Every now and then whenever I go to the shopping mall, there’s still some people especially the Chinese selling the pirated CD, DVD and so on. Even though our government has made it crystal clear that it’s illegal, this activities seems impossible to stop..but I’m really grateful for that..haha

Honestly speaking, a lot of people loves pirate CDs..here are some faqs about piracy and why people loves it so much ^^

1.Cinema sucks. When you reach the cinema, you'll have to line up for 15 minutes before it's your turn to get the ticket. But then they tell you the ticket is ‘sold out. So, you bought the next show and had to wait for another 3 hours. When the time comes, the ticket usher stops you from bringing any outside foods into the hall. So, you're forced to line up another 10 minutes in the snack bar. By then, you're already late for the show. The light already turned off when you went it. Oooppss ... u fell down and everyone laugh at you. Next, the cinema bore you with 15 minutes of advertisements. Frankly speaking, I don’t know why the government ban 'triple x' VCDs when all the beer commercials in the cinema features 10 sluts dancing around. Later, your hand phone rang and everyone booed you. At last, the show ends but you'll need to line up through the smelly exit.

2. Customer Friendly Sellers. Buying VCDs from the stall are like dining in a luxury restaurant. First, those blond hair sellers will greet you with 'leng-chai'. It's now time to order the meal. If you know what to order, they will search the title for you. But let's say if you're decided, these fellas will suggest some meals for you. Strangely, all movies ( according to them ) is nice to watch. When you've finished, here comes the main course. The rectangular box containing all the finest artistic international stuff. And you can bargain too ! But when you buy VCDs from Speedy Video, the shop assistant will stand few meters away from you, with their arms tied and eyes alert, thinking that you're another shoplifter.

3. You go to the movies...while watching the most suspense part in a love movie....as the guy and girl is about to kiss...all of a sudden the screen becomes matrix mode. And then it changes to some dull scene. Doesn't this sound familiar? Say thank you to our censorship board for helping us remove the itsy bitsy parts. You never get this when you buy pirated CDs.

4. 8 years ago, piracy was a minority because of the original CD pricing and contents. 3 years ago, they increased original CD prices 70% and say it's because of import duties, tax and other crap, while at the same time the pirated CD prices drop from 50% - 70%. Customers would prefer to buy from a sale right?

5. Piracy helps students to learn new programs at a reduced price cost. If every student is going to spend RM800 just to buy Adobe Photoshop, then Malaysia would lag behind in the computer graphics industry. So in a long run, Malaysia's economy status becomes better with more knowledgeable citizens. And many people are willing to spend money to buy pirated CDs but not that willing to buy original CDs. By buying the CDs they are circulating the money thus helping the money flow around and not stay in the pockets.