tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post8933906758055193957..comments2024-01-27T19:41:05.143+08:00Comments on Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Asean Bloggers Conference In KLNURAINA A SAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-14349206201136896792011-05-09T02:49:11.923+08:002011-05-09T02:49:11.923+08:00You're welcome, Datuk.
P.S. Watch out for pho...You're welcome, Datuk.<br /><br />P.S. Watch out for photo updates! :)Fahirul Ramlihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pairan/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-57769036116495811612011-05-02T23:13:32.827+08:002011-05-02T23:13:32.827+08:00sissy |ˈsɪsi| informal
noun ( pl. -sies)
a pers...sissy |ˈsɪsi| informal<br />noun ( pl. -sies)<br />a person regarded as effeminate or cowardly.<br />• chiefly offensive an effeminate homosexual.<br /><br />adjective ( -sier, -siest)<br />feeble and cowardly.<br /><br />DERIVATIVES<br />sissified adjective<br />sissiness noun<br />sissyish adjective<br /><br />ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (in the sense [sister] ): from sis + -y 2 .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-23732520704120839992011-04-26T15:23:52.780+08:002011-04-26T15:23:52.780+08:00A sissy is someone who takes ages to make a simple...A sissy is someone who takes ages to make a simple decision or cannot make a decision at all, whether right or wrong. Like Hishamuddin Hussein Onn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-26948104298652133982011-04-25T18:16:54.027+08:002011-04-25T18:16:54.027+08:00fahirul,
thank you...fahirul,<br /><br />thank you...NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-88564411155826454832011-04-25T18:16:37.333+08:002011-04-25T18:16:37.333+08:00sumitra:
the thing about words is that some in th...sumitra:<br /><br />the thing about words is that some in the english vocabulary have taken on a whole new meaning or they have more than one meaning.<br /><br />The word "sissy' is one of them. <br /><br />I've not used the word on anyone before nor have i used it in writing. In conversations, yes...a very long time ago. Innocent enough.<br />The world has changed. So many words are politically or socially incorrect. And self-professed social libertarians or civil society activists and militants go ballistic and berserk when words that fall under this category are used.<br /><br />reminds me of the word "khinzir" which is "babi". means the same -- swine or pig..<br /><br />As for "sissy" - people take exception to the use of this word because it is pejorative, insulting, offending and so on.<br /><br />But "sissy" is "sissy". I won't call anyone sissy. But someone did.<br />Anyway, NST used the word without any ill-intent. No malice. No agenda. yadayadayada.<br />Certainly not to label the boys such.<br /> <br />Readers and anyone else are free to condemn NST for that. Some did.<br /><br />"...after all, if the NST is merely reporting the news, why label the boys too?".. as i have said, it was a word --very much an acceptable English word -- to describe what was described by the state education dept director.<br />If it was regarded as a label, it was most unfortunate. And, we apologize.<br /> <br />anyway, we can go on and on arguing and debating about this. <br /><br />So, I'll stop here. <br /><br />thank you for commenting.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-6640081438964736292011-04-23T21:00:59.544+08:002011-04-23T21:00:59.544+08:00Salam Datuk,
FYI, pictures of PETS 18/2011 are po...Salam Datuk,<br /><br />FYI, pictures of PETS 18/2011 are posted and available for viewing at www.flickr.com/photos/pairan/ <br /><br />Thank you again for spending some time and sharing your stories with us the other day.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Fahirul Ramli<br />(Berita PETS 18/2011 photographer)Fahirul Ramlihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pairan/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-74764424373081617142011-04-21T10:28:08.916+08:002011-04-21T10:28:08.916+08:00Hi there Nuraina,
I was one of the readers who was...Hi there Nuraina,<br />I was one of the readers who was very much disappointed by NST's poor choice of word in the article blurb. <br />I agree with you that there should be complete focus on the issue itself, on why there are boys that have been unfairly singled out on the unsubstantiated whim of an organisation.<br />However, I also believe that words carry great power and play a vital part in influencing the manner in which people form opinions. The NST's decision to use such a word to describe the boys almost felt like a judgement call, after all if the NST is merely reporting the news, why label the boys too?<br />It was very kind of you to apologise in your blog though, and i just wanted you to know that i appreciated the gesture. I hope for the sake of the boys, the boot camp is completely quashed and the brainiacs behind the idea get sent to a reeducation bootcamp of their own.<br />Cheers!Sumitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-56647900835017976242011-04-21T03:22:48.436+08:002011-04-21T03:22:48.436+08:00TO BLOG AND NOT BE FLOGGED - 210411
When bloggers...TO BLOG AND NOT BE FLOGGED - 210411<br /><br />When bloggers worldwide don't unite to blog<br />They risk being easy victims, individually to flog<br />But first they must ensure they don't have minds to clog<br />And how to dog certain issues without sensitive ones to hog<br /><br />(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng<br />http://motivationinmotion.blogspot.com<br />Thur. 21st Apr. 2011.samgoh88https://www.blogger.com/profile/01301749497014214067noreply@blogger.com