by Hanifa K. Cook | Aug 12, 2014 | Language, Parenting, Personal Blog, Self Development
I wish Mr. Robin Williams had come to Asia to share his life with us. He would have felt the love we have for him and his work. The chance of him feeling loved and wanted by the rest of the world so far east might just save his life.
by Hanifa K. Cook | May 29, 2014 | Internet, Language, News, Tool
What is PayLah? To add a ‘Lah’ after a word, usually a verb or an action word, is characteristic of Singlish, the version of English most Singaporeans use. Here is what PayLah service is all about. Singlish is unique to Singaporeans but why use it in a banking service?
by Hanifa K. Cook | Apr 2, 2014 | Chinese, Language, Writing
Some people say that in order to master Mandarin language, the only way is to first learn Han Yu Pin Yin. I disagree with this viewpoint. Let’s talk about using the dictionary as a point of discussion. 要真正的掌握华文,唯一的办法就是要先学习拼音。我不赞成这观点。就从查字典的角度来谈吧。
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 19, 2014 | Language, Learning Skills, Montessori, Reading
If someone tells you they learn about a plane crash (Malaysian Airlines MH370), rarely do they quote the Straits Times papers. It was on the television news and youtube. All it takes is a few search words that are tagged for you to get to the news update.
Can We Teach Kids The Art Of Tagging?
by Hanifa K. Cook | Mar 17, 2014 | Chinese, English, Language
What do price, Facebook, bags and the English Language have in common? It is tagging. Price tags, blog taglines, question tags, Facebook tags and bag tags. Facebook tags are like cancer cells in the bone. You can privatise or remove tags, but another one just pops up out of nowhere. If anything, it is always misused.
by Annie Cook | Mar 7, 2014 | Chinese, Language, Learning Skills
Shila Amzah demonstrates to us that learning a new language doesn’t have to begin when you are young. It may be slower for adults but as we know it, if we are able to entertain our hearts and minds with a new language, acquiring a new language is easier than we think.