I read the news today oh boy

I read the news today oh boy

About Indonesian Muslims praying in the wrong direction
They wonder if they will have to knock down mosques and build them again
But someone said Allah still hears their prayers, oh how fortunate
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh

I read the news today oh boy

About the country celebrating the 10th anniversary of the President
What better than a 321 feet high flag-pole
The flag itself is 6,300 square feet
And though the news was rather dumb
Well I just had laugh

I read the news today oh boy

About Venezuela exhuming Bolivar’s body,
They are checking if he was poisoned by Colombia in 1830
Chavez announced it on Twitter
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh

I read the news today oh boy

About a surprise hit reality show in Malaysia
Six handsome Malays compete to be the “most religious”
To win a trip to Mecca, a laptop and a car
And though the news was rather dumb
Well I just had laugh

I read the news today oh boy

About Enrique Iglesias promising to water ski naked
As a celebration for World Cup win
But this is not his first time
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh

** All these news are real and were all published in the same edition of the only English newspaper available in the country. Thanks for such high quality editorial! **