Being 1 Malaysia

Recently been reading about nationality and race surfacing in the media and a lot of individuals coming forth and giving out their best comments and ideas on how to strengthen the idea and unify all people of different races and culture all around Malaysia.

Looking back of my 23 years of life...i was surrounded with DIFFERENT people all around me...different races and culture and i am guessing i was being blessed being around DIFFERENT people all around me....Malay, Chinese, Indians

Since my schooling days i was with different friends....for sports and other activities..different in sizes and races but 1 under classroom

-Class photo 2004, St Joseph Kuching-

Serving under the same organisation and working with different people all around...we may be small in numbers but we are united to make a better place

-Prefect photo 2006, St Joseph Kuching-

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May be different in race and culture but able to serve and lead on a single purpose as one....

-St Joseph Cathedral Kuching Altar Servers 2004-

One way of meeting new people for me in my younger days-by going for camps yearly....and surprisingly we could just bond together easily..i remembered the committee members were from different schools and backgrounds....but it was a successful camp...

-YCS camp Bunan Gega 2004-

National Service at one point of the program brings me further in knowing more about people and how people act and accept us from different parts of the country. I had to flew all across the South China Sea just to complete my National Service....and live with them for 3 long months...

-Malacca, National Service 2nd batch classmates 2004-

I always look back into my own state @ Sarawak...is not about bragging rights and telling other how superior ones state is..but is all about accepting and understanding each and everyone of us...imagine 40 sub ethnic groups all on an island, living in harmony until today....

-International Young Christian Student Meet (IYCS) 2005 local committee members-

Even my years in university for almost 3 years, is all about how me myself adapting and understanding to cultures and religion without forgetting my own roots. If you were to look at the picture above, you never guessed that i would be the only Bidayuh in class...:) but it doesn't matter one bit...is all about us how we bring ourself in society

-MC223 A, Green Box 2010-

And even staying and living with friends of different perspectives of life....it may sound hard but i guessed is the upbringing and experiences that teaches me on how to adapt and acknowledge others in their own unique way..6 of us in a house 5 lawyers and 1 broadcaster...a Bidayuh broadcaster :)

-Housemates, open house 2009- 

Unity and harmony does not come easy...it comes a long way....is not about how ones culture, religion, race or in any other way is superior to the rest. Everything starts from the basics and from a very young age..is all about US @ YOU @ ME @OURSELVES to accept, understand, acknowledge others in our journey of life...we we just open our mind and hearts to small things that could be the key to unity...

I guess i had done my part being 1 Malaysia :)

P/S: Is not wrong to embrace and understand different people..is all about us our attitude and our upbringing.....