Reflection Seah Yi Heng

Planning Phase

Social engagement (SE), something which I have feared since the start of semester 2 as most seniors described it as a very burdensome and time consuming subject. Initially I formed a group of 10 with my friends which consists only a single race. However due to our lecturer's requirement that each group must be multiracial, we  had to switch members and I ended up in a group which consists of 5 chinese and 5 malays. Well to be honest, I wasn't very sure about this group as I barely had the chance to work together with malays previously and I am afraid that we might have communication barrier. Nevertheless, we had our first meeting right after the SE briefing and things were better than what I expected. We were able to communicate freely and even came up with a few interesting ideas for our project. 

Later on, we had a few more meetings and we finally decided on our project. Unfortunately, after presenting it to our lecturer, our lecturer pointed out the flaws about our project and eventually we decided to change our project at the last minute. That's how we ended up with our current project, a visit to an orphanage home at Sungai Buloh. We had a few more last minutes meeting right after we changed our project and we manage to come out with a budget list, tentative and also proposal. All in all, the planning phase wasn't too bad except for that it is a little bit rush. I too manage to change the conventional way of thinking whereby Chinese cannot mix well with Malays due to the language barrier. 

Implementation Phase

Our project venue is Rumah Asrama Damai Kuang at Sungai Buloh. We decided to spend a total of 3 days there to conduct our SE project. There are kids and teenagers ranging from age as young as 4 years old to those as old as 16 years old. However, our target of audience are mainly primary kids which are below the age of 12. I gotta say for the very first session (ice-breaking session) on day 1, it was totally chaotic and out of control and I couldn't even wait for the day to end. This is because the kids over there are all very naughty and we do not know how to control them. Besides, as I was rushing for assignments for the previous few days, I did not sleep well and thus I was really frustrated to see kids making noise all around me. 

However, as we proceed with our activities, I realized that actually it is not that hard to make the children to obey you. They are actually not being naughty, but rather they are seeking for our attention and hence the mischevious action. In our following activities, we tried to listen to what they say and we tried to think from the perspective, think about how they feel about the activities/games that we are conducting. We realized that for certain activities such as the musical chair session, it is actually better for the children to lead themselves instead of us giving the instructions. Let them find the fun within themselves. But for other activities such as the english learning session and science learning session, we will have to guide them step by step or else they would lose interest in it. There is one session which I personally favorited the most, the Raya card making session. During this session, it is actually the children that taught me what to include in a Raya card such as the ketupat designs and also some of the Arabic words which is normally written with Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. There is also this 'Tang Yuan' making session which I think it is very meaningful as I get to teach them some of the Chinese traditional culture and even to my surprise, they actually enjoyed the tang yuans which are actually made of flour and cooked with sugar and pandan leaves soup.
 

At the end of our project, we had a small little sharing session with the children. Initially all of them are really shy to share how the felt during this 3 days spent with us, but we used interesting prizes as bait to encourage them to share their thoughts and it worked. Many of the children thank us for giving them so much fun throughout this 3 days as well as teaching them so much knowledge too. To my surprise, some even asked us to visit them again during Raya. It was really touching for me to see how happy and grateful the kids were to us. Now when I recall back how frustrated was I and how much I wanted to leave that place on the first day, I feel ashamed because it was actually me myself who did not put the effort to get to know these kids. 

Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to the kids from Rumah Asrama Damai Kuang for giving me such an enjoyable and meaningful experience for my SE project. Although the project is really burdensome and time consuming, but I believe what I gained from the project definitely outweights what I have sacrificed for it. I would also like to thank all of my group members for helping me with my work when I am unable to complete them. Thank you for always backing me up. Glad to meet all of you!

Tun Hussein Onn

Tun Hussein bin Dato’ Onn (12 Februari 1922 - 29 Mei 1990) merupakan Perdana Menteri Malaysia ketiga yang berkhidmat dari tahun 1976 sehingga 1981. Beliau diperlihatkan sebagai seorang yang amat ikhlas dalam perjuangan untuk mencapaiperpaduan kaum dan mempunyai reputasi untuk bertindak keras kepada sesiapa yang mencuba membangkitkan kekacauan perkauman di dalam negara. Oleh sebab usahanya dalam pemupukan perpaduan di kalangan masyarakat Malaysia, Tun Hussein Onn telah dikenang sebagai “Bapa Perpaduan”.

Tun Dr Mahathir

Menyorot tarikh bersejarah negara pada 28hb. Februari 1991 dalam menyingkap ucaptama Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia Ke-4 semasa beliau memperkenalkan Wawasan 2020 di Persidangan Majlis Perdagangan Malaysia, beliau telah mencetuskan hasrat untuk menaik taraf status Malaysia daripada sebuah negara yang sedang membangun kepada sebuah negara perindustrian yang maju sepenuhnya menjelang tahun 2020. Ucapatama beliau itu telah melahirkan salah satu falsafah pemikiran Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad terhadap perkembangan dan pembangunan pendidikan negara selama 22 tahun perkhidmatan beliau sebagai tonggak pemimpin negara. 

Rentetan dari cetusan idea Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad untuk merealisasikan Malaysia sebagai negara maju menjelang tahun 2020 melalui Wawasan 2020, kerajaan Malaysia telah membangunkan satu kerangka (framework) perlaksanaan pelan tindakan melalui pembangunan sumber manusia yang komprehensif melalui prosess pendidikan kepada semua peringkat golongan di Malaysia terutamanya kaum Bumiputra khasnya masyarakat Melayu.

Betapa kita tidak boleh menafikan peranan dan sumbangan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad di dalam bidang pendidikan. Malahan beliau telah memberi rangsangan kepada rakyat Malaysia khususnya kaum Melayu di dalam ucapan beliau sempena sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan yang ke-40 pada 1991 supaya sentiasa berusaha melengkapkan diri dari segala sudut, dari ilmu pengetahuan berasaskan teknologi tinggi sehingga memupuk semangat kebangsaan yang unggul dalam jiwa masing-masing. Ujar beliau, jika rakyat tidak bersedia menghadapi perubahan dunia, negara pasti tidak mampu bersaing dengan negara-negara maju lain. Beliau mahu pembangunan negara mestilah seiring dengan pembangunan rohaniah agar keseimbangan antaranya dapat memenuhi hasrat kerajaan untuk melahirkan masyarakat medani.

Bapa Kemerdekaan - Tunku Abdul Rahman

Nama :
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra AlHaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah.

Lahir :
08 Februari 1903, di Istana Tiga Tingkat, Alor Setar (Istana Pagoda).

Pendidikan :
1911 - Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid Alor Setar.
1916 - Penang Free School, Penang.
1925 - Lulus B.A. dari University Cambridge.
1945 - Lulus LLB, dari Inner Temple, London.

Kerjaya :
1946 - Bertugas dengan Kerajaan Kedah sebagai D.O. (Pegawai Daerah) Langkawi, Kulim dan Sungai Petani, (sebelum lulus LLB). Dilantik Penolong Pendakwa Raya KL dan Presiden Mahkamah Session Selangor.
1951 - Dilantik Presiden UMNO dan bergiat sepenuh masa untuk UMNO.
1956 - Rombongan Merdeka ke London.
1957 - Merdeka. Perdana Menteri Pertama.
1962 - Rombongan ke London - Gagasan Malaysia.
1963 - Gagasan Malaysia - 16.09.1963.
1970 - Bersara dari Politik.
06 Disember 1990 Tunku kembali ke rahmatullah. Seluruh Negara berkabung atas pemergian Almarhum. Seluruh dunia menghantar Ucap Takziah. Atas wasiat Almarhum, jenazah disemadikan di Makam Di Raja Langgar.

Laluan Ke Kemerdekaan

Laluan ke kemerdekaan

Pada tahun 1954, Tunku mengetuai sekumpulan perwakilan ke London untuk memperolehi kemerdekaan Malaya. Bagaimanapun, percubaan sulung itu tidak berjaya. Pada tahun yang berikut, pilihan raya persekutuan yang pertama diadakan. Parti Perikatan pada saat itu merupakan parti campuran UM. UMNO dan MCA memenangi 51 kerusi daripada 52 kerusi yang ditandingi. Tunku dilantik sebagai Ketua Menteri Malaya yang pertama. MIC yang mewakili kaum India kemudian menyertai Parti Perikatan pada tahun 1955. 

Pada tahun 1955, Tunku membuat satu lagi perjalanan ke London untuk berunding tentang kemerdekaan Malaya. Pada kali ini, beliau berjaya, dan 31 Ogos 1957 diputuskan sebagai tarikh kemerdekaan. Sewaktu bendera British diturunkan di Kuala Lumpur pada hari Kemerdekaan, Tunku mengetuai orang ramai untuk menyorok "Merdeka!". Gambar-gambar Tunku dengan tangan yang diangkat naik, dan rakaman-rakaman suaranya yang penuh emosi tetapi berazam mengetuai sorakan, kini merupakan lambang kemerdekaan Malaysia yang biasa.

 

BIASISWA TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN 2012

Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman mempelawa mereka yang layak untuk memohon Biasiswa Tunku Abdul Rahman bagi tahun 2012. Biasiswa ini dinamakan Biasiswa Tunku Abdul Rahman, bagi mengenang jasa Almarhum Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj sebagai Bapa Kemerdekaan dan Perdana Menteri Malaysia pertama.

Biasiswa berprestij dan eksklusif ini ditawar kepada pelajar cemerlang dan berbakat kepimpinan yang tinggi untuk membolehkan penerima mengikuti pengajian peringkat Ijazah Sarjana Muda di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) tempatan dalam negara. Penerima biasiswa ini digelar Tunku Scholars.

Syarat Asas

• - Warganegara Malaysia.
• - Umur tidak melebihi 25 tahun pada tarikh tutup permohonan.

Kelayakan Akademik

• - Pelajar lepasan STPM / Asasi / Matrikulasi yang lulus minimum PNGK 3.75. Pemberian biasiswa tertakluk kepada pemohon diterima masuk IPT tempatan dalam negara.
• - Pemohon juga dibuka kepada pelajar yang sedang dalam pengajian sepenuh masa Ijazah Sarjana Muda IPT tempatan dalam negara jika mencapai minimum PNGK 3.75 dan masih berbaki sekurang-kurangnya 2 tahun pengajian.
• - Kepujian dalam Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris di peringkat SPM.

Ko-kurikulum

• Memiliki kualiti kepimpinan yang terserlah dan penyertaan yang aktif dalam kokurikulum (terutama di peringkat luar sekolah / universiti).

Syarat Tambahan

• Penerima BIASISWA TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN diperlukan berkhidmat untuk negara sekurang-kurangnya lima tahun selepas tamat pengajian yang ditaja.

Kadar Biasiswa

• Kadar biasiswa adalah mengikut kadar yang berkuat kuasa semasa. Pemberian Biasiswa Tunku Abdul Rahman ditentukan oleh Lembaga Pemegang Amanah Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman.
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• Permohonan

• - Permohonan adalah dengan mengisi borang permohonan yang disediakan. Borang boleh dimuat turun di Borang Permohonan Biasiswa Tunku Abdul Rahman.
• - Borang permohonan yang telah lengkap diisi dan dokumen sokongan yang berkenaan perlu dihantar ke alamat berikut : Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman, A-10-10, Menara UOA Bangsar, 59000 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur