In 1998, when my father knew about my high school SPM result, he said he had the money to pay for my undergraduate degree tuition fees, thus, I needed not to apply for the scholarships. My friends, Chen Pui Kuan, Benjamin Ng Chong Jin and Jim Tan Hiok Hui got the scholarships with 7 distinctions in SPM. I have 7 distinctions in SPM too. Due to my younger sisters were going to the universities without scholarships and without an education loan, I volunteered to get an education loan in year 2000 to ease my parents' burden. Thus, I received two years of education loans when I was a student in Multimedia University from 200-2002.
To date, I got yearly scholarship from year 1 in primary school to Form 5 secondary school; a total of 12 years and 4 major scholarships after high school: 1) MUST-Ehsan Foundation Scholarship, 2) Academic Visitor Scholarship, 3) Linda Latham Scholarship and 4) MMU Postgraduate Scholarship.
Below is my results from my primary school to my Master's degree.
Primary School: UPSR 1991
1) Chinese: Comprehension - A
2) Chinese: Writing - C
3) Malay: Comprehension - A
4) Malay: Writing - C
5) English: Comprehension - A
6) Mathematics - A
Lower Secondary School: PMR 1995
1) Malay - B
2) English - A
3) Mathematics - A
4) Science - A
5) History - A
6) Geography - A
7) Kemahiran Hidup/ Living Skill - A
8) Chinese - B
High School: SPM 1997
1) Malay - Pass-With-Credit
2) English - Pass-With-Credit
3) Moral Knowledge - Very Good
4) History - Very Good
5) Mathematics - Very Good
6) Additional Mathematics - Very Good
7) Physics - Very Good
8) Chemistry - Very Good
9) Biology - Very Good
10) Chinese - Pass-With-Credit
Bachelor of Information Technology (HONS) Software Engineering - Second Class Upper Honours Degree, CGPA 3.36/ 4.00.
Master of Science Information Technology - CGPA 3.0/4.0.
Even though I can't score my language subjects, however, I was a debate champion published in the Chinese newspaper and elocution/ public speaking contests' champion in Chinese and Malay during my secondary school. I can speak very well in all 3 languages with the best communication language in English.
The main purpose to attend an examination is to have an evaluation on the subject proficiency. Even though I can't score in my language subjects, yet, I can talk very well, you understand my speech, I understand your speech and I write very well in all my blog posts.
Professor Zainuldin Ahmad told me that I was selected as a scholar because I managed to score only difficult subjects. He said with some experts' guide, I can easily score the easy subjects (Chinese, Malay, English) too. "Yes, I nodded. I know the scholarship sponsorship bodies are looking for a group of talents with different skill, strength and talent to form a team to work for a better world."
Besides, my academic records, my personality is extremely well and I deserve another scholarship like the Rhodes Scholarship in an elder age version. I am 41 years old and Rhodes Scholarship only accept potential postgraduate students in their early 20's. Thus, I need other options of scholarship. I might need to work for a few years first to accumulate money for my Ph.D. study, just in case that no scholarship for elderly people like me. Should I call myself an elderly people? I am still having a dream to receive a Nobel Prize award by working on a Ph.D. study and my professorship if I am given a chance. Well, I have many dreams at the same time.
I must get a full time job.
In 1998, 7A's achievement in SPM was a great achievement. These days, students with 10 A's SPM acheievement hard to get a scholarship due to the number of students with straight A's students in SPM achievement are far too many. Do not give up! If you can't get a scholarship for your undergraduate degree, get it for your postgraduate degree study.
