Kambing Hitam'

Indahnya mengenang dan terkenang yang kekadang membuat airmata berlinang. 2001 merupakan tahun ke-17 aku berkhidmat di SAMUS,KD. Kalau aku gadis, waktu inilah ramai teruna tergila-gila hingga sanggup melakukan apa-apa sahaja. Usia 17 tahun adalah usia cinta remaja, yang berjaya ketawa dan gagal derita. Tapi tidak mengapalah, mungkin yang gagal itu aku; yang mengalah itu aku. Kerna aku percaya dalam kegagalan itu Allah masih cintakan aku untuk terus berjuang.
                     Sebenarnya banyak rentetan cerita di dalam dadaku ini untukku tintakan di sini. Cuma aku sebak tidak pasti mahu mula di mana dan ke mana. Mungkinkah usia atau aku bimbang akan tertuduh sebagai pemfitnah kelaknya. Aku sangat bimbang. Ibuku selalu mengingatkan bahawa di dunia ini tidak ada orang 'jahat' tetapi ramai orang membuat 'silap', ingatan ibuku inilah yang sering aku jadikan pagar kesabaran.
                    Kesilapan besar yang ditunjukakn oleh (AR) pengetua SAMUSKD pada tahun 2001 adalah memusuhiku dengan menuduh aku sebagai musuh dalam selimut. Aku ialah penuntut 'universiti langit terbuka' waktu itu kurang memahami dan kurang ambil peduli. Aku beranggapan apa-apa yang dibincangkan dan diputuskan dalam mesyuarat adalah hitam putih dan menjadi sumber rujukan. Di SAMUSKD aku adalah idola rakan-rakan sekerjaku, aku bangga itu. Kebanggaan yang hanya aku seorang yang tahu, kebanggaan yang hanya mampu aku simpan sendiri tidak perlu mewar-warkan diri; cukup aku tahu siapa diriku ini. Namun, dalam tulunjuk lurus itu ada kelingking yang berkait. Di depanku indah semua di belakangku...biarlah malaikat pencatat kebaikan dan keburukan yang menulisnya. Aku tahu mereka, aku sayang mereka dan aku rindukan mereka, tetapi kenapa mereka buat begitu padaku. Tidak sayangkah mereka kepadaku? hanya kerana aku mengetahui banyak rahsia dan kecurangan dalam tugas kawan-kawanku. Aku dimusuhi.
                    Dalam perkhidmatanku di SAMUSKD, aku tidak terfikir pun 'Ops Cantas' 'Ops Penggal' atau apa-apa 'Ops' pun. Itulah kebodohanku barangkali. Mereka yang hadir terkemudian mencantasku, memenggalku, mencincangku bagai Mona Fendy. Kebaikanku, keberanianku, keyakinanku dalam setiap hujah dalam mesyuarat digemari dan disokong...tetapi sokong membawa rebah. Aku hanya melepaskan anjing tersepit dan akhirnya menjadi kambing HITAM (AR). Kawanku di SAM, Sg Bertik pernah berpesan 'berhati-hati ye kak Mus, jangan jadi Kambing Hitam macam aku (Aishah Kamiso) apabila AR menjadi pengetua nanti'. Pesannya lagi, 'aku kenal kak Mus dan kak Mus kenal aku  kan!'. Aku tahu maksud kawanku itu. Aku faham maksud kawanku itu. Semoga Aishah Kamiso beroleh sejahtera di SRA, kini. Kambing Hitam itu masih sihat bahagia.
                     Bulan Julai 2001, ramai rakan sejawatku di SAMUSKD telah mendapat berita angin bahawa salah seorang guru akan dipindahkan ke tempat lain tetapi tidak dapat menduga siapa atau sengaja berahsia. Aku yang langsung tidak menduga juga turut berteka teki, siapa, siapa dan siapa. Ogos berlalu dengan rahsia, September begitu juga. Oktorber 2001 bukan rahsia lagi. Namamu MUSLIMAH sangat mulia meniti bibir setiap yang ada dengan penuh tidak percaya."Kak Mus minta pindah ye", "kenapa nak pindah?". Aku terkejut, tersentak, terbisu, terkedu...tidak mampu menjawab tetapi terpaksa menjawab. " Akak tak minta pindah, percayalah tapi kalau dipindahkan akak akur laa sebagai penjawat awam". "Tak kak...saya dah baca surat dari JAIS...akak minta pindah".
                     "Minta pindah? demi ALLAH akak tak tulis surat itu..."aku sebak dan terkedu untuk sekian kali. Siapa gerangan si budiman yang menulis surat itu, siapa yang meniru tandatanganku itu. Surat jawapan daripada JAIS...berbunyi 'sukacita dimaklumkan permohonan puan untuk berpindah telah diluluskan...bla...bla...bla....'. Itu cerita daripada sumber boleh percaya.Tetapi aku tidak membaca...surat sulit dalam fail surat itu terselit. Aku tidak percaya dan tidak mahu percaya. Aku tidak juga mencari surat itu untuk membaca. Biar masa menentukannya.
                   Tragedi Oktober bermula...sedih, pilu, sendu bermain di bilik guru kerna aku sering menyanyikan lagu 'Salam Akhir' nyanyian Dato' Sudirman Hj Arsad dengan bait-bait yang sungguh indah.
                   " Salam akhir, salam yang teristimewa..."
                   "Salam akhir, salam yang teristimewa..."
Aku tidak tahu siapa terasa, siapa sengsara, aku tidak sengaja sekadar mengubat duka. Namun duka tetap lara. Mesyuarat akhir guru dan jamuan akhir tahun yang diadakan di Pantai Morib telah meminggirkan aku, telah menyingkirkan aku, telah menggugurkan namaku. Semua kakitangan SAMUSKD dijemput hadir kecuali aku. Aku tidak dijemput sama membincangkan takwim 2002. Nak tahu kenapa...
                   Walau pun aku belum dapat surat rasmi berpindah dipindahkan tetapi AR dan konco-konconya sudah BENCI melihatku, TIDAK mahu menulis namaku, Enggan menyebut namaku. Aku tidak tahu kenapa. Aku kambing Hitam. Daripada sumber-sumber dipercayai 'surat jawapan pindahku' itu telah dibawa semula ke JAIS SA lantaran rakan-rakanku berpakat tidak puas hati kerana bukan aku yang mohon pindah.
                  Memang malang orang bernama MUSLIMAH, 2002 sekolah dibuka semula. Aku Kambing Hitam yang bodoh dan hodoh datang bertugas di SAMUSKD seperti biasa, awal tahun yang meriah dengan azam baru, kesungguhan baru tetapi menjadi haru. Kawan-kawan yang simpati denganku bertanya "kenapa akak datang ke sini?" Aku dengan selamba menjawab tanpa curiga...'tentulah ke sini, tak ada surat arahan pindah, kan Alhamdulilah tu". Mereka termangu-mangu. Aku pun naik ke pejabat untuk 'punch kad'.
Alangkah terkejutnya aku, namaku memang tidak ada...rupa-rupanya semasa mesyuarat guru pertama 2002 yang diadakan di Morib juga, namaku, jadualku dan tugasan untukku juga sudah tidak ada di SAMUSKD. Jadi...kalau anda, anda hendak ke mana, di situ tidak, pindah pun tidak.
                  Beberapa rakan baikku menangis dengan tidak sengaja, tapi aku ketawa. kataku "tidak mengapa, itu salah kerja,  tidak sengaja, nanti Yahya tulis laa nama akak, bukan susah kan Ya!". Mereka semakin menangis. Yang anehnya Jadual Waktu dan tugasan dalam takwim untuk Miss X ada, jadual  dan tugasan untuk MUSLIMAH tidak ada. Di mana dia di hati AR. Aku jadi binggung namun akur, aku gunakan tugasan dan jadual Miss X dan menjadi guru ganti kepada sesiapa sahaja yang tidak hadir kerana MC ke atau apa-apa sahaja. Kalau anda...apa yang anda rasa?.  Itulah yang aku rasakan. Perasaan ini tidak dapat diucapkan dengan kata-kata, tiada bahasa indah dapat meleraikan kehancuran hatiku. Hakikatnya nyata. Tetapi aku mahu ke mana...teruskan jua perjuangan ini, Miss X itulah saya. Sepanjang menjadi Miss X, aku tidak di'orang'kan oleh pentadbir dan beberapa orang tertentu, aku datang mereka tak tanya dan tak tegur. Kalau aku tidak hadir tentu aku tambah bersalah di mata mereka...mencari kesalahan sangat mudah sekali untuk memburukkan keadaan, kawan-kawan rapatku berada dalam seba salah, aku buat tak endah. Setiap hari adalah hari kerja buatku hingga ...
             Empat bulan lima belas hari aku menjadi Miss X di SAMUSKD, surat arahan berpindah aku terima dengan kata-kata yang lebih manis mengikut terma perpindahan sebenar. Aku akur. Syukur, sekurang-kurangnya MUSLIMAH telah dapat namanya semula. Kawan-kawanku memujukku; 'biarlah Mus jika di sini orang dah tak sayang di tempat lain tentu akan ramai yang sayang'. Aku cuma menundukkan kepala, derita dalam tawa. Akanku tinggalkan segala kenangan itu bagi membina kerjayaku. Selamat Tinggal, salam akhir buat teman. Lagu kenangan.
            15 Mei 2001, aku terHALAU dari SAMUSKD dengan iringan airmata pelajar-pelajarku dari tktan 5Fairus, Nilam dan Delima, aku tinggalkan subjek BM dan Sejarah dalam kenangan jadual Miss X. Tiada majlis indah, tiada taburan mawar dan kasturi. Tetapi kawan-kawan baikku yang menyayangiku telah membuat kejutan pada hari itu. Jam 1.30 tengahari ada pengumuman "Semua pelajar diminta berhimpun di kantin". Aku tidak mengendahkan pengumuman itu kerna aku bukan sebahagian daripada SAMUSKD.
           Tiba-tiba...Oziah Musa dan Fauziah Hanim datang menghampiriku..."sebelum balik singgah di kantin ye Mus", aku kata OK... tanpa ada sedih dan curiga. Alangkah terkejutnya aku...rupa-rupanya Ozi, Hanim, Fizah dan Anisah telah merancang majlis tergempar bagi meraikan hari TERakhirku. Rupa-rupanya...mereka masih sayangkan aku...mereka tidak mahu kehilanganku, pelbagai hadiah mereka hulurkan, hanya terima kasih yang dapat kuucapkan. Entah mengapa...airmataku sudah tidak mampu mengalir lagi, Allah telah beriku kekuatan. Kekuatanku ini menyebabkan para pelajar dan kawan-kawanku berairmata dalam lambaian. Tuhan juga telah tunjukkan kepadaku siapa di pihakku waktu itu kerana aku melihat ada 6 orang yang tidak ada di kantin tetapi ada di sekolah. Mereka tidak mengucapkan salam akhir buatku. Aku tidak menuduh, cuma keangkuhan yang bodoh.
            Itulah aku, mungkinkah malang bernama Muslimah atau kerana kedengkian mengatasi ketakutan dan kebimbangan mereka yang curang dalam tugas dan perkhidmatan. Keberanianku berkata dan berhujah dalam menyuarat lantaran berani kerana benar, takut kerana salah maka aku menjadi kambing hitam. Kebolehanku,kemahiranku dan kelebihanku menjadikan aku kambing hitam. Aku akur jika itu adalah kepuasan mereka.
             Aku selalu mengambil iktibar daripada 'meeting' orang barat, apabila mereka berkata 'I hate the ideas' dalam mesyuarat, itu hanya dalam mesyuarat. Di luar 'meeting' 'you still my friend'. Tetapi tidak di SAMUSKD. 'Hate' means hate. Kebencian mengatasi segala-galanya tetapi aku tidak tahu mengapa mereka membenciku. Mungkin jika aku terus di situ sukar untuk mereka menjadi terkenal atau takut rahsia terbongkar.
            16 Mei 2002, aku mendaftar di SAMTTAR jam 9.30am...waktu itu sekolah ini sedang mengadakan majlis sambutan hari guru...aku, aku tidak mendapat ucapan itu di SAMTTAR, aku tidak mendapat ucapan itu dari SAMUSKD, siapa aku? Selepas mendaftar di pejabat, aku gundah gulana, mahu ke mana...aku disapa tukang kebun pada waktu itu..."Mak cik nak jumpa siapa?'' Aku tidak menjawab pertanyaan itu. Aku tidak disapa oleh pelajar-pelajar di situ waktu itu. Tidak ada siapa pun menyapaku...semua sedang gembira.
               Aku akan ceritakan detik-detik selanjutnya apabila tiba waktunya. Coretan seorang derita. Di sinikah sayang itu, di sinikah cinta itu, di sinikah penamat keriarku...masa jadi penentu.Ya Allah lindungi aku daripada menjadi pemfitnah...tunjuki jalan yang lurus buatku. Semoga coretan ini menjadi teladan dan sempadan kiranya boleh berpadan.

Tirani Keiblisan-(Al-Fathiha buat Norazita)

'Masih Kau cinta padaku'
pertanyaan itu berlalu
hilang bagai debu dipuput bayu
melambai rindu...
'Maafkan aku dewiku'
keegoan itu menghantui diriku.

'Pum Gun' teman berlindung
tersasar pabila tersandung
dek nafsu terkandung
membuak letusan tika terlihat wang berkarung.
Wang terkurung jadi melopong
aku membuat kau tersungkur berdengkur
runtuh keegoan akur
bersama kau ke tanah kubur.

Cita-cita
menjadi kaya semerta
ke desa harapan bertahta
bagai permainan silap mata
menyelit derita dalam cerita, cerita derita
tidak siapa bisa menutupnya
di Luh Mahfudz segalanya ada.

Rebah si dewi menitipkan duka
dari titik hitam itu
sasaran buruan tertekan terpagar
ketangkasan jadi taruhan
wang lambang tidak karuan
wang gambar keiblisan
kerna wang hilang pertimbangan
siapa tenang siapa tawanan.

Ini bukan wayang tontonan
lakonan kenangan
watak-watak kerakusan
kerna hilangnya budiman
kerna lenyapnya keimanan
terkubur perikemanusiaan.
Siapa dipersalahkan?

terkarya 30/10/2013, jam 9.00am di 4K/SAMTTAR...kerna akal warasku masih belum dapat menerima kekejaman ini di Malaysia.

V4U: DL Dr Azizah (Dr Pakar Penyakit & Mentor V4U) Memperincikan Kehebatan Jus VeMMA......Memang Terbaik

V4U: DL Dr Azizah (Dr Pakar Penyakit & Mentor V4U) Memperincikan Kehebatan Jus VeMMA......Memang Terbaik

Peguam Syarie Menulis: Tuduhan isteri berzina perlu ada bukti kukuh

Jika tidak benar, pasangan boleh nafi dengan bersumpah di mahkamah syariah

SALAH satu alasan difailkan suami di Mahkamah Syariah sama ada dalam tuntutan suami bagi mengisytiharkan isteri nusyuz, derhaka, atau semasa membela tuntutan cerai oleh isteri ialah menuduh isteri ada hubungan atau berzina dengan lelaki lain. 

Dalam sesetengah keadaan yang lain, ada suami menafikan kandungan yang dikandung isteri daripada darah dagingnya sendiri. Kedua-dua tuduhan ini suatu yang serius dan amat berat dalam Islam, walaupun tuduhan itu hanya dibuat secara bertulis semasa membela tuntutan perceraian isteri. 

Suami yang menuduh isteri melakukan zina perlu membuktikannya dan ini menjadi beban melainkan beliau sendiri nampak dengan mata kepalanya atau dapat mengemukakan saksi di mahkamah.

Sebaliknya, jika suami tidak melihat kejadian itu atau tiada saksi yang menyaksikan isterinya berzina, tetapi dia yakin perkara itu berlaku, suami diharuskan oleh hukum syarak untuk bersumpah li’an (menuduh isterinya berzina atau menafikan nasab anak yang dikandung isterinya).

Suami yang bersumpah li’an hendaklah bersumpah empat kali ‘bahawa dia adalah orang yang benar’ dan pada kali kelimanya, ‘bahawa dia akan dilaknati Allah jika dia berdusta’.

Tuduhan suami hanya akan bersabit selepas isteri tidak mahu bersumpah. Jika isteri menafikan tuduhan suami dan sanggup bersumpah, maka segala tuduhan suami dengan sendirinya akan tertolak.
Sama seperti suami, isteri perlu bersumpah dengan nama Allah sebanyak empat kali ‘bahawa suaminya itu berdusta’ dan pada kali kelimanya ‘bahawa dia akan dilaknati Allah jika suaminya benar’.

Firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud: “Adapun orang yang menuduh isterinya berzina sedangkan mereka tidak ada saksi (empat orang) kecuali hanya dirinya saja maka persaksian bagi orang yang menuduh itu hendaklah dia bersumpah dengan nama Allah sebanyak empat kali bahawa sesungguhnya dia adalah orang yang benar. Dan sumpahan yang kelima bahawa laknat Allah akan menimpanya jika dia berdusta. Dan untuk menghindarkan seksa terhadap isteri yang tertuduh itu hendaklah si isteri bersumpah dengan nama Allah sebanyak empat kali bahawa sumpahan yang kelima hendaklah dia berkata kemungkaran Allah akan menimpa dirinya.” (Surah An-Nur, ayat 6-9)

Tuntutan untuk kedua-dua sumpah ini perlu dilakukan di Mahkamah Syariah. Oleh itu, suami usahlah terlalu mudah membuat tuduhan terhadap isteri jika tiada bukti kukuh.

Menurut hukum syarak, jika yang menuduh (suami) enggan bersumpah, maka dia akan dikenakan hukuman qazaf dengan sebatan sebanyak 80 kali rotan. Had qazaf hanya akan gugur jika beliau bersumpah.

Jika isteri yang dituduh pula tidak menafikan atau menolak tuduhan suaminya dengan bersumpah li’an, maka tuduhan suami boleh disabitkan sebagai benar dan isteri akan dikenakan hukuman seperti hukuman ke atas orang yang berzina.

Tetapi jika kedua-duanya bersumpah li’an, maka ia akan memberi kesan besar kepada hubungan suami isteri. Apabila kedua-duanya bersumpah dan melakukan li’an, maka ikatan perkahwinan akan terputus dan mereka diharamkan berkahwin semula buat selama-lamanya.

Ibnu ‘Abbas meriwayatkan, Rasulullah SAW bersabda yang bermaksud: “Suami isteri yang melakukan li‘an apabila mereka berdua berpisah, kedua-dua mereka tidak boleh berkumpul (berkahwin) untuk selama-lamanya.” (Hadis riwayat Daruqutni)

Seksyen 50A, Akta Undang-Undang Keluarga Islam Wilayah Persekutuan 1984 memperuntukkan: Jika pihak-pihak kepada sesuatu perkahwinan telah mengangkat sumpah dengan cara li'an mengikut hukum syarak di hadapan Hakim Syarie, apabila penghakiman, maka Hakim Syarie itu hendaklah memerintahkan mereka difarakkan dan dipisahkan dan hidup berasingan selama-lamanya.

Hakim Syarie diberi kuasa untuk memerintahkan perkahwinan suami isteri itu dibubarkan, setelah salah seorang atau kedua-duanya bersumpah li’an di Mahkamah Syariah.

Tuduhan zina adalah suatu tuduhan yang berat, lebih-lebih lagi jika tuduhan dibuat terhadap isteri sendiri. Usah membuat tuduhan jika tiada bukti kukuh. Jika seorang suami tidak lagi mempercayai kejujuran isteri, maka gunakanlah kuasa talak dengan sebaiknya dan ceraikan isteri secara baik.

Allah SWT berfirman yang bermaksud: “Talak itu dua kali, maka hendaklah kamu pegang secara makruf atau kamu lepaskan secara ihsan.” (Surah al-Baqarah, ayat 229)

Penulis ialah Presiden Persatuan Peguam Syarie Malaysia dan boleh dihubungi di alamat e-mel maa46050@yahoo.com

Catatan:

Oleh itu, wahai suami dan isteri jagalah tutur kata, berfikir secara waras, jangan berkata mengikut nafsu cemburu. Kejujuran yang tercalar sukar untuk  digilap semula. 

JMS 416 mempamerkan protes diri kerana cemburu buta membangkitkan AMUK pada 4 dan 5 Jun 2013. ''Demi Allah...kepercayaan diriku hanya pada Allah. Hanya kepada Allah aku sandarkan kebenaran ini."

Sejarah Kedatangan Kaum Cina Yang Orang Melayu Perlu Tahu.

Isnin, Mei 20, 2013 (tarikh ditulis)|

Satu artikel mengenai kaum Cina yang ditulis oleh orang Cina.

Orang Melayu perlu faham sejarah kedatangan mereka dan kenapa mereka menubuhkan sekolah vernakular mereka.

Sesiapa yang rajin boleh tolong terjemahkan dalam Bahasa Melayu.
By TAI ZEE KIN

My dear Chinese friends,

I find that this article which has been written by a young Chinese Malaysian brings the true sense and feeling of the Chinese Malaysia from the history of those years until now. 

It was exactly why we Malaysian Chinese could not be a truly Malaysian first disregard however hard we try and shout to the Nusantara that we are all Malaysians. 

We will always be the Chinese first then only Malaysian.

Assimilation by marriage will be a solution in which will bred a new generation of Malaysian of mix blood and culture. Something to ponder by the Chinese in Malaysia . I totally agree with him and below i would like to share his article to all for the benefit to foster a more tolerable and peaceful environment for all.

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Ethnic Han (chinese)-Malaysian, please wake up from our ancestors' grievance and despair!

马来西亚汉裔同胞，从我们祖先哀怨和悔恨的沉睡中醒起来吧-

(Preface - This article was originally written by me fully in Mandarin. However i have not gathered enough courage to publish the mandarin version, having anticipated attacks from Chinese Chauvinists in Malaysia. I've seek many advices from wise people before putting my thoughts together in this issue. In the spirit of Malaysia, I shall put forth this to you. I dedicate this to every Malaysian, especially our brothers and sisters from different races and ethnicity.)

- "I was listening to a song by the name of 黄河怨 (Grievance of the Yellow River). The wordings of the song reflected the grievance and mourning by the widows and children of chinese men who went on to fight the japanese. The wordings of the song was painful. they were saddening, and full of regrets."

1) The Great Divide - of Northern and Southern Chinese Immigrants

Being a chinese malaysian/ Han Malaysian, when you know another new Han Malaysian friends by their name, you would then supplement another question that other races wouldn't common asked : "What is your dialect clan"?

Are you a hokkien? are you a cantonese, are you a hakka, are you a fuchiew, are you a TiewChew, are you a hainamese, or are you a Kwongxi?

many wouldn't go all the way to ask if you are a kwongxi. 

Had it occur to you, that NO ONE ever asked, if you're a : Shanghainese, SiChuanese, BeiJingnese, Nanjingnese, HeBei, ?

During the last Dynasty and the reign of the last Manchurian Emperor Pu-Yi, with the influences and bullying by the 8 foreign-alliances on China (八国联军）, as well as persistent civil war lead by Dr Sun-Yat Sen, many Han Chinese, who forms the majority of the Chinese population couldn't bear it any longer. They were living in absolute poverty and were suffering from impoverishment. Deep inside their guts, they couldn't swear absolute loyalty to their king, who were of a different ethnicity from north - the ethnic manchuria, who practices distinct culture from the ethnic han from almost every aspect. 

Northern Chinese were commonly known as the 官人 (the rich/upper class). If you trace the english word "MANDARIN", it came from the ancient Sanskrit connotation of "MENTRI/MENTERI", which means "of the upper class". Mandarin, was known as the "dialect of the northern upper class". People who speaks Mandarin dialect, were the beijing officials from north. - I will elaborate further on this later.

Southern Chinese, like the Hokkiens, FUchiew, Hainamese, albeit adhering to the same writing system, spoke it differently. THese are the farmers, petty merchants, or commonly perceived as the "lower class" among the ethnic Hans. They long succumbed to the fate that northerner who speaks the upper class dialect (官语）-which later was known as the "mandarin" dialect are far more superior and richer.

living through poverty under the last ching dynasty, and severe instablity during the Nationalist Party's Reign under Yuan Shi Kai, many Chinese decided to leave the country.

Don't get it wrong here however.

The northern Chinese left China, with the intention of leaving it for good. they are comprised of the the poor, but mostly the rich. These people fearing that their assets would not survive through persistent civil warfare and lateron, the world war two, brought everything along with them to "better places", such as the USA and Europe.

The southern Chinese however, were "less" affected by the political instability, not being located in the crux of the game of thrones as much as the northerner. They, on the other hand, were those who seeked to "Change" the fate of their family. With that in mind, they went down south, as brought and offered by the British, to the Nusantara. (British was one of the 8 country alliances that dictated alot of china's politics).

They were brought in as Miner, labourer, and petty merchants to Nusantara countries, in order to work for the colonial masters' economical favour.

They were clinging on the hope that one day, upon gathering enough wealth, they could bring back their wealth here to China, and change the lifestyle of their Family in China. Some came alone, leaving their wive and children. Many others, bring along their immediate family members.

They suffered through the difficult passages to commute down south through massive ships, squeezing into the cramped little room for 1 month with technically minimal hygene provisions, just to get their way to Malaya.

They, were our ancestors.

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2.) Do you know that most of your ancestors do not speak the language you are speaking now?

MY grandgrandmother Chan Seong Lan, who died 3 years ago at the age of 105, was one of the migrants. I had the privileged of hearing 1st hand experience from her regarding her journey. Granny Chan came from TeowChiew. 

When i was young, I had terrible communication problem with granny Chan. I spoke mandarin eloquently. but She doesn't. She speaks perfect Hakka and Teow Chiew, but never mandarin. To be honest, I've never heard she uttered a single mandarin phase. (what made me proud was that her MALAY was really good. She always "sembang" with the lady who sell laksa in front of her house, so i was told).

Our ancestors came down to Malaya with their dialect and language. they were very ignorant over the mandarin dialect (common acknowledge as a "language" in modern days). They do not even think that there was a need to learn mandarin. Most of their culutral practices and behavours were defined by their dialects, such as the Hokkiens and Teow Chiews' "Pai Ti Gong" ceremony on the 9th day of Lunar New Year or the Hakka's food like "Son Pan Zi", "Hakka teoh Fu" etc.

They came in with the simple thoughts of gathering Money, and bring it back to China so that it would benefit their relatives and family up in China. If you still have relatives above the age of 85, do ask them if they have siblings in China, and why didn't they go back to reconcile and reunite with them. we shall explore "why" they didn't go back in the next discussion.

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3.) Our ancestors who wanted to go back to China, did not go back. Why?

As mentioned above, their main reason of coming down to Malaya/other south east asian country, was not to settle down permanently, unlike the northern Chinese who migrated to Europe or the US. 

Our Ancestors taught us a thousand year old virtue, of " Ru Xiang Sui Su 入乡随俗“ ( if you're in another foreign/alien land, you assimilate or integrate into the culture and practices of that society). "Ru Xiang Sui Su" was the guiding principle of the chinese who wanted to permanently migrate into a new society. You see the American Chinese migrant adapting Christian name, going to US schools, reading their news papers (of course you still have chinese circulation or chinese food in China town, which will be discussed later - as in the comparison between the china town of chinese who wanted to settle down in new society permanently, and the china town of Malaysia, former are likened to be a "remembrance" of their root, later is just a facade). The Chinese in Europe too incorporated into the european culture fairly quickly, where they won't be satisfied until their english is rich of British Accent. They did not forget their root nontheless of being ethnic chinese/han, but in terms of lifestyle and routine, they've assimilated and integrated into the society they've migrated to. You see that in places like Japan, Korea, or Thailand too for that matter. 

However, this virtue of "Ru Xiang Sui Su" did not apply to southern chinese who've migrated to Malaya. This is simply because they never wanted to stay permanently.

Furthermore, the fact that our ancestors started Chinese school in early 1900, (first being Foon Yew High School in Johor) , started of Chinese Press (Kwong Wah Jit Poh, which is much earlier than Utusan) proved the irrebutable fact that our Ancestors WANTED to ensure that their next generation to be "well equipped" with the Chinese language and culture/customs, so that when they are back in China they would be able to adapt into the norms/culture in China easily. Chinese who migrated with the intention to permanently settled down in a foreign country, never started chinese school or chinese press in the scale that our ancestors did. Back then, Chinese school was not unified. You have Penang's "Fu Jian High School", which conducts it's lesson in Hokkien (currently, renamed "Penang Chinese Girl School/ Bin Hwa High School"). The name of the chinese schools also pretty much reflect on our ancestor's "reminder" of the fact that their presence in Malaya was temporary. you have "中华CHONG HWA". Chong Hua is the abbreviation of the "Chong hua/ tiong hua" race (not ethnic), which then is another rephase of the term 中土大园的华夏民族 (the Hua Xia (deepest root of the chinese) race from the main land ground). Contrary to popular believe, Chong Hua is not derived from China's Full Name "中华人民共和国“'s "Zhong hwa". in fact, both China's name, and CHinese School's name in Malaya derived from the first root of Chinese race (again, not ethnic Han), which is the "Main colossal Land's Hua Xia race 华夏 race). 

what was the reason that they then stayed permanently?

If you read my previous blog post of "bumiputra, for non-bumiputra" ----> Link www.facebook.com/taizeekin/posts/10151559295110306 you would have realized that they CAN'T go back to China, against their desire.

soon after they came down, the world war two started. japanese invaded China, and there were civil war in CHina between the Communist fraction and the Nationalist fraction. Fact that Dr Sun Yat Sen started off his revolutionism from Penang, before recapturing China from the last manchurian emperor shows how deep an affinity between the CHinese in Malaya and China (of course he got his later funding from alot of oversea chinese in europe and USA as well, but he started in Penang, Malaysia).

Our Ancestors had NO CHOICE to go back to china and reunite with their siblings, family and loved one. As soon as the war ends, Communist party defeated Nationalist party lead by Chiang Kai Sek, and practiced "Close Door Policy". the Whole china, like North Korea, was sealed. No one was to enter and no one was to leave (technically).

Malaysian ethnic Han/Chinese will have no choice, but to negotiate for a settlement plan. They GRIEVE and MOURNE over the fact that they could no longer go back and reunite with their family in mainland China. But settlement in Malaya, was never meant to be perpetually. That's why they actually agreed to alot of terms that were seemingly compromising meritocracy on their part, but INSIST on venacular education. (read my previous blog above for an understanding about citizenship en mass). Venacular education, is the ONLY way they can ensure that their descendant like you and me, would be able to converse in our native mother tongue used in China, so that we could adapt the China's society when we're back.

The GRIEVANCE and MOURNING were then inscribed in our blood, and as a matter of fact, in the Federal Constitution right to vernacular education was guarenteed as a result of the "great trade off". the native nusantarian had no problem giving citizenship to assimilated Chinese/Indian/Europeans as long as they do not withhold their loyalty to their country of origin. Much to the malay's dismay, the chinese back then had almost all loyalty, in my humble opinion to China. Those who choose to assimilate would then be known as "peranakans", who speaks and behave like native nusantarian. the nusantarian would treat them as part of them. But because of the technical definition of them being "Chinese", they were bound by the faith of the 1st Generation Chinese Migrant unfortunately. The Seranis (eurasians) were not included in the "CHinese/INdian" package deal in the constitution. they assimiliated into the Nusantarian culture and was accepted. Again if you want to attack on this point, do read my previous blog first (Bumiputra, for non-bumiputra ---> www.facebook.com/taizeekin/posts/10151559295110306 )

Therefore It's suffice to say that Our ancestors, who wanted to prepare their next generation to go back in their stead (they couldn't because of the close door policy and world war two), instilled in our blood the "Legacy" of mandarin, the very gateway language to go back to China.

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4.) Chinese School : To protect the 5000 years old culture and knowledge, or its just about the language as our Ancestor's legacy to become a gateway to go back to China?

I used to ask my friends from Chinese school, independent, UEC, or SMJK, on why would they go to Chinese School INstead of an ordinary National School.

i got 3 kinds of answers.

a.) The Chauvinistic answers

- Chauvinist (沙文主义） would tell me that it's our duty to protect the 5000 years old wisdom and culture. thats why we have to send our children to chinese school.

what these chauvinists failed to convince me, is how going to chinese school would ensure that they would protect the 5000 years old history, culture and knowledge?

- I asked them, do you know the "Si Shu Wu Jing (四书五经）, the four main literature and 5 great mantras of the chinese. They couldn't even quote me the title of the 9 most important literature work of the chinese literature.

- I asked them, do you know the different school of thoughts between the confusionism 儒家思想, taoism 道家思想，or Mahayanian Buddhism 大乘佛理. they couldn't even distuingshih religion rituals and philosophical ideology behind the Chinese Culture-based religion

- I asked them, of the 4 great dishes in Chinese Culture, 四大名菜，京菜，粤菜，闽菜，and 川菜 (Beijing culinery culture, Cantonese culinery culture, Fu Jian culniery culture, and sichuan culinery culture) , how many dishes can they name? they couldn't even name ONE.

- I asked them, do you know the different between our Ethnic Han's tranditional costume, the HAN FU (汉服） and the Manchurian Bannerman's CHEONG SAM/ KEI PO （长衫， 旗袍，旗服) ? they thought that our traditional costume was Cheong Sam/ Kei fuk / Kei pou ), which was a disgrace to our ancestors. we were ethnic HAN with HAN surname like Tan, Lim, Chong, Teoh, but we called the Manchurian's costumes as our traditional costumes. Manchurians have surname like Yehonala, Nurhachi, Aisinjeoro. Not LIm, Tan, Chong. They didn't even know that.

Having said that, I , who camed from a Malay school, knew more about Chinese Culture, History, Wisdom and knowledge than them. 

their defence of chauvinism hence became obsolete, as you DON'T NEED Chinese school to defend the culture/knowledge of the 5000 years old wisdom.

b.) For the language, Economical reason since China is big.

That reason is even worse. Singapore has ZERO Chinese School, but mandated everyone to brush up their mother tongue. Singaporean ethnic chinese ended up speaking better Mandarin than Malaysian ethnic CHinese/Han. THey didn't even need Chinese school for that?

If Mandarin is there for economical and practical reason, they SHOULD acknowledge that and propogate mandarin's learning through the right way. Not the chauvinistic way. I went to Malay school, but took up mandarin all the way to SPM, ended up knowing more about mandarin the language, and Chinese culture than many of the Chinese School graduates. 

c.) Don't Know, just follow my parent's wish

That is the most dangerous part. This is exactly the very reason many chinese are living in our ancestors' legacy of Grieving and Mourning over the fact that they COULDn"T go BACK to china, and to make sure that their descendant are at least well equipped with the language so that when they eventually go back to CHINA they would be able to adopt at least in terms of language.

Chinese Education, is different from Chinese Education system. I think it is important for people of every ethnic origin to keep trace of their cultural route including language.

But we MUST not create an Education system purely to accomodate that aspect. Our Ancestors had valid reason to create a separate education system for chinese, for the very reason to prepare themselves and their next generation to Go Back and adapt to CHina. but now that we are permanently settled down in Malaysia, we should defend our mother tongue as a "language to trace our root", but not a SEPARATE SYSTEM altogether that would alienate a racial group from another throughout their growing time.

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5.) China Premier Zhou En Lai's visit

in the 70s, when China ended it's close door policy and begin to build foreign ties, Zhou En Lai visited Malaysia. He then made a statement, asking Malaysian Chinese to Swear our loyalty to Malaysia, to our King the Yang Dipertuan Agong.

That puts an END to our grievance and despair of our ancestors, in an abrupt way. No more going back to CHina. CHINA closed it's door to them.

Instead of moving on and , like every other chinese around the world, to assimilate and integrate, our second generation ancestors were very CONFUSED. their affinity to Chinese school system is now changed, from initially being an affinity to mainland china, to purely the school system. It's like , I am an Alumni from Chong Hwa school, and i would NOT let it be replaced/closed. There are 1297 Chinese school in Malaysia, and every each of these schools have alumnis who would, for the sake of their affinity to the school per se, defend and justify their existence.

It soon became and issue of "Quality of Education".

Chinese School was preferred, in the modern context, mostly because of their quality. I have people telling me, Chinese School has better teacher and better quality, thats why we send our kids there.

Therefore it's imperative that we do not hide under the facade and hypocrisy of "Defending 5000 years old culture", and admit that the reason they go to chinese school is because of practical/economical/and quality consideration.

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6.) Chinese's ability and willingness to adapt.

The Chinese, in fact, are among those who are most willing to adapt and modify our culture to intergrate with another culture that we look "highly" too. (of course, keeping a trace of our ethnic han route)

How many Chinese couples wear our traditional Han Fu costume during weddings. westernized, no?

Why many Chinese would adopt "Christian" name (NOT western, i am talking about name like Michael, Kelvin, Joseph, which are CHRISTIAN name) despite not being christians, and fact that it's very foreign to Chinese culture? of course they keep their enthic HAN route by keeping the surname/given name.

Why so many Chinese are willing to modify our offerings to the Deities? instead of candle light, many are now replaced with, hmn... red bulbs? 

Talk about food, do you know that many of the SO CALLED Chinese food like Hokkien Mee, Bak Kut Teh, Hainam Chicken rice, can NEVER be found in Hokkien, or Hainam China? it's a modification and adaptation to the South East Asian CHINESE taste and preference. If you can modify most of the important cultures, it means you are flexible!

Chinese has a fairly flexible mode to adapt. 

fact that the reason Chinese refuse to adapt to the Native nusantarian culture and behaviour, is very worrying. That's the root of Racism, sparked by FAKE chinese chauvinism.

have you seen a Zikri Tan Boon Hook? or Fatimah Ng Siew Lai? ok lets try with malay names instead of Islamic /arabic/persian name. how about Mawar Liew Mei Siew? or Delima Ong Mai Ling? no? you see more Christophers, Kelvins, Michaels (no offence to many of my friends who've adopted christians name) than ever.

Why did we fail to adapt to the native customes and culture is something that we have to ponder upon. i WOULD NOT spell the words out here and risk being labelled a "traitor to the race" like what Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim has been treated rudely by the ignorant chauvinists.

For my Chinese Friends who speaks hokkien.

How do you call a Malay person in Hokkien? HUANNA 蕃仔 ? please use baidu.com to find out what that really means. it's a disgrace and i felt ashamed.

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7.) China Town

Have you been to the China Town in US big sities, and also London's CHina Town? the China town in Western Countries are VERY chinese. It serves as a "remembraces" and "traces" of the Chinese origin for the migrants, as well as , for economical purposes sell off the unique chineseness to the foreigners. Most Chinese migrants in these country, who're well assimilated in their respective native culture, would from time to time, visit China Town to remind themselve about their root, in the form of remembrances more than "embracing" them.

Have you been to the China Twon in Kuala LUmpur, and feel the sorry state of it even being duped as "china town"? There is NO NEED for a China Town in Malaysia. most town in Malaysia is China Town. Chinese bill boards, Chinese advertorials, Chinese signboards etc. Why is there a need for a "CHINATOWN" anymore? any Street in Penang or Certain street in KL/ Serdang/Puchong could well beat London's China town as a more "china" china town.

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8.) Malaysian First, or CHinese First?

Funny enough, If you ask that question, Many Ethnic Han Chinese Malaysian would answer you that they are Malaysian first, and Chinese second, without KNOWING what it means to be Malaysian first.

(Caution, if you are a URBAN BANANA, this does not applies to you. according to cense report, there are only 9% of you existing. rest 91% are Chinese educated ) You wake up every morning and watch TVBS Asia, pheonix channel, CCTV4, or hua hee tai. Shows that 80% of other Malaysians who are not chinese will never watch. Tune in to 988, myFM, aiFM, OneFM, channels that 80% of Malaysians don't understand and will never listen to. You reach your office, open up SinChew, NanYang, GwongMing, KwongWah, China Press, Oriental daily, something that only 80% of Malaysians CANNOT understand. you MIGHT have lunch with your malay/indian colleagues, and chat about life and work. once you go home from work, you talk to your family, children in Mandarin, a language that 80% of Malaysians CANNOT speak or understand. before you sleep, you go to facebook and scroll through. You post among your friends, whom 80% came from your ethnic. 

in your daily routine, you are only a MALAYSIAN for 20%, but Chinese 80%. and you call yourself a MALAYSIAN FIRST? hmn... then perhaps, you could tell me how would Chinese first or Malaysian first make a different to you? Lets not quote me example of "WHEN YOU ARE OVERSEA" because you know what, how long are you over sea? so you're only Malaysian first when you are oversea? hmnnn.

The goal of me posting this long post, is to ASK for the ethnic HAN chinese Malaysian, to really reconsider our stand on issues pertaining race. Stop being chauvinistic and start to integrate and assimilate, WITHOUT compromising your ethnic identity. CHinese in UK/ US/ Thailand all did that willingly. why can't we? it's our ancestors' teaching that we SHOULD do that. 

WAKE UP from our ancestors grievance and despair of not being able to go back to China. We are done with that. Let the grievance and despair follow our ancestors to their grave. Start rethinking about your stand as Malaysian.

Please INTEGRATE and ASSIMILATE into the native culture, and OF COURSE , keep mandarin as a language that would trace your ethnic origin. NOT THE OTHER WAY round or you are still TRAPPED in our ancestor's grievance.

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P/s I will write another post on HOW Mandarin, a dialect of the northerner, KILLS OFF our mother tongue (which is our dialect). Mother tongue for Chinese is different, it's not the language, but the dialect that our ancestors used. Do you know that great poet LI BAI 李白 wrote his poem in HE BEI dialect, which is the current "Hokkien Language", and the HE BEI dialect was the OFFICIAL language used in TANG dynasty royal palace and court? and there you think everyone in the movie speaks mandarin it must be the spoken language back then. MANDARIN is killing off your mother tonger. THe language is called HAN language 汉语。mandarin, (formerly 官语，（language of the aristocrats), now 普通话 putong hua, 华语 huayu) is MERELY a dialect of the northener. Chinese language is HANYU + your DIALECT. NOT Hanyu + MANDARIN. 

that i will discuss in another post.

I further dedicate this post to Joan Lai, Wayne Teo, Jeffrey Foh, and every Chinese Malaysian who thinks that we MUST learn how to integrate into the native Malaysian culture.

Regards

TAI ZEE KIN

Sumber : syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2013/05/china-mari.html

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