Quite a number of local bloggers reacted on the comment made by the current Malaysian Best Actress. I admit that I used to like her because she's cute and sweet. When she appeared on some sort of 'latte' programme on 8TV, I thought she was ok. Though, she sounded like a typical Malaysian with an average English ability. She mixed her English and her Malay every now and then.
But after what she said in her acceptance speech, I stopped liking her. All of a sudden, she sounded cocky - something very far from being confidence with they way she is. If at all she was not confident enough to speak Malay, she could just straight away began her speech English. I'm sure Rais (The minister) wouldn't mind. Because he is the type who prefers someone to speak one language without mixing it with another in one sentence.
Well, Amani maybe the Best Actress now, but she's not mature enough to handle something that big.
Where didn't she come from anyway? How long has she been living in Malaysia? Again, she pointed her finger to the education system. I pointed my finger to her. Where is her sense of identity? Yes, she's a star, no doubt about that.
You can be anything that you want to be, but never forget who you truly are. And even if, you cannot speak proper Malay, like my children. At least, my kids know who to respect others whenever they are in a social function.
When I attended Hadiah Sastera Utusan - Exxon Mobil, Rob Fischer, Chairman of the ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, always made an attempt to deliver his speech in Malay. Everyone in the hall knew that he cannot speak proper Malay, but at at least, he made an effort to read out the text - in Malay - the best that he could. We know that his Malay sounded terrible, but the audience every now and then gave a round of applause, giving him some moral support for such an effort.
Never once he said that his Malay would sound stupid, if he speaks Malay.
That showed how much Rob Fischer, being a total foreigner, tried to respect the audience. Unlike some 20-year-old girl who has completely forgotten who she really is and happily insulting others.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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2 comments:
Kak Nisa, do you think that it's her fault alone or do you think that there are some other people that might have played a bigger role in developing Malaysians with lack of sensitivity in matters pertaining love and respect to the motherland.
Although I do not entirely agree with you, I think you stated your opinion quite well.
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