One Malaysia Concept

AS an early childhood educator, I strongly believe that whatever you want the child to be and we are able to model them and influence them. The early childhood education plays the significant roles in young children early years learning. We could influence young children’s thinking and mindset easily. Young children as a piece of “plain paper”, it depends on the teachers’ creativity to design on it. 

Through many years working with young children, I am able to implement very successful “One Malaysia concept” towards the children. We are able to promote and practice it easily in their learning environment. How do we reinforce the unity living and learning environment during their early years? We need to always enhance that we are Malaysian. Although we have different cultures such as  living habit, eating habit, wearing style, festivals celebration, religions, believes and races as well. We stay together in the same place and this unique place is called Malaysia.

As Malaysia early childhood educator, I understand that what would our children needs, learning abilities and learning interest as well. The program is not made in local and it may not relevance to our children and it hardly makes sense of their learning. I strongly disagree to import the other countries early childhood education program to our children. These education programs are based on their children's needs and not our children's needs. 

I have been struggling for more than two decades to develop the early children program which is based on our local needs. I put in a lot of moral values to develop the harmony, peaceful, respectful, thoughtful, caring and sharing learning environment. I could create a lot of learning activities to enhance these values through role-play activities to identify each other races' eating habit, fashion show to recognize each races wearing styles, moral stories telling which created by us to enhance moral values, festivals cerebration together and all these learning activities will really promote “One Malaysia” concept.

Such as Vimesshen Nair mentions in the Malay Mail article that the real life example is what I would like to share with every young Malaysian. I urge all Malaysians to come under the umbrella set by our Prime Minister, called 1Malaysia. Let's join our very colourful hands, ideas, thoughts, and make it happen as a true one nation.

We can fight. We can scream. We can argue. We can shout at each other. We must agree to disagree, but live as one. We must adopt a child's mindset in becoming one nation. Children may fight today, yet remain 
friends tomorrow.

Why not we, Malaysian, do the same? Whether you are Malay, Chinese, Indian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or
Christian, let's all play, pray, laugh and stay together. 1Malaysia is not a new idea. It is an age-old way of life, given a new twist. Together, let's get entangled in our thoughts and deeds, and make our beloved country a truly ONE MALAYSIA!

I have been collected some of the children's drawing to share with everyone about “One Malaysia” concept by the young children. I hope that these pictures will inspire everyone to appreciate our “One Malaysia” ideas and concepts. As young children present their thought in their pictures that we learn together, play together, eat together, sing together, work together, celebrate together, share to each other, and all these concepts are in their small world. 

All these pictures are drawn by the young children from age 4 to 6 years old. These drawing are presented by “ONE MALAYSIA” young children from “EDUWIS”.

from the founder of Eduwis
Amanda Tan

Young Children Graphic Art Presentation

4 years old children's drawing

5 years old children's drawing

  

6 years old children's drawing

Conversations Over Sunday Breakfast

If I had one wish for Malaysia’s future it would be this: that we stopped thinking about which group, or which state, is up or down, and we all thought about what is in the best interests of Malaysia’s future.

Of course, I do not mean we should abandon our policy of ensuring that the proceeds of economic growth are shared fairly amongst all the people of Malaysia, or that we correct the historic imbalances. But I do mean that we should not think of policies designed to do that as anything but in the interests of all Malaysians.

On Sunday 9th October, I went out for breakfast with my wife and daughter at Village Park, Uptown Damansara Utama. I didn’t do this as some sort of big media event, but because I wanted to try some popular breakfast eateries in The Klang Valley, and because I wanted to hear the views of people on the ground.

When I meet the Rakyat in such informal settings I find their concerns often are very different from some of the issues raised in Parliament. In there, where the emphasis is on point scoring, the focus can often be on trivial matters that really do not matter so much to people in our towns, cities and kampungs.

People I meet are clear about what really matters. They are worried about the impact of global economic uncertainty on the cost of living. They are working hard to give their children the best start in life and want to know what more they can do to help their kids get along in a world that is changing faster than ever before. And while they see our elders live longer and healthier lives they are also concerned about what burdens that may place on them and how they can help their parents live independent and happy lives for as long as possible.

It is a pity we do not discuss these issues from these perspectives rather more in parliament. Then people might have a greater respect for politicians. But I guess for some politicians the only way they can operate is to run the country down and focus on whatever issue, no matter how petty, they can find to advance their sectional cause. That is their right, of course. In a democracy politicians set out their stalls and the voters make a choice.

In any case, I hope the 2012 Budget shows that we were listening to what the Rakyat said about the big issues. It is not a give away Budget, as some have suggested, because, in fact, we aim to cut the level of government borrowing.

But it is a Budget that targeted help to those who needed it most. To families with low incomes. To schoolchildren and to sixth formers and university students. And to rural areas that need to share in our economic strength.

Fundamentally, though, the Budget is about Malaysia’s future. I announced new opportunities for foreign investment, a big reform in our civil service and new partnerships with the private sector to develop our infrastructure.

The people I spoke with during that Sunday breakfast said that they were pleased about my Budget plans. But they also wanted to see me follow through on them. Promises are easy to make in politics, it is delivery that is the tough part of the job. I have made it very clear to my office, ministries and agencies implementation is key to the success and harmony for the rakyat.

I know that very well, but my pledge to people on that Sunday and my pledge to all of you is that while distractions come and go, I am fully focusing on delivering this transformation Malaysia needs.

Deepavali 2011

         

As all Malaysians look forward to the upcoming festive period, we are once again reminded of the rich diversity that our country proudly supports and nurtures. This festival of light will be all the more special as the seeds of our national transformation efforts really start to emerge. As Indians celebrate this special day in the Hindu calendar, we can look back on a year where we have worked hard and persevered together in our efforts to transform Malaysia.

What is important in this journey towards national transformation is that we are all in this together. Without the full commitment and support of each group, we will simply not achieve our collective ambitions for Malaysia. This is why the Government has always emphasised the need to engage with all Malaysians so that we can really come together to take the nation.

With regards to the Indian community, the Government’s efforts to engage and bring services directly to the people are beginning to show results. The special initiatives that we have undertaken over the last two years are yielding results that have a real and positive impact on Indian families and individuals. This has given us the confidence to further strengthen and widen our efforts so that we may reach all who need us. Our efforts will now expand to include direct initiatives to increase incomes amongst the Indian community. The Government is also committed to realising the full business prowess of the Indian community and will do what it takes to unlock this potential.

In order for us to achieve our vision to comprehensively uplift the community, I need the commitment and the trust of the Indian community to work with me. The hope or “nambikei” of each Malaysian Indian is vital towards forging a full and effective partnership between the Government and the community that will ensure a better quality of life for this and coming generations. I also take this opportunity to issue a clarion call to the many professionals and corporate personalities as well as community leaders to work with Government and develop innovative and creative ways to directly and positively change the lives of members of the community.

In ending, I take this opportunity to wish all Malaysian Hindus, “Deepavali Vaalthukal” and a very happy Deepavali. Let us once again come together and join our friends and celebrate this festival with the hope that it brings the light of happiness and harmony to all Malaysians.

Happy Deepavali
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