Today me and my assignment group mates go for an interview of people who do Chinese opera at a temple near my hostel because there is a festival of Birthday of one of the Chinese God, Guan Di. We interviewed the boss and also the performer, and the boss told us that this is maybe the last generation of this opera group already because there is no youngster want to learn this kind of art or continue the culture. I feel sad for that, because this is consider one of the culture or art of the Chinese people in Malaysia if this culture is gone, there is not much more cultures that we Chinese people can tell or show to the other races.
This is a small opera group which contain mostly their own family members and friends only. One of the grandson of the boss is about 10-13 years old and he can play very well music of the opera. We have the chance to watch their performance but we found out that there was no people are watching their performance. There is a table of teenagers playing 'UNO' at the table beside and all the people around is just doing their own thing. Although they have no audiences, they also very focus and performed it very well and their acting is so good. I think they are not aim for the people to watch their performance but to perform for the God.
One of the little kid take some roasted pork for us and also give us candies and also water. We are well treated and they all are very friendly to us and we also talk with one of the performers about her family and so on. In this interview I learned a lots of things and not because of the assignment I won't be able to know more about my own race culture.
Saturday, 8 August 2015
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There was an incident that I think it is quite similar to the 13 May incident happened recently. Where there phone stealing case and turn into a conflict between the Chinese and the Malay. I think the people of Malaysia should think clearly before they taking actions so that the incidences like 13 May and the Low Yat case will not happen again.
This Low Yat incident happened because of a Malay stole a phone and get caught and then bring his friend back to the shop of the people who caught them to 'buat kacau', after they get beaten up by the major race who work in the Low Yat mall which is the Chinese. Some stupid Facebook page try to twist the story and spread the fake rumors of those Chinese people trying to cheat their money by selling them not genuine phone. The Malay people get angry with those fake news and then rally around the Low Yat mall and beat up some innocent Chinese people. For me, I think this is a criminal case and not a race issue and I don't know why they have to act so aggressively before they know the truth, same as the May 13 incident, there is just a political issue and they turn it into a racial issue.
Most of the artist in Malaysia think that the May 13 incident is that death of Malaysia , as we can see pro the artist Redza Piyadasa artwork where the coffin with the Malaysia flag is wrap around it, it is also looks like a funeral for Malaysia during that time period.
I heard that the Low Yat incident is created to cover up an issue before it and to draw away people's attention of the previous issue. I hope that the incidences of May 13 and Low Yat will not happen again in the future, not only among Malay and Chinese but also other races in Malaysia.
This Low Yat incident happened because of a Malay stole a phone and get caught and then bring his friend back to the shop of the people who caught them to 'buat kacau', after they get beaten up by the major race who work in the Low Yat mall which is the Chinese. Some stupid Facebook page try to twist the story and spread the fake rumors of those Chinese people trying to cheat their money by selling them not genuine phone. The Malay people get angry with those fake news and then rally around the Low Yat mall and beat up some innocent Chinese people. For me, I think this is a criminal case and not a race issue and I don't know why they have to act so aggressively before they know the truth, same as the May 13 incident, there is just a political issue and they turn it into a racial issue.
Most of the artist in Malaysia think that the May 13 incident is that death of Malaysia , as we can see pro the artist Redza Piyadasa artwork where the coffin with the Malaysia flag is wrap around it, it is also looks like a funeral for Malaysia during that time period.
I heard that the Low Yat incident is created to cover up an issue before it and to draw away people's attention of the previous issue. I hope that the incidences of May 13 and Low Yat will not happen again in the future, not only among Malay and Chinese but also other races in Malaysia.
Handsome
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