Alfian Saat's Untold Secrets

According to Wikipedia (probably written by Alfian Sa'at himself), he is claimed to be known for his provocative works and is often referred to as his country's enfant terrible (Ia French term for a child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrassing things to adults). He is said to have been nominated for best script award at the Local Life Theater Awards 5 times. Some of his work was mentioned to have touched on homosexuality and Singapore-Malaysia bilateral relations. 

However, what that was not mentioned in Wiki was that in 2007, Alfian was removal from his relief teaching position in Ministry of Education for “not best meet the organisation's requirements”. He had been feeling sore and dejected ever since. This could be the reason why although born and raised in Singapore, Alfian somehow decided to seek refuge and shelter in Malaysia which he had since fondly describe with admiration. I would call it a blessing in disguise since Alfian had been posting happy stuff on his FB from Malaysia. Sadly, Alfian fails to realise the hypocrisy of his postings while doing so.

You see, Alfian has incessantly pronounce his dejection of treatment as second class citizen and the lackadaisical perception of Malays. So Alfian started travelling to Malaysia to sell his plays and books. When he is there, he repeated praise Malaysians for being tolerant towards him. He then turned around and mock at Singapore and Singaporeans. As a Malay saying goes "Bagai kacang lupakn kulit" (direct translation is "nut that forgets of its shell") meaning "somebody who forget his/her origins". This aptly applies to Alfian as he forgot his orgin so much that he took the effort to diss the entire NDP Song (http://newnation.sg/2012/07/alfian-saats-genius-take-on-ndp-song/) point by point.

 

Alfian Saat proclaimed himself to be a proud Muslim. When Alfian posted that Halal food is very common in Malaysia, many of his FB friends applauded him for insisting on having Halal food and keeping his faith strong. However, unknown to many, Alfian Saat is a gay Muslim and the boyfriend is a Chinese. Could this be the underlying reason for him feeling dejected in Singapore? 

I am sure Alfian knows that homosexuality is forbidden in Islam, it is taboo. It is a crime that is punishable by death in countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. For Malaysia, it is a guaranteed capital punishment. Just look at what happened to Anwar Ibrahim. Being known as homosexual can destory everything in a person's life.

If you are a boy, you cannot dress like a girl. This is “haram” too. 

One can argue that he was born this way just like Kumar (Singapore's funniest drag queen) or maybe there were also famous gay writers like Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin or Allen Ginsberg but sadly, if you are Muslim, you cannot be gay. Period. There is also no way that you can and will be accepted in Malaysia where many of its policies are aligned with Islam.

Oh...I wonder how does Alfian feel when the Malaysians call Singapore dog during the last Suzuki Cup (http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/malaysia-dog-football-chant-riles-singapore-fans-055434743--sow.html). How do you feel being called a dog by people from the same country that you admire so much? 

So good luck Aflian and stop contridicting yourself. 

(Editor's Note: I have to clarify that nothing against Gays. In fact, I hang out with some on a regular basis. I just dislike people who are so gutless to comment on government polices objectively for fear of backlash but is ever critical on racial stuff and stoking resentment amongst races from a distance.)