Wednesday, March 14, 2007

P.D.A.

P.D.A.
public display of affection.

Well, some would say it's a lower degree of exhibitionism.

yesterday while walking to the KLCC LRT station after work, i saw a couple holding hands, looking very very much in LOVE. i figured that they must be a new couple who just declared their relationship in the past few months. you know those moments? where you can't get your hands off each other? yeah, those moments. oh, did i say that both of them are guys?

now in the LRT. i was standing next to this chinese couple. this time, a guy and a girl. they were also physically affectionate in a very crowded LRT, but i didn't really pay any attention. i didn't even notice where their hands were, but somehow i knew they should've got themselves a room. hehe. suddenly, out of nowhere, a man shouted, "HEY! NO MANNERS!" twice. when i looked behind, i saw a middle-aged chinese guy (i guess he must be in the early 50s), who looked like a headmaster in a Japanese high school. you know what i'm talking about? the ever-strict school principal, with those glasses and scary stare you can see in typical Japanese dramas. anyways, he gave a free lecture to those couple about "manners". he said something like:
"hey, no manners ah? you can't see the sign huh (while pointing to some signs, but i couldn't see "no making out here")? kalau nak peluk pun, jangan la peluk kat sini. no manners you know?"
another middle-aged malay guy, who was standing in front of me seemed to agree. they exchanged views about how corrupted the malaysian teenagers right now. i still remember vividly what the chinese guy said, "tak kisah la kita bangsa apa pun, cina ke, melayu ke, tapi kena la ada manners..."

i said to myself, wow. this is some good stuff. i feel like i should write somethin' about it, you know?

a few months ago, i was lining up to buy movie tickets at Midvalley Megamall. there were 2 innocent-looking girls, probably around 20 years old queuing up in front of me. everything seemed perfectly normal at first. they looked like your average college students who watch movies in their past time. not until they started to hug each other. i thought it was just a friendly hug, but when their hands started to wander around, i knew this was slightly different. hehe.. minutes before i joined the queue, i saw 2 guys holding hands in the food court (same floor with the cinema). from what i saw, they might be a couple too, who knows right?

public display of affection kills. remember Darren Kang Ten Hua? the United Kingdom law student was beaten to death when he tried to show his affection to his significant other. Darren asked his fiancee, Miss Wu Yong Si to say "I LOVE YOU" out loud to him, in a crowded restaurant of Uncle Don's Restaurant in Desa Sri Hartamas. a bunch of guys started to make fun of him, and one thing lead to another. the consequence? one life.

did you guys notice the trend now? seems like more homosexual couples in Malaysia are "getting out of the closet". is that a good thing? don't get me wrong, i don't wanna bring up the issue of homosexuality here. i just wanna stress that in this country, i don't think it's a good idea for these homosexual couples to show their PDA in public. for real. aggression from homophobics? it might happen some day you know?

public display of affection. how much is too much?

what constitutes PDA?
holding hands?
hugging?
kissing?
french kissing?
touching each other's private parts?

who sets the standards?

okay gonna stop here for now. you guys have been great.
you guys take care.

p/s: to noor - your P.D.A. Sequel ;-P

just my 2cents at 3:12 PM |

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