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 January 26, 2008
MIRI SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED DRAG QUEEN MISS WORLD
Organisers of the DRAG QUEEN MISS WORLD managed to outwit the local Islamic religious authority and organised the controversial beauty contest for the fifth consecutive year in Miri last Saturday.
The event, which was held amid very secretive and hush-hush arrangements, paraded contestants from 24 countries. They were from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Holland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Thailand, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, USA and Sri Lanka.
The organiser, whom is known only as Julie Bahari, was quoted as telling the Sarawak Tribune that they have to keep the event a secret fearing action from religious department.
"We were afraid of being raided by enforcement officers from the Syariah Department," she (?) said.
Though stressing that they did not have any dubious intentions, she acknowledged that they were on the wrong side of the law.
"We know this is a very sensitive issue but when we decided to go ahead, it was just for the fun of it. We have no ulterior motive," she stressed.
According to Julie, the guests who attended the function that evening were ‘sporting’ professionals from the corporate sector of the booming Petrochemical town that aimed to become a city by 2005.
She said publicity was kept to the minimum to avoid attracting any controversy. However, this did not dampen keen interest towards the event.
Dubbed as the Transvestite capital of Sarawak, Miri is set to attract bigger attention as the organiser is planning to also organise the Miss Drag Universe contest there.
  | apa la nak jadi kat Miri ni.. |
 | aja49 wrote on Jan 26, '08 This is too much and how can they get away scot-free.
From Wikipedia about drag queen:-
Drag queen
The term "drag queen" usually refers to people who dress in drag for the purpose of performing, whether singing or lip-synching, dancing, participating in events such as gay pride parades, drag pageants, or at venues such as cabarets and discotheques. In the United Kingdom, alongside traditional drag work such as shows and performances, many drag queens engage in 'mix-and-mingle' or hosting work at night clubs or at private parties/events. Drag is a part of Western gay culture; it is often noted that the Stonewall riots on June 27, 1969 in New York City were inspired and led by drag queens, and, in part for this reason, drag queens remain a tradition at pride events. Prominent drag queens in the gay community of a city often serve as official or unofficial spokespersons, hosts or emcees, fund-raisers, chroniclers and community leaders.
So Miri must be a gay town of Malaysia. |
| ehe..marah org Miri nanti..
when i was still in high school...my family, kitorg gi pangkor. there's this resort nama dia Sri Bayu..
every night, after dinner, dia ada show mcm concert.. guys dressing up as women..semua guys.. lip synching ikut lagu..dancing..
since then, tak gi dah resort tu..resort tu pun tah apa jadi |
| iklan japs: mr kamsol..kenapa skang hotel charge for buffet lunch or dinner, kat kids 4-12 years old.. 50%.. bebudak below 12 dulu free. kan.. bebudak kecik makan byk mana lah sangat...50% of the price... |
| aja49 wrote on Jan 27, '08 Like things are going topsy-turvy nowadays.
It's against Islamic principles for men to dress like ladies and vice versa. |
 | kamsol wrote on Jan 27, '08, edited on Jan 27, '08 No not just nowadays. Stuff like this has been part of mankind's history for a very long time. Gender differentiation, role and social parameters came a lot later. In fact not too long ago, our judges wore white long wigs looking like old Grandma, didn't they? How about wearing sarong? Isn't a sarong a long skirt? Or Arabic long robes -- doesn't that look like a woman's dress? Or some tabligh guy sporting eye liner -- isn't that make-up? Women wear pants nowadays -- does that make a man a woman because men wear pants?
It's not just Islam that abhorrs cross dressing because every other popular religion appears dead against it. In fact it can be said that cross dressing or "abnormal" sexual orientation is frowned upon by every known world civilisation nowadays. Call it religious restraint or cultural prejudice, these drag or gay guys have never had it easy. But beat them or jail them or crucify them, these guys will always be a part of our social make-up. You cannot stop them. You can only accept them for what they are, because they can't help themselves. Its (maybe) in the genes already. And if it's in the genes, then isn't DNA the founding creation block of all humankind -- as created by God? |
| My nephew.. 4 years old. Hardly eat.. Buffet at hotels, at least RM40++ for breakfast, and we're paying RM20+ for 2 slice of toast, 1 glass of orange juice..a bowl of cereal.. Hehe..
And btw, send my regard to your friend who used to manage Sri Bayu. It was a nice place.. but perhaps the choice of entertainment was wrong.. not exactly family-oriented..hehe. |
| aja49 wrote on Jan 27, '08 Why waste money to eat at the hotel when the same food can be taken else where that is much cheaper. Unless people do not know where to throw their money.
I once had tea with my business friend at one KLCC restuarant (ground floor). We had tea and nescafe' for drinks and some Malay "kueh" - 2 pieces of kueh lapis, 2 pieces of curry-puff and it cost him almost RM17.00
So I told my friend that in future he can take me to a more reasonable normal restaurant taking the same drinks and kueh but paying much less and the balance could go to any charitable organization (like mosque or surau) where he can earn more "pahala" than just wasting money for no reason. |
| aja49 wrote on Jan 27, '08 Actually I was not trying to be rude by telling him that but he knows me quite well ever since he was involved in the Bank's project back in the 90's. I have talked a lot about religious things to him and he knew that I meant no offense. He admitted taking me to a wrong place for he knew I do not like to see unnecessary wastage. He can earn more "pahala" by donating the difference in price if he were to take me to a more reasonable place. He can treat other customers differently as he wished but as for me he knew me quite well. |
| I'm sure you meant no offence but at the same time I'm sure your friend can afford RM17.00 for 2 cups of tea and cakes. That small amount of money goes nowhere nowadays and I'm sure he donates more than that to his favorite charity. It's luxury he can afford. Otherwise there's truly no sense in working hard and making riches and to be able to spend at least RM17.00 for tea and cakes. (If I'm not mistaken in my understanding of divinity) God allows us to spend that of which we earned and to give a portion to (first) our family, closest kin and then neighbor and then extended members. God did not ask of us to deprive ourselves His pleasures on earth and impoverish ourselves or suffer the guilt of wealth that He has graciously showered on His subjects. When it comes to charity I am always reluctant to offer it at mesjids or suraus and would rather give it directly to deserving individuals or families. I find the suraus and mesjids well funded as it is and yet they somehow or rather mismange the funds or worse still not spend at all. |
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kenapa skang hotel charge for buffet lunch or dinner, kat kids 4-12 years old.. 50% 