Kuala Lampur, Aug. 13 -- Every time I speak English in public, I feel eyes on me. Some admire. Some judge. Some smile. Others sneer.

When I speak it fluently, confidently, without fumbling, the assumption often follows: "She must think she's more Western than Malaysian."

As a language lecturer with over 15 years of experience and a TikTok content creator under the name Awin Rzk, I often teach my followers how to speak English with a British flair, for fun, for style, for confidence.

But some netizens are quick to attack. 'Lupa daratan', they say. 'Tak hargai Bahasa Melayu'.

What they fail to see is that I am not promoting arrogance, nor am I dismissing our national language. I am sharing knowledge. I am educating. I am empowering.

My...