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Malaysia new record
By Tiuniasing | October 11, 2007
Finally, we have our own people to explorer the space and we can proudly tell our neighbour countries that we have TWO angkasawan now, and they don’t even have one until today. What a shame!! Hahaa… Maybe this is what our Prime Minister thinking now. It is like telling Singapore that we once had the tallest buildings in the world; We have one of the tallest tower; We once had one of the longest bridge in the world and we are building a second bridge to break the world record; We have one of the most modern boring F1 circuit, and many many more… But so what??
I think our people like to create records so that we can be remembered by the worldwide world. But from what I can see today, we are not good enough to stand on the international stage for record breaking. So we have our own Malaysian records for our people to syiok syiok sendiri. I just clicked on The Malaysia Book of Records website, and these are the words pop-up, GREATEST, TALLEST, RICHEST, RAREST, SHORTEST, YOUNGEST, DEEPEST, HIGHEST, SMALLEST, OLDERST, LONGEST, HEAVIEST, FATTEST, LONGEST and, okay no more.
Seriously, I find all this comparisons are damn fucking childish. I have heard of a few and I’d like to share with you here:-
LONGEST ABBREVIATION - The longest know abbreviation is S.K.O.M.K.H.P.K.J.C.D.P.W.B., the acronym for Syarikat Kerjasama Orang- Orang Melayu Kerajaan Hilir Perak Kerana Jimat Cermat Dan Pinjam-Meminjam Wang Berhad. The shorter version of this abbreaviation reads S.K.O.M.K.
LONGEST FIRE DRAGON - A 118.54m-long dragon with a 91.04 cm diameter, was made and displayed at The Mall, Kuala Lumpur on April 1, 1988
MOST FREQUENT BEST MAN - As of March 2006, Ting Ming Siong of Sibu, Sarawak is
still the most frequent best man with 1,395 times from 1975 to present day.
BIGGEST PEWTER TANKARD - The world’s biggest tankard was crafted in 1985 by Royal Selangor Pewter to commemorate its centenary. Six skilled and experienced artisans were assigned to create the 1,557-kg tankard, which stood 1,987 mm tall; with a volume capacity of 2,796 litres.
TALLEST PENCIL - Faber-Castell (M) Sdn Bhd took four months to complete a 20.248m tall pencil made of kiln-dried Jelutong sawn timber. The pencil is now housed at the company’s premises in USJ, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
FIRST TO BE APPOINTED AMBASSADOR FOR GUESS WATCHES - Amber Chia.
Can you see how these records are childishly recorded?? The tallest pencil but it can’t be used to write; The biggest pewter tankard - what for?? Most frequent best man - Why so 8 poh one?? Longest fire dragon - can fly or not?? Longest abbreviation - no other better thing to do?? First to be appointed ambassador for guess watches - so??
As I was browsing all other records, I really couldn’t continue looking them. It seems like everything can be recorded such as, the first shoe-maker, the first person to be hung for trading heroin, the first buyer of Proton car (Proton Saga), the first buyer of Gen 2, Savvy and so on. I think I read something like the largest mooncake, the longest cake or something like that before.
Now, we have the first Malaysian in space, who wanted to make teh tarik and roti canai during his space mission. I was so freaking out when I first heard the idea of it. Don’t they have better thing to do besides making teh tarik and roti canai?? Luckily they gave up their teh tarik and roti canai assignment as it is not practical at all. I can’t imagine how they can tarik the teh without gravity. I wonder how they can swing the roti canai without gravity too. Please leave me alone…
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Yeah, I agree. By right, I should be happy that Malaysia is making it’s step into the ’space age’. Like those tingly feeling when watching those space documentaries.
Weirdly, I din cared much about it. I dint even care to see the launch of the rocket. Maybe if we built our own rocket, trained our own spaceman, and launched in our Malaysian soil, I’d be more than proud.
But this, like buying a ultra expensive space ticket… with tax payers money… which can be spent on a lot more beneficial ways.
Malaysia, as always, BOLEH!!!
Malaysia Book of Records exist because we couldn’t meet the rigid requirements of the Guinness Book. Some smart ass successfully created a delusional book so Malaysians will be able to find places to record their syok sendiri records for many years to come.
that’s the only way for people to remember us … as what was thought by … mister pm haha
LOL~ agree with what you said, its all like nonsense! is it true that they first wanna do teh tarik and roti canai in the space? If its true, then i think they really childish lar~
Totally agree.. I think they just wan their name to be insert inside the record.. They will try to do anything just to make sure their name appear in the record.. And they proud of it.. Newspaper even put chow yun fatt pic and the angkasawan pic at the front page just because he look like him..
Yeah ! We have Angkasawan !!! Wowo ~!!!
like you said, so what ?!
They might say:
“Singapore got good traffic control ? Who cares ~They got Astro-nuts ornot ? ”
“Singapore very the clean ? Who cares ~They got Astro-nuts ornot ? ”
“Singapore are making better movies than us ? Who cares ~They got Astro-nuts ornot ? ”
“Singapore ? Who cares ~They got Astro-nuts ornot ? ”
“Our people people not driving properly on the road ? Who cares ~ We have Astro-nuts mah ~ Lek lah ~ ”
Malaysia Boleh !!!
I think the PM wants the world to see that Malaysian do not live on trees and it is not just “the piece of land between Thailand & Singapore”. At what cost?
Though the ways of making the pressence is quite irrelevant to the “global expectations” such as infrastructure for investment, potential business partnership, exciting destination for tourists.
This scenario is like a child trying to impress friends because he has got some “interesting features” to make new friends.
However these attractions do not give a lasting impression… it is merely temporary, much like a pickup line. The world will lose interest… if Malaysia does not have “substance” to keep up with expectations.
Its like in school. We are 1st in “our class” but when compared to the whole school we are the 120th place out of 150.
Malaysia: Ha.. I am the FIRST in my class. So I qualify to play with you all.
World: So?
Malaysia: So hor.. I also got the biggest spectacles in the class loh.. so there!
World: So? Youre still not a strong enough to play with us. You still lack maturity because you still demand to have a handicap advantage when we play together. No fun playing with you.
Malaysia: *thinking to himself* “Ok next time i will have a bigger pencilbox to impress my you.. ha!”
frankly, it is good motivation. Don’t for one second think that our southern neighbours do not go embarking on silly projects like us malaysians. In fact both countries are very much the same. Biggest mooncake? Biggest fountain? That is just the beginning..
I think it is silly to embark on some of those silly records but some of these records do have good motivational feel and most importantly some do have financial gains, eg. penang bridge, twin towers, F1.. etc..
fucking sohai goverment. for all the $$$ spent on stupid record, i seriously would rather we have the record for the “best education system” ke or the best “public transport system” ke.
seriously, we voted this group of dai lan ngong into power? i tink we’re oso dai lan ngong, lol…
Hajime,
I think the same as you for this space adventure project!!
anthraxxxx,
yeah, syiok sendiri with the longest teh tarik!!
mochii,
people can remember us as a leader, or a joker!!
Maxx,
they wanted to, but they abandoned the plan for unknown reason!! Maybe the teh can be taiked outta space without gravity!!
Ritchie,
you know, I look like Lee Wan Wah, the Malaysia badminton double player!!
AhTak,
Ah Tak also BOLEH lah!! Hahaa…
ahmog,
some are there for a better impression, but some are not such as “The first person who makes roti canai outta space”!!
Fat4,
some are recorded for popular, but some are recorded for being sohai such as making teh tarik and roti canai outta space!!
g,
I love your idea, “The Best Education System” and “The Best Transport System”. Too bad we only have “The most tolls” and “The most bocor cases”!!