Glay come la

Stumbled upon this quote while reading about the potential cancellation of Avril Lavigne's performance in Malaysia.

"In Malaysia, they require all performers to wear clothes without obscene or drug-related images. They also need to be covered from chest to knees and need to refrain from shouting, jumping, hugging and kissing on stage." (http://www.perezhilton.com/)

Inappropriate hair colour?

Hugging?

Kissing? (Why was I not there?)

'Not covered'? (Why. Why. Why. As in why was I not there?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkOhfhHrOMA


'Mob-like hand movements?'

At this stage, when can GLAY finally come Malaysia????

When Teru finally stops shouting, screaming, running, jumping and being TERU onstage?

When Takuro finally ceases producing too rock or high chorus-laden songs?

When Hisashi finally stops putting on make up, wearing pirate/skull themed accessories or dressing in his borderline-cross-dressing style?

When Jiro finally ceases bouncing around, and creating crazy shapes with his hair?

Sweat.

How can like this leh?

But will I go? Of course I will la!

But will they come? For me, maybe. *hmmm*

It is great to know that the government is concerned with the younger generation and imposing some sorta control over the exposure of the local community to outside influences. To wanna preserve their own culture and uphold their own principle is an admirable act, really. It is hard enough to remain untouched by external influences as a person, what more a whole nation.

But personally, I feel that preserving our own values and resisting to accept changes - are just separated by a very thin line.

Despite rejecting all incoming, potentially negative influences, with the Internet covering every corner of the world, geographical limitations are no longer an issue. You see foreign influences seeping in and building up, even before you can say 'Apa?'.

Furthermore, rejection of the new doesn't equal to preservation of the old. The new doesn't equal to bad just like the old doesn't always equal to good. No one can really fully judge the good and the bad, most often, there is no black or white. We exist in a grey (pun not intended here) world or at least, the interpretation of good and bad lies within each of us. The world is like an individual. It grows over time, and as such, changes over time.

To impose some degree of control over the adaptation to change is thus, a risky matter of which balance is the key word. Too little over big issues, will result in an extremely messy culture portfolio and shaky personal principles. Too much over trivial matters, will result in the stifling of creativity and an excessively narrow perspective and horizon.

Like the example Glay. Despite their crazily high antics performed onstage and bizarre appearances, those are just a matter of feelings and for show. An effort to look into their lyrics will show how pure and meaningful what they are singing is. IT never fails to pick me up :-)

One thing I got off studying Law: the importance of 'balance' and the difficulty in deciding and maintaining it.

But in the end, only one thing matters:

GLAY coming or not????