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MIDTERM REVIEWER FOR CONTEMPORARY WORLD, Lecture notes of Contemporary Literature

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CW101 REVIEWER
INTRO LESSON: A story of Gio, Latif and the Laksa.
Gio was a second-year international affairs student in a university in Cebu City,
Philippines, he obtained funding to join the school team participating in an
international Model UN competition in Sydney, Australia.
Gio made plenty of friends and became particularly close to Latif from the Malaysian
team.
Latif was a big fan of Filipino actors Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa . He had seen
every episode of the ABS-CBN telenovela Pangako Sayo (‘’The Promise’’). The show had
aired on the Malaysian TV a few years back, and its two stars had developed a modest.
Latif was from a Muslim university in Kuala Lumpur. He liked best about living in ‘’KL’’
was about the food.
In Kuala Lumpur, one can find Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisines. He told Gio that this
assortment of foodways was the result of how the British reorganized Malaysian
society during the colonial times. Thus, Malaysia eventually became famous for these
cuisines which can be found in the various ‘’hawker centers’’ across the nation’s cities
and towns. These food stands are located in outdoor food parks where locals and
tourists taste the best of Malaysia, from nasi lemak to laksa.
Latif took Gio to a Malaysian restaurant a few blocks away from the university. Gio
was surprised to discover that Malaysian food was readily available in Sydney.
Over the years, as more and more Malaysian students moved to Sydney to study,
Malaysian restaurants followed suit. Soon after, they were catering not only to these
students, but to Australia-born ‘’Sydneysiders’’ as well, whose culinary tastes were
becoming more and more diverse.
Laksa—a rice noodle soup in a spicy coconut curry sauce.
Gio found the flavors intense since, like most Filipinos, he was not used to spicy food.
The new friends stay in touch after the competition via Facebook and Instagram.
Latif sent his mother’s recipe to Gio, and the latter began cooking Malaysian food in his
home.
After graduation, Gio moved to Singapore, joining many other overseas Filipino
workers (OFW) in the city-state. The culture was new to him, but one thing was
familiar; the food served in Singapore was no different from the Malaysian food he had
discovered through Latif.
After Gio settled down in his apartment, he found a favorite laksa stall in Newton
Hawker Center. He would spend his weekends there with friends eating laksa and other
dishes.
One Saturday, while Gio was checking his Facebook feed along the very busy Orchard
Road (Singapore’s main commercial road), he noticed that Latif had just posted
something 5 minutes earlier. It was a picture from Orchard Road. Surprised but also
excited, Gio sent Latif a private message. Latif replied immediately saying that he too
had moved to Singapore and was, at that moment, standing in front a department store
just a few blocks away from where Gio was. The two friends met up, and after a long
hug and quick questions as to what each was up to, they ducked into a café and
renewed their international friendship…by ordering a pair of at whites.
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INTRO LESSON: A story of Gio, Latif and the Laksa.

 Gio was a second-year international affairs student in a university in Cebu City, Philippines, he obtained funding to join the school team participating in an international Model UN competition in Sydney, Australia.  Gio made plenty of friends and became particularly close to Latif from the Malaysian team.  Latif was a big fan of Filipino actors Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa. He had seen every episode of the ABS-CBN telenovela Pangako Sayo (‘’The Promise’’). The show had aired on the Malaysian TV a few years back, and its two stars had developed a modest.  Latif was from a Muslim university in Kuala Lumpur. He liked best about living in ‘’KL’’ was about the food.  In Kuala Lumpur, one can find Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisines. He told Gio that this assortment of foodways was the result of how the British reorganized Malaysian society during the colonial times. Thus, Malaysia eventually became famous for these cuisines which can be found in the various ‘’hawker centers’’ across the nation’s cities and towns. These food stands are located in outdoor food parks where locals and tourists taste the best of Malaysia, from nasi lemak to laksa.  Latif took Gio to a Malaysian restaurant a few blocks away from the university. Gio was surprised to discover that Malaysian food was readily available in Sydney.  Over the years, as more and more Malaysian students moved to Sydney to study, Malaysian restaurants followed suit. Soon after, they were catering not only to these students, but to Australia-born ‘’Sydneysiders’’ as well, whose culinary tastes were becoming more and more diverse.  Laksa—a rice noodle soup in a spicy coconut curry sauce.  Gio found the flavors intense since, like most Filipinos, he was not used to spicy food.  The new friends stay in touch after the competition via Facebook and Instagram.  Latif sent his mother’s recipe to Gio, and the latter began cooking Malaysian food in his home.  After graduation, Gio moved to Singapore, joining many other overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in the city-state. The culture was new to him, but one thing was familiar; the food served in Singapore was no different from the Malaysian food he had discovered through Latif.  After Gio settled down in his apartment, he found a favorite laksa stall in Newton Hawker Center. He would spend his weekends there with friends eating laksa and other dishes.  One Saturday, while Gio was checking his Facebook feed along the very busy Orchard Road (Singapore’s main commercial road), he noticed that Latif had just posted something 5 minutes earlier. It was a picture from Orchard Road. Surprised but also excited, Gio sent Latif a private message. Latif replied immediately saying that he too had moved to Singapore and was, at that moment, standing in front a department store just a few blocks away from where Gio was. The two friends met up, and after a long hug and quick questions as to what each was up to, they ducked into a café and renewed their international friendship…by ordering a pair of at whites.

LESSON 2: Globalization.

 GLOBALIZATION – a process of increasing interconnectedness. The process includes economic, political, technological, social, and cultural connections between individuals and groups of people around the world.  TWO PREMISES:  Globalization is a complex phenomenon that occurs at multiple levels.  It is an uneven process that affects people differently. GLOBALIZATION OF WORLD ECONOMIC International Trading Systems:  Silk Road  Oldest known international trade route.  A network of pathways that spanned China to Middle East and Europe  Traders used the Silk Road regularly from 130 BCE when the Chinese Han Dynasty opened trade to the West until 1453 BCE when Ottoman Empire closed it.  “All important populated continents began to exchange products continuously both with each other directly and indirectly via other continents and in value sufficient to generate crucial impacts on all trading partners.”  Galleon Trade  1571 – established of the galleon trade that connected Manila in the Philippines to Acapulco in Mexico.  It paved the way for the widest possible exchange of material goods, cultural traditions and practices, knowledge and belief systems and people.  Mercantilism Era  Countries primarily in Europe competed with one another to sell more goods as a means to boost their country’s income (called monetary reserves)  Imposed high tariffs and forbade colonies to trade with other nations to defend their products from competitors who sold goods more cheaply.  Gold Standard  More open trade system that emerged in 1867  Lead:

  1. UK (United Kingdom)
  2. US & other European Nations – International Monetary Conference (Paris)  Established a common basis for currency prices and a fixed exchange rate system – all based on the value of gold.  Fiat Currencies  Government issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity, such as gold/silver, but rather by the government that issued it.

LESSON 3: Mental Health.

MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH: