p/s: I have wrote this poem as a part that will represent Malaysia for some book publication and I choose to wrote about a place that I lived now,which is Sarawak.Sarawak is a state among 14 others states in Malaysia :-) This is a writing about my beloved home,Sarawak.
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
Chinese mix Iban races were called CI+BAN,
Where
the beautiful Chinese girl were called lenglui,
Where
the beautiful Bidayuh girl were
called dayung sangon and the beautiful
Iban girl were described as Indu bajik,
Where
the Kelabit looks like Lunbawang and Lunbawang looks like Kayan,
Where
the Melayu Sarawak can speak in Iban
and Chinese at the same time,
Where
the Melanau was the only ethnics that
used bin and binti while they are Christian,
Where
the Pesta Benak and Pesta Kaul was the number one festival
that we wait for it every year excitingly,
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
Kolok Mee and Laksa Sarawak was our main dishes here,
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
church and mosque were build next to each other,
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
all of us here can fluently speak more than 4 languages,
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
the Malay go to Chinese house when The Lunar Year come,
Where
the Chinese go to Malay house when Hari Raya come,
Where
the Malay and Chinese go to Iban house when Hari Gawai come,
Where
the Malay, Chinese and Iban go to Christian Bumiputera when Christmas Day come,
Where
all the Muslims, Buddha and Christian hang out together going to the Mall,
Cinema and Food Court without ashamed with each other,
I am
Sarawakian,
Where
we lived next to each other and shared our food by exchanged our container,
I am
Sarawakian,
When
people leave this place and said that “I
am leaving home”.