Chinese Crumbles

It's funny to see how our society has begun to crumble.
It's funnier to to see how different races crumble.

First, we begin to see malay youths sitting by the void deck listening to loud 'hip hop' blasting through their handphones. Them talkin' like this fo shizzle n wearin' them caps so high the wind will jez blo them off the roof yo~ PEACE~

But even so, why is it so that when the time comes, they are still able to switch back to a culturally correct muslim?
I think that is what's lacking in the chinese community as of now.

We're beginning to witness something like cultural imperialism. It might not be from western though, why not look inwards? I'm talking about the sudden increase of kids wearing the peranakan costumes this Lunar New Year (last year it was the korean dresses if i'm not wrong).

Aside from that. Why is it that when the older folks dress in traditional clothes, no one makes any comment? And when a teenager puts on a traditional top, the first thing that comes to mind is "eh go where sia? Chinese New Year visits ah?".

Are our traditional clothes that 'ancient'? Must we be of age to be able to wear something like that? So you mean your jeans aren't of old origins?

SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!!

I am all set to disappear from this course once and for all. I just need to get this over and done with. But of course, I'll need you help in this!

If you're aged 16-24, please take 5 minutes off to do my survey 

Ask your friends and family to do it too! KNN DO LA!

The Book is on the Table, Table, Table, My Lens Cap's in the River, River, River.

(This is a rather backdated entry, but who cares!)

Ever since getting the my camera, festivals and public holidays have been spent differently. Instead of lazing around at home, I have an excuse to actually move my lazy butt out of the room and take some pictures! Recently,  Fariz and I went over to marina bay for the countdown fireworks. After a round of squeezing and fear of possible 'bastarding' from Syafiq, we've finally managed to get to this place which was a pretty good place for shooting the fireworks.

Well, before I explain the rationale behind this post's title, why not some pictures from the firework show?

The finale, a crazy burst of bright blasts, something like what you'd see if a mortar had exploded in midair.

And now to my lens cap... I cannot share much, so I shall leave clues:

a. Speedboat

b. Climbing

c. Faulty Lens Cap

d. Clack Clack Doop

e. Silence

f. Cursing

Enjoy~

Positive Racism

In the world of constant diversification, we are always open to new new-things. New food, new languages, new clothes and of course, new races! Of course, with these much new stuff, it is near inevitable that misunderstandings of them would arise.

Since the beginning of man's ability to think, they have learnt what is called profiling. For example, a four legged creature with stripes on it's body and large fangs would probably mean danger while one with a short neck and round body spells food. Of course, that was the case until they met the wild boar.

Even after decades of change, we are still guilty of this profiling. In modern terms, it's called Racism. Don't deny, we are all guilty of it. You know you do it when you find your heartbeat increasing after seeing a group of dark skinned people approach you in a dark alley.

But even so, sometimes I feel that people are just overdoing the 'EVIL RACIST' idea. Does it necessarily mean that being a racist=being evil?

Racism is bad when it comes in the form of hate. They are established on the basis of separation; it is made to advantage one group over another. Aside from constant desire to lower the dignity of the other group, sometimes these prejudices also arise from the growing need to protect their statuses. I see it as a failure to understand and a failure to desire comprehension.

As such, can racism turn out to be a good thing? I actually think so.

Of course, I am not referring to hate racism. While possibly just as racist, there is no malice borne, neither is there any intention to separate. This racism is purely there to humour. They can be the simple sharing of observations, or as unreasonable as imagined stereotypes. Of course, stereotypes often stretch the so called 'common traits' of the races to near caricature.

We often say that hate racism is the cause of racial disharmony. Contrary to that, I think that positive racism can be an important piece towards racial cohesion. How are we supposed to understand each other if we do not discuss the perceptions we have? Look at comedians like Russell Peters and Dave Chappelle, you can see people of all races sitting down and enjoying themselves despite the fact that their races could be made fun of at any moment!

As much as you might disagree, I believe that racism is need to create a united multiracial society. What say you?