Reading is and has always been the best way for me to improve my language. I still remember when I was in college I used to read at least 4 or 5 books a month, and writing on this blog, and all together it tremendously brought my English to the next level. Books were used to be affordable. With all the inflation and shits, the cost of one book is literally a week of my grocery. Could you imagine how much RM70 worth of grocery is?
Despite that, I still bought a book of my favorite author. I tried to read it before sleep, somehow I am not able to finish it. I bought it 2 months ago, I am still half way through the plot. I am constantly distracted and couldn't concentrate in reading more than 10 minutes. Instead, I read one chapter per night. But when I've had a long tiring day after delivery work, my mind just couldn't read between the lines anymore.
To say that I am not interested in reading anymore, that is a stretch; I still do. But with the expensive price tag, I just can't afford buying books anymore. Besides, each title and content of the books are too similar but with different authors - especially at the self-enrichment section. I wonder if they just hire somebody to write for them and release it as it is. A good reason to dissuade me from buying them.
What is your native language? In my experience almost everyone I encountered in Malaysia spoke pretty good English. It made me wonder why they needed Malay.
ReplyDeleteI've read 20 books so far this year. I only bought one of them. The rest from the library for free.
my native language in my family is cantonese, I spoke 4 different languages. Being Chinese in Malaysia is an added advantage because being able to speak Chinese is as important as being able to speak Eng. Malay is an official language in the country. It is mandatory to learn and speak in school, government sectors, and with the uneducated poor malays in the continent. Therefore, being chinese myself, like all the chinese in the nation, we grew up learning all 3 languages simultaneously in school. That's why the malays and other races always treat us, Chinese, differently because they think we are some superior breed or something in some aspects.
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