Coin Detector and Security Check

July 20, 2008 · Filed Under Life Log · Comment
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Yes, security checks, don’t you just hate them? Security was really tight in Malaysia’s parliament compound with the presence of police officers in both plain cloth and uniforms, not to mention some dress like hooligans with Harvey Davidson bikes. Sorry, no guns allowed, no bombs or C4 unless you’re the deputy prime minister, and no cameras except in the lobby. Screw that, since when cameras are dangerous, oh yes, now I remember, they did a really bad job running the country and now they are afraid of their safety.

The most annoying part is the coin detector metal/gun detector gate thing, the coin detector is possibly the most useless piece of equipment ever created, besides detecting coins, it detects belts with metal buckle, hand phones, titanium rod in your fractured bone. These coin detectors can be found at all the entrance except for the prime minister’s entrance, yes, somehow the parliament has an exclusive grand entrance cater just for the prime minister and not even the MPs are allowed to use it. What makes him so exclusive? I thought democracy is about power to the people? A big entrance just for him? I’ll show him the way out with my next vote.

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The site visit was really informative, I’ve learned so many things, such as the ruling government is the master and the people are the slaves, this can be seen with the cafeteria in the parliament, it is divided into two different compartments separated by a garden like open space, the much more exclusive dining area is meant for the member of parliaments and the other for fishes like you and me.

If I am not mistaken, between these two spaces is the smoking area made out of 4 large glass panels, it has some sort of water feature and lots of greens – just imagine an oversize aquarium, and instead of bubbles coming out from fishes, smokes are puffed out from our MPs lungs, I thought they are elected to be in the chamber and not out puffing their way to kingdom come in the aquarium.

Talk about airport security, Australia’s airport security is probably the best or the most user unfriendly I ever come across. It is always the same question, “You’re traveling alone?”, “What is your purpose entering Australia?”, “Are you bringing in any plants or organic stuff?”

The Australian customs are strict and daunting with lots of regulations. Head over to Karren Cheng’s blog, and she was in for a big surprise when the custom office pulled her over and questioned her on her ‘Leaf’, apparently the customs woman thought it was a REAL LEAF based on the images from the xray machine.

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Next time, I’ll cut a few “LEAF” from my cardboard and when the custom officer pulls me over, I’ll scream – surprise! Last month, the entire Perth Airport was quarantine, for some unknown reason, the airport security claimed that a cargo from Malaysia contain some really dangerous stuff – possibly bombs because the bomb squad was there.

You know, why would any terrorist organization wants to bomb Perth? If a bomb was detonated in the middle of the city, I doubt there would be any casualties. Anyway, Australia has done no harm to the Arabs or Muslims, historically speaking. Perth is just too small and empty, its a zombie city for the living dead.

Till then, watch Jeff Dunham’s ‘Achmed the Dead Terrorist’ (Awesome and really really hilarious)