Insultation, Manipulation and Lies?

Absolute freedom of the new media would bring harm to social harmony.

Are these absolute freedoms of the new media?

An Indian student forced to say 'Keling Babi'.

A tweet insulting the His Royal Highness Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong.

Edited photo of Namewee.

"ytleo: We want Malaysia to be ours like Singapore"

A comment on an article by Sim Kwang Yang titled "What do the Chinese really want?' published in malaysiakini on Nov 13, 2011

Should we be proud of these?

These are some photos,quotes and videos which will never be published in the old media due to law restrictions but in cyberspace, there are simply no boundaries.People can do whatever they want and what they upload can be offensive and disgusting at times.

Will or will not this harm social harmony? Malaysia is a country with multi races and faiths. How do you explain to kids who are computer literate about these photos that emerged on the Internet? The new generation can easily be influenced through manipulated images, stories and other forms of information disseminated without restrictions over the Internet.

So let us take a closer look and reconsider whether absolute freedom is really what we need because from what I can see, there are so many manipulative individuals, groups, organizations who would do anything on the Internet to ensure their objectives are fulfilled. Unless all Malaysians are educated and have the capability to filter innformation by being computer and information literate citizens, certain kinds of restrictions need to be imposed.

The new media has connected people all over the world through since the inauguration of the Internet has so many amazing functions that would bring good to the people in many fields including education as well as the businesses and a number of commercial industries but looking at the current scenario it is just worrying to what extend people would go to get things happened their way.

Let us not dwell on limitations we have to express our ideas or the wonders of the new media but instead let us take a look beyond and think of the freedom we have on the Internet and the impacts it may or has even done to the social harmony.

The 13^th May incident must be avoided. Flames of hatred must not be ignited. Do not provoke. do not spark racial tension. Let us embrace technology with good intentions as ill ones will only lead to destruction and catastrophe. We should focus on becoming a better nation not only economically or technologically but as a country that has harmonious citizen, just like the description we would tell over and over again to the visiting foreigners.

So the BIG question is, freedom of the new media is something that we may all want but is it really what we need?

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"Melayu"+ "Babi""Cina"+ "Sial" "Keling"+ "Celaka"

Pardon me for the title. Do you find these phrases shocking? Or it is common to see them on the Internet? This is a statistic which was recorded up until March 20,2011 through Google search engine of an appalling situation in the Internet. I am called upon to respond to the outrageous information provided in a feature written by Dr. Rahmat Ghazali titled “Kesan Kebiadaban di Dunia Siber” (The impact of indecency in the cyber world) in Utusan Malaysia dated April 18 2010.

The only question that lingers on my mind is what happened to national unity,what happened to manners and yes, what happened to humanity. How can anybody write anything so disgusting. We grew up listening to stories of unity,watching cartoon series that celebrates solidarity among us Malaysian, yet these are the things written on the Internet, Melayu Babi, Cina Celaka and Keling Sial. How do you explain this?

The statistics shows that there is much improvement required to truly achieve the idea of 1Malaysia as the scenario proves that not all Malaysian are into making Malaysia a harmonious country with its multi racial diversity.

According to by Dr. Rahmat Ghazali ethics should be practised with restriction or limitation to speech freedom as there existing Internet users who seem to forget all about ethics and turn themselves into subjects with animalistic behaviour.

Does the freedom of speech practise in the new media has brought us the calamity? People have no boundaries to express themselves may just created racial tension?This leads to a bigger question , has the freedom given to the public in the Internet through Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 is being misuse therefore it should be restricted?

Should there be a certain rules and regulations imposed on those who failed to express themselves against morale conduct? Should there be restriction? I believe civilization should be driven by civilized people. People or community who can express themselves with ethical conducts without having a rigid law guiding them but instead self manners therefore think about it, we are in our way of becoming a develop country with high income but if all of us keep acting and thinking like people of a third world countries, what’s the use of development after all?

(photo from http://blog.fireflyz.com.my/ )

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Transformers Ride at Universal Studios Singapore launches Dec 3

Have you been to Universal Studios Singapore?

For those who have not, trust me every penny spent is worth it based on my recent short trip during the month of Shawwal with my family.

You get to try out world's tallest duelling roller coasters, Battlestar Galactica. (Seriously , it's scary even for those adrenaline push addicts and you'll even watch a stunning 'live' water show with gruesome explosions and people jumping from a tower into water (shocking!). These two attractions were my favourites besides Steven Spielberg, Lights, Camera, Action! special effects show. The fantastic special effects consisted of fire, water and wind elements blew me away.

Adding up to the hype and probably what will make me revisit the theme park is

Transformers Ride!

Here are some good news for those who are intrigued.

Mark the date down -- Saturday, 3 December.

That's when the highly anticipated Transformers theme park ride at Universal Studios Singaporethrows its doors open to the public.

Gracing the exclusive gala premiere of "Transformers: The Ride" a day earlier will be none other thanMichael Bay, director and executive producer of the Transformers blockbuster franchise and the attraction's creative consultant.

"I am very excited about the debut of this attraction at Universal Studios Singapore. Finally, Transformers fans will not only have the chance to watch the Autobots battle the Decepticons on screen; they'll actually be part of the action," Bay said.

In a statement, USS said the motion thrill ride will showcase the most advanced evolution of immersive theme park entertainment. It will feature 12 scenes, comprising sets blended seamlessly with hyper-realistic 3-D digital media and special effects to bring tactile realism to every moment.

Guests will be transported onboard advanced motion-based ride vehicles into the Transformers universe and partake in a 3D battle against Decepticons alongside the Autobots.

Enlisted as Nest recruits, thrill-seekers will be tasked to help the Autobots protect a remaining shard of the Allspark — a powerful energy cube that gives life to the Transformers.

As the Decepticons attack the facility in a bid to obtain the shard, guests will be introduced to a new Autobot — Evac — created exclusively for the ride, which will bring them through 3-D subway tunnels, down city streets and across rooftops at breakneck speed.

This is extracted from http://my.news.yahoo.com

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Bali Earthquake 2011 victims- my prayers are with you

What if your country is hit by a force of nature? your dad or your little sister is injured? what would you do and how would you feel?

Bali, the renowned mythical island located was shaken by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake yesterday in its south region near to Nusa Dua, which left more than 50 people injured suffering head wounds and broken bones in the south of the island. Some are critically injured according to news reports. Let's pray that they are all safe, no matter what race,religion or nationality you are because we are all the same.

The schools,homes,temples and even the airport which are 62 km away from the earthquake were affected. Lombok and Java, the neighboring island also felt the quake.

I hope that the island will soon recover from this devastating tragedy as despite no lives were taken, this particular incident may affect its huge tourism industry.The beautiful island has so much to offer from beautiful beaches to great authentic Balinese culture and food. Hopefully this painful event will not hinder people from all over the world to visit Bali.

More info on the tragic catastrophe on this review by US Geological Survey

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 03:16:29 UTC Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:16:29 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	9.378°S, 114.628°E
Depth	35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region	SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
Distances	100 km (62 miles) SW of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia 168 km (104 miles) SE of Jember, Java, Indonesia 182 km (113 miles) WSW of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia 931 km (578 miles) ESE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=428, Nph=435, Dmin=113.5 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00068ee

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Me, Myself and a brand new template. Let's get inspired

It's a bit late now i guess but as the saying goes better late than never.

It's a new template and i'm still learning to deal with the mind-boggling coding.

This will always no matter what they say a blog of mine, my personal web log where i'll pour in whatever that comes to my mind that relates to ME.

Yes, ME and subjects that inspire,amaze and motivate me and i hope all of you.

The late Yasmin Ahmad once said to touch people, write a story that touches your heart.

Rather easy to say than to do i believe but i'll do my best to keep myself and you inspired because the truth is, i'm losing the passion for writing.

dear readers,

do bear the annoyance and I wish you well.

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