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metaphor to describe your loved ones. How
            poetic it could be to make your life less dull.
            These things have always caught my heart.
            There  is nothing  more  interesting than that
            little joy you get from reading all the novels or
            poems written in Bahasa Melayu.


            What inspired  you to become  a
            teacher in CHKL?

                                                                      Meanwhile, Cikgu Nur  Zulaili Bt                             memerlukan      tekad,   tekad    memerlukan
                   Being a teacher has always been my          Mat Jusoh would  like to  share some
            dream. When I was offered to be a teacher in       thoughts too.                                                       matlamat, matlamat menentukan kejayaan.
            CHKL, it was like a dream come true. Besides                                                                           "Success requires sacrifice,  sacrifice requires
            being a teacher, I also have vested interest in    Do you have a favourite Malay proverb                               effort,   effort    requires    determination,
            keeping the language breathing among the                                                                               determination requires  a goal, a  goal
            people in this country. I was over the moon to     or saying that you think embodies the                               determines success."
            know I could teach the language to non malay       spirit of this event?
            students. I will always be grateful if I could make                                                                    What is the funniest mistake you have
            all the students practise the language skill.             Kejayaan memerlukan pengorbanan,                             ever heard or read a student make in
                                                               pengorbanan  memerlukan usaha, usaha                                Bahasa Melayu?


                                                                                                                                          A student intended to say  Kelapa
                                                                                                                                   (coconut) but instead he said Kepala (head).


                                                                                                                                   Could you share one interesting fact
                                                                                                                                   about Bahasa Melayu?


                                                                                                                                          It is a language that has evolved
                                                                                                                                   significantly, from its vocabulary and sentence
                                                                                                                                   structures to even the style of its written
                                                                                                                                   characters. It has been influenced by various
                                                                                                                                   languages throughout history, including
                                                                                                                                   Sanskrit, Arabic, and English, making it a rich
                                                                                                                                   tapestry of cultural exchange.


                                                                                                                                   Who is your favourite Bahasa Melayu
                                                                                                                                   author?


                                                                                                                                          Amaruszati Noor Rahim. She’s a
                                                                                                                                   famous novelist and poet and I fell in love with
                                                                                                                                   her literary works deeply since I was 15 years
                                                                                                                                   old.
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