Random Silliness

So, Malaysia kicks up a fuss about the negative feedback on a certain automobile (a.k.a. M's Brainchild). BBC's Top Gear dishes out this harsh little nugget, with not-so-jolly Jeremy Clarkson destroying the little petrol eater. My say? Well...

Mr. Clarkson does a nasty thing to Malaysia's progenitor of the kancil. You mind doing a little research on the effigy-symbolism, ya old fart? Youngsters tend to do that, and you're a little too old for skipping out on the minor technicalities. (Doobie Brothers indeed!)

The Mousedeer or Sang Kancil is the clever animal of the jungle, according to Malayan folklore. Notice I put there Malayan which includes the tiny little country I just so happen to be born in. And, yes, it is a country. Perodua tactics veer towards economizing for the casual driver and not a fugging Supercar driver with an obvious beer belly.

(Petrol is fuckin' expensive, yo.)

And, of course, good old Malaysia loves to kick up a fuss about any damned thing. The patriotic propaganda spread across its lands (and mine, sadly), is very droll. Think of walk-by parades like those in North Korea and you get my drift. So Proton, Perodua and et cetera defines her identity.

How could you take a show like "Top Gear" so seriously? Ask Richard "The Hamster" Hammond himself. Oh, wait, he almost died in that serious car crash, didn't he? What kind of sane person would subject himself to attempt breaking the world record involving a high-speed automotive accident? Seriously now.

Anyone notice how similar the flags of the United States and Malaysia are?

Jeremy Clarkson makes an ugly teapot. Yeugh!


Note #1 : I do not hate Top Gear. Far from it. Captain Slow is the hero of my speed, so there is no need to speed through it all. And Hamster? Well, men who look that good deserve lovely teeth.

Note #2 : My blog commenting on such current things proves that my brain has burned out. Still, it is weird to see one of my "guilty pleasures" (did I say that out loud?) on the front page of Mediacorp's Today newspaper.

*See also http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6528087.stm