The most over-used word today here in Malaysia is "1Malaysia" ! Everyone's cashing-in on the 1 factor. Why must it be so ? Have we never been so ONE-kind one before Najib came up with the brilliant 1Malaysia concept ? Why not....?
If you were born after 1969, you might get all excited and embrace this 1Malaysia phenomena as the "eureka" of all things good and only hope for the ONEness of being Malaysians, yes ?
But not the rest of us ! See we were "ONE" long before politicians decided we were too happy living in almost perfect harmony totally being conscience of our unique racial and religious back-grounds and I site below of just one such significant example.
Remember the times in the old days (meaning 60's ), during festivals of the various religions, how the little kids in any given neighbour-hood dressed in their festive best, carried trays of cookies ( every cookie on that tray, subscribing to their ethnic and religious back-grounds was home-made by the female members of each house-hold ) first thing in the morning of the auspicious day to all the neighbouring houses and the neighbour in return accepted the tray of goodies and in return would pour a cup of sugar ( which in later years turned to small "ang-pow" packet for the bearer of such trays) as a returning gift on the same tray as a gesture of the sweet acceptance of such neighbourliness ? Do you ? Now that was the time we were all 1Malaysia or even 1Malaya ! ( from tales of my early days in Taiping here)
What can I say now but sigh... with regret and long for the good old days and am dumb-founded and cannot understand the current concept of 1Malaysia, 1Toilet , 2 National days (this is the latest.....Najib declares 2 National days for 1Malaysia ) .....hmmm...still baffles me as to why you had to pay people to come together as 1Malaysia ( here) !!
Siiigggh !
9 comments:
I agree totally with this. When I was young, we didn't think about race at all. Today, the young people know racism from childhood to adulthood.
Sighhhhhhhhh with you, darling.
1nep41raceMALAYSIA
WU RU MAR DE RE=ONE-kind only
Nice of you to use the Taiping Lake Gardens picture!
It may not happen soon, but the sooner BN gets out of the government, the faster things will improve!
Those were the days when we didnt need Nazi-inspired slogans to show we were one. It was all from the heart. Today, everything is fatuous. We have to thank Umno racists for this.
hi shang,why BN pay the cheap people pf Perak RM30 only when the local warlords pocket the rest? This is how the BN breeds corruption and will die surely in the next GE. Shame on Najib and Rosie. Shame on BN and 1Malaysia. plain shit!
tongie
..fully agree with you!!TRUE '1' Malaysia was in the 60's until his father destroyed it for political power!!! That's why i do the '1' malaysia with my middle finger!!!
Take this poll:
For Unity And 1Malaysia To Function, Should The Prime Minister Of Malaysia Be Elected By All Malaysian Voters
Throw away race-based politic and policies, we will be united without the 1Malaysia "slogan"!
omg I totally forgot abt the bowl of sugar! You are so right!! I remember our eurasian christian neighbours on the right with their curries & cookies for us - PLONK! Mum immediately gave the bowl of sugar back! Neighbours opposite nyonya gave kueh, PLONK. Out came that bowl of sugar! Same when our Malay & Indian neighbours in government houses outside the street for raya & deepavali. Where did this lovely custom go??
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