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bicycles. I hurried up to them. The taller boy had injured his to my parents. Should I prove to be successful as a sports
left knee and had a bloody left elbow. The shorter boy had protégé and a straight A student, there are both sports and
sprained his left foot. He had cuts and bruises on his left academic scholarships available. However, I know that I still
cheek. need some incidental expenses. I do not like to burden my
I helped both these two boys and brought them to the parents.
Duty Teacher, Encik Harris Mat who cleaned their cuts and The last of my worry is I’m afraid I would be missing
bruises. Then he took both of them to the Community Clinic my family and home. Call me a baby but this is the first
down the road. Before doing so, he had contacted their time I will be away from them for two long years. Once I
parents to inform them of the incident. commit myself, it means a long time for me. Going home
I think that both the boys, Samy Ali and Ganesh Abu of Form involves time and additional expenses. I definitely will miss
4 Science 1 were at fault as they were fooling around. The Bu’s cooking, bonding with my Abah and having fun with my
boys were not behaving themselves. They apologised to the siblings.
Duty teacher and the two prefects-on-duty. I am keen to accept the scholarship because it’s an
The incident happened within the school compound, it did opportunity of a lifetime. But I have my forebodings. Pak
not involve any public authority. Long, what do you say? Please advise! I need an adult’s
viewpoint! Thank you.
Reported and written by Samad Ali Your nephew,
Samad Ali
Razif
Practice 6 Practice 7
89 Jalan Limau,
Taman Buah, Date : 21 June 2020
89000 Kluang, Title : Reasons Why Shoppers shop at Economy
27 December 2020 Supermarket
Dear Pak Long, I want to find out why residents in the neighbouring housing
How are you? I hope everyone in the family is fine and estates shop at Economy Supermarket and why it is popular
healthy. Abah and Bu are fine too, so are my siblings. I am with both men and women.
writing to ask for some advice. You are both an academician I asked around the neighbourhood and arrived at a few
and a sportsman. You excel in both fields. I believe you conclusions. Based on the accompanying table, I was able
would be the best person to advise me on the course of to come up with some findings which are quite interesting.
action I should take. The table shows the main reasons why Economy
I have been offered a sports scholarship to study in Supermarket is a popular supermarket for shoppers. The
Form 4 in XCel College, a sports college in Johor Bahru. It three top reasons are its close proximity to the shoppers’
is run on the lines of Bukit Jalil Sports School. It is the junior homes, its reputation and its parking facilities. The
division of Excel University College. Pak Long, you know that supermarket is on the average a 15-minute drive from their
I represented my school and state in badminton and received homes. The supermarket too has been able to maintain its
the Talent Trophy for 2019 as well as the Sportsman of the reputation since its opening three years ago for reasonable
Year Award 2019 for Johore State. I did pretty well in my prices, fresh products, courteous efficient service as well
PMR and scored 7 distinctions. as prompt delivery. Parking facilities at the supermarket are
The scholarship covers free board and lodging at ample and spacious.
the college hostel, sports attire and equipment, coaching Of these, the most important reason why men shop at
facilities as well as mentorship plus academic schooling. In Economy is that the supermarket is close to their homes. 25
a nutshell, it is a scholarship. I even get allowances and a men rate this as an important factor. 22 women, however,
personal coach. It looks like a fantastic offer and indeed it prefer Economy to other supermarkets mainly because of
sounds too good to be true. its reputation. They rate the location of the supermarket
The family agrees with me that it is too good a second to reputation. A significant number of men and
scholarship to refuse. However, I have some worries. I’m women (21 men and 20 women) also choose to shop at
afraid that I might not be able to maintain a balance between Economy because of its ample parking facilities. The women
sports and studies. Would I be able to excel in my studies as feel that good and easy parking facilities is as important as
well as continue to grow and develop into a world champion the location of the supermarket. Both the males and females
badminton player? This is my major concern. I want to be are pleased that they only need to walk a short distance to
both a star student and a champion player. Another nagging and from their vehicles.
concern is sports injuries. In any sports, one cannot discount On the other hand, the attitude of the staff does not
the possibility of injuries. What will happen if I were to be seem to be an important factor because only six women and
seriously injured? Would I be able to recover from this injury six men rate this aspect highly. Both men and women are
with medical treatment or would I be affected adversely and pleased with the service but they believe they get this kind
not be able to perform well enough to continue studying of service almost everywhere. Surprisingly, almost no one
in this sports college? Would I be asked to leave and be says they prefer shopping at Economy because it is open
transferred to a day school? 24 hours a day with only 4 men citing it as a reason and
One more worry is the finances. In essence, my parents no women seeing it as important. Most male shoppers shop
do not have to finance my two-year stint at the college. The after office hours on their way home whereas the women
scholarship covers all expenses. This scholarship is a boon would shop either after work or in the evenings. It seems

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