just minishorts.

I'm back from work, to work. It has been a very tiring week. It has been work work work work work (even on Sunday).

Howsy, sorry I keyed in your internet name wrongly. Don't lah so angry? It wasn't meant to be an attack on your character, it's the Net, ideas are abound, and what's wrong with someone who thinks differently from you? The fun part is in the discussion. And to the rest of you who felt slighted by my post, I have to apologize for hurting your feelings. I really didn't think I was being that provocative, okay?

To me, I wanted people to know that I felt it was rather unfair that so many people take it upon themselves to 'report' the issues 'as they are'. It was pretty obvious that these reporters included anger into their presentations and expect people to believe that it's a case of spreading the news. While so many people have said that they leave it to the masses to decide, they actually injected their own brand of angry opinions without any constructivism into their news presentation. When I read the issues there wasn't really any reporting lah, no opinions presented, just a series of bash bash bash…, and me, being one of the masses, surely I was allowed my own set of opinions, right? This was something that you'd left for me to decide, and I decided. And then you get angry over my decision, so odd.

The strange thing is so many people in this world get riled up because they cannot get everyone to agree with them. Or sometimes, even when they get supporters, they cannot get the supporters to behave in the way they want them to behave.

I'm making this clear again (since some people misread my intentions). I am thankful that the blogosphere took it upon itself to be the medium that initiated a realization of important issues. It's great to see people like xypre, howsy, ylchong, ilovemalaysia, fat4 around, and the commentors, the ones like sexyman who are always there to provide alternative information, and sometimes, opinions. One thing though, can you guys please also try to understand that for every opinion you cast, there will always be another person who will not agree with you. That's the way the world works. Your logic may not be my logic, but doesn't mean we have to go head to head and point guns at each other right?

All said and done, keep on blogging, I really like your blogs because you guys are different, well, even Fat4 who seems to have this something against me (which till this day, leaves me puzzled and amused). Now since we're on this Fat4character (I have to refer to him as a character, he's not put a face nor identity to his online persona), I'd like to address him here. Uncle, if you say I'm so arrogant, you say it to my face the next time we meet, if we do meet. I warn you first, I take about 2 days to warm up to strangers, I'm terrible at socializing, and usually am a terrible recluse. If you have a problem with me, can you please write to me directly instead of writing funny commentaries on me, you make me sound like a-over-rated politician, and that kind of coverage is over-flattering for someone like me. I'm just a human being, and it seems that my popularity (or notoriety, have it your way), is only enhanced by your constant picking on me. Which works okay, but if you want people to stop reading me and stop referring to me as a blog-celebrity, may I suggest you stop obsessing over my character?

Because I'm getting sick of the attention myself. And you're not helping the both of us here. Okay?

I wanted actually, to talk about religious freedom, in reference to today's outline by the PM that discussions on Article 11 should be stopped.

I do have an opinion on this, since I am a supporter of open discussions on religious freedom (pretty freaking obvious, considering the frequency in which I bring this topic to light online). As much as I am saddened by the gag-order, I suppose that sometimes, when the majority is not prepared and not mature enough to handle the truth, it is best to wait until maturity kicks in. Well, maturity, of course, will not kick in just like that, it comes with a lot of other things as well, education, upbringing, environment etc. In this case, obviously everything is related, race and religion, ethnicity and cultures, all these things are interlinked, we'd be far too ignorant to say that we can divide them as singular issues and tackle them one by one.

There you have the scuffle in UPM, and then you have 400-500 people turning up to protest against discussions about religious freedom in the country, you have labels being thrown around online, and you have people getting berated over issues that might not have been sensitive at all in the first place. I mean, I don't know about you, I suppose I'm fortunate enough to have it internalized inside me that everyone has his right to believe in something, but then again, there are Christians that I've met who go around telling our non-Christian friends that, 'Oh if you still want to believe in that thing, it is up to you. When you die and you go to hell, it's far too late to regret.'

And these are educated, thinking Christians, you know, but they can say something like that. I actually salute the non-Christian for listening to a line like that, this takes immense tolerance obviously. But, what to do? Man is built that way, we cannot seem to accept that everyone thinks differently from each other.

I don't know when we're going to finally mature and realize that it takes one action to provoke a reaction, in fact I think that's never ever going to happen. But since I'm so saddened that we cannot go ahead with the forums to discuss the topic, I just have to akur because the gag-order does make sense, for the better good. I suppose my realization is this: if the public cannot handle the truth (or at least, our version of the truth), what's the point of saying it and provoking the wrong parties? Afturds kena bomb then we know. Not to say that the protesters can be violent lah, but you see, when emotions are stirred up, ANYTHING can happen.

So I'm a scaredy cat. I'd rather shut my mouth and pretend everything is a-okay. My life is okay what, right now. I'll live with it, this is my choice, don't you dare come and prosecute me for making this choice.