Sunday, January 18, 2009

Nasi Lemak for Malaysian Citizenship

What is Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak- loosely translated as 'Fat/Oil Rice'; a popular staple in Malaysia that can be eaten at any time of the day.
It can be eaten for breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Tea Time, Dinner or Supper.

You don't need a reason to eat Nasi Lemak. You can eat it anytime, anywhere, any method and for any occasion. Anyone can eat it.


The basic mixes in Nasi Lemak are:

-Coconut Milk+Pandan Fragranced Steamed Rice
-A spicy gravy called Sambal; that is consists of pounded dry chillies, onions, dried mini prawns, fermented prawns, and anchovies.
-Fried Anchovies.
-Fried Groundnuts.
-Sliced Cucumber
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How about granting Malaysian citizenship by the result of a test?

In Malaysia, we have been divided by race, culture and political ideology. It is in fact quite hard to tell who's Malaysian and who's not.

Whatever we might be, there's one thing we can't deny. WE'RE ALL UNITED BY FOOD.

Instead of talking about the ridiculous Social Contract, why not just test out our Malaysianness as the benchmark for the qualification of Citizenship? At least, this way is a lot more practical.

The Test
In order to qualify for Malaysian Citizenship, one must pass a special test.

////The test is to eat Nasi Lemak for an entire day for a total of 6 meals./////
(8am breakfast, 10am teabreak, 12pm lunch, 3pm teabreak, 6pm dinner, 9pm supper)
At the end of every meal of Nasi Lemak, they must be able to say "Mmmmmmmmm Sedapnya!"

Yes. "Mmmmmm.. Sedapnya!" ....like that Goodday Milk advertisement I saw when I was young.
Their face expression will be judged by a panel of experts so that they weren't lying about how delicious Nasi Lemak really is. If doubted, they will be 'polygraphed' like how it's done in "The Moment of Truth".

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Not an easy test. But hey, Real Malaysian loves Nasi Lemak.

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