Interview with Malaysian scholars
This is an interview with the Malaysian Scholars in my class. They have left their hometown just to come here to study. Let’s see how they are coping with it and what they think of Nanyang.
ELPS: How do you cope with the fact that you have to leave your
hometown to study in Nanyang?
Student X: I am still able to cope, as my parents visit me sometimes.
ELPS: Do you miss your family in Malaysia?
Student X: Not really, they come to visit me twice every week,
on Wednesday and Sunday.
ELPS: How is life in Singapore different than in Malaysia?
Student X: Singapore uses more advanced technology, it is more
high-tech here, and more convenient.
ELPS: I heard that the Chinese standard in Malaysia is very high.
So how do you find the Chinese standard in Singapore?
Student X: The Chinese standard is moderate.
ELPS: How do you find the Chinese lessons that you have had so
far? In what way do you think we can improve them?
Student X: The Chinese lessons are sometimes fun and sometimes
boring. The Chinese teacher tells jokes and makes the lesson fun, she
sometimes gives us work to do, go through the textbook, which makes the
lesson rather boring. I think we can make the lesson more interesting
and interactive.
ELPS: What impression did you have of Nanyang when you first arrived?
Student X: I find that Nanyang is a good school and I heard that
the standard here is good.
ELPS: What is your impression of Nanyang now?
Student X: Nanyang is ok, but we have to cope with the heavy workload
sometimes.
ELPS: Do you enjoy studying here?
Student X: Yes, the teachers on the whole are quite friendly, and
the students here are very helpful too.
ELPS: Hope you have a good time studying here!
I am sure they will have a fun time studying here in Nanyang and staying in the boarding school, which is just a short distance away from our school. Fortunately, they do not really miss their family much. Sometimes, we take our family for granted, showing no respect for them, waging cold wars and hurting loved ones in the process. With the loss of communication, we also grow further apart and become estranged from our own family. As the saying goes, absence makes the heart fonder. Perhaps this will in fact strengthen the bonds between the Malaysian scholars and their families.
