Prime News, New Straits Times, Monday, June 27, 2005 - The number of Malaysians taking methamphetamines such as syabu has more than doubled. It was further reported that, in the Klang valley alone, about 25 Malaysians had died of designer-drug problems in the last 18 months.
Designer Drugs?? .. what the .. are we serious?? Really, really serious about this? We have heard of the rich and famous (or not so rich and not so famous) buying and wearing designer clothes, designer luggage and designer watches. Ok, ok now everyone can afford designer stuff. Designer shoes, designer undergarments, designer glasses (spectacles) and would you believe it, designer food.
Lo and behold, every single one of the 'designer' items cited are good stuff. Then we have designer-drugs?? This is good, yes? no?
Don't you think it should be LETHAL-DRUG instead of designer-drug. This is a very costly confusion in the notion of 'designer' here, very serious. It does not make sense - stop glorifying drugs by labelling it as designer stuff. It does not jive, yowall. Aiyaa, tak tau lah ...
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