Ethnic Relations in Malaysia (Kompilasi Esei Berbaur akademik)

I read Sabah’s Way is a Celebration of Difference in NST lastweek (13/8/2005) which reminds me much of my family. As a product of a mixed marriage Bajau-Dusun parents, story like this represent the way of life many families (if not all) in Sabah. This explained why there were many faces of Sabahan. Not only we have various suku kaum here, the mixed marriage factor also contributed to the Sinos (Kadazan/Dusun + Bajau + Brunei + Rungus + Suluk + Bugis etc). This asnwer the question of my semenanjungians fellow friends on the variety looks of our AF artists- Adam the Bajau, Felix, Marsha, Linda the Dusuns, Haider the Suluk, Mas & Yazer (not sure) maybe Bugis and Tidong. Their thick accent marked their appearance as truly Sabahan. Definitely a lot of choice here..mari-mari come to Sabah. But be prepared before you said Mahal Na Mahal Kita (I love you) to Sabahan lady. The hantaran is quite Mahal also!

Ok. back to social tolerance!
We Malaysian were advised by the politicians and ministers up there to create social tolerance. Aisehman..We cannot simply acknowledged the existence of social tolerance after being told to do so. Although we are living our life in reality, this is not a reality TV show that we can simply vote and SMSing in order to create social tolerance. Damm for those who thinks social tolerance can be simply achieved through 3 credit hours course in the Uni or like buying Yong Taufu from pasar malam. Social tolerance is a life long effort and it should begins from the micro level - yes….the root for social tolerance is the family institution. Parents should teach their children (from the early stage) to respect others regardless of race or religion. Parents, this is your responsibility, dont burden this to teachers only!

I strongly believed that parents play an important role in educating our young padawan about social tolerance. And as see it now, my parents had an excellence job in teaching their 12 children the value of harmony in a mixed marriage family. I shall pass this valuable lessons to the next generation of my young padawan for them to pass it to their next padawan generation…and so forth.

Maybe on one fine day we all can proudly announce that we are Bangsa Malaysia, no more Malay, Chinese or Indians! The main issue however, are we willing and ready to be a truly Bangsa Malaysia?

Afdlin Shauki Goes Crazy?

I went window shopping to my favourite site and came across this crazy yet daring offer from this fellow blogger. The craze hit me as well, so I took the challenge (not merely due to his ‘celebrity’ status) but the idea of appreciating others quality works. Our society (read: Malaysia), I think is still in a slow motion transition to be a critical and educated audience. Not that our people are not well-educated academically. We are!! Our education policy is so dynamic indeed…just to ensure that our graduates quality relevant with contemporary labour market needs.

Opsss…wrong channellah. Back to the crazy offer mentioned earlier. If you really want to know, just visit his site Afdlin Shauki: Inside My Head. I could not give any view of Fuyoo yet as I myself still waiting for him to post it to me. But as a Fan Antik of Afdlin, SultanMuzaffar’s review (27/10/2003) did help me to imagine how it would be. The review was made nearly 2 years ago, time where I dont have the luxury of my own PC, let alone the internet. Looking back then, I realized how much has time flew and how much I’ve changed (This includes the horizontal development of my size..muahahaha).

The moral of today’s entry: Being crazy in this crazy world seems not a crazy idea at all!!

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