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MARCH 16 — It has been a long-standing belief among leading thinkers that the world should be governed by men of reason and the laws of physics.
Most of these thinkers do not live in Malaysia.
If they did, they’d quickly realise that our poor multi-racist country is not, in fact, governed by men of reason or the laws of physics. It is instead governed by mystics and the laws of ancient spiritual magic.
DEC 11 — Following from yesterday's enumeration of the items recommended to be brought with you into the BTN camp, we would now like to assist you in going through the course proper.
Now, one of the first things that the facilitators will do when you arrive is to gather everyone into the main hall, and proceed to welcome you with a speech by the lead facilitator as well as distribute a folder each containing the course schedule and material. This is a very important moment for you.
DEC 10 — Recently, there have been allegations that the courses run by Biro Tata Negara (BTN), designed to instil the spirit of patriotism and love for the country, are in actual fact a racial supremacist indoctrination exercise. This is without doubt a serious matter, and one that will be debated, analysed, dissected and forgotten in the next few months.
In the meantime, the courses will continue to be held, and the elite chosen few will continue to attend. For the most part, attendees to the BTN courses consist of pre-university students, newly-employed civil servants and those deemed ripe for a refresher on what makes the country great and why the government is to be lauded for its efforts.
NOV 25 — Sebenarnya, aku tidak tahu makna perkataan “menggamit”, tapi aku guna pakai juga kerana ia membuatkan judul artikel aku ini lebih gah. Tetapi mengikut Kamus Pelajar Edisi Kedua, “menggamit” bermakna “memberikan isyarat dengan menggerak-gerakkan jari ke atas dan ke bawah: Ani — saya ke tempatnya.“
JULY 28 — We live in hard times. Hard times, indeed. What with the tanking economy and a political arena seemingly occupied by idiots[1] on one side and morons on the other. And we can add to that the uncertainty as to whether our children will be able to understand maths and science — in any language, the suitability of using RON95 for our Kancils (and who is this Ron guy, anyway?), and whether we can make enough trips on tolled roads to qualify for a discount.
Now, it seems that Shaitan and his cronies have decided to make their presence more obvious. Based on recent reports in the comics, we are quite bedevilled these days.
Earlier this year, a report was released of a survey conducted by 10 Universiti Malaya lecturers on 682 Muslim youths aged between 13 and 30. What the survey questions were, it was not said. However, the conclusion of the study was that the youths who show deep interest in “satanic metal” or heavy rock music have a tendency to believe in the power of the devil.
