IzniandHerThoughts

Terjemahan cerpen ini telah memenangi  Pertandingan Menterjemah Piala Drs Chin Yook Chin yang dianjurkan   Persatuan Penterjemahan dan Penulisan Kreatif Malaysia (PERSPEKTIF)  pada Mac 2021 bagi kategori Hadiah Terjemahan Baik. Cerpen asal ditulis oleh Ding Yun ( 丁云 ) yang bertajuk 沉重的都市. Bandar yang Sayu Itu – Ding Yun Di bandar berhampiran laut itu, aku turun dari kereta dengan menggalas beg pakaian serba ringkas lalu melangkah di antara kumpulan manusia yang sesak di stesen bas itu. Aku kemudian menuju ke arah beberapa buah beca yang sedang menunggu penumpang.  “Tumpang tanya, berapa harga tambang untuk ke tanjung?” “Tanjung? Bahagian mana?” Aku mengeluarkan satu buku kecil dari dalam poket, lantas memeriksanya. “Tanjung...Nombor 14 Jalan Ibrahim." “Oh, Ibrahim apanya, jalan rumah pelacuran itulah!” Seorang pembawa beca yang lain meningkah dan berkata, “Ambil tiga ringgit lah.” “Tiga ringgit? Boleh kurangkan harga sedikit?” Dalam keadaan kewangan yang ke...

I used to wonder how I would end my final year of law school, what I would do when that important day finally comes. Usually, after every final examination, my friends and I would enjoy our short freedom from law school by having meals together. It was such a simple way to celebrate, but it is also the most common way to bring friends closer.  I had imagined since it is going to be our final year in the place that shaped us as young adults, I bet we would go around the faculty, lingering around at every familiar corner, and take as many group photos as we could. We would see people hugging and congratulating each other, saying we're so gonna miss each other, and the atmosphere will just be so lively with overlapping talks and laughter.  Simple moments like those suddenly seem so precious now. And I realized now that it was those mundane moments that we cherished and missed the most. Never had I imagined the current reality we are facing now. Instead of all those things we shou...

Hello! I had recently taken my first jab of AZ vaccine and I'd like to share my experiences here.  Well. it was not an easy journey to even register for the vaccine but I'm sure this is a common struggle faced by most Malaysian during the registration period. I mean, with the delayed opening time and all other system failures. Pheww, I'm glad that it's over. Let's just skip that and get to the day I finally got the jab! The Jab I chose the 25th of June as my vaccination date. I actually wanted to choose an earlier date because I would be having an examination on the 29th of June. But well, I had accidentally chosen such a date and I was too lazy to call them and change it.  Anyway, I was really excited to take the jab. On the 25th of June, at around 4pm, I went to the examination hall in the University of Malaya, the location where I would be taking my vaccine. There were RELA guards watching over everywhere, watching the traffic and guiding you into the hall. Ther...

Source: IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5882416/) Before watching this movie, I never knew about Kartini and how inspiring she was. Fair enough, Kartini is an important figure in Indonesian history, and I'm not an Indonesian. After watching the movie (I know I'm late, the movie was released in 2017 and it's 2021 now, but who cares?), I'm so inspired and touched by Kartini that I decided to write this to encourage more people to watch it. However, please note that my writing is purely based on the movie and my knowledge of Kartini's history is extremely limited. Another important thing is, spoiler alert! So, here are a few things I could gather from the movie: 1. Sometimes, most women accept their status quo and refuse to believe that they could change Somehow, it makes me feel like the ones oppressing women from being progressive and having equal status as men are the women themselves. In the movie, Kartini was portrayed as a person who does not accept the tradi...

Introduction Pursuant to S376(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (" CPC "), a Public Prosecutor (“ PP ”) in Malaysia is the same person as the Attorney General (“ AG ”). The said section gives PP the power to control all criminal prosecutions and proceedings under the CPC. His power is further strengthened by Art 145(3) of the Constitution, which gives the PP discretion to institute, conduct or discontinue any criminal proceedings. For decades, the judiciary has tied its own hands and declared that Art 145(3) allows the PP to act according to his discretion, without any limit. As frustrating as it is, the judiciary on many occasions, is considered to be more executive-minded than the executive themselves. Thus, until today, high-profile cases were discontinued without any sound justification or challenges. However, in the evolution of law, commendable decisions have begun to surface, which serves as a warning that in a nation with a rule of law, absolute power is not to be e...