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.
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Throwback v2.
Before i joined debating, my English was not fluent & my general knowledge was even worse.
I thought Africa was a country & Egypt was a continent.
I do believe that hardwork will take me places.
I would memorize the english dictionary & watch as many documenteries/videos/movies in English.
I was jealous of my counterparts in Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard etc.
They get the best of debaters from all over the world to join their Uni & expose them to the best of trainings & competitions.
When i was in highschool, i'll watch their videos on Youtube & put it on replay until i'm well-versed with their style of debating.
My Highschool didn't allow for smartphones/laptops, so i smuggled in a low-specs second hand Acer laptop & hid it in the "English room" so that i can watch the videos from 10pm to 1am, daily.
In the Youtube Videos, when they forwarded an argument i never thought of, i'll reverse my thinking process & brainstorm how i overlooked this uniqie angle. I want to be as sharp & smart as the best in the world.
Fast forward, the photo above was taken at Cambridge University when i was awarded the Top 10 Debater for the Cambridge IV (Open).
This was the first time (that i could remember of), a debater from an Asian University from an ESL status, got into the top 10 list.
Usually, we will be awarded with a bottle of wine or champagne, but the organisers were kind enough to replace it with Chocolates when they found out i made the Top10 list.
The following year, Cambridge appointed me as their Co-Chief Judge of the Cambridge IV. Interestingly, another record was broken when a Malaysian team from UITM won the whole championship. I could never be prouder for Malaysia!
Message is, Hardwork is key. Anything is possible when you put your mind to it.
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