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By: Benarkah maklumat itu memberi kuasa? « halwa romantis ??

Benarkah maklumat itu memberi kuasa? « halwa romantis ?? — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:18:44 +0000

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By: nor'aini

nor'aini — Fri, 12 May 2006 07:53:37 +0000

wow..after reading the 45 comments..ive forgotten about dr bakri’s education and technology…

By: Nationalist

Nationalist — Wed, 10 May 2006 11:11:15 +0000

If that is what it takes to be assimilated into the local society, then so be it. But I do not think ‘assimilation’ goes as far as forcing one to change one’s religion - but only to show respect to the official religion of the country they have adopted as their own.

The Baba Chinese who have been here longer than any other Chinese are a good example of assimilation’ - but they are frowned upon by other Chinese from other states because they ’speak bahasa habitually and have lost the ability to speak Mandarin entirely, even follow some Malay customs. Their manner of dressing reflects a different set of values - neither Chinese nor totally Malay.

Tan Siew Sin and Omar Ong Yoke Lin are fine examples of Malaysian Chinese - though not Abdullah Ang who changed his name only for business purposes, to win favours from Malay politicians including Mahathir, and finally ended up in jail for four years.

By: TCW

TCW — Wed, 10 May 2006 01:34:37 +0000

Hey, Nationalist,

So the whole Malaysia has become Malay-land for you already right. It mean we all have to convert to Islam in your point of view. So that is the nationalism that is already in your mind, by not respecting other religion and also custom.

I think it will be hard for you to survive in other place that your Malaysia.

By: Nationalist

Nationalist — Tue, 09 May 2006 23:45:58 +0000

Hey, dude…

The Chinese wouldn’t be speaking Bahasa today if not for government policy to change the medium of instruction from English to Bahasa in the country’s schools.

If you want to live and work in Malaysia, you should assimilate into Malay culture. Period.

Shops should not be allowed to serve pork and pig farms must not be allowed since this is against Islam which is the official religion of the Country. Period.

By: nom

nom — Tue, 09 May 2006 18:57:57 +0000

It is true that many ads for jobs owned by chinese are discriminatory and I am totally against that. However, I think it should be taken into account that the ability to communicate in chinese is very important in certain business, thus the ads that are in chinese.

By: nom

nom — Tue, 09 May 2006 18:55:23 +0000

Nationalist,
Get your facts right before trying to argue something, please.
Chinese school teaches chinese, malay and english, as opposed to chinese only.
They are 25% of chinese in malaysia, as opposed to 35%

All this said, I think the willingness to respect other races’s culture and accepting that people are different reflects strenght and security…from Nationalist’s POV, I think he is too naive. Chinese in malaysia speaks malay, eats malay food and generally, have no problem mixing with malays. You want us to adopt malay name and not eat pig? LOL…respect, dude, respect…

By: KerisWieldingFanatic

KerisWieldingFanatic — Tue, 09 May 2006 18:21:42 +0000

Food for thought

‘Integration’ means wearing the tudung over a cheongsum with its high slit??

By: KerisWieldingFanatic

KerisWieldingFanatic — Tue, 09 May 2006 18:19:27 +0000

Now..look here guys,

We’re talking about ‘integration’ - go look up its meaning in sociology.

It is a sociological process, a model and it is one differentiated by sociologists from ‘assimilation’. It is a form of social engineering which could work in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society like Malaysia.

I would expect TCW to speak of ‘integration’ as being a better model acceptable to the Chinese in Malaysia - as opposed to ‘assimilation’.

By: ogre

ogre — Tue, 09 May 2006 04:53:06 +0000

TCW
When I was in school we don’t differentiate between Malays, Chinese and Indians and till now my classmates still remember us for who we are not by our race. WEe still get together once in a while and words like malaikuey and cinakuey and Tambi don’t offend anyone.We even have nicknames for everyone and we remember fondly the times we were together. Somehow times have changed. Now Malaysians are more concious of their race and religion. I don’t know whether that is good or bad. As for me I tolerate and accept the differences in race and religion as long as my friends accept my race and religion.