Sunday, October 18, 2009

1 Malaysia

In Malaysia, 1Malaysia (ONEMALAYSIA) is now the most spoken word on TV. Most corporate advertisements are circling around this theme.


This morning, while doing my round in the ward, my phone rang. A patient who has recently been discharged from the hospital called to enquire about his wound (he had an abdominal surgery few days ago; bowel perforation from a motorvehicle accident). He is an ethnic Chinese asking about 'begho' around his wound, in Bahasa Melayu of Kelantanese dialect. Not understanding what 'begho' means, I asked the patient in front of me, who is an ethnic Siamese. (maksudnya; orang Cina cakap Melayu kepada orang Melayu, Melayu tak faham, tanya orang Siam, orang Siam explain istilah Melayu kepada orang Melayu.....baru kawe faham). 'Begho' tu lebam-lebam le doktor!.
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Point-nya : In Kelantan, 1Malaysia is not a 'propaganda', it is 'darahdaging' !!!
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Anyway, I am not a pure Kelantanese, only S.K.M.K - Sudah Kahwin Mek Kelate !
(Sorry for 'out of the topic' writing - just to start blogging again after the long raya holiday).