Comments for narrativeautumn http://narrativeautumn.com Yeow Boon-Kiat trilingual writing and translation workshop 姚文傑三語寫作與翻譯工作室 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on 他来自第三世界 (with Eng translation- He Comes from The Third World) (Malaysiakini, 20 Jan 2010) by Bonny http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=127&cpage=1#comment-1818 Bonny Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:18:22 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=127#comment-1818 “Please go away. America will remember your contribution; America will never forget about you,” Thats a really good line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda “Please go away. America will remember your contribution; America will never forget about you,”

Thats a really good line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda

]]> Comment on Exams not the real test (The Star, 4 Aug 2009) by Tina http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=112&cpage=1#comment-1046 Tina Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:09:29 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=112#comment-1046 And then when these kids grow up and see that they cannot continue their robotic ways controlled by a company with many strict policies, they end up being entrepreneurs. :D And then when these kids grow up and see that they cannot continue their robotic ways controlled by a company with many strict policies, they end up being entrepreneurs. :D

]]> Comment on What’s there to boast when we’re speaking Manglish? (The Star, 21 Jul 2009) by Tina http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=105&cpage=1#comment-1045 Tina Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:05:16 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=105#comment-1045 I think it's unfortunate that people value the western accent so much to the point of looking down on their own accent. It's just like in Korea, where they would only hire English teachers from certain countries so that their kids can acquire the "right" accent. I don't know... I think that it's our accents that make us special. Why does it have to be such a bad thing to have, say, a Japanese accent when you speak English? It just means your mother tongue is Japanese, and what's so bad about that... you would then be, in fact, a Japanese person speaking English. I do agree with you, that people have to stop belittling others because of the way they speak English. It's like, hey, at least they're practicing and trying to improve... why rain on their parade you know? It's no wonder so many Koreans have learned English, but are reluctant to speak it... because there are too many people out there who are so insecure about their own abilities that they are ready to make fun of others. I think it’s unfortunate that people value the western accent so much to the point of looking down on their own accent. It’s just like in Korea, where they would only hire English teachers from certain countries so that their kids can acquire the “right” accent. I don’t know… I think that it’s our accents that make us special. Why does it have to be such a bad thing to have, say, a Japanese accent when you speak English? It just means your mother tongue is Japanese, and what’s so bad about that… you would then be, in fact, a Japanese person speaking English.

I do agree with you, that people have to stop belittling others because of the way they speak English. It’s like, hey, at least they’re practicing and trying to improve… why rain on their parade you know? It’s no wonder so many Koreans have learned English, but are reluctant to speak it… because there are too many people out there who are so insecure about their own abilities that they are ready to make fun of others.

]]> Comment on Other ways to boost learning of English(TheStar 16 Jul 2009) by Other ways to boost learning of English (The Star, 16 Jul 2009) « Percuma Untuk Anda http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=103&cpage=1#comment-1012 Other ways to boost learning of English (The Star, 16 Jul 2009) « Percuma Untuk Anda Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:32:55 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=103#comment-1012 [...] The rest is here: Other ways to boost learning of English (The Star, 16 Jul 2009) [...] [...] The rest is here: Other ways to boost learning of English (The Star, 16 Jul 2009) [...]

]]> Comment on 繁體字、簡體字與莊子「有用」「無用」哲學 (last editted:27 April 2006) by Leane http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=17&cpage=1#comment-404 Leane Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:18:36 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=17#comment-404 People should read this. People should read this.

]]> Comment on Malaysian Orphans in Taiwan (Published in 24 September 2007 on Letters to the Editor Column on the English website of Malaysiakini) by Zinnia http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=44&cpage=1#comment-372 Zinnia Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:20:45 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=44#comment-372 Interesting to know. Interesting to know.

]]> Comment on KISHORE MAHBUBANI ON “Tibet Through Chinese Eyes” (Quoted from NEWSWEEK, 5 May 2008 isssue) by Loh http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=91&cpage=1#comment-316 Loh Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:39:28 +0000 http://narrativeautumn.com/?p=91#comment-316 This is very factual. Coming from the liberal world and stayed for quite a while in Beijing, I have to admit that the minorities here are better treated comparing to my homeland. This is very factual. Coming from the liberal world and stayed for quite a while in Beijing, I have to admit that the minorities here are better treated comparing to my homeland.

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