Chinese Eyes

"I like your hair. Where'd you get it done?"

"Bisexual hair salon."

"Huh? I think you mean unisex hair salon."

"Oh. Yeah. Unisex hair salon."

Haha. I'm easily amused. That one scene from Sepet made my day. Have finally watched the chronicles of Ah Loong and Orked, and I have to say, it's not half bad. I can't remember the last time I watched a decent local movie. Puteri Gunung Ledang put me to sleep.

Kudos to Yasmin Ahmad. She has balls. Well, not literally, but you know what I mean. Pro-Bumi issues were highlighted (albeit subtly), acknowledging a long-kept plight by the discriminated. I could go on and on (and on and on), but racism is a topic that's been so talked about, sudah busuk. And as I do not have the privilege of anonymity, I shall not risk anything. Contrary to Yasmin Ahmad, I have not balls.

I especially enjoyed the myriad of languages used throughout, and the intentional minimalisation of subtitles. If you're not Malaysian, you'll miss out on a couple of jokes. Fantastic. Also Ah Loong's mother. She vocalised our general hatred of the people across the straits*. The Johore Straits, not the Melaka Straits.

Apa lu olang Singkapo tahu? Melatah macam orang-utan! Rambut warna pun macam orang-utan!

Syabas. I was laughing again.

I have to say I was a bit shocked when Orked went "All Malays are lazy" or when Keong spouted "Cibai" on-screen. This is an original VCD sommore! Okay-lah, not really original-lah, but definitely copied from an original.

I wanted to buy original but could not find.

Haha.

Censorship, it seems, has come a slight way. More power to you people. This made me wonder, however: if it wasn't the brainchild of a Bumi, would any of this have been allowed? I think know not. There's still a long way to go.

Sepet tells the general Malaysian story pretty well, considering it's only an hour or so long. I think it was fantastic that Ah Loong died. Sorry if I fucked your Sepet experience up. Haha. Him dying made an otherwise forgettable movie unforgettable. At least for a few weeks, I think.

And Orked's hot. Call me Abdullah and skin the tip of my xiao di di anytime, if the spoils are such.

My time in Seremban is coming to an end. I've been passing time by devouring my aunt's DVD collection. Sepet, Wicker Park, Mean Girls, Honey, tons of Singaporean movies. I enjoyed Wicker Park. And Chicken Rice War.

Fuck. Pretend you didn't read that.

Even though it's as Singaporean* as.. -damn, I can't think of anything-, I liked Chicken Rice War when I first watched it years ago. Watching it again was good fun. I think it's largely due to the gorgeous Lum May Yee. She's not the hottest thing around, I know, but there's just something about her. Hot girls are everywhere (kinda), but it's rare for a girl to have the 'something something' factor. If you're a guy, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.

That something-lah. You know, got something!

Anyway.

Have been exchanging e-mails with this guy from KL for the past five months. Am interested in buying something from him, but am still unsure. Tomorrow holds the answer. Tomorrow will decide. I hope it works out well. I want it very much, but the price has to be just right.

Results will be out any time this week, so every day is a bitch. I dread logging on, then seeing the word FAIL next to any one of my papers. Oh please don't do this to me. I'll be good, I promise. I won't fuck around anymore next year. Really, I won't.

Lastly, and most importantly, a very happy birthday to Kah Siang. There's no finer ADM, mentor and friend to be found anywhere. I'd forsake Orked and Lum May Yee, combined, to be able to have a drink with you on this day. Next year, brother. Next year. Have a fucktastic 24th.

*Why am I so biased? Why do I see them through shit-coloured glasses? I don't know. I think hard and long, but an answer eludes me, any answer at all. Sorry. Well, fuck that then. Haha.

This entry was posted by tsh, on Saturday, June 11, 2005. You can bitch back.