So today, I had my first lesson with my school principal, Mr. Maslan... He is a guy who seriously thinks out of the box. Well, it's quite true. We all need to do that. Get out of our comfort zone,
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT!
It isnt that difficult, but taking into account the fact that our students have been spoon-fed since Standard 1 till Form 5, does make it a little difficult to have a sudden change. While studying in school for eleven years, students are mould to be timid, scared of voicing out their opinions and not strive for their rights. They are only taught to absorb what they are taught, like a sponge. The practice of using the WH questions is only carried out in exams, that is during writing essays. Besides that, it's just pure absorption. What has hapenned to EQ and SQ?
We hear students scoring zillions of As in their SPM examinations, yet after that glorious victory many fail to realise that we never hear of them doing so well in univercities after that! Now, isn't that something to ponder upon? Where do these creams end up? I fully support our Deputy Prime Minister's move, to limit the number of subjects that can be taken for the SPM examinations. Kudos to you, Sir!
Why do we need to take so many subjects? I'm very sure you cant be studying all of that subjects when get into the University. Or is ti because our students are just confused on what course they should pursue later on in life? Maybe, we are only producing a generation of confused scholars who have a very good memory power but fail to perform as a first class citizen. And with these, born are the Cut-&-Paste students, born are the students who are not independant enough to find information, born are the students who epect oppurtunities to come knocking their doors.
My principal did say on how he had the oppurtunity to talk to a CEO of a company and had asked in the criterias looked for when hiring a staff. Vibrant, brave and vocal candidates were his choice. When asked on whether public local graduates are better or private graduates are better. And guess what? Many prefer graduate froms the local private universities than the public universities. What is this? Private grads are more vocal and brave to voice out their opinions unlike the latter.
It is time for a paradigm shift. Pak Lah has said that 'We have 1st class modenisation but with 3rd class mentality'. Now, as responsible citizens, we have to prove ourselves to the world. Adapt a change. If the West can be inventors, why cant we? If the East are so hard-working, why cant we? As Malaysians we have to be the best among the best.
Yes, we are a growing nation, both socially and economically, but we have great histories and legacies to be proud of, and having them as our guide, we should progress forward, both for the betterment of our future and our nation!!!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
It Runs In The Family
I took a picture of myself recently and asked my friend Kavita@Park to have a look. Well, it’s not like she has not seen me before, but its just I changed my hairstyle and the attire I wore in that photo was something nobody would usually see me in. to my shock, all she said was, “What is this? I can only see your NOSE!”
Imagine my shock to hear somebody say that to you when all you were looking for was for some praises on maybe, your hair looks good or you look sexy! I asked her what she meant and her reply was, “your nose is so big that that is the only thing I can really see in this picture of yours”
That’s it. No more talking to Park for insulting me like that. However, its not only Park who has been picking on my nose being so big, another friend of mine does the same too. Every time we get into an argument, the only thing he would say is “Shut up, Big Nose”.
Well, I did not ask for that but it just runs in my family. My mom has the same nose like mine. Even all my cousins do! Once, I was in the hospital taking care of my aunt who was sick, a friend of my cousin showed up and he managed to guess I’m her cousin by just saying we look alike. Ok, I’m no fool, but my cousin and I don’t look alike at all! It’s like she is snow and I’m fire, or maybe she’s Johor and I’m Perlis. We are just the total opposite! After doing some thinking, I got it. Our nose. Though we are cousins and my mum and her mum are siblings, with God’s grace or whatever you would call it, all five of us, I mean me and my four cousins have the same nose, a big nose! To make it better, all my mum’s six sisters and her dad has the same kind of nose.
Gosh, it really runs in the family. My mum used to tell me that when she was small, most Penangites will recognize the seven sisters by their nose. Now I know why my cousins and I are being recognized the same way, it just runs in the family!
But, I’m confused, for some people really admire my nose saying you have a very beautiful nose, it’s sharp and long and makes you look more beautiful. Hmmm…two theories, either they really mean what they say or they are just being sarcastic!
Another thing that I would say as running in the family is our voices. We have this loud and shrilling voice which can be heard three houses away. Maybe I exaggerated, I have the loud and shrilling voice, and the others just have loud voices. When my family has a gathering its difficult to know if we are fighting or just having a normal conversation. I mean, there’s no difference! Everybody talks so loud that even if you are in Alice Wonderland, you’ll wake up having a bad headache.
Surprisingly, I get scolding for this too. My dad always reprimands my mum and I for talking loudly when we cook. One day, I was three houses away from mine when I heard my dad’s voice talking, so clearly. For a moment, my friend and I were mortified thinking there was some problem at home, so she stayed where she was and I proceeded to my house to check what was going on. He was on the phone talking to his friend at the dining area, and yet, my friend could still hear his voice! So much for me and my mum talking very loud!
I always get scolding in tuition for talking very loudly. Sometimes even when I whisper, I’m accused for making noise. So unfair! But, the loud voice got me participating in the Malay debate and got the Best Speaker Award! To make it better, having this voice gave me the Head of Discipline in my school’s prefectorial board! Cool isn’t it?
Well, talking very loud could be annoying but for my family, it’s just who we are. And having a big nose may make you like a weirdo, but that’s what will define us and keeps us as a family.
Imagine my shock to hear somebody say that to you when all you were looking for was for some praises on maybe, your hair looks good or you look sexy! I asked her what she meant and her reply was, “your nose is so big that that is the only thing I can really see in this picture of yours”
That’s it. No more talking to Park for insulting me like that. However, its not only Park who has been picking on my nose being so big, another friend of mine does the same too. Every time we get into an argument, the only thing he would say is “Shut up, Big Nose”.
Well, I did not ask for that but it just runs in my family. My mom has the same nose like mine. Even all my cousins do! Once, I was in the hospital taking care of my aunt who was sick, a friend of my cousin showed up and he managed to guess I’m her cousin by just saying we look alike. Ok, I’m no fool, but my cousin and I don’t look alike at all! It’s like she is snow and I’m fire, or maybe she’s Johor and I’m Perlis. We are just the total opposite! After doing some thinking, I got it. Our nose. Though we are cousins and my mum and her mum are siblings, with God’s grace or whatever you would call it, all five of us, I mean me and my four cousins have the same nose, a big nose! To make it better, all my mum’s six sisters and her dad has the same kind of nose.
Gosh, it really runs in the family. My mum used to tell me that when she was small, most Penangites will recognize the seven sisters by their nose. Now I know why my cousins and I are being recognized the same way, it just runs in the family!
But, I’m confused, for some people really admire my nose saying you have a very beautiful nose, it’s sharp and long and makes you look more beautiful. Hmmm…two theories, either they really mean what they say or they are just being sarcastic!
Another thing that I would say as running in the family is our voices. We have this loud and shrilling voice which can be heard three houses away. Maybe I exaggerated, I have the loud and shrilling voice, and the others just have loud voices. When my family has a gathering its difficult to know if we are fighting or just having a normal conversation. I mean, there’s no difference! Everybody talks so loud that even if you are in Alice Wonderland, you’ll wake up having a bad headache.
Surprisingly, I get scolding for this too. My dad always reprimands my mum and I for talking loudly when we cook. One day, I was three houses away from mine when I heard my dad’s voice talking, so clearly. For a moment, my friend and I were mortified thinking there was some problem at home, so she stayed where she was and I proceeded to my house to check what was going on. He was on the phone talking to his friend at the dining area, and yet, my friend could still hear his voice! So much for me and my mum talking very loud!
I always get scolding in tuition for talking very loudly. Sometimes even when I whisper, I’m accused for making noise. So unfair! But, the loud voice got me participating in the Malay debate and got the Best Speaker Award! To make it better, having this voice gave me the Head of Discipline in my school’s prefectorial board! Cool isn’t it?
Well, talking very loud could be annoying but for my family, it’s just who we are. And having a big nose may make you like a weirdo, but that’s what will define us and keeps us as a family.
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