READER RESPONSE 

DRAFT 2

  In “The Perils of  Over-sharing in Social Networks’, David Emm states that social networks have become one of the most imperative medium in our life. He emphasizes that excessive usage of social media in wide array of different fields have made our life more convenient. In addition, he addresses the conflicts and debate that have arose in light of infringement of privacy by the government via social medium. David Emm recounts that we tend to over-reveal our personal information in social networks which might lead to unwanted ramifications. Nonetheless, we are not the only one who would need to account for our own actions; our organization would be affected as well. He postulates that we tend to develop a wrong notion which is it is more secure to go online with a tablet or smartphone. Nevertheless, the consequences may be devastating too when we lost our devices. David Emm has pointed out several safety measures that should be taken to ensure a more secure social networking.

  David Emm, as a Senior Security Researcher in Kaspersky Lab had develop a professional insight in malware and other Information Technology (IT) threats. He also comments on broadcast and print media in exhibitions. In light of his expertness, he had adopted a confidence tone in his article. Furthermore, he had brilliantly conducted a linkage between the hotly debated current news and our daily life chores. As a result, the article seems to be more closely related to us. Another notably point is that he had used comprehensible words which are understandable by non-IT savvy rather than the technical terms. However, the tittle of the article does not really match its content. To me, the article is more directed in offering tips on safer social networking.

From my personal vintage point, I do agree with David Emm’s view that it is rather contradictory for us to mutter about the violation of our privacy by the “big brother”. Yes, they do possess the authority to access to our personal information which we would not like to reveal to others. Meanwhile, we often disclose information that should not be expose to others or we wound not like to reveal. Even I myself had encountered this kind of experience. There was a time that I went out with my friends and my sister texted me. In her message, she bluffed that she knew about my whereabouts and was in the same place with me. At first, I was dubious for what she said. However, I did believe her after she had described the place vividly and what activity I was having during that time. Eventually, she told me that she had pranked me and she knew about all the details through my friend who had posted photos in Facebook. Do contemplate the severity of the incident that it might indirectly inflicted if your whereabouts is revealed to someone who hold ill-intention in you.

  To wrap up, we should be thankful to the invention of new technology that has enmeshed in our life which makes our life easier. However, extra cautiousness and prudential endeavour should be taken so that the advancement of technology would not jeopardize our life.

The Perils of Over-sharing in Social Networks

  Nowadays, social networks have become one of the most imperative medium in our life. Its excessive usage in wide array of different fields have made our life more convenient. In accordance to this, infringement of privacy by the government via social medium has been an issue of debate in recent years. Meanwhile, we tend to over-reveal our personal information in social networks which might lead to unwanted ramifications. Nonetheless, we are not the only one who would need to account for our own actions; our organization would be affected as well. We tend to develop a wrong notion which is it is more secure to go online with a tablet or smartphone. Nevertheless, the consequences may be devastating too when we lost our devices. There are several safety measures that should be taken to ensure secure social networking. 

My English Language Learning Journey

    English, is a familiar and yet a foreign language to me. I have started to learn English since primary school. Despite 14 years of English learning, I still fail to master English. English is considered as my third language, after Mandarin and Malay. For your information, this is a quite general phenomenon for Chinese in Malaysia.

    Although Malaysia and Singapore is just one causeway apart, there is a disparate culture differences in these two countries. The most observable culture difference would be our mother tongue, which is our first language being taught. In Malaysia, we usually use Mandarin as our daily conversation medium with family and friends, and Malay whenever we visit to government department or integrate with Malay friends. In my primary school education, school syllabus is being conducted in Mandarin, and it was compulsory for us to pick up English and Malay as well. In secondary school, classes are conducted in Malay except for the three sciences subjects and mathematics. Basically, I only learnt English theoretically and technically instead of practising it.

   Learning English was once a tedious and monotonous task for me. For the every new beginning of school term, we always start our English lesson with the same grammatical rule for instance simple past tense, future present tense and so on. It was a really dreadful task for me as all the teachers keep on repeating the same things. However, my mindset changed after I went into college and got in contact with native English speakers. It is really imperative to be able to communicate in English so that they feel comfortable with you and also to avoid any miscommunication. A t the same time, mastering in English is essential for me to express my idea and concept clearly for academic purpose. The only way to enhance my English proficiency is to adhere to the principle of read more, write more and speak more. Thus, it is crucial to foster the use of English in my daily life.

    As for my English performance, I have obtained an “A” for English in SPM examination, “A2” in Cambridge 1119, and overall band score of 7 in IELTS . I hope that I will be able to rectify my grammar mistakes, more familiar with the appropriate use of vocabulary and also improve my English proficiency and fluentness in daily conversation by the end of ES1102. However, I understand that picking up E