At first it was 100. Then it became 50. Now it is 0.
At first it was Bahasa Malaysia. Then it became Bahasa Melayu. Now it is back to Bahasa Malaysia.
Make up your damn mind already! This Back to Bahasa Malaysia change is so unnecessary. Why was it changed in the first place anyway? Will it be changed to Bahasa Melayu again in the year 2020? Why not just change it to Bahasa Melaysia once and for all?
Quoting Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin from The Star:
The Malays, for example, must not see Bahasa Malaysia as a language used (solely) by themselves.
Similarly, non-Malays would also not see the language as a Malay language but a language that belongs to them.
I don’t know what the other Malaysians think about that remark. As for me, I have never thought that a language belongs to a certain race only — be it others, Indian, Chinese or Malay (I’m reversing the order because it has always been “in order”).
Why the fuss over “what” belongs to “who”? Aren’t we a big mixed up “family” called Malaysian?
Examples:
Some others, Indian and Malay families are sending their children to Chinese schools. Some others, Indians and Malays are using chopsticks. Some Chinese eat with hand/fingers.
Note: ALL = Others, Indian, Chinese or Malay.
Others eat [ALL - others] foods. Indian eats [ALL - Indian] foods. Chinese eats [ALL - Chinese] foods. Malay eats [ALL - Malay] foods.
Others wear [ALL - others] traditional clothes. Indian wears [ALL - Indian] traditional clothes. Chinese wears [ALL - Chinese] traditional clothes. Malay wears [ALL - Malay] traditional clothes.
Ok, I think you know where I am going with this. The national language being called Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Melalyu doesn’t make or break the unity of Malaysians. It is the group of people with the mindset that thinks that it will or won’t break it that (might) break it. I am not sure if you understood what I meant because I am not sure if I do understand it myself.
Again, why the fuss over Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Melayu? The only time when I really cared in the past and will care in the future are during times like these:
Now, none of us wants our kids to get spanked for something as silly as this, do we? If my kid were to get into this situation one day (and if he/she has a hot lady teacher), I wouldn’t mind taking their place.
“Spank me (instead), teacher!”
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Siao…HAHA…luckily I thought I slower than Jeff and Kit Siang..luckier quicker than you…HAHAH… though from a different angle.. but DUDE..
You veli free issit…main conteng conteng
@Freethinker
Hahaha. I saw you pinged PPS as well. Is everyone talking about this? I haven’t read other’s (including yours) post yet, not sure which angle you guys look at it. I have a feeling it’s “political-angle”.
Hey, that conteng-conteng required some effort, ok? I had to hunt for a red pen! Hahhaa.
Hahaha…. bingo… well, u know me. Can’t be Tech rite ? HAHAHA
i think your hand writing is nice. beats my anytime!
wei..so few ppl one.
@Freethinker
Well, you can try to do a tech post and see how it goes. I sure support one. Hehehe. So few people where? What? Commenting is it?
@Mossie`Ol Chin
Sure or not? People always say my handwriting is really bad. LOL.
[...] have no trouble identifying left, right, kanan and kiri (bahasa Malaysia). However, I have to admit that I used to have difficulty identifying them in Mandarin and [...]
[...] — the English and Malay language — and found what I was looking for. By the way, is it called Bahasa Malaysia or Bahasa Melayu [...]
Bahasa Melayu kebetulan menjadi bahasa tuturan popular kesepuluh sekali didunia. Mengapa membelah bahasa ini menjadi Bahasa Indonesia atau Bahasa Malaysia.
Disekitaran dunia, seperti orang Melayu di South Africa mengunakan Bahasa Melayu bukan Bahasa Indonesia atau Bahasa Malaysia. Di negara Singapura dan Brunei, dipangil Bahasa Melayu.
Mungkinkah rakyat Indonesia dan Malaysia mempunyai kerendahan-diri yang kurang sihat sampai sekali mereka tiada kerasaan kebanggaan terhadap bahasa mereka.
Adakah rakyat-rakyat USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand mengeluh-geluh bahawa itu Bahasa Inggeris milik orang Inggeris, kami tak sudi memanggil bahasa kami bahasa Inggeris tetapi Bahasa Amerika, Bahasa Canada, etc???
Ini rakyat di Malaysia dan Indonesia tak berbangga dengan bahasa mereka. Faham juga ramai daripada mereka mengata Behasa Melayu bukan bahasa mereka kerana saya bukan orang Melayu. Bolehkah saya kata bahasa Inggeris bukan bahasa pertama saya kerana saya bukan orang Inggeris???
KEPADA Yth. : Blessed Geek
SUMPAH PEMUDA
Batavia, 28 Oktober 1928
Kami, Pemuda-Pemudi Indonesia, mengaku berbahasa satu, BAHASA INDONESIA.
Kami, Pemuda-Pemudi Indonesia, mengaku berbangsa satu, BANGSA INDONESIA.
Kami, Pemuda-Pemudi Indonesia, mengaku bertanah air satu, TANAH AIR INDONESIA.
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