The Johor Bahru's Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee Chairman Dr Robia Kosai have slammed the Obedient Wives Club ( OWC ) calling it an insult to women and family institution. The OWC Vice President Dr. Rohaya Mohamed said that "Women must served their husbands like first class prostitutes." This is prevent their husbands from engaging in extra marital affairs and engaging in commercial sex. The OWC is also proposing sex lessons for women - I guess it is to teach women to become better or first class prostitutes.
I find the OWC and its agenda very amusing indeed. So husbands strayed because their wives are not first class prostitutes. When women strayed and engaged in extra marital affairs, does it mean that their husbands are not first class gigolo or stud? If it is really that simple, then there is no need for marriage counselling; because the reason is mainly sex or the lack of it. Everyone of us who are married just have to be a first class prostitute or gigolo and their marriage will be fine.
I adopt a neutral stand on OWC and its agenda. If this club becomes more popular with Muslim women in Malaysia, so be it. Each of us have different views towards marriage, the roles of spouses and sex. For women in Malaysia who are strongly against the views of the OWC, I suggest that they form their own Clubs; set out its own agenda and start attracting women to their clubs.
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Delay at Johor Bahru Customs and Immigration
I saw on the news that many people are complaining on the delays and long waiting time for their passports to be stamped at the Johor Bahru Customs and Immigration ( CIQ ). This is due to the new Biometric Fingerprint System that the government has implemented. Yes the delays are unavoidable due to the weekend crowd and the time needed to get the fingerprints to be scanned.
On the last weekend which I was there, the queue at the Johor Bahru's CIQ was long at all the counters. I waited for about 1.5 hours before it was my turn to get my passport stamped. The Immigration Officer stamped my passport and pasted a sticker on it and that was it. Subsequently I went to Malaysia again on a Wednesday late morning, the time it took to clear the immigration was about 30 minutes. There is no need to scan your fingerprints again once you have done it previously.
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I read in the newspapers and forums that people are complaining and swearing that they wouldl not want to step into Malaysia again due to this long queue and waiting time. I say, please be patient. Like any new system that are implemented, there will be a learning process, an adjustment and trouble shooting period needed for the system to work properly. In my view, Singapore should adopt this system as well; so that no foreigners who are barred from entering the country can come in again using a different name and passport. It is a good security system to safeguard the country against criminals and undesirable people from entering by fraudulent ways.
If you hate the long queue at the CIQ, go to Malaysia on a weekday as the queue is definitely shorter. If you still want to go there on a weekend or a public holiday, the best option is to reach the CIQ in the early morning before 7 am. Even if there is a long queue, you have already made adjustment for the time needed to clear the immigration.
On the last weekend which I was there, the queue at the Johor Bahru's CIQ was long at all the counters. I waited for about 1.5 hours before it was my turn to get my passport stamped. The Immigration Officer stamped my passport and pasted a sticker on it and that was it. Subsequently I went to Malaysia again on a Wednesday late morning, the time it took to clear the immigration was about 30 minutes. There is no need to scan your fingerprints again once you have done it previously.
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I read in the newspapers and forums that people are complaining and swearing that they wouldl not want to step into Malaysia again due to this long queue and waiting time. I say, please be patient. Like any new system that are implemented, there will be a learning process, an adjustment and trouble shooting period needed for the system to work properly. In my view, Singapore should adopt this system as well; so that no foreigners who are barred from entering the country can come in again using a different name and passport. It is a good security system to safeguard the country against criminals and undesirable people from entering by fraudulent ways.
If you hate the long queue at the CIQ, go to Malaysia on a weekday as the queue is definitely shorter. If you still want to go there on a weekend or a public holiday, the best option is to reach the CIQ in the early morning before 7 am. Even if there is a long queue, you have already made adjustment for the time needed to clear the immigration.
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