Teh tarik, roti canai, sambal belacan dan batik!
National Space Agency (NSA) Director General Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman said yesterday that those are the things that Malaysia first austronaut will bring along into the space by 2007. Quote:
“We will have a programme called Batik in Space and we will also launch a programme called Roti Canai in Space to see how we can bring Malaysian delicacies up to the space station.”“We will research ways to bring our astronauts’ favourite food into space.”
“These we can bring to Houston, in the American state of Texas, where they will study how it can be brought into space.” [...]
Yes, this is not a joke. HeShe insisted that he means business.
Well, if u think that this is not hillarious enough, read on in Malay version. Quote:
“Kita hanya mahu angkasawan kita menikmati makanan Malaysia di angkasa lepas dan ia akan membabitkan banyak aktiviti sains dalam menyediakan mereka.” [...]“Angkasawan Malaysia tidak semata-mata berperanan sebagai ‘penumpang’ pada misi angkasa lepas itu memandangkan mereka (lelaki atau wanita) akan menjalankan eksperimen saintifik sepanjang enam hingga lapan hari di Stesen Angkasa Lepas Antarabangsa berkenaan.”
“Ia bukan penjalanan yang glamour. Perjalanan itu juga bukan penamat kepada kerjaya seorang angkasawan (Malaysia)” [...]
If this is not a joke, what else can this be?
It’s really unbelievable, yet it’s true enough for people like you and I to believe in.
Never mind, this so-called serious “joke” will add another entry into my 10 MOST HILLARIOUS REMARKS by MALAYSIA POLITICIANS which I’m compilling now.
Till then, do correct me if you think that, this is not a joke after all.
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FYI, Mazlan Othma is not a “he”. She’s a lady. I am wondering how they are going to get roti chanai into a tube and of course roti chanai has to come with dal or curry. I can imagine all the of the stuff floating around in the weightless state. ;-) Maybe the astronauts can have batik coloured spacesuits ;-)
looking forward to the top 10 list dude!
and this definitely qualifies for a place in the top ten ;)
Thanks Adam.
killarkai: If you have any to contribute, please feel free to share!
I don’t care it’s a he or a she that is on the NSA… It doesn’t matter anymore if one can lead such an organization to suggest and deliver such RESSULTS!
On contribution, you guys can also check out my blog on this, thanks…
are you sure that’s what they mean?
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No gravity, then by definition, NO TEH TARIK!
“I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation. We’re in space.”
Solb1 Kenobi, you can bring teh tarik with you!
The astronauts brought Coca-Cola up to space in a special container.
It is now on display in the F&N Coca-Cola headquarters of Malaysia at Section 26 Shah Alam.
So all we need now is another endorser to support it… maybe the mamak stalls onwer association…
hahaha..i hate to do this, but i think that lady is trying to be really funny.
She definately haven’t thought of the fact that the space station is not a restaurant. For crying out loud, you can’t even eat in a library, now you’re talking about having teh tarik, dul and curry in space.
Hahahaha… what is the reason of this space travel. Spending millions of dollars for research or to show the world “Look we are capable of eating roti canai in space”
One more thought, she definately hvn’t consider that it will be really stupid to be eating food with absolutely no nutritional benefit in space (ie. flour and oil – roti canai). And the MULTI-BILLION space station need to accomodate RM0.60 ROTI CANAI and RM1.00 TEH TARIKhahahaha…funny but sad. It’s funny how a grown up like herself can say such a thing and sad because she is actually our leader. With such shallow mentality and saying things without any consideration shows how incapabilities of her.
At first I thought it’s a joke too, but NO, she means business.
That, it’s really a REAL JOKE.
[...] "I think this is a good idea also to bring something from our country so the world can learn something about our country." Feeling incompetent with merely the teh tarik, roti canai, sambal belacan and batik on the space, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Jamaludin Jarjis said the Government is in talks with Russian officials over whether it can set up live broadcasts of the first Malaysian astronaut when he joins a Russian space expedition next year, as part of a programme to celebrate Malaysia’s 50th Merdeka Day celebration next year. [...]
[...] In the parliament, when being asked on what the Malaysian astronaut might do in the International Space Station (ISS), Agriculture Ministry parliamentary secretary Rohani Abdul Karim who was replying on behalf of the Science, Technology and Innovations Ministry, said the astronaut would play traditional Malay children’s games without gravity, besides the planned batik painting and making teh tarik. [...]
[...] Mind if I ask fellow politicians, civilians or in another word, every single Malaysian to watch this on CNN, imagining yourself ask ing the group of panelists which iclude four individuals; two who have experienced space travel from different perspectives with this question: Teh Tarik, Roti Canai, Sambal Belacan or Made-in-Malaysia’s traditional games on space, in the name of R&D into space exploration? [...]