Everything in Malaysia is so communal.. u just name it... eventhough we stay in one country but we r not integrated... in other words, we r physically live in the same political unit, but we r emotionally, mindfully segregated... after 50 years of independence... we r still listening to different musics, watching different TV channels, playing different kind of sports, sending our children to different schools... It is quite confusing... As if being segregated is inherent for us... we naturally born this way... we love to be separated, segregated, we think as Malays, Chinese, Indians and not as Malaysians. It's not something that we can choose or change.. we have to maintain the status-quo.. otherwise we gonna be in trouble...
Most of the people.. including the so called smart people like politicians (r they really smart?) scholars, academicians, historians and statemen pointing fingers to colonial masters especially British is normal.. I used to agree with their views.. but I think it is easy for us blaming others rather than taking responsibility for what we have done.... what we have agreed on..
British Administration has always been said as the one that created this multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-religious society... In history books, the British was the one who brought Chinese and Indians to Tanah Melayu.. The books don't mentioned roles played by the Malays... It was the Malays who encourage the Chinese and Indians to migrate... What kind of Malays?? who else other than the elites.. I don't want to elaborate further.. U know.. it's hard to swallow the real facts.. especially here in Malaysia... I dont want to end up in Kamunting..
Hence, that unique social contract is not applicable... not today and not yesterday n definitely not tomorrow... However, I still believe in affirmative action.. the needy ones should be assisted.. It should be done regardless of races and religions.... Undeniably DEB has played some roles in lifting up Malay status in economy, but not all Malays have really enjoyed the promised entitlement... Only certain Malays who have actually enjoyed the benefits of DEB..
Enough talking about that DEB... it makes me dizzy... nothing special about it.. when I was in college, I had many friends who had gotten full scholarship just because they are Malay... but in actual fact, their parents can afford to finance their tuition fees and daily expenses...
Therefore, in racial framework there's nothing much that we should fight for... we should see Malaysian society from different perspective... put communalism away from our mind.. communalism has been haunting us for more that 50 years... it is unhealthy for nation-building... Now.. I'm feeling unhealthy too..
Most of the people.. including the so called smart people like politicians (r they really smart?) scholars, academicians, historians and statemen pointing fingers to colonial masters especially British is normal.. I used to agree with their views.. but I think it is easy for us blaming others rather than taking responsibility for what we have done.... what we have agreed on..
British Administration has always been said as the one that created this multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-religious society... In history books, the British was the one who brought Chinese and Indians to Tanah Melayu.. The books don't mentioned roles played by the Malays... It was the Malays who encourage the Chinese and Indians to migrate... What kind of Malays?? who else other than the elites.. I don't want to elaborate further.. U know.. it's hard to swallow the real facts.. especially here in Malaysia... I dont want to end up in Kamunting..
Hence, that unique social contract is not applicable... not today and not yesterday n definitely not tomorrow... However, I still believe in affirmative action.. the needy ones should be assisted.. It should be done regardless of races and religions.... Undeniably DEB has played some roles in lifting up Malay status in economy, but not all Malays have really enjoyed the promised entitlement... Only certain Malays who have actually enjoyed the benefits of DEB..
Enough talking about that DEB... it makes me dizzy... nothing special about it.. when I was in college, I had many friends who had gotten full scholarship just because they are Malay... but in actual fact, their parents can afford to finance their tuition fees and daily expenses...
Therefore, in racial framework there's nothing much that we should fight for... we should see Malaysian society from different perspective... put communalism away from our mind.. communalism has been haunting us for more that 50 years... it is unhealthy for nation-building... Now.. I'm feeling unhealthy too..
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