SCSH 1201 - REFLECTIVE JOURNAL (1)

Name: Muhammad Zulhamizan bin Zuljaini

Matric No.: 2416953

Programme: MCOM

Course: SCSH 1201

Section: 502

Assalamualaikum and hi everyone! Welcome to my personal blogspot. Are you first time being here? If yes, then I will introduce myself first. My name is Muhammad Zulhamizan bin Zuljaini. I’m a student in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Pagoh Campus and currently pursuing my bachelor’s degree in Malay for International Communication. Today, I want to share my experience according to my current courses that I take, which is SCSH 1201 Sustainable Development: Issues, Principles and Practices, that is related with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I will pick SDG Number 2: Zero Hunger according with my story during school time.

 

During my childhood, my parents always concerned about our food intake routine and always spectate what we consume daily. They never missed to give us food and other necessities as it is important for our nutrition intake and growth. Also, what I realised about them is they also give out food for others. As an example, my mom, who is a teacher, always bring packet cookies or bread if she had class in the morning. Her intention is not only for her to eat, but to give out the bread or packet cookies to her students because she knows that many of her students didn’t take their breakfast. So, by her initiatives, her students didn’t have to starve and can focus on her teaching.

 

During my high school period, my teacher always generous in giving out food to their students. I remember that time when I entered the teacher’s room and my teacher, Teacher Surieyaliza and Ustazah Wan Hakimah suddenly appeared in front of me with their hand carrying a plate of fried rice and chicken. I only want to meet other teacher, but they offered me the food to bring back to the classroom. Suddenly, I felt guilty because that is not my rights as a student to take teacher’s food. But Teacher Surieyaliza said that it is okay because they didn’t want the students that came can’t have the food as same as them. Also, they didn’t know if the students hungry or not although we are the students at boarding school.

 

To conclude my journal, I would like to emphasize on food intake in order to sustain our mental and physical well-being. Being hungry and starve all day because we have other things to afford is not good and we must help each other to solve the hunger issue, not only in this university, but also in our country.