Ole-ole from Muar

On Merdeka Day, the ESB Crew headed south to Muar. Our destination: SM Sains Muar. We met 372 bright and active Form 5 students with two lovely and warm teachers.

The food...umpph...yum..yum...
Morning break: Briyani Gam (Coach Sha finished her big portion, after all she's eating for two.)

Lunch break: Lauk Kenduri, babe - Egg Salad with Peanut Sauce, Ayam Masak Merah, etc. and sweet watermelon juice.

Tea break: A huge pau with chicken filling and potatoes and ... puyuh eggs inside. What a feast! What a feast!

Now we know where to find yummy grub in Muar.

TIPS OF THE DAY Be Like a Little Kid Again!

Maryam Ridzuan (left) and her cousin, Ilham, exploring their artistic talent.

When learning another language, please be prepared to make mistakes. Remember when we were little kids? We couldn't pronounce words correctly. (Pelat...) We also used the wrong word at the wrong time.

For example, Muhammad (6) and Musa (5) thought that merdeka meant 'flag'. They'd say, "Look Abi, the car has merdeka" or "Merdeka can't do anything... they can just terbang-terbang". Then we explained what merdeka is all about - how the country is free from colonization. Ooops! "What's 'colonization' Abi?" That's when other people control our country. Before this.. (and the history lesson started).


So, please... no matter how old we are, when we are learning another language please be willing to be a kid again.

Just let the words out from your month. Get excited to experiment with words.
It's OK to make mistakes. After all, we are still learning.

Watch out for this van...coming to rock the school!

By the way, the ESB crew and their little soldiers travel nationwide in this Toyota Hiace.

TIPS of the DAY:

When you want to say something but your mind is stuck... "how to say it in English huh?"..simplify your first language first.

For example, you want to say "menganiaya" - simplify your BM first - "menganiaya" - buat perkara yang tak elok pada orang lain - then change to simple English - doing bad things to other people. TADAAAA!!!!

You can get your message across now.

On Air!

Salam! Catch Coach Sha on air...TV9 Motivasi Murid, weekdays at 8:00 am. She'll be talking about learning another language. Hip and happening!