Vacationing in Pulau Besar, one of the wondrous islands of Johor state in South China Sea, I was mesmerised with its silky sandy beaches, gorgeous tropical floras and calmness of the clear […]
Distance Learner … An Island in Deep Blue Sea
Our obsession with “Stuff”
Students of linguistics and communication are familiar with the saying, “We cannot not communicate” but that is not the whole picture. The saying is one of the axioms or principles of the […]
Instructional Strategy for Online Learning
If we were asked to teach online, how is it going to be? The design of lesson in the virtual environment needs to be engaging and highly interactive to maintain a high […]
A tale of that state in the north
Note: the featured image is the flag of the old Sultanate of Kelantan When I was in school, I often heard how my peers and even their parents hated history. The reason […]
Kenapa perfect tense susah sangat
Note: experimenting with explaining English grammar in Malay. Apabila saya mengajar bab Tense dalam Bahasa Inggeris, saya sering mendengar keluhan pelajar pelajar saya yang mengatakan itu susah, ini susah. Paling kuat kedengaran […]
Silat, Anyone?
Two notes before we start: 1. This article can perhaps be classified under cross-cultural communication because it is about explaining one culture to the world. 2. The featured picture is keli (catfish) […]
Keris and the mind of the Pendekar
A little cross-cultural communication for a change.A few things were mentioned in recent incidents. Among them silat and keris. Following that, I noticed a few mentions of these in social media. One […]
What is Conceptual Art?
If I put a jar full of water on the pedestal, can I call it an ‘art’? Yes, sure I can, if I write a simple manifesto, conceptualizing ideas of ‘time and […]
What is Instructional Technology?
What is Instructional Technology? The literal meaning is, it is a skill of constructing the instructional system which also involves the building of the mechanism for feedback in the instructional system. To be […]
Planning your work: How do we get things done?
We are always so occupied with work and other responsibilities, but how do we manage to do our work and get things done? Here are some tips recommended by a famous author […]
