THEME: CULTURE
TITLE: Malaysia: The Mini Little Asia
Assalamualaikum and…… Salam Satu Malaysia! [say in full-spirit & enthusiastically]
Good day to you, our respectable judges, beloved teachers and lovely friends. [address each with eye contact]
WE, the students from SMA Al-Irsyadiah will unveil our choral speaking entitled, “Malaysia: The Mini Little Asia”.
ALL: Hi there! [loud, cheerful & friendly – to grab audience’s attention]
SOLO 2: Nunu kabar nu?
SOLO 3: Apo koba?
SOLO 4: Nama berita? [are greeted in each own dialect/ tune]
SOLO 5: Ni hao?
SOLO 6: Apa khabar?
SOLO 7: Vanakkam… [slight head movement]
FRONT ROW: No matter what language or dialect you use,
MIDDLE ROW: They all denote one universal meaning,
BACK ROW: That is………
ALL: “How do you do”! [loud, cheerful & friendly]
ALL: Malaysia, as the world knows is a multi–ethnic, multicultural, and multilingual society that consists of many races and ethnic groups with different exotic cultural identities. We have:
SMALL GROUP 1: Malay,
SMALL GROUP 2: Chinese,
SMALL GROUP 3: Indian,
ALL: … as well as,
SOLO *: Kadazan,
SOLO **: Murut,
SOLO ***: Iban,
SOLO ****: Sungai,
SOLO *****: Bidayuh,
ALL: … and almost a hundred more ethnic groups of Sabah and Sarawak, each with its own distinct language, culture, tradition and lifestyle. With a colourful diversity of Malaysia’s Peninsular and Borneo cultures, this friendly community blends together to create contemporary Malaysia's uniquely diverse heritage unlike any in the world.
SOLO: Malaysia, Truly Asia~ [sings in tune] everybody’s looking at him/ her and nodding in agreement.
ALL: The true meaning of beauty in harmony…
SOLO: Well… I know in Malaysia we have… [make counting face] … hmm… let’s see. Sabah, Sarawak, Johor…. [suddenly cut by next solo]
SOLO: … 13 states! I know, right? [proud face]
ALL: [smiling] Good student! Now, trivia time! Let’s talk about our own Sabah. What do you fancy most