Muslims but only those in Malaysia are the most easily confused lot, this assertion of course according to enforcement director Mohd Roslan Mahayudin of the Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Co-operatives Ministry and Nadzim Johan of Malaysian Islamic Consumer Association (PPIM).
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But I wonder whether Malaysian Muslims agree with the two, to wit, they are the most easily confused people?
This claimed confusion relates to the no-pork sign on some restaurants.
There is a gnawing suspicion that those devious restaurant owners might be attempting to deceive (most easily confused) Malaysian Muslims.
This is turn brings into question whether those naughty non-Muslim restaurant owners have had a history or ambition of desiring Muslim customers?
I asked my char koay teow hawker buddy and he confessed he hadn't given that idea much thought because approx. 98% of his customers have been, would you believe, Chinese while about 2% were Indians (Hindus of course), which have been keeping him quite busy at the wok.
Eons ago I knew of one char koay teow outlet in Kuching which definitely served no-pork food, aside from its quite tasty no-pork (thus no lard nor laap-cheong) char koay teow.
But that's because it was serving food in a government building where the strict stipulation was no-pork, full stop! Comply or lose the contract!
Personally, having eaten at that shop, I doubt it was 100% halal (and mind, it didn't claim nor advertised itself to be so) because other than its no-pork assurance, the owner served chooks which I believed were not sembileh (slaughtered) in accordance with Islamic rites - but only because they weren't told to do so, or I reckon they would have complied with that as well.
Today at a Breadtop outlet in Eastwood, Sydney (Chinese-dominated township) I saw some hot looking hijab-ed sweeties in tight, very very tight fitting jeans, yummy, and figure-hugging blouses, yummier, which would have caused massive heart palpitations if not failures among some conservative Malaysian Muslims. They were buying cakes and various types of pastries at the shop.
In case some of you may not be aware, Breadtop is a Sing-originated pastry shop which among many exotic pastries and cakes also serve savoury puffs and buns which do NOT qualify for the no-pork sign, and which of course the owners (of various outlets) do NOT display nor bother to claim as such. They also sell char siew pau's (buns) which I can testify are absolutely delicious.
Now, those Aussie hijab-ed sweeties didn't seem confused, but I suppose that's because thank goodness those owners, not as devious as the Malaysian non-Muslim restaurant owners, do NOT display the no-pork sign. Mind, they didn't pick up the char siew pau's but only the cakes.
Now, those Aussie hijab-ed sweeties didn't seem confused, but I suppose that's because thank goodness those owners, not as devious as the Malaysian non-Muslim restaurant owners, do NOT display the no-pork sign. Mind, they didn't pick up the char siew pau's but only the cakes.
Not too long ago I had lunch with another hijab-ed sweetie from my office at a Thai restaurant. I told that Lebanese hottie I'd avoid the pork stuff and she sweetly replied that it was okay even if I ordered that, provided I would inform her which was what. Of course I didn't but then, was that Thai restaurant halal? I would say no but sweetie enjoyed her lunch. Maybe it was my company? Wakakaka.
I conclude by saying that apart from Malaysian Muslims being the most easily confused customers (this according to the Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Co-operatives Ministry) the word 'pork' is the most dreadful item in Malaysia, even when it's missing as in no-pork, wakakaka.
Yes, even our Cadbury was once believed to have contained porcine dna!
