The Milestone 69

My 10 minutes speech

2009-10-06T07:54:00.000-07:00

I remember delivered this text during school assembly during launching of Science,Maths & Ict (Samatict) Months. I wish I'll be getting another moment like this in the future. Good practice!

A very good morning I bid to the honourable school principal, Tn Hj Mohmad Mohlis B Yusak, Senior assistants, Head of departments, Teachers, MPPs and all students.
I’m very pleased and proud this morning to see all the preparations for today special event the SAMATIC Month was done properly. For that, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr Suzaimi and Ms Asma Alias who took their job seriously as the director of the program, Mr Jamil and Ms Jan Rovera who are responsible for today’s launching and not forgotten to all science,maths and ict teachers who showed their commitment to ensure the success of this event. Even though some of them are new teachers but they have done their job well. Thank you and well done!
Now is the month of April and it is our unit The SAMATIC Department’s turn to organize and supervise the school’s curriculum activities throughout the month. The main objective of the programme is to emphasis the learning of Science, Maths and IT in English to ensure the students’ academic performances reach its’ target in terms of the quality and quantity. Today I’m glad to take this chance to share my thoughts and hopes. Before that, thank you to Madam Ann my beloved wife who helped me out with this text.
L&G
Learning Maths, Science and IT in English is crucial to the advancement of science and technology nowadays in this global world. Why do I say so? It’s easy...look around you. Books, notes from the internet, names of parts and equipments, environmental issues are some examples where if one knows Maths & Science in English very well then you are able to distinguish yourself from the rest. Imagine how you are able to help to save our planet if you have the knowledge in science. Have you ever wondered what will happen if the earth is hotter by 1 C only? Well, let me tell you, the ice will melt in the North & South poles and thus will contribute to the rising level of the sea water. Just imagine cities like Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan will be disappeared in a second under the sea and destroy thousands of life. But, if you know science well, you are able to help to control the condition even by doing a small part in school. For example, do not litter plastic because it will pollute our school & environment. Please remember this!
L&G, Lastly,
My hope for all of us is to take this challenge of learning maths & science in English in order to change the way we live in. You have to walk the thousand miles to reach the end of the rainbow that is the success of your life. So once again, students please support this programme and do your best in any competitions you will join. Just realize everything we do here is important because we care about your academic and your future. We wish to see each and every one of you successful in your life. With that I end my speech with a quote” PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE HAVE A MAGICAL EFFECT BEFORE WHICH DIFFICULTIES DISSAPEAR AND OBSTACLES VANISH” By John Quincy Adams. Thank you all.

Nice painting of famous people with amazing facts

2009-09-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante

Our names

2009-07-13T02:00:00.000-07:00

Jude Bernard Gaisan
Jude Bernard Gaisan reflects idealism, the good of mankind. Jude Bernard Gaisan is the humanitarian with the power to make things happen and the integrity to stay the course. A mover and a shaker, without a selfish bone in its body; the name Jude Bernard Gaisan attracts respect, support, and devoted fans. It seems even that the Universe tends to support what the name Jude Bernard Gaisan represents. Speaks to people of all walks of life. Tolerant and broad-minded.
This name pursues goals other than money and power. It seeks justice. It wants to feed the hungry and heal the sick. And yet, the resources it needs to do the job seem to always magically appear.
Jude Bernard Gaisan's most positive characteristics: Integrity, love for all, charisma. Encourages the best in people.
Jude Bernard Gaisan's most negative characteristics: Naive, seeks fame, vulnerable to criticism, not a good judge of character.

Matthew Luke Gaisan
The name Matthew Luke Gaisan reflects drive, a pioneering spirit, leadership, independence and originality. The energy behind this name is strong and forceful and promotes an unconventional, innovative, and decisive approach. Highly focused and self-reliant, the name Matthew Luke Gaisan carries with it an unmistakable "can do" attitude. It reflects confidence, energy, strength and perseverance. There is a definite sense of danger and risk-taking as well.
The name Matthew Luke Gaisan does not inspire patience and sensitivity, and does not promote cooperation or a diplomatic approach to problem solving. Think of this name as a masculine, aggressive, creative force.
Matthew Luke Gaisan's most positive characteristics: Strength, originality, courage, imagination, creativity, confidence. Good for competitive, high-risk ventures.
Matthew Luke Gaisan's most negative characteristics: Pride, intolerance, excessive aggressiveness. Not good for people-oriented ventures or healing, counseling and retail businesses.

Keith Gabriel Gaisan
The name Keith Gabriel Gaisan induces a sense of freedom and adventure, risks and rewards, gambling and daring acts of courage. The name has passion and excitement.
One senses that Keith Gabriel Gaisan can do anything, is extremely capable, and a true survivor. It is also highly flexible, can adapt to new circumstances quickly, and has excellent reflexes; often, important decisions are made in seconds, seemingly impulsively even. But due to sharp intuition and even sharper intelligence, those decisions are almost always right on the money. Youthful, dynamic and energetic, this name draws people who want things to be "different," and don't like the tried and proven.
Social, outgoing, something skirting the acceptable - or even pushing the envelope of what is legal.
Keith Gabriel Gaisan's most positive characteristics: Productive, dynamic, adaptable. Good at promoting self.
Keith Gabriel Gaisan's most negative characteristics: Can be unorganized, scattered. Lacks direction. Needs maturity and discipline.
Rebecca Anne Gaisan
The name Rebecca Anne Gaisan induces a sense of freedom and adventure, risks and rewards, gambling and daring acts of courage. The name has passion and excitement.
One senses that Rebecca Anne Gaisan can do anything, is extremely capable, and a true survivor. It is also highly flexible, can adapt to new circumstances quickly, and has excellent reflexes; often, important decisions are made in seconds, seemingly impulsively even. But due to sharp intuition and even sharper intelligence, those decisions are almost always right on the money. Youthful, dynamic and energetic, this name draws people who want things to be "different," and don't like the tried and proven.
Social, outgoing, something skirting the acceptable - or even pushing the envelope of what is legal.
Rebecca Anne Gaisan's most positive characteristics: Productive, dynamic, adaptable. Good at promoting self.
Rebecca Anne Gaisan's most negative characteristics: Can be unorganized, scattered. Lacks direction. Needs maturity and discipline.

PPSMI became history

2009-07-12T06:37:00.000-07:00

Addressing fears and concerns of parents
With the announcement of the reversal of the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English (PPSMI), The Star received numerous queries on various aspects of the new policy. Below, Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom provides answers to these questions.

> By increasing the number of periods of English, does this mean school hours will be longer? Or will the time-table be restructured to reduce the time for some subjects?
The increase in the number of periods for English Language classes will not affect school hours. The time-table will be restructured whereby some subjects will have fewer periods. However, the ministry is in the process of fine-tuning this with the involvement of all stake-holders.
> If a student is in Year One in 2010, this means he will be in Year Three in 2012. Will he study Maths and Science in Bahasa Malaysia when he is in Year Three (2012) or will he continue in English?
Students in Year Three (2012) will continue to learn Maths and Science in English. The implementation of the change will only involve students in Year Four.
> Will teachers start teaching certain Mathematics and Science terms in Bahasa from Year One next year so that once students are in Year Three in 2012, they are able to cope better?
Teachers may use Bahasa to introduce mathematical and scientific terms and may use both Bahasa and English in the teaching of both subjects.
> If a student starts Form 4 in 2012, he would have studied Maths and Science in English for nine years (six years at primary level and three years at secondary level). Does this mean he has to study Maths and Science for two years in Bahasa (in Forms 4 and 5), and revert to English for the two subjects when he is in Form 6/Matriculation?
Currently the decision stands as it is and students in Form 4 (2012) will learn Maths and Science in Bahasa. However, the Ministry will fine-tune the process to accommodate students in the transitional period.
> Can private schools which also follow the national school syllabus be given the flexibility to continue with English? Are international schools exempted from this new policy?
According to the Education Act (1996) Section 7 (Private Educational Institutions) Item 74, “A private educational institution providing primary education or secondary education or both shall comply with the requirements of the National Curriculum and shall prepare pupils for prescribed examinations.”
Therefore, private schools fall under this Act and the change in the medium of instruction in the teaching of Maths and Science will affect them. However, international schools do not come under this Act.
> Can parents with children at the private schools make the decision to continue with English?
No. If parents were to decide to put their children in private schools, they are to follow the national curriculum as stipulated under the Act.
> From this year until 2011, will public examinations such as the UPSR, PMR, SPM and STPM continue in two languages, that is Bahasa and English, in national primary and secondary schools, and Chinese and Tamil for the respective vernacular schools?
The public examinations will continue to be bilingual until 2012 for SPM candidates and 2013 for UPSR and PMR candidates.
> How will the ministry monitor if teachers take matters into their own hands and decide to start teaching the two subjects in Bahasa from next year even though the PPSMI policy is still ongoing?
At present, an overwhelming number of teachers are taking matters into their own hands by teaching Maths and Science bilingually. From now until 2012, there is no change in the policy. Teachers are to teach in English and may use both languages (English and Bahasa) to teach the two subjects.
The ministry has various bodies such as the state and district education departments and the School Inspectorate to monitor programmes run by the ministry.
> From now till 2012, will the teaching of Maths and Science be in Bahasa and English, or mother tongue (Chinese and Tamil)?
Officially, the policy (PPSMI) continues up to 2012. Teachers are to teach in English and may use both languages (English and Bahasa) to teach the two subjects.
> From 2012 onwards, will the teaching of Maths and Science for all levels in national primary and secondary schools be in Bahasa, and in mother tongue for vernacular schools?
As it is, the change will take effect as mentioned in the decision (starting with Year One and Four and Form 1 and 4 in 2012). However, we will look at matters that arise to fine-tune the changes.

How well is 87% pass in STPM now day?

2009-02-07T05:17:00.000-08:00

I accidentally read this blog while looking for computing stpm material for my class. The article is funny to read and catch my attention. So decided to copy it and put in my blog just for sharing and thought for the day!

How do you explain the fact that 87% of the students passed the examinations of the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) recently? When during your grandfather’s time only 10% would have passed? Are students getting smarter? Or are STPM questions getting easier? Let me put things in their proper perspective.

During your grandfather’s time, they would ask exam questions like:
In what year did Parameswara founded the kingdomof Melaka?

The correct answer was “1402″, and they found that only 10% of the students managed to answer the question correctly. This didn’t go down too well with the authorities, because the objective of the exams was to
pass people.

I mean, what’s the point of having exams if people fail?

So later, they found another way to ask the same question:
Parameswara founded the kingdom of Melaka in the year:
(a) 2001
(b) 2004
(c) 1986
(d) 1975
(e) 1402
Tick the correct answer.

The results were better in that 20% of the students passed. But it was still not good enough, so the authorities tried a different tactic a few years later.

Parameswara founded the kingdom of Melaka in the year1402.
true or false?

Well, half of the students guessed “True” and the other half guessed “False”. Fully 50% passed. The results were getting pretty acceptable by now.

Most other countries would be satisfied with a 50% passing rate, but not us. We are a better country, because we are a boleh country the authorities then cracked their heads and then came out with this one:

Read the following sentence carefully.
“Parameswara, the cousin of Proton-Iswara, founded the kingdom of Melaka in the year 1402″.
Underline the name of the person who founded Melaka.

60% underlined “Parameswara”, 30% underlined “Proton-Iswara” and 10% underlined “1402″. Hooiyoh……60% managed to pass! So krever!

But for some reason, the authorities were still not contented. So last year, they came out with this gem:

One day in the year 1402, Parameswara founded the kingdom of Melaka. Then he went home to have dinner. What did he eat? 13% handed in blank answers, 57% wrote “Maggi Mee”, and 10% wrote “Kentucky Fried Chicken”, and 20% wrote “Tree bark”.

The official answer was “Food” of course!

After the marking was over, it was found that 87% of the students had passed. 87%….. now that’s pretty impressive! So it’s true. The students are indeed getting smarter.

Did you lock your car already?

2008-12-05T08:13:00.000-08:00

Beware, thieves are very clever nowadays. Be careful when using your car lock remote because your remote signal can be copied when it transfer in open air, means when you using your lock in some distance you are actually giving the code to a third party person. This would cause your valuable thing to be stolen since the culprit can easily unlock your car. There is a proof that these product is designed and came from china. So be careful everyone. Remember, always lock your car before you take a walk.

Cartoon with life attitude

2008-12-05T08:01:00.000-08:00

cartoon is very interesting because its nice to see. The message is simple and can be very touching. Well, the meaning is always up to the eye of the beholder. Wonder if we can learn something from here..

Bottled water in your car is very dangerous to women

2008-11-19T05:56:00.000-08:00

I got this from my in law through email. Reading this make me worry as i myself have women in my life, my wife, my mother and 3 sisters. The email is written like this;
This is how Sheryl Crow got breast cancer.She was on the Ellen show and said this same exact thing.This has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels in breast cancer、especially in Australia. A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.The Doctor told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car、and、pass this on to all the women in your life.This information is the kind we need to know and be aware of and it just might save a life. The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue. Use a stainless steel Canteen or a glass bottle when you can!!!
LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE.

Who likes Prison Break?

2008-11-19T04:58:00.000-08:00

Prison break wow... one of my favourite tv programme. I've been watching this show since the 1st episode. Currently, Season 4 is almost coming to it's end. The story for me is always fresh, full of action, dramatic, romance(scottfield & sara) in a very minimum way. The main attraction, i think ,is it always ends with a very dramatic way and I cant wait to see what's happening in the next episode.My wife and I share the same feeling though. That' s the reason why i kept on following this series until now. I have a friend that shares the similar interest with me and he is the reason i always gets the latest show of this series,by simply downloading from the net. Thanks to Tm Streamyx and the IDM.exe software. By the way, my friend is no longer around as he has moved back to his hometown . Man.. i ll miss the copying thing from him. But, life goes on man. Well, I just need to find out my self how and where to get the last 3 episodes of P break S4. So, if you guys are interested to have the copy, keep on following me when I get them soon . Who knows, you ll like the movie as much as i am. You can check out some of the clips in Youtube (just type prison break)

2 M loss who is responsible? and who is Ariana Teoh? Follow the link

2008-11-14T08:45:00.001-08:00

News i read today.mmm..just wondering who is Arianna Teoh(click here)? It sound very familiar so i type her name in google and found out oh yes of coz..she is an artist. Here part of the story...

GEORGE TOWN: The bright red and yellow stands put up for the much anticipated, and now cancelled, Kings of Tennis event at the Esplanade here are coming down.Workers were busy taking down everything yesterday, from lights and bleachers to the massive white viewing galleries.Penang Municipal Council president Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman stated the inevitable – the organisers will have to restore the field to its original state or face court action.“The organisers have to repair the grounds or pay us. If not, we intend to see them in court,” he said.Even though event organising chairman Arianna Teoh did not sign the agreement, the council was allowed to let them continue construction work out of good faith because we wanted to support a world-class event,” he said.It is learnt that the council received a letter from state Tourism Development, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Danny Law in August requesting the use of the field for the tournament.As the council had plans to upgrade the field during that period, the request was rejected.Last month, Teoh sent a similar request to the council, which was approved by a technical committee on Oct 17.Penang MCA Youth chief Eng Hiap Boon, who visited the site yesterday, accused the state of not acting professionally in the matter.“The state said they only endorsed the event, but we want them to make public the agreement letter signed. This event has been highly publicised over the ESPN channel and the sudden cancellation will affect not only Penang but also the country’s good name,” he added.“I fail to understand how the state could have waived the RM2mil deposit for renting the field and on top of that, offer to waive the RM200,000 rental fee if the event was successful. Is this the standard practice of the state? Who is going to pay for the destruction of this historical field now?”Penang Lawn Tennis Association project coordinator Janet Loo said the association was waiting for a statement from Teoh about the project.“We were helping out with the technical support for the event by supplying the court officials and ball persons. The event would have been very good for Penang tennis and it is such a waste now. Everyone here is disappointed,” she said.It is learnt that Teoh will explain all at a press conference to be called soon.

original by Andrea pilmer the star

I need a blog

2008-11-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

I need a blog...Why?
- share
- Voice out
- freedom
- is a trend
- I'm an IT graduate without blog i feel guilty
- interesting kind of hobby
- being creative

so if u feel you have some sort of these. Why wait? lets blog dude!