Kinda busy doh...After my final exam last sem, Palapes naik pangkat, a very rushed CNY, Hardcore Palapes training with 3 hour sleep for at least 11 days. Choir camp with so much to catch up on. After the Palapes and choir camp, Catch up and reply to all the scholarship news and scholarship assignment as well as registering for new semester. Mandatory Scholarship camp for BTAR (biasiswa Tunku Abdul Rahman) made me miss 3 classes. Coach Jeff asking me when am I going to come for training? Aduh, How to go for training when I have classes on Mon to Wed 6pm-9pm? It seems like I will not be able to go for trainings on Tuesdays or night training.
Whoa, the future BTAR recipients has more pressure as they need to maintain 3.75 CGPA.
Leadership and a greater understanding of Tunku Abdul Rahman's personality and TAR's leadership qualities were the content of the camp with the theme of "The Tunku I Knew"
The Pledge we created:
With pride and honour,
WE solemnly swear,
To serve the king and country with utmost loyalty,
To protect the land and sovereignty of Malaysia,
To uphold ideals of justice, liberty and unity,
To become the living heart and soul of TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN,
As Tunku Scholars,
WE shall be the change we want to see,
And so,
With remembrance for the past and with confidence in the future,
Under the providence of God,
WE shall succeed
Credits to Andrew Dana, Shawn Keng, Endless Kabilan and others Tunku Scholars.
I became MC(Master of Ceremony) during the YTAR camp for one of the activity...Facing my fear of MC-ing.
This semester I have to take English Presentation as English for Academic Purpose is not offered in this Sem...sad la. There's a girl who failed English Presentation and is repeating the course...aduh...Why la, no choice?
Yesterday I receive confirmation email from the KONG ZI institute, UM that I am accepted into the Elementary Mandarin Language class.
What I mean is in English you learn the alphabets then you can read or pronounce any word. But the chinese strokes does not show how to pronounce. There are many Ancient language which have come to extinction but Chinese is one of the oldest language which is still surviving now. Cool right? The Best student will be sent to Beijing. (Fully Sponsored by the Kong Zi Institute, UM).
Kong Zi Institute UM is a institute whereby China send teachers to teach Malaysians the Chinese Language.The number of students they will accept are very limited. Originally, the Elementary Mandarin Language Course is RM 810 but the first 100 students will only have to pay RM 500.
I enrolled in this course because I am a Chinese who is not able to speak her mother tongue, I would like to go back to my roots by learning Mandarin. Besides that, being able to understand the Mandarin language would allow me to communicate with others, especially other Chinese people who are weak in English and Malay. In the other states peninsular Malaysia, it is widely stereotyped that most urban KL Chinese people cannot speak Mandarin. I would like to proof this stereotype wrong especially since I am a Tunku Scholar. I want to proof that Tunku Scholars are not only academically competent but Tunku Scholars are also people who are proud of their heritage and will not forget their roots.
As a Malaysian, the language most used in Malaysia is Mandarin after the English and Malay language and so by enrolling in this course I would gain an extra advantage by knowing Mandarin especially since we are in this competitive and educated society whereby everyone has the same level of education. At the moment, there are some jobs which put Mandarin as a prerequisite to be qualified for the job due to the fact that most of their customers or clients are Chinese. As a Tunku Scholar, learning Mandarin would enable me to communicate better with people especially those in the Management sector.
Hi Friends,
ReplyDeleteChinese language study requires consistent effort. While you may be able to skip a class or two in Spanish and still catch up, the same is not true for Chinese. Thanks a lot for sharing with us...