Reasons Why It’s Great To Be Malaysian

August 30th, 2006

in true merdeka spirit, here are some reasons why i think it’s awesome being malaysian.

pisang goreng
diversity
bangsar
pasar malams
bulan ramadhan food markets
easy let-offs when committing road crimes
getting a driver’s license is easy
you can be ignorant and no one would think that’s weird
you can speak bad english and no one would think that’s weird
being able to say lah!
open houses
starhill
movies here are released on time
good clubs
good indie music scene
good jazz scene
booming performing arts scene
curry puffs and onde-onde
bargaining
cheap taxi fare
air tebu + coconut flesh
lotsa public holidays
entertaining conflicts between prime ministers
entertaining members of parliament (close one eye ok)
free wifi in starbucks
char siew pau
air asia
we can brag about our totally cool island getaways
as well as the towers that used to be the tallest building in the world
traffic jams that facilitate long conversations
mamaks that open round the clock
teh tarik that does not cost rm3
chatty cabbies
sun and rain
cheap electronic stuff in low yat plaza
pirated dvds
carmen soo
golden screen cinema’s caramel popcorn
KLIA
dear thelma
pretty saris in jalan tar
coliseum
ang pau
cool nights
cameron highlands strawberry milkshake
melting pot of races and cultures
MPH
kit kats hidden in ice cream cones
good raves
petaling street hokkien mee
laidback attitudes
carding is almost unheard of
dota culture
ramli burgers

there’s more. but im so sleepy. gonna go sleep on my made-in-malaysia pillows now..

(something cool about malaysians : they know the exact age gap between siti nurhaliza and datuk k, the entire background of datuk k’s previous marriage and even the exact age of his kids from his first marriage.. but they dont know that pluto is no longer a planet. and then when people try to tell them, they dont believe.)

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  • 1. BERNARD LAU  |  August 30th, 2006 at 4:08 am

    YES IM FIRST FOR THE FIRST TIME!…. all caps… yeng leh…
    Malaysians will always be Malaysians… Nothing can be helped.. Its already deep in our culture that we behave like this.

    Eh the Kitkat icecream not nice lah… Tastes normal only, nothing special.

    You forgot something in that long list of yours. Su Ann is a Malaysian too :D ..

    Happy Birthday Malaysia!
    Can use this opportunity go lepak…

  • 2. Joyceline  |  August 30th, 2006 at 7:28 am

    Wow, some of this is very New York City-ish. :)

  • 3. kristof  |  August 30th, 2006 at 8:26 am

    i didn’t know pluto is nolonger a planet. merdeka!

  • 4. Kyels  |  August 30th, 2006 at 9:49 am

    Yes, great list! I cannot help but to agree with you. People choose gossips rather than general knowledge. Hmmm!

  • 5. pau  |  August 30th, 2006 at 10:07 am

    not only i have char siew pau for my tummy, i have interesting pinkpau (blog) to read too :)

  • 6. Az1  |  August 30th, 2006 at 10:14 am

    Besides Pluto not being a planet, there’s a 10th planet after Pluto. Anywayz…happy Merdeka to all !!!

  • 7. splashmilk  |  August 30th, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    Pluto is no longer a planet … (rub chin) … ah yes of course … that’s the Disney’s dog right? (tee-hee)

    Happy Merdeka. What’s the plan tonight?

  • 8. eddie  |  August 30th, 2006 at 12:21 pm

    Absolutely 100% !!!

  • 9. spiller  |  August 30th, 2006 at 12:41 pm

    carmen soo? what’s so big deal about her?

    i say Jimmy Choo!

    laidback attitudes? u mean those lazy government workers? :P

  • 10. entwined  |  August 30th, 2006 at 1:09 pm

    nice post! :) mind if i also did the same thing?

    and why ramly burger LAST on the list leh?!?! it should be the first in mind! *slurps*

  • 11. prawn  |  August 30th, 2006 at 1:09 pm

    Pluto is not a planet anymore? WOW.. im really Malaysian i guess =P

    Anyways, HAPPY MERDEKA everyone =) Hope u enjoy the celebration back in Malaysia unlike other m’sians stuck in auckland =(

  • 12. rt  |  August 30th, 2006 at 2:45 pm

    here’s mine….

    pisang goreng which are frequently spiced with dust and what-nots from the road

    diversity but lack of unity

    bangsar which serve overpriced drinks

    pasar malams selling goods at a higher price than hypermarkets and not necessary any better quality

    bulan ramadhan food markets which hygiene is a questionable doubt

    easy let-offs when committing road crimes because of some unethical group of ppl in the law enforcement service

    getting a driver’s license is easy, all you need is extra ‘fee’

    you can be ignorant and no one would think that’s weird because being so is just to blend in

    you can speak bad english and no one would think that’s weird
    until you try to speak to a foreigner

    being able to say lah! in addition to cheh! mah! etc etc

    open houses which many ppl abuses and went into a feeding frenzy like savages

    starhill which is just another overpriced shopping mall among the 265424 others

    movies here are released on time if they conform to certain ’standards’ and still no guaranteed it will be shown in its entirety

    good clubs which are ‘raided’ every so often when the proprietor has forgot to pay some ‘license’

    good indie music scene until someone suggested suicide rates has something to do with it

    good jazz scene
    booming performing arts scene (the last two no comment..lack of exposure in that area)

    curry puffs and onde-onde…this one I agree!

    bargaining until the thing gone sour and the seller starts to curse and swear all the way to the dawn of time

    cheap taxi fare if you’re one of the lucky ones to get into an honest cab

    air tebu + coconut flesh (eh this one not unique to msia lah!)

    entertaining conflicts between prime ministers and you start to really wonder what is the root cause and when the whining is ever gonna end

    entertaining members of parliament (close one eye ok) until certain ministry instructed the mdeia to be gagged…freedom of speech?

    free wifi in starbucks it better be if you’re paying RM7 to RM14 for a cup/glass of coffee

    char siew pau you never know what part of the animal is used as fillings

    air asia where everyone can be late

    we can brag about our totally cool island getaways until they all get so commercialized and/or some stupid ship destroyed the coral reefs

    as well as the towers that used to be the tallest building in the world which is abt 50% unoccupied

    traffic jams that facilitate long conversations which ask why is there a traffic jam in the 1st place??

    mamaks that open round the clock with ‘al fresco’ style dining experience which every now and then has someone perished from vehicle plowing into them

    teh tarik that does not cost rm3 and it soon will be…changing lifestyles

    chatty cabbies which sometimes you have trouble getting them to shut up

    (scorching) sun and (torrential) rain

    cheap electronic stuff in low yat plaza and frequently as cheap quality too

    pirated dvds….this one I fully support until some dept keep its promised of lowering the prices of the originals

    carmen soo have absolutely nothing against pretty lady

    golden screen cinema’s caramel popcorn which is popcorn 87%, caramel 0.2% and others 12.8%

    KLIA which is under-utilized and someone came up with a brilliant idea of builing LCCT

    dear thelma….are you sure the articles are for real??

    pretty saris in jalan tar…this one I also agree

    coliseum which we nearly lost in the name of ‘development’

    ang pau if you’re on the receiving end

    cool nights which part of malaysia do you live? i rarely experience this

    cameron highlands strawberry milkshake…..this one no comment..never had it before

    melting pot of races and cultures….melted in the same pot but somehow not mixing/blending very well.

    MPH which is way pricier than its competitor Popular

    kit kats hidden in ice cream cones…you sure this is not production contamination?

    good raves…this one no comment too…i avoid crowds.

    petaling street hokkien mee which in many ocassion had roaches as dining companion and not to mention some variation of mickey mouse

    laidback attitudes which explains the time taken to get something important done.

    carding is almost unheard of…neither have i

    dota culture…..i have to admit..me a bit outdated in this

    ramli burgers…this is definitely agree!

    the above is purely stating my own opinion and also what i see that need and can be improved….we all still have a long way to go. happy Merdeka everyone.

  • 13. rt  |  August 30th, 2006 at 2:48 pm

    arrggghhh…missing line…

    despite all the above…..its still good to be a Malaysian.

  • 14. Sandra  |  August 30th, 2006 at 3:16 pm

    All i can say is Kami Boleh, MALAYSIA mesti BOLEH! wakakaka.

  • 15. Sandra  |  August 30th, 2006 at 3:17 pm

    cont…
    all the things you mention are partly using our bloddy money(taxes). weeeeee=) dun you agree with me ann? kaka

  • 16. ally  |  August 30th, 2006 at 3:22 pm

    u forgot fried ice cream!!!!

  • 17. turquoise  |  August 30th, 2006 at 5:25 pm

    you forgot penang and ipoh hawker food ! heaven.

  • 18. TheRealAnonymous  |  August 30th, 2006 at 5:28 pm

    oh my… u go to coliseum for sizzling steaks too?? Or is it a different coliseum u’re talking about? hehe…

    Aiseh… got ABC, Cendol and rojak !! =)

    Malaysia has the most public holidays… wohooo!!

    And the most important thing u forgot… if u’re a chinese christian with loads of malay friends… then u’ll get a b’day present, loads chinese new year ang pau, loads of hari raya ang pau, AND a christmas present at the end of the year !! =)

    The double presents ONLY apply IF your birthday and christmas is far apart… else u’ll get 1 gift for BOTH occations!! Which, luckily mine is NOT. hahaha

  • 19. vvens  |  August 30th, 2006 at 6:29 pm

    hahahaha low passing marks for Add Math? ;p

  • 20. percy  |  August 31st, 2006 at 2:48 pm

    pisang goreng??how come it’s on the list??..haha there is 1 more thing that we should be glad to be malaysian ; there’s haze every year tat become so serious till the gov had to declare emergency holiday ;P

    rt: hmm, i’m sorry that i had to be disagree with you bout what you write on air asia where everyone can be late…this bcoz i’m air asia regular customer, that i almost use air asia every week or sometimes twice a week on my business trip (to macau, sabah & sarawak), and i never encounter such problem (eg: flight delay) in these two year on my business trips..

  • 21. Ken  |  August 31st, 2006 at 3:15 pm

    I thought Pluto’s a dog?

  • 22. pinkpau  |  August 31st, 2006 at 5:18 pm

    bernard : what do u mean nothing can be helped! change attitude then can la! hehe yay for merdeka lepakking. what did u do?

    joyceline : for real? haha how strange!

    kristof : too much vodka for you.. drink more teh tarik. or tapai at the very least.

    kyels : it’s like people know who made catherine zeta jones’ dress at the academy awards but they dont know the name of our 2nd prime minister -_-

    pau : hey why u steal my nick! cannot cannot, too many paus running around. hehe i love char siew pau

    az1 : u mean charon? it’s a dwarf planet as well like pluto .. not a full fledged planet :) same goes for xena and ceres.

    splashmilk : *smacks u

    eddie : glad u agree! ramli burger forever!

    spiller : actually when i wrote carmen soo, i wrote jimmy choo right below her name. but then again, it’s not like i’ve ever worn any jimmy choos or even seen his stuff or even know anything about him besides the fact that he’s from penang and is based in NY. haha so he’s not relative to me at all, and it would be wrong for me to say that its great being msian cos of jimmy choo .. he doesnt even want much to do with msia. and carmen soo is HOT.

    entwined : hehe i thought it would be the perfect ending to this post .. :P

    prawn : what are you doing there in the land of fish and chips?? nvm la i will eat a roti canai in ur honour.

    rt : wow, you really are a killjoy. but sadly, most of your addendums do ring true. i wish we could do something about it.

    sandra : hehe yes msia boleh! taxes, taxes.. i dont know .. i dont earn money as of yet :)

    ally : omg yes! :O

    turquoise : true, true .. hehe penang food is to die for. or jien and asam laksa and ckt and cendol! havent had real ipoh food in soooo long =( kway teow and sar hor fun!

    therealanon : haha yes its the same coliseum. I SO LOVE ROJAK, i was thinking in school that i should have wrote it in this list! lol about being chinese christian :P very true

    vvens : OMG TOTALLY AGREE! how can i forget!! before spm i only passed like twice, but then SPM got A .. hahaha

    percy : hehe cos pisang goreng is the most awesome thing on earth. hey about air asia, are you serious! my friends who frequent AA told me it’s always late.. and i recently flew AA for the first time, and true enuf the flight WAS delayed!

    ken : wrong! pluto is a character from the anime sailor moon!

  • 23. rt  |  August 31st, 2006 at 6:33 pm

    percy….perhaps you’re one of the lucky few….

    most of the ppl i know who used AA before has been delayed one time or another….

    and sorry for being a killjoy…….there are things we can do to improve it……choose your govt wisely..at least make it more evenly distributed in the parlimentary seats…….

  • 24. percy  |  August 31st, 2006 at 10:37 pm

    yup i’m serious, my flight to miri, kk and macau never delay before and i being using aa since i starting working at my parent company 2 year ago..due to my parent business, i’ll need to go miri and kk once every 2 week and macau twice a month and i usually take night flight and i even knew some of its staff also…but everytime i use mas, my flight were delay and the worse is the flight to dubai (to work), where my flight were delay more than 8 hour…

  • 25. Adrian C  |  August 31st, 2006 at 10:41 pm

    hannah tan!

  • 26. MichelleSY  |  September 1st, 2006 at 12:08 am

    LOL
    You last comment really hits home. I mean, how could a shift of galactic proportions possibly compare to the impetus behind computing the age gap between a nubile young singer and her husband who may/ may not be lapsing into early onset dementia?
    Hope you had a good Aug 31st Pinkpau!

    Cheers
    MichelleSY

  • 27. TheRealAnonymous  |  September 1st, 2006 at 3:54 am

    MERDEKA!
    MERDEKA!
    MERDEKA!

    Yes… i know.. past 12 liau… but just felt like saying it… and guess wat? Gosh… today I met someone that directly reminds me of u… she looks very like u wei !! haha.

  • 28. ezen  |  September 1st, 2006 at 4:24 am

    pluto’s no longer a planet?!

    i must be truly malaysian :D

  • 29. Az1  |  September 1st, 2006 at 11:39 am

    Hooookaaayy….so you love astronomy too huh? Good la then. Maybe one day you can blog about the cosmos then. I’ll be sure to comment on that subject.

  • 30. Waifon  |  September 1st, 2006 at 1:55 pm

    oui, it’s jack johnson. Ya hor~ oklah I forgot but I know the song is really good :D Everything is so true but i think i like the fact that we have air conditioed public toilets and make it a real big thig in town. What about celebrity’s ex fiancee who madeit big by telling the world how madly in love they were before he dropped the big ass bomb on her? Memang the first in the world okay. Malaysia memang boleh wei.

  • 31. pinkpau  |  September 1st, 2006 at 8:42 pm

    rt : wait till i turn 21!!! :D

    percy : haha why so opposite wan. in all my years of taking mas my flights have never been delayed. but the one and only time i took AA it was delayed :P hehe u and MAS are not meant to be!

    adrian c : hehe shes not my type

    michellesy : aww dont say that about datuk k :P hehe i had a VERY nice 31st aug..

    therealanonymous : really?? whats her name! show me her pic!

    ezen : haha omg! pluto isnt a planet anymore :P its trueeee

    az1 : have always been interested in astronomy since young :) theres always more space for new knowledge tho

    waifon : hey which celeb’s ex fiancee?? why i dont know this story wan!

  • 32. alia  |  September 1st, 2006 at 10:38 pm

    siti’s a datin now.. wow. hahha.

    i really wonder how many pills does dato k have to pop every night…..

  • 33. TheRealAnonymous  |  September 1st, 2006 at 11:44 pm

    Err… i can’t remember her name for sure… its ai-something… i think its ai-shen. hehehe… and no, i dun hav pics of her… it was a friend’s friend lah. =Þ
    She happens to be 18 this year also! dun playplay…

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