Hello!!
It;s 3.50pm now and the temperature is about 20degrees....so it's quite comfortable, not too cold, not too warm...just nice....in the library now, coz i 'kedekut' dont want to buy textbook, so have to borrow the library books....and the books i need are all in the 3 hour reserve section, so cannot borrow back home to read... anyways, another reason why i dont mind going to the library is because it is warm in here....the irony is, last time in singapore, everybody goes to the library for aircon, but now, i m going to the library to stay warm...
will upload some pictures later or tomorrow, coz blogger takes damn long to upload pictures...
ok, back to the objective of this post,*points to the title*
the difference betweeen a 1st world country and a not 1st world country....haha, i know the title damn weird, but i didnt want to label singapore and malaysia as 3rd world country.....eventhough malaysia memang is lar..
point 1: attitude..
canadians read a lot...as in really alot....they are very willing to spend/invest money into books...take for instance, the textbooks here are like about 100CAD each, and practically everyone buys it first hand...
look on the bus, in the train, everyone is always reading something...which i think is a totally good thing...if u dont read, u dont learn....ppl learn using their 5 senses, through smell, touch, sight, hearing, and taste....so if u dont read, u r already losing out on a lot of learning...
compared to singapore and malaysia, how often u see ppl read on the bus or on the train? got lar, but few.....here, u see ppl with their textbooks busy highlighting on the train.... and the funny thing is, people here have their own individual style, and that everyone is so unique, u really cannot judge someone from their looks....for instance, that day on the train, i saw a punk, dressed in those weird clothes that punks wear, pierced ears, hair drenched in hair gel, with a messy unshaven look, studying physics in the train....so basically, my point is, learning is everything...
everything is relative...u get a B, because someone else gets a B+ and another person gets a C-....
point 2: discipline
hey, u know what? now only week 2, and the library here is full!! In NUS hor, normally week 2, the library is quite empty apart from a few PRC students studying inside...correct me if i m wrong....but after midterm, the library starts to gradually become packed....
but somehow, i dont really feel that stressful here compared to NUS....maybe because of the S/U option...at least, it gives me a bit of security...
McGill students quite competitive leh.....maybe because it's in north america, got some influence from US....but here, for business case studies, they like to use examples from canadian and american companies....so it's good exposure for me...!
Point 3: Common Courtesy...aka manners, civicmindedness(is there such a word?)
haha, this is a really big difference....ppl here very polite and very civic minded.....if u get lost with a map, they will come over and ask if u need help even without u asking...and they greet random ppl on the streets eventhough they dont know them....i feel that this could be part of their culture...
it's fairly different compared to singapore....
for eg. the govt have to 'impose' rules to get ppl to act correctly...for eg, the banning of chewing gums or instance....here, it's more flexible...
i feel in order to be successful in life (and that does not mean being financially rich), u have to treat ppl the way u want ppl to treat you...i always believe in karma....if u done something cruel to others, then god will 'punish' u back....so next time if other ppl try to be rude to you, or try to take advantage of you, or even try to influence you in a bad manner, dont counter attack!! dont be rude back....just smile back at them and say byebye......because, god has eyes, and he/she will receive their appropriate lesson....
ok, that's all.....this post so 'chem' right??
correct me if i m wrong....but this is what i observed.....
btw, just an interesting thing i saw, u know all the brands like GAP, ZARA and MANGO?? when u see the labels, normally the clothes are made in cambodia, vietnam and china.....that day, at Old Navy, i saw one cardigan, made in malaysia.....probably cheap labour kua..
bye=)
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Hey girl,
You said "... even though Malaysia is memang lar"...haha so funny, but Malaysia is really memang lar. We are far lacked behind than those 1st-World-Countries in terms of mentality.
About the reading thingy, Westerners memang realise the power of reading and learning. If in Malaysia, you carry a book wherever you go and read whenever time allows, ppl stereotype you as a nerd. That's very negative about Malaysians.
Civic-mindedness, the word exists. :) I agree with you, they are friendly and courteous people. Believe me, the ruddest are the China ppl..I kena pushed when lining up in a toilet in China.
If you notice even in Malaysia, guai lous (most of them) who are here still smile and say hello to strangers even though they are not in their homeland. Haha, you do that here, ppl will wonder "Do I know You?"
lifong,
haha, i remember u told me before about your bad experience while visiting china..=)toilet no door right?
anyways, in malaysia, if someone u dont know say hello to you, u would be wandering what this person wants?? mummy say NEVER talk to strangers...
=)
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