LAYER 1 : ON THE OUTSIDE Name : WJ Birth Date : 12 July 1990 Current Status : Single Eye Colour : Not sure Righty or lefty : Righty
LAYER 2 : ON THE INSIDE My Heritage : Malaysian Chinese Hokkien My Fears : The future, extreme heights My Weaknesses : Unable to overcome my weakness My Perfect Pizza : Any pizza + xtra cheese
LAYER 3 : YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW My thoughts first waking up : Another day... My bedtime : 11pm - 2am My most missed memory : Primary and secondary school days
LAYER 4 : MY PICK Pepsi or Coke : I would rather avoid them McDonald or Burger King : Burger King's burgers are the best! Single or grouped dates : Single Adidas or Nike : Any brand would do... Quality + comfort matters Tea or Nestea : What's the difference? Chocolate or Vanilla : Chocolate Cappuccino or Coffee : Cappuccino sounds nicer, but haven't tasted before
LAYER 5 : DO YOU... Smoke : Smoking is bad for health Curse : Occasionally Take a shower : Who doesn't? Have a crush : Yes Think you've been in love : Not really Go to school : I'm going to a UNIVERSITY! Currently wasting time at MHS. Want to get married : Why not? Believe in yourself : Most of the time
LAYER 6 : IN THE PAST Alcohol : Occasionally Gone to the mall : I don't live in a kampung Been on stage : Yes Eaten sushi : Yes Dyed your hair : Never thought of trying
LAYER 7 : HAVE YOU EVER Played a stripping game : Never Changed who you were to fit in : Depends
LAYER 8 : AGE YOU'RE HOPING... To be married : 28 to 30
LAYER 9 : IN A GIRL... Best eye colour : Brown Best hair colour : Natural Short hair or long hair : Moderately long Best height : Hard to find one taller than me Attitude : Supportive, not too overly ambitious
LAYER10 : WHAT WERE YOU DOING... A minute ago : Reflecting about myself Hour ago : Surfing the internet 4.5 hours ago : Eating dinner 1 month ago : Form 6 Orientation Year ago : Enjoying Form 5
LAYER 11 : FINISH THE SENTENCES... I love : This world I feel : Worried about my future I hate : Lies I hide : My secrets I miss : My secondary school days I need : To learn to be an adult
LAYER 12 : TAGGING 5 PEOPLE Those that haven't responded to tags - Wei Di, Kee Weng, Khuan Yew, Jude (I hope he hasn't given up blogging). Plus: YY
Last week, I posted a documentary on Anwar's trial and at the same time dropped in some of my own comments about the documentary as well. Judging from the response from Sonia on what I'd written, it seems like I'd given the perception that I'm a hardcore supporter of the Pakaran Rakyat. Her response raised so many questions that I think would be appropriate to be clarified and addressed in a "long" way, that's through a blog post.
So that's about what I'd written. However, nobody commented about or gave an indication that they had watched the documentary, which was supposed to be the main feature of that post. I guess the idea of watching a one-hour documentary turns almost everyone off.
Some Clarifications
First, some clarifications on some of the statements/comments that I'd made.
"Watch the sinister campaign of Mahathir and UMNO to oust the person who dared to fight corruption" (on the documentary) Made Anwar sound like a hero right? Actually this was the description given on YouTube about this video. I copied it to make the documentary sound more exciting in order to entice people to watch it. Also, the transcript was also copied from the ABC's website, so I'm not responsible for its contents.
"I think the BN government back then - even now - is rotten" Why is BN rotten? One reason I gave was that the PM a.k.a President of BN-UMNO is given too much power until dictatorship had and will have a chance to rear its ugly head in this democratic country. No doubt that getting rid of Anwar was Mahathir's personal agenda, but the thing is, the other BN leaders are either too weak or too complacent to put a stop to this blatant abuse of power. UMNO members can't do anything to prevent their deputy president from being sacked, while BN component parties can't do anything to prevent this or else they will be accused of meddling in UMNO's internal affairs. Hence there's something wrong ("rotten" as I described it) in the BN coalition that allowed all this to happen.
"BN is too lethargic under the leadership of Abdullah" PM Abdullah is not a man of his words. Neither is he what he portrays himself to be. When he first came into power he promised many things that are close to the people's heart, like corruption eradication, empowering the judiciary, improving government transparency etc. The resounding victory he got in the 2004 General Election means that he struck the right chord. Sadly, many of his pledges weren't fulfilled. Calls of placing the ACA under the supervision of the Parliament fell on deaf ears with lame excuses given. Government refuses to reveal their contracts with the toll concessionaires when a minister promised to do so.
The 2008 General Election disaster jolted our PM into a considerable amount of action, but everything is still moving too slowly. He proposed that the ACA become a “full-fledged” Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption (MCAC), but this is not due until year end. His promise to step down is even more elusive. At the same time the Pakatan Rakyat promised swift reforms touching on the same issues, but who's more believable? Given the BN government's poor record of keeping promises, I'm inclined to believe the Pakatan Rakyat. At least they are more serious in listening to the needs of the people.
Questions, Answers & Replies
Now, I would like to answer questions posed by Sonia.
Are you going guarantee that Anwar would be a better PM? He is quite a racist if you had seen his previous records. I'm not going to guarantee that he's going to be a better PM. But many people including me give him the benefit of the doubt. So far he has been, like what political commentators say, "pushing the right buttons". And his party was given the mandate by all races to continue what he's doing. He's unlikely to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. As to his previous record as a racist, I have nothing to say about that. What I can say is since PKN was formed ten years ago he had been championing the rights of all races. Some call him a chameleon, but the reality is politicians have to be constantly attuned to the people's needs in order to be a wakil rakyat.
The ideology for DAP, PKR and PAS are different. Don't you realise? Actually I don't see any difference in ideologies between DAP and PKR. Both are secular, champion issues like corruption, accountability and so on, essentially putting power in the people's hands. PAS also champions the same thing under the Pakatan Rakyat banner but I agree that their Islamic agenda poses a problem. It depends on how they implement their Islamic agenda and whether it's acceptable by the majority of Malaysians. Even the Sultan is unhappy with their religion fanaticism. If the majority of Malaysians especially Malays are unenthusiastic about their Islamic agenda, then they have to drop it sooner or later.
Don't condemn BN till so teruk larr... they deserve some credits. Many changes have been done. BN has been ruling this country since independence, and I don't dispute the fact that they managed this country quite well - well in the sense that everything is peaceful, the economy is flourishing steadily and everybody is pretty satisfied. But this is when you look at a bottle as half-full instead of half-empty. Imagine that all Malaysians have equal opportunities on this land. Imagine that the separation of powers between the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial is still intact. Wouldn't Malaysia be on par with Singapore and Hong Kong now if BN is truly efficient? Remember, we were on par with them a few decades ago.
Change of Government
A change of government doesn't necessary mean everything is for the better. But for Malaysia where one party is dominant for so long, it's certainly a breath of fresh air. If all's well, a two-party system will emerge that will change the political landscape of Malaysia - no party or politician can afford to be arrogant lest they lose the voter's confidence.
Another thing I don't quite understand is some people's fear of riots when Pakatan Rakyat finally takes over the federal government. Why should this be any different from Pakatan Rakyat taking over 4 state governments? There will surely be no racial riots like in 1969 because those effecting these changes are from all races. In a multi-racial society, people rarely clash with their own race in the bloody sense. There will probably be minor riots orchestrated by BN-UMNO supporters, but anybody with a right-thinking mind will certainly stay away from this. Therefore I don't expect our lives to be endangered like in 1969.
Final Wrap-up
So why not support Pakatan Rakyat just this once to let them have a hand in our country's future? Like Sonia said, it might be better or for worst; we'll never know if we never try. Allowing the Pakatan Rakyat to win will also show that the people is serious about ending racial politics in Malaysia and make BN change their divide-and-rule style of politics. We should risk short term instability for long term stability and progress of our country.
This post is supposed to be about politics, but then out of the excitement of receiving my new laptop today, politics will have to wait (sorry Sonia).
I placed an order for a Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop on Dell's website last Wednesday, because I need a laptop when I study in the University of Nottingham. Dell's unique ordering system allows buyers to easily customise their order to suit their personal needs. Once they received the customer's order, then only the ordered product is manufactured - just in time. So I was informed that from processing my order to having my laptop delivered takes about 1-2 weeks. Here is a summary of the technical specifications of the laptop I ordered, if you're interested:
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 (2.0 Ghz)
RAM
2GB
LCD Screen
14.1"
HDD
160GB
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Basic
Compared to other manufactures, I find that the Dell Inspiron range offers one of best laptops in terms price-to-performance ratio in market. That means a lower price for a more powerful computer. Aesthetically speaking however, the Inspiron line of laptops are nothing special, unlike what you get with a Dell XPS or Sony Vaio. But I don't mind; it's the inside that counts.
Barely a week passed, and today I found the laptop delivered at my doorstep after school. Here I would like to share with you the excitement of getting a new laptop.
The unopened box.
Open sesame! I see the notebook bag.
A smaller box labelled "INSPIRON". Is my laptop inside?
Back in 1998, Anwar was sacked from the post of Deputy Prime Minister by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. People of my age were only in lower primary school at that time, so we couldn't understand what was going on except that Anwar was no longer DPM. He was replaced by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 1999. What actually happened then that caused his fall from power?
Fast forward 10 years. We're now young adults old enough to vote in the next General Election. As a future intelligent voter, we should know the background of leaders to know their trustworthiness, sincerity and naturally their weaknesses. This weekend (or later), spare some time to see this documentary about the trial of Anwar - the star of Malaysian politics today - in 1999. Watch the sinister campaign of Mahathir and UMNO to oust the person who dared to fight corruption. This documentary was broadcasted by ABC Television in 2000 (more info) .
After an extensive investigation in Malaysia, featuring candid interviews with highly placed insiders, Foreign Correspondent presents compelling evidence that the trial of Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was based on fabricated charges resulting from a deliberate high-level conspiracy to oust him from office.
He was the bright, shining star of Malaysian politics, a leader in waiting. Now he languishes in a prison cell, serving a long sentence for crimes he and his supporters claim were contrived to destroy him politically and personally.
Reporter Evan Williams and Producer Virginia Moncrieff have new evidence and first-hand accounts of an elaborate conspiracy against Anwar and the dark and profoundly cynical effort to make a sham case stick.
Among a number of key players speaking publicly for the first time, a former official in the ruling UMNO party, Raja Kamarrudin, links the conspiracy to destroy Anwar directly to inner sanctum of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed.
"My duty is to give propaganda to speak to the UMNO people that Anwar is not fit to be the Prime Minister," says Kamarudin.
Foreign Correspondent reveals how Malaysian officials, as far away as the United States, tried bribing witnesses to testify against Anwar.
Also speaking for the first time, in a powerful, program-length special, are relatives and associates of Anwar who claim to have been repeatedly stripped and brutalised by Malaysian police as part of a program of intimidation designed to draw false confessions that they had been sodomised by Anwar.
"They want to punch me, they want to slap me and they're very angry, at the time I cannot even say the words 'what do you want from me'. I just feel cold, I feel ashamed because I'm naked then I cried and just stood there," Sukma Darmawan.
In an explosive letter to Foreign Correspondent, from solitary confinement, Anwar accuses Mahathir personally of orchestrating the conspiracy against him to protect his cronies and family.
"Corruption was endemic. On . critical issues like democracy, corruption, my views were well articulated. I was his nemesis and he was terrified that I may pose a challenge to his leadership in the party," Anwar Ibrahim.
After watching this documentary, what conclusion can you make? I think the BN government back then - even now - is rotten, because the PM is given too much power until dictatorship had and will have a chance to rear its ugly head in this democratic country. Therefore, drastic reforms has to be introduced which is promised by Anwar and the Pakatan Rakyat. BN is too lethargic under the leadership of Abdullah. We need reforms to be fast-tracked for the benefit of this country. Hopefully they can take over the leadership of this country come Sept 16. Anwar for PM!
This will most probably be the last post I'll be writing about Malacca High School (MHS) I think, because I've firmly decided to study Foundation in Engineering at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). Since I promised a Part II for my article on MHS, then I shall finish what I've left off, though I must admit that most interesting stuff I know about and experienced in MHS had been told in Part I. Therefore, you can expect this post (Part II) a little shorter and perhaps less interesting compared to Part I.
Orientation Week
The orientation week starts on March 12. Basically orientation week was about getting to know this school and Form 6, sometimes beyond. We listened to talks by counselors, the library teacher, senior assistants, a few teachers and the principal... Most of them are rather boring. Apart from that, the school had invited some ex-Form 6 MHS students to brief us freshies about life during Form 6 and after - like how study, cope with examination pressure and finally entrance into public universities. And there was also a talk by a professor from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore about the university's science programmes. Nothing much too - his main aim was to promote his faculty and university.
Besides listening and listening to endless talks, there are also some activities in store for us. On the first day, the Form 6 Union and student association did organize some games and at the same time divided the freshies into groups, but that was what I heard, because I didn't go to school on that day. That was the only time the freshies got to play games. The next group activity was composing a sketch (Theme: Expected life in Form 6) to be presented on Thursday. The best 2 would get to perform on Teacher's Day (Friday). My group was the first to present, chosen by lot, so imagine how "lucky"! But it was over quite fast, and so I could relax and watch the other groups perform. A few bits that were hilarious were guys acting like pondans, girls fighting like there's no tomorrow and of course, Jude imitating the antics of our discipline master during orientation week. Quite a perfect imitation, so that's why I recommended whoever who wants to see how "pleasant" our discipline master is to find him. His group won by the way, and I would love to see the discipline master's face if the scene was not cut on Teacher's Day (I didn't attend school on that day too).
Class
By Thursday afternoon, we were already sorted into our respective classes. I was placed in Lower 6 Alpha, the first class in the Science (Physics) stream. Only a maximum of 15 students are in my class, so it can be rather quiet at times, at least initially. The students in my class (as of now) are: (Hazel) Cheong Sze Kit (IJC) >> Monitor Yee Zi Shan (STPM) >> Asst. Monitor (Hannah) Low Tze Fui (IJC) >> Ex-monitor (she quitted) Lew Shuk Ling (CCS) Lee Yuin Kuan (IJC) Suah Jin May (IJC) Hiu Kee Weng (SFI) Jude Ng (SFI) Loo Han (SFI) Kong Teck Lee (SFI) Lee Ming Yuen (MHS) and of course me.
Kin Wee and Wong from NS and Sunway respectively will probably be joining this class too.
Teachers
Most Form 6 teachers of my class are a hardworking lot. Mr. Wee, our Physics teacher gave us notes and exercises on his first lesson. My Chemistry teacher (forgot her name) drilled us on oxidation numbers also on her first lesson. And Mr. Khoo, our Maths T teacher, already gave 2 extra classes during the holidays, although I only attended one of them. The Maths G teacher took a different approach during her first lesson by showing us the courseware (using computer) provided by the Ministry of Education. It was the most "exciting" lesson ever, until Kee Weng described it in his MSN Messenger personal message as "the best maths lesson ever, until I can sleep"!
Probably due to the teachers' obsessiveness with preparing us for scoring good grades in STPM, their lessons can hardly be considered interesting. Chemistry especially. All the lessons so far were about drilling, drilling (during her second lesson, we tried balancing equations). No doubt that she was getting us ready for STPM, but her teaching method made me rather dread her lessons, because my brain just couldn't stand this intense drilling due to months of lack of use. I wish the teachers had come up with something lighter to get our brains oiled before getting into this STPM business.
Conclusion
Studying Form 6 at MHS is actually not bad, considering that it is one of the top schools in the country in terms of STPM results. I feel a little sad having to leave this school, but then again I have stronger reasons to justify my choice, which may be the topic of my next post. In the meantime, I won't be leaving MHS too soon, because the next intake for foundation at UNMC is in July.
After trying to discern from media reports (here and here) information about the new scholarship scheme by the PSD, an official announcement regarding this matter is finally available.
PENAJAAN TAMBAHAN PELAJAR LEPASAN SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA 2007 1. Mulai tahun 2008, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam akan menawarkan penajaan tambahan untuk pelajar–pelajar yang cemerlang bagi mengikuti pengajian di dalam dan luar negara. Permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada calon-calon untuk mendapatkan tajaan JPA seperti berikut: a. Program Luar Negara i) Pelajar-pelajar yang sedang atau mendapat tawaran untuk mengikuti pengajian Tahun I peringkat ijazah pertama di universiti-universiti Ivy League atau setara. b. Program Dalam Negara i) Pelajar-pelajar SPM 2007 yang mendapat 9A dan ke atas yang sedang mengikuti pengajian di Tingkatan 6 di Sekolah Bantuan Penuh Kerajaan, Pusat Matrikulasi di bawah Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, Pusat Asasi Sains Universiti Malaya dan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa atau Pusat Matrikulasi / Asasi Sains lain di bawah Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam; Pelajar-pelajar yang sedang atau mendapat tawaran untuk mengikuti pengajian Tahun I peringkat ijazah pertama yang diiktiraf oleh Kerajaan Malaysia di kampus cawangan University of Nottingham, Monash University, Swinburne University dan Curtin University of Technology di Malaysia; ii) 1 2. Program dan institusi-institusi yang ditaja adalah seperti berikut: PROGRAM Tingkatan 6 INSTITUSI Sekolah-Sekolah Bantuan Penuh Kerajaan Pusat-Pusat Matrikulasi di bawah Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia i) Pusat Asasi Sains UM (PASUM) ii) Pusat Asasi Undang-undang UiTM iii) Pusat Asasi UIA iv) Pusat Asasi Farmasi UiTM v) Pusat Asasi Sains UiTM vi) Pusat Asasi TESL UiTM vii) Pusat Asasi Sains Pertanian UPM viii) Pusat Tamhidi USIM Matrikulasi Asasi Sains Ijazah Pertama i) ii) iii) iv) Nottingham University Monash University Curtin University of Technology Swinburne University Ijazah Pertama Ivy League Univesities i) Brown University ii) Cornell University iii) Columbia University iv) Dartmouth University v) Harvard University vi) Yale University vii) Princeton University viii) University of Pennsylvania Ijazah Pertama British Top Universities i) ii) iii) iv) v) Cambridge University Oxford University Imperial College London London School of Economics University College London JPA hanya akan menaja bidang-bidang yang diiktiraf oleh Kerajaan Malaysia sahaja. 2 3. SYARAT-SYARAT PERMOHONAN (a) (i) (ii) (iii) Syarat-syarat Asas Warganegara Malaysia; Umur tidak melebihi 20 tahun pada 31 Disember 2008; Mendapat sekurang-kurangnya gred 2A dalam Bahasa Melayu,Sejarah dan Pendidikan Islam/ Pendidikan Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah / Pendidikan Syariah Islamiah / Pendidikan Moral serta mana-mana 6 matapelajaran berikut; Fizik, Kimia, Biologi, Matematik Tambahan, Bahasa Inggerís, Matematik, Prinsip Akaun, Perdagangan, Pengajian Keusahawanan, Ekonomi Asas, EST, Geografi, Teknologi Maklumat, Bahasa Arab Tinggi, Bahasa Arab Komunikasi, Tasawur Islam, Pendidikan Seni; (iii) Mempunyai kesihatan yang baik dan tidak mengidap penyakitpenyakit kritikal seperti Hepatitis, Aids, HIV dan sebagainya; Mendapat tempat ke Tingkatan 6 atau Pusat Matrikulasi di bawah Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia atau Pusat Asasi Universiti Malaya atau Pusat Matrikulasi / Asasi Sains lain di bawah Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam atau University of Nottingham, Monash University, Swinburne University dan Curtin University of Technology di Malaysia atau universiti-universiti Ivy League di Amerika Syarikat dan universiti-universiti terkemuka di United Kingdom atau setara; (iv) (b) Syarat Khusus Bagi Permohonan Program Ijazah Pertama di Nottingham University, Monash University, Curtin University of Technology dan Swinburne University, Program Ivy League Universities dan setara (i) Calon-calon yang menerima tawaran di 4 kampus cawangan di Malaysia disyaratkan memperolehi keputusan seperti berikut: Kelayakan A-Level South Australian Matriculatin (SAM) Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) International Baccalaureate (IB) Keputusan 12 Mata 90 % 90 % 33 mata 3 ii) Calon-calon yang menerima tawaran ke universiti Ivy League disyaratkan memperolehi keputusan Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I) sekurang-kurangnya 1,400 mata bagi Critical Reading dan Matematik, dan markah TOEFL sekurang-kurangnya 105 (Internet Base Test). Calon-calon yang menerima tawaran ke universiti terkemuka United Kingdom disyaratkan memperolehi Gred A dalam sekurang-kurangnya 3 matapelajaran dalam peperiksaan ALevel, atau 40 mata dalam peperiksaan International Baccalaureate (IB), dan markah IELTS sekurang-kurangnya 7.0. iii) 4. BIDANG TAJAAN BIL. BIDANG CONTOH 1. 2. 3. Perubatan Sains Tulen Sains Gunaan Perubatan, Pergigian, Farmasi, Perubatan Veterinar Fizik, Kimia, Biologi, Matematik, Sains Hayat Pertanian, Perhutanan, Bioteknologi/ Sains Makanan, Perikanan/Sains Samudera, Alam Sekitar, Teknologi Maklumat Kejuruteraan, Teknologi Industri, Seni Bina, Ukur Bahan/Tanah, Perancangan Bandar dan Wilayah Sastera Dan Sains Sosial, Pengajian Islam/Syariah/Usuluddin, Kemanusiaan/ Kemasyarakatan, Komunikasi, Bahasa, Sains Pembangunan Ekonomi/Perniagaan Tani, Pengurusan Perniagaan/Pentadbiran Awam, Perakaunan, Undang-undang, Pengajian Kuantitatif, Pengurusan, Sains Perpustakaan dan Maklumat 4. Teknologi 5. Sastera 6. Sastera Ikhtisas 4 5. CALON-CALON YANG TIDAK LAYAK MEMOHON (i) Pelajar-pelajar yang tidak memenuhi asas dan khusus yang ditetapkan. syarat-syarat kelayakan (ii) Pelajar-pelajar yang telah mendapat penajaan lain untuk melanjutkan pengajian. 6. TEMPOH KONTRAK Pemohon yang menerima tawaran biasiswa tajaan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam dikehendaki berkhidmat dengan kerajaan dan sekiranya enggan, tuntutan ganti rugi akan dikenakan. Tempoh berkhidmat dengan Kerajaan dan amaun tuntutan ganti rugi adalah seperti di bawah: PERINGKAT/TEMPOH PENGAJIAN TEMPOH BERKHIDMAT DENGAN KERAJAAN AMAUN GANTI RUGI (RM) Kursus Bukan Profesional Kursus Profesional* IPTA IPTS Peringkat Ijazah: 4 tahun atau kurang Lebih dari 4 tahun Kursus Perubatan dan Pergigian 4 5 6 7 10 110,000 130,000 250,000 ) Kos ) sebenar ) - *Catatan: Kursus profesional meliputi kursus-kursus seperti perubatan, pergigian, farmasi, perubatan veterinar, kejuruteraan, seni bina, perakaunan, kejururawatan, undang-undang, penilaian harta, ukur bahan dan ukur tanah. 5 7. CARA MEMOHON Permohonan boleh dibuat secara dalam talian (on-line) sahaja. Permohonan adalah percuma. Cara memohon adalah seperti berikut: (i) pemohon hendaklah mendaftar untuk mendapatkan kata laluan percuma melalui talian di http://esila.jpa.gov.my mulai tarikh iklan dikeluarkan; pemohon yang telah berdaftar boleh mengemukakan permohonan mulai tarikh iklan dikeluarkan. Untuk mendapatkan maklumat lanjut, sila layari http://esila.jpa.gov.my atau http://www.jpa.gov.my.; pemohon dibenarkan menghantar satu permohonan sahaja tetapi dibenarkan mengakses untuk mengemaskini atau meminda sebelum tarikh tutup permohonan. Hanya permohonan yang terkini sahaja diambil kira sebagai penerimaan permohonan; borang permohonan dalam talian yang dimuat turun, dicetak dan dihantar melalui pos tidak akan diproses; permohonan secara dalam talian tidak memerlukan penghantaran salinan sijil-sijil, kecuali dinyatakan dalam “Slip Pemohonan Penajaan Tambahan SPM 2007”; pemohon hendaklah memastikan proses permohonan telah sempurna dengan mencetak “Slip Pemohonan Penajaan Tambahan SPM 2007” sebagai bukti permohonan telah dibuat; pertanyaan mengenai masalah teknikal semasa mengisi borang permohonan dalam talian boleh dibuat dengan menghubungi talian 038885 3550. Talian ini dibuka setiap hari dari jam 8.00 pagi hingga 5.00 petang (Isnin – Jumaat); dan pertanyaan mengenai program tajaan boleh dibuat dengan menghubungi talian 03-8885 3049 (10 talian) pada setiap hari bekerja mulai jam 8.00 pagi hingga 5.00 petang atau e-mel di alamat esila@jpa.gov.my. (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) vi) (vii) (viii) 8. TARIKH TUTUP PERMOHONAN Tarikh tutup permohonan ialah pada 14 Jun 2008. Permohonan yang diterima selepas tarikh tersebut tidak akan dilayan. TAMAT 6
From the above advertisement (as they call it), they say they will be sponsoring Form 6 students who got 9As and above in their SPM, but in what aspect are they going to sponsor? School fees? Books? Food? Not to mention that there'll be at least a 4-year bond.
Unless they come out with an attractive scheme, I'm sticking with studying foundation (soon) at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
