Aren't we lucky to be in Malaysia? Not trying to instil any patriotic spirit or supporting the government's on-going propaganda, but isn't it such a wonderful place, rude drivers, queue-cutters, stolen signposts, buffet pillagers... But nothing ticks me off more than those people who take pride in their own so-called my-race-is-more-superior type of mentality, or those people having doubts or feel uncomfortable (or threatened, for that matter) in mingling with other races. The government's been talking about racial integrity all the while, but nothing seems to be happening. I think we're more separated racially than we are after Merdeka. I hate racist people, they're immature, unrealistic, self-centered people. I feel angry and dissapointed at these at these so-called homo sapiens.

I'm saying all these because I received a call from KLIA today about an educational site visit. I was glad that they called and felt elated that they agreed to do it on the dates I've suggested. Upon agreeing the time and place where I'll meet a maintenance engineer after talking with the person-in-charge, a malay woman, on the other end of the phone, I was asked an unexpected question. "Awak seorang saja yang melayu?" or "You're the only malay in the group?". My goodness. I replied with a yes and asked why. Then she hesitated to answer and said that her engineers might feel so uncomfortable with so many chinese and said they might turn down my request. Flabbergasted, I retaliated by saying that we're all normal people and just wanted an educational tour of their facility. I was thinking "So what? I'm in a group of people who I feel comfortable with regardless of their race and background. They are my friends, goddammit! You have a problem with that??"

I think after sensing my surprise at comfronting that question, she quickly say that it's okay, everything's under controlled and the engineers have been informed about the tour, reacting like some small kid denying that he stole a candy. Why do some people act (being racist) in such a way? Don't they know that they're living in MALAYSIA?? If they feel so threatened or scared or despise other people, who they think are not of the same blood or mind, they should then isolate themselves from the freaking world. Be a hermit, live off the forest and pick dust out of your meaningless, selfish lives. God created us and put us in different regions and develop separately with different abilities. The reason God did this to us is so that we'll learn other people's strenghts and realise our own weakness. Realising our weaknesses is a step to self-improvement. Not to despise each other and become hostile. This type of people do not deserve to live in this country or even the world. They are so narrow-minded, it makes Lorong Haji Taib look like an airport runway, metaphorically. Please lah, look into yourselves, if you're like this all the way till the end, it makes you no better than those dead dogs and cats on the roads. One day, you will lose out.

So bored... Just waiting to feel sleepy, in the mean time, just to fill the time I've made my "A-list" of movies which are simply superb... (not listed in any order)

shawshank redemption
any given sunday
good morning vietnam
live from baghdad
taxi driver
the terminal
finding nemo
falling down
the awakening
ronin
snatch
fear and loathing in las vegas
lost in translation
the french connection
nothing to lose
ace ventura
carlito's way
lord of the rings
spiderman, spiderman 2
i-robot
ocean's 11 and 12
amelie (french)
the tailor of panama
scent of a woman
lemony snicket's: a series of unfortunate events
i am sam
serpico
man on the moon
bowling for columbine
sepet
fahrenheit 9/11
the big lebowski
arlington road
the incredibles
anchorman: the legend of ron burgundy
the motorcycle diaries (spanish)
what's eating gilbert grape
school of rock
fight club

Wait, I think there's more...