Amoi Banana

900million - 1.1 billion MYR were the estimated “donations” received and were kept in a person’s home! Wadafuckinfuck was that???

And everyone was jumping and parroting into the dUMbNO’s tempurung of constitution and kedaulataan negara and race base politics when LGE’s announcement in Mandarin shook the country’s so called sovereignty. That too after the initial announcement was in Bahasa Malaysia and English. Ladies and gentlemen, Mandarin is not racist but the hooman and people are.

Alot of my Malay and Indian friends are sending their kids to Mandarin school.

Why? Because Mandarin is an art to master. It is often spoken and a widely used language in the world and in asia.

Why i am for mandarin?
I am a #Banana. For those who dont know me iz a banana - i look like chinese, sometimes sound like one (mostly indianized), has sepet eyes BUT i cant read and write in mandarin.

It is tough. It is challenging. It is disheartening and demoralizing at times when i cannot communicate to my patients the original crux of my management or persuading/advising in full parallel understanding of my knowledge. Mostly, im worried what i try to imply were lost in translation.

I cant sing any Jay chou or Lee hom’s song without being laughed at my incorrect pronunciation. But i still do it anyways la. Whatever 🙄

I picked up Mandarin over my years of clinical practice because i find it practical and it amazes me how languages connect hooman. Working on strengthening my canton pop at the same time too thanks to my crazy talkative colleague.

I speak good bahasa malaysia with strong malay slang so much so, that many of my patients ask me if im a Malay root amoi. Because it is important i speak the same language when i see and converse to people of the same ethnicity.

I tried communicating with saudi arabians in arabic  and bangladeshis/indian nationals in hindi when i consult them for lengthy medical issues hoping they will get what my sincere concern of their health are. Using google translate of course.

Heck if i was in sabah or sarawak i would learn their languages too. Because people tend to open up and feel comfortable to another hooman when they feel connected in language. And oh not forgetting through food and sports too.

We just need to get the message across as true and as clear as possible.

My point is, LGE translating in Mandarin after announcing it in Bahasa malaysia and English are excellent. Im sure he would love to do it in as many languages as possible if he could.

Im also damn sure if given a chance, tun M would like to learn mandarin and probably announce in mandarin as well. Imagine if Kj and syed sadiq starts speaking and translating their announcement in mandarin to reach the older aunties and uncles?

More heartwarming. More inclusiveness.

Next aim for tamil ok? #serepebinjirom

#sobengang #bengapalsoada #bengong #kanasai

#ramaimudahtersentak4nogoddamnreasonwhentheactualkleptocratandhisbloodywifeisstilllivingaluxurylife

Signing off,
Amoi cina terakhir.

Depression Part 2

Many are shocked that celebrities are taking their own lives. Guess what? That is the tip of suicidal iceberg.

You hear about them because they are famous. There are millions more you are not aware because they are your usual next door neighbour you say hi and by to, your intimidating handsome senior, your ever happy go lucky colleague, your forever talkative cousins, your loving sweet sisters, and the list goes on... This is as real as it gets. It is treatable. Stigma kills because they convince themselves they can handle themselves because society puts a label on them once they seek professional help.

Depression Part 1 (Kate Spade)

Depression is deadly. It is so real and unreal at the same time that society takes it too lightly. Mental illness is going to be our latest version of heart attack in the next 10years. It will hit anyone at any age. I hope and im advocating for us to realise that it can be treated/ kept under controlled just like the usual high blood pressure, diabetes, hyper/hypothyroid etc. 

We wake up to news of successful people ending their lives. And we ask why? Common argument would be: While many are struggling to make ends meet, we question why people who are richer, prettier, physically better has too much on their plate that they have to succumb to death. 

We label them as spoilt. Mentally weak. Useless. 

But are they? 

Look around, people who are depressed appear happy, smily, bubbly, smart and heck even popular amongst their peer and in society. They too ace in pretending. They wear perfect mask. Behind that flawless make up and bold lipstick, lies a soul like an empty shell. 

B.R.O.K.E.N 

Age and life’s downfall catches up with everyone one fine day. Misery looms above as though a moody cloud constantly hangs above our head. 

Unusual discontenment. 

Life greatest oxymoron. 

Subzero self-peace. 

Haunting nightmares. 

Ridiculous goals. 

All. Upon. Themselves. 

Then it only takes one moment to cave in. 

Constantly being pulled into the abyss of mind complexes like a black hole. 

These people ace in hiding their disease. They can debate and beat you in all the 100 reasons why so-and-so happens. 

RIP Kate Spade. 😔

Hope joing your other peaceful mate- Avicii, Chester, Robin Williams.

#imwatching13reasonswhy