‘inspired by true events’
Malaysians have been grumpy about a recent phenomenon that affected
millions. “System down” seems to be everywhere. This bizarre
occurrence has even caught the attention of international media.
CNN spokesperson Iko Tiramisu says, “We have not seen anything like
this since the Y2K bug. It’s just bizarre!”
Over at the immigration, there was a queue which stretched nearly a
mile. One keen observer informed us that there was a permanent
signboard that says “System Down” in front of the door. “Occasionally
they cover it and start working,” he said.
Deputy Director General of the Malaysian Immigration told CNN, “We
have to…apa nama… look at the brighter side of things. Because the
system is down, the rakyat gets more time to mingle while waiting.
This is what we call 1 Malaysia. Ya… that’s what I have to say for
now.”
In some places, System Down has become a fad of a weird kind.
Our undercover reporter John Singgam visited the Guna Car Wash Centre
where a Bangladeshi worker was just relaxing and listening to music.
When asked why he was not attending to the customers queuing up, he
had this to say. “System Down, boss.”
It was the same excuse given at the Muniandy Hair Dressing Salon. Mr.
Muniandy said, “Hari ini taboleh boss. System down.”
“It’s contagious,” says Prof. Ahmad Bakiah of the University of
Malaya. “We have to address it at the source.”
“System down has now become a national crisis. It is not confined to
any particular race or religion,” said the Home Minister in a
statement which did not make much sense.
Will there be a solution to this problem? – The rest of this post
could not be loaded. System Down.
