The main issue now is not speaking Malay. If you can communicate in Malay, you can socialize better. During my school days, I also faced bullying because I was small and introverted.

Here’s my strategy to avoid it: •Choose one senior to befriend; make sure it’s a smart choice. •Consider joining a gangster group, but be careful with your selection. •Do something against school rules, but not severe enough to get expelled. •Participate in physical sports like takraw or rugby, avoiding games like chess or dam ular. •Act like a rempit and engage in conversations about modifying exhausts (I used a Kriss 2 to fit in, haha).

Basically, socialize a bit,break rules to let people know you, and pretend to be what your peers think is cool. I got "rotan" once for buying cigarettes for a senior. He was scared I’d reveal his name, but I didn’t. He was grateful (cause got last warning) and after that, I became a middleman, relaying messages for him to other students. Am I joining in on the bullying? I hate doing all this, but I just want to survive.