Oh Saturday

Saturdays usually start rather languidly for the family. On Saturday 9th July, 2011, I cooked up a simple breakfast of fried egg, toast and nescafe and plonked myself in front of the TV to catch anything interesting.

After bypassing channels with ads on, I landed at NTV7. Three to five minutes on I still couldn't understand what in the world the commentator was rambling about. I could only get the gist that he was talking about a resort and some animals around somewhere (?) He seemed to blitz through his script with no proper pauses that his commentary was punctuated only with breathlessness. This was not the first time I had a concern over the channel's own productions. At other times, I was baffled at how certain words could have missed the censorship, if ever there was one. So, goodbye NTV7.......My hubby told me that this channel is meant for youngsters. That made my case even stronger!

(BTW, I have sent NTV7 a little note this morning. Let's see how they respond)

Turning on to CNN next it was rather calming to listen to the interview. Though the conversation was quite swift, it was comprehensible as the punctuations, phrasings and accents were all in the right places.

Ah, soon after I had to accompany the hubby to the office to clear some urgent work before 3.00 p.m. when some maintenance work on the electrical system of the building would start. We completed our work by 2.00 p. m and took a drive to Klang for lunch. Somehow, both of us did not have such a good appitite and soon after a quick lunch , we settled for ais kacang and cendol dessert next door.

On our return home, Najib and his friend greeted us. They were busy following the goings on in KL over the internet. I know some people would have been glued to the media or PC since morning to follow the progress of the Bersih Rally in downtown KL. The Rally was to bring to the fore of a demand for a clean election which was supposed to culminate in the handing of a Memoramdum to the King. In the end, I gather there was no Memo.........! Make your own conclussion then.

I do not normally bother about street processions or demos as I find them a waste of time and resources and at the same time they are open to possible abuses evoking confusions, tensions and disorders. Parties must be able to sit at a round table to discuss matters. My, even Genghiz Khan had better sense. Any kind of street display is a reflection of the process of democracy gone awry, an act of dire hopelessness. I was greatly relieved that it ended without much destruction or loss of lives. Only those who had to close their business premises and those caught in the traffic could tell you how it had affected them. Perhaps they too could voice out that demos be done outside KL, next time round.

What better thing is there than to have my Saturday culminating with homemade fried mee for dinner.....quite a real treat, really.

Have a good weekend!