What is it to be truly Malaysian?

What is it to needed to be truly to be a Malaysian? Malaysia is a unique country where there are many different races and religions in the country. To be a Malaysian, we must know at least 2 languages which are the Mother Language and the Malaysia official language, the Malay. Besides knowing several different languages, to become a Malaysian, you must know how to sing the National Anthem of Malaysia, the “Negaraku” and Patriotic songs. Next, Malaysian must able to eat spicy foods as the Malaysian people love spice, where the spice been contributed into the foods such as Curry, Laksa, and many more. Malaysian also needs to know the Malaysia history and the name of our Former and Present Prime Ministers and the King’s name. Furthermore, Malaysian should visit the country’s tourism site and historical site rather than always goes to other country for vacation.

All About FOOD!!

Malaysia is a multicultural country which the Malaysian food is part of the culture that clearly shows truly Malaysian style. To be a truly Malaysian, one must eat the foods at least one time and that just can say he or she is one of us, Malaysian. Because of the multicultural society, the foods also have multicultural foods such as Laksa, Satay, Nasi Lemak, Curry Mee, Roti Canai, Nasi Kandar, Char Koay Tiao, and many more. The most important part being a Malaysian is not to be anti other culture foods. But of course the religion that did not allowed eating a certain kind of meat, then no choice.

As you walking down the streets in a Hawker stall or Nasi Kandar restaurant, you can see not just only 1 religion inside the place, but you can see Malays, Chinese, Indians, and other races inside the restaurants to enjoy the delicious foods offered there. Malaysian will sit inside the Nasi Kandar restaurant enjoying the cup of tea and have some Roti Canai. In football season, all the football fans will gather at the Nasi Kandar restaurant and cheer for their teams they support. This is a Malaysian way to cheer for their teams because they are unavailable to get to the football match.

Often we can see lots of people tend to go to the roadside food stalls to eat there, some even standing. Not that the Malaysian are poor or what-so-ever, but is the foods that bring all these people together and eat it in Malaysian way. Food always brings together all people in Malaysia. Laksa, Roti Canai, Nasi Lemak, Cendol and etc are some of the foods that all religious groups in Malaysia eat. Especially Cendol, Malaysia is a summer country and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, you can see in the afternoon where Malaysian will gather around a Cendol store, and eat together standing around the store and they will have some chit chat even they are strangers a minute ago.

The good thing in Malaysia is when you are feeling that you want to eat other food rather than your own culture food; there are varieties of good foods waiting for you to tryout. For example Rojak, well this is a truly Malaysian Style food. Mix all the fruits with the special rojak sauce with some peanut powder, now that is mouth watering.

To become a true Malaysian, food is one thing that you must tryout and must eat it according to the local culture or tradition. 

(Prepared by Foo Chi Hong)

All About ART!!

Traditional Malaysian art is for the most part fixated on the specialties of cutting, weaving, and silversmithing. Traditional art ranges from hand woven wicker container from provincial zones to the silverwork of the Malay courts. Basic works of art included decorative kris and scarab nut sets. Extravagant materials known as Songket are made, and additionally conventional designed batik fabrics. Indigenous East Malaysians are known for their wooden covers. Malaysian workmanship has extended just as of late, as before the 1950s Islamic taboos about drawing individuals and creatures were solid. Materials, for example, the batik, songket, puakumbu, and tekat are utilized for improvements, regularly weaved with a work of art or example. Conventional gems were produced using gold and silver embellished with diamonds, and, in East Malaysia, cowhide and dabs were utilized to the same impact.

Every ethnic group has unmistakable performing expressions, with little cover between them. Malay art demonstrates some North Indian influence. A type of art called makyong, joining move and show, stays strong in the Kelantan state. However, more established Malayan-Thai performing expressions, for example, makyong have declined in prominence all through the nation because of their Hindu-Buddhist root. Since the Islamisation period, expressions of the human experience and tourism service have concentrated on more up to date moves of Portuguese, Middle Eastern, or Mughal root. Malay customary moves incorporate jogetmelayu and zapin. Lately, dikirbarat has developed in ubiquity, and it is effectively advanced by state governments as a social symbol.The Chinese groups brought customary lion dance and dragon dance with them, while Indians brought works of art, for example, BharataNatyam and Bhangra. Imperialism likewise brought other works of art, for example, the Portuguese Farapeira and Branyo. There are assortments of customary moves, which frequently have extremely solid profound noteworthiness. Diverse tribes from west and east Malaysia have distinctive moves.

Most Malaysians dress as Westerners do but numerous Muslim ladies wear long skirts/jeans and head scarves. On uncommon events, individuals from every ethnic group wear their customary clothes. For Malay ladies, they wear the bajukurung; Malay men wear the bajumelayu with a songkok on the head. On the other hand, the men wear batik shirts with trousers. Indian ladies wear the sari. The salwarkameez or Punjabi suit is prevalent with northern Indian women. The kurta is the conventional clothing for men on formal occasions.The traditional cloth for Chinese ladies is the cheongsam (actually 'long dress') or qipao. Peranakan women otherwise called Baba Nyonya, they are Chinese foreigners who wedded Malay accomplices. They wear the elegant kebaya that can be depicted as customary high fashion.

(Prepared by Lai Jordan)

All About TOURISM SITE!!

 Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. These are divided between two regions, with 11 states and two federal territories on Peninsular Malaysia and the other two states and one federal territory in East Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the main city in Malaysian and there of course have a lot of attraction place. In my opinion, a true Malaysian they should have a knowledge and understanding all the Malaysia famous attraction. As a true Malaysian they sure will visit to PETRONAS Twins Tower at Kuala Lumpur. The Tower's building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur, main attraction and the reason also increase the volume of tourists visit to Malaysia because it has proved the record of the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 completion year until 2004. There have total of 88 storeys with 1483ft (452meters) and the towers are linked by a bridge at the 41st storey for the uses of viewing deck. A lot of Malaysian will take pictures with PETRONAS Twins Tower when they going to Kuala Lumpur.

                  

KL Tower is another high building at Kuala Lumpur because they are visible from almost anywhere near to Kuala Lumpur. There have 421 meters building for uses of high telecommunications and broadcasting tower which appear taller than PETRONAS Twin Tower because KL Tower is build on a hill. Other than PETRONAS Twin Towers, Menara KL Tower is the most recognizable and popular landmark in Malaysia. When friend come from overseas to Malaysia, they will ask me bring them to both of this towers because it has most attractive sky Link Bridge on PETRONAS Twins Tower. Menara KL had a revolving restaurant which is tourists can enjoy the Malaysian food with the spectacular city view on Kuala Lumpur.

                                  

Other than Kuala Lumpur, Penang is the best place which major recognised by Malaysian as well. Penang is also get prove that on the top 10 best retirement place from BBC news. For example, Kek Lok Si Temple is the Buddhist temple which is one of the most well known temples located on the island. This is the largest temple in Malaysia and also Southeast Asia. This building is build on 1891, there fill up with the historical and heritage treasures in Penang. The interior is built up a Pagoda with ten thousand image of Buddha.

Penang Hill is also one of the famous attractions for Malaysian will visit. The actual place is nearby with Kek Lok Si temple and the distance is not more than one kilometre because both the attractions are state at Air Itam, Penang. You can escape for the hot weather at Georgetown if you come over to Penang hill because it is 830 meter high with 2750 foot from the sea level. There is only train services provided to reach the destination. At the top of the hill, there is a magnificent panoramic view of major place at Penang.

(Prepared by Lee Chia Ching)

All About LANGUAGE!!



Malaysia has many races people, Malay, Chinese, Indian and another. Different races people using different language to communicate, like Malay people they using Bahasa Melayu, Chinese people using Hok Kean, Cantonese, and so on, and Indian people using indian. In Malaysia also have a part of people using English to communicate.

Because of the different races of people, Malaysian has a own style witch is only Malaysian understand language, that is “Bahasa Rojak” . Bahasa Rojak is the language mix all different language, example like Tempatmakanni best sangatlah, that have mix by the Malay and English.

This is the Malaysian talking in the kopitiam, Malaysian always using lah, meh, and another pun inside their communicate, but actually lah and meh are not in the dictionary, that is a signal of Malaysian.

Maybe sometimes we are don’t understand what the people try to talk, but in Malaysia we have Bahasa Rojak, it can made Malaysian more understand the meaning. Even we are using a wrong word to communicate but that is a special of Malaysian.

So to be a true Malaysian, we got to speak the Bahasa Rojak as part of our daily life. Combining all the different languages together to form a sentence, that is how we communicate.

(Prepared by Khor Yeow Ping)

CONCLUSION!!

Well of course there are some others ways to be allowed an individual or Malaysian to be truly a Malaysian. These are just some of the examples that a true Malaysian do. So why not start to try some today? You will never regret!! 

ps: Weather in Malaysia now is getting hotter and hotter, remember to drink more water stay hydrated!!!

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