malaysian malaysian

this morning while in the car, the song 'here in my home' by the malaysian artistes for unity came on. i commented to my other half that i thought awie was kinda funny in the video clip. he thought i was kidding.

then out of nowhere, he said that i am stereotype malaysian malaysian. conversation went somewhat like this:

moi: huh? i was born in malaysia, so i am a malaysian lah. right?
him: you don't classify yourself by race, ie chinese, or malay or indian but you generalize yourself as a malaysian
moi: okayyyyyyy (still thought it didn't make sense). so it that good?
him: no
moi: not good ah? so must change is it?
him: no, be who you are
moi: tadi you cakap not good, now say be who you are. which is it?
him: no, no its good
moi: ah, okay whatever *rolls eyes*
him: like me, i am a malay malaysian
moi: okayyyyy (don't want to pursue conversation that is going nowhere)
him: like malays also, got prominent ones that stand out like kelantenese or penangites. right?
moi: cos they form their own cliques
him: ya

sigh, conversations with him sometimes can drive me up the wall but hey for better or for worse.

okay so i am a malaysian malaysian (whatever that means) but it's something i am proud of. like i said in my earlier posts (which is now in the twillight zone), whenever someone asks me what race i am (either because of my name, or the languages i speak or simply from the way i speak), i simply say i am malaysian. i speak & am able to comprehend malay, english, a smattering of the chinese language & bits and pieces of the tamil language; our diet is of sambal, curries & soups. so yeah, i am a melting pot of cultures.

what are you? meanwhile, below is the video to the said song. enjoy.....