

31.08.08: I Am Not MalaysianI am Malaysian. But in Malaysia, I am everything but.31.08.08: I Am Not Malaysian
My country celebrated its birthday recently. The 31st of August, 2008, marked 51 years of independence from the British government. We fought for freedom together: the Malays, the Chinese, the Indians; all of us.
I watched advertisements of happy childrens faces the ubiquitous trio of Malay, Chinese and Indian grinning and linking hands; the usual fare they dish up every single year.
I can only wish it were true.
They disgust me. Not the children, but the advertisements that blatantly try to promote the idea that we t
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