Just Because He's Black

Just because he’s black, he has received over 500 death threats.

Just because he’s black, his entire family & he must be protected by the Secret Service.

Just because he’s black, his wife & young children are in grave danger.

Just because he’s black, his children may lose their father.

Just because he’s black, his wife may become a widow.

Just because he’s black, he might not get a chance to live the full experience of fatherhood.

Just because he’s black, some whites are going nuts.

Just because he’s black, he’s got to always watch his back.

Just because he’s black, doesn’t mean he’s on crack.

Just because he’s black, he might not live long enough to possibly be the best President of the U.S.A.

After all this…I only have one question.

George W. Bush is probably the most hated president of the U.S.A & he has brought the country to a financial mess & recession…..yet he wasn’t assassinated nor did he receive the number of death threats as close to Obama.

So why wasn’t Bush assassinated ? ....Was it because he wasn’t black ?

Obama is a very intelligent man. He is a man of great vision & could possibly turn U.S.A & the world around. So, just give him a chance & stop being so obsessed with his skin colour.

I wish Mr. /President Barack Obama all the best of luck.

Tun M says quit your job ?!

  Yesterday, Tun Mahathir said Malaysians "will not die if they do not use the US goods. I hope Starbucks and McDonald's employees will stop working there”. He told this to a crowd holding a protest against US for supporting Israel in fighting Palestine. He also said “they will become a bankrupt country and will not be able to produce weapons for Israel”.

  I’m not going to discuss the USA-Palestine-Israel issue. However, although I have much respect for Tun Mahathir, I disagree with his statement. C’mon la Tun, telling people to quit their jobs ?…in times of a global economic crisis ?? That’s not practical la Tun.

  People should be lucky to have jobs now. Besides, it’s already estimated that the economic crisis is only going to get worse & Malaysia will really feel the pinch this year. On December 22 2008, the government announced that 30,000 people had already lost their jobs…& Tun is still asking them to quit ??

  In times of an economic crisis, people need whatever job they have to support themselves & their family. I doubt anybody is going to quit their job in these times just because of a cruel battle going on thousands of miles away. Our well-being comes first. Besides Tun, just because they quit their jobs, USA will definitely not turn bankrupt.

  C’mon la Tun, you should know better. Their filthy rich!! . From September 11 2001 to December 2007, USA had spent USD 1 trillion on the war on terror (bad spending, I know)…and now Obama is planning a USD 850 billion stimulus package plan. That’s a lot of money. A small country like Malaysia boycotting USA will hardly even pinch them.

Imagine if USA boycott us....we're dead !!

Don't "Proton-ize" Local Movies

Recently, the Malaysian Film Producers Association (MFPA) gave a proposition…one that I find to be very stupid. They suggested that the ticket prices at cinemas to watch Hollywood films be raised to RM20 & local films maintain the current price which is at RM9-RM12 (current ticket prices for all movies).

This was suggested because local films don’t get many viewers in cinemas. Hence, they don’t make much money at all…unlike Hollywood movies. So their hoping this “genius” idea of theirs will encourage more people to watch local movies.

This is like increasing the government tax of McDonalds…hence increasing their food prices, to increase the number of people to buy Ramly Burger. Or a better example, increasing & adding silly taxes on foreign cars to make them more expensive, hence giving consumers no choice but to buy Proton !!

When are these guys going to learn…if you want to increase the sales of your product, increase the quality…not wipe out your competitors !! Besides, don’t they know how common it is nowadays for people to download movies from the internet or people buying pirated films ??

Here are reasons why local films will probably never do as well here as Hollywood films :-

1. The budget of local films is way lower than Hollywood films.

2. Hollywood actors & actresses are known worldwide. How many people haven’t heard of Will Smith or Angelina Jolie ? How many foreigners have heard of Saiful Apek ?

3. Malaysians don’t live under a rock. We’re all familiar with the Western culture.

4. English is the world’s most common language.

5. Special effects of Hollywood films beat the crap out of local films.

6. Storylines of Hollywood films are way better…and here we have Cicak Man (not that bad a movie) who is similar to Spiderman…where is the originality ?

7. Hollywood films are shot in many locations worldwide…unlike local films. I can see more places of the world watching Quantum of Solace than Cicak Man…or any other local film for the matter.

8. Local films & actors/actresses just don’t have the storyline, quality, acting skills, substance & effects like Hollywood films & actors/actresses.

9. Local film makers can’t afford to advertise & market their films like Hollywood films. It’s always a foreign film on a local billboard.

10. Cinemas make way more money from screening Hollywood films than local films.

11. Malaysia is diversified with different cultures & languages….& 99% of local films are Malay films. Hence, a smaller market…& not many Malays themselves watch local films.

To improve the local film industry, I suggest :-

1. Local film producers must drastically improve their storylines & special effects.

2. Local film makers should get a bigger budget from whomever.

3. Make more local Chinese & Indian movies…increase the target audience.

In conclusion, the MFPA should improve their films instead of wiping out their competitors. Don’t “Proton-ise” the local film industry too. Even if the prices are increased, it makes no difference as many folks can just download the movie or just buy the pirated DVD for RM 8-RM10…that’s cheaper than going to the theater.