Monday 19 January 2009

English is not my first language..

"English is not my first language."
advantage or disadvantage?

Dint do well in Exams?
English is not my first language.

Dint do well in portfolio? (writing with a standard 6 level english)
English is not my first language.

Spelling mistakes?
English is not my first language.

Want to escape from having zero knowledge?
Again, English is not my first language. 

"Its not that i dont know, just cant express what i know..
but in fact, I REALLY DONT KNOW!!" 

Cant understand patient?
English is not my first language.

Cant establish rapport with patient? (which by the way means being in "sync", being on the same "wavelength" as the person with whom you are talking to ) 
English is not my first language.

Want the other group members to call the tutor?
English is not my first language.

Being a weirdo?
English is not my first language.

"English is not my first language." what an easy way out of everything.. 

Just so convenient to blame it on language and culture isn't it?

but just because it is an understandable reason, doesnt mean its alright to stop trying... 

Language is not an excuse to just lay back n stop learning... its not an excuse to be inferior... not an excuse to be stupid... it is a disadvantage, but not a disability.

plus, being disabled doesn't mean you are handicapped...

If English is not my first language, then What is?
Hokkien? Mandarin? Malay? But I cant read or write in chinese... 

This was a diversion from my initial content of the post:

I was searching for the meaning of the word: 

Inextricably - in an inextricable manner
hmm, explains alot..

next search:
inextricable - not permitting extrication

next search:
extrication - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Haih..can't even apply the general rule of dictionary: 
Search for the root word aka kata asas, extricate.. 

Its alright, English is not my first language...



3 comments:

h.3.l.3.n said...

balik msia pulak u sure say u learn everyth in eng.. so hard to explain medical stuff in malay or chinese..

ihsan_huhu said...

go learn how to write in chinese..

hahaha

pp said...

learn to write chinese is more diff than gaelic i think