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hmmm...exciting quote..

2010-07-22T10:31:00.000+08:00

Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.
-- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

A YEAR OF PRODUCTIVITY

2010-07-21T15:59:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!
Sorry for the long silence.
Major 5zal was too busy with his own projects to update this blog, and I've been well.. busy adjusting to being a mother.
Yes!
This is a great year for most of us Tesolians.
Some of us have ended up, not only in the staffroom this year, but also in the labour room, hahahaa..

Let's see...
Those who have children this year and those who will be joining the club soon:
1. Meena
2. Nur'in
3. Nana
4. Aliya
5. Sarala
6. Shuba
6. anyone else I've missed?

So Faizal, why don't we have our gathering 4 years later? By that time, we can bring our children along, hahahaha...

EXTRA ENGLISH HOURS

2010-03-20T21:10:00.001+08:00

More English classes for all schools, says DPM
BY PRIYA KULASAGARAN

KUALA LUMPUR: All schools will have increased hours of English lessons per week by 2011.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said all Chinese and Tamil schools would have also extra Bahasa Malaysia lessons per week in addition to increased English classes.
"The Cabinet agreed to the move in our weekly meeting on Friday," he told reporters after launching the KL International Book Fair at PWTC here on Saturday.
Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said the increased hours of language lessons would not involve an extension to existing school hours.

LIT TEXTS FOR FORM 4

2010-01-26T17:22:00.007+08:00

I've rechecked the list sent to my school for the new Lit. component.

Form 4:
1. In the Midst of Hardship (poem)
2. He has such Quiet Eyes (poem)
3. Qwertyuiop (ss)
4. The Fruitcake Special (ss)
5. Gulp and Gasp (drama)

Form 5
1. Nature (poem)
2. Are you still playing the flute (poem)
3. (novel)

I haven't checked out the CD so can't give any comment yet.
Anyway, I've started teaching Latiff Mohidin's poem, and my students seem to have less problem understanding it [compared to the previous poems taught] , which is really good news.

Faizal, dont' ever believe that the new poems etc are for enjoyment only. They'll be tested in SPM next year laaaa, unless a miracle happens :P

The present SPM Fifth Formers will continue with the old component; they don't have to learn all these new poems etc. That should help teachers to spot the topics as there're only a few poems and short stories left which have not been tested in SPM for the past many years.

You might want to check out this blog by Mr.Faizal Abdullah who reviewed Latiff Mohidin's poem as well as other poems at http://tongodsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-first-attempt.html

Back to School...2010!

2010-01-07T01:04:00.002+08:00

Yea, yea, yea Boss! Anyway, since Form 1 and 4 have to learn new literature components, why don't we share what ever we have with others in this blog? I myself teaching Form 4 this year, and to be honest I'm afraid that I might lead my students to wrong interpretation ( but hey, they can interpret whatever they want right?That is the objective of literature so that they can learn something and enjoy the text the way the want it - right?) I've googled for so many hours to find anything that can assist my T&L, but there was nothing much on the net except I found one blog that touched one of the poems(In the midst of hardship by Latiff Mohidin) a bit.

SO, I think this is the time for us Tesolians to help each other by posting what ever we have in this beloved Blog!!! (hey you..switch on your lappie and start digging!!!!)

BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN...HAIYAH!!!

2010-01-02T23:37:00.002+08:00

Welcome 2010.. another new decade.
And to some of us, we've been back to school unofficially since after Xmas. Sigh! And they think teachers get the longest holidays :P
Anyway, let's brace ourselves for another challenging year especially those who will be teaching Form 1 and Form 4. We're still in the dark about how to actually go about teaching the new literature component.
By the way, do you still conduct OPSME in your schools for Form 1 students?

Comment, comment anyone... pleaseeeeee...

Hey, 2nd-chief-in-command, where have you been? [you know who-lah] I'll be taking 60-days off in June so you'd better buck up, hehehe... don't let this blog go to waste.. Jangan dok asyik main FB jer :P

USM ALUMNI MAGAZINE - THE LEADER

2009-12-16T18:46:00.004+08:00

Dear fellow USM tesolians,

I'm glad to announce that I've been receiving the Leader magazine for the 4th time since registering as an alumni member. That's one of the bonus of being a registered alumni member, you'd get the latest news about the going-ons at USM in printed form.

There are a lot of stories about USM in its earlier days and many lovely pictures. I enjoy reading them, and I'm sure you will too. Makes you want to return as a student again, hehehe.

You may get more information from here

1. To register as alumni [Rm20 only] http://www.alumni.usm.net.my/upload_files/40/registration_form.doc

2. To update your status http://www.alumni.usm.net.my/upload_files/40/borang%20kemaskini%20ahli.doc

3. To subscribe Berita Kampus http://www.alumni.usm.net.my/upload_files/40/Borang%20Langganan%20BK.doc

Enjoy the rest of your holidays!

MELTA workshops for teachers on teaching the 2nd Cycle of Literary tex

2009-12-12T10:10:00.002+08:00

Wawasan Open University (WOU) will hold one-day workshops for teachers on teaching the 2nd Cycle of Literary texts for KBSM English Language.
Details are as follows:Dates – 9 January 2010 (Form 1 texts)
16 January 2010 (Form 4 texts)Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place – Wawasan Open University, Level 3, Menara PGRM, 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
Fees - RM125 (includes morning refreshments only)
Workshop Leader: Assoc. Prof Dr. Malachi Edwin Vethamani, Dean, School of Education, Communications and Languages, Wawasan Open University.
MELTA members can register and make payment to MELTA.
For further details, please contact:Ms. Elizabeth ThorTel: 03-89441027 017-6047490 Fax: 03-89453137Email: melta@tm.net.my

Jeeez, wish I could attend although the fees are rather steep.
But as usual, it's in Kl, I'm in Penang, so nahhh.. just to inform you guys who might be available.
Me? I'd be teaching both Form 1 & Form 4, and until today, am still bluuurrrrr about how to teach this 2nd cycle of Literary texts. [sigh]

NEW LITERATURE COMPONENT FOR 2010

2009-11-20T15:39:00.005+08:00

Attention please!!
For those who have yet to be informed about this by your respective Head of Panel.
To teachers who will be teaching Forms 1 and 4 in 2010, we will get a new set of literature component in English Language for Form 1 and Form 4.
Say bye-bye to Life's Brief Candle, The Dead Crow, The Pencil, Bally Shoes, etc.
Say ta-ta to The Road Not Taken, Monsoon History, The Necklace, Drover's Wife, etc.
Say sayonara to The Pearl, Jungle of Hope or The Return.
They'll be replaced with a new set of poems, short stories, novel and.. [surprise, surprise] drama.
Yes!
We'll have to teach drama for literature as a part of the English Language syllabus.
Now aren't we lucky that we've studied drama for a semester? [hahaha... I can see some of you groaning]
I managed to skim through the new literature textbook for both forms. All I can say for now is that most of the new texts will pose a challenge to us. Don't know about those in other states but we're yet to be called for courses regarding this new change.
And no, still no idea which part is for Form 1, 2 or 3.

Here's the whole list:
English Literature Component Form 1 to 3
Poems:
• I Wonder by Jeannie Kirby
• The River by Valerie Bloom
• Mr. Nobody
• Heir Conditioning by M. SHANmughaligam
• A Fighter’s Lines by Marzuki Ali
• Leisure by William Henry Davies

Short Stories:
• Flipp...ing Fantastic by Jane Langford
• One Is One and All Alone by Nicholas Fisk

Drama:
• Rumpelstiltskin

English Literature Component Form 4 and 5
Poems:
• In The Midst of Hardship by Latiff Mohidin
• He Had Such Quiet Eyes by Bibsy Soenharjo
• Nature by H.D. Carberry
• Are You Still Playing Your Flute by Zurinah Hassan

Short Stories:
• QWERTYUIOP by Vi...vien Alcock
• The Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan

Drama:
• Gulp and Gasp by John Townsend

I'm familiar with 3 of the lower forms poems and am still wondering how in the world I'm going to teach them [can already imagine hearing the students saying "Mr.Nobody!" when asked about who had made the mess in class.. urghhh]
For those in Penang, I was told by my SPBT teacher that we'll be studying Black Beauty [I groaned and am still groaning coz I've already read that book]

Meanwhile, if you have any information regarding this new change, do leave some comments here, k.
Bye for now. Happy holidays :)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2009-11-20T15:32:00.003+08:00

Finally, it's the year-end holidays.
Congratulations to all of us, we've survived a full year as secondary school teachers.
Congratulations too to all who have received your surat pelantikan tetap to DG41. Faizal, Effa, Ping, Suguna, Meena, Tan, Regie, etc.
Those who have yet to receive, please check at online website to make sure that your documents have been received by the SPP.
And yes, try to persuade your Boss to get you confirmed by the end of the year. We need only a year to be confirmed as DG41 teachers, once we've received our pelantikan letter. I've signed mine and am waiting for the confirmation letter, hehehe..
And good news, we don't have to attend Kursus Induksi at all.

The holidays will be shorter for those who have to be SPM invigilators this year but don't fret, you'll be RM300+ richer, hehehee.. [I managed to escape this year due to pregnancy's morning sickness, which is not fun at all :P]
Keep in touch, keep in touch...
If not through sms & phone calls, at least visit here once in a while.

Litcon 2009

2009-10-10T20:58:00.002+08:00

Hi friends,
Just to inform you all that I attended the 6th International Conference on Literacy, at Berjaya Georgetown Hotel from 7-9 Oct. I was replacing a sick teacher actually. My boss wanted new teachers to attend so that we would be able to learn new ideas. Fortunately for me and another colleague, our participation [rm300 per person] were already paid for.
I was hoping to meet some of you from Penang but there was nobody else from our batch. Anyway, I had a short chat with Dr Tan Kok Eng, who recommended that we do our Masters programme fulltime. I met Dr Sunny Tan too, and a few lecturers from Pusat Bahasa.
The conference was well-organised and I had a good time learning about the latest researches done by the presenters. The 7th LITCON will be held in 2011.

Anyone who is interested to win free tickets to the International Conference on English Language Teaching [ICELT] soon to be held in Malacca in November, please contact me or leave a comment here.

Pengesahan Jawatan

2009-09-09T08:33:00.002+08:00

I've signed the form for my 'pengesahan jawatan'. How about you guys? My clerk informed me that those who jump from DG29 to Dg41 will only take 1 year for pengesahan and we don't need to go for induksi, but depend on what is written in your surat tawaran lantikan.

BTW, I would like to wish " SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI AND MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN" to all muslim members of PKPG TESOLIAN. Have a nice day...

P.S: those who stay in Penang maybe we can meet up during this Hari raya...

WHAT'S UP, FOLKS?

2009-08-06T17:03:00.003+08:00

A huge sorry for not updating this blog.. and General Faizal is busy too.
Now.. the latest update?

1. I'm under unofficial house-quarantine.. school's closed till 10th due to clusters of ILI cases in the school. After so many calls to the Jab Kesihatan, finally they came and more than 50 students met them, all complaining of flu & fever. So now I don't know whether to laugh [coz got the extra days off for now] or to cry [trial exam is next week]. Who else is in the same boat?

2. Our dear Shuba is getting married [drum roll please]. I think we all know who the lucky man is. Anyone else sending invitation cards? Free advertisement here, hahaha.

3. Our sweet Elice had had her wedding reception, and she looked so pretty. Sorry dear, hubby and yours truly had an emergency and had to cancel the trip in the last minute.

4. No news from Meena, so she must be heavy with child now..or already delivered? Anyone else in the 'Mum" list? In case you don't know, Kalas & Syida had theirs this year. Cute babies, hehehe.

5. USM convocation will be held in August 12-16. Be free to come and watch our juniors and others receive their scrolls. Yes, latest check Rezz's name is up there, not sure about the 'Lawak King' and the 'Dancing Queen', hehehe.

6. And as for our reunion, well....
shall we have a reunion at the end of the year? During the hols la.. after SPM exams, as I'm sure many of us will be specially invited to hold the enviable post of "invigilator".
Venue? Well depends whether you guys and ladies want to have it at a grand place or a cosy one. How about having it at Safira Club, Seberang Jaya? I can arrange that.
If you ladies want to have it in Penang island, then somebody there will have to take charge. I don't fancy travelling all the way there just to find a suitable hotel/ restaurant for our reunion :)

7. I met Nor'in some time this year at her school. She's gonna have another baby. She sent everyone her greetings.

8. Yes, finally got my surat lantikan dg41. Tunggakan.. yeah! Now need to bodek my boss to sahkan jawatan, hmmmm...

AHLI PERSATUAN ALUMNI USM, ANYONE?

2009-06-04T18:56:00.004+08:00

Hello everyone!
I wonder how many of us actually registered ourselves as AUSM Society members during our convocation week. Well, I did. Dr Jefri was all smiles and promoting it to everyone who stopped by the kiosk, I couldn't refuse, hehehe.
Anyway, just to inform you that you can get information about the activities at USM by clicking here.
And yes, if you log in with your IC number here, you can update your personal data. Do know that your phone number is available to those who manage the site :P
And that reminds me, I'd need to pay a visit to USM some time this school hols.

BISP

2009-05-27T23:07:00.002+08:00

We're eligible for BISP. I'll be receiving mine in June, and the tunggakan backdated to July 2008, hehehe. Actually supposed to get it earlier but due to some technical error, I'd be getting the whole lump sum next month.
If you haven't received yours, do fill up the form. You'd need to attach a copy of your SPM cert. It's not automatic- you need to apply for it. Just ask your school clerk, and ask your boss to sign the form.
It's 5% of your DG41 salary, or 10% of your DG29/DG32.

WAIT OR ACCEPT DG41 NOW

2009-05-11T21:48:00.003+08:00

Hello, fellow Tesolians.
If you are already in your 10th year of service and are eligible to naik to DG32, then you should really consider applying for the time-based promotion to DG32 KUP before attending the interview, and accepting DG41 offer. There's a big jump in the salary scale from DG29 to DG32, then to DG41.
However, your pelantikan to DG32 should arrived before your pelantikan to DG41, or else you will lose in terms of salary. Check this out
But if your service is less than 9 years, then I personally think it's better for you to attend the interview and accept the DG41 offer.
Chai and I asked the officer at the frontdesk during our interview if it's ok not to apply for DG41 interview, and he said it's our choice. We can choose not to apply online for the DG41 interview yet [ask Boon Yew]. Because once we get the interview letter, we HAVE to attend it, otherwise our pengetua has to reply to KPM about our absence from the interview.And if we fail the first interview, we have to wait for another 6 months to one year for the next one.
Make wise decisions.
It's your future.
All the best :)

PENGECUALIAN KURSUS INDUKSI

2009-05-11T21:40:00.003+08:00

Howdy!
You guys, ahhh.. ini nyonya sakit2 pun kena online gak, for your sake, dearie! Say thank you, kamsia kamsia...hehehe
Ni ha.. for you all who have received your Surat Tawaran ke DG41, I've found the website. Click here:
For you lazy ones, here's the whole article, read yourself, nohhh. Sorry for the poor arrangement, I just copy paste, hahaha.

Berikut adalah kategori calon yang boleh diberi pengecualian daripada menghadiri kursus induksi Sistem Saraan Baru/Sistem Saraan Malaysia apabila dilantik ke jawatan tetap Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Siswazah Gred DG3/DG41.
Berdasarkan Surat Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Bil. JPA 241/46 Jld. V (69) bertarikh 1 April 1993. Calon-calon yang boleh dikecualikan daripada menghadiri Kursus Induksi apabila dilantik ke jawatan tetap sebagai PPPS Gred DG3/41 adalah seperti berikut;

1.Guru PPPBS/LD yang dilantik dalam kategori B (skim JKK ’76) atau setaraf seperti B8,B9,C1, B10, T1, D3 yang telah mengambil dan lulus Peperiksaan Am Kerajaan (PAK) sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan sebelum ini.
2.Guru PPPBS/LD yang telah meningkat daripada kategori C8 (SPM) kepada B10 (STPM) mengambil dan lulus PAK sebelum tahun 1994; dan
Pengecualian (berdasarkan keputusan mesyuarat pada 16.8.1999 di antara JPA, KPM dan SPP,
2.1 PPPBS C8 yang meningkat ke B10 tetapi tiada PAK yang telah dilantik ke DG3 sebelum 16.8.1999.
2.2 PPPBS C8 yang telah lulus PAK walaupun tidak disyaratkan tetapi telah dilantik ke DG3 sebelum 16.8.1999.
3. Guru PPPBS/LD yang telah dilantik buat kali pertama selepas tahun 1992 dan telah menduduki Kursus Induksi Kumpulan I sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan.
4.Guru yang telah bertukar daripada skim perkhidmatan lain yang menguntukkan penyandangnya untuk lulus Kursus Induksi Kumpulan I atau lulus PAK sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan dan kemudian dilantik ke PPPS.
5.Guru yang telah meletak jawatan dan telah lulus dengan jayanya Kursus Induksi SSB apabila dilantik dalam jawatan yang memerlukan lulus kursus dalam kumpulan yang sama.

Walau bagaimanapun, pihak JPA melalui surat JPA 241/20/14 Klt. 83( ) bertarikh 23 Disember 2003 telah memutuskan bahawa Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Bukan Siswazah C8 yang tidak meningkat ke skel gaji B10 dan telah lulus Peperiksaan Am Kerajaan yang kemudiannya dilantik sebagai Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Siswazah Gred DG3 layak untuk dikecualikan dari mengikuti dengan jayanya Kursus Induksi bagi tujuan pengesahan dalam perkhidmatan sebagai PPPS Gred DG3/DG41.

Friends, I made a photocopy of myb sijil Kursus Induksi and attach it with my documents. Haven't sent, seems that my clerk needs to write a Surat Pengecualian Kursus Induksi for me and get it endorsed by the Boss.

UPDATES

2009-05-04T23:20:00.004+08:00

Howdy!!!
So sorrrryyyyy, been busy with so many meetings that the head's blurrrryy. And with mid-year exam around the corner, lagi blurrrr laa.

Yahoo.. alhamdulillah. I've received my surat tawaran to DG41. Tarikh lantikan 1.9.2009. I called up Faizal to confirm the date [ has to be same as we graduated and reported for duty on the same date]. Now don't be jealous; I've worked longer than most of you, so my scale is a little bit higher. No need go for medical checkup and last thing I heard, we just need a 'surat pengecualian Kursus Induksi' coz we have undergone that when we first graduated from tr.training colleges.

Congrats to Syida (cute cute cute baby girl!!!) and Kalas (boy or girl?) for the ne addition to their family. Anyone else?
Now Meena, take it easy. Don't kill your hubby yet. You'd need him to massage your legs and change the diapers soon,hehehe..

Shub, keep cool. Heck, everyone's busy. Patsy seems to be enjoying herself though. I see her at Facebook, hehehe.

Boon Yew, that's funny, LOL. And I know you're having a ball to have sent 2 comments about Zizi in one day. He's in your all boys' school? Gosh, can he survive? You must be smirking all day. Be kind; he can't afford to fail again. Where's the Lawak King, btw? I'm soooooooooo glad I'm in the mainland, hahahahaaaa... And what do you mean that he's still him, physically? Still under HR therapy? Got to pay Dr Tan and Pn.Noorlida a visit soon.

Long live us Tesolians!
Come on everyone, send in your comments so that Faizal, our Fairy GodAmma won't start waving his wand in despair again, hahahahaa..

Exam papers

2009-04-29T11:36:00.002+08:00

Howdy friends? I think we've come to a stage where we have to prepare question papers right? Why don't we share what we have with the rest of us here in this beloved blog? It doesn't matter if you are teaching Form 1 or even Form 5, just send your paper to me and I'll upload and link it so that all of us can use it. How's that? Below is the link that I think is very useful if you want to find trial exam papers for SPM and PMR. Peace...

http://koleksisoalan.blogspot.com/

WE'RE STILL ALIVE, AHAH!

2009-04-17T19:26:00.004+08:00

Hi hi, so how is everyone coping at school?
Don't tell me, all cranky and grumbling that life was better at primary school? Nod, nod, nod. yeah, I sure miss the days when I could just hop into my car at 1pm sharp and drive out of the school gate! Nowadays it's either 3pm or later (4.30pm if got meetings) , as late as 5pm if extra classes are held (I'm kena paksa-rela teaching SPM tuition classes under PUZ, uhuk3).
We at Penang had been working hard for the English Language Carnival and Thank God, it's over now (unless your school wins and you have to lead the team to the next level, huhu). Let me say for one thing, training rural students to act in an English Language Drama is 5 times worse than yours truly having to act during our uni days! Prounciation, intonation, costumes, etc all need to be looked into by the teachers in charge. I'm seriously looking for a school that doesn't take part in any zone level activities, hehehe.

I checked online and found that I have been listed as "Diperakukan dalam Jawatan" for DG41. No surat tawaran yet. I'm sure Faizal and Regina who had their interviews earlier than I, already received their surat tawaran?
Those of you who have yet to be called for interviews, do remember to check the SPP website to make sure that you are registered for the interview. Otherwise they will never call you!

Would anyone who have met them - Shida and Meena - update us about them and their babies?

Anyway, all the best, don't overwork yourselves and remember to stop and smell the flowers. Work smart, don't work hard, hehehe

STILL ON EARTH!!!

2009-04-03T10:02:00.005+08:00

Hahahaa..
they're alive laaa..

hai...ada la...where got hilang...not yet disappeared...anyway,very tiring la...too many work..i'm teaching form 2 and 3...guess what, this year hari guru celebration will be held in trg...and i will perform choral speaking on that day together with other teachers from all over trg...so feel free to see me..if it will be a live telecast.hehe..perasan ni muka masuk tv...FROM-NANAFARHANA
Thursday, 02 April, 2009

Anonymous said...
assalamualaikum n hi everybody.well i'm not been kidnapped and abducted but busy with all the commitment in school.Busy with my 3prince at home too as 'mithali mother'(cook,washing, cleaning,teaching and as a driver too- htr ngaji Quran ) ha..ha..ha..I'm teaching form 1 and 2. awal tahun semua orang busy coz karnival n sukan, pertengahan thn-akhir thn busy dgn kursus pulak kan. Letih2.(Ain)
Thursday, 02 April, 2009

ALIYA said...
Yohoo, me too, me too. Busy with exam, drama rehearsals,meetings till 4pm almost every week, bla3.Sukan sekolah baru habis last weekend, English Carnival this month, and I'm training drama. Kena pemantauan also this month. And Nazir Kementerian will be coming berkampung end of the month, so everyone's busy.Heir-making process too, so tiring laa..Congrats Nanaa, live telecast in RTM1 la, I dah rasa masa koir 2000 in Ipoh
Thursday, 02 April, 2009

Faizal said...
My dear friends..Do you know how relieve I am when some of you replied to my post? I thought all of you have been abducted or kidnapped by aliens. hahahaa...Yes, everybody is very busy. Me too. But please my friends, jangan sampai hilang terussss....
Friday, 03 April, 2009
hyhpat said...
Faizal, how was your Sabah trip? sorry la, couldn't join you... :) yeah, i'm still alive (barely) and kicking. training students for choral speaking, sukantara, etc.. like crazy only. :)
Friday, 03 April, 2009
Anonymous said...
hi guys...faizal mn ikan paus??? well sume org bz bz n bz lg..pe nak buat..thats our job rite? FYI im teaching for form 1,2 n 3. congrats for those who already dilantik.. i still x dpt interview lg laa..still waiting..from: ieta
Saturday, 04 April, 2009

Boon Yew said...
YO!!!I'm still here. Didn't post anything coz me saw none.Life in school is still like a Maths test everyday, cepat dan tepat. hehehehehe...I go to school everyday practically 2 hours b4 school starts. Can't seem to get all my things done.Star-NIE (24 groups), ULBS (35x3 classes), drama, spelling bee, folio sejarah (35x4 classes), ketua rumah sukan biru - sports day was last Thursday, NILAM (16 kids), kad gigi (36), report books, kad kesihatan, 13 panitia files, school orchestra - sole teacher-in-charge, whoo... tons more...So sorry ah... not that we leave you, just can't write yet...Anyway, best wishes to all. Don't die standing and don't 'outlive' us all hehehehehe

Kidnapped and abducted

2009-04-01T08:40:00.004+08:00

helloo...What is happening to you guys?? I think everyone from PKPG Tesol has dissapeared. No activity at all in this blog..*sigh*...

WHO'S TEACHING WHAT FORM?

2009-02-28T19:25:00.003+08:00

Congrats to those who have received their surat lantikan to DG41 (Faizal, Reggie, Syida?). I'm still waiting and praying for mine to arrive next month, God willing.

May I know the classes you're teaching?
I mean, English.
I'm presently teaching Form 1 & Form 5.
Want to exchange exam papers? Lesson plans?

Surat Lantikan DG41

2009-02-18T11:13:00.001+08:00

Alhamdulillah, I just recieved my surat lantikan yesterday. Those who have sat for their interview please check your status at SPP website.

Meet and Guess (temuduga)

2009-02-14T08:10:00.002+08:00

Shub...since you didn't get the calling letter yet I'm sure you wouldn't know about the letter that you need to bring with you during your interview. Why don't you just go to that website and print it out. For those who haven't recieve their calling letter, be prepared!

HOW TO ACCESS JPA.MY

2009-02-10T18:34:00.004+08:00

Hi geng,
This is what you should do.
Type http://www.interactive.jpa.gov.my/ in your google or yahoo search.
That will open up a search engine

click on
Laman Web Interaktif Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
Jenis Pilihan / Searching Option. Negara / Country. Institusi / Institution ...
www.interactive.jpa.gov.my/webinteraktif/frmMainIktiraf.asp
notice that the word 'webinteraktif' is missing from the address they gave in our calling letter.

That should get you into the website although you might have to wait and wait.
Try to do it in the morning during office hours as it seems more accessible in the morning. Make sure you have your printer on standby.
Good luck.

ALERT! ERROR IN THE JPA WEB ADDRESS

2009-02-05T22:57:00.004+08:00

I've discovered an error in the web address (http://www.interactive.jpa.my/frmMainInteraktif.asp) given in the SPP letter. The web address is incomplete, so no matter how you try to go into the website, you'd fail.
I've found the correct web address and have managed to print my copy, hehehe.. Here's it.
you'll need a copy of the webpage printed to take for the interview. Good luck!

FINALLY

2009-02-04T18:37:00.002+08:00

Yeah, my interview is scheduled on 11th Feb 2009. That means a week from today.
The date of the interview is arranged according to first to apply, first to be called. Reggie completed her form in early August 2008 and I did mine on 21 August 2008. If you registered online late, then you will have your interview late.
Your letter for the interview should arrive at least a week before the date of your interview. Make sure you have everything you need, the real documents and copies.
Good luck.

WHO HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED?

2009-01-25T13:01:00.004+08:00

Gong Xi Fa Chai, May this year 2009 bring more prosperity and happiness to everyone!
And especially to Reggie, Elice, Ping, Patsy, Chik, Chai, Boon Yew, Shu Ren, Tan, Calvin and all Chinese readers of this blog!
Faizal, I can't see the angpau la...so, no angpau cash for you, hehehee...

Say other than Faizal and Reggie (Hey,not fair la... you shouldn't register before our convo!) who else have been interviewed by SPP?

Chinese New Year 2009!

2009-01-23T08:42:00.005+08:00

This red envelope is for you to fill in some cash and send it to me..hehehe!

TESOLIAN HOTSPOT would like to take this opportunity to wish all Chinese friends, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! May this year will be the most posperous one to you guys. ( This wish goes to: Aliya, Chik, Patsy, Reggie, Boon Yew, Calvin, Siew Yee, Tan, Shu Ren, Alice, and Ping)

MESSAGE FROM PN NOR AZIMAH

2009-01-08T16:14:00.006+08:00

Hi hi there,
Being a busybody, I called up Puan Azimah of Bhgn Biasiswa this morning to clarify th status of my own document.
She said that you're to call her to ask for a Surat Perakuan for your surat kelulusan cuti belajar if you have this problem:
1.You've lost your copy due to fire, negligence, floods or your dog has eaten it (I add this on my own, hehee)
2. You notice that your document has a stamped black finger pointing to your name instead of a blue finger.
3. You notice that your document is not addressed to you but your school, or JPN.

She will not issue another copy of the Surat Kelulusan Cuti Belajar to those who have problems (1-4). You'd have to get a photostated copy from your former school or JPN. So she will only post you a Surat Perakuan to certify that the photostated copy you take for your interview is the same as your original copy. That's why she said at least 1 week before your interview. Take the photostated copy along with the Surat Perakuan when you attend your interview later.

The letterhead in black ink is not proof that your document is not original. The absence of a stamped blue finger pointing to your name is.

She was nice and helpful on the phone but she warned that she won't be so if everyone starts calling her asking about the same thing, when you still have the original copy with you.

SO PLEASE CALL HER ONLY IF YOU'RE FACING PROBLEM (1) (2) OR (3).

Nervous?

2009-01-08T11:05:00.004+08:00

Shuba (2009) asked "any idea where to get all those info frm?is there a particular book tht we can get hold?cause now am getting all freaked out.cause i remember how all were so scared for the dga 29 interview cause some told us to read up the things u mentioned earlier.they did ask me some ques abt the edu ministry but mainly it was abt how i handle things as a teacher.was it the same for u too during the interview yesterday?"

Frankly speaking, I only read what i can find in the PTK books and also the notes that we have in our Buku Ringkasan Mengajar. We will not getting the same questions because it depends on our options. They might ask about your methods or approaches that you use at school or the can ask you about our education history (dasar, PIPP, Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan, Wawasan 2020,etc). If you an English teacher, the interview will be conducted in English. The same goes with Maths and Science teachers. As long as you speak, there is no reason for you to fail. Do not go in and sleep, I mean just sit in there and keep quiet. Wear coats and look smart, okay? Huraah....

Interview

2009-01-07T12:48:00.003+08:00

What a day! I went for my interview yesterday and to tell you guys the truth, the interview was so damn hard! Really. All the tips that I posted earlier in this blog will be asked by the interviewer. Every person that have gone in will tell different stories. Some will say that they have been asked about PIPP and Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan and some will say about something else like sekolah Kluster or Sekolah Wawasan. As for me, the interviewer asked about Penyata Razak 1956 and the approaches that I used for teaching English and ICTL. Here in Putrajaya, it took about 20 to 30 minutes per person. As a reminder, please check your Surat kelulusan Cuti separuh gaji. Yesterday I almost cannot go in for the interview because the person in-charge who was checking my certs and letters said that my surat is not original one because the letter head is in black and white. I argued with her and said all letters are using the black and white letterhead. She said no. Then she went to see her boss to clarify it and I still get the same answer. I cannot go in. At that time, I was like "mati kutu". It took me an hour to Putrajaya and I cannot go in? ****I asked her if there any possible way for me to solve this matter and she said that I can sit for the interview if I can get one surat perakuan from Bahagian biasiswa to verify my letter. My friend from UPSI also facing the same problem like me. So we went to Bahagian Biasiswa. We were racing with time because we can only sit for the interview if we can get surat perakuan before 12 o'clock. Since the parking space is very limited here in Putrajaya, we decided to walk. From Block B3 to Block E, it took us 30 minutes to go there. When we arrive at Bahagian Biasiswa, the time is already 10.30. Luckily, Puan Norazimah Abas the officer that handle PKPG matters was very helpful (Thank God we still have a kind officer like her!). She gave us a piece of paper and asked us to write a formal letter applying for surat perakuan from Bahagian Biasiswa. The best thing is, we do not need to type the letter, we write! With her help we were able to get the surat perakuan and we headed back to SPP. According to the lady at SPP usually it will take about three weeks to get the letter. But we were lucky lads yesterday. Finally, were allowed to sit for our DG41 interview. Alhamdulillah. The moral of the story is, please double or even triple check everything before you go for the interview.

Notes: This is a reminder from Pn. Norazimah Abas : Those who are facing the same problem please contact her at least 1 week before you guys go for the interview. Huraahh….

PELABELAN GURU

2009-01-02T23:55:00.006+08:00

"Cikgu pun kena label?"
Haiyah.. another headache.
I was told that we will be 'labeled' starting 2009. And our date will be from June 2008 (anyone remember that we reported for duty on July 1st 2008?)
So, what's this pelabelan?
It's a new way for them to categorise us teachers, under PIPP and Bahagian Sumber Manusia is in charge.

As I'm told that since I registered at school in July, the school can't do mine. And as we're at USM for 3 years until June 2008, we were not teaching any class to be eligible for pelabelan according to the system.
Lohhh, so how?
I called our sifu, Regina and she told me that her school clerk said,"Wait until your pelantikan to DG41".
Any of you in other schools got other information about this pelabelan thing?
What have you done?
I'm thinking of contacting the Bahagian Sumber Manusia to clarify this.

Tips for the Interview.

2009-01-02T10:54:00.002+08:00

I got these tips from the internet (ada yang dicedok dari Web SPP)

TERAS PENDIDIKAN NEGARA
Rukun Negara
Falsafah Pendidikan Kebangsaan
Wawasan 2020
Islam Hadhari
KEMENTERIAN
Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
SEJARAH PERKEMBANGAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
Perkembangan Dasar & Kemajuan Sistem Pelajaran Kebangsaan
Perkembangan Pelajaran Masa Kini
SISTEM PELAJARAN MASA KINI
Pendidikan Pra Sekolah
Pendidikan Rendah
Pendidikan Menengah
Pendidikan Khas
Program Pendidikan Khas
Sekolah Sukan
Sekolah Seni
Pembestarian Sekolah
Pendidikan Pasca Menengah & Institusi Pengajian Tinggi
Pendidikan Swasta
Pelan Induk Pendidikan
KURIKULUM
Teori Pendidikan
Kurikulum Prasekolah
Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah
Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah
Kurikulum Kursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah
Pengurusan Kurikulum
Program JQAF
Kia2M
PROGRAM SOKONGAN DAN HAL EHWAL MURID
Asrama
Skim Pinjaman Buku Teks
Biasiswa dan Pinjaman
Program Bersepadu Sekolah Sihat
Program Pemakanan Sekolah
Bimbingan dan Kaunseling
Malaysia Teacher Standard

PIBG

Skim Baucer Tuisyen

PROGRAM KHAS KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA
Gerak Kerja Kokurikulum
Sekolah Harapan Negara
Hari Guru
Projek Nilam
Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia
Majlis Sukan dan Kebudayaan Perkhidmatan Pelajaran
Malaysian Teacher Standard MTS

URUSAN PERKHIDMATAN

Perintah-Perintah Am
Peraturan-Peraturan Lembaga Tatatertib Perkhidmatan Awam 1993
Arahan Perbendaharaan
Panduan Perbendaharaan Tatacara Pengurusan Stor
Arahan Perkhidmatan
Akta Acara Kewangan
Peraturan-Peraturan Pegawai Awam

FAKTOR-FAKTOR PENILAIAN

Calon-calon akan dinilai dari aspek-aspek berikut :-

Cara Penyampaian/Berkomunikasi.

Kemahiran berhujah dan kemampuan menyampaikan buah fikiran dan maksud dengan rasional, logik, jelas, tepat dan padat adalah faktor utama ke arah kejayaan seseorang guru profesional. Adalah menjadi andaian asasi bahawa guru-guru terlatih adalah fasih, cekap dan terampil dalam menggunakan Bahasa Melayu. Oleh itu, calon-calon yang didapati tidak cekap dan tidak fasih dalam penggunaan Bahasa Melayu akan gagal dalam temuduga. Guru-guru yang tidak prihatin dalam pengucapan bahasanya sehingga selalu kabur atau memesongkan maksud yang hendak disampaikan akan diberi penilaian yang negatif. Perawakan Dan Penampilan Diri.

Calon-calon dikehendaki hadir temuduga dengan berpakaian kemas dan sopan. Calon-calon lelaki dikehendaki memakai baju kemeja berlengan panjang dan bertali leher, manakala calon-calon wanita memakai pakaian yang bersopan.

Pengetahuan Ikhtisas.

Adalah menjadi harapan Lembaga Temuduga bahawa guru-guru terlatih yang ditemuduga mempunyai pengetahuan yang wajar dan mempunyai kemahiran berbincang secara canggih (intelligent discussion) mengenai perkara-perkara berikut :-

a) Sejarah pembentukan dan perkembangan Sistem Pendidikan Negara dari segi dasar, pengurusan dan pentadbiran, sistem persekolahan, kurikulum dan sistem penilaian. Adalah diharapkan calon-calon telah membaca, mengkaji dan menerapkan fakta-fakta penting di dalam Penyata Razak (1956), Laporan Rahman Talib (1960), Akta pendidikan 1961 dan Laporan Kabinet mengenai perlaksanaan Dasar Pelajaran (1979);

b) Struktur dan sistem pengurusan dan pentadbiran negara pada peringkat pusat, negeri, daerah dan sekolah.

c) Falsafah Pendidikan Negara, khasnya dari segi perlaksanaannya di sekolah dan dalam bilik darjah.

d) Pengetahuan yang mendalam mengenai Dasar Pembangunan Negara/Wawasan 2020 dan hubungkaitnya dengan pendidikan dari segi falsafah dan amalannya.

e) Pengetahuan akademik yang wajar berkaitan dengan matapelajaran yang diajar opsyen/matapelajaran pengkhususan di institut/ maktab perguruan/ universiti.

f) metodologi dan perkaedahan matapelajaran yang diajar dengan tumpuan khas kepada aplikasinya di dalam bilik darjah.

g) Konsep, teori dan prinsip pedagogi dan psikologi dengan tumpuan khas kepada aplikasinya di dalam bilik darjah.

h) Falsafah dan konsep mengenai kurikulum dan perkembangan kurikulum dengan tumpuan khas kepada KBSR dan KBSM dan hubungkaitnya dengan matapelajaran yang diajar dan matapelajaran opsyen/pengkhususan di Institut/maktab perguruan/ universiti.

Pengetahuan Semasa/Am.

Pengetahuan semasa/am dikaitkan dengan aspek celik budaya. Celik Budaya diertikan sebagai kepekaan, keprihatinan dan daya ingin tahu terhadap alam persekitaran hidup dari segi fizikal, sosial, ekonomi, pentadbiran dan politik. Seseorang yang celik budaya mempunyai pengetahuan dan maklumat asas mengenai alam persekitarannya dan dapat berbincang secara canggih mengenainya dari berbagai-bagai sudut pandangan dan perspektif.

Laporan Nilaian Prestasi.

Laporan nilaian prestasi adalah juga diambilkira dalam pemilihan seseorang calon itu. Penilaian ini dibuat oleh Pegawai Penilai masing-masing dengan berpandukan kepada format borang yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan. Antara aspek-aspek yang dinilai ialah dengan memerhatikan guru berkenaan mengajar di dalam kelas atau membimbing murid-murid di dalam aktiviti-aktiviti ko-kurikulum.

CALON TIDAK DIPERAKU @ GAGAL

Lemah cara penyampaian/komunikasi
Lemah perawakan/sikap.
Lemah Pengetahuan Am.
Lemah Ikhtisas.
Lemah keseluruhan.
MARKAH

20% cara menjawab\bercakap
20% penampilan
30% pengetahuan am\isu semasa
30% ikhtisas

I read that we need to wear coat as DG41 is for professional post (pegawai la...)

I post again if I found anything on the net or after I've gone through the interview this Tuesday.

DG41 INTERVIEW (2)

2008-12-31T22:36:00.002+08:00

And also...
Temu duga pelantikan PPP bagi Lantikan ke Jawatan Tetap pada
13 - 16 Januari 2009

Kelantan
Terengganu
Pahang
Negeri Sembilan
Johor
Perak
Pulau Pinang

Congrats Faizal & those in KL who register early in SPP online. You fellows got called for the interview earlier than the rest of us.
I've checked at SPP website.. nothing yet.

salinan gambar ukuran paspot, salinan dokumen & salinan K.P needed too besides these:

Mulai 1 Januari 2008, semua calon yang dipanggil temuduga bagi urusan pelantikan tetap sebagai Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan di bawah Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (KPM) dan Pegawai Pendidikan Pengajian Tinggi di bawah Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPTM) dikehendaki memuat turun borang-borang berikut :
Borang Maklumat (Tambahan), Senarai Tugas dan Ko-Kurikulum
Borang Penyata Tatatertib
Laporan Sulit Urusan Temu Duga SPP
Pihak Ketua Jabatan / Pengetua / Guru Besar hendaklah memastikan Borang Penyata Tatatertib dan Borang Laporan Sulit Urusan Temu Duga dilengkapkan sepenuhnya dan dimasukkan ke dalam sampul surat yang dilakri dan di bawa oleh calon semasa temu duga.

Good luck you guys & ladies :-)

DG 41 Interview!

2008-12-31T12:45:00.002+08:00

Attention everyone, if I not mistaken SPP has issued or sent calling letters fot DG 41 interview. So, for those who have fill in the online form, you better ask your clerk about it because we need to download 3 forms from SPP website which we need to bring along for the interview. Below is the info about the interview:

Jadual Temu Duga Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan (PPP) Gred DG41 / DGA29 :
::
Temu duga pelantikan PPP bagi Lantikan ke Jawatan Tetap pada 16 - 19 Disember 2008
Melaka
Negeri Sembilan
Perak
Johor
Pahang

::
Temu duga pelantikan PPP bagi Lantikan ke Jawatan Tetap pada 06 - 09 Januari 2009
Putrajaya

::
Temu duga pelantikan PPP bagi Lantikan ke Jawatan Tetap pada 13 - 16 Januari 2009
Kelantan
Terengganu
Pahang
Negeri Sembilan
Johor
Perak
Pulau Pinang

Mine is at Putrajaya this Tuesday. Hmmm...what should I read guys?

News..

2008-12-01T16:24:00.002+08:00

Just to inform that Effa's father passed away yesterday morning. Maybe, we as a friend could soothe him out by sending sms as a support to him. Al-fatihah...

2009...

2008-11-27T15:47:00.002+08:00

Bim, congratulation! Hey, Chuah..How come it is so easy for you to get the transfer huh? By the way, some of our classmates are still in USM and I wonder how are they doing right now? Maybe they are busy with the exams and assignments. But I do wonder how in the world the Ipoh dude can still acting for a tv commercial (KFC) and in a tv series -"Geng Bas Sekolah"? Meena, you're so...very fast lah! hahaha...we'll pray for you,k. Aliya, cepat-cepat sembuh.

Congrats Bimbala

2008-11-22T21:48:00.002+08:00

Meena said:

ANOTHER HAPPY NEWS! BIMBALA IS GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW!!! Let us all say together "THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER"!!!
I helped her to distribute her wedding cards to all Penangites and also a few in the mainland but I think I would not be able to make it as my vomiting is really really bad...
So, Bim please don't be angry if I don't come for your wedding, really wish I cud as I wud wanna meet the gang but I'm really down and out...
So, I guess who's going to be next? At the moment, think the wedding bells are ringing for those orang-orang Kuala Lumpur... Ahem-ahem...

[Aliya: Congrats, Bim.. All the best to you and hubby :)
Meena, take it easy dear. Don't kill your husband yet- make him your slave for another 7 months, hahaha.
I've been out of the hospital since Nov 19th.. am recovering at my in-laws' house till end of the month. The doctor has given me a month's MC until Xmas so it's just eat, sleep, rest and suffer the after-surgery pain, huhuhuu..]

LATEST NEWS BEFORE I LEAVE FOR THE WARD

2008-11-13T17:19:00.003+08:00

Howdy!
Sorry to be silent for sometime. The doctor said, "Less stress, go home and rest!" so with 2 weeks of MC I've been resting at home and monitoring my BP, hehehe. Boooorrriiinggg!!! No exam papers to mark, no traffic jams to beat, don't envy me :P

Boon, Faizal is a co-writer of this blog, not assistant, hahahaa. I trust that our Faizal will be able to keep this blog interesting?

By the way, looks like our PKPG family is adding its members. Just heard that Hafizah is now a proud mummy of a baby boy, delivered a few days ago. And (roll drum please) Meena is expecting her 3rd baby!! Everyone say together, " We hope it's a girl for you!"
Anyone else with good news of births, weddings, engagement?

I'll be off to the hospital this Saturday for another round of tests and God willing, mymectomy surgery. Been quite sickly since June this year, with a break in August (thank God for being able to attend the convo). So please forgive me if I keep silent after this. Heard that it's gonna be something like a ceaserean incision so wish me luck, forgive me for all my wrongdoings intentionally or unintentionally and tolong doakan agar selamat, k.

Faizal, please contact me or my hubby when you are in BM. Wanna pay you the DVD Rm45. Or are they free, hehehe.

Happy holidays everyone! Have a great time, be rejuvenated and see you all in December, insyaAllah.

Cuti Sekolah

2008-11-13T10:15:00.002+08:00

Selamat Bercuti kepada semua rakan-rakan yang berada diseluruh pelusuk Malaysia. Kepada yang akan menjalani pembedahan, kuatkan semangat dan semoga cepat sembuh! Rakan-rakan yang sedang bertugas mengawasi SPM atau STPM, kuatkan juga semangat anda kerana rakan-rakan lain sedang bergembira di kampung. Kepada yang akan melangsungkan perkahwinan, selamat menempuh alam perkahwinan yang bahagia ( Bim..it's you la). Bila bercerita bab kahwin ni, rasanya ada lagi pasangan yang belum mewar-warkan lagi kisah bahagia mereka ni. Ehmmm...bila agaknya tu? Kepada junior-junior yang masih lagi struggle di USM, teruskan perjuangan anda!!!! Akhir sekali, teruskan berhubung melalui wadah yang tercinta ini.

PORTAL RASMI SPP

2008-11-04T20:58:00.003+08:00

The url has been changed.
Click here :
http://www.spp.jpm.my/index.htm

It's quite confusing, and you might be lost here.

To check your status click here: http://sppapps.spp.gov.my/smppp/servlet/smppp.ui.security.SSemakanOL?cmd=6

For those who have yet to register yourself, do read this first:

Calon yang BOLEH MEMOHON Melalui e-Permohonan
1. Calon yang telah MEMPEROLEHI IJAZAH BERSERTA PENDIDIKAN dari universiti-universiti yang diiktiraf oleh kerajaan dan telah ditempatkan mengajar (Guru Sandaran Terlatih (GST)).

2. Calon yang telah MEMPEROLEHI DIPLOMA PERGURUAN MALAYSIA dari Maktab Perguruan dan telah ditempatkan mengajar (Guru Sandaran Terlatih (GST)).

3. Calon yang telah MEMPEROLEHI DIPLOMA PENDIDIKAN secara Kursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (KPLI) dan telah ditempatkan mengajar (Guru Sandaran Terlatih (GST)).

4.Calon yang telah MEMPEROLEHI IJAZAH PERTAMA setelah diberi kebenaran Cuti Belajar Separuh Gaji oleh KPM (Calon Meningkat Kelayakan (CMK)).

Calon yang TIDAK BOLEH MEMOHON Melalui e-Permohonan
Calon yang berikut TIDAK BOLEH MEMOHON Melalui e-Permohonan:

1. Calon yang pernah letak jawatan atau dibuang kerja dari perkhidmatan kerajaan.

2. Calon lulusan Pendidikan Jarak Jauh (PJJ).

3. Calon yang sedang berkhidmat dengan kerajaan selain daripada PPP.

4. Calon dari bekas tentera / polis

- Calon-calon ini dikehendaki mengemukakan permohonan melalui Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia.

Langkah-langkah dan Panduan Untuk Memohon Melalui Borang e-Pemohonan
1. Calon digalakkan mencetak Borang Kosong mengikut jawatan yang di pohon dan mengisi borang tersebut terlebih dahulu bagi memudahkan calon mengisi Borang e-Permohonan. Borang kosong boleh didapati dari ruangan MUAT TURUN BORANG di Laman Web utama SPP.

2. Klik pada mana-mana link [e-Permohonan] di Laman Web Utama SPP untuk memulakan Aplikasi SPP e-Permohonan.

3. Calon yang pertama kali menggunakan e-Permohonan atau pengguna baru dimestikan mendaftar terlebih dahulu dengan klik pada butang [Daftar] di skrin Log Masuk e-Permohonan.

(Nota: Kata Laluan dan Nama Ibu yang diberi semasa mendaftar hendaklah diingat. Kata Laluan adalah rahsia anda dan diperlukan untuk masuk (login) ke Borang e-Permohonan. Nama Ibu diperlukan sekiranya calon terlupa kata laluan dan ingin menukarnya ).

4. Calon yang terlupa kata laluan dan / atau ingin menukar kata laluan boleh dilakukan dengan klik di link Terlupa Kata Laluan/ Tukar Kata Laluan, yang terdapat di Skrin Log Masuk e-Permohonan. Calon dikehendaki memasukkan maklumat ibu (case sensitive) yang diberikan semasa Daftar Pengguna.

5. Masuk (Login) ke Borang e-Permohonan.

Hanya calon berdaftar sahaja boleh mengunakan Borang e-Permohonan dengan memasukkan No. Kad Pengenalan dan Kata Laluan di ruangan Pemohon Berdaftar dan klik butang [Masuk] di Skrin Log Masuk e-Permohonan.

6. Memilih Borang e-Permohonan

Pemohon Berdaftar yang pertama kali masuk ke Borang e-Permohonan akan diminta memilih Borang e-Permohonan mengikut jawatan yang ingin di pohon dengan klik di butang borang bersesuaian dengan jawatan di pohon di Skrin Borang e-Permohonan.

(Nota: Calon dinasihatkan memilih Borang e-Permohonan dengan berhati-hati mengikut jawatan yang di pohon iaitu DG41 atau DGA29 atau DG27/DG17. Calon yang tersalah pilih Borang e-Permohonan tidak dibenarkan menukar borang dan perlu menghubungi Pentadbir e-Permohonan SPP).

Good luck everyone

INTERVIEW FOR DG41

2008-11-04T12:17:00.002+08:00

Has anyone been called for the interview yet?
Have you all registered with SPP for the interview?
Gosh, it's a long wait.
I'm getting my full salary (Dg32) in this coming November.
I hope everyone has received or will be receiving your full salary?

GOOVIN'S PIC

2008-11-04T12:04:00.006+08:00

I've just received these pic from Meena, taken at the hospital before he passed away on October 31.
He was cute, wasn't he?

Babies are born without sins and when they passed away as babies, they will granted be a special place in Heaven where they'd wait for their parents.

May God bless baby Goovin.
And May God give peace to his parents and family.

CONDOLENCES

2008-10-31T16:47:00.003+08:00

fishqueen said...
ROG'S BABY PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY TODAY MORNING... He has been brought back to Rog's home in Bukit Jambul and will be leaving for Batu Lanchang cemetery at 2.30pm... I urge all Penangites to visit her and all those away fr Penang, do either call or sms her as she needs all our support...

This is one information im typing with a heavy heart and also with teary eyes...

I just hope what ever happened, it is for the best...

Friday, 31 October, 2008

(aliya: My husband and I send our deepest condolences to Rohgini and family. It is hard to say goodbye to a baby you've carried for 9 months, one you've learnt to love and care for. Rest assured anyway, that he'll be waiting to welcome you all in Heaven.
So sorry could not attend the funeral etc, as I've not been feeling well myself.

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2008-10-30T13:26:00.002+08:00

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KURSUS INDUKSI, ANYONE?

2008-10-30T13:24:00.000+08:00

PANDUAN PENGECUALIAN MENGHADIRI KURSUS INDUKSI UNTUK TUJUAN PENGESAHAN DALAM PERKHIDMATAN

Berikut adalah kategori calon yang boleh diberi pengecualian daripada menghadiri kursus induksi Sistem Saraan Baru/Sistem Saraan Malaysia apabila dilantik ke jawatan tetap Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Siswazah Gred DG3/DG41.

Berdasarkan Surat Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Bil. JPA 241/46 Jld. V (69) bertarikh 1 April 1993. Calon-calon yang boleh dikecualikan daripada menghadiri Kursus Induksi apabila dilantik ke jawatan tetap sebagai PPPS Gred DG3/41 adalah seperti berikut;

1. Guru PPPBS/LD yang dilantik dalam kategori B (skim JKK ’76) atau setaraf seperti B8,B9,C1, B10, T1, D3 yang telah mengambil dan lulus Peperiksaan Am Kerajaan (PAK) sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan sebelum ini.
2. Guru PPPBS/LD yang telah meningkat daripada kategori C8 (SPM) kepada B10 (STPM) mengambil dan lulus PAK sebelum tahun 1994; dan

Pengecualian (berdasarkan keputusan mesyuarat pada 16.8.1999 di antara JPA, KPM dan SPP,

2.1 PPPBS C8 yang meningkat ke B10 tetapi tiada PAK yang telah dilantik ke DG3 sebelum 16.8.1999.

2.2 PPPBS C8 yang telah lulus PAK walaupun tidak disyaratkan tetapi telah dilantik ke DG3 sebelum 16.8.1999.

3. Guru PPPBS/LD yang telah dilantik buat kali pertama selepas tahun 1992 dan telah menduduki Kursus Induksi Kumpulan I sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan.
4. Guru yang telah bertukar daripada skim perkhidmatan lain yang menguntukkan penyandangnya untuk lulus Kursus Induksi Kumpulan I atau lulus PAK sebelum disahkan dalam jawatan dan kemudian dilantik ke PPPS.
5. Guru yang telah meletak jawatan dan telah lulus dengan jayanya Kursus Induksi SSB apabila dilantik dalam jawatan yang memerlukan lulus kursus dalam kumpulan yang sama.

Walau bagaimanapun, pihak JPA melalui surat JPA 241/20/14 Klt. 83( ) bertarikh 23 Disember 2003 telah memutuskan bahawa Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Bukan Siswazah C8 yang tidak meningkat ke skel gaji B10 dan telah lulus Peperiksaan Am Kerajaan yang kemudiannya dilantik sebagai Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Siswazah Gred DG3 layak untuk dikecualikan dari mengikuti dengan jayanya Kursus Induksi bagi tujuan pengesahan dalam perkhidmatan sebagai PPPS Gred DG3/DG41.

IN THIS FESTIVAL OF LIGHT

2008-10-26T16:53:00.003+08:00

Hi, I wish all Hindu friends peace, joy and prosperity.
And those not celebrating, remember to visit them if you could.
Now, where's my murukku???? heheheheee

NEEDED: C0-AUTHOR

2008-10-24T14:51:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!
So sorry for not updating u all with the latest news.
I've been very busy, and still is.
I'll be going off for a short holiday at the hospital (huhuhu) in the 1st week of November. Mymectomy (I know you are smart,so find out what it's about, heheheh)
So am offering this blog to anyone who can do frequent update as I dont know how long it'd take me to recuperate and be on my feet again. The doc said he'll give me 6 weeks off, meaning no need to jaga periksa, mark exam papers, etc this year :D

Anyone want to give it a try?
Shub? Reggie? Faizal? Anyone ?
All you have to do is just to maintain this blog, add any new info and whatever while this lady takes a short rest from the internet [ dont know if I can survive without reading and surfing for 6 weeks!! u-wehhhh :P)

p/s: No news from Meena or Rohgini. Anyone knows what's going on there?

NEWS ABOUT OUR JUNIOR

2008-10-09T22:17:00.002+08:00

Hi. just YM with norli who's still at USM.
Anyone remember our pkpg juniour, named Zaleha?
It seems that she was driving back to USM from KKangsar when she dozed off and bang..had an accident. She underwent surgery to remove part of her intestine which had been crushed (hancur) due to the accident. Let's hope she'll recover.

It's tough when we hear news like this.
Let's hope there won't be any further bad news involving PKPG tesolians.
Do be careful, drive carefully and keep in touch.

latest news about ROHGINI'S BABY

2008-10-08T16:10:00.002+08:00

Tuesday, 07 October, 2008
fishqueen said...
ok guys, here's the latest update on Roghini's baby... Actually Rog and her husband have been requesting for the baby to be transferred to the GH immediately after the operation as the ICU bill was piling, but the Doc refused to release the baby due to... only he knows the reason... So, finally they managed to push the Doc to transfer the baby to GH on Monday (6/10) and the final bill that GMC stated was RM110,000... So, I have tried my best to make arrangements for them to meet some important people and GOD willing they get all the help they can... At the meantime, Rog has not given me the website yet and Suba is also doing something to help them... Thanx to all and let us hope that GOOVIIN gets well and home soon...

ALIYA: That's a relief.. to know that finally Gooviin is transferred to the GH. At RM2000 a day, the hospital is doing a cut-throat business. Can't they give a discount since the bill of RM110k is too just much? What happens if the parents can't pay? If I were Rohgini, I won't bother about paying the GMC yet. the FOCUS now is getting the baby cured and healthy again. GMC afford to wait for the money, but the baby and the parents are rushing for a cure.

Anonymous said...
It is as if a piercing pain when i came to know about this. My daughter was there once. The time when i was short-funded, i contacted Henry Cheah from the account department. i hope he is still there. Anyway, this was what we have gone through. we were arranged to meet the press - "The Star" by the hospital admin. News is published to raise fund from the public. That solved the opeartion expenses. The follow-ups were quite costly too. Luckily, we met Henry Cheah from the mentioned department. He is the one who gave us a few discounts. Try to visit him, his office is on the right from the entrance. Roghini, wherever you are, don't lose faith. i hope my info comes in time. Love, shuren.

Thursday, 09 October, 2008
fishqueen said...
THANX A ZILLION SHUREN! I will convey this message to her... and also thanx to the rest for your time and thoughts which I will surely pass to Roghini...

Thursday, 09 October, 2008
Boon Yew said...
Hi hi... RM110,000 is a huge sum. With our new salary at RM2000 a month, Roghini will have to work 55 months to earn it. I won't consider her husband bcos he needs to feed the family. So 55 months is equals to 11.5 years!!!! Give and take the salary increament, she still needs to work for 11 years!!!

But GMC makes in just two months!!!! Wow! I think it will be soon that we become a communist country if this trend continues la...

Well, more importantly is that we all say our prayers for Rohgini and her baby to be safe and in good health.

I talk later...

Boon Yew

ROHGINI'S BABY

2008-10-04T09:10:00.002+08:00

Meena said:

Hie guys and gals, amidst all these happenings... I would like to share a painful experience one of our course mates is going through at this very moment... It is none other than our mummy (Rohgini) who graduated with us... If you all remember very well, she delivered on the 18th of August, just after our graduation ceremony but unfortunately her baby is still in the hospital...

This is because the nurses found out after a few hours of delivery, he was not or could not drink the milk he was fed... After x-ray and so on, the doctors in Lam Wah Ee found out that something was wrong with his passage that the milk was not going in and told the parents that the only available surgeon is in GMC... so, once he was referred there, the doctor told them that the operation would only come up to maybe RM20,000... so they agreed and the operation was a success... But after the op, the baby does not seem to be responding as what the doctor expected and therefore he needs to be kept in the ICU... and the ICU costs RM2,000 per day which has made the bill to come up to RM 80,000 at the moment... So, Roghini and her hub are finding ways to meet the bill now... I would email the picture of the baby in the hospital to Aliya so that she can put it up in the blog for all of us to see and believe me guys he is a pityful sight as my hub and I visited him at the ICU...

Both of us wished we could just take him away from the ICU as he lay there so helplessly... and I can exactly understand what Roghini is going through... I thought the all of us could maybe do our part by offering some help in any form to Roghini and her family... If it is ok then, I will later pass the website to Aliya to enable us to help them...

Let us all also pray that he gets out of the hospital soon...

Anonymous said...
hi everyone...how's raya?ok?me not ok anymore...boring ar..have to go back to trg to early as the holidays are only for a few days...i have equally divided my precious raya holiday btwn trg and png...so boring la here...can't go for shopping anymore...hmm...so sad to hear what happened to roghini's baby..pity her...but i hope there will be good news for her and her family...me?still nothing...berduet je lg...blm buat trio...pray for me friends...till next time...SELAMAT HARI RAYA...from NANA

Monday, 06 October, 2008
Anonymous said...
hai rohgini. there is no words to describe my feeling towards ur situation now. however, please be brave for the sake of ur family. i will pray everyday for ur newborn son's well-being. take a good care of urself...(me-). miss u a lot.

Tuesday, 07 October, 2008
Boon Yew said...
I suggest that Rohgini should transfer her baby to GH. They have a fantastic team at the maternity and paedriatic departments.

The government can bear it for her if the baby goes to the GH. Anyhone knows 'anyone' in the GH? Meena, perhaps?

Let Rohgini not wait any further for the RM2000 per day to fold up.

Get her baby to the GH. Our employer will see to the well-being of all of us and our family.

We're entitled to FIRST CLASS WARDS.

Tuesday, 07 October, 2008
Reggie said...
Hi! i feel sad bout Roghini's baby. Let all of us pray for her baby and i am sure he will be fine. I am just wandering wat the doctor in GMC is doing so far. By putting the baby in ICU doesnt help anything but the bill is folding up day by day. The doctor should come up with solution to help the baby. Meena, can you ask Roghini to take her baby's photo and her bank account no. Maybe we can put it in an email and circulate around. May God will protect and bless the baby always...

Aliya: Sorry for the late reply. My health's been like a yo-yo since June, unpredictable like the weather. Too bad about Rohgini's baby. Boon Yew's right - get the baby to the GH. When it comes to staying in the wards, nothing beats the GH's price, though the service is so-so. Meena, please state what sickness he has, and what he needs to survive, so that we can have a clearer picture and can provide more assistance, God willing. Please tell Rohgini to hang-on, I know it's a torture to see your own child sick and helpless.

FROM SHUB AND SARAS

2008-10-02T12:26:00.003+08:00

shub2dk said...
hello hello....
i know a lot of u guys miss me so am here to say a big HELLO.he he...just kidding.actually i find this blog an excellent place to vent all my suppressed emotions.tryst me...i have a lot of those feelings these day.n no prizes 4 guessing why.he he...
REGGIE!!!!how could u la???u r a terrible,horrible teacher.there, now i have made u feel like *****he he, just kidding la.i know exactly y u did tht cause u felt sorry 4 these kids.but just a piece of advice frm me.u r not helping them in anyway reggie.i also have students who come n bad mouth to me abt other teachers but i always tell them that it s not good to say things like tht n tht a teacher treats them that way cause they behave in such a terrible manner.no doubt, i understand wat my students r trying 2 say,i always make it a point to remind them that it takes 2 to tango. n in fact, i ask them a lot of ques such as what makes u hate tht particular teacher,or wat does he/she do tht u dislike.n then i try to avoid all those things when i deal with these students.
wat i am actually trying impart here is that, we must try to show them the right from wrong and make them understand y obeying something is vital.for example,there is a book for teachers to fill in the discipline probs of the day tht occur in the class n state down those students names n the book is placed in the class n handled by the monitor.so wat happened was, i wrote down this boys name XX in the book cause he s forever playing in thye class n never does my work.he is a boy wit a lot of discipline probs in school where by he s been suspended for quite a number of times.so the other day,he was looking at the book n noticed tht i wrote his name twice(not including the other teachers who has written his name).he was so upset n looked terribly down.i askedd his fren why.and the fren told me tht she s upset cause i in particular wrote his name.
then i called XX n explained to him tht he has left me with no choice but to write his name cause he has never done my work.i told him tht no teacher will want 2 simply write a students name in the book for no valid reason.(all this was of course traslated to him in chinese)n u know wat happened the next minute?he quitely went bak 2 his place,took out his exercise book n started copying the grammar work i wrote on thye board.he didn t answer the questions but i gave him credit cause he did some work.for me, it s an achievement cause,the first time i came,he totally ignored me, n scolded me in some chinese vulgar words.but now, he greets n smiles coyly at me.i know whether, i have got the message across but cuba try test this approach la k gang?
cheers!!!

Sunday, 28 September, 2008
saras said...
hi...guys im back again...saras
wow guys u'l really have lots of news to share... bravo to everyone.. miss you'll.
as for me, school life becoming so bored la. as usual the seniors conquer the school. they even decide whether we junior should stay in mornin or afternoon session.
guess what!! most probably i'l be teaching geography next year. maybe that will be major subject in there since one of the senior teacher are going off next week. im studying geo every day before i teach the students this year. whatever task and post the senior teacher had is being pas to me. next year will be a hell year for me, i guess.
the worst task is im selected as a discipline teacher. i have to take special care for the indian students. sometimes i have to chase the indian boys who ponteng classes.
well, all my malay frens s\especially aliya SELAMAT HARI RAYA.....
TAKE CARE GUYS.......

Aliya: Thanks for the wishes,ladies.. Good work, Shub, cayalah! Saras, Geog teacher? Huhuhuu, good luck. I'm hoping to get all English and ICT next year. This year also kena Sejarah F4, have to read up before going to classes..everyday just give notes, copy! hehehe, thank God now have good blogs for Sejarah, I just copy notes from the blogs written by experienced Sejarah teachers, put in PPoint and give the students, kawtim!

SALAM EIDILFITRI AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2008-09-27T18:57:00.006+08:00

It's a few days towards Eidilfitri. It'd be my third celebration of the Eid, God willing.
Therefore, I'd like to take the opportunity to wish all our Muslim friends and readers a blessed Eidilfitri, maaf zahir & batin. Also to all tesolians, regardless of race and religion, please forgive me if there's any words or deeds done intentionally or unintentionally which have caused hurt or anger throughout our 3 years' course. To err is human, to forgive divine.
Have a great time with your family and friends. Enjoy makan-makan.
Sorry Reggie, no Raya open-house this year. I'm still staying in the 'pigeon hole' and still looking for better accommodation. Also still under medication for my 'sakit puan' laa.. God willing, will have a grand open-house next year, just for tesolians, hehehee..
See you all after the festive break!
Till then take care.. drive carefully..cheerio :))

REGGIE ONLINE

2008-09-27T18:55:00.001+08:00

Reggie said...
Thanks Boon Yew! I feel much better coz u did the same thing oso... haha...Now who's notty, huh? To Meena, kesian la the boy. You know wat, maybe the boy has kleptomania (is a complex disorder characterized by repeated, failed attempts to stop stealing). Must take him to see doctor first before expelled him from school...
Calvin, ISA stands for Ikut Suka Aku... I think we have to be extra careful when we send our comments in this blog... Silap hari masuk jail...hahaha... Erm... did i say anything wrong???
Aliya, I oso want to get away from school... Any courses pun jadila. As long as i dont stay in the school...heheBtw, to all my Muslim friends, I want to wish all of you 'Selamat Hari Raya, Kepada Saudara serta saudari... setahun hanya sekali..merayakan hari yang mulia ini... selamat Hari raya......"
Ermm... takda rumah terbuka ke?

2009 SCHOOL SESSION

2008-09-25T11:30:00.004+08:00

Hi everyone!
Just found out that school session 2009 starts on January 4th for Kedah, Kelantan & Trengganu while for other states, it's on 5th January.
Here's the news:

SESSI PERSEKOLAHAN TAHUN 2009
KUALA LUMPUR 24 Sept. — Sesi persekolahan untuk tahun depan bagi negeri Kedah, Kelantan dan Terengganu akan bermula pada 4 Jan manakala bagi negeri-negeri lain adalah pada hari berikutnya.Menurut kenyataan

Kementerian Pelajaran mengenai kalendar persekolahan tahun depan, penggal pertama bagi sekolah-sekolah di Kedah, Kelantan dan Terengganu ialah dari 13 Mac hingga 21 Mac,
cuti pertengahan tahun dari 29 Mei hingga 13 Jun,
cuti penggal kedua 21 Ogos hingga 29 Ogos, dan
cuti akhir tahun dari 20 Nov hingga 2 Jan 2010.

Bagi negeri-negeri lain,
cuti penggal pertama bermula 14 Mac hingga 22 Mac;
pertengahan tahun 30 Mei hingga 14 Jun;
penggal kedua 22 Ogos hingga 30 Ogos, dan
cuti akhir tahun dari 21 Nov hingga 3 Jan 2010.

Menurut kementerian itu, jumlah hari persekolahan termasuk cuti am tahun depan ialah sebanyak 208 hari.— BERNAMA
Source from http://www.utusan.com.my/ 24/9/2008

So friends, what are you waiting for?
Time to plan your 2009 vacation, your wedding, also your next pregnancy & delivery date, hehehe :))

SUPPRESSION?

2008-09-20T15:32:00.004+08:00

Boon Yew said...
Aliya dear, this is no promotion but suppresion!!!All english classes are dominated by senior teachers in my school so much so that I've to teach KH.There is tendency of these teacher to sideline newcomers. They raises a wall between themselves and other 'outsiders'. Psychological pressure does not merely come from students but from this group of teachers too. They are the ones who will get first hand news, decide among themselves then announce. Their clout over the HM is rather impressive too.These are my laments...I tahan.... tahan.... tahan....

Aliya: Wahh so teruk ahh? Lucky thing my Big Boss and 2nd Boss are fair, no pilih2 kasih. All teachers can approach them anytime to talk, ask for help, complain etc, hehehee. If it's your option, you'd get a class to teach. So far so good la here, no clique among teachers - maybe coz we have many good ustaz & ustazah here to check & balance. Staff meeting also must end within 1 hour (2-3pm). How about the rest? School like mine or like Boon Yew's?

Reggie said...
This is the culture in most schools in Malaysia. The seniors always have the power to voice their opinions and to make any decision they want. Whether you are 30 or 40 or 50, if you are new to that school, you are always a junior and you have to wait for your turn. We always have to start from an egg then turn into chick. After that, into a chicken. Next, into an old chicken. hehe... siapala kita???Btw, few weeks ago i did a terrible thing. I helped my students to keep their mobile phones during spot check in school (But i did tell them it's my first and last and I won't help them anymore). The HM and PKs knew about it later on and they did mention about this case during the staff meeting. (They didn't mention my name). They said i'd against my etiquette as a teacher... sigh... So, to all my Tesolian friends.Do you think i am so so wrong? Actually those students are from last class and they come to school just to kill their time... They dun study and they can't study oso... but they are more naive and innocent than those students from the elite classes. These students work to earn some money to buy something for themselves. Each day i get to know them and be friend with them. They are not bad students. They just need attention. I prefer to teach them rather than other students who think they are so good and so perfect.... So, tell me...someone, somebody... am i a bad teacher??????????? sigh...
Wednesday, 24 September, 2008

Boon Yew said...
Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm... Reggie, you notty notty teacher...But, I've done this too. hehehehehe... Even when I was a discipline teacher. There are a few conditions to this kind of cases, though.First, I will keep for them if they surrender the phone to me the first thing in the morning before school starts. This would mean that they will only get to use it after school has finished and they will not misuse and abuse our kindness.Second, I do not keep for those students who have bad track of discipline records. If these kind of students want me to help, they will have to help the school first, i.e. they have to be helpful to everyone in the class and in the school, if possible. And they have to come with proofs that they have been good. Hehehehehehehe... none have ever agreed to this till now.Third, never allow them to use us as saviours at the last moments. Let them feel the pinch from the discipline board one a while. We may do some kindness sometimes but they must pay back somehow, either in the form of completing our homework promptly for the next few weeks or whatever form of positive reinforcement that you feel you want to give. Last week, I kept a fantastically new Motorola, donno whch model, for a naughty boy in the school. Ha! Kenalah. He promised me to be a good booy with no troubles for his teachers and friends until the end of the semester, he will tuck his shirt smartly all the time and he will greet all teachers. Hehehehe... he's enjoying still now. So I kept it for him and he was so lucky for his class was checked after he passed the phone to me, after recess. He gave it to me during recess.I do tricks like this to keep everyone in the school happy. It's a form of corruption but for me if it can make someone learn something good, why not?Till later...
Wednesday, 24 September, 2008

Calvin Teoh said...
You are a fantastic teacher! Our nation needs more people like you. Unfortunately those people will end up like Raja Petra ISA! Ha ha ha!
Thursday, 25 September, 2008

fishqueen said...
Hie guys! After a long time I am back here to say HELLO! Just for your information, the boy who attempted to steal my hp has been expelled from the school. Isn't that shocking? Well, I was shocked to hear that from the discipline teacher the very next day itself but I just had no time to update you guys on it... Anyway, cheer up guys as Raya is around the corner, Deepavali is around the corner and the best of all, our one and a half month holiday is around the corner... So, CHEER UP GUYS AND GALS!!! THAT'S THE BEST PART OF BEING A TEACHER!I take this opportunity to wish all my MUSLIM FRIENDS 'SELAMAT HARI RAYA' and 'MAAF ZAHIR BATIN' guys and gals if I had done done, said or gestured anything wrongly towards any of you PKPG Tesolians immaterial of your religion... A BIG THANK YOU to Aliya too, for creating this blog as we not only exchange our views, oppinions and a place to let out our frustration but also to wish our friends on any happy occasions...
Thursday, 25 September, 2008

Calvin Teoh said...
Wow! Fishqueen can talk. Merepek saje but Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri to all my human Muslim friends. As long as you are not any sea creature... :-)
Thursday, 25 September, 2008

fishqueen said...
For your info friends, Cal and I are at school for a Multimedia course... Of all the people us, but maybe Cal needs it... So, you can guess lah what we ended up doing during the course... He he he! And the facilitator was none other than our Super Duper Senior from USM... Ennada kodumai ithe! (Something in Tamil meaning WHAT A TORTURE?)

CHIT CHAT

2008-09-19T15:45:00.002+08:00

Faizal said...
Hi everyone...It seems that everybody has their own stories to tell. Mainly about discipline problems. Wah Chuah, you're so tough. I think I cannot be as tough as you are because I cannot control my anger. Once I started losing my patience it will be hard for me to cool down. I am afraid I cannot stop beating the students. hehehe...or the students cannot stop beating me! heheh... Until now, I do not have any serious disciplinary problems at my school. Only that I have been given a lot of responsibilities such as to prepare my ICT lab for a pioneer project known as IES from MOE. Only 150 schools selected for this 'Projek Rintis'(throughout Malaysia..). It's an honour actually, but when I think about the work that I have to do...gosh! It's only 2 and a half months since our graduation day but the work loads keep piling higher and higher. I hope somebody out there can share their happy stories with us in this blog. I'm not whining okay...only want to share my story with you guys. Maybe we can make our own 'My Story' like what we did in MPTB. Cheerio....

Boon Yew said...
Hehehehe... Faizal, this is a good place for us to let our steam out and learn from one another.All credits go to Aliya. Kudos!!!Err... Speaking of duties and responsibilities... Hmmmppphhhh... You know what?? I have been identified to be a KH teacher for next year!!!Apalah nasib.... Pergi belajar nak ajar bahsa orang putih, balik pii sekolah jadi enjinir pulak!!!!i should have gone for an engineering degree la!!!!!
So unfair. Mati-mati dengan literature and methodology and syntax and semantics and I can now see Dr Munir, Dr Salasiah, Dr Alias, Dr Azelena, Dr Suzannah... Ohh.... how my heart laments.... Alas....Now, an engineer pula. When will my ordeal end?? From music to english and now to KH!!!! Don't nanti later I end up as a Pengetua pula booo hooo hooo hooo :-((I talk later... Pergi ajar tuition now. Tata...

ALIYA :
Hahahaa.. congrats Faizal, awal-awal dah naik pangkat, cikgu IT...
Congrats BoonYew, wahh, Kh teacher next year? Can upah u to come repair any broken stuff at home la, hehehee.
Yeah, don't we all miss Dr Munir, Dr SalasYeah, Dr Alias, Dr Azlena, Dr Suzannah etc, don't we, don't we?? :P
Me? Ahh, my English head already hinting that Imight have to teach SPM classes next year, uhuk3.. meaning no more relaxing and going home at 2pm like nowadays.. and most probably being the class teacher also, urgghhh.. am trying to keep a low profile at school but cannot laaa..
Chat with you all later, wanna have my beauty sleep.. Take care!

MORE FROM BOONYEW

2008-09-18T00:32:00.001+08:00

In reply to Kalas's comment:

Thanks for your SMS, Kalas but sorry that I didn't reply immediately.In reply to Kalas's reaction towards her students, I feel that more than that could be done.

In both my past postings I told of how I mistreated my students. But do note that these are individual cases which I consider isolated.I feel that in order for us to save ourselves, we must understand why these students become rebellious and retaliate the school system. It is imminent that we diagnose our children from the root.Try to find out from them why they become so.

You may say that you are a female (or soft, for our dear Tan Eng Choung) teacher, but I think we are capable of reaching their depth if we sit with them to get to know them.Do remember that these students do not come under us for only a year. They will be with us till the end or their school life or our school life, whichever is earlier. We will deal with them directly till either party leaves the school.Therefore, we must learn to survive.To do so, we need to help them to help ourselves. When we give goodness, we beget goodness.This is what I do with my students. Hehehehe... this time the good part :-D

Take some time off teaching. When we get students who are rebellious or who find us boring, there must be a reason for this to happen.Don't teach for the sake of just to teach and finish the syllabus. These type of students do not need to finish the syllabus. They just need enough to survive in the real world outside. What is to them when we feed them with Life's Brief Candle or If or Si Tenggang?? They do not need these to survive later.
Take time off from teaching. Get to know them from inside. Ask questions that will sound as if you're concern about their well-being. Make them feel that they are important to you and that you are there to give them a helping hand. let them know that you are not to teach them to become professors but just to survive in the real world when they leave school.

A very important part that I have learnt about these type of students is that we must try to know their family background. Once we know the type of life they live at home, we try to adjust ourselves to meet their sufferings.
I have said before that there are several standard questions that I will ask on the very first day I go into the classes. They are,their names (eminently important!), where they live and what their parents do.My students are mostly from the lower rung in the society where books are not the utmost important element in life but money.I have tried my level best to shift their contemporary perspective. They must be made to understand that knowledge will deter them from being cheated when they grow up later. Especially when legal aspects are concerned.

Tell them that they need to be able to understand basic language to avoid being cheated.Then, because language is a problem for them, we have to learn to use their language too. Teens today don't talk the way we do. We have evolved away from our teenage years but they are just there now. Update ourselves with the latest teen trends. Watch KungFu Panda (my nickname in school now. Hehehehehe...).
Live with the nicknames that they give you. Be appreciative that they give you one. Turn their insult into a gift and these kids will be confused and will start to accept you. Don't get angry over these names because it can become a weapon that kills you. Just like a knife, it depends on which end we hold, it can become a friend or a foe.Yes, we can tell them once or twice but they won't listen. But once or twice are not enough. Already their brains are as hard as granites so that they can't even absorb lessons, I think we need to repeat our nags to pound good moral values into their heads.I will ask every student to tuck in their shirt each time I see one hanging out. I repeat this to everyone of them. Now that it's 2.55 months, they know it automatically that when they see me they'll check their shirt ends.
Another of my nagging is foul language. To my 2E class, they have promised me to cut down on using these flowery languages and each time any of them utter a foul word, they will be told. Now, they are very alert of my being around or near them. They check their vocabs :-).
Those who are in Form 5 and some in Form 4 who had tasted my medicine still remember and they are extremely polite whenever they meet me.But remember too that we tell them with mild tones. Just like how our mothers talk to us when we are sick. No one likes to be shouted at so flare out your patience to them as much as possible until you run out of it then hehehehe... manhandle them :-DAll the above examples use a lot of 'I' and 'me' pronouns.
But I believe if all of us work together in the same rhythm, our students will learn to grow up being better beings in the society. They don't need books more than they need morality. Buddha did not emphasise on every human reading his sutras, nor did Jesus wanted us all to read his bible, in fact he did not even write a single word in the bible. As well, Nabi Muhammad did not force all Muslims to memorise the Quran.Final words are, get to them bottom of our students' problem, take time off from teaching to know them, speak their language, be part of them in order to mould them from the most basic, teach them to survive the real world.
One question: Why do we need to do this?
Answer: It is for the safety of our own children. If we don't prepare our students to be good citizens, our own children will later live in a violent environment, or some of us may even start to think if we need to have children to suffer in their later life.Till later...

REGGIE'S SOLUTION

2008-09-16T17:40:00.001+08:00

reggie said...
Now when my students see me they call me 'teacher' or 'lao si'(in chinese means teacher oso). heheMiracle le... The trick is i have to feel what they feel and be in their position. Students nowadays are totally different from the students in those time (70s-90s). I did ask a few teachers in my school and they oso told me students have been changing days by days... Naughtier and nastier... Subha, u r right!We cannot run away from problems. Just learn to numb yourselves, learn to tolerate more and love your students...heheAfter all they are human like us. Why they are naughty? Ask their parents lo? hehe Always look from the source. Am i right?To Boon Yew....u look sam seng woh...

kalas said...
hi kalas here.. my MBS students also the same.very agrressive...n u'll know la. terrible especially the form 3. but i dun care.. our job is teaching... so just carry out our job. u can tell / advise them once or twice. if they dun listen just ignore and carry on with our job.

BOON YEW CONTINUES..

2008-09-15T19:17:00.001+08:00

Boon Yew said...

My story cont...
This morning I naik berang in another class again :-)
It is 1E now.
An Indian boy, Shanmugam, who has got two elder brothers in school was beaten up by me.This boy is a total contrast from his two brothers.
I taught his eldest brother before I went for studies and now he is in Form4. His second brother is in my 2E class. Both these elder brothers are angels and reliable, though not the brightest in the las class. But Shanmugam, being in the last class did not make him an angel like his two brothers.
It happened that I went in for relief at 1230 just now. When I reached the class they were already rather restless and were talking loudly. I commanded those on duty to clean the class before school ended at 1310. This Shanmugam tried to be a hero by speaking for his fren that that fren had already swept the floor in the morning and told his fren to ignore my order. I kept pressing the other boy to sweep and ignored Shanmugam. The boy gave in and went to sweep. Then this Shanmugam continued muttering in Tamil and said to his fren that he was stupid to listen to "this pundek Chinese"!!! I understood what he said with my smattering Tamil. I confronted him in my meagre Tamil and gave him a stern warning not to continue his instigation.
He cooled down, for a while. Then busied myself with the boys who were sweeping the floor to waste my time away in the class. I didn't want to teach because they were too anxious to go home then.
Out of a sudden, I heard a chair being dragged and looked up to see that this 'angel' Shanmugam was ready to throw a chair at another fren!!! I shouted at him to stop. He stopped but only not to throw the chair; he chased his fren around the classroom. Again I told them to stop but he ignored my warning and continued as if I was not there.When he ran past me, I caught hold of his arm, but he twisted himself free from me. I then caught up with him and slapped my palm onto his back so hard that he stumbled two steps forward. He turn to face me his face as angry as a bull, with his nostrils all opened up and puffing away (he is actually an inch taller than I). I faced him and added another two slaps on his chest and that pushed him back a few steps. After that I ordered him to sit but he refused. He stood up against me. I so angry then that I put my fist up and told him that if he doesn't sit right then, I'll shatter his face. That got him very frighten. He was shivering by then.
I turned back and wrote the borang Demerit. After a few minutes, seeing that he had cooled down, I went to tell him that I hit him for the sake of his parents and his brothers. I slao said that he has shamed his whole family today. He turned his face away from me when I talked to him. I left him to himself.
After the bell rang, I told him to follow me to the staff room but he turned his back to me and walked off saying that he's father is already waiting. I went off the other way. No point chasing after him.Five minutes later this 'angel' came climbing into the staff room and looked for me and apologised. I don't know what got into him, but he just came back. He made a verbal promise that today will be the last time he misbehaves in school.
I don't know how true those words are but I will watch him carefully.
More later....

SHUB'S STORY

2008-09-15T19:11:00.002+08:00

shub2dk said...
hallo fellow tesolians!!u have not seen me for quite some time as i was tied down with school work n not to mention handling my chaotic students.so tht explains y i am always so tired at the end of the day n thus, can t find the time to touch the keyboard of my lappy.i have read all yer stories so far abt yer students' havoc in school n let me tell u, w, the new teachers are not the only ones. recently went 4 a course and met so many senoir teachers n they seem to have the same prob as us too despite the numerous years handling these teenagers. what i have summed up from the 2 days of intense chatting with these teachers, i learnt that, students these days mostly if not all have the same screwed up attitude.(excuse the lg,but it s the result of disappointment n fury).it s just tht the generation today seem to give a ****about teachers.a lot of things annoy me such as not greeting teachers, not asking for permission when drinking water, not adressing us as"teacher" when they talk but prefer using "you","awak" instead,sleeping during classes, having their private discussions in grps even though teacher's teaching in front, using foul lgs in their mother tongue n the list goes on and on....and this makes me really sit down n think whether this is all worth becoming a teacher.it s suppose to be a very rewarding career where they seem to say that students will appreaciate you one day.maybe 3 months is too early to see the results, but i don t even see the sign of appreciation coming anywhere in the near future.i know i have crapped a lot but in a nutshell, what am actually trying to say is....u r not alone.like it or not we have to face these students n teachers, it s not yer fault that they r like that, so quit blaming yourselves.everyday i try new things out with my students n from there i know what to adjust to get them to just sit in the class during eng. have got a long way more to get them to do anything independently in eng.so don t give up as we have so many years more to go(unless u wanna take optional retirement but then again u ll loose all the privileges).things may improve or deteriorate but make sure yer students know who s the boss.take good care of yourselves...cheers!!!

(Aliya: Ah, Shub, don't worry. Stick around longer and you'll soon learn all their tricks, hahahaa.. Whatever you do or feel, remember that your life, future and happiness are more important than those a%&$#@*! Keep your wits about you and see the humour in everything.)

BOON YEW'S STORY

2008-09-13T21:10:00.001+08:00

Dear frens,
After 2.5 months, I think all of us have come down to the real world. Your experiences are just part of what could be worse. On the second week of my returning to my 'alma mater', I almost killed a boy.
In a Remove class, I tried to teach them BM when I went for relief. I wrote answers on the board and asked them to copy from the board. One boy took his friend's book to copy from it. I got annoyed and took his friend's book away and asked him to copy from the board (I don't think my writing is that bad at all!). As I turned around he shouted in Hokkien, "I don't know what the COCK WRITING you're writing!"
I turned back and gave him a tight slap across his face but he stupidly turned his nose to my palm and I slammed his nose making it bloody. That quietened the whole class :-). Until today, no more nonsense with me everytime I went in for relief.
I went to see the boy after his nose had dried and consolled him. Talked to him till he cried out of guilt. Two days later, his mother met me and I told his mother of the duty of the school and a teacher to help parents educate their chilkdren to prepare them to face the society and a whole lot of BS till the boy's mother too brokedown and cried.
Hmmmpphh... Satisfied. Managed to make both mother and child cried out of guilt. My PK Ko-K was shocked that they both ended up crying instead of like other parents going home angry.

Incident 2
Yesterday, 12 Sept 2008, I was walking down the stairs to the staff room to get home when a boy walked along side me and said that one gang of students are waiting for him in a lane behind some houses outside of the school gate because he was attacked and faught with another classmate earlier and had reported to the HM and had caused his attacker to be sacked from school this coming week. He's just 15, thin, quiet, mild, and at times jovial (from the last class of form 2 and academically not promising at all but with pleasant manners). Another boy were actually escorting him to the place of rendevous. It was just like in CSI! Tha boy that the other boys sent to escort this boy was a huge boy almost the size of Faizal with the height of Daniel!

What to do? I asked this small boy to go into the staff room with the pretext that he's being reprimanded. I then asked the huge boy to follow me to the office to give me a hand. Confronted the huge boy in front of the Disp Head and told him to get off not to meddle in it or he'll be expelled as well (he's been twice suspended, a third will get him out). I went back to the small kid and had no choice but to escort him home. He on his bicycle and I on my C70. Oh, this small boy lives above my apartment.
This is my 'alma mater'. A temporary juvenile prison.
More gory stories to come. Of teachers, students and administrators...

7 TO 9 YEARS BEFORE DG44

2008-09-12T16:24:00.002+08:00

Today my boss called for a meeting. We were given a taklimat about the kenaikan from DG41 to DG44 for those who were previously DG29 and DG32. Yes, it's confirmed. we have to wait at least 7 years before we can naik pangkat to DG44.
Those teaching less than 6 years as DG29, your 3-5 years' service in SK is counted as a year in DG41.
Those between 6-8 years, you'd get 2 years bonus+ 8 years as DG41 before you can get time-based to DG44.
Those teaching 9 years and above, you'd get 3 bonus + 7 years as DG41 before you can jump to DG44 under time-based promotion.
Check the circular by asking your school clerk or principal.
Apart from that, you'd need to pass PTK with aras 3, good laporan prestasi for 3 years berturut2..among other things.
Good luck.

BOOOMMM!!!

2008-09-12T16:17:00.003+08:00

seems that Raya is really around the corner. can really feel it in the (school's)air. everyday, "BOOM!!" goes the firecracker in the school's compound. almost always me and my Form 1 students would jump up sekaki into the air. was teaching my 1A during 5th period (upper Form's recess) when all of a sudden "KABOOM!!" a few minutes later, saw three Form 4 students running towards the school gate with a few prefects in hot pursuit. two of them got caught and was taken to the discipline room, the busiest room in the school. heh heh.. one jumped the grilled gate flawlessly and ran off towards some apartment blocks. too bad he didn't take part representing M'sia in the recent Olympics, or he would have gotten gold easily.

(Aliya: hahahaa... same thing happens in my school since the 2nd day of Ramadhan..and the "kaboom-ing" happens almost everyday during recess :P Those daring to do it are usually the F4 & F5 heroes.. and the best part is, they know if they get caught they's get a 2-week holiday - kena gantung sekolah! Then they can have a good excuse for not attending school. We sure produce students yang berketrampilan..in bad ways, huhuhuu.

OUT! OUT! OUT!!

2008-09-08T21:02:00.008+08:00

"Keluar!"
I raised my voice despite the fact that it was puasa time, and Muslims were supposed to be patient. Well, patience is one thing, being irritated on purpose is another thing. And friends, you know how loud I can be, right? I mean really really LOUD!
I was teaching Sejarah Form 4..FYI, starting 2004 almost 3/4 is about sejarah Islam.. and I was going thru' the answers for the Penilaian paper with the class.. coz they did quite badly.
There're about 10 Indians in the class, including an Indian girl. Disliking Sejarah is fine but when they're talking loudly in Tamil and disrupting the lesson, I couldn't take it anymore. You may pelempang little kids if they misbehave but 8 Indian lads taller than you? Despite repeated warnings and instructions to keep quiet or talk softly, they continued their loud chatter in Tamil while I was trying to explain the concepts of Perjanjian Hudaibiyah etc to the others who were listening. (I'm getting good in Sejarah Islam, hehehee).
Finally I walked over to them, told them to get out of the class if they don't want to study. They became quiet but nobody moved a muscle. One had the nerve to snigger nervously. I was challenged and I was ready for battle.
"Out!" I thundered. Nobody moved.
I grabbed a school bag and took it to the door, put it on the floor outside the classroom. That did the magic. One by one, the whole group stood up and left the classroom in a huff. They didn't stand outside the classroom but walked off to the staircase. Someone in the class clapped.
The whole class had a peaceful time for the remaining 10 minutes of the lesson. FYI it was not the first time the group disrupted the class during Sejarah lessons, just because they don't like it. Previously their behaviours were tolerated but I guess there'll be a time you say enough is enough. There are a few Indian students who did not join the group and were follwing the lesson closely so you can't say this is a racial thing. They had bullied the former teacher whose class I took over but I'm not gonna let their bad behaviours continue.
I took down the names of those who walked out (2 stubbornly stayed away from class until I left) and reported to the principal. The new PK HEM took it seriously and there're gonna be further action until we wipe out this type of disciplinary problems in school. Disrespect toward the teachers. Disrupting lessons. Indiscipline. Refusal to do written work in class. That should be about 15 demerit marks.
This morning the cuplrits were extra polite in class. They must have been 'cloroxed' by the Big Boss and PKs in school.
I dont touch them. I dont even scold them. I just grab their bags coz that's the only thing I know that they care about.

THE ALMOST-STOLEN HANDPHONE

2008-09-05T22:51:00.004+08:00

Meena reporting from home:
Hie everyone! What happened people? Where is everyone? Before convo was all the huha and noise making and now no more noise also...Anyway, wanted to share this experience with everyone...
On Wednesday, I nearly lost my hp in school... How it happened? I put my hp into my handbag and entered 1M, the last class... Since the class was noisy, without giving any instructions I started giving them some grammar exercises on the blackboard... And since I was facing my back at them, could not see what was happening behind my back... And since I did not give any instructions, the students knew I was angry because they were noisy, and quickly started copying the exercises into their text books quietly... Amidst all these one boy quickly opened my handbag and took out my hp... I always refer to the time in my hp as it follows my school time accurately... Then, I started to look for my hp in my handbag as I wanted to see the time...
What a shock! My hp is not there... Then I ask the class students, did anyone see my hp and they reply no... Ok, continue with your work and I'll be back... So, I quickly rush down to my table in the staff room just to make sure that I did not leave it there... And alas, it is not there either...
Helen who is sitting behind me asks me what are you searching for Meena... and I tell her "my hp is missinglah Helen and I remember damn well putting it into my handbag before entering 1M but where can it be now"
Helen then calls my hp just to make sure that it is nowhere at my table... It is ringing but no one is answering...
"It is ok Helen, I am going back to the class"
The moment I enter the class, the monitor comes rushing to me, "Teacher, your hp was in the dustbinlah"
HUH?! I was so shocked and was wondering who the hell could have done that... Like God sent, the discipline teacher Mr. Tan walks down the staircase near this class... I go out and call him, "Mr Tan can you please help me?" and I relate the whole scenerio to him...
"Don't worry Meena I will investigate ok"
So, I just left. Then, I saw the boys of 1M were called in groups by Mr Tan. After some time, I saw one 1M boy standing with his head down and one lady sitting across Mr Tan talking to him...Just before I went back at 6.05pm, I managed to catch Mr Tan and when I asked him, "was that the boy who took my hp?", he said "yes" and the boy has been suspended for 2 weeks... I was shocked again and kind of felt bad but I think Mr Tan did what was necessary as it should be a lesson for the rest of the students...
Well, that's my story... And I'm taking the trouble to share with all of you this story because Calvin, myself and another teacher Henry came up with a lot of moral values of the story, that day itself...
No. 1: never silence your hp even when you enter the class because if I had silenced my hp, then the students would have not heard it ringing when Helen called...
No. 2: teachers should not buy expensive hps (Henry's moral value)
No. 3: leave it with Calvin or Henry (Calvin and Henry's moral value)So, friends take which ever you want and keep it in mind everytime you enter classes for your lessons...
TC dudes! and don't keep silent ok...
CONTINUE WITH YOUR COMMENTSLAH!!!

(aliya: Fuhh!!! Glad that you got back your hp, Meena. Next time put your handbag on a chair beside the board for better safety.)

Faizal said...
Glad to hear that you get your handphone back. IF I'm in your shoes at that time, I would run amok in the class. I will use the best method that I learnt in the uni, lempanglogy ( we learnt that, don't we?, no ha?) heheh...Yeah, Calvin and his idea...of course la, he sells handphone! hahahah...really miss the day when we huha huha in and out the class. I'll email the photos later k. Its's really slow to upload in this lab. How's the rest pkpg's doing ha?P.S: Since I'm 'hibernating' or staying most of my time in the lab, if you guys have anything to ask about formatting, or about pc, let me know okay!

reggie said...
Hi!i was so busy after the convo and i guess i am still busy till now. I have to mark English trail exam papers (Form3).These 2 weeks we have cuti raya replacement. Then, exam after raya...Then, food fair, then i am 'Penyelaras Sijil Berhenti Sekolah and Sijil Kedatangan Penuh'... and i'm form teacher oso...Last Saturday i went to Gua Kandu and eco-farm with 33 science students (although i'm not a Science teacher). My cousin asked me to go so i went la. Very interesting, challenging and superb (I mean the cave). Dont compare with Mulu cave or other 'canggih-canggih caves' ok. heheMeena, your student really 'tabik' la... so daring!!! Mau kena pelempang la this student... teacher's handphone oso wanted to steal... dah la we still get half salary... gaji sikit...But my school almost the same... curi pens... sob...sek... coz i guess they dont have a chance to steal handphone. hehe...p/s Faizal, i cant imagine when u run amok... sure cute! hehe

SPP WEBSITE

2008-08-27T13:51:00.002+08:00

You might like to check out this site for information about interview, etc.

http://www.spp.gov.my/p-ilmu.php

It has information such as:
1.Prinsip Lantikan Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pendidikan
2.Garis Panduan Calon Yang Telah Meletak Jawatan Untuk Mengemukakan Permohonan
3.Panduan Mengisi Surat Setuju Terima Tawaran Dan Dokumen-Dokumen Yang Berkaitan
4.Panduan Pengecualian Menghadiri Kursus Induksi Untuk Tujuan Pengesahan Dalam Perkhidmatan
5Senarai tugas jawatan kumpulan sokongan yang diuruskan melalui kuasa Suruhanjaya
6.Soalan Lazim

good luck.

BTW, has anyone received the DVD of our convo from PTPM????
I haven't..uhuk3

DO U WANT 75% DISCOUNT?

2008-08-23T12:26:00.006+08:00

Thanks, Shub for providing the sample letter below. Thanks Meena for making the text readable, hehehee. Please read it carefully and do what's necessary. (Shub, can't let the whole world know your ID, CGPA and full name :D)

Pn Kamaliah Basir,
Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia,
Bahagian Biasiswa,
Aras 12-13, Blok E12, Kompleks Kerajaan Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62640, Putrajaya.
______________________________________________________________________________
Name,
Address.

Puan,
Permohonan Pengurangan Bayaran Balik Pinjaman Pelajaran Program Khas Pensiswazahan Guru (PKPG)

Saya, ****(NO KP. *****), Pegawai Perkhimatan Pendidikan Lepasan Diploma telah mengikuti Program Khas Pensiswazahan Guru (PKPG) ambilan 2005/2006 di Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang.

2. Saya ingin memohon pengurangan sebanyak 75% daripada pinjaman pelajaran PKPG yang berjumlah RM **** berdasarkan syarat-syarat kelayakan. Saya berjaya memperolehi CGPA sebanyak *** iatu purata mata gred terkumpul hasil daripada pengajian saya di sini.

3. Saya menyertakan salinan kelulusan cuti belajar yang telah disahkan, transkrip keputusan peperiksaan dari semester 1 sehingga semester 6 yang telah disahkan serta skrol pengijazahan yang telah disahkan.

Saya amat berharap pihak puan akan mempertimbangkan permohonan saya ini. Kerjasama dan pertimbangan pihak puan saya dahului dengan ucapan ribuan terima kasih.
Sekian, terima kasih.

Yang benar,
……………………………………..
(****)

Dr Tan informed me that you need to apply on your own for the discount. They'd only process the application on case by case. There's no guarantee you'd get the 75% off, but let's try.

MORE PICS

2008-08-23T11:43:00.008+08:00

Not fair, not fair... why didn't u call me? Uhuk3...

(hubby's comment: Wahhh, u all have grown 'healthier' except my wife who's gone slimmer! hahahahaa. Congratulations PKPG Kohort 4)

REMEMBER YOUR INTERVIEW

2008-08-21T13:52:00.005+08:00

Friends,
Do remember to apply online for your interview, if you haven't.
Your Principal is supposed to inform you about it (the Online system starts in January 2008) but if he/she haven't.. here's what you should do:
Log in to http://sppapps.spp.gov.my/smppp/servlet/smppp.ui.security.SSecurityOL?cmd=12 or http://www.spp.gov.my/
Then click Daftar for Pengguna Baru.
You need your personal details eg your SPM/STPM cert, your dates of lantikan pertma, tarikh sah jawatan, tarikh & nombor fail for your cuti belajar.. among other things. It's a bit confusing so take your time.
Most importantly, remember your password. You may edit your information if you need to alter anything later.

information about the online system can be found here: http://www.spp.gov.my/PEKELILING_BIL1_TAHUN_2008_PELANTIKAN_TETAP_KE_JAWATAN_PPP.pdf
Only those who apply online will be called for interview.
Good luck.

CONGRATS TO ALL OF US!!

2008-08-18T16:22:00.005+08:00

What can I say.. finally we are graduates.
Sorry I couldn't talk to each and everyone. I didn't have the chance to meet all of you.
Anyway those whom I do meet and take photos with, well I'll email you the pics soon.
As for those whom I didn't have the chance to, all the best to you!

I've watched the video streaming and it's good.
Rohgini, Congrats and good luck with your baby.
Syida, congrats and hope you'll have a healthy & pretty baby girl in November.
I did notice some of you were wearing rather loose bajus during convo. Anyone joining Syida in the maternity ward?

This photo is taken by Chik, who e-mailed me the day after the convo. Thanks Chik. If you wanna download, just click on the pic and save in your pc.

Please email me your photos if you want to put them online so your friends can see and download them. Just click on my profile and email, k.
BTW, my hubby sent everyone his regards. He was so proud to see we all finally graduating..hehehee.

Faizal, please contact me. I still owe you the DVD money.

Cheerio, everyone.
Remember to take your scroll and transcript, as well as your photos from DUP before 22nd.
Keep in touch. I'll maintain this blog for as long as possible ( with comments from you all, I hope)

Goodbye, USM!!!

p/s: Anyone knows what happened to Rosli & Safiza who were absent from the convo? Hope they're ok.

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!!!

2008-08-12T22:23:00.007+08:00

Ahhh.. finally convocation is around the corner. Can't wait for the big day, hehehee..
Hope to see most of you tomorrow. Remember the rehearsal is at 2.30pm at DTSP. Be eLet's be there and sit as a group then we can really exchange news while waiting for the taklimat to start. I'm sure eah of you have lots to tell.

Please bring your jubah etc to try out. Your camera too if you have any. Also some pins (sorry guys, take your wives' or girlfriends') to fasten whatever you need to fasten onto your body so they won't fall off when you practise walking on stage, hahahaa.

I asked my school teacher and she said it'd take about an hour or so; just see where to stand and where to walk, what to do and how to wear your jubah etc.

The stalls will be open tomorrow.

Enjoy yourselves. Drive safely. Those travelling from the North (Kedah, Perlis) please be careful as you go near Permatang Pauh as the highway is being repaired..At some areas only one lane is open to traffic.

I bet you miss walking here...

Lepak here........

and waiting here?

MEENA SAID...

2008-08-12T22:21:00.000+08:00

Hie guys! I wanted to comment yesterday but it was a rush for me as my car battery kong... (THANK GOD I HAD CALVIN, MY SAVIOUR!) Anyway as Aliya said, it was a breeze at USM collecting the robes and etc... Calvin and I agreed to meet there at 930am and by 10am we were done, on top of which I was collecting robes for Suba and Patc... Blessing in disguise that we are both in the afternoon... Cal and I were wondering what happened to the rest of the gang?! Only met Tan who was full of complaints about his teaching life (Just told him to hang in there) and Rohgini who looked so full (Just kidding!!!)

Just another reminder:We have till next Friday (22.08.2008) to collect our scrolls and don't forget to bring along the printed survey from the internet and the other survey given to us when we collected our robes...

NEWS FROM DR TAN

2008-08-11T21:27:00.002+08:00

I met Dr Tan at her office. Here's what she informed me regarding her meeting with the officers from KPM:

1. Nope, we can't go back to teach in primary schools. They want us to remain in secondary school.

2. We can get 75% discount from our loan, provided we write in to the department concerned. Cgpa should be more than 3.75. (hehehe, kidding laa... not less than 2.75).

3. She advised us to study Masters full time, research esp if we intend to further until PhD level overseas.

NEWS FROM USM 11.8.08

2008-08-11T21:09:00.007+08:00

Where were you all? I managed to 'run away' from school after recess, with the PK1's permission, hehehehe.. citing traffic jams, long Q, no parking bla3.. imagining the worst scenario and guess what? It was a breeze this morning at the USM counters.

I managed to register & get my robe, etc in less than 10 minutes! Registered for alumni membership, go my special edition photo frames and had lunch with my lovely "sis". Only met Ju & Nor'in. Dear Nor'in is attending an 8-week course until 15th Aug. Way to go, Nur'in.. that's better than dealing with the hooligans at school.

BTW, I met Dr. Tan at her office. She sent everyone her regards. The PPIP is still undergoing renovation. I asked at the counter and the clerk informed me that there won't be any certs for those who got into Dean's List last sem(including the practicum). The reason she gave me was so feeble I didn't bother to ask further.

Those who have misplaced their RM60 convo receipt, don't panic (me included, huhuhuu). I asked the lady at Jabatan Bendahari & she assured me that they'll run a check for us at the Dewan Utama before they issue the payment slip (need to take that after convo) so that we can take our transcript & scroll. No need to ask for a replacement receipt.

Hope to see you all this 13th. The tents were not ready when I left,as they'll start opening the stalls tomorrow. I guess 13th will be a merry day. See you all there. Remember to bring your robes etc!!

PATSY SAID..

2008-08-11T21:04:00.002+08:00

masters?? hey, i'm totally interested!! don't forget about me lah u guys! school sucks big time here. everyday go to school also dah meluat, and it's only been more than a month! that's just too much.. tsk.:p the students at my school are real samsengs who don't even care nor have respect to any teachers. can you imagine i was told to "shut up" on my first week of going into a form 4 class? damn "cool", right? :D but i raised my voice at him and he ended up being the quiet one. hehehhe..

(Aliya: Thumbs up for Patsy! Show them that they can't bully us, hehehee.. I raised my own voice at the hardcore guys in my F4 this morning, and they were actually shocked into silence, hahahaaaa

FISHQUEEN SAID...(A LONG COMMENT)

2008-08-10T15:43:00.001+08:00

Hi guys! So, a lot of things has been happening huh?! Anyway, just wanna remind all of you "DON'T FORGET TO COLLECT YOURS' AND YOUR FRIENDS' JUBAHS THIS COMING MONDAY, 11TH, AUGUST 2008!"

And to Sub n Saras, here also wanna fight huh gals... (Just kidding!)

And Sub, the reason i offered all of you to join us for the masters was to get out of school and study full time, because even if you complete your masters, its not gonna make any difference in your pay or job... So, it is actually a good reason for us to stop teaching and study peacefully... Not in a million years am i gonna study part time...

And to the rest of the gang about disciplining your students in class, would be to just go into class and just teach them immaterial if they are listenning or not (just like the rest said), because they would some or rather realise that you mean business which is to teach... and just remember one thing, do what you are paid for and don't be so hardworking to put in that extra effort and finally stress yourself up... And since all of you have such good comments about the Penang students, my final suggestion would be "WHY DON'T ALL OF GET YOURSELVES TRANSFERRED BACK TO PENANG?" (ok, dont curse me!)

And Saras, already reminded you so many times during our days in USM, "NOTHING CAN BEAT OUR UNI LIFE!" and nobody agreed as they were always full of complaints about the assignmentslah, lecturerslah, tutorialslah, groupingslah, presentationslah and many more... The moral of the story is "NO PLACE IS PERFECT FOR US!" but it is we who must learn to adjust accordingly... Every school has its positive and negative values and no one school is perfect BUT REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ONE STEP HIGHER NOW... which was why we did our degree, so be THANKFUL for what god has given us, STOP COMPLAINING and LEARN to adjust accordingly...

Adios, TC and CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS!!!

re: SISTEM KAJIAN PENGESANAN GRADUAN

2008-08-08T05:55:00.003+08:00

I know some of our friends have not done this, or are lost in the process of finding the right one, huhuhuuu
Just click here..

http://202.186.86.251/kpgv4/index.jsp or

http://202.186.86.251/kpgv4/pengesananlogin.jsp.

Our data is already updated. Look for the LOG IN sign and click on it. Or just type your IC number and proceed.

This link is faster and easier than going to the KPM website and searching like crazy! Please inform the rest of our friends, k.

REMEMBER TO BOOK YOUR ROOMS

2008-08-08T00:43:00.002+08:00

Hey, friends..
Have you booked your rooms at the hotel/ rest house, etc? The hotels on the island are almost fully booked so if you haven't found a room(rooms) for your family, better do it now. After all with Aug 16 as the Hai Pencalonan at P.Pauh, everyone will be coming up to Penang & Butterworth. If you can't find a room, I'm sure Faizal can spare one in his kampung, right.. Zal? hehehee..

WELCOME, SARAS..

2008-08-08T00:15:00.002+08:00

hi..frens...its me saras. he..he.. cant wait to see you'll next week. school life like everyone -terrible..... just cant wait to further studies and get out from secondary school. so guys count me in to do master... im one of the discipline teacher in my school. so im able to see all type of naughty students in my school. students are realy really bad... its better to teach girls school. my convent students in penang were like angle but in here like devils no matter girls or boys...anyway as everyone say..we have to be patient....

(Aliya: Ahhh, good to have Saras joining us as a commenter, hehehee.. BTW, which school are you in?)

REGGIE'S COMMENTS

2008-08-08T00:11:00.002+08:00

i have found the solutions to handle my students. Every day i enter class with a smile. Then, i teach as usual... blah...blah...blah... As usual, they are students talking la, no books la, missing in action la. I try to be kind to them. i only ask 3 times, no books or still talking, that's it. I dont care about them anymore. I only teach students who are willing to learn, and willing to listen. Every day i repeat the same routine. Slowly, there are some students started to listen...and just a few stubborn ones who still treat me like an invincible teacher. I don't shout, i don't scream, I don't show my angry face... all i do is just smile and talk nicely... So, by the end of the day, i still can maintain my blood pressure... and my hair...heheFaizal, you are right!there is no school with no disciplinary problems. We are not God or guardian angels. We just play our role as a teacher and not as an educator. Just teach not educate. Nana, your school so 'canggih' la... always have visitors... Your blood pressure sure higher than I...hehe

(Aliya: Way to go, Reggie! Be pro-active, not react-ive, hehehee...See you all on Monday @ Wed)

FAIZAL'S IDEAS..

2008-08-05T15:34:00.002+08:00

It seems that everybody is having problems with their students. It's not that I don't have any problems but until now everything goes as I planned. Go into class and execute my lesson plan. I think the students like when we treat them like friends as long as we set the limits(and I have reminded my students the limits). But hey, a student will always be a student. There will be naughty students here and there but we still have to teach them. Yes, we can ignore them in order to teach them but how about those who are still stubborn? All those theories that we learnt in the university is, I think, hopeless. So we have to come up with our own (if not theory)way to overcome this problem. If we fight fire with fire, we will get bigger fire! I wonder how those teachers in the past tame their students and teach and educate them? The idea of snapping these 'hooligans' photo to scare them, I think (again), only works for the first and maybe for the second and third attemps. When we still use the same tricks over and over again, it will not working anymore! Even Shuba's students want her to put those videos in the Youtube! Actually what I'm trying to say here is, the simplest way to tackle this problem is go to the office then asks for the transfer's form and apply for Sekolah Pendidikan khas. There you will not face any hardcore students or hooligans again. You will get the peace'ness' that you all want. So how's that my friends? heheheh....

(Aliya: no way, bro. Pend Khas kids are not easy to handle either, as told to me by a friend who's a teacher there. Best solution? Hunt for premier schools with highly disciplined students- and be ready to face office politics & work pressure, hehehee.. The moral of the lesson is: You can't win all.)

SHUB SAID...

2008-08-04T17:46:00.002+08:00

hi reggie n the rest of the tesolian gang...u know what...i am actually glad that i am not alone as far as school discipline is concern.i have been faciing probs since first day of school.let me give u a piece of advice...don t care about those who don t care abt u.just give them the silent treatment n ignore their nonsense.praise those who do their work n slowly they ll learn how 2 obey.i know some r really hard core n nothing will work 4 them.so just give a *****.pray hard n stay calm.this has worked 4 me.n if i come up wit any other new ways,will let u guys know.till then,take the chill pill ya.cheers!!!

ALSO..ABOUT CONTINUING MASTERS
count me in too.but dunno whether it ll be in usm or not.i am so stressed out am not gonna wait 4 3 years.thought of doing it part time.so tht finish faster n get out of school faster!!!he he...see how it goes la.but am surely in...tc n cheers!!!

(Aliya: I'm glad I have a good handphone with video cam. Just go klik3 each time they do sth weird and rewind so they can hear their own nonsense, he3.. some even beg me later not to show them in youtube, ha3..over here, the hobby of the heroes is to take a nap anytime they like.. which is a blessing as I have less disciplinary prob)

REGGIE IN STRESS

2008-07-30T19:59:00.003+08:00

Reggie (in stress) said...

Hi! i know why some of you want to continue master... hehe... Secondary school is indeed not an easy job. Students are so BIG, cleverer and naughtier. To be frank, my school students are like '****. Everyday i'm wondering what should i do with these bunch of '****". They won't listen, they make noise, they disturb their frens...and etc...etc... Am i invincible? When i was in primary school, just one loud nice 'SHOUT', the students would keep their mouth shut for the entire lesson... but now... you shout, you scream, you hit the table or even you take off your clothes in front of the class (i suggest je...don't follow.hehe), the students tak layan oso... Maybe after a year, we will become 'numb' like most of the teachers...hehe...No wonder the students learn nothing in school... the teachers teach them in school everyday, but they don't listen... what to do? Lagi bodoh lo.Maybe Meena and Roghini face the different situation like me because both of you are in GOOD school... but the workload in your school must be like '****' la...hehe. Count me in when you all do master... i rather go to college to teach than stay in **** school....haha(Sorry! for using 'S***' word... i tak tahan dah...fed-up lo... i was ill because of these monkeys... so sad...sob..sek...)

(Aliya: Hmmm... my boys during practicum were worse than my present ones, so I guess I'm luckier. Still manageable, and boss & 2nd boss are both very helpful in disciplining the critical ones, hehehee

Sorry.. can't put up the S*** word too often here.. hehehehe. Dont want you to get into trouble with your boss later.

BTW, who want the drama DVD???? If no one wants, I'm not gonna make new copies.)

SISTEM KAJIAN PENGESANAN GRADUAN

2008-07-30T19:25:00.002+08:00

Just click here.. http://202.186.86.251/kpgv4/index.jsp
or http://202.186.86.251/kpgv4/pengesananlogin.jsp
Yes, Faizal is right. Our data is already updated. Just type your IC number and proceed.
Remember to attach the PC to the printer and print when you've completed the form.( I haven't done mine, hehehee)
Good luck!

MASTERS, ANYONE?

2008-07-29T17:26:00.002+08:00

Meena said..
hie guys... its me again... i know all of us are dying to leave what ever we doing right now and run back to USM but unfortunately we all know that's impossible... So, this is what Rog and i have planned... we will teach for the next 3 years and then apply and do our masters together at USM... so, I am now openly welcoming those who are interested to join us and for now just tolerate what ever that is happening in your respective schools ok... and after speaking to Patc last nite, she has also agreed to join us... anyone else buddies?CAN'T WAIT FOR CONVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(ALIYA: Hmmm, I'm planning to rest for a few years too before doing any further studies - if I don't have babies by then. Might join you ladies. But I'll be continuing with English)

Kajian Pengesanan Graduan

2008-07-28T20:52:00.000+08:00

Kajian Pengesanan Graduan

KAJIAN PENGESANAN GRADUAN SECARA “ONLINE” (MELALUI LAMAN WEB) :- Semua graduan Universiti (Ijazah Pertama, Diploma dan Ijazah Tinggi) adalah diwajibkan melengkapkan soal-selidik bagi Kajian Pengesanan Graduan yang dibuat pihak Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia menerusi Sistem Maklumat Kajian Pengesanan Graduan di laman web berikut :-

Soal-selidik ini adalah bertujuan untuk mendapatkan sokongan, panduan dan maklum balas yang berharga dari para graduan dalam usaha berterusan oleh pihak Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi untuk meningkatkan tahap jaminan kualiti perkhidmatan serta sistem Pendidikan Tinggi Negara. Sistem ini akan diaktifkan/dibuka mengikut kumpulan graduan.
Kumpulan 1 - 14 Julai 2008 (bagi Ijazah Pertama [Penuh Masa & PPPJJ] / Diploma yang tamat pada semester 2 – 2008/2008)
Kumpulan 2 - 22 Julai 2008 (bagi semua Ijazah Tinggi Sarjana/PhD)
Kumpulan 3 - 8 Ogos 2008 (bagi Ijazah Pertama [Penuh Masa & PPPJJ] / Diploma yang tamat pada KSCP)
Sistem ini akan ditutup pada 24 Ogos 2008 iaitu seminggu selepas Konvokesyen. Setiap graduan perlu melengkapkan soal-selidik yang diberikan dan seterusnya mencetak Slip Pengesahan Kajian sebagai bukti. Slip Pengesahan Kajian perlu diserahkan sebagai bukti anda telah melengkapkan kajian soal-selidik ini semasa mengambil skrol masing-masing. Sila beri kerjasama agar tidak timbul sebarang masalah.

NANA SAID again..

2008-07-28T20:33:00.002+08:00

i'm so excited for the convocation.can't wait to see u guys again...well..it's been boring to have such a life nowadays...work work and work..penatlah!what to do...wishing to be back in usm once again.how's everyone getting on?i have no problem with school..except for that i don't like the principle...she don't want to take cuti berganti for raya..i can only start my raya cuti a day before hari raya...how am i going back to png!!!!!i don't want to raya here in trg...

(aliya: Wa-lao! That bad ahhh? We all in Penang got 2 days off (Monday 29/9 & Friday 3/10)- and I already replaced one day last Saturday.

NEWS FROM USM

2008-07-28T20:08:00.006+08:00

Ok, friends. My letter got lost on the way. Anyway I arrived safely at Canselori 3pm after school today. Only a friendly and kind lady-officer was there - all others were either at the Dewan Utama or attending a meeting.
I got my copy of the letter and the necessary forms.
And Faizal, the officer said you may be excused from attending the Raptai if you can't make it on time. As long as you don't do any mistakes on stage when you take the 'skrol', it should be fine. There'll be a last minute taklimat before we go up on stage on the day of the convocation, so don't worry. Just get the jubah ready, k.
The Jabatan Pendaftar is at Level 5 of the Canselori building.

You may pay the convo fees (RM60) anytime now, or during the convo. Make sure you have the necessary bills (convo and library, if you still owe them money) and the printed copy of the kajian online in order to get your transkrip and skrol. If you've lost the slips (gosh, please don't) try to sweet talk your way with the officers-in-charge for a duplicate copy :P

I met Dr Irfan & Dr Mona Masood. The others were not in. Anyway they're happy to know that we're graduating soon, and especially happy to know some of us are teaching ICT, hehehe.. They sent regards to everyone.

I remember reading that our turn to fill in the kajian online is between 3rd and 8th August. If you try to do it now, your IC number might not be in their data yet so try on the 3rd August, k.

Good luck. See you all during raptai or earlier, God willing( I'll be at usm on 11th August afternoon).

By the way, anyone got CGPA above 3.75? That's 1st class honours :)

WHO GOT THEIR CONVO LETTER?

2008-07-26T20:32:00.004+08:00

Arggghhh... I've been checking my postbox since last Saturday. No letter from USM yet. Looks like I'd have to rush to USM next Monday after class (great, my last class is until 2pm) to find out what's wrong. We have 80 teachers from all over Malaysia visiting the school next week.

Got my timetable since last week. I'm teaching Form 2 English, Form 4 English, Form 1 ICT, and Form 4 Sejarah. Altogether 7 classes! But the students are ok. I enjoy ICT classes 'coz the modules are already there (hope they'll give me ICT Form 1 again next year, hehehee).

Hope to see you all on 13.8. and convo day. Pray for me.. I've been under medication since beginning of this month. Not life-threatening but will need to go under the knife after convo, ouch!!
That's why this blog has not been updated lately.

Chatted with Sarala and Ping last week. They're fine and happy in their schools. Sarala's the Head of English Panel, teaching F4 & 5. She's driving daily from Taiping to her school, about 1 hour journey. Ping is in Dungun, 30 minutes from hers. Where are you all hiding in Penang? Tell me if you go to PSPN Penang coz I'm just next door.

BTW, the buku konvo and all details about USM 38th convo can be found here: http://fax.reg.usm.my/konvo/dokumen/Buku_konvo_BM.pdf

REGINA SAID..

2008-07-26T20:31:00.000+08:00

YO!for your information, the form for convo is out... i oredi filled in and printed out... so check it out!and i got my timetable oredi. I'll be teaching English form 3 and 4 and Moral form 3... cool!Congrats ye Calvin!Your wife is so tough... i tabik!

WAIT FOR USM'S LETTER

2008-07-22T08:28:00.001+08:00

Faizal said ( and Confirmed by Meena who has received her letter)
Salam, USM has sent our final CGPA via letter including the invitation for our convo. just wait, it will arrive at your door step.

YOU MAY ASK SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR JUBAH

2008-07-21T17:04:00.002+08:00

Oh, good news to those of you who stay far from USM. You may ask someone tohelp you take your jubah on the 11th August. Just download the form http://fax.reg.usm.my/konvo/dokumen/LAMPBC.doc print it, and ask your representative to hand it to the person in charge.
Good luck!

TAWARAN TEMUDUGA ONLINE

2008-07-21T17:00:00.002+08:00

shub2dk said...
hi gang...news flash!!attended an orientation prog for new teachers in wilayah last week n they asked us to apply for tawaran temuduga online dg41 thro www.spp.gov.my.
pls do it asap n don t forget to print out a copy of the filled form 4 yer reference..pls take immediate action

(Aliya: I tried to fill in online but got stuck. What do we write for our CGPA? In the form, we need to fill in the CGPA, amd our final CGPA is not out yet)

CONGRATS CALVIN!

2008-07-21T16:58:00.000+08:00

Meena said:
Reporting live from Lam Wah Ee hospital... Calvin's wife just delivered a baby boy yesterday morning (Sunday 20/7) weighing 4 kg... Wow! She must had a tough time guys...TC and adios!

I'LL TRY TO ASK AT CANSELORI

2008-07-14T19:41:00.003+08:00

Pray that I'm fine, the car's fine, everything's fine on this Friday. I'm off on Friday coz my school will be having its Hari Anugerah Cemerlang & Ko-Kurikulum the day before. God willing, if I'm not too tired on the 18th, I'll go to USM and ask the people at Canselori if we could ask someone else to take the jubah for us, especially those who can't make it on 11th August, and those who can't attend the raptai on time.

I heard from my friend who graduated from USM 2 years ago that those who didn't attend the raptai (especially the ladies) might face problems wearing the jubah properly on the real day.

As for the Kajian Pengesanan Graduan which we have to fill up online and print the copy (kementerian Pengajian tinggi website), here's the link http://202.186.86.251/kpgv4/index.jsp
However, the USM website stated that for those graduating with KSCP (our practicum is considered as KSCP) we can only fill up the form between 3rd to 8th August. I tried to log in but was unsuceessful as our information has not been sent to the KPT yet. Looks like we'll have to wait till 3rd August.

CONGRATS SAFIZA & ROSLI

2008-07-14T06:07:00.002+08:00

Oopps!
Sorry for not informing you all earlier. Safiza delivered a baby boy last week.
Rohgina & Calvin, how are yours getting on? All the best to you two (take good care of your wife, Calvin..hehehee)

MRS LAYSEE SAID...

2008-07-14T05:59:00.001+08:00

Congratulations to all of you on your coming graduation. I am happy to hear that most of you have done well. I hope you take a short break and continue your masters. So how is your posting? Sabah, Sarawak anyone?
Another congratulatory message to all those who have got married or got your first, second or third child already. Cheers. Mrs. Laysee

[Aliya: Thanks for visiting our blog :) ]