Sunday, November 19, 2006

太空人(二) / Astronaut (2)

国家太空署声称此计划是免费的,是次与俄罗斯九亿美元军火采购的抵消项目的其中一部份。天下没有免费的午餐,费用已经包含在配套里头。此份特殊礼物肯定满足某些人的虚荣心。

民众除了接受这事实之外别无选择。正当我们期待政府费尽心思构思在太空站进行富创意的科学实验之际,提议竟然包括在无引力范围之下玩传统游戏,染布以及煮茶。这非常主意仅仅是为了发扬马来西亚文化。

我哑口无言!


National Space Agency said the program was provided free of charge as part of an offset program for the purchase of defense deal from Russia worth US$900 million. There is no free lunch in this world, the cost for sure has been part of the package. This special gift definitely enlightens someone’s vanity.

The public has no choice but to accept the fact. Just when we expect the government would brainstorm creative scientific experiments to be conducted in the space station, among the unexpected proposals are playing traditional board games, traditional fabric printing and performing tea making under micro gravity environment. The very idea of these experiments is said to advertise Malaysian culture to the world.

I’m speechless!