Do we really need these places to blossom?

I had a chat recently with a Visaya (of Buhol tribe) lady, who just underwent LSCS. It took place in Recovery area of my OT at 2am in the morning:)

I asked her how she ended up living in Sabah and she began her story of how she came here in 2000 and got married to a local few years later. Working in some office now.
She continued telling about the main ethnics in the Phillipines and she expressed her anger on her compatriots (but from different island,Zamboanga & Luzon). According to her, most of the Filipinos working in pubs & night spots in Sandakan are mainly from this Zamboanga island...but they claim that they are from Visaya, not Zamboanga...thus tarnishing the image of Visaya ladies (as many of them does work in "sex industry"-according to this lady. Well, we do knew about this extra-curricular job blossoming here,right?)

This lady I was talking to was adamant that most of these ladies are not Visayas,as many of her people earn a living by working in camps (sawit ba..) and as maids. In fact she first knew about this spoilt image of her people when she was "invited" by somebody to work in pub in Sandakan (when she was still in the Philippines) She declined the "invitation".

What really interested was when she said, "I did not believe when I first knew that Malaysia has pubs & night clubs; for the fact of being a Muslim country & only believed after seeing them myself in Sandakan" :) I was proud & embarrassed with what she said...

Proud with the impression she had on Malaysia & embarrassed when the impression collapsed after she came to Malaysia.

ARE HAVING LOTS OF PUBS & NIGHT CLUBS IS A SIGN OF A PROGRESSIVE NATION?
IS HEDONISM AN OPTION OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR US?
DOES ANY RELIGION ALLOW THIS WITH NOT A SLIGHT OBJECTION?

I am not producing any statistics, but enough to say all these places offer nothing but liquor & excessive entertainments which can lead to a cascade of unscrupulous events (need not to be mentioned here...) Many may argue, it is not wrong to go for a drink and some get together with friends...BUT does all go to these places with these "noble" intentions & how many goes there with these "noble" intentions but end up with some other wrong deeds...

Can anyone say that any single religion in this world encourages visits to these places? I'am very confident, every religion would deem it as HARAM or at least discourage visits to these places/taking liquors etc.

Are we that desperate to the extent that we don't have entertainment of our own style...and have to copycat enjoyment; the western-style? Look at our new year/merdeka eve celebrations (for instance)...does it reflect our tradition?

Are adverse effects of blossoming night clubs industry in Malaysia are still vague?
Dear friends...take foreign cultures which are beneficial to the country & reject whatever which may bring calamities to our nation.

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