in my previous post, i was rather upset that i didn't have something positive to write about malaysia, the country i love. and i had a good think about it.
what do i love about malaysia? what makes me proud to be malaysian?
ok, lets try...in no particular order...except which point the idea popped into my head...
1. i love the warmth of malaysians. truly. when i went to singapore for two weeks during my student years, i realised that the nicest, friendliest, most generous people i met there were malaysians! they offered me their home, their time, their company. it was a really pleasant surprise. malaysians don't have to be in malaysia to exude the warmth n generousity that we've been famous for all around the world!
2. what can say? food glorious food!!!! i have a ongoing gastronomic affair which started the first time i bite into a roti canai dipped in chicken curry, my first slurp of penang asam laksa, my first taste of ice kacang...sigh...one of the best thing about being multi-racial is that the variety of food which results from this mish mash of culture is mind-boggling!!!
3. the availabilty of everything...i mean, we get music not only from america, but britian, taiwan, japan, korea, india!!! to give u a rough idea. and the choice of clothes, and daily goods, branded or cheap, the selection is endless, or at least, limited by the amount of cash u have in ur wallet. many a friend and relative visiting from overseas actually found that their luggage multiplied by the time they are ready to stop shopping and go home :O)
4. how rojak our language is. sometimes i amaze myself when i start counting how many different ways i can converse with someone else. mandarin, bahasa malaysia, teochew, hokkien, cantonese, english, and not forgetting-manglish and our ever popular sign language..to be used when driving of course!
5. the beautiful, bountiful treasures nature has endowed upon us. we have fantastic beaches, astounding caves, amazing forests, delicious fruits and beautiful flowers of the earth and oh yeah, pretty nice people too!
6. the diversity of the people.i have yet to stop making a new friend of different and interesting background...malay, chinese, indian, iban, kadazan, chindian, portugese+chinese+indian, thai+malay+chinese, i mean, like maths, the probabilities are endless... and it's fascinating to see how the cultures merge and melt and new ones are formed while old ones are cherished.
the list goes on...please add on if there is something u would to share too, maybe i forgot ur favourite...like they say, count ur blessings. perhaps merdeka day should be also made malaysian thanksgiving day.....for us to truly appreciate what we have.
selamat merdeka malaysians!!!!!
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