Sunday, March 27, 2011

An urge to change



Assalamualaikum WBT and hye.
To begin with, I want to stress that this post is not related to any event that is happening in Malaysia. I have no interest to relate political uproar and even economic downturn to urge fellow kyuemi-ans to start doing something.
I have to say, to spread the message for a better tomorrow.  From my perspective, the situation in ky is becoming worse. Surely most of us would not agree with me. Yes you will argue. Everyone have their opinion, not to mention the bright kyuem students. It is okay to disagree but please share your opinion and explain. That was my purpose in the first place. Let’s get started.

Kiasu culture

I found it is normal for us to share talents and knowledge. Rather, I can see the magnificent cooperation between the students. It is absurd to say there are ‘kedekut ilmu’ students in kyuem. Obviously the students here are cooperating really well to achieve great results. HOWEVER, there are still rooms for improvement. I really do not understand why some people try to hide their ‘kiasuness’. I mean, hey, its okay bro; you are doing the right thing. Please do not shy. The problem is becoming worse when these people tend to lie about their homework. I am sure it is typical for us to find the doing-everything-but-homework people finished their homework. Now, the problem arises when the I-follow-what-my-friend-do people asked about homework. There are lots of them. Hence the latter students will finally end up doing nothing. My point is simple. Let’s just reveal the truth. Encourage your friends to kiasu. I do not see any wrongdoing in ‘culturing kiasuness’. Instead, be proud!

Events, events, events!!

One of the visions for typical Malaysians is to produce well-rounded students. At first, I am quite taken by this idea. Anyhow I found some misinterpretation in the implementation. Nothing wrong in this idea but one must realises one potential first before jumping into a hectic life. Even our ex-CEO, the lovely Mr Zakie realised the potential harm. If we continue to strive for all-rounder, we might end up being mediocre or commoners. Why is this so? You see, one must explore the true potential to ensure great success. In economics, they called it specialisation. Focus on the best comparative advantage so we will increase production. Diversifying our focus will reduce the potential greatness. Imagine we are dividing our training for 5 abilities without knowing the real potential. You take 2 hours to train each one. Now imagine a different situation. What if you discover the real talent in YOU, and then focus the real thing? Surely the results will be much better. Have you ever wonder why Bill Gates is once the richest person in the world. He knows what he is good at. Simply put, do not put yourself in the situation where you have to involve in ALL events. Before participate, consider your study first. The main priority in kyuem is your a-level results. The nickname ‘____ di mana-mana’ is not something to grab on.

To be continued...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Planning



Assalamualaikum.

Hello

Guys, It is a 2-week holiday. From my perspective, it is important to spend your holidays properly. So that those who loaded their bags with Maths and Stats books would not leave their books untouched at the end of the holiday. This is a typical occurrence for us, I believe. Hence I want to stress that you have to PLAN

PLAN 

PLAN

PLAN

and PLAN

your holidays. Spend quality time with your beloved family and have some rest. Take a wonderful trip even though house trips are upcoming. Make sure when the college reopens, you gain enough energy to accelerate for the exams. 

Good  luck and have a nice break.