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RADIN MAS
Radin Mas is the name referred to the area lying between Telok Blangah, Bukit Purmei and Jalan
Bukit Merah.
According to legend, the place was named after a Javanese princess called Radin Mas Ayu,
which means a sweet golden princess. Her father was a warrior prince named Pangeran Adipati
Agung, who married a commoner, her mother, despite objection from the Sultan. During an
expedition by Pangeran, the Sultan sent his men to burn their house down, killing Radin Mas
Ayus mother. Radin Mas Ayu was saved by a loyal servant.
Upon his return, Pangeran was devastated. He decided to flee the Javanese kingdom with his
infant daughter Radin Mas Ayu, and managed to arrive at Telok Blangah of Temasek
(Singapore). Delighted with his arrival, the Sultan of Temasek arranged the marriage of his
daughter to Pangeran. However, Radin Mas Ayu was not well-liked by her new stepmother.
When she grew up, Radin Mas Ayu had a marriage proposal from her stepmothers nephew Tun
Bagus. She refused but Tun Bagus threatened to kill Pangeran. In an attempt to shield her father
from the attack, Radin Mas Ayu was stabbed in the heart by Tun Bagus. She was said to be
buried at the foot of Mount Faber, and a shrine was erected in respect of her filial piety.
The few landmarks that still bear the name are Radin Mas Flyover, Radin Mas Primary School
and Radin Mas Community Centre. Kampong Radin Mas was demolished in the eighties and
Masjid Radin Mas (Mosque) was torn down in 2001.











The Crows Her Dragons Gate
By Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Before the end there would be love-songs to a passion so fierce that the offspring of my body turned into
suns; tales of our courtship a wildfire that scorched the world.
The annals of heavens may not always be trusted. They were texts carefully edited, passed to chosen
scholars; it did well to remind the warlordsand once empire dreams had come true, the monarchs
calling themselves heavens sonsthat above them reigned paradise, and above paradise an everlasting
emperor.
Much was elided and confused. But in the beginning, it was mostly that I was young.
The Huang He was new, freshly disgorged from a dragons gullet, brimming with stomach-lizards and
fish with scales thick as lamellar. The heat drew me, as it too must have drawn him. And so I found Dijun
by the banks with knees drawn up like a boy, gazing into the waters. In his palms flame detonated into
monsters that cavorted to the edge of his nails and spilled onto the grass, turning green to black-brown.
I measured and watched him through the frame of my hands. What did I know of him then? That he was
an oddity, not unlike me; that he was without a place at court, without sworn brothers earned through
blood and fire. A lack that left him wifeless, for all that women gazed upon him as they would on rare
silverwork. They would glance at him, and sigh a little, and look away. Untitled and unpositioned, what
husband could he make?
I did not think of positions or titles.
He noticed my approach, and his smile intrigued me, for aesthetically it was most pleasing. Being young I
mistook this for something else; being young I thought beauty was all there was.
Would you like to try? He held out his hand, where many-eyed beasts spun through their deaths and
rebirths, purer each time, finer with each cycle.
How did you know?
Your shadow moves on its own even when heavens light stands still. Like calls to like. Dijun hesitated.
And I find I cannot look away from your radiance.
I inclined my head. Men offered flattery; women accepted with poise. That was the way of things. We
examined one another; he in fascination, I for lack of conversation. Portrait-still, portrait-flattened. To
escape that tableau I thought of heat. It flared out of me, gusting into two wings that multiplied, quartet
then decaplet.
Id thought he would take to it, my natural kindred. He recoiled. That is wild. Have you never taught
yourself control?
Until that moment itd never struck me that this required discipline, anymore than did breathing or
laughing, or searching for the true face of the sky. No, why would I?
He frowned at me. Unreined itll bring disaster. This will burn even immortals. Leaning close he
gripped my wrists, his breath on my cheeks. Let me teach you.
I wanted to tell him: no, I had never burned anything, anyone. That I did not want guidance, for this was
part of me, like my tongue and my feet, and why did he want to teach me how to use those? I was no
infant; I was no child.
But for a reason I wouldnt be able to name until years afteryears stretching between us like clouds
unrolling beneath chariot wheelsI was silent; I was silenced and could not demur. I let him, could not
quite pull away, show me how to coax the flame and bring order that it did not need. I let him teach me
what I already understood.
Pulse hot in my throat I went away from him rubbing the places where hed touched, the fingerprints on
my arms. This, too, was easy to mistake for an entirely different emotion.
Tula Vietnam

VIETNAMESE MORNING
Curt Bennett
Before war starts
In early morning
The land is breath taking.
The low, blazing, ruby sun
Melts the night-shadow pools
Creating an ethereal appearance.
Each miniature house and tree
Sprouts its, long, thin shadow
Stretching long on dewy ground.
The countryside is panoramic maze,
Jungle, hamlets, hills and waterways,
Bomb-craters, paddies, broken-backed bridges.
Rice fields glow sky-sheens,
Flat, calm, mirrored lakes
Reflect the morning peace.
The patchwork quilted earth,
Slashed by snaking tree-lines,
Slumbers in dawn's blue light.
Sharp, rugged mountain peaks
Sleep in a soft rolling blanket
Of clinging, slippery, misty fog.
Effortlessly, languidly, it flows
Shyly spreading wispy tentacles out
To embrace the earth with velvet arms.








Sanaysay -Malaysia
Malaysia is a multiracial country. Malaysia has a population of 23.27 million consisting of 61
percent Malays, 30 percent Chinese, 8 percent Indians and 1 percent of other ethnic groups. Malaysia is
unique because of its diversity of races, religions and cultures, the stability of the country and many
places of interests. Besides, there are many international achievements which are the pride of our
nation.

Diversity of races, religions and cultures is a significant characteristic of our nation. Malaysia is a
multiracial country with a rich cultural heritage. Unique to Malaysia is the 'Open House' concept where
during the various cultural and religious festival like Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Gawai Day
and others, friends and families and even strangers would visit the homes of those who are celebrating
the festival, to wish them well and enjoy the feast prepared by the hosts. Although the visitors may be
from different races, they still can tolerate with each other and live under the same roof where they
celebrate the festival together. This will help to strengthen the ties among themselves.

Moreover, the stability and peacefulness of Malaysia is also a uniqueness of us. We live
harmoniously in a country where there are no wars and conflicts among Malaysians. War is dreadful and
it may deteriorate humans' lives. We are fortunate that our country is safe and runs off the war. So,
people can live safely here. Somehow, Malaysia is a paradise for those Iraqis or Pakistanis. Besides, our
country is freed from natural disasters such as earthquakes. Earthquakes may bring death and destroy
many buildings. Therefore, Malaysia is unique because of the stability and peaceful environment.

On top of that, there are many places of interests in country such as beaches, islands and rain
forest. Malaysia's rain forest is considered as the oldest in the world. The diverse species of animals and
plant life continue to excite a great deal of scientific research. Many believe that some undiscovered
plant may hold cures to many currently incurable human diseases. There are many islands in our country
such as Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Redang, Pulau Ketam and many others. Pulau Langkawi has a lot of
historitical informations. Those who are in favour of history can go there to explore the history of that
place. All the beaches in those islands are beautiful. The sand is soft and white. The accommodation is
well-established and that makes those islands ideal places to visit.
Following this, there are also international achievements of our country. Those achievements
include the existence of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Formula One (F1) racing circuit and
the Petronas Twin Towers. KLIA is unique because it has all that is needed for business, entertainment
and relaxation within its boundaries. The airport is part and parcel of the Multimedia Super Corridor
where high technology industries are being actively developed. Nevertheless, there is a Formula One
Race Track near the airport, so foreign car racing enthusiasts from all over the world can come for a visit
to gather here. Besides that, Petronas Twin Towers which is a building that soars 452 metres into the sky
is once upon a time, the tallest building in the world and yet it is a national pride to the people of
Malaysia.