I keep telling myself that i have to update my blog after my result is officially out. However, the marks which indicated that i’m now officially a master holder didn’t actually bring me to this post. Just as what i have previously thought so, it might be because it is taking too long that the mood swing between real joy and my ‘mild emo-ness’ is really great this time around. Anyway, i made it through this time! I took a longer route, a more difficult one but is definitely worth it. In times of difficulties, everything shows. Who are the true friends, who is the one that will be by your side no matter what. I really thank God for bringing me through.
So, that’s not the little ‘thinggie’ that bring me to this post. I was so delighted to write this post is because finally, yes, i mean FINALLY i get to see some glimpse of light to my dream! Thank God for this. I really don’t know how far this small paragraph will go, but to even get to see this kind of thought been published in the newspaper makes me happy. Extremely happy! So here’s what the news is all about:
Lessons from K-Pop and ‘manga’
KUALA LUMPUR: Branding a nation might need Malaysians to sing and dance. William Chin, who commented on the 1Malaysia rountable yesterday, said Malaysia should mimic the pop cultures from the Far East. He cited Korean pop, particularly known as K-Pop, which had created waves around the world with its music and fashion.
He felt that Malaysia could make its name internationally by exporting its entertainment industry. He said the Japanese Illustrated comics known as ‘manga’ had become part of its identity and had changed the comics from being simply a ‘kiddie’ item to one appreciated by the adults. Responses continued to pour in on the thrid day of the 1Malaysia rountable titled “Brand Malaysia”.
Another contributor, Azzahari Hassan, said taglines like 1Malaysia and “Malaysia Truly Asia” help enhance its brand. He felt that social media should do more to promote these taglines. “The world should think of us as the ‘melting pot’ of Asia”.
(NST, Thursday, June 30, 2011, p6)
I really couldn’t believe that this small piece of news alone has what i wanted as a goal as well as my dream in it. For those who read back my blog will realised that i’m really a k-pop fans. From a silly girl who goes crazy over certain idols until a lady who actually look in depth and appreciate the k-culture, i’m really thankful to the friend who actually brought me into all these kpop craze. I really learned a lot from this nation and it is all this kpop craze that makes me realised what i really wanted to do in my life, what i wanted as a dream and what i aim as a goal.
So let’s talk about my goal first, since it would be easier for me to achieve it. I am still amazed that my goal was also mentioned in that piece of news. For friends who’s hearing this for the very first time, please refrain yourself from calling me crazy! I never laugh at your goal in life, so i make sure i received the same responds too! Since i’m now an official master holder, my aim is definitely to move a ladder higher, to get my phd. Talking about phd, after all the hardwork and this i mean in terms of mentally and physically i put in completing my master studies, i am very sure law is not my ultimate goal. I want to be in the diplomacy field. I really love it more than i do in law though i seems to do better in law. I have been having this topic of research in mind for quite some time although i admit, i did nothing to make it true and i seriously in a loss of what to do at the moment. The topic that i really interested in researching is to rebrand Malaysia. Yes, i mean rebrand as i thought we really need to do so. I am not going to go into details in this since it was supposed to be my research field if things were to go according to plan, but what i would like to write it down in this post is, it is really a time for us Malaysian to brand ourselves properly as a true melting pot of Asia. A melting pot which has both the tradition and the modern ingredient in. We can’t be forever stuck to the old ‘thinggie’ and abandon the fact that the world is changing in a very fast pace. We need to brand ourselves as a country which can preserve the traditional cultures and at the same time a country that can adapt it well in the new community. Oh, i’m getting all excited to about it. I wished i could had this learned in a lesson or even better in a short course. I really wished there’s someone that can fill me up with more knowledge on this aspect.
So, what about my dream. M-Pop!!! Yes, that’s what i call it. An entertainment industry that makes up of Malaysian, which would be catered to the public, locally and also internationally. This i mean, a true entertainment industry which makes up of all Malaysian, all races, all cultures! You can call me racist, but i do not want to deny the fact that i’ve been raise up in a race conscious environment. The race thing has brought quite a bit of problems to me personally but still i never forget one thing, this one thing i learned when i was just a small kid: I am from Malaysia. My Country, Malaysia is a multi-racial country. I am always proud that i’ve been born to be a multi-racial community. So despite the political parties manupulating the policies, what i want to do for my lovely country will still be for our people as a whole and this includes the Malays, the Chinese, the Indians and the many many more natives in the country. I am really glad to know that my dream will not forever remain as a dream but a dream that can be achieved in real life. By seeing the current mindset of our people, i have my doubts that is going to be easy but still i wished that in the future i can actually be of help in realising this dream of mine or perhaps by that time, it will not just be a dream of mine, but a dream of our nation.
However, since i’m going to start another new chapter of my life real soon, i will make sure this time around, i will do even better so that i can be hopeful in achieving my goal and realising my dream in the future. I really appreciate the person who wrote and published this news to brighten up my gloomy thursday morning and giving me hope.
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