/sweat

2nd week of lectures has started and things are getting pwetty 'interesting'...
considering that my uni (UUM) is also well known for it's 2nd name, Universiti Ulu Malaysia, surprisingly it isnt THAT backward after all... with considerable high-tech equipment in the lecture halls and thankfully, internet connection nearly everywhere around the campus.. notes and announcements can be viewed online, nearly everything is done through the www.

i attended my first Malaysian Studies last night.. and it's the only lecture i have which is conducted in english since it's supposedly an international class.. of course, i was a lil excited since it would be my very first lecture in english, gonna be some challenge for me since i've learned this subject in Malay.. and oh boy! after the first class, i'm pretty sure that it really is going to be a tough challenge for me..
i's either my english has degraded to the very basics, (though i admit my english isnt any close to decent to start with) OR my lecturer graduated with a Band 1 grade for MUET..

i'd say the latter, though my english isnt that great, but i seriously couldnt understand a single thing from the supposedly 3 hour lecture which ended in an hours time..

well, for an example, (from the very original notes of my lecturer)

The importance of history:
-gave birth of patriotism and nationalism

etc..

interesting how patriotism and nationalism can be "given birth" to eh? LOL.. so, it is obvious that it's translated word for word from the malay language.. =.="
and.. can someone freaking tell me what does "Nation State Building" means?? are we learning about some state-of-the-art building?? i thought it's Malaysian studies?? =.=""

grr.. i'd rather they teach in the malay language...

ISH...