Are We There YET?

Has anyone noticed the slew of rude kids appearing in advertisements lately? Especially Astro channels. It quite worries me to see such things touted as if its normal.

At the moment it's the radio ad for CIMB instant money. Right, you want to stress how difficult it is to be kept waiting. Trust me, I know all about not getting paid on time. But to show it as a kid demanding from her dad, "ARE WE THERE YET?" is beyond the pale. I'm not the polite goody goody either, but seriously, I don't like it.

On TV, it's the ngada2 kid that always kacau the parents and then gets his own TV. Amboih! I'll have to admit its kinda funny oso la. But to get your kid his own TV so that he can tengok katun puas2? Shouldn't there be some kind of disciplining to do? Teach him to respect the elders, esp parents who work so hard to pay for his very expensive upbringing? In my time, Abah would change the channel to bola, and we all won't say anything. Tengok sekali la. Granted Malaysian football was so much better in those days. He's not mean or anything. The simple fact is, he bought the TV, he supports all of us, we should all show him some respect and defer to his occasional fancies. That's all.

The one that really ticks me off is the one for Astro replay recorder thingy. I forget what it's called. The poor nenek, tengah sedap2 tengok citer drama, the cucus dengan maha kurang hajar tiba2 datang tukar channel. The nenek just sighs and looks disappointed. Then the atuk who must be very rich kesian look at her go and buy that damn mahal recorder thingy. But even if she manages to record, when can she watch? Tengah malam2 buta after the spoilt cucus dah tido, izzit? IF, they sleep, knowing how teenagers are. Notwithstanding the fact that the cucus should be living in their own house, how come the kids are not taught to give priority to their nenek? She so susah2 kemas, masak, etc, then have to defer to the kids pulak. Aiyaa.. kenot la like that...

The one that the guy gets Astro for his parents is OK. Nampak la ada hormat and sayang parents. TV is so much a part of our lives these days that like it or not, they do influence us. And continously showing kids bad behaviour should not be allowed.