Did you really think I was just gonna let it be? Let them turn English in Science and Maths in our primary and secondary school to BM without voicing my opinion?
Nope. Sorry.
First of all, no matter what Mahathir did during his time as prime minister, he did at least one thing write.
He changed Science and Maths from BM to English.
So why are we going back now? What happened to all those talks of globalisation and how our graduates should have the best skills necessary in order to compete in the international market for employment?
Its come to nothing. And I'll tell you why. We're lazy. They say they're doing this because results are slipping. So why don't we just give up, people, and go back to BM? We're too lazy aren't we?
Too lazy to increase English proficiency in the rural areas of Malaysia. Because, I'm sorry, but that's the reason why we're doing this. What happened to all those talks of training teachers to be better English teachers, to teach grammar to students, to make English a compulsory passing subject?
I mean, I'm sorry, but I didn't know the difference between a linking verb and an action verb until I watched it on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader! How embarrassing.
We're obviously regressing while the rest of the world progresses. Instead of trying to preserve our national language, (which I agree that every single Malaysian should know) we should be trying to develop our country. By training our citizens to be better English speakers and allowing Malaysia to be taken seriously by other, developed countries. And by initiating progress, not stopping it.
As you can see, I'm very annoyed. But that's not all.
See, MAS has decided to stop flying to New York.
Look, I don't blame them. Its not making enough business for them, and they're already losing money, what more in this economy. No matter what the government says, we're affected, trust me. And they are still flying to LA.
But over 70 (or is it 90?) airlines fly to New York. Either to JFK or Newark. Not because its profitable, quite the contrary, flying to New York seems to lose money for airlines somehow, I can't imagine why. But these are all major airlines and flying to these places is what makes them a force to be reckoned with. New York is an iconic destination, along with Paris, London, Rome, etc.
I mean, now going to the East Coast of the US is done with. We're gonna have to use other airlines if we want to go to the East Coast of the US. Which sucks to me, because while I have no real intentions of going to NY any time soon, I'd like to have the option. I like MAS. Students are affected. The headquarters of UN is also in NY, so we have people flying in from there too, for business. So yeah, lost all that traffic.
I think it was a mistake, but if this is what MAS had to do to stay afloat, so be it.
Its just that this is yet another sign of regression in Malaysia.
Yay for Naive Optimism!
3 hours ago

