Thank You

P.S: Madam,
Thank you for all the knowledge that you have gave us, and we’re sorry if we have
hurt your feeling without realized about it. Hope that you will not forget us. We are
going to miss you. We hope to see you again next semester. Wish us luck and
please pray for our future.
JASAMU AKAN SENTIASA KU KENANG

Journal 9&10: The Whole Class of General English 2

Being in the class of DECOM 3A, General English 2 can a bit tough because of new classmates and new syllabus. Even though our classmates are among our friends, it feels like we just met each other this semester and everyone have and stay in their own group. Whenever we have to split into groups, everyone have the same group members. Even so, we are helping each other for something that we unable to solve. Besides that, General English 2 is an interesting subject because it involves role play that gives chance to students to show their hidden talent. In addition, every one in this class have quite crazy attitude which make the class a joyful place to learn. In this class, it is proved that everyone have talent in them.

Besides students, we also have the Journal best lecturer that taught our class. Her kindness had made us comfortable in class and understands the subject and our task more clearly. She is very helpful whenever we do not understand or do not clear about something. She is very friendly either inside or outside of the class. Even though she is quite strict, but she is a fun person to share with.

Journal 8: Victoria and Her Kimono

Victoria and her kimono is about a teacher who is too influence by western culture. Mr. Ramanan is a form one English teacher at Victoria Institution. He even changes his wife’s name from Vickneswari to Victoria. His wife does not approve with his attitude. Mr. Ramanan should not forget about his culture because his culture reflects of whom he is and he should learn to adapt to the situation.For example, when the Japanese took over, he asked his wife about the purpose she learned Japanese and wears kimono.Basically, Victoria and her kimono saved Mr. Ramanan’s life from being executed by the Japanese soldiers who are looking for those who teach English in Malaya. It was his wife who saved him from them with the skills that she learned, and he should learn the lesson from his wife.

Journal 7: Working women in Mala

Women nowadays work with their own willing without having anyone force them to do something that they don’t want to do and they are free too choose what field they want to get involve. However, in short story of Mala, Mala has no choice but to follow her husband’s order to work with him. Mala actually wants to stay at home and take care of their children, but she’s not allowed to stay at home and has to follow her husband. Besides that, her husband also will choose type of clothes that she will wear to work. She has to wear it even though she does not want to.

Journal 6: My Third Eye

The experienced of my third eye was when my second brother was hospitalized and his life was 50/50. I thought I’m going to loose my brother at my young age which I was 7 years old and he was 9. He was comma just because of his gum got ripped. The doctors told my parents to get prepare for anything that will happen. His body was fully covered with wires which connect him to a machine to show his heart beat.

Before he went comma, he was half conscious. At that time, he doesn’t recognize my mom which saddens my mom even more when her own child could not recognize his own mom. But she doesn’t blame him because she knows that my brother is not himself at that moment. Everyone who saw the incident felt so sad and say their prayers so that he gets better. Not long after that, he gained his conscious and he was discharged from hospital after doctors checked his conditions and they allowed him to go.

Journal 5: Islam and Buddhism

Every religion shared their differences and similarities for the way they handle a funeral. As for Islam and Buddhism the difference between these religions is, in Islam the funeral is only held for about a week or seven days. However, in Buddhism, the funeral will last for forty-nine days.

However, there is also similarity between these two religions. The similarity is that whenever we attend a funeral, we have to respect the dead and the family of the dead. This is because the family just lost a member of their family. Besides that, when we visit them, we will say few good things about the dead and will recite prayer for the dead.

Journal 4: Polygamy in Mariah

When we talked about polygamy with either married or single women, we will receive negative feedback from them. This is because they against their husband to have another wife. In other words they do not wish to share their husband with another women. This can happen to any women either they are religious person or not. For example, in Mariah, Cik Yam against Tok Imam desired to take Mariah as his second wife.

In reality, it is hard for women to accept that their husband had an affair with another women and in process to take a second wife. For them, it is better that they are divorce with their husband than share with another women. When the couple got divorce, the effect will goes to their children because their children will feel that their parents do not love them anymore and the possibility to create problem outside of the house is big because they want to get attention from their parents.

However, there are women who are willing to let their husband have another wife. This is because in Islam, women who allowed their husband to have another wife will have 'payung emas' in Heaven. Some women do like the sound of the rewards but majority do not like it.