The Malay Woman

Generalizing works. Sure, you can say that some people are not stereotypical of their generalizations. For example, Asian guys are known to have, in the words of my friend Ijai, 'organ reproduksi' that are not capable of cock-fighting with Mat Salleh guys. But hey, look at me, I defy such stereotypes. (Mostly because of the correlation between my height and my 'organ reproduksi', haha).

One of the generalizations that I would like to discuss today is about the Malay woman. I've noticed some of these generalizations these past few years, and want to share them with you.

Relationships
In terms of love, never ever doubt the Malay woman. She gives it all. Up to the point of madness. Drunk love some of you might call it. The Malay woman would defy all odds when it comes to love. Cross a river of fire - Yep. Yes she would. She'd cross an ocean of fire if she had to.

I have a friend who's so madly in love I swear, she'd do the most outrageous things. I could imagine her drinking bat blood, sacrificing goats, encroach upon an ex-lover's wedding to stop it and so much more. Another person that I know online (someone who reads my friend's blog), lent a few thousand ringgits to her boyfriend of the time being. Those two broke up, and now she's figuring out ways on how to get her money back.

I could never imagine any other woman in Malaysia to be that involved. For the sake of being racial, could you imagine a Chinese woman lending money to her boyfriend? I'm sure she would after some convincing and tender loving care, but at the end of the day the boyfriend would have to pay her back, interest included. Haha. Oh my racial tendencies.

Society
The only reason why the Malay society is still relevant today is because of Malay women. The Malay woman is so diligent. She studies hard and works hard. Around 70% of university students in Malaysia are women (Malay + dll). The Malay man of my generation is terrible. Most of us Malay men enjoy melepaking, mat rempeting, and of course our favorite - politicking (join riots etc). I've heard numerous times that it's hard for a Malay woman to find a good Malay man. It's not that hard to imagine why.

I guess the one thing that the Malay man should be relieved of is that the Malay woman hates other Malay women. The Malay woman will use every dirty trick in the book: backstabbing, badmouthing, town crying to bring other Malay women down. That's why they'll never rule Malaysia.

Exercising
The Malay woman does not like to work out. I don't know why they don't. Semua malas nak berlari. I knew maybe one or two Malay women who generally liked to go work out and play sports. The rest? Just sit at home most of the time I presume. Maybe it's the good genes, or maybe the Malay woman eats very little, but most Malay women are not fat.

Dream

A man can only dream of having all the greatest gadgets the world has to offer. This one is a little on the pricey side, and I don't see myself buying it on launch day in March 2011. But boy oh boy, doesn't it look sweet. With the Leica X1 costing an insane amount of 2000 USD and the leica M9 costing around 7000 USD for the body and 1500 USD for a good lens, I think this is quite possibly the best alternative out there.

With the APS-C sensor (the same as the Leica X1 and Leica M8 but not as big as the full frame sensor of the M9) and a fast 35mm f2.0 lens, this is one hell of a sweet (yes I've used the word sweet twice) camera.

Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan

I don't believe in an ugly girl turning into a beautiful woman. It just doesn't make any sense to me. Perhaps if a lady used to be fat, then lost some weight by means of contracting a horrible painstaking disease (or worked out intensely), became thin and suddenly beautiful - maybe that scenario could happen. But from pure looks to another pure look... is that even possible?

Then came Myleene Klass.

Let's look at her transformation:

This was her when she was young. Not a girl I would even think about asking out.

This is what she looks now. Stunning! My friend Ikram would love to go out with her, as Ikram is known to have a strong preference for the Chinese look. Haha.

I'm trained in actuarial science and a little bit of finance and economics. Myleene Klass is the perfect example of what I've learned in my finance classes - the importance of investing. Buy low, sell high. The returns on her stock have skyrocketed to heights that can only be imagined!

As I sit here on my pc chair and admire her beauty, I try to imagine what other guys who actually knew her when she was an ugly duckling feel now about her. Do they regret not trying to ask her out? Could you imagine what they've missed out on? Tsk tsk. They probably had a shot with her when she wasn't that beautiful and had (most probably) a lower self-esteem back then than what her esteem is now, being a model and all.

Men, my advice is never to rule out a woman too fast. Some might have great potential. Things could look way better when touched up the right way.

Simplicity

What do women want? I don't know. My guess would be something that ranges from 'everything' to 'more than what the other girl has'. No one knows the true answer to that question - even women themselves. I'm perfectly fine with letting that riddle be unanswerable though.

Men on the other hand, are simple creatures. Our wants and needs are very basic. The number one thing that we men want is sex. Aha! Not. That's a given, right people. No need for me to write a lengthy description and pretending to be surprised here.

But what is the second most thing that men want? Number two is probably the tricky part. When I think of it, my answer would have to be - it depends. Number two is dependent on what type of man the person is. Is he a gadget freak? Does he like video games? Loves cars? Is he an outdoory kind of person?

Since there's no simple formula for the second question (no QED), I'll provide an answer for myself as an example.

Adam Johari's second item on his wish list is having two large TV's, two Xbox 360's, two Halo Reach CDs, and playing Halo Reach split screen amongst 8 people. His two brothers has to be playing, then add in Ijai Jonoh, Anas Mustafah, and three other guys into the equation. Done. Voilla! My second desire.

And you thought that men were complex.

There's not much to say...

Just that I will be on a flight back home to Malaysia on Saturday morning. Yeahhhh!!