Bangsa Malaysia Part 2

Vernacular school should be abolish? Haa.. To abolish it totally would not be a good idea but have all subject in Bahasa Melayu should be put forward. If the non Malay wants to scrap the New Economic Policy, than they should give the idea a go. It would be better to abolish the vernacular school & go with the national school system but due to cultural matters, let it stay. 

I’m strongly agree with the idea that Dato’ Mukriz mention in the papers this past few days. I don’t think it’s not a political agenda but as mention by the non Malays, they want equal privilege. SO HOW? TAKE ONLY NO GIVE? Can’t be like this. PENAT LAAA LIKE THIS!! ARGHHHHHH!!

Bangsa Malaysia

This is the latest hotly debated thing around. Lots have been said on what is actually the meaning of Bangsa Malaysia. What is actually is Bangsa Malaysia? A race or a nation? I wish i could explain in more of a technical term but as I’m not wise enough.

What i think about Bangsa Malaysia is more of race which then turn to be a nation. Hope i don’t confuse you. In Malaysia, we have Chinese, Malay, Indian, Dayak etc. All this are races which is not a Bangsa Malaysia. You can have a Chinese which is a Hokkian or a Hakka. You can have a Malay which is a Jawa or Bugis. Each of this races have their own identity and language which make Malaysia unique in a way. But Bangsa Malaysia? I think if all the races wants to be a Bangsa Malaysia, we should all adept to a single language just like America or Indonesia or even Thailand. How would you call yourself a Bangsa Malaysia if you can’t event speak proper Bahasa Melayu which is Malaysia national language? Let me put it as simple as posible. Firstly we must speak the language that is stated in the constitution. Take our exams in Bahasa Melayu, do business in Bahasa Melayu, buy stuff in Bahasa Melayu. I think everyone can write, read & understand Bahasa Melayu but can everyone speak properly? The Chinese students can score an A in Bahasa Melayu but can they speak proper Bahasa Melayu? I hardly understand those Chinese educated people speaking in Bahasa Melayu. “wa mau pigi itu tempat”, “itu balang blapa halga”, “lu mau bili ka tala mau”. The most frustrating this is a Chinese looking Malay which goes to a shop and the Chinese sales persons starts talking in Chinese. That so wrong.

Think about it. What’s your take on Bangsa Malaysia? How long till we really have a Bangsa Malaysia? Till then, please don’t talk about “Malaysian Malaysia” or is it “Malaysia Malaysian”, if people still can’t speak proper Bahasa Malaysia. By the way I’m half Malay/Chinese so i can call my self a Bangsa Malaysia. heheh..

Another Weekend

So its another day at Starbucks & same as always im bored. So the latest news in the papers is the Altantuya murder trials. Other than that is the upcoming UMNO elections. Same old stuff. Nothing much interesting i guess. But what a relief when i herd the news about the new old prices at the pumps. Down RM0-15. Hura!! As long my car full tank is less then RM100 im happy enough.

What else??? Hmm… Can’t think at the moment. Just tired of work & the weather is just abit too humit for my liking. Last & not least my back still ache. Damn!!! Maybe its time for me to do something about it but maybe i just busy or just lazy to go for a check up.

Valuecap

So the latest news is about EPF is loaning Valuecap Sdn Bhd, RM5 billion to which will be use to buy cheap, undervalue shares on the Brusa Malaysia. Why so much noise about it? Its a loan & is guaranteed by the Goverment. Does people know what is a LOAN? EPF wont lose anything. The Opposition parties are saying the money is use to bail out companies. Why? Is it wrong? The US which was once against bailling out are doing it. USD700 billion to save the banks & insurance companies. NYSE have lost USD3-4 trillion in value. If this companies collapse, tens of thousand of people will be out of work, million will lose their saving & investment. So whats wrong about bailing out? Think wisely before we comment on something. Don’t only listen to what people say but investegate & understand.

New date?

So the news is that the Malaysian goverment will be changing hands somewhere after Hari Raya Korban. Will it happen or just another date? I think just stop giving dates & wait for the next General Election. Stop insulting the Malaysian people with the date games. Enought is enought.

Worried

It’s been a slow & unproductive day. Currently sitting at Starbucks at EC Mall having my cup of coffee. Nothing much to look forward for anyway accept tomorrow I’m going back to KL. 

Just read a few online news about the current economic crisis and it’s really worrying me. US stock have just been wipe out of a couple of billion dollar & our KLSE is also down below the 1000 point mark. So what’s the outlook? My house mate just receive VSS & currently out of work. My workplace just offered MSS & a few of my colleague took it up. I wish them best of luck. Me? I just worried if the current crisis will effect my work. Currently its still not as bad as the 1997-98 economic crisis but we won’t know what’s gonna happen tomorrow or the day after. Why does the US economy effected us so much? The subprime crisis and the collapse of a few major banks & insurance company around the world really gives a great impact on our economy. How to solve it? The USD is around RM3.40-RM3.50 & SGD is around RM2.40-RM2.50. I remembered this time around, the SGD was hovering at RM1.90-RM2.10. Should BNM repag the RM? What ever it is, everything that’s happening currently will be stable soon. Hoping the best out of everything.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Solat Aidilfitri, baju Melayu, sampin, rendang, lemang, ketupat, serunding, nasi empit, sate, etc. A great sight to the beginning of the month of Shawal. A day of happiness & forgiveness for the Muslim world. Be it black, white, yellow or green, whatever your skin color is, peace is always there during this great day. I would like to wish all Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir & Batin. Hoping the upcoming days will be bright & cheerful.

Ramadan

So wat’s new? Tomorrow is Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The end of fasting in the month of Ramadan. What else? Hmm.. Besides DSAI is still not PM & DSAB is still reluctant to step down as PM, nothing much is new. Oh yah. Price at the petrol pump drop RM0-10 from RM2-55 to RM2-45. Quite a small decrease as the world oil prices is hovering around USD91 to USD109. What ever it is, prices of other stuff won’t be come down anytime soon. Life is hard this days so just surviving till the next pay day is a routine. Anyway i would like to wish all the Muslim people, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri..

16th September 2008? New Government?

It has past. Now is 16/09/2008+1 day. DSAI still not the PM & so called Pakatan Rakyat still not the Government. Thank GOD. May this never happen. May Allah Save My Country.

Progress?

It’s a new month & the Ramadan month has just began. Nothing I could wish more than a smooth & peaceful fasting month. August saw the death of a friend, a mentor & father figure for me. He died due to old age. Yah. Old age. He was 77 & was still going strong. Anyway, may god bless his soul.

Anyway during the Merdeka holiday, I was back in Kuantan. I’ve not been back there for more then 8 month & surprisingly during that period, a lot of thing has change. A new shopping complex was build & the by-pass road was finally completed. This means progress for a sleepy town like Kuantan. 10 years back, there was never a jam in town but lately things have change. Although the jam is still moving (maybe looks like a jam in Subang Jaya) but for a town like Kuantan, that’s bad enough. This shows improvement of social wealth there. For me, the indicator for progress & wealth is when people goes to Starbuck for coffee, have doughnut at Big Apple, have sushi at Sushi King or have cake at Secret Recipe. For people in the Klang Valley, this is consider very normal but for a small town like Kuantan, this shows that there is an improvement in social wealth. Business is really doing well.

I use to feel like there is nothing intereting & boring to live there but now im  now im thinking that it’s worth to come back & stay in Kuantan. Maybe not so soon, but some time in the future. At the moment I just can’t imagine myself in a such a slow pace town. Whatever it is, Kuantan will always be close to my heart. Its my hometown where i grew up & will always call home.