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So, it’s almost 2007, and what have we done? Christmas has been and gone (and the entire year of waiting seemed, once again, a bit hollow, as after all the fuss, food and presents disappear in a storm of wrapping paper and ribbons, you’re left with some pressies which seemed to have far more promise in their wrappings, a bit of indigestion, and another whole year to go before the next one. Oh well..), and we’re all the merrier for it. Soon, the fireworks will go off, the corks will be popped, the cheeks will be kissed, and we’ll all have moved on another year.

I’m not going to do one of those introspective “looking back” posts, because quite frankly they are always a bit naff, and only appeal to people trying to perve into other people’s lives (and they usually end up being pretty self indulgent). I do think that New Year’s is a great time to think back on the past though, and I have a rather personal way of doing that (although, I am sure most people may do this too).

I like to go through my old mp3’s and CD’s, and find some of the songs I used to love listening to, and think back on what was going on when I used to listen to them (if that makes sense). It’s amazing that even though you may not remember the individual events, the names of those involved, or the date, you can still vividly picture the feelings that you had when you were listening to the songs. Right now I’ve got Robbie Williams’ “Let Love Be Your Energy” playing on loop, and I have a very strong sense of expectation (though this could be down to the fact that Rachel is coming over later with a truck… err, Vios load of liquor), which I think comes from about 5 years ago. I’ll have to look through my old organisers to see who… err, what I was doing at the time.

So try and re-discover an old song tonight, and relive the past this New Year’s Eve. It’s always a good thing to relive some of your oldest memories, and if you can be with the people who made them possible, then all the better.

Go out, Put out, Pass out.
Happy New Year! (almost)
WillQ.

So, tis the season, once again. I only decorated my website today, but my tree has been up since mid-November (yes, I bow down to the blatant power of commercialism). By the way, for a truly mind blowing Christmas musical experience, please check out the following link.

I’m going to be a little dangerous right now, and talk a little bit about religious and cultural tolerance. I know, I know, it’s been all over the papers recently, with people voicing their strong opinions one way or another (although, we tend to find that people in power go one way, and people no longer in power, or those who tend to be very vocal and then disappear, go another). I personally think we have a fairly open minded society, here in KL. It’s not because we are all particularly mature, or open minded (the story on banned books in today’s paper should prove that… “Read Aloud Bedtime Stories” is as hard to find as Salman Rushdie. Go figure), but simply because we don’t give that much of a damn about what the “others” are really up to (except in special cases, which involve kissing, politics, arts, etc, but you know, in general). We don’t really have harmony, we just manage to play our own music softly enough that it doesn’t interrupt anyone elses – it’s like a cultural iPod generation.

But what I am glad to see is that where NS, Government campaigns, and RTM messages fail, one thing manages to glue together the all too frayed strands of Malaysian Multiculturality. Yes, this wonder is known as Commercialism, and through it, people become happy, the world is filled with love, and citizens throw off the chains of bigotry. Thanks to Commercialism, and the root cause, Money, people are happy to supress their God given beliefs and sup from the communal cup.

And how do I know this? It’s easy enough to see. Anyone will be anyone, as long as it pays well.

Case in point – I saw a lady wearing a Santa hat today. It read “I’ve been Naughty”.

It matched her tudung wonderfully.

Noel (but you can pick another letter),
WillQ.