Change

I'm a born Malaysian Indian. I'm not Malay or a Chinese trying to pick a topic to stir the 'stirred' minority of Malaysia. Let me share my thoughts first before you decide to click on that "Comment" button.

Hear me out my fellow Indians…

* We get enraged by the word “Keling” but how do we address the Malays and Chinese behind their back, in-front of our children in our homes?

* Are we first taught to see them as equal as we are towards each other?

* Why is it alright to send your kids to a Tamil, Malay and Chinese schools but not to a school with too many Malays?

* Indian married to a Chinese is fine. Indian married to Malay, is a lost soul.

* Giving a business deal to an Indian is a waste. But giving Chinese a deal is fine because they are “expensive.”

* Eating in a Chinese restaurant filled with dogs roaming around is delicious. Eating in a Malay restaurant is forbidden because it’s Malay food.

* A basketful of fruits for your new Chinese neighbor 4 houses away but not even a “Hello” to your direct Malay neighbor. And you still wonder what they do for a living.

* 3 hours of non-stop fire crackers for Deepavali is fun. 5 hours of fire crackers for Chinese New Year is entertaining. But an hour of fire crackers for Hari Raya is too noisy.

* 10 Indians hanging out every night at the playground each night drinking beer and disturbing your sister as she walks-by are “Homies”. 5 Malays on bikes roaming around are “Porukies.”

* You riding a bike at 150kmph is “cruising”. Malays doing 100kmph is “racing.”

* Indian girls wearing Punjabi suit transparent enough to show her flowery bra and it’s “keeping with the traditions.” Malay girl wearing short pants and she’s a “Bohsia.”

* Awie singing a Malay rock song and it’s “rubbish.” Yogi B cursing another fellow Indian and its “Hip-Hop.”

* Malays hanging out in KLCC are “useless”. You being drunk in Bangsar is “fabulous.”

* You make fun of the Malays and Chinese speaking cracked-up English while you become “Alan” hiding your true name of “Gopalan.”

* Chinese hate Malays, Malays hate Indians, Indian hate each other.

* Malays die of road accidents, Chinese die of robberies and drugs, Indians die killing each other.

I mean seriously, why such effort in blogging about our rights when there is no unity among us to respect each other FIRST?

We need a change, yes but not just in leadership but in our character, attitude and perception towards each other. Don’t try to change other when you know that change needs to begin first in you.


I'll smile for no reason at a fellow Indian today...care less about the word "Keling" and focus more on "CHANGE"