Being a Malaysian
If you are culturally sensitive , or rather racially in a way , i suggest you navigate away from this blog and come back again next time. So you are still here and i shall assume you as open minded Malaysian . What i am about to talk about is a lil bit racial but im here to prove a point.
The common stereotype of the dominant race in our country is potrayed as laid back and backward thinking , the yellow are as cunning as a fox and the brown to be as stingy and calculative.You have the occasional racial discriminations and of course the Malay rights issue, which of course I would not go into. We are all Malaysian why are we bound by this racial segregation ? Well said you might agree, I don't see myself as a Chinese Malaysian but rather Malaysian . Regardless of race, aren’t we all a little lazy and conservative at times? Sometimes we are just plain self-centered and greedy. Other times we are just devious and slightly miserly. Being proud of ourselves and being resistant to change is just part of human nature.
Here is a food for thought, the bumis value kinship; the Chinese prosperity, the Indians camaraderie, and the Malays warm hospitality. Why then does our government separate themselves based on race? Well thank god i am born in Sarawak where racial issue is not as severe as in west Malaysia. Here the chinese enjoy nasi lemak as much as an Indian enjoy penang fried kueh tiao , the malay enjoys the canai respectively.
So then as a Malaysian, don’t play the race card don’t see yourself as a Bumi, Chinese, Indian or Malay. See yourself as simply Malaysian. Enjoy this congregation of many colours and flavours. There is nowhere else in the world quite like it. And remember never brandish your kris to make a point. We know someone did. Be more culturally sensitive. There are better venues to put forward your opinions.
The common stereotype of the dominant race in our country is potrayed as laid back and backward thinking , the yellow are as cunning as a fox and the brown to be as stingy and calculative.You have the occasional racial discriminations and of course the Malay rights issue, which of course I would not go into. We are all Malaysian why are we bound by this racial segregation ? Well said you might agree, I don't see myself as a Chinese Malaysian but rather Malaysian . Regardless of race, aren’t we all a little lazy and conservative at times? Sometimes we are just plain self-centered and greedy. Other times we are just devious and slightly miserly. Being proud of ourselves and being resistant to change is just part of human nature.
Here is a food for thought, the bumis value kinship; the Chinese prosperity, the Indians camaraderie, and the Malays warm hospitality. Why then does our government separate themselves based on race? Well thank god i am born in Sarawak where racial issue is not as severe as in west Malaysia. Here the chinese enjoy nasi lemak as much as an Indian enjoy penang fried kueh tiao , the malay enjoys the canai respectively.
So then as a Malaysian, don’t play the race card don’t see yourself as a Bumi, Chinese, Indian or Malay. See yourself as simply Malaysian. Enjoy this congregation of many colours and flavours. There is nowhere else in the world quite like it. And remember never brandish your kris to make a point. We know someone did. Be more culturally sensitive. There are better venues to put forward your opinions.
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