Immersion project- trip to muzium org asli

Hand-made shop from Orang Asli villagers

Museum

Library

meeting room

we have visited The Muzium Orang Asli at Gombak

however, the authority closed it because they want to do some changes and revonation.

the village is well-developed 

the facilities is complete

they have a mosque

pre-school 

hospital

and administration office that in-charge on the welfare of orang asli.

near by the office, there is a shop that sell a lot of things made from raw material.

Immersion Project: MALAYSIAN INDIANS

I really interested to know about Indian Culture more because I never being surrounded and imposed from this culture. So,now for my immersion project, I have someone to interview. Her nickname is Gogy and now is studying at IIUM in LLB. She is very friendly and talkatative.  Her character make me easy to interview

 Malaysian Indians are Malaysians of Indian origin. Many are descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonization of Malaya. Prior to this, Indians have been present in the Malayan archipelago at least since the period of the influential Indian Chola dynasty of the 11th century. Today, they form the third largest ethnic group in Malaysia after the Chinese and the Malay. Malaysian Indians constitute 8% of the Malaysian population.Despite this, they make up a disproportionately large percentage of Malaysia's professional workforce.

I had begin the interview with her background first.I asked her either she can easily mix with Malay or not?  She said that she is easily mix and be friend with Malay because since early age in a kindergarten , she makes a friend with Malay people. And even at primary and secondory she was studied not at vernacular school, but at Sekolah Kebangsaan. This past situation indicate that she did not have a difficulty with other cultures.

She also very excited tell me about her experience during PLKN. She said PLKN really tight her relationship towards other culture. Everybody have a extravaganza relationship!  In my opinion, this program really beneficial to integrate Malaysian citizen. Just imagine, before this you did not have any friend come from different background. However, when entered in this program, you can involve and be friend with them.

Next, we talk about Indian Cuisine. In order to know more, I brings my own laptop and surfing internet. This activity make me become more understand and know their food all about. 

 The contribution of the Indian community in Malaysian cuisine is enormous. Indian cuisine has had a strong influence on traditional Malay cuisine resulting in the popularity of curries in Malaysia. Indian restaurants are well received by Chinese and Malay Malaysians. They have become an important fixture in everyday Malaysian life and is the venue of choice for watching live English football matches. Mamak restaurants and stalls refer to eateries owned and staffed by Indian Muslims. The word 'Mamak' is sometimes erroneously used to describe any Indian restaurant. 

Roti canai, nasi kandar and rojak pasembor are Indian dishes unique to Malaysia. Nasi kandar is sold exclusively in Indian Muslim restaurants and the sauce recipe is kept secret. Unlike Indian cuisine in the United Kingdom and other Western countries which tend to focus on North Indian cuisine, Indian cuisine in Malaysia is largely based on south Indian cuisine as the Indian diaspora here is overwhelmingly Tamil, although some northern dishes such as tandoorichicken and naan bread are common. Southern breakfast delicacies such as idli, vadai and thosai are common. The appam is a favourite breakfast dish in Tamil homes. Idiyappam is known as putu mayam in Malay and usually sold by mobile motorcycle vendors. The murukku is made to mark Deepavali or Christmas. Banana leaf rice meals with various meat dishes and condiments are served in restaurants during lunch and dinner and in Indian households during special occasions. Mutton is highly favoured and served as either varuval (dry curry) or peratal (thick curry). Fried bitter gourd, banana chips, papadam, rasam, yoghurt and pickels are the usual condiments. Deserts and sweets include payasam, halva, mysore pak, palgoa and ghee balls.

Basically,if she want something different, she went outside to eat. Because at IIUM, only have a cafe that sell all the mamak's menu.

then, we have a chit-chat at the language issues. She teach me about the basic sentence of Hindi .

1. Hi>>Namastey! 
2. Good morning! >> Suprabhaat
3. Good evening! >> Shubh sundhyaa
4. Welcome! (to greet someone) >> Aapka swaagat hai
5. How are you?>> Aap kaisey hain?

after that I find the information about the borrowing words....

Borrowings from Tamil include such everyday words as:.

Tamil	Malay	English
akka	kakak	elder sister
kadai	kedai	shop
kappal	kapal	ship
muthu	mutiara	pearl
vagai	bagai	kind

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INDIAN BELIEF?? THEIR RELIGIOS? THEIR FESTIVALS?? 

JUST WAIT FOR OUR PRESENTATION! 

अलविदा। 

Phir milen-gay.! Alvida!

(SEE YOU LATER..GOOD BYE)

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Immersion project: SARAWAK part 2..

Immersion project part 2..

            Last week i have interview my friend about the culture in Sarawak. A lots of thing i know after make the interviewing with her. This time, i meet her again. I want her to teach me how to cook food that famous by muslim people in Sarawak. But she said she don’t know how to cook the food. We also did not have the ingredient for the food. So, i decide to learn next time about the food. I ask her about what is the traditional attire of Sarawak  people. She showed to me some picture to me. The picture is when she is wearing the traditional clothes of  iban people. The attire is quit interesting. I feel want to tried it but she don’t have the cloth. She also invited my to Sarawak if i want to try the traditional cloth and food of Sarawak people. She said that i can stay at her house. I cant wait to go there because i want to learn more about their culture and i want to try their traditional food. After we talk about the food and the traditional cloth, we decide to back. I hope that i can go to her place some day and try to experienced it by my own self.

Immersion project: SARAWAK part 1

culture of sarawak people..

            Last month, I have interview one of my friends who came from Sarawak. The reasons why I interview her is because i am really interested about her culture. Before this, she always talks about her people and culture in Sarawak. That’s why I’m become interested to choose her. I want to investigate about her culture and what make her culture differ from my culture. It’s very important for me to understand about other culture because it can help me a lot in multicultural counselling in the future. So, i tried to deal with her. She agreed to be interview by me.

           A few days later, i had meet her at the cafe. I ask her to tell about her culture and people in the Sarawak. She shared a lot of story regarding Sarawak to me. She said there are a lots of ethnic group in the Sarawak and each of the ethnic have their own distinct language, culture and lifestyle.The major ethnic group on this land iban ethnic and she is one of them. and it followed by the Chinese, Bidayuh, Melanau and other native tribes of Sarawak.in term of religion, there are variety of religion that practiced by people in Sarawak for example Islam, Christianity,budha and animism. But, the largest religion in the Sarawak is Christian.

She said that most malay people live in village and most of them work as fisherman. Some of them have moved to the city to work with government or private sector. She said that iban people used to live in longhouses but she not live in the longhouse. Her family have moved to the city because her father works as a teacher at the city. After that, i asked her what is the famous food that representative Sarawak people. She said that iban people famous with food that they called tuak. She said tuak is a sweet rice that served during big celebrations and festive occasions.

Besides that, Sarawak also have a lots of festivals such as gawai dayak and gawai kenyalang. I asked her to explain about one of the festival. She said gawai dayak is also known as harvest festival.  they will celebrate this festival every year. This festival is related to their religious belief system. They believe that that ritual is connected with rice cultivation, and with the cycle of life.

after that, i found out that its very interesting to know about other people culture. She also really excited to told about the culture in Sarawak. We decide to meet again in another day in order to discuss more about her culture in Sarawak.