Kantoi di ERA

I am quite a fan of Pagi di ERA, a morning show at Radio ERA and of course I don’t deny that Serena C & Pietro’s duo of MixFM rather entertaining and brighten up my morning. I simply ignore combination of Rezza & Aimi, they are yukss and suck especially Aimi, and sorry to Pak Nil as he is way better as TV presenter than a DJ. HotFM’s better for the evening show but I do not really keen on their approach in making fun of their DJ’s defect, kepala botak, drumstick and all those…

The Kantoi di ERA is not the only program which serves listener the act of making fool of people, similar to the rally is Panggilan Hangit (HotFM) and Wakenabeb aired thru NTV7 for TV version.

Call me whatever you want, I still do not think that making fool of people is a proper way to make jokes. Although it is sort of light entertainment that popular among foreign countries, I don’t find it appropriate for Malaysian custom. You can bergurau, tell funny jokes, but not making fool of them.

I saw this drama in Wakenabeb (can’t remember what episode but just recently during Ramadhan). The scene took place at one of mamak stall in KL where one lady claimed this guy (the target) had taken her photo without her permission. With the series of scolding, yelling and other scenes related to it in front of the crowd, the lady subsequently called her so-called big brother to the rescue despite denial from the guy. The rest of the story you can figure out yourself and the moment Wakenabeb’s crew and his friends shouted ‘WAKENABEB’, the guy’s reaction was unexpected! He mengamuk like no one business, slam everything in front him and just walked away from the crowd, leaving the crew and his friends…confused or rather terrified. OMG what a scene!

The consequences are huge. I quoted from Zaibo’s comment in one of the Raja Lawak’s episode I watched yesterday while waiting for Jimi to renew his car insurance, when one of the contestants made fun of his baldness:

Sekali…kita rasa lawak
Dua kali…rasa dah tak berapa lawak
Masuk tiga kali…rasa menyampah
Dah empat kali…rasa macam nak baling kerusi

Hmmm, I also do not deny the fact that I like to make jokes too…and like to tease people around me sometimes. But I guess we are adult enough to differentiate between those so-called good and bad jokes. But one thing for sure, if you like to tease and make jokes, just be prepared when others do the same to you. Do not take it too personal and be too emotional about it as it’s all about having FUN! Of course in a good way…