More women in politics ≠ less corruption/more empowered women (rakyat)
The discourse surrounding women’s political participation in Malaysia has been on the rise lately ranging from NGOs spearheading initiatives for half of the parliamentary seats
2020: A year of opportunities (for me)
I know that this year people’s lives revolve around COVID-19 and the economy. Some have made it, some have not (my deepest condolences to those
PAS in Sabah state administration
GRS has come under fire after the appointment of a PAS member into the state legislative assembly on 8th of October 2020, after denying speculations
Sabah 16th State Election : Thoughts
On 31st July 2020, the Sabah state assembly has been dissolved. On 26th September 2020, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (PN + BN + PBS) emerged as
Decentralisation of education system: Suggestions and challenges for devolution of curriculum and assessment for History subject
In a Free Malaysia Today article, Wing proposed an idea to decentralise the History curriculum [1]. In this the article, it stated that for each
Innovation: Simple tenses and simple continuous table
This is an innovation project that I submitted for ‘Pertandingan Inovasi dan Penyelidikan Secara Atas Talian’ that was organized by Education District Office
Lesson plan: Integrating Critical Thinking into the Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting
This is based on a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) that I had recently enrolled during the past weekend. Description from the website (This course will
A teacher’s take on tackling education in a post-pandemic world.
I’ve just finished watching a 5-hour live stream of teachers and educators (from all around the world) discussing the latest issues concerning education. In any
Acceptance of Rohingya refugees: People’s perception and feasibility
According to the UNCHR website, Malaysia currently has a total of 101,010 Rohingyas [1]. They have been here since the 1980s but issues surrounding their
Permasalahan wacana yang berfokuskan jantina berhubung dengan siapa yang seharusnya menjadi ketua kerajaan dan menjadi punca kejayaan sesebuah negara
Beberapa ketika yang lalu, saya menonton sebuah video Youtube oleh ML Studios yang bertajuk ‘Can a Woman be the PM of Malaysia?’ (Bolehkah Wanita Menjadi
The problem with gender-focused discourse on who should be the head of government and the cause for the country’s success
A while ago, I was watching a Youtube video by ML Studios titled ‘Can a Woman be the PM of Malaysia?’. While the video was
Daulat (first Malaysian political thriller) analysis and review *spoiler alert*
There were so many instances in this movie where they were quite parallel to Malaysia’s current political landscape. Using race and religion to appeal to
Parasite (2019 South Korean film) analysis: Internalized Capitalism *spoiler alert*
The movie is a black comedy thriller film which tells the tale of a poor family (the Kim family) who scheme to become employed by a
The Platform (2019 Spanish dystopian movie) *spoiler alert*
The platform is a metaphor for the system that we are in. Every scene could be in analysed within the perspective of economics, political, or
Integrating Civic Awareness in English lesson: Responsibility (Freedom of expression)
Topic: Responsibility – Freedom of expression (Integrating Civic Awareness in English lesson) Proficiency level: B1 – B2 (Independent user: Intermediate-Upper intermediate) Skills: Writing Integrated skill: Speaking
The problem with the implementation of the new Civic Awareness Education: no room to produce justice-oriented citizen
Since the new format and structure for teaching and learning Civic Education involve a holistic approach and integrating the topics into the lessons in subjects
A global fallacy: Blaming on China’s eating culture for COVID-19
In the midst of the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Asians, no matter in what region (in Asia or in predominantly non-Asian communities), are
2019 Malaysian education issues: A recap
I know that there have been many changes and issues in the Malaysian education field this year. But I’m going to review those that have
2019 reading routine
Compared to 2017 and 2018, if I look at my list of books (physical or e-book), the numbers have decreased. I think I’ve only read
