@TS - In Islam it is work this way:

1) Non-muslim male cannot marry with muslim female, unless he converted.
2) Muslim male can marry with non-muslim female, without the female convert to Islam.

For your name, As long as your name gave a good meaning, it is ok to not to change your name. It is not a sins but it is ADVISED to change it so that, people know that you have converted.

For your parents funeral, you may do whatever it is as long it is not against the Islamic Teaching.

It is doesnt matter if you go anywhere (when spore/us didnt implement syariah law), but your future wife is a good muslim(ah) practicer, she should understand and make you understand about this matter as this is what has written in Quran and agreed by the Muslim scholar.

@xonius: i do think at malaysia, they are better than the arabs.. if not.. how could PAS coop with DAP.. haha (another issue)

& for TS, do consult this matter with Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (Dr Maza). http://drmaza.com

He is currently one of the scholar who try to change the "conservative" way of the scholars in Malaysia

For your parents funeral, you may do whatever it is as long it is not against the Islamic Teaching.

yes indeed. now, TS just remember this quote and forget about other comments.

this is my thoughts, n its also a lesson i learn in real from my uncle.

doesn't matter which religion u are currently in, ur parents brought u up n it is important to respect their last request. if ur parents are buddhist, do it the buddhist way, n if they're christians, do it the christian way. it is still ur responsibility as a son to send them off the way they wanted it to be.

whether u want to hold the joystick or not... that is up to u n only u to decide. my uncle's a protestant n although there were christians against it, he still held the joystick n prayed the buddhist way to my grandparents. to him, its a matter or respect to his own family members.

joystick? not joss stick ka?

last time got Chinese men and Indian girl =moderator quickly close the tread

then Indian guy and chinese girl = moderator with close mind quickly close the topic

Malay guy and chinese girl = moderator close tread

but now = moderator let loose the topic

i got a feeling moderator are bias toward other race but not chinese   i think its only me thinking like this in the past few day

Baru dalam lyn.net dah tunjuk the real berat sebelah belum lagi govern Malaysia :very scary thing will happen: what will happen to other race if keep priority chinese only