Deepavali Wishes To Some Notable Malaysians

Published by simon on October 20, 2006

I’d like to wish Happy Deepavali or Diwali to some notable Malaysians. I’m not sure if some of these people celebrate the Festival of Lights or not, but in the spirit of Malaysiana, I wish them well all the same.

M. Karathu – that humble unassuming Perak coach that lighted up Malaysian football all those years back.

Those guys from Alleycats – Terima kaSIH!!!!

Mr. Rajan – My old neighbour, the retired cop back in the old hometown. He has a son, but he never visits cause he’s staying overseas. My dad used to visit him on Deepavali, and they spend the whole evening complaining about how their pensions can’t pay the bills, how the assessment has increased this year… He and his wife moved away some years back, to rent a cheaper house. I’ve no idea where.

Mano Maniam – actor, theater activist and all-round funny guy.

M. Jegathesan – The great sportsman. First Malaysian to ever reach a track event semifinals in the Olympics. 21.2 seconds. The 200m sprint. Tokyo. 1964.

Param – that comedian back when Malaysian TV was still politically incorrect. Him and Lim Goh Poh were hilarious.

K. Embaraj – one of the greatest hockey defenders in the world.

Thesi – that nice old man who comes to my house on his green bicycle to sell ‘kacang puteh’ every week so many many years ago. My mom used to give him old telephone directories to make the paper cones.

Anyways, to all my friends who do celebrate it, Happy Deepavali!

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