A Malaysian's Apology...

Making my way through the busy hawker centre
I saw stalls divided by taste
In my heart I became a stentor
I laughed at how those banners come to waste
I sat and had to force a small audible laugh
I couldn't take it, the television was advertising
What felt so much just as a joke to not even half
Of what they claimed to sing

"Little did he know, little did he know"

I stuttered my own laugh so suddenly when it had so seemed
That my eyes had been opened and deemed
To see the right
of the wrong that I perceived in the void of light

"Shine some light, shine some light"

The stall owners were Indian
Malay, Indian, Chinese and even foreigners
Were eating and laughing as they watched a football match
They paradoxed my previous thoughts
I ran out of the stall
To get into another, and find the similar

The stentor in me faded to nothing
As I had realized something so shocking
The stalls were devided by taste
But everyone liked that taste
Everyone enjoyed each other
Most didn't know each other
But most din't bother

They were one, one Malaysia

"Satu Malaysia, One Malaysia"

It's the same when you're here
You need not fear
It wasn't just the food or football matches either
You can just see for yourself

I've lived here for a few years now
I'm not Malay
I'm not Indian
I'm not chinese
Nor am I a foreigner
I'm Malaysian
and there is only One Malaysia in my heart

by, Emil for Empayar Malaya...

One Malaysia

ONE MALAYSIA

Malaysian Students

Babu with Kulintangan

Bull Race

Malaysia's 'Orang Asli'

The 2009 Kota Marudu Unduk Ngadau Winner

Sarawakians

The Malaysians

Malaysia is a unique country as it is probably the only country in the world that has a lot of different races living together harmoniously in a society. We have not only the Malay, Chinese and Indian - which is the mejority in Peninsular Malaysia - but other races like Iban, Kadazandusun, Bajau, Murut and a lot more.

Despite the difference in our religions, cultures, and lifestyles, we manage to live under the same roof. As a result, with all of these differences combined, Malaysia became a known country rich in arts and culture.

Who are Malaysian ?

You might be wondering - who are malaysian actually ?


1- Malays are the biggest ethnic group according to over half population and the national language. With the oldest indigenous of people they are form of " bumiputera " which means sons or prince of the soil. Almost of Malaysians are Muslims , though it is more less than the Middle East. Traditional Malay culture centres in the Kampung or village - but now as we're going further to more advance life in techonolgy , malay's are living in the modern city.



2- Chinese has been trading with Malaysia since centries , then settled in during the 19 century when word of riches in the Nanyang, or "South Seas," spread across China.Though perhaps a stereotype, the Chinese are regarded as Malaysia's businessmen, having succeeded in many industries. When they first arrived, however, Chinese often worked the most grueling jobs like tin mining and railway construction. Most Chinese are Tao Buddhist and retain strong ties to their ancestral homeland. They form about 35 percent of the population.



3- Indians had been visiting Malaysia for over 2,000 years, but did not settle en masse until the 19th century. Most came from South India, fleeing a poor economy. Arriving in Malaysia, many worked as rubber tappers, while others built the infrastructure or worked as administrators and small businessmen. Today ten percent of Malaysia is Indian. Their culture -- with it's exquisite Hindu temples, cuisine, and colorful garments -- is visible throughout the land.



Dayak dressing in Tradisional dance

The kids of ' Orang Asli ' which means real people.
4- The oldest inhabitants of Malaysia are its tribal peoples. They account for about 5 percent of the total population, and represent a majority in Sarawak and Sabah. Though Malaysia's tribal people prefer to be categorized by their individual tribes, peninsular Malaysia blankets them under the term Orang Asli, or "Original People." In Sarawak, the dominant tribal groups are the Dayak, who typically live in longhouses and are either Iban (Sea Dayak) or BidayuhKadazan. All of Malaysia's tribal people generally share a strong spiritual tie to the rain forest. (land Dayak). In Sabah, most tribes fall under the term of kadazan. All of Malaysia's tribal people generally share a strong spiritual tie to the rain forest.

Introduction To The World.

Hello .
As far as you know - Malaysia is the well known country of its many kinds of culture that can live under one roof , its delicious food and also places that are fun and interesting. We're from SM Convent Ipoh and we are here to tell you about Malaysia more in detail. Our theme is mainly everything about Malaysia from fashion , food , places to go, its culture and also arts. We are called " Empaya Malaya Arts and Culture a.k.a EMAC " .

This is part of our civics subject assignment by the way . Our blog will be in two language , our mother tongue language which is Bahasa Melayu and also universal language which is English. This is our introduction.

Our main objective is :
- To get an A on our civics project - of course.
- Getting more tourists to visit Malaysia and experience the Malaysian culture.
- Introducing to the world , Malaysia's culture . How we live a peace and harmony life.
- People to support us and gives us feedback.

It would be a great job if people had join our group on Facebook and support us in many kinds of way :)
Malaysia's interesting stuff - would be put in this blog . Feel free to follow us and know the updates :)
Take care.

HELLO :) Support us , and join our facebook group. It's " Empayar Malaya Arts & Culture (EMAC) " .