57 years on, we're still learning...
Haresh Says as published in Malay Mail today. THERE is just so much to say. Everyone has plenty to say. But what are we doing about it? 1) We speak about equality, being colour blind. Yet, we discriminate from young – by insisting on the need for public vernacular schools in the name of preserving our culture. HD says: My former neighbour once said she was afraid her son might marry a Malay if he attended a public national school. #Waduh 2) We continue to harp about tolerating those of different races and creed when we should instead be respecting one another, despite colour or ethnicity. HD says: According to the Oxford dictionary, tolerance means: “Allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference”. #TskTsk. 3) We excite quickly when a young girl sings in Bahasa Melayu. (Elizabeth Tan’s cover of Sudirman’s Tanggal 31 on YouTube). It is amazing that after six years of primary education...