English Translation:
Ma Huaqing (right) came all the way from China to learn more about the many cultures in Singapore. The Secondary Two student of The Chinese High School takes the Malay Language as a third language in school and is very proud to have an everyday use for the language.
The 14 year-old boy who attended the launch of the Kelab Obor at Bedok View Secondary School yesterday morning scored an A1 for his examinations for the subject recently.
The examination, which tests his creativity and knowledge in the language, fills up the space for finishing sentences following the given scenario.
He hopes his effort will be paid off if he gets chosen to become a volunteer for the Olympics that will be held in Beijing in 2008. "Who knows, the language might be of a help when communicating with the people from the Embassy", he claims. "In school, I am given books in Malay Language to be made as a reference. To this extent, we still have not made use of the Berita Harian paper. To me, the Malay Language is quite easy to understand and learn as the letters and alphabets used are that of the English Language, and they are very easy to pronounce as well."
"I also hope to be able to learn this language through the Malay culture as well. Just a week ago, a friend and I were posted to Yishun Secondary School to learn more about the Malay Culture."
"I witnessed the demonstration of Silat, understood more about Malay poems and the beliefs of Malay people about the extraordinary like ghosts and also the way they consume their meals with their bare hands. I also use this technique as I'm lazy to use the tongs!" he added.
When asked about his hopes of the development of Kelab Obor which educates young reporters, Ma is still unsure about his abilities.
However, the humble student added, although his Malay language is not yet up-to standard, he wishes to write about his house in Chengdu, China
中文译文：
马华卿从中国大老远来到新加坡，见识新加坡的多元文化。这位中二的华侨中学学生，修读马来语为第三语文，并因为每天都能用到这门语言而感到很高兴。
这位14岁，并在昨天参加了在Bedok View中学举办的马来文报纸《
Berita Harian》的学生通讯俱乐部Kelab Obor剪彩仪式的学生，在最近的马来文测验中拿到了A1的好成绩。
这个测验测试他马来文的创意和知识，并给予一个情景让学生填空作答。
他希望他的努力不会白费，如果他被选择成为一名北京2008奥运会的志愿者。“谁知道呢？这门语言一定会发挥作用的，特别是和大使馆的人员交流的时候，”他说，“在学校里，我们阅读马来文书籍，而到目前为止，本校还没有订阅Berita Harian报纸。对我来说，马来语很容易理解，因为它用的是英文字母，而发音也很容易学会。”
“我也希望通过马来文化学好这门语言。上个星期，我和另一个朋友来到义顺中学见识了马来文化。
“我们参观了马来武术，听老师讲了马来文学，也了解了一些民间的信仰，以及用手吃饭的方法。有时，我也用手吃饭，因为不想用筷子。”
当他被问到他对kelab obor的希望时，他还不清楚自己的能力。
不过，这位谦虚的学生说，虽然他的马来语水平还没有达到一定水平，他希望能用马来语介绍自己的家乡，中国四川成都。
