Nov 21 2009
Malaysia, A Potong Country
If you’re a Malaysian, you’d probably have known about the recent “potong” phenomenon. Yeah, potong! However, this entry is not entirely about “Cut the wires. Cut the charges. Cut the lag”.
It’s about a potong country. By the way, potong is “cut” in Malay language.
Anyway, here are some reasons why Malaysia is a potong country…
1) Potong Internet
Quite recently a new wireless broadband provider, called P1 WiMAX, has somehow trademarked the word “potong” to themselves. Whenever anyone talks about potong, it’s always about P1 WiMAX, or a more common meaning to many men – circumcision!
Take a look at one of their advertisements.

Yeah, believe it or not, I’m one of the people featured on their advertisements! Cool right? Okay, actually, don’t believe it. I haven’t cut also anyway.
2) Potong penis
Since Malaysia is an Islam country, and the majority of the citizens here are Muslim, it’s not surprising that many of Malaysians potong their little brother.

Not only the Muslims, even other races are doing it too. But if you asks someone whether they cut already or not, they might think you’re talking about P1 WiMax (Read Point 1).
No bananas were harm in the making tough, they were just eaten. *Yum Yum*
3) Potong salary
Getting your salary deducted is quite common, especially when you’re on a bad performance.

Bad performance = Angry boss = Potong salary!
4) Potong stim
I’m not sure about other country, but here in Malaysia, we all like to use the phrase ‘potong stim’. It kinda means, err… cut stim? Anyway, here’s an example…

I think it’s like this lah… Watch *cough* videos also don’t want… So potong stim…
5) Potong queue
This is probably common throughout the world and Malaysians are probably the best at doing it. At the shopping mall or at the movie ticket counter, chances of bumping into a potong-queue-person is quite high.

Even vehicles like to potong queue. If you’re unlucky, you might just get yourself a penalty ticket.
6) Potong penalty
And if you do get a penalty ticket from the policeman or the city council authority for the wrong doings on the road. You can always potong the amount of the penalty ticket too.
Yeah, RM20 reduced to RM10. Yeahhhh, 50% discount!
Thank you Malaysia! =)
















we are 1Malaysia
PLJ :D
kenwooi potong already?
I guess the best way to describe ‘potong stim’ is that your mood is deflated by something anti-climactic.
Great post, and funny as always! The banana pic cracked me up. XD
LMAO! no.2 is obligatory. have you? =D
is this some kind of advert or what? haha
even potong can be an entry for u ah kenwooi. creative!
No, it’s not an advert. =)
Can’t believe you sliced the banana skin! Hahaha Good one!
Ju Ann
Haha! So many things to potong in Malaysia! I think I only want the last one – potong penalty. Potong until kosong! Haha!
Hmm, this post makes me want to go and get myself some potong aiskrim : )
haha this gotta be the post tat made me laugh the post :D
wahh… kompaun also potong ar.. very good :)
wow..a great post!! nice job
Haha !!good 1 , 1 malaysia, semua kena potong potong potong! If gamble, potong jari !
in malaysia everything can be potong-ed. haha!
all these words should be added into the urbandictionary.com
lets help to make this dictionary more complete.
lol
anyway, the detail description of Lanciao is very funny in urbandictionary.com, u should contribute there
lol
hahaha good one! btw there is not alot of case of potong gaji anymore la bro… labour law… hahaha just potong bonus la…
interesting… we are 1malaysia ma… everything also potong..
yeah thankiu msia lols
One more thing M’sia also quite famous, esp during childhood times: ais krim potong!
Btw, the car cut queue photo, by looking at number plates, type of cars, the road condition & signs, taken in singapore one…tis shows potong phenomenon is at everywhere.
good examples for potong ken .=) i hate potong queue
War….this is a damn good post bro. :D I love it. Especially the P1 ads that you make. So damn cool. Care to teach me. :p
And the bananas. War…so damn funny. LOL :D
so, you got potong anot?
haha…the banana is so funny…great post!
‘Potong’ is very popular in malaysia 1…1 malaysia!
hahahaha~
another one is …. like MCA… you not support me,, i potong u!
hey, i nvr noe bout the potong penalty. cool~
p/s: diz is a funny entry neway =D
Hahahha…agreed with you…potong country Malaysia! Yeah~
potong stim when i see the banana.hoho
Hahahaaa what a funny entry..im going to eat aiskrim potong after this..hehe
hey we got ice cream potong :D
i potong Q once n i was saman straight away..very unlucky..
i even asked for potong penalty before..
potong potong…streamyx deserved to get potong-ed by us!!!
Don’t ‘potong’,P1 dns server change every 3 days.
Adoi… that poor banana… lol.. u ah!
The thing I miss about Malaysia…potong ice cream…
the banana… lol.
potong country…
hahahaha #2 cracks me up!
HAHA! x) This is SO true. Nice post :P You poteng aldy?
streamyx also counter the potong ad with potong tag line. theres new develepor near my place also use potong tag line. the tag line is getting old and lame and annoying.
POTONG!!!!!
but i prefer PANCUNG!!! more
So funny eih….same here in Brunei maaa….
mampos aku kenwooi oiiii.. bukak ur blog kne standby dictionary! wa wa wa!
Haha, my English too teruk or what? =P
haha.. u re such a kidder.
wah.. ur blog has really grown eh.. and where on earth do u get such ideas?? and how much time u spend blogging?!!
hahaha funny, but its true eh.
u dah potong? :P
Potong apa first? =P
Kalo semua da potong, cari jawatan kosong lebih mudah lagi saat ni :D
haha… sorry for causing you to get the saman! :P
So many ‘potong’ here.. Hehe..
Anyway, nice article. Like it VM! =)
Aiskrim potong?
Yeah, that too, but I didn’t include it. =)
Your post on “potong” is cracking me up, keep it up!
An accurate description of how things work here indeed.
You should upload the Kompang kids singing the “Potong! Potong! Potong!” ad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you missed out POTONG SAGA the 15malaysia vid
omg! the pictures were entertaining… especially the… ahem… banana!!!! HEHE!
i wonder how you could specially peel off only the top part of the skin though!
hahaha Kenwooi ! nice entry :) i ROFL :P
lol~ my fren say streamyx also got an adv at radio also potong de fight with p1.. betul ke? O.O
Yeah, Streamyx came out with their own “don’t potong” advertisement on the radio. =)
hahhahahhaha bravo2…very creative of u!..this is sooo funny..keep it up..
hahaha…. tat’s a very good way of capturing ‘true malaysian’ culture! had a good laugh =)
waaaa…u make me feel so proud to be a malaysian! :D
errr..i think u left out something
u got potong a not???
gagaggagagagaga
Haha. Very funny post. It made me laugh!
u’re way so funny and full of humour sense! love the way u blog. lighten my day up :)
why no aiskrim potong! only in malaysia can find what! =)
lol
ur good at cracking jokes like these..
I salute your creativity..
OMG LOL. Great post. Anyways, wuah! the last photo. Get 50% discount? Here, we have some parking lot have to pay parking ticket but most of the ppl in Sabah doesn’t pay. When you exceeded the limit of not paying for 21 days, additional cost. But here’s the tricky part, to make you pay, they give you 95% discount. Mmg WTH.
Reminds me of the short film ‘POTONG SAGA’ by Ho Yuhang. haha!
Creative post ken! =D
i can’t believe that they had that advertisement.. i was speechless when i first saw it… it does give a wrong impression… perhaps its time for them to create a different word with similar meaning but for a more appropriate usage…
Great imagination putting what you learned in INTI into action. Like your phrase – “No bananas were harm in the making tough, they were just eaten. *Yum Yum*”. Hope to see more “Potong” coming up, to shake the current giant “Stimy-axe” coz lacking ’stim’ lately. ക
I tend to use the words ‘potong stim’ in Shanghai as well. Then they will ask what’s ‘potong stim’. It’s no fun when people don’t understand what that mean :(
your potong ad is very funny. :-)
How about potong kenwooi? haha
Memang betul semua nak potong….. tapi kalau yang wajib tu buatlah dengan hati yang ikhlas…
the food there is nice ! and very filling to ! should go try it out ! :D
potong penis???? hehe :)
hah. everywhere got potong now
Yeah. Potong queue is one of them. Nice picture on it & good reading i must add :).
that banana,pic really funny..huk2~
flashback when,i use to potong~
huk2..
so sakit la..haha..
ken, have you POTONG already?
Potong what? =P
WTH I didn’t know there is potong panalty =x
Haha! Cute post!
It does look off but it still looks like it.
P1 Wimax ads are funny lol
how about the Streamyx retaliation ads on radio?
“Cut what cut? Cut your head lah ……”
haha, funny and creative post.. Hey, nanti government tak bagi potong for summons, see you (the rakyat) so happy with it without regret about kena summons.. :D
Kind of disagree that you can get a discount over traffic ofense coz it beats the purpose of being fined. But well, they give discont, we trimalah..hhahaha
always got some form of sexual innuendo. haha..
OMG the second pic is freakin hilarious hahaha xD
i don’t know malay, but potong sounds like such a funny word to say.
i like the sound of it!
potong potong potong potong potong potong potong potong potong hahah, okay i should potong the crap now
;D
p.s. thanks for the comments :)
xxxx
lovin’ it la. haha.
oh oh the inti hall looks so familiar! now I remembered i’ve been there before. haha :D
yay…what about the banana? hehe
This is hilarious! I like the banana photo!
This is a very funny post – everything and anything about “potong” :o). Now that you have listed it out, I also have to agree with you hahaha!
This potong post is nice! hahahaha.
POTONG BETUL!!!! =)
they should’ve put you in that “cut already” advertisement
yeah …potong is so so malaysian!
You almost forgot one…
Potong Markah!!!
Very famous on school n college!!~
haha… very funny.. good research.
Hahaha!
u remind me potong ice-cream.
check this out for ice-cream potong.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HVegJ6kms6A/SDAHad7tMSI/AAAAAAAABi0/gerprimzfpg/s400/pd_potong.gif
don’t think I’ll ever potong, now also very syok already :D
I’m taking about the internet of course.
haha, really FUNNY!
hahaha very funny entry…creative as well
hahaha..
so many potong..
potong country..
huhu, that’s sure a hell lots of things to potong xD well, jangan-lah potong stim for our malaysia :D still part of our malaysian culture and we’re supposed to be proud of it!
hmm… are we? :P
Hahahah loved this post. I remember the first time I heard the phrase “potong stim” from my cousin. Brings back memories haha!
Keep up the good work ya?
HAHHAHAH~ I love this post!! so true!! :)
u left out ais krim potong :)
potong electric also got
Come to Sarawak – we have potong pala’ (kepala). Once we were known as the Land of the Headhunters! Scared or not? LOL!!!
hahahahhahahah………..i am thinking of potong-ing also….see how influential ads are :)
kinda a horny post eh? watsup with ya? hahahahhaha.
and u cut tht banana? good doctor. XD
OMG!! 18SX !!!! LOLZ~ come to visit u after LOOOOOOnng time wei~ ^_^
HAHAHA!!! The banana wtf la… LOL LOL LOL
lol the first time i heard the ad. it was so twisted.
yup there was a cosplay event in times square that day.
it was the day after the graduation. u’re originally from kl?
nice one bro! potong here potong there… u no scare later u kena potong? hahaaa… ^^
LoL…LoL…thats so friggin funny man, but i agree with you
firstly….sorry for my late reply and visit to here. busy at work.
yeah…potong ler…everything in msia is potong ler….like ur post man…very true!
so, of all the things that you have listed,
which one have you potong-ed?
hehe
Erm, potong penalty? Coz that saman is mine. =P
LOL. what a funny post.
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OMG! I forgot to ‘potong’ since I was in primary school. Now I feel like want to ‘potong’, hope is still not too late. Err, I mean ‘potong’ the wire. :D
seronok gila la baca your entry kenwooi, so have you circumcise? hahaha
this is one good post :-D
nowadays the “potong” phenomenon is all around us. anyway i’m working with the company that P1 asked people to “potong” and we are very offended with the ad. it is no doubt that the ad is very effective… but is the product / service really good? try first lor. hehe.
Another entertaining entry!
The only potong I know is that red bean rectangular ice cream, haha. I must go back Malaysia more often to learn about potong in other forms. =p
hahaha.. damn funny la this post :)
hahahahah creative elaboration about potong2 ha! good one!
this post is freakin hillarious !
:angeldream:
really like this post! LOL!
hahahaha. u’re funny dude. by the way that is what happened in malaysia right?
dah potong ker?? hahaha
all oso can potong d at malaysia..hehezz
Ha haha.. You must potong also..
More comfortable.. :)
hey… u missed out “aiskrim potong”…so good meh with red beans or durian flavor…
another thing “kereta potong”… cut another piece of car then attach to another. then come trouble when the car have high potential in accident. hehe…
by the way, my P1 wimax first impression when saw the “kenduri kahwin” advertisement on tv was… heyy…kind of “lucah” a bit…reminds me of another advertisement by petronas or what… that is on merdeka day…
2 non-malay fellas sitting together with their malay fren after the circumstances ceremony, asking him, “eayy…dia potong semua ke?”
LOL…
hoho..always potong..
Potong is good in some way…..
freaking funny post dude, post yg tak potong stim punya
hahah!! good post kenwooi…
i always very dissapointed about the way malaysians are driving.
a friend told me that if PI wimax potong your line because of late payment they will only connect back after 2 weeks,is it true ah?
This one I’m not sure. =)
hehehe.. terbaik la ken
Sekarang ni kecoh pulak pasal government servant nak kena potong COLA.
http://upkckm.blogspot.com/2010/01/elaun-cola-dipotong.html
http://myphpmaster.000space.com/2010/01/cola-dipotong-separuh.html
sudah potong kenwooi?
you potong all already?
Then since you say you love malaysia, why don’t you potong also :D
Regards from cr3ap
http://cr3ap85.blogspot.com/
wahlao penalty can potong?
Malaysia BOLEH in everything XD i like your post (=