Addendum: Higher Education Awareness + US College Applications

And we're done with the posts for the ten days! Marvelous.

I thought I'd take a little time to get on my soapbox about two things I've been involved in for the past two years: greater awareness of higher education options, and US college application help for Malaysian applicants. They are certainly very youth-related, pertain to a least a few of us writers, and very much my thoughts for the past year or so, which justifies this post for me.

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Higher Education Awareness

We're familiar with the usual bluster about scholarships each year in the media when the results for the Big One, that Supreme Scholarship, is released: JPA. For many, rejection from this seems like the end of the road (and you can see this at Recom.org right now), but it shouldn't have to be, and it isn't.

There are so many post-SPM options that students should be aware about, though for some reason the majority remain fixated on one or two mainstream scholarships and paths and neglect to look for others until it is too late. Or feel that the path they've chosen is inadequate compared to others, when really, if they knew what they were capable of, could do much better than privileged students with mainstream scholarships.

So there's that. For this very reason, there is a book coming out shortly which I was involved in producing - a book of stories of people and what they did post-SPM. Unsurprisingly, it's called 'Project What's After SPM'.

In it, you have the usual tertiary education options, with a few surprises, and then you have people who chose to take very different paths, and are none the worse for it. There are stories about busking, about bodybuilders, about people with honors from world-class universities who turned round into a career in political research, about people who decided to cycle around the world for charity. There are people who are frank about their failures, and those who are frank about what their successes mean to them.

My hope, at least, for this book, once it gets finalized at the publishers' and distributed to schools via donations (none of the team is getting paid for this), is that it will open the eyes of some students to their ability to chart their lives in ways beyond getting a scholarship and going to university.

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US College Applications

Also, because there isn't much exposure to and resources about American colleges and the application process (which spans months and is one of the most tedious but most rewarding processes I know) in Malaysia, current students and alumni of US colleges have been organizing college fairs and workshops for the past years on a volunteer basis. Many of us believe in the power of a liberal arts education, and many of us believe that Malaysian students have the capacity to get accepted by top colleges if only they had adequate preparation.

This year, those of us who are back home in Malaysia are organizing five such sessions, four of which are free and open to all, one of which is an intensive two-day workshop with a low fee.

I wish myself that someone had told me about all these things while I was in secondary school, and I can attest to the merit of the workshop facilitators, having been one myself last year - these are people who've spent years and months helping others with the process, who are incredibly accomplished and down-to-earth, and who genuinely want to see more Malaysians in their colleges.



I might remark again that all of us in both projects are involved on a pro bono basis, which means we charge and expect no fee at all. Professional education counselors and college counselors charge by the hour.

Also, if you think you might be interested in a US college education, please contact me, and I would be more than happy to tell you more, link you to people in colleges you might be interested in, and help with the apps. The easiest way to do that would be first introducing yourself via Facebook; there's always the possibility of spam with e-mail addresses out in the open.

Now, I don't expect you to support the projects I'm involved in; all I ask is that if you are still in secondary school, that you begin considering all manner of post-SPM options early so that you can gather as much information as needed and make decisions that you're less likely to regret later.

If you're already past secondary school, I hope that you'll render such information to your juniors and friends. It might just make a huge difference in their lives.



Thanks for the great experience! I'm honored to be a part of this project and certainly learnt a lot from it.



Jump to:

• Day 10: The Hornet's Next
• Day 9: They Jump, You Jump, We All Jump
• Day 8: The Post of Lists
• Day 7: Walls of Text, Walls of Pictures [Books]
• Day 7: Avian Genius, Swashbuckling Storytelling [Music]
• Day 6: Maintaining Connections
• Day 5: The Interwebs!
• Day 4: Off to Work We Go.
• Day 3: Here, You Can Have The Cake. I'll Take The Icing.
• Day 2: The F Word
• Day 1: Of Youth and Life

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Charis Loke is a rising sophomore at Brown, concentrating in Biochemistry. Her interests include art and illustration, Tolkien, and procrastination.

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Day 3: Strive to be The Best! *You know you want to :P*

Hey there again YouthSays! :D I’ve got bad news, my computer got struck by lightning and thanks to natural calamity my computer is out of action. Well, at least I have my dads laptop. (I’m stealing my neighbours WiFi …… Shh!) Now moving on to topic 3, I’ve been assigned the topic Ambition and Success, yet another wide topic. Well, we can all safely say that everyone out there has achieved some form of success one way or another sometime throughout their life and nobody's a failure at birth! :D Yes, even you! :P Anyway, if I had to sight an example of the best success story I've ever had in my life I would say my achievement as the Head Prefect of the Afternoon Session in SMK Seafield, during my service as a prefect in Form 2. Yea yea I hear you complaining in the background, "How cheesy can this guy get? He enjoys being a Head Prefect? Whyy?" :( Well, to be honest I just loved my time as a Head Prefect. It was probably one of the sweetest, most cherished experiences of my secondary life. Believe me :) The fact that you're part of the school affairs and the flurry of events that happen everyday revolving around you, it's really a feeling that can't be put into words. Eventhough there may have been some ups and downs, it's worth it. Even if I had to plunge my ears with earplugs everytime I mess up something, being around your fellow prefects and being part of the prefectorial family, it's really something intangible. You can only find out for yourself by trying :D

Hmm, how do I define a "successful person"? In all honesty, the most successful person I've ever laid my eyes on is the guy I see in the mirror everyday – MYSELF! :D Just jokinggg.. Talk about "syok sendiri" :P Frankly, what makes a successful person is the constant drive to get things done and a vision to lead people. If you don't have the drive and the will to do something, you'll get nowhere in life.and you'll be what I like to call "sotong". Ever been called a "sotong"? When I say "sotong" I mean, someone with no backbone and totally no personal opinion when it comes to making decisions. Another that makes people like, Warren Buffett successful and loaded with cash today, would be the leadership spirit and factor they have instilled in themselves. What is an organization without a leader? It'll probably be like running a Mamak Stall, without the Mamaks making the roti canai. Okayyy, that wasn't such a good comparison. But I think you get the general idea? :D And of course to be successful, you gotta be creative and know how to socialize well. If you can't put that thinking cap on, and get cracking on producing that needed brain juice, then YES I'LL CALL YOU A FAILURE! :D If you also can't socialize with people, how are you gonna get out there in that competitive world and get to know business associates and get all those important links with powerful people? Well, that's what I think successful people have over and above us average people.

What inspires me? The sight and thought of other people succeeding drives me and pushes me on to take the extra mile to go forward and embrace success! ;) Sounds very cliché, but it's true. :) My inspiration or rather my idols are people like Barrack Obama, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Why you ask? Barrack Obama for example, do you have any idea how hard it was for him to become the first Black African American President of the United States! He must have really done something right for the people of the United States to believe in him as one nation and vote for the man :D As for Bill Gates, he's the genius who created the software that practically every computer is using now and earning billions from it. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't even be here blogging! Last of all, Warren Buffett! As a guy who's aspiring to become a financial analyst, I really look up to this guy. He's noted as a financial investor legend and this guy just rolls with the big bucks man! That's all I can say.

Well, to wrap this all up, I'd just like to say, HAVE AN AMBITION PEOPLE! It's not that hard! D: Know what you want and strive for it ;) You'll get it....... somehow – Well, hopefully. XD Take myself for example, I envision myself to become a reknowned financial analyst someday! Will it happen? I sure hope so. :D But I know I gotta work hard. Be it one year down the line (I wanna be the Head Prefect of morning session now :D), 5 years down the line (graduating from the London School of Economics, UK) or for the rest of my life (top financial analyst of Wall Street!) Yess, these are pretty hard feats, but I'm confident with the drive and effort, I'll get there!! Just watch me fly. That's it for now I guess :)

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what it takes to be...

DAY 3

So, everyone has goals, dreams, targets - whatever you call them, but how many have actually succeeded, reached, or completed them?

Goals are easy to list, but are hard to achieve. WHY?
-lack of urge to do so
-laziness
-lack of certain resources/help
-don't work hard enough

Everyone have excuses to forgive themselves for not achieving their goals, just like what I did a few seconds ago. I just came up with a few lame yet true, excuses as to why we can't achieve our goals.

Alright, I just finished writing my assignments just now and man, I'm tired now. But I'll try my best to complete this post and make sure it's up to my standard -check out my blog to verify it.

To be honest, I don't really know what I should write talk about. I don't think I am a successful person, yet. But, I know I have a few personal achievements that I'm proud of.


Instead of story telling like everyone else, I'd just list out some of the stuff worth mentioning.

-earned money for designing a website for my mum's friend's Travel Agency. I was only 16 at that time, and I think I earned RM300 from the job.

-getting the annual head teacher's award at my previous high school in the UK. I worked really hard for it, and getting it was the best gift for both my parents & I.

-earned $500 for a Nuffnang blogger competition I participated in, two years ago. I managed to complete my entry the night before it was due, haha that was one PURE INTENSE night!

-got "A" for my bahasa melayu (malay language) in the PMR Examination. I have learned Malay before in the early years of primary school, but stopped after I move to the UK. Then, I came back to Malaysia and only studied two years of BM and managed to get an "A" on the PMR national school exam. EVERYONE, even my teachers and parents were shocked. MALAY was like a foreign language for me, yet I got an "A". That was when I realized I'm a quick learner when it comes to languages and writing.

there are a few more things that haven't been mentioned, but I'd like to keep the list short, as I'm getting tired now haha..

Anyway, in conclusion, I feel the most successful thing I've achieved so far is settling down in a new environment and becoming more independent on my own. Sure, there were the difficult times, but I managed to pull through it.


HOW DO I DEFINE A SUCCESSFUL PERSON?
how would you define a successful person?

it's pretty hard to list out what it takes to be successful, because there are many ways of becoming successful, good and bad.

however, here's what i think the basic requirements that are required for a person to become successful.

1) determination.
you have to focus and be determined on your goal/target. NEVER give up until the last minute.

2) belief/faith.
believe in yourself. have faith in yourself.

3) just do it.
believe it or not, NIKE is actually right.


WHAT INSPIRES ME?
- the outcomes, of course. Everyone work hard for a reason, to achieve something. However, sometimes, people also work for the sake of it. (haha)

ROLE MODELS?
- probably my parents. They really worked hard and are still working hard for my siblings & I. I'm really grateful for what they have given me. They always teach me to "strive for the best" and "never do anything that's against your own belief".


AMBITIONS? GOALS?

1) get into a good university, study hard and get my law degree.
2) learn how to save money wisely.
3) get rid of bad habits (laziness...)

for the upcoming 5-10 years,
-i should have enough money to get myself a car and apartment
-and live with my girlfriend.

those are my goals,
how about urs?

CHARLES CHUA
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Aileen's 4 ingredients to success

A successful person is...

SMART: Successful people know how to turn challenges into opportunities. They know when to be aggressive, and when to back down. Being smart is not the equivalent to being well educated though education obviously helps. Or does it kill creativity and make us robots?

But that is a discussion for another time, another place.

HUMBLE: Arrogance gets you nowhere.

DETERMINED: Someone who is well-educated and smart (somehow using that term and verb as equivalents feel oh-so wrong), but is not determined enough will most likely fall short.

LUCKY!

All this is making me hungry. I'll bake cake tomorrow. nom nom nom

Success huh.

Success is relative, if I aim to wake up at 8am this morning and did, then it's a success. My personal three that I'm going to share may look like they are in the order of 'biggest success' to 'smallest success', but to me, they are of all equal value.

I got my Diploma in Pianoforte at the age of fifteen. I have said before that I am really untalented. It’s true, I had to work very hard to it. But I did it. Nowadays, I (quote Dad) ‘bang the piano’ for fun.

After a couple of years struggling with Taekwondo sparring classes, and losing battles, I joined my first poomsae competition. And won. It was predicted, moreover a closed tournament, so it was really small, but it still felt fabulous. If I look like I was crying in the photos, I was, almost. Now I’m getting too old for all this.

A kind of small but very important success for me is to finally convince my dad that I really do want to go to church. It’s in PJ, which is rather far, so I will have to convince Dad to allow me to take the LRT. But still, with God’s will, anything is possible, one way of another.

Also, I'm finally getting to Latin dance, just for kicks. 

Sure, the big things impress people, but really, it's the little achievements in life that make living oh so sweet.

Cita-Cita dan Kejayaan

a) Ceritakan tentang sebarang sukses atau pencapaian dari diri anda yang anda banggakan, biarpun besar atau kecil

- Banyak kejayaan yang Zul kecapi dalam hidup nie. Tapi tak pernah puas. Dari segi akedemik mahupun sukan. Result yang baik masa UPSR dan PMR adalah menggembirakan. Memang best masa tu. Pujian diberikan melimpah-limpah. 

b) Bagaimana anda menentukan ‘orang berjaya’? Apakah ciri-ciri yang menjadikan seseorang itu berjaya?

- Orang yang berjaya adalah orang yang mampu menguruskan  dan membimbing dirinya untuk menjadi terbaik. Bukan semua orang pandai, kaya, bergaji besar dan sebagainya. Tetapi seseorang yang mampu berikan yang terbaik dalam hidupnya adalah yang berjaya. Orang yang bahagia dalam hidup antara salah seorang yang berjaya. Bukan mudah untuk bahagia dalam hidup.

c) Siapakah yang memberi inspirasi terbesar kepada anda? Adakah anda mempunyai ‘role model’?

-Inspirasi terbesar kepada aku adalah kedua ibu bapa Zul. Kejayaan mereka memberi didikan agama, pendidikan, dan cara hidup yang mampu digunakan paa masa akan datang membuatkan mereka menjadi Role Model bagi diri Zul. 

d) Apakah cita-cita utama anda? Apakah tiga cita-cita/sasaran yang telah anda tetapkan untuk diri anda pada tahun hadapan, lima tahun akan datang dan seluruh hidup anda?

-Cita-cita nie adalah perkara subjektif. Berjaya di dunia dan akhirat merupakan sasaran seluruh hidup Zul.

Buat masa sekarang, mendapat result yang baik adalah sasaran yang diimpikan bagi setiap orang pelajar termasuklah Zul. Memiliki segala perkara yang Zul ingin seperti kereta, gajet-gajet , 'awek' dan sebagainya merupakan sasaran Zul mengikut masa ke semasa.

Real Time View

·         Share with us any success or achievement stories you have got so far, whether it is big or small

well I dont have that much success but when I was 11-12 years old I participated in the New South Wales Examination Program or something like that.Whenever I get my certificate, it just says certification of participation. Which sadly means, I didn't get enough TT_TT

I used to go to Utama International School in Setapak when I was younger and during my time I had participated in the yearly Swimming Gala but I've always won during the team games not the breast stroke,freestyle and I forgot the other one that I used to enter. But well like I said, only on team games. 

When I was 15, I participated for St John Ambulance Kawat Kaki Daerah Gombak and well... we didn't win TT_TT it was total embarrassment since all the unit uniform in my school all won like 2nd or 1st but we were like no no its ok its our first try. We still have next year. I feel like I want to kill those people in Gombak setia XD 

Then I joined the Scholastic Young Writer's Award 2009 again didn't win... After I joined in the The Star NiE: Mag Inc 2009 and didn't win but we got a pizza hut voucher hehehe...


Umm earlier this year I went to and audition for Sunway College: Public Speaking Inter-School Competition and some dude for Austria, who by the way weren't eligible to participate got to the finalist. GRRR... damn u, Mario Gruber! I will have justice! 


Well right now I'm trying for The Star NiE: Mag Inc 2010 again! Yay me, need to win the scholarship like really bad!

·         How do you define a ‘successful person’, what are the elements that make someone successful? Tell us why.

For me a successful person means a person who doesn't give up on the things he believe in. A person who keeps on fighting no matter how many obstacle he had to face through life. That's what a successful person mean to me, a fighter. The elements that make someone successful? well believe in yourself that you can do it no matter how far it is from you, try to grab any chances and prove to yourself and others that you can be the best. Not only that but a successful person needs to be motivated and be creative. We're in the Urban Scene and the industry is tougher to tackle.

·         What inspires you? Do you have any role models?

It doesn't take me very long to get inspired. Instead its really easy. The things that gives me more inspiration is nature. They can give me 1001 inspiration is a heart beat. and role models? yes, I have been admiring Emma Watson as my idol for a long time. she's extremely talented and I'm a huge fan. 

·         Do you have any ambitions? What three ambitions/goals have you set yourself for the next year, the next five years and your life?

My ambitions:

1. Chef

2. Journalist

3.Theater actress

 eh doesn't really match but all three has different background story.

Goals:

1. To go to Uitm and study all the above :)

2. Get a part time job to pay for college fees

3. Make new awesome friends :D 

Cita - Cita dan pencapaian

Menjadi diri sendiri adalah impian yang sebenarnya ingin saya miliki. Benci untuk mengikut telujuk dan tauladan orang lain, sedang kita tahu bahawa diri kita sendiri sudah cukup bagus. Jadi, pencapaian yang telah saya kecapi dan amat membanggakan dalam kehidupan saya adalah saya berjaya menjadi diri sendiri walaupun sering di hina bahawa saya ini lemah dan burok. Dulu kala, saya peduli dengan kata mereka dan sanggop berlakon di depan mereka, akan tetapi tidak lagi. Saya berjaya menjadi diri saya sendiri dan tidak mendapat mana-mana pengaruh yang tidak perlu bagi diri saya. :D
Kejayaan seseorang itu adalah kerana usaha yang lebih dan adil. Tapi pandangan saya, orang yang berjaya adalah sesorang yang tidak pernah merungut dalam hidupnya. Tidak kira perkara baik atau pun buruk yang dihadapi nya dia akan sentiasa bersedia dan melakukan yang terbaik. Tidak kira lah semiskin mana atau sekaya mana atau juga setinggi mana ilmunya. Mereka yang tidak pernah merasakan setiap perkara itu menyusahkan hidup mereka adalah orang yang paling berjaya sekali.

Terlalu banyak untuk dinyatakan jika bercakap pasal role model. Tapi yang paling utama adalah Nabi Muhammad swt. Apa yang membuatkannya menjadi role model utama adalah kerana kehidupan nya yang sentiasa mencari keamanan dan sikap yang begitu positif. Bersikap positif suda memadai untuk semua umat manusia hidup dalam keamanan.

Setiap orang mempunyai cita-cita tersendiri. Cita-cita inilah yang membawa kepada kejayaan kita dan ia juga memberi semangat untuk mencapainya. Cita - cita saya tidak la sehebat mana, tapi inilah impian saya iaitu menjadi manusia yang sempurna. Memang susah kalau nak dicapai dengan dunia sekarang yang suda bergelumang dengan kejahatan. Akan mencuci hati yang kotor dan juga akal yang rapuh mampu menjadikan kita manusia yang sempurna dan hidup dengan aman. walaubagaimanapun kita harus yakin bahawa kita mampu menjadi sebaik yang mungkin bagi diri kita. :D

K.E.J.A.Y.A.A.N.

Sungguh mudah menyebutnya. Namun, mudahkah juga untuk kita mencapainya? Sememangnya sukar kan? Bagi saya, kejayaan kecil sudah banyak saya capai. Akan tetapi, tidaklah pula pada kejayaan besar.

Kejayaan besar, pada pandangan saya, dikecapi setelah kita mencapai satu perkara yang pastinya dicari oleh setiap manusia iaitu kebahagiaan. Kebahagian orang yang berjaya bukanlah hanya pada lahiriahnya sahaja, malahdari segi dalamannya. Mungkin dari segi luarannya, kita dapat melihat ramai orang bahagia dengan kehidupan mereka. Betulkah?

Bahagiakah seseorang jika tidak menjaga hubungan kepada Tuhannya dan juga sesama manusia? 

Bahagiakah seseorang jika mempunyai pelbagai barangan mewah, padahal hutang keliling pinggang? 

Bahagia jugakah seseorang yang mempunyai harta setinggi gunung jika ahli keluarga berpecah-belah? Bahagiakah seseorang yang mempunyai jawatan tinggi sedangkan menjadi buah mulut cacian orang-orang bawahan? 

Ataupun, mereka bahagia apabila mempunyai ramai rakan walhal semua temannya hanya berkawan kerana kepentingan peribadi sahaja?

Oleh itu, kita tidak perlu pangkat, harta dan darjat sebenarnya, jika mahukan kejayaan besar dalam hidup kita. Awas! Jangan pula sampai tidak bekerja pula. Apakah yang perlu sebenarnya? Gunakanlah akal fikiran dan juga kelebihan yang ada pada diri kita sebaik-baiknya – Setiap orang mempunyai jalan yang tersendiri untuk berjaya dalam hidup.

- teknologi -

Inspirasi saya : Teknologi. Mungkin susah untuk bercerita tentang teknologi. Walaubagaimanapun, teknologi adalah sesuatu yang amat dihargai oleh setiap manusia. Sesuatu itu, apabila diletakkan input teknologi, maka sesuatu itu akan lebih efisyen, mudah dan berharga.

Jika ditanya mengenai cita-cita pula, apakah respon yang diterima oleh para pelajar? Sudah tentulah, doktor, saintis, pramugara, pensyarah dan lain-lain pekerjaan.
Adakah cita-cita itu bermaksud pekerjaan yang diingini pada masa hadapan? - Tidak. 
Bagi saya, cita-cita itu adalah suatu target yang spesifik dan logik dicapai samada dalam masa yang singkat mahupun masa yang panjang. Maka yang demikian, saya bercita-cita untuk mendapatkan biasiswa untuk pembelajaran saya akan datang, mengekalkan purata nilai gred keseluruhan (CGPA) 3.5 dan ke atas pada setiap peperiksaan dan juga menamatkan pengajian dalam masa yang tersingkat yang boleh.

Where I want to be in 5 years.

In the 16 years I've been alive. I think I've achieved a lot but probably haven't seen it as a major achievement. Some of the things I would say I've achieved would be getting straight A's in both UPSR and PMR. I share a Malaysian Record with 5 499 other people which I help set last night. You see last night I took part in the largest Dikir Barat performance in Malaysia during the Citrawarna 2010 event. Besides that I'd say some of my achivements are doing charity through my Leo Club and maybe becoming a prefect. But I've thought my achievements are miniscule compared to those of people like 16 year old, Jessica Watson who sailed around the world while still doing her homework and even blogging almost daily. To me a successful person is not measured has my Prinsip Akaun teacher will always say that one of the principles of Accountancy is Money As A Unit of Measurement, well that is accounts not success. A successful is a person who is happy with what he or she has achieved. So a successful person may not necessarily be a good guy but a person with bad intentions may not necessarily be successful at accomplishing it.

My inspiration will definitely have to be people like Jessica Watson, and local environmental activist Jes Ebrahim who prove that youth have the just as much potential as anyone else so long as we are passionate about it. Other inspirations would be politicians like Datuk Zaid Ibrahim who I think is a man of solidarity and principles.

My ambitions have always been to stand out on the world's stage and travel the world. As my teacher always says make a plan and execute it well to succeed. I remember when I was part of this creative workshop called Cloudbreak, we did a module about ambition and success and we had this excercise were we pretended that the centre of the room was Malaysia and we were asked to position ourselves at different intervals of our lives. I remember that when the facillitator said 25 years old most of us were already far away from the centre of the room. So I see myself getting a degree in International Relations/Poltical Science/Economics from either Oxford or LSE. Then I plan to become a member of the diplomatic corp and later in life enjoy what the world has to offer. Or I could become as what

When I grow up I want to be…ME!

My success stories are well.. pretty pathetic. Lets see.. I achieved 5A’s for UPSR which I NEVER expected because all I did was watch TV. (You didn’t see anything mum xD)

OOHHH!! I know which story to share!! =D Okay. Last year, I was form 3 and it might just be one of the most successful year of my life. =) My Class Teacher/Sports house teacher/BM teacher Encik Mustafa made me run 100m and 4x100m can believe it or not this fatso won 3rd and 2nd HAH! Run Fat Girl RUN!!! <—I want to be as fast as USAIN BOLT!!

From right: Angela, Nicole, me and Farah.

Other than that, I entered an inter-school karate competition and Won gold for Women's open sparring and silver for 14-16 years sparring. =) I love karate <3

My personal definition of a successful person is exactly like Shakespeare’s

HAHAHA! Actually, I define a person who loves their job, themselves, their family and their life a successful person. I find all these qualities in my mum. So.. To me, she’s very successful. =)

There’s 2 things that inspire me. The first is,

WICKEDLY AWESOME TREES!!

They’ve existed since the Dinosaur era till now. They inspire me because even with all the pollution and the destruction of their kind, They toughen up their bark and keep on growing. To inspire people like xD I know I don’t make sense.

The second would be the innocence of children. I want to make this world a better place. I want to make it in such a way that kids don’t have to ask their mum where their daddy went or why was daddy mad or any other why questions that would hurt mothers.. :’(

Inspiration is awesome but role models are even awesomer. =D

I’ve 4 role models =) They’re all awesome people!!

The first is the most important woman in the world!

MY MUM!

Next is simply fantastic,

Albert Einstein =)

Did you know that he failed loads of things when he was in school? Yet he is one of the most awesome genius in history. =)

The third is amazing,

Datuk Nicole Ann David =)

Not only is she great in sports BUT she was great in school too. =)

And The fourth,

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammed

I admire him soo much. Just look at what he's done to the country. =)

I have ambitions, oh yes I do :

1. Archaeologists

2. Detective!

3. Astronomer

4. Olympic Sprinter!

Three ambitions/goals that I’ve set for myself;

Next year:

1. 10A+’s for SPM

2. School Sports Captain

3. Selangor Athlete. =) ( I really want to go to MSSS)

Next Five years:

1. Student in Harvard (I wish!)

2. 10kgs slimmer xD

3. Recognised by the united nations for saving Trees!

My life:

1. Have a stupendous job that I love.

2. To be a good person.

3. To love.

I’m done for this one. ;) hey leave a comment will ya? XD See you around! whoever you are….

Success! by Marion

You don't know me. I'm not a hugely successful person. Or am I?

My definition of success is different. I know that I could do better. There are no limits on what we can do. But I am content of what I have achieved so far. Since I just finished secondary school, my achivements are not too huge as some people might see. I'm normal at academics but I don't really mind, my success after a few failure made me happy! And I felt successful.
I was captain of my school hockey team,and although we didn't get first place, 2nd place was a close victory.
I promised myself that I would dance for Interact Club when I first joined and I did after a year!

I told myself that I would make my blog known and although I'm still in the process,I think I'm doing pretty well if I do say so myself. So thats a close success (:
I am still improving.



How I define a successful person:
-A person who started out with little or nothing and eventually through sheer hard work,determination,creativity and smarts manages to build up something to be proud about.

-A person who achieves something that he/she has set out for.



I am inspired by a lot of things, people and things around me. Sometimes I get jealous when people have a good skill,for example,drawing and I would spend my time learning and doing it until I became very good at it. And when people start complimenting, I feel very content. So jealousy is a small part in wanting to do something. I'm not saying it's good but you have to have your limits and it has to be healthy.

I have plenty of rolemodels, from friends to internet people to complete strangers who do amazing things that inspire me. But my biggest rolemodel is my dad..I love him to bits and I wish to be a wise and good person like him :3


My ambition for now is to finish what I'm about to start in college,have a successful blog and have great friends. I'm a go-with-the-flow type of person so things may change haha

x
http://mimirello.blogspot.com

Aspiration + Success Story to be Promulgated

Salam, hye guys!
Sorry for being late to post the updated story on other topics, I’m terribly so busy lately, till I have no time even for myself.. I’m uttermostly sorry ok? Huhu (^__^)

Aspiration + Success Story, hmmm this topic sounds interesting. I’ll try to write it down greatly.

So far, I think, I have obtained “a little bit of” success in my examination. (I’m not bragging or being over-conceited) but so far that’s it. Even though it’s not really good, but for me it’s a good achievement. I did almost failed in my previous semester, then I determined to work hard, and alhamdulillah, I did it! Thanks God :)

 

my Math spoils it :(

A successful person lives their life fully. They love and are loved and they work hard and enjoy down time pursuing their interests. A successful person is kind and caring and does not give into evil. They live their life knowing if it were taken away at any time they lived the way they would have wanted without regrets. They know that the world is a better place because they are in it. A successful person knows life is about happiness and service and not measured by how much money and materials are amassed. A successful person has no problem congratulating others on their achievements and being happy for others success. They are truly happy for others. A successful person also is willing to help those in need, because they know all of us need help in one way or another. A successful person volunteers to make life better for others. A successful person is quietly confident and always listens and learns from each person they come in contact with. A successful person will also be happy to give advice and guidance in their areas of expertise. They give the gift of time and energy when called upon in times of trouble. A successful person is an unsung hero is so many ways yet they never see themselves that way.

Loaded people with money doesn't mean you are successful

Yeah, I’ve my role model. From Islamic view, surely my role model would be our Prophet, Prophet Mohamed (pbuh). He has done so many things successfully in terms of family, management, business and so on. That’s why I adore him, the greatest person in history!

My seconde role model would be Eugene Kaspersky. Yeah, founder of Kaspersky Lab (the top leading anti-virus solution). He established his company triumphantly with a signle step, collecting viruses as what I do. :)

 Eugene Kaspersky

 

Kaspersky Lab

I have set my target from now. I’ll be commencing my new semester by next week, after I finished with this blogging project. Surely, my target is scoring a great GPA and CGPA, 4 flat in my hand, so that, I’ll be able to make my parents happy and get any sponsorship for my study. InshaAllah! Plus, I wanna turn to be a pious person. After I graduated from university, I want to be a part-time lecturer and a full time software/network engineer, then I’ll open my own computer store. I wanna go for business and marketing. InshaAllah 

Happy reading! Thanks

cerita Cita-Citaku

•Ceritakan tentang sebarang sukses atau pencapaian dari diri anda yang anda banggakan, biarpun besar atau kecil

Kejayaan saya yang pertama ialah mendapat tempat kedua didalam kelas ketika darjah 1....hehehe cukup 20 buah silat buah asas
kedua result upsr yang cemerlang dan pmr yang boleh la tahan.....
menang pertandingan story telling,dikir barat peringkat daerah.....
meawakili sekolah dalam festival boria terbesar peringkat kebangsaan.....


•Bagaimana anda menentukan ‘orang berjaya’? Apakah ciri-ciri yang menjadikan seseorang itu berjaya?

Orang yang berjaya ialah orang yang mampu melakuakn setiap tanggungjawab yang diamanah kan kepadanya dalam hidup..... Mencapai matlamat hidup yang diimpikan.
Mempunyai hidup yang aman dan bahagia tanpa diganggu hutang.
Mempunyai kewangan yang kukuh dan keluarga yang bahagia serta anak dan isteri yg baik.... Kerana keluarga memainkan peranan penting untuk berjaya.....

Mampu melakukan inovasi melebihi jangkauan orang lain, Melihat kehadapan dalam setiap perkara... Membuat post mortem setiap kali gagal dan juga meningkatkan lebih usaha dalam setiap perkara yang ingin dicapai. Kerajinan amat penting bagi membentuk kejayaan seseorang.... Memikirkan perkara baru untuk dicipta bagi menghasilkan produk yang membantu masyarakat.....

•Siapakah yang memberi inspirasi terbesar kepada anda? Adakah anda mempunyai ‘role model’?

1)Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad

Beliau seorang yang tegas dalam membangunkan negara melalui wawasan 2020 ..... Wawasan ini menjadi aspirasi kepada kebanyakan rakyat Malaysia wlapupun dia sudah bersara......Tetapi dunia masih boleh mendengar dia berbicara mengnai isu keamanan,ekonomi..... Tanpa beliau mungkin
negara ini tidak akan membangun dengan pantas.....

2)Sudirman Hj Arsad
Membuat negara Ini bangga menjadi penghibur no1 asia
dan juga seorang penghibur yang melakukan setiap perkara hanya untuk memuaskan kehendak peminatnya.....Seorang yang membuktikan tiada benda yang mustahil untuk dilakukan,the singing lawyer.....banyak mendendangkan lagu patriotik serta menyatukan rakyat negara ini menerusi lagu-lagunya seperti ONE THOUSAND MILION SMILE, Banyak membantu orang yang kurang bernasib baik.....


•Apakah cita-cita utama anda? Apakah tiga cita-cita/sasaran yang telah anda tetapkan untuk diri anda pada tahun hadapan, lima tahun akan datang dan seluruh hidup anda?

Cita-cita ku menjadu jurutera didalam bidang persenjataan....Kerana didunia yg banyak peperangan amat penting untuk kita mencipta daripada mengunakan teknologi orang lain dalam mempertahankan negara.... Diera perang bukan konvesional banyak senjata baru perlu dicari
bagi melengkapkan pertahanan negara ini menghadapi ancaman keganasan atau pencerobohan oleh negara lain.... Struktur pertahanan amat penting bagi sesebuah negara....

Tahun hadapan mendapat result spm yang baik dan meneruskan pelajaran dalam bidang
weapon engeneering atau kejuruteraan pesawat..... Sama ada dinegara ini atu mungkin luar negara ..... bidang ini sememang nyasukar untuk dicari kerana ditawarkan amat sedikit dinegara ini....Lima tahun lagi mendapat master atau smabung Phd dalam bidang ini dan menimba ilmu mengenai teknologi ini dengan bekerja di negara seperti Russia,Usa,German dan Swiss...
Lima Belas tahun akan datang menubuhkan sebuah syarikat untuk mengkaji dan melakukan R&d dalam bidang rekaan senjata serta membuka kilang bagi pengeluaran senjata di negara ini bagi mempertahanka negara ini dan mengurangkan kebergantungan terhadap teknologi senjata dari luar.....





BE YOURSELF, RESPECT OTHER!!!!!

i got some dream to catch~

REACHING FOR THE SHININ' STAR,,

people always say,,, success starts with dreams,,,

u dream BIG,, u r going to be BIG,,otherwise,,

if u have no dreams,, u have no future,,

the day would a long hopeless day, the night wud be a cold dark nite,,,

but with dreams,, day is filled with new adventure,,

n nite is technicolor,,,=p so much for the metaphor,,

honestly,, ive always think that to be a successful people,,, 

is by being my self,, and tries to overcome my own flawless,, 

becoz,, nobody is perfect in this life,,, n I dun intend to be that perfect people either.. For me,, all I gotta do is to defeat my self by improving to b a better me,, 

well,, I wont judge being successful by getting to stand out like the politicians,, the student’s councils at college or anytin coming from that track,, because,, some people just aren’t born to b that type of leaders and the god has HIS own way to shape up this world,, everybody has their own flawless, and their own greatness,, some are great in sports, some on the other hand great in academics and some even great at practicality,, 

can u imagine,, 

if there is such perfect people in this world,, 

then what’s the point having other people living too,,  

besides,, a perfect person means no mistakes at all,, yerp,, nada,, zilch,, not a thing! But it just cant and wont be that way,, 

we all learn from our mistakes,, and everybody,, yerp,, everybody I say,,definitely make mistakes.. 

So I vote for those who learns from their mistakes and knows how to use their advantages to b the ones that are considered as successful person,,

Well,, If that is the case.. I supposed I am not a big failure in lyfe coz for sure I av some up on my sleeves that I can be proud of..  for starter, I managed to downsize myself a bit after training myself in a serious diet,, but still a healthy one ok,, urm,, then, I think,, able to make cupcakes, caramel pudding, and homemade pizza shud be count as well,, coz I am not a great cook,, but I managed to made those fancy homemade bake only by following the recipes from the internet,, and a little bit of improvisation made by chef ME.. u guys shud taste it, they r just yummilicious and im not kidding,,just exaggerating,, hehe another success of my own,, well, I did reduced my lazyness in writing for about 70% eversince im in college,, coz truth to be told,, I am so very lazy to write essays during my school days,, my essay book always have blank pages,, not that I dun have the idea to write but most prob because I need pen and paper,, unlike now,, just fingertip and keyboard,,hehe and I also managed to control my anger,, back when I was in primary school and form 1, I am as fierce as a lioness that want to protect her cub.. well,, seriously I was like being the most strict and rigid person,, especially with boys,, but,, then I try the aroma therapeutic way to control my anger and try to shake of my rigidness or shud I say have fun a little,,  ^_^  besides that, I will never ever trust people wholeheartedly except for my family anymore,, not a trust issue here,, but just hate getting disappointed again,, especially when its abut work,, learned it from the hard way,,huhu well,, prob all my success is just silly silly things for u,, but take note of this,, because of these silly stupid things,,, well,, I got to be a more determined and respective person,, I hope I will,, <>

I cant tell you exactly how am I end up trying to be better,,, sumtym I think it’s all due to  the envy feelinks I have deep inside,, well envious is not all bad u know,,, for me,, that feelinks is what drives me to strive for more.. Sounds pretty greedy rite? Well,, that’s just how I am,, in terms of improving me,, its just my nature lifestyle I guess,, for example, I cant kept quiet when I see others studying, I just had to get my eyes on my book.. that’s the greedy envy feelinks that haunts me,, and most of the tym I can easily be inspired by someone,, in my life,,I just cudnt be lack of inspirations bcoz,, I have my whole family for inspiration and guidelines,, lets make a review,,

LIST OF INSPIRATION

1. dad- I inspired his patience and his wisdom no matter whether it’s about religious view or in world view…

2.  mum- I am inspired to be a great sister, wife and mom just like her!!

3. brother- I inspired his diligence and efforts, and he got the gud boy characteristics,, if u happens to follow adamaya drama on tv3, well my brother is almost like adam,,

4. my elder sis- she inspired me to become a gud daughter and more,, she is like the sunshine in the family,, the less trouble and great achievements,,, shes got the style, the guts, the brain, the looks, and even the heart,,

5. my middle sis- well, she really inspired me to become a more sophisticated, and well dressed,, she is the no 1 in style in this family I say,, =p

6. A guy I know- mohd azarashari to be exact,, well, I really idolized him because of his pure innocent heart,, so I say,,hehe,, well I dunno,, he is just so gud to be true,, he is very brialliant,, smart,, wise,, he always learns from his mistakes,, he seldom thinks negative towards people, and he always has the courage to get tru whatever he is goin tru,, I must admit,, he will prob be a great husband someday,, a loving father and the easy going diligent co-worker,,, 

7. presents- hehe,, im not materialistic,, i dun like asking people giving me presents for nothink,, but sumhow,, since i was in primary school,, whenever teacher said that the person scored highest will get present,, i'll definitely strive and be the one who get the prizes,, i actually have collections of prizes due to dat inner desire of mine,,ahaks,, but this case only happen when its about academic,, so, sorry but NO!! im not a MATERIALISTIC gurl,,=p

last but not least.. 

the six people listed above are just those that I happen to know in my lifetym,,, but to be honest,, I will never got tired to get inspired from the stories of The Prophets,, because he is someone that God created to be able to inspire the whole world..

I got some of my own resolutions or shud I called them my ambitions,, 

the WISHLIST of mine,,

1. wanna be a better servant for HIM,

2. wanna be a better daughter for mom n dad,,,

3. wanna score at least 3.7 for my last semester and my upcoming semester in US,if i able to make it there,,,HOPEFULLY!!

4, wanna learn new facts everyday,,,

5. be more patience,, specially with my loves one..

6.going to study hard,,,

7. play tym is over,,,its tym to strive gurl,,huhu

8.someday,, i wanna be a successful lady,, that walk in NY streets,, with special paper bags from PRADA, JIMMY CHOO, LOUIS VUITTON, CHANNEL, GUCCI, and lots more with the brand new products in it,, + wearing a SOMMERSET BAY dresses,,, All bought with my own money that i've earned,,, hehe,, (if it is not in NY then be in KLCC still ok ^_^,,) <<

9. wanna be a gud wife to my hubby,, (whoever he is) i wanna cook for him,, iron his clothes and write notes in his work files,,=p