Project Happy Malaysia - This One Very Good Story

Published by simon on August 30, 2006

I’m not one for happy stories, but it’s Malaysia’s National Day, so just humour me.

For the uninitiated, there are 3 major races in Malaysia – the Tour Le Langkawi, the Malay Mail Big Walk and… okay, okay. The three races are Malays, Chinese and Indians. If you’re a Malaysian and not of those 3 races (’none of the above‘), there’s an term for you – ‘others‘ (in Malay, it’s ‘lain-lain‘), This will include Eurasians, Caucasians, illegal migrant workers who refuse to go home and Amway salespeople.

Okay, happy story. Happy story.

Not resorting to Sang Kancil fairytales or humourous anecdotes about former Prime Ministers, it’s happy stories that make our nation great.

Singaporeans have their legendary Merlion coming out of the ocean, we have actual bodies of mermaids put on display in museums.

Indonesians have their Inul Whats-her-name with her sensual ‘gerudi’ dancing, we have Siti Nurhaliza in a RM22,222 wedding dress, serenaded to by Too Phat.

Brunei has their vast riches of minyak (petroleum), we have our infamous ‘orang minyak’.

Philipines are famous for their Filipino maids and good pub singers, we have our equally powerful armada of Mat Rempits and Ah Beng racerboys with their souped up VTEC Civics burning down the KESAS at midnight.

Thailand has their many pretty women including a former Miss Universe, and their glamourous ladyboys, but no one, I mean NO ONE, can beat watching Dee and Moon do that snobbish Datin routine on TV. (Okay, I’ll have to admit, that was like 10 years ago).

I’ll get to my story. Okay fine, I don’t really have a good story. But everyday life in Malaysia is a happy story. Happy because there aren’t earthquakes or bombings, I can eat my roti canai in peace at the mamak. All at a very cheap RM2.20 for a complete breakfast.

Happy National Day, Malaysia. To all Malaysians, if you don’t remember anything from this Happy Story ™, remember this – don’t pee into the wind be proud to be a Malaysian everyday of the year, even if the other 364 days you don’t get a public holiday for it. Or something to that effect.

(If you want to read ACTUAL happy Malaysia stories, or just find out the context of this post, check out here.)

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