What I shouldn't have said

  We are inevitably bound to say something that we may not be proud of, or even disagree with, as time passes by. Having penned down my thoughts in this blog for over a year now, I would like to humbly apologise for having said the following (for various reasons):

1. Perhaps the most regretful thing I did in this blog was to degrade illegal immigrants by comparing them to household pests, in 'Do Biometrics Help in Pest Control'. Although I did mention my apologies for employing this analogy in that post, I realise now that I shouldn't have used it anyway. In fact, I have come to realise that, the more we treat people like pests, the more likely they'll behave like those creatures. Consider that post nullified.

2. I'm not proud of my defensive tone either. I once had a heated discussion with one commenter in my post 'Turkey has higher infant mortality rate than Gaza'. As you may have noticed, I typed my comments using CAPITAL letters unnecessarily. There are many instances in which I harshly criticized certain individuals, ideologies, or even books! I hope my arguments against these parties have been taken into consideration by my readers. If these arguments were not credible, or if they were flawed, I can only hope for someone to correct me, or to support my arguments with more substantial points. 

  There are many other things I did wrong in this blog, so let me end this note of regret with a reminder to all my readers, inspired by a quotation from a seafood restaurant back home - as they advise their customers about their cooking, 'Kalau sedap beritahu kawan, kalau tak sedap beritahu kami'. So let me remind you that: If you enjoy reading my blog, tell your friends about it. If you find any mistake, tell me about it.

Me & The Moon

Where Did We (Malay People) Come From?

Who are these people? Malaysians? Indonesians? Nope. They're all Taiwanese. The guy in the middle is obviously Chinese, whereas the two girls beside him are 'Aborigines' - according to the uploader. Don't you think that the girls look very much like us Malays?

If you're not convinced that the girls above are Taiwanese (aborigines), then take a look at the next photo. 

The caption for this photo in its original website reads: Aboriginal school boys in Taiwan proudly show their gift of sponsored storybooks. 

So have our Malay ancestors migrated to Taiwan, or have they (and consequently we) once migrated from Taiwan? The answers to that question, and the question - why Taiwan instead of another place? - are not what I'd like to share right now. Neither do I want to answer the question posted in my title: where did the Malay people come from?

That's because I'm no anthropologist or historian - maybe an armchair speculator at best. My point is that it's more important to ask the right questions, than to have all the right answers.

Before I end let me leave you with a map showing the migration of the Austronesians around 5000 years ago.

Limit to Your Love

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