1Malaysia- 2012

Hi guys..

In my previous entry, I have been talking about Malay, Chinese and Indians people and their cultures and history. That was before.. what about now??
Malaysian people right now have united no matter what races, color, language. In Malaysia, we are one now. Every traditions and culture of each races has blend in together and making Malaysia a colourful, beautiful and a very unique country.

Along with modernization, Malay people are now opened to outside influence and able to fuse it into the existent culture to make it more beautiful and unique.. The changes in Malaysia has made this country is the first country to have variety of races and much more unique elements that make Malaysia a place for everyone.

Although, Malaysia accepts changes from outside, the culture and traditions are still preserved to make sure our ancestors customs are not being forget. As a Malaysian it is a must that we protect our culture and make Malaysian a respectable country.

Malaysians now, don't have to worry as we have already gain our 55th years of Independence Day. We are no longer fall behind and we are now able to breath freely. No longer have to frightened from being colonized by other people. We are a free citizen. Therefore, I am proud to be Malaysian :)

Before I end this entry, lets take a quick view on this video:-

Presence of Culture: Chinese Origin

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Hi again guys.. Since I have been writing about the two BIGGEST races in Malaysia, I will be continuing writing on Chinese people and its origin..

chinese people form a group of rebellion soldier to act on Japan's war

Chinese people has been resided in Malaysia since the reign of Malacca where Puteri Hang Li Po were married to Sultan Mansur Shah in the year of 1456-1477. That is when Chinese people were doing trading business with Malacca. So this is how the story goes on..

  

History

The Chinese in Malaysia is the second largest community in the country. Malaysia and China have political ties and trade since centuries ago. In the Malacca Sultanate, China has served as a protector of Malacca from the threat of Siam. Transfer of Chinese people to Malaysia is because of pressure on the Manchu Dynasty (1644 - 1911) because of the Manchu sovereigns and create dissatisfaction among the people. The arrival of the Chinese in Malaysia is visible on the mid 19th century. Fukien identified were the Manchu government and the rebel closest to Southeast Asia.

A better life in the Land of Malay is also a factor that encouraged the Chinese to migrate to Malaysia. Most Chinese came as laborers and artisans craft. They came alone without the family as they are expected to pay a high conductivity in order to return to China or bring experts to come to the Land of the Malay family. The arrival of the Chinese to Malay Land also indirectly brought in the culture religion and language.

Religion held by the Chinese is Buddhism. However, Taoisma and Konfuciunisme doctrine is also important to the people of China.

The main theme in the teachings of Konfuciunisme is "preservation of the state and the preservation of the family" or the word is "Hao". It is clearly seen than some of the celebrations that are eternal so today namely Ching Meng. As they are very concerned with the Konfuciunisme Hao, it is important to get children to become family heirlooms. Marriage is encouraged so that they can have a legal child.

Taosima is refer to "Tao" which means "way" or "Principle" namely road to the form. Instead of "Tao" form the two principles of "Yin" and "Yang".

In the teachings of Taoism, however, it is believed that free man may be a god after death as he dies followed the true path of life before death.

Buddhism also brought by Gautama Buddha of India. The principle of Buddhism is the world's misery in life caused by ignorance in the wrong thoughts and wrong actions. To circumvent, however, humans must eliminate desire and make a glorious order to achieve what the Buddha as Nirvana. Humans must extinguish desire and the extinction victorious if only to make so it will be free from ignorance and attain happiness. Buddhism also touched the "cycle of life" namely humans will continue to death and birth before.

As chinese people evolved, they also practice a mix marriage.

As they are really hold their belief and customs, makes Chinese people has the most unique way of traditions. This shows that Chinese people is strongly preserve their culture and traditions. Till now, they are still hold onto their belief and traditions.

source: picture 1, http://laman-seri.blogspot.com/2011/10/misteri-etnik-part-2-perkahwinan-campur.html

Presence of culture: Indians Origins

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Hi Guys.. In my previous entry, I post about Malay origin, so now I'm going to tell you about Indian people in Tanah Melayu just before we gain our independence.


Malaysian Indians are a people in Malaysia which descended from those who migrated from South India during the British rule in Malaya.

Sikh people

HISTORY

The Indians had migrated to Malaysia since 2,000 years ago. Community groups such as Chitty Melaka and Mamak community are descendants of migrants during the Malacca Sultanate and later during the occupation of Malacca by Portugal and the Netherlands. Proceeds Straits - Penang, Malacca and Singapore - by the British between 1786 to 1824 to start a recharge unfailing consisting of labor, traders, Supai, and prisoners involved in the construction, agricultural trade, defense, and trade. However, migration of Indians in large numbers from the Indian subcontinent to Malaya is when the expansion of British rule into the Malay states in the West since the 1870's decade, and the growth of rubber plantations later. Indian population in Malaya and Singapore before independence consisted mainly of adult men that leave their families in India and Sri Lanka. Thus, with the advent and their return, the number of Indian population fluctuates frequently. In 1901, the Indian population in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States was approximately 120,000. By 1931, this number had risen to 640,000 in Malaya and Singapore, and in the state, their number exceeds the Malays in the year. Population of India virtually unchanged until 1947 because they went to Burma during the Japanese occupation as recruits for the Indian National Army, and coolies for Death Track. In 2005, the people of India is about 7% of the population in Malaysia (around 1.8 million).

Army of Sikh in Tanah Melayu when British rule.

Tamil migration

Some very large Indian migrants consists of speakers of Tamil from Tamil Nadu state. In 1947, they were 77% of the total Indian population in Malaya and Singapore. South Indian people, especially the Malayalee and Telugu, a further 14% in 1947, and the remaining Indian communities made ​​up of people of North India, especially Punjabi, Bengali, Gurjarati, and Sindhi.


Other ethnic groups

Apart from India group mentioned above, there are also three ethnic and religious groups that have a political and economic interests far beyond the numbers. Two of the business community, is:

Tamil Chettiar caste trader that is from Tamil Nadu, and

South Indian Muslims, the people of Kerala and the Moplah Marakkayar from Tamil Nadu, a majority of the wholesalers.

The third group is the Tamils ​​of Sri Lanka that mostly working in the public service and professional fields.

Indian people have been resided in Tanah Melayu before the British even rule our country. This shows the culture have been mix and meet since then and Malay people was the first to resided in Malaysia before other races started to migrate in Tanah Melayu.

To be continued...

THE PRESENCE OF CULTURES IN MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA : THEN AND NOW

HELLO AGAIN VIEWER :)

Malaysia Culture

After I have done some research of the origin of each culture, I've found the information that is quite shocking to me, to our origin.. My origin.. That is why I started with Malay people.

The Origin of Malay people

Mekong River, measuring 4180km long, from Tibet and through the Yunnan province of China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Anthropology experts track migration Proto-Malay community, which is the sailor, about 10,000 years ago when they sailed by boat along the Mekong River from Yunnan to the South China Sea and eventually settled in different places.

Yunnan
Early inhabitants can be traced in the history of Yunnan since 170 million years ago from a homo erectus fossils, "Yuanmou Man," which was found in the 60's. In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang succeeded in conquering and uniting China Yunnan and since then became a province in China. They are famous for rice planting techniques to be rice.

Yunnan migration theory
Theory of Proto Malay originating from Yunnan is supported by RH Geldern, JHC Kern, JR Foster, JR Logen, Slametmuljana and Asmah Haji Omar. Proto-Malay (indigenous Malays) who first came have skills in agriculture while the second, Deutro Malays who arrived around 1500 BC and occupied the coast have a high fishing skill. During a migration, the two married the communities of the southern islands like Java, as well as local residents who were descendants of Australasia and Negritos. However, there are still some parties do not agree to this theory.

Among other evidence that supports this theory includes:

* Tools, stone tools found in the Malay Archipelago with tools from Central Asia.
* Equation Malay customs and Assam.
* Malay and Cambodia is homogeneous as the original place of those derived from sources Cambodia Mekong River.

Mekong Delta
According to Khmer history, civilization is the earliest civilization of Funan Khmer in the Mekong Delta. Khmer empire of Angkor was the last before they take refuge in various places. Palembang and the Malacca is the place concerned. Archaeological evidences found early Cambodian population is the population from Neolithic culture. Those skilled in technical skills while more advanced groups living in coastal and valley Mekong Delta rice-growing.

Malay text Oldest

Malay historical text found in Kedukan Hill, Palembang in D has similarities to the door, Yunnan, 2006.

Inscriptions Inscribed Stone Hill Kedukan 682 years found in Palembang and traditional writing Dai minority communities is derived Pallava languages​​. Yunnan Ethnic Dai is one of the original inhabitants of Yunnan province, China.

Malay relations - Cham
Equation Cham language and English can be found at places such as the name of Kampong Cham, Kambujadesa, Kampong Chhnang and others. Malay history clearly says there Cham community in Malacca around 1400. In the middle of 1400 when Cham lost to the people of Vietnam, about 120,000 people were killed and around the year 1600 Champa king converted to Islam. At around 1700 the last Champa Muslim king Po Chien gathered his men and moved to southern Cambodia while those living along the coast migrated to Rajasthan and some Kelantan.

Text approving the relations of Malay-Cham language
The similarities that can be found in the text

Yunnan's women wears sarong and kebaya, just the same with Malay women in Malaysia

to be continued...

Malaysia : Introduction To Malaysian CULTURES

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Malaysia : Now and then

INTRODUCTION...

Now

Before Malaysia was being formed, before they achieved Independence day, this land was called Tanah Melayu. Tanah Melayu was long time ago being explored by Parameswara. Since then, population of Malay people starts to developed and their culture starts to nourish there.

Tanah Melayu have only malay people at that time, but as time has passed, people from different country such Indian people, Chinese people starts to arrive in Tanah Melayu to work here. Different cultures has meet and mix in Malaysia, making this country as the first country to have multiracial citizen. Not only that, the differences in cultures and traditions has made Malaysia is unique in every way. Since then, Malaysia has developed as a country that is full of historical nostalgic. Therefore, as a Malaysia citizen, I'm very proud to be a Malaysian..

In my next entry I will share with you about the uniqueness and its history from where these cultures came before Independence Day.

to be continued....