expectations

Assalamualaikum, readers.
tonight, my entry this time is about Ramadhan, and this entry is inspired by my two non-Muslim roomates. they were talking and asking each other when will a Muslim start fasting, and they were guessing. it was funny because they had no calendar to refer to and they depend on Facebook statuses for confirmation. they didn't have the courage to ask me and i don't blame them. they are afraid of what i might think.
i didn't tell any of my friends about this because i know the response i'd get from them. "oh, my God, seriously, they don't know? how come?"
"every year we Muslims fast, they should know la..."
"your roomates are funny! *chuckles*"
to save my anger for stupid stuff, i rather not tell them. 
this is the problem with Muslims in Malaysia. *i'm not referring to all, just the ones who belong to this category* they EXPECT the others to know EVERYTHING about Islam just because Malaysia is ruled by a Muslim and majority of Malaysians are Malays. if you still think you're right, allow me to ask you something. 
since Chinese is the second race that is populated by Malaysians, why do Chinese celebrate Wesak? what do they do on Wesak Day? 
what about Indians? why do they celebrate Thaipusam every year? why do they walk on the streets, crashing coconut along the streets?
if you can't answer this, please kill yourself.
how long have you lived in Malaysia? how long have Malaysians celebrated these? to tell you the truth, this is just two of the many occasions Malaysians celebrate in a whole year. 
it's the same situation with what others know about Muslims. they know a little bit of everything we do. so please don't blame them for not knowing the purpose of us Muslims praying 5 times a day, why do we pay the zakat, why we recite the Quran, why we fast...we need to explain so that they understand. same goes to them. if you don't ask them, they'd never tell, and you'd never know.
i really hope this simple entry goes deep into your brain and switch on the light bulb that goes, "TING" and you get it. like really get it.
thank you for reading.