For this entry, i would like to reintroduce our well known figure Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The name is really synonym with provocative issues such as 'ultra malay', hudud, ISA, Memali event, DSAI, opposing Ulama' and more episode of anarchy happened in Malaysia. Tun Doktor Mahathir bin Mohamad bin Iskandar was born as son of an English School teacher, northern of Malaysia. His real birthday is 10 july 1925 but was registered born in December. Living in common, he has grown up like any other guys in his village. He lived hard, and always got scolded by his father. The father was among malays who had vision that time. Mahathir was sent to english school by his father to improve thier life and to get real education from british so they would get equal right from the government. Government was holding on "divide and rule" by then,so the malay was quite discreminated that time.Therefore, he hated bristish and he was among who fought againts Malayan Union. He has been expelled from UMNO because of 13th may event. He accused Tunku for his reckless and said that it was tunku's responsibility for what has happended.he stated that tunku has been too soft with chinese. Because of the fury, he also accused him of playing poker with his chinese friends at the height of the crisis. Hundreds of letters to provoke the tunku were spread.
When I read The Malay Dillema by him, i understood what actually he wanted to say. He has been called as ultra Malay by tunku because he actually loved malay and still does. He was just like his father who could see what is happening next. He is one of thousand who realised what was happening in malay culture and always wanted the malays to note it too. He proud of malaysia today for such a great development just after a few years of independence. Actually he has contributed so many sevices in bulding Malaysia to be seen by the eyes of the world. But can we state ten of them?. Nah. i cannot, and he doesnt ask for that. The happiness of malays is enough for him. but we malay never happy for what we have had. In fact, criticizing would be a choice. we always say.."he builds that skyscaper for nothing, even its wasting the money and the money came from us" ...apparently we know nothing about building a nation. That one is a villager’s talk. Without facts and knowledge, they easily criticize person who actually know what he is doing. for example, mahathir bulit putrajaya to upgrade administration system and as a marker of Malaysia.everybody was against him. Now putrajaya is a success, nobody complains.
One of interesting issues high lighted in the Malay dilemma is time. he say that malay is vey weak in time management. As a perfect example, he mentioned in the book about ' malay wedding occasion'. The guests are free to come in anytime to the bridal house to give visitations. No exact time given for the event. Therefore, he really wanted the malay to appreciate time and to be punctual in whatever they do. The example given really has opened my mind about his tought. I never thought the way he did think about malay's fate and dilemma. Yeah.. we could not see it, that was why we were againts him. Yet, like he stated in his latest book, a doctor in the house, he never listened to the critics, condemnations, and whowever were fighting him because he knew he was true even the person who was fighting him is a malay, he didnt mind at all whereas he fought for malay privilege.
Mahathir for me is an Islam fighter who has helped his own nation and religion. He as we know fight for Islam by upholding malay privilege. He described the definition of malay in his memoir- people who are muslm, speak malay, brown skinned. So here obviously we can say who is malay must be a muslim. Which means any malay who are apostate, declared as non- malay. So here we understand, when we help malay, it means we help islam in Malaysia. It would become an effort to raise islam achievement in this world. Mahathir is not like other people who annouce what they are doing for religion. He made Bank Islam, Joined OIC, built institutions for malay economic development, but he didnt annouce his kindness. So, the moral is, never judge the book by its cover. One of the malay problems is, always wrong thought of others especially when someone is heading excellence. I always heard certain people said " with what he has done, i don't think he does prayer '....the words " i dont think" potrayed the proclaimer is not sure about what he is saying. So, it could not become a fact. How much someone into islam only can be determined by Allah himself. Be the doer instead of judge.
Who would have thought Malaysia would be one of developed countries. We are able to creat our own cars, brands and local inventions that have always been advocated by Tun. In such development, there are people who are trying to pull it off. There have always been obtacles on the road and always be. People like this will disturb our force in trying to get the nation to the top. When Tun was on board, we hated him, we cursed him, we mocked and criticized him. But now, when he relinquished the position, we miss him. As malay saying "Yang jauh dikenag, yang dekat dilupakan"
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