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Experts are made, geniuses are born
Anyone can be an expert. You need not be a Nobel Prize winner to be one. You just have to be very good at what your are doing and keep on learning and improving. We have experts in every field of work: electricians, air-conditioning technicians, pest-control technicians, auto mechanics, plumbers, writers, teachers, bankers, managers etc. The only…
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Examleaks and public examinations in Malaysia
The primary school standard six’s Ujian Pencapian Sekolah Rendah (Primary School Achievements Examination or UPSR) science paper has suffered Examleak, and it was confirmed as this article was written that the UPSR English paper was also compromised. Now12 years old students at primary schools in Malaysia have to pay for the consequences of Examleaks this…
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How to pass every exam that you take
In the previous article, I covered the importance for learners to know the syllabus of each subject that they are taking in what I termed “knowing your enemy” to achieve “smart learning”. This article digs deeper into knowing your other enemy, the dreaded examination. I have passed every single academic examination in my long study…
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If your business ain’t online, you don’t exist
If you run a brick-and-mortar business, you will do well to have a presence online. A small business delivering flyers and related business promotional materials in Ipoh, Malaysia, Flyersam solved its difficulties in gaining new clients as by being online with Google Suite.
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Selling your idea in one page
During the 1990s I used to listen to BBC World Service on shortwave radio, using a headphone while working in my laboratory. I was serving as the Research Scientist for a major freshwater aquatic plants exporter in Singapore. There was a programme on films review, “On Screen” that I particularly looked forward to. I took…