Today marks the 1st anniversary of Yasmin Ahmad’s passing. To most Malaysians, there is no further introduction required. Everyone carries with them memories of her. A privileged few had the opportunity to work with her and others might have had the chance to meet her. Even the ones that did not meet her in person would speak of how her presence radiates whenever they watched her many films and advertisements. Yes, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she spoke strongly to all of us. And her’s was a message of love. Unconditional love for humanity itself. The advertisement below says it all.
We lost a lot on that fateful day of July 25, 2009. A voice that cut through a lot of nonsense that we’ve unfortunately gotten used to in this country. Will there be another? Maybe not embodied in an individual, but her voice was that of a collective Malaysia. I think we should take cue from that and continue the legacy through whatever tiny acts we’re capable of.
A good friend of mine, Hafiz Ibrahim, was interviewed by BFM as part of this tribute to Yasmin Ahmad.
I will be terrorizing the Malaysian airwaves every week from 7th July 2010 till 8th September 2010. The show is called 
