Question of The Day: Love and Hate in Malaysia!

So today's question, posted on @motivationMY was by Jehan Miskin:

"What's the ONE thing you Love and Hate about Malaysia?"


 This question to me is very very interesting. I didn't really think for a long time before I tweeted my reply; LOVE: Variety of food; HATE: Racial/Religious/Cultural issues.

But was my answer true to my heart, or did I just say something I said for the purpose of being "relatable"?

In actual fact, I do love the variety of food. You could find any kinds of food, ranging from an extensive Chinese selection, to an AWESOME banana leaf rice, to piping HOT Nasi Lemak at anytime of the day. But it's not just our local delicacies. We also can find amazing Japanese, Korean, Thai, Portugese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, Turkish, American, English, and basically food from every part of the world here! It's simply amazing. Not only do we have these kinds of food, we also can get food at any time of the day! I think in terms of food, we are amazing!

However, I honestly cannot stand the political/racial/religious/cultural issues! I don't see why we must be like other countries. Our main "motto" is 1Malaysia! How can it be, that we can't even get along with each other? Honestly, what happened to us celebrating each and every religious celebration? We all used to have open houses, etc. What happened to them now? Our egos and prides have taken away that respect and love that we have for other religions, races and cultures! That's what I believe happened. We have lost the most important part of being a Malaysian, which is being able to accept, respect and love other races, religions and cultures.

Well, in my opinion, there are many things that one can love about Malaysia, as well as many things one can hate about Malaysia. But in the end, we should be grateful that we live in a country with so many races, religions and cultures. Rather than turning away from it, let's embrace it and truly appreciate the 1Malaysia motto!

Love, Sheryl1986 <3