Cross-Cultural Conversations

Observations by a Malaysian studying in Australia

The Geelong Protocol

Our final exams are halfway through, and as part of the early celebrations, we decided to burn all the revision notes compiled over the years. An environmentally-conscious friend, however, suggested that in an effort to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide and what-have-you in the atmosphere, we should recycle them instead.

The whole idea of burning the papers is to feel a sense of vengeance over those copious volumes of brain-cracking practice exams and sleep-inducing notes we’ve had to endure throughout the course. I’m not sure recycling them has quite the same effect. But for the sake of the environment, I’m willing to give it another thought…

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#1  05 November 2004 - 23:59

 

Browsing through some of your posts. A few famous Terengganu sons went to Geelong. Raja Baharin , the architect is one of them.
Best of luck. Go easy on the vegemite.
Pok Ku

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