Next week my colleague has to go to Tijuana Mexico for a rework. Since I’ve been there a couple of time, he came to me for some advice regarding his trip. I considered him lucky because he will go there with another 3 members, not like me that travel alone during the first time I’ve been there. His request actually reminds me of the story of the first time I’ve visited San Diego, California & Baja Tijuana, Mexico.
My first visit was on 30 May 2004 for technical meeting. First, I had to go to TV Design Dept in San Diego for introduction presentation and after that to Tijuana, Mexico for test run. It’s a really busy 1 week trip for me.
My first story was when I was at Los Angeles International Airport. Once I’ve arrived in LA at Tom Bradley International Terminal ( near Terminal 3 & 4 ), I had to take a flight to San Diego at domestic terminal ( Terminal 7 ). The aeroplane was really small. To go to the terminal, I need to take a shuttle bus. I was not sure which one is the actual shuttle bus since all buses looked the same to me, I just sat outside the airport cursing my boss that sent me to the US alone. Then, came a girl towards me. When she’s about 5meter away in front of me, a black man came, pushed her aside and put a gun at her neck! He said something about this being his territory..don’t try to get passenger at his territory. I was scared to death!!! I was the only witness and it happened barely 10 steps away from me.
Luckily, nothing happenned after that because that girl took a smart move by simply going away.I didn’t take the shuttle bus after that.But I just walked all the way to Terminal 7 about 1/2km in distance.
#1. Proud to be Malaysian !! Our country is a safer place to live.
Once the meeting at San Diego TV Design Dept was over, I’ve gone for lunch with one of the designers in US. His name is Dave Discher.
During our conversation, he said that he respect me so much because I’m from Malaysia. I was really proud to hear that and yet I asked him why. His answer was because he heard that only 20% of Malaysia population can read! So..to be an engineer means I was a very very very intellectual and respectable person in Malaysia.
I know if Diyana was at my place she would automatically vomit blood right there and then. Should I still be proud? Yes, I do!!
#2. Proud to be Malaysian !! Our GENERAL KNOWLEDGE is better than an American.
The next day, I went to Tijuana, Mexico for a test run with Dave Discher. He was driving a sporty Celica that costs him only USD10,000. He said that its one expensive car!! I said nothing about that!! no comment!! we can only get Kancil for that amount of money.
#3. Proud to be Malaysian !! Kancil owners in Malaysia are richer than most Americans.
After meeting at Tijuana, I went to lunch with Dave, Jorge Ocampo & Enrique Gonzales. Ocampo and Gonzales are Mexicans engineers based in Sony Baja California. I remember Ocampo asked me a popular question. Where’s Malaysia??? Before I answered the question, Enrique offered his answer first. He took a piece of paper then drew a nice Peninsular Malaysia map. I felt really pleased to be a Malaysian because at last there is Mexican that can draw a really nice Malaysia map. Then, he drew one line in the middle and another one line at South Thailand. His explanation of the map was…the top side is Thailand, bottom side is Singapore and Malaysia in the middle!!!!! Malaysia is smaller than Singapore????….
#4. Proud to be Malaysian ! Malaysians are better in Geography than those educated westerners .
After lunch, I went to the gents with Enrique. In the toilet, he brought out a tooth brush from his pocket & brushed his teeth. It had been their habit to brush their teeth each time after they have a meal. So, everybody brings toothbrush and toothpaste in their shirt pocket. Soon after breakfast and lunch time, the toilet will normally be full because everybody want to brush their teeth.
#5. Proud to be Malaysian !! Although most of us only brush our teeth 2 times per day, hey! Malaysians are better in geography!
What do you think?
singapore bigger than malaysia and sharing the same land???
it shows apparently they really thought that this a** *ole singapore is one hell of a big shot walhal it’s just a pathetic island that’s just trying to be bigger with the sand they buy from us…
Saya bangga menjadi anak malesia. I mean, Malaysia. Not that my dad’s name is Malaysia though.
Apart from Pua Chu Kang, I don’t know why Singapore is more famous than us. Saya benci!
hahahahaha…hilarious..!!! I think they should study on Asia country a lot more. Singapore and Malaysia on the same side? That shows lack of knowledge…huhuhu
PROUD TO BE MALAYSIAN TOO.!!! 😉
while reading this article, all i can imagine is the lists of antonio banderas’ movies. ranging from ‘desperado’, once upon a time in mexico, zorro etc har har har.
a true story from my uncle an australian-dont know how far the truth is. most mat salleh already knew our (malaysian) strength, knowledge, civilization, country’s growth etc..but they wouldnt want to acknowledge it. they like to say those nasty stupid comments e.g malaysian still live on a tree-just to insult us right at our face.
similar case like some racist malaysian (malay/chinese/indian) who still ‘kutuk’ other races in malaysia refering that those particular race still a moron and dont have any civilization.
By not acknowledging one’s success, strength etc, they will feel that they are still ahead of anything. while revealing themselves a really big time moron!
hey, cool website here. I didn’t notice your comment on my blog and I’m sorry for that!!
Dah 40 tahun lebih dok Malaysia…memang tak pernah pun teringin nak berhijrah kemana-mana kerana…’I’m proud to be Malaysian’
Kalau kak lady lah nampak orang acu pistol dekat2 dgn kak lady mau terkencing dibuatnya…hhaahahha
latest pirates of the carribean movie pun pilih singapore sebagai pelabuhan penting zaman dulu…sebab tu singapore selalu lg popular kot.
kak lady,
actually, i bukan betul2 nampak pistol kat leher pompuan tu…tapi benda shape mcm pistol dia acu dari dalam poket jacket dia ke leher pompuan tu.
ha ha ha..aku pun proud to be MALAYSIAN..
tp peta tu..ada kucing berenang ha ha ha..sungguh ajaib!! :sinchan:
When I was in US long time ago, the US students was so amaze that we speaks in English…..
Of course they do not know where Malaysia was…. but they know where Thailand and Singapore was. I think that explain y they drew that map explaining where Malaysia was, as that was how I explain to them… Malaysia is in between Thailand and Singapore.
They were also quiet surprised that we well dress for people that lives on trees!
american tu kepala lanun….singaporean tu anak lanun…tp yg aku x nampak org jawa,melayu,dayak dlm pirates of the carribean….harharhar
sebenarnye yg tepat sekali nama malaysia adalah ‘Tanah Melayu’…mmm dan mungkin..pirates2 caribeans tu pun tak tau..sebab buta huruf..ha ha ha (*buta tulisan jawi) :sinchan:
hujan batu hujan emas:)
tapi aku ada dengar hikayat dolu dolu yg kekononnya, asal usul org melayu ni dari keturunan lanun…betul ker?
Keturunan lanun? FUyoo.
asal lanun tu orang Bugis la…Daeng daeng bani bani punya geng..
kalu betul..sapa la agaknya keturunan Jack Sparrow dan Sao Feng..???
Jgn marah semua eh:
Asal perkataan MELAYU:
MALAY – Jawa :: LARI
MALAYU – Pelarian
Sejarahnya: Apabila Belanda datang. hidup org di tanah jawa merempat dan susah, semua barang kena cukai,(sampai sekarang pon di NL), jadi kerana tidak larat dengan hidup untuk Belanda, mereka lari…
Lari ke tanah Kesultanan Johor, dari Riau dan Singapura sampai ke negeri Melaka, di mana Sultan Johor bertakhta.Apabila Sultan Melaka lari ke Temasek (Singapura), dijajahnya Melaka dengan Tahta Johor.
Jadi Orang Jawa, Bugis dan Boyan berniaga, dan hidup damai di Jajahan Johor, tapi berperang dengan orang Padang dan Batak (Re: Majapahit)
Sampai bila British datang….dan …Jepon datang…semua lawan East India Company. Yang jahat disini adalah selalunya orang dari China kerana Kongsi.
Sultan Johor memang asal usul dari Bugis, seperti kala,dan kerana itulah, dia adalah … SULTAN BERTAKHTA BAGI NEGARA JOHOR DARUL TAKZIM dan Negeri Negeri dibawah Jajahan dan Naungannya.
Which means, Singapore and the Riau Islands. Singapore was leased to the British for 150 years from 1819 by the Johor Sultanate, dan kerana itu, di Singapura masih ada Istana yang terletak di depan Botanical Gardens. Dan kerana itu jua, Singapura masih menggunakan nama asal mereka, dan tak boleh suka hati tukar perlembagaan seperti ada tanpa persetujuan Sultan walaupun mereka telah Merdeka. Ini kerana Hormat atas Daulat Di Raja.
OK?Ask any Indon from Riau, who is the King of SIJORI (Singapura Johor Riau) and their answer is always : Sultan Johor.
hmmmmm….aku lanun har har har
ha ha ha..ada susur galur!! tp tak kira zaman dinasour lagi tuh..he he he :sinchan:
Azrin,
tu untuk sesetengah pendapat saja yg kata maksud melayu adalah pelarian..cerita asal adalah disebab Parameswara adalah dikatakan adalah pelarian yg lari ke melaka..
tu kalau kita pilih utk percaya melayu tu hampeh..
tetapi..kita kena ingat..pengaruh kita lebih kepada bahasa sankrit dari india..bukan bahasa jawa!!
mengikut pendapat yg lain..
perkataan Malaya adalah gabungan perkataan “Malay/Malai + Ur”
maksud Malay atau Malai adalah…”Bukit”
dan Ur bermaksud …”Bandar”.
Maka..Malaya bermaksud “Bandar Bukit”.
semasa zaman dulu2..selat melaka digunakan dgn meluas dan bukit2 dan gunung2 kat peninsular malaysia adalah penunjuk jalan/tanda sbb tadak rumah api. dan bila tumbuh bandar..dipanggil la org kat situ ..orang “bandar bukit”/”malayur”..
I love the maps….
Azman:
This means I’m richer than most Americans? Tomorrow, I’m going to buy the White House.
saja menjenguk around. interesting observation azman. love the map and the threads your friends buat- lawak siottt!
Tringat zaman sekolah menengah dulu,,,saya ada penpal fr. USA…setelah beberapa lama berutus surat dgn penpal tu (his name is Andrew Park),,,he said that my english is perfect and better than most americans (yg pada saya mereka pun sebenarnya bercakap bahasa rojak….meanings byk grammar tak betul jugak….) So… I’M PROUD TO BE MALAYSIAN TOO…
So sempena menyambut 50 tahun kemerdekaan Malaysia ni,,,I would like to wish ….SELAMAT HARI MERDEKA utk semua rakyat Malaysia yg Sejati….
And that means I’m richer than most americans huhuhu….
yap betul tu…selamat menyambut kemerdekaan ke-50 !!
Hebat nya MELAYU!!!
Orang banjar pun Melayu
Orang Minang pun Melayu
Orang Champa pun Melayu
Orang jawa pun Melayu
Orang bugis pun Melayu
Semua puak-puak di Kepulauan Melayu disatukan di bawah nama Melayu. Tak hebat lagi ke?????
Saya bangga dilahirkan sebagai anak melayu dan beragama Islam
Melayu itu Islam, dan Islam itu Melayu
just want 2 express my feelings bout the video clip by namewee in youtube…already watched that thing….so sad because in the midst of our celeberation for the 50th Merdeka day…some people out there belum lg merdeka minda dan jiwanya…n those comments (lot of comments that support namewee really don know who they are & definitely have no idea bout our nation history…BUT WHATEVER IT IS…IM PROUD TO BE MALAYSIAN…n for those who think Malaysia is not the best place to live in…..just go & find ur own place okay…Malaysia doesn’t need you…
Erdahanny;
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Betul tu…orang Melayu dah lama hebat…dan dah lama Islam.
Kehebatan org Melayu memang tak dpt disangkal lagi..
Ada satu blog ada buat kajian terperinci pasal sejarah empayar Melayu yang hebat suatu masa dulu..
tapi sejarah telah diubah oleh orang British supaya diaorang nampak hebat dan baik!!
Dia ni ada cerita dan teori yg sgt bagus untuk dipikirkan.
Tajuk blognya.. sejarah realiti nagara kedah pasai ma ( empayar benua siam )
http://sejarahnagarakedah.blogspot.com/
Esannisa;
orang macam namewee tu memang jenis tak sedar diri. dia dah memang jenis loser…bila dah loser..dah salah kan sekeliling…
yang penyokong tu pun sama saja…sume jenis loser tak sedar diri.
kalu tak setuju pasal bumiputera …pergi la balik ke negara China..dan pikirkan sendiri…siapa dia kalu dia masih kat negara China.
kalu bukan pasal Malaysia…dia dan family dia takkan hidup mcm sekarang..
tau takpe hehe, i think he’s moron…thanx for the blog
Saya tak tau nak nangis ke …nak ketawe. Walaupun saya dari pulau temasek tapi darah keturunan Melayu. Betul ke statement Melayu itu Islam dan Islam itu Melayu. Yg saya tahu Islam itu universal…Ade melayu tak laksana pun amalan Islam. Nak ngaku Melayu pun dorang malu ape lagi nak ikot adat kebudayaan ketimuran….lupa daratan lupalah diri…duhh.
Saya bangga saya anak Islam dan bumi ni milik Allah.
Berfikiran dunia tanpa sempadan….hehehe
P’s wassalam…