Nonyas

Nikar 3 SG

i was watching this TV show about nonya and peranaka culture hosted by Michelle Chia yesterday (Wed, 8 pm, channel 8).

in the show, they say nonyas are the result of immigrant chinese guys marrying local malay girls, and the malay girls convert the religion to taoism etc.

how come like this one? then the malay girl's family also accept meh?

i thought usually is people convert to malay / muslim, and not the other way round.

somemore, they also eat pork! WTF?

huzane89 SG

depends on people personal choice. We cant judge something because the majority of people practice a certain thing.

I personally know a guy who was a muslim and coverted to Buddism. There's also a trend of malays muslims converting to christianity. So can't really say.

de_middle SG

i was watching this TV show about nonya and peranaka culture hosted by Michelle Chia yesterday (Wed, 8 pm, channel 8).

in the show, they say nonyas are the result of immigrant chinese guys marrying local malay girls, and the malay girls convert the religion to taoism etc.

how come like this one? then the malay girl's family also accept meh?

i thought usually is people convert to malay / muslim, and not the other way round.

somemore, they also eat pork! WTF?

anything is possible....nothing to WTF about

xiiaostarry SG

they happy can liao~*

viciouskitty74 SG

the Malays arent originally Muslim. Think this is where you dont know.

798 SG

nonya sound like 干你娘母...

Black Kettle SG

no, actually most peranakans are chinese...the early generation of chinese migrants. They came here n assimilated the local malay culture into their chinese culture...such as the food, dressing, language etc.

not necessarily have to marry the malays.

TehJarVu SG

eeeeeee so peranakans got malay blood??

Nikar 3 SG

thanks all.....but originally, malay ain't muslims? WTF?

i thought from day one, all malays are muslims? no?

i can't imagine malays praying to tua pek kong or goddess of mercy in the past.

viciouskitty74 SG

No. Not all malays are muslim, neither are you anything in the start.

You know Kusu island? go find out which dieties are there.