This is the 916th real person story we told
My name is Xiaolizhi
(Hi, I am Malaysian Little Lizhi)
According to the normal progress, I should have graduated from undergraduate this year. But I am particularly attached to my campus time in China. In order to make up for the regrets left by online classes in other countries, I decided to take a leave of absence and postpone my graduation one year. If nothing unexpected happens, I can get a visa successfully in October this year and return to China to continue my space dream, but I can't bear to love.
In Malaysia where I live, there are mainly three major races, Chinese, Malay , Indian and ethnic minorities.
As a Chinese, especially from coastal provinces in Fujian and Guangdong, if you have the opportunity to come to Malaysia for sightseeing, you will be surprised to find that the language, culture and customs here seem familiar, and there will be basically no obstacles in language communication with the Chinese here.
(First experience spring in China)
Malaysian Chinese can be said to be a group of special existences that stubbornly preserve their own language except for the Chinese. This is rare in other Chinese settlements in the world. I grew up listening to my parents' Fujian dialect, and I also attended Chinese schools in elementary and middle schools.
It can be said that my native language is Chinese.
After studying in China, when many people knew that I was a foreign student, they would say, "Ah? Are you a Malay? You are so good at Chinese, when did you start learning?"
Whenever I looked helpless, I was very patient and patiently popularized my identity and language issues to my Chinese friends.
(my middle school days)
I will tell them, I am not a Malay! Malays refer to Malaysian indigenous people, and I am a Malaysian Chinese. Unlike them, I have different language, culture, and national treatment.
This is racial belonging and bottom line. No matter how many times I have been misunderstood, I will explain it clearly again.
Say Chinese is my native language because I was speaking since I was born. From elementary school to middle school, I went to Chinese schools. The literature, history, calligraphy, mathematics and other content taught by teachers is no different from that of Chinese children. Malaysia is therefore called the country with the most complete Chinese education except China.
My dad originally worked as a painter in Singapore , and he rode a motorcycle from my house to Singapore for less than 2 hours. My mother opened a small shop. Not a wealthy person, but he basically has no worries about food, clothing and expenses.
But there were unexpected events in the world. At the age of 15, my father passed away due to an accident, and only my mother and I were left at home to depend on each other.
(I have a boy's hairstyle in junior high school)
Although I am a girl, I have different interests and hobbies from ordinary girls. When I was a teenager, I was already fascinated by some high-tech things such as robots and spacecraft. When I opened my notebook, I saw it recorded all kinds of cool and handsome guns and military warships.
And my mother’s attitude towards education towards me is respect and support.
She didn't tell me how to live my life, but told me, do what you want to do! So at the fork of choosing high school, the direction of my life, I chose "independent school" completely according to my own wishes.
(Me and the students from "independent high school")
Let me say something more. "Independent Middle School" refers to a middle school with all Chinese education, with high teaching quality and value.
In Malaysia, independent college graduates can only apply to study abroad in a very small number of private universities with expensive tuition fees. , so choosing "independent junior college" means giving up the qualification to be an official public university in Malaysia.
Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!
This shows how many efforts have been made by generations of Chinese people who insist on using their native language Malaysian Chinese in defending Chinese education and retaining their own language. They would rather sacrifice their personal interests than pass on the culture of their ancestors from generation to generation.
(Girls change in age, learn to put on makeup!)
On the eve of graduation from "independent high school", I actually didn't have many choices.A private school that is too expensive is not considered, let alone my ambition is not here. And I have the heart to go out and want to see the outside world.
Studying abroad is my ultimate goal! In order to realize my space dream, I have set my goal in China, the United States and Russia with advanced aerospace technology.
After thinking about it, I still think China is more suitable for me. Not only is the low tuition fee and close distance, but more importantly, I have language advantages and will not worry about not understanding the course after going abroad.
In the winter of 2017, I applied for the winter camp activity of Northwestern Polytechnical University as a senior high school student. set foot on China's land for the first time. Although I did my homework in advance and bought a down jacket, as soon as the plane landed at , Xianyang Airport, I was still trembling with cold and my teeth couldn't help but tremble.
(First time seeing snow! The campus is as beautiful as a wonderland)
is super cold! This is the first impression that China has given me! You know, in Malaysia, we can basically handle it with a T-shirt, big shorts, and flip-flops! It is summer all year round, and the weather is only different from sunny and rainy.
During the winter camp, I met the historical city of Xi'an. Walking on the streets of Xi'an and watching the prosperity of ancient architecture and modern civilization harmoniously blending, the historical and cultural atmosphere comes to your face. The Tang poems I read in school before and the history I read can be reached here with its style and footprints. So amazing!
This summer camp was not over, so I decided to apply to Northwestern Polytechnical University. My first choice was to fill in my favorite aerospace industry. In the remaining candidates, I also filled in the director, animation design, and folk music respectively! My friends all say that my professional span is too big!
(First time in China, my foreign teacher and assistant teacher)
My first choice was originally aerospace engineering. If I were not admitted, the remaining majors would be similar to me. But luckily, my final first choice was accepted! Thank you China, thanks to Xi’an University of Technology , I feel so lucky!
Just as I imagined, studying abroad in China was very smooth in both study and life. If I don't say it, no one will realize that I am a foreigner. has the same yellow skin and dark eyes, and the same Mandarin Chinese. In terms of accent, I am often mistaken for being a Cantonese or a Taiwanese.
(I am a Malaysian Chinese, not a Malay)
On this land in China, it can be said that everyone around me is the same as me, using a language and a similar culture. The feeling is particularly wonderful. I am sorry for my lack of words. I really can't describe this feeling.
I also like the environment of our campus. The campus is so big that it can be used to go down the mountains and rivers. On the campus where the moon is as bright as water, three or five friends and couples wander together, and it is so pleasant to walk and chat!
(where you dream take off)
, especially spring and autumn seasons, the weather is cool, I like to play ball, run, or swim, and go to the library to study after exercise. It’s super cool! But winter is an exception, because I have to wear a lot of clothes in winter, which is very troublesome. When I don’t go to class, I just like to stay in the dormitory and hibernate.
The biggest dietary discomfort is pepper! That stingy smell. When eating pasta, I always carefully searched for the small particles inside as if I was demining mines. If I was not careful, I would chew one. The taste was like a small bomb exploded in my mouth!
Although I can’t eat peppercorns, I fall in love with Chinese spicy strips! , and the greed feeling of licking your fingers after eating is so strange! But my favorite thing is barbecue, especially in winter, eating barbecue at the food stall and drinking Tsingtao beer . This feeling is really comfortable.
(my favorite Chinese kebab! drooling through the screen)
In Malaysia, the diet mainly tends to be spicy and sweet. The dietary flavor selection here is also quite rich, including countless Malay cuisine, Indian cuisine, and Chinese cuisine.
Nasi Lemak , Bak Kut Teh, Hainan Chicken Rice , Nyonya Cuisine and Laksa , etc. are all authentic Malaysian foods. If you have the opportunity to travel to Malaysia, you can try it! And the Chinese cuisine can be said to be very close to the taste of the southeastern coastal provinces in China!
When it comes to traveling, public transportation in China is very fast and convenient. We shuttle through major scenic spots and universities in the city, and we have buses and subways that can be directly accessible every few minutes.
(I am the second on the right when my classmates visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses)
Compared with China, transportation in Malaysia is not so convenient. In Malaysia, it is more private transportation, and every household has at least one car for people to travel. Even online payment and other functions have been widely popularized in recent years due to the epidemic.
Speaking of subway, I heard from my Chinese classmates that Xi'an is the location of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum . When underground construction is carried out in Xi'an, workers and archaeologists work almost at the same time because there are too many underground mausoleums and ancient sites. Maybe you will dig out cultural relics by accident. This is really a magical land!
There are also many ancient monuments on the ground. In my first year of studying abroad, my mother and her friends came to see me, and we visited the ancient city walls of Xi'an together. As a result, on the tall and wide city wall, her friend actually got separated from us. We walked around the city wall for a while but couldn't find it.
(It's this city wall!)
From dawn to dark, we couldn't help it, so we simply walked back to the hotel and let her go to the hotel to gather with us. I always think of that unforgettable memory whenever I think of it, and a city wall can make people faint. When I want to enter a real palace, it is really as deep as the sea.
I like to go for a walk in Xi'an when it's okay, and the Terracotta Warriors and Huimin Street have left my footprints. Once while taking the subway, I saw a group of young brothers and young ladies wearing Hanfu. Especially the handsome guy was wearing black clothes, and walked past me with a handsome man. He was so handsome! The young lady is also elegant and charming!
Since then, I have dreamed that I can have a set of Hanfu, wear it and walk on the quaint streets of Xi'an, and complete a time travel journey! Unfortunately, this dream has not yet come true, so I went back to Malaysia!
(Walking with friends on the streets of Xi'an)
In fact, it is more than just Hanfu. There are so many regrets in the short year of studying in China.
I have not walked out of Xi'an and seen different scenery from all over the country. I have not been to Jinjiang, Fujian, the hometown carved on the tombstones of our ancestors, and feel the local accent there. By the way, my surname is Hong. I don’t know if I can find my ancestral hall...
I have a very good impression of Chinese boys. Most of them are gentle, careful, responsible, and very pampering girls. , especially the male classmates I have come into contact with, usually they are unwilling to pay for meals with me when they go out for dinner, and they don’t even show the bill.
If I have to transfer money to them, it will make them unhappy. But in Malaysia, it is quite normal for friends or couples to pay for AA meals.
(Envy Chinese girls for being cared for in love)
Especially in college campuses, you can see many young couples’ warm and bold behaviors and confessions in daily life, which can really be said to blind my dog’s eyes. In Malaysia, because Malays believe in the relationship between Islam , the relationship between men and women is relatively conservative, and the boys around them are also more subtle.
But I really want to find a generous and considerate Chinese boyfriend. And if it’s a little brother who often sees kids and kids in short videos, that would be even better!
(study school activities with classmates)
The first year of studying abroad, through social software, I met a boy from another school in the university town. He was tall and handsome, and he was a sports student. The months of love were still very sweet, but the result was that the law of love that "there are many scumbags in sports students".Within a few months, I was scumbag!
failed the initial trial and did not dispel my confidence in finding a Chinese boyfriend, but just regarded this love as an experience in my life.
During the two years of me being in seclusion at home, in addition to taking online classes as arranged by the school, I am still a "Internet addicted" girl and likes to play mobile games if I have nothing to do.
(with friends of international students)
During the epidemic, I also met a wild king in the game. We have a tacit understanding in the game and can chat well. He is from , Sichuan . Before we knew it, we have known each other online for nearly three years. He kept saying that if he had the chance to go back to China, he would treat me to hot pot. I am quite looking forward to this invitation.
After all, in the world of people coming and going, it is a rare fate to be able to know someone for three years and keep in touch with him.
From August 2018 to December 2019, the epidemic was blocked, and I only stayed in China to go to school for only one and a half years! But this is enough to make me miss it to this day!
It has been nearly three years, and I miss my campus life at Xi'an University of Technology, my teachers and classmates all the time. But unfortunately, many of them have obtained their diplomas in June this year or continued their postgraduate studies, and I am still stuck in Malaysia to take online classes.
(I miss the big plane in school class!)
Regarding future plans, after three years of the epidemic, I have more expectations for my studies. I don’t want to get an online diploma just like this. I want to make my studies more progressive, and I don’t want to waste such good opportunities and resources at Northwestern Polytechnical University.
intends to apply again to return to China to continue to complete undergraduate studies, and then apply for further graduate studies. Learn more professional knowledge and skills in the field you love. Specifically, it is Xi'an University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology or Beihang ? Not yet ready.
At the same time, if has the opportunity, I hope to meet my own fate in China. Regarding future development, I actually want to stay in this land of China. If stays in China, I will most likely know Chinese boys.
But my mother actually doesn't want me to find an Asian boyfriend, because she thinks that in Asian family relationships, girls will face complex problems such as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships, and she is also afraid that I will be alone in the future and be wronged.
(I hope to realize the space dream in China!)
Although she has her own ideas, she will not interfere too much in my decision, because everything I want to do will be implemented according to my own ideas. Although there will inevitably be some quarrels during the communication process, life belongs to me after all, and she will not force me to do what I don’t want to do.
After all, you have to walk the path you choose even if you kneel down. This is your choice. Only when you walk it will you know which road is your own smooth road. And for love, I think it depends on fate, but if he is destined to be a Chinese boy, I am still looking forward to it.
My name is Xiao Lizhi. If you want to know the past and present of Malaysian Chinese, you can communicate with me more!
[Oral: Little Litchi]
[Editor: Su Yu]
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