Streets of Malaysia (part 2)

The hidden scars of Malaysia

So all of you should know what Chow Kit is famous for right? Yes, prostitutions. And not to forget the sex-workers, which are trans-gender/transvestites. You could a whole lot of them at the side of roads waiting for their next customers so that they could "pleased" them. It might be disturbing to some of you guys but to me this something that the government and the society should STOP!

This sex workers or prostitute are humans too. I'm still wondering why they can't have a "real" job, instead of doing this stupid thing. Not only them, but beggars and homeless people are sleeping on the sidewalks and scrapping for food from the dumpster. Okay to me, Chow Kit has never been a safe place for me to go or hang around. To think of it, it's really scary. With the "acid splasher" going around in KL, i'm just too afraid to even step out of my house. 

Talking about the acid splasher, it pisses me off why this idiotic 'scumbag' (sorry for cursing) is doing this thing without any logical motives. Seriously, I don't know what's up in his head but just thinking about this case makes wanna throw a pot of boiling acid to his whole idiotic face! I can't imagine how the innocents would feel being the victim of this scary case. I hope the police would catch this guy soon!

Continuing, I remembered a story my friend told me few days ago about a fight between some "samseng" groups and a few polices that happened outside of primary school. I was shocked to know that this thing actually happened near a SCHOOL! It was said that, this group of "samseng" people were fighting about something with the police and I think the situation got really over control that one of the police shot two of the "samseng". The police men managed to get hold of some the "samseng" but a few managed to ran away. It was said again that there was blood on the roads outside of my old school. 

To summon up everything, I can say that this days Malaysia is not safe place now until all the mad men are captured and locked up. Yes Malaysia IS a beautiful and exotic country with various races, cultures and traditions. I'm not saying that tourists shouldn't come and visit us but this is just for temporary precaution. The acid splasher did attack a few foreigners. So, always be alert with your surroundings. People shouldn't take things so easily. You will never know that your "luck" is there.

So again, take care :D

Streets of Malaysia (part 1)

Olla Amigos'

Today’s topic is about the streets of Malaysia. When you say, the streets of Malaysia, what would be the first thing that would pop into your mind? Well, for me it’s none other than Petaling Street, located in China Town. That’s the BEST place for you to shop for cheap and awesome accessories and also branded HANDBAGS! Obviously fake ones, HEHE! So, If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs, electronic items, watches, DVDs, CDs and more? Then Petaling Street is the place for you. The stalls would be set up in a one, straight row and stall owners would place and hang the handbags on the grills. Something like a flee or night market.

I remembered the last time I went there, there's was a lot of stuff you could be buy at an average price. It's not to cheap, not too expensive. It's affordable. For buyers, it is often possible to bargain the price tag of an item such as watches, clothing and all the other items. Petaling Street does not exclusively offer pirated products. You could see thousands of foreign faces everywhere buying stuff as their souvenirs back home.  You can get practically anything from food to bags and sunglasses to handicrafts  all along Petaling Street. I found an article on the net saying that the prices there are generally quoted 15 to 35% higher than what they are truly worth even higher sometimes for tourists. So remember, before you head down to Petaling Street, make sure your bargaining skills are well honed.

Petaling streets offer you variety of foods also. The area has dozens of restaurants and food stalls, serving local favourites such as Hokkien mee, ikan bakar (barbecued fish), asam laksa and curry noodles. Chinese and seafood restaurants can be found at every corner, and stalls selling all kinds of snacks that are stretched along the street. So when as you’re walking you could smell the interesting mixture of aroma filling the air that is quite hard for you to resist. By the way, the traders here are mainly Chinese but there are also Indian, Malay, and Bangladeshi traders.

If you guys wanna know how Petaling Street is at night, it looks really pretty with all the lightings and structures of the buildings The best thing about them is that most of them are open until very late at night, with some even staying open until four to five in the morning. Be warned though that it can get rather crowded sometimes. You should be prepared to sweat it out. The only thing that you need to remember is to bring enough water because you know bargaining can be quite tiring!

The crowd and the noise are really part of the fun of visiting Petaling Street. Without these, it just wouldn’t be right. Other than that, in Petaling Street, there are also, budget hotels for tourist to rent in for the night. About getting to Petaling Street is not really a big deal. Tourist can take buses that heads to ‘Kotaraya’. There are also plenty of train stations nearby. You can either take the LRT, KTM Komuter or Monorail. All of this is just within walking distance.

(Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petaling_Street, http://www.malaysiasite.nl/chinatowneng.htm, http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/klareas/chinatown_petaling.htm)

Short Stories (part 2)

Heaven's Gate

It was too much for her… too much pain… it was too painful that dying was probably the best way to end it all. That is what’s on Tasha’s mind right now. It seems like she couldn’t throw the image of that ‘thing’ away. She left ‘it’. She doesn’t hate ‘it’, but she’s not sure if she loves it either. With one last look... she took a deeper breath…

Tasha wasn’t raised like all the other normal children. She never had a mother. Her mother died during labour. Her dad was responsible in taking care of her. But the word ‘dad’ does not measure up to what a father should be. When other dad’s are feeding the young ones with love, her dad fed her with sex. By the age of six, her beastly dad started raping her. She would be sexually abused about everyday… and she couldn’t do anything about it. The screaming and the crying are plain entertainment to the ‘beast’.  He enjoyed it so much that he couldn’t stop doing it. She was beyond hurt and framed. Tasha was fourteen that when she received the news about her dying of drug overdose. Then, her relatives sent her to an orphanage, as nobody’s willing to take care of her.

By the time she was eighteen she was free. Free from the prison that drove her insane. She was free from all the fake faces in the orphanage. When she was out, she met a guy. He offered her shelter, safety and great job. The truth was she did find the guy attractive and could not help herself from having the guy attractive and could not help herself from having a little crush on him. She thought to herself, “the heaven’s gate has finally opened…” but once again, the gate was shut right before her eyes as she realized it was all a scam. Tasha was forced into prostitution. Whether she liked it or not, she had to make a living. After all, she was used to this kind of abuse. Used to monstrous horrendous men. Sex was just like taking a sip to water to her.

Nine month past, her stomach grow as huge as a hot air balloon. After two years of prostitution, never had it crossed her mind that she would get ‘knocked up’. She was not sure who is the father of the baby. She was kicked out of her so-called ‘home’. Nobody wants a pregger prostitute. She thought of getting an abortion but that would cost her entire savings. Despite working as a prostitute, she didn’t make much. People would categorize her in ‘Class B Prostitute’. Her world was crumbling down and she just didn’t know what to do.

“Aaghh!” Tasha screamed in pain.  It was time. She knew ‘it’ was coming out now. Here she is, all alone on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, struggling to give birth to ‘it’ behind an alley. When that ‘thing’ was finally out, she held ‘it’ and looked deep into ‘it’, wondering what would be her next step. Then, she decided.

She walked cautiously, holding back the pain as she walked towards a junkyard. She wrapped that ‘thing’ with a piece of dirty cloth. She gave it one last look then dumped it’ away. She knew she was hopeless, homeless, worthless, and useless and she can’t do anything to fix up her shattered life. Then, final decision was made.  That pondering thought that has always haunted her mind . . .Death. Tasha went back to the flat where she grew up, the place where all this madness started. She went up to the rooftop, passing the way to her old house, and then it happened... much too quickly... “TUMPTH!!”

11 MARCH 2010 – Malaysia was stunned by the news of a women found dead in front of Cempaka Apartment. They were also shocked by the discovery of a newborn baby in a junkyard just 400 meters away from the apartment.

CREDITS TO MY FRIEND, ALYSSA ROSLAN.

Short Stories (part 1)

Here's a short story that I wrote a few years back. I thought I just want to share with you guys. The story is basically something like the 'Twilight' novel but my version :)

The Wedding Planner

  If I tell you a secret, do you think you can keep it? If I were to tell you that a world of magic and legends secretly exist around us, would you believe me? Well, here's my unbelievable story.

  My name is Marie Ann Stewart. I work as a wedding planner. I own a small office on Main Street, Fifth Avenue. I have had customers of all types walking through my door. Old, rich men with sexy young girlfriends, celebrity couples like Tom Ride and Katie House. I thought that I've seen them all but that was before I met Edward and Rosalie.

  Edward Mullet and Rosalie Pout. My first thought when I saw Rosalie, I thought that she was a gold digger. The dumb blonde appearance doesn't help. Then there's Edward Mullet. Young, handsome and filthy rich. He's handsome enough to be an underwear supermodel. What more could a girl ask for.

  Rosalie wanted a grand wedding. A garden wedding with an ice sculpture, chocolate fountain and a long wedding aisle decorated with 1,000,000 bouquets of white lilies and rose petals along it with a grand altar. Edward on the other hand, wanted a small, private wedding at his private mansion. I wonder how they can even think of getting married. They're totally polar opposite. But of course, Rosalie got her way. 

  Then I started spending time with her. From all the time I spend with, I could tell she was not a nice person. She complains and whine a lot most of the time. Now I really wonder how a man like Edward could even fall in love with such a woman.

  One day, Rosalie had to go on a business trip. She left Edward in charge of the wedding. I started seeing a lot of him. Every time he's around, my hear speeds faster then it normally does. I'll admit it that there's a little, tiny part of me that says I'm in love with him. Or maybe that was just hormones.

  It was the big day. As the wedding planner, I myself was as nervous as the bride. I wanted everything to go smoothly as planned. As Rosalie was walking down the aisle, with Edward waiting at the altar, there's a part of me that wanted to stop the wedding but I couldn't do it. Rosalie finally reached the altar and put her arm through Edward's. Then the priest started reading the vows.

   "Do you, Rosalie Pout, take Edward Mullet as your lawfully wedded husband and love him till death do you part?" Almost instantaneously, Rosalie answered "I do."

   "Do you, Edward Mullet, take, Rosalie Pout as your lawfully wedded wife and love her till death do you part?" 

    "Please say I don't!" I thought.

    "I don't." Edward said firmly.

 Everyone gasped and look at each other's faces. I was startled. The look on Rosalie's face was unreadable. Calmly, she asked, "Why?" And his answer was something unexpected.

   "I'm in love with her." He pointed at me and continued. "The wedding planner." 

Everyone at the seats stared at him in disbelief and turned their heads directly towards me. My mind went blank. I can't believe what just happened. I was just staring at the torn couple with my mouth wide open. Rosalie shot me a fierce look.

   "You KNOW you can't", Rosalie shouted.

   "We're vampires."
The last thing I remembered seeing was Edward's guilty face looking at me. Then everything went black. 

  Suddenly I heard my secretary, Ashley knocking on my office door. I must have fallen asleep while working on another project.

   "You've got a new customer!" Ashley said cheerfully.

Behind her, I saw a blonde girl with an underwear looking supermodel walking hand in hand.

   "Hi, I'm Rosalie and this is Edward",  the blonde girl said.

Nervously, I looked at him in the face. I swear I saw him flash his fangs at me.

   

Animal Rights (part 2)

Bonjour everyone :)

In my previous post about animal rights, I mention how animals are abuse brutality by inconsiderate people right? So today's topic is on HOW and WHY we should speak up for this living creatures.

As all of you know (obviously), animals can't speak up and even express their own feelings, so we as the human that has been given minds and brains to think, we SHOULD help them! All you need is the courage to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

So here are some things 'average' people like us can do for this animals,

1. Take care of the animals you have, and encourage them to do the same too. By this, as you get more involve in take care of your pets, it will help you to educate your ownself. Then, you can begin educating other pet owner.
2. Make a donation to any pet organization that helps animal rights. Your donation is needed in helping and fight animal cruelty.
3. You can be creative with certain things, like for example helping with the local abuse prevention education programs for schools in your place or area. Other than that is to approach few stores nearby your are and ask them if they will sell some of your baked goods in their store, to benefit the local shelter.

And here is why many supporters of animal rights believe that animal abuse should STOP,

1. Animals have an inherent worth. They a value completely separate from their usefulness to humans.
2. Every creature with a will to live has a right to live free from pain and suffering.
3. All animals have the ability to suffer in the same way and to the same degree that humans do.
4. Animal rights is not just a philosophy, it's a social movement that challenges society’s traditional view that all nonhuman animals exist solely for human use.

There is many organization that supports animal right, like for instance, the most common and known organization is PETA (People for the Ethical Treament of Animals).
PETA quote that they believe, "animals have rights and deserve to have their best interests taken into consideration, regardless of whether they are useful to humans. Like you, they are capable of suffering and have an interest in leading their own lives". They continued, "PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry", " PETA's aim is to stop animal suffering, and we use every available opportunity to reach people with our messages"


They are some other organization that supports this "petition". Here are some of the examples I found in Wikipedia,

• Animal Aid (UK)
• Animal Defense League (ADL)
• Animal Equality
• Justice Department (Animal Rights)
• People for Animal Liberation (PAL)
Uncaged Campaign

By the way, here's a picture I found on the net,

Animal rights activists covered in fake blood protest during a demonstration in Spain.

Oh and before I end this topic, there's also celebrities that joined the petition against animal cruelty. Such as,

Alicia Silverstone

Eva Mendez

Khloe Kardashian

Linkin Park's lead singer, Chester Bennington

Justin Bieber

Glee's Lea Michele

You can read more on this animal rights below. I will list where I've gotten my sources.
I hope this information that I've shared with you, my readers, helps you understand and support more on this serious matter. I know my post is a little formal but it is a serious topic we're talking here. I hope you guys understand.

Anyway, thanks for reading everyone!

Sources: (http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/prevent_abuse.php, http://www.peta.org/about/why-peta/why-animal-rights.aspx, http://www.peta.org/about/why-peta/peta-tactics.aspx,http://www.peta.org/about/learn-about-peta/default.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_rights_groups, http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty, [pictures]http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20090316/00221917dead0b28b4f41b.jpg, http://hellosunshine.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/peta.jpg,http://blogs.orange.co.uk/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/07/eva_peta_7dec07_250.jpg,https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTQ6mwTKrTimh7e1bWYq3di-lVLWkf_ffbp_UcarDcC6PBPktzBRtljkezvYYM6VLpN2UzaI2KBtCaKyP7rnp66_cTUwP40efPqcrmF8QmnBlJVbthlDIlIhS0jKHS4_WMm3XUz6VOuY/s400/khloe-kardashian-peta-ad.jpg, http://earsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/chester_bennington_for_peta.png, http://fabulousbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/justin-bieber-peta-ad.jpg, http://www.gowanuslounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/lea-michele-peta.jpg)

Animal Rights (part 1)

Hello everyone :D

First and foremost, I would like you to excuse me if my post on this topic is a tiny bit, formal. Hope you enjoy!

So you could say almost everyone in the world grows up eating meat and fish right? Some of us even wear  leather, wool and silk made from animal skin too right? Have it ever occur to you how it would effect this animals? How big of an impact it will be towards this innocent animals?

I do admit, I do eat meat and fish but I don't abuse animals! I don't torture them like nobody's business! I don't kill those animals for no reason just so I could satisfy myself? I myself, is very angry and pissed at how this idiotic and cruel-hearted people could do such things! Seriously, how could they be so inhuman? And I've got prove to show how cruel and brutal they could be in this video i found in Youtube. Before I show the video, I just want to share with you readers that I used to own a hamster few years back, I actually cried so badly when they died. I just can't accept the fact to why they have to die so fast! And it's not because I took bad care of them but you know how hamster will die after 2 years right? That is just sad case!

WARNING! 

NOT SUITABLE FOR WEAK PEOPLE WITH WEAK HEARTS! IT MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO CERTAIN PEOPLE!

See! HOW BRUTAL THAT WOMEN IS! She's sick! Seriously! What is wrong with her head? I feel like giving her a really big tight slap to her idiotic face! She should be sue! She should be punish! She should be in jail for killing that cute and innocent bunny! I just don't understand how people could  deliberately abuse or injure another living creature. Aren't they God's creation too? Just because they can't talk and express their feeling, it doesn't give us or those inhuman people right to "punish" them that way. They have feelings too my fellow humans! This is not just towards dogs and cats but also dedicated to ALL animals living! 

I know some of us are also going through some starvation, suffering, anguish, fear, pain, slow agonizing death, constant torment in certain parts of the world, but there are thousands of dogs and cats whose lives will never offer anything but those conditions. Aren't we civilized people? We're not living in the oldies and we don't think like the olden days! We should be more open to this kind of perspective! Animals surely deserve to  live their lives free from suffering and exploitation. 

Before I end this blog, I would like to share some post I found from a person's blog.

She quote, "Are we destined to be judged as an unworthy species? Incapable - or unwilling - to accept the responsibilities that come with the power we have achieved? What has become of our Compassion, Kindness, Humility, Gratitude, Patience?"

Compassion for all God’s creatures, for hasn’t He entrusted their care and well-being to us?

Kindness to every living animal, for they are entitled to such simply by their existence. 

Humility to remember that we are not “better” or “more important” than other animals, just different. 

Gratitude for all that we have, for all that this world offers… for being the rulers, rather than the ruled. 

Patience with all living creatures whose only crime is that they may be different from ourselves.

Till then,

Yours truly,

JASZMIN AMER <3

Sources:(http://creatureimages.blogspot.com/2005/07/essay-on-animal-abuse.html, http://www.peta.org/about/why-peta/why-animal-rights.aspx, [video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwXGiI2XCR0, [picture]http://www.icangiveyouhouse.com/audio/2010/08/bryce.jpg )

A trip to remember (part2)

Hey everyone :D

So I'm here again to talk about my second best trip to Universal Studio, Singapore. First of all, I've ALWAYS wanted to go there since like, FOREVER! I thank my mom for finally bringing me there.

THANK YOU MOMMY 

So I went there last year with my mom and sister. Actually this trip was just because of my sister. She was going for Zouk Out with her friends. My mom thought why not we join in too (not the clubbing part obviously) 

There's a lot of things to see and do there, seriously. It was so much fun. First there's the Shrek 4-D Adventure in Far Far Away. Oh My God, I swear that is the coolest "movie" show I've been to since I've never watch a 4-D show. The line to enter was pretty long but it wasn't something that you've got to wait. The interior was somehow like a dungeon in the movie, Shrek. You can say it's a spectacular show. Then we rode on to the Enchanted Airways. We forced our mom to join us and after the ride she got traumatized. So she said she'll never ride a roller coaster again. After the ride and all, I got thirsty and we head to Fairy Godmother's Potion shop where they sell "potion" drinks of many different colors and flavors. And yes, I got myself one in a potion bottle. HAHA!

That's me wearing the 4-D glasses in the "Dungeon"

Shrek's house

If you notice, ginger bread man is in the counter

Next, there was the Lost World which includes Jurassic Park and Water World. In Jurassic Park, me and my site rode on the Canopy Flyer. It's actually a suspended 4-seater, mini roller coaster that glides over the tree-tops. On it, you could see the whole view of the environment there. I actually wanted to go on the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure which is like a river rapid raft where the raft is on the water and it goes around the Jurassic Park compound, then it'll go up to this "Hydroelectric Generator" compound. It's kind of similar to the one's in Sunway Lagoon.

Me and my mom enjoying our Taco's and my "poison" drink

Other than that, there's also the Water World where by live actors and actress will do some not-so dangerous stunts at this performance. I give them a thumb-ups for doing a great job! Laugh. Before the show starts, there will be some guys spraying water to random people from the seats. So basically, you will get soak in the show, so remember to bring extra clothes just in case. But that's just in the wet zone. So if you don't want to get wet you could just sit at back which is more "safe".

The setting of the show

That pirate guy was saying "Alamak" 

The guy who sprayed water at me 

Continuing. The next place I went was the Ancient Egypt. There were A LOT of ancient statues of the the Pharaohs and etc. It was mind-blowing. The area is also like a replica of the film, The Mummy. There, me and my sister went on to the indoor high speed, steel roller coaster called Revenge of The Mummy. The ride was super awesome because it's actually like a journey with sharp turns and fast reverse sections for the riders to adventure into the "pyramid" and solve the mystery in the darkness. So yeah, all of us on the ride can't see a thing! It was really scary how fireballs, beetles and some robotic mummies attack you out of nowhere. It's a fun ride, something I could remember till today. Oh and funny story, when you enter the "pyramid", there will be some guys who is maybe the Pharaoh's "bodyguard" or something, standing straightly to "guard" the place. I actually touched one of the "guards" body to check if they're real. Then suddenly he moved and started to chase me. THAT I will remember my entire life.

Me at Ancient Egypt

Me at the front entrance of  Revenge of The Mummy

Then there's the Madagascar zone. Again, the area is also a replica of the famous and known film, Madagascar. Madagascar's zone offers you a lot of rides and retail outlets for you to buy as your souvenirs and all. When I went there during that time, the rides wasn't officially open yet so I actually skipped there but I did managed to take a picture with the Madagascar's gang (just a statues)

Me, my mom and sister

Yeah, actually there's more places and things you can do there but those above are my favorite (and the only ones I remembered) places I love to go. Just to conclude my trip there, It was totally a trip what I would definitely want to visit again. First, it's the best place for you and your family to hang out with. And second, it's NOT A WASTE OF YOUR MONEY!

So I end this post with some pictures I took there. 

Till then my fellow reader, love you people!

Me with "Marilyn Monroe"

My sister, me and my mom with "Charlie Chaplin"

A Trip to Remember (part 1)

Hello my fellow readers :)


Today's topic is best place(s) to go. So after a "long" thinking, I decided to talk about...

DAMAI BEACH, SARAWAK

Me and my family went there 5 years ago and I'm still longing to go there again because it was just too awesome! Seriously, the beach there is like way, way nicer and cleaner than Port Dickson's beach. This beach is located near the Santubong Mountain as you can see in the picture above. There, we stayed a resort called, Holiday Inn Resort for 3 days and 2 nights. Frankly, staying at the resort for 2 nights was not enough for me and my sister. The place was just too good to leave. During my stay there, the receptionist told me that the resort is claim to be the largest lagoon-shaped pool in Sarawak. Me and my sister was like, "Wow!" Not bad for an attraction.

I remembered the first time I stepped onto the resort. It was super huge! You can almost feel like you're in paradise. The beach was calm and relaxing. It's definitely a must place for tourists to come and stay in this marvelous resort.

The view of the resort from the beach

The resort offers you many activities that you could do with your friends or family. One my favorites were body surfing and the miniature golf. You can also ride the banana boat there. I wanted to but i was too scared that I would fall in the middle of the beach. 

The first activity I did there was body surfing. It's kind of like surfing but instead of you standing, you lay your chest on the board to surf. To me, it wasn't that easy. You need a lot of energy and strength to keep yourself from falling. It was dreadful yet exciting!

Me and my sis waiting for the wave to come :D

Then there was miniature golf. Since I know nothing about golf and my dad knows everything about golf, laugh, he taught me and my sister how play. There were many types of holes you could try. It's good actually. You wouldn't feel bored hitting to one hole only. So after a few sets of the game, yours truly (me) won! Surprisingly,  I was pretty good. I found my new hidden talent!

That's me playing golf under a hot sun wearing sweater =.=

The next day, we vent our journey to the beach! I love going to the beach, I would go crazy when I'm at the beach! Like for instance this,

Me doing cart-wheel 

Me having a really good time :)

You've got to admit that the beach is the only place you could be crazy and just have fun. Oh, how I wish my house is just by the beach. I would definitely sleep peacefully everyday with the whooshing sound and cold air from the outside. Now that's Heaven to me! 

Me relaxing on a rock, meditating :P

Continuing, after a fun swim in the beach, me and my sis planned to bury ourselves in the sand. It was so funny. I remembered my dad and sister throwing all the sands onto my body and especially my face. That was so mean! I couldn't even breathe properly.

Me putting sands on my sister

A sand "sculpture" of me

So to conclude everything, it was the best stay of my life! Period. Seriously people, you need to see it, to believe it. 

til then,

Jaszmin :)