.. space, not the final frontier

.. a big hearty congratulations goes to Dr Syeikh Muszaphar Shukor for being the very first Malaysian to be in space. I am in all means a Malaysian, and very very proud of being one despite the title above might sound satirical. One of the many firsts for Malaysia, and i am sure more would come in near future. Keeping up with the muhibbah spirit, to all Malaysians reading this, lets shout in unison,

.. Malaysia Boleh !!

.. so what is next to conquer ? We had done Everest, we had done the north pole, and now into space .. high in hopes would be walking on the moon as said by one of our Malaysian minister's, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

.. personally, i think what everyone is missing out would be the depths of the ocean. The depths still holds many secrets to date, and many is still left undiscovered. Somehow, the vast depths of the ocean is always left neglected, even in the movies ! How many deep ocean movies can you name now .. hmmmnn, Finding Nemo, Atlantis, Jaws?, Titanic???, .. those are the only few i can only recall. And how many space themed movies can you recall, LOL, all six episodes of star wars, countless spin offs of Star Trek, Aliens, Total Recall, Doom .. endless.

.. i am not a scientist or researcher, and this would be just my 2 cents, and in no position at all to condemn anyone, but why is it so hard to explore the depths of the ocean? You get more in the ocean than in space, in space you are a tourist, you go in space, you take pictures, you take souvenirs (samples), bla bla bla .. space is just oblivion, you dont even get to see aliens!

.. in the ocean, a whole new world awaits. There is still life down there, creatures that could have survived the age of the dinosaurs, or even way much earlier than that. The depths of the ocean is much closer to home, and i do hope, that in near future, if there is really plans from the Malaysian government to have a swim, i would be their first choice since i debated it first.


Disclaimer : I am in no way at all critisizing anyone at all, this is only my 2 cents and please do not take offence in this. No mermaids are hurt in the process of writing this. Malaysia Boleh !!