Christmas Island Stories: Kamar Ismail

The Christmas Island of today is almost unrecognisable from what it was like in the 1960s of Kamar Ismail’s youth and in many ways it’s for the better.
When the 54-year-old was born on the Island, it had only become an Australian territory less than a decade earlier and the Malay, Chinese and European cultures were still figuring out how to coexist.
Kamar recalls that his generation was the first to mingle freely with the other cultures on the Island.
This is Kamar's Christmas Island Story.

[@Awanlarat675]

Assalamualaikum saudara melayu dan Islam ku.Love from Malaysia

[@fedi1811]

Assalamualaikum Kamar. We are melayu fm Malaysia. We hope to visit Christmas Island, on day. In shaa allah.

[@mohdfadzliesulaiman]

Singapore. .Malaysia tak ada.malindo ada pi sana

[@damianloder6080]

Salam alaikom wabarakatu. Australian Muslim here in Perth. I hope I can visit there one day 🙂

[@mohdmirza8686]

Salam persahabatan Dan perkenalan Dr tanah melayu..teruskn update Khabar Dr sna

[@VideoKSK1]

Thanks for sharing your story Kamar - I love the tree analogy and agree that the Community should have a say & input into the island's future post-Mine since it is your island home & you have to live with the decisions/consequences everyday! Definitely a LOT of potential for CI - can't wait to see where it goes :)

[@aneenazeemhameed5872]

am very proud with the malays here... salam from Malaysia...

[@justinamusyoka4986]

My first time here and first to hear about the christmas island.💕💕 from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@creativejuicewithoutpulp]

Love this series! :D

[@fadilha7488]

Semoga orang melayu di sana sentiasa dalam rahmat dan kasih sayang Allah. Dari Johor malaysia.

[@alanghebatmedia8580]

Tahniah orang Melayu Christmas Island. Salam dari Melayu Malaysia

[@Anonymous-DON]

SUPERBLY WONDERFUL ISLAND

[@ramlikasim3227]

respect to you bro

[@thahiribrahim3574]

Salam dari Johor

[@NatGeo-Indonesia]

salam persahabatan dari Indonesia

[@totebagsaid3522]

I like this channel

[@zanariahmahfodz519]

Missed this Island..

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Keturunan Melayu dari Malaya yg dibawa british, satu lagi di pulau cocos. melaka, penang dan singapura, dan ada juga dari riau. dan org cina di christmas island juga berasal dari cina dari penang dan singapura. maka itu christmas island disebut mini malaysia.

[@AnamozTV]

How quite place and harmony placed..

[@abdulrahamanmohamedshah4039]

Assalamualaikum Kamar!saya sangat bangga dengan orang Melayu di sini kerana masih menjaga jatidiri mereka dengan budaya Melayu.

[@omaronnyoutube]

The video description translated into Malay
Pulau Krismas hari ini hampir tidak dapat dikenali daripada keadaan pada tahun 1960-an zaman remaja Kamar Ismail dan dalam banyak cara ia menjadi lebih baik.
Apabila lelaki berusia 54 tahun itu dilahirkan di Pulau itu, ia hanya menjadi wilayah Australia kurang daripada sedekad sebelumnya dan budaya Melayu, Cina dan Eropah masih memikirkan cara untuk hidup bersama.
Kamar masih ingat bahawa generasinya adalah yang pertama bergaul dengan bebas dengan budaya lain di Pulau ini.
Ini adalah Kisah Pulau Krismas Kamar.

[@eaglemaster7]

salam from west java, your nearest neighbor

[@akromnugroho8111]

Salam dari Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@bellebeniecioo5845]

let it be as it is, u know we discover and we destroy

[@mustaandumai6342]

Pulau terindah

[@hobidolan9388]

Salam dari indonesia

[@mohdfadzliesulaiman]

Salam bang. ..sama2 kita membesar kat sana. Ata ni anak cik leman. .kirim Salam kawan2 sana ye

[@rashdin]

Assalamualaikum encik

[@mohdfadzliesulaiman]

@@rashdin wsalam. Ada apa ye

[@rashdin]

@@mohdfadzliesulaiman encik memang orang asal oz pulau krismas ni ya??ada cara tak untuk menghubungi encik?

[@mohdfadzliesulaiman]

@@rashdin yap...skg ada di kl keja..WhatsApp no ni..01172302194

[@rashdin]

@@mohdfadzliesulaiman lama dah ke kerja di Malaysia??sempat balik oz?

[@andrianandy107]

Klo kt malaysia.. asal mna?Dia ada lg lagi tak kt malaysia?

[@HBC101TVStudios]

Melaka

[@tomasjapz4148]

Pulau krismas
Asa rumpun muslim melayu nusantara

[@hj.julkeplihj.ibrahim2153]

Tempat nak saya lawati bersama isteri

[@reubensher8144]

you are fortunate...you have good governance. if it is a malay govt like msia. .you wont even get clean water. Singapore must be kicking itself for selling the island

[@shahrulismail2805]

Hahaha... Singapork till now get clean water from Malaysia.

[@abumarwan9173]

How to reach there? Any airport is there in the island?

[@yu4236]

Via Australia to reach Christmas island

[@ahmadomar3951]

Can you speak malay language?

[@tomasjapz4148]

Alhamamdulillshx3

[@kapongyogc1645]

Kl d sna Krj apa

[@Tiborow]

Beautiful country with beautiful culture. Glad that you are welcoming anybody to your place but please never welcome rohingya

[@azuwanzailee5680]

Nk tya kebanyak kan org melayu kat sana kerja apa

[@bellebeniecioo5845]

u guys are like pihillipines

[@muhammadhadid3930]

Apakah muslim Melayu cakap Melayu kah?