tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21070055.post114781517733017406..comments2023-08-27T17:31:51.126+08:00Comments on Singapore Life and Times: Man's best friend and religionEpilogoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968473646396892520noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21070055.post-1147958253137608562006-05-18T21:17:00.000+08:002006-05-18T21:17:00.000+08:00Maybe I shd warn you that if you go to other count...Maybe I shd warn you that if you go to other countries, their Muslim standards may differ from ours. Once I went to Petronas to conduct some trg. At the end of the class, I was asked to hand out the certificates of attendance. A Malay-Muslim lady came forward. She was wearing a tudung. She was quite talkative in class. As she held out her hand, I thot she wanted to shake hands like the others. So I put forward my right hand to shake her hand. Instead she withdrew. She actually wanted to receive her cert. Quite embarrassing for me. But she realised my ignorance and tried to put me at ease and continued to be chatty as if nothing happened<BR/><BR/>It's rather confusing for us. On tv I often see the MP Halimah shaking people's hands even tho she was wearing a tudung. Anyway, to be safe, nowadays, when I am introduced to Muslim ladies, I never offer my hand before them.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.com