The emerald forest with big, fantastic trees, wild animals and native peoples and the Western system of motorways, traffic jams, concrete jungles. Religious and lifestyle diversity between the Muslim majority and that of the Chinese, Indian and Western minorities. English language learnt at school and the Malaysian mother language, which the people prefer to speak. Unlike these contrasts, food seems to be a connection between Malaysian people, that obscures their differences or opposition. Above all, the Malaysians love their food, which they eat completely by hand.
Basic food is boiled rice with a choice of fish, chicken and vegetables, and spicy sauces.
It's good and healthy food shared by everybody at home and in the street, where you can cheaply buy all you want at any time of the day. So the contrasts can be overcome if we create a live link between them. It is not a choice between opposites, it is a middle way of communication, understanding and empathy. The Yin and the Yang in all things shows us an implication about the link that can be made. Life contains death and vice versa.