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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…
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Smart learning to conquer exam blues
I studied over eight years at university which is much longer than most people. As a result I am often being introduced by former schoolmates and college mates as “he who likes to study” to their friends, offsprings and spouses. Naturally, I do get lots of requests from every corner for advice on “how to…
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Reading deep into university ranking
This is the original unedited text of an article that was published in Focus Malaysia on Sept 28, 2013 under my moniker of Plantcloner. Each year when the “season” for various world rankings of universities descend upon us, there would be knee-jerk reactions if Malaysia’s “top” universities do not perform well. Institutions that“performed” better in…