The incompetent's named Sitthichai Pookaiudom.

He wasn't just an incompetent minister, he's just incompetent in general - as a Thai and a member of human male species. I have never met such a senile who has the wit of a sex-crazed teenage boy.

Yeah, I went to the FCCT yesterday with Jay and Will to witness a walking disaster in action. At first I thought paying B300 was a bit much for a session with a buffoon but in the end it was all worth it.

Sorry didn't blog yesterday. Got home late and I had to set up my newly bought notebook. *wink wink*. Also I'd like to say hi to Joel and Bangkok Pundit my good fellow blogger/journalist friends who were there and DIDN'T SAY HI!

You know at first when I heard of this talk the press would be having with "The Man Who Banned YouTube", I thought it would be like a press conference you know where there's him at the podium and us sitting, raising our hands whenever someone wants to say something. And when Jay told me we would have to go up to a mic and have our 1 question I was pretty disappointed. I mean I had a pretty elaborate imagination about how to attack the guy and it was all crushed so I didn't really care about it much.

If I knew I could totally say whatever I wanted to say and as much as I wanted, I would have caused a lot more damage.

When the session was about to start, we sat down and the guys ordered a beer. Nah I was clean I needed to have a clear head to catch his mistakes. He was there sitting on the stage and he just looked like any old man. Kind-looking even. I could have mistaken him for some Chinese ah-pae selling candies to kids in China Town. Little did I know that when he opened his mouth all hell would be let loose.

Jokes after jokes when he was asked to give the audience a little bit of background. More like a bit of his backside as all he talked about was having wine with girls, going golfing with dumb Singaporean officials, and how he wanted to discard a scholastic opportunity to go Australia as he thinks the country is not cool enough without violence, weapons, and Nasa.

"I lost my virginity when I went the the US,"

How lovely. Senile and impotent, that's how he described himself. So OK sure I believe you, your language and thoughts back that up.

People started going up to the mic and I thought, "if I don't do it now, I'll never have a chance." And I knew no matter how much I bitch about him on the blog wouldn't kick as much ass as I would if I had done it to his face.

So I did. To tell you the truth my heart started racing like hell. And man how fat did I look on that monitor.

But anywho. Appearance isn't the point. If it was then he would have been a kind old grandpa while I just another airhead bimbo with my denim so short and my heels so high.

Hah! You didn't expect what I was about to say, did you, mister? (Not Minister, not Doctor, who gives a shit about your rank when you have the intelligence of a caveman.)

"Hi My name's Kitty and I work for BK Magazine," I subtly started, "but I am also one of the bloggers in Thailand that you have yet to block."

"You're a terrible and incompetent minister (he said it), and an obviously internet-illiterate person. What gives you the right to claim to understand internet enough to take actions against it?"

Then he dumbed me down. "Dear (don't dear me), when you grow up you'll understand."

Bad move.

I exploded. "What's up with you and all these jokes about age, women, Singaporeans and Australians?" Just fucking answer the damn questions, stop hiding behind your stupid racist sexist jokes.

I think that was the last time he ever joked in that room. People applauded.

THANK YOU!

Gosh if no one did I wouldn't have the guts to go on. And from then I kinda went into the zone and now I don't remember anything.

My friend Jay and Joel got it on a recorder though. And my ABAC journalism/broadcasting teacher was there with MCOT Channel 9 so she got it on VIDEO!

After the thing a lot of people came up to me and exchange cards with me. I had a chance to meet the lady behind FACT, and also exchanged congratulations with the reporter from The Nation who was the first to say something against Sitthichai. I even got a few handshakes from mesmerized fellow journalists and attendees. Real Life Thailand blogger was too scared of me to come up to me. Hey seriously read my blog and you'll know I'm nice. I like pink stuff how can I not be nice.

It's only these old hagging politicians who think we should be kept in 18th Century that make the suppressed bitch come out.

Audio will be up once I get them from Jay or Joel, and even then I won't be able to post it till late Sunday night. I'll be away on a press trip from Friday and tomorrow is the moment of history - Christina Aguilera!! I'll have to go straight to the airport after the concert that's how screwed up these few days are gonna be for me.

So until you get the audio of the whole Press VS. The Incompetent, here are some highlights:

1. YouTube is said to be unblocked by next week if the deal with Google works out.
2. He will "hopefully, possibly, probably, maybe, try" to abolish the law that will allow govt to have total control over the internet banning.
3. He has only blocked 200 websites so far. Yup. Only two hundred. Sure.
4. He doesn't like anyone saying bad things about his wife but he sure is allowed to make racist, sexist jokes about other people's wives and husbands.
5. He, alone, has the say on what website is to be blocked. No team, no ministries, no staff. Just this impotent balding old man.

Am I getting blocked now?

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Edit: Ajarn Pink has posted a comment here with her own version of the encounter. Click the comments or read about it on her Multiply blog.

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Edit: You can now listen to the talk. Thanks to Jay.