April 7, 2013 by jasminetea2
Cover of Maid in Manhattan
Domestic Workers on Sunday (Photo credit: JMR_Photography)
English: Domestic worker in Colombia Nederlands: Huishoudster in Colombia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Some may remember the 2002 movie “Maid in Manhattan” with Jennifer Lopez as Marisa Ventura, a mother working as a chamber maid in a classy Manhattan hotel. She meets a politician, Christopher Marshall, who falls in love with her and is staying at the hotel where she works. He mistakes her for someone else but later finds out, and she gets fired from her job for this seeming deception. However, after the story runs its course, true love triumphs in the end, and they live happily ever after.
Many young girls,especially those from impoverished rural areas perhaps hope such dreams will come true for them in a more affluent environment where they can earn a decent living, and get a better life for their families and themselves. But, the reality isn’t as simple or straight-forward as they think. Continue Reading »
Posted in Reflections | Tagged Domestic worker, Foreign worker, Labor, Malaysia, Migrant domestic workers, Sarawak | 2 Comments »
March 25, 2013 by jasminetea2
Instead of knocking me down, he knocked me up (Photo credit: Liz | populational)
Deutsch: Münster, Petrus-Skulptur, Überwasserkirche in Münster, Portal, Schlüsselsymbol (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
HIV/ AIDS – NAKURU (Photo credit: davida3)
Hey! Never thought you were listening to this common human being. Obviously, you’ve got a very BIG EAR! So, you heard my gripe about what kind of Pope, this opinionated one thought should wear Peter’s sandals. You gave me what I wanted and I hope it’s a good thing. Well, at least he seems to have started off right. Sincerely hope he can make the necessary changes, especially in this too-much-of-me-world. Continue Reading »
Posted in Reflections | Tagged Africa, Catholic, Catholic Church, Francis, God, HIV-AIDS, Jesus, Non-governmental organization, Pope | 27 Comments »
March 25, 2013 by jasminetea2
Ghatotkacha as seen in Javanese shadow puppet play (wayang) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Wayang Kulit (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
There are many cultures which have taken on the art of using shadows as a medium of communication in performing arts. In Malaysia, we have the “wayang kulit“, a traditional Malay, shadow puppet show. The stylized elaborately designed puppets interact, dance and glide behind a large white cloth screen on which a very bright white light is shone. The dramas acted out by these puppets are usually ancient myths and legends. But, the idea of shadow play has actually taken on a more modern usage. Continue Reading »
Posted in Refreshment | Tagged Malaysia, Performing arts, Puppetry, Shadow play, Wayang | Leave a Comment »
March 14, 2013 by jasminetea2
Granny (Looney Tunes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Irene Ryan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
There are these young ones who like being ”know-all’s”. They seem to imagine that older people, I mean much older people, don’t know the tricks of survival. Well, we weren’t born yesterday, OK? Continue Reading »
Posted in Complaint | Tagged barbarians in branded clothes, Granny, plagiarists, Seniors, young ones | 12 Comments »
March 4, 2013 by jasminetea2
The 2004 Asian Tsunami disaster at Tanjung Tokong, Penang (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
PSY – the mop (Photo credit: Joybot)
Following up from my last post on Psy‘s dilemma, it looks like the BN’s sneaky tactic to lure votes, backfired instead, when thousands turned up just to enjoy Psy’s performance. A few incidents took place starting with the ‘yee sang’ fracas… Continue Reading »
Posted in Off-the-Cuff | Tagged Barisan Nasional, BN, campaign, Chinese New Year, gangnam, Malaysia, Najib, Najib Razak, Penang, Penangite, Psy | 13 Comments »
February 23, 2013 by jasminetea2
Jesus H. Christ (Photo credit: angelofsweetbitter2009)
Fisherman (Photo credit: jo fleet)
Pope Benedictus XVI (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Pope Benedict XVI will be leaving his Papal chair by the end of this month. Understandably, the mantel gets heavier as one grows older and the world continues in the throes of change. One can sympathize with him. But, this is nearly the end of an era, and at the moment, who will put on the sandals of the Fisherman and hold the fort of the Roman Catholic Church, we can only speculate. Continue Reading »
Posted in Speculation | Tagged Catholic Church, Christ, fishermen, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, Peter, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, working class | 3 Comments »
February 12, 2013 by jasminetea2
English: The Penang Bridge was the first expressway in Penang. Penang Bridge. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Psy (Photo credit: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer)
Psy, the world-famous K-Pop star performed in Penang today (11th February 2013). He was called, in a last desperate attempt by the ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) to re-take Penang state, which was wrested from them by the Opposition Pakatan Rakyat (Peoples’ Coalition) at the last general elections on 8th March 2008. Continue Reading »
Posted in Off-the-Cuff | Tagged Barisan Nasional, Chinese New Year, Malaysia, Pakatan Rakyat, Penang, Psy, Putrajaya, Roman Empire | 20 Comments »
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