Abstained Agogo - Beware The Closet Racist:

1- I love those Merdeka television adverts. I think they should be more serious in promoting racial unity in Malaysia. That 1Malaysia thingy, which to my honest opinion, was a good idea but execution wise, I dont think nobody up there got a fucking clue how to properly promote it. A political maneuver by UMNO to gain more votes from the non malays? Fuck you and your fucking politics.

2- The media station should put up those racial unity ads everyday if that is a possibility. If this can be done, I honestly believe long enough people must start and appreciate and love each other. Either they were all touched or exhausted, either ways they will eventually go out and hug their neighbors.

3- Race will always be there and so does race base politics. All I can say is fuck politicians.

Abstained Agogo - The Writers Block Flu:

1- Welcome to the real world of writers.

2- What is writers block? Its a writers disease where something will block your mind from getting the necessary ideas for a good entry or article or a story for your book. You might have a slight idea on a topic but you are clueless when it all goes down to the pens and papers. Or you might have no idea at all.

3- When I was writing for Abstained #8, ideas came pouring out. Now, in the midst of preparing for the next issue, I have yet to have a clue on how am I going to write or on what should I write about. I dont think we will be seeing the next issue of Abstained any sooner I guess.

Abstained Agogo - Awareness not coolness:

1- Since when it's considered cool to be Hardcore Punk? Okay, it IS cool to be Hardcore Punk. I guess it all goes back to the tribal thingy and sense of belonging. Come on, is it not cool to be able to say " Hey, I am a Punk and You are not. Fuck you and your momma". If that is not cool then I do not know what is.

2- To be with happy with like minded people, sharing the same love for this music for the outcast with the like minded people, being able to go to punk shows and meet new like minded people are the tribal nature of men. Why? Happiness, security, comfort, sense of belonging maybe.

3- On a serious note, should one consider Hardcore Punk a cool thing to do? Fuck no. Fuck hardcore Punk if its a cool thing to do. How do you DO hardcore Punk anyway?

4- Okay, young minds will always be attracted to all things rebellion, James Dean and anti authoritarianism because hell, it does sound cool. What more if you can wear Hardcore shirts to show your allegiance to the scene. Well, fuck you and your hardcore t shirts.

5- We can just hope that they will soon realize that awareness, knowledge, education and direct action is way cooler than Hardcore Punk.