I was told this story by a retired civil servant. I believe it was true though the questions are made up as he could not remember exactly.
For those who were Permanent Residents and applied to be citizens, they were required to pass a simple test in Bahasa Malaysia. As usual, there were cases of corruption and those who paid were given a set of answers to memorise. For example,
Q1. Apa nama awak? (What is your name?)
Q2. Apa pekerjaan? (What is your occupation?)
Q3. Awak hendak jadi Warganegara Malaysia? (Do you want to be a Malaysian Citizen?)
Q4. Awak ada rekod penjenayah? (Do you have a criminal record?)
To surprise those who paid for the answers, just imagine Q3 and Q4 were inter-changed!
By the way, this reminds me of a Pusing joke on a Chinese Hakka with limited knowledge of Bahasa Malaysia.
He was caught by police and asked the following question:-
Q. Apa nama? (Your name?)
A. Babi Enam (His name was Choo Loke which translates into No.6 Pig)
Q. Apa kerja? (Your occupation?)
A. Kereta Tiga (Tailor which translates to 'cheh sam' which in turn translates into 'car 3'
Q. Tingal mana? (Where do you live?)
A. Ayam belakang (end of the street which sounds like 'kai mui' which translates into 'chicken back')
Q. Tahu apa salah? (Do you know what is your offence?)
A. Kencing longkang (urinating into the drain).
Government fed by the people
Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.
Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?
When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.
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If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)
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