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double posting : because I can't sleep

Had my first Bahasa Malaysia lesson today. Damn mou-liew. WHY WHY WHY do we have to learn BM when all of us can speak and write pretty fine?

Groom us all to be future MP-s issit? if you haven't heard, they are discussing that ONLY our beloved national languange can be used in the parliment. What happened to the multi-ligual, multi-racial image we had going on? Sometimes, I get confused. Next thing you know, fellow MP-s need to present their ideas in a syair or pantun. Lagi tradisional.

EXAMPLE

" Burung merak diatas bumbung.
Tanah padi janganlah dibiar,
Harga barang semakin melambung,
Apakah nasib rakyat malaysia? "

Say hello again to my long departed friend,Rumusan. How I miss you not. AND say hello to its annoying counterpart, THE FORMAT. i hate formats. it makes me feel so conformed Karangan is fine. Rumusan however is not.

We had something different from our usual bahasa melayu syllabus in secondary school though. I think it's called translasi.

Basically, all you do is to translate a paragraph in english to Bahasa.
GREAT!!The lecturer told us this is his favorite part of the paper. Why? Here's are some stories of his past experiences.

STORY 1

Question:
Two poaches who ventured into a jungle several days ago were consequently eaten by two malayan tigers.

Answer:
Dua ekor harimau liar telah dimakan oleh dua orang pemburu beberapa hari yang lalu.

STORY 2

Question:
One of the most vital parts of our body is the liver.

Answer:
Salah satu bahagian penting dalam badan kita adalah penghidup

WTH?!! haha, actually damn creative also. live-r

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