This was not supposed to be what i wanted to write,but i ended up witnessing and being involved with too many events that involves racism, so i MUST write this!!!! i DON'T care, hate me all you want after this,but i still insist on writing about this!!
if you are thinking this is a post to complain about how the minority races are being discriminated, then sorry, you are totally wrong. This is the complete opposite! I'm writing so people STOP COMPLAINING about discrimination!
Recently, someone posted a complain in the bulletin board,regarding UNITEN who will be having the final examination,right before and after Deepavali. Final examination will begin,then we have 1 day break for Deepavali holiday,and then it continues again. So,furious of the fact, someone posted this in the bulletin :-
" For all UNITEN indian students who
will be celebrating Deepavali/Diwali
this year,I have an announcement for
you'll.This year Diwali is cancelled
officially by our UNITEN
administration who wants us not to
celebrate,they are having exam one day
before and after our auspicious
day.Gosh,thankx for the respect!!
Actually if we notice,it should be
RAYA which comes in between our
semester but because we are giving way
to them,one week holidays,we have to
sit in campus and celebrate amongst
us.Y give way for them to celebrate
nicely and we suffer when in reality
its their Raya which is in between the
semester?Is this what we call fairness?
Whats the point of celebrating 50years
independence if we the non-malays are
still,till today not respected in a
instuition where we make the majority
of the students?
Stand up my dear brother and sisters
for your rights,whats happening to us
can and will surely repeated to our
future generation.This is no-reposting
scam,just want our ppl to know that we
are also united.Stop being hypocrites
by being afraid to speak up becoz
those who are scared to speak the
truth dont speak the truth. "
then,after 8 names written in short form by indians (who prolly don't want their name known) ,one malay guy wrote his real name and said "yeah im malay,so?". What uniten did isn't actually discrimination to the indians, i call it poor planning perhaps to not realize a festival falling during our finals? But that one malay guy who supported this bulletin just goes to show, malay's aren't discriminating us all together, some,MANY are actually on our side and trying to help us!
the non-malays actually think malays are discriminating us so much. They do not respect our festival and have exams in between! well, then open your eyes, coz UNITEN are not the only one having exams on that day, Taylor's college and MMU too are having exams then (supp paper tho). it just so happens that Deepavali falls during that period,and its either they push it WAYY earlier,and we cut down our leave, or we have it that time itself!
whats that? they would never have exams during hari raya period you say? think again. SPM 2005 started,then they took a break for Hari Raya, and they continued again. if festivals falls during the exam season,what can we do?
Putting exams aside, lately so many people are coming up and telling me they are moving to another country, that discrimination in this country is high, the malays are not treating us fairly, the non-majority race will always suffer,bla bla bla. Seriously, do you think the malays are discriminating us? i do agree that the govermont are giving ALOT, hell ALOT of benefits to the bumiputra community, education wise especially. Lets say they do not do that, what will happen then? Part of the malay community will not like it, the govermont loses votes, opposition gains more seats. Its all POLITICS!
Are we really suffering right now? are you guys not doing your degree,or masters? or does your father or uncle has a PhD? are you not eating delicious food? Your family not earning enough money? Then, we aren't suffering at all! Things can get better, which is what each non-bumiputra party is trying for, but change cannot take place SUDDENLY! And the Malay community itself isn't discriminating us! They are a good bunch of people, friendly and fun, and their girls are smoking hot:P
the NON-MALAYS are discriminating them actually! don't believe me? if a chinese guy buys PS2 in sg.wang, he might get it for 600 bucks. If a malay guy goes, he buys it for RM 650:P
well, i once ordered chinese tea ice, and he charged me 60 cents. my friend ordered the same thing for 50 cents. A buncha malay guys playing football, and the indian goes like " they are malay,dont feel like playing with them"THAT IS DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM!
Fortunately,it doesn't happen all the time.
Racism still happens everywhere. Earlier,few months back, there was this stupid nasty rumour about malay's chopping indians in johor. my family is there, they didnt get chopped. maybe they look like jamaicans:P? People spread racism rumours and many of our parents grow up trying their best to separate us by races. it does no good, it only separates us further and makes us more racist.
But not all people are like that of course. I was once in a train with my ex-gf, when we were chatting with a random friendly uncle. she then asked what race is he, since he looks like malay but he could be chinese too. the uncle answered " im a malaysian" **true story**
Is that even possible all the time? Not soon for sure,maybe not even for the next 100 years:) What can we do to help make it possible? stop being racist:) Do not discriminate or make fun of other races, do not even look at them as different than us, be proud of your country coz its actually a nice place to be. Don't misunderstand me, you can hate the govermont all you want, the govermont isn't the country, we are. The people in this country represents the country itself. And if you look at your friend today, remember, he is also a malaysian. nowdays, we are mixing very well. we have indian+ malay and Indian+chinese (they look super hot) and all kinda weird mixtures. One day,we all gonna mix so much that we will end up becoming malaysians! to make this happen better, find a boyfriend of the different race. **psst, any chindian girls or malay girls interested,contact me:P** LOL just kidding honey,dont marah:P
Well,the bottom line is, racism will continue to exist, it is one of the hardest thing to be stopped. But, we can at least reduce it, do not make fun or discriminate other races in their future.
When you get your own kids, do not teach them what race they are, teach them of their religion, and tell them, you are a malaysian:)
Credits :-
gonna say a big thank you to people who have helped promote this blog. I'm being too serious already,i'll make the next post funnier. I was planning to write about " women on the road".
neway,thanks to all this people who have helped me promote!!
Liz Too Hui Ling
Bi Lin
Tan Sue Anne
Irene
Yen Lian
Lean Chiew
Dyla
all all those who have helped me start up a blog again! sorry, i promise i'll make the next one a funny one:P
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Cool posts...cause you are writing about the reality. Kinda knocking some sense into my head. As for helping someone out when he/she's in trouble,right now my mind says that I'll definitely help but I'm afraid that when the times comes, the body just freezes because sometimes it takes a while for the whole thing to register in the mind. It's true,you know.
Lo
woih 'women on the road' is sexist discriminating!!! XD though i can hardly deny what you say is true Xp
well i guess i have long time left racism issue behind because this can never end~ why cant everyone be like us who comes from different races and still sit together on a same table? heehee~
hey Lo, thanks for dropping by. yeaps, it can be shocking to see something scary in front of you,but large numbers will make up for it,and it will give you more courage.i know that very well:P
Liz, im not being sexist! i write about the reality,and the cruel truth is,women on the road can be dangerous:P! hahaha
about racism,sabians dont really have this problem..it happens a lot elsewhere,but not much in our school. if we can do it there,why not everywhere?
PS: i suppose the people i hang out with can be like the symbol of unity man:P i mean,check out my friendster primary pic,i just realizes!!! :D
I can't help but to totally agree on what Garden is trying to convey. Things can be seen in many different ways, and its all about how you want to see it. Come to think of it, if you want to talk about racial discrimination, everyone is a racist. Now don’t start lying to yourself that you have never complain about our government, how they pampered the Bumiputera, how the non-Malays treat the Bumiputera another way round. Even I myself will not bother to deny that. And yet again, complaining is human’s nature.
I have tons of Malay friends that are totally incredible. We squeal and hug each other on the street if we bump into each other like some giggling kiddy girls (Heh..). And my parents were like “Sue…how the HELL you can speak like a Malay!?” And I scrunched up my face and said, “Uhh, what’s wrong with that?”
Besides, I don’t really mean to offend my own race but hell; some Chinese are REALLY typical stubborn ass.
“Indians?! Don’t go near them arrrr~you don’t know what they going to do to you wan la!”
“Haiyo, those Malays really can't work wan la, lazy like hell…if not because of the government dunno what will happen to them.”
See, and don’t forget, other races call us Chinese “cheaters”. And I kindda—admit it. *grin* Look, we look at them exactly like how we want them to be. Seriously, complaining too much isn’t healthy.
Me myself has an Indian boyfriend. And I, had the full plate of racism meehoon with lots of seasoning of anchovy and sambal. People closest to me even came up to me, with that total distaste in their faces asking, “Why an Indian?” They spat out the last word as if has some foul taste in it. “Chinese guys all die edy meh?”
And, also I remember one of my Chinese female teacher said in the class (she meant me, seriously, she made it damn fucking obvious), “Nowadays ah, dun-nou why Chinese girls ar, got other race boyfren wan. They bored of their own people o-le-di laaah.”
I mean, WTF?!! @#$%^$&^*!!! Just because you are too narrow minded doesn’t mean other people have to be! And HELL, you are a teacher, should you at least have the courtesy to keep that kind of total racism crap out of your lesson, and try to even speak your English correctly? Really.
And please everybody, before you start your little kiddy finger pointing, look at yourself before you do that. We ARE Malaysians through and through. If you are not happy with what you have now, yes—pretty please and thank you, do everyone a favour, and get your racist ass outta this country. Nobody needs you here.
Garden, where's the part about hot malay girls you showed me before??
Hahahaha.
On a more serious note, i think each and everyone of us has been through this at one point or another in life.
Kan?
Why must fight fight, discriminate and all?
Me, Malay, Garden, Indian, we get along fine, right?
Baiti why are you calling me garden:P? damn that feels weird:P
hahaha~~
yeaps,we both get along very well,in fact,i LOOOVE you alot summore:D!
racism is hard to avoid in multi-national country like ours. support support!
Aiyo i thought u wanted to be anonymous ke hape.. so i didnt wanna blow your cover by calling your real name! =S
Ahahaha. Ok sayangku Vishul.. I'ma link you to my blog, RIGHT NOW! ;)
eventho what you're writing is true.. but bear in mind. we're still living in this multi racial country. and the word "democratic" just not so suit in this country.
just be really careful of what you're going to write here in this blog. cuz it might cause you some problem which you dont want to take the risk for it, which i've experienced it. just a month ago. (and it really did cause alot of trouble to me. trust me)
but still, i totally agree with you. of what you wrote in this blog.
just need to be really careful.
support!!!
cheers :)
hello there stella,thanks for dropping by...
i do not believe that i would be having any problems with this blog,unlike the blogs out there that complain about people,mine is encouraging people to stop complaining and work with each other. I do not believe anyone would say that my blog is anti-govermont (thats a lie,coz i just said the gov arent discriminating us) and it certainly isnt racism:)!
my goal is to help malaysians to help each other,it has NOTHING got to do with politics or democracy in this country,its about our moral values as humans and as a malaysian.
Some people find the post too long,they just briefly look at a few words,and assume its a anti-gov blog,and send me messages on friendster and MSN telling me how i should write,and again i tell them,this is NOT a political blog, this is a blog so malaysians open their eyes to the things happening around them,and we work and help each other out to make this country a better more beautiful place ourself:)
hear hear XD
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