Comments on: 50 years: Time for change

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:47:02 +0000

Don’t worry about name calling by that idiot ZAM. It simply means he has worken up from his slumber – for a second, no more – and he is worried “Tourist tak mari” even though it is VMY! might be discovered. I left because I did not believe I wanted to put my children through the name calling, bullying and outright corruption practised by the BN types on others (i.e “lain-lain).

Yes, food drives us Malaysians. But Sydney has great Malaysian Chinese and Nyonya restaurants. There is also a choice of hundreds of different cusine, many of which I have learnt to love. If you want to convert or unconvert nobody cares and Australia has great schools & universities for the average person.

It now accepts people who speak English and are below 45 if they have trade (e.g. hairdresser, chef, welder), professional (e.g. graduate) or business skills. So if you opened a nasi kandar restaurant, say in Perth, you could get a provisional business visa and if you meet the requirements (not too hard, anyway) then you get PR.

Send me a brief email about yourself & any family at “easymigration@iprimus.com.au” for a free assessment. No obligation on you or me.

By: leishia

leishia — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:42:49 +0000

well written, well said!

as for those of us who are stuck here, whether the change comes or not, well at least we still have the glorious hokkien mee and roti banjir to look forward to eh?

By: elizabethwong

elizabethwong — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:14:56 +0000

Go go, MGS Ipoh girls!
Don’t lose hope! History tells us – things can and will change when one least expects it.
I still owe you the Kampar shophouse file. Later this week, ok?
Take care!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:18:10 +0000

Hi I read your impassioned article and thought you might be interested in this book, Sweet Mandarin – which explores the similar issues (albeit Chinese-UK).

By: zorro-unmasked

zorro-unmasked — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:21:38 +0000

Jenn, my first visit. Well crafted and the ink flowing from the heart.

By: pelf

pelf — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:49:39 +0000

Ooo la la.. Very well written =)

By: Celine Hooi

Celine Hooi — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:24:03 +0000

Vision 2020 – can that materialised???

By: Celine Hooi

Celine Hooi — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:22:59 +0000

Jenn,

Cheer up, don’t let those people get to you. It’s always easier said than done though. Speaking about you writing, do you know of Foo Yee Ping, she is a columnist in The Star. She is my school mate – MGS Ipoh – now in NY. Too bad we could not meet up during my last trip.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:44:11 +0000

What can I say? I think it’s becoz nobody cares abt anything except for the food I would still go back for the food….