tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post3429897504593098997..comments2023-04-27T10:40:21.945+01:00Comments on Thought Chronicles: Ethnic Bubble in MalaysiaShawn Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-79156098689220516662007-10-04T22:33:00.000+01:002007-10-04T22:33:00.000+01:00goliku: I'm not too sure what 'boat' you refer to....goliku: I'm not too sure what 'boat' you refer to. As to why I landed in Cambridge, I'd like to think that it's due to my own achievements and efforts and not to any sticky label on my back.<BR/><BR/>As for my nephew, he's free to become whatever he wants to become. It's not my decision anyway, it's up to his parents. I'm only the uncle, and I can only give advice. At least he's thinking of Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-74591979610395042472007-10-04T10:03:00.000+01:002007-10-04T10:03:00.000+01:00Shawn, you were in the 'boat' before and I think t...Shawn, you were in the 'boat' before and I think this was the reason why you landed in Cambridge. You expect your nephew to follow your footsteps and ultimately reside in foreign land?<BR/><BR/>There are some privately run schools in KL where Mandarin is taught, but they fare badly as the students ultimately not proficient in Mandarin. This was what I was told by a parent concerned. Put it this golikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084527657485541395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-63726921212834015222007-10-03T10:06:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:06:00.000+01:00goliku: This blog isn't about how difficult it is ...goliku: This blog isn't about how difficult it is for Chinese Schools to survive. Please do not think that things are rosy in National schools either. In my experience, the Chinese schools are in better condition than National schools. Not many National schools get a RM 25 million budget injection. <BR/><BR/>It isn't about learning Mandarin either. We're all in agreement that learning more Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-87357133540733217112007-10-03T10:03:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:03:00.000+01:00Evil!!! Hehe.. But yes, this blog isn't about lear...Evil!!! Hehe.. But yes, this blog isn't about learning Mandarin. I've nothing against learning Mandarin. In fact, I think we shouldn't stop there but also pick up other languages too. <BR/><BR/>This blog was about an "ethnic bubble" and how current trends will probably end up making things worse. I just think that the local Malaysian Chinese parents are being blind and delusional when sending Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-71425537921443165912007-10-03T10:02:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:02:00.000+01:00Shawn, you can appreciate better the scenario faci...Shawn, you can appreciate better the scenario facing by Chinese school if you were there before. Fund allocated to Chinese schools are very limited. That is the reason, it is not weird.<BR/><BR/>I agreed that more languages to be taught but there must be sufficient resources to do that, otherwise, worse.golikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084527657485541395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-69098256186771398422007-10-03T09:31:00.000+01:002007-10-03T09:31:00.000+01:00I have no regrets that I have attended Chinese sch...I have no regrets that I have attended Chinese school for my primary and secondary. But I agree with you that Chinese school kids are shielded too much from the "real" Malaysian society and it is not healthy. <BR/><BR/>And I have decided that it is wrong to say that you speak Mandarin like an "angmo". In my 1+ year stay in Beijing, I have come across "angmos"who speak good Mandarin..... <BR/><BRXuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084731557902527068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-26241263586703428062007-10-03T08:11:00.000+01:002007-10-03T08:11:00.000+01:00i agree with shawn here. after 2 years studying in...i agree with shawn here. after 2 years studying in uk, i find a lot of the syllabus more practical than what i was exposed to in malaysia. introduce and proliferate more foreign languages in malaysia... i quite hate the snobs i meet who are rich enough to afford foreign language classes and then go show off at me as if it is damn exclusive and shit.<BR/><BR/>haha, shawn, i speak english like a Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730990271142007605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-41320861176358600912007-10-03T08:02:00.000+01:002007-10-03T08:02:00.000+01:001) That's my point. Chinese students in national s...1) That's my point. Chinese students in national schools feel the effect of racial policies directly, while the Chinese school students don't. But the ones complaining the loudest about racial problems are the ones from Chinese schools, which is quite weird.<BR/><BR/>2) Yes, I do think that more languages should be taught in national schools. Not just Chinese, but French, German, Spanish and Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9772337.post-14425835375795607342007-10-03T05:37:00.000+01:002007-10-03T05:37:00.000+01:00Shawn, I agreed with you to a certain extent, but ...Shawn, I agreed with you to a certain extent, but not all. This is because even Chinese students in national school say that they are unfairly treated by their teachers, who are mainly Malay. We cannot blame the Malay teachers for this as all of us are the product of policies and system which are not based on merits and are not equitable. So, to solve the problem of racial polarisation, Malaysia golikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084527657485541395noreply@blogger.com