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Throwback 6

I have always wanted to be a teacher/lecturer.

When my mum taught tuition at home, i'll volunteer to help out.

When i was completing my foundation in Uni, i used to travel x3times a week from PJ to Shah Alam to teach tuition at night.

I also spend 2 days a week teaching debating in TKC, commuting from PJ to Nilai. In hindsight, this was one of my most memorable debate experience, ever.

Yes it was illegal then to leave campus, but hey, a man has to pay his bills. I didn't want to be a burden to my parents.

By the second year into Uni, i was already appointed a part-time lecturer for Niche, Advance Debating & Public Speaking in IIUM.

New opportunities came when i started to receive invitations to teach abroad.

No matter where & how far, i'll almost never turn the opportunity down.

I remember once i was invited to run workshops in Lahore, Pakistan. I only told my mum when i was already on the plane & about to depart, as i feared she would block me from leaving as there were a few bombings in Pakistan then.

If we are honest in teaching, we won't just hand-pick countries based on how much they pay or how good they already are.

We owe a duty to help one another climb up.

By the end of my debating career, i have had the privilege to speak/teach/judge in ~25 countries.

Yes, this made me miss a lot of classes (when in uni) but i wouldn't trade the experience i gained with anything else.

Travelling the world to teach made me a global citizen. It opened up my eyes.

When i was appointed Co-Chief Judge for Pan Africans Debating Championship which was held in the City of Limpopo, i met many new friends & empathised with the struggle of debating in Africa.

There were times where the electricity suddenly went off & we had to continue the debates in the dark with candles.

I decided to stay longer to run a few more workshops to help wherever i can.

I will forever cherish the experiences. It made me who i am today.

I'll be hosting #Thunderbold classes on Public Speaking, Debating, Critical Thinking & more, sharing my years of experience.

5 classes(RM200)where 100% of proceeds will go to buy tablets for poor students.

Join me.

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Throwback v5

Success never comes alone. It comes with teamwork.

I will forever be indebted to all my trainers/teachers.

Today, i'd like to share a story about Sir Irzal Kamal, the man in the photo.

When i first joined uni, i was never at the top of the debate circuit. I would always be in Team B/C.

Irzal was one of my trainers in the Foundation Centre of IIUM which i was in then. He was also the trainer of the main IIUM Debate team.

Every week we will have a minimum of 2 training sessions in CFS. I knew it wasn't enough as i was too far behind the rest. My future opponents from NUS, Oxford, Sydney were way ahead of me.

Irzal then invited me to come for additional training sessions in IIUM (Gombak) with the seniors so that i could improve better.

He believed then, for me to catch up with the champions, i must be at least 3 years ahead of my time & train much much harder.

CFS had this weird rule which barred me from leaving & entering campus at night, thus stopped me from joining the training sessions with the seniors in Gombak campus, IIUM.

I did not give up.

I would jump the fence everytime to head to IIUM Gombak for training & to come back into CFS late at night.

Irzal would patiently wait for me outside to drive me from PJ to Gombak & drive me back once training is over.

He did not get a single cent of extra pay for doing this. He did this because he's a great teacher.

That year, i ended up winning Nationals as a Junior & subsequently to the Grand Finals of the Worlds Debating Championship (ESL).

None of this would be possible without my amazing teachers! Irzal will always have a special place in my heart.

I'll be hosting 5 #Thunderbold classes on Public Speaking, Debating, Critical Thinking & more, sharing my years of experience.

5 classes for only RM200. It is opened to all! 100% proceeds will go to purchasing quality Laptops/Tabs for underprivileged students in Muar.

See you in class.

Join us.

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Farewell Lunch for His Excellency Dr Emir Hadzikadunic

After my presentation at the AI-Board Ready seminar for all the board directors of one of the local banks in Malaysia in early morning yesterday, I rushed to attend this farewell lunch at ISTAC, IIUM in Damansara. The idea of seminar in early morning is to share with all board directors how AI can help them in making fast and right decisions in board room deliberation.

The lunch was essentially to honour H.E. Dr Emir, the Ambassador of Bosnia & Herzegovina to Malaysia. Interestingly, he is one of the alumni of IIUM. He studied at IIUM in early 1990s back in PJ campus.

Malaysia was a role model in helping the European immigrants to Malaysia in those days. Malaysia was so sensitive enough to help the young Bosnians to study in IIUM then. Alhamdulilah, all of them now are the jewels in Bosnia. Not only Malaysia (and IIUM) provided the necessary training for them, but also, more importantly, trained them to go back to serve their beloved nation after a devastating sectarian and racial war in the Balkan region. They were involved in nation building after the graduation in no time.

H.E. Dr Emir is one of these Bosnian students. I was the Deputy Dean at the law faculty during those days in PJ Campus. We had to deal with Bosnian students wuth care and diligently as they were coming from the war zone. Luckily, they are very strong and determined to succeed.

H.E. Dr Emir will be leaving to Bosnia after serving as the Ambassador for a number of years. He is also an academic teaching International Politics.

We would like to wish H.E. Dr Emir and his family continued success and blessings. We are certain that Malaysia is always close to his heart and the hearts of many Bosnians who once upon the time spent their critical time in Malaysia learning and assimilating with the culture and values of multiracial Malaysia. Surely, they have also enjoyed nasi lemak, roti canai and nasi goreng.

Nation building is the most exciting and rewarding endevour.

MDB, President of IIUM