Years in the past, when there have been no restrictions on travelling, my husband and I have been within the UK visiting our kids who have been finding out there.
One Sunday, we had lunch at a neighborhood pub and have been having fun with the Sunday roast with Yorkshire pudding when a middle-aged British couple got here to our desk.
They apologised for his or her intrusion however they have been very curious as to the place we have been initially from.
They had overheard our dialog and have been bowled over on the method we spoke the English language. “Are you Japanese, Chinese from China or Hong Kong, or Korean?”
We stated we have been Malaysian Chinese.
We invited them to have a cuppa with us. Being a proud Malaysian, I began to inform them about Malaysia actually Asia.
I instructed them that they need to make Malaysia their subsequent vacation vacation spot. Malaysia has a lot to supply – pristine seashores, an array of scrumptious meals, a lot to see on this multiracial nation and extra importantly so reasonably priced particularly with their British pound.
There is a lot about Malaysia that I’m happy with. To begin of with, there’s freedom of faith. Being a Christian, I fortunately worship in church on Sundays. My Hindu and Buddhist mates pray of their respective temples, and the Muslims within the mosques.
In Seremban the place I dwell, in an space generally known as Temiang, there’s a mosque subsequent to an Indian temple and a Chinese temple. Is that commonplace?
My abroad mates who’ve visited Malaysia by no means fail to inform their mates that in Malaysia you possibly can take pleasure in roti canai for breakfast, a hearty nasi lemak with fried rooster and squid sambal for lunch, and a scrumptious steamboat for dinner. At midnight, in case you are hungry, the mamak stalls are open for you to have fried Maggi mee and a cup of teh tarik, and you starvation no extra.
Malaysia is lucky that we don’t expertise tsunami, earthquakes or typhoons.
Last December, the dreaded floods shocked the nation. But Malaysians rose to the event. Many folks got here ahead to present meals and different fundamental requirements. A incredible instance was when the Sikh group cooked meals and distributed it to the flood victims.
Many others helped to clear the affected homes and supplied assist in money and type. In my neighbourhood, our housing property chairman went to the neighbouring village and found the victims have been in dire want of towels. So he despatched a WhatsApp message to the residents, and the committee began a donation drive. We collected the cash and purchased the towels. A gaggle of us went to ship the gadgets.
We noticed how the folks in that village had misplaced most, if not all, of their belongings. When we have been there, we noticed enormous donations of mattresses, rice cookers, and bedding given by different Malaysians. I used to be proud that we Malaysians got here collectively to assist, no matter race and faith.
On festive events, we rejoice each other’s cultural festivals. We used to have open home and invite our mates over however with Covid, this was not potential. But on Hari Raya, my Malay neighbour delivered a scrumptious lunch to my household, comprising her do-it-yourself rendang, ketupat, lemang and dodol made by her mom.
On Deepavali, my Indian neighbour down the street introduced us her out-of-this-world mutton briyani, rooster curry and do-it-yourself muruku for dinner. During Chinese New Year, I purchased halal rooster rice and and despatched it to their properties, along with mandarin oranges.
So I’m proud to be a Malaysian, born and bred right here.
