Money, money money...

If anyone is benefitting from M.Jackson's trial, it's the locals of Santa Maria. Read this: SantaMariaTrial

Sometimes it amaze me how one or a society could cash in in the expense of others. But I guess this is different from opportunist in Malaysia who like to take up stalls whenever there are road rallies, demonstrations or Friday prayers.

I remember the day, Datin Seri Azizah wife of DSAI hosted the 2004 raya open house. People has started putting up stalls along Jalan Setiabakti as early as 7 in the morning. I always wonder, what made these people think that anyone would actually buy their flavour&colour-enhanced-water-tap drink, when people who come to the open house eventually eat and drink real proper food? And amazingly, how did these stallers come to know DSAI hosted an open house?

Same scenario on Fridays, a very common conversation at a cendol stall by the mosque.

"Mamak, mamak ni Muslim ka?"

"Musti..saya Muslim...Mari cendol, mari.."

"Ok mamak, satu cendol bungkus" or "Ok mamak, satu cendol makan sini"

Later when you enter the mosque for Friday prayer during khutbah, you noticed the guy who sold you cendol earlier on was still busy entertaining female customers; or still busy grinding ice for after-prayer-sales. After you have completed Friday prayer, he is still sweating and grinding. Betul ke mamak ni muslim? Ke tak semayang?....