Joke of the day...

'Datukship' or is it 'Datukshit' now???

A Bollywood star has been conferred our nations 'Datukship' for singing in Melaka. Don't laugh, it is lame but sadly it is true.....

MELAKA, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- Leading Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was conferred a datukship because he has helped promote Melaka as a tourist destination through one of his movies, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said today.

He said the actor had shot scenes of the "One Two Ka Four" Hindi movie at the A Famosa Resort in Alor Gajah several years ago.

"One of the songs in the movie was filmed at the A Famosa Resort. Millions of people who had watched it came to know about Melaka," he told reporters after the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the 70th birthday of Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob at Ayer Keroh, here.

Shah Rukh Khan is among the 77 people conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) award which carries the title "Datuk". The date he is to receive the award has yet to be decided.

Mohd Ali described the conferment of the award on Shah Rukh Khan as an investment without cost which would eventually reap a huge return on investment.

The 'Datukship' title in our country has really fallen to a all new low. From the old days of having to earn it to having money to buy it and now to just singing in front of a historic monument. The title used to carry some meaning and respect but now it's just a joke to have it. I think being a 'prefect' of school holds more prestige than having a 'Datukshit' now.

"An investment without cost which would eventually reap a huge return on investment".....my ass ah, BODOH!!!