I woke up 15 minutes ago humming “Trust and Obey”. I’m not sure what to make of this at all… But to thank Him and praise Him.

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.

But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Today’s been a strange day. Besides doing two posts add this will be three posts on my blog, clearly I’m on a roll.

I have a lot to think about and I am finally able to think with a relatively clear head. At least I am not staring mindlessly at my twitter feed and being fed whatever other people want me to know. I feel a temporary sense of control now.

The temptation is high since I have been visiting websites and they all have a ‘Follow me on Twitter’ button but I can’t right now. Soon, soon.

I am also finally surfing the web again instead of squatting on Twitter. Hurrah. So I’m fully utilising Google (again!) and looking up topics of interest and on top of that, actually visiting websites that I used to visit pre-Twitter.

I found an interesting article “Why I Don’t Tweet“. The poor dude puts up a bold statement like that, yet has signed up for a Twitter account and the website where his article is posted has a “Follow Us on Twitter” in the sidebar. Not only that. He tweeted his article. I find it ironic. Quite funny indeed. But overall, Skye made good points but Twitter does have a certain allure whether it is for communication or otherwise. I have made a few fine friends from Twitter.

I read an interesting quote that I’ll post up since I am a long-winded round-the-bush kind of person, better let someone else say it succinctly.

Here it is:-

“Which does the Bible speak more of, loving God or loving your neighbor?”

…

Far more than verses about loving God or loving the poor were stories about God’s love for us. The most important truth in the world, said John, is not our trying harder to love God or others, but God’s acts of love for us. “If you don’t get God’s love into your bones, you will become very dangerous people,” he warned. …

- Born Again … Again

Very true statement. Even in the last few days of reflection and reconnection, I know God loves us more than we love Him. No doubt about that. As much as I strive to reach Him, I fail miserably. Take now for example, I am supposed to be spending my time in ‘prayerful meditation‘. But I am not. I am doing everything else but spending time with God in private. Sure, I think about Him but I am not talking TO Him. It is not that I don’t want to, I do. I get so distracted, guilty and on top of that, I’m so indisciplined.

Through it all though, God shows that He is the one with His arms outstretched running towards me and I may be the one that keeps dodging Him. He keeps chasing after me, He tells me I can do no wrong in His sight because He loves me for me, flaws and all. Wow.

So I am reminded of the Prodigal Son and of a song by Philip Craig & Dean called “When God Ran“. Lyrics can be found in a previous post of mine.

It is like Adam and Eve in Genesis 3, when they hid from God because of their nakedness after eating the fruit they were told not to. But you see God still loved them – He clothed them after cursing them.

Naturally, we hide from God because we have been disobedient and are shameful of our actions.

And really if you look at the Bible, God’s spent the rest of the time showing us how much He loves us … He’s been involved every step of the way. You can’t ignore Him even though we choose to. He’s intricately planned everything to prove over and over and over again His existence and His love for us.

He wanted to show there was no other way we could save ourselves except if He did it Himself.

I mean, what Jesus Christ did on that cross was not a statement of shock or of condemnation but of LOVE. It would make no sense for Jesus Christ to have been whipped, disfigured and nailed to a cross if only to tell the world that He is the son of God.

I mean that could have been partially the reason but He could have done that any time and anywhere. He had turned water into wine, He had risen Lazarus from the dead, He had performed countless miracles but what Jesus Christ did was to reveal the humanity of God. He experienced our pain and our temptations on earth. We cannot point a finger at God now and say, “Well you banished us to this kind of life. You don’t know what it is like, You in your happy garden.”

That is the truth. We have no excuse now. We have to stop ourselves from trying so hard to reach Him because we can’t. There is a barrier. We have to take a moment to evaluate what Jesus Christ did.

We have to admit that we are less than perfect. We must not deny further that our current predicament is a consequence of our disobedience. It is what it is.

We have to open our eyes to see the truth, to stop thinking blindly that we have to find a way to God, to do this and that, to run here and there but to take a deep breath and be still, to know that God has provided a way. He’s come to us. He has taken our place, the perfect being that He is, to save us and to reconcile us back to Him. He knows we can’t do it so He has to do it for us. And that is LOVE.

Which I think is the real problem – God’s love scares us that we can’t accept it. It is easier to ignore than to embrace.

Just like Adam and Eve. Easier to pretend like nothing happened and hide. To embrace would mean letting our guard down and being vulnerable. I know that’s an awful position… to be exposed.

Wow.

How did this happen? I wasn’t supposed to write any of what I just did. Perhaps it is Spirit-led, a divine revelation? A reassurance? An understanding? A reconnection? Wow…

I am reminded of a popular verse that people use at weddings…

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. – Song of Solomon 6:3 [KJV]

If you read the commentary, you will see the greater picture of this beautiful verse. As Matthew Henry so concisely puts it, “If our own hearts can witness for us that we are Christ’s, question not his being ours, for the covenant never breaks on his side.” Wow.

This kind of links back to my first Twittered Out post on Jesus Christ and His covenant with the Father to die on the cross for us. If we focus on the moment when Jesus Christ talks about the breaking of bread and drinking of the wine in Matthew 26:17-35 to signify the New Covenant and if we look specifically at Matthew 26:28 [NLT] it reads,

for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many.

… I’m not sure if you see the link here but I do! The word is covenant! Wow, stop press.

You deserve the glory
And the honor
Lord, we lift our hands in worship
As we lift your Holy name

For You are great
You do miracles so great
There is no one else like You
There is no one else like You

I love this song. Simple, straightforward, to the point.

Y’know, I am so flawed. It is not even funny how I stumble EVERY SINGLE MOMENT of my life. But I want to praise God and I won’t let guilt overpower me.

I was listening to the radio on the way home and there were three songs that caught my attention.

First is John Legend’s Everybody Knows. What a nice song…

It gets harder everyday, but I can’t seem to shake the pain.
I’m trying to find the words to say, please stay.
It’s written all over my face.
I can’t function the same when you’re not here.
Calling your name when no one’s there.
And I hope one day you’ll see nobody has it easy.
I still can’t believe you’ve found somebody new.
But I wish you the best, I guess.

Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt.
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows just how to make it right.
I wish we gave it one more try.
One more try,
one more try,
one more try,
‘Cause everybody knows, nobody really knows.

I don’t care what people say, they brought it all in anyway.
Baby don’t fill up your head with he-said, she-said.
It seems like you just don’t know. (don’t know)
The radio’s on, you’re tuning me out.
I’m trying to speak, you’re turning me down.
And I know one day you’ll see nobody has it easy.
I still can’t believe you’ve found somebody new.
But I wish you the best, I guess.

Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt.
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows just how to make it right.
I wish we gave it one more try.
One more try,
one more try,
one more try,
‘Cause everybody knows, nobody really knows.

Oh I wish you would understand.
Just an ordinary man.
I wish that we have known
That everybody knows, that nobody really knows.

And I know one day you’ll see nobody has it easy.
I still can’t believe you’ve found somebody new.
But I wish you the best, I guess.

Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.
How to make it work, or how to ease the hurt.
We’ve heard it all before, that everybody knows just how to make it right.
I wish we gave it one more try.
One more try,
one more try,
one more try.
‘Cause everybody knows that nobody really knows.

2nd Song is The Veronicas’ When it All Falls Apart. Yes, they were played back to back with one another. Can you imagine? But this song’s great.

I’m having the day from hell,
it was all going so well (before you came)
And you told me you needed space,
With a kiss on the side my face (not again)
And not to mention (the tears I shed)
But I should have kicked your (ass instead)
I need intervention
Attention to stop temptation to scream

’cause baby

Everything is F’ed up straight from the heart
Tell me what do you do, when it all falls apart
Gotta pick myself up where do I start
’cause I can’t turn to you when it all falls apart
No

Don’t know where I parked my car
Don’t know who my real friends are (anymore)
I put my faith in you
What a stupid thing to do (when it rains it pours)
And not to mention (I drank too much)
I’m feeling hung over (and out of touch)
I need intervention
Attention to to stop temptation to scream

’cause baby

Can it be easier?
Can I just change my life?
’cause it just seems to go bad everytime
Will I be mending?
another one ending once again

Falls apart
Gotta pick myself up ’cause things are messed up

And the final song is Enigma’s Return to Innocence. It is an old song. Back then, they said backmasking was involved since the video is played backwards and everything about it is so haunting and freaky. However, I can’t get over the part when he sings, “the return to innocence…” so nice.

Can’t embed the video but here are the lyrics:-

That’s not the beginning of the end
That’s the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Love – Devotion
Feeling – Emotion
Love – Devotion
Feeling – Emotion
Don’t be afraid to be weak
Don’t be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don’t hide
Just believe in destiny
Don’t care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don’t give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That’s not the beginning of the end
That’s the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Don’t care what people say
Follow just your own way Follow just your own way
Don’t give up, don’t give up
To return, to return to innocence.
If you want then laugh
If you must then cry
Be yourself don’t hide
Just believe in destiny.

*sigh* Since I can’t tweet, here is Lindsay Lohan’s new song, Stuck. It is nice!!!! It sounds a bit like Bossy which was a great club track.

Lyrics:-

I wasn’t looking but I found you
I wasn’t ready but you got me anyway
I wasn’t looking but I had to
And now it seems like I can’t never look away

I’m going…down down down
I am not myself when you are around
Round round
Not matter what I do
It’s too fast, too slow
This won’t last but I should go
But I can’t help it
I can’t, I am…

Stuck stuck stuck
I can try to run
But I am out of luck, luck, luck
It doesn’t matter where I go, I feel stuck,
Sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky…
I am stuck stuck stuck
And I ain’t going I’m stuck

I didn’t listen but I heard you
I wasn’t there and yet you swept me off my feet
And there is no one I can turn to
Yeah I can run but you have got me on repeat,

I am not okay, kay, kay
Once again my heart got in the way, way, way
Not matter what I do
It’s too wrong, too right
Tried to reason, tried to fight
But I can’t help it
I can’t, I am…

Stuck stuck stuck
I can try to run
But I am out of luck, luck, luck
It doesn’t matter where I go, I feel stuck,
Sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky…
I am stuck stuck stuck

I’m still stuck
Stuck stuck
I can try to run
But I am out of luck, luck, luck
It doesn’t matter where I go
I’m still stuck
I can try to run
But I am out of luck, luck, luck
Stuck stuck
I’m stuck stuck

I can’t, I am…

Stuck stuck stuck
I can try to run
But I am not unlocked, locked, locked
It doesn’t matter where I go, I feel stuck,
Sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky…
I am stuck stuck stuck
And I ain’t going I’m stuck

And of course everything has to happen while I’m OFF twitter. EVERYTHING = Lindsay and Samantha = Public Displays of Affection. AAH! Do you know how long we’ve been waiting for this moment?! It’s been a long time coming…

Not only that, Mariah Carey apparently tweeted she got a Pink Porsche from Nick Cannon for her birthday…

Earth Hour 2010 – The Big Picture features Malaysia or the Petronas Twin Towers twice. Nice.

ARGH!

Last night I was reading Anne Rice’s Christ is Lord: Out of Egypt. It is interesting to read. Anne Rice weaves an innocent Jesus Christ who is protected by his family and who really does not know his foretold destiny until a little later. I just got to the part where he sees angels. It is cool that he gets these revelations. I am roughly mid-way through. Hopefully I can finish it by Easter.

I’m still try very hard to stay AWAY from Twitter. It is tough. Some times I forget it exists. Other times, I have my mouse hovering over the bookmark. Tough stuff.

Alright… stuck, stuck, stuck…

I really really want to tweet this but I can’t! Aaaaaahhhhhh! It’s such a NICE song! I heard it over the weekend and it’s just so lovely! Catchy! AAAHHHH!

You should listen to the Moto Blanco Remix and the Cahill Remix. It’s just fantastic! I love dance remixes.

Too much of anything can make you sick
Even the good can be a curse
Makes it hard to know which road to go down
Knowing too much can get you hurt

Is it better? Is it worse?
Are we sitting in reverse?
It’s just like we’re going backwards
I know where I want this to go
Driving fast but let’s go slow <--I think it should be "drive a vespa"
What I don’t wanna do is crash, no

Just know that you’re not in this thing alone
There’s always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we’re growing apart
Let’s just go back, back, back, back, back to the start

Anything that’s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quitting’s out of the question
When it gets tough gotta fight some more

We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
If it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for

Now every day ain’t gon’ be no picnic
Love ain’t no walk in the park
All you can do is make the best of it now
Can’t be afraid of the dark

Just know that you’re not in this thing alone
There’s always a place in me that you can call home
Whenever you feel like we’re growing apart
Let’s just go back, back, back, back, back to the start

Anything that’s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quitting’s out of the question
When it gets tough gotta fight some more

We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
If it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for

I don’t know where we’re heading I’m willing and ready to go
We’ve been driving so fast we just need to slow down and just roll

Anything that’s worth having
Is sure enough worth fighting for
Quitting’s out of the question
When it gets tough gotta fight some more

We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
If it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for

We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
We gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for this love
If it’s worth having it’s worth fighting for

To Love You More has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever. Makes me want to play the violin like Taro Hakase.

Last night at dinner, I was made fun of for my Twitter hiatus but I’m committed to stick to it, for God’s sake and mine. I am pleased to report too that I was at Bible Study for the second time this year and it was a time of reflection over our last 3 months. What a timely attendance… for me.

I talked a bit about what had been happening and also my decision this week to give something up for Easter. A lot of the people around the table couldn’t quite understand what Twitter was so to them it was all strange but what I had to explain was that it wasn’t Twitter that was the issue. It was my indulgent obsessive and delusional attitudes on Twitter that I knew was driving me into a deep well of insanity that I knew I had the power to stop. It was rearing its ugly head and therefore, although I directed it at certain Twitter pages, it was this monster that I was creating with my mind, this idea that was getting larger than life that had to stop.

In other words, all fingers should be pointed at me. And that is hard to do because how easy would it be for me to point fingers and say it is the fault of others. How I wish I could do that!

Today I thought I could live without Twitter forever like Miley Cyrus.

Yesterday I had withdrawal symptoms and I was made fun of at dinner… with much love and teasing of course. But overall, I know that I can do this. I must do it.

Leighton Meester – Your Love’s a Drug

I like it, I want it
The way you make my body move
I think I’m addicted
I’m high off everything you do
I’m going to call you baby
Don’t you worry ’bout a thing
‘Cos you’re all I need

I’ll become a slave to my habit
Feigning for your love
Gotta happen now

You’re all I need
Your love’s drug
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug
And I can’t sleep
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug

I hate it
that feeling rushing through my veins again
whenever you leaving
I feel withdrawal kicking in
I’m going to tell you how I feel
How I couldn’t breathe
When you’re not with me

I’ll become a slave to my habit
Feigning for your love
Gotta happen now

You’re all I need
Your love’s drug
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug
And I can’t sleep
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug

‘Cos I miss you when you’re gone
So right what feels so wrong
That I need to have you all the time

You’re all I need
Your love’s drug
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug
And I can’t sleep
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug

You’re all I need
Your love’s drug
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug
And I can’t sleep
Can’t get enough your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug,
your love’s a drug

Find the untagged HQ version of 100% here.

What a beautiful song! 100% was intended for the movie Precious but it never made the cut. But it’s a great song! An uplifting, inspirational song. Mariah Carey at her best. I love the complexity of the harmonies, background vocals and the overall structure of the song. Although it follows a formula, it still contains Mariah Carey’s trademark which makes this song a winner!

Here are the lyrics for 100%:-

Do you like to be defined by limits?
I don’t need no permission to live it
Imma break through the door til I get in
Everything that I got, Imma give it

One hundred percent
And I ain’t stoppin’ until I reach the finish
Imma a believer, not just a dreamer
I’m givin’ everything I got
I’m a go getter 100%, undoubtedly I can reach the top

And I ain’t gonna let nothing discourage or dissuade me
Cause I’m walking out of here a champion either way, baby
I’m giving it 100%
So gonna put your ones up

If you’re putting in a hundred put your ones up, ones up.
If you know that this is something, put your ones up, ones up.
If you really comprehend this put your ones up, your ones up.
If you’re walking into victory keep on shining one hundred percent.

You can only do it if you do it like I did.
Cause’ suffering ain’t easy
But if your can turn your wounds into living proof
That you survived the fight and you’re no longer defined

Do you like to be defined by limits?
I don’t need no permission to live it
Imma break through the door til I get in
Everything that I got, Imma give it

One hundred percent
And I ain’t stoppin’ until I reach the finish
Imma a believer, not just a dreamer
I’m giving everything I got
I’m a go getter 100%, undoubtedly I can reach the top

And I ain’t gonna let nothing discourage or dissuade me
Cause I’m walking out of here a champion either way, baby
I’m giving it 100%
So gonna put your ones up

I’m giving me one hundred perfect
So gonna put your ones up!

If you’re putting in a hundred put your ones up, ones up. (hey, ey, put your ones up)
If you know that this is something, put your ones up, ones up. (everybody)
If you really comprehend this put your ones up, your ones up. (hey, put your ones up)
If you’re walking into victory keep on shining one hundred percent. (one hundred)

(Stop)Don’t you ever
(Stop)Be discouraged
(Stop)Let nobody take your courage
(Stop)If you gon’ pray, don’t worry
(Stop)If you gon’ worry, don’t pray
You just keep the faith and listen to me, heyyyyyy

Put your ones up!

If you’re putting in a hundred put your ones up, ones up.
If you know that this is something, put your ones up, ones up.
If you really comprehend this put your ones up, your ones up. (If your know your worth)
If you’re walking into victory keep on shining one hundred percent. (If you ever worked for something)

Imma a believer, not just a dreamer
I’m giving everything I got
I’m a go getter 100%, undoubtedly I can reach the top

And I ain’t gonna let nothing discourage or dissuade me (nothing, I’m a champion)
Cause I’m walking out of here a champion either the way, baby (Either way)
I gotta give 100%
So gonna put your ones UP

If you’re putting in a hundred put your ones up, ones up.
If you know that this is something, put your ones up, ones up.
If you really comprehend this put your ones up, your ones up.
If you’re walking into victory keep on shining one hundred percent

-Thanks to brunos2mariah who did most of the transcribing. All I did was edit it a bit. What beautiful lyrics!

I’m not letdown that Beyonce bailed on Malaysia. I was intending to go though so don’t think that just because I’m a Mariah Carey fan, I’m all bitter and all.

I mean I like some of Beyonce’s songs. I don’t know many but I have always been awestruck by her live performances so I’m quite a fan. I find her managed well and the image that is projected has always been flawless. No hair out of place or anything. Her marriage was definitely handled respectfully and not tactlessly or tackily like Mariah Carey’s. I keep having to make snide comments at Mariah’s wedding. I can’t help it.

So why am I glad she postponed her concert? Because Malaysia does not deserve her. Look at how Malaysia is seen by the world. A ridiculous nation with a ‘holier than though’ attitude. How can Beyonce weaken the youth ‘mentally and morally’?! You blame bad upbringing on musical singers? That’s a tad bit shallow really.

Beyonce has been nothing but an upstanding and righteous artist. Sure she may dress scantily but her image has been nothing but humble and wholesome. You don’t see her trashing other artists. Proof was at the MTV Video Awards earlier this year when she graciously gave her award speech time to Taylor who got Kanye bashed.

I bet Malaysia would welcome Kanye West with open arms. I mean they allow Akon here. I mean they’ll probably allow heavy rock metal bands to come because they have no clue what they sing about.

So yeah, and now our events company blames Beyonce for the no show? Please, she shouldn’t even bother coming. First of all, she doesn’t need our money. Second of all, you ain’t gonna attract tourists by putting dress code restrictions on an artist known for her tassel barely there stage outfits. Wait, are you staging this concert to attract tourists in the first place or not? Beyonce just performed in Singapore for the F1 and it went without a hitch. In fact, tickets for that show were more expensive than the Malaysian ones yet people still paid to watch her.

I think Beyonce bailed ‘cos ticket sales were tragically low. I was at the ticket counter over the weekend and asked whether there were a lot more tickets left for Beyonce’s concert which was supposed to be in a week and they said ‘yes’… so your guess is as good as mine. This coupled with the crazy fanatical small town people who didn’t want her to come, why should she bother to perform when the country doesn’t appreciate her coming?

After the many times that Malaysia has gotten bad press in the gossip and entertainment sites, I think it is high time our country’s top people evaluated the situation seriously. First off, do you still want Malaysia to be dragged down by bad press? Is this how you intend to draw tourists? Through bad press? If you remember the ridiculousness of the Black Eyed Peas concert when Muslims were at first banned and then allowed to attend? Why so wishy-washy?

What the Malaysian government needs to do is ban all international entertainment acts from coming to Malaysia. That would save us from narrow-minded people politicking and picketing over an artist when there are so many other more important things to be preoccupied with.

This will be a good move because Malaysia will save face for one. We’ve been battered by the gossip and entertainment news sites. Mind you, these are some of the most read websites on the internet and Malaysia is seen as a small country run by freaks. If Indonesia could host Beyonce two years ago, and remember they are the biggest Muslim nation in the world, then who does Malaysia think they are?! If that ain’t a slap in our face then I don’t know what is. We’re too numb and dumb to see it.

Another reason why it is good that Beyonce bailed is because it saves Islam some dignity. I’m sorry but the people who are meant to lead the Muslims are not doing a good job at all in presenting their case. If they said they were going to ban the Muslims then they should have stuck to it rather than reverse the ban a week later. It makes Islam look like it’s led by a bunch of namby-pambies. It makes Muslims uncertain of what Allah wants. Don’t they seek him for wisdom before going to the newspapers? I am not a Muslim but really, it makes them and the religion look foolish when they do these kind of things. Be strong about it and don’t let politics get in the way. I think our religious leaders are too preoccupied with sex. Are they not getting enough of it or something?

Why do the adults of Malaysia not trust their youth to tell from right or wrong or to know moral from immoral? If you have taught them the right virtues at home and at schools, they will be model and upstanding citizens. However, if you continue to stifle the society what you get are the top stories found in The Star. Please head on over to The Star Online for your daily dose of scandalous smut (just check out the ‘Most Read’ stories of the day). The best part is you get to use your imagination ‘cos most of it is implied anyway.

So really, please just ban foreign acts from coming to Malaysia. It saves Malaysians a lot of heartache. And I think for some of us, we would rather see our favourite artists perform in their natural state and that is, Beyonce in her scanty stage clothes, shaking her booty and what not. So we would pay more to see her perform elsewhere without restrictions. Perhaps event companies and sponsors can look into sending winners and fans over to the other countries where the foreign acts will be performing. They do it with the musicals in Singapore so why not with musical acts?

And maybe in the time being we can work on our society. To make it more tolerant of other cultures, to be more open and moderate and not be afraid of what the world has to offer. If we are kept under a bowl, we will never be able to progress. And maybe that is the point, eh?