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What’s your say? I have something to say about this. What’s the big deal of having Chinese road signs as long that the Malay words are there and the Chinese words are below it? Why make it an issue when there are other pressing matters that you should concentrate on?!?!?

I’m not talking politics now, I’m talking about racial and cultural issues that seemed like some ministers only care about themselves and being racist! For your information, we have Chinese road signs or signboards everywhere in Kuching and there is nothing wrong with it as long that there’s national language on it. It’s something unique and special which I’m very proud of, you can’t see this in KL or many other states in Malaysia. Why is it so wrong to have it in Penang? I don’t see the point. You can read the full news here

Quoted from The Borneo Post
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the Federal Constitution had stated it clearly that Malay is the national language.

“All official signs, therefore, should be in Malay. This is part of the social contract agreed upon by our forefathers and I hope no one will try to challenge that,” Azalina told Bernama when contacted.

She reminded those involved the Malays had already compromised many things for the sake of unity but their patience had its limit.

Sorry la aunty… I used to see highly of you but now I have no respect to you anymore! What the heck with the last sentence?!?! The Malays!?!? We the Chinese, the Indians are not Malaysians? It’s more like we are the one that have to compromise many things for you people ok?!?!? We are never treated the same class as you people, we are always the second class citizens! This thing should not happen if we are regarded as MALAYSIANS. We all should have the same rights and not with all the special treatments such as different quotas or share percentage based on our ethnicity. If we are treated as MALAYSIANS, there is no need to state our ethnicity in official forms. Compromise!?!? Patience had its limit? This is really a very insensitive statement to be made by a minister! That is what I called racist and insensitive! Even among our friends of different races, there is no way we will say this kind of thing to each other!

It’s strange that for Malaysians, we called ourselves based on our ethnicity instead of referring ourselves as Malaysians but other countries for example Australia, they will just identify themselves as Australians instead of “I’m a Chinese from Malaysia”, “I’m a Malay from Malaysia” etc. Well… We are brought up this way, what to do?

Quoted from The Borneo Post
Malay language expert Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Nik Safiah Karim said she could not agree with the action as it was tantamount to eroding the country’s national identity.

“A country must have its own identity and Malay is the national language. Why should we elevate other languages to be on par with the national language?” she asked.

I’m sorry but I just can’t accept this argument. National language is national language, there’s nothing wrong to have other languages that place with it side by side! If you are so concern about the national language, why don’t all you people talk proper national language instead of going around talking in rojak?!!? Just see how the sessions going on in parliament, goodness gracious! I don’t think I heard of any minister or YB that can use proper national language! This is just not the right argument for not allowing other language to appear on road signs or signboards. As long that the national language is there, it won’t do any harm at all. It’s something unique to portray that our country is multi-racial and everyone accept each other differences.

Quoted from The Borneo Post
Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) secretary-general Mohd Nordin Awang said those involved should be clear about the position of the Malay language.

“All the while, there have been no problem with road signs in Malay. Why now?” he said, adding the move had no justification whatsoever as it was merely for political purposes.

“Are the road signs a pressing issue or is there other motives behind it?” he asked.

Mohd Nordin said throughout Malaysia’s 51 years of nationhood, there had been no problems or conflict arising from road signs.

He said the action could also hurt the feelings of the Malays and affect the harmonious relations among the people.

Oh yea?!?! Why is it always the Malays, Malays, Malays? Notice it? We non-Malays are not MALAYSIANS? We are living in multi-racial country, it’s not only your race ok?!?! It’s just road signs, it’s not some political slogans or anything! There is totally nothing wrong with having other language in road signs side by side with the national language! Don’t forget that many words in the national language are borrowed from other languages as well.

Quoted from The Borneo Post
He said such action should be stopped, lest it become a trend.

“Today it will be Gerakan. Tomorrow, other parties may also put up their road signs.”

Tanjong Umno Youth chief Shaharrudin Hassan meanwhile demanded Malay should be the language for all road signs in the area.

“We are not satisfied with the action.

We want the road signs to be in Malay,” he said.

This proved that these people are very narrow minded and still cannot accept the fact that Malaysia is a multi-racial country!

It’s just road signs! What the heck with all these stupid, narrow minded comments or views? Shame on you people, I can guarantee many Malays will feel ashame with you people for potraying your own people this way! I know you just potrayed your own views but not everyone thinks like you and with those statements, you are obviously dragging the whole racial issue and the particular race into your arguments!

From all these statements, it has proven that we, the non-Malays, are indeed second class citizens. Talking about being a Malaysian? What a shame! Malu betul to be associated with these kind of people.