Ita told me that they found vape when they did spot check few days ago at school. I was shocked because last year, they found normal cigarette. Now, somebody has upgraded his/their addiction to nicotine using vape. Astaghfirullah. What should I do with this youngster?
When I was in Durham, this was our weekend breakfast dish that I would prepare. Just the smell of it would wake my housemates up. I still remember Zeah and Nurul would said to each other (they were sharing room) “Si Dijah sudah masak cucur dia atu ni. Bah kita bangun sekarang. Nanti kehabisan” [Dijah is cooking her cucur right now. Let’s wake up now. Don’t wait until it finishes]
I would prepare a jug of plain tea to go with the cucur. I vividly remember they would sit on the sofa while munching my cucur. How time flies! It has been a while since I prepare this myself. Food does bring people closer to one another. Indeed.
When KSSM was introduced a few years ago, one of the things that they change is the English textbook. Now, for form 1 and 2, they use Pulse 2. Of course, it causes uproar among teachers who are concerned with its content. Why? There are many topics are not related to Malaysian culture. There is nothing wrong to learn about other people cultures. After all, we aim our younger generation to be global citizens, right? But, isn’t it ironic if they are not away about their own local culture?
The way I see it, it could be a form of 21st century colonisation. Many might not agree with me. But, regardless of Industrial Revolution and whatsnot, we need to retain our identity no matter what.
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