Haluuuuu.
Harini malas skit nk menaip.
So, yeah, I just wanna share with you kids, a blog that I think will be worth a read (maybe more).
Here you go.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Hi, just done reading a blog of an
acquaintance of mine. As a Malay bumiputera and a MARA scholarship
holder, I'm obliged to post a reply, so here goes. This is my opinion
about her opinion. Be nice or just leave.
Based on what I learnt from the
Biro Tatanegara camp, (a programme which is made compulsory for all
sponsored students who are pursuing their degree studies abroad), what
is fair is not always equal, and what is equal is not always fair.
Confused already ? okay, let's break the two sentences down.
On
top of all, fairness and equality are certainly not the same thing.
Say, you got RM 25 for pocket money per week from your parents. Your
brother also got the same amount as you. They give you both the exact
sum of money even though you are 5 years older than your brother. Your
parents are treating you equally. This is Equality.
Fairness,
on the other hand is you give or take something based on your personal
needs, not someone else's. Say, your mom bought an RM 50-XL top for you,
and an RM 25-S top for
your bro. She is being fair, because the purchase is based on your personal need.
So, you see ? things don't always have to be equal so it's fair.
The same concept applies to the "unbalance quota system" for our scholarships, that seemed to "favour the bumiputra-s" or as the blogger said favour "those in their own circle" ??
*Feel free to click for a better view of the images
I can't see any injustice
going on here, the current quota for scholarship is 55:45, and should
be noted that the 55% is shared between Melayu, Bumiputera Sabah and
Bumiputera Sarawak. You think 55% is enough to be shared by 53.3%
(Melayu) and 11.8% (Asli) which total up to be 65.1% of the Malaysia
population ?
One more thing I'd like you to
do is to refer to Article 153 from the Federal Constitution before you
start complaining. Owing to the fact that you said you still patronize
this country of yours, I was wondering if you even know what is the
Perlembagaan Persekutuan ? okay lah, since you barely speak Bahasa
Malaysia la kan, Perlembagaan Persekutuan is the Federal Constitution
which is also the supreme law of Malaysia. Have you ever came across
'Perkara 153' in it ? Article 153 I mean..Hmm, quite sure you don't have
any idea about the content of Perkara 153. It's my pleasure to share
with you what this article is all about. Perkara 153 grants the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong responsibility for safeguarding the special position of
the Malays (Melayu) and natives of any of the States of Sabah and
Sarawak (peribumi) and the legitimate interests of other communities and goes on to specify ways to do this, such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service, public scholarships, and public education.
Satisfied
? I know this is one of the most controversial articles which has been
the source of controversy since the early days of Malaysia for it is
considered to create unnecessary distinction between Malaysians of
different ethnic backgrounds. For me, there's nothing wrong about this
article. Statistics said it all. and again, please refer to Article 16
up to 19 to see what the govt. has done to you. Is this the way you show
your gratitude ? And just as a friendly reminder, the 'ketuanan
Melayu' is something that you can't just dispute about.
A little quotation from this site :
"Ketuanan
Melayu ialah konsep perkauman yang mendakwa bahawa orang Melayu adalah
tuan kepada Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (sekarang) Malaysia . Orang Cina
dan India di Malaysia yang dianggap sebagai pendatang (yang dibawa masuk
oleh British) disifatkan terhutang budi kepada
orang Melayu kerana kesanggupan dan kesediaan orang Melayu menerima
mereka sebagai warganegara Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (sekarang) Malaysia
sebagai prasyarat British memberikan kemerdekaan kepada Persekutuan
Tanah Melayu. Sebagai timbal balik kerana kesanggupan dan kesediaan apa
yang disifatkan sebagai pengorbanan orang Melayu itu, perlembagaan
memberi peruntukan khas kepada orang Melayu dalam bentuk hak istimewa
dan ini dimaktubkan di dalam Perkara 153 Perlembagaan Persekutuan Tanah
Melayu (sekarang) Malaysia). Persetujuan quid pro quo atau saling
beri-memberi ini biasanya dipanggil Kontrak Sosial."
In a nutshell, sebagai
menghargai kesanggupan orang Melayu berkorban menerima kaum asing
sebagai warganegara Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, Sebagai timbal balik,
perlembagaan memberi peruntukan khas kepada orang Melayu dalam bentuk
hak istimewa di dalam Perkara 153, and this is called Kontrak Sosial.
So, if you wish to take away
that hak istimewa which has been given to us, then sorry to say lah,
then your kewarganegaraan has to be taken back as well la, baru fair kan
? You want justice ? so, this is it.
You
may say I have nothing to protest because I'm a Melayu bumiputera whose
right is being preserved ? haha, then which part of yours isn't
protected ? Having
this bumiputra status doesn't mean that the other races would be
treated as second-class citizens. It's not like the Malays are the
dominant group while non-Malays are forever outsiders. I utterly
disapprove the way that blogger said "from their own circle" Others
rights are still being preserved by the constitution. Everyone has been
given equal opportunities to excel in whatever field they have chosen to
embark in. Sigh.. I'm at loss for words, so disappointed. Tepuk dada,
tanya selera.
Original link
http://lightsnglam.blogspot.com/2011/08/just-done-reading-blog-of-acquaintance.html
Credits to the author, Intan Munirah.
The entry is about being fair vs. being equal.
It will probably be an issue at least once among you kids someday :)
Well, if you feel I'm being unfair or unequal to you guys, plese don't hesitate to complain anytime.
I expect you kids to be honest to me, at least honest to yourself.
That's all.
Have a good read :D
(Thinking of saving a copy of the entry, in case the author will delete the entry or her blog some time)
Assalamualaikum.
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