Scholars in a nutshell

This section serves as a guidance for those who want to apply for scholarships especially for SPM leavers (excluding state-funded scholars like FELDA,YT,YS and MAIK because it is state-specific and not open to students from other states/non-FELDA)

PNB
BNM
Khazanah

Petronas
YTN
YTM
UEM
JCORP
Sime Darby

JPA
MARA
YPPB

If you want to know the amount of allowance of each scholarship, you would have to comment or dm on my post in this blog before I give you the access link to it.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

2015

2015. What a year it had been. As for me, 2015 was the most frustrating and challenging year for me so far. I just could not hold to my maxim of living life to the fullest simply because the opportunities were slowly diminishing from my sight.
However, I keep reminding myself that maybe God has something better than what I had planned previously. But, the question of the day remains, for how long do I need to stay strong holding myself from feeling deeply disappointed for net getting what I have wanted thus far.
So, I presume I need to look around at all opportunities that are available. But, given the current oil price route, declining ringgit, and persistence absence of job intakes in the Government and Private Sector, surely all these factors have so far hit me down towards the bottom of the ocean. Again, I need to stay strong and contain that sad feeling so that I can remain steadfast on this long-winding road as what life calls it.
This study program is just not that giving me the persuasion or the pathways that can lead my future to a better state nor the jobs are easily available during this current situation. Only Allah knows this feeling. Only He that I could express all my regrets and sadness after all these months or years of intermittent challenges.
There are not much things that I want to achieve in life as per career wise. I opted for medicine, pilot/airport management, diplomats/ptd, and central bankers/government investment funds officers (finance-related). All of these options were no longer present as time had left these behind. But I do believe in the power of Him as He can redirect you anywhere that he wants. And so I pray that 2015 would never ever happen again the future.

And even if it happens, I would make sure that I know that I can learn from experience as I grow older day by day.

I do hope 2016 will give me a new hope and faith in life.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Master UM

Well, it has been 4 weeks already and the works start to get more and more being piled up. This is somehow what I need to expect in the net few months. A not so interesting journey but this is so far the only option apart from applying jobs from time to time.

I need to pray more and pry more opportunities so that I know that I have done my best in this ever-changing and challenging environment.

On another side note, I managed to be among the top 5 of my class. Not bad for an average student like me. I do admit I was not that hardworking during my undergraduate years, especially in the second and third semester.

P/S: All the best for me and my batch.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

My study life 1.0

Assalamualaikum and good day,

This serves as a reminder of what I have been through as an undergraduate student. So I am going to talk about my first year only in this particular post.

As the first semester commenced, I had no idea what was geology all about other than studying about rocks and the planet Earth itself. So, I went to the first class, and lecturer introduced to all of us(the first year student) the courses and options that we are going to face as a geology student.

The subjects are mainly about the introduction to rocks, minerals, fossils and the basic concepts that are classified under various subdivisions of Geology. At first, I did not manage to understand all the subjects quite well, but I took the initiative to raise hand to ask a question if I did not understand something during the lecture session.

However, some modules did offer practical and laboratory time slot and thus, we were able to apply what we have learned during the theory classes. This includes mapping, and basic rocks, minerals and fossils. It was fun overall.

Even if I did not find it easy to comprehend, I started my own initiative to pretend to ask a question that I might already know the answer. This serves some sort like a check list to ensure that I have grasped the right understanding and not from a different school of thoughts. All the basic concepts of geology, classification of rocks,minerals and fossils, basic definition of certain terms and the list goes on and on.

In the end, when the final exam approached, I fully gathered my strength to persuade myself to keep studying to achieve the best result as possible. As a result, I managed to get a CGPA of 3.57. However, I got a "C+" in Basic Rocks because I suddenly lost my thoughts and memory during that exam period. Luckily I did not fail and thus, that was the worst result I ever had for my undergraduate years. In semester 7, I retook the paper and I got an "A" for it. My redemption for that subject had finally been paid with my own effort.

I may not be the best student in my batch, but to be able to emerge as one of the Top 10 STUDENT is already a significant achievement for me. Like seriously, how many Geology students in Malaysia achieve a CGPA higher than 3.60? I am not trying to condemn others but what I am trying to imply is that geology is very difficult, even much more severe than the amiable medicine. I doubt those with straight A+ and 4 flat can even achieve 3.50 for the total CGPA for the geology course, let alone 3.70.

So later onwards, I will keep you updated with my memoirs of my study and co-curricular activities during my time in university. I believe life is not just about straight a's and CGPA, but still, it one of the important aspects that most employers look upon as early preliminary selection for jobs or even scholarship application.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Few days into the future

I'll be doing this job for a few more weeks, and hopefully I will manage to continue my study with scholarship. That's all I guess for now.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

POSTNOTE

INVESTMENT WITHOUT RETURN
by Ng Jung Kian a JPA Scholar at USC
Each and every year, the Public Service Department (PSD) of Malaysia or more commonly known as JPA (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) offers thousands of students the opportunity to study abroad fully sponsored by the agency. There is no free lunch in this world. The scholarships are awarded to the bright young minds of Malaysia with one caveat: serve a specified number of years in the civil service.
For decades, many may have noticed, the Public Service Department has not been able to fully require all of its students to join the public service. Skeptics have noticed the shortcomings of the program and strongly criticize the department for its lack of efficiency and determination in offering jobs to these talents upon graduation and their subsequent return. The department has also taken hits for not being able to select the right people for the scholarships. Some claim that this is due to the affirmative action policy that favors a particular ethnic group. Nonetheless, the underlying truth is still the limited number of slots available to the increasing number of high achievers in the nation. While the affirmative action in place does in fact allow the applicants to question the fairness of the process, the department can never fulfill the big dreams of all qualified applicants with its limited budget. This fact, however, is not the main point of this discussion. We’ll save that for another time.
As a final year student studying abroad, I have been asked time and time again what my plans are after graduation. While I’m completely clueless about what I’m about to do next year after I take the mortar board off my head and the gown off my shoulders, I answer one thing with utmost certainty: I’m going home. Many of my peers disagree with my grand plan of returning home. They do not just disagree with me; some even try to dissuade me from doing so. They always provide me with countless sound arguments. The arguments that they think are applicable to them should also be applicable to me. I have had enough. Enough of the saying that the higher pay abroad is certainly a better justification to my soon-to-be multi-million diploma. Enough of the saying that the job market at home is gloomy at the moment. Enough of the saying that I won’t stand an equal chance back home as opposed to my brothers and sisters of a different skin color. I have never really tried to persuade these people otherwise. I never thought of arguing with anyone on this matter. This is mainly because I believe in the saying, to each his own. However, I’m ready to give you my side of the argument. You still retain every right to your future, and you can decide for yourself which is the right thing to do.
A PRIVILEGE, NOT AN ENTITLEMENT
Years after years, loads of parents and students eventually see the scholarships not only as a shortcut to get to the greener grass on the other side of the world, they think they deserve it. But they are all dead wrong. They constantly use the fact that their families pay a lot of taxes and the scholarships are merely one way for the government to give back. They never realize that their tuition dollars paid for by the government can be useful in so many other ways as well. The money could have been used to build more schools in low-income communities so that more children who would not otherwise have education will get the opportunity to climb the social ladder through their hard work. The money could have been used to provide teachers with rigorous training so that the not-so-bright kids who get the least attention from schools will now have great teachers too. The government is not obliged to please a selected number of bright and hardworking students by paying for their fancy degrees from foreign-sounding universities and disappoint the rest who are equally talented and diligent. On the other hand, the students who have pledged to serve the country right after they put down their signatures without coercion on the legal-binding documents have both legal and moral obligations to return home and fulfill their duties.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
AN ACT OF THEFT
Many would have refuted with the counter-argument that the tuition dollars are not guaranteed to be put into a better use. One can easily quote the project of building a lavish national palace that has just been completed as yet another way of wasting the taxpayers’ money. The recent Auditor-General’s Report has also shown the incompetence of several governmental departments in managing public funds. Nonetheless, two wrongs do not make a right. Perhaps, they need a reminder that tuition dollars are part of the public fund too. Therefore, the act of escaping the legal responsibility after using the public fund is not a matter of incompetence. It is essentially an act of theft. It is an embezzlement. They deny themselves every single right to complain about the abuse of public fund because when they have the opportunity to do it right, they say no. It is indeed a tough decision as they are probably freer by fleeing instead of returning to comply with the legal requirements.
“Honest error in the face of complex and possibly intractable problems is a far more important source of bad results than are bad motives.”
BEING ELITES
They promise to return when things get better. They expect changes to happen naturally without putting in any effort. They forget the fact that they were chosen because they were the cream of the crop in the country. The people have high hopes on them, thinking that they are the ones who can eventually bring change. And yet, they will abandon the rest of the Malaysian people to strive for their own version of ideal future anywhere but home. The atrocities happening in Malaysia should not be used as an excuse that hinders their return. They should be very well-aware that their leaving will only exacerbate the situation as the country is losing more human capital to grow the economy.
“From those to whom much is given, much is expected.”
TOUGH TIMES
There might not be enough opportunities or in fact any opportunity at all for these highly educated graduates. A great deal of them can easily be over-qualified for many of the job openings in the public sector if there is any available. It is exactly due to this fact that hundreds and thousands of them are released from their legal obligations soon after their graduation. They then use this as yet another justification for their departure. They maintain that it is not because they do not wish to contribute to nation building but their skills and their degrees are not valued. They want us to understand that their feathers are too bright to be locked up in a cage. Nevertheless, this is not a cage, it is a sanctuary. We can be hopeful and go against all odds to build a better home for ourselves. The road ahead is definitely not smooth and straight especially during these trying times. In fact, starting a new stage of life is never easy. But if it is hard for us, it will be harder for the less privileged. While there might not be a legal obligation, the moral obligation is here to stay.
“I know starting your careers in troubled times is a challenge. But it is also a privilege. Because it is moments like these that force us to try harder, to dig deeper, to discover gifts we never knew we had – to find the greatness that lies within each of us. So don’t ever shy away from that endeavor.”
I do not write this to tell my friends to follow my plan for their future. I do not write this to condemn my friends. I write this because I want to go home. And when I return, I wish to see you at the same old place where we used to hang out and talk about our respective plans for our shared future. I call on you to do the right thing. I call on my friends and family to quit telling me to flee in search for a better home. I have a home. I grew up as a Malaysian with pride and dignity and I’ll grow old as such.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Some flaws

Sebenarnya hari ni lebih baik untuk aku tulis dalam BM sahaja. Aku dah lama bekerja di salah sebuah syarikat ni. Tapi aku rasa something is not right and this kind of rote learning sepatutnya dah lama kena abandoned. Sebabnya, bila seseorang tu berasa lebih tertekan nak belajar, kemungkinan untuk dia menghadap benda tu lebih lama akan jadi lebih tipis. As a result, daripada suka terus benci tak pasal. WHY DID I SAY SO? Sebabnya I have been through the system dan aku tau sistem ini memang tak sesuai pun dengan silibus dan kurikulum di Malaysia. Plus, ayat yang dipakai terlalulah advanced sampai native speaker pun belum tentu boleh faham apa yang setiap ayat tu nak sampaikan. 

So, I would suggest daripada korang menghabiskan duit RM150-180 sebulan yang belum tentu ada keberkesanan tu, you better buy some books for your child sebab the most important factor untuk seseorang anak itu berjaya selalunya dipengaruhi oleh ibubapa. Kalau ibubapa mainkan peranan untuk nurture dan influence diorang untuk belajar, for sure diorang akan get the hang of it once diorang dah lama-lama spend time dengan parents diorang. 

One more thing, mungkin ada certain parents tak berapa reti BI, but it doesn't mean that korang tak boleh practice. Practice makes perfect kan? So, you just have to get out of your inner zone dan initiate yourself untuk practice speaking dengan sekeliling orang, especially anak-anak. Bila cakap pasal practise speaking ni, bukannya suruh construct ayat berjela2 macam Shakespeare ataupun I Native Speaker yang dari dulu cakap BI. Try untuk construct simple sentence macam How do you do? How was yesterday? Where are you going? See, tak perlu guna ayat yang meleret-leret sampai diri sendiri pun tak faham. 

Kesimpulannya, bukan semua orang akan berjaya dengan sistem ni, tapi most importantly, parents lah yang memainkan peranan untuk make sure yang anak2 diorang didedahkan dengan segala subjek ataupun kemahiran yang diorang patut dapat before they reach adulthood. Because, dunia sekarang teramatlah mencabar dan semua orang mahu jadi yang terbaik. So, start investing your children in something yang korang boleh ensure that dia punya potential boleh dimaksimumkan sebanyaknya.

That's all I guess for this post.


p/s: will be leaving by August. Walaupun not much knowledge gained, tapi this is my first time dapat self hard-earned money. Walaupun tak banyak, now I know how hard life is and we cannot just keep complaining and whining, but try to seek solutions that are available to make the most out of it.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

My Ramadan 2014

It is the time of the year where I share the precious moments that I have over the years. For this year, it was somehow different that the previous year. But first, I would really like to speak in Malay for today's post.

Aku memikirkan untuk menukilkan kenangan Ramadan aku pada tahun lepas kerana tahun lepas lah merupakan ujian ramadan yang sebenar2 kepada diriku. Oleh itu, aku merasakan lebih baik untuk aku menerangkan setiap perkara yang berlaku dalam temoh tersebut.

Tahun lepas, cabarannya amat berbeza. Bayangkan, buat fieldwork FYP di tengah2 panas dan siang waktu bulan puasa. Bukan sehari dua, tapi lebih daripada 5 hari rasanya buat fieldwork masa tu. Mujurlah ada peneman dan rakan taulan di sebalik itu semua. 

Ceritanya bermula lebih kurang macam ni. Aku dan beberapa rakan yang lain memilih untuk melakukan FYP di Semester 2 dan 3, berbanding pelajar-pelajar lain yang buat semasa semester 1 dan semester 2. Pada mulanya, aku dah tau dari awal yang bulan Ramadhan 2014 memang akan jatuh pada bulan Jun dan Julai, tempoh yang sama aku akan berdepan dengan Seminar dan Viva dan juga Report Submission.

Namun, ianya tersasar dari study plan yang asal. Kononya, segala fieldwork akan disiapkan sebelum puasa, namun akhirnya terpaksa meleret ke bulan Ramadan. FYI, tajuk aku adalah Resistivity Survey. Walaupun nampak mudah, namun ia sebenarnya agak sukar untuk Pure Geologi student macam aku ni.

Kenangan melakukan fielwork di Putrajaya dan di Johan Setia akan sentiasa diingati sehingga bila2. Bagi aku, itulah pertama kali membanting tulang di bawah cahaya matahari terik, dan dengan keadaan yang berpuasa, aku berasakan macam mahu saja qada puasa pada hari itu kerana sudah terlalu dahaga dan haus. Yang paling menyedihkan, apabila melakukan fieldword, perkataaan "Error" yang sering terpampang di skrin mesin tersebut menyebabkan aku berasa semakin fed up dan ingin menyerah kalah sahaja. 

Itu belum masuk lagi Reader yang bagi aku "krik"2. Sori Dr Sam, tapi awak agaknya terlalu kasar untuk student lelaki dan awak tak boleh assume semua orang sama dari segi IQ dan knowldege. Bukan berniat nak kurang ajar, tapi saya rasakan Dr Sam ni mcm terlalu bersikap kasar dan sebenarnya tidak langsung membantu keadaan yang sudah keruh. 

Namun begitu, saya percaya Dr Sam mempunyai paternal sidenya yang tersendiri. Mungkin kerana aku jarang ke biliknya untuk bertanyakan sesuatu. Mungkin kaedah mendidik beliau agak unik berbanding yang lain, mungkin juga kerana faktor persekitaran beliau membesar. Kalaulah saya boleh tau segala sejarah hidup Dr Sam, mungkin saya akan lebih memahami kenapa dia bersikap sedemikian.

For my SV, Dr Islami sememangnya melayan segala karenah pelajarnya, dan bagi saya, saya memang banyak berhutang banyak dengannya. Mungkin satu hari nanti, saya berharap sangat dapat makan bersama2 dengan dua Dr ini dan juga Dr aftab, seorang lagi readerku.

Namun begitu, semua ini terbalas apabila aku berjaya mendapatkan A- untuk FYP aku ni. Aku sendiri berasakan aku tidak layak dianugerahkan A-, SEWAJARNYA hanya B+ dan ke bawah kerana banyak benda atau masalah yang aku hadapi dalam FYP ni. Ditambah dengan seminar yang suam-suam kuku dan viva initial dan final yang juga samar2 dan terlalu stress untuk dihadapi kerana ternayata aku tidak layak untuk mengambil FYP sebegini rupa.

Tak lupa juga semasa habis fielwork pada suatu hari, kononya saya dan kawan2 ni ingatkan sempat nak balik ke KL, akan tetapi tak sempat pun. Kenangan yang tak boleh lupa apabila sudah masuk waktu maghrib dan kitaorang masih tercari2 mana vending machine yang ada sediakan air manis. Last2, tuju balik ke tempat aku buat fieldwork. Memang x boleh dilupakan saat tu.

Selain tu, aku x akan lupa pengalaman naik jeep lama milik kawanku yang meredah pelbagai jalan yang berliku2 dan kadang2 sampai tersekat pun ada. Maaflah tapi kalau aku pakai kereta family aku memang aku x boleh pakai pun. All in all, bulan ramadan pada tahun lepas banyak mengajar aku tentang erti kesyukuran dan menghargai masa kerana dua nikmat itu hanya akan dirasai apabila kita kehilangan kedua2nya. 

Berbuka pun hanya di bilik tesis kerana sudah ketiadaan bilik pada masa itu, namun nikmat itulah yang aku gunakan untuk menghargai segala benda yang ada dalam hidup ini. 

Dan sekaran, Ramadan 2015 sekali lagi menjelma dan sudah setahun peristiwa tersebut berlalu. Semalam aku terfirkir di dalam benak sanubariku. Aku dihadapi dengan pelbagai ujian dari dulu sampailah sekarang. Cukup dengan aspek masa depan dan turning point hidup aku sahaja. Aku ambik time frame 2010-2015. 

Bermula 2010, aku sudah diuji dengan kegagalanku untuk mendapat biasiswa Jpa atau mana2 biasiswa untuk belajar ke luar negara selepas SPM. Salah satu fakornya adalah result spm aku yang terlalu average dan biasa untuk dibandingkan dengan calon-calon lain yang jauh lebih hebat. Pada tahun 2010 juga, aku muntah dan pening semasa peperiksaan Mid Semester 1 di Pasum, sehinggakan aku terlepas satu subjek daripada mendudukinya. 2011, aku diuji sekali lagi apabila aku gagal untuk medapat kursus perubatan yang menjadi impian ramai. Mungkin disebabkan aku gagal mendapat 4 flat. Dan bermula dari 2011-2015, aku gagal untuk mendapat Anugerah Dekan kecuali di semester terakhir. Dan yang terbaru, 2015 juga diiringi dengan kesukaran untuk mendapatkan pekerjaan di sektor Awam dan swasta yang established. 5 tahun sudah cukup mengajarkan erti kekecewaan dan kedukaan yang begitu perit untuk ditelan. 

Namun, aku berpegang pada prinsip hidupku, untuk setiasa berusaha dan tidak pernah menyerah kalah walau apapun yang berlaku kerana aku pasti di sebalik setiap kesedihan pasti ada sinar harapan yang akan mendatang. Untuk itu, aku hanya perlu berusaha dan berdoa sesungguhnya untuk mendapat apa yang terbaik untuk diriku di samping belajar segala kesilapan yang dilakukan pada masa lalu.


Sunday, June 21, 2015

Anugerah SPM 2013 Kebangsaan


MEXT INTERVIEW AND CH2M HILL INTERVIEW


There were 2 interviews last week. I did not know what to expect but I always thought that each interview would be a pretty intimidating one. Asking for my employer for extra leaves, I managed to do so by giving reasonable excuses and plenty of explanations of course.

Arriving in KL, I went to the stipulated area for the exact place a day before, to know its actual location. On the day of the interview, I arrived an hour early to get a parking space. I t was not until 2.00 pm that I started to get into the building. Once I entered the area, the officials requested that all mobile phones and electronic devices should be taken by the personnel. Thus, I could not take any picture and as such.

Then, I proceeded to the designated area before the interview. We had to wait there for about 20 minutes before going to another waiting room for the interview. After going to the waiting room, I met up with some candidates, asking their majors and their past career options and others. I just did that so that I could gather more info on what are the options for my type of major.

FYI, in that day, there were about 18 candidates(Tuesday) that were divided into different time slots. Not to mention the previous day, about 16 candidates(Monday) were called for the interview. I would assume that more candidates are being called upon on Wednesday and Thursday. This would result in an approximate total of 60-70 candidates before the final 20-25 candidates are being offered the scholarships.

Interview wise, it was quite ok although the interviewers were not that much of friendly bunch. There were 5 interviewees in total. (1 MALE from JAPANESE EMBASSY(He was there during the 1st written exam too,sitting in front with Japanese Embassy staffs), 2 MALES FROM UM(I knew them because they are lecturers in Ambang Asuhan Jepun in UM), 1 MALE FROM UPM(Presumably because I could see a business card that stated "UPM" in front of him on the interview table, and 1 FEMALE (from JPA or Malaysia Governement or Universities I guess, because she was the most interviews that asked much about my research thingy). I did state about my topics, my aims and the repercussions that I could use from the study for both Japan and Malaysia. It went for about 10-15 minutes for each candidates, although some might exceed 30 minutes due to interesting researches that caught up the interviewees' attention. After the interview was over, I went home feeling somehow elated that the interview had ended.

For CH2M Hill interview, I went to the office in Mont Kiara. I would say it a more relaxed and enjoyable type of interview because the interviewers were so casual and yet full of expertise that takes years of practice. The interviews had 2 interviewees, one local manager, and another one foreign worker. All in all, they just looked at your academics,ko-k, your working experience, life expectations and etc. It went for about 1 hour plus.

It was good to know there are companies that are willing to take you eventhough you are just fresh graduate. Most importantly, you need to have good values within yourself so that you could become a good worker for the organisation that you are working with.

JAPAN EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR

Saturday, June 13, 2015

the art of choosing

It was not meant to be something that we would thought of in our crossroads of life. But, it does happen occasionally. It is these unlikable moments that teach us the ordeal of life. It should be noted that some people in the past had suffered the difficulties before they become into where they are today.  

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

What have I learned in university for 4.5 years?

This is going to be a very short post. Some things that you and I need to ponder upon. It was quite surprising to note that 4.5 years had gone by just like a lighting bolt of thunder. You could not resist nor dampen it strong enough. That is why people always say, live life to the fullest and never let the time fading away without doing things that you cherish most. As for me, I have lived my life of 23 years with not just academic studies and results, but also a myriad of co-curricular activities, talks, swimming, debating, doing Summer Exchange Program in Taiwan, visiting to many countries, you name it.

But, I still utterly feel that I have not done much yet, most probably of the lack of financial capacity that I have yet to obtain in a quite stable position. There are things that don't require money but most of them do. Thus, I just keep on looking various ways that I can explore so that I will grab the chance whenever it comes. 

Back to the topic, HERE are the 5 THINGS that I have learned from my university years:

  1. Every people is unique and each has different personality
  2. Lecturers can be quite friendly and hostile at the same time
  3. CGPA is not everything, but still, it is very important plus with kok and other stuffs that you want to add to your self-value
  4. You reap what you sow
  5. Grab as many opportunity as you can for any events/program/activities that might interest you
All in all, I could say that my batchmates are extremely pluralistic with different attitudes and characters. Some of them are too conscientious and diligent while others can be very indolent, sluggish and slothful people. Being in a competitive environment previously, I have faced with many chinese counterparts during my Primary and Lower Secondary years, incredibly genius girls during my Upper Secondary and Pre-University Pasum years. Thus, that could explain the reason that I always take things very seriously. I don't blame them for their own sluggishness but I just hope that they can change for the better because I do want to share the success with the people and friends around us.

As far the opportunity is concerned, it is true that you won't have much free time once you are working after your graduation. It is a fact of life. Thus, enjoy your time in you uni just as your school years had been previously. Those moments will never come back for certain. It just occurred to me that I wanted to be involved with many more activities, joining competitions etc, but at least I had been given the opportunity for a summer exchange and a few thousand bucks for winning a music composing competition. Not to mention, the certs and trophies that I have collected so far.

p/s: Hoping for something is not enough, putting an effort in getting what you want will definitely make your hopes few steps closer to the dreams that you always wish for. Plus, with God's blessing and our parents' blessings of course.
My first ever "Umrah". Hoping for a second one if I get my ovc scholarships or ptd offer. Keep on praying and putting self effort towards it

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

MEXT EXAM 2015


It was pretty OK I guess. As a matter of fact, the moment I started to flip over the pages, I quickly scanned the questions and find the keywords. That explained why I answered backwards, scribbling through all the lengthy articles. The feeling changed however when I started to answer Japanese paper. I could not read Japanese, especially the katakana and hiragana part. There were some kanji that appeared to me as coincidentally similar with the chinese characters. So, I could barely answer the Japanese paper until the time was over.

Whatever it is, I just hope and pray that my name will be shortlisted for the interview because I hope to get so. Plus, I was rejected by the Turkish Government for its scholarship this year. I guess no rezeki for me then to go to Turkey.

P/S: The marks for the english test will not be disclosed and the result would be within 2 weeks.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

SBP/MRSM FORM 4 DAN 5 SAHAJA

This serves as a guidance for those who want to enroll to SBP/MRSM that offers form 4 and form 5 only.

  1. KISAS-Sains Sosial Agama and Sains Tulen Agama,Preferably from SMKA/Maahad etc,Co-ed
  2. SAMURA-Sains Teknikal and Sains Tulen,Co-ed
  3. SESTER-Saina Tulen,Co-ed
  4. SASER-Sains Tulen,All boys
  5. ASIS-Sains Tulen,All boys
  6. SESERI-Sains Tulen,All girls
  7. SGS-Sains Tulen and Sastera?,All girls

  1. MRSM Pengkalan Chepa
  2. MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba/Jasin
  3. MRSM Taiping
Do search their websites as changes might occur from time to time.

P/S: Lain kalau masuk Form 4 ke sekolah yang ada F4-5 sahaja dengan yang ada F1-5.In what sense? Well,only the experience can tell that.

PASUM 2015/2016 Total


A little bit info for those who want to know the number of students for this batch.

Seramai 1898 orang pelajar baru asasi akan mendaftar di UM pada 23 dan 24 Mei ini. Mereka akan ditempatkan hampir di semua kolej kediaman.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Future vs reality

Funny how we used to act in the past, stating each ideal ambition that we will ultimately pursue in the picture. It seemed that there was no boundary that could ostensibly make our dreams come true. For that reason, we dreamed loads of things, including our future occupation. But then, 10-20 years along the pathway, we started to realize that life was not that idealistically simple. We might had encounter some ups and downs in our life, be it the exam results, the loss of someone whom we cherished so dearly and some disappointment regarding our self-behavior that had indirectly hurt other people's feelings. 

But, that is life. As a matter of fact, we can only dream but the dream can only stay as the way it is. It is true that some dreams do come true, but it is not easily attained by all means. It will take hard work and sheer effort in order to obtain it. That is completely ironical when we were all kids, we we didn't even bother to to pay rent for monthly utilities' bills, car loans, housing loans etc. Now, all that we could think of is to lead a decent life with enough wages that can barely support our life for one month. See how different life is when we were to compared with our childhood dreams. 

WE definitely cannot blame God for whatever reason is as it is us who change our course of life. Neither our elderly or our colleagues are put to blame for this. This is all just the fact of life that we need to deal with. 

People come and go in our life. But, the memories will still remain in our minds and thoughts as long as we are alive on this short-lived earth. The same thing applies as for the dreams, ambitions, futures that we used to have as children. Those were all our past, leaving behind nothing but a trail of memories about us. 

In conclusion, we can only do the best of what we have in the present state. The outcome might be otherwise, but as long as we have the faith that we need to keep moving as humans, that will surely make us aware that regardless of our age and how hopeless life is despite the fact that life is filled with countless possibilities and turning points. 

p/s: Life is short. So make full use of it for the things that you admire most.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

INFO: Trial SPM Scholarships

I am just going to write a very short note in this post. 

For most you, you might be wondering why some of the students got into college in January in the following year right after SPM. This is because they are the scholarship recipients of some GLC's "special scholarship scheme". What did I say so? Those are selected based on their trial SPM's results and after going some interviews either at their school or at the company's HQ. Well, I did know about BNM and Khazanah Nasional. Therefore, I am just going to write these two entities.

For BNM/Central Bank of Malaysia, they only conduct interviews in selected premier schools such as Fully Residential School and High Performance School. Two examples will be Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah(SAS) and SM Sains Tuanku Munawer (SASER). As it is not an open application, you cannot search it online regarding the application. The sponsor will get into touch with the schools' authorities before conducting the interviews and reviewing those students based on their Trial SPM and co-curricular activities. Simply said, out of all the interviewees that go through the assessment, BNM will only select around 5-15 students as its scholarship recipients. Then, they will proceed with their A-Levels at certain colleges like Taylor's, Kolej Tuanku Jaafar and Epsom College (opened last year). The most important thing you need to know is that you need to constantly ask your councilors at school so that you are prepared even before the start of Trial Spm itself. 

I want to write this in BM. Apa2pun, banyakkan bertanya dengan cikgu kaunseling dan kerjaya di sekolah kerana cikgu-cikgu ada akses maklumat yang agak banyak mengenai biasiswa-biasiswa untuk Percubaan SPM. Tapi, pastikan yang kita buat research dulu as if kita dah search online mengenai apa biasiswa yang ada untuk lepasan SPM ni.

Secondly, it is about Khazanah Nasional "Early Harvest Programme". Again, this scholarship is only given to students of Fully Residential Schools and MRSM's if I am not mistaken. The process is almost the same with BNM, with the exception that they have many stages of interviews (about 4-5 stages) and the interviews take place at their HQ at KLCC or at Mercu UEM,KL Sentral. The sponsorships are only for about 10-20 students. Those selected students will continue A-Levels at certain colleges which are more or less like BNM's. This programme is also a closed application.

Closed application-only certain schools can apply
Open application-all schools can apply, either through email/wesbite portal/manual application

Here are the list of scholarships which can be applied by using Trial SPM Results. (Last updated for SPM 2015)

Yayasan Khazanah-(Closed application)

Bank Negara Malaysia-(Closed application)

Tenaga Nasional/YTN-Open application, but have certain conditions like SBP/MRSM students,Sabah/Sarawak schools

Yayasan Pelajaran Mara/JADYPM-Open application

Malaysia National Reinsurance Berhad/MNRB-Open application

Yayasan Terengganu Tunas Saintis Islam-only for Imtiaz or Terengganu Islamic Stream Students

The link for the open application provided later.

P/S: Do ask your teachers at school and keep searching on the internet regarding the trial SPM scholarship. One of the websites I strongly recommend is AfterSchool.

Previous scholarhips that used Trial SPM, but no longer applicable:
Yayasan Sime Darby/YSD
Exxon Mobil/Special Internship Programme

Sunday, May 10, 2015

My lecturer's similar face


Little did people know that one of my lecturers look almost the same with this prominent actor. Who would agree that their faces look almost the same?

p/s: It is an honour to have someone who look the same as you who becomes famous in other fields especially in the acting industry.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Senarai Penerima Biasiswa Nasional/National Scholarship Recipients 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010

Congrats to those who received this prestigious scholarship from the government. Hope all the pictures explain the joys and excitements the recipients felt up until now. Also to 4 Kijang Emas scholars who received the scholarship at BNM HQ last week.

For your information, you will need to get straight A+ with an average marks of 93% and above to get this kind of scholarship. I said this based on my findings from other bloggers who receive this scholarship as well. Therefore, start focusing on your study now to get that kind of achievement in your SPM. However,that does not mean that you cannot participate in your ko-k and enjoy your high school life.

KEY POINTS BIASISWA NASIONAL

  1. STRAIGHT A+
  2. AVERAGE SCORE OF 93% AND ABOVE
KEY POINTS BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA BIASISWA KIJANG EMAS

  1. STRAIGHT A+
  2. ACTIVE IN KO-K(INTERNATIONAL LEVEL INVOLVEMENT)
  3. OUTSTANDING AND VISIONARY PERSONALITY

Of course, Kijang Emas is tougher to get than Biasiswa Nasional. However, you just need to keep on striving for your own success and your own future. That is why only 20 are selected for the interview after receiving application from some 300-400 straight A+ applicants. Only those who are academically and kok excellent can get this scholarship. 

P/s: Spread the joy to all around you even it is for a short while.
As promised I will keep you updated with the previous recipients.

2015 National Scholarship


2015 National Scholarship

2015 National Scholarship

2015 National Scholarship


2014 National Scholarship 1

2014 National Scholarship 2



2013 National Scholarships

2012 National Scholarships

2010 National Scholarships

Contoh Akademik Transkrip Universiti Malaya


Hello,
This is the official UM Academic Transcript

Some of you might wander what an academic transcript from UM looks like? So, I guess I kind of show it here to visualize it better because I could not see much info or picture regarding the academic transcript from UM. i GUESS the purpose of having the academic transcript is to simply apply some scholarships or further education purposes. Apart from that, it does not offer that much of benefits. To put it short, I have applied the transcript once the senate had their meeting at the end of the academic semester (Not Session, because I finished my study in Semester 1) AND the whole process took about just merely one week. As you can see, the results are not that impressive, with few tweaks and loops for the entire semester.


Quite a lengthy caption up there. I did somehow try my best for each semester but only the 7th semester started to show "what I sow is what I reap". I guess the entire journey was not about the academic results alone. It also gave me a sense of motivation to keep doing the best in whatever stuffs that I deal in my daily life. I did what I could and I leave up the rest to The Almighty. I could only presume that maybe I was tested this way so that I could never ever feel arrogant about my past and short-lived success. Otherwise, I might be considered as "kufur nikmat" or being religiously ignorant towards the people around me. I met with great people in their life. In this case, I just want to talk on academics alone. But, I have also met those who were not so well-performing in their academics. Maybe a  lot of "playing around" and "tak kisah perangai" kind of thing.

To tell you the truth, the world itself is a journey. And the journey depends on you who will path each journey differently according to different time and situations. I remembered a blog by one brilliant student who got the coveted Kijang Emas Scholar for 2015. He said that during his interview with Bank Negara, one interviewer had explained to him that you can be two types of people in this life. Ones are those who just want to be better by comparing the people around him and another ones are those that want to be the best version of themselves. For me, I chose to be the best version of myself. Needless to say, it is ridiculously true that you need to compare with others to become a better person, but it will not let you to achieve the true potential of yourself. Therefore, all that you need is to actually look at the people around you and say to yourself that those people are not even comparable to you because you are unique in your own terms. Everyone is born equally, but the surroundings make yourself differently from the moment you are born till the moment you hold your last breath.

All that I pray and keep hoping is that may God give me all what I have wished for. This is simply because I will not the obstacles keep failing me from getting up and stand firm to the ground.

p/s: I will soon update about the UM and personal motivation from a 23-year old point of view.     

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

GNP,Kumon and soon to be MEXT and PTD?

Well, it was such a lovely Tuesday morning. I am going to make it short. Just do the best of what you got to offer, and surely God will repay you in any outcome that best suits you.

GNP was pretty much interesting with not so much of a hassle. Needless to say, the interview went shorter than what I had expected. Firstly, the same yet mind-boggling question of "Tell me about yourself" and some thoughts on what geologists really do in their actual scope. Personally, I have answered all the questions given in a quite simple and direct way because I WAS NOT interviewed alone. I was joined by 5 more interviewees in the same room, ALONGSIDE two interviewers who appeared calm and showcased a sense of exuberance towards us. After an hour or so, we finished our interview and all of us went our separate ways. Not long after the interview (about two weeks later), I was contacted by the HR officer, Miss Lisa REGARDING the interview result, AND I was utterly not expecting that I could get a place in the organization. This is what most people say as "rezeki" eventhough you might have a feeling that many other have far better credentials than you. 

Kumon was a bit shorter and in a manner that I COULD NOT proclaim that it was an interview. Nevertheless, the interview on that day was pretty casual with  little peek on my folder(I DID bring my academic and co-co folder just in case the interviewer might want to take a glance at me). I mentioned that I was eager to attain some experiences in the center and I did mention about my co-co and academic stuffs as well. To put it short, the result, came a week after that, and I got the offer.

Of course, you might wander what the heck this guy is doing? Getting a job offer but instead turn it down for no solid reasons whatsoever. Well clearly the job scope was already expected, but to work 6 days a week with disproportionately amount of monthly wages seemed something that I need to ponder for along time before I could take up the offer. 

Thus, I DO hope that I could get the MEXT scholarship which is slated on 25th of May in MBS,KL to be a fruitful one. Plus, I hope that I CAN become of the JPA scholars who end up as one of the Diplomatic and Administration Officer by end of this year( I am waiting for the interview for the cadet PTD, hoping to God that please be it fast as possible). I REALLY REALLY REALLY (and this follows infinitely) want to become a PTD/Diplomat of the Government, serving to the nation either nationally and internationally so that I can prove that this JPA ex-scholar is something that the government should be proud of. So, the starting point for this would be the interview which is definitely grueling and intense in order to be selected for the cadet PTD program for one year in INTAN,KL before joining the government service sector as a fully elected PTD.

With my background in Geology and deep interest in reading and catching up a lot of news regarding economy, politics, education and social issues, I believe that I can make the best version of myself by being a person who keeps doing his best in whatever he is venturing. I admit that I did not get STRAIGHT A+,4 FLAT and even LULUS CEMERLANG, but I did persevere in doing the best as I could be it in academics or co-curricular and my self-esteem personality. 

Amin. I hope that God is accepting my most humble request from this tiniest creature of yours. I did not want to please other people. I just want to please my family, my teachers and my friends who might appreciate what I have tried to help them in anyway that I could do.

p/S: NO pictures for the interviews because I was not that carefree to take pictures on that day of interviews.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Aim bigger and Higher

The days have gone by.  Only to be marked with the changing weather of the tropical storm in the evening. So far, I have received an interview and an offer. However, after getting through the interview and offered a career employment at GNP, I have decided to put it aside for some reasons that I don’t even know up until today. Perhaps, I can express the feelings through my words here, in this latest post.

For your information, this was my second job interview (right after KUMON) that occurred in the same month of March 2015. Well, to cut it pretty short, I managed to go to the office for the interview. It was quite brief with 5 more interviews in the same room. Thus, I just expected to do well for my interview for the sake of the experience, apart from landing on a career at the organization. I could tell you that the company was pretty big and diverse, with its myriad of Chinese-looking and Malay-looking officers, most probably and arduously focusing on their respective responsibilities.

It was the waiting that took me so long to get through the hour. Once the interview started, it all felt like the same cyclical process of “Who are you and Tell me about yourself kind of thing” and many more blasé questions that you would expect in any organization that you are applying to work for.
The fateful day had come and I got the offer. I did not know how to say it in words, but I had to consider from its rewards and allowances, work locations, and even working hours. I know some of you might say I am bit choosy, but isn’t it not too much when all I just hope it, I can have that satisfaction or fulfillment in working. It does not really matter if your wages is not that much at the first place because of the fact that fresh graduates don’t have much experience either. Thus, working experience compensates salary and other financial perks. However, it is more than that. Given the fact that the working days are 6 days per week with lots of on-site responsibilities, the possibilities of achieving the state of fulfillment in working is getting dimmer and lesser. For that reason, I let it slip from my clutch of future path.

I just wanted the best in myself. Some say that no matter how much effort you put in getting something in your life, God ultimately decides whether it will pay off or turn otherwise. My other batch mates might got the jobs probably because they don’t even care of they have to work in any company. Well it is their choice and not to mention (average students tend to “terima apa saja” and “padanlah dapat dengan gred macam tu” and “rezeki dah tu,bersyukurlah”). How could I compare myself with them? I don’t mean to put cynical remarks or look down upon them, but it appears that I have a much bigger scope to plan for myself, even if it might not turn out the way it should be. Nevertheless, I just wish, pray and try my best effort in getting the thing that matters most, which is the job that can give me the urge to work for even if the pay might not be as exorbitantly high as most other batch mates dream of.

Of course, I choose to work for which company, but it does not necessarily mean that I am choosy or picky with what I am being offered. Some might say, “Ramai lagilah yang nak daripada kau yang nak memilih sangat tu” and many more excuses, but it is my heart that says I need to achieve something more than this. That’s why I did my best in my study, trying to get the best result as possible. Also, I have tried to join as much activities as possible to prove that I just wanted the best in everything that I do. From primary school right up until university. No pun intended but for others, they are just equals, they don’t bother much if their academics flunk, all they need to consider is too pass their subjects and play football and play video games for countless hours. That probably explains their satisfaction in lives apart from performing your obligations to the Creator. “Dah korang tu study dapat result biasa dan dah memang target biasa ja, memangla nak terima apa saja jelah”. “Main game memanjang,tak salah main game cuma mcm tulah, susah nak explain sebab suasana dan persaingan dulu pun lain, sebab tulah tak rasa apa sangat pun”. See? I don’t mean anything but to show that I just don’t do thing like “lantaklah,yang penting lulus dan buat biasa je”. I just want to do my best in life and let God do the rest. It does not mean that I defy the fates that God had bestowed upon me before I was born on this world.

For that purpose, I started to roll out my plan for my future pathways. Postgraduate study, working privately or in government, lecturer’s scheme, business in investment or properties, you name it. I have all of them in my thoughts. I know that God had already planned the life for me. But isn’t human has the options to determine what life might turn out to be. It depends on one’s effort to change his life and his fate.  So, what I am hoping next is that I just keep applying for all the companies’ offer and universities’ scheme as much as I can. From there, I can start to determine what options I should further undertake to go to next level in life. I don’t believe in discriminating others just because he or she has lower academic grades, or just working at a lower status with lower pay and so on, but I do believe that everyone can do the best in everything that they do and feel satisfied with they keep doing for the rest of their life. As for me, through countless contemplation, prayers and deep thoughts, GNP does not currently or even possibly in the future offer me that. I am sorry GNP but, sooner or later if I have the opportunity to hear stories from the company, maybe someday I will be able to join it too.

That’s enough for now. I will make the second version of this post in the coming weeks. Perhaps, with a more detailed explanation about the company and also the pathways that I want to fulfill in my life.


p/s: IELTS done. Just need to apply for universities and scholarship/convertible loan. Keep applying more and more jobs. More details to come in the next post. Sorry GNP, who knows when the time comes, I feel indebted to this company and will ultimately contribute to this organization. I prayed to God every single day that my life will be easier as it goes by.

p/s 2: I am interested in business (Gold/food/property etc) like my batchmates Syahmi Azizi, Hanif  Barzani and Naimmudin Nasib (Abong) do, but I just don't think it is the right time yet. In fact Ahmad Farhan (Paan) starts to show an interest in property investment after going to the seminar the other day as proposed by Fatin Fareha (Atin). But again, not now, I supposed.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Waiting for tomorrow's post

I will be publishing my latest blog regarding my study life and my future career plan within 24 hours from now. Bismillah.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

My final result ever

It has been a while for now.

So, I finally got my last CGPA for the entire semesters for my undergraduate degree.

I got 3.59, which is kind of annoying since I really want to round it off to 3.60. Although I know that I was short of 0.1 to score the first class cut off point, I still could do better had it been I was just a nerdy student. No need to focus on other actvities etc. But, that is not what university is all about. University life is all about life and balance that we need to manage when we actually do not really have the time to to do so many things in one time.

You guys can imagine, it is not that easy especially in the First and Second Year of the degree course in UM had not been like a walk in the path because so many stuffs appeared to be congesting the amount of time that is left. I did not know how people like one of batchmates seemingly managed to overcome all sorts of challenges although he was not that type of geeky genius after all. Plus, I am no that into my course because Geology is a complex subject much complex thatn Biology and Chemistry.

Especially, she who must not be named. She consistently got into Dean's list for all consecutive semesters until at one point, all people around her felt perplexed because she could still got an A- for those people who only managed to get a B+ and below. I am totally astonished by this creation of life because she got everything that she wanted in academics. Good grades, good understanding of knowledge without feeling that a person knows nothing about it, and good people around her, She would just happily traverse all those paths in a seemingly graceful manner. I did not want to brag about myself, but I used to be a top student in my school during my so-called Renaissance Era aka Zaman Kegemilangan. However, fast forward to pre-university life, I got a little of the track that I was supposed to follow because I started to feel those subjects as somethings that are so thoroughly and remotely difficult and I could not comprehend all sorts of stuffs into my tiny head compartment. That started off my Zaman Kejatuhan or Zaman Gelap (Dark Ages) as you can say about it.

Things turned out the opposite way for she who must not be named. She started off quite above average performance in her upper secondary school, with a little A+ than mine, and she even got a slight higher CGPA than mine in the pre-u study.

Well, you can't change the fact that it is already the past and we cannot afford to alter any single outcome that had already came out. So I guess we just have to deal with the fact the she is the genius in my batch and no one could ever beat her for the entire semesters. Who did not want to graduate with a streaking record of 3.90? Everyone wanted to be the best student, to get those BUKU HADIAH PERSATUAN GEOLOGI and Another " Buku Award" that I could not vividly recall the name.

So, it was just a matter of luck basically. But it was not luck. People in my religion would say it is some sort of qada and qadar or some sort of fate that is bestowed upon all people even before their births to the world. They just have to deal with the fact that "that is just the amount of bounty that should be given to you". In this case, maybe I was just destined to get a CGPA or 3.6 and not the first class like I always dream off in the first year.

You would say that I am indeed jealous of her. To be frank, I am jealous of her, but in a good manner and with a good competitive nature to be the best among the best. I would just have to say to her congratulations for being the best student in the batch. As for me, being in top 10 of my class out of a total of 50+ candidates is not that bad after all. Well, I suppose that should suffice for reclaiming my failure in previous exam results.

Somehow, I could not hate my lecturers for giving low results for my entire exam results as it will lead to "rezeki tak berkat" issue but i GUESS I DESERVED the low marks most probably because I was not bold enough to ask simple questions to these people whom I knew since the first semester in the university. But, I could not blaming myself because I consistently answered all the past years for all subjects and to some extent, I even memorized most of the answers to ensure I got a high mark for that subject. I guess memorizing along is not just enough for you to score well in the exams. That is what keep bothering me for most of the time because ALL THE HARDWORKS have led to not much of a success after all. I just blatantly accused this because it did not just happen in the first semester, but the entire semesters of my undergraduate degrees.

This has been a challenging time for me, mentally and physically because I got so much into trouble for not being the best as I could. I knew that, deep down in my heart, I could still score much higher than what I could get know because if I worked harder, logically I would get better result. Somehow, I lost my grip along the way and I could only recover those struggle in the last semesters of my entire studies here in UM. Not to blame the activities etc, but I just felt that most of my batchmates just like to hang out and buat relaks-relaks as if nothing had happened eventhough they knew that they are not performing well in their academics. No wonder they did not get much excellent results because probably it is not much of a great deal to them after all.

You can call me as cliche as you want, but I still believe both academics and co-co and personal values need to come along excellently, and not just being great in one aspect only. Life is not about CGPA after all, but somehow, it does determine what and where your life goes on. Tipulah kalau cakap CGPA TAK PENTING. Those who think otherwise might be jealous of others or they are too lazy to turn over the new leafs and have better discipline in life.

p/s: Enter UM with 3.67(PASUM) and Go out of UM with 3.60(Bsc Geology). Used to remember this statement when my ex-principal in SERATAS used to tell me about consistent achievement in academics. Sorry to disappoint you Puan for not being able to get the first class as you would always wish me for. I will not surrender or succumb to any failure that I have made in the past as I always think that future is the only entity that you can carefully change in a fashion that you want although it might not turn out as what you expect.


Friday, January 23, 2015

What can I summarize about my 7 semesters at UM?

It has been pretty tough. I would say so because I am not a bright student nor a poor student. It is just that my course (Geology) is both challenging and unpredictable. I am totally sorry for not posting any blog for the last few years, but it has just been too busy or no free time at all for me to write anything regarding my study or my life. 

Well, if you want to say that study in UM is tough, then how come one of my batch (You-know-who) can get 3.89 for his latest CGPA, while few others got CGPA pf 3.65 and above? I am not that jealous, it is just that it is some sort of "sakit hati" to think about this. Diorang ni boleh je relax study, tapi score gempak jugak. Well, one of my "tabligh" friends always say to me that this is due to their bounties or better known as "rezeki". 

To be honest, with my last semester concluded last week, I have been quite relieved thinking that I have finished my undergraduate studies. However, I need to admit that my CGPA of 3.52 is not that great by the way. I just wanted to get that 3.7 aka first class degree ever since I first stepped in UM. Maybe, I should be more consistent in my study.
To put it simple, I only involved with a lot of activities during my first and second year. Not so much in my third year and my final year. I guess it was due to my commitment with my study and my Final Year Project. I will take more about my FYP and my KO-K in later posts. I just want to stick with my academic performance in this blog.

 See my CGPA up there? For my last sem, it was just a pure blessing that I got an A- for my FYP. For that reason, I managed to increase my CGPA to 3.52. Cuak + takut + mixed feeling. I know some of my batchmates would say, "Okaylah tu, daripada aku bawah 3.5, bawah 3.0 etc". It just occurred to me that I always wanted to be the best even during my primary school years.

I always wonder, where is that AMER who can beat all the chinese in Form 2 for his final exam? Where is that AMER who can get No 6 in whole batch of Form 4 for his final Selaras SBP? I guess that AMER in me have long gone for no reasons. Partly due to my inability to secure a PILN scholarship. Despite all tribulations and challenges, I did manage to get a few things quite impressive from other people for my Undergraduate batch.

 
                                   

See both subjects above. This is my first time of securing an A+ for any subject that I took in the university. Also, being able to get an A- whilst no other people of my batch managed to get an A and above was quite impressive for myself. Considering You-Know-Who only got a B+. Finally I got to have a sweet revenge upon her, well academically. This is a healthy competition though. I wonder how she could suddenly slip an A under her grasp when she consistently scored an average of A and A- for all of the subjects.

Well, that is life all about. It is pretty complex. Sometimes, we always question why other people can still succeed better than those who have worked so hard and tirelessly, burning the midnight oil and started early revision and doing and memorizing all of the past year questions. To be honest, I am quite "geram" not to get that 3.7 THINGY but like what people always say, life must goes on. You cannot even change the slightest result that you already have. What I just hope is that I will continue to strive and succeed in the future to become a better person not just academically, but also other aspects as well.

Plus, I have received some of the grades already for my last semester. I got an A+ for my Critical Thinking, an A- for my Innovation and Organization and a sad "B" for my Biocomputing. As expected, I always wanted to get an A+ for the Critical Thinking course. Being the only two who got that kind of grade had pushed me to become even more persevered in my future post-graduate studies. For Innovation, I did not know why I suddenly got that kind of grade. Well, life is complicated. That explains for the result. And finally, the Biocomputing, I am relieved that I did not get a B- and below because I knew I did quite poor in this subject. I can say that computer programming is not my FORTE because I am not a tech geek. I will explain the Biocomputing thingy further on my next blog perhaps.

All in all, I can say that I did quite fairly in my exams, although most of the results did not really portray what I have said previously. Seriously, I did get to be in top 10 from my own observation. Being able to be in that group is quite an achievement. So, just be the best and beat the rest.

p/s: I will keep writing more about my life in UM and Geology. SO much to write about it.