Yesterday morning, I had to attend an identification parade at the IPD, Shah Alam to assist in identifying the perpetrators of the disruption of the ABU ceramah in Klang early last month.
Had told the police I could only identify the principal agitator.
The parade had 10 individuals lined up.
Took me less than 5 seconds to point out the scum bag.
Two Fridays ago, I had to attend at the IPK, Selangor, in Shah Alam, to give my witness statement to assist police investigations into the incident in Klang.
Was informed that they were investigating an offence under section 148 of the Penal Code : rioting with arms or something like that.
Lawyers David and Regina accompanied me.
Thanks, you two.
The police officer recording my statement, whilst taking down my personal details, after recording my full name, and in the space on the form for “KETURUNAN”, recorded ‘Melayu’.
I corrected him.
“Tuan, saya anak bangsa Malaysia”, I said.
David was trying hard to stifle a snigger.
The officer looked puzzled.
I now repeated very, very slowly : SAYA ANAK BANGSA MALAYSIA.
The officer still look a bit perplexed.
I assisted him.
“Saya ejakan untuk tuan”, I offered, and proceeded to spell ANAK BANGSA MALAYSIA as slowly as I could, as he banged away on the keyboard.
When the final copy of the statement was presented for me to sign, there it was, in officialdom.
Keturunan : Anak Bangsa Malaysia.
Stand your ground, people, and you will prevail.
exviob
February 6, 2012
G.o.o.d. o.n y.o.u. !
SusanToh
February 8, 2012
GO Haris!
Ricky
February 6, 2012
Great news and now the Govt will have another column in for ABM……..LOL
Queenie Khoo
February 6, 2012
Yay yay
hanglekir66
February 6, 2012
What does anak bangsa malaysia mean? Really confusing…….
hanglekir66,
You poor confused thing!
It means Child of Malaysia.
Is that simple enough for you?
Ali Karim
February 6, 2012
RESPECT!
anonymous
February 6, 2012
A screenshot of that would make this post complete, if you had a copy with you.
anonymous,
The police do not give you a copy of a 112 statement.
This is not a police report, but a witness statement.
Hope this clarifies.
Billy
February 6, 2012
I have already started doing this years ago and it really got a lot of people worked up because they did not know whether “Race: Malaysian” is acceptable or otherwise. Some govt administrators tried to get me to change and I told I would not. If they want it changed, they will have to do it for me and state their initials besides the change. Most of the time, they just let it go. Come on, Malaysians, do what is right. If we don’t make an effort to identify ourselves now, our children and our children’s children, will not be able to identify themselves as part of this nation.
See C T
February 6, 2012
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia – Sounds really good. Yes Yes Yes.
ctteo
February 6, 2012
Haris, you should upload a copy of the report!!
No, no it is not that I don’t believe you, but OMG, I believe this is is the first time we have an official document with Keturunan as Anak bangsa Malaysia!!
ctteo,
This was not a police report, a copy of which the maker can obtain.
This was a 112 statement, by a witness.
You don’t get a copy of this.
Muhammad Salleh
February 6, 2012
Keturunan : Anak Bangsa Malaysia.
Stand your ground, people, and you will prevail.
YhTamus.
February 6, 2012
Bravo!
JinHou
February 6, 2012
Respect!
bkho
February 6, 2012
It’s stupid actually how we need to classify everything.
After all, we are ONE human race.
Never found anything about race in the Quran.
Wa
February 6, 2012
Let’s face it. Haris, you are a person of some prominence The police is capable of ignoring the requests of lesser mortals to be classified as Anak Bangsar Malaysia. Worst still, they are equally capable of being abusive towards those who try “to be funny”.
Wa,
Prominence? Dont think so.
Notoriety? Perhaps.
You wont know until you try.
And you wont fail if you stand your ground.
Go on, try it.
S. Menon
February 6, 2012
Wa,
Not necessarily so. I ALWAYS put Malaysian in the Race section. They usually give me a funny look and question it but I insist that I AM MALAYSIAN, not bangsa this, that or the other. They, then, reluctantly, accept it.
S. Menon,
Syabas
Kong Foo Lin
February 6, 2012
Wow! This is it man!
paramanvsParli-Man
February 6, 2012
Yes we should all do this
Hussin Rahman
February 6, 2012
if you are anak bangsa malaysia….prepare to be ********* by ***** *******, hehe.
Hussin,
See how easy it is to clean up your filth?
Now why dont you flutter away to some cess pool where you belong?
Frustrating, isnt it?
All your effort to be nasty in vain?
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 6, 2012
Hello Hussin Rahman,
I recall seeing some of your posts elsewhere on this site so I am guessing you enjoy playing the divisive race game which has been tearing apart my country, Malaysia, all these years?
The “divide and rule” philosophy over the years have NOT benefited the rakyat.
I am willing to bet that if you look at YOUR own life, you will probably see that you have very little to show despite the huge amounts of money being spent over the years, supposedly to better the lot of the disadvantaged.
I am willing to further bet that if you look around you, you will see the inequity and how the common man is been conned by those in power now.
There are a few small kampungs around my village and it is strange to see a couple of massive masions in the middle of nowhere surrounded by the very simple houses of the common folk. Why is that?
You can continue to close your eyes and pretend that everything is so la-di-dah and peachy for those who are supposedly being helped by the many programs, incentives, schemes, plans, grants and what have you. The simple folk in the aforementioned kampungs will give lie to your beliefs.
Hussin Rahman, I am sorry to say this but your heart belongs to those who control your mind – your heart is not in your country, Malaysia.
May Foo
February 6, 2012
Yes, way to go. You’ve taught me a lesson too. i shall do the same in future. Thanks Haris.
kg rawa,penang
February 6, 2012
u were doing a right thing, this time i support u……thanks .
mad daud
February 6, 2012
awak anak *******
Johj
February 6, 2012
Well done, Harris. We don’t need the Police to dictate us what to call ourselves.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
February 6, 2012
Always have been and always will be Malaysian first and foremost.
Until I stumbled across this website, I had always thought I was alone as everybody else seemed too busy playing the race game and not having the time to be a Malaysian first.
I hope there will be more of us in time to come.
Anak bangsa Malaysia, eh? Has a nice ring to it, you know. I wish I knew of the phrase when I was in Putrajaya recently to do my new IC
More power to you, Haris Ibrahim!!
Sam
February 6, 2012
Ever since I have been exposed to this all natural term “Anak Bangsa Malaysia” more than 2 years ago, I have been using it in all the form fillings be they government forms or private ones.
We shall prevail! No doubt about it.
Sam,
God bless you, bro
jimmy
February 7, 2012
Absolutely WONDERFUL!!!
christina karl
February 7, 2012
I am Anak Bangsa Malaysia too and when I fill up any forms, I always put MALAYSIAN as my race and if they make a fuss I stand my ground….it is my form and I complete it the way I want…its my choice….no pussy footing around this issue. I am proud to be a Malaysian.
So people, we have a choice, do the right thing!….Just Do It!
Alfred Tong
February 7, 2012
r u leaving a label to enter to another label?
why another label when you r a race spelled melayu.
let check the purpose and motives if any why there is this item.
just as why you filled your name in the first place. be clearer always.
r we starting a new nation game? be weary ware. one word please.
barry
February 7, 2012
It’s an honour to have a fellow Malaysian like you, Haris. Growing up in Malaysia, it has become second nature for me to identify myself as ‘Cina’, having been told over and over again that I am but a mere ‘Cina’ and that I should know my 3rd-class citizen position. I doubt the (mostly Malay and UMNO) civil servants will allow me, a mere Cina, to identify myself as an ‘ABM’. Hopefully, I can see this happen in my life time.
barry,
Stand your ground, bro.
God willing, you will prevail.
shakuntala
February 8, 2012
Hurray Haris.!!!!……the march of the 21st centuary and the renewed call for One Human Race, begins here in Malaysia………..FROM THIS DAY FORWARD…..
We, we Malaysians all, without doubt are now:….ANAK2 BANGSA MALAYSIA.
DO NOT EVER FORGET THIS GREAT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY MALAYSIA.
The Spirit of the People is being seen and heard!!!!!!
Lau Chin Jien
February 8, 2012
Really really proud to have someone like you as a Malaysian.
empireleo
February 9, 2012
way to go Harris!!
Phua Kai Lit
February 9, 2012
This is an interesting article on “race” in USA:
Resisting Race Labels
by Hollie Nyseth Brehm, 5 days ago at 06:05 am
An Associated Press exclusive, published by Fox News, explained that 1 in 14 people went beyond the standard race labels in the 2010 Census.
The figures show most of the write-in respondents are multiracial Americans or Hispanics, many of whom don’t believe they fit within the four government-defined categories of race: white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaska Native. Because Hispanic is defined as an ethnicity and not a race, some 18 million Latinos used the “some other race” category to establish a Hispanic racial identity.
Three million other write-ins came from Arabs, Middle Easterns, or others and who don’t fully view themselves as “white.” To better understand this, the Associated Press turned to a sociologist.
“It’s a continual problem to measure such a personal concept using a check box,” said Carolyn Liebler, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota who specializes in demography, identity and race. “The world is changing, and more people today feel free to identify themselves however they want — whether it’s black-white, biracial, Scottish-Nigerian or American. It can create challenges whenever a set of people feel the boxes don’t fit them.”
Though it’s personal, racial identity is also a highly political issue. Census data are used to distribute federal aid, draw political districts, and enforce anti-discrimination laws. As the number of people identifying as “some other race” has jumped 3.7 million in the last decade, it’s clear this personal and political issue will be something Americans continue to wrestle with.
Alfred Tong
February 9, 2012
hello malaysians or chinese,or indian or melay or others,
Just a thought. what do you do should you come across an item:
What is your skin color?
i think there differ to;
what is the color of your skin?
in tone or purpose or motive.
in the first place why this item?
so what is the fuss. if any.
thank you,
lets love one another always.
my name is alfred tong see yen a malaysian chinese. borned 1956 ,father born in malaya.
BTW i sat for an interview to be granted a citizenship card. i.e i passed a test.
now i said. whats happening?
May God help us?
Freddie Cheong
February 11, 2012
Bro Haris,
You are great. Fantastic example.
U-Chen Oh
February 27, 2012
Wow, that’s fantastic! So proud of you!