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It have been almost 10 years since i first made a posting to this blog. This is my new resolution. I will write anything that could benefit somebody out there.

Toastmaster

Finally I went to toastmaster meeting!

‘Graduates not competitive due to poor English’

“This generation will have to face international standard and competition in terms of job market, as part of globalisation,” said Tourres. She cited Pakistan as an example, where she gives lectures. “In Pakistan, although the people speak different dialects, next to the Urdu language, their English is better than our graduates,” she pointed out. BERNAMA The quality of Malaysian undergraduates in having a good command of English still remains an issue says a Universiti Malaya academic. Marie Aimee Tourres, a senior research fellow at the Department of Development Studies, Universiti Malaya, said it was crucial for graduates to have a good command of English to ensure they would be able to compete effectively, in the global job market. Nevertheless, “in terms of education spending, Malaysia is comparable to some countries in the region based on the percentage spent over its gross domestic product (GDP) growth,” she told Bernama in an interview, Kuala Lumpur. She said Malaysia was actuall

My journey to better english

I always wanted to write a blog in English. But , I rarely can finish even one paragraph consist more than 10 sentences. Starting from today, I will write al least a paragraph   per   week for 5   consecutives weeks until the end of November. From there on, I will try to    write what ever occur to my mind every day. Yes, Everyday. I want to train my mind to think in English. I read somewhere that by writing it keeps your mind   working .   I envy so much my friends, or relative which much more younger than me that can write very well in their blog. And I feel ashamed that I cant even post a comment in English, because I feel my language is not up to the standard. It’s just a plain English. Yesterday, the English class has started. It took place in my office. It all started when I have conversation with my boss regarding the English level   of myself and the need of English for confirmation and   for promotion for our career development. We are assessed through our public speaking,