A Birthday Gift From MFS & Friends

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3 weeks ago, I was exhausted after reading more essays than humanly possible. My mind began to wander & I started wondering how wonderful it'll be if was able to get 7000 likes on my birthday in 3 weeks. As a joke, I made this post because I didn't believe it would happen. Little did I know...

https://www.facebook.com/jarodyjk/posts/2363351057127626
  
that Cikgu Mohd Fadli Salleh aka Cikgu Korea aka #MFS would see it & write about me to his 290k++ extremely active followers...

https://www.facebook.com/xbgsx666/posts/2749795258375385
  
Can you guess what happened after that?


Within minutes, I received my birthday wish & the icing on the cake was the 1100++ likes that came in the following days. He has certainly built a lot of trust within his community & is able to mobilize them better than any politician.

I first met MFS during a 2018 Jawatankuasa Kecil Jawatankuasa Kajian Dasar Pendidikan Negara meeting in KL &, since then, have benefited from the information & insights he has shared on his Facebook profile. He is a very seasoned influencer with views that are very moderate & well-argued. Reading his posts has certainly helped my BM improve.

I know that I wouldn't be able to return the favor, nor would he seek a quid pro quo. So, I'd just like to say thank you for the glowing endorsement you've kindly written for me &, to the friends of MFS, thanks for the advanced birthday gift.

Have a happy new year, Cikgu Korea & friends! Keep up the great work!

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