All I had in mind was "Everybody knows about it, Dad and the practice is not only limited on Muslims. Just so you know some Christian churches don't practise it at all."
Then Mum said, "You'd better tell the teachers about your daily prayers and the fasting month. Would there be any Malays in the school?" Dad said no, gee, how does he even know.
I wish people would just stop treating me like I'm a 10 year old girl who knows and understands nothing. I am 16 and I jolly well can take care of myself. Nobody's gonna brainwash me, they can try but I know better about how I want to lead my life.
It's really frustrating when your family thinks they know you best when they actually do not know you at all. Yes, thank you very much for bringing me into this life but it is now MY life. It's always the girls that have all these restrictions. I'm not surprised why many girls, including me, wish they were boys instead.
Be informed that my next school is an international school, secular and internationally-driven. There'd be people of different faiths and ethnic groups, from Muslims to Hindus and Caucasians to Malay. Obviously there are Malays in Thailand although they're mostly in southern Thailand. The school nurtures their students as global citizens which is one of the reasons why I chose it in the first place.
I suppose my parents do not understand what being a global citizen is all about. They fear that I would lose my roots and become completely "Westernised". Their idea of Westernisation is only based on what they see on TV which is completely different from the true Western culture itself. From my interaction with Westerners so far, they are all nice people who accept me as I am.
I have mixed with people from many different countries and I enjoy the cross-cultural interaction. We are all humans, no matter what our ethnics and beliefs. Set the prejudice aside, celebrate and accept diversity. Let's all get along.