No to red carpet coz she can't wear what she liked

Ok, I hope I'm not over-reacting here.

First things first - everytime a Malaysian artiste gets invited to anything associated with Hollywood or the likes of it, it sure as hell makes the headlines.

And then you have all the oooo and aaaaahhhs about what, why, when and how that person is going to be doing at the said event.

After everything is said and done, people will pretty much come to their senses that it wasn't worth all that hype after all coz our local talent, whoever it may be, got invited only to perhaps make up the numbers or do their job (as in deejays, etc) and that they were not exactly given any significant honour (such as receiving an award, for instance) at the much hyped-about event after all.

Just look at this recent case for instance -all the hype about a local deejay Linda Onn being present at the 79th Academy Awards just fizzled out when the personality decided not to attend the function because....of all other sane reasons, she failed to attend it because she couldn't wear the dress she wanted!!!

Can you beat that?

Now what do you call that...unprofessional or just utter nonsensical tantrum?

You be the judge ;-)

Read it here:

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.aspfile=/2007/3/1/nation/17004235&sec=nation

RADIO deejay Linda Onn was absent on the 79th Academy Awards red carpet because she was not allowed to wear the dress she wanted, Utusan Malaysia reported.

Quoting sources, the paper said some people were uncomfortable that a foreigner, Indonesian-born Jovian Mandagie, had designed and made the outfit Linda was to wear.

So, local designer Radzuan Radziwill was asked to hastily put together a dress and a Star TV official flew to Los Angeles to deliver it.

However, Linda refused to wear it and was said to have been very disappointed that she could not wear the dress she wanted.

Linda was to host a Star Movies’ programme together with Channel V presenter Dominic Lau.

She withdrew from hosting the programme.

Jovian, who was contacted later, said that he and Linda had designed the kebaya and it had taken almost two weeks to complete.

Lau said Linda had lost a golden opportunity to interview top Hollywood celebrities.

Bush on Malai Shia

I got this joke via email a couple of days back and I'm not sure where it originated from but I suppose the joke made its round right after our Islamic religious department officials raided the hotel room occupied by an aged couple from abroad, who were visitors to Malaysia in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

The manner in which the religious officials conducted the raid and their lack of manners, if I may say so, received huge public outrage although the officials and department in question defended their actions as nothing to cry foul about.

I'm quite sure that the pun of the message behind the joke is obviously intentional.

Have a good laugh and remember, I'm not the author of it.

In January 2007, President George W Bush is visiting several Asian countries including Indonesia and Singapore.

Bush: Well Condi, is there anything you need from Singaporethat I can pick up for you while I am there next month?

Rice: That's very kind of you, Mr President, but no, there's really nothing I need right now from there. But Laura will certainly enjoy the shopping there, sir.

Bush: Ah yes, she's been talking about it. Lee's wife has promised to take her shopping at the newly opened Vivocity.

Rice: I'm sure she'll enjoy a trip to Sentosa too. Especially now that the haze from Indonesia has more or less lifted. Talking of which, you're going to Indonesia too, aren't you sir?

Bush: Yes I am, and while I'm with Susilo Bambang, Laura will visit Acheh and give away a cheque to the tsunami victims.

Rice: How sweet. Would you be dropping by Malai Shia, sir?

Bush: Naw, giving them a miss.

Rice: Don't blame you sir, they have some rough motor cyclists there. Called themselves "Mad Ram Piss" or something. They think they're the Asian equivalent of our Knievel. They would certainly scare Laura to death.

Bush: Nah, Laura is made of sterner stuff. But that's not the reason why we're not going to Malai Shia, Condi.

Rice: Oh. Then it must be their traffic jams. They even have monorails that run off the tracks and dangle in mid-air. And highway pillars that crack.

Bush: Really? Incompetent, that's all I can say. But no, that's not the reason why we're skipping Malai Shia either.

Rice: Oh I know. You don't want to distract the Prime Minister right now, isn't it? Heard he's getting some shitty stuff from his predecessor telling him off like a kid.

Bush: If Clinton did that to me, I'd personally throw him off an F-16. But no, that's also not the reason why we're skipping Malai Shia.

Rice: Must be the floods then, sir? It's the monsoon season now and it floods bad after just two hours of rain. Landslides too; bring down houses but then people there build 4-storey bungalows without approval.

Bush: Naw, the rain wouldn't bother us. That's also not the reason for not going there.

Rice: I give up. Why are you visiting Indonesia and Singapore, and yet not go to Malai Shia, Mr President?

Bush: The reason, Dr Rice, is that I don't want their Religious Department people banging on our hotel room door in the middle of the night, demanding to see our marriage certificate. Now THAT would scare the hell out of Laura ...