Are we bullies too?

We name and shame those that are caught and highlighted, but we forget that our own children and most of us too, are very much lacking of #respectaccountabilitykindness. 

Yes, what she did is very wrong on so many different levels, and she got caught. Yup, she deserves every nasty word and all, every tiny bit of it, there's no excuse for the way she behaved.

 

You name and shame her, we hope that it will teach her a lesson, but what have you done to try stop this kind of behaviour from becoming a norm in our society? 

I think this new style of shaming is no more different than the 'humble bragging' that so many are passing of as 'peringatan untuk diri sendiri', we tend to over react, to the extend where the original message is lost and some people will take the advantage of running down a race, a religion, a belief, a political party, oh the list will go on forever. 

So instead of continuing with our incessant 'kutuking' (credit to Monyet King) why don't we do something to promote respect, accountability and kindness, so that this kind of behaviour won't become a common thing in the future. 

I think we as a community should look back into ourselves, where did we go wrong that yesterday we have the least expected person, behave so atrociously toward an older person in public. 

And what about those children who abuse their parents and grandparents behind closed doors? It all rolls back to respect. I don't think she respects herself much either, otherwise she won't behave as such and make a spectacle of herself.

-just my two cents worth-

Happy 7th Birthday Qays!

It's such a feat to get a good photo of him, most times the photos are blurred because this kid is constantly in motion. 

He may have outgrown 'The Flash' phase, preferring some of the darker characters of Star Wars now instead, I am glad that he's still our determined, helpful, focused and hardworking chatterbox that we love dearly. 

He's also no longer not adverse to trying new things, he's even adventurous with food, this photo is from the time he discovered raw fish sushi and immediately took to sashimi too. He's even started asking to try some green vegetables much to our surprise.

Happy 7th Birthday Qays! We love you to the end of the world.

Raya Open House 2016 Morning Drama

Wow! Two dramas in a row!And it's only 11.30am!

First the chicken Mama booked, not in stock. So we had to rush to Tesco Udini. Got the chicken, but may need require some extra cutting.

Then just as we were done loading the car with more than 50kg of chicken and were about to rush home Shereen realized that one of her Egyptian charm bracelet is gone! 

Told her to check the car and the car park while I backtrack her steps in the supermarket. Went through all the five places she stopped at, nada. Checked the chili basket, bread racks, yogurt aisle. Nothing. Ask the CS, supervisors, no one found anything. 

I was in such a spot, having to choose between really combing through the supermarket to look for that family heirloom or to rush home to cook for the guests arriving by 2:30pm. My instinct tells me that we will get the charm bracelet back. Then I saw the young man restocking the ice cream freeze that I walked pass by as I rushed to the donut rack. Decided to ask him if he's seen the bracelet. Alhamdullilah, he said he got it in his pocket and was just about to hand it over to CS.

So now, don't any of you dare turn up early for our do today. Ayam baru sampai rumah, tak masak lagi!

Queensbay Mall Raya Decor 2016 Part 2

I just realized the location that they've placed what they claim to be their Aidilfitri festive area as in their statement couldn't be of poorer choice.

It's placed right upfront of Morganfield's Restaurant, a watering hole most famous for their pork dishes! Good job Queensbay Mall! Take your pick, stupidly insensitive or downright insulting.

Shame on you Queensbay Mall!

The evening before 23rd of Ramadan 1437. Seven days before Aidilfitri. Central court of Queensbay Mall, which usual gets all the celebration decor is empty. Almost too stark naked. Walking in, once I am past the shock, I am enveloped in sadness. Am I still in Malaysia? Where we proudly claim of multi races living in harmony, sharing all the many celebrations from all the different ethnics and religion groups that makes us Malaysia. Yet it looks like the mall in in mourning.

So why is that the biggest celebration, by the main ethnic group, embracing the official religion of our nation only get a corridor (between Starbucks and KFC) worth of celebration decoration.

Does CapitaLand Mall Asia, the company managing Queensbay Mall deem that Aidilfitri is not worth the beautiful celebration decorations that they are famous for? The winter wonderland Christmas decor, the Chinese courtyard of 20's Shanghai for Chinese New Year, and every year they always trying to outdo themselves. Yet when Aidilfitri comes, almost nothing. Maybe the demographic is not worthy in term of revenue to them, yet I see so many doing their Raya shoppings there, most with at least a couple of bagful of purchases.

I also notice that Deepavali does not get any recognition there either. Yet, Valentine's is really huge, with decors all over the malls.

Inquiry to the information counter confirmed the worst, there's no decoration planned for the central court or any other places apart from the 15' corridor at the far end of the mall. 

Again I asked myself. Are we still in Malaysia?

Originally posted on Facebook here