A contemplation on Malaysia Day Malaysia has never been short of difference. Many races. Many faiths. Many languages. Many histories. Difference was never the problem. What matters is how we were taught to meet it: with curiosity, or with fear. Words now travel faster than understanding. A single post can divide a community in an […]
I am a product of the Malaysian “triple stream.” My identity was forged in the disciplined, high-pressure halls of an SJKC, tempered in a Chinese Independent High School, and polished in the national SMK system. On paper, the system “worked” for me. But today, I don’t just look at our education system through the eyes […]
My journey into motherhood began three years ago when I conceived my twin boys. The moment I learned I was pregnant, I felt the weight of the world settle onto my shoulders. And, recently, that weight doubled as we welcomed our baby daughter into the family. As mothers, we don’t just carry our children for […]
This morning, I was at the KL Court Complex to witness BN, Gerakan, and 4 other NGOs file applications to intervene in GPMS’-Mappim’s lawsuit to get the courts to declare vernacular schools unconstitutional.