The Malaysian Connection

Just the other day it was published in the news that the runner up for Ms America has a Malaysian link. Her dad is a local. Will we ever stop? Ms Pang herself finds it amusing that Malaysians have taken an interest in her life.

I'm sure that we can take interest in what's actually happening in the country, without having to claim a connection to anyone or anything that is remotely Malaysian. Didn't our local researchers discover some new animal/ insect species in our forests? Don't we have environmental issues to raise? Are we doing enough to overcome traffic congestion?

Remember the fiasco with the child genius in UK who has a Malaysian mother? She took off from Oxford, where she was sent to study using Malaysian government money, never to be heard off again. And Sarah Marbeck.. aren't we proud to have a Malaysian who has been in bed with David Beckham? And can we really claim that Tash Aw was purely Malaysian? But then again, is there such a thig as a 'pure Malaysian'?

Maybe it's an escapism thing.. any person who came close to winning Ms America is indeed more enticing than our local researchers and politicians. In the meantime, let's see what Ms Pang has to say..