Posts

Showing posts from March, 2016

My neighbours

My neighbourhood is a melting pot of multi-racial, multi-status people. Malaysia is a multi-racial country, we've the Chinese, Malays, Indians and Sikhs. But now I cannot tell who are those in my neighbourhood anymore. Our society is now much more diversified than before, and includes the  refugees, migrants, asylum-seekers and many stateless children.  This is the reality of the global migrant and refugee crisis. It affects everybody. The local communities will also feel the social and economic impact of large refugee and migrant populations in our country. The fact is Malaysia is not a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Thus, the refugee and asylum-seeker groups do not have any fundamental rights, no protection and no assistance.  There's no formal registration. They cannot work, move around freely, go to schools, seek medical care and have no housing. They're open to much abuse and exploitation by the authorities as well as the local communities.  They...

My Grandmother

Image
Posted by Brandon My grandmother lived with us since last month. She is 77 years old. She speaks Chinese and Cantonese, which means she helps me in my Chinese. Ever since from last month, the cooking menu has changed because my grandma knows how to cook delicious traditional food. She also know medicine to make me healthy and strong. She does exercise every morning. She reads the bible, listens to the radio or watches TV when she is bored. Her favourite channels are 7 and 8. She is very happy to ride her electric bicycle. She goes to the market with the bicycle. And even when she is new to our area, she never gave up and cycle through the crowds in the market.