i was browsing through the video store on sun looking for some good shows to rent when i stumbled upon this 2002 show called cheats. anybody seen that one before?
the reason it caught my eye was because of the actor (yes, for once not the actress). matthew lawrence was one of the mains in the show. well i used to like matt lawrence as an actor when i was younger. this was way back in my primary school days. but funny thing is i can't seem to figure out exactly which show did i catch him in. i'm thinking it either has to be boy meets world or brotherly love. higher chance it's brotherly love. the rest of the shows he acted in doesn't seem to ring bells of any kind.
i have no idea what happened to him though. these days i hardly see him in any big budget hollywood flicks. his most commerical offering thus far was a small part in hot chicks. i always thought he could have made it pretty big in hollywood but i have a feeling he's not very well known in singapore. well here's a picture of him. looks familiar to you?
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Thaminator here.
I initially thought Shirley Tan was the female in Electrico, but when I visited her website, I realised that she was the lead singer for Unexpected.
She looks very different with the fringe.
The Bumiputra policy in Malaysia, as far as I understand it, favours the ethnic and indigenous Malays.
But there is a different education standard for the Bumis and the non-Bumis. Non-Bumis do not complain if the majority, in other words the ethnic and indigenous Malays, are granted privileges but this is ruining the future of the nation and annoys the non-Bumis greatly.
Dr. Mahathir made a big fuss when he announced his retirement at UMNO Assemble a few years ago so much so that it took up a lot of airtime and made things quite absurd.
Then recently he talked about Malays in Johore being slaves to foreigners (such as Singaporean investors).
The Bumis are generally unemployable because they take up courses that are not valuable in the job market and yet people grumble that the Chinese in Malaysia take up most of the jobs because they choose subjects that are employable.
Dr. Mahathir has done wonderful and marvellous things for his homeland but the Bumiputra policy is not working well. He only cares about being modern Malaysia's "founding father" and former premier, and his baby project Proton.
Long ago, the Malays were not happy with the government because the non-bumi people were doing much better than they were economically. This led to a racial riot, and after that more special privileges were given to the Malays so that the status quo will be more balanced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13_Incident). This continue to be the case until today, where the Malays are given special privileges in almost all fields.
For example, Malaysia used to have the quota system for University intake. They then recently replaced this with the meritocracy system. However, in order to enter the University, you would have to take either STPM(local A levels) or the Matriculation. Pupils who do the Matriculation study for 1 year, the syllabus extremely short, exams are made by the lecturers. For STPM, you need to study for 1 1/2 years, cram everything into a single exam, syllabus as wide as the sea, and exams are coordinated by a national body. If you finish your Matriculation, you are guaranteed a place in the Universities. The Matriculation as now you have guessed, is for Bumiputras. So the current so called meritocracy system puts the STPM as the same level as Matric, and they even have guaranteed place in the universities.
If I were a Malay, I would probably be happy that the government is giving me a chance to enter the university. However, if you think about it, most of the undergraduates will be of sub-standard quality. So I don't think that you can blame employers if they choose to employ foreigners with better degrees. I don't actually care that much that we(non-bumi) are treated unfairly. It is a Malay country and they are the majority. But what the government are doing now is destroying the future of the nation. Everyone can see that, and the manner which they are doing it(being extremely unfair to us) just makes the non-bumis really irritated.
I think it quite possible that Dr. M chose Abdullah as his successor precisely because he thought Abdullah's seemingly weak presence in UMNO might allow him to continue to be the de facto Prime Minister despite his retirement. I was watching this episode of CNBC In Conversation a few weeks ago where Martin Soong was interviewing Abdullah. Most of what I know about him is from written articles and this was actually the first time I've actually seen Abdullah speak. He does indeed lack stature and presence. Say what you like about Mahathir, though he may be unable to sit up straight during television appearances (I always thought he looked like a muppet), he seems to possess a fiery disposition and zeal in his undertakings. I am beginning to see why Dr. M thinks he can get away with lambasting Abdullah and subverting his authority.
Besides, if memory serves me well, Dr M. is not too terribly happy with Abdullah's relaxing of bumiputra policy. In fact, in the very same interview, Abdullah mentioned that it is his goal that the Malaysian policy of affirmative action be eventually abolished, though he knows not when. Furthermore, at present, I believe Abdullah is desperately trying to find a foreign investor for Proton, Mahathir's baby, which Dr. M believes Abdullah to have neglected in his economic policies.
hey tham.. nah the female in electrico is amanda ling. she's hot as hell. but shirlyn tan's vox would downright beat the crap out of amanda's. we wanted to ask you along that day for the cd launch. then we remembered you had to study for the exams and decided not to distract you. aren't we sweet? haha.. =)
Okaaaaay who’s the guy who hit me with the whole Malaysian comment? You trying to spam my neat little (empty) space here?
I always knew that the Malays in Malaysia had certain special privileges that the minority races there didn’t. I believe that in order for a country to compete in the modern economic front, it has to strive to bring out the very best in its people. A country’s citizens are the ones that powers a country’s economy and that ultimately decides whether the country would prosper as a first-world nation or forever stay as a backward third-world nation. I believe that a country has to do away with policies that cater specifically to certain races and implement equal-opportunity policies. In my opinion, the Bumiputra policy would hinder Malaysia’s progress instead of helping her develop.
Abdullah seems like a more rationale and calm person. Dr. M on the other hand appears to me to be more of an extremist. Furthermore, he seems to be losing his touch recently. Some of the comments he has made doesn’t seem to make sense and is only hurting his reputation. I must admit that Malaysia has seen much progress during Dr. M’s tenure as Prime Minister but his time is over. Maybe it appears as if Dr. M is walking all over Abdullah. Then again, maybe Abdullah just simply cannot be bothered by Dr. M anymore. After all, a cowardly dog never ceases to whine. (okay I got that from Romance IV but you get my drift!) And yes Dr. M is definitely unhappy with Abdullah’s way of governing the country. This is pretty evident if you would but flip through the papers occasionally.
And it looks like Abdullah has managed to get the attention of Volkswagen to take over Proton. Talks are underway I suppose. Maybe we’ll be seeing a Proton Beetle hybrid out in the markets soon? =)
i have no idea who this guy is but the name does ring a bell "ding"
Rison here,
wa lao...did u write anything on malaysia? i cant remember liao..but wats up wif the bumi stuff here man. i guess if we really need to noe we can always wiki it rite..
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