By OW JI JING
In the past few years, there have been a few major crises revolving around Malaysia such as missing flight of MH370 and the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which has damaged Malaysia’s reputation tremendously.
Negative remarks about Malaysia are flooding onto all the mainstream media, social media and also in people’s daily conversations. One of the most prominent ones is the “Undur Najib” (Back off Najib) movement on the Prime Minister’s official Facebook account.
Majority of the Malaysians are upset and disappointed with the current state of the country, especially with the unstable political status and the most serious depreciation of ringgit in the last 17 years.
In the midst of all this negativity, is there not something which we could add some positivity to the society? Is there not something which we could make our citizens feel proud to be Malaysians?
E-Learning Academy staff Andrew Ng Yew Han said, “I am very blessed to have the opportunity to work in a department where my colleagues are from a diverse cultural and racial background; Malay, Chinese and Indian”
“Having colleagues helping each other at work despite their race and belief is a very therapeutic experience especially when our country is in the midst of negative atmosphere,” he added.
School of Communication lecturer Philip Gan Chee Keat said, “We still help one another when our fellow Malaysians are in need, looking beyond the colour of our skin.”
There was a time when Gan lost his wallet while rushing out of a taxi. He went back to the exact spot where the taxi left him, and to his surprise, the Malay taxi driver waited there to return the wallet.
“At that time, the taxi driver said, we all are Malaysians and we should help each other with honesty and sincerity,” Gan added.
Gan also said he had never admired someone so much and being so proud of a Malaysian’s honesty.
Taylor’s Business School student Joel See Yue Jian, 20, said, “What makes me proud to be a Malaysian is how we are all united and try to work our way towards a better country.”
School of Biosciences student Lalitha Ambighai, 22, said, “I strongly believe and proud of the fact that Malaysians now, regardless of their age, would stand for – ‘I am a Malaysian’ rather than mentioning their race.”
School of Education student Lum Kit May, 21, said, “I am proud to be Malaysian because of the living examples that Malaysians show.”
“One inspirational figure that I look up to is Syed Azmi. It is the things that he does for the people around him that reminds us on how we should care for our fellow Malaysians in a humble, decent way,” said Lum.
When Lum was asked whether she will migrate to other countries for a better economic growth, she said, “I will never migrate for that reason.”
“That is because I strongly believe Malaysia has hope, and one day our country will progress and look beyond races, truly becoming one Malaysia,” Lum added.
Negative remarks about Malaysia are flooding onto all the mainstream media, social media and also in people’s daily conversations. One of the most prominent ones is the “Undur Najib” (Back off Najib) movement on the Prime Minister’s official Facebook account.
Majority of the Malaysians are upset and disappointed with the current state of the country, especially with the unstable political status and the most serious depreciation of ringgit in the last 17 years.
In the midst of all this negativity, is there not something which we could add some positivity to the society? Is there not something which we could make our citizens feel proud to be Malaysians?
E-Learning Academy staff Andrew Ng Yew Han said, “I am very blessed to have the opportunity to work in a department where my colleagues are from a diverse cultural and racial background; Malay, Chinese and Indian”
“Having colleagues helping each other at work despite their race and belief is a very therapeutic experience especially when our country is in the midst of negative atmosphere,” he added.
School of Communication lecturer Philip Gan Chee Keat said, “We still help one another when our fellow Malaysians are in need, looking beyond the colour of our skin.”
There was a time when Gan lost his wallet while rushing out of a taxi. He went back to the exact spot where the taxi left him, and to his surprise, the Malay taxi driver waited there to return the wallet.
“At that time, the taxi driver said, we all are Malaysians and we should help each other with honesty and sincerity,” Gan added.
Gan also said he had never admired someone so much and being so proud of a Malaysian’s honesty.
Taylor’s Business School student Joel See Yue Jian, 20, said, “What makes me proud to be a Malaysian is how we are all united and try to work our way towards a better country.”
School of Biosciences student Lalitha Ambighai, 22, said, “I strongly believe and proud of the fact that Malaysians now, regardless of their age, would stand for – ‘I am a Malaysian’ rather than mentioning their race.”
School of Education student Lum Kit May, 21, said, “I am proud to be Malaysian because of the living examples that Malaysians show.”
“One inspirational figure that I look up to is Syed Azmi. It is the things that he does for the people around him that reminds us on how we should care for our fellow Malaysians in a humble, decent way,” said Lum.
When Lum was asked whether she will migrate to other countries for a better economic growth, she said, “I will never migrate for that reason.”
“That is because I strongly believe Malaysia has hope, and one day our country will progress and look beyond races, truly becoming one Malaysia,” Lum added.