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Social Anthropology: A Case of Ethnography

"Anthropology??" "Archaeology??" . . "Are you going to study about bones? " If you mean fossils, that's paleontology. . . "Are you going to study about rocks?" Hmm, that's actually geology. . . And the most unexpected one... "Are you going to study insects??" What? Noooo that's arthropod! Anthro with an 'r' instead of 'n'! (this one made my day tho hahaha) "Heh...So what is it about then???" * * * Those are among the compulsory follow-up enquiries every single time the question of "What are you going to do for your undergraduate?" or "What are you going to study after A-levels?" or "What course are you applying for?" was thrown to me when I was doing my foundation studies. To be honest the questions motivate me to keep exploring about the subject since there will always be an ongoing demand of explanation on what on earth is this girl doing fo

Surat Cinta: Hati

"Time is.... very slow for those who wait, very fast for those who are scared, very long for for those who lament, very short for those who celebrate. But for those who love, time is eternal ..." - William Shakespeare Semenjak dua menjak ni, ramai orang bercerita kisah hidup. Kebetulan, 'reading assignment' minggu ni pun semuanya berfalsafah, adui.. Jadi mintak maaf awal-awal lah kalau ter-jiwang pulak post ni haha Ada orang mengadu, dia rasa 'insecure'. Ada jugak yang mengadu pasal kawan. Tak pun, pasal family . Yang lain, pasal kerja. Kisah ' student ', biasalah, pasal exam , pasal internship , pasal assignment , pasal kerja mungkin kalau dah final year , pasal duit, pasal....(dan sebagainya XD) Kenapa sebenarnya dengan kisah-kisah ni? Kisah ni, nama lain dia, masalah hidup. Masalah hidup ni, tak kiralah apa konteksnya sekalipun, memang akan mengganggu fikiran dan tidak mententeramkan jiwa. Tapi, pernah tak terdengar atau ternampak a