It has been a while since the last time I wrote in this blog. It’s not that I’m no longer involve in writing, instead I still do. I’ve just been busy writing for a chapter for my PhD. This chapter is about the case study that I undertake in the beginning of my PhD. I was searching for Malaysian Identity. To search for this identity is very close to impossible, at least I think so…
I started to look what is not Malaysian Identity? Actually quite a lot, and some can be confusing because ti can be part of identity but it is not belong to the Malaysia. For example rendang (Malay think curry sause that were cook usually for celebrating the first day after Ramadhan – fasting month. Rendang is claimed comes from Indonesia, and lots of indonesia are ready to fight if I said not them. Come to think about it, it is not impossible that the rendang comes from Indonesia. But then though time, rendang that were brought to us in Malaysia are now adopted in the Malaysian taste and flavor. Therefore there are the version of the rendang that could identify that it comes from Malaysia. Instead of claming that the rendang is from Malaysia, we should acknowledge that it is not but mentioned that it is an adaptation of the original rendang from Indonesia.