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Malaysian National Service

And the ‘country’s future leaders’ still have these attitudes, even after Malam Kebudayaan. National Service desires national unity: it envisions Utopia with racially-specific quarters. It is a miracle cure that cannot work. It is not unlike a religious retreat: at the end everyone is pious, pledging themselves to a renewed devotion to their Deity. It is two weeks before they begin masturbating again.

A hilarious look at Malaysia’s attempt at National Service for youths.

Starting from 2004, 18 year old youths both male and female will bite their fingernails in anticipation. If their names are drawn in a random lottery, then they must make the trek to attend a 3 month long course in the tropical jungles of Malaysia. Note, this is not a military camp. It’s more like a muslim/mormon/moonie summer camp

At the end of the training, the youths would hopefully have:

1) learned to get ‘along’ with the different races (chinese, malay & indian)
2) learned the culture of other races
3) not experienced any of the below
3.1.1) gotten raped
3.1.2) impregnated by an instructor at camp
3.1.3) bashed up by other kids
3.1.4) exposed to porn at camp

I wish they had had this when I was 18. When I think of all the fun I could have had with my gang, my heart is filled with despair. We would all have voluntered to go.

A 3 months all expenses paid trip in the jungle you say? And there will be girls?!! Where do we sign up?

The trick to surviving methinks, is to make sure you move in a pack. Packs of young males will prey on solitary males. Survival of the fittest. Gimme all your money. And your shoes as well.

My brother will be 18 in 3 years!

Nice way for parents to get rid of their 18 year olds for 3 whole months, and even having an excuse for it.

Three months? Three months? This year is the 16th year I’ve been in service! Basket!

All the “not to have experienced” would be different with you inside too.

Heh I have seen this before in a movie… wasn’t called Universal Soldiers?? The mad scientist will make the kids, become the ultimate soldiers!!

aneki > actually they are worried sick. The government already made a big mess of national service this year.

miyagi > spore is a small nation… not enough soldiers.

Ping > Cowboy Caleb Goes To War

Picolo > no lah, they reanimated dead bodies of soldiers who fell in battle.

You’re malaysian?

hallo feline

yes, a malaysian be I.

There goes the neighbourhood…

…we would have got so bloody drunk everynight, sneaking out of camp to get some good old chinese food! camps used to be fun back then, no mobiles or notebooks, just a boombox and loads of fun!

feline> mandrake is also malaysia.

unknown > last time camping meant a lot of sitting down in the mud infornt of the fire singing silly songs.

the uniform is damn obiang!

idle > compared to what?@!

The uniform is for them to lepak on the beach, then when the commanders come, they jump in the water and cannot be seen.

tomorrow’s headlines in ‘The Star’

NS Recruits drown trying to evade instructors. Minister offers resignation.

Ministers will resign automatically one meh? Or they are like Singapore’s? They just get reassigned to another ministry.

you’re thinking about the priesthood

That’s if someone doesn’t sneak in the boom box. used to be fun blaring “ice ice baby” in the middle of the night. Till of course someone starts complaining.