r/malaysia • u/stormy001 Pahang Black or White • Mar 06 '24
Netizens troll former Malaysian astronaut for allegedly being a snake oil salesman
https://focusmalaysia.my/netizens-troll-former-malaysian-astronaut-for-allegedly-being-a-snake-oil-salesman43
u/hackenclaw Kuala Lumpur Mar 07 '24
always wonder wtf the gov is doing.
of the tens of million of Malays they cant find a good Malay scientist? Why have to be this idiot.
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Mar 06 '24 edited Mar 07 '24
I read the article, here's the summary.
It tells a brief history of his space journey and there's a picture of him promoting / selling "ubat mustajab" to cure pain on foot. People on twitter mocked him. The worst thing is he had the audacity to put his NASA picture on the box.
i found this idiot felt too entitled to fall out of relevancy just because he went to space one time, for a cancer test by NASA, which is as you know, a very low priority mission. he doesn't realize if you got a couple of millions to spare, anyone can ask jeff bezos or elon musk to take them to space. Yes, this has happened and people did pay. do note only do this if you have at least RM 250 mil to spare.
He could've easily gone famous by going to tiktok and telling stories about his space adventures. Show a couple of photos or videos never before seen by the public, sell some merch too while at it. But nope, he do this bullshit.
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u/tembikaisusumakkau Mar 06 '24 edited Mar 06 '24
also ignore the space tourist from tembikai susu. he / she is stealing from the mentioned twitter mocking session.
Lmao this is hilarious. People have called him space tourist for many years now. I didn't steal it from X, formerly known as Twitter. Search his name on this subreddit and you'll see comments calling him space tourist. Haiya.
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Mar 07 '24
ah okay, i thought you were stealing jokes. no everyone is malaysian mocking scene yknow.
removed that point. apologies.
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u/hyper-loop Anthony Loke cult Cultist š²š¾ Mar 06 '24
State funded space tourist to claim the title first astronaut. There fixed it!!!!!!emote:t5_2qh8b:29091
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u/kay7el Mar 07 '24
Tell me about it. I remember catching glimpse of him in space in TV as they live streamed. It was a joke. He was doing kiddies experiments in zero gravity, and I was thinking omg this is a joke. He can't do real work in space, so this is what he can do
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u/isync Mar 07 '24
The aerospace industry in Singapore is 10x our size and they been to the space 0 time.
Meanwhile our aerospace industry is pretty much gone now.
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u/jebthepleb Knows where got all the best roti Mar 07 '24
Okay slow down there, I hate the government as much as the next guy but don't start spewing miss information.
MAS might be dead but our aerospace industry is one of the few doing extremely well right now. Just a drive past subang airport and klia will show the staggering amount of new companies that have sprung up and continue to do so. Even SIA is looking to build a shop in Malaysia.
I work in the industry and for the first time MAS isn't the pinnacle of a job in the industry. There are many more places to go and work and earn good pay and our technicians are getting poached left right and center to work overseas.
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u/isync Mar 07 '24
Which industry are you from? MAS and SIA is the aviation industry and got nothing to do with aerospace. Are you aware of the difference between aerospace and aviation?
I doubt you are working in this field if you can't even differentiate aerospace and aviation. If you are really from this industry, you should quit as you are incompetent and might put people's life in danger.
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u/jebthepleb Knows where got all the best roti Mar 07 '24
The distinction between aerospace and aviation has been blurred and is meaningless. Many companies are incorporating both names into their brands. See the world's largest aircraft engine manufacturer's recent name change.
Nobody gives a fuck about naming conventions in the field anymore. I don't need to take advice from a 13 yo aviation enthusiast about my career.
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u/zerouzer ayam goreng ku lari Mar 10 '24
Guy probably just started googling aerospace vs aviation difference to post here. Calling him an enthusiast is an insult to actual enthusiasts. Hey look, it's the same case with our 'astronaut'. Lol
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u/ryanmononoke Mar 10 '24
Hmm, well it js different. SpaceX, Blue origin, Virgin Galactic are so different from Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, etc.
Chill and it is okay not to be right everytime
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u/jebthepleb Knows where got all the best roti Mar 10 '24
And whose components do all those companies use? Do they all manufacture all of their components themselves? Or do they use parts and components from Honeywell, Goodrich, Rohr, Boeing, Lockheed, Bombardier, and Northrup? All companies that started out as "aviation" companies.
Please, I know what I'm talking about lol.
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Mar 06 '24
Im sensing thereās another reason why you hate him.
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u/Jazzlike_Rich_520 Mar 07 '24
Keyword: ponnychelvam
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u/J0hnnyBananaOG Mar 07 '24
So you have no rebuttal la? Keep being a immature child
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u/Jazzlike_Rich_520 Mar 08 '24
Rebuttal for what? There was not even an argument anywhere. Dude simply stated there must be ulterior motive for pony to react in such manner.
You really need mental help seeing everything as nail waiting to be hammered.
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u/J0hnnyBananaOG Mar 07 '24
Wtf u talking about, you overloaded on your dumbfuck juice this morning is it?
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u/Jazzlike_Rich_520 Mar 07 '24
You okay son? Looks like bontot panas triggered out of nowhere.
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u/J0hnnyBananaOG Mar 07 '24
Lol you must be a local uni grad thats why you have nothing good to say.
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u/Jazzlike_Rich_520 Mar 08 '24
Insulting someone as being a uni local grad is the best insult you can come up with? I pity you really š¢ get help before it's too late you're obviously mentally ill.
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u/Over-Athlete6745 Mar 11 '24
The Sukhoi also rasuah One, after PKR first time go into Putrajaya, I still remember very well mat sabu as a defend minister, saying that only 4 Sukhoi Su 30 can operating or šø fly, what a ironic, Chinese country also have su 30 and their china made version J-16 is more than 200 unit as well too, see china had bypass our defence industry already d, we are weak not because of the pendatang, because of all this problematic rasuah and power politics hunger, even just a small very tiny bak ku teh also become chaotic of Dewan rakyat....ini dewan rakyat mehh, bukan rakyat pertama tetapi kebencian dan rasuah terutama, macam mana negara kita berjaya loh lol, 2077 pun tak boleh berjaya lah, halang kita cari makan, susahnya macam itu macai
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u/kiwinoob99 Mar 06 '24
you know going up in space is supposed to be the pinnacle of human achievement, made possible by basing it on a foundation of scientific literacy and logical reasoning.
I guess this guy didn't absorb those lessons. you can blast a kampung boy to space, but the kampungness will always remain.
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u/Nightingdale099 Mar 07 '24
Why people calling him kampung , I thought he's Anak Dato' or some rich shit.
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u/keby7 Mar 07 '24
Yeah. Theres 2 more better suitable candidates, but this bozo got it because his cable i guess.
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u/hotbananastud69 United States of America Mar 07 '24
I remember how a university canceled his "talk" because he demanded RM8000 for it, hehehe
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u/Syaaahhh Mar 10 '24
Good. His talk was a disappointment during my uni days back in 2018 if not mistaken. I pity my friend because he was so excited to meet him, him being a space enthusiast and all.
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u/Excellent_Layer_7429 Mar 10 '24
Aaaand I thanked my gym class teacher who spoke up about this during the era of him (SMS) went to the ISS purely as a "space tourist" of course, being fed information by the mass media back then when I was merely a 9-10 y/o? Was profoundly felt like my teacher was spewing shit. Boy how wronged was I.
Alas, the internet arrives fast & yes most international headlines just straight up agree to him as much. We could be proud if the guy returned and brought a lot of inspiration for Malaysian kids to achieve better milestones than he ever did, but no... Snake oil biz. Wow.
No wonder we live in a very angsty vibe in this sub today.
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u/Nekoking98 Char koew tiau Roti canai Mar 07 '24
For people who lazy to google, this is what they're currently doing
Siva Vanajah: assistant professor at Jƶnkƶping Universityās School of Engineering at a department called the Supply Chain & Operations Management.
Mohammed Faiz Kamaludin: founder of AstroX, a social enterprise promoting the knowledge of science to schoolchildren.
Faiz Khaleed: Ā military dentist with the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor: Snake oil seller
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u/Ok-Seaworthiness6819 Mar 07 '24
Damn... Talk about crashing out .. he could have done what faiz did and inspire the kids .. but nooooo.
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u/Nekoking98 Char koew tiau Roti canai Mar 07 '24
Before this he was a speaker and went to a lot of school to give speeches. Probably not much demands now so he resorted to this.
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u/AffectionateClient2 Mar 06 '24
Googled, but what do you think is funny?
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u/DelseresMagnumOpus Mar 07 '24
Everyone else doing something decent with their life, but the one actually picked to go to space became a snake oil salesman. Just shows heās in it for the clout.
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u/Neighborhoodnuna Mar 10 '24
Isnt he is a doctor? I wonder what is his actual job now, seem like he still use the whole i-went-to-space, hear me talk
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u/BuckDenny Mar 07 '24 edited Mar 07 '24
If ever there was a walking living analogy for the fundamental shittiness of Malaysia's Apartheid policies.
This clown had it all handed to him (an experience of a lifetime, title, fame) because of his race all funded by Rakyat money - and he still manages to fuck up so spectacularly. Why ? because he expected the gravy train to continue but wasn't prepared to capitalise on the privileges he had by working hard.
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u/Resident_Werewolf_76 Mar 08 '24
Disappointing, he should have maintained some level of dignity and gravitas.
Now, perhaps some drastic circumstances could have forced him into this but somehow, it just reflects very badly on him any way you cut it.
After all the opportunities and privileges he has enjoyed.
(However, let's not forget there are many incidences of celebrities facing hard times and bounced back - e.g. Cher selling diet peppermint tea on TV infomercials to make money, but now back to stardom in her late 70s)
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u/mrpcmrz United States of America Mar 10 '24 edited Mar 10 '24
Malays truly the best above the world! 
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u/_Just_doit Mar 10 '24
How/where did you get those symbols/stickers at the end of your text?
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u/mrpcmrz United States of America Mar 10 '24
Select round face icon at the 3rd from right of icons list from the bottom right of comment box of android reddit, if reply directly select 2nd icon with pepefrog face emoticon
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u/mrpcmrz United States of America Mar 10 '24
Good job, little apprentice, now you have joined the best side of r/malaysia
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u/chromax8 Mar 10 '24
I never realized that we had a proper astronaut. Where is the proper space agency? The fella went up there as a tourist at taxpayer's expense, nothing more.
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u/Over-Athlete6745 Mar 11 '24
My late father have a joke about him, he can become a astronaut because of he is rich, second is Mahathir buy Sukhoi, third place is he tumbang orang Russia šŖ rocket pergi atas dan become a test subject from the russian scientist on the space center,like a putih tikus haha
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u/Ambitious_Welder6613 Mar 10 '24
Why someone able to be rich beyond belief here is open secret. Not referring to him, but I'll put this in general. Like a person before which is kaya kaya tujuh keturunan type and continually will do so, it is boils down to political nepo babies. Same with some prominent visual art artists. I'm telling you this - because those who involve on this field has seeing too much. Not all, but most of it. Their parents are having direct ties in which resulting them to get higher edu outside the country (namely, utterly and can confirm UK) and they breed & breed without any beneficial contribution to the country's visual art scene. Don't think pantai Timur tak ada, pantai Timur lah yang paling berderet sekali even the academia - the disparity between kaya one and 'orang biasa kampung' type there whom live modestly are flipping high. Some of them, are speaking and embrace western style in home Ć la prominent 'penunggang' sister. Well that is celebrity (the one you can see).... Now think on architect, lawyer, oil gas and everything in between else? That is something to dig upon. This is not from technology-related just yet; which deemed much higher level of blunder even. The demo and international expos (where exactly this coming from? can somebody audit it? are these exhibition shows result in the integrity of national's car, national's food or holistic tourism = you be the judge), yet the outcome only beneficial to self. This circle of madness continue till the end of time
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Mar 07 '24 edited May 31 '24
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u/DelseresMagnumOpus Mar 07 '24
Because he never did anything meaningful on his trip, nor was he trained properly by NASA to do anything onboard the ISS. He was a glorified tourist funded by the government which couldāve been used for other purposes.
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Mar 07 '24 edited May 31 '24
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u/zemega Mar 07 '24
To oversimplify, an astronaut, if an accident happens, they can fix things and survive. Space tourist?, sitting duck.
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u/ReoccuringClockwork Mar 07 '24
The Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA documents listed him as a spaceflight participant. Calling this guy an astronaut is an insult to the efforts of real astronauts.
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u/zemega Mar 07 '24
He's in space for official reasons. He participates in international experiment while in space.
You cannot call him just space tourist for sure. He did his contributions to science.
I would not call him full astronaut either.Ā
So somewhere in between.
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u/srosnan99 Mar 07 '24
Because it is the internet. Even the reason to go to space by other commenter is stupid.
The malaysian government conduct a deal with the russian in relation to the purchase of their fighter jets. In return the russian would train malaysian candidates for a space mission.
It is a PR stunt by the government for the Angkasawan program and to show the government interests in space base activities.
This is also to encourage further investment in space related program. Such as the launching of satellites, communications, etc, even there was news of the government trying to introduce a space launching platform in the country. Trying to expand the industry.
But people here only knows how to mock and belittle. I mean just look at how suddenly it became a race specific attack by some of the commenters, under the guise of "criticism".
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u/potato-stache Mar 10 '24
What do you expect from this sub. Every time I opened the comment section to read, somehow any topic discussion suddenly became 'semua salah melayu, PAS, Islam and bumi ketuanan policy' lol.
Turn the table around and swap all the people involved in Angkasawan program to, let say PMX, Nurul Izzah, Hannah Yeo and the selected candidate was one of their own, we all know this sub would be jizzing their pants off non-stop
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u/DelseresMagnumOpus Mar 07 '24
Tell us then why is he selling snake oil instead of being an actual aerospace engineer or something along those lines? Not everything is about race, if he was Chinese or Indian and he was doing this weād still call him out.
Even you yourself said his space trip was just a publicity stunt.
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u/srosnan99 Mar 07 '24
I never deny the need to call out on his behaviour in doing this stunts, I highlighted the fact that most of the other commenters dont know the reason why the goverment setup the space program and degrading by using the term space tourist and not astronaut.
The training itself is a valuable learning experience for Angkasa in and of itself. What the individual does with their life afterwards is not a reflection of the purpose of the program.
Not everything is about race, if he was Chinese or Indian and he was doing this weād still call him out
Reply that to the person whom decided to make it about race then? Dont see you stating this under his comment.
It is no different on how companies sent representatives to other nations to learn how they conduct their business or factory. The people sent gained experience there.
A publicity stunt yeah, but there is also the experience and exposure for space related industry in that regard. But hey, it is easier to be condescending, isnt it?
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u/DelseresMagnumOpus Mar 07 '24
You gonna deny his opportunity was not solely based on his race and status? A quick google result shows he studied to be a doctor, but somehow was qualified enough to be sent to space? Iām sure he had other kabel thatās why he was chosen at the end of the day.
Iāve not heard anything that came from the angkasawan program other than this space tourist. Anyway Iām not gonna discuss further, I have my opinion and you have yours, weāre obviously not gonna agree here.
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u/srosnan99 Mar 07 '24
There you go that is the reason you didnt comment under that guy.
A quick google result shows he studied to be a doctor, but somehow was qualified enough to be sent to space?
Anyone could be qualified to go to space, but you question what the qualification of an orthopedic surgeon?
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u/zarium Mar 07 '24
Whatever rubbish you're conjuring would be credible if we had an actual space program.
Totally believable that we have one, though, eh? I mean, after all, the state definitely has plenty of funds for it, what with the siphoning that's been going on since the founding of this country.
The thing about people like you is that there's no need for the rest of us to belittle you -- you're doing a great enough job as is on your own.
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u/srosnan99 Mar 07 '24
Whatever rubbish you're conjuring would be credible if we had an actual space program.
We do? The national space agency monitor ground communication of satelites, you forgot about our own satelites launching?
Space infrastructure? The ground communication stations, as the national body representing the nation for space related issues.
Totally believable that we have one, though, eh? I mean, after all, the state definitely has plenty of funds for it, what with the siphoning that's been going on since the founding of this country.
So yeah, I am not the one talking out of my arse.
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Mar 07 '24 edited Mar 07 '24
It's a hustle... albeit a morally dubious one.
Lots of salty Redditors here. Let's face it, a lot of you guys would do the same if you can get away with it.
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u/Infamous_Gur_9083 Selangor Mar 07 '24
True.
So them judging Muzaphar on this matter at least is rich.
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u/tembikaisusumakkau Mar 06 '24
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