tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post6852980014251802563..comments2024-01-27T19:41:05.143+08:00Comments on Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: The English Language, Patriotism and.....BloggersNURAINA A SAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-47488596100975860572013-02-15T09:54:59.026+08:002013-02-15T09:54:59.026+08:00I seldom leave a response, but i did some searchin...I seldom leave a response, but i did some searching <br />and wound up here "The English Language, Patriotism and.....Bloggers".<br />And I do have a few questions for you if you tend not to mind.<br />Is it only me or does it look as if like a few of the responses look <br />like left by brain dead visitors? :-P And, if you are writing at additional places, I would like to keep up with anything <br />fresh you have to post. Would you make a list of the complete urls of your communal pages like your Facebook page, <br />twitter feed, or linkedin profile?<br /><i>My web page</i> > <b><a href="http://issuearticle.com/article.php?id=14448" rel="nofollow">pizza games in miniclip</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-7666246859356076232013-01-26T21:30:07.309+08:002013-01-26T21:30:07.309+08:00Hello! This post couldn't be written any bette...Hello! This post couldn't be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my good old room mate! He always kept chatting about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Many thanks for sharing!<br /><i>my webpage</i>: <b><a href="http://onlinereviews.webs.com/sports-news" rel="nofollow">latest transfer news at arsenal football club</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-27568593915275576462011-03-02T18:37:49.477+08:002011-03-02T18:37:49.477+08:00Such a remarkable lady, with such an open mind.Such a remarkable lady, with such an open mind.Stephen Felix Grosse (stephengrosse@gmail.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-55415829931218404482008-01-19T17:34:00.000+08:002008-01-19T17:34:00.000+08:00Dear Nuraina and all readers who wrote in about me...Dear Nuraina and all readers who wrote in about me having a blog :<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU so very much for all your kind, inspirational words and comments. The danger in reading what was written was that my head would swell up so much I'd just float away! What has been written is very good for my ego, I must say. So again, THANK YOU!<BR/><BR/>I did explain to Nuraina that I don't want to start a blog because I wouldn't have time to reply to all the comments made to me. To be honest, I do have many free days at home but I also have a husband and 6 children and I try (hard!) to be there for them. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes not. <BR/><BR/>For now - because children grow up too fast - my priority is to spend more time with my youngest son. <BR/><BR/>I hope you'll understand....<BR/><BR/>for the time being, I'd just like to let you know that the Sunday Star editor has decided to publish part of my lecture (it's too long for a newspaper column) for my Mind Matters column tomorrow. I am grateful to my editor and my past editor too for acknowledging the fact that I wrote this lecture myself, and did not have it written for me. To get this sort of acknowledgement makes all those long hours reading and writing worth every minute. <BR/><BR/>sincerely,<BR/>Raja Zarith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-57821919868967838702008-01-11T12:14:00.000+08:002008-01-11T12:14:00.000+08:00I do agree that princesses and queens should be in...I do agree that princesses and queens should be inspirations to their rakyat and be interested in their plight, not just 'ornaments' who are cold and aloof.BaitiBadarudinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255773362994807469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-48395061377543697762008-01-11T11:32:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:32:00.000+08:00zai,in this world there are bigots..big and small....zai,<BR/><BR/>in this world there are bigots..big and small..whose minds are so blinkered that they cannot see or understand anything beyond what they want to see.<BR/><BR/>my daughter, shaira, was "tegur" by her well-meaning but very "ignorant" little standard two classmates that she should not speak English because "berdosa" as it is "bahasa orang kafir".<BR/><BR/>Now...is that terrible or what?<BR/>they must have learnt it from their parents, family or some idiotic mentally-challenged Muslim.<BR/><BR/>I told her to "educate" her classmates. I told her they were very very wrong. I told her to tell them that for as long as they believed that, they would be stupid for the rest of their lives. and if it was their parents or ustad or whoever who told them that horrid lie, to please come and see me.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-90316965121986044582008-01-11T11:26:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:26:00.000+08:00sang diva,i hope your sister managed to "turn-arou...sang diva,<BR/>i hope your sister managed to "turn-around" her students!<BR/>i know it must have been difficult to make these kids understand the worth and value of learning English.<BR/><BR/>There are many pejuang bahasa in this country who are fluent in the English language -- the language of our colonialists.<BR/><BR/>Yes...i couldn't help giggling when Raja Zarith spoke about not dying her hair blond or using coloured lenses because I was reminded of some people I have seen....<BR/><BR/>thanks for visiting..NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-22411542124135796272008-01-11T11:17:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:17:00.000+08:00farina,i think those who have come in contact with...farina,<BR/>i think those who have come in contact with her, would know that she is indeed very down-to-earth. this doesn't mean that she lacks elegance, dignity or style. she has all that and more. <BR/><BR/>what strikes me is her intelligence and sincerity.<BR/><BR/>and well....it would be terrible to affected parties that raja zarith sofia has nice things to say about bloggers...so cannot be published-lah.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-63369979822036526792008-01-11T11:12:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:12:00.000+08:00rocky,i know...but you know what she said when you...rocky,<BR/><BR/>i know...but you know what she said when you invited her to the blogospere.<BR/><BR/>you even suggested she post her speech..<BR/><BR/>let's hope she will change her mind...<BR/><BR/>a Star reader, Kevin Morais from Petaling Jaya wrote a letter to the newspaper, remarking:<BR/><BR/>"RAJA Zarith Idris, I sometimes forget you are royal when reading your articles on race, religion and upbringing of children. Your thoughts cut across the social strata. <BR/><BR/>Your human streak and your approach is so lacking in the society we live in, and reading your articles and your perspective is an eye opener. Your <BR/><BR/>article on India and its approach to religious and racial tolerance is a case in point. <BR/><BR/>And to think that we were brought up to believe that princesses lived in ivory towers! <BR/><BR/>You are indeed a rare breed, truly a princess with the common touch who cuts across race and religion. A modern day princess! Truly Asia, I say! ".<BR/><BR/>This is in reference to her column on her trip to India for her son's graduation.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-61410609963385913592008-01-11T11:07:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:07:00.000+08:00mekyam,so nice to "hear" from you. Did you know th...mekyam,<BR/><BR/>so nice to "hear" from you. Did you know that we were really wondering where you'd been. but good to know you were "taking a break"....learning a Kelantanese brand of Austrian.:D.<BR/><BR/>anyway... ditto all you've said. coming from someone who speaks (more than?) four languages!!<BR/><BR/>take care, Mekyam.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-15311160623537973352008-01-11T11:03:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:03:00.000+08:00dr bubbles: don't know whether i have any power of...dr bubbles: don't know whether i have any power of persuasion...<BR/><BR/>i agree with you...it would be so nice to have her as a blogger.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-16516736711401615382008-01-11T11:02:00.000+08:002008-01-11T11:02:00.000+08:00zawi,truth be told, rocky, marina and I have asked...zawi,<BR/><BR/>truth be told, rocky, marina and I have asked her about this.<BR/>she cited many reasons for blocking her path to becoming a bona ide blogger -- family and official commitments .... and well...she is the consort of the Tengku Mahkota, Johor, lest we forget which as you know I sometimes forget. So, she is no ordinary plain old Jane or Minah.<BR/>So, there are many considerations to be made.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think she'd love to.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-25438392488387414062008-01-11T10:58:00.000+08:002008-01-11T10:58:00.000+08:00anon@5:18pm: you are right. that part on bloggers ...anon@5:18pm: you are right. that part on bloggers was deliberately blacked out. bernama is the national news agency and the top people there know better than to let go "incorrect" thinking and views that are not in sync with that of the leadership (i.e Pak Lah) or rather, those close to him. Pak Lah may not even have any view about bloggers because he may not even know what a blog is.<BR/><BR/>i think the reporter was instructed to omit that part. or he could have included it but it was omitted anyway.<BR/><BR/>i had no doubt that the bit on bloggers would not be used.NURAINA A SAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671206532110686716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-1444223217452337202008-01-10T21:07:00.000+08:002008-01-10T21:07:00.000+08:00my boys always got chided when they speak English....my boys always got chided when they speak English...how are they going to be comfortable using the language....and i was called 'the mat salleh lady' when i was working and mind you i was with Int'l Financial Instituition some more....my wish that some of us dont make our children so closed minded about using english when communicating....i read about Kerp's nephew case....very sad indeedzaitghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891046619257011245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-60470040382339042622008-01-10T16:50:00.000+08:002008-01-10T16:50:00.000+08:00Kak Aina, Raja Zarith's comment on English usage r...Kak Aina, <BR/>Raja Zarith's comment on English usage reminds me of a conversation I had with my elder sister who used to teach English in one rural school in a Felda in Kota Tinggi.<BR/><BR/>She was, at that time, fresh from uni. She graduated in Kent and one of the last batches of UK educated English teachers (dunno whether the govt still send teachers to study English as Second Language in UK these days).<BR/><BR/>She had a tough time, yes she did. It's in Felda settlement and everybody does not speak English. Her students simply don't see it as a good point to study, let alone studying English.<BR/><BR/>One day, a cheeky student asked her this, "Cikgu kenapalah kita nak sibuk2 belajar bahasa penjajah ni".<BR/><BR/>And she, ever cheeky herself, replied, "Sebab tak tahu bahasa penjajah lah nenek moyang kita kat Melaka tu kena jajah dengan orang putih".<BR/><BR/>I think what she said is true. While many people keep on stressing that the Japanese don't even care about English and they can still be a developed nation, many also failed to realised, the Japanese works thousand times harder than many of us to be where they are now.<BR/><BR/>And, even now, some, if not many educated Japanese started to learn English and other foreign languages. <BR/><BR/>And I think just because you speak other language, other than your own native language, does not mean you are less Melayu or Cina or India.<BR/><BR/>I like her quote on dying her hair blond or wearing coloured contact lenses. I think that even more silly than talking in English or any other language.<BR/><BR/>I have a friend whose mother speaks French whenever she's angry in public places just because not many people understand the language. In fact most of her family members speaks French and some other foreign language. Her mother stays in a kampung in Melaka and she don't look like foreigner to me, the last time I saw her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-89816528585387507362008-01-10T02:14:00.000+08:002008-01-10T02:14:00.000+08:00i have been following her mind over matter in thes...i have been following her mind over matter in thestar for a few yrs now. its hard not to. i mean, how many royalty have a column in the newspaper ya? ;) she also sounds very down to earth and i think thts why shes very like-able. <BR/><BR/>i pun nak tau why part of her speech was not included. hmmm....Salt N Turmerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364303172369275282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-82193946599803479302008-01-10T01:07:00.000+08:002008-01-10T01:07:00.000+08:00There are two people I wish would start blogging. ...There are two people I wish would start blogging. Let's say it's my 1429H wish. <BR/><BR/>One of them is Raja Zarith. The Malaysian blogging scene will benefit greatly if she decides to blog. Raja Zarith is not only beautiful and intelligent, for a royal she is so ... real.<BR/><BR/>The other one also hailed from Oxford (or did he attend Cambridge>). He is KJ, the son-in-law. I would like to see him start blogging because he will benefit greatly from blogs. Blogging will open his eyes and open up his mind, it will humble him and wisen the boy up.<BR/><BR/>But if KJ doesn't start blogging, I won't cry.Rockybruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187242806213153913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-45175306748633081852008-01-09T21:19:00.000+08:002008-01-09T21:19:00.000+08:00Hi Ena,A wonderful New Year to you and Jln Sudin r...Hi Ena,<BR/><BR/>A wonderful New Year to you and Jln Sudin readers. I look foward to reading more thoughtful and interesting entries in 2008.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for being late with the wishes, but I've been away the last four weeks and just got back. Though not quite internetless during the time, I wasn't able to indulge anytime I felt like it as is my wont. <BR/><BR/>It was as much spending time with my parents-in-law as a needed break from work. As an added bonus I got to practice the melodious tyrolean accent (I think of it as the Kelantanese version of Deutsch) a bit more. That invigorated me as much as being in the Alps. <BR/><BR/>I can't agree more with Raja Zarith Sofia about using English. Language is a communication tool and English happens to be the tool with the widest reach in the world. It would be foolish for those who possess such a tool not to use it if communicating with the most number of people is the intention.<BR/><BR/>Pragmatic China makes it a part of their new economic drive to have most of their populace speaking English as a second language in the new century, spending millions in a concerted effort towards the goal.<BR/><BR/>Malaysia, with our historical connection to English, is very lucky indeed. Unlike some countries, we do not have to start from scratch to incorporate English into our everyday. All we need do is sharpen and polish the tool we already possess. (So hug our good luck, peeps! :D)<BR/><BR/>I think Malaysians blogging in English shouldn't feel in the least guilty (or fidget in their seats ;D) about favouring English to writing in their mother tongue. Unless the intention is to communicate only to Malay-speaking audience or the use of English exclusively excludes important demographic segments, blogging in English should be seen as nothing more than a practical choice.<BR/><BR/>The only thing to keep in mind is that usage tends to improve tools, both in terms of "sharpening" those implements as well as our skills at using them. <BR/><BR/>It is no different with language. So while it is just plain smart to use one particular tool because it suits the purpose better, we should not let other language tools we possess go rusty by letting them languish in the recesses of our heads, especially one as second nature as our first language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-46902727232882578012008-01-09T20:35:00.000+08:002008-01-09T20:35:00.000+08:00Kak Nuraina,Can you persuade HRH Raja Zarith Sofia...Kak Nuraina,<BR/><BR/>Can you persuade HRH Raja Zarith Sofia to blog?Would that be possible (protocol wise)?<BR/><BR/>If she is in the blog world - that would be very nice.very very nice indeed.Iskandar Syah Ismail aka DR Bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892775590548296360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-53936243965093680062008-01-09T18:26:00.000+08:002008-01-09T18:26:00.000+08:00Nuraina,Why don't you invite her to become a blogg...Nuraina,<BR/>Why don't you invite her to become a blogger? I guess it is about time we get to interact with such a prominent personality without any need for prtocol. I bet she is among the great ones from the royalty.Pak Zawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811910594190129145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38530403.post-38005854282238456372008-01-09T17:18:00.000+08:002008-01-09T17:18:00.000+08:00How come Bernama failed to include Raja Zarith's ...How come Bernama failed to include Raja Zarith's take on bloggers? <BR/><BR/>Was it intentional because it is a "no no" topic and a blanket ruling from Bernama's top gun, that Zaini guy?<BR/><BR/>Or was it self-censorship on the part of the reporter concerned?<BR/><BR/>If the latter is the case, he should be ashamed to call himslef a reporter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com