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| TITLE : Melayu Baru AUTHOR : MCOBA-NET PAGE : 6 of 7 |
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| Today the youths have not only abandoned
their old culture and values, but also their respect for their old folks. As soon as their
old folks become a burden they abandon them in old folks homes for the government to look
after. They have also abandoned the institution of marriage, so much so that the government
now has to organise picnics for single youths in the hope that they would fall in love and
get married. Singapore is trying to reverse this trend. What they have discovered is, it very easy to remove something but almost impossible to put it back. The 'Singaporean Lama' is now dead. The government does not like the 'Singaporean Baru' but they are stuck with it. A Singaporean Malay today resents being called a Malay. They would indignantly remind you that they are a Singaporean, as if being called a Malay is something degrading. In fact if a Malay was to act old fashioned they would be referred to as a 'Melayu', meaning something similar to a kampong person or village bumpkin. Outwardly it looks like Singapore is a more disciplined society than Malaysia. But then just look at a Singaporean when he is outside Singapore. He really 'lepas geram'; doing all the (wrong) things he cannot do in Singapore. It is not that Singaporeans are better bred; it is just that the rules are so strict the Singaporean has no choice but to behave himself at home. Outside home, all hell breaks loose. I would agree that Singapore is a fine city. They fine you for everything you cannot even breath. So much for Lee Kuan Yew's master race. Malaysia is presently facing similar problems. This problem is in the form of the 'lepak' and 'Bohsia' culture. It is very Western and chic for youths to be involved in this past time and this problem is not confined to only the major cities but also to rural and pre-dominantly Malay towns in Kelantan and Terengganu. AIDS and drugs is also linked to this new 'culture' and it has been found that more than 90% of the devotees of this new way of life are the Malays. |
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