Atomic Jaya

ATOMIC JAYA!What happens when Malaysia decides to build an

atomic bomb?

CONTENTWarm up Game +

Introduction

Character Study + Role Playing

Thematic Study + Case studies

Contextualizing to Singapore

Water games + Overview

Atomic Card Game

Atomic Role Play

Atomic Reports

Atomic Debate

Atomic Water Bomb

ATOMIC CARD GAME

• Each player will be given 5 cards except for the player playing as USA.

• Players do not show their cards to one another.

• They are to discard a card to the person on their left each turn.

• Players can collect and reveal 4 of a kind of any card to get a reward. Like Happy Family!

RULES

For normal players

• USA can accuse any players of having an atomic bomb at each turn and ask for the player to reveal one card of USA’s choice.

• USA can accuse a player as many times as he wants, until all of the of the players’ cards are revealed.

• Once any card is revealed, it stays revealed.

• If the card revealed is a bomb card, player loses, and the rest of the cards go to USA.

• If the card revealed is a natural resource card, USA will take that particular card.

USAFor

• 1st Player to complete a set: $5Million Dollars

• 2nd Player to complete a set: $4Million Dollars

• 3rd Player to complete a set: $3Million Dollars

• The rest who completes a set later on gets $1Million

• ATOMIC JAYA: Players who complete a bomb is now a SUPERPOWER NATION and can accuse others like USA. You also get 5 additional water bombs for the game later.

REWARD

• USA or any SUPERPOWER NATION gets $1Million for every card they get on their hands.

REWARD

• What were some of the factors you considered when you decided to concentrate on a certain set?

• How did you feel when USA accused you?

• Why did you risk losing the game to built an atomic bomb?

• Was the risk worth it?

• Did you feel it was fair that USA accused, revealed or took away your cards? Why?

SHARING

• How did you feel as a SUPERPOWER NATION?

• What were the factors you considered when you accused someone?

SHARING

SUPERPOWE

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• To think about what leads a country to build an atomic bomb.

• To think about what is considered success in nation building.

• To introduce the theme of choices and priorities, national and personal. E.g. Malaysia government and Dr. Mary Yuen.

• To introduce the idea of oppression, fear, suspicion, SUPERPOWER NATION...

RATIONAL

INTRODUCTION

Playwright & The Play

• Divide yourselves into groups of 3s.

• Run to the pedestal and ring the bell to answer question.

• Money will be rewarded for each correct answer.

• Money can be used later to exchange for water bombs or for food items, like chocolate, for the “Small-baby-hungry-noise stopping.”

What is the name of the Playwright?

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HUZIR SULAIMAN

Huzir’s works have inspired many Malaysians in last year Malaysia election and the upcoming of the opposition party. It gives courage to fellow Malaysians to voice out their thoughts

about the government.

ATOMIC SUMMARY

IN 3 MINUTE

• Dr. Mary Yuen• Malaysian Chinese Catholic • US educated physicist• Caught in a dead end job• Top-secret offer by general • Agrees to build atomic

bomb• Meets 1 Malay & 1 Indian

scientist• Atomic bomb is easy to

build• Difficult to get resources

• Suspicion by USA• Minister cover up• Trouble finding resources• Suspicion by USA• Minister cover up• Found resources • German smuggler Otto• Resources from Russia• Suspicion by USA• Minister gives excuses• Doubts about building

bomb• Attempts to build bomb• Threats from USA• Minister gives excuses• Sabotage building of bomb• Find someone to blame

SUMMARYATOMIC

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Fill in the Blank. __________ do the work,__________ take the credit,__________ get the blame.

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“But most importantly he is here so we have one

Chinese, one Malay, and one Indian. Otherwise not

complete. Chinese do the work,

Malay take the credit, Indian get the blame.”

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What is Huzir Sulaiman’s race?

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Name some similarities between playwright Huzir

Sulaiman and the main character Dr. Mary Yuen.

Name some similarities between playwright Huzir

Sulaiman and the main character Dr. Mary Yuen.

Brain Drain Studied Overseas

Minority Race Others?

CHARACTER STUDIES

DR. MARY YUEN

Character Study

Background info:

• US graduate physicist

• Return to Malaysia to attend to grandmother

• Caught in dead end job

• Work under the government in agricultural science

DR. MARY YUEN

Character Study

Motivation:“My brain is big and my life is little, and I wanted a better fit between the two”

- A better job

- Fulfill her family’s expectations

DR. MARY YUEN

Character Study

Obstacles:

CONSCIENCE VS AMBITION

“ I am become death, the eater of worlds... A world is a big thing to eat. I deciced to stick with being Mary Yuen, the eater of popiah.”

DR. SAIFULCharacter Study

Background info:

• Chief Physicist• University Kebangsaan • Research radiation in Malaysia• Laid back• Absurd• Dense and dim-witted• Negligent, foolish and rash

DR. SAIFULCharacter Study

Motivation:

• To lead an easy life.• To impress. (But fails.)

DR. SAIFULCharacter Study

Obstacles:

• Incompetence. • Inability to comprehend

situations.

DR. RAMACHANDRAN

Character Study

Background:

• New Delhi, Delhi Polytechnic: BA, MA, PhD

• Fairly easily offended

• Irrational at points

• Family oriented, married.

• Likes Indian food

• Likes the sport, cricket

DR. RAMACHANDRAN

Character Study

Motivation:

• To prove himself.

• To break out of social stigma.

DR. RAMACHANDRAN

Character Study

Obstacles:

• Victim of racial discrimination.

• Target for taking blames.

• Not recognized for his talent.

GENERALCharacter Study

BACKGROUND:• Military General Zulkifli• Mindef (Military Government Sector) • Admires Napoleon

MOTIVATION:• To be like Napoleon• To boost Malaysia’s military strength

OBSTACLES:

Pressure from superiors

“I want to get to the bottom of this matter. Until the bottom is reached, the top cannot be happy,”

“They intercepted my uranium supplier. That never happened to the Emperor of the French.”

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Which Emperor of the French was the General

referring to?

Which Emperor of the French was the General referring to?

Charles

Philip Henry

Napoleon

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CHARACTER STUDIES

Set Design

• INSTRUCTIONS: Divide yourselves into 3 groups of 5s. (Each group to have at least one art major student =P.)

• DELIVERABLES: (1) The stage setting of the characters’ office(2) Physical presentation of character walking around in the office

• MATERIALS: Groups can use magic marker, paper, pedestals, and chairs to design the set, masking tape to paste stuff.

STUDIES

CHARACTER

CONSIDERATIONS FOR SET / CHARACTER

DESIGN

• Character motivation• Personality• Racial, religion,

education background.• Body language• Facial Expression• Dressing Style• Hobbies, interest.

STUDIES

CHARACTER

10 mins

MINISTERCharacter Study

BACKGROUND:• Minister• Often gives public speeches that is

ridiculous and self-contradictory.• “Accuse first, excuse later” policy.• Makes irrational decisions.

MOTIVATION:• To uplift Malaysia’s image.• Malaysia Boleh!

OBSTACLES:

• Lack of local talents.• Oppression by foreign Super-Power.

“ALBRIGHT”Character Study

BACKGROUND:

• Madeleine Korbelová Albright • First woman to become a US

Secretary of State.

MOTIVATION:

• Bring a warning across Malaysia• Eliminate threats to sustain peace,

power and control

OBSTACLES:

• Threats from other countries who assume nuclear weapons.

“ALBRIGHT”Character Study

ROLEPLAY

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Starring Jeanne as Teng, Candice as Bala, Hui Chi as OttoPage 21 to 24

TENGCharacter Study

BACKGROUND:

• China business man• May have connections to black-

market.• Sells virtually anything &

everything.• Stereotype of China’s imitation

products.

MOTIVATION:

• Earn Money

OBSTACLES:

• Coined by stereotype image of Chinaman.

“You think I Chinaman, I can get such funny-funny things?”

BALACharacter Study

BACKGROUND:

• Suspicious Indian trader.• Have many contacts. Contacts,

contacts!• Does not know what uranium is.

MOTIVATION:

• To earn Money.

OBSTACLES:

• Does not understand the seriousness of the issue due to lack of knowledge, and maybe education.

OTTOCharacter Study

BACKGROUND:

• East European smuggler.• Have connections with USSR

suppliers.• Speaks weird english.• “Lower in quality” according to

Yuen.

MOTIVATION:

• To earn Money.

OBSTACLES:

• High risk job

“In Malaysia all the organized crime person wear the nametag… in Russia, only the gun.”

REVIEW

Through the character studies activities, we learn how Huzir Sulaiman uses stereotypical characters to portray: Social

Political

Economic Racial Military & Personal Issues

Malaysia Boleh!

CASE STUDY I

“India and Pakistan can do it.

(Why can’t Malaysia.) ”

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Which Politician initiated the Malaysia Boleh Campaign?

Mahathir

Najib Razak Anwar Ibrahim

Abdullah Badawi

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“It angers me when after hundreds of years of importing aspects of other people’s culture some politician in a 4,000-ringgit Italian suit complains

about Western values and such-and-such a thing is not from our culture. Our culture is everybody else’s

culture. We’ve never had our own. Deal with it and grow up."                             

Huzir Sulaiman, (1999)

PARODYBy Malaysian Blogger Ken

Wooi

Your all-time favorite blogger – Ken Wooi

“I’m gonna do Malaysia proud and spend the Government’s enormous

RM62.5mil wisely alright? Blast off on a spaceship, do some cool

experiments, lepak and I’ll be back!”, Ken said on a recent interview.

Anyway, for this mission, Ken Wooi will stay in the ISS so that he can carry out certain experiments.

Some of the experiments would be…

Blogging in space.

Assisting technical astronauts at ISS to set up a Malaysian web hosting service in space.

After the project is completed, it will be declared as the first Space Web Hosting under the Malaysia Book of Records.

Test the wireless broadband speed of Malaysian Streamyx from the space station.

Stick 1Malaysia logo stickers on the solar panels of the ISS. The 1Malaysia dream will be finally in space! Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib

Tun Razak will be so proud!

Perform Malaysian’s favourite Teh Tarik stunt in space. Another entry into the Malaysia Book of Records!

Plant Malaysia’s Jalur Gemilang flag on the moon.

Plant Malaysia’s Jalur Gemilang flag on the moon.

Once again, let’s not forget that at least US$20mil (RM62.5mil) is needed

to fund the project.

What a way to spend the Government’s money and why so

much?

Well, it’s because…

No one can deny that!

Okay, jokes aside. What do you think? RM62.5mil just for just a space project?

“Just because the government got no money doesn’t mean we want to

shake legs only.”

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“But we climbed the mountain.”

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“But we climbed the mountain.”

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What mountain was Dr Ramachandran referring to?

What mountain was Dr Ramachandran referring to?

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What mountain was Dr Ramachandran referring to?

Mount Kinabalu

India to Malaysia Mount Everest

Delhi University

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MALAYSIA BOLEH! Lets conquer Mount Everest!

MALAYSIA BOLEH! Misplaced Priorities?

Racial Issues: Mahathir against Meritocracy

CASE STUDY II

Malaysian Military: Just for Show?

CASE STUDY III

“Malaysia, go Bosnia also get no respect. Just march in Hari Merdeka parade.”

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“Our R&D is 100 percent concentrate toward develop the instant palm tree to put by the side of the road for when we host the SUKOM, the CHOGM, the LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition), the ENAM…”

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JUST FOR LAUGH =)

USA BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD

CHINA BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD

BRAIN DRAIN

CASE STUDY IV

CASE STUDY V

Racial Inequalities: Bumiputra

“Bumiputra”

“Bumiputra”

The more racially diverse Singapore objected to the new Malay policy of “Bumiputra”

It is racial based, not deprivation based.

The 1965 Separation

“Bumiputra” literally means “Sons of the Soil” Its aim: Racial discrimination in favour of the native Malays

“Bumiputra” How it affects Malaysians…

Housing

Cooperate

Education

Religion

“Bumiputra” 2007: The Change The legacy of Bumiputra

affects Malaysia from August 2007…

Lesser restrictions on minority

More Freedom

Attempts to appeal to all races

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi

THE MIC FLER

CASE STUDY VI

“And the next minute what is it you’ll be insulting? My qualification? PhD, madam! Honestly earned, I tell you, unlike the MIC fler, all paid for from the catalogue.”

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Samy Vellu (The MIC fler)

• Indian Malaysian politician

• Longest serving President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)

• A component party of the Barisan Nasional

• Holding the position since 1979, for 11 consecutive terms. He was the Works Minister of Malaysia and the longest serving minister in the Cabinet of Malaysia until he lost his parliamentary seat in the 2008 general elections.

JUST FOR LAUGH =)

Based on REAL EVENTS!

DEBATE

Singapore should build an Atomic Bomb

What happens when Malaysia decides to build an atomic bomb?

Proposition

Panel Opposition

Llyod

Hailwa

Shana

Carman

Naomi

John

Joanne

Si Chuan

Faeezah

Anita

Yan Yan

Ezanne

Shahidah

Jasmine

Lynn

Ernest

“Malaysia, nobody care about the army. But if we have the atomic

bomb…”

2STIMULUS FOR THE OPPOSITION

“Nuclear weapons would serve as a deterrent to war.”

3STIMULUS FOR THE OPPOSITION

“Good. Good. Better we have it than, I don’t

know, someone else.”

8STIMULUS FOR THE OPPOSITION

“Why is it you are building bombs? Can

you furnish me with one good reason”

9STIMULUS FOR THE PROPOSITION

“We’re talking about apocalypse,

General.”

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STIMULUS FOR THE PROPOSITION

“Ask not what your country can do for you;

rather ask what our country can do to your

country.”

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STIMULUS FOR THE PROPOSITION

“We’ve got the Atomic Bomb.”

7STIMULUS FOR ALL

…spend some money on defense……the pride of our nation……to keep our nation proud and strong……Malaysia is now the best……we are now a superpower……to each the world community’s respect……and they will see we’re strong…

DEBATE

Discussion [10 mins ]

Singapore should build an Atomic Bomb.

DEBATE

Start!

FUN QUIZ !What happens when Malaysia decides to build an

atomic bomb?

“If it’s a potency symbol you desire, go and build a

stone lingam in the garden, I won’t stop you.”

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The Lingam is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva, used for worship in temples. What

is it a symbol of?Famous Person

Elephant Manhood

Sacred Jewel

“Ask not what your country can do for you;

rather ask what our country can do to your

country.”

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What was the original saying and who said it?

“…ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you

can do for your country…”. Who said this?

John F. Kennedy

Ronald Reagan George Washington

Madeleine Albright

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“And so, my fellow

Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961

“ We have the might, and we have the right, and we will not hesitate to fight for the right to our might, and our might alone.

We want to remind the people of Malaysia of the words of a great American president, who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; rather ask what our country can do to your country. “

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“ First they want to attack our currency, make us poor. Now they want to tell us what to do.

They think they can tell the Malaysian don’t have the bomb. They think they can tell the Pakistan don’t have the bomb. Why don’t they listen when we tell them don’t have the bomb? The Malaysian people are loyal….. (…) They will listen to the wisdom of their leaders and not these foreign meddlers.”

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“I am become death, the eater of the

worlds”

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“I am become death, the eater of the world”. Which famous

physicist quoted this phrase?

John F. Kennedy

George Bush Napoleon

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Where did J. Rober Oppenheimer quoted this

phrase from?Kuran

Bhagavad-Gita Holy Bible

Confucianism

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“We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few

people cried, most people were silent. I

remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the

Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the

Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become

Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or

another.”

J.Robert Oppenheimer, Trinity, 1945

"Behold! For I am become Shiva, Shatterer of Worlds!”

Bhagavad-Gita

"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”

J.Robert Oppenheimer

“A world is a big thing to eat.

I decided to stick with being Mary Yuen, the

eater of popiah. ”

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Yuen’s plan of sabotage

“The act of observation changes that which is being observed, said Heisenberg”

Who said it?

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“If you want to determine the position and the momentum of an electron, you have a problem. You can’t. The reason is because once you get a reading on the position, and the momentum changes. Once you get a reading on the momentum, you can’t fix the position. THE ACT OF OBSERVATION CHANGES THAT WHICH IS BEING OBSERVED”

Werner Heisenberg, Uncertainty Principle

“Why does she sabotage her country’s plan to make an atomic bomb and yet continues her research of

weaponry in USA?”

Epilogue

There is a site where US always test their bomb at. It was later use as a

name of a type of garment.

Can you name the garment?

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atomic-jaya.html

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