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• Sex discrimination

  Tuesday, May 6, 2008 2:34PM / Standard Entry

  To think that I almost had to ask my parents' letter for permission everytime i fly over to HK and Macau.Why does my country even have ministers who would actually  come up with such a silly and impractical idea? Coming from a law background, I not only feel insulted but shocked to see that such a bill would even be thought of let alone proposed. I don't care that I am Miss Malaysia, I still object!

   

  Malaysia shelves 'impractical' plan to restrict women traveling abroad alone

   

  AP - Monday, May 5

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian minister Monday shot down a colleague's plan to require women travelling abroad alone to carry a letter from their parents verifying the reason for their journey.

  Foreign Minister Rais Yatim proposed the move over the weekend as a way of deterring the use of Malaysian women as couriers for illicit drugs, but the plan immediately drew criticism by women's rights groups as being repressive and ineffective.

  Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar, who has final say on immigration rules and would be responsible for implementing any such plan, appeared to close debate on the idea Monday.

  "It will not be practical," Syed Hamid said. "How can we ask an adult person to report to the mother or to her parents? They have to lead their own lives."

  "We do not discriminate against women. So long as it is an adult person, it is within their right to travel anywhere," he said.

  The proposal was born out of concern over government statistics that showed 119 Malaysians _ 90 percent of them women _ are imprisoned abroad for drug-related offenses. Most are aged between 21 and 27 years.

  Drug traffickers who want to smuggle drugs into the European Union recruit Malaysians because they do not require visas for short stays there.

  Rais said many women leave the country on the pretext of work or attending courses and seminars but end up working for international drug syndicates. He said a letter from the women's parents or employers would weed out genuine travelers from those involved in illicit business.

  Women's groups said the idea was ridiculous because immigration authorities would have no way of identifying if a letter was forged or genuine. Also, they said it would be an infringement of human rights.

  Syed Hamid, a former foreign minister, said the government will try to implement awareness programs to prevent women from being duped and will cooperate with Interpol to identify syndicates that use women.

  "We have to create awareness so that they are not attracted by offers of handsomely paid jobs overseas unless they know the background of the person making the offer," he said.

  
  

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• concerts concerts

  Tuesday, May 6, 2008 2:19PM / Standard Entry

  I admit I love concerts, love movies, love everything about our industry especially when I'm in a good mood! I realised that I watched a few and never posted them up. There were the 2 Jay Chou concerts in Macau and Malaysia and the recent Richie Ren concert.

  

  I seriously wanna be like Jay.2 hours passed like it was 20 mins. I wanna play the piano like him man. My mum and dad would be so proud. they sent me to piano lessons for 9 years and I'm nothing next to him. Jay went on with drums,bass.guitar,erhu and i think flute? Madness! Like Leehom's concert. Some people deserve to make it.

  

   

  Doing it the Taiwanese style!

  

   

  I seriously couldn't accept how crappy I looked in the photo with Richie so I decided to post the one he took with my friend instead:p

  

  

  
  

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• Hong Kong Film Awards

  Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 5:15PM / Standard Entry

  Hong Kong film Awards, my favourite night of the year!  I'm a supporter of movies made in HK and I'm proud to say that I still go for movies fortnightly. In my humble opinion, the winners of were predictable and deserving.

  I think I'm happiest about Jet Li's winning. After 28 years man all the way from Shaolin movies.I can never forget my wong fei hung days. I was 8 years old and crazy over wong si fu  When I watched Warlords in the cinema, I knew he'd win. Yay!

  

  I cut my hair! What do you guys think? Shall I keep it this way?

  

  Back in high school whenever I look at Charlie Yeung Choi Nei, I'd think pure and white good actress.

  

  Did you guys watch Rush Hour and Protege? I'm surprised Protege won so few awards since it was nominated in almost everything! I liked Zhang JingChu's acting in Protege more than in Rush Hour. I was really convinced that she was a drug addict man but my teacher begs to differ. He hated it. Hmm..one man's meat is another man's poison theory.

  

  I'd laugh out loud too if my movie won 8 awards  one night! Or was it 12? I lost count after a while.

  

   

   

  
  

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• The comeback

  Sunday, Apr 27, 2008 4:59PM / Standard Entry

  Hey guys!

  So sorry that I've been missing in action. A series of unfortunate events happened to me. I was injured,I lost someone very close to me in an accident and my life was in a mess. We shared a blog at www.howverycharming.blogspot.com

  here's proof of my injury which hopefully excuses me from my vanishing act.

  

   

   

  
  

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• The catwalk

  Monday, Jan 14, 2008 10:16PM / Standard Entry

  I love life shows. I never get bored of them. Before I step on the stage, I'll always get that adrenaline rush and those butterflies no matter how many times I do it.Even if you do the same thing every night, you get different reactions from different crowds. That's why plays,musicals,improvs and fashion shows are so much fun! Here are my fav shot from the catwalk (purrr) with the designer.

  

   

   

  
  

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