Friday, May 13, 2005

Melayu Tak Sedar Diri

Don't it make you sick/annoyed/irritated by those ' Malays/Melayu' who matter (those in high and influential places) talking about 'towering Malays','Malay agenda','Malay rights','Malay leadership' Malay this and Malay that. What a load of bullshit. In the first place,those chaps,including myself,are not full blooded Malays,they are a mixed bunch of immigrants from India,China,Thai,Javanese,Achinese and from all over SE Asia. So what gives them the right to call themselves Bangsa Melayu.The real Bangsa Melayu are in the forests and reservations.Who's fighting for their rights?. And then they talk about racial harmony and integration.Who's responsible for the disharmony between the Chinese and Malays (well covered up for the tourists and foreigners)?.Who messed up with the education system and produced mediocre politicians and government officers.The Malay leadership. My I.C.and BC says I'm a Malay/Bumiputera,but I don't really feel like one.I am and I feel like I'm a Malaysian. My grandpa and great grandpa on my dad's side are officially described as Jawi Pekan,my grandma is Ceylonese Malay mixed with Chinese. My grandpa on my mum's side is from Bengalese ancestry,my grandma is allegedly Malay from Kedah,but many Kedahans are from Siamese ancestory. I had my primary education at Francis Light School (English medium) and secondary education at Penang Free School.We never felt any discrimination to or from other races.We were all very chummy and comfortable with all the races. We called our Chinese pals by their personal names like Seng Hong, Ah Fatt or their Christian names ,not like today's Malays calling Chinese friends by their surnames like Tan,Ong,etc.How can you bond with a non malay when you can't even call him or her by their personal name ? Talk about integration,when you don't even try to understand each other's culture and customs,come on lah. God help the malays for we have really tak sedar diri.

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