Last night I went to bed early, oblivious to the various celebrations going on around the world to welcome the new year. I was too sleepy to care. A new year brings new resolutions. Most of the time, the resolutions get lost or even forgotten as the days and weeks and months progress. By the end of the year if we were to ask ourselves what were our resolutions, don't be surprised if the answer is we don't know.
My last act for last year was to register for Arab lessons in Bangi. I have been learning Arabic off and on for the last twenty five years or so. I remember attending classes in Subang Jaya and in Shah Alam. Then there were classes I took in Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) plus the ones in University Malaya. Once I even had a teacher come to my house for private lessons. I also completed the Linguaphone Arabic course. In between I bought and read many many Arabic books, from the simple to the more difficult ones and listened to more Arabic tapes beside Linguaphone. I read the Quran almost everyday with its translation as well. Still, I have to say, my Arabic is not up to the mark.
Perhaps my ability to learn a language is poor. I remember taking French and German lessons at one time or another in my life but till today, I can hardly speak a word of them. That's how bad I am with languages.
So my resolution this year is to learn Arabic until I can speak the language. Maybe after many tries, this time I will succeed Insha Allah.
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