When a Malay gets bitten by a dog....

....it is always the fault of the former. Period. This post will certainly cause an uproar among certain quarters. However I don't write and say things without evidence gained from personal experiences. A few months ago, I posted a rant on Facebook about one of my Malay neighbours, whereby the kids harassed and taunted my dogs while we walking past the house.

This again happened from the same house, but this time I am not sure if it was the kid living there. On Saturday, there was a party at that house. Kids were playing on the road, while the adults were chatting inside After 5 hours - at 9pm - the party was still alive. My dogs couldn't wait any longer to eliminate. I have already delayed the walk by an hour, knowing that if I had walked while these kids were playing, my dogs would be harassed.

Passing by them the first time was not much of a problem. By the way, the road is a cul-de-sac, so avoiding them is not an option. The kids were telling each other "Anjing, Anjing! Masuk rumah!" (Dog, Dog! Get in the house!) So the path was clear for us to pass. Upon coming back, it looked like it would be easy. Same warning words were used by the kids again. But as we were passing by, this young boy suddenly rushed toward us as and shouted at the dogs. Max, who is always unafraid, and game for play, also rushed toward the boy. The boy was taken aback. The adults were seated at the house compound, and didn't even say anything. As any irresponsible, and one-sided parent would behave, the kid did not do any thing wrong. The previous time was also similar in nature. The parents did not blink an eye.

This mentality among the Malays is a confounding syndrome. More like an obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I never - N.E.V.E.R - see this happening coming from an Indian or a Chinese. That's why when I read headlines about a Malay person - especially a kid - getting attacked and bitten by a dog, I don't read any further. I would just say "You deserved it". But the dog is just as guilty as a dead man is. Because a dead man can't talk.