PAS-Style Dance Club

Well, I had 2 events in one week... One on Wednesday (Setup on Tuesday) and one on Friday...

On Friday, we had a dinner party over at Izzi KL (www.izzikl.com). It is located in the heart of Bukit Bintang (but its address is Jalan Sultan Ismail...). The pizza there is nice and not to mention their pasta and other dishes like Ju Hu Char (a type of hokkien dish) and many more...

The party ended with karaoke by our crew members. That time was about 10.00pm.

Then on Saturday (yesterday), my band members and I had a performance in Holiday Villa Apartments (Jalan Ampang) for 3rd MIMS Annual Awards Night. It was fun as we are all from different background and for the first time, we come together as a band and performed more than 10 songs altogether. Although the audience was a bit "old" for our songs, the melody and tempo of the songs we played actually moved them and believe it or not, they actually stood up and danced.

After that, the organizer of the night asked me (yes, only me as my other band members have to go back to college located in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan) to join them for clubbing, in which I am not very interested...

Ah, talking about clubbing, I read this article this morning over at www.thestar.com.my. It is about a "new" type of Dance Club, namely PAS-Style Dance Club.

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BY IAN MCINTYRE

KOTA BARU: Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has given his blessings to an Islamic form of dance clubs to serve as entertainment outlets here.

He said, however, no liquor would be served and there must be a segregation of the male and female patrons.

There must also be proper attire for women such as clothes that do not reveal the navel, Nik Abdul Aziz told reporters here yesterday.

His remarks came after state local government committee chairman Takiyuddin Hassan said the state government could consider applications for entertainment outlets under the proposed tourism zone in Kuala Besar, near the Pantai Cahaya Bulan stretch.

The zone will have tourism attractions like a state-of-the-art cultural centre, a marina, local cuisine speciality restaurants, handicrafts and souvenir outlets.

He said a discotheque or nightclub would not be allowed since it was against the spirit of its entertainment laws.

Nik Abdul Aziz said he was not opposed to dancing but that couples should not do it and most importantly, that the women's navel was covered.

He said that entertainment was allowed in Islam but with certain conditions so that it did not lead to social ills, he said.

He added that Muslim women must be covered from head to toe except for their face and hands while Muslim men must be decently dressed when in public.

State PAS Youth head Salahuddin Ayub said the party was trying to demonstrate a healthy form of entertainment in the Islamic context.

He said PAS leaders should not give up on their quest despite criticisms from certain quarters and attempts by Umno to politicise it.

Salahuddin said the wing will also meet with foreign tourists to find out what kind of entertainment activities they like in the country.

He said this was important for the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 and the Visit Kelantan 2008 campaigns.

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No offence, but could it be more ridiculous that this?!