I have no idea where Malaysia is. Because I'm ignorant.
Over there, somewhere.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
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Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2004 6:05:14 pm PDT #2627 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2004 6:08:05 pm PDT #2628 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I used to chat online often with a woman from Kuala Lumpur .
So, um.... I knew where Malaysia is.
Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2004 6:12:19 pm PDT #2629 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Did you get Malayed?
...Sorry, I had to.
SailAweigh - Oct 17, 2004 6:18:34 pm PDT #2630 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I went to Singapore once. Snuck in without a passport. The officials were pissed. They made me promise not to cross over to Malaysia. So, I never got to see Malaysia. Ah, well. Next time, maybe.
brenda m - Oct 17, 2004 6:54:04 pm PDT #2631 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I have a good friend in Malaysia. Do you know Jeremy? (Kidding. Unless you know him. In which case, not kidding.)
dcp - Oct 17, 2004 7:00:07 pm PDT #2632 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Val - Oct 17, 2004 10:07:24 pm PDT #2633 of 10001
Thanks for the warm welcome.
It's great to be with people who love and enjoy Tim's work. It's really lonely being a Tim Minear fan in Malaysia. The problem is mainly that Malaysians and the Malaysian media tend to only pay attention to shows that are big hits in the US like The Practice, CSI and others, so you'll get a lot of blank looks when you say that your favorite TV programme is Angel, or Firefly or Wonderfalls although all these have been shown on Malaysian TV before (although we're still waiting for Angel Season 5). The problem becomes worse because these shows are all shown late at night on weekdays which in Malaysia is not all that good. Funnily enough, I think you tend to get better viewing numbers if a show is shown on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights as people are winding down for the weekend. Also, English is not the first language for a majority of Malaysians so most viewers of Angel, Firefly and Wonderfalls and other shows like it tend to be either urbanites or young professionals.
Sorry, brenda m, but I don't know any Jeremy.
Thanks again for the warm welcome. This is one of the nicest boards I've come across.
ETA: No need to feel bad or anything for not knowing where Malaysia is. A lot of people don't know where it is unless you're from South East Asia or Asia generally. It's quite usual for Malaysians to have to tell people that our country is just north of Singapore and south of Thailand (or at least that's the location of Peninsular Malaysia).
aurelia - Oct 17, 2004 10:14:08 pm PDT #2634 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
you'll get a lot of blank looks when you say that your favorite TV programme is Angel, or Firefly or Wonderfalls
Heh. That happens in the U.S. too.
Consuela - Oct 18, 2004 9:31:37 am PDT #2635 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Welcome, Val! Nice to have another quarter of the globe checking in. We don't have any Kiwis, do we? Too bad, as I'm gonna be in New Zealand in February, it would be cool to meet up with Buffistas.
dcp - Oct 18, 2004 7:00:39 pm PDT #2636 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I seem to recall some pins in New Zealand on Gus's Buffista map, but I don't have that bookmark anymore. You might leave a post in Un-Americans and see what response it generates.