How Witty Can Malaysians Get? These Crazy #Nothing2Hide Memes Are All You Need As A Gauge
"Awak kat mana, awak awak kat mana?"
By Samantha Khor — 05 Jun 2015, 06:47 PM
PM Najib Razak failed to show up at the Nothing2Hide Q&A forum this morning (5 June) after IGP Khalid Bakar ordered its organisers to cancel the event for safety reasons
Dialog 1MDB bersama NGO2. Demi ketenteraman awam dan keharmonian masy, @PDRMsia mengarahkan Dialog diatas, di PWTC, Kl pagi ini dibatalkan.
— Khalid Abu Bakar (@KBAB51) June 5, 2015
The question-and-answer forum organised by non-government organisation Pertubuhan Sukarelawan Peguam Malaysia (SukaGuam) was meant to be a no-holds barred session with the Prime Minister on all issues - including the controversy over state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). About 1,500 from civil society groups and NGOs were expected to attend.
IGP Khalid's tweet came after former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir - who has been very vocal with his criticisms of Najib in recent days - arrived at PWTC for the dialogue session
The PM's aide confirmed at 10.00am that Najib will not be attending the forum upon advice from the police. Tun Mahathir, along with about 2,000 NGO and media representatives, were already at the event.
Tun M then stepped up to the stage to address the audience, only to be abruptly interrupted by a few police officers halfway through his speech concerning Jho Low's involvement with 1MDB. Later, at a press conference, Tun M criticised Najib on his absence.
"He (Najib) lost an opportunity to win over support for himself, to explain everything, no money is missing," he said.
Thanks to live updates from those who were at the event, netizens quickly caught on to the drama that was unfolding at PWTC. Before long, the hashtag #Nothing2Hide began trending on Twitter with many criticising the way things were handled at the event.
If you have #Nothing2Hide, you better have #Something2Show lah. This one, no show terus. Hehe
— Johan F. Khairuddin (@jfkjohan) June 5, 2015
Not letting Tun M continue his speech at the #Nothing2Hide dialougue is like disrespecting a man who once led our country. Such a shame.
— im (@ImranIdrisss) June 5, 2015
So really, it's only a matter of time before Internet trolls started making fun of the situation with their witty comments and (d'uh!) memes. Feast your eyes on some of our favourites...
1. You can run, but you can't hide from your fear of horror movies...
I think the PM is down with fever, he watched Insidious 3 last night and now he is scared of Tun M. Wait what?
— soulzoul (@soulzoul) June 5, 2015
2. Oh no, is this a missing persons case? Better rope in the police for a search and rescue mission, guys!
MISSING PERSON. PLEASE CONTACT #PDRM IF FOUND. #Nothing2Hide pic.twitter.com/g5pVH0fjgP
— Akif Aziz (@akif_aziz) June 5, 2015
3. Do you have the blood of warriors running through your veins? Then you'd better be brave enough to walk the talk...
Syarat jadi Pahlawan (atau mengaku darah Pahlawan) ; 1. Tak boleh takut bini. 2. Tak boleh sembunyi. #nothing2hide
— shahnizam (@shahnizams) June 5, 2015
"Semangat kepahlawanan tetap ada dalam saya dan akan terus berjuang!" - @NajibRazak pic.twitter.com/o3qh7l9ltK
— Faiz (@faizfadzil) June 5, 2015
4. You know you've made it when someone else curates a soundtrack for your life...
#Nothing2Hide and he's hiding. Yo! Let sing together now... Awak kat mana, awak awak kat mana?
— Being Tigress Aizan (@ShahainiZahar) June 5, 2015
For those of you who have no idea what song that is, here you go. WARNING: This song may get stuck in your head for the rest of the day:
5. ... Or changes the lyrics to the IM4U anthem to match the situation at hand
Lagu IM4U hari ini diubah liriknya kepada "Ayam for you" sempena @NajibRazak tak berani tunjuk muka ke #Nothing2Hide
— BlogSerius (@Blogserius) June 5, 2015
6. Speaking of chicken, here's a modern twist to the classic "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke
Because it had #Nothing2Hide RT @bongkersz: Why the chicken cross the road?
— Ram (@ramachandran_m) June 5, 2015
#SeemsLegit pic.twitter.com/3v3Tcym0A0
— BlogSerius (@Blogserius) June 5, 2015
7. Manny vs. Mayweather is old news. Let's hear it for Tun M-anny vs. Najib-weather!
Basically this morning #Nothing2Hide #DarahPahlawan pic.twitter.com/Csrg34fDR9
— BlogSerius (@Blogserius) June 5, 2015
8. Najib's newly-appointed PR strategist should expect to have so much more than PR problems to worry about
Najib cancels #Nothing2Hide with advice from Lim Kok Wing due to hair disaster #fake
— Toh Kok Ben (@kokbent) June 5, 2015
9. Don't kick a man when he's already down!
Sebab Najib xdpt dtg event #Nothing2Hide harini. pic.twitter.com/W2G4dlFLlv
— Yazreen Yazeed (@BeardedArian) June 5, 2015
10. Brace yourselves...
Dah selamat ke kat luar tu. #Nothing2Hide pic.twitter.com/PZx4cEMpIS
— spoket 33 (@HelmiTailo) June 5, 2015
11. Writers of Now You See Me 3, we have some ideas you might wanna include in your script...
Najib is greater than Copperfield. Now you see, now you don't. #Nothing2Hide turns #Everything2Hide.
— kuhaf (@kuhaf) June 5, 2015
12. They say the pen is mightier than the sword. Well, they haven't tasted the power of a sharp tongue.
I must applaud PDRM for protecting their PM - From Tun M's tongue. Pedih tahu kalau kena. Tajam dan berbisa. Nanti msk spital #nothing2hide
— Lana Michael (@LanaMichael) June 5, 2015
13. One more for the chou chou / bantal busuk club!
Mungkin warrior ni pegang bantal busuknya kuat2 sebab #Nothing2Hide https://t.co/K8c22BcAaP
— Yin Shao Loong (@yinshaoloong) June 5, 2015
14. We can't help but wonder what the Malaccan Sultans of old think about this...
"Lima pahlawan Melayu, Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Lekiu dan Hang Pi Mana Najib?" via FB.
— The Mameow™ (@The_Mamu) June 5, 2015
15. (giggles)
Where was Najib? Probably not here. pic.twitter.com/hw5lbHll4X
— Horus (@ame_ech) June 5, 2015
BONUS: Some people were also revealing random stuff about themselves under the #Nothing2Hide hashtag... and it's AWESOME.
I enjoyed all the Twilight movies #Nothing2Hide
— Effi Saharudin (@1Obefiend) June 5, 2015
I don't like taugeh in my mee, kuay teow or bihun. #nothing2hide
— Tuanbae Warrior Bong (@bongkersz) June 5, 2015
You are beautiful. And I like everything beautiful. #Nothing2Hide
— Tuanbae Warrior Bong (@bongkersz) June 5, 2015