Whitney can finally run. She runs faster than usual. She's back to her hyper mode=D And she's happier than before. I love her!!!
Praise the Lord!!!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Reply Post for Amy
I read Amy's blog yesterday about her post which disagrees with people leaving form 6 and referring them as "cowards" and "spoilt brats". I'm one of those whom she meant, so of courselah I terasa. I disagree with her posts strongly and here are the reasons why I seriously disagree. Mind you, the things which I am about to write later are based on logical thoughts and not emotionally(though I admit, part of me wants to leave form 6 due to personal reasons:p).
As you can see, many decided to leave form 6 because they find themselves not able to cope with it. That is why many ex-form 5s are so desperate to enter colleges and obtain scholarships so that they do not have to study form 6. I even remembered some of my ex-classmates saying, "I mati pun tak mau study form 6!!!" Gosh, form 6 must be really tough. I myself did not know until I studied form 6. Yes, it is tough. I have yet known Chemistry standard, but since I have to read 3 freakingly thick branches of Chem books, which are Physical Chem, Inorganic Chem and Organic Chem within 17 months(or shorter), whereas A Levels only read 2 books, A and As Levels in 18 months. Do not forget, Mathematics T, Physics, PA and MUET. For physics, it is already tough as we are only learning the SI units, dimensions and deriving equations for the first topic, and yet the whole class is complaining how tough it is already. For bio students, haha...worse. Have to devour 25 long chapers in 17 months(or shorter).
Stop ranting Jessie and get to the main point! The thing is, you can see how tough form 6 is. If one truly cannot cope with it, why force yourself? No use forcing yourself studying something which you yourself cannot even handle. You are not happy; your brain is not happy; you score terrible marks in exams and your teachers are not happy; your parents see your terrible marks and they're not happy. Who is happy in this case??? Why bother being so egoistic to struggle when you already know you cannot struggle anymore?
One more thing which I have to remind all science students. In mathematics, we learn problem solving. Imagine yourself doing a tough maths question and you're either stuck halfway or obtain the wrong answer. Will you still use the same method which you have used earlier to solve the question, knowing that the method is already wrong? Okay, fine, you might be careless. What if you're not careless and the method is truly wrong? Will you still persevere with the same method until you find the correct answer? In mathematics, problem solving is the main thing. If one method doesn't work, use the other method until you find the right answer, rather than getting stuck using the same method over and over again. This method won't work for mathematics. The same goes in real life. If you aleady know it's useless to go on, might as well uit and find a new way right? Otherwise, if you still go on flunking, you'll not only waste your youth, time, money and of course, family members' hopes towards you. It's the process of achieving which will bring us to success, so make sure you be smart and find out the right process.
Form 6 is good for preparing for pre-u. I slightly disagree. Although form 6 is considered a pre-u, we still live our life as a high school student. We are still spoonfed, when compared to proper college students who self-study and are emphasized based on researches rather than memorizing strategies. I have a friend who is doing ICPU, and he said that he was totally exposed to researches and self study. result? Disciplined and independent. Just remember, once you step into the university, you're all on your own. No guidelines even.
About the three days thingy, for me, it's better to quit sooner because you'll miss great oppurtunities as you hesitate. Three days might be too early, but still, imagine studying for half year and then suddenly realize that science and form 6 is just not your type. It is too tough and you have absolutely no interest in it. Boom! You've just wasted half year, whereas you can actually be spending half year pursuing the course you're interested. Remember, wasting three days is better than wasting half a year.
One more thing. You're wrong about local uni thingy. People opt for form 6 to get a place in a local uni. It's an alternative pre-u to enter local uni other than matriculation. Otherwise, for what they study form 6? Those who want to get a place in a local uni will definitely NOT quit form 6, unless for those who preferred private colleges. About rich and spoilt people, if they are truly rich and spoilt, they will NOT even study at all in the first place. If they're rich, they do not have to worry. However, those who are truly mature will realize that those money they're having now do not belong to them. therefore, they'll work hard and try their best to be successful. It's not whether you're rich or poor which determines your attitude towards studies, but rather, the way you think.
Haha...lazy to say more. Good news for Amy though. I might stay in form 6 as I still hesitate about my business career. So, for now, I'll stay in form 6 while trying to apply a place in Swinburne. If I get a place, then I'll consider transferring, depending on my performance in school. If I think I can cope, then I'll go on. If I truly cannot cope, then welcome to the corporate world, and New York City is the center of the corporate world. I'll give myself one more month, which is within June.
Bluekk!!!
I read Amy's blog yesterday about her post which disagrees with people leaving form 6 and referring them as "cowards" and "spoilt brats". I'm one of those whom she meant, so of courselah I terasa. I disagree with her posts strongly and here are the reasons why I seriously disagree. Mind you, the things which I am about to write later are based on logical thoughts and not emotionally(though I admit, part of me wants to leave form 6 due to personal reasons:p).
As you can see, many decided to leave form 6 because they find themselves not able to cope with it. That is why many ex-form 5s are so desperate to enter colleges and obtain scholarships so that they do not have to study form 6. I even remembered some of my ex-classmates saying, "I mati pun tak mau study form 6!!!" Gosh, form 6 must be really tough. I myself did not know until I studied form 6. Yes, it is tough. I have yet known Chemistry standard, but since I have to read 3 freakingly thick branches of Chem books, which are Physical Chem, Inorganic Chem and Organic Chem within 17 months(or shorter), whereas A Levels only read 2 books, A and As Levels in 18 months. Do not forget, Mathematics T, Physics, PA and MUET. For physics, it is already tough as we are only learning the SI units, dimensions and deriving equations for the first topic, and yet the whole class is complaining how tough it is already. For bio students, haha...worse. Have to devour 25 long chapers in 17 months(or shorter).
Stop ranting Jessie and get to the main point! The thing is, you can see how tough form 6 is. If one truly cannot cope with it, why force yourself? No use forcing yourself studying something which you yourself cannot even handle. You are not happy; your brain is not happy; you score terrible marks in exams and your teachers are not happy; your parents see your terrible marks and they're not happy. Who is happy in this case??? Why bother being so egoistic to struggle when you already know you cannot struggle anymore?
One more thing which I have to remind all science students. In mathematics, we learn problem solving. Imagine yourself doing a tough maths question and you're either stuck halfway or obtain the wrong answer. Will you still use the same method which you have used earlier to solve the question, knowing that the method is already wrong? Okay, fine, you might be careless. What if you're not careless and the method is truly wrong? Will you still persevere with the same method until you find the correct answer? In mathematics, problem solving is the main thing. If one method doesn't work, use the other method until you find the right answer, rather than getting stuck using the same method over and over again. This method won't work for mathematics. The same goes in real life. If you aleady know it's useless to go on, might as well uit and find a new way right? Otherwise, if you still go on flunking, you'll not only waste your youth, time, money and of course, family members' hopes towards you. It's the process of achieving which will bring us to success, so make sure you be smart and find out the right process.
Form 6 is good for preparing for pre-u. I slightly disagree. Although form 6 is considered a pre-u, we still live our life as a high school student. We are still spoonfed, when compared to proper college students who self-study and are emphasized based on researches rather than memorizing strategies. I have a friend who is doing ICPU, and he said that he was totally exposed to researches and self study. result? Disciplined and independent. Just remember, once you step into the university, you're all on your own. No guidelines even.
About the three days thingy, for me, it's better to quit sooner because you'll miss great oppurtunities as you hesitate. Three days might be too early, but still, imagine studying for half year and then suddenly realize that science and form 6 is just not your type. It is too tough and you have absolutely no interest in it. Boom! You've just wasted half year, whereas you can actually be spending half year pursuing the course you're interested. Remember, wasting three days is better than wasting half a year.
One more thing. You're wrong about local uni thingy. People opt for form 6 to get a place in a local uni. It's an alternative pre-u to enter local uni other than matriculation. Otherwise, for what they study form 6? Those who want to get a place in a local uni will definitely NOT quit form 6, unless for those who preferred private colleges. About rich and spoilt people, if they are truly rich and spoilt, they will NOT even study at all in the first place. If they're rich, they do not have to worry. However, those who are truly mature will realize that those money they're having now do not belong to them. therefore, they'll work hard and try their best to be successful. It's not whether you're rich or poor which determines your attitude towards studies, but rather, the way you think.
Haha...lazy to say more. Good news for Amy though. I might stay in form 6 as I still hesitate about my business career. So, for now, I'll stay in form 6 while trying to apply a place in Swinburne. If I get a place, then I'll consider transferring, depending on my performance in school. If I think I can cope, then I'll go on. If I truly cannot cope, then welcome to the corporate world, and New York City is the center of the corporate world. I'll give myself one more month, which is within June.
Bluekk!!!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
JPA Interview
Two days ago, I went for the oh-so-prestigious JPA interview. (Haha I purposely post 2 days later because I want to hear everyone's experiences 1st before posting my own).
I woke up fresh and energetic, mind, body and soul all ready for the interview. I anticipated some questions regarding current affairs. I looked at my wardrobe and tried my best to find something formal. Man, my clothes are mostly T-shirts and pants. In the end, I found a dress which can be buttoned(i['m not sure whether it's a dress or a skirt...too bad no picture of it). But it was too short so I had to wear pants inside and I looked weird...
I arrived at the place at 7.45am and went into the waiting room at 8.15am. Yay! It's not April Fool after all!!! I'm really called for an interview!!! Me, Anne-Marie and Amalina talked for 1 hour and a half while waiting or our turn. At first, I was expecting a one-on-one interview, followed by group but when I saw the first group walking into the panel room, I was relieved. Now I feel more like waiting for my turn in a clinic rather than waiting for my turn to be interviewed.
One thing to worry. BM. When the 1st group walked out from the 1st panel (fyi, I'm in 1st panel), I asked them about the languages used and they replied, "We all speak BM". I was like, shit! Although I had spoken BM in NS for 3 months, but my BM did not improve the slightest bit. I was rather worried and began flustering.
Then, finally, it's my group's turn to enter the waiting room. I get to know a Kolej Abdillah girl who applied medicine and she's a total contrast to me. She badly wished the whole interview was in BM while I was the total opposite.
It's 9.45am and the time has come. The moment of judgement. There were four of us in the panel: Song Ee Rong(law), one Highian(quantity surveying), Fatimah(medicine) and yours truly. Ee Rong was the first to intro and he talked about gaming! The panel seemed interested with his stories about his games and lol. Then there goes this Highian who started with BM and went on ranting until the panel stopped him and asked him to converse in English instead. Then Fatimah spoke in English and in the end, yours truly. I kept my intro short and simple, focusing on how important is education to me. However, after the intro, I remembered one thing.
Shoot! I forgot to tell him which course I choose and how can I contribute to my country after gaining the knowledge overseas!!! I'm finished!!!Then, the panel judges gave us a topic entitled, "Rising Oil Prices Is A Threat To Malaysian Economy". Of course, since he mentioned it in English, of course I jolted down the notes in Englishlah.
Ee Rong started his discussion first in English, then the Highian, who thought "a threat" as "attract" and somehow screwed up because he contradicted his points, Fatimah, who did okay. They all spoke English.
After that, the panel judges looked at me and said, "Peningkatan harga minyak merupakan satu ancaman kepada ekonomi Malaysia. Adakah anda bersetuju dengan petikan ini?"
Me, still half-blur, asked the judge, "Excuse me, can I answer that in English?" (Damn, what a stupid question!).
Then he said, "Tidak boleh. Kerana bahasa Inggeris awak sudah sangat bagus. Jadi awak mesti jawab dalam bahasa Melayu."
Shit.
I looked at the notes I had brainstormed within these three minutes. They were all in English. Fluent English.
Fuck!
Fine. If BM's what you want, then I'll answer in BM. However, my BM sucks and I constantly paused to find the appropriate words in BM. So, it's not only bahasa baku, but cacated bahasa baku. Then, he argued with me and of course, I retaliated in BM(damn it's had to retaliate in BM) and everyone somehow followed me;p
Good luck to all JPA scholars but of course, hopefully I obtain the scholarship(although I know the chance is very little).
Really, I'm fooled by the panel. On April Fool. Me alone some more!!!
Sigh.
I woke up fresh and energetic, mind, body and soul all ready for the interview. I anticipated some questions regarding current affairs. I looked at my wardrobe and tried my best to find something formal. Man, my clothes are mostly T-shirts and pants. In the end, I found a dress which can be buttoned(i['m not sure whether it's a dress or a skirt...too bad no picture of it). But it was too short so I had to wear pants inside and I looked weird...
I arrived at the place at 7.45am and went into the waiting room at 8.15am. Yay! It's not April Fool after all!!! I'm really called for an interview!!! Me, Anne-Marie and Amalina talked for 1 hour and a half while waiting or our turn. At first, I was expecting a one-on-one interview, followed by group but when I saw the first group walking into the panel room, I was relieved. Now I feel more like waiting for my turn in a clinic rather than waiting for my turn to be interviewed.
One thing to worry. BM. When the 1st group walked out from the 1st panel (fyi, I'm in 1st panel), I asked them about the languages used and they replied, "We all speak BM". I was like, shit! Although I had spoken BM in NS for 3 months, but my BM did not improve the slightest bit. I was rather worried and began flustering.
Then, finally, it's my group's turn to enter the waiting room. I get to know a Kolej Abdillah girl who applied medicine and she's a total contrast to me. She badly wished the whole interview was in BM while I was the total opposite.
It's 9.45am and the time has come. The moment of judgement. There were four of us in the panel: Song Ee Rong(law), one Highian(quantity surveying), Fatimah(medicine) and yours truly. Ee Rong was the first to intro and he talked about gaming! The panel seemed interested with his stories about his games and lol. Then there goes this Highian who started with BM and went on ranting until the panel stopped him and asked him to converse in English instead. Then Fatimah spoke in English and in the end, yours truly. I kept my intro short and simple, focusing on how important is education to me. However, after the intro, I remembered one thing.
Shoot! I forgot to tell him which course I choose and how can I contribute to my country after gaining the knowledge overseas!!! I'm finished!!!Then, the panel judges gave us a topic entitled, "Rising Oil Prices Is A Threat To Malaysian Economy". Of course, since he mentioned it in English, of course I jolted down the notes in Englishlah.
Ee Rong started his discussion first in English, then the Highian, who thought "a threat" as "attract" and somehow screwed up because he contradicted his points, Fatimah, who did okay. They all spoke English.
After that, the panel judges looked at me and said, "Peningkatan harga minyak merupakan satu ancaman kepada ekonomi Malaysia. Adakah anda bersetuju dengan petikan ini?"
Me, still half-blur, asked the judge, "Excuse me, can I answer that in English?" (Damn, what a stupid question!).
Then he said, "Tidak boleh. Kerana bahasa Inggeris awak sudah sangat bagus. Jadi awak mesti jawab dalam bahasa Melayu."
Shit.
I looked at the notes I had brainstormed within these three minutes. They were all in English. Fluent English.
Fuck!
Fine. If BM's what you want, then I'll answer in BM. However, my BM sucks and I constantly paused to find the appropriate words in BM. So, it's not only bahasa baku, but cacated bahasa baku. Then, he argued with me and of course, I retaliated in BM(damn it's had to retaliate in BM) and everyone somehow followed me;p
Good luck to all JPA scholars but of course, hopefully I obtain the scholarship(although I know the chance is very little).
Really, I'm fooled by the panel. On April Fool. Me alone some more!!!
Sigh.
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