Ok I have not been blogging for awhile even when I have quite a number of things to talk about. LOL! Yes, this is a place where I ramble (this is where you regret going to this site and pretty much your chance to click on the Close button-that top right button of the window marked with an "X"). On my way to work, I will always switch on my favorite morning crew on Mix.fm. Normally my drive to work will take approximately 45 so I will normally listen to the news like twice some times. Recently, there has been a lot of cases in regards to dress code, public discrimination and humiliation, and jokes made about drinking urine to non-Muslims. Even though the cases may be different however, the main idea here is that people in general have a very low level towards respect. Yes, that is right. No respect towards other people, no respect towards authority, no respect towards everything. Some are making it as if it is a racial thing that majority of these people are Chinese wearing really short skirts/shorts to these places. It really has nothing to do with the race nor religion nor does it have anything to do with the majority of the people here are Muslims. There is quite a number of places with dress codes like restaurants and business centers. Even if you go to a night club, there are dress codes that you will need to comply. Internationally, wearing knee length skirts give a more poise, elegant, classy and professional look. Skirts way above the knees are meant for casual outings and going out to the malls. Sure, there are cases where people over-react. However, the 3rd case was about a young girl wearing a towel so that she can visit a relative in the hospital. People make a big fuss about it but totally ignored the fact that the towel was wrapped by the father so that the guards would allow them to enter the building. She was not asked to wrap up. Come on! In the states, I believe there were quite a number of White parties which was held and that people who were not obeying the dress code was denied entry. So, stop making it such a big deal out of it.What people wear to a wedding is also another sign to know the level of respect that they have to the couple. I went to a number of wedding and saw a number of Malay guys coming to a seated wedding wearing non-collared t-shirts, jeans, sneakers and a cap! Like seriously?!!!!! I'm really not sure whether this little things need to be educated but if you are not sure, you can always ask. Educators nowadays also need to be taught more about respect. During my days in school, canteen was not closed during the fasting month and students were not asked to eat nor drink in the toilet in order to so-called respect the non-muslims. What about our duty as Muslims to respect others? Respect needs to be earned. That is not how you teach students about respect. Non-muslims should be able to dine in the canteen during fasting month and if they wish to drink during school sessions, they need to do it discretely. By doing so, you will not only teach the children about respect but also patience and perseverance. The first thing people should learn is not about the law, it is not about politics, it is about respect!
