Anyways, one morning i left the house. I was walking towards the train Station. As usual, 6am, walking through the void deck of my block. I heard some voices. I thought some people were sitting around at the round tables, so I walked along the pillars, in attempt to avoid contact with the people(as i will learn to do later).
To my horror, my MAT METER recorded a high reading as i approached the people at the round table. MATS. At six in the morning. They are never known to be early for anything, so they probably stayed there since yesterday. I heard one say, "Morning morning also go to school," in the stereotypical MAT accent. As i turned away and sped up, another said, "Dont need to go to school lah..." I ignored both remarks and walked as quickly as i could.
I thought to myself,"Isn't that why you are there in the first place? Because you are not going to school?" Okay so that's just an encounter. What alarms me is that they are almost everywhere. I mean, the percentage of Malays in Singapore is only 15%. How is it that you see more MATS than BENGS? I mean INDIAN MATS exist but you rarely see them because the Indians in Singapore are a smaller percentage compared to the Malays. But MATS? Hmm...
Maybe they tend to stay out of the house more often, usually to hang out with a group of them. WHICH IS ILLEGAL. What are they suppeosed to do once they grow up anyway? I'm sure most will go to ITE or Polytechnic and end up in a low-paying job like a salesperson or something like restaurant waiter, etc. This just shows the LAZINESS in this bunch of people. Too lazy to get off their asses to work for something worhth while. Where do you think the phrase "Relax one corner" came from? The answer is MATS.
As some would know, and this is not easy to admit, the Malays in Singapore are losing their authentic identity as Malays. For the benefit of some, let me tell you how people saw the Malays in the last century. (BTW, I'm not saying this because I'm supporting the Malays. I'm not even Malay. And frankly, I'd rather not be called Malay) well, the Malays were seen as the most polite and courteous people around. Always greeting people they know with a handshake or a smile. They shared the happiness of any occassions with everyone they know, and were never a nuisance to society.
Today? MAT CULTURE HAS TAKEN OVER. This is not a joke, but a serious matter. In fact, with this phenomenon, what are we to say when foreigners ask a local, "What defines a Malay?" Seriously, how do you answer this question? I know. it is a person who spends a whole lot of money getting married. You must agree that isnt a very ideal answer. On the other hand, what is? If MAT CULTURE were to take over, then there would be no point in being called Malay.
My proposed solution to this problem?
- Abolish MAT CULTURE. Somehow. ( almost possible)
- Change the race of everyone in Singapore to Singaporean. (almost impossible)
