Berita Hairan

LET’S make one thing very clear: the cry “Daulat Tuanku” is, if uttered, meant to affirm the sacred power of the king or sultan of the day in a ceremony, or to pledge allegiance.

Let us make another thing very clear here: The system of rulers in this country reaffirms the fact that Malaysia has a long history of Malay sultanate governance, even after the peninsula was colonised by European powers.

I, and other loyal subjects of the sultans, will utter “Daulat Tuanku” at ceremonies to recognise the ruling sultan, but not when the sultans are in non-ceremonious situations, like in a private moment.

For example, I have great respect for my ruler, but I will not utter “Daulat Tuanku” every time we engage in a conversation. All you have to do is to sembah (place your palms together, raise your hands to touch the forehead as a sign of respect) only when you first meet.

I was in Montevideo, Uruguay, earlier this year. Before the presidential dinner to honour our King (the Yang di-Pertuan Agong), I, fully dressed in my best suit, was standing in line along with many foreigners waiting to be introduced. When it came to my turn, I made the sembah and I did it because I respect and honour our system of monarchy (for example, I may not like the King but I do it because it is dictated by proper protocol).

Others, one or three Malaysians in the line-up, did not do so, but they were not breaking protocol because they didn’t know any better.

Being a Malay, I performed my sembah simply because I consciously recognised the fact that I needed to do so.

Malays who discard the essence of being Malay in this country, such as questioning the nature of the Malay monarchy system, are to me just “Malays-ready-to-be-dominated-people-again” in the making.

Perhaps, as I see it, like the Malays in Singapore?

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membaca ulasan dari lelaman encik alex au aka yawning bread mengenai sejarah “melayu” membuatkan sarip terpinga terpinga. jadi, mungkin, barangkali, memang benar jikalau sesiapa itu berteriak yang beliau bukan “melayu” tetapi satu setengah arab, tiga suku bugis, kosong perpuluhan lima peratus cina dan yang selebihnya void deck.

jadi begini sarip hendak dikategorikan sebagaimana? kerana sebelah bapak dia orang arab dari yemen yang kawin dengan orang bugis lepas tuh entah bagaimana boleh didalamkan dengan kaum baba dan ibunya pula adalah keturunan dari kaum banjar yang asal usulnya dari kumpulan dayak yang datang dari kaum puak dari taiwan yang kebetulan sama suku kaum dengan “penyanyi” sensasi a*mei? how like that?

“what your race sir?”
“i don’t know. maybe just put arab plus a*mei kind.”

jadi, adakah nama “melayu” hanya dikategorikan kerana untuk ulasan politik sahaja? seperti yang dimaklumkan oleh encik au sendiri:-

…this article contests the way the term “Malay” tends to be used. I think he’s basically saying that it’s being used for political purposes, and as such, is often riddled by inconsistencies…ultimately, this piece isn’t about the history of Malays, but is better categorised as part of Malaysian political debate. It questions the claims to historical legitimacy by various actors…

jikalau kita ulangkaji kembali mungkin ada pada satu hari pengiktirafan untuk meletak nama melayu dijalankan sahaja untuk meringankan beban poltikisima. mungkin betul, mungkin tidak. tapi, siapakah yang harus disalahkan? orang british pabila mereka menjajah tanah ini? para ahli politik pada tahun 1960an? internet yang bikinkan orang makin pening pasal sejarah? ataupun orang kita sendiri yang macam tak kuasa kot nak bentangkan sejarah sendiri jadi nama bumiputera tidak senang wenang boleh diturunkan jadi pada suatu hari mereka boleh berbangga pada diri sendiri boleh bayar 30 juta untuk hantar satu mat pergi melancong ke angkasa untuk membuat eksperiment pasal teh tarik?

ok, ok skarang jikalau kamu bermati-matian berlaksmana yang kamu bukan “melayu” tapi sudah mendapat pengajian percuma sarip akan tunduk kepala. pasal, sekurang kurangnya benar pandangan kamu. cuma apa sarip yang tidak boleh angkat jikalau slang kamu tuh ada tweak sikit macam mat salleh terpelecok dan nama ada sikit gubahan ikut edaran masakini.

BULAN POSA START BESOK
BANGUN PAGI DONT MUKA BURUK
MAKAN SAHUR JANGAN CAM BERUK
SUMBAT SUMER FOOD DALAM PERIUK

TAIM BUKA PULA JANGAN MERAJUK
KALAU TAK DAPAT TEMPAT DUDUK
ESPECIALLY KALAU KAT BEDOK
YE LAH ITU KEDAI SUMER SEBUK

APA KATA BUKA AJER KAT RUMAH
MINUM AIR PLAIN SAMA MAKAN KURMA
BUDGET TAK HABIS, TAK YAH SUSAH PAYAH
KENA INGAT JUGA WEIGHT PUN TAK TAMBAH

NI TAIM POSA AKU INSPIRE
NAK KURUSKAN BADAN, NAK BUANGKAN DESIRE
JADI NANTI TAK SANGATLAH PERSPIRE
BOLEH PAKAI BAJU TAK NAMPAK ITU SPARE TYRE

adoi penat kot itu hujung minggu yang lehpas. dari jomat ke ahad gi gwen nya kawin kot. akhirnya setelah nak dekat satu dekad diaorang diijabkabulkan. yahoo! dah tak yah gue temankan hang gi swimming pool lagi kot.

gue tak tau apo nak tulis tulis, jadi gue letak ajo loh gambo gambo yang dipetik. harap enjoi.

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sarip rarely love musicals. he does not gettit how to diffuse and interprete the songs into a storyline. he finds it a taaaaaaaaaad confusing ya’know. but then, now is the season for “evolution” kan, so he might give it a chance. so, that mat champion thingamagic is a bit appealing to him. and nice poster too. sarip have always like the mat delta’s works, the way he blends the black and white tones with little breathing space. and about that phantom of the opera thingy….

as for liverpool, sarip was so disappointed last saturday. so very very sey. sarip does not know what else to pick up on them. 14 shots, 11 corners, countless of possession..but no freaking goal. the moment that bellamy scored the disallowed goal where sarip as usual was jumping up and down and hugging anonymous strangers, sarip realised a bad omen was coming. and apparently, it did. sarip says the curse of carlsberg will always suffice. think about that.

oh ye tak ye, hari tuh ada lagi kes orang nak buat eksen bunuh diri kat woodlands mrt. lu mau mampos ke tuh gua tak kisah beb. tapi ilek jek lah, asal lah ko nak buat kat mrt jek.tak semua orang ada kweta tau nak gi sana nak gi sini. apa kata:-

1. minum todi mama yang sampai 60% alkohol tuh lepas tuh hidu gam. simple dan murah. logistik pun senang nak angkat.

2. terjun dari rumah. simple. tapi bila terjun, jangan pekik, can? unless ko jangan jadi cam member sarip komplen dia tak bleh suicide pasal dia tinggal tingkat satu.

3. hempap muka ngan bantal bucuk. at least mati kat katil, jadi senang sikit. tak kotor sangat.

4. yang paling klassik. gantung diri sendiri. tapi ni susah sikit pasal kena cari tali yang lebih bagus dan kena cari drill per nak kena screw dia nye holder.

5. kalau nak yang paling daring, hentakkan diri kat live cable. tapi yang tak bagus, nanti hangus plak badan ko. susah tuh nanti.

tapi kalau ko tetap nak fear factor style kat mrt, apa kata ko buat kat lrt. bagus jugak tuh benda. tak susah sangat, lagi pun sapa nak pakai sangat tuh lrt..jangan cam kes dulu sudah lah, si lrt tuh asik rosak ajer. tak glamer kan, ko nak bunuh diri skali dia nye train nak datang dia stop.

kan kalu korang buat camni, lebih senang kat orang ramai. takyah kena panggil tuh lah ni lah, buatkan orang susah kelam kabut. mintak2 parlimen akan bentangkan isu nih, kan?

ok dah tuh ajer.

permaisuri peti sejuk ada bagi ni link dan sarip ketawa tak terkira bila tengok. baik nih benda. ada orang tolong bilang yaakob baa baa black chick bagi ni budak2 hadiah melayu terbaik untuk ini tahun. betul, tak bedek.

ah tadi pak bahrum terlonjok macam kera makan cili padi bila itu khairul score. member nye anak nye pasal. tak habis habis dia terpekik. tapi confident sia itu mat!

tapi takper, biar diaorang menang, esp itu alam shah. si mat tuh gua respek. cuma yang gua pening asal si indra tuh nak masuk campur. jangan ko.

dan aide aide. gua bilang lu kan, lu gi minum minyak gamat satu galon pun bagus lah. lu mau backheeeeeeeeeeeeeel kaperrrrrr. lu GILA BABI BIRD FLU KAH?? agaknya gua dah takde apa apa lagi nak cakap pasal lu.

naik darah siol!

tapi…enjet enjet semut…..

itu oscars nye nominasi dah kluar tau.

so sarip nak ulaskan sikit dia nye pemenang yang tak akan menang pasal akademi tak suka underdog yang berkualiti dan yang takde hasil komersial nye pasal.

citer paling bayekkk
sarip nak itu l.m.s. menang jadi boleh tunjukkan kat rumah produksi besar besar yang citer yang bagus tak seharusnya kena ada bajet yang besar dan publisiti sampai cam nak mampos.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- letters to iwo jima

pelakon jantan paling bayekkkk
gua *dl* itu half nelson pasal tahun lalu metacritic bagi dia nye rating bayek cam nak mampos. gua dulu tengok ryan goosling dalam notebook, sarip tertidur kejap. tapi sarip mau dia menang pasal dia slalu muka stone dan pakai jam kalkulator. lagipun banyak orang belum tengok half nelson so cam cool sikit lah part nih. ataupun apa si cik ainah cakap dia nampak sungguh-hot.com sampai sanggup nak tonton. *harrrr*

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- forrest whitaker

pelakon betina paling bayekkkk
berapa kali dah diaorang nak bagi judi dench nominasi. tak paham gua. tapi sarip nak support kat itu kate winslet pasal member tak pernah diiktiraf sama lagipun sarip ngah baca buku little children. heh.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- merryl streep / penelope cruz

pelakon pembantu jantan paling bayekkkk
dialog yang paling bagus skali didengar oleh sarip taim ngah tonton tahun lalu ialah bila alan arkin nasihatkan dia nye cucu, “go fuck a lot of women.” itu sahaja boleh menang anugerah nobel siol.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- eddie murphy

pelakon pembantu betina paling bayekkkk
sarip rasa ni tahun anna panquin kedua akan terjadi. step forward abigail breslin. kalau dah boleh tari lagu super-freak, tuh dah bleh masuk dalam buku guiness.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- jennifer hudson

sutradara paling bayekkkk
eh sudahlah akademi. bagilah sutradara paling terbaik sepanjang 30 tahun nih ke cik martin scorsese. semua filem dia sarip gemar. semua klassik. dah tiba masanya. cuma yang paling klakar, dia slalu kalah kat pelakon yang menjadi sutradara.go figure.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- clint eastwood

originalnye layar paling bayekkkk
ok senang ajer. sarip nak l.m.s. ni saja kategori yang l.m.s. yang boleh menang sesungguhnya. heh.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- letters to iwo jima

adaptasi nye layar paling bayekkk
borat. pasal nak tengok camner dia bebual dalam bahasa queen’s english dia. lepas tuh maki hamun kat orang ramai.

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- the departed

dokumeteri paling bayekkkk
the inconvenience of thruth. go al gore!

tapi yang paling mungkin akan menang pasal sarip suay bila buat prediksi:- erm, al gore?

tahun baru baru berlalu
semua sebuk buat utusan baru
aku disini dah tak nak sembilu
ah kang, terjumpa siditu
tapi aku takut nak start lagi satu
pasal asik asik tersekat ngan kepala batu
tapi tengok camner sidituh
entah dia oraight ke tak sapa lah tahu
asik asik aku cakap ‘take your time, baboo…’
tapi slalu aku ni buas nafsu
pasal tuh, semua pekik ‘tipah tertipu!’
jadikan ni time aku nak slack dulu
tengok dia macam mana, mintak2 terang takde kalbu

The Lady Gloom and her hornets circling round
Is now before us, the screaming’s done without moving
One little move and for sure you will be stung

- encik rufus wainwright

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in the words of c+c music factory, pictures like these are things that make you go hmmmmmmmm….

Real Life Bambi and Thumper.

awwwwwwwwwww…so cuuuuuuuuuute. more of them here.

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ah amik ko arcade fire baru nye benda.

when this site was set up, the main intention was for me to convey everything in malay. i am a malay mat, raised up in the culture and still living it till this day. however, ashamed it is so, it has not been keep up to pace lately. this, due to certain reasons lah. i am (still) trying to practice myself in expressing *better* english, better. the level is still not as proficient as desired, but as the cliche goes – practice make perfect, yes? also, in trying to inflate my ego further, i am dreaming to myself that by conversing in english, this site may appeal to a wider audience. i am still trying to figure that out with little success. BUT! as always, learning consists of many steps, and if there are any kind souls out there, do point out my mistakes for me to learn. evil souls are welcomed too.

i will still post posts in malay at times too for the same reasons as above. one step at a time.

anyway, to cut the long story short, the sole reason why i am on this verge of *self-reflecting* notion is to bring out the topic of idealising malay and its language. it may sound ironical and contradicting for it to be shared upon in english, but then who in this world may care, right? though i may be surprised if anyone will be bothered to read this up to this point. so before anyone will bleep out remarks such as, “this guy ngengada plak. inggeris dah berterabuh, lepas tuh nak handle topik pasal bahasa melayu…”, you can always clean the dusts on your keyboard and moved on.

if anyone of you reads berita harian each tuesday, there is this section written by Dr Liaw Yock Fang, teaching the readers on the wonderful fundamentals and history of malay and its language. for once, i thought, berita harian had become sensible to print out recognisable and reputable articles in its pages. there was this one article in which he wrote about the origins of malay, and how the language was developed. my description of the story is very vague, so i will just leave it to that. however, if you do happen to read berita harian on tuesdays, do check out his articles. i, for one, will be keeping his articles for keepsakes. what surprises me was that the history of malay is full of discrepencies and vagueness as compared to others. there is little documentation in regards of this, and it saddens me on why this is so. and the best part of this, most of the research and historical papers are collated by non-malays such as dr. liaw himself. but i may be ignorant and naive at this point, and who i am to fool? i am but only one and my knowledge is too shallow to make an observation.

there is also this wonderful article by mr alex yu of the yawning bread fame. the information is detailed and makes for very interesting reading.

i am very grateful for these 2 men to provide me and others these information. i have to point out here, that i had been ignorant on the historical part and this may had been produced by other malay writers, which i have to admit i have yet to recognise.

but that is not the point of this topic. it is just that i cannot understand why others and myself can’t recognise who our prominent historians are. i am a malay, yet i know very little of it. we live in a time whereby parents are concentrating more on the importance of english than our own. i do understand english will be an important commodity for the child’s future, but what i cannot relate is the accusation of communication in malay is backward trending. this is not the first time i have brought up this subject, and i do sound like a broken record with no other content to bring out.

i have just this crazy theory on the impact of the redundancy of the malay language if it is not kept. the malay leaders often keep emphasising on our social issues that is eroding our values as a whole. shoot me if you want to, but i guess the main problem with malays at this time is not the issue of drugs usage or abusive families but it is the erosion of our malay(ness) identity. it is not a surprise to many, that many malays are not proud to proclaim themselves as one. they feel the values of being a malay is one that is not highly important, and sometimes i for one do feel subjected to this. it is contradictory then when we are ashamed is due to the actions of our own people. i do not know how to express this well, but we can observe that it is a vicous cycle that is slowly eeking out our identity as a race altogether. we rarely value our language and history. we feel that it is not comfortable to engage communication in malay. if this continues, then the term “bahasa menunjukkan bangsa” will forever be lost from us. it may sound inappropriate at this time, but if this situation continues, we shall see more social problems like what is happening now. as we let go of our language and heritage, we will lose our identity, our focus and would not know where we belong to. and the cycle will continue.

so, what shall we do about this? how do we put pride back into our own identity? how do we remove all the stigma, negativity and perception of our own heritage? i want my malayness back, like in the good ‘ol days of the 50s and 60s. i want to converse with my malay friends in our own proper language. i want to be comfortable and others too in this zone of malay-ness. i want to be proud of being one. i want and i want.

and hopefully, one day it will become a need.

i would not want to get involve in another malay-are-we-there-yet debate, but sometimes this fire just won’t be put off.

this fasting month, i know everyone WILL visit geylang and do the shebang. and i know there WILL be parts of our society, mainly youths, who will make their appeareances to the public. you know the ones who sits at the sidewalks with tatoos, walk in groups and shouting without any inhabitions, creating a scene. i guess you know what i am talking about.

they say these youths are a sham. they pinpointed these delinquents are the bad seeds of our society. they proclaim these youths are destroying our image as a society who are deemed as gracious and well-mannerred.

now i’ll say it’s got a point. but to say that these youths will create a bad image on the malays somehow creates a sore thumb-who-may-need-a-sweater(registered to bedok reservoir) in my judgement book.

if the malays, or whatever lah they want to call themselevs (sometimes jawa, boyan or those halves and quarters who doesn’t want to admit themselves malay but had enjoyed a school life of free education), want to criticise these youths then they have to look back at themselves. like, totally. now for all we know, lots of people visit there mostly at nights and if i want to put this matter on a bigger scheme of things, why are they there in the first place? isn’t it better a place to not visit it in the first place and to rather do the terawihs or whatever readings and not walking around the bazaar looking for that carpet, or beddings, or that new piece of clothings, or worse…food?

i find it sometimes ironical for us malay people to say that loud after buka and then observes these youths and proclaims these people are supposed to be ashame of themselves when their only priority is to get a table to sit down at their favourite food place while prayers are being blared upon. and i can tell you that counts to a LOT of people.

i am not religious. i do indulge to my desires, and probably i may end up nowhere. but during fasting months, it usually brings upon this thing in me to observe our society, the good and mostly bad things.

if people generalizes that these youths are showing a bad example to our society, then can i also generalize that the people at the bazaar on the whole who are honking, and walking, and bargaining from 7pm till 1030pm are also a sham to our society because it is clearly stated from sermons that this is the time of the year to do your *thang* to him? people may argue that these people are finding income and also doing preparations, but hey it’s not a perfect world ain’t it? everyone generalizes, so can i.

my sole point is, let those kids do their thing. only their concience can shake them off. even if they don’t have, well, just leave them alone. the next best thing, just don’t go to geylang at all. and if you are ashamed that these kids are tarnishing the “squeky clean” malay image, why not you just go up to their faces and hit them on their heads with your brand new bazaar purchase, or with that ayam percik. of course after putting down your gucci handbags or those designer togs.

and i am not surprise in regards to the TAA meagre collection so far. i have not donated to them for, let’s see, the past 10 years? and why you may ask? i’m a scrooge? partly, but also partly the reason being i don’t like donations who parades itself into a glamorised entity in the hope of bringing in more money. mass campaigning, opening spotlight blarings are not what donations supposed to be. let’s go back to the early days when it was first started up when there was no hysteria in this TAA thing. people will donate until this conglomerate that is them will subside and focus on its main issue. publicity can only get donations so much, but desire to actually help is another.