Astronaut or Space Tourist

A friend referred me an article reported by The Star Malaysia titled : "Malaysia's first astronaut to do what no one in space has done before" today. Curious and I loaded the article. According to the report, the Malaysia got the space station entry tickets when they purchase military aircrafts from the Russian which means with people's tax money.

It was highlighted that this endeavour allows opportunity to conduct scientific experiments. Practically very much obvious otherwise there isn't any much point where so many developed countries spent billions in building such infrastructure in space just for fun, correct or not?

Then came the highlight of the article is where nobody had done before, play batu seremban, batik painting and make teh tarik in space! Wow, I almost fell off my chair. Some information this is, isn't it? Furthermore, proves a very much laid back culture we are, aren't we? Why not send our proud "astronuts" to space and perhaps 'lepak' do batik printing while sipping teh tarik?

Wouldn't it be much better for Malaysia's image, to report the type of scientific experiments our two proud astronauts' going to perform? Discovering the experience in weight-less-ness, jugglin tin mugs for the very first ever made "teh tarik angkasa lepas". Maybe, that cup of teh tarik or batik may worth some money auction in eBay or maybe Christies.
Malaysia space tourists to-do;

1) Play top / 'gasing'.
2) Make teh tarik.
3) Paint batik.
I would like to suggest to:
4) play congkak.
5) conduct pace walks, why not go and fly kite (Kelantan WAU) and log it into Malaysian Books of Record!
Somehow, I have the feeling that it's very more of a space tourist program than astronaut. Oh well, Malaysia Boleh ma.