The Frenchwoman who found love in Malaysia

Christine Rohani Longuet arrived in Pulau Duyong, Terengganu in 1971. Falling in-love with the island, she also found love in a local man, and learnt how to speak Malay. Today, she calls Malaysia home.
Story by: Sheela Vijayan
Shot by: Fauzi Yunus
Presented by: Theevya Ragu
Edited by: Hanis Sham
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[@notmyname3556]

First time someone who speaks english with both malay and french twang. So cool.

[@mcmac9565]

Betul. Tak sangka transition between loghat melayu dan french begitu smooth haha

[@FantasticFanatique]

Macam loghat utara

[@shortcut7325]

If di sarawak normal since lama dulu.lebih² lagi klau yg tempias² keturunan brooke,husband cousin aku german pun reti ckap bhasa local etnik & bhasa mlaysia tapi maklumlah zaman² 3310 x advanced mcm skrg.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@shortcut7325 Normal kat mana-mana. Loghat kita ikut tempat mana kita tinggal. Kecuali kita tak bergaul langsung dengan orang tempatan. Orang British yang tinggal lama kat US pun akan tukar accent.

[@tiries3471]

@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621 Orang US tu orang British lah. Mereka memberontak kepada Raja Kristian England. Perang sedara.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

😊🙏 Malaysia needs more good people like Christine Rohani Longuet that truely love & contributed positively to Malaysia! This is just one example of our many Malaysian neighbours , schoolmates & colleagues that came from mixed parentages that made Malaysia unique , as most of Malaysians are not really came from one ethnic or believe group , we are descendants of Malaya , Dutch , Portuguese , English , Europeans , Ancient India , Ancient Middle Kingdom of China , Raja Pahit of Indonesia , Old Siam , Burmese , Arabs , Pakistan , & from other Islandic inhabitants that flourished just nicely in the right amount to make-up & united together to build-up the modern cosmopolitan Malaysia we have today! Thank You So Much FMT for sharing this lovely history ... 😊🙏 🕯🌷🌿🍎🍊🌎✌💜🕊🇲🇾🇫🇷

[@Spectre8702]

Liberal woke pdatang kapir BS.😅

[@tiries3471]

Yup as Trump said we need more blondes not china or india . No free visa travel for poor chinese and indians! Give europeans, french etc.

[@slickperspective2745]

I knew there would be comments like this "we need more people like him/her", when we can also be a part of it as well.

[@tiries3471]

@@slickperspective2745 Yup. More slovaks european blonde women instead of mongoloid from China or Indians from India. Razak bagunda shd learn from kelantan.

[@kamarudinbinhanipah7918]

And she still able to read without her glasses. Something not many people manage to do it at this age😂

[@lenac3587]

Normally shortsighted ppl can read without glasses in their old age

[@marinatahir803]

I’m 57 reading without glasses

[@slickperspective2745]

My late grandpa was 82 and can still read without glasses.

[@eugp4198]

This how people found LIFE in Malaysia.. This is always a good place to live a peaceful life...

[@lilahalila8743]

Sedapnya tone french dia bila bercakap bahasa Melayu. ❤

[@rockysokmo5866]

How I wish Malaysian Chinese can speak proper Bahasa like her. SJKC should go...

[@abdulrajaf6]

Honestly...Malaysia is a GOOD PLACE.....(X'Sporean)...I know it due to my Hands on xperience..❤

[@tiries3471]

Spore part of Malay land. So you are not x. You always malay.

[@decTac]

To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@Ninomiya-Mariko]

the same woman who saved her daughter and grandchildren from Al Arqam. she really has done so many wonderful things, wishing her a good and long life❤️

[@Noor881291]

What a beautiful story ❤

[@mohdkhusainy9672]

Kagum. Berada di Malaysia fasih berbahasa melayu berbanding yang lahir dan lama menetap di Malaysia hehehe

[@zubirsaid8491]

😊 👍👍👍

[@travelpackgamerz]

Saya pun lahir Okinawa Jepun tapi umur kecil dah pindah ke Sabah, sekarang dekat KL keje. Tapi slang Sabah masih kuat so orang KL kadang2 tengok saya mcm orang cina. 😝 jumpa orang cina kadang2 mesti diorang ckp mandarin atau Cantonese. Pegi Penang pulak diorang ckp Hokkien dgn saya.

[@lingy74]

Dengar dgn teliti, dia tak begitu fasih. Yg menetap di Malaysia dan bertutur dalam bahasa ibunda tu jgn pandang rendah. Bnyk di kalangannya dapat A dalam SPM Bahasa Melayu. 😉 Kalau umur tak lepas 50, mmg semua sudah tahu BM. Bagi saya, asalkan masih ada org yg tulis komen camni, saya tetap akan cakap bahasa cina / BI utk membantah penyelewangan perkauman sebegini. 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@MohdfitriAlyasa]

Type c

[@puvenroshan6331]

Haha suka hati la bro org nak fasih melayu ke x. Ko sakit mane? Kaum ko tertindas bahaha. Keje utk orang lain hahaha. Type tongkat 🤣

[@anuaremg1565]

Pulau Duyong with true love” Arwah pok AWI is very kind of guy Hati bersih 🤲Innalillah al fatihah For Pok AWI🤲

[@terataibiru4997]

ohh dh meninggal ye suami nya...

[@SekolahRimbaStudio]

huh, no mention about her library from wooden traditional house? she has done a lot for the community too

[@natasha23950]

tula. boleh tau kat mana?

[@Simply-Hameedah]

Grany can speak better Malaysian than me hope I sound like her few years later. Beautiful Malaysia is our home now Alhamdulilah we moved from America with our kids and it’s a blessing from Alah thank you Malaysia 🥰🇲🇾🇲🇾❤️

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

On the contrary, I'm a Malaysian who would love to move to America....

[@Nirmala2607]

Sheela & Theevya - outstanding work. Thumbs up. Keep it up

[@mazlihanmatbakar6503]

❤ Please make a longer documentary...

[@zackywacky1621]

Awesome ❤❤❤

[@gkky997]

My best and warmest regards to this lady...and welcome to the TRUE MSIA, where people are warm, supportive and friendly! ❤️

[@AJFadyanneIsmaele]

What a wonderful lady!

[@clip012]

1:59 man with broad shoulders melt my heart too.

[@739adalah92]

Salah seorg anaknya pernah jadi pelakon suatu masa dulu iaitu Wan Khadijah.

[@sakimansayuti]

Bekas pemenang Dewi Remaja kan ?

[@aaimn6096]

Malaysia can be a very decent place only if everyone knows how to respect each other and stop igniting the flames of racism. Harap-harap boleh jadi kenyataan di masa yang mendatang.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

Selagi kita ada dasar pro-Melayu, selagi tu perpaduan kaum tak akan tercapai. Tak ada mana-mana bangsa yang suka dilayan seperti second-class citizen.

[@Eccruh]

If everyone treated each other like how wite people are treated, then yes. Unfortunately, this kind of warmth is only granted to them.

[@MrMazlanjuju]

Inspiring love story, BLESS U

[@siewmolly7461]

True love ❤

[@hyderalwi41]

Very inspiring…❤

[@JomPomen]

There's another two French women I met who married tall dark handsome Malay guy. One in Cherating, the other one in Janda Baik. 😎

[@silmen92]

And that French woman opened a cafe in cherating right?

[@JomPomen]

@@silmen92 yes, that one

[@tortillawrapper5454]

what's their socials?

[@JustanotherMalaysia]

Yes the cafe still there delicious cake the place called Cafe Marion

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@tortillawrapper5454 I don't think anyone understands your question. "What's their socials?"

[@alanshuhimeabdulmajid3973]

Bonjour Madame. Vous parlez très bien malais. 🤩 .. Machaa Allah, absolument magnifique que vous habitez ici à trengganu et vivez avec les gens aussi. Peut-être pourriez-vous enseigner le français d'apprentissage en petite communauté.

[@SachaNoordin]

Beautiful story

[@nbad-88888]

Slang dia mcm pure Malay la dan cakap english france dh slang malay

[@nazrimansor1112]

Terengganu has that effect on u... Ask Mat Dan.

[@asrie1234]

*Welcome to Malaysia 🇲🇾❤️‍🩹🧡💝🇲🇾*

[@Northmenn]

Chirstine Rohani what a beautiful name, that name smells like adaptation to me

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

When she said she "Orang Bumi" which means People of Earth and in Malaysia it stands as Bumiputera and also means Malaysian Citizenship That's means every inhabitants of Earth is Malaysian

[@Eccruh]

But still, imagine the outrage if an Indian but especially a Cina said that. Double standards, not all foreigners are equally accepted.

[@AJNProperties]

So beautiful

[@LakshmananLM]

Love finds a way...

[@zaiful]

She speaks Malay with less of an accent than her English. 😃

[@lokmanchejusoh531]

She’s french

[@jonsnow1079]

Anak2 dia, rambut blonde, tp cakap terengganu pure 😅😅😅.

[@shhas1483]

memahami apa yg saya nok - jadi org ganu doh 😂

[@sukhrisukh5875]

Even this Lovely lady can talk malay fluently.... Not like some people in Malaysia,, born raised in here but cant speak malay even a bit...

[@hibar3529]

meanwhile the Bangladesh that came to Malaysia that can speak multiple language: * ┐(⊙_☉)┌

[@nbad-88888]

Perlu dipanjangkan cerita sejarah mereka

[@luqmanmuhd2035]

Bagus auntie cakap bahasa unlike some type here

[@shardtheicedragon]

Chinese dont speak jungle brown southeast asian muslim brown skin monkey language.

[@Eccruh]

She chose which country to go , nobody chooses where they are born

[@ak.9459]

Wow speak BM like local.

[@zaimzawawi]

Umur 80 tp nampak sihat mcm org muda...

[@gerekbasikal1]

Wow❤❤❤

[@herberthue7273]

Its true terengganu is magically wonderful..its simple life and yet there's alot to be discovered..i visit there on August this year i fall in love with terengganu again wish i could stay there..

[@HengSoonAng]

I have been to their cafe on stilts in the eighties

[@sharxM16]

Slang terengganu 😮 Dah mmg mcm orang malaysia betul cara dia ckp..

[@ruslanmuhd5032]

Welcome home, Madame 😊

[@maddymaddyval]

and her granddaughter is a tiktok creator. love to see it 🥰

[@Rinzackie]

Better Malay than Type C in Malaysia. Salute 😢

[@Eccruh]

They didn't choose where they are born, she chose where to go.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

Kenapa obses sangat pasal bahasa ya? Tahun 2024 ada lagi orang racist macam kau. Yang tak reti bahasa Melayu menyumbang banyak kepada ekonomi negara. Yang fasih bahasa Melayu tercicir dalam ekonomi dan pendidikan. Sampai mati harap tongkat dari kerajaan. Tengok bangsa sendiri dulu sebelum mengata orang.

[@tradertiga]

Despite being foreginer?? thats rude 2:25 infact shes way way more malaysian than all of us, able to coexist and mingle with people around her

[@neomachina]

“Despite being a foreigner, people accepted her” refers to her early days in Malaysia.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

"She's way more Malaysian than all of us." I disagree.

[@tradertiga]

@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621 what do you know about sarawak?

[@tradertiga]

@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621 what do you know about multiracial country like malaysia?

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@tradertiga My comment is not about Sarawak. You're very slow to understand my point.

[@vivafrenkilinjr]

her little tranung accent luv

[@fairuzsuffian2769]

Madam, may Allah bless you and your family.

[@Henry-ve3ye]

we are orang bumi... we don't own anything in this world...

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

That statement is not about material possession. She simply implied that she's free to live anywhere on earth if she wants to.

[@MM-tj3ko]

This warms the cockles of my heart

[@wva24670]

Dia tinggal di kmpung saye...pulau duyong.. Baik orgnya..

[@mohdasrisulong4617]

Shame on me, really ... My kampong where I grew up is only about 20 minutes drive from Pulau Duyong.. But I never knew this ... I am very sure you have so much fun there, Kak Ani ...

[@khairulazmi6432]

Tempat lahir sy dipulau duyong.....dlu penah pg raya rumah makcik ni...dpt rm3...

[@angieng1776]

80 years wow..

[@JimySlow-wq9bw]

Its beautifullll story n amazing journey at the same time

[@dinhamid3832]

kalau x silap.. anak dia seorang pelakon di malaysia.. 1 ketika dahulu.. x ingat nama dia..

[@TorQue_WrenCh]

Wan Khadijah kot

[@rasiaijauoren]

Lovely. From my pov, the pronunciation of Malaysia is better to use “Malay-see-ya” rather than “Malay-jheea”… 🙏🏻

[@mangkokhayon5039]

Because she respects the country, she even pronounces it correctly

[@TorQue_WrenCh]

Yeah i like..like Tun M,he never said Malay-syerr like most people nowdays,even if there someone said it like that,they will correct them by saying Malay-syerr,annoys me a lot 😅..

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@TorQue_WrenCh It's the same as how people pronounce Asia. Nothing wrong with the variations. No right, no wrong.

[@tajulroslyabdulhamid3063]

Bangga Anak-Anak, Ibu puji Ayah mereka. Allah berjaya menerap budaya melayu pada isteri dan anak-anak.. nak kahwin campur juga la

[@zailinahmad9695]

Lovely video but too short!

[@rhyzhenthioz]

Wow. Just wow.

[@bluesharkmadness7101]

What is so amazing? There's plenty of foreigners who moved here permanently. Spotlight is only given to caucasians. Nobody talks about the Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Rohingya, Thai, Vietnamese etc. because some people deemed them as lower class people.

[@ninakhan3803]

Good to hear. Best wishes. There's much love here if one can be deaf to the hate speeches uttered frequently by some racists on R&R.

[@whitewizard5041]

She can speak better and fluent bahasa melayu than Malaysian chinese. She is truly a malaysian.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

It still doesn't define what makes good Malaysians. By the way, she married a Malay man. What do you expect? Of course her Malay is good.

[@Eccruh]

Malays are friendlier towards wite people than cinese

[@faizalfuad75]

Dr. Rohani....

[@azizoris377]

Nk baca buku kamu nanti.. Kenangan untuk anak cucu dikemudian hari

[@aikkajang437]

Teringat Dato Shake

[@MELAYUSIA]

French born bumi.

[@humfyb2544]

🤗🤗🤗

[@ehamadification]

“Orang Bumi”. Reminds me of that Pramoedya Ananta Toer novel aptly titled Bumi Manusia.

[@AbdulKareemAbdulRahman]

do i detect terengganu accent there

[@jesselogan92]

One of her children is actress in Malaysia... If you once watching Mami Jarum Junior, her daughter acted as a woman that have man's voice..😂😂

[@Naksu..]

Yang menyedihkan masih ramai rakyat Malaysia sendiri yang tak mampu bercakap bahasa kebangsaan

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

Tak ada orang kisah pun awak bersedih...

[@yy1489]

sedih lagi kalau org yg macam kamu katak di bawah tempurung ..sedihnya dunia awak

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@yy1489 Orang Malaysia tak boleh cakap Melayu pun nak sedih ke? Kenapa tak sedih masalah orang Melayu yang tercicir dalam dunia pelajaran berbanding dengan bangsa lain? Orang Melayu rogol anak sendiri, hisap dadah, merempit, makan rasuah. Itu yang patut kita sedih.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@yy1489 Masalah orang Melayu yang ketinggalan berbanding bangsa lain, yang tu tak sedih ke? Benda remeh pulak yang kau sedih.

[@imazination28]

Ada sesetengah org melayu bila jumpa cina / India dia terus speaking in english. Pastu dia kata dorang tu x reti BM. Tapi saya tetap ckp BM dan setakat ni semua boleh respond in BM walaupun anak2 muda cina/India kat KL. Ada yg tak fasih sgt tapi tetap boleh jawab dlm BM. Belum jumpa yg xreti ckp langsung. Contoh saya tanya remaja cina: kenapa ramai beratur ni? Dia jawab : beli tiket main ice-skating. Ni kat Sunway. Kebetulan kot?

[@akmaakma3513]

Everything is very laid back over there in Terengganu isn't it? Very laid back people. The people, the culture, the place, environment, surrounding, vibe etc. That's what drawn white people or Mat Salleh to go there and settle there. Ask Mat Dan. People don't seem to rush to do something or to go anywhere. They take their time. Their own sweet time to do anything. Sometimes a little over too long I suppose. There is no dateline to chase. No need to rush. Relax and chill 24/7. As compared to city centres such as KL or Singapore where people always seem in a hurry. Dashing from one place to another while having their meal in between. It takes a toll on their physical and mental health

[@Harrysuke]

I dont think algerian will be treated the same way in france.

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

No need to look far... Malaysians are racist towards Indonesians & Bangladeshis...

[@Eccruh]

not just them, even a Malay

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@Eccruh Agree. Many Europeans still think white people are the best race and look down on Asians and Africans.

[@MuazZafar21]

makcik rohani pun boleh berbahasa melayu, padahal tak lahir disini pun, yang mana tak reti tu, fikir fikir la sendiri

[@jeansinclair9208]

Nak tahu tak kenapa orang Cina tak peduli dengan Bahasa Melayu? Kerana orang Melayu itu lemah dari segi pendidikan dan ekonomi. Mereka tidak memerlukan Bahasa Melayu untuk seharian hidup mereka langsung kerana orang Melayu bukan lah pemegang ekonomi di Malaysia ini. Nak bangsa lain belajar Bahasa Melayu? Orang Melayu kena fokus ke dalam ekonomi, sains, dan teknologi. Kurangkan taksub kepada agama seperti GISB Holdings dan Al-Arqam, baru lah bangsa lain akan nampak yang Melayu berada di pentas yang sama dan berhak dihormati antara satu sama lain.

[@Eccruh]

Makcik pilih mari, orang tu tak pilih mari, tak boleh banding.

[@MuazZafar21]

@@Eccruh mari, tak pilih mari ni dah tak relevan, sebab dah lahir beranak sini

[@Eccruh]

So, kalau pilihan tak relevan, orang putih di Europ yang tak pilih mari ke negara kau pun boleh berbahsa melayu?

[@MuazZafar21]

@@Eccruh lagi la malu pada yg dah beranak sini tapi masih tak boleh berbahasa melayu

[@nazrulazahar1165]

Phd at 80 y/o?? WOW

[@sirdope2575]

YOU SHOULD INTERVIEW ONE OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM BANGLADESH.. HE ALSO FOUND LOVE IN MALAYSIA

[@goldtimer1770]

Lawa anak dia single lagi ke

[@mblife4078]

So what?

[@wiwie1987]

Kena minyak pengasih ni..

[@haziquesalleh1275]

Bahasa melayu dia lagi fasih dari Lim Kit Siang hahahhaha

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

Tak lah... kau baru lahir semalam ke?

[@hammerfall6666]

@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621 lagi fasih BM dia dari LKS babi tu haha

[@muhamadamirulhafiz2852]

Lawaklah kuli orang putih cam kau​@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621

[@rockysokmo5866]

@@muhammadnasirmustafa3621 Gigih betul Nasir mamak ni comment semua. Tahu la benci jadi mamak HAHA

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

@@rockysokmo5866 Betul. Lebih baik jadi mamak daripada jadi biadap.

[@faridzulanuar6542]

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@DaniTrejo45]

What type is this ??? Fuiiiyoooooohhh

[@HalimWander]

does she still knew speaking french😅

[@TalkAndTalkOnly]

Pendatang? Non Muslim ?

[@fiveparticles]

Covid

[@leniceang]

Fluent betol Melayu 🤣

[@bbbadbathbed]

malondesh gak punya identitas asli 👎👎👎

[@anasahmad9575]

Bibik mahu kahwin sama bangla mahu jadi indodesh🇮🇩❤🇧🇩😂

[@nabihamdnoh6733]

iri bilang mas😂😂

[@elizaeri1295]

Begitulah kata2 dari orang yang IQ rendah ie IQ 78...

[@amiryazidali7659]

Malondesh di mana wak? Sunda, Indonesia ke??😂

[@shhas1483]

iri hati itu sebati dalam darah org indon kan

[@elpo4684]

Malay are handsome 🥰 hahaha dont be jealous

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

She didn't say all Malay men are handsome. She said her husband is handsome. Don't be so perasan.

[@Eccruh]

To her, she doesn't speak for her entire country or race.

[@AhmadZackreas]

Interesting want to know more about her....where about her husband her love story etc Wish Astro could make a complete documentary about this beautiful and skilled women who found "Malaysia Bumi Bertuah untuk bertapak" ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@matkasim]

semoga bahagia ke Jannah. how touching

[@starletlianhua4235]

Too short of an interview!

[@kcleong7135]

Cheap french

[@muhammadnasirmustafa3621]

Get a life.

[@naktengokjer]

Hey sepet..lu apa kes? Mental kes ke?

[@shardtheicedragon]

@@naktengokjerBetter than malay brown chocolate jungle skin

[@kcleong7135]

You will be divorced soon.

[@moostaq18]

why you wish negativity upon to others ? have you no other things to do with your life

[@SekolahRimbaStudio]

self projection of ill minded people 😂

[@matduyeh9958]

Get a life bro.

[@lornegail]

Chinese hatred for the natives, bitter arent we? Chinese are known to be europhiles. 😂

[@Heyzairi]

I believe you have divorce many women out there.