I would like to express my utmost gratitude towards my parents who made their most crucial decision a decade ago to send their children to national schools since primary level despite received criticism from friends and family whom have strong chinese education background. They see the future in which a national school may promise although strongly agree to the effectiveness in chinese education especially in the subjects of Maths and Science. What have bear in their mind is not only the academic importance but also the holistic viewpoint that their children will achieve. They have even hailed the idea of national unity and believed national schools can provide a platform to carve it in each n everyone of us. What is the importance in holding fast in extremism the idea of ethnic identity and preserverence of mother tongue if we are not able to mingle well in a such complex and diverse society which reflect uniqueness of Malaysian culture.
It is no doubt that culture and mother tongue language should be the priority to reflect the identity of each ethnic group but we should also must remind ourselves that we are living in Malaysia where she will always be our homeland. We shall not make the differences between ethnicity surrounding us as a liability but as an asset to which we can reap much benefit from. This is what the true objective of a national school intended to sow in every Malaysian. This is what may actually determine the future and Malaysia and certainly not what our forefathers hope to see what is happening right now when the idea is first introduced. Despite being taught in full Bahasa Malaysia except for Maths and Science is taught in English which is the most brilliant brainchild in the education history in our country, we are still given many chances to learn our mother tongue in school and opportunities to involve in cultural society such as the Tiong Hua Society and the Indian Cultural Society. Undeniably, the system certainly did not propel my English proficiency to Shakespearean level but certainly did provide me opportunity to learn in which many of us find it very useful in facing English Proficiency Test like MUET or IELTS in our tertiary education now. This is indeed suits the saying, "killing two birds with one stone", in fact not only two but a flock of them in which from my personal point of view from what I had experience and are enjoying till today.
Hence, let us not continue bickering on the issue of vernacular school or the language of teaching for Maths and Science as this will not benefit anyone but certainly will jeopardise the future of the children. Instead of finding fault in each option that are available, why not let us together find the solution in merging the best from them. A comprehensive decision have to be made from top authorities and stakeholders to put this ongoing dispute to rest. As the saying goes, "always look at the glass as half full and not half empty". We should always hold fast to that in every decision we make.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Student's life.....
Well this few coming months is a crucial months both for me, other students and also most political figures.
I'm having my life determining exam now, AS level, a must score exam so i manage to fly to Poland to continue my study in medicine starting next year.
While my friend in Form 6 is facing their final year exam, i wish them best of luck.
As what shock us is, the new premiers of MCA. Who has thought that Datuk Ong Tee Keat will partner with Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek? But we may see astounding fireworks from their partnership.
As for our beloved Pak Lah, he's leaving soon and wishes him bon voyage. May a new premier for our country successing him can govern the country steadily and more efficiently and steer our motherland to its vision of 2020.
However, all this would be difficult even for Alexander the Great becoming our PM and achieve all our vision if we as rakyat...the skeletal system of the country...do not give our cooperation and give our commitment and also play our role as well.
No matter who hold the premier post in the future...we should always be committed to enhance the enforcement of policies by the government.
Don't just be a spectator and even worse, a negative speculator who (never mind if does not contribute) worsen the situation and feel happy when others are in turmoil.
Everybody can play a role for example:
- a child can listen to his/her parent and become a well- cultured grown up 1 day
- a student can study smart and hard to strive for his/her own future
- a businessman who can strengthen the economic pillar of his own,family and country
- even a fishmonger can contribute a lot by harvesting good catch for the day to feed others (provide much protein as well)
You may say this is juz bullshit but try to think it over, aren't all of us no matter from what background have our own niche ( role to play by a species in the ecosystem) and we are all interconnected as we are all entangled in a web of chain. (So do not take on others niche as this will cause chaos is the biosphere!)
If u can't help, don't complain. Try to do something which you have always feel impossible to do
which is blocked by ur own "scarred" spectacle by taking it down and replace it with a new and pure one - the one which we see thru when we all small and cute as an innocent children- try to look for it maybe you have put it somewhere over the piles of your old stuff
Always think positively, see innocently but think maturedly, listen properly and react rationally.
If we can't cultivate our own thinking, how are we goin to influence and spread our thought to others?
A brilliant quote from Pak Lah recently :
With every generation passes, there come a new one who needed to be taught all over again from scratches....
Hence, to enable us to be a teacher for the younger generations, we have to make sure we are on the right track, no matter which named track are we in, as long as our final destination is the same- to bring development and better future for our own ang children
The younger ones are innocent and have the right to choose their own track which they wish to follow and shall not told to go by which track.
As senior, we juz have to guide and not force.
So, to have a better Malaysia of tomorrow, we should play our own role first before busy commenting negatively on others. Good luck in whatever you do. (You do not know until u try it- juz give it a shot of what u intend to do.)
Adios for now, will be back soon.
I'm having my life determining exam now, AS level, a must score exam so i manage to fly to Poland to continue my study in medicine starting next year.
While my friend in Form 6 is facing their final year exam, i wish them best of luck.
As what shock us is, the new premiers of MCA. Who has thought that Datuk Ong Tee Keat will partner with Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek? But we may see astounding fireworks from their partnership.
As for our beloved Pak Lah, he's leaving soon and wishes him bon voyage. May a new premier for our country successing him can govern the country steadily and more efficiently and steer our motherland to its vision of 2020.
However, all this would be difficult even for Alexander the Great becoming our PM and achieve all our vision if we as rakyat...the skeletal system of the country...do not give our cooperation and give our commitment and also play our role as well.
No matter who hold the premier post in the future...we should always be committed to enhance the enforcement of policies by the government.
Don't just be a spectator and even worse, a negative speculator who (never mind if does not contribute) worsen the situation and feel happy when others are in turmoil.
Everybody can play a role for example:
- a child can listen to his/her parent and become a well- cultured grown up 1 day
- a student can study smart and hard to strive for his/her own future
- a businessman who can strengthen the economic pillar of his own,family and country
- even a fishmonger can contribute a lot by harvesting good catch for the day to feed others (provide much protein as well)
You may say this is juz bullshit but try to think it over, aren't all of us no matter from what background have our own niche ( role to play by a species in the ecosystem) and we are all interconnected as we are all entangled in a web of chain. (So do not take on others niche as this will cause chaos is the biosphere!)
If u can't help, don't complain. Try to do something which you have always feel impossible to do
which is blocked by ur own "scarred" spectacle by taking it down and replace it with a new and pure one - the one which we see thru when we all small and cute as an innocent children- try to look for it maybe you have put it somewhere over the piles of your old stuff
Always think positively, see innocently but think maturedly, listen properly and react rationally.
If we can't cultivate our own thinking, how are we goin to influence and spread our thought to others?
A brilliant quote from Pak Lah recently :
With every generation passes, there come a new one who needed to be taught all over again from scratches....
Hence, to enable us to be a teacher for the younger generations, we have to make sure we are on the right track, no matter which named track are we in, as long as our final destination is the same- to bring development and better future for our own ang children
The younger ones are innocent and have the right to choose their own track which they wish to follow and shall not told to go by which track.
As senior, we juz have to guide and not force.
So, to have a better Malaysia of tomorrow, we should play our own role first before busy commenting negatively on others. Good luck in whatever you do. (You do not know until u try it- juz give it a shot of what u intend to do.)
Adios for now, will be back soon.
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