Latest headlines: Maths and Science in BM now from 2012 onwards.
Those most affected are the current Form 1s cause they'll have to start Form 4 in BM.
DAMN SAD WEI
honestly I think I understand why they changed the whole thing to BM.
The general idea revolves around the fact that the rural areas (all malays, chinese, and indians involved) cannot bloody cope with English in science and maths.
WORSE, the teachers cannot cope and teach!!
Hence, the government decided to change everything back
to square one in attempt to fix the whole problem.
My opinion?
UTTER BULLSHIT.
LAOSAI KANASAI!
duh, they SUCK at English already can?? you see ah, if they mess up the studying subject, they can always relearn it back you know.
But if you mess up linguistic subject, you're SCREWED!
Here's an example to prove my point.
Take my buddy from NS. we'll call him Alex.
Alex's from Johor you see, and when he came to NS, on went on the relationship
such that I teach him English while he teaches me Mandarin.
why did I have to teach him English?
because... honestly?
HIS ENGLISH SUCKS HELL!!
can't even speak proper sentences without tripping over himself.
and yeah I know his standard of English is sorta comparable to my standard of Mandarin lah, but honestly English triumphs over Mandarin anytime (he told me that too) because like it or not English is the current global language and it's set to be that way for long time to come.
the sad part is,
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE'S SO BAD AT ENGLISH!
it's because in rural areas they never ever speak English!!
and it's also true that English is way harder to learn than Mandarin.
why the hell we have past present and future tense, i have no hackin idea.
in fact when we were leaving and spliting up,
he told me,
"I don't know how I'm going to practice my English now. Nobody at Johor speaks English at all :( When speaking to the malays or indians, it's BM. When speaking to the chinese, it's hua yue. TECHNICALLY WE'RE SCREWED"
so ke lian (pitiful) can??
BUT at least they get a chance to improve themselves, should they decide to enter a National school, cause Maths and Science in English mah, so they are forced to learn.
and since they wanna pass maths and science, they would have to bite the damn bullet to study hard.
but now with the enforcement that Maths and Science be taught in BM
everyone's officially screwed.
honestly, if you want to get to improve, you don't make things easier by cutting down slack and going back to where it's easier, in your own language or wtv.
YOU BITE THE DAMN BULLET AND LEARN
if you have a will you will have a way!
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my mum also gave a little history using her own siblings
You see ah, they all lived beside a chinese school you know. like literally right next to it and walking distance. BUT, her daddy (my kong kong or grandpa) sent the first my mum and all her 4 siblings to an ENGLISH school kilometres away cause he knows that English is damn important you see.
My mum always tell story of how early she has to wake up to take the bus (FEW BUSES) one. Like super early in the morning just to go to school. Then when it came to Aunt Lenny the last sibling (6th), my ah kong said that he thinks it's good enough that the first 5 went to English school di so he sent her to a nearby chinese school then transition to Malay school in secondary.
Then SUDDENLY IT ALL CLICKED
LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYFISH!!!
My Mom
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
My First Uncle
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
My First Aunt
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
When I say English, I mean ENGLISH. My parents had the actual luxury of learning EVERYTHING in English, including History and Geography
(yes I know, awesome like shit).
The only subject in BM was.... BM.
lol
THEN CAME THE DAMN TWIST!!!
The smart government decided they were damn smart you see
so they changed the whole thing to BM.
so then..
My Second Uncle
Primary School - English
Secondary School - BM
My Third Uncle
Primary School - BM
Secondary School - BM
My Second Aunt
Primary School - Cinapek
Secondary School - BMpek
SO THEN IT ALL CLICKED LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYFISH
i mean that's how it clicked lah geez
NOWONDER lah was always wondering why my mom, first aunt and first uncle's English so impeccable wan. But when come to by 2nd and 3rd uncle ya, they stutter sometimes and have to resort to using shing shong to convey their message across. My 2nd aunt on the other hand has problems with writing and spelling the more advanced words and always call my mom to find out this word that word bla bla bla
(but i'm better cause my mom ask me sometimes. LOL)
so she said that those like <45>45 years old learned in BM medium.
OKAY YEAH SO THAT'S ALL FOR MY RANT
kinda long and lengthy and so lacking of pictures but I frankly don't care
screw the government!!
although it doesn't affect me lah, but still
haha I'm sure most of you would agree with me
esp if you're form 1 or have a sibling that's form 1 or have a kid that's form 1
watcha think?
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UPDATE: just reread the whole post and realised that it's a whole load of crap
ROFLOL
too bad I'm too lazy to fix it xD
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UDPATE 2: ku skrang giler burgembira XD
and no it's not because of circumstances.
it comes from within. (i think. and hope. LOL)
although today was a fairly awesome day (:
considering the fact that my hair was down and
someone said it wasi quote "damn fugly" but still :D
LOL
funny.
anyway the hairstylist just cut the bulk of my hair just now
so you won't see the same thing tomorrow
something like a hybrid from the past and today's?
lol
i like it (:
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Update 3:
SO SAD I CAN'T GO FOR BAND WORSHIP PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY!!!
the songs are awesome and so are the peopleLOL but no transport -___-"
aih
and oh yeah did I mention that my guitar pickup if officially koyak!??
so yeah the acoustic guitar with the sexy sound can't be connected
to the amps for a while while it goes to the guitar doctor (Uncle Charles).
RAWRRRRRRRR!!
that's why i used K's guitar that Sunday btw, in case you didn't
notice my 'trademark' music notes strap was a red one instead. hahaha
i need to change my strings di anyway
i miss those times when the strings used to snap like 2 times a month
due to excessive practice/playing
the ones on the guitar now hasn't snapped since LAST YEAR
and that's a bad sign.
haha
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UPDATE 4:
WHERE THE STREETS ARE MADE OF GOLD
why is the line only sung once in the whole entire song? -____-"
it's like the best line of the song!!!!!!
-___-"
_______________________________________________
UPDATE 5:
My cousin wished me happy birthday on her blog and posted this pic of me:
LOL!!!
click me for original post
_______________________________________________
UPDATE 6:
Kah Vong posted a birthday wish for me on his blog too!
with a picture of his ownself beside me.
how quiant
actually he's beside me now but who cares XD
click me for original post
out!
DAMN SAD WEI
honestly I think I understand why they changed the whole thing to BM.
The general idea revolves around the fact that the rural areas (all malays, chinese, and indians involved) cannot bloody cope with English in science and maths.
WORSE, the teachers cannot cope and teach!!
Hence, the government decided to change everything back
to square one in attempt to fix the whole problem.
My opinion?
UTTER BULLSHIT.
LAOSAI KANASAI!
duh, they SUCK at English already can?? you see ah, if they mess up the studying subject, they can always relearn it back you know.
But if you mess up linguistic subject, you're SCREWED!
Here's an example to prove my point.
Take my buddy from NS. we'll call him Alex.
Alex's from Johor you see, and when he came to NS, on went on the relationship
such that I teach him English while he teaches me Mandarin.
why did I have to teach him English?
because... honestly?
HIS ENGLISH SUCKS HELL!!
can't even speak proper sentences without tripping over himself.
and yeah I know his standard of English is sorta comparable to my standard of Mandarin lah, but honestly English triumphs over Mandarin anytime (he told me that too) because like it or not English is the current global language and it's set to be that way for long time to come.
the sad part is,IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE'S SO BAD AT ENGLISH!
it's because in rural areas they never ever speak English!!
and it's also true that English is way harder to learn than Mandarin.
why the hell we have past present and future tense, i have no hackin idea.
in fact when we were leaving and spliting up,
he told me,
"I don't know how I'm going to practice my English now. Nobody at Johor speaks English at all :( When speaking to the malays or indians, it's BM. When speaking to the chinese, it's hua yue. TECHNICALLY WE'RE SCREWED"
so ke lian (pitiful) can??
BUT at least they get a chance to improve themselves, should they decide to enter a National school, cause Maths and Science in English mah, so they are forced to learn.
and since they wanna pass maths and science, they would have to bite the damn bullet to study hard.
but now with the enforcement that Maths and Science be taught in BM
everyone's officially screwed.
honestly, if you want to get to improve, you don't make things easier by cutting down slack and going back to where it's easier, in your own language or wtv.
YOU BITE THE DAMN BULLET AND LEARN
if you have a will you will have a way!
_________________________________________________
my mum also gave a little history using her own siblings
You see ah, they all lived beside a chinese school you know. like literally right next to it and walking distance. BUT, her daddy (my kong kong or grandpa) sent the first my mum and all her 4 siblings to an ENGLISH school kilometres away cause he knows that English is damn important you see.
My mum always tell story of how early she has to wake up to take the bus (FEW BUSES) one. Like super early in the morning just to go to school. Then when it came to Aunt Lenny the last sibling (6th), my ah kong said that he thinks it's good enough that the first 5 went to English school di so he sent her to a nearby chinese school then transition to Malay school in secondary.
Then SUDDENLY IT ALL CLICKED
LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYFISH!!!
My Mom
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
My First Uncle
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
My First Aunt
Primary School - English
Secondary School - English
When I say English, I mean ENGLISH. My parents had the actual luxury of learning EVERYTHING in English, including History and Geography
(yes I know, awesome like shit).
The only subject in BM was.... BM.
lol
THEN CAME THE DAMN TWIST!!!
The smart government decided they were damn smart you see
so they changed the whole thing to BM.
so then..
My Second Uncle
Primary School - English
Secondary School - BM
My Third Uncle
Primary School - BM
Secondary School - BM
My Second Aunt
Primary School - Cinapek
Secondary School - BMpek
SO THEN IT ALL CLICKED LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLYFISH
i mean that's how it clicked lah geez
NOWONDER lah was always wondering why my mom, first aunt and first uncle's English so impeccable wan. But when come to by 2nd and 3rd uncle ya, they stutter sometimes and have to resort to using shing shong to convey their message across. My 2nd aunt on the other hand has problems with writing and spelling the more advanced words and always call my mom to find out this word that word bla bla bla
(but i'm better cause my mom ask me sometimes. LOL)
so she said that those like <45>45 years old learned in BM medium.
OKAY YEAH SO THAT'S ALL FOR MY RANT
kinda long and lengthy and so lacking of pictures but I frankly don't care
screw the government!!
although it doesn't affect me lah, but still
haha I'm sure most of you would agree with me
esp if you're form 1 or have a sibling that's form 1 or have a kid that's form 1
watcha think?
____________________________________________________
UPDATE: just reread the whole post and realised that it's a whole load of crap
ROFLOL
too bad I'm too lazy to fix it xD
_________________________________________________________
UDPATE 2: ku skrang giler burgembira XD
and no it's not because of circumstances.
it comes from within. (i think. and hope. LOL)
although today was a fairly awesome day (:
considering the fact that my hair was down and
someone said it wasi quote "damn fugly" but still :D
LOL
funny.
anyway the hairstylist just cut the bulk of my hair just now
so you won't see the same thing tomorrow
something like a hybrid from the past and today's?
lol
i like it (:
___________________________________________________
Update 3:
SO SAD I CAN'T GO FOR BAND WORSHIP PRACTICE THIS SATURDAY!!!
the songs are awesome and so are the people
aih
and oh yeah did I mention that my guitar pickup if officially koyak!??
so yeah the acoustic guitar with the sexy sound can't be connected
to the amps for a while while it goes to the guitar doctor (Uncle Charles).
RAWRRRRRRRR!!
that's why i used K's guitar that Sunday btw, in case you didn't
notice my 'trademark' music notes strap was a red one instead. hahaha
i need to change my strings di anyway
i miss those times when the strings used to snap like 2 times a month
due to excessive practice/playing
the ones on the guitar now hasn't snapped since LAST YEAR
and that's a bad sign.
haha
_____________________________________________________
UPDATE 4:
WHERE THE STREETS ARE MADE OF GOLD
why is the line only sung once in the whole entire song? -____-"
it's like the best line of the song!!!!!!
-___-"
_______________________________________________
UPDATE 5:
My cousin wished me happy birthday on her blog and posted this pic of me:
LOL!!!click me for original post
_______________________________________________
UPDATE 6:
Kah Vong posted a birthday wish for me on his blog too!with a picture of his ownself beside me.
how quiant
actually he's beside me now but who cares XD
click me for original post
out!
4 comments:
I beg to differ, both language have their ups and downs. But if you ask me, I'll say mandarin is harder to learn.
In English, we have the alphabetical system with 26 characters. In mandarin, we don't have such priviledge to 'spell' it like it is. As least when you see an unknown English word, you can read it regardless if you know it with the alphabets. But if you see an unfamiliar mandarin character... HOW THE HECK DO WE READ THAT?!? (Take it from someone who was from a chinese primary background.)
Where as for importance, I understand that English is an international language. But in a business POV, more entrepreneurs are purposely learning mandarin just to tackle the chinese market (we are the largest population on earth).
However, all the above is between Mandarin and English. But as for BM and English, as much as I want to respect out local tongue (it's cool to be bi/trilingual), yeah the revert sucks...
If the comparison were to be between the art of calligraphy and basic writing, then of course it's obvious that learning mandarin writing is harder, considering the fact that there are so many strokes and ways to 'paint' the characters.
However, if you look on the realistic side of today, you'll realize that mandarin in this age is highly modernized, and the usage of han yu pin yin is undeniably extensive. Those wanting to learn mandarin also can opt for han yu pin yin instead of learning the full calligraphy (like me).
Any tom, dick and harry who knows English can read out han yu pin yin like ABC (it's just the pronunciation that leaves much to be desired but it also can be learnt).
The comparison between han yu pin yin and english words is further made obvious by the fact that the majority of mandarin words are broken up into like three alphabets or four. English words on the other hand, have characters that can extend to as much as 8-9 alphabets. Do you think it's easier to read out words like beautiful instead of mei li?
More difficult words like xue can be easily learned, but difficult words like say incorrigible and weird words like buffet or couture would take much MUCH longer to be learned.
Then English also has a lot of connective words.
You don't just say "You very pretty", you say "You are very pretty". In mandarin you rip off the 'are' and you just say ni hen piao liang. So then they know they have to use connective words to fill in the blanks (it's always easier to take out then to fill in), but now which one do they use?
there are so many -______-"
There are a lot of stuff like this which blindly sweeps by you since you're adept at English, and you won't be able to really understand the plight of those who really really don't know English (my NS friends are a huge testament).
Which leads me to another point. Your argument does not cover the people I'm standing for (chinese people learning English). These people have strong chinese backgrounds. By strong chinese background, I mean their parents don't know English and the only langauge of conversation at home is mandarin/cantonese. Compare it to someone who has a strong English background and does not speak mandarin (like me).
Who do you think has the harder time learning the opposite language and being fluent at it?
you can't even fake it if you're born and bred to speak mandarin.
whereas it's so easy to fake it that you know mandarin when you don't really (i would know).
So yes, if you're asking me which is harder to learn from scratch for someone like a Egyptian, I'm still gonna have to say that English is the harder language to master in comparison to Mandarin (Remember that this is based on my experience with NS buddies who don't know English in tangent with me not knowing Mandrin). I guess that influenced me a lot because before that I always thought of Mandarin as the toughest language ever before that (just like the rest of the speak-English-at-home-families in the world think so). That was till I had seen the intense struggle over 3 months (having taught them myself) myself for them just to speak out the simplest of sentences; worse, writing them out, and so I think otherwise now.
But then again, that is just my opinion, and everybody is entitled to their own (:
What is undeniable though, is that it is indefinitely more valuable for a Chinese man to learn English then for a English man to learn Chinese. So what if the chinese market is that largest?
I quote from this article
"I still don't see the point.
Mandarin may be spoken by a larger number of people, but those people are mainly in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. When they travel or immigrate abroad, they need to learn the language of the place they're at -- people aren't going to try to learn Mandarin to communicate with them."
Unless that person is an entrepreneur like you said, Mandarin is irrelevant to their society (western civilizations).
Do you think more people from China/Taiwan/Singapore study overseas or more people from overseas study in China/Taiwan/Singapore? Surely not the latter.
Hence, this shit long ass essay (hahahaha xD) can be summarized by the government is making a mistake in making the vernacular schools allow teaching in their own medium (chinese schools learn chinese only) because they will make them suffer when they reach the international platform cause they don't know English. The new ruling that enforces BM over Science and Maths is also a bad decision as the Malays/Indians/Chinese in the rural areas will find it even harder to pick up the scientific and mathematical terminologies of English fast enough in Form 6/University level to adequately pass. Their learning is compromised due to their weak proficiency in English and bla bla bla you know what happens.
(just reinstating my stand cause it's obviously not clear in my dim-witted-spur-of-the-moment post)
but like I aforementioned, it's all just my two cents anyway. We're all entitled to our own opinions.
That's all I'm done!
Wow! Damn! That's a mouth full! Here here, drink a glass of water. Good job good job. Hahahahahaah
Sure. I accept what you say to be true to a certain extend. Nice comeback I must say. I hope this doesn't waste too much of your time though.
As much as I still wanna believe Mandarin is still the harder language to learn (like your NS exp, mine is also based on exp), however time is of the essence. But nice argument though. Good job!
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