Malaysian Siamese Community

Thailand, the only Southeast Asian country that has never been colonized by an European country, name their language “Thai” which means free. The language is believed to have originated from Burma (Myanmar), Northern Vietnam, Yunnan, Chinese and Laos. Many historian believe that Thai people are actually descended from China immigrant who had made their way from China and toward the southeast part of Asia. The Chinese-Thai community is consider to be one of the largest community in Thailand. Needless to say, the Chinese language have such a great influence on the Thai language.

In this essay, I will be introducing the culture of Peranakans or more commonly known as “Babas” and “Nyonyas” for the men and women respectively. The Peranakans are usually the descendants of Malays and Chinese who were intermarried in the early 1500s and, had settled down in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The reason for choosing this topic is due to my ancestry and I have seen part of the culture being led by my grandmother. I will be discussing the five main aspects, namely - the history, fashion, food, languages and the religions.

There are many Filipinos that had live in Malaysia and work in Malaysia. The number of tourist that comes to Philippines from Malaysia also high and the tourist that comes to Malaysia from Philippines also high. Malaysia and Philippines also make trade with each other. In 2015, the trade between Malaysia and Philippines had reached over $4.5 billion. The export to Malaysia had reached over $1.2 billion while the import had reached over $3.4 billion. It shows that Malaysia and Philippines had a good relation with each other and had depended on each

As I have already mentioned, Singapore has four official languages: English, Tamil, Mandarin and Malay. It was so historically formed that the official language of Singapore is Malay and the national anthem is also written in Malay language. English is the administration language of Singapore and it is mainly British English, but also contain some American English influences. English remains the first language medium in schools and colleges of the country, and is also the most widespread language in the literature. All signs and official publications are written in English, but there are also versions translated into other official languages. But the population doesn’t speak English, but so-called Singlish with Creole characteristics, Chinese dialects, and Indian and Malay languages.

Culture can be affected by what people do in their daily life. Different things affect culture and its development, but there are also factors that decrease culture and

Well, I think the question of me for not understanding the Malays did not rise at all, by my association with the Malays for the past 55 years since primary one. Did I NOT mention that the Sultan did voice out in defense of the people, especially the Johoreans as in the Muslim-only Launderette case? But what I inclined to emphasize was that ‘MOST’ of the issues the Sultan touched and handled were political influenced and motivated which many may not be aware of and failed to see, but simply jumped into a cheering wagon that was intelligently and strategically placed. *There have been so much of back-scene dealings which are engaged in the dark that those who know about them are fearful to reveal and to even make a comment about it in the social media*. For your info, I am telling the *above* only here, not anywhere else.

With the death of her mother, my grandmother’s family had three female family members including her. It was during this time that the Japanese were looking for comfort women around the area and being in her prime, my grandmother was forced to hide in Ipoh caves very often to avoid being caught by the Japanese. Sometimes, she would cover her fair skin with charcoal to avoid looking like a Chinese woman because she would have been caught to serve the Japanese men. Her eldest brother, at that time, was acting as a spy for the local retaliation team in order to ensure his family’s safety. The Japanese army murdered him cruelly once his true identity was discovered. After World War II and Malaysia’s Independence, my mother and father were born because Malaysia was finally stable and free from the reign of the British Empire. However, my mother’s family lived frugally as they did not have much wealth to begin with so my mother could not further her education at the time. In addition to that, women were not encouraged to receive much education in due to female oppression at that time. Despite that, my mother was able to finish her secondary education after rebelling against her family. On the other hand, my father grew up in an average household in Sungai Siput as my grandfather was able to save enough money to open a coffee shop. My grandfather’s store was famous for its coffee and kaya bread thus; he was able to easily provide my father’s

Have you noticed how the Siamese cats can have different colour coats? People would say that the difference in their coats is due to genetics, and that is partially true. They carry an enzyme that is responsible for the different colours; however it is highly sensitive to heat. To simplify, the temperature of the environment changes the colour of the cat. Therefore, this trait is due to both nature and nurture. Nature is something we are unable to change because we are born with the specific type of DNA, but the environment is something that is highly influential that could change who we are. My point is, nature and nurture do not contradict, but they complement. The more we know about our genes, the more important the environment becomes.

Chapter six introduces the music of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is composed of eleven countries: Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, and Timor-Leste. The cultures are shaped by weather patterns, which generally stay the same year-round. As many as 200 ethnics group can be found throughout Southeast Asia and so, many different types of music can be found. The area is known for using bamboo and bronze to make instruments. Among the island nations, Indonesia is consist of over 13,000 islands making it the largest archipelago in the world.

Siamese cats are a beautiful work of art that have survived since the 14th century. Siamese cats originate from Thailand and are one of the oldest oriental/Asian cat breed. Their original name was Siam, but it was later changed to Siamese. Theses cats have been around for over ten centuries and are continuing to grow their cat population. Siamese cats have a wide variety of characteristics. They are intelligent, curious, playful, affection and loud. Not to mention they have excellent, strong bonds with the others around them. Some of their most distinctive characteristics and features are their tanzanite-blue eyes and their blackish brown ears, paws, tail and mask. The tanzanite-blue eyes and the odd color placement of their body appears mostly

Malay is the largest ethnic group in Malaysia and Malay language is their mother tongue. Malay language is Malaysia’s official language.

From the Ming dynasty, Hakkas migrated to Malaysia. Nowadays, Hakkas mostly live in Sabah and Sarawak. The airport there had used Hakka for its language. And other ethnic groups in the area also speak Hakka dialect for Hakka people hold important economic and political positions. In Benang, there are many Hakkas, too. In Kuala Lumper and Melaka, there are even some Hakka associations.

Culture is not only a reflection of current social phenomena, but also is a long period of accumulation and the formation of the creation and development of the historical heritage, such as religions, beliefs, lifestyles, values, and so on. Therefore, different cultural backgrounds will

Continuous rapid economic growth has raised Malaysia from an agricultural and commodity-based low-income economy to a successful middle-income economy. As a mixed economy, Malaysia has elements of a free market economy nevertheless with intervention government. Malaysia's economic activity consist of a mixture of sectors whereas mixed of capitalism and socialism The strong economic performance has helped improve the quality of life for Malaysians and supported advances in education, health, infrastructure, housing and public amenities and others.

Malaysia is a unique country. It is made up of multi-ethnic group who are living in harmony. Conflict among ethnic group is rare and even if conflict occurs, is not to the extent of destroying the country. In fact, it is the diversity that drives the development of the country and makes this country colourful. Malaysia has been recognized by the world as a model for other plural societies. The concept of ‘unity in diversity’ is always insisted by the leaders. The concept is now supported with the ‘1 Malaysia’ concept which is introduced by the current Prime Minister. The Malaysian government is always put efforts to ensure the