Alright. Opinions time again. It’s been sometime since I’ve posted my opinions here. So yeah, Harimau Malaya versus the Lions. The match was last night during the writing of this entry. As most of my Facebook friends go, they knew which team I go for. The Lions. The previous match, The Garuda versus Harimau Malaya, I go for the Garuda. Why? Why I go for the opposing team instead of Harimau Malaya? Easy. MALAYA.
For those in the know, Malaya consists of the peninsula and not the whole of Malaysia itself. The name Malaya stands until today. Go check the constitution. Malaysia was made up of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah. So, the name Harimau Malaya implies only to one side only and not the whole Malaysia. Since Singapore is out, Sarawak and Sabah and Malaya is what Malaysia is now. So… Harimau Malaya is out from my team of choice. I better off support some Indonesia because she’s on the same land as Sarawak and Sabah. See? I’d go for Brunei anytime if they joined the fray. Any team would do as long not Harimau Malaya.
Call me unpatriotic or whatever, but I stand on this. The name of a team reflects the team itself. Harimau Malaya? I don’t know, but the majority of the players there are from Malaya itself. That Joseph guy from Sarawak? During the matchup against Chelsea, he played. And that’s it. Versus The Lions and The Garuda? Nada. Kapoot. Zero. And I am not patriotic? Wow. I stand by Sarawak anytime. If there are equal number of players from three corners of Malaysia and the team’s name is not Harimau Malaya, I’ll go support Malaysia, period. But, since there are no equal number of players from each corners of Malaysia and the team’s name is Harimau Malaya, count me out. Like I said above, the team’s name is for Malaya and not the whole of Malaysia. I am not patriotic towards Malaya, but I give my loyalty towards Lady Sarawak. Yeah? I got stuck here in Malaya only for my studies and nothing else. I don’t know why there are so few public universities in Sarawak but a whole lot of private ones. Weird. Anyways, logically, Malayans must support Harimau Malaya because it’s Malaya’s team, while we Borneoans just stand by the side. Logically. But logics is dead now.
I read in one of the Facebook’s group thingy which I was added into, sarcasms are rampant but not enough to make me waver from my stands or whatever. I paraphrased some of them, here goes;
‘As long as the team’s name is Malaysia, we must support and give our backs into it. And if your ID still states Malaysian, your support must be given to them no matter what (got a lot more but my mind refused to register more turds into the brain.)
‘We Malaysian must give our support to Harimau Malaya! No matter what.’
And guess what, my favorite comment of the day:
‘They’re (Harimau Malaya) is losing. Give it a rest.’
And the comment above is not from me. I am serious.
Here’s the problem Ultra Harimau Malaya from Borneo supporters, the name is already a turn off for Borneoans like us. With that name, does that mean we Sarawakians and Sabahans are left behind? Does it mean that the Malayans are superior to us? Where is our part in that team? See? I refused to support that team even when there are no options left. Hell, since that I am a citizen of Borneo, I will give my support to Indonesia. Mainly because she’s sharing the same Borneo land with Sarawak and Sabah. More rational too. You will die in Borneo someday too. Unless you’re going to be dead somewhere else that is your problem. If you’re planning to die in Malaya, then go support them. I know I’ll die in Sarawak. So my support won’t be going out for them Harimau Malaya or Malaya for that matter.
I guess the Sarawakians and Sabahans are still blind ehh to what Malaya is doing toward our land. And the minds of the young. I may not have seen much but I can see a bit. Blinded by the mass media and shits.
Go Go Singapore! Let the Lions out!
Go Go Garuda! Let the Garuda soar the sky!
Peace!
p/s- Why does the Harimau seemed inferior in comparison to these two teams?
