Dear readers, followers, and friends...
I've decided to take the cBox off the page because some of the messages were really beginning to irritate me.
One guy couldn't keep it in his pants, and the other wasn't aware that one's supposed to read through a WHOLE post before leaving ignorant comments.
So after much consideration, despite very much loving random comments from loving people, I took it down.
Sigh. Go over to my other blog la k? :)
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
BACK TO XANGA.
Hey guys,
I've decided to focus more of my attention on Xanga, now that it's working properly again (could be the better speed here that makes it so much easier to load), and on that note, I'd like to divert all of you to MY XANGA PAGE if you'd still like to follow my posts.
The link is also provided on the bottom, right-hand half of this page.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but updating two blogs just got to be too much of a hassle. I'll still write in this one, every now and then, but they won't extend to much more than rants I can't put on Xanga for good reason, and insignificant-to-you things like what I did on any one particular day.
Thanks!
And if you head over there right now, you'll get to read posts that see me ranting about this current trend to look emaciated that I am far from understanding (a lot more to read than the one Lindsay Lohan photo here), and what I thought of President Obama's speech in Cairo.
Utilize leaving comments in place of the CBox on Xanga if you have something to say. :)
Peace!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
I've decided to focus more of my attention on Xanga, now that it's working properly again (could be the better speed here that makes it so much easier to load), and on that note, I'd like to divert all of you to MY XANGA PAGE if you'd still like to follow my posts.
The link is also provided on the bottom, right-hand half of this page.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but updating two blogs just got to be too much of a hassle. I'll still write in this one, every now and then, but they won't extend to much more than rants I can't put on Xanga for good reason, and insignificant-to-you things like what I did on any one particular day.
Thanks!
And if you head over there right now, you'll get to read posts that see me ranting about this current trend to look emaciated that I am far from understanding (a lot more to read than the one Lindsay Lohan photo here), and what I thought of President Obama's speech in Cairo.
Utilize leaving comments in place of the CBox on Xanga if you have something to say. :)
Peace!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Lego, Mohammed, Islam, and the Rest of the World
In my e-mail this morning was a forwarded message from my Mum about the 'new addition' to the Lego family - a mock of the Prophet Mohammed in a very compromising position (and by that, I mean the standard 'missionary'), along with a set of his 23 wives INCLUDING 6-YEAR OLD AYSHA. I tried to upload it, but I'm a far cry from technologically decent, so here's the link to the photo.
Needless to say, the chain mail ended in a fashion where you'd feel terribly guilty, and would be questioned on Judgment Day, for not passing it on.
I didn't. Instead, I clicked on 'delete'. And I feel just fine.
However, for a lot of other people, this was an excuse to bombard all possible discussion boards, cursing, swearing, guns blazing, bombs well and ready, harping on about THE RELIGION OF PEACE.
Before I go on, let me make this clear... I AM A MUSLIM.
Lego declared shortly after that the company was, in no way, affiliated with the model. They would not produce, support, or endorse such things, and have sincerely expressed sympathy to anyone who was hurt by the image. The full article can be found here. Note that Lego did not apologize, but did acknowledge the impact of this, and personally, I don't believe that it is their responsibility to make amends. Using brand names like this is nothing new, and therefore, if Lego feels that they don't need to say sorry in an outright, direct manner, that's their prerogative and there shouldn't be shit said about it.
The e-mail my Mum sent me included a request to boycott Lego and their products, and like what's been happening against McDonalds, I don't believe that companies, their employees, and their business should be affected by loose and/or non-existent relationships.
The first step in my course of action was to find out if Lego was involved with the production of this doll, and because it states so on the official Lego website, www.lego.com, that they had nothing to do with it, there's absolutely no sense in punishing them, and I suggest to everyone who's read anything like this to do the same - get down to the bottom of it, before spreading insinuations such as these.
And no, Mum, I don't mean you.
I know you love that 'Forward' button.
Then, on to the discussion boards. A lot of people lashed out against the ones who found humor in the image. This predictably resulted in long, nonsensical arguments about who was right, and what was wrong. One of the Muslims, in a particular discussion board, even went as far to say 'MAY ALLAH CURSE YOU' and this was met by a comment that pointed out that 'hey, you're not so peaceful after all'.
The latter made a great point.
Obviously, Muslims will be insulted by the fact that their hero, their main man, their Prophet, is being depicted in such an awful manner. But slamming other people for having their own beliefs isn't going to do any good. Hindu Gods and Jesus are being made fun of constantly (see SOUTH PARK) and if everyone blew a cork each for every time religion was at the receiving end of a joke, we'd be in the midst of WWIII by now.
And you can't blame them for thinking certain things in regards to Islam.
We don't really have that great an image, what with all these suicide bombers weighing us down. The Middle East isn't helping too much either. They're neck-deep in war, and Islam's supposed to be the religion of peace.
I was boarding a plane back to Melbourne, and on it was a group of Muslims decked out in the stereotypical attire. Half the time, I was praying I wouldn't get blown to pieces. And again, I'M A MUSLIM.
Get with the program. Everyone's got a mind of their own, and just because some people don't understand why Mohammed had to have a 6-year old wife, it doesn't mean that they deserve to be cursed by God. Some people just don't know the ins and outs of Islam, and if they insist on being ignorant, hold your tongue and let it go instead of coming up with baseless arguments because you're pissed off. Being offended is becoming overrated.
As far as I know, people like this are just giving them more reasons to believe that we're uptight, anal, possibly-dangerous people.
So give it a break. And Lego, we're cool.
P/S I can't stand Malay Muslim girls who wear headscarves (tudungs) but TALK SO LOUD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR EVERY WORD OF THEIR BORING ASS CONVERSATION ALL THE WAY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. And it fuels my irritation further when they use 'AKU' and 'ENGKAU'. Ugh.
P.P/S I REFUSE TO JUMP ON TO THE BLACKBERRY BANDWAGON!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
Needless to say, the chain mail ended in a fashion where you'd feel terribly guilty, and would be questioned on Judgment Day, for not passing it on.
I didn't. Instead, I clicked on 'delete'. And I feel just fine.
However, for a lot of other people, this was an excuse to bombard all possible discussion boards, cursing, swearing, guns blazing, bombs well and ready, harping on about THE RELIGION OF PEACE.
Before I go on, let me make this clear... I AM A MUSLIM.
Lego declared shortly after that the company was, in no way, affiliated with the model. They would not produce, support, or endorse such things, and have sincerely expressed sympathy to anyone who was hurt by the image. The full article can be found here. Note that Lego did not apologize, but did acknowledge the impact of this, and personally, I don't believe that it is their responsibility to make amends. Using brand names like this is nothing new, and therefore, if Lego feels that they don't need to say sorry in an outright, direct manner, that's their prerogative and there shouldn't be shit said about it.
The e-mail my Mum sent me included a request to boycott Lego and their products, and like what's been happening against McDonalds, I don't believe that companies, their employees, and their business should be affected by loose and/or non-existent relationships.
The first step in my course of action was to find out if Lego was involved with the production of this doll, and because it states so on the official Lego website, www.lego.com, that they had nothing to do with it, there's absolutely no sense in punishing them, and I suggest to everyone who's read anything like this to do the same - get down to the bottom of it, before spreading insinuations such as these.
And no, Mum, I don't mean you.
I know you love that 'Forward' button.Then, on to the discussion boards. A lot of people lashed out against the ones who found humor in the image. This predictably resulted in long, nonsensical arguments about who was right, and what was wrong. One of the Muslims, in a particular discussion board, even went as far to say 'MAY ALLAH CURSE YOU' and this was met by a comment that pointed out that 'hey, you're not so peaceful after all'.
The latter made a great point.
Obviously, Muslims will be insulted by the fact that their hero, their main man, their Prophet, is being depicted in such an awful manner. But slamming other people for having their own beliefs isn't going to do any good. Hindu Gods and Jesus are being made fun of constantly (see SOUTH PARK) and if everyone blew a cork each for every time religion was at the receiving end of a joke, we'd be in the midst of WWIII by now.
And you can't blame them for thinking certain things in regards to Islam.
We don't really have that great an image, what with all these suicide bombers weighing us down. The Middle East isn't helping too much either. They're neck-deep in war, and Islam's supposed to be the religion of peace.
I was boarding a plane back to Melbourne, and on it was a group of Muslims decked out in the stereotypical attire. Half the time, I was praying I wouldn't get blown to pieces. And again, I'M A MUSLIM.
Get with the program. Everyone's got a mind of their own, and just because some people don't understand why Mohammed had to have a 6-year old wife, it doesn't mean that they deserve to be cursed by God. Some people just don't know the ins and outs of Islam, and if they insist on being ignorant, hold your tongue and let it go instead of coming up with baseless arguments because you're pissed off. Being offended is becoming overrated.
As far as I know, people like this are just giving them more reasons to believe that we're uptight, anal, possibly-dangerous people.
So give it a break. And Lego, we're cool.
P/S I can't stand Malay Muslim girls who wear headscarves (tudungs) but TALK SO LOUD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR EVERY WORD OF THEIR BORING ASS CONVERSATION ALL THE WAY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. And it fuels my irritation further when they use 'AKU' and 'ENGKAU'. Ugh.
P.P/S I REFUSE TO JUMP ON TO THE BLACKBERRY BANDWAGON!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
Friday, May 22, 2009
GREY'S ANATOMY SEASON 5 - Gossip Girl can suck it.
1. Love me, even when you hate me.
2. No running.
3. We'll take care of each other, even when we're old, smelly, and senile.
Seriously. Why would anyone want to tune in to teenage drama when they have this to watch?!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
2. No running.
3. We'll take care of each other, even when we're old, smelly, and senile.
Seriously. Why would anyone want to tune in to teenage drama when they have this to watch?!
even diamonds start as coal,
Anya Roslan
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