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.

intro of MEXT 2016

WAIT FOR THE MEXT EXAM POST SOON.....

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.

Sourcehttps://www.facebook.com/spkumofficial/photos/pcb.658805590916323/658804710916411/?type=1

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.

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

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.

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.     

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.