In a Bid to Save The Younger Generation...

We've come a long way. 53 years of independence. Ups and downs in every area but the most important segment that makes up the country is the people. And in order to produce an excellent society and community, the country's education platform must be built on a solid rock.

The younger generation, also the future generation to lead this country, will not be efficient if they can't read at all. Thus, the gahment, in all their power and might, is seeking for the best system to educate the children to be literate in the international language. Many can't read at all, let alone construct a perfect sentence without any grammatical mistake.

The best option to start is starting them young. It's harder to educate the older generation as some just shut down in learning especially in mastering a language.

That signboard was not snapped from a third world country but in fact, I saw it in a developed country where English is widely use.

Let's look at another example. A word which everyone offers to express sympathy to someone who has experienced grief arising to death or deep mental anguish.

CONDOLENCE

Usually we offer our condolences to the family of the deceased, but not to the deceased himself. Offering condolences to the deceased happen when the deceased has been a victim of abuse or a victim of massacre.

Even a multiple degree holder who is also holding the highest degree in education fails to address the family of the deceased properly when offering his condolences.

Something to tickle your language skill...

The direct translation for the word buffalo is 'kerbau' in the Malay language. But if one thinks that it is so in this country, then one will be staring at the board till kingdom come and one will never know which way to turn to....
Direct translation just doesn't work well in this country....

PS. It's like calling the donkey an ass, but donkey is more proper to the ears rather than ass...