shabby sale

Ibn Battuta Mall
adalah antara sebuah mall
yang baru / besar / terkenal kini di Dubai..

however, it's getting more 'famous'
since last Friday..

its management.. not allowing people
who are 'shabbily dressed' atau 'selekeh'
dari memasuki mall tersebut..

begini.. kisah yang tersirat..

pada hari jumaat.. (it's a weekend in the UAE)
pada sebelah paginya..
90 % shops, malls, outlets
not open for business..

(ada mall yang bukak..
tapi.. 80% of its outlets tutup)

only after Friday prayer..
or about 3.00 pm
baru start bukak seperti biasa..

dan orang-orang yg berpakaian 'selekeh' tadi
adalah pekerja-pekerja buruh india, pakistan
yang baru lepas sembahyang Jumaat..
akan melapuk / melepak kat these malls ..

well. pendek cerita..
something like pekerja Indon and Filipina
kalau kat KL la.. on Sunday..

tapi.. rasanya.. Indon and Kebayan kat KL tu
kalau 'keluar bandar'.. depa pakai 'smart'..
take the Bangla for example..
sikit punya hensem.. kan?

tapinya.. buruh kasar di UAE ni
memang akan berpakaian 'selekeh' gak la..
and bukan setakat lepak..
but also 'stares' at people.. a lot
if you know what i mean..

however..
where we actually draw the line?
how to justify on what / who is shabby or not?

how about.. kalau mat / minah salleh
yang pakai selipar, baju or seluar pendek..
tak nampak 'selekeh' lak..

hmm.. so far.. baru satu mall..
(and the irony is that the mall
was named after the famous explorer)

tak tau la.. lepas ni..
yang lain akan 'follow'
or the authority will veto such conduct..

and some might labelled it as discrimination..
by race, by wealth, by dress ?

well again..it proves
money talks.. power walks

but i guess..
superiority and stupidity..
talks and walks even louder and further