JorieLyn

So the four of us were sitting around a table. In the midst of discussing chemistry, we heard the ‘azan’. As a Malaysian, I know that we have to remain silent for a while, and I did just that out of respect to my Muslim friends present. To my surprise, one of my group members asked me why did I stop. She said there’s no need to remain silent and beckon me to continue. She also asked me, ‘When did you become a Malay? I didn’t know you were so Malayish.’

I was shocked to hear that and I felt for my Muslim friend sitting next to me. I could tell that she was offended by that statement and so was I. What does respecting other’s religion has got to do with my personal believe. Saying that I’m becoming a Malay is so not cool and very rude indeed. She didn’t even consider about my friend’s feelings.

Here’s another incident.

So, I just my timetable for the classes in semester 2.After having a look at it, I said aloud, ‘ Why can’t they have agama class on the last period on Wednesday? That way, the non-Muslims can go back early. Like the moral class (class for the non-Muslims), it’s held on the last period on Monday. ‘

Bear in mind, I was just suggesting and wasn’t even complaining. Of course my roommate had to, just had to add something nasty to that, ‘ So what!!! Who’s the majority over here? ’. She said it in such a tone that her words pierced through my heart. I was taken aback by her comment.

I don’t understand how these people think. Maybe they just don’t think at all. That’s why they can say such things. And I can’t do anything about it. The idea of a Malaysian not respecting others is absurd and quite new to me. And that attitude is just intolerable and totally unaccepted. Well, it’s time to grow up sisters! Stop being so childish and shallow.

So shallow and disrespectful that they ought to be packed into a box and sent home so that they can live in their teeny tiny world of their own.