| Let me introduce myself, kamus means dictionary | | | | prosperous Malaysia, who findit heavy to lift their |
| in the Malaysianlanguage. | | | | fingers to consult a book. No wonder I am |
| Before mankind discover electricity, the Chinese | | | | sowelcomed, just click the mouse or press a |
| brought me intoexistence by compiling a | | | | button to find what you wantinstantaneously! |
| Chinese-Malay word list in the fifth century. | | | | If you are looking for free internet kamus, you |
| Dutch, French, English and, finally in the nineteenth | | | | will find plenty...in |
| century, Malayscholars made me into the | | | | Bahasa Indonesia. Sure, there are a few in Bahasa |
| indispensable tool for learning Malaylanguage. | | | | Malaysia to cater for beginners and sometimes, |
| With the advent of electricity in Malaysia, I also | | | | with a disclaimer. But you are smart enough to |
| become available inelectronic forms. Young school | | | | read about me here, so you are obviously not an |
| children enjoy using portable battery-operated | | | | elementary learner. You might have used the |
| electronic kamus. From the silicon valley of | | | | most authentic kamus online in the official website |
| Malaysia, the | | | | of the Malaysian Institute of Language and |
| Multimedia Super Corridor, a company sells | | | | Literature, if their system is not down for |
| sophisticated kamussoftware to clients worldwide. | | | | 'maintenance'...again. |
| Why make a fuss of a language that is relatively | | | | Internet is the free information super highway...but |
| easy to learn? With atotal of more than 80,000 | | | | not for meatier |
| entries in the most authoritative version ofme, I | | | | Malaysian language. At least, not in 2007. Bottom |
| think I am lighter in electronic form. If you prefer | | | | line? You have tofork out money to get great |
| to get mysoftware, you can add in more word | | | | electronic information out of me. |
| data such as engineering,mathematical, scientific | | | | Just in case you are calling me names by now. |
| and computer terms in Malaysian language. | | | | Allow me to give you anillustration: In the past, |
| Imagine the weight of all these information in | | | | there was only one way to seek hid |
| printed pages! | | | | treasureunderground--you have to dig manually. |
| I must thank the Malaysian education system for | | | | Nowadays you can also usethe electric drill. |
| making me a hot item. | | | | The point is mastering a language requires effort. |
| First and foremost, the schools can never seem | | | | I do not refute thevalue of printed pages, I am |
| to teach children to becompletely literate in Malay. | | | | only trying to say:"I am the electric drill and you |
| Then, the examination board meticulouslyproduce | | | | have a choice." |
| some of the most difficult examination papers in | | | | Wan is an ordinary Malaysian who spends a lot of |
| the world anddemand a compulsory pass, or else, | | | | time looking for agood Malaysian dictionary for |
| your academic prospects will bebleak. | | | | more information, visit |
| This implies the quantity and quality of school | | | | Copyright 2007 - Wan Yee. All Rights Reserved |
| work challenge theability of average children and | | | | Worldwide. Reprint |
| also adults who try to help them. | | | | Rights: You may reprint this article as long as you |
| Flipping through pages of a printed kamus to do a | | | | leave all of the linksactive, do not edit the article in |
| school assignmentoften end up in mental | | | | any way, give author name credit andfollow all of |
| exhaustion. I must not forget to mention | | | | terms of service for Publishers. |
| thepampered generation born in the era of | | | | |