“Let’s get together, sing a happy song, Malaysia forever, ten million strong.” The unofficial anthem on the formation of Malaysia that most of us probably never heard of. Composed and released in 1962, Malaysia For Ever, was sang by schoolchildren before the merger of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore to become Malaysia in 1963. … Continue reading ‘Malaysia For Ever’ – A song on the Formation of Malaysia →

Wesak Some also spelt as ‘Vesak’, it is derived from an Indian classical term, vaiśākha, the name of a lunar month used in Hindu calendar which falls around April-May. What does it celebrate? The birth, the enlightenment, and the death of the Buddha. Who is the Buddha? The Buddha may sometimes seem like a God … Continue reading Wesak Day →

Where do the Malay and the Orang Asal (Borneo indegineous) people in Malaysia come from? One of the various ways to understand our origins, is to first understand to whom we are related to and how we are related to one another. These relationships can be viewed as a family, a family of seemingly different … Continue reading Austronesian People →