Top Ten Reasons Why I LOVE Malaysia
Published by simon on August 29, 2007So fifty years, eh? Yes, I am damn proud to be Malaysian. I don’t have a little flag stuck to my car, but I am still damn proud. Besides, those little plastic sticks are really dangerous when it comes flying off on the highway.
There’s a flood of lists out there about Malaysia, let me make my own. There won’t be 50 in the lists, or you’ll stop reading after the second one. So I’ll stop at ten. After that, you can add your own.
Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Malaysia.
- I can stop and park my car at the side of the road, and buy great tasting goreng pisang from the guy with the wooden pushcart. Yeah, try doing that in Singapore.
- All the National Day ads on TV inadvertently feature Malay, Chinese and Indian smiling together. Not just this year. Every year.
- We have a three-time reigning world champion, born and bred in Malaysian. Although in the rank of popularity, she’s a little below the winner of whichever latest two-bit ‘reality‘ singing contest. Don’t worry, Nicol, you’re number one in my book…
- If you are late for anything at anytime during the day, there’s one excuse that can be used to get you off the hook – “traffic jam“
- We’re in Malaysia, but we have selipar Jepun, mee Jawa, Bombay toast, Masjid India, Bukit China, Manila card, ayam belanda, mee Siam, sirap Bandung and Colombo Plan.
- Every single Malay stall in the country has a different interpretation of what Mee Hailam tastes and looks like. I’m even sure anymore it originated from the Chinese.
- Only in Malaysia, white coffee isn’t white, Black Maria isn’t always black, budaya kuning isn’t yellow and blue films aren’t blue.
- The ultimate in Malaysian exotic gourmet experience – sour plum sweets.
- No matter how depressed you are or how pathetic you feel, take one look at our national football team and instantly you’ll feel like a champion in comparison!
- Malaysians, by and large have a fantastic innate sense of balance on two feet. Just look at the LRT at peak hours.
Selamat Hari Merdeka, folks. Don’t drink and drive.
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