Someone asked me if it's normal to sleep with glasses on. I haven't seen any of the pictures of the now very famous Elizabeth Wong. But apparently she was sleeping with her glasses on. Well, is that normal? Quite frankly, it's hard to answer that question. It takes all sorts to make the world. Some people behave extraordinarily—they try very hard to be different from other people.
From my own experience, in the case of Kota Kinabalu, the St Franciscan girls generally try very hard to be different in whatever they do. They would cut their hair short on one side and long on the other side; or they would cut a huge hole in the earlobes. I don't know if that's supposed to be some sort of fashion statement.
I used to know a guy who had a peculiar habit. Whenever we were having a yam cha in the Indian restaurant, he would secretly pierce some toothpicks into the cakes served on the table. Some restaurants do that—they'd serve cakes on the tables. If you eat any of them, then you pay according to the amount consumed. If not, then the cakes are left there for other patrons. It made me feel very uncomfortable whenever he's around me. I can't imagine what would have happened when other restaurant patrons wanted to eat those cakes. He had the thrill sticking toothpicks into those cakes, and got away with it. Some people derive lots of fun when they're able to do something evil, you see. Freakin' sick!
And of all the things to collect, why would anyone collect nude pictures of herself anyway? That's just asking for trouble. But of course some people enjoy living dangerously... the thrill, y'know.
So coming back to the original question: Is it normal to sleep with glasses on?
I can only answer based on my own experience and from my point of view. I think it's not normal at all. But I once fell asleep while I was reading something because I was too tired. And I did not realise that I dozed off with my glasses still on. So I'd say it's perfectly possible that some people might fall asleep while reading something, and therefore not realising that they still have their glasses on, though I doubt very much that I'd do any reading in the nude! But again, people, y'know!
Very, very abnormal... and "abnormal" is not the abbreviation for "absolutely normal"!
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"She is a single person. How can she allow a man into her room when they are not married? What's the status of the relationship?"
- Mohamad Khir Toyo
Way to go, Toyo! You're da man!
I suppose Toyo is trying to imply that he's a clean and very upright person.
I am a realistic person. If Miss Wong performs well in her duties as an Assemblywoman, it doesn't really bother me if she's having premarital sex - if that's what these pictures are supposed to imply. I might have a different opinion on her if she's a married woman and having an affair with another man.
To those of you who are itching to condemn her, please take the trouble to look at yourselves in the mirror. If you looked hard enough, you might be surprised to find a lot of ugly things about yourselves. Nobody's perfect.
To the friend who asked me the question via email,
Yes, if we have the choice, we would choose an Assemblywoman who's perfect in every sense - in her job performance, her moral standard, education and family background etc. But I hate to break it to you - there aren't very many of those creatures around.
If I have the power to demand the resignation of our elected politicians, then I'd go after those corrupt jokers first. What Miss Wong does with her own body doesn't really concern me. As I said, as long as she performs well in her job, it's fine with me. But the corrupt politicians affects me much, much more. They will most probably pocket the tax-payers' money. So they should go first. However, we need to be careful about asking corrupt politicians to resign, because we won't have anyone left to run the country!
We should see those photos first before making judgement.
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Pre-marital sex vs Extra-marital sex.
Corny, it seems to me that you are saying the former is OK but not the latter. I can't seem to recall you defending our previous Health Minister.
nyanyuk,
Unless those photos have anything more to tell us other than Miss Wong has the habit of sleeping in the nude, I can't see why she should resign. As to the habit of standing very close to men, I doubt that I'd ask her to resign for that.
peter,
You are correct - I do not condone the Dr's behavior. I am against a man cheating on his wife, and vice versa. Apparently, he was also good at his job, but as far as I am concerned he did not set a good example on the issue of loyalty. Nothing personal against the man. Just that I consider him unfit for the position of Health Minister.
As for Miss Wong, she's still single. If she chooses to have sex with anyone, she's not cheating on a partner. It's none of my business what she does during her free time. However, if her partner is a married man, then I may have a different opinion.
So hypothetically speaking, when JJ is legally an adult, you have no problem with her having pre-marital sex?
I didn't say I'm not having problem, nyanyuk! I'd be really disappointed if I find out that JJ indulges in premarital sex. But if that's what she chooses to do, then that is her right. I can't control how she should live her life when she's already an adult. But when she's still a minor and under my care, she's got to play by my rules.
I dont think i have ever slept with my glasses on. A bit weird to be sleeping with glasses unless you dozed of lah.
Yes, Hope, I must say that I find it strange that anyone would sleep with the glasses on. But as I said, it's perfectly possible to happen under some circumstances.
At any rate, in my opinion, the glasses issue is not relevant. Even if she had been awake then and consented to the taking of those pictures for her personal collection (some people have strange hobbies), I still won't support the demands for her resignation. But if she had taken those pictures for the purpose of selling them to pornographic websites - and I can't see why she'd do something stupid like that - then it's a different story.
I'm inclined to believe that she was aware of the taking of those pictures, but was too naive to put total trust on her partner. However, I have no evidence to support this supposition.
If she is aware or consented to the taking of those pictures, it is no longer invasion of privacy as she claim.
If that is the case, we have a situation where her lifestyle choices are morally questionable and also she lied.
Two Wongs don't make it a right
i) My wife selalu tidur pakai spek. Not that she wanted to but this always happened when she wants to tidurkan our baby and yet she is the one who fell assleep and not the baby.
ii) I've seen the photo... nude? what nude? Notice the change of "bogel" to "tidur terkangkang dengan kain terselak" on Buletin Utama? And now they keep on stressing on the "terkangkang"...
iii) Malaysia Boleh!
nyanyuk,
I suppose some of us are more forgiving than others; some expect perfect people to be their representatives, i.e. zero lies. But I am more tolerant to a certain extent.
If she took those pictures for personal collections, or souvenirs if you like, I think that's all right. Many people, of all the things to keep as souvenirs, keep nude pictures of themselves. And we all know that some famous people, particularly in the western world, even record their sexual acts for personal keeping. Yet quite a number ended up in pornographic websites somehow.
If Miss Wong took those photos for her personal souvenir to "capture" the "moment" with her lover, I suppose that's her right. Some people do it differently - they'd tattoo their lovers' names on their bodies etc. That's their rights too.
The only thing that remains debatable, in my opinion, is the fact that she's lied. This is of course on the assumption that those photos were taken with her consent. If it's me, I can forgive her for taking nude photos of herself (some people have stange hobbies); I can forgive her if she indulges in premarital sex (that's her right); and I can forgive her for lying about giving her consent for the photos. BUT! if she took those photos for publications, then that's different story lah!
Lan Rambai,
I must admit that I myself have not seen those nude photos, other then the link given here which shows her sleeping with glasses on (body not in the photo).
I am not aware that there is a requirement of how an Assemblywoman should sleep. As far as I am concerned, whether she tidur terkangkang or tunggang-terbalik macam kelawar, itu dia punya suka lah!
I should like to mention here that from the numerous polls I've seen so far, the majority of those polled did not think that Miss Wong should resign.
CK.. mainstream media kept using that photo you've seen as if she is nude. Dia pakai singlet actually.. that's why her shoulder is not covered and the word "nude" used by the media makes many of us imagine that poor YB in the nude with only her speck on her. I am so sure that YB Eli was asleep while her picture taken. To make it more of a conspiracy theory... the ex bf is romoured to be an ex umno who joins pkr hahaha
If the ex-boyfriend is ex UMNO, means he is a Malay which complicates matters even more.
Lan Rambai,
This whole thing is getting to be very confusing. And it doesn't really help that almost everyone has his or her own version/speculations. I'm convinced that there is more to those pictures. If indeed it's just a sleeping Assemblywoman (with glasses on, of course), then I fail to see why she should be crying and offering to resign. Therefore, the psychology of it is, there must be some truth in the nudity issue. The only question is to what extent and whether she's the victim or not.
nyanyuk,
I can agree with you that if the ex-boyfriend is a Malay, then yes, that can complicate matters. And knowing our legal system, if indeed these people are found to be guilty somehow, the ex-boyfriend is likely to escape any charges. Unless of course our laws have changed since the Saiful's case.
the ex-boyfriend
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Update:
What a pity, Elizabeth Wong's political career has come to an end after all. Well, I guess all of us saw this coming, didn't we? What other choices has she got?
So what now, another by-election? More of the tax payers' money will be spent for the campaigns. Are we the tax payers ever gonna stop being screwed?
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