What a tongue-twister – goblok blogger – try saying that 10 times quickly.
According to our dear Information MinisterDatuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin, people should ignore goblok (Indonesian slang for “stupid”) bloggers “who are willing to be tools of others to destroy the nation”. Aiyoyo… Indonesian speaking woh… makes me wonder why he could not just call us “bodoh” or is that too harsh? Goblok sounds cuter like you are a little punchbag – rather like Bozo the clown here.
I’m a Goblok
Anyway, there’s no smoke without fire I say. Its things like calling people “goblok” that rile up the masses who then poke fun at the Government or react with even more Government bashing about the lack of freedom of speech.
Don’t they realise that bloggers are voters too? Do you hold a “ceramah” (meeting) at the village square to flog for votes and in the process call all those attending “goblok”? Won’t endear you to any of the voters will you? So, why alienate a whole bunch of voters at a fell swoop?
Its no secret the General Elections are coming and might even be right on our doorstep. Doing goblok things like this will just convince the fence-sitters as to why they need change. Having your baby kissed during the campaigning period won’t wash away the bitter taste of being called “goblok” before. (Not that I will allow any babies to be kissed by some foul-mouthed politicians we have.)
Somehow, I’m not riled up but terribly amused (also because I learned a new word today). I don’t take things that “Information Ministers” say very seriously. Why I say so is because during the Iraq war when Saddam was being hunted down through Baghdad, the Iraqi Information Minister would repeatedly assure the people on television that the American troops were being soundly beaten. Even when the troops were right on the doorstep of Saddam’s palace, he still insisted that Baghdad had not fallen and that there were no American troops in the city. Information Ministers don’t give out information. They hand out delusions.
So, no need getting all riled up about this latest comment. Keep away those pitchforks and torches for another day when the next comment about bloggers rouse the masses.
And don’t ignore this goblok blogger. I still need all your link love and attention just like any other narcissistic blogger out there. So, boost my feedburner stats why don’t you?! 
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Bahasa Malaysia dun have words for it meh, lol. Have to use Indon lingo.
Hehehe, the more I read about all these hoo-hah from the govt about how they wanna curb Malaysian bloggers, etc etc, the more I laugh and go “in your face, idiots!”, because they just don’t realise that the more they talk about us, the more we’ll resist. It’s just like telling me “you can’t do this, you can’t do that”, and more I’d wanna do. Call it childish, but believe you me, it’s in EVERYONE to feel the same. It’s only human.
So yep, goblok me all you want, all the more I wanna do farty sounds with my pits and go “shiok shiok!”
This blogger definitely does not concur with the misinformed Information Minister. Nyeh nyeh nyeh to him!
Can I be goblok blogger too? That is what all the cool bloggers are called lor?
So I have to learn Indon now too? Add to Malay, Cantonese, Fukien, Hokkien, and Mandarin. And throw in Korean to brush up for the soap operas.
everything with a pinch of salt! and for our minister, he’ll need a few bagfuls. no nation runs on pure yes-men. those, then, would definitely be gobloks.
I tried saying that goblok word many many times and it now just sounds darn hilarious.
Samm: Probably sounded cuter in Bahasa Indonesia. Less provocative
Tine: bwahahaha can you do those farty sounds tho?
Rinnah: Nyahs along with you
SA: Aren’t you lucky your government isn’t calling you names?!
May: Yes, yes. Lets all make him eat salt
Giddy Tiger: It doesn’t doesn’t it? Reminds me of a turkey – gobble gobble
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