The Prohibition Order happened in 2023 and I missed the news because, well 2023 was a bad year for me and I missed a lot things.
When you want to publish books and periodicals, you require approval from Kementerian Dalam Negeri (Home Ministry). Even after you are approved, they could ding dong you if there is a complaint after your publication is out in the market.
Many years ago the editor-in-chief of (the now defunct) Esquire Malaysia called me because one of their editions was rejected. My immediate question to him was "Sam, was there anything risque in there?"
Well, there was a cheeky photo and they were apparently trying to push envelope. Nope, you do not do that in Malaysia!
Anyway. What harm or offense could arise from When I Was A Kid 3??
Just recently I came upon a three month old report that the High Court overturned the prohibition order.
It was the reference to "monkey" that was the issue. I am glad that the learned judge saw through the "offensive" reference. "Monkey" in this context was a reference to how skillful the maid was in scaling the coconut tree (like a monkey).
I have been re-reading my When I Was A Kid collection and it is still fresh and hilarious.
Let me share some of the gems. The way to read is left to right and then move down, repeat.
The last bit (as usual his mom is hilarious) had me letting out a booming guffaw. For those who don't know, ku ku jiao is colloquial Hokkien for a boy's pee pee. If you don't know what is pee pee, I cannot help you.
This is one of my favorites that made me go hah!!!..hah!!!..hah!!!...
Well, I have books 4, 5 and 7 to read again.
Good morning! Sometimes I find those politicians or people from the government agencies are like kids. Enjoy your read!
ReplyDeleteGood morning! I agree. Some of their decisions are ridiculous.
DeleteThe one about ku ku jiao, I am the one using recycled tumblers lol and I still do so. I admired the ones using recycled water tumblers, they are the creative ones!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to recycle, avoid to much plastic waste. These days I use glass containers/tumblers to avoid microplastics.
DeleteToo much plastic waste is not good but eventually you still have to throw them. For the recycled plastic tumblers I don't use them to put hot or warm water and I discard them after two to three uses. I have a glass tumbler.
DeleteThat's what I used to do too. Just use the plastic once or twice and after that throw away.
DeleteI went Ichiban Boshi to have Japanese food for my dinner last night. Had Business Wazen Set ($20.90) with chawanmushi, salmon sashimi, grilled mackerel, assorted tempura, rice, miso soup and fruit. The salmon sashimi were super enjoyable with soy sauce and wasashi and I like the shrimp tempura too, the shrimp was very fresh, hong Nom Nom Nom!!! Slurps.
ReplyDeleteHmmm.... perhaps I should have a Japanese meal too hee..hee...
DeleteWow, you must have a very good professional reputation because the editor-in-chief of (the now defunct) Esquire Malaysia called you to consult you for your advice. ππͺ
ReplyDeleteI was doing work for the company that published the magazine, that's the reason why hee..hee...
DeleteI echo Mun's comment! And I really like the quote at the end of your post.
ReplyDeleteWe need to eliminate negativity in our life as far as possible. But there are situations when we can't avoid negative people.
DeleteHi PH,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing part of the graphic novel by Boey. It's so hilarious and I couldn't stop laughing, ha,ha......
Will try to read all of them >.<.
Glad you enjoyed it and had a good laugh hee..hee..hee..
DeleteYes, I heard about the ban but didn't follow up as to which piece of writing contributed to that (oh, so it was this one). Is your series complete yet? By the way, I think it's copyright infringement (have to be careful) if you produce exact copies of his writings...that's why I made sure I only showed excerpts of his writings (and not in full) in my blog about his books...lol! :D
ReplyDeleteYup, my series is complete. I am aware of the copyright issues and if the copyright police comes knocking and ask me to take the images down, I will do so. LOL!
Delete