Salam,
I recently went to Pavillion, Bukit Bintang on Labour Day public holiday (please ignore the date above because I had wrongly saved the draft). Actually I have noticed this on the first time I came to Pavillion and I would like to highlight it in this post.
On my previous post Jom Makan! @ Yoshinoya, Signatures KLCC I have mentioned about how more and more shopping malls, residential areas and condominiums in Kuala Lumpur are registered by using English names instead of Malay names. I mean we live in Malaysia, supposedly we are proud to use our national language to reflect our identity.
Seriously, names such as The Curve, Pavillion, Mid Valley Mega Mall, The Gardens, Star Hill (translation for Bukit Bintang, what for?), Berjaya Times Square (Oh come one this Times Square is nothing near the one in New York I bet) are really bugging me. Why can't we name our malls with Malay names instead? Take Indonesia for example, their shopping places be it the traditional or modern exclusive malls are named using Bahasa Indonesia proudly, regardless whether they might sound funny or not, it's their language so they are proud of it. Names such as Blok M, Mal Kelapa Gading, Mangga Dua, Gelodok, Tanah Abang; well do they sound anything English? Not even Dutch I bet if we want to look back at their history. Even their them park is named as Dunia Fantasi. Why not Fantasy World? The answer is plain and simple; because it's not Indonesian. We must also realize that not only in Indonesia, but as well as in Thailand, Japan, France, Germany and many other European countries, they are all very proud of their language.
Residential areas and condominiums which are erecting nowadays, well just look in KL places named nearby KL Pac for instance; Sentul Park, Sentul East & Sentul West, what's wrong with naming them Taman Sentul, Sentul Timur or Sentul Barat? Hey come on, Sentul is Sentul, I don't think some 'classy' English names could uplift its class. Please. Yes to name more, Beverly Heights (Ya Allah ni lagi perasan) , Platinum Victory, 20 Trees, Armani Damansara (Oh sungguh Itali) well what for? To give a classy feeling? KONON!
I recently went to Pavillion, Bukit Bintang on Labour Day public holiday (please ignore the date above because I had wrongly saved the draft). Actually I have noticed this on the first time I came to Pavillion and I would like to highlight it in this post.
On my previous post Jom Makan! @ Yoshinoya, Signatures KLCC I have mentioned about how more and more shopping malls, residential areas and condominiums in Kuala Lumpur are registered by using English names instead of Malay names. I mean we live in Malaysia, supposedly we are proud to use our national language to reflect our identity.
Seriously, names such as The Curve, Pavillion, Mid Valley Mega Mall, The Gardens, Star Hill (translation for Bukit Bintang, what for?), Berjaya Times Square (Oh come one this Times Square is nothing near the one in New York I bet) are really bugging me. Why can't we name our malls with Malay names instead? Take Indonesia for example, their shopping places be it the traditional or modern exclusive malls are named using Bahasa Indonesia proudly, regardless whether they might sound funny or not, it's their language so they are proud of it. Names such as Blok M, Mal Kelapa Gading, Mangga Dua, Gelodok, Tanah Abang; well do they sound anything English? Not even Dutch I bet if we want to look back at their history. Even their them park is named as Dunia Fantasi. Why not Fantasy World? The answer is plain and simple; because it's not Indonesian. We must also realize that not only in Indonesia, but as well as in Thailand, Japan, France, Germany and many other European countries, they are all very proud of their language.
Residential areas and condominiums which are erecting nowadays, well just look in KL places named nearby KL Pac for instance; Sentul Park, Sentul East & Sentul West, what's wrong with naming them Taman Sentul, Sentul Timur or Sentul Barat? Hey come on, Sentul is Sentul, I don't think some 'classy' English names could uplift its class. Please. Yes to name more, Beverly Heights (Ya Allah ni lagi perasan) , Platinum Victory, 20 Trees, Armani Damansara (Oh sungguh Itali) well what for? To give a classy feeling? KONON!
Yes back to the photos here, these were snapped at the food court in Pavillion, Food Republic (again again, in English). Check out the photos here to understand more:
The words Food Republic are beaming brightly in blue and white neon lights on an a very dark board giving it a good contrast. You could see the words literally from a mile away.
Next to the Food Republic words, are displayed in a much smaller font are the words 'Medan Selera' which means food court in Malay. Letters in BLACK on an ALMOST BLACK board. Don't you think that they don't even have to put any effort of putting them up. What for?? I think it's just meant to insult Bahasa Melayu which is supposed to be the national language.
Come on, please, DBKL tolonglah buat kerja! Yes for you who have been reading my blog I use English most of the time, the reason is because by using English it would be easier for readers all over the world to discover my talent in make-up. Further more, I write mostly about the attractions in Malaysia especially because I am proud of our culture and heritage, thus by writing in English, indirectly I could promote my beloved Malaysia to the world. However honestly if you meet me in person, I am a person who speaks Malay most of the time, because it is my mothertongue. Bahasa menunjukkan bangsa kan?
Yes another thing I would like to point out is dedicated to our respected leaders especially our Prime Minister, Pak Lah. He was the one whom launched the opening of Pavillion, well if I were him I would instantaneously asked the administrators of Pavillion to change its name. Unfortunately, even on the news Pak Lah speaks English when he is interviewed (sadly he is always asked by the reporters in Bahasa Melayu). It is very painful to see him speaking in English, while Bahasa Melayu is communicated by the translations at the lower part of the screen.
How ironic, is MALAY the SECOND LANGUAGE in MALAYsia?
Seriously I hope that we would not turn out to be the next Singapore nauzubillahi min zalik. By protecting the sovereignty of our language, in a way it means we as Malays are protecting our rights in other matters as well.
Renungkanlah, memang Melayu takkan hilang di dunia, tapi apa guna kalau sifat-sifat keMelayuan itu lenyap dari jiwa bangsa kita? Tak guna kalau jadi Melayu kalau kita hilang jati diri kita dan masih dijajah mindanya. Renungkanlah saudara-saudaraku yang tersayang terutamanya para pemimpin. Celikkanlah mata, celikkanlah hati.
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