Doing the best I can


How a baby boomer is finally coming to grips with something that has long eluded her.

CONFESSION: I don’t speak good Malay, aka Bahasa Malaysia (BM). I think that is typical for most of my generation. We baby boomers studied in English language medium primary and secondary schools. I went on to earn my Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English degree from Universiti Malaya.

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