1Malaysia water heater - boleh ke tak boleh?

While you shower in the morning aided by this locally designed water heater, may you get an energetic rush from seeing that familiar phallic 1Malaysia logo embedded on the body of this humidity-friendly appliance. Notice that the logo serves as a flagpole to our Jalur Gemilang (the national flag ya beb).

Right below this, there are the words "Malaysia Boleh !"

But apparently these days, Malaysia Banyak Tak Boleh kan? Wearing yellow tshirt tak boleh, transsexuals cannot change names, Sodomy case also cannot lay to rest... Banyak lagi...

That "X" symbol next to the floral flourishes is thus mis-spelt. For a more authentic xperience, I propose a change of letters. Instead of the current brand "XMA", a more appropriate spelling could be:

"X Bolehland"...

[More notes: Tribal-ish tattoo element on a water heater bearing the 1Malaysia emblem. Shouldn't that floral motif be assembled on the skin of a 20-something girl's right thigh (tan from being exposed to the tropical sun and magic rivers) ala a localised version of Suicide Girls (sensual tattooed American goth-hipster girls) instead of being ridiculously printed on a bathroom appliance? Tak kena-mengena....]

Never give up: drive-through museum

 Seen during a traffic jam in Subang Jaya (next to SJMC). Highway flyover columns that have been severely vandalised, painted over with a grey 'cement tone' cover-up one shade too dark, and revandalised again. 

Some people may find the persistence very inspiring. Others will be persistently frustrated at the unstoppable amount of aesthetic damage. And Cy Twombly fans will rejoice at the uncanny similarities...

At least ada konon-kononnya 'seni moden' pabila lalu trafik jam kan? ;) Macam museum pandu-lalu... (Drive-through museum).

Transform apa?

AsSEmbLy pOInT

Subversive display at the basement of Tescos Mutiara Damansara. I'm sure they would have used yellow ink to fill up the Spongebob pictures. Or not? Plus WriTiNG LiKE diS, doesn't it bring you back to the good old days of highschool farewells, where everybody would write "GoOD LuCk fReNz 4eVeR" with pearly, glittery, matt pink ink, in a commemorative DIY 'yearbook/scrapbook' made out of black paper*? NoSTaLGiA...................~~*~*~*~*

* Only applies to the 80s child, when highschool completed around the turn of the millennium. Writing with matt ink on black paper was de rigueur, so were drawings like "fishbones" on signatures -- very beach-themed. The author of UGLY MALAYSIANA is not familiar with the highschool writing style trends of today's youth. Do they even write at all? Do they just tap words into a Facebook Class-of-2011 group? I shall never know... I am aged and less in tune now...

GUEST POST: Grace Chin

Seen at paramount garden. Awning without window is like baseball cap without the face.

Apa ni?

R U Ready????????????????????

Bersih 2.0 / 1Malaysia

SPECIAL REPORT: Ugly Headlines for June 25, 2011

The Ugly Headlines on all major newspaper front pages are meant to defame Anwar Ibrahim. 

Here is BERITA HARIAN's frontpage for June 25, 2011. So lucah, so berbanyak seks. This trio was charged and was fined a few thousand ringgit each for distributing pornography. As you can see, they are probably feeling unashamed, with some rather bright smiles even, as a thousand ringgit (or two) in fines is equivalent to the tiny heartbreak of a RM10.50 parking ticket fee in KLCC for most Malaysian like you and me. Takpelah... asalkan ada justis... ? Because it is clear that distributing porn to the media and sneaking spy cameras into hotel rooms - all in the spirit of ruining someone's life and wasting the country's time and reputation - is a lot less worst than having extramarital seks kan?

The triumphant trio again (notice their heads are not covered by stretched T-shirts or the nook of an arm, unlike 'shameful prostitutes'.) UTUSAN MALAYSIA takes a more subtle approach to the case with actually a very pretty font.

SINAR HARIAN says, MEMANG ANWAR. Could you really confirm that it is MEMANG ANWAR, if there is still a 0.01% inkling of doubt? MEMANG, tapi tak boleh konfim kot... eh apa ni...

99.99% seiras Anwar dalam KOSMO. When was the last time such vile words were used so prominently on the front page? Indeed, too many times before - all related to the illustrious sexual journeys of one Mr Ibrahim. And perhaps Chua Soi Lek. Poor things...

The Star reports 'It is Anwar'.

Suddenly the views of foreign experts are relevant again? What about the 'foreign expert' claim that Teoh Beng Hock was strangled before his fall?

HARIAN METRO apparently does not care much about political circumstances, however filthy as it may seem. But it still is highly concerned about manners relating to sex and the male/female libido, as the above evidence suggests, taken on the same day as the others above it. Same same kan topik?

- END OF SPECIAL REPORT -

NOTES:

1. Regrettably, Chinese and Indian language newspapers

are not covered in this SPECIAL REPORT. 

2. The New Straits Times' front page

was so dull, UGLY MALAYSIANA

has decided against its reproduction here,

for the benefit of the esteemed readers.

Recommendation that is not Malaysian

Recommended by Encik Yukiat, some light-hearted amusement that is not Malaysian but from the big archipelago of Indonesia. Saucy! I don't think PAS would approve. 

His comment:

"Burlesque dancer Kucing Garong (Cat Robber) from 

Indon - Ala-ala Pussy cat dolls, meow! Very exotic & erotic! Bagus untuk aerobics!"

Umbrella and lips have nearly identical shape

Romance novelas... bittersweet...