I THINK it was on a nasi lemak wrapper that I came across the offending words. It was part of an article written by an academic. Something not very complimentary about the teaching profession, or so it seemed, judging by the bits that were not stained by ikan bilis sambal.
Our lack of status and respectability, compared to other professionals. Our pitiable pay-scale and how applications for teaching courses are always the last resort. When all else fails, try teaching. That seemed to be the gist of it.