In case you have not heard of her, you should get out from your cave. Meet Susan Boyle, dubbed the next big thing after the loaf of bread. Touted by music Simon Cowell as a potential number 1 artist, chart breaker.
Witness her performance by clicking here
I felt sad for her really after watching it, honestly speaking I did not expect her to do that good, as you can see even the crowd is making monkey faces, taunting and laughing at her. Especially after the horrific, diabolical jiggle while shaking bum bum act. No not convincing at all.
Since then, she has been making waves all over the world, appearing in Larry King, half of YOUTUBE'S MOST POPULAR VIDEO are videos of her! And I heard she's going to be in Oprah's show really really soon.
That video just signifies the reality of us people nowadays really, superficial and cynical like how Amanda Holden puts it. We are always being critical to people, especially those that we don't know. Taunting and laughing at people without realizing that it hurts to be in their position. We see flaws in everyone who is living in this world, except us. Good things don't necessarily come in good packages, we are unique in our own might, everyone has their strengths and what not.
A lesson to all, do not be superficial, do not be too judgmental, do not be critical based on first impression(often physical), and always believe in yourself, and your talent. Do not falter on setbacks, your time will come. In case for Susan, it came 46 years after. And I am deeply overwhelmed by her down to earth attitude and humbleness when she promptly walked away after she sang. Very genuine.
In short, she has taught us to be true to we are, even if people laugh and say bad things that are not necessarily true, do not change and succumb to unfair criticism.
I wish Susan well!
In case you're wondering, I do not receive a single cent from MAS by writing this.
Ever since the inception of AirAsia, I have found myself patronising AirAsia more. Gone were the days of expensive air travel, one can now travel on a plane at the price of a bus ticket. Being a poor student, I find myself most of the time putting $$ as the first priority, and thus I fly AirAsia more oftenly for the past few years. Also thanks to Tony F and co, that it had made MAS finally realised what an idiot they have been for the past few years, and they decided to join in the bandwagon of offering siao tickets. It's a win-win situation for us consumers, but to the airlines it might not be. I had the pleasure of flying with MAS last week after nicking a cheap ticket few months ago, flying a 5 star value carrier at low cost price ;), and I'm very impressed with the service onboard, though it has been receiving quite an amount of flak recently. May I present to you Walter's top 5 reasons to fly with Malaysia Airlines!
NUMBER 5: KLIA instead of LCCT
I get to check-in at KLIA, use the aerobridge to board the aircraft.
Instead of using the crowded, hot and unorganised Pudu-UdaraLCCT. Where I start to sweat even before the plane takes off...
NUMBER 4: Ah Moi
I'm served by elegant, classy, and poised kebaya clad ahmois with hair tied in a bun rather than bimbos in a short red skirt.
Try flying with AirAsia during the evening or night, chances are the stewardesses are jaded, have messy hair, looks irritated. But textbook says Cabin Crew's first priority are for passenger's safety so ...
oops!
NUMBER 3: Free food and beverages
Though technically not "free", but I do appreciate the fact that I do not need to open my wallet to get a drink or meal. That really makes flying not as glamorous as it should be. With MAS you get free flow of drinks and food on flights more than a certain period.
Who can serve you Nasi Lemak 35,000 feet above sea level. WITH BANANA LEAF SOME MORE!!! Pak Nasser also cannot the last time i checked.
NUMBER 2: Affordable prices!
I got my 2 hour flight ticket for a mere RM198! Prices are as cheap as AirAsia if not cheaper at times. Though you have to be smart in finding the cheap tickets. I'm still studying so I can actually preplan my holidays. This comes in handy as most of the time, you will need to book in advance to get cheap fares. And the all inclusive pricing they use during advertisement saves the need for you to do mental calculation of taxes and what not. Saves brain juice.
and last but not least...
dum dee dum...
NUMBER 1
I fly MAS because I get to be a datuk..
...without actually being one! :D
END!
Sorry for the hiatus, I was quite caught up with things for the past few days. The past days has been hectic for me to say at least, uni assignment and reports to go in between. And I finally managed to catch up with Twilight, thanks for the chocolate YB, I finished it already hehe. Getting back into reality, It has been 4 days into Najis Najib administration, and nothing major has happened so far apart from the triple by-elections (my favourite airplane party lost ARGHH!!), the new cabinet lineup is up tomorrow; that should be something to look forward to.
I realised I haven't gave Bijan a proper welcome yet, and a proper sending off for our dearest Pak Lah. In fact, I'm still finding it hard to refer Najib Tun Razak as our PM, what more Abdullah Badawi as Tun. Both of them don't sound right together haha. Hope I do not get in trouble by writing that, if I'm not posting for the next few days, chances are I'm eating curry rice in Kamunting. To make things clear, I do not have much knowledge regarding politics but what are write here are based on what i understand and see. As someone of my age, I don't see the need to be that politically savvy anyways... Sue me if you like.
So high hopes awaits Bijan as he storms in as numero uno. I feel he has a big burden on his shoulders to restore faith of citizens towards the government, after all the shit Pak Lah left him with. Not all is bad too about Pak Lah, as much as I hate him, I must also thank him as of his tenure as PM, we Malaysian's finally realise the value(not the RM100) of our votes.
So to my dear Bijan, my hopes for you are simple. Fulfil all 5 of them, you have my votes at the next election (I will be eligible till then wee!).
- No more ridiculous fuel prices. As far as I know, we are a oil producing country. My simple and fickle mind works out that we produce oil, we deserve cheaper oil. Please do not give me the usual mambo jambo PR spin, of comparing our price of fuel with other developed countries. Compare their wage, and GDP with ours please hello?
- Do what you promised. Please don't do a badawi.
badawi [baa-daa-wee] ( noun ): To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.
Eg:
'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?'
'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.' - Equal rights for all races. Time to your 1Malaysia plan into practice.
- True, just, transparent government. No more frogs, blackmail, missing mongolians, corruption.
- Refer to point 1,2,3 and 4.
Also to dear Pak Lah, or Tun Lah, have a great retirement. Before i end, did anyone read the papers on how Pak Lah is enjoying his new role?
Bet he did not tell you that he's venturing into entrepreneurship!
END!
PS: Post written swiftly under influence of paracetemol Will not be responsible for any harm caused. Yes i'm sick.
Will be in KK for the weekend, a well deserved short break.
And welcome to our new Mr Prime Minister.
.....and I'm not well prepared.
God bless me!