Is That A Good Idea?

Sharing in a big way

By CHRISTINA LOW

Marriage proposals and weddings are no longer a private affair these days, as couples take a step further, by making their special day known to all.

Early this year Malaysians saw how an accounts executive proposed to his girlfriend with a RM14,000 diamond ring via a huge billboard advertisement placed along the Damansara- Puchong Highway (LDP) in Kelana Jaya.

This time around Parisign general manager Henry Tan decides to take the expensive step by displaying his wedding photos at bus shelters around Kuala Lumpur.

The 25-year-old does not only want to share the pictures with the public but also want to be remembered as the couple they saw at bus shelters.

Of the 16: A bus shelter in Jalan P.Ramlee sporting the couple’s wedding photos.

Tan has placed his wedding photos at 16 bus shelters in the city centre, at a cost of about RM150,000. But he has no regrets.

The idea came to him after a holiday in Monaco two years ago when he saw how a French man proposed to his girlfriend using outdoor advertisements at strategic locations in the city.

“When I saw it, I told myself that I too would come up with such a creative idea when I find my soul mate,” said Tan, whose family supported the idea.

Why bus shelters?

Tan said he had a special interest in bus shelters after the company put him in charge of designing such shelters in various parts of Kuala Lumpur.

However, Tan’s wife Cherry, had no inkling of the plans her husband had up his sleeves, including accompanying workers to paste the pictures at the shelters before he heads to work in the morning.

Cherry said she never dreamt that she would one day be the talk of town this way.

Act of love: Tan cleaning one of the photo boards of his wife before it was fixed at a bus shelter. He thinks nothing of accompanying workers to paste the pictures at the shelters before he heads to work in the morning.

“I have always admired girls whose boyfriends go to such lengths to propose,” said the 22-year-old, who only found out about her husband’s project when her friends told her that they had seen her wedding pictures at bus shelters.

“I am surprised and happy about it,” said Cherry.

Tan said it was a surprise present for his wife and also to share with Malaysians just how important repetition was in advertisements.

“When they have seen enough of us then it would have marked that our message has been successful.

“We encourage couples and families to do the same for any occasion, be it weddings, birthdays or just to wish someone well,” said Tan.

Okay I understand that people with too much money would spend in something totally unnecessary but eye-catching ideas to grab people’s attention. But do you want to know my comments in this bus-stop idea?

I don’t mean to be rude and to nose in other people’s decision or even being judgemental… but being a Marketing Executive, I have learnt many things about advertising areas. Bus stop, is one of the big NO-NO!

Why? Imagine having your wedding placed at the bus stop areas. Fine, you’ll get to SHOW OFF your love to your wife. But wait… wait for 1 or 2 days later… and with the publicity by the newspaper… your face will be vandalised with beard, moustache, black teeth, mole, and even writings saying “I’m with stupid”!

That place is where most students and potential vandals hang around to wait for the bus! With a simple permanent marker pen or a liquid paper, one can do much damage on the highly-paid advertisement at the bus stop.

This is MALAYSIA where vandals are famous for their ‘artwork’!

I give credit to the person who advertise on a billboard earlier this year to propose to a girl. Now that is more feasible and properly placed! EVERYONE can see that.

Bus stop?

NOT A GOOD IDEA!

Anyway, congratulations to the happily married couple! Maybe you should question your advertising agency as to why they didn’t give proper suggestions for advertising ideas.

*No offence*

Taxi Driver Killer - Are We To Continue Such Nonsense?

First we are all frightened by the infamous bus crash cases being driven by those who do not have the proper license or have been suspended from driving for having numerous summonses!

Now we all have to start worrying about taxi drivers as well! They rob, rape, and even kill!

Driver of bogus taxi admits to stabbing and robbing woman

By Steven Daniel 

KUALA LUMPUR: An unlikely chain of events led to the arrest of a suspect who was believed to have stabbed a woman four times and left her to bleed to death.

The victim, Lee Hui Fun, was found unconscious in Jalan Maktab, Kajang, on Friday morning by policemen on patrol duty.

Coincidentally, a man driving a taxi, was involved in an accident with a motorcycle at 4pm along Jalan Ipoh.

The motorcyclist, who confronted the driver of the taxi, saw a bloodstained handbag on the rear passenger seat. The suspect then panicked and made a run for the Perkim Building car park.

Bound: The suspect with his hands bound before he was taken to the police station, and (below) the ‘taxi’ driven by the suspect. — AZMAN GHANI/ The Star

However, he was caught and beaten up by several passers-by. It was then that the suspect, in his 30s, shouted “saya bunuh satu orang sahaja (I only killed one person)”.

The suspect apparently believed he had killed Lee, not knowing that she was fighting for her life in hospital.

The suspect was handed over to the police and during interrogation, admitted to have committed the offence in Batu 9/11, Kajang, hours earlier. He was later taken to the Kajang police station for further investigations.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Shakaruddin Che Mood yesterday confirmed that the suspect had been arrested. He said police were still investigating if there was a second suspect involved.

A source said there was a possibility that Lee was driven to a location where another person was waiting, before she was robbed. It was also believed that Lee put up a struggle before she was stabbed and left for dead.

The 33-year-old clerk from Taman Kencana, Pandan Indah, had boarded a taxi on Friday morning to go to a monorail station on Jalan Sultan Ismail. However, the taxi took another route, prompting Lee to call her husband Chow Chee Ming, 34, at 8.40am.

Chow, when met at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital yesterday, said she called a few times as he could not hear her clearly the first few times.

“I managed to hear her clearly during her last call at 8.50am, saying the taxi driver was taking her somewhere else.

“She also gave me the number plate of the taxi she was in,” Chow said.

“Then, I heard her shouting in Chinese ‘he’s got a knife, he’s got a knife’, before the line got cut off.”

Lee, who has two children, is reported to be in stable condition.

The taxi’s number plate was shown to be false when checked against the Road Transport Department’s online system.

Are we Malaysians to expect such nonsense to continue? Where is the ‘Malaysia Boleh’ and embracing the new 2020 when the people are still backsliding towards barbaric era! This is pure nonsense! Next thing we can see are men running around with clubs hitting people and hunting on animals to feast!

Malaysia is not moving towards a better future. We are seeing more and more people committing crimes as they get desperate due to many reasons.

Firstly, the education standards are way lower than what is given in the advanced country. When I watched the famous programme “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” I was even stunned to see how a simple 5th Grader knows so much! It was then I realise that the things that I learnt are too basic and not too useful in helping Malaysia develop!

Secondly, the gap between the rich and poor are widening more and more! This is a huge problem as the rich are getting richer while the poor and getting poorer. Next we will expect a huge social status problem! Looking at Australia, the gaps between the rich and poor cannot be seen at all! A friend’s cousin who works only as a cleaner for offices can afford a beautiful Honda Accord! The government on Australia takes good care of their people!

Racial is also another issue. Though this is a multi-racial country, we can still see many are uncomfortable with other races. They will continue to stay with their own kind. Even when I dated an Indian guy (I am Chinese), my mother totally disapprove of such problems and only expect me to be with my own race, Chinese. So can we expect a better multiracial country here? Maybe… at my generation I have seen many of my friends who prefer to date a person of another race. It is only the older generations that are trying to stop us. So don’t try. A way of expecting a country to develop is to have everyone to stay with each other as united!

Well these are the main reasons. I’m done talking about this country.

Missing Teen Found Dead in Boyfriend’s Father’s Car

This is in The Star newspaper today.

Missing Teen Found Dead in Boyfriend’s Father’s Car

IPOH: A missing teenage girl was found dead in the boot of her boyfriend’s father’s car in Chemor, near here.Police recovered the gruesome remains of Yee Wei Qing, 17, at about 3am Wednesday after the brother and boyfriend had alerted the authorities about her disappearance.

The 35-year-old brother, Yee Si Van, told reporters that he first went to the boyfriend’s house at 6pm on Tuesday to search for her, only to learn that her wallet and mobile phone had been left behind.

He and the 18-year-old boyfriend then lodged a missing persons report at the Kuala Kuang police station.

When they returned, both of them realised something amiss at around midnight when the boyfriend’s father refused to come out of his bedroom.

“Every time we asked him to open the door, he told us not to disturb him as he wanted to sleep,” he claimed when met at the Ipoh Hospital mortuary.

“Accompanied by policemen, we broke into the room and saw what looked like bloodstains on the floor. The father also tried to keep us from going near the bed but we found her shoes covered with newspaper under it.”

Their search then extended to the father’s Nissan Sunny car.

Inside the trunk, Yee said he saw what looked like a “white sack” before the policemen stopped them and told to wait for the forensics unit.

Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said Wei Qing, who had head injuries, was found fully dressed. She was not tied up.

A search of the scene revealed bloodstains and a piece of wood which might have been used as a murder weapon, he said.

“We cannot confirm the cause of death or whether she had been raped until the post-mortem is complete,” he told reporters Wednesday during a police function.

DCP Zulkifli added that police have detained the father and the boyfriend to assist in investigations.

“Police became suspicious with the boyfriend’s story when he reported her missing and so our men went to the house to investigate.

“I believe the body would have been disposed off if we had gone there any later,” he added.

Just reading this news today gives me to creeps down my spine. I wonder what is the reason for the killing. Doesn’t seem like she is being raped though. What if I date a guy who has a father like this? I mean.. ouch! I bet the father really hit hew few times just to knock her out!

At this era us girls have to be fully aware of our surroundings and even our loved ones. Sometimes people can just go crazy and kill even their own family members. Hey! Even a grandfather can have the guts to rape their granddaughters!

Crazy world with crazy men. How are we to live in this world?

Let’s just say, if girls are no longer existing in this world. Just imagine with me alright? Maybe due to some special disease that kills all women. Or there are getting more crazy men raping and killing women, what will this world be?

I am guessing… men would rape men! Serious! If not these crazy men would rape animals. I’m not talking about normal men okay? Crazy men!

WEIRD!