.: Of opinions & etiquette :.

Have you ever visited another country and have the local asking "Do you like the country?"

It seems like such a redundant question to ask a guest. How could any visitor to another land answer that question in any way but favourably?! Common social etiquette will naturally determine the answer else one risk being rude and unwelcomed.

However there are people who are very frank and open with their opinions; Malaysians, however, in general are not. Most of the time when the chef drops by the table to enquire about the food, they are usually met with a non-committed reply of standard polite comment that seems to be a template for most Malaysian.

The reason behind this nicety usually lie in the general characteristic of a typical Malaysian to not cause a fuss and have the spotlight on them. They would rather keep their opinion to themselves than put it out to be openly discussed and risk offending others with their thoughts.

However there are some, who are vocal and opinionated. These are but a rare breed of people among our culture where it seems almost a taboo to be vocally opinionated. Some may think they are excruciatingly blunt and lacking in common courtesy sometime. These people are refreshingly frank and honest and may sometime seem crass even; but they undoubtedly offer a different outlook to matters whether they are good or bad.

I think it's about time such taboo are banished and people start voicing out their opinions more, however it is always wise to take a minute or two to process what sort of repercussion your opinion may bring; and if the remark may be socially unacceptable. It's sort of like a balancing act of stating one's opinion and being mindful of others' feeling. After all, it's always nice to be polite!

However we must get rid of the notion of not stating our thoughts for the fear of being thrust into the bright dreadful spotlight!

Labels: random musing

.: Another false beginning :.

I'm back! Or at least I intend to.

The idea of coming back to blog was toying around in my head and I thought to myself "What the heck, let's give it another go".

After all, I may not have anything brilliant to say, but its good to be able to go somewhere and rant.

The only downfall to this is that when I view back towards the stuff that I posted....oh how i cringe and wince at my own words. But it is pretty amusing to read back and be able to laugh at myself for various reasons. And I'm also glad that for all the nonsense that I have posted, they did serve their purpose of being a sort-of-journal.

With that said, I did a little bit of cleaning up the blog, where I got rid of a lot of script, banners, etc etc. At first I was looking to change the design of the blog but for now this will do. Furthermore I really do like the simplicity of the layout I got here! One major gripe though is I can't seem to get the comments to show no matter what I do. Hopefully I'll be able to get around to that soon.

Anyway, it's the "summer holiday" right now and Rambling-Nonsense is back!

Labels: journal like entry, nonsense

.: Tarzan meet Jane :.

Here's a funny joke that I came across on Friendster =)

Warning, joke may contain sexual elements and may be offensive to certain parties...TOO BAD FOR YOU THEN!!

When Jane initially met Tarzan in the
jungle, she was attracted to him, and
during her questions about his life, she
asked him how he had sex?

"Tarzan not know sex" he replied.

Jane explained to him what sex was.

Tarzan said "Oh, Tarzan use knot hole in
trunk of tree."

Horrified Jane said, "Tarzan you have it
all wrong, but I will show you how to do
it properly." She took off her clothing
and lay down on the ground. "Here" she
said, pointing to her privates, "you
must put it in here."

Tarzan removed his loincloth, showing
Jane his considerable manhood, stepped
closer to her and kicked her in the crotch!

Jane rolled around in agony for what
seemed like an eternity. Eventually she
managed to gasp for air and screamed
"What did you do that for?"



Tarzan replied, "check for squirrel."

Labels: funnies