以往放学时,有都会从后门速闪,可是今天我从大门离开,踏出讲堂,离开这具有深重意义的最后一堂课前,特地向前握了教授的手,当下的情况也只能用一句“谢谢”来代替千言万语。
我们打从小学开始就被灌输种族和谐的理念,尽管生活在一个多远种族的国家,可从小到大都活在自己的生活圈子里,从来没离开过大马华社半步,上课跟华人同学一起上,人住在檳島,就连逛街或者在街上游荡,看见的多数都是华人,极少接触异族文化,自然国语也讲的不流利。
思维逐渐发展,开始对时事产生兴趣时,却开始被政治洗脑。刚成年的我们还没踏出社会却被网路上一些种族极端主义和政治人物的种族言论清洗,还搞不清楚整件事情到底是怎么一回事,却已经自己认为大马不宜再居住。
中六毕业后,爱探险的我决定自己离开大马,看看这世界,开阔一下视野。
去了柬埔寨以后才发觉,自己国家其实没那么糟;听了捷克的民主革命经验后,才意识到一个国家迈向独立之路不简单;看见英国如何保护非洲移民的人权地位,才知道种族和谐来之不易;去了法国看见他们黑皮肤白皮肤通通都自认是法国人,才知道对自己身份认同的重要性。
我,是华人,还是马来西亚人,后者,成为了我在国际平台的身份。
接着大学开课了,那应该是我人身中真真正正体验大马多元种族与文化的开始,族群比例按照大马实况 6:3:1,不论在课堂里,食堂里,考场里都跑不掉这个比例,再无可逃避的情况下只好操着一口Rojak语言,坚持混了过来。
链接回文章的第一段,最让我感动的是这位教授,Prof. Mohd Ammyrul Ashraf。
这学期我报考了大马建国使(Nationhood Studies),那,是每位大学生的必修科,这科目被政府设定为必修科的主要目的是为了提倡种族团结与爱国精神。老实说,透过课本里的内容与考试的作答范围根本难以达到政府的目的,可是这位教授却把民族和谐的精髓成功的传达给我们。
还记得上第一堂课时,他问的第一个问题是:你,是什么身份。
教授点了几位同学们一个一个轮流回答,马来人的回答’我是马来人’,华人也很理所当然的回答‘我是华人’,接着他说你们都答错了,我们是马来西亚人!全班一片肃静,唤起了我对身份认同课题的共鸣。
他时常都会在班上分享有意义的故事与亲身体验,也时常苦口婆心的告诉我们要记得和谐的可贵,更有一次非常心痛的告诉我们他教过的学生尽然忘了他的教导,在社交网站挑起敏感又脆弱的种族话题。
学期的最后一堂课,他忽然告诉我们,来!现在我们来个小考!全班一片哗啦,糟了,上一堂课不是才小考吗?怎么搞的,今天又来?!接着,他告诉我们不需要紧张,你们的小考是认真的看这部短片,然后回去认真思考短片内容,接着,他便播放了一部关于华,巫,印,三位好朋友的故事。放学前他说:2020宏远,是事在人为,省略了其他科技通讯发达的元素,回归到宏远本身最初的出处,就是希望大马人民能够像短片里那三位好朋友,结伴同行,迈向更好的未来!
这句话,深深的烙印在我的脑海里,也非常的耐人寻味。
反问自己吧,你,是什么人?马来西亚在你心中的地位是什么?
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
华人,还是马来西亚人?
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Flashback!
Dear dear~ Its already the final half an hour before 2014 and I've just started to blog!
So what to blog about? Well, 2013 is really a good year to me, perhaps one of the most meaningful year in my life! Lets go through my timeline!
January: I've just came back from my Hong Kong trip with my family and STPM is over! I'm enjoying every moment of my life!
February: So I went to Sarawak, and this is my first phrase of my backpacking experience! being host by a local Chinese Sarawakien and met two friends from Sweden!
March: Went to Beijing with my mum in early March, first time traveling alone with my mum, and I'm the guide! It's freezing cold over there, too bad the snow was melting.
I went to Cambodia during mid March, alone! this is my second phrase of my backpacking trip, and also first time traveling abroad alone! backpack with two foreign friends, one from Canada and one from France. STPM result was released during my last day in Cambodia. I was so nervous! I received a few message congratulating me before I gain internet access to check my result. I got 4As! although not 4 solid As, but I was so happy! This is like a miracle! I cycle with a ranted bike with joy to Angkor Wat again(half an hour away from my hotel), just for the sake of my merryness! That moment is so special, my whole cycling journey is covered by my overwhelming joy, and I'll never forget!
So what to blog about? Well, 2013 is really a good year to me, perhaps one of the most meaningful year in my life! Lets go through my timeline!
January: I've just came back from my Hong Kong trip with my family and STPM is over! I'm enjoying every moment of my life!
February: So I went to Sarawak, and this is my first phrase of my backpacking experience! being host by a local Chinese Sarawakien and met two friends from Sweden!
March: Went to Beijing with my mum in early March, first time traveling alone with my mum, and I'm the guide! It's freezing cold over there, too bad the snow was melting.
I went to Cambodia during mid March, alone! this is my second phrase of my backpacking trip, and also first time traveling abroad alone! backpack with two foreign friends, one from Canada and one from France. STPM result was released during my last day in Cambodia. I was so nervous! I received a few message congratulating me before I gain internet access to check my result. I got 4As! although not 4 solid As, but I was so happy! This is like a miracle! I cycle with a ranted bike with joy to Angkor Wat again(half an hour away from my hotel), just for the sake of my merryness! That moment is so special, my whole cycling journey is covered by my overwhelming joy, and I'll never forget!
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Monday, October 14, 2013
游子归家
虽然我在大学里生活了一个月半,回槟城却多达四次,这非一般的数目,相信在大学里没几个人比得上。
即使如此,今天在回家之前,我还得为亲爱的槟城写上一篇。
咱们这21世纪的Y世代,踏上升学这段漫长的路不算稀奇,留学他乡的有的远至英美国家,一年都不知能回乡几次,农历新年也只能与异乡同胞吃上一顿,Skype回家说上几句。
而我的情况比他们好多了,大学就离家乡区区两小时车程,每一个星期都会有两三趟巴士从校园出发,回家路程就象进电影院看上一部戏。不过每次说到回家,我心里总是会有一份莫名的兴奋感;回家,让人联想到那张温软的床,那干净舒适的私人厕所,餐桌上那热腾腾的家乡饭。回家,你能不兴奋吗?
当大家陆陆续续离开大学,当大家忙着整理行李,当课室走廊外空无一人,你知道你离你的家不远了;上课时想着回家要做的事情,谈话时想着在家乡的老友们,收拾时想着回家要带来的东西,上车时想着踏入自己家里的感觉。
那两个小时的车程,游子们不断地查看定位系统,不断地寻找路牌,不断地告诉自己,我离家很近了!
我亲爱的槟城!那漂亮的海峡,那繁华的岛屿,在标志性的渡轮里,看见了迎面而来的大厦,黄昏时分,夕阳下的槟城更显得特别壮丽,这时,脑里狂欢着,心里尖叫着,我告诉自己,我到家了!
槟城,我爱你!
即使如此,今天在回家之前,我还得为亲爱的槟城写上一篇。
咱们这21世纪的Y世代,踏上升学这段漫长的路不算稀奇,留学他乡的有的远至英美国家,一年都不知能回乡几次,农历新年也只能与异乡同胞吃上一顿,Skype回家说上几句。
而我的情况比他们好多了,大学就离家乡区区两小时车程,每一个星期都会有两三趟巴士从校园出发,回家路程就象进电影院看上一部戏。不过每次说到回家,我心里总是会有一份莫名的兴奋感;回家,让人联想到那张温软的床,那干净舒适的私人厕所,餐桌上那热腾腾的家乡饭。回家,你能不兴奋吗?
当大家陆陆续续离开大学,当大家忙着整理行李,当课室走廊外空无一人,你知道你离你的家不远了;上课时想着回家要做的事情,谈话时想着在家乡的老友们,收拾时想着回家要带来的东西,上车时想着踏入自己家里的感觉。
那两个小时的车程,游子们不断地查看定位系统,不断地寻找路牌,不断地告诉自己,我离家很近了!
我亲爱的槟城!那漂亮的海峡,那繁华的岛屿,在标志性的渡轮里,看见了迎面而来的大厦,黄昏时分,夕阳下的槟城更显得特别壮丽,这时,脑里狂欢着,心里尖叫着,我告诉自己,我到家了!
槟城,我爱你!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
My Weekends
Instead of staying in UUM, I usually spend my weekends in Penang. This is just the second months I'm here, but I had went back Penang for more then three times. Well, It's not because that I'm home sick, I just feel like going home and have a break from all those activities and get myself ready for the coming week.
Well, my grandfather was admitted into hospital not long ago. This is one of the reason I went back often. I was so worried, but he is getting better by now.
So, I was just on time for two big thing this week! my dad's new Accord have finally arrived and it's my grandmother's birthday! Oh boy! it's almost five years since my dad last bought a new car, I'm so excited with it because I'm allowed to drive it! Look at this beauty!

Celebrated my grandmother's birthday that night. Although it's just a simple celebration, but I wish that you like it :)
Well, my grandfather was admitted into hospital not long ago. This is one of the reason I went back often. I was so worried, but he is getting better by now.So, I was just on time for two big thing this week! my dad's new Accord have finally arrived and it's my grandmother's birthday! Oh boy! it's almost five years since my dad last bought a new car, I'm so excited with it because I'm allowed to drive it! Look at this beauty!

Celebrated my grandmother's birthday that night. Although it's just a simple celebration, but I wish that you like it :)
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