First of all, I cannot understand why you can take what I have posted completely out of context. If you have read it carefully, I have stated very clearly that I’m disappointed by those people who can make a disease as an racist issue and I stated accurately that it doesn’t represent the Malays as a whole. But for a University lecturer to say such things openly cannot be accepted.

Secondly, I feel very sad because you prejudge me without even getting to know me. You claimed everything about Chinese (though in my post, I didn’t say anything about Chinese being not racist, etc as per your claim). Let me clear things for you:

1. I am educated in a Chinese primary school but pursue my secondary education in sekolah kebangsaan, which 90% of my friends are Malay (even until now).

2. I speak and write fluent Malay or Bahasa Melayu. You said we (the non-Malay) should learn Bahasa Melayu, but did you ever thought of learning Mandarin or Tamil? For your information, I learnt Thai, Tamil and Arab in school just to get to know other races better. (I’m from Kelantan by the way). I have a lot of Malay friends in my chinese school who can speak and write Mandarin. The way they see things are totally different.

3. You talk about lack of Chinese people in the armed forces and police. I totally agree with you. But if you learn Chinese culture, you would know that it’s not because we’re not patriotic, it’s a taboo in our culture to be in armed forces due to China’s long history of war since the dynasty years. If you look at China, most of them who are in the army and police are forced to do so, if not they will be executed. And politically, you should know why the government wouldn’t allow more non-Malays in. (Nanti takut kita memberontak pulak bak kata bekas Menteri Pertahanan).

And by the way, my cousin, my 2 uncles are in the army. Two of them are Sergeants and one is Major.

4. I feel pity that you try to befriend with the Chinese but they ignore you. Perhaps, they couldn’t find a common topic of interest. Well, why not befriend with me? I’m more than happy to get to know you. You can add me on my Facebook.

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