The Opposite of White

Today, one color has been declared taboo. Only in Malaysia.

Wearing that color has been known to invite arrest. As Yeo Yang Poh (former Bar Council president) said, a good citizen like him will not even mention its name. He is admitting that he is sheepishly calling it the opposite of white. 

I was just thinking – does this mean that Limkokwing students and faculty must now live in fear of arbitrary arrest? They must quickly abandon their fave color. 

Can you imagine splashes of orange instead? What about strokes of red? Flourishes of blue? Touches of green? Bursts of yellow? Dashes of purple? Anything except that dreaded color! 

And what about other groups of people who insist on wearing this opposite-of-white color? Mourners? Lawyers and judges in their formal garb? 

I am suggesting that from next year onwards, we should celebrate May 07 as an opposite-of-white day in Malaysia, the day color dictatorship came to Malaysia.

To those of you who are still blur about this color issue, the Malaysian Insider on May 06 had matter-of-factly warned its readers: "Wear black fashion, police will catch you". And the May 07 headline splashed across Malaysia Today: "Police to arrest those wearing black today". Tut-tut, what is this country coming to?

Today’s Old Firm derby saw Rangers beating Celtic 1-0, and the Ibrox side moved two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League. 

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan asserts: "But my team has to be disappointed with the result, but they can't be disappointed with their performance". 

Three matches remaining to decide who wins the SPL crown. And yes, I have no doubt that Celtic will emerge victorious. I believe!