Thaipusam 2008, the G-Side Effect...

Another joke of the day. Okay...it should be a few days ago punya....hehe.

In the Indian's recent annual festival, the Thaipusam, hundred thousands community Indian will turn-up at Batu Caves for prayers every year.

With visitors for the colourful event, the number can be up to over million.

However, there's seems something amiss and indifferent this year.

The number has gone down drastically to just merely a few tens thousand.

The MIC president (U-Noe-Who) said everything went on as usual and the turnout was about the same as last year.

“More than a million people are expected to be here but they will come at different times,” he added. (as reported in The Star)

"I have come to Thaipusam since I was 11 years old. I know the crowd. It is the same as before," he (U-Noe-Who) told reporters at Batu Caves. (as reported in Yahoo! Asia News)

But then again...

Stallholders and devotees lamented the small turnout and said ethnic Indians should work together to promote their cause.

"The crowd is normally double or triple this size. Now it's so small, so there is not so much of a great mood this time," said N. Kumaran, 41, a civil servant who has taken part in the festival for the past 14 years. (as reported in Yahoo! Asia News)

I wonder is the U-Noe-Who blind, or did he really go Batu Caves for Thaipusam since "he was 11 years old". So who to believe, the U-Noe-Who, or the public? You be the judge.

And here's another add-on joke before I close this topic.

In the latest protest by Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) against the rising prices of fuel and other essential items yesterday at KLCC, then again, the G-People denied permit for the gathering for whatever excuse they can come up with again.

Roadblocks were even started to set up as early as Friday...walao eh.

Fine, so as it went on.

And news for today... 56 held for attending illegal protest rally as reported in The Star.

Probably you'll see the headlines of the newspaper tomorrow saying the few of the 56 either being released over warnings, or detained for questions over something about trying to sabotage the Government right before the coming election.

Anyway, that's the news for tomorrow. As for today, well, there is apparently that somebody eat-full-full-nothing-do there really got nothing to do and this is what happened.

Malaysiakini journalist Syed Jamal Zahiid was detained for “asking too many questions”. According to Jamal, all he had asked was on what grounds were the police arresting people. (as reported in The Star)

Larf if you think it's funny. But don't sue me if you think it's not....~CheeRz~



ps.. I somehow think there's something related to this incident? What do you guys think? Hahaha...maybe me dumb dumb, pardon me. But I still don't think it's reported in the Malaysian media, is there? I don't know, let me know...