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W12: Dear Malaysians…

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Yeo Ya Qi (1901604) Are you a proud Malaysian?  Dear fellow countrymen,  Can you imagine how far we have been all this long?  Today our country Malaysia is celebrating the 65th anniversary of its independence on Wednesday, Aug 31, IT'S BEEN THAT FAR!  Decades ago, our ancestors from all 4 corners travelled all the way here and brought us together. We are given a new identity as Malaysian ever since then.  Anyway, that's not the main point.  The real problem is that you are still so unappreciative and ignorant after all these years.  Have you been overseas?  If you have been overseas for an extended period, you will definitely miss the local food. I am dedicating this to my fellow friends who always ask me what to eat every time we go out for a meal. Malaysians are officially categorized into four major groups, namely Malay, Chinese, Indian and Indigenous Orang Asli, with a plethora of subcultural ethnicities among each. And everyone brings their own unique flavours that make up

W10: Dear lecturers...

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Yeo Ya Qi (1901604) Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher. Dear Lecturers, Do you know that there's actually a famous saying among the students:  Why do lecturers always expect the students to do well in all subjects when they can't even teach all the subjects? Although to some extent, it is true that the students are underestimating the difficulty of teaching, the lecturers also play a part in this problem because most of them never really understand what the students need.   To be very honest, as a student, I too, always put the blame for not scoring well on the lecturers, questioning their dedication and the way they teach.  I always thought that teaching is easy, all you need is just to have a reference book, and you elaborate on your teaching content and that’s it. But to my disappointment, some lecturers don't even bother to share their knowledge and decided to just read the given notes word by word. The lack of anticipation eve