Different but same

Nothing to write, nothing to say.
But allow me to write a poem that is a favourite among readers of
Honk ! If You're Malaysian
judging from the frequency with which is quoted in blogsphere.

Kalau tidak malas, bukan Melayu,
Kalau tidak tipu, bukan Cina,
Kalau tidak minum, bukan India
(If you're not lazy, you're not malay,
If you don't cheat, you 're not Chinese,
If you don't drink, you're not Indian)

To my friend I say:
I'm Chinese but I'm no cheat,
My friend's Indian but he's no drunk,
Another is Malay but he's no slob,
Chinese, Indian, Malay or others,
We are who we make ourselves to be
Not the stereotypes we're made out to be.
But if we don't buck the trend,
We'll forever be stamped."