Random Things Every Malaysian Has 'Probably' Done At Least Once In Their Lifetime

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  • 1. Complain about the weather

  • 2. Going to the pasar malam

    • There's food, cheap slippers, random knick knacks, more food...

  • 3. Drink teh tarik a.k.a. our national drink

    • We even have competitions and national championships to find the best teh tarik master in the entire country.

  • 4. Half-boiled egg + toast with butter and kaya + kopi 'o' = perfect breakfast

    • BONUS: Let's throw roti canai in the mix too!

  • 5. Eat nasi lemak for breakfast, lunch, tea time, dinner, supper...

  • 6. Eat banana leaf with your hands. It tastes better one.

  • 7. Crave for Ramly burger in the middle of the night

    • Then purposely drive out to immediately satisfy your craving.

  • 8. Hang out at the mamak 'til 3am to watch football or badminton

  • 9. Drive for hours to another state e.g. Penang or Ipoh for one reason and one reason only - TO EAT

  • 10. Eat freshly opened durian by the roadside

  • 11. Eat cendol by the roadside

    • Rojak and laksa too!

  • 12. Line up under the hot sun for good food

  • 13. Queue up for hours (or even overnight!) whenever there's a new store opening or a new product launch

    • Also applicable for unexpectedly in-demand Happy Meal toys.

  • 14. Queue up to pump petrol the night before the price goes up

  • 15. Get stuck in a traffic jam

    • It's very frustrating when you desperately need to pee!

  • 16. Take the LRT to KLCC

  • 17. Go to typical vacation spots like Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, or Sunway Lagoon over the school holidays

  • 18. Or famous islands like Pulau Langkawi or Pulau Redang

  • 19. Lawatan sambil belajar ke Petrosains

    • Also in the classic school field trip list: Penang Hill, Muzium Negara, and batik factory.

  • 20. Join kawad kaki in school

  • 21. True joy is when the Milo truck comes to your school for Hari Sukan

    • No one can make Milo taste better than Milo trucks.

  • 22. Kena denda together with all of your classmates

  • 23. Make #art using vegetables for Pendidikan Seni

  • 24. Mess up the stars whenever you have to draw the Malaysian flag

    • "Teacher, can I just print and colour ah?"

  • 25. Perform a colourful song and dance for school events

  • 26. Sing patriotic songs for perhimpunan only during Merdeka month

  • 27. Cried watching Petronas ads

     Image result for CRYING gif

  • 28. Learn how to play the recorder (probably badly) in school

    • Our apologies to our neighbours who had to listen to us practice at home.

  • 29. Brush teeth by the longkang

      • Efd1

  • 30. Religiously buy Kuntum, Tunas Sains, and/or other educational magazines because they're (a) fun to read, and (b) actually teach you something

  • 31. Running out after school is over so you can buy fried chicken or Paddle Pop ice cream before your bus arrives

  • 32. Forced to attend seminars after school and/or on weekends to prepare for UPSR

    • This is on top of the many, many tuition classes you're already going for. :(

  • 33. Learn how to cook Maggi at a veeeery young age

    • I learnt how to when I was 12 years old! #MasterChefJunior

  • 34. Sneaking off to the kedai runcit and spending all of your money on Mamee Monster, Choki Choki, and many other unhealthy (but tasty) snacks

  • 35. Chase after the roti man when you hear him ringing the bell

  • 36. Get a haircut from your neighbourhood Indian barber

  • 37. Collect random things like red saga seeds, origami stars, stones for batu seremban, erasers, Pokemon cards etc.

  • 38. Chup-ing the TV at 5.30pm so you can watch cartoons on TV1

  • 40. Watching popular Japanese or English cartoons... dubbed in Malay! 

     Image result for watching tv gif

  • 41. Read manga or comic books in Malay

  • 42. Play badminton with your neighbours every evening using your house gate as the net

  • 43. Park self in front of the TV every time there's a major badminton final to cheer on our athletes

    • This is also where everyone suddenly becomes badminton experts.

  • 44. Pray that they win gold medals so we can demand for public holiday. :p

  • 45. Wear traditional clothing only when it's a special occassion...

  • 46. Go to a Raya open house

    • Eat all the rendang and ketupat!

  • 47. Wear a face mask because of the haze

  • 48. Try to explain where Malaysia is to a foreigner when you're overseas

  • 49. Crave Malaysian food when you're overseas

  • 50. Bring friends that are visiting from another country to eat roti tisu at Kayu

    • Their reactions when the server brings the towering structure to your table - PRICELESS.

  • 51. And of course, get reeeaally annoyed when someone dares to imply that X country has better food than Malaysia

    • Malaysian food is the best. Anyone who says otherwise is SALAH.


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