Gone with the smoke 随烟而逝

THE STORY OF BURNING LEAVES.

Long before the fabric of racial harmony in our country was torn by politicians ....

Long before the fabric of religious harmony in our country was torn by politicians and holy than thou righteous religion practitioners .....

Long before the haze caused by burning in big plantation in preparation for replanting....

Long before the advent of 1 Malaysia, a phrase coined by the very politicians responsible for tearing our fabric of harmony ...

It was then a harmonious Malaysia, with clear sky and fresh air.

Races living harmoniously and peacefully side by side, kampongs by new villages ...Chinese enjoying kuih muih made by Malays from next door kampong, Malays enjoying Hai Nam coffee at coffee shop in the new village next to their kampong.....

The smoke of evening burning of coconut leaves was a nostalgic memory, rendered no pollution.

Today, the air is dirty and hazy, rivers polluted .... race division, discrimination, injustices, corruption filled the land. The politicians are trying hysterically to tell us - we are One Malaysia.

Why am I having guilty feelings while burning leaves at my back yard ??!!

The nostalgic kampong/new village feeling has gone with the smoke.



焚烧树叶的故事

在马来西亚种族和谐棉布还没有给政客撕裂之前。。。

在马来西亚的宗教和谐棉布还没有给政客及那些“我比你更圣洁”的宗教师撕裂之前。。。

在大园丘燃烧油棕及橡胶老树准备翻种而引起烟霾还没有到来之前。。。

在那些破坏种族及宗教和谐的政客，利用一个团结和谐马来西亚标语来哄骗人民之前。。。

我们就已经是一个团结和谐的马来西亚，蓝天白云，空气清新。

各族和平融洽，甘榜与新村平安相处。。。华人享用隔邻甘榜朋友售卖的马来糕点，马来人很舒服的坐在隔邻新村的咖啡店享用海南咖啡。。。一片升平。

傍晚新村及甘榜燃烧树叶，冉冉升起之烟，是温暖的回忆，不是污染的肇因。

今天的马来西亚，河流污染，空气肮脏，烟霾遮盖蓝天。。。。种族隔离，鄙视，不公义，贪污充斥国土。政客却在极力的推销给我们知道，我们是一个马来西亚！

为什么我在屋后焚烧树叶的时候，会有些罪恶感？？！！

那充满新村/甘榜怀旧温暖感觉，已经随烟而逝。

























My backyard mini haven with 3 coconut trees -- a place to de-stress, relax and reminiscing the old kampong feelings.

屋后的小小空地，种有三棵椰树，是一个减压，放松及怀缅老古新村感觉的乐土。