Tuesday, June 28, 2011

1 Malaysia or 1 Race?

So just a few days ago, my aunt was admitted into the hospital because she had an anuerysm that almost killed her and last night, my mom decided that we should go and pay her a visit to see how she's doing pre-surgery.

Apparently visit hours were "over" when we got there. It was almost 9PM when we got there. Upon arrival, we couldn't find the elevator to go up and so we walked up to the only open counter (security was seated there) to ask. We gave them my aunt's name and they looked through their log book and told us that 1, visiting hours is over and that she already has 2 visitors. Then we decided to just go to the door that everyone was going in and out from to just force our way in but the guy at the door was being a downright dick and not letting us go in.

Then, as we were waiting to go in, a bunch of Malay people walk to the counter and they were greeted with laughter at the counter (by the way, the two women "guards" at the counter were Malays too) and were allowed to go and visit whoever that was sick. Not long after, my cousin came down to open the door for us and let us in but the guy still wouldn't let us go in unless she "took our place in entering".

Soon after, a couple more Malay families (most if not all had more than 2 people) were able to enter easily with the "door guard" holding the door for them. Yet, after me and my mom made our way up to my aunt, my cousin was being chased around and stopped in the attempts of going upstairs to her mother through other entrances. Even when my cousin cried, they did not barge. Why are you stopping a child from watching over her sick mother? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?




The 1 Malaysia campaign, aimed to create unity among the citizens of Malaysia has gone well underway. Yet, we have election parties slamming down the Chinese and Indians, teachers and professors picking on Malays and people like this who are absolutely racist. What is 1 Malaysia when some others are targeted? What is 1 Malaysia when all a person who is of a different race than I am, wants to sue my family for no good and/or valid reason?

Honestly, what is 1 Malaysia? Is this what you call 1 Malaysia?

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