Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia!!!

Growing up in KL as a young boy, there were lots of good memories to share. As a young KLites, I have lots of friends, regardless of race and religion..Well I shouldn't even have mentioned those 2 R words, but well as I grew older, the society played it into me (not that I care anyway).

When I was a young kid, I attended a SJK primary school and as all kids does, I mingled and played around with the kids in my class and my batch. We do not distinguished each other as Malay, Chinese, Indian and etc or you are Muslim, I am Buddhist and he is Hindu...

We hang around, playing konda kondi, galah panjang, 'police & thieves catch', chopping and a whole lot more..I still remember when 1 of our classmates got bullied, we all went bongkerz and fight with the kids frm the class next door...but after that, it was all cool (well, which kid never had fight before right)...

There was also once where I threw a rock and it accidentally hit a Malay boy, and he needed like stiching on it...My mom took him to the clinic and then sent him home. My mom kept on apologizing while I was standing beside her. And to my surprise, the mom was actually cool bout it and said "tak ape,budak budak memang macam tu la"..not to mention the mom is a policewomen...we became good friends after that...

In high school too, I hang out a lot with all type of friends. Be it the A-graders to E-graders, sportmen type, rich boy with chauffer or just the ordinary kid...We did lots of crazy stuff together, ponteng, state and national level competition,fundraising & not to mention going after girls...My Malay friends will always make sure they invited me for the buka puasa session, despite I am the only Chinese..so does my Indian friends who never fail to bring us muruku...I in return, will always invite them to my house during CNY for angpows..

Fast forward 10 years later, today what we hear about it always about race and religion. Chinese is taking over the country, attacks on church cause of the use of the word Allah, grey area between the power of civil court and Syariah court etc etc etc...

I mean I have totally no clue bout it even when I was in Uni. It was only when I am out to the society that I noticed that the race and religion issues had been played up so much..I mean what is the fuss all about?? When I was in UK and went to the All-Englands in Birmingham, I too waved the Malaysian flag, PROUDLY!! Whenever I'm overseas, I would reply that I am a Malaysian when people asked me what's your nationality. I don't say I am a Chinese...

We might have different religion and from different race, but the fact that we are the people of this land, born on this land, doesn't differentiate ourselves of our identity...if we cut ourselves, the blood that flows out is red right...so why then should we all be divided at all...We can have our own views on matters (which individual doesn't), so let it be and have a healthy debate.. Don't tell me that we are all the same and we all think alike. Hey we are individuals so each person is different....respect that and move forward.. 

Till this day, the socio environment of Malaysia is divided through race and religion. I don't know if this is played up by politicians and policies of the country, but at the rate we are going, things will have to change!! Much is always been reported on mainstream media that the Chinese is this la, the Malays are that la, the Hindu demand that la...

Well I think it is time that we grow up and move forward as MALAYSIANS!! Let's not because of some extremist whose plan is to separate the society split the very good people of this land!! I love this country and I like to believe that there is hope to this country. So people, let's not identify ourselves through race and religion. Let us be known as bangsa Malaysia for I am one...

Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia!!!