After a month in power, Tan Heang Lee breaks her silence to let the school know just who she is. We get to know the person who calls us to assembly every day, the much-feared (arguably) successor of Lee Horng Qing.Tell us a bit about yourself.
Well, I'm just like any other girl my age - I'm not very short (ignore the picture, Athia is just weird!), I do well in Pendidikan Moral, and I aspire to be a professional canine specialist in the future. All very girly stuff.
You've been in office for a month now. What's it like?
Well, there's obviously a lot of pressure, because everyone expects things of me. And I think I have to take my time in showing just how I am - I'm different from Horng Qing. I can be better. When I say 'semua pelajar sila bergerak ke tapak perhimpunan dengan segera', it's not just the students moving, the dogs do too.
Tell us about your hobbies and interests.
Well, I was in a choir once...
Soprano?
No, bass. What makes you think that? Let me read a review..."and Tan Heang Lee deserves special mention for her startlingly clear baritone voice, reminiscent of The Three Tenors, but all in one." I also enjoy whistling to myself in school. Even in class, or during perhimpunan itself. I usually whistle "Boom Boom Pow" or "You Raise Me Up". They have so much in common! But you know, people are so surprised when I tell them I'm whistling. They say they can't hear me at all! Funny, eh?
Yes, funny...(no wonder those dogs bark every morning...)
Well then, tell us more about your future ambitions.
Like I've said before, I want to be a professional canine specialist. But if that's not possible (it's more of a daydream, really!) then I'll be drill sergeant. I'll command marching troops and all that and it'll be so cool! I'm one hell of a commander, you know. Or if that doesn't work out, I'll be a teacher. Or if that doesn't work out, I'll be a politician. If all else fails, I'll just go join UMNO (assuming they still exist then).
You're Malay?
Why, yes. Besides being distantly related to Hang Tuah, I also have a Malay grandparent. But that's not it. Look at this:
"The article defines a Malay as a Malaysian citizen born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim, habitually speaks the Malay language, adheres to Malay customs, and is domiciled in Malaysia or Singapore. As a result, Malay citizens who convert out of Islam are no longer considered Malay under the law. Hence, the Bumiputra privileges afforded to Malays under Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia, the New Economic Policy (NEP), etc. are forfeit for such converts.
Likewise, a non-Malay Malaysian who converts to Islam can lay claim to Bumiputra privileges, provided he meets the other conditions. A higher education textbook conforming to the government Malaysian studies syllabus states: "This explains the fact that when a non-Malay embraces Islam, he is said to masuk Melayu (become a Malay). That person is automatically assumed to be fluent in the Malay language and to be living like a Malay as a result of his close association with the Malays.""
See? Well, technically I'm not a Malay yet, but I could be. All I have to do is convert to Islam and speak Malay all the time and do Malay stuff and BAM! I'm a Malay. It's that simple. AND I get Bumiputra privileges as well! That's why I absolutely love this Malaysian system, you know! Immigrants from Indonesia who gain citizenship can get these cool Bumputra privileges (as they can 'become' Malay) and the others who have been here for hundreds of years get no such thing! Fantastic, fantastic!
So, you are pro-government?
Why, yes, of course. I particularly admire our dear Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He's fabulous. You know, for the Permatang Pasir by-election, he promised that the constituency would become highly-developed and the nation's 'golden child'. Read it: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/111156 (note: she actually read out the entire address from memory). But he said it's ONLY if BN won! That's the way to do it, to make sure the people vote right, you know, threatening them with no development if they don't win. I mean, some people say it's like bribery, offering something like that in exchange for votes, but I disagree!
And Muhyiddin is such a kind soul. He defended this Rohaizat fellow. I mean, he got disbarred and is no longer a lawyer, so what? It's just a 'trivial matter' mah! He didn't return some money, so what? Mistake lah. He got fined by the Bar Council, so what? It's like a 'parking ticket' fine only mah! Our DPM is so very clever!
Okay, to change the subject, how do you feel about your two deputies? Are they efficient, are they supportive, do they work well with you?
They are not too bad, but I wish they would stop looking down on me (literally!). I mean, they should stoop down or squat around me if they have to. I'm the boss and I have to feel like one. They're not considering this. I - I - *something inaudible*
*Sensing danger* Well, that's all for now, thank you for your time.
*something inaudible*
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