Mish-Mash of Malaysianism.

Ok, there are a few things I wanted to talk about here but as usual, my poor memory is such a tool. I knew I should have written it down.

First up, I want to talk about being Malaysian. I've been getting a lot of slack lately for not being able to speak Tamil. Yes, I am and Indian who DOES NOT speak Tamil. I grew up in a household that spoke English. On rare occasions, I heard some Tamil conversations, really shorts one. Hence, I can understand a little, but once you go more than 5km per hour, you lose me.

Some people have said that I should be embarrassed for not being able to speak Tamil. Some even laughed at me. Well, you know what, I'm offended. Yes, I'm Indian and yes, I wish I understood the language better. However, I am a Malaysian first and foremost. My great grand parents were from India (I'm guessing, I'm not sure. I have to check that out) but I was born in Malaysia. Being Indian is my heritage. But being Malaysian is me, and it will be my children's heritage.

I'm proud to say that I can read, write and speak BM very well, as I should be able too seeing as I'm a Malaysian. I'm proud of my country. I'm not embarrassed whatsoever when people say, "You can't even speak your mother tongue?" because to me, Malay is my mother tongue. This is where I was born, where I grew up and where I live. This is my origin, and I see nothing wrong with that.

I'm not disowning my Indian heritage. I'm acknowledging that it's part of my history but it's not completely me. I  am a Malaysian, and darn proud of it. So, back off. Please and thank you. :)

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Next up, I cannot wait for my STPM results!! When are they going to release it?? AHHHHHH!!!

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I can't wait for EUROPE! :)

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I'm really happy because I've made a lot of new friends this year, not only at work but all over as well. I've made quite a few friends through the common love we have for Simple Plan. Seriously, they're really nice, normal people who just happen to adore SP as much as I do.

I think it's awesome.

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Ok, this will be longer.

I always talk about living outside the box. Leading a creative life, unhindered by societal norms. It's easier said than done.

There was this window of opportunity for me to do exactly that. I had a chance to do something fun and totally out of my comfort zone. I really wanted to do it, but I let fear get in my way. I think the window of opportunity has shut tight but I might be able to open it up just a crack. Just go for it right??

On the same topic, but not so: Though I'm all for colouring outside the lines, I also happen to be a stickler for rules. I think rules are there for a reason and though sometimes, they are meant to be bent, we should still keep to them.

This might sound completely insane, but I feel that it's entirely possible to lead a creative, fulfilling, let's-colour-outside-the-lines life while still following the rules. Don't you?

RIP Astronaut Chelsea

I can't believe this. 

All Simple Plan Fans are like family. We're all Astronauts. We care about each other even if we haven't met before. It's just a bond that we have, that love we have for Simple Plan. Everyone is always so supportive of each other even when it doesn't involve SP. One fan managed to get through to the finals of some video contest. It didn't have anything to do with Simple Plan but everyone pitched in.

So you can imagine my surprise today when I read that a fellow Astronaut killed herself. She was being endlessly bullied by people in school and on Twitter for being a Bieber fan. What makes it more despicable is that she was being bullied by someone who considers herself an Astronaut too! 

WTH! Astronauts are peace-loving ok! We don't bully someone just because they're different. We don't bully anyone at all! We take care of each other, we're there for each other. We don't get jealous because you got to meet the boys and I didn't. No! We're happy for you because we understand the love you have for them. We don't hate you because you happen to like another artist as much as you love SP! We feel for each other. Jeff put it very nicely: Bullying has to stop! We are all connected together. Hurting one hurts all of us.

This person, the bully, was so disrespectful! All Astronauts started trending #RIPAstronautChelsea in memory of the young girl and the bully kept going on about how she 'deserved it' and 'I was sent to the world by God to get rid of Bieber fans' and that she was 'glad' that the young girl killed herself. Again, WTH!

Jeff and Chuck both tweeted RIP Chelsea and Jeff even gave the bully a piece of his mind. The bully apologised but it's so obviously insincere, no one's buying it. You only apologise because Jeff asked you to? Forget it, we're never gonna leave you alone. Not till you mean it. 

It's disgraceful how she thinks she calls herself an Astronaut too. I say we should put her in the doghouse for now. You'll earn you Astronaut patch when you show some real remorse. Hate is a powerful thing. Look what happened to an innocent young girl? Imagine what her family must be going through right now. They lost one daughter and the other has cancer. I feel for them.

Jeff called out to all SP fans to show some support, to Chelsea and the bully. Of course, not all SP fans will be ok so fast, but I think we'll get there. I think it's good that Jeff stepped in. He didn't just sit by and watch this unfold. It's one of the best things about them. 

Anyway, RIP Astronaut Chelsea. You will be missed, by those who didn't know you and especially by those who did. Astronauts all sing for you tonight.

Like a shooting star, flying across the room, 

So fast, so far,

You were GONE TOO SOON.

ASTRONAUTS LOVE SIMPLE PLAN!

I met Simple Plan last night! It was a surreal experience! All this while, they've been there for me in song, in posters, in their tweets and videos; they were there but so far away that they seemed almost unreal. But last night, I experienced them live. Now I know for sure that THEY ARE REAL!!

I couldn't believe my eyes when I entered the venue for the sound-check party. They were on stage! They played two songs for us; old school stuff. So old school, in fact, that Pierre forgot the lyrics on the second song :)

I was just drinking it all in. After the two songs, the boys had us stand against the railing in one line so that they could see everyone! Everyone got to meet them!! I saw them, talked to them, got their autographs, took pictures with them and I EVEN GOT TO HUG CHUCK!

That was the most awesome night of my life!! After last night, everything else seems so flat! My heart is still pumping from the experience. I wish it could have lasted longer. I want more!

David threw his guitar pick my way about 3 times! I didn't get any but my glasses fell off twice in the rush to grab the pick. At the end of the show, Seb came to our side of the stage and threw his last pick into the crowd. It flew right over my head and Nadiah managed to snag it!

The energy throughout the entire show was electrifying. Seb's dance moves were epic and David was so crazy! Jeff rocked it on the guitar, especially during the Summer Paradise solo. Chuck was sweating barely 5 minutes into the show! And Pierre, everyone was going gaga over him!

We stood right in front, squashed against the railings. We were SO CLOSE! Seb even looked right at me at one point! He pointed at me! (I'm pretty sure he did. It was me he was looking at!) I hope they come back again! I asked Pierre if they were going to come back soon and he said that they would, next week! Haha:) If only that were true!

The boys were so nice! All of them were. Seb was so sweet and polite. He could see how nervous we were so he made sure he signed everything and that we got a picture with him. Jeff was awesome! He moved in the first picture so he asked that we take another one. I mean, who would care that much? Jeff would! Pierre let me take a picture of his tattoo and David was kind of quite but he was flirting a lot with some of the girls. And Chuck, oh Chuck. He was so good to us. He told the security people to make sure we (the fans in the meet and greet) didn't get sent to the back of the line. So they put us right in front. Thanks to Chuck, we got the best seats in the house!

Anyway, here are some pictures:

PIERRE!!!!

OMG! So close to SEBASTIEN!!

CHUCK hugged me!

I could see JEFF's lip ring so clearly! 

That's DAVID!!

Last night wasn't a crazy night just in K.L Live but on Twitter too! Astronauts (Simple Plan fans) all over the world joined forces and managed to get each band member to trend worldwide! It started off with Pierre, then Chuck, followed by David Jeff and Seb. Also, we managed to get "Astronauts Love Simple Plan" and "Simple Plan Saved My Life" trending world wide too! All in all, there were 15 different topics on Simple Plan trending worldwide on Twitter. The power of Simple Plan fans!

In Malaysia, all the band members trended at the same time! AHHH!

I had a blast! I'm so glad I had the chance to see them live and meet them and take pictures with them too. It was a dream come true. Thank You Lord! And Mama and Bro too :)

ASTRONAUTS LOVE SIMPLE PLAN!