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I will, however, be talking about the reflections from this assignment.

I personally have a personal blog of my own which serves as a portal for me to vent out my frustrations, pen down my thoughts and opinions about certain issues, and also to post about the events and activities I have attended.

The blogging experience from this assignment differs largely with the one I have gained from my personal blog.

Shriver (1997) states that text and images compliment each other in a document, where both coexists together to convey a message to the audience and to enhance the clarity and understanding of a message to the audience.

I have learned that you can not write the same way in blogs as you do in reports and other assignments. In blogging, it is important to make your post as interesting as possible, so as to attract readers and to keep them reading.

One of Malaysia's largest camera manufacturer, Canon Malaysia has decided to work with the Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology over the next three years to help its students improve their photography skills.

The deal, which was inked recently, is expected to benefit the more than 9,000 students at the Cyberjaya campus. According to Canon Malaysia assistant director, Simon Wong, the deal would include a series of seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and contests, as well as provide technical support to the students.

Not only that, students would also have the chance to interact with various photography experts who will share their knowledge and experiences at the seminars and workshops.

As a student, I feel that Canon is doing a tremendous favor by providing this deal to the students. As a student studying in Taylor's College, I am envious of Lim Kok Wing.

Since Taylor's College has opened a new designing school, which involves photography as well, I feel that Canon should provide this deal to other colleges and universities as well. "We want to help create more photography professionals in the country so that the nation can be richer in artistic and creative works", said Simon Wong. So wouldn't it be better for them to extend this deal to other institutions as well?

Maybe in the future they might. One institution at a time, I guess.

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Goverment agencies were told that they will soon be required to use local software and solutions whenever possible. This move is to give the Malaysian ICT (Informations and Communication Technology) companies a chance to flourish in the local market and strengthen their products before pushing it into the global markets.

Our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that a circular would soon be sent out, informing all government institutions to give preference to local software and solutions.

The Prime Minister also called on the agencies to make more use of electronic media such as emails, SMS (Short Message Service), and social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to maintain contact with the public. For example, public service announcements and warnings could be sent to the public via SMS.

The reaction to this were generally positive, and I do agree that we should provide an opportunity for our local IT companies to grow and move on to the global standard.

Speaking from a student's point of view, it would be interesting to use a software that is locally designed. However, due to assignment constrains, international softwares such as Adobe Photoshop, and Dreamweaver are still considered to be more dependable.

I do agree that this circular should begin with government agencies first, and when it is more stable and fully approved by the public, then it should be passed on to the other institutions such as high schools, colleges and universities.

As good as this will be for the country, this act might give the wrong impression to other countries, saying that Malaysia is intending to opt for protectionism. When this problem arises, I personally feel that the government should make an announcement to those countries explaining the real intention for this circular. That we do not intend to cut out softwares from other countries, but simply just giving our local IT industry a chance to grow globally.

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