It Came From Mars

I know I haven't been making updates in a timely fashion, and I know I've said this before, its just that with final projects and all I am stressing out like crazy.

I shot my first movie (that I produced and directed) last week. It was amazing. Now I know this is what I am meant to do. It is something that I enjoy, that I can do well, and just gives me a feeling of accomplishment.

Heres some behind the scenes shots from the movie:

Pretty interesting eh?

Anyway, I know I am going off onto personal tangents again. Heres some more Sikhi related comments...

Something that bothers me is "Sikh" becoming a community or ethnic name. This is BAD. Our ethnicity is PUNJABI, not SIKH. Sikh is our religion and only people who are Sikh, should be called Sikh. Heres some examples. This girl is supposed to be canada's next immigration minister or something. She is widely known as a "Sikh."

My, I must be doing something wrong in my Sikhi, as I look nothing like that! This is especially bad in the UK. It just seems so wrong that this is the image of Sikhs. If most people saw a real gursikh (most punjabis included) they would be in shock. They have no idea what Sikhi is about. We need to stamp out this disease fast. If people ask, "is that a Sikh?" you say, "no thats a punjabi!"

Explain the difference between an ethnicity and a religion, as there is a big difference. We can't allow punjabis to be known as Sikhs in the eyes of the world, or for them to think they are the panth. This would be a big mistake. Theres certain rules and responsibilities to being a Sikh, and if you cant follow them, accept it! They shouldn't pollute the image of Sikhi. I don't mean to go after this one girl, I am just using her as an example. (So if anyone knows her etc, please don't take this personally)

I am not trying to say I am better than anyone etc, but its just that theres a difference, and we should all make sure that everyone knows about this difference, as its important to our futures. So if we all just make sure that others know the difference between punjabi and Sikh, it will greatly help the Sikh cause and awareness of Sikh issues vs punjabi issues.