Public Opinion Manipulation by BN

Towards Equal Politics

BN (Barisan Nasional / National Frontiers) are using the media to manipulate public opinion. Can we say such thing as a fair political rivalry? Can we say that a healthy political environment? Definitely not.

Not only public opinion, they are also manipulating the media itself to always reside with them, regardless they are right or wrong. That is what we call biased media. Although lately they are seemingly have given the same opportunity to the oppositions, the actual thing is, it is still too small to be considered as fair and still very much unnoticeable.

Their intention is only to look good in the eyes of the public although in fact, what they are doing is to conceal their control on media and to forcibly suppress the rise of the oppositions and the wake of alternative movements. It is the sign that BN is scared of their own shadows, marking that their prosperous golden age in reign is running out of time. For (Malaysian) people out there, this is the right time to opt for a change.

"If you are afraid of truth an revolution, never talk about politics and progress"

This kind of situation somehow reminds me of Richard Nixon during his ascendancy.

*BN - the current ruling party in Malaysia

Anime Supremacy

Why anime is superior to any other commercial animation in the world? The answer lies in the anime itself, regardless its origin.

It's origin? Isn't anime means Japanese animation, used to be known as Japanimation? Wrong. Anime may be Japan-centric but it is produced anywhere in the world, including the nation outside Japan.

Since its earlier days, anime has always been so associated with Japan. Not a surprise since many of the staff involved, as well as the creator/director are Japanese. however, Production take places in many part on the globe. For example, South Korea animation studios have many ties with many anime production. Not to mention US animation studios that have indeed produced some big titles like Cowboy Bebop and the likes.

Anime doesn't have to be produced in Japan. As long as it retains the anime notable characteristics such as the big beautiful eyes and the likes, it is safe to be called anime.

Now, return to the question, why anime is superior? I have many answers for that. Using comparison method, I can find many reason why anime is superior. First, the character visual attraction. Have any of you ever compare which one is more attractive? For example, try compare between Haruhi Suzumiya and Kim Possible. Still can't get my drift? Anime has the 'turn-on' factor that may not only attract audience, but may also turn loyal fan into otaku.

The term otaku and otakuism may be new to many Westerners and non-Japanese people. Otakuism is like, fanboyism, but in different way. How much different? Both otaku & fanboy will pissed-off if people mock their interest. However, in western culture, fanboys usually will try to install their ideology in other people's head. Otaku, on the other hand only care for their own interest without forcing their ideology to other people. Otaku mainly exist for anime, and this explains that anime is made to have the 'real' feel. Too real compared to western animation. In other words, the existence of otaku prove that anime is way better.

Anime comes in many genre, from kiddy anime to serious-themed and even hentai. I don't have to explain what is hentai here. If you are reading this then you are using internet and you are supposed to know where to find the definition. In my 25 years of life, I think it is safe to say 99.99% of western animation is for kids. Of course it is impossible to have an animation made by-kids-for-kids. Western animation are made by-grownups-for-kids while anime is made by-grownups-for-grownups. That is why anime has so many genre, as its live-action counterpart. True, there are certain anime targeted towards kids but their existence does not overwhelm the serious genre. Besides, serious anime is more popular among general audience.

What makes anime looks so attractive anyway? Other than the good plot & storyline, I must say anime is also visually and graphically superior. The 2D paintjob, although look simple, are done seriously, passionately. The character look alive, as if they have their own life. The animating technique may be different to that of traditional western style which always emphasize on movement, still, anime managed to grab more adult & mature audience. The minimal movement imposed by limited usage of celframe fools the eyes of the audience, creating some sort of illusion that the characters are moving. This is the magic of anime.

In recent years, many anime creators have been experimenting by fusing 3D animation into the traditional 2D works. This can be seen in the serious mecha genre like the Gundam series, something western animation is lacking. Transformers? lol! The anime version of Transformers were done much better than those currently aired in Nickelodeon & Cartoon Network. The only American mecha anime that can sit on par with the Japanese made animation is Robotech.

Still blur of what anime is? Google & wikipedia is just around the corner.

Anime is always the best visual entertainment for me. Fine, I may not knowing what I amtalkin g about, but does that matter?

Just like music, I am also very strict when it comes to anime. That's why Narutah or Bleech never managed to enter my playlist. I may be still up to date with anime but usually it may take months before I decide to buy any title because I need to hear/read reviews from other fans first. Sometimes I might have to wait until the entire series ended in order to get complete review. Anyway, I don't really mind with spoilers so it is not much a problem for me to read reviews with spoilers.

Sometimes I wish I could play some MMORPGs but due to 'badwidth' (bad bandwidth), I haven't really play any until now, although occasionally some of my gamer friends might ask me for in-game helps (I am an avid offline gamer afterall). I will definitely play some free-2-play online games in the future (doesn't necessarily MMORPG, any genre will do), until I get enough pay for a good PC and good bandwidth subscription, or at least until I move to some area with free public wi-fi access (which is available in some residential area at my place here). I see some promising titles in prospect like Second Life, Guild Wars and Ragnarok Online.

If it's about pay-2-paly titles, I think it would be the commercial version of Ragnarok Online and Lineage. I don't prefer DotA and Everquest because they are just 'overkill' for me, with those over-designed visual stuff like the characters+costumes, monsters & environment. For me, things don't have to be overdesigned like that to look attractive. Just take a look at Ragnarok Online. The characters are simple but cute (moe) & attractive, and so do the monsters (I mean the simplistic side).

Honestly, in my eyes, many western-made titles are overkill/overdesigned, and that would include DotA as well. For online game I prefer slow-n-steady paced game, not the fast paced one. I prefer Korean & Japanese titles though. Do you know that even games have some sort of ideology? Western games like World of Warcraft are 'governed' by individualism while eastern games like Lineage are emphasizing more on community & socializing. You may not realize this until you play a lot of both titles. Although I never really play any of them, I do conducted some sort or detailed research and gather statistics from them. That's why I am able to come up with such idea.

Hey, you know what? I've read somewhere about a new 3D social environment by Google. It's not really a game but its 3D environment with 3D avatar looks cool for me. Its Lively

http://lively.com/

It's somehow still in beta, I think.

When she was 11...

Here are the earlier version of Saaya Irie, when she was 11. It was the time when she first become an idol. No need for me to explain much. See for yourself why she became an immediate hit worldwide.

When Science and Supernatural Collide

(This article is written in tandem with this posting).

Just like the linked-to article above, I personally think science and supernatural matters are incompatible. Although many people who believe in supernaturals, particularly cults members, think that supernaturals can be proven by science, none of the conducted experiments for that purpose are really recognized by the mass scientists.

It is nothing wrong to scientifically prove it but to relate science with supernaturals without solid supporting ground is so not professional, as if the scientific research is to be used only for making the supernaturals look normal and acceptable by mainstream science. Occult fans should really stop from making invalid or unproven links to bridge science and supernaturals. I've once watched a documentary where a group of the so-called professional ghost seeker were using scientific tools to looks for ghosts at haunted sites. This is really funny, especially when they made weak claims such as the presence of haunting spirits and ghosts have detectable physical effects on devices like magnetometer. I wonder on what scientific basis they do made such claim? This is truly false and for me, seems to be mala fide, or having bad intentions to make make the public confused, which such confusion will eventually become acceptance.

(to be continued...)

Lolicon's Treat for Lolicons

Another Saaya treat for you. Enjoy.

Possible Ancient Encounters?

I just found out the possibilities of the ancient Roman and Malay contacts many hundreds of years ago. One of the most notable possible feature that may have been adopted from Latin language can be found in Malay language itself. It is the Malay word "jenis" which means 'type' or 'kind'. This word have been existed for more than a thousand years, which is traceable in ancient Malay language back to the 5th century AD. The word on that time may have been derived from the Latin word "genus" which also carries the same meaning.

My Lolicon Life

Ah! It has been a while since I last following the updates of Saaya Irie. Nah! It's just a few weeks actually. Saaya Irie, a 14-year old Japanese idol. You think the '14' is typo error? No, there's nothing wrong with the number and your eyes. It really reads '14'. With her F-cup sized bra, it must be hard to believe right? Especially considering that she is an Asian girl. While having big breast may be normal among underage females in the western world, such 'phenomenon' is considerably very-very rare in Asian countries like Japan. What? You think I am a lolicon? Ouch! (I don't admit it but I don't deny it).

Here, the Saaya girl for you lolicons out there. Enjoy the view while you still can.

I like programming but...

Why programming is hard for me? I think there are 3 major factors that 'contribute' to that thing. They are:

1. I don't know all available commands or instructions for computer.

2. I don't know what commands instructions are understandable by computer.

3. I don't know how computer interprets commands & instructions.

There, not to mention the logic, math and syntax structure for programming languages. I wonder if I still can start at my 25 years old of age.

Dirty Heroes

The latest installation of James Bond movie series is around the corner. Officially, this is the 22nd movie (not including the unofficial "Black" James Bond in the 90's, starring by Eddie Murphy).

I've watched some of the titles, particularly those that featuring Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan. The last James Bond movie I watch is The World Is Not Enough.

Some people asked me why do I give up to watch the latter James Bond titles after that? My reason is, I'm sick of the dirty hero image depicted in the movie (all James Bond movies are featuring dirty heroes!). The term 'dirty' here means the main character (James Bond of course) is immoral because of 3 reasons:

1. He commit pre-marital sex,
2. which means he is not a virgin anymore, and
3. refer to both reasons above.

What had happened to Hollywood@USA? Is it too hard to attract audience to the extent that they have to use such indecent element? Not only James Bond, nudity also appears in many other American movies. They though nudity is art?

lol! It is not as simple as "nudity=art". It is those st00p33d people who include nudity in art, or categorize it as art. Art is something holy and sacred but too bad many so-called artists are confused between art and seduction. Since visual art is mainly dominated by western culture, today's people have a hard time to enjoy art in its purest state. I think we need a revolution to clean up the mess caused by these st00p33d people.

A Piece of Mind (Part II)

A Dozen of (Serious) Thoughts

1.
ASTRO Supersport: "The best seat is in your house."
Audience: "BUT THE BEST SHOT IS IN THE VENUE ARENA ITSELF!!!"

2.
Addiction is a sign of fragile or fragmented mind. Addiction of cigarette is not the same as the addiction of caffeine (coffee). Of course, both, if 'over consumed', will damage the health, but, unlike coffee which brings no damage if consumed adequately, cigarette is already damaging even at very small amount of consumption. That is why I hate cigarette very much although I was a heavy smoker myself. Furthermore, addiction only temporarily caters for stress and depression but not the physiological needs.

3.
The ancient Chinese claimed that any nations outside their empire are barbarian, but in fact, they were also practicing barbaric things like torturing criminals and prisoners, executing inhumane penalties, castrating male palace workers, human slavery and conscription, and not to mention having concubines.

4.
If human were really evolved from some animal, they would have been existed for million of years, but were they? The oldest traces of the existence of modern human (homo sapiens) are 'only' around 200,000 years old (not even reach 1/2 a million mark), which is considered as 'still very young' in the terms of evolution. For that 'very short' period, human seems to be 'suddenly appeared' from nothingness.

5.
Joking is fun, but one should know where to start and where to stop.

6.
Since the Industrialization Era, modern human have been living a 'toxic' life. So what now? Materials can be recycled, but not us. Recycle now.

7.
Communism is a symbol of oppression, conscription, despotism and dictatorship. Its people (members) are denied of their individual rights over thing they personally worked on as all of their works and contributions are considered belongs to the community as a collective. Their people can only serve the community with their services are not accrediting to the contributors. This is truly a violation against human rights.

8.
Islam is not a religion of mere ritual and spiritual only, it is a civilization and a lifestyle, a religion of both spiritual and physical practices. If one seek truth and calmness, he may find it in any religion, but if he seek God and perfection, he will and can only find it in Islam, together with truth and calmness that he may find in other religion. That is one of many things that makes Islam distinctively different and unique among all existing religion in this world. Although Islam acknowledge other religions, it rejects pluralism. It may be accepted that all of us are worshiping the same God but a person become a Muslim by believing in its truth and denouncing other religions. Islam approve the freedom of faith but once a person embrace Islam, there is no turning back. Islam is not a religion for an individual, it is a religion of a community. To the Muslim, religion does not exist only for ritual and spiritual, it is also supposedly exist for judgment, exist to serve the justice.

9.
Other than the Arabs, there are 3 other race that are so associated with Islam, namely Persian, Turks and Malay. This association is so close to the extent that as if Islam has become their native religion, or should I say, as if Islam was originated within their race.

10.
The Registry is Window's sweetest dream, but it also its worst nightmare. It may have solved many problems, but many other problems also arise because of it.

11.
Ancient Malay historian may have been unable to distinguish between myth and reality. This is very much unprofessional. No thanks to them, now their descendants have a hard time to extract important historical facts from the stupid myths.

12.
After the formation of Malaysia, BN's success all this time is entirely relies on political tradition, where BN has created a tradition for people to keep voting them in each election.

Recent Events in the Holy Land fulfill Bible prophecy? Really?

This is an article quoted from http://www.ellisskolfield.com/

"It can now be shown conclusively that Daniel, a prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures, prophesied the coming of Islam 1200 years before Muhammad was born. Those same scriptures prophesied the crucifixion of Messiah over 500 years before Jesus was born. John, another Bible prophet, foresaw the new nation of Israel 1800 years before it was established. John then prophesied that Jerusalem would be freed of Islamic control by 1967.

All these events were foreseen right to the year, putting to rest the Islamic claim that Jewish and Christian Scriptures were corrupted. Many Moslems also believe the number 666 points to the Koran and its prophet. The coming of a man identified with that number, and its dire significance, was prophesied in the Bible over 600 years before the Koran was written.

Thousands of years old, these Bible prophecies were fulfilled exactly as predicted. They impact our spiritual lives regardless of our religious preference. Clear and easy to read, The False Prophet, by our author Ellis Skolfield, is not a book against Jews or Moslems or anyone else. It is a book about prophetic truth. The God of Heaven is truth, and how well we serve Him is not determined by how cleverly we can defend our traditions, but on how willing we are to seek out and follow the truth."

Now, my question is, seriously, how true is the so-called 'prophetic truth'? As far as I know, the Christians had always deny that the coming of Muhammad was stated in the Bible, so what happen now with this prophecy? From the article, it appears that the verse that lead to such prophecy has always been there (in Bible) so does this means Bible has been misinterpreted all this time?

No, I'm not against any Christians, so please forgive me if my words sounds offensive or disturbing. I'm just seeking the 'real truth'.

Islam and Modern Philosophy

When we are born into this world as human, we must first deny all other existences except our own. Only after we can acknowledge our existence, then we may start acknowledging other existences one after another, based on solid evidences, evidence that can be accepted by both science and mind. After that, our main goal would be seeking for the origin of all kind of existences, God. We are sharing one existence with everything, an existence of where everything is coming from, while the existence itself takes many forms that may shift shapes in order to remain exist. What makes Islam distinctive from all other religion is, it is a religion that leads to a civilization, not vice versa. This lead to some kind of understanding, where among Muslim is a proof of the true religion, while among non-Muslim is speculated as the possibility of truth.

Edward Sullivan wrote, "Muslim civilization was the product of Muslim religion". Islam can be considered as 'ideological religion', where the source of the religion comes in the form of Koran and His messenger, complete with etiquette, direct from God. In many ancient civilizations, most of them were dominated by religion, with the exception of Graeco-Roman & Hellenistic cultured civilizations, which was at least until the arrival of Christianity.