Assalammualaikum readers..
What’s wrong with daily school? Nothing right??
I said so obviously because I myself is a product of daily
school. Okay let me be clear with this writing, I’ve nothing against boarding
school. In my current workplace, I am
surrounded with colleagues who are boarding school leaver. In fact I am also married to one…my wife went
to MRSM for 5 years.
I am noting this just for a reason that I wanted world to
know daily school also has good value and quality, yes boarding school is
probably the best but the world doesn’t end there guys! Especially parents.
Many push their kids to excel in UPSR so they can enter boarding school, if
they don’t some parents acted like that poor kids life has ended.
To me, true that school has some influence over our
achievement but above all is our self. If we study hard and smart, no matter
which school we go..we shall succeed.
Being an average performer in UPSR and PMR, I did not
qualify to enter any boarding school. Well I have never apply pun because I
know I will not selected. I continued my secondary school at daily school in my
home town with happiness haha…
After PMR most of my malay friends who did well moved out to
boarding school. Hence it left me and the others Chinese student who had no
choice but to stay even they score straight A’s in PMR. I was average but not
too far behind, I just need a little booster to excel which I have actually
never boarder about.
With me being among the only hope of the school for SPM, I
can sense that the whole bunch of attention is given freely without me asking
for it. Will I get that kind of attention in boarding school? Probably never!
I took 10 subjects for SPM. That time we were not allowed to
take more than that and even if we were allowed, I surely fine with the 10. I
struggled to find the 10th subject however. My art teacher refused
to allow me to take that subject for SPM, he said I will fail miserably. Okay
fine. Lucky me that my school managed to get one new subject provided we have
minimum 15 students joining.
After few
months, the class able to started, Tassawur Islam is the new subject to the
school. I was among first 20 students from SEMENSA who learn and take the
subject for SPM, we are the pioneer and I think SEMENSA history should record
that I am the 1st student from that school who scored A1 for that
subject hahaha…
Out of 10, I was really bad in Math and English. I’ve never
pass my Math paper in examination and only barely pass my English paper. That
worry my school the most, I cannot enter any University if I fail Math and BI
even I got A in other subjects. Hence, the school gave me special Math class
with experience teachers. I have 3 separate extra classes for Math alone with 3
different teacher. 1 to tackle my foundation (form 1 to 3), 1 to cover form 4
and another 1 to cover form 5 syllabus. I am really thankful to my school for
that effort which why I love my school very much. Alhamdulillah i passed my math
paper and 1st time I got B!
Being in daily school also had given me abundance of
opportunity to represent my school in various numbers of inter school
competition but sport obviously haha. I remember a teacher from neighboring
school commented “awak lagi?” whe she saw my very familiar face representing my
school hehehe. Out of many, we won Forum Remaja at district level by beating 3
boarding schools and few others daily schools. That was awesome!
Though I am not good in sport, my school gave me important role
as secretary to my sport house as to ensure my school certificate will look
ideal and complete. I was also appointed as Bahasa Melayu club’ President
without me being the club member, funny kan? In the same time I was actually
elected as Persatuan Agama Islam’s President which i’ve been with since form 1.
Hence BM club had to select another president. Again it shows how lucky you are
being in daily school.
Other than that, my school population ratio was quite
balance between Malay and Chinese. All principals during my time were Chinese too,
so we learnt to live harmoniously across races and become more competitive. We accept
fact that Malaysia is belongs to no specific race from young age. We share this
nation and together we protect this beloved nation no matter how bad the Prime
Minister is now …ops!
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| my beloved school |
Bai..
