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Friday, 14 July 2017

B adalah aku

Sebagai seorang rakyat Malaysia yang samada belajar atau bekerja di luar negara, patut ke kita rasa tersinggung dan terkilan bila orang asing tanya kita:

  1. Is it true that Malaysians have a feast (eat heavy stuff like rice, noodles, roti canai and condiments, etc) for breakfast? and
  2. Is it also true that we eat curries for breakfast?
Basically, it is offensive? If you don't think it's offensive, should you be offended? If you don't think it's offensive and you think you shouldn't be, should other people be offended? Pendek kata A tanya B soalan, C terasa.

A: British-Indian
B: Malaysian-Malay
C: American-Indian
D: British-Indian

Honestly, bila ada orang tanya soalan ni, it feels weird to me. Sebab si penanya tu mempunyai adat dan budaya yang serupa dengan kebanyakan penduduk negara Malaysia. Basically, yang tanya tu British-Indian and since him being a British Indian, shouldn't he like, can relate and tak patut terkejut? 

Tapi itu bukan isunya. Isu yang ditekankan adalah A tanya B soalan berkaitan dengan negara, adat dan budaya B, B rasa okay je tapi C (yang sebangsa dengan A tapi bukan senegara dengan A dan langsung bukan senegara dan sebangsa dengan B) yang mendengar tu rasa tersinggung dan berpendapat A sengaja mahu memalukan B. Ingin dimaklumkan bahawa B dan C adalah kawan baik. A merupakan kawan baik kepada kawan B iaitu D. Ingin juga dimaklumkan C tidak pernah mengenali A dan B cuma sekadar mahu bercerita kepada C.

Cerita dia camni:

I was attending D's birthday party two weeks ago and met A. So when A found out I'm from Malaysia, asked me those two questions. So yeah. I was weirded out at first since A is a British Indian and like, fam don't you guys do those too? He told me that he had a friend from Malaysia who told him that. Dalam hati, mungkin family dia tak amalkan. So, aku terangkan lah secara slow talk yang secara amnya, memang betul tapi bukan semua yang buat. Bergantung kepada keluarga masing-masing. Ada yang breakfast makan nasi lemak, nasi goreng, nasi dagang, roti canai, bubur nasi dan juga mi (noodles). Ada yang prefer Western-style macam telur, roti, cereal, susu, buah dan lain-lain. A, being an Indian felt it was something cool to eat what he had for dinner as breakfast. I told him to give it a try. Dia pun tanya pasal nasi lemak. So, jawab lah nasi lemak ni macam bboy moves, dia banyak variation tapi asas dia ialah nasi yang dimasak dengan santan, telur rebus dan sambal. Boleh tambah ikan bilis goreng, ayam goreng, sambal ikan bilis, sambal sotong, kacang, rendang ayam, rendang daging dan juga kari. Tapi asas still nasi yang dimasak dengan santan, sambal dan telur rebus. For me, selain dari rasa pelik, aku tak terasa pun bila dia tanya sebab dari intonasi dan gerak badan A, dia memang sahaja bertanya kerana mungkin kawan dia tu tipu dia (logik sebab bila orang tu rasa soalan tu racist, rasa macam nak menipu je) dan mungkin dia juga betul-betul ingin tahu memandangkan me, in country called Malaysia born and raised.

Maybe it's different if A tu tanya dengan nada menyindir and lepas aku jawab, dia ketawakan aku and said that my culture is backwards. But that's not the situation, A was between speechless dan "kenapa aku tak try awal-awal dowh!" Basically, reaction dia is what you can expect tourists who come to Malaysia for the first time and culture shock, in a positive way. Come on lah, aku pun tertanya-tanya jugak betul ke apa yang diportray kat media tu sama dengan reality. For example, is it true that all Brits are polite and drink tea all day? Answer, not necessarily. They are just like us, ada yang polite and ada yang tak seberapa. Walaupun majority suka minum teh tapi ada yang prefer kopi, hot chocolate atau juice.

What happened is this: Time breakfast tengah sedap-sedap makan bubur berlauk 3 hari berturut. Hari ni baru perasan, "Wow, I DID have a feast for breakfast! Looool!!!!!" And kadang-kadang aku pun suka panaskan kari semalam untuk breakfast and cicah dengan roti. Sedap, okay! So ingat nak call member iaitu C just to tell a joke, as in my sudden moment of realisation that I just had a super nice delicious feast for breakfast. Knowing me, aku bercerita confirm ada muqadimah. So cerita lah dulu pasal A. Aku rasa C tersinggung dan terasa. Dia juga menasihati aku supaya berhati-hati dengan orang dan berpendapat A adalah bodoh dan ignorant. Dia juga menasihati aku that people are going to bring me down (am I surprised that it's gonna happen? No. For the record, I give that advice to myself in my sleep) with their stupidity and I need to rise above it. It's a good advice tapi tak sesuai. Sebab kau bukan kat sana so kau tak dengar dan kau tak nampak. Kau tak kenal dia. Just because bagi kau, aku ni sweet dan innocent, kau ingat aku defenseless. I know okay. I know. Aku tau bila orang tu being offensive ke tak. Cuma tolong bagi aku buat decision aku sendiri on how aku nak react. Aku boleh je nak tampar muka mamat tu. Aku boleh je marah actually. But I choose not to.

But then again, mungkin salah aku sebab mula dengan muqadimah. Patut terjah je dengan lawak (hambar) aku tu. Tapi takut mereka nggak bisa faham, dong. Even kau nak doa kat Tuhan pun, bukan kau terjah je. Mestilah baca bismillah dulu. Tapi maybe salah aku lah yang aku tak dapat bagitau joke aku. Sebab start dengan muqadimah. Aku tak tau if the question was posed to an immigrant instead of a local, it would be super offended. But there's a fine line between what's offensive and what's not offensive, no? There is. But here's the thing, don't I have the right to choose how to react (when it only concerns me)? Do I have the right to choose if it's offensive or not (when it only concerns me)? She means well but I feel like dia secara tak sengaja termissed the point. Aku tak sure. Mungkin aku salah. Mungkin I should be offended with the question sama macam aku offended gila babi bila D bagitau aku yang bus driver tanya dia "Those aren't bombs right?" bila dia tolong aku pindah barang. In all honesty, D patut jawab dalam kotak tu ada belacan sebab a) sebab dalam kotak tu memang ada belacan b) mengangkat kotak berisi belacan (walaupun belacan tu tinggal sikit) adalah dope. Tapi D tak tau belacan tu apa, kita lupakan dulu. 

Sebenarnya, aku rasa C tu cepat sangat nak melatah. Sebab aku okay je dengan soalan A tapi dia touching melebih. Kau pehal? Steady lah, jane. Macam kawan kau tu. Dia flamboyant gila sampai orang ingat dia nak pergi fashion show. Style dia pelik. Memang pelik. Kadang-kadang tak kena gaya. Bagi kau, orang yang "puji" pakaian dia tu sebenarnya menyindir dia dan kau kesian pasal kawan kau tu terima bulat-bulat "pujian" tersebut. Okay, kawan kau mungkin naive tapi dia tak bodoh. Mungkin dia tau tapi malas nak layan so dia macam "takpelah john. Aku anggap kau puji je." Why would he crack his head over a bunch of random strangers commenting about his fashion sense? Plus, kawan kau banyak benda nak fikir. Takkan benda kecik macam ni pun nak kena fikir jugak? Kalau dia kena catcall tu lain. Yang tu memang kena take action. Berdasarkan perspektif seorang stranger, aku tak ada masa nak menyindir a random stranger unless either I get paid or it's my hobby or I'm just a pathetic loser who doesn't know how to dress up. Which he might think the person who "complimented" his outfit falls under category 3 cause he thinks he's awesome. Memang dia awesome pun walaupun aku rasa di annoying gila nak mampus. And since we're in London, mungkin orang tu mabuk so daripada kawan kau tu offended tiba-tiba dia kesian. Just because orang tu nampak naive, innocent, young and sweet tak bermakna dalaman dia macam tu and tak semestinya 24/7 dia macam tu. Dia ada masa sweet, ada masa dia menaga. And orang-orang macam tu, jangan buat dia menaga. Habis kau nanti.

Kenapa aku tak bersuara? Aku bersuara pun. Aku cakap A tidak bermaksud apa-apa yang offensive. A cuma ingin tahu. Tapi dia went on cakap orang bodoh akan jatuhkan aku dengan kebodohan diorang. Eh, girl! Dia tu bodoh tu dia punya pasal, bukan masalah aku bukan masalah kau. Kau boleh tak focus yang kawan kau ni jenis tak ambil pusing apa orang nak kata? Kadang-kadang aku rasa baik untuk tidak bersuara. First, C tu lagi berumur dan lebih berpengalaman dari aku so confirm opinions aku akan dibangkang sebab aku muda lagi dan belum mengenal dunia sebenar. Second, aku bersuara pun dia akan anggap aku degil so baik diam je. Third, aku bagi savage remarks pun kau akan ketawa dan anggap aku punya remarks adalah comel. So yeah. Aku kena menghormati C yang lagi tua dan lagi berpengalaman dan aku patut terima semua pendapat dia. Dia touching melebih so aku kena touching melebih jugak. Walaupun aku rasa certain things are not offensive, aku kena anggap benda tu offensive. Why? Older and wiser people are always right. Orang muda tak akan pernah tahu apa-apa.

Sunday, 26 January 2014

Relationship tips from a single person

People keep saying to never take relationship advice from someone who is single cause what do they know about relationships right? Well, as a single person I can tell you guys that we singles see some screw-ups in your relationships and you guys actually come to us complaining about your relationship problems. Sometimes you guys fight over the simplest of things but we try to understand lah. Here are some tips for you people in a relationship that I think would be useful.


1. Love is all about teamwork.

Love and relationships are never games. But somehow I see people treat it like so which screws the relationship. Chasing is a thrill but once you guys get together, it's no longer cat and mouse chase anymore. It's all about teamwork. Work together with your partner to make the relationship work. Treat it like you would if it's a business entity. Relationship is a partnership after all. I mean, a relationship cannot work if both parties or one party do not take it seriously and refuse to cooperate right?


2. Be proactive

Girls, don't expect guys to make the first move all the time. Guys, don't be so lazy after asking her out for a first date. If you guys want to get together, plan it. It doesn't really matter who instigate it, what matters is that plans are made. Don't complain that the other party doesn't put in an effort to get together. If you want it, ask.


3. Get your partner's free dates

If you guys work in a legal environment, especially litigation you guys know what I mean. I noticed that this thing is taken really lightly but asking for your partner's free dates in advance is important so that you guys can actually plan to spend time together. Cause seriously, constantly postponing a get-together is really irritating. People don't really mind if you guys have to postpone for some emergency, but constantly postponing it? Seriously? Better not go out at all.


4. Communicate, communicate, communicate

Some of you guys really lack communications. Communication is very important in letting your partner know what you need, what you want and stuff. People are not mind readers so if you want something, ask for it. If you feel dissatisfied or happy, voice it out. Talk it out lah. Be professional about it. Don't shout or accuse each other. Start with things like "I feel that..." so at least the other party can explain themselves without getting too defensive. Make sure you guys understand each other to avoid any misunderstandings. Cause based on my observation, it's one of the reasons relationships screw up.


5. Don't set unrealistic expectations

We girls are guilty of this, me included. I do expect my texts to be returned on time and I get agitated when my calls are unanswered and rejected and when texts don't get replied on time. I know I shouldn't get so irritated but I do have friends who took months to reply and the one who never replies yet accuses me of never keeping in touch. I don't really expect texts to be returned there and then but hey, anytime you guys are online would be fine. And I'm talking about friends of the same gender.

What I'm trying to say is that please do not expect a lot from your partner. Some of us actually need coaxing and reminders. Hate to break it to you guys about this but sometimes we have to act like a secretary. You know what, don't expect at all.


6. I don't care if you're my best friend in the whole wide world but if you cheat on your partner, I'm on their side.

I may not like your partner but if you cheat on them, I'm always on their side. I don't care what are your reasons for cheating, I will still think that you're an asshole. No offence lah. When you cheat, it doesn't only affect your partner, it affects everybody in your circle whether you notice it or not. I know this one couple (they were) who both of them are my friends and I'm closer to the dude. When I found out that he cheated on his (ex) girlfriend, I chose to side with her. Not because she's a girl or that she's younger than me. It's just I saw how her hurt she was and how it devastated her. It just makes me so angry that I fear that this thing will happen to me in the future. It gives me a twisted opinion about love and relationship altogether. Besides, scoffing at the word 'love' and 'relationship' is actually pathetic.

If you apologize, it's actually up to your partner whether to forgive you or not. To be totally honest, I would forgive my partner if he cheats on me but I will only do it once. If he cheats again, I'm burning his car. And, don't complain that your partner turns into a monster when they find out you cheated, YOU are the one that turned them into a monster that they feared they will turn.


7. Don't make promises that you can't keep

When you promise to keep in touch, please do. When you promise a second outing, do it. When you promise to wish good morning and good night everyday without fail, do it. When you promise not to hurt your partner, don't hurt them. Making promises cause the other party to expect and it hurts when you don't carry out. I have guys who after getting my number and saying that we should keep in touch never did and guys who promised a second outing never bother to even reply my text. What I'm trying to say is that screw being polite. If you don't feel like keeping in touch or go out with me for the second time, don't suggest it to me or give me ideas. It's fucking irritating. Heck! I never did. Why do you guys think I never ask for a guy's number no matter how cute or nice they are? Cause when I don't want to keep in touch with them, I just keep quiet and say bye. Yeah, I'm bitter but what do I care? I've been stabbed in the back by 4 guys (actually it's more) and their knives are still there. It doesn't really help that two of them stabbed me 50 times!!!! Guys, just stab it in the heart and be done with it, please!

Felt the burn or the stab? Good. Cause that means that it works. I blog about this topic with that intention. Don't worry. I felt it too.

Inb4: Kau single baik takyah cakap pasal relationship lah!!

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Alhamdulillah.......

Feeling: Grateful
Listening to: Missing Piece by David Choi




Alhamdulillah. I made it. I mean, we made it. I caused a drama when I absentmindedly typed in my old student ID instead of my IC. I tweeted to my friend, Mior about it. He told me to appeal. Then, when I want to recheck my results, I saw the instruction said to type in my IC. D'oh!!!! Once I typed in my IC, what do you know? I made it!!! Told Mior about it. He jokingly called me attention seeker. Dude, it's an honest mistake. He made it to LLB as well. Yay!

Welcome to LLB. Goodbye colours, hoodies, jeans and t-shirts. Hello black and white, punch card, early mornings, late nights, over piling work and... hell.




HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!


This. Is how my seniors looked like when they found out my friends and I made it to LLB. Err.... at least that's how I imagine how they would look like. This include the cute innocent looking ones.

Just kidding!!!!! But seriously... we're still buddies right guys?



Aww, come on. Look at him. We're buddies. Right? Meow meow?


Anyway, I would like to say to all of my friends who made it to LLB:

WE MADE IT!!!! WOO-HOO!!!!!!

Images by this site and this site

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Alhamdulillah and new beginning

I just got my results. To be frank, I did badly. Really badly.

But, look at the bright side. I passed. I freaking passed. My whole CGPA is more than enough to get me into LLB. I can hope now. Alhamdulillah, I did it. In fact, we did it. All of us final year students who will be graduating. Guys, we did it!!! We're graduating!!!!!!!!

Now, I'm hoping for the best to get into LLB.

Thank you for the support, guys, I really appreciate it. And, congratulations to all.

To all final year students....

WE ARE GRADUATING !!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Pre exam result stress

Feeling: Nervous
Listening to: Above & Beyond presenting Oceanlab: If I Could Fly

Results will be out tomorrow. All of my friends and other students from UiTM are nervous about it. I hope that all of us do well, especially the final year students (law especially). My past results aren't really stellar but they're okay. I just want to pull the grade that enables to be accepted to LLB Hons program. But then again, I shouldn't worry so much about the past. I just have to acknowledge it and let it go. Just embrace the present and look forward to the future. I just have to be confident and have faith that I pass (Insya Allah). Well, I survived the last 7 sems right? Surely (Insya Allah), I'll survive the 8th (and final) semester.

Yes, I'm worried. Worried that I might fail a paper and simultaneously ruin my chance to get to LLB this March. I really want LLB so badly this March. It must be this March. I don't want to postpone or prolong anything anymore. I mean, taking a one-year extension for BLS is enough. Not that I regret at the extension. I like it actually. I'm more flexible and have more time for myself. Plus, I don't get all stressed out. I made some new friends (and a new annoying classmate) and found a new way to remain in touch with my old ones. Most importantly, my grades improve. Looks like I perform better with less subjects.

I used to rush in things. Rushing to grow up so I can have more freedom. Rushing to finish school so I can go to uni. Yes, my goal when I was in school was to get out and go to uni. Rushing to finish uni so I can work and earn more money. As I get older (and maybe a little bit wiser), I realized that I just have to finish everything in my own pace. Who cares if some child genius prodigy managed to enter Oxford Uni at the age of 14? Who cares if some genius child prodigy managed to solve an Add Math problem when he's only 6 years old? Who cares! They ain't living your life. They don't really play a substantive role in your life. Why measure yourself according to them? Life's short but that doesn't give us a good reason to rush life. We just have to use all the time we have to live our life with our family and friends, have a good career and stuff. Just go with the flow. But, don't go too slow. You might every opportunities that come your way. No same opportunities come twice. Well, they sometimes do but it just won't feel the same. But that also doesn't mean that one is better than the other. They're different and special in their own (twisted) way.

In conclusion (essay much?), I would like to wish all my UiTM friends all the best in their exam result ;)



This video might be inspirational I hope (contains profanity).

Sunday, 19 February 2012

Friday, 13 January 2012

A jolt

I was browsing Facebook and stumbled upon one of my friends' status that made me almost want to cry. Cry out of realization.

We always plan things. When things don't go as we planned it to be, we tend to curse and get pissed off. We sometimes tend to get mad at God on why things screw up. Sometimes, we tend to lose hope and give up on life.

When reading that status, I realized that everything happens for a reason. God has reasons why things happen they way they are.