What language or languages do Malaysians speak?
Malay is the official language in Malaysia. I speak Malay, Cantonese (a dialect of Chinese), and English. • I’ve read in MuscleMag that you have a background in the martial arts. I studied Tae Kwan Do for 3 years. I stopped at my blue belt. I was influenced by the famous martial arts and movie star, Bruce Lee! Watching his movies when I was a kid influenced me to take up Tae Kwon Do. Malaysia itself has a native martial art called “pencat silat” in the Malay language. • When you were a kid, did you ever think you’d grow up to live in America? When I was a child growing up, I heard of all the good things about the USA, that it is the land of opportunities, the richest country in the world –based on its GDP, home to professional sports like the NBA, a thriving entertainment industry as evidenced by Hollywood and Broadway. I told myself that I wanted to go to America and be a professional athlete. • When did you get your chance to come to America? The first time I came to America was fro
