messages.

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Source: The Star Online Article 1

No jumping … No Shouting … Perhaps Gwen’ll have to whisper when she tiptoes onto the stage: “Hello everybody … How are you guys today …? No, shhhh … Please don’t scream … Right …. So let’s get the party started now … quietly …”

I mean, all of Gwen Stefani’s energetic and hot features are totally subdued …! How ridiculous is that!

Next, we have PAS, the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party, a political party, sending requests to the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, to cancel the concert, because:

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This concert does not bring any good to Malaysians except invite youngsters to enjoy themselves, mix around too freely, get drunk and commit sins.

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Source: The Star Online Article 2

Commit sins, right. Now that’s a good reason to cancel concerts.

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