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03:12:00 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
"…are these programmes helping?
i have yet to come across societal rejects who woke up, realised that they are wasting their lives, and so, turned into new leaves." -Linda NJ, on the local telemovie on Suria, Hanyut.
Hanyut was aired on Sunday, 2 nights ago, on primetime. But I didn't watch it. I declare that I hate Suria so much and I am boycotting Suriachannel until the day they REALISE that they SUCK BIG TIME and plans to make better use of their programming, marketing and recruiting department."…I was never (a) messed up kid like most malays were! memang malu! parents shud wake the hell up n NEVER to spoil their kids since toddler! this causes curiosity on them whenever we're in denial! blame the parents!" -Alsa.
Hanyut wasn't the first to be brought forward by that tv channel as we had already seen its predecessors like Anak Metropolitan, Ali Setan, Anak Bapak and Anakku Sazali. So what makes Suria think that this show can make a difference?
I am telling you, Suria does not care a single bit about making a difference (other than viewer ratings and sponsored adverts) but it was the telemovie producers whom wanted to make that difference.
"…it's very worrying. dan budak2 yg lakon tu pun, bukannya baik..sumer ada backgrd..bukannya membantu, malahan lebih teruk.. dahsyat~" as commented by Nrulz.
Above are just a few examples of how 'we people' will perceive those actors or where we can expect the direction of the whole show to be. So far, the comments are more critical than constructive and that restricts a whole lot of flexibility for our opinions to grow and in turn convert those opinions into working solutions. Isn't being non-constructive ourselves will bring the whole situation back to zero?
The last thing the producers wanted to hear are the negative aspects from the masses. Don't you think before they even make the show, those negative mentality from the public had already been anticipated and their move or their motive is far worth discussing over an existing problem for a solution? Have you, the public, even try to think that the reason for them to engage in real 'so-called-gangsters' with tatoos is because they are a good bait for repent?
Picture this: Those whom already acted in the dramas or shows portraying social problems are guaranteed to have a fan base or a haters clan. Meaning they are known to the public. So, as public figures, so-called, would they make a fool out of themselves to get into trouble? To end up in the papers with the headlines,"Mamat Spider from Hanyut was sentenced to 2 year jail term because of [insert crime here]."?
Of course not. That is why I can dare say the producers had made a brilliant move in working into a solution. To grab those ex-gangsters or whatever they did previously that made you look at them in disgust, and acquire them as baits. In a good way.
Do you care if a Malay has a tatoo? Has piercings? Wears gold? Fucks around? Walks with arms swaying so wide, that one could have a wiff of one's undeodored armpits?
In my own opinion I am telling you, I do care. But that does not say that I am stereotyping everybody or in this case every Malay with whatever I have mentioned above as a fucked up hooligan or with a negative background.
- Firstly, those actors who were picked by the producers will be the stepping stones to be 'anti-gangster ambassadors' in their own rights. They were 'there', they could relate better and they know the way to talk to their circle of friends, who could still be active in the underworld.
- Secondly, if we, the public, keeps looking down on them, they will not ever be motivated to change.
- Thirdly, if you really can't change your mindset on those people, take a look around. You could be idolising a celebrity who could be like that before, or worse, still is. I don't have to mention names.
All I can say here is, please do not give up in trying to make the difference in improving our social community. Malays are not seen by many as a positive race that could save the world but at least, please, save yourselves.
Do not stereotype them or ANY repented criminals, whatever race, in any way. Learn that respect in order for others to learn how to respect you. Didn't ANYONE taught you that?
awan 7:48 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
i celebrate freedom, liberation, creativity and peace.
lunacy 10:08 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
ari, kau dilantik jadi jurucakap reben kuning eh?
aku tengok hanyut skit jer aritu cos .. hmmm apa eh?? entahlah aku dah hanyut tengok hindustan kot..
Doink 10:19 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
They should have rated that show as PG, at least. I regretted letting the kids watched that show coz the dialog they used were a let down. Dialogues which shouldn’t have been used at all. Mesti ke they have to put in this dialog about kalau dapat lelaki besar, lelaki punya anu pon besar?? When my kids heard that, they giggled and think that it’s probably the coolest line and I was like wtf. Mesti ke they have that sex scene inside the tent? Mesti ke they bebual about having sex etc. Bangsa lain pon buat cerita macam ni, but their storyline is way much better without having to put in those extra-not-necessary shots/dialog. I am trying to be positive but as a parent, watching this show gave me shivers in having to think about the kids growing up days later on. Will my kids be like that? Will they be easily influenced? Will I be that kind of parents who can see that my kids grow up into a ‘good’ teenager? All the questions and all the worry.
Kak Lis 10:30 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
Lun, aku pon tgk hindustan.. tak kuasa nak tgk Suria.. Aku pon boycott Suria.. sebab dot dot dot.. nak tau kisah sebenarnya, kita bebwal kat luar.. sebab panjang sangat aku nak cerita.
Anyway, yes the producers made a very good move by taking this people.. BTW, kita ni tinggi sangat ke nak pandang rendah kat orang gini? For all you know, diaorg ada yang lagik baik dari kita. At least, diaorg buat jahat, terang-terang.. Kita buat jahat, senyap-senyap. Kira mcm kaki tangan dalam perot.
Alah, banyak seletbriti yang korang suka pon bukannya betol. Ada jugak yang bertattoo, cuma korang je tak tau. Ada yang kaki botol, cuma korang je tak tau. Ada yang do drugs, cuma korang je tak tau. Tetap korang sanjung jugak. Kalau anak metro korang kecam, abis tu seletbriti2 ni apsal kau sanjung?
Buka mata, buka minda,
Biar pekak, jangan tuli
Biar buta mata, jangan buta hati.
Crab 11:40 am on December 27, 2005 | # |
I was out merayap, no time to watch this show. Sampai rumah pun just in time for my Hindusetan Hey.
Can you do a review on Hindustan next?
But don’t kutuk my SHAH RUKH KHAN k. ;)
Aridewa 12:57 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
Awan:
I celebrate hari raya, peace, freedom of speech and mental violence!
Lunacy:
That just proved to Suria that they already lost Malay viewers to Arts Central’s hindi movies.
… I wish I am a speaker for the yellow ribbon project. Just a wish though.
Doink:
That was also another issue Linda brought up in her comment box for that article. I agree with you that they should have a rating PG or NC-16 at least since you brought up the topic about dialogue.
But talking about PG, you watched it with your kids right? So, all the more you have the right as a parent, since this is the chance, to discuss with them about growing up and community issues since they have a sligt picture of what is happening in the adult world and their concerns.
Since majority of parents rather shun their kids from knowing this negative side of our community than talk about it, I believe, the idea of showing it on primetime is to cultivate that early stages of family bonding via discussing these racial community issues with their respective family members.
Kak Lis:
I agree with the part “at least they do their bad in the open…”
We normally only see the bad in a person and regardless of what good a bad person does, it doesn’t count.
That is partly why I hate superficialism so much.
Crab:
I do not watch Hindi movies. My review on their shows will have a template everytime because they always have a similar plot. Just like Sembilu the series.
But I can do a review on chili crab with potatoes… you ok with that?
Saila Eliza 1:49 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
I think what we could do is stop condemning one another and start to help each other out instead… world peace! LOL!
Crab 2:24 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
If u want, I can give you my old handphone the big and bulky ones… The one if anjing nampak, anjing takut…. Hehehehe
Linda NJ 3:21 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
first and foremost, it never was my intention to kutuk or pandang rendah at anyone.
for all we noe, those tattoos cud be fake. but wat Doink said is true. there are aspects of the show that are really not suitable for any of our young viewers.
they can see all in real life. they dun have to include that on tv, cos the young may perceive wrongly. “eh, kat tv hari tu ada tunjukkan, abeh mak aku kasi tengok.. so kirakan, ok lah tu”
like i mentioned, there are so many questions, so little answers. how can we be sure that these programmes are working? and not doing any more harm?
i am a teacher, i’ve seen kids like these at the age of 12. i have frens who are teachers who teach in secondary schools, and this is one of the heaviest problem they have to deal wif.
i volunteered in a special school here (if you read my blog, u’d noe which one) and i had the kids (special kids, mind you) who spoke in “Anak Metro” language! which was really upsetting, cos you have innocent, vulnerable kids mimicking those coarse language.
think abt that.
p/s
eh, kau quote salah lah dey! yg second tu, bukan dari maya, tu dari Alsa. do something abt it, nanti kang, kena sue baru tau!!!
sugaa 3:51 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
wow, this is a good issue to bring up in school. at least, it would be interactive and interesting. but seriously, maybe Suria’s purpose to telecast this show is to open the society’s eyes and make them realize that there is a need to take action. but you know majority of the kids at my age, younger or older, just think life is all about exploring the “fun” things. i’ve seen so many of my friends gone down the drain and they never tried to buck up. instead, they became worse despite the many warnings/lectures/counselling sessions etc.
i’m not saying i’m a good kid but it’s really sad to seen my own friends going down that path.
Aridewa 3:53 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
Saila:
You in beauty pegeant is it?
Crab:
That one for what? I want the one below the motorola pic. ok we are out of topic!!
Linda:
I was informed that most of the body art are real.
Other tv shows also portrayed profanities like “son of a bitch”, “bastard” and “asshole”. Why are our young allowed to watch those and not Hanyut?
Watching together doesn’t mean approval to follow. That is why guidance and open talks come in place.
Can you be sure that you’ll end up in syurga even with a lot of programs or courses or lessons all around us?
I have tons of teacher friends and the wonderful ones like Cikgus Dwi, Kel, Hamzah and Zaiton did discuss to me about their respective experiences with their students. Yes the problem is getting intense and there are a lot of factors that could influence them. Having said that, everything has its pull and push factor and if they can be influenced by the bad, you must believe that they can be influenced by the good. The only thing is, it will be up to us and our type of approach.
I can’t deny different people may have a different effect when it comes to speaking to the young who are influenced by bad company.
I’ve always been thinking about it even if it is not really my concern in my home.
p/s: oops… my mistake. it’s already been editted. Apologies to Maya. Don’t sue me, I am poor. Maybe it was due to the late night typing… *excuses*
Aridewa 3:57 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
Sugaa:
maybe you can enlighten us more about it since it is now your time and you are in the *ehem*… age range.
At times we older ones seem to miss out on the updates on why things happen because we relate to only our time most of the time. As Linda mentioned, even the special kids in the institution she’s teaching are being influenced…
sugaa 4:21 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
ok let me enlighten you.
i have this friend whom i’ve known for 10 years already. seeing her grow up, i thought she would a really smart and brilliant girl. seeing her PSLE score, she was the highest among the whole class and indeed, she became a prefect in the disciplinary comm. at the starting of the year, she showed a lot of interest in studies and etc. but as months go by, there was a drastic change in her.
she failed almost every subject. she became aneroxic. she started drinking (and believe me, she’s graduating at her madrasah next year and has the opportunity to become a religious teacher at her madrasah.) and going clubbing. she started hanging around with her so-called supportive friends (her friends range from gangsters to drug addicts.) that totally led her into the drain. one day, i decided to ask her why she did all this and she put the blame on her mother. i can say that her mother is no different but i told her thousands of times that she should not be following the footsteps of her mother if she hates her mother so much.
just a few weeks ago, she ran away from home for 5 days without any money. she had no one to run too and so, she stayed at the airport for 5 *censored* days. me and my friends were just so worried and very disappointed in her. she finally went home because her father got admitted into the hospital and was in critical danger.
right now, she’s taking anything and everything negatively. to relieve stress, drinking, inflicting pain upon herself and clubbing are all she does.
i’ve always wanted to help her but nothing works. everything we tell her to do things for the good, she will agree and when she realizes it’s too hard, she’ll just give up and does what she does best.
this is just one of the many friends i’ve always wanted to help but never ended up good. long story.. sedih )):
tin 4:24 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
” if they can be influenced by the bad, you must believe that they can be influenced by the good ” – Linda, quoted.
korang sadar tak…bile anak metropolitan keluar, our youths were “anak metros”
bile bara kluar …”ah ni budak budak bara”
bile hanyut keluar…”ah ni budak budak hanyut”
to die for, really.
all i can say is, give these kids a break. before they come breaking your noses. ok that’s a joke. a bad one. but you get my point.
dwi 4:51 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
wah dah macam forum perdana. hangat! i loike! btw, thanks for mentioning im a cikgu. :P
here’s ma few cents worth. as said by mr arideVa, as elder siblings/parents, we should discuss abt da *struggling to find da word* erm erm… perutusan yang boleh dicungkil daripada drama Hanyut tu.
Oh ya found da word… message.
So anyways, we shouldnt treat da issue as a taboo like da way our parents approached da sex issue. Matters are real and need to be addressed. Sampai bila nak protect anak2 ni?
Da only reason I see y some people are so agnst Hanyut, Anak Met & Bara is simply:- issues are being addressed in da Malay context. So masy. mcm susah nak terima kenyataan makanya dibangkang sehendak-hendaknya.
Best thing is to watch with an open mind. Kalo taknak watch, den dun and avoid criticisms. Kalo watch with childn/teens yang masih easily influenced, discuss abt da matter (using da ‘channel-teens-mindset’ approach, NOT da parents’ nagging approach).
Ok Im lost in my flow of thoughts agn. Im so gonna fail ma compo if I was still a student.
Hah!
ps: bila dorang nak buat game hanyut utk xbox ke ps eh? musti brutal! kikikiki
adi 4:59 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
if me …absolutely pilih independence, deliverance, originality and tranquility….
Doink 5:43 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
Talking about it, I just don’t know how to aproach my kids with an open mind set about sex. I have talked about sex at home, explaining to the kids only the BAD thing about it. I rather they watched Mickey Mouse & Friends or Hi 5 or Sabrina The Teenage Witch or any other teenage show on Disney Channel than these kind of shows. I just don’t think this show is suitable for kids below 16 coz of their immature mindset. Lemme give a REAL example, my youngest brother in law, a P5 student was caught by his teacher in the library doing an amazing act – 69 position with a classmate (although fully clothes), they’re acting it for FUN when questioned hard both by the teachers and my husband. So, how do I explain that? Did he watch porn show at home? No! Did we do that kind of position in front of him? Of course No! So, where did he get that act from? That is the one thing that I am hoping not to happen to these kids but it does. I have a lot teenagers gangsters loitering in my area. And one fine day, my kids came home saying one teen guy approached the eldest asking, Eh budak.. lu main mana punya baju? I was shocked of course, and forbid them to play at the void deck again. Then they started talking between themselves, “Eh, kau tengok tattoo dia pakai tak? Aku nampak sey. Style arh ada dragon.” Again, I’m shocked hearing them discussing this. What should I do? Talk to them in the open about tattoo as well when in the first place, they can just talk about anything else. That is the burden as a parent. I’m trying to make it right for the children but come another person, they forgot all the good advises and warning. Abih camne???
Doink 5:45 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
no not 69! doggy style.
awan 6:18 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
ari, mcm forum perdana mlm jumaat kat RTM1 lak sidang ni. anyway, i loike also.
ye tuan pengerusi, silakan …..
Aridewa 6:51 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
Ya! En. Awan, terima kasih…
dan err..
Sugaa:
Thank you for sharing. Don’t despair. At least you have done your part. And can anyone blame you for that? No. But can anyone blame your friend for choosing to be that way? Yes and No. Perhaps what she needed is more time to loosen out her problems with her mother but that more time could be a tad too late if anything drastic is going to change her life. Tell her come see me.
tin:
You quoted wrongly. Those were mine, not Linda’s. But it’s ok small matter.
I get your point really but just like how your entry about your colleague and yourself conversation, you feel like waking up these youth’s idea, don’t you feel so? Some of us are lucky enough to mature and realise what is best for ourselves but some of us just felt comfortable being what we see as wrong.
Should we just let it be since this is a concern for educators and parents regarding the ones whom they look after?
Dwi:
I have to advertise your brilliant career, yes.
Since you touched on, in my own words, conversing to the young as peers and not as nagging parents, would you mind sharing with us a few examples since there are interested parents such as Doink who voiced her concerns deeply?
Maybe you could share a few more cents…
Adi:
But we grow up already that’s why. For all we know, to them (the youth) that is independence, deliverance, originality and tranquility. Right?
Doink:
You would have read Dwi’s comments but I know it is hard talking down to them and talk to them like we talk to our own peers especially about sex. Maybe what you could do is start slow with questions like how they felt about the show. Get feedback and monitor their choice of words. At the same time, ask further questions about their circle of friends and maybe propose to them to bring their friends home for a meal and get to know them.
Seek for tell tale signs like lingos and body language from the friends and from there you might know a little bit how their upbringing is back home. Proceed with questions like their thoughts on bad company, television, music, you know, influencial things nowadays. Their answers coud be a crucial point for you to react and inject them with your own ways of advice as a senior they can relate to.
As for the sex part, the common mistake our community parents seem to have is being negative about it.
How about letting them know further than what they learn in school about reproduction. About married couples being in love planning for a family. Put it in a very nice subtle fairy tale, insert symbolic terms if you have to, and follow up with them another day on how they remember your talk about reproduction.
Then comes the further level you could take by cutting out articles for them to read, the consequences of pre-marital sex eg abortion, depression etc.
Take it slow. They take in details better than us and they’ll remember the right things, if we do it the right way, provided we really show them good family values back home…
Linda NJ 7:01 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
alamak. hot ah ni topic.
ni first time ever aku tulis on something SERIOUS. selalunya, blog aku, “events, pictures, thank yous to frens, bla bla”, the boring ones.
mebbe i shud stick to that? cos i have this impression that i’ve said things wrongly, and dude, never was the intention lah dey!
oh well, wen i have children of my own, then i’ll worry abt all this.
Adek 7:12 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
and i will gladly give u a million reasons why i am so liberated after i stopped working at Suria. =)
wackygal 11:45 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
wahhh.. sunnguh hot topic nie ye..
lemme give my 1cent worth.. sebab saya pun masih underaged.. heh..
in regards to what Linda NJ’s quote “are these programmes helping?
i have yet to come across societal rejects who woke up, realised that they are wasting their lives, and so, turned into new leaves.”
if the societal rejects watched Hanyut, i dont think there would be a impact on them as to make them sit down & reflect on themselves. yeah, most probably wld scoff & ridicule the show, if they actually watch it. likewise as in Rahsia Perkahwinan abt the pakcik2 who frequents batam. wld the real pakcik2 yg gi batam actually ponder over the show? heck no, they might be too busy in batam to sit down to watch tv.
i mean, would those anak metros & pakcik2 batam out der watch these type of shows? wouldnt they be busy out there with their chong or gadis2 batam?
so i feel that these shows are more likely for the uninitiated of what truly goes on in the real world. or simply for ratings/controversy sake? *shrugs*
in view of the producer’s choice of actors… i wondered where they get the actors too. coz urm.. i went for their auditions *covers face* but i dont recall seeing gangsters-like people over there. i only remembered seeing teenagers memorising scripts. hee..
i dont think that we should question the Hanyut actors’ backgrounds. they may once be “there” or are still “there” or where ever lahh.. dorang berlakon jer kan, watch their acting, not peep thru their personal lives. dorang pun nak masuk tv gak.. lol
kecoh-claimer tu utk org2 yg slalu complain ada jer yg tak kena dgn blog saya. so biar dorang baca kecoh-claimer & change browser if necessary & tak yah kacau the blogger. muahaha
okgo.
sugaa 11:53 pm on December 27, 2005 | # |
this is an awesome post. *salutes* i don’t know why. it’s just so nice to see people’s comments and how they think.
Hani 1:44 am on December 28, 2005 | # |
my my…. a hot topic definitely!!
well, what can be said and done about our malay youths nowadays?? actually, it all comes down to personal choice. a person makes the choice to don(permanently) a tattoo, only that person have to deal with that choice. a person makes the choice to have sex at 14 years, unfortunately if that person is a girl, that girl basically goes off scot-free but the guy she did it with is slapped with a heavy penalty… choices leads to consequences. but are those consequences worth it? sadly, most of those youths don’t think about it. no one is perfect on this God-given Earth. no one can be assured that their child will be a good-two-shoes if given all the love a parent can give. no one can also know that a person can turn out good from the lack of that parental love.
seriously, it all comes down to choice and dealing with it. as for that Hanyut show and what-have-you’s, it depicts the the reality of our youths now but never truly tell the morals of it. but i have to make a point that very few of those youths are truly gangsters. from what i see(and considering that i am still a “youth”..ehhehee), a lot of them put their heart and soul into their passions, hence ignoring their family. to me, i’d rather my child be neck-deep in pursuing his dreams than be away from his family due to his gangster peers, drinking, drugs and what not.
and there is so much a parent can do. doink dear, all you can do is talk as honestly to them as possible and pray for the best.
i think i’ve said too much!! :) anyway daddy, i like this particular post of yours. sooooo the serious… but once in a while can lah.. the next post, write a story of your nose getting picked (on) by your finger… i am sure that’ll be interesting!! hehehhee… :)
Aridewa 2:53 am on December 28, 2005 | # |
Linda:
Not to worry abt what you said or typed because I didn’t take it the wrong way at all. I know you didn’t mean any discrimination or anything of that sort. People has got to read your full entry to understand what your actual message is.
I like your entry. More of that kind also I like… and yes, there could more worse problems by the time we have our own kids. So you can worry on that later.
Adek:
I will be waiting in open arms for your million reasons. heehee. Me, as well as the other busybodies, would love to hear what you’ve got to say. As much as Suria wants to ‘SO-CALLED’ wake the community’s idea up, I believe they can accept some waking up call too! So… shoot!
Wackygal:
Oh ya, I totally forgot about Rahsia Perkahwinan.
I agree with your points too. Those who see themselves on others are either:-
– proud that they found another;
– ashamed of themselves but only for awhile;
– ashamed but for a longer time before peer pressure sinks in again;
– act like not ashamed at all in front of others when in actual fact they are, or;
– bo chap!
… and you know what? Suria might be hoping that things still don’t improve and they can be more than happy to air another similar show! Maybe then about our girls sleeping around in Bali with the native men aka personal tour guides/ companion.
And if Hanyut is a success, they’ll take all the credit. A win-win situation it seems.
Psst…and I can’t believe you went for the auditions. Do you know that those auditions are to find just 5-10% from the total actors whom the existing ones are already ‘pre-founded’ through contacts?
Sugaa:
I salute you too for being a true friend to your friend. Indeeeeeeeed! Any more examples to share?
Hani:
If perfection was the issue, we wouldn’t even be bothered to think about it but you are right about having one’s own choices in life. Something that is always at the back of one’s mind but seem to be lost adrift (read: hanyut) when it comes to MAKING a choice. Always drowned and blinded by the evil stuff.
We do not have to speak about drugs, just take shopping as an example. At times we know that it is not wise to spend but we spend anyways.
People talk about living life to the fullest and I think the ones who can’t think to the fullest just couldn’t make their lives live to the fullest!
To tell you the truth, I prefer this kind of interactive serious topics rather than Maya Karin’s entry-a-likes but hey, everybody needs balance, right? Perhaps I’ll even take a picture of me picking my nose… in public… in a restaurant… while eating! muahahaha..
Faddy 10:31 am on December 28, 2005 | # |
-salutes to ari for opening such a great topic- (ni takyah reply comment nye heh)
Wokie Tokie 10:47 am on December 28, 2005 | # |
Ooopp.. tumpang lalu..
*duduk bersila*
Came across ur blog from tomorrow.sg and I must say, if permitted, that the social issues among the malays have long been existing in and around our soceity. Dari zaman mak bapak kita pon dah ada nie semua… From scenes in P.Ramlee movies, minom todi/arak/gin$tonic, samseng kampung dusun, silver tortise.. etc are actually real life scenes adapted for the movie. Well, according to my mom at least..
Anyway, jahat melayu semua dah tahu and peka and not to mention dah lali aku mendengarnya. But the real question is, what’s the solution? or is there a need for a solution? Honestly, I don’t think it’s even possible to prevent some of our youths from being naive and curious and ended up on the wrong path of life. It’s part and parcel of growing up. But to glorify and those scenes on national television is definitely not the way to go.
I work in an ad agency and how typical ads work is to basically instill a brand of a service/product to the mass public so *censored* often that the public remembers the brand whenever they think of the service/product. Simple isn’t it? If the brand is not known, the brand will die.
So why “advertise” profanity, casual sex, tattoos to the malay society? The answer is simple. VIEWER RATINGS = advertising dollar. They do not give a kcuf about solving any social problems. There’s your real devil’s advocates.
If their intentions were to really solve our social issues then they would be showing a documentary on the ill-effects of these behaviours. Casual sex/drug injections leads to various HIV related shit and STDs and your penis/vagina bernanah, Drinking leads to kidney failure and you’ll bleed internally, etc. If the docu was done a vivid as hanyut was done, you’d definitely wake some of your audiences up.
Cowboy Caleb 10:58 am on December 28, 2005 | # |
You have been Tomorrowed
tomorrow.sg/archives/2005/12/27/
when_gangsters_turn_actors.html
dwik 4:36 pm on December 28, 2005 | # |
hahah!!! u have been tomorrowed!!!!! whahahahahkz
Aridewa 10:09 pm on December 28, 2005 | # |
Faddy:
thanx. But I thought last time also a lot of great topics? well… i thought so lah… hahah
Wokie Tokie:
You got no personal webpage is it?
Anyways, I am glad to know that another is thinking the same flow as I do on the whole motive of the show.
But on the other note, don’t you think that if we show the alternative by showing how an AIDS victim is struggling due to casual sex, or a kidney patient is going throught the hard times due to contracting disease from over drinking and so on, our community will only stop thinking at “oh what a pity“? Majority will never have and I believe in my opinion, will not even think of not indulging in those activities.
How many shows have already portrayed crimes like money lending, gangterism, gang fights, etc etc? A lot. Crime Watch, True Files, are the ones I can mention that involves nationwide on the awareness of our problems with the youth but it doesn’t seem to work as how they or we imagine they could.
All this boils down to individual choices with a major part being guidance from parents and educators. Our media is not helping at all. All they can do is collect donations for how many organistions also I lost count.
Cowboy Caleb:
Ok thanks … and who the hell sent this? yee haaaaa!
Dwik:
You know what? I went to check tomoro never die dot sg and I saw 1 comment. and that ONLY comment says… “…tomorrow.sg got spammed?”
Spammed with what? An article on Malays is it? WTF????
Note: To the kind soul who sent this link to tomorrow.sg, thank you. Now I know more things on Singaporean bloggers/ readers. And I really mean MORE!!!
wackygal 10:53 pm on December 28, 2005 | # |
aiseybedah…
i didnt know abt that.. *covers face* in fact, i think i know zilch abt how they actually works.. but what da heck, i went just for da sake of knowing what would an auditions thingy be like.. wakaka
dat might be my 1st & last audition coz da whole experience was a bit freaky for me. da freaky videocam that is. :P
ooh yeahh.. i read dat email abt the personal tour guides taking advantage of the gals.. fact or fiction eh?
hmm…
Ari 6:10 am on December 29, 2005 | # |
ok what, at least you have that experience in auditioning. So what kind of lines did they give you? What did they comment on your acting? Any feedback?
cke 8:54 am on December 29, 2005 | # |
impressive entry!! keep up the good work
Ari 1:48 pm on December 29, 2005 | # |
Thx cke…
So you are?
btw Wackygal.. I forgot to answer your question regarding the personal tour guide.
You’ve got the whole story all messed up already… They were not taken advantage of. The ‘desires’ by both, all I can say, are mutual.
wackygal 8:44 pm on December 29, 2005 | # |
hehe..
i was supposed to act out as this teenage gal whom has just got pregnant & her parents wanted to send her to the girl’s home. so my scene is basically abt fighting with my parents.
i tot it wld a a group auditions thingy but it turned out i had to act all alone. tak dpt tangkap mood langsung. wakaka
they said i was ok but i need to work on my facial expressions.
aik.. ntah eh, maybe the email dat i read was a diff one or i really got the whole story all messed up.. heh…
mcm2 hal ehh….
Ari 12:22 am on December 30, 2005 | # |
hhehe.. sounded like very challenging trying to act that alone. mood sure gone. But it’s a good experience right? Good to hear they give feedback as well.
Rabak dapat e-mail tak forward kat org! hngh!
Arref 5:28 pm on August 31, 2006 | # |
hey not all the actors in the sjow have bad background lar. dont judge a book by its cover. you might not know where this gangster looking kids are frm, but still you should’nt think so low of them right? my sis acted in the hanyut episode 1 n 2, and she’s frm tkgs. so how bout that? 1 good example. dont judge some1 by their looks!!
Kak Lis 11:54 am on September 1, 2006 | # |
Arref, kau marah kat sapa ni?
No identification from you, so jawab soalan aku yek?
Amirah aka SPOOKYDOLL 2:06 pm on November 18, 2006 | # |
PEACE !!!
fazmairah 9:52 am on March 28, 2007 | # |
if u wanna tok bout the sex scene in hanyut story. go post more comments on seksa.
i love you
hindi movie rocks!
hw u noe abt tt show if u don even watch it…..???