Bangsa Malaysia: Our future hope
Monday, August 27th, 2007 | 1:29 am @ SK
As Rocky said earlier in his blog, two young bloggers - Aishah, 11, and Aiman, 12 - were among the future hope of Malaysia who attended the Bangsa Malaysia Hari Merdeka Get-together.
While Aishah was part of the 6 volunteers who were asked to read passages from Usman Awang’s unpublished work about Bangsa Malaysia, I was told that Aiman was busy running here and there helping around with the logistic arrangements.
Later that night, when most of the participants had left, I saw him sitting at a corner listening to MP3 on his mum’s mobile. I went to spoke with him for a while before I asked him what he thinks about Bangsa Malaysia.
Yesterday evening, I received an email from him.
Bangsa Malaysia means racial unity. That is, after all, what it’s aiming at. I believe racial unity will benifit all, and if you object, please tell me why. Racial unity can only be achieved if we all chip in, and that will seem like an uphill strugle, but isn’t everything? Look at our country, Malaysia. Didn’t TAR experience an uphill struggle in making our country what it is today? […]
What I don’t understand about our government, in all the hype of promoting racial unity, still ‘prefer’ having roughly 98% of teachers in Sekolah Kebangsaan schools Malay. If you try and promote something, show the people that it works. If your not passionate about something, you can only achieve so much.
If the kid who is yet to sit for UPSR exam can tell us what’s racial unity all about, what’s wrong with our people up there? What’s wrong with many of us who can’t see beyond skin color?
For kids are the future of Malaysia, I’m going to give Bangsa Malaysia Kids’ Club a serious thought.
I hope you hear me, Haris.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:51 am
there’s nothing wrong with the people up there. most of us have given them the power, so they use it to their advantage. so dont let people talk to you about bangsa malaysia if they still support BN.
August 27th, 2007 at 10:22 am
thanks for sharing aiman’s email with your readers, sk.
i sent aiman and his mom home from the Blog House, way past midnight. aiman had a blog but "something happened to it" and he hadnt been able to post anything new for a while now. i suggested that he creates a new blog and make Bangsa Malaysia his first new posting. I look forward to it.
and your idea of a Bangsar Malaysia Kids’ Club should be pursued. for your information, the National Alliance of Bloggers (All-Blogs) last weeky finalized its proposed Constitution which, among other things, provides for a membership category for "our future hope" — the blogging young ones like Aiman and AIshah. they will be called Junior Members.
expect to see Aishah, Aiman and their firends at the Blog House more often.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Susan,
Bangsa malaysia is for all Malaysians, no matter what their political inclinations are and there is no room for so-called dominance in this concept.
Why not you come and join us too? ;-)
Rocky,
Great, then we should sit down and discuss how to push through with the idea.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Aiman, when most had left, was sweeping up the place. Tony and I tipped him. When I give him the tip, he said: "Wow, that is coming near to my being able to buy a handphone for my grandma." Something twisted in me and we eventually increased the donation by forcefully passing the hat around. With kids like Aiman on the same train with us, we may arrive.YES SK, I AM FOR BANGSA MALAYSIA KIDS. YES, YES, YEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
August 27th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
SK,
It was fun, ya?
I think what is wrong with a lot of us is prejudice.
we have pre-conceived notion of others who do not share our beliefs.
some of us have nothing to show to have any credibility at all.
i don’t care if you don’t believe in what i believe in — politics or otherwise. but, in the final analysis, whatever our beliefs, we believe in doing something good for this country of ours. and for the future of our children and grandchildren.