English as main language and the importance of your appearance
Dear Blog, Recently I’ve found the love for writing and sharing again. I was in LCCT today for my departure flight to KK to visit Audrey and her family. Two funny observations today, seated right in front of me in the departure hall, was a pair of friends, locals/bumiputras/Malays, they are from Sarawak, thanks to my unintentional eavesdropping ability. The only reason why I overheard them was that, they were conversing in English the WHOLE TIME! This serves as a surprise to me, when the country/the government have been so strongly supportive of ensuring Malay stay as a primary language when Malays themselves, choose to converse in English and seek education aboard. I agree Malay is important to bring the country together, similar to the importance of mandarin in uniting the Chinese, however, English still hold the upper hand for one to be successful or at least, gain international recognition. I wonder why there are so many charity organisations out there sending young adults to...