Proud to be Malaysian

Malaysia is a country made up of a mosaic of beautiful ethnicities that are characterised by different cultures, traditions, beliefs, cuisines, languages and much more. Photo: 123rf.com

I am Malaysian. I have never identified myself as anything else. Whenever I have travelled to other countries and been asked, “What are you?”, I’ve replied, “I am Malaysian.”

“Ah, you’re Malay!” cry some of the ignorant ones who do not know much about my country.