Omigowd...Beyoncé Knowles is cancelling her debut performance in Kuala Lumpur on the 1st of November and instead she will perform in Jakarta. According to Yahoo! News, Beyoncé Knowles was reluctant to fulfill the Malaysian government's demand for female performers to cover up from the top of their chests to their knees, including their shoulders. The same thing happened to Gwen Stefani two months ago but at least Gwen was sporting enough to accept the demand made by Malaysian government. Alvin, i guess your dream of seeing her perform in Kuala Lumpur has been shattered into million of pieces...don't be sad, there's always a second chance where you will get to see her perform in the future. Luckily i am not a big fan of Beyoncé Knowles...although i do like some of her songs. I guess fans of Beyoncé Knowles from around Malaysia have been so dissappointed and devastated upon hearing the news that she will be cancelling her Kuala Lumpur show. Anyway, just read the article below which i have copied and pasted from Yahoo! News:-
"Beyonce Knowles has scrapped plans to stage her first concert in Malaysia and will instead perform in neighboring Indonesia, which has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave.
'The announcement followed recent speculation that Knowles — who is famous for her sexy image and skimpy outfits — was reluctant to fulfill the Malaysian government's demand for female performers to cover up from the top of their chests to their knees, including their shoulders.
International Creative Management, her Los Angeles-based talent agency, said Knowles' Nov. 1 date in Kuala Lumpur was canceled "due to a scheduling conflict."
"It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of The Beyonce Experience World Tour in Kuala Lumpur," said the statement, which was made available Monday by Malaysian entertainment organizers Pineapple Concerts. "It was to mark the very first time the performer would bring her show to Malaysia."
Knowles, 26, will perform in Jakarta on Nov. 1.
Pineapple Concerts Chairman Razlan Ahmad Razali said his company, which has brought Western acts such as Kanye West and Earth, Wind and Fire to Malaysia, was "disappointed and frustrated."
"Though Indonesia is also a Muslim country, it doesn't have all these issues that we have," Razlan told The Associated Press. "She can perform as she likes there."
Concert promoters have said Western performers face mounting pressure in Malaysia to keep skimpy clothes and steamy dance moves off the stage amid protests by conservative Muslims who believe liberal Western performances can corrupt young people.
Gwen Stefani made what she called "a major sacrifice" in August by wearing clothes that revealed little skin at a Kuala Lumpur stadium concert after Muslim students and activists called for the performance to be canceled due to the singer's sultry reputation."
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I know it's been a long time since i last updated my blog...this week has been pretty hectic since i have so many seminars to attend and besides that, i have gotta prepare for those seminars. I heard that some of the lecturers here are quite strict when it comes to seminars and all students are expected to do lots of research and be prepared to answer questions during the seminars. If a student can't answer certain questions or refuses to give his opinions, the lecturer could ask that student to leave the class since he is unprepared and that's very humiliating. So, i gotta do lots of research and staying up tll late at night in the library as the library opens from 8am till 12 midnight. After 12 midnight, i will just go over to Pandon Building where there's a 24 hours computer study area to continue doing my research. For the past two days, i've been there till 3am in order for me to complete my seminars questions and that's the reason why i could not update my blog since blogging will take quite some time. Anyway, i've bought my own camera and i did take some beautiful pictures as can be seen above. Okie...gotta go already...shall blog again some other time because as for now, there's more work to be done. Bye!!!
