What Makes Us Malaysians, a Choral Speaking performance for ELiTe Carnival 2023 (1st prize Winner)

First prize winner for ELiTe Carnival 2023, a choral speaking performance from SK Bukit Bandaraya.
Performers:
QALIPH NAUFAL BIN YUS AMRI
RAFA BIN RAMDZAN
MUHAMMAD ADAM HARIS BIN MOHD AZLAN
NATASHA ANOUSHKA THAM WEN XUAN
ADRIELLYN GEOGINA JARRAD
'AMIRUL DANISH BIN 'AMIRUL HAKIMI
AIDIL SUFIAN BIN FADHLI IKRAM
DHELANRAJ PAUL JULIVEN SENTU A/L GUNALAN
HARESH A/L TERUCHELWAM PILLAI
RAJA AHMAD AYDEN SHAH BIN RAJA AHMAD MUZAMIR SHAH
SANUSHA
ALEESYA IMANI BINTI AZIZI
HUMAYRA QAISARAH BINTI MOHD REDZUAN
LUQMAN RAEZE BIN SUHAIME
WAN FARIS BIN WAN BADROEL HISHAM
DAARSHANA KRISHNAMURTHI
ENGKU ARIQ MIRZA ZAFRI BIN ENGKU ZULKIFLI
IZZUL AISY BIN MOHD IZHAM
NUR ZARA ALIYA BINTI MOHD ZAILANI
NUR QISYA WAFIYYAH BINTI AZHARUDIN
ADRIELLYA GRACELDA JARRAD
AHMAD ARIQ BIN MOHD FAKRULHISHAM
BILQISS BINTI MOHAMAD HAFIZ
CHARU A/P VISVANATHAN
DAMIA WILDANIE BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN
MIFTAHUL JANNAH BINTI MOHD AINULLQAMAR
NIK NUR DAMIA MIRZA BINTI NIK HABIBULLAH
Script:
WHAT MAKES US MALAYSIANS
Esteemed judges, ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome, everyone,
to a celebration
of the things that make us uniquely Malaysian!
From our love for food,[slurp]
To our quirky habits,
let us embrace the unity that binds us together
as one big diverse family.
1. The Love for Food
We eat round the clock,
Roti-canai at five (a.m.)
Kopi at ten,
rojak at four,
dim sum at nine,
For Malaysians, any time is makan time.
Eating is a national pass time, a shared delight,
Grab Food, Food Panda,” Aah, hungry, just bungkus it,”
Nom nom nom all day, all night long.
2. Everyone is family
“Hello, aunty, long time no see”
“Anei, order please”
“Kak, extra sambal”
“Is everyone here related?”
You see
We make family trees like, no other
We called strangers aunty, uncle, sis and bro
From bang, kak, to dik and macha
This everyone is family phenomenon
Is a Malaysian cherished nom-nom-phenomenom
3. The Infamous Manglish
Malaysian garnished English, or simply Manglish
It makes our teachers frown,
though Manglish is quite renowned,
yet we agree it is simpler to say…
“Dei, makan d?”
“Go where eat lor?”
“Eh, cuba try Mekdi or Kepci”
As ours is a hilarious mix of languages
informal yet cryptic to the outsiders,
A testament to our talents,
loud and clear.
It's like this (liddis)
It's like that (liddat)
McDonald's (mekdi)
KFC? (Kepci!)
Liddis Liddat
Mekdi Kepci
Easy Peesy Linggam Chilli Sauce Squeezy
4. The Art of Jaga Tepi Kain
Annoying as it is
Jaga tepi kain,
we take care of it all,
New boyfriend? Wow, so handsome
The village hears the call.
Car accident? Where where where whereee
Let’s ring the ambulance
Exam stress?
No need lah stress-stress
Love it or hate it,
We're there to help,
no need to second guess.
5. Our Unique Hospitality
Hi Barbie
Hi Barbie
Hi Barbie
Hi Ken
Hi excuse me
That’s not how we say hi over here
We’ll go "Dah makan?"
"Eat o-redy?"
We can't bear to see a fellow Malaysian go hungry, oh my!
At events and conferences,
Abundant refreshments we display,
6 meals we makan in a day
No wonder we’re the most robust nation in Asia!
You mean the fattest one, right?
Well, for what it is,
Food Hospitality is our signature,
nom nom nom in every Malaysian way possible.
So, dear fellow Malaysians,
let us celebrate food Manglish
The kinship of food and language
Gathered round a table
United in diversity,
Our nom nom nom phenome-nom
“Shh…..noo, it’s phe-ngom-ngom”\
It holds us stronger than elephant glue.
Thank you.
Written by,
Naqib Ibrahim and Elizabeth Rajam
Inspired by Joyce Koh, Time Out - ‘11 things that make us Malaysian’