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TANAH MERAH (Bernama): A father set up a tent on the top of a 20 m hill for his daughter to participate in online learning sessions due to poor internet and telecommunications coverage in his village.
Nurlieda Khaleeda Mohd Azmi, 20, a second-year medical laboratory technology student at the University of Malaya, said that before her father, Mohd Azmi Ahmad, 48, set up the “classroom”, she used to go to town. about 3km away just to get a decent internet connection for your studies.
However, due to the application of the conditional MCO in Kelantan for two weeks starting on November 21, her father decided to pitch the tent for her, she told reporters at her home in Bukit Petai Tujuh here on Sunday (November 29). ).
Azmi also set up some chairs and a table in the tent set up about 100 feet from her house to make sure her daughter could study comfortably.
Nurlieda said she used the “classroom” almost every day, but not at night, as she was concerned for her safety and the risk of being exposed to poisonous animals such as snakes.
He also brought his laptop and wireless modem with him and spent two to three hours a day in the tent to attend learning sessions or take exams.
“What worries me the most is that I am currently taking exams from November 23 to December 3. I have to turn on the camera on my cell phone to allow the teachers to monitor me.
“I am quite stressed with the intermittent internet connection in town, which makes it difficult for me to sit for exams. In fact, the two hours provided were insufficient due to the unstable connection. If the internet is disconnected, I have to start over and not additional time is given, ”said the oldest of five siblings.
Meanwhile, Azmi said that she would accompany her daughter to the tent until she finished her classes or exams.
“Especially now, as it is raining every day. The tent is uncomfortable, but we have no other choice for the sake of its future. This is not a problem that we are facing only ourselves, but also other students from higher education institutions and schools “. he said.
Azmi said the problem of Internet and telecommunications coverage was nothing new, and those in five nearby villages also faced a similar situation.
“In fact, some young people have even built tree houses to get better cover,” he said. – Bernama
Nurlieda Khaleeda walking up the hill to the makeshift “classroom” her father set up.
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