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Why I Want To Be A Journalist?

I live with the firm conviction that journalism is a noble profession. From the various media the reporters present their works, the flames of my admiration towards them are still fanned as they have always inspired me holistically.   The news is undoubtedly something that trends as the whole globe spins. There is always something new happening, and journalists won’t stop chasing it. I would say that it is like a kaleidoscope that reflects our society to the people; yet it’s like a flawless stream of knowledge that flows through the streets into our minds.   Remember the mystery of MH370? Mean but true, I ponder if the reporters should be blamed for their failure in not being able to convey their worries and sorrow to me, as their words seemed only stern and dull. Only if I had been offered the golden opportunity to explore more about what had really happened, I would have had the genuine chemistry of grief passed down to my readers. A professional writer who is adr...

STOP!

Gone are the days when doctors, toddlers and even Santa Claus advocate the merits of smoking. There seem no denial that these characters stand at a high position on the people's favourite list and would simply gain trust from them. However, as the Malaysian Health Ministry has recently set a few more non-smoking areas throughout the nation, the public is once again prompted to look into the seriousness of the negative effects caused by tobacco.   It is surprising that many people fail to notice that the prices of cigarettes only seem affordable in a day-to-day basis. In fact, tobacco smoking affects smokers economically in a long term. If a smoker adds up the expenditure on tobacco in his entire life, the results would be simply soul-executing to bring forward the curse of poverty. There is a saying from the Internet: A puff of smoke burns away a sparkling gold coin; A forest of cigarettes burns away a golden coast that shines. Let's say if you smoke 2 packets of cigarettes w...