Guard booth

Why is it that the security booth always seemed to be empty? Or is it just that when I am around, they are not occupied? Admittedly on occasions I see the guard there, used to be elderly Malay men, then some Myanmars and Bangladeshi (who seems not to be able to communicate in Malay or English, I wonder why they are there at all), and now I see a senior Chinese man. But empty guard booth have been observed, especially in the morning.

Demise of the Jawi writing.

The Jawi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawi_script) writing (and reading) used to be the pride of the Malays and used to be taught at all Malay schools in Malaya (later Malaysia). But since a couple of decades ago, it has been dropped from school curriculum, for reasons only known to the Malaysian Government.

I have found some of the remnants of Jawi writing in Kuantan, which maybe in a few years time may just be ‘in history’.