Entry 01: Why Words Matter
Arriving by KS Maniam Name: A’aisyah Sumayyah binti Muhammad Nahar Matric Number: A212766 Set: Set 1 Dr’s Name: Dr. Hanita Hanim binti Ismail First Entry: Why Words Matter The Arriving by K.S. Maniam, one way or another we can look at it as Krishnan’s journey of self-acceptance as a Malaysian, challenging the question: Is he truly a part of this country, or merely a pendatang , as Mat suggests? In the story, we can see how Krishnan’s past and present memories intertwined with one another. One second he remembers how they jabbed one another under the pretense of a joke, the next second he bites back his lips from leaving things left unsaid. Mat’s death and his last words to Krishnan ‘pendatang!’, Did he really mean that or did he say it out of spite and anger? Living i...