Update: I'm currently in Georgetown, Penang; my first stop on this 6 days trip with my college friends.
As I lugged my 6 kilo backpack into the LRT and couldn't find a seat, I settled for a nearby pole, grabbed on it while clamping the backpack with my legs. For the first time, I feel like a backpacker (must be the Deuter backpack).
Two Chinese ladies aka Ah Sou walked in; appearing to be caught up in an intense discussion about a robbery case in their community had everyone else's ears listening (at least those who understood Cantonese)
"Sei mai yat chai sei lo", one of the ah sou said.
Apparently, a group of Malay youngsters armed with parang broke into a few Chinese homes in their condominium last night. Because it was a Malay attack against the Chinese, naturally, racist issues surfaced. The most daring statements were exchanged e.g. "X people are the stupidest" and a few others which I'm sure we've heard before. The two ladies must have thought that saying those in Cantonese wouldn't cause them trouble. But it sure felt awkward for me to standing in front of them listening to the whole thing, knowing that they know I understood it.
After they were done with the shock and traumas their family went through the night before and the police report, the 2 ah sous shared ideas of how to cause fatal injuries on their attackers if they were to return for a second seige.
Some suggested were: Throwing a cleaver, splashing hot water, hurling heavy objects, and hitting with a steel pole.
I was amused by the conversation but then paused for a moment and thought about it. As much as we talked about perpaduan, it doesn't seem like the 3 races are blending as harmoniously as we were taught in our moral and history textbooks.
Golongan belia generasi kini adalah pemimpin masa depan, tunggak negara dan peneraju era baru untuk negara Malaysia.
So what are we to do about it?
Two Chinese ladies aka Ah Sou walked in; appearing to be caught up in an intense discussion about a robbery case in their community had everyone else's ears listening (at least those who understood Cantonese)
"Sei mai yat chai sei lo", one of the ah sou said.
Apparently, a group of Malay youngsters armed with parang broke into a few Chinese homes in their condominium last night. Because it was a Malay attack against the Chinese, naturally, racist issues surfaced. The most daring statements were exchanged e.g. "X people are the stupidest" and a few others which I'm sure we've heard before. The two ladies must have thought that saying those in Cantonese wouldn't cause them trouble. But it sure felt awkward for me to standing in front of them listening to the whole thing, knowing that they know I understood it.
After they were done with the shock and traumas their family went through the night before and the police report, the 2 ah sous shared ideas of how to cause fatal injuries on their attackers if they were to return for a second seige.
Some suggested were: Throwing a cleaver, splashing hot water, hurling heavy objects, and hitting with a steel pole.
I was amused by the conversation but then paused for a moment and thought about it. As much as we talked about perpaduan, it doesn't seem like the 3 races are blending as harmoniously as we were taught in our moral and history textbooks.
Golongan belia generasi kini adalah pemimpin masa depan, tunggak negara dan peneraju era baru untuk negara Malaysia.
So what are we to do about it?
2 comments:
haha! tht's a funny yet interesting story...
i wonder how many people stared at them =P
Quite a few. Lol.
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