Public Speaking Club/SKAA/2013 Thank you, master of ceremony. Good morning to the honourable judges, faithful timekeeper, teachers and the audiences. I am Wan Cairel from SK Abang Aing will talk about a topic of I Am Proud to be Malaysian. Dear audiences, I was born and raised in Sri Aman, Sarawak. I am of mixed parentage. My father is Malay and my mother is a Chinese. Growing up in a multi-racial family has taught me to respect people of different races and heritage, and my parents have taught me that racism hurts. I was also taught to appreciate and love my country, Malaysia. To me, being Malaysian means having an identity – to have an identity you can call your own, but at the same time recognise that every Malaysian (regardless of race, culture or religion) is different and unique. Despite our differences, we are all bonded by the knowledge that, as a nation, we love our country. To be Malaysian means being recognised – it’s amazing to travel to other parts of the world and hear people exclaim, “Oh, you are from Malaysia? It’s such a wonderful place and the people are just amazing!” I mean, people in other parts of the world are beginning to recognise that Malaysia is a growing country and they have positive things to say about it. So, I’m proud to be part of this nation. To be Malaysian also means having freedom – knowing that, we have the freedom to grow and pursue our dreams. We live in a country that supports growth and knowledge, and we can do so much with the support of the government and the people around us. 1 Public Speaking Club/SKAA/2013 I feel proud to be the son of Malaysia, as Malaysia has people of various races and religions. Although various races and religions, Malaysians live in peace and harmony. In addition, Malaysia is a country that is unique because people have a varied and interesting customs. When it's the festive season, Malaysians will jointly celebrate without knowing race and religion. Another fact that I am proud to be Malaysian is, our country does not affected by huge disaster such as volcanoes, earthquakes and typhoons in which others country faced. In Malaysia, we are safe and live in peace without losing much of our properties due to these disaster compare to other countries. Dear audiences, However, Malaysia also respect the people's customs, people and religion respectively. Malaysia also has leaders who are competent and have high patriotism. I am proud to have leaders such as our prime minister, Dato Sri Najib, who lead the country of Malaysia and shall not practice favouritism. I would also like to thank the prime minister as he has been developing and maintaining the security of this country. The country is fortunate that there had been no war, ethnic division and major riots that occurred in this country. Therefore, we should thank all of the fighters who sacrificed lives for the peace of this country especially heroes who died in Lahad Datu, Sabah. I hope that this conflict will end soon so that the people of Sabah can live in peace and harmony as before. To end up my speech today, I once again say that, "I am proud to be a Malaysian because our country has been independent from British colonies. I also feel very lucky to live in Malaysia because the country was fortunate to secure and prosperous. I was fortunate to have Prime Minister because he has a fair and 2 Public Speaking Club/SKAA/2013 equitable. I am also proud that Malaysia has achieved the Independence National 56 this year. For beloved to my country, I am willing to sacrifice for maintaining the security of Malaysia. I urge the people of Malaysia have the spirit of patriotism. Last but not least, I hope this country will grow economically and peace to the people of Malaysia. THANK YOU SALAM 1 MALAYSIA 3
