So, this happened:
Setting: Majlis Amanat Dekan, INTEC
Grand Hall
The conversation [this may not be
accurate…]
The Dean: Jadi kita akan [so not paying
attention here] perkampungan Orang Asli di Hulu Langat sebagai kampung angkat
Fakulti Pendidikan.
Person A: Kenapa Hulu Langat? Kenapa tak
KL ke… [and few more places… hey, since when KL has an Orang Asli settlement
for heaven’s sake?!].
Person B: Kenapa tak jauh lagi… Sabah ke?
That basically shocked my friends and I. I
mean, Sabah? Did you guys go through the subject known as Local Studies and
Geography when you were in schools? Did you guys know that Orang Asli is a
different ethnic group altogether? Did you know that there’s no Orang Asli in
Sabah?
Practically and obviously, my Sabahan [and
Sarawakian] friends were [or are still…] pretty angry with these people for
their mindless talk. I don’t even think they actually realise that Sabah has
lots and lots of ethnics, and that Sabah is a pretty developed state. By the
way, Sabahans are not Orang Asli, instead, they are Sabahan Natives.
I am not sure if people still ask whether
Sabahans or Sarawakians live on tree... Guess what peeps? They don’t! So, maybe
I should say something: both regions of Malaysia are not fully integrated with
one another. Education needs to do something on this…
[Yeah, I’m not a Sabahan… but when you
lived there for 2½ years, there’d be that Sabahan spirit growing inside… heheh]
2 hecks:
That's one classic example of educated yet narrow-minded people.
P/s: I like that Sabahan spirit :D Anyway, we always escaped from that event, you know, haha..
Hahah~ Yeah, I mean you're going to be a teacher, why don't you try to make yourself better and understand our demographics?
P/s: I think it's because we're kinda new, so you know, haha... that rebellious side haven't emerged yet... hahah~ And yeah, Sabahan Spirit~! Hahah~! >.<
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