Malaysia’s First AstroNOT
I don’t get it. It’s brilliant that we’re able to send the first Malaysian into space by throwing a billion taxpayer ringgit at the Russians, but why is everyone and the local media calling him an astronaut, or angkasawan, when he’s clearly a space tourist?
That was a rhetorical question, because I couldn’t give a shit if they decide to call Mr Sheikh an Angkasawan, Angkasatwo, or Lou Ferrigno.
I’m more interested in coming up with nicknames that mock his farcical status as an astronaut, such as astroNOT, astronaught, asstronaut, and space satay delivery boy. Because God knows, if we don’t do it, the rest of the world will.
What nicknames do you have for Mr. Sheikh?
October 21st, 2007 at 11:26 pm
nah.. he dun even deserve a nickname. what a waste of time and money. might as well just spend the money to stop corruption here or something.
October 21st, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Another blog called him Can-or-not. ANyway, to me, our national space programme is all but a gimmick to show the world that we can (boleh). Its like another Twin Towers just to show that we dont live on trees and that we can. But, how ABLE can we? Sending a doctor-cum-model to space is seriously dont make sense. Of all the people that wentto space, they are mostly experience flight engineers or PhD holders with years of experience in aerospace engineering. Im very sure those who took this course, our Msian boys themselves, must be very frustrated with the G for not selecting them as priorities to send to space.. What is the G trying to prove to the world and its rakyat??
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:05 am
actually, I think the world don’t give a damn that we have a so-called hero in space – only us Malaysians and our inbred media seem to be excited about the whole thing. so no need to have a race to nickname him something what.
October 22nd, 2007 at 1:57 pm
just like how borat says it, ” AStro NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT”
October 22nd, 2007 at 5:14 pm
lol, lots of angry msians here.
let me join the fray:
“They wanted to make teh tarik in space for squid’s sake!”
October 22nd, 2007 at 11:42 pm
AngkasaGAY
heard that he’s a gay
October 23rd, 2007 at 6:45 am
then i bet he had some zerogravity fun up there if you now what i mean.
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
hi kurt. i decided to put up a poll on the space programme. check out the results … lol
poll here
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:57 am
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October 25th, 2007 at 12:41 am
1 teh tarik from space and 2 roti canai space style please!
October 25th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Completely useless load of watchmacallit. The government of Malaysia today has proved themselves unworthy of doing something faceless like this. The space technology is not even ours and yet it seems like we have already achieved something remarkable.
I rather be known as a Malaysian who lives on a tree. Do not discriminate tree-house people. They are actually more cool than a angsaguy in space. Yeah. Houses are trees are the fad.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:54 am
my tree has elevator. how about yours?
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November 1st, 2007 at 12:15 pm
ARSEtronut.
because he’s gay.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:53 pm
thanks 4 the pingback…
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:39 pm
if u all call him space tourist ker astronout ker angkasawan ker … it is very important that he is more good than u all cause he is flying more 300km above than u all pernah pergi … n he can see the great of God creation … about bazir ker useless ker … u all tak tau ker … when our G by sukhoi … Russia give us hadiah to bring our msian to try space … itu bukan bazir … itu amik peluang … org dah bagi hadiah … kita amik la …. org bagi duit rm 1 free pun u all amik …. aparaaaa
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
a BIG waste of taxpayers’ (OUR) money!
they should have used the $ to help the rakyat in a more beneficial way..
first..petrol price went up…Now…bread price also went up…aparahhh…
be careful of who you vote for during the next elections…
November 2nd, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Is ist big waste? u do know ka? Buy sukhoi is for our defence and also for u, ur parent, ur gilfren, ur husband, ur wife, ur nenek, ur atok n so on … defence is the most important … msian want u to defence our country … piiirahhh … baru nampak pistol dah cabut …. takder semangat jaga negara langsung … semangat juang … lagi la …. tau nak kondem jer … kalu camtu jadi warga bangla lagi bagussss
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:06 pm
阿屎å·æ‡’
November 13th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Is doctor Sheikh Muzaphar cute or handsome ????? NOT
November 13th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
I HATE SOMEONE CUTE AND HANDSOME LIKE HIM Y’KNOW. JUST CAN’T GET OVER HIM !! ARRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!! HEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ! FEELS LIKE HELL !! DAMN PRECIOUS !
November 18th, 2007 at 12:01 am
he cute and hansome