Friday, December 06, 2019

Melissa the Paraglider

This entry is based on this article published in the Malay Mail: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/11/09/malaysians-swamp-real-life-paragliders-instagram-after-name-mentioned-in-sp/1808430

The SPM students, after their English exam, had swamped a paraglider's instagram page with various comments (mostly irrelevant) just because ....? [Was that English question difficult?]

Melissa the paraglider had been graceful and tactful in her reply, which puts all of us Malaysians to shame: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/13/spm-question-catapults-british-artist-into-m039sian-social-media-spotlight

To SPM candidates of 2019: her name is Laura lah. Melissa is her middle name. Tak relevan. Move on. Take a good look at yourself, do some serious thinking and GROW UP.

What have we become: a nation of non-thinking brutes? They did not even need to send any messages to Melissa because she does not owe them anything. It is not okay to be a bully.



In another unrelated event (except that it still relates to SPM), a huge crowd of motorbikers and one BMW stormed the streets of Malacca to celebrate their freedom: https://www.worldofbuzz.com/spm-students-drive-bmw-ride-motorbikes-recklessly-in-melaka-to-celebrate-end-of-exams/

How are we raising our children these days? I am one to blame too, if my children behave this way.


So, you spam someone's insta account just because of a coincidence and become a danger to other road users the moment you finish the exams.


We seriously need to re-look at either our parenting strategy, or the national education system.

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